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^ vv •40' • Club sports • Academic organizations Any student organization^ 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 Campus Page 8A I ThI E BATTALION Thursday, Novemk A&M research team travels to Antard By Eric Ambroso THE BATTALION Depending on the season, any where from 200 to 1,000 people inhabit McMurdo Station, the largest and oldest military base in Antarctica. Since 1955, scientists and military personnel at McMurdo have trampled over the snow near the barren South Pole, leaving bootprints in places pre viously untouched by humanity. The activity near McMurdo has led to side effects: environ mental damage as a result of human intervention. Texas A&M’s Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG) will send six scien tists to McMurdo next week for a month’s stay, concluding the team’s three-year research into the effects of human activity in Antarctica. “Our hope is to minimize the impact of research teams in Antarctica," said Chuck Kennicutt, director of the GERG. “McMurdo Station is the largest U.S. base in Antarctica, serving as the main staging area for research in Antarctica. 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The research team will work to analyze environmental dam age in Antarctica to prevent fur ther ecological damage because of the disposal and wastes of people in Antarctica. McMurdo was built as a research base for the U.S. Navy. Attracting up to 1,200 researchers in the summer, damage to the environment McMurdo is show ing, researchers said. Sponsored by a National Science Grant, researchers from A&M have worked to alter the impact of this damage. Guy Denoux, laboratory manager for the GERG, said the group is trying to develop a process for monitoring the area and training research teams. “Our purpose is toils the damage that has to the environment a ways to prevent more Denoux said. "We'll a of divers to collect water in order to samples for contame Diana Alsup, a dent from Texas Department of G been to McMurdo Static last two years. Wofol A&M’s GERG.Alsupiii p develop a long-term program for Antarctica “The base itself is town; it’s an old mill and still feels like said. "However, the lying areas are quite 1 Driver advocatt look to Bus 0ps| for help, solutioi By Amanda Smith THE BATTALION A recent complaint by a Texas A&M bus driver and a handful of other drivers disgrun tled with the 12-hour minimum work-load rule have prompted the student-led driver advocacy team (DAT) to further consider Bus Operations' employment practices. Gary Jackson, Bus Operations manager, said the group has not been previously very active but has become more involved this semester. “This year, a couple of driv ers wanted to make a difference, so they have become very active trying to drum up more interest among the other drivers,” Jackson said. “The only serious issue raised by the DAT so far is the same one already raised, that of the 12-hour-policy.” Last month, A&M bus driv er Matt Rooney, a junior man agement information systems major, claimed mismanage ment had led to him being unfairly reprimanded for the hours he has worked. Rooney also complained of favoritism for some students working in the department. PTTS officials countered, saying the procedures for required hours had been made clear to student workers and other employees in Bus Operations, which hires more than 300 student employees per semester as bus drivers, dis patchers and trainers. Bus Operations manage ment recently implemented a new rule requiring drivers to work a minimum of 12 Jackson said DATani unteer committee, ate Bus Operations man:; are examining the ei of the 12-hour-minimui' "The major issue no* the way we enforce the I minimum as well as the; in which the schedule is ized,” Jackson said. “Wer ing to get the students t( a We will try work with those cannot make tk\ minimum for some reason. — Ga.ssJ' Bus Operations';# some feedback on the design but doubt sen« can make major chanffitt fall. Rather we have 10U that we will maintain ie hour-minimum in effect the spring, along withlh ule as is and continue to* 1 ; improvements. “We will try to wotb those who cannot make tie! imum for some reason." At a recent DAT me® committee of volunteeti organized to further reve* 12-hour rule. 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