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NEWS
THE BATTALION
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Exhibit
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“We.want to spark discussion and
interact in a civil fashion,” Spenrath
said.
The Texas A&M chapter of the
National Organization for Women
(NOW), a historically pro-choice
group, will have a table set up at Rud
der Fountain, where they will be dis
tributing information and speaking
with students.
“We aren't going to be obnoxious
or loud,” said Krista Benson, secre
tary of the A&M chapter of NOW and
a senior psychology major. “We are
just going to sit in our place and be
there representing our group.”
Dennis Busch, assistant director of
special event facilities, said Rudder
Fountain is one of three designated
free-speech areas on campus. To re
serve a free-speech area, an applica
tion for public assembly must be com
pleted and approved by Busch.
“I can’t make a decision based on
context,” Busch said. “It’s a free-
speech area. It’s almost an automatic
approval, as long as the space is not
already reserved for that time.”
Grades
Continued from Page 2A
major, said the Corps has an ongoing
focus on academics.
“We have been caring for many
years that academics are number one
in the Corps,” Carson said. “We are
here to get a degree, and that’s our
number one focus.”
Cadets have many academic re
sources available to them.
The Corps also has a mandatory
“call to quarters,” during which
cadets must be in their rooms and
studying between the hours of 7
p.m. and 10 p.m., Sunday through
Forrest Lane, student body presi
dent and a senior political science
major, said students have the right to
free speech in this area, regardless of
content.
“No one wants to take away the
free speech rights of studenfs,” he
said. “It is a designated free speech
area, and they have every right to set
up displays.”
There will be signs warning stu
dents about the exhibit as they ap
proach Rudder Fountain.
“Students who do not want to face
the panels can choose not to walk by
there next week,” Lane said.
Durkin said increased awareness
and cooperation between groups is
necessary in this controversial issue.
“Since the Roe us. Wade deci
sion, there have been a great num
ber of benefits that have come from
abortion,” Durkin said. “For exam
ple, the mortality rate of low in
come minority women has de
creased dramatically.”
“If people are truly wanting to
reduce the number of abortions oc
curring, we should join together to
increase awareness through educa
tion and easier access to medical
care.”
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We have been
caring for many
years that acade
mics are number in
the Corps. We are
here to get a degree,
and that's our
number one focus."
— Phillip Carson
Corps of Cadets scholastics officer
Wehner
Continued from Page 1A
“We didn’t gain any additional
space despite our move from Block
er,” he said.
However, Hellriegel added that
demand for space is much greater
now then when Wehner was built,
because of a drastic increase in
business school student enrollment.
Hellriegel said the two most dis
tinctive and exciting features of the
new wing will be the trading floor
and the special events room, which
is designed to host events such as
honor luncheons, scholar banquets,
student group meetings and visiting
speakers.
The plans for the new wing were
first discussed internally. A group of
business professors and faculty
members established a list of features
that were desired and needed. Hell
riegel said these plans initially totaled
more than 124 pages.
“We needed to write down what
our base needs were and how we
could facilitate those goals,” Hell
riegel said. “The amount of funding
Thursday, Carson said.
“We have been very strict with
that, to make sure the freshmen are
studying,” Carson said.
The GPR for the Corps in Fall
1987 was just below 2.29; for fresh
men, it was 2.1. Since then, the
Corps’ overall GPR has risen, with
only a few variations.
The Fall 1999 GPR of 2.7 was
the highest Corps average in the
past 13 years.
“With any organization, you try to
pick out your flaws” Carson said.
“There are many things you can do
to improve any part of any organiza
tion. We try to do that all of the time.”
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available and the number of square
feet ultimately decides what the new
wing will hold.”
He said once preliminary idea
were established, the committee met
with architects and design planner
from the Facilities and PlanningDe
partment on campus.
Hellriegel said the main goal of
the additions was “to be seamless,
if you came five years from now you
would never even know it didn’t ex
ist before.”
The interior design is designed to
be similar to the main plaza of the
original structure.
Haas said that there should be
major long-term disruptions to park
ing around the Wehner Building dur
ing construction, and no additional
parking areas are planned to be added
to the Wehner complex with thisren
ovation.
Haas said bids for the construction
will open this summer.
“If all goes as planned, we will be
gin construction in December of 2001
and we should finish in June of 2003,
he said. "This will allow occupancyto
occur in September of 2003.”
Corps
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largest collegiate Reserve Officer
Traingin Corps (ROTC) program in
the nation. A&M is the biggestofthe
six senior military colleges, surpass
ing the population of the Citadel.
“Most cadets choose to join the
Corps for the solid foundation and
unique set of skills that are applica
ble anywhere the cadet chooses to
in life,” Welsh said. “The Coips
makes one sharper, stronger and
more competitive in either civilianu
military life.”
Welsh said the Corps present'
unique opportunities to their cadets,
such as special operations trainin;
units.
“If a cadet chooses to participate
in a branch of the military, the Corps
is obligated to provide a cadet with
the type of training adequate tograd
uate as a military officer, and the
cadets are commissioned as lieu
tenants on the day they graduate from
A&M,” Welsh said.
Welsh said many students join the
Corps for the intensity and 7i?e im
it sharpens the whole person by de
veloping a final product withasolid
academic foundation and excellent
military training.”
Trent Johnson, Corps Recruiting
Officer and a senior biomedical sci
ence major, said the Corps partick
pates in numerous recruitment ef-j
forts, including attending college
nights at high schools across Texas,
at which Corps members speak to
prospective students and their parents
about the benefits of joining
Corps.
Johnson said he tries to
upon potential cadets the opportuni
ty to “be a part of the tradition the
school was started upon.” He addd
that he attempts to present the dial
lenge and glory of being a memberof
the Corps.
Johnson said there are also financial
benefits to joining the Corps. Tk
Corps issued over 800 scholarships to
year alone, and Johnson said thatifa
student signs up with the ROTO
cadets could be eligible to receiveall
four-year scholarship from the ROTC.
In addition, the University waivesoul-
of-state tuition costs for cadets conij
to Texas from other states.
Johnson said A&M has more of
ficers enter the Air Force than ant
other military academy in the coun
try and A&M continues to con-1
tribute many officers to the othei
branches.
Welsh said the Corps is an excel;
lent place to do good things andk
recognized for them while buildinj
personal character.
“The Corps is for people who;
want to inspire, motivate and leaif
people to a common goal,” Welsh!
said.
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