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Yoga Classes- Anusava Yoga- All Levels- Mornings, Evenings- (979)268-3838 aggieyoga.com Bilingual Continued from Page 1 through television networks and WebCT, an interactive web teaching model. Teachers take 15-18 hours of course- work, including studies in bilingual and dual-language methodologies to be certi fied, Lara-Alecio said. A&M has partnerships with undergradu ate programs in which students are admitted to the master’s program while still taking undergraduate classes at their college. This year, 15 students are enrolled in the partner ship program, and more than 200 students have taken master’s classes through the partnership since August 2000. Bilingual education hurts students more than it helps them, said former College Station Independent School District elemen tary teacher P. Smith. Smith said bilingual programs can keep students on different footing from their peers. He said this builds the feeling of infe riority that contributes to the increasing dropout rates among Hispanic students. “Before entering the public classrooms, these students should learn English because this would make the transition much easier,” Smith said. Lara-Alecio wrote a chapter in the book The Administration and Supervision of Special Programs in Education that attacked myths in bilingual education. He defined immersion in a language as teach ing the target language, English, with the child’s home language used to clarify and reinforce meanings in English. In submersion, Lara-Alecio said, students are placed in English-only programs in a sink-or-swim attitude that integrates them with native English speakers. The students’ first language is not used for instruction, Lara-Alecio said, and no special attempt is made to help overcome language problems. Smith said teachers should help the stu dents who are behind by spending extra time with them, but should not lose sight of using English-based instruction. “If we are going to institute bilingual education programs, then we need to cater to every child with all different backgrounds,” Smith said. Claudia Sanchez, a graduate assistant to Lara-Alecio, said that using a student’s native language is the best means of com munication to introduce English as a second language. Lara-Alecio said research has proven that bilingual education is necessary to make ESL students successful. The next steps for Lara-Alecio's bilin gual education initiative includes increasing coverage for undergraduate and master’s degree candidates, assisting other universi ties around the country and abroad with dis tance education bilingual programs and expanding professional development online. Grievances Continued from Page 1 need to be fixed,” Rooney said. “For those weeks that I was rep rimanded, I am contesting the fact that we were told to sign in and out from the route board. 1 signed up for three four-hour shifts from (1 p.m.) to (5 p.m.) — which is 12 hours.” Mathis said schedules on many of the routes were intended to overlap to accommodate the increased demand this semester for bus drivers. Shifts at the beginning of the semester were designed so bus drivers would be ready at a stop 30 minutes before they actually started driving to accommodate for additional con struction and the changes made for additional on- and off-cam pus routes, Mathis said. “This year, because we weren’t sure of how much additional ridership we would have, we changed to overlap ping shifts,” Mathis said. “The overlapping shifts were designed to help guide our timeliness so the buses keep rolling from stop to stop.” Rooney said he understands the overlapping shifts helped accommodate the spacing of buses between classes. Bus Operations management returned to scheduling drivers at non-overlapping intervals, with a return to the stricter interpreta tion of the 12-hour-minimum rule. The rule, initially imple mented in 1987, has previously served as a guide for scheduling hours for bus drivers. “The choice for 12 hours was not an arbitrary number,” Mathis said. “We made it to set a minimum number of hours. We have to have students work at least 12 hours per week to break even for the cost of train ing, insurance and other services for these student workers.” Training for an individual bus driver costs between $1,500 to $1,800, according to PTTS officials. Rooney said his concern stems from revised scheduling and the letters he has received from Bus Operations management. “I am also mad about them having changed things mid semester, which was out of our control, and then us getting in trouble for it,” Rooney said. “If any of us had done this to our selves, then I can understand that we should be getting in trouble. But none of us went to management and asked them to change our route times.” The first letter Rooney received from Bus Operations management was for the pay period between Sept. 9 and Sept. 12, which showed him as work ing 10.75 hours. Identified as a level-one consequence, the let ter was a written warning that he had fallen below the 12-hour minimum. The second letter Rooney received from manage ment was for the week of Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, and again he was clocked as working 10.75 hours. The second letter, referred to as a level-two consequence, again warned Rooney about falling below the 12-hour minimum. Another bus driver, with several years of experience dri ving buses, said there are a number of bus drivers upset but afraid to voice their concerns to management. The bus driver said Bus Operations management has required students to drive three shifts, but never adhered to demanding that students drive 12 hours. “In the past, you never had to make up hours,” she said. “If those rules were in effect, they were not enforced. There is no doubt that the shifts, even three added together, never came out to 12 hours. The 12-hour rule is a way to get us to work more routes and fill up some of those available routes on the board.” Since the start of the Fall 2001 semester. Bus Operations Manager Gary Jackson said there have been two “short course” training sessions to train more bus drivers to accommodate the increased ridership and account for those bus drivers who quit at the beginning of the semester. “This year we had several drivers leave early in the semes ter without warning, “ Jackson said. “As far as I know, most indicated problems with their academics. Several left the first week of school and others left after the first round of tests.” Mathis said Bus Operations understands that school work is a priority, but she expects stu dent workers to be committed to their jobs. “We are aware that our stu dents go to school and that is a priority for them, but we ask that we are a number-two prior ity,” Mathis said. “We have mandatory route substitutions in place when students cannot be there because they have major tests or papers or something else in their classes.” /O' >■; "/* 3 always looking me positions in ou: neering and ► positions inctoS; =\D and Analysis)) 1 -and Testing. Tlie is Pro/ENGINEERki Pro/Mechanica ackage is Pro/ManiM « shop consistsolaC* and Lathe. Thep - 12am, Monday-Ftida), « schedules. MoMi ^iduals that can wrtF nt and are comniei ovements ol “he company are ynntech EOE. E-mai =h@ lynntech.com ■g resume to: Lywl ark Dr., College Stak e e r :: «/v hiring full-time Me/ experience for slid cal school. 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The Texas A&AA University Student Media Board is accepting applications for E CSS H H *3^ nr The Battalion — Including radio and online editions — Spring 2002 (The spring editor will serve from Jan. 7 through May 10, 2002) Qualifications for editor in chief of The Battalion are: • Be a Texas A&M student in good standing with the University and enrolled in at least six credit hours (4 if a graduate student) during the term of office (unless fewer credits are required to graduate); • Have at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point ratio (3.00 if a graduate student) and at least a 2.00 grade point ratio (3.00 if a graduate student) in the semester immediately prior to the appointment, the semester of appointment and semester during the term of office. In order for this provision to be met, at least six hours (4 if a graduate student) must have been taken for that semester; • Have completed JOUR 301 (Mass Communication, Law and Society), or equivalent; • Have at least one year experience in a responsible editorial position on The Battalion or comparable daily college newspaper, -OR- Have at least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper, -OR- Have completed at least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and 303 (Media Writing I and II), and JOUR 304 (Editing for the Mass Media), or equivalent. Application forms should be picked up and returned to Francia Cagle, Student Media business coordinator, in room 014A Reed McDonald Building. Deadline for submitting application: noon Monday, November 12, 2001. Applicants will be interviewed during the Student Media Board Meeting beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, November 16, in room 22IF Reed McDonald. An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to Diversity. H o' A' vV • Club sports • Academic organizations Any student organizations Leave your mark Make sure you make it in the 2002 Aggieland. Get a contract at 004 Reed McDonald Building or at aggieland.tamu.edu. $15 late fee. Call 845-2682 for details. AGGIELAND Texas A&M University Yearbook • 100 Years of Excellence Tyler Continued from Page 7 ran for a touchdown against Notre Dame in his first colle giate start. “(Farmer) has some things that you really don’t coach,” Slocum said. “If you notice, he always falls forward. You almost never see him get straightened up and knocked back. Even when people have good shots on him, he still push es the pile a little bit.” And behind every touchdown that has been scored by Murphy and Farmer, there is another Tyler native. Sophomore kicker and punter Cody Scales graduat ed from Tyler Lee a year before Farmer. Scales leads the Aggies in scoring with 45 points and owns a 41.1 yard-per-punt average. After starting the season on a shaky foot, Scales has not missed a field goal since the fourth quarter against Baylor, a span of more than three games. “I missed some (earlier in the season),” said Scales. “Every week I’m getting more comfort able, and my performances are getting better, so I should be on top of things soon.” The Aggies’ Tyler connection would be even stronger if receiv er Robert Ferguson, who trans ferred to A&M from Tyler Junior College, had not declared for the NFL draft after his junior season. But it has been new players from the Tyler area that have stepped in and filled the voids left by Ferguson and others after 2000. U You can almost say they have been go-toguys for us. That is something that doesn't happen very much in a league like the Big 12. ” — R.C. Slocum A&M football head coach “You can almost say they have been go-to guys for us,” Slocum said. “That is something that doesn’t happen very much in a league like the Big 12.” COME AND GET IT! P ICKING UP your 2001 Aggieland is easy. If you ordered a book, go to the basement of the Reed McDonald Building, and show your Student ID. If you did not order last year's Texas A&M yearbook (the 2000- 2001 school year), you may purchase one for $35 plus tax in 015 Reed McDonald. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Cash, checks, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express accepted. WE'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER 2001-2002 Texas A&M University Campus Directory Listings of departments, administrators, faculty, staff, students, and other information about A&M, plus yellow pages. S TUDENTS: If you ordered a 2001- 2002 Campus Directory, stop by the basement of the Reed McDonald Build ing to pick up your copy. (Look for the distribution table.) Please bring Stu dent ID. If you did not order a Campus Directory as a fee option when you registered for Fall '01 classes, you may purchase a copy for $3 plus tax in room 015 Reed McDonald Building (by cash, check or credit card). 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