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deploy to Kuwait
|0RT HOOD (AP) - About
300 soldiers at Fort Hood
be deployed to Kuwait in
next two weeks, post of fi
ls said.
the soldiers are from the 1st
airy Division and from other
Corps support elements, said
Gen. B.B. Bell, III Corps and
Hood commander,
he 1st Cavalry Division will be
ipped with Abrams tanks,
dley infantry, fighting vehicles
artillery. Also included will
the necessary support struc-
e — engineers, intelligence,
intenance and communica-
■ns to keep the force moving,
ng and, if necessary, fighting.
\lthough Peterson classified
deployment as large, it is
ly about a third the size of the
300 soldiers the 4th Infantry
i/ision sent to the National
iining Center at Fort Irwin,
iif., in March.
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Diversity conference convenes at A&M
By Eric Ambroso
THE BATTALION
More than 400 officials from Texas
universities will gather at Texas A&M
today and Friday to discuss ways to
enhance cultural diversity at institutions
of higher learning.
The 12th annual Texas Higher
Education Diversity Conference, titled
“Diversifying Our Institutions for the
21st Century ... Expanding Paradigms
and Possibilities” will focus on promot
ing diversity and institutional change.
Participants will look at campuses and
university visions in order to develop
plans to transform Texas academic
communities.
“Administrators will examine differ
ent tools in leading institutions to diver
sity. They will then develop strategic
plans in order to make changes,” said
Megan Paisa, assistant director of
Multicultural Services at A&M.
“Identifying diversity at institutions in
the state of Texas is essential in build
ing just communities.”
The conference will be divided so
administrators, faculty, staff and students
will each have tools to assist them in
diversifying their institutions. Speakers
at the conference will include Dr. Frances
Kendall instructing administrators. Dr.
James Anderson leading the faculty
track, Becky Petitt and Carolyn Sandoval
lecturing to staff members, and Breeana
Busch guiding students.
“I hope to instruct the faculty how to
connect diversity to teaching, learning
and research,” said James Anderson, vice
provost for undergraduate affairs and
professor of counselor education at North
Carolina State University. “I also plan to
show how diversity cannot become a sig
nificant part of any university if class
rooms are ignored.”
Several multicultural organizations at
Texas A&M will be involved in the con
ference this week. According to Paisa, two
of the A&M organizations that will partic
ipate are MOSAIC and U-ACT. MOSAIC
stands for Maximizing Opportunities for
Staff to Achieve an Inclusive Campus. The
purpose of this organization is to give the
staff at A&M a chance to train their peers
on how to promote diversity at Texas
A&M. University Awareness for Cultural
Togetherness (U-ACT) is a student organ
ization that is designed to promote cultur
al awareness among students.
“A&M is doing a good job moving
forward so that people feel accepted
here,” Paisa said. “However, diversity has
to become a tradition here. A lot of peo
ple must be on board in building an inclu
sive community.”
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(students should take a par-
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e buying a car, or else fully
llerstand their financial situ-
pn, Lightfoot said.The more
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peach dealership, the better
pcan negotiate, he said.
Safety features should also
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|Moot said.
Breida Keith, a State Farm
urancQ agent in College
ion, said she insures many
lag people and college stu-
Itos. After years of experi-
jee of dealing with people
po are buying cars for the
st time, she said she always
:ommends that students
tduct as much research con
ning the safety of the car as
economic research.
“I always tell my clients to
ya car with air bags and a car
th lots of metal,” Keith said.
Smaller, less expensive
s, like Chevrolet Cavaliers
d Dodge Neons, have been
aled in 10-mile-an-hour
jash tests, Keith said. Other
['all cars, like Saturns, are
[ry well built, but the most
Pportant thing is that stu-
(nts know the safety ratings,
(e said.
(Keith said that A&M stu-
(nts are in the best place for
lying cars because they have
Itions: the surrounding area
Id big cities. Bryan-College
fetion dealerships are corn-
ting with the cities, so stu
nts may find better deals
re, she said.
Similarly, Lightfoot said, the
ation costs for dealerships
; less in the Bryan-College
ition area as compared to
ies, and the costs are priced
the vehicles, so students may
d better deals here.
“One of the biggest mis-
akes new car shoppers make
sbeing so set on buying a cer-
ain type of car they lose the
>ower of negotiation,”
Ightfoot said.
I Another hint for new car
loppers is knowing how to
nance the car, Keith said,
bnsumers should not go for
pis that require no down
toyment, she said.
“I see it happen all the time
people don’t put a down
•lyment and have no equity
•tiilt up from payments, then
jey get in a wreck, totaling the
jp “ Keith said. “Insurance
fly pays for the value of the
F, you will still have to pay
jhat you owe on the car. Put
wn an initial payment and
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es not have to be difficult
|or students. First-time car
■tyers need to assess their
financial capabilities and
search car costs, dealerships
'd safety options in order to
- armed with the right infor-
ation to negotiate, he said.
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