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December Graduates The Official Texas A&M Ba8*adi8| Graduation Announcements MSC Box Office M-F 1 lam-8pm 979-845-1234 http://graduation.tamu.edu Payment for priority orders must be received by October 1! Page 4 THE BATTALION Tuesday, September If Host a company Mays College of Business Fall Career Fair Sept. 25 - 27 Mandatory Meeting You MUST attend one of the meetings: Monday, Sept. 17 Tuesday, Sept. 18 7:15 - 8:00 p.m. 8:00 - 8:45 p.m. Wehner 129 Wehner 113 Career Fair website: http://zveJmer.tamii.edu/bsc By Jennifer Denton THE BATTALION AUDIT DEADLINE: 9/18/01 ORDER DEADLINE: 9/21/01 DELIVERY DATE: 11/8/01 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT REQUIREMENTS 1. You must be a degree-seeking student with at least 95 cumulative undergraduate credit hours. 2. Transfer students need 60* hours of undergraduate credit at Texas A&M University, or degree must be conferred and posted. 3. You must have a cumulative 2.0 GPR at Texas A&M University. 4. You must be in good standing with the University. (No blocks, etc.) GRADUATE STUDENT REQUIREMENTS** 1. Your degree must be conferred and posted on SIMS or if you have completed all degree requirements, you may present an original letter of completion from the Office of Graduate Studies. 2. You must be in good standing with the University. (No blocks, etc.) PROCEDURE TO ORDER RING If you met all the above requirements in the summer of 2001 or before and wish to receive your Aggie Ring on November 8, 2001 please submit a Ring audit online no later than September 18, 2001 at www.AggieNetwork.com/AggieRing or visit the Ring Office between September 14-18 to complete an application for a Ring audit. Payment is due in full at the time of ordering by cash, check, money order, or your personal Discover, Visa, or Mastercard (with your name imprinted). Ring loans are available to qualified and currently enrolled students at the Short Term Loan Office, Room 230, Pavilion. Please submit your Ring audit to the Aggie Ring Office before applying for a Ring Loan. * If your first semester at A&M was 1993 or before, you may need only 30 A&M hours, instead of 60 hours. “See our website for complete details or call the Ring Office at 845-1050. The Association OF FORMER STUDENTS 505 GEORGE BUSH DR., COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840-2918 (979)845-7514 www.AggieNetwork.com I :l*i l AFROTC.COM You pick up a lot of important survival tools in ROTC. Starting with a tuition check. First things first. Pay the bills, get through college, then get on with the rest of your life. Fortunately, joining Air Force ROTC can help you do all this and more. You could earn up to 100 percent of your tuition, fees and book costs — plus up to $400 of additional spending money every month. Not to mention gaining skills you'll use your entire career — like leadership, team-building and physical fitness. To find out how, visit AFROTC.COM or call 1-800-522-0033, ext. 2091. U.S.AIR FORCE R-OT-C are we Hutc a non-traditional studt more can be a challenge and for a. rewarding at the same tim Being Sheila Zimmerman, a junior horticulture major, goes to class every day. takes notes, has lunch on campus and then fights the crowd for a bus ride home. However. Zimmerman’s duties do not stop there. Unlike most students, Zimmerman comes home to her husband and two sons, ages five and seven. As a 30-year-old wife and mother, Zimmerman does not live the life of a traditional Aggie student. “We (my husband and I) can not just go to The Chicken or to Midnight Yell Practice with a group of friends anytime we want,” Zimmerman said. “My boys are sleeping, and we can not just leave them alone.” Zimmerman said she realizes she and her husband miss out on some of the social aspects of being in college. “When 1 think 1 am missing out. I remember why 1 am doing this and that it is a means to an end," Zimmerman said. Students with similar responsibilities agree they can not do whatever they want because they have their families to think about, making it hard to be involved in extracurricular activities. Vicki Ellis, a senior kinesiol ogy major, said it is hard for her because her 2-year-old daughter. Amarys, demands much of her time. As a 22-year-old single mom, Ellis said she is exhausted at the end of every day. “It is hard to find time to study while raising a child. When I come home from school, I play with my daughter and then put her to bed,” Ellis said. “By then, I am too tired to study and it gets put off.” Another issue non-traditional students face is the lack of money they might encounter while attending college and rais ing a family. They have more than one person to look after, and some said it is hard to work and go to school, not to mention pay for daycare services. Many students said being a non-traditional Aggie has its perks, too. Cherie’ Gocller-Tomlinson, a senior education major, said being a 30-year-old married Aggie is great because her hus- ii W’hen J think I am missing out, I remember why I am doing this and that it is a means to an end. — Sheila Zimmerman junior horticulture major band supports her and is some one she can talk to when she is stressed out. “Chris (her husband) is great. 1 just love the company and sup port he gives me.” Goeller- Tomlinson said. “I could not do this without him by my side.” Goeller-Tomlinson also said it is nice to not have to woTry about looking for a date. “It is nice to always come home to someone and not have to worry about the woes of col lege dating," Goeller-Tomlinson said. “We have fun because wc are stuck in the middle right now. We are young enough to hang out with other students, but we can also go out with other married couples too." Other students with similar lifestyles recognize the perks to having a tamih attending college. Nicole Perkins, a English major, is a 27- w ife and the mother daughters. Attending while her husband College Station, Perir having a family helps he seriously because shf t how important it is force “Having a familv c* more of a goal for met; degree for them,” Pctiusi Perkins and other r dittonal Aggies are r share their questio: adv ice in some oi^bs on campus. Aggies is for Aggies with chic any age. They can hrc. children to the meei 1 - play together. Another' /ation is Aggies Plusfv' Aggies who arc siamtio at a later age or hnr back for an eta Members of these ocp: lions find them to bev* ive and informative. Blair Doneske, i < genetics major, is a 2* old father and he. Doneske is a mer Aggies w ith Kids. Hr group is comforting people in it are suppo - "It is nice to talk to< dents in similar situaait ask questions andx* &*' them with good ad"£ Doneske said. These organization^r outlets for non-traditioci! dents and allow them to' fellow Aggies with sit lifestyles. 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