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| R m AGGIELII JEWS E B ATTALlJlHE battalion [olocaust Continued from page 1A 5A Friday, April 12, 2002 i (above) and are two band: play at Rock m. ?sy of dogsmusiccc nfree.net. i needs 10 It this town.'’ unsey of SL )py said the br. o perform at th a very politit: t is a real gox y said, first ever Rod cism conceit if all goes we. ouId become u nst Racism tick- sale for $10. “At the time, there were no faxes, TV or Internet. Information about what feemiany was doing was not known,” Verveer said. I Verveer said her family felt safe going ick to Holland, a country that had remained neutral for the duration of the ifirst World War. I But on May 5, 1940, everything ■anged. Germany attacked France, Belgium and Holland. “There was no ■cape,” Verveer said. I Some Jews committed suicide, she laid. Others waited to see what would [happen. Some Dutch government offi- lials became Nazi sympathizers, but the Infrastructure of the country did not Bange immediately. ■ In 1941, the Nazis made Jews register for new identities and had them cite their |eligion as part of the process. l“No one thought anything (was irange) when religion was requested,” fcveersaid. “The whole Jewish commu nity was now registered.” I Verveer said the changes imposed by the Nazis were gradual. “People would resist if the changes happened too fast ” she said. Jews were slowly separated from the community. Her father lost his job and the children were not allowed to go to school, the park or ride a bicycle. Jews over the age of 14 were required to wear a star and had to abide by a curfew that made them stay indoors from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Verveer’s mother could not go to a hospital to give birth because only Jewish doctors could treat Jewish patients, and Jewish doctors were no longer allowed to practice in public hospitals. In 1942, Verveer said the Nazis “final ly showed their hand.” Jews were to be relocated to Poland, and when the first group of citizens was sent off, they were not heard from again, she said. “Rumors started that it may not be such a good place ” Verveer said. “But we said it couldn’t possibly be so bad. No one could have imagined that there would be wholesale killing going on.” Verveer said she and her family soon went into hiding because those who did not report to be relocated were hunted by police and taken to a pun ishment camp or killed. Her family hid in a family’s cellar until the Gestapo discovered them. Verveer was then placed in an orphanage. She was two years old. “Scenes at the train station boxcars were indescribable,” she said. “The Germans wanted to complete their high priority of exterminating Jews.” Verveer was sent to Bergen-Belsen by train in a cattle car. The trip took three days and three nights. “It was murderously hot,” she said. “We got no new water or diapers. If one child wasn’t crying, then it was another, and there was nothing anyone could do for us.” Verveer stayed in Bergen-Belsen for two months before being transported to Terezin concentration camp. “It was over crowded and there was dysentery, typhoid and other diseases” Verveer said. Her camp was liberated by the Russians in 1945 and she was kept in quarantine afterward for six months because of disease. During the same time period, Verveer’s father, who had been asked to assist the Dutch Resistance, was betrayed and soon executed by the Nazis. Her mother and one brother hid for more than two years in the crawl-space under a house, coming out for only a few hours at night. After the family’s ordeal, Verveer said her family was never the same. “We were slammed together after a horrendous experience. We never worked as a family unit,” she said. Verveer addressed the notion that the Holocaust never happened. “Some people say it never happened. It happened. It happened to ordinary people in an ordinary place in an extraordinary time,” she said. “And it happened again in Yugoslavia and Uganda. The world did next to nothing.” Verveer said people have a natural ten dency to single out people different from themselves. “We love to blame ‘them,’” she said. Verveer said speaking about her ordeal is an effort to teach others about the possibilities of human cruelty. “I am telling you this because we can create a better world ” she said. “If there is a true concern (in the international com munity), people will make things happen.” NEWS IN BRIEF Traffic, parking to change for Parents’ Weekend In response to anticipated traffic congestion during Parents’ Weekend, Old Main Drive will be closed to through traffic on Friday and Saturday. The 30-minute parking spaces on Lamar Street will also be unavailable for use. Parking services officers will be on site to direct the traffic flow. Those needing access to PA 42 may drive east on Old Main and enter the lot from one of the designated crossovers. Those needing to park in PA 28 or PA 44 may gain access through Lamar Street and Central Houston. The traffic will be routed in a counter clockwise pattern in this area of campus. The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi proudly announces its Annual Induction Ceremony Friday, April 12, 2002 at 3:45 p.m. Student Recreation Center, Archery Room OUTSTANDING JUNIORS FACULTY INDUCTEES Wendy Lisabeth Keeney-Kennicut Friedhelm Schroeder Roger H. Schultz Joshua Siepel College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Elizabeth Nitsch College of Architecture Matthew A. Josefy College of Business Roger Travis Herzog College of Geosciences Katie L. Spring College of Liberal Arts Michael Hatridge College of Science CEI INf D'ON COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES r « * to her ono. Michelle LeAnne Blank Alicia Ann Bowman Bolivar Alejandro Cevallos Hollie Rena Chambers Becky Leann Chovanec Tiffany ReNae Chovanec Brandie N. Christian Shanti Lea Claycamp Kelly Elaine Crook Daniel Eric Dollyhigh Courtney Ann Drost Chih-Wei Fan Midhat Saleem Farooqi Elizabeth Michele Fejes Yenny Fnu Devin LeWayne Galimore Ryan Leighton Gandy Amanda Goodwin Hamelers Leah Claire Hamilton Amanda Suzanne Hayden Jessica Ashley Henske Russell Darryl Holland Mi-Jeong Jung Kim Christopher Minkyu Kang Christopher Michael Kopecki Nancy Elizabeth Leary Cole Wesley Matson John William May Katy Leigh McComas Cynthia Joy McFadden John Craig Melancon Jr. Tasha Lynn Metz Martin William Miller Stephanie Morton Jennifer Louise Peterson Mollie Camille Richardson Meredith Anne Roop Krista Kay Schneider Joshua Dee Siepel Trey Daniel Sitterle Clayton John Sontheimer Rreanne Marie Svehla Cory Meredith Talley Ryan Elliott Walser Katherine Marie White Richard Gordon Wilson Mary Helen York COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE Jeffrey Derek Alcantara David Nicholas Boyd Isilay Civan Kent William Cummings Casey Steven Deskins David Wayne DiPuma Lisa Nicole Drake Jennifer Lynn Ingram Eberhard Sebastian Laepple Joseph Lane Lynch Shilpa Malik John Charles Mayfield Elizabeth Jeanette Nitsch Siva Shankar Rajan hillip Alan Thompson Marissa Elena Vasquez Aiison Jane Walz Raul Alan Wilson Robbie Hicks College of Education John Jefferson III College of Veterinary Medicine Christopher Tysor College of Engineering 2002 Texas A&M University Inductees COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Ashley Nicole Autrey Katherine Elizabeth Bailey Brett Justin Barnes Susan Elizabeth Butler Justin Michael Cade David Andrew Candler Yongming Cuz Brittany Rene' Denton Claudia Dominguez Lauri Lynn Donop Patrick Michael Durnin Amanda Jane Dyer Chad Barnet Eckermann Laura Nicole Frese Alien Joseph Fris Stacey Dionne Green Ronald Alan Greenwade Elizabeth Ann Grote Jeffrey Dean Harrison Dalong Huang Robin Leigh Hughey Andrea Joy Immegart Andrew Eric Jackson Hassan Issa Jaffar Matthew Alan Josefy Amanda Lynn Jost Michael James Kirker Jason Thomas Kocian Ronald Joseph Lambert Jennifer Lynn Larkin Katherine Jean Lemmon Yi Li John Paul Lichtenberger Jeffrey Edward Lindenberger Megan Michelle Litherland Karen Ashley Luk John B. McClellan Veronica Lee Messersmith Jason Ronald Miles Hongliu Mo Brian Stephen Mobley Angela Joy Mullen Leah Elena Muriel Mei-Ling Ng Michael Keith Painter Tara Lynn Petty Christina Lynn Pillion Ty Justin Poppiewell Will Austin Pruitt Robyn Ashley Reams Amanda Reese Troy Richard Retzloff Daniel Orlando Reyes Charles R. Robertson Todd Kevin Sale Marcus Anthony Scott Russell Douglas Servat Stuart Lane Smith Nanette Gowan Snider Brittney Kathleen Spell Matthew Thomas Stampfli Jennifer Gail Sulak Laura Anne Thomson Elbridge James Thrash Christopher Andrew Verducci Kristen Michelle Walker Weilin Wang Liz Wardlaw Jonathan Michael Watts John E. Williams Skyler Elliott Williams David Ryan Willmann Kari Dawn Wittig Yanyan (Shelley) Xie Jun Yuan COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Rosalind Veronica Alderman Antonia Lee Anderson Elizabeth Michelle Baldwin Mary Elizabeth Bandy Jonathan Seth Barnes Debbie Jean Boyce Lori Ann Butler Sara Alisa Carr Miranda Lynn Carrier Heejun Choi Katie Lillian Cook Lori Diane DeCamp Kristen Jean Demers Hillary Clare Evans Robbie Reese Fitzpatrick Susan Cody Frazier Amy Lorraine Fryberger Danyelie Britta Garrett Jon Michael Gersbach Christina Gonzales Martha Anne Green Stephen Foree Grove Mary Elizabeth Hammer Robbie Elizabeth Hicks Jie-Tsuen Huang Amy Paige Jones Karen Taylor Knight Prakash Krishnan Aleesa Nadine Lewis Jie Lin Kimberly Kay Livengood Amy Rose Lyle Edith Macklin Kathryn Leigh Manship Cathy A. Mariotti Ezrailson Vickie V. Moon Merchant Carla Littlepage Messina Erin Nicole Murchison Emily Suzanne Ocker Bridgett Piernik-Yoder Deborah S. Pike Rito Silva Jr. Joseph Scott Sims Patricia Lyn Smith Marilyn Lee Sorensen Chad Aaron Stevens Ye Sun Todd Matthew Sutherland Johann Thorsson Mary Elizabeth Tierce Corinne C. Valadez Patrick Jay Valdez Nicole Ann Van Nielen Bonita Desiree Vinson David Scott Waltemyer Steven Lamar Wilkerson Shanah LeaYandell Zhixia You COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Samartha Guha Anekal Rida Shawky Assaad Rebecca Lynne Ballmann Terry Michael Barr Robert Michael Becktold Harpreet Singh Bedi Bryan Russell Beene Douglas Clark Bishop David Thomas Burggraff Dana Marie Burnett Bruce James Cannon Lizbeth Olivia Cisneros Trevino Richard E. Clifford Paul Frederick Corey Ryan Alexander Drake Mostafa A. Elmala David Christian Frenzel Christopher Neal Freytag Richard James Hoffpauir Yingqing Huang Olufemi Omololu Idowu Sachin Narayandas Jakhotia Si Young Jang Jeffrey Scott Jansing Jon David Johnson Wayne Hisami Kanemitsu Kiun Kim Anne Susannah Kittle Frank Lance Key Yanfeng Li Vivian Lichaa Michelle Denise Livengood Benjamin Marvin Mayne Bernard Matthew McCoy Jairo Jose Medina Naveen K. Mehra Kun Men Eli Douglas Millican Massieh Najafi Jeffrey Michael Posvar Ryan Davidson Price Adam Joseph Rose Nader Amin Samaan Ananda Mahesh Sankaran George Anthony Sayre Steven Jeffrey Schroder Joshua Scot Schroeder Jon Douglas Sinclair Craig Monroe Smith Joel D. Stanwood Carol Macdonald Stewart Vatcharapol Sukhotu Stephen Thomas Summers Paul Thomas Christopher James Tysor Ukpai Igweike Ukpai Slavko Vasilic Zachary Daniel Vest Lubinda Friday Walubita Rowdy Dean Westbrook Jeffrey Alan Whitacre Tandy Walker Wilkerson Ashley Dawn Williams Angela Nicole Zepeda COLLEGE OF GEOSCIENCES Sophie Magdalena De Beukelaer Stacie Rene Dennis Kathy Bourne Forest Roger Travis Herzog Kevin Bryan Montes Estela Marie Turbiville Jason Eugene VanHorn Michael Fredric Vardaro COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS Carlin Joline Abbitt Tarek Khaled Abu Fakhr Lauren Kay Barbier Abby Lynn Bockelman Jay Alexander Bolton Hilary Joiyn Bravenec Sarah M. Clanton Sean Christopher Crotty Brendan Alan Day Brandy Michelle Durham Linda Maria Edwards Lauren Blair Falcon Steven C. Fowler Roger Matthew Greenwood Robert Harry Hardenstine Jr. Summer Gioia Harrison Robert Wayne Hudson Jr. Cassandra Leann Jannsen Leigh Ann Jedlicka Kristal Lacy Key Jennifer Jean King Lacy Elise Krueger Valari Jean Kubos Sara Renee Kusiak Nelida Lara-Garduno Cristin Renee Lawrence Mary Kathleen Lawson Jessica Hardesty Lenchner Michael Alan Lodzinski Derek Thomas Mercer Sharleen Mondal Christie Ann Moore Georges Sami Naufal Jill Denise Nicholson Joshua William Osbun Tiffany Elaine Palmer Samantha Jane Peabody Antonia Maria Peralta Deborah Marie Peterson Kathryn Lee Phillips Jared Michael Pittman Julie Louise Purves Kasey Dawn Ray Michael Allen Ridge Jr. Leslie Theresa Scheuermann Katie Leigh Spring Sisi Tran Michael Steven Violi Sarah Marie Walch Jessica Nell Walcik Cortney Soderlind Warren Jessica Lynne Williamson Diana P. Yang Michael Charles Yates Kelln Anne Zimmer COLLEGE OF SCIENCE Gaik Ambartsoumian Brandon Lee Bolting Chad Jason Capps Eric Cherng Shaokun Chuai Michael James Connally Dylan Matthew Copeland Silke Eberhard Joni Renee Forster Nadine Galler Zane Lee Goodwin Haley Elizabeth Hagg Cameron Leigh Hall Kelly Marie Harms Aaron Matthew Harvey Michael Jonathan Hatridge Kristina Gayle Jones Denise Simon Keys Jaimie Nicole Kocian Maja Krcmar Quoc Thong Legia Di Lin Annamaria Macaluso Yoko Masue Douglas Charles Michie Natalie Brittan Miller Ronald Eugene Miller Jr. Molly Renee' Nixon Jennifer Sue Novak Irina Borisovna Novikova Haobo Ren Layne Marie Sager Reagan D’Lynn Viney Justin Wade Weiss Kirsten Laurene Williams Blair Allen Winegar Jamie Lynne Woller Juan Yang COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE Lisa Leanne Allen William Mark Buvinghausen Jr. Misty Lee Carnes Staci Renee Carter Leigh Anne Clark Mary Kathleen Croix Nathan Andrew Davis Jennifer Miranda Dockins Melissa Anne Downs Sarah Starr dunn Bryan A. Ehlert Adam Michael Falcone Debbie A. Geevarghese Suzanne Alisia Getz Sarah Elizabeth Hees Lindsey Dailey Hicks Katie Nicole Hill Heather Lea Howbert John Robertson Jefferson III Rachel Lauren Kiett Leah Michal Kumpe Danielle May Lee Erin Elizabeth Loggins Bo Tanner Neichoy Karen Louise Rodriguez Lynsey Nicole Smith Stephen Michael Storey William Byron Taylor III Daniel Gideon Weglein Callie Diane Willingham Jennifer Louise Windle