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joi@ 2A Tuesday, January 22, 2002 NT THE BATTAL Jewelry-Accessories-Skincare 100 Church Avenue, College Station Across from Cafe' Ecell ii Fish by R.DeLuna Diversity 1 Continued from page Come check out our new spring lines! All Fall Sarah Shaw handbags 20% off! RYAaJ, IT'S D b. LEADeZ , rioiJ UMS Yo^ FiR>T cde£K OF STUDENT TRAVEL SPRMMXHBM2D5 The MSC has an annual budget of more than $5 million, about half of which comes from stu dent fees. Hammond, currently the MSC vice presi dent for development, will take office after a controversial year for the organization. Josh Rowan was removed as MSC president in September following allegations of misconduct while on a University sponsored trip to Italy during the summer. Hammond, along with Rowan, was among five student leaders and three University staff members who accompanied 31 freshmen on the two week Champe Fitzhugh Jr. International Honors Leadership Seminar, an MSC-affiHated program. Hammond was not accused of any wrongdoing, but the misbehavior of several Fitzhugh participants prompted MSC officials to review the program. The MSC refused to release the minutes or recorded votes from the closed meeting in which Rowan was removed. Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. J. Malon Southerland concluded the process was seriously flawed and unfair, and requested the MSC council correct certain procedures before trying to remove Rowan again. Rowan resigned rather than further contest the council's decision. Hammond said the ordeal has been a learn ing experience for the MSC. and promised to make accountability the guiding principle for the organization. “One of the major lessons from this was the obligation the MSC has to the student body to hold ourselves to a higher standard of account ability and openness ” Hammond said. The MSC has a new performance review policy based on Southerland's recommenda tions to minimize the negative impressions left by the Rowan situation, he added. Over the course of the next few weeks. Hammond said he will select his executive team and conduct a top-to-bottom review to assess the MSC's operations. “We need to take stock of how well we're meeting our obligations to provide top-quality programs and development opportunities.” Hammond said. Hammond’s extensive experience in the MSC and its personnel will help ensure a smooth transition, Petree said. “He knows the organization well, and he's developed good working relationships with the University administration.” Petree said. London: $599 Jamaica: $499 Paris: $719 Cancun: $489 Madrid: $879 Puerto Vallarta: $549 Reveille Continued from page 1 Dublin: $889 Ski Colorado: $888 (lift tickets included] Prices include airfare, accommodation and other features. Other destinations available. Space is limited. Call for details. Rastrictious apply. STA TRAVEL 721 Texas Ave. S. 979.696.5077 www.sta'bravel.com Reveille left the A&M campus Thursday to receive special training, including the American Kennel Club (AKC) Canine Good Citizen certification and designation as a therapy dog. The training, which will take about four months, is needed because Reveille’s role on cam pus has “escalated,” said Kevin Graham, senior yell leader and a marketing major. “Over the years. Reveille's role has progressed," Graham said, “from a stray dog that was simply a campus pet to a repre sentative of the University, meeting with internal and external groups in a variety of capacities.” Graham, a member of Company E-2, said during the school year Reveille makes appearances at several University events like football and basketball games, and makes visits to local elementary schools, Aggie Mom's clubs and retreats. Aguirre, a sophomore polit ical science major, said Reveille “still gets very lost in big crowds.” The training Reveille will receive in the next few months will prepare her for these types of events by teaching her to relax in large crowds with loud noises and in unusual circumstances not normally experienced by house pets, Graham said. “Reveille is put in environ ments that a lot of pets aren't,” Graham said. “We expect a lot from her, and it is only right that we give her the appropriate tools she needs to do her jobs.” Graham said that although Reveille will be off-campus for her training, she will remain in the Bryan-College Station area, under the care of Dr. Kay Stephens, an animal behavioralist. Reveille will make occa sional visits to campus during Parent's Weekend, Muster and Final Review, Graham said. He said cadets from Company E-2. the company responsible for taking care of Reveille, will maintain contact with her dur ing the time of her training. 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TAMU Class of ‘94 • Eye Exams • Consultations • Glasses • Contact Lenses Now accepting TAMU Cigna Vision Plans Walk-ins welcome or call lor an appointment 201 N. Main Bryan 822-2020 fax: 822-2021 TONIGHT 8:30pm MSC 201, find out what it takes to be a part of... MSC HOSPITALITY A SERVICE ORGANIZATION 4!C Applications available at the informational 845-1515 ho8pitality@tamu.edn k) te Delta Sigma Theta Sor "We kept picking up mort more people as we marchfc Along with Monday ir ing's march, MSC Cul’ Consortium will be hosim Campus with a Dream, week long program to h, Martin Luther King Jr.’sb day and celebrate diversit Texas A&M. The them? this year’s events is “f We Stand." “The subtitle of the pm. expresses what the United is going through right now Oni Blair, a senior polii once and history major and executive director of edi exploration. “It is import: the student body, like thee try, is united.” I Kick off tor the weekHTransfer begin at 11 a.m. today iNmer, a jn i Rudder Fountain area, mljor. often fi free food, drinks and gif thlir first mist be available. ■|| ■"l had my < Entertainment for the 1 w|s |at Bayloi will be provided by theY® feeling g |,W the I’l.'in.Mion of «nesiei W lie Classical Music and ( wluld come Amongst Youth, and a pe-® 1 *' 011 ance by Karan Chasis en i to see m > Joining the MSC C. D' n ^ s ' * 1 ea Consortium, the MSC uut ol Issues Awareness (ClAmrH ,Kar ization will host “A Skinhead Speaks Out A Hate" Tuesday at 6:30 p Rudder Theatre. “This program is abw who became a skinhead age of 13." said Joe W director of programming CIA. "He went to prisor he became a part of i study, a very diverse gi people. Those people like his family to him." The now 24-year-o speak to Texas A&M i about his life for 50 tr before taking questions. “He’s an amazing Williams said. “He ha large swastika tattoos < chest and neck removei when the Oklahoma Bombing took place he o ed the FBI. telling them knew hovs hate groups m and was willing to provide! mation to them.” Activities for the wedtj include a showing of Sf Lee's movie Do the Riahtli sponsored by the MSC i Society and the MSC Cull Consortium, on Thursday fra p.m. to 9 p.m. On Friday, starting ai a.m. in Rudder Theatre, Marian Anderson Quartet;! perform. At noon, faculty,5 and students will gather in MSC to take part in a a stand for campus diversity. “The event is not just ab African-American diveni Blair said. “It is about the# sity and understanding of That is why it is centered ara Martin Luther King Jr.'s ti day — because those werel ideals that he stood for." ! best was not t Hd she was Hly did Palm Hnosphere c A&M. which: existent at Ba en d academic Hcision. . B “1 think AH program than Digram | at B sui ler science H irrelevant c ■ Early in tli Biylor. Palm gn wn apart ft w:i best suite dec ided which B "I got bad filled out the script sent, pa Palmer said. 1 THE BAITALIO' Mariano ( .istiilo. Editor in Chief Brian Rutl. Managing Ealitor Sommer Bonce, News Editor Brandic Liffick, News Editor Rolando Garcia, News Assistant I i/ette Rcscndcz. Aggielifc Editor Kendra Kingsley, Aggielifc Assistant Lycia Shrum. Aggielifc Assistant Cayla Carr, Opinion Editor Richard Bray, Opinion Assistant Mandi Vest. ScijTech Editor True Brown. 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