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OPEN COLLEGIATE NATIONAL CHEERLEADING SQUAD ☆ Train w/ former national champions ☆ Preform exhibitions ☆ Compete local & Nationally! ☆ Now recruiting I s —i AH-Sti Cheer & Fitness 268-1589 'Tumble Classes •Aerobics 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 (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 (10th 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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Info 305 Part 1 Sun Sept 24 5pm-8pm Part II Mon Sept 25 5pm-7pni Part HI Tue Sept 26 5pm-7pm :■ Math 151 Part l Mon Sept 25 lOpm-lam Part II Tue Sept 26 lOpm-lam Part HI Wed Sept 27 !0pm-Iani * Math 152 Part I Mon Sept 25 7pm-10pm Part II Tue Sept 26 7pm-10pn» Part ill Wed Sept 27 7pm-10pm Mgmt 363 Test Review Sun Sept 24 7pm-10pm ' Tickets go on sale Sunday at 2:30 PM. 4.0 & Go is located on the corner of SW Pkwy and Tx Ave, behind KFC next to Lack’s. Check our web page at http://www.4.0andGo.com Page 6A CAMPUS Monday, September25 - THE BATTALION Water levels may reach critical stat« Monday, Septemb By Brian Ruff T/je Battalion Ninety-seven percent of all water is found in the oceans, leaving 3 percent in the form of fresh water for human consumption. However, 99 percent of freshwater is in the polar ice sheets or in deep, unreachable aquifers. This leaves less than one-half of 1 percent of fresh water for human use. “On a global scale, there appears to be enough water for all of us,” said Dr. Jurgen Schmandt, a University of Texas-Austin professor, in a press re lease. However, Schmandt went on to say that though there appears to be enough water, the amount of fresh water available to an average person in 1950 was twice the amount avail able today. Gerald North, head of the atmos pheric science department, said in a press release that there are great un certainties about the future of water. “It is clear that Texas will experi ence a warmer climate in the next cen tury,” he said. “Water will be scarce and, therefore, more expensive.” Texas’ climate, weather influ ences, water quantity and quality and the public’s role in water planning were addressed by water experts as part of the Water for Texas: 2000 and Beyond conference this weekend in the Memorial Student Center (MSC). Senate Bill 1, which provided the framework of many of the is sues, was one of the hot topics. The bill, enacted in 1997, divided Texas into 16 distinct regions and changed the way water conserva tion was discussed and researched before being presented to the Texas Water Development. Valeen Silvy, of the office of grad- <£6 Agriculture is the largest user of the water resources in the state, so the conference was very important to the field.” — Allan Jones assistant vice chancellor of agricultural and life sciences uate studies, said the bill changed the planning from a technical issue to a sociopolitical issue. “In the future, the regional water boards will start to reach out to their constituents, who will demand that they be heard,” Silvy said in a press release. “Senate Bill 1 represented a real paradigm shift because it turned the planning process from a highly technical issue to one that has to take into account political and socioeco nomic considerations.” Instead of being headed by a tech nical team, the bill brought together consultants from various interests to present solutions to the Texas Water Development Board. “The bill increases public aware ness of the water situation and is just the start of the process of assessing Texas water,” said Allan Jones, as sistant vice chancellor of agricultur al and life sciences at Texas A&M. Ronald Kaiser, a recreation, park and tourism science specialist with the Texas Agriculture Extension Sta tion, presented the water manage ment strategies for the 16 regions. “While Texas’ surface water re sources are limited and its ground water resources are being depleted,” Kaiser said in a press release, “its wa ter needs are growing. In order to meet projected water needs, Texas must plan to use a combination of ‘demand management,’ supply de velopment, conservation, reuse and recycling strategies.” The Ogallala Aquifer, serving the Texas Panhandle, and the Edwards Aquifer, providing most of south- central Texas water received atten tion at the conference. To assess the the quality of the water, results of studies were shown that traced the ef fect of herbicide and fertilizer de posits in streams and rivers across Stal Texas. Michael Messina, wiin» A&M Department of of Forestm ences, reported that traces of he* rrl cides in streams are usually noneA l Cl ^ tent three storms after applicafal the chemicals. PASO ( -Agriculture is the largest®* road buUdi the water resources in the state s.| s j Tex conference was ve .T™^ f >™'Py ab field, Jones said. Some ten , 1 , . f face different types of water p:* ‘ irr ‘ l ’ a ( lems than others, so many expel 111111 ® Transf from universities and cities across ol 11 l! ''' mv 1 M.ne were able to give a goodjJ uh ° have lett pling at the conference of thewiM* 1 ^^’ 1 wa 8 es a being done in the state.” ||ward mobility However, Texas is not the ^o be pn state to face future water proble* sorne ^ oc ty h a d Schmandt said that as said of his countries become industrialized;® Raises were ter problems could escalate. I “It was stric “To meet the water needs ofaLegislature ga estimated nine billion peoplebiMsaid, “and the middle of this century, the WorldMlbeen too favor: ter Commission says that $180*past 15 years.” lion per year is needed to meet(lie|r State empl mand,” he said. “At present, Mguard prison countries of the world invest ab|t|vvelfare and m: $70 billion.” The ■terns. They ove program was sponsor|g r ams, fight wi Texas A&M International Unive* state ’ s highway ty, Texas A&M-Kingsville andN hausen Water Resources Ce:fi along with the College of feB sciences, the College of Agricultsl and Life Sciences and the Collepe | Science at Texas A&M University And in 1999 25,421 peop Texas Reconstruction Expo to study effects of car crashes Blinn New* Two bL bodies By Cyra Gatling The Battalion Motor vehicle deaths account for more deaths in the United States than deaths by natural disaster. A male is twice as likely to die in a motor accident than a female, but a female is twice as likely to be injured. Getting onto the road is becoming more of a hazard than a convenience. To combat motor vehicle accidents, the Bryan-College Station Convention Bureau and the Texas Association of Accident Reconstruction Special ists (TAARS) are observing crash tests at A&M during the World Reconstruction Expo 2000 (WREX2000), the largest conference on motor vehicle collision investiga tion and reconstruction ever held. The purpose of the expo, which is geared toward en gineers and law-enforcement officials, is to investigate and reconstruct motor vehicle accidents, said Conrad. Dippel, chairman of the steering committee. “Our goal is to try to save lives by reconstmcting the ac cident,” he said. “That helps us decide on what to do next.” Dippel said by reconstructing the accident, experts can evaluate and make decisions on what can be done to pre vent similar accidents. Anti-lock brakes and other safety features have resulted from accident reconstruction. “If you can’t tell now how an accident happened, then you can’t fix it,” Dippel said. A new development to be revealed at the conference is the display of the Intelligence Transportation Systems for Commercial Vehicle Operations (ITS/C VO) technol ogy truck. The ITS/CVO is a 48-foot trailer that has ex pandable sides. George Black, a member of the National Trans portation Safety Board will be the keynote speaker for the ITS/CVO presentation. In addition to the main event, there will be three car crashes and possibly 20 motorcycle crashes, Dip- pel said. Crash-test dummies will be placed inside the vehicles. Dippel said A&M was chosen by TAARS as the expo site because of the amount of room available both on and off campus, and because the A&M law-enforcement groups have been supportive. Specialists from Belgium, Brazil, Canada, the Unit ed Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and Puerto Rico are expected to attend. The specialists are coming to the World Re construction Expo to see how TAARS reconstruct and investigate motor vehicle accidents, Dippel said. “[The specialists] think we have a great program,” Dippel said. The conference will kick off today with sessions be ginning at 9 a.m. Crash-test demonstrations will take place Tuesday and Thursday at the Riverside Campus. Motorcycle and barrier crash tests will continue throughout the day Thursday. Approximately 500 attendees and their families are expected at the conference. WREX2000 is hosted by TAARS and 21 other nonprofit organizations. “This is one-of-a-kind, never-held-again event,” Dip- pel said. “It is the first and only.” The conference is a members-only conference and is not open to the public. Continued from Page. “Blinn also has no teachingasil tants (TAs), forcing professors to' in close contact with their studeni Another factor boosting Bl enrollment is the open-enrollmi policy allowing several studentsij able to gain acceptance into A&7 attend Blinn. Three thousand dents transfer into A&M annualhl Although Blinn’s minority-enif ment rate has hardly fluctuated ii cent years, the institution lags bel in comparison with other state cd| munity colleges. “Our minority breakdown\sif reflective of Texas A&M’s, in/4//) couldn’t hurt to have somem# versity,” Parsons said. Parsons further clarified that!» discrepancy between Blinn’s raff breakdown and other commiii colleges’ may be reflective ofBlit academic slant. “Most community collegeshat technical slant,” Parson said, though Blinn has 13 differentteclj cal programs, we have an espea high concentration when dei with the academic atmosphere." This semester was the first Blinn allowed electronic registratij for students via the telephone orlat net. With 60 percent of the B dent body opting for this newsysh of registration, 40 percent used phone system, 20 percent registei online and the remaining 40pero registered through the Blinn office SAN ANTO the bodies h weekend - in I been identifie The bodies Cain, 32, and Bravo, 23, wer carpet and b mote stretch c ty. The third ' been identifie Police arre three men in t Paredes, 18, Ji 28, and Greg arrested this v charged with c ir All three mi Saturday in the according to tl press News. The bodies Sunday by a fe a grass fire n thorities still l one of the boc in which the it iA/QpMMMs- some MEDALS WEEK September 25 - 29 MSC Hallway 1 0:00 am 5:00 pm Applications for Advisor Position: Will be available. 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