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WHO’S WHO AMONG STUDENTS
IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
2000 - 2001
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Who’s Who applications are now available for both
undergraduate and graduate students in the following locations:
Commandant’s Office (Military Sciences Building)
Student Programs Office t (2nd floor MSC)
Student Activities Office (125 John J. Koldus Building)
Sterling C. Evans Library
Office of Graduate Studies (125 Teague)
Office of the Dean of each College
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs (I Oth floor Rudder)
Completed applications may be submitted to either of the following locations no later
than 5 p.m. on Friday, September 29, 2000:
Department of Student Activities, 125 Koldus Building
The Office of Graduate Studies, 128 Teague
Questions may be addressed to Sandy Briers (862-1973) in the Department of Student
Activities or via the web site (http://stuact.tamu.edu/whoswho).
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Session I Wednesday, September 20
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Session II Monday, September 25
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AGGIELIFE
THE BATTALION
Mucho coliente
Celebrating Hispanic culture, contributio
By Anne hoar
The Battalion
The celebration of His
panic Heritage Month this
year aims to honor the roots
of Hispanic people, their
achievements in recent years
and the potential they have to
impact the social, political
and economic future of the
United States.
“The vibrant Hispanic in
fluence can be seen in all as
pects of American life and cul
ture, from distinct cuisine to
colorful festivals, and from the
rhythms and melodies of tra
ditional music to the conta
gious beat of today’s most
popular songs,” said President
Clinton in his proclamation,
released Sept. 14.'“Through
out our nation, Hispanic men
and women have distin
guished themselves in every
endeavor and, with our cultur
al and linguistic ties to our
trading partners throughout
the Western Hemisphere. His
panic Americans are crucial to
maintaining our nation's com
petitiveness and prosperity in
the global-economy of the 21 st
century.”
Hispanic Heritage Month
is created by proclamation of
the president and is celebrated
annually from Sept. 15 to Oct.
15. Many events nationwide
are planned to celebrate His
panic heritage during this
month.
To celebrate the beginning
of Hispanic heritage month
and Mexican Independence
Day, Texas A&M Hispanic or
ganizations sponsored a kick
off celebration Saturday at the
Grove called “Caliente,”
which is the Spanish word for
hot and spicy.
The festival featured vari
ous types of Hispanic enter
tainment, including music, fla
menco and ballet folklorico
dancing. The festival also fea
tured several kinds of food —
everything from chalupas to
sausage.
Lori Guzman, president of
the Hispanic Business Stu
dents Association and a senior
management major, said all
the Hispanic organizations
participated in the event.
Jennifer Cadena, president
of Kappa Delta Chi sorority
and a senior history major, said
events like Caliente are im
portant because they raise
awareness of minorities’ at
A&M.
“Hispanic Heritage Month
provides an opportunity for
Hispanics to go out into the
community and show them
that we are here,” Cadena sdid.
“A lot of times, the Hispanic
organizations are overitx)ked.
“There are many different
cultures represented on this
campus. It’s important for stu
dents to realize that we don’t
just live in Texas; we live in a
world with many different cul
tures and we have to be able to
work with them.”
According to the U.S. Cen
sus Bureau, 6 million Hispan
ics live in Texas, which is one
of seven states with more than
I million Hispanics.
Texas has one of the high
est concentrations of Hispan
ics, with more than 30 percent
of the Texas population of His
panic descent.
Hispanic heritage is visible
in many subtle ways in the av
erage person's everyday life.
The Spanish explorers who
landed in the United States
while trying to find a quicker
way to get to the Indies left
their mark on the land they ex
plored. Many places can trace
their names to Spanish words
such as El Paso, Texas; Los
Angeles, Calif.; and Santa Fe,
N.M.
Hispanics are also making
an impact on the business
world. More than 5 percent of
all U.S. businesses are His-
panic-owned. Hispanic-
owned businesses are more
likely to be able to conduct
business in Spanish, which
gives them an edge over their
competitors when selling to
Hispanic clients.
Hispanics are advancing
into more specialized profes
sional occupations. As of
1997, there were more than
77,(XX) Hispanic engineers,
35,000 Hispanic physicians
and 35,000 Hispanic lawyers.
Vic Robles, a priest at St.
Theresa’s Catholic Church in
Bryan, said he would like to
see Hispanic Heritage Month
develop into a civic project in
the future.
"I’d like to see voter regis
tration take place during the
month,” Robles said. “I think
that would really help the His
panics in our community de
velop leadership.”
The Hispanic vote could
have a dramatic impact on
the upcoming elections if
Hispanics who are eligible to
vote take advantage of the
opportunity.
U.S. Census Bureau statis
tics predict that the number of
Hispanics of voting age w ill
be 16 percent greater than in
the previous presidential elec
tion in 1996. The number of
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