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Graduation Continued from Page l said. “Not being able to drop classes without using a Q-drop has also been a problem for some. There are some classes where you have to be a major to take the class.” Zemanek said employment can be an issue when students are trying to go to school full-time. “1 think a bunch of students are working” Zemanek said. “The ones that come in fearing going on probationary status are often the ones who say they are working a bunch.” Dr. Joe Townsend, associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, said a number of students must work while they are in school to account for the costs of education. “Lots of students are working ” Townsend said. “Some are working full-time. Surprisingly though, students who are working full-time and taking 12 hours are people who tend to work hard and fit school around their schedules.” A state-mandated cap on undergraduate hours at A&M and other public Texas institutions in Fall 1999 and after is an indication that some students are taking longer than expected to leave college, officials said. The legislation, formerly known as the 170- hour rule, mandates that the state of Texas will not provide funds to state institutions for excess semester credit hours earned by a resident student. By excess credit hours, the state refers to any hours greater than those required for the comple tion of the degree program in which the student is enrolled, plus 45 hours. Exceptions are made for hours earned by the student before receiving a baccalaureate degree that has been previously awarded, the semester credit hours earned by examination, credit for remedial-examination courses, technical courses, workforce education courses and other hours earned but not applied toward a degree at A&M. Battling some of the same issues that A&M and other higher-education institutions are facing, the University of Texas-Austin_will pilot a program in the liberal arts and natural sciences colleges, in which students will be charged the same tuition if taking between 12 to 18 hours. research program reqe on-one interaction. Saenz said sociote members teach classes! majors. There are l3io lions of Sociology 2( semester, he said, ande has about 150 students.! social problems, socii sport and marriage ' are popular courses majors as well, sotheas faculty is necessary ton dent demand. Wal raven said he is ft with the student-faculty the journalism departs Department of Journal; faculty members teaclr uate c<>urses as uelhtjL crowded undergraduate * k 0,1 a sm £ nday, No a Jor graduate rith the Texas ierience she ■Getting to oth from my llison said. “I hile there “It’s horrible," ht could stand to doubli our faculty.” Walraven said lir is done in the because the facult teaching over-filled ( “Because you dot faculty numbers, yoi ratio to allow somee and do research." he The department h part-time lecturers to the overcrowding, an Band Continued from Page 1 QiTHE battalion Brady Creel, Editor in Chief Thc Btmuon (ISSN #1055-4726) is published daily. Monday through Friday dunng the tall and spring semes ters and Monday through Thursday dunng the summer session (except University holidays and exam periods) at Texas A&M University. Periodicals Postage Paid at College Station, TX 77840. 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Mail subscriptions are $60 per school year, $30 for the fall or spring semester, $17.50 for the summer or $10 a month. To charge by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express, call 845-2611. clearly established the Aggie Band's superiority over their counterparts from the University of Texas, Daily said. “There’s no question we took the cake on that one,” Daly said of the halftime face off with the Longhorn band. Also, in an unusual twist, the band “sawed varsity’s horns off” as it marched onto the field to energize Aggie fans and highlight the storied UT-A&M rivalry, Dominy said. “Its about time we got this rivalry going again and stop kissing each other’s butts.” Dominy said. Toler said the Aggie Band performs 10 to 12 different halftime drills every season, while other college bands only perform three to four drills. This requires at least eight hours of practice each week. Toler said. For sustained excellence over time, the Aggie Band was awarded the prestigious Sudler Trophy from the John Phillip Sousa Foundation in September. in addition to directing the Aggie Band. Toler oversees the concert and symphonic bands. Toler graduated from Texas Christian University in 1964 and joined the Air Force two years later. In the Air Force, Toler served as conductor and com mander of six military hands. He is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College and the Air War College. 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