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Andersen Continued from ISIEWS he bait 254 by J. Gold flute mm I lb funny side u p T by Josh Darwin whether Andersen will ei^ or withdraw the commit the next few weeks. He ing employees puts an ut amount of people at ri4| A&M students could be same boat as the 70.000 ei recently laid off. It s a sad pre^ Amundson said. “Themox rate statement 1 can make goal is to create the greater her of opportunities fortbe est number of people.” Jodi Monk, a senior» ing major currently inter®: Andersen’s accounting » Houston, still has a ck w ork for Andersen when sk nates, whether the remains intact or becomes:: another company. "1 am still looking fow; working with them,” Monk still have a chance to woit them wherever they end up." Monk said the compam rently is not offering any p nent positions because uncertainties, but it contin inform interns and those oS permanent jobs to hangona- as possible. “It is an atmosphere of tainty, they can only tell usio on as long as we can,” Monl Ch WSU-, F«cH pcAYCR ts 6IVFN THE MArvse OP ANoTHeF PiA'iee. , AND THEN YOU HAVE TO TRY AND ‘'SOU-’’ Rl/v\ with a MAxek Gun. vp,-— Like Monk, most accoun | operation IF I cie-r wer, my for Wl»-L SM6UL Aev FunmY. CARA Venezuela (. After survi botched attempt, Pr | Hugo Chave a precarious chance N from Vene business eli upper classe him last wee bers of the n arrested him Oppositic vations abot bring abou assurances f Chavez : by the spe< “anguished pleaded wi with him. “I call Venezuelan! want to heat Chavez said sition figur and he envii becoming a Chavez Machiavell Textbooks Continued from page 1A with online trading groups than with local bookstores. “If you’re willing to take those risks, you’re possibly going to save money,” Patti said. Patti also said relying on used books may not be benefi cial to students’ study habits. “So many books today are customized and packaged. Because of that, it is very hard for a student to use a site like this exclusively,” he said. “Also, bookstores try to have a knowledgeable staff to assist the students.” Do said he does not consider the Website in direct competi tion with Bryan-College Station bookstores. “We only deal with used books and make no money from the Website,” he said. Barnes said he knows that bookstores offer a service to students, but feels that text- book-trader.com offers better prices. “(With our site) there’s no shipping, no middle man and no tax,” Barnes said. “The book stores do provide a service to students, but we are appealing to budget-conscious students.” For more information and to access the book Website, visit textbook-trader.com. students still have promised The College of Businessa: Department of Accounting ue to monitor company actiffi decisions very carefully, saie James Benjamin, professoi. accounting department head. He said since most of A&M students with job offets Andersen will work or inM the accounting and auditings lion, the vast majority of oS have not been rescinded “We only have a of students in the consultingfr sion.” Benjamin said. “Wes sending out resumes (forte students whose offers wn rescinded) and making ciL' their behalf.” A formal process hasL* 1 initiated to help studer may not keep their job ote from Andersen, but said options will be available students. "We continually stay in munication with students Arthur Andersen. If some,ll! coup. The not military He refuse But Cf addressing installed by Pedro Cat “What a g gotten your Chavez detained wi “probably’ home. Defe Rangel s£ members w The 1 r Workers C( with Carm ness chamt eral strike ; that everyo Bolivia’ Monday 1( should happen we would Math Continued from page 1A “The three who have the best insight and can answer the most questions make the team,” said Elizabeth Williams, a sophomore applied mathe matics major who competed as an individual. A&M had several other students compete as individuals, including Ryan Pai, Armando Solar, Scott Talafuse and Williams. Pai made it to the top 300, and the others ranked as individual bests. The Putnam Competition takes much prepara tion, and this year, a problem-solving course in the math department was designed to help competitors, Hensley said. However, enrolled students do not have to compete for the one-hour course credit. Preparation during the previous years was taken care of through an informal seminar, he said. Hensley said the competition is tough and stu dents must be willing to work hard throughout the semester to tackle the problems. “You never know what’s coming on this test, the questions just come out of left field, but practicing helps you figure out tough problems,” Hensley said. The course is offered in the Fall, preparing for the competition in December. The course covers questions from previous tests, and professors share techniques and writing styles for answering the hardest questions. “I’ve competed all three years, and there is always something different,” Patterson said. “All the problems take cleverness and mathematic maturity.” The competition takes eight hours to complete. The test consists of 12 questions and competitors have three hours for the first six, get a break, and then three more hours for the last six problems. For every question answered correctly the individual receives 10 points. The test is so difficult that a score of one out of a possible 120 points is not unusual at all. “The difficulty level of the test is a shock the first year, but I am enrolled again, and hopefully I will do better next year,” Williams said. immediately,” Benjamin “This is an unprecedented pen> There may not be instant jofc; accounting majors like usl | a ■ they will be back in demand s« Benjamin expects mote] will be available for student another year. . Monk said it is a hard work for Andersen. “It is a sad atmosphere j people and friends you work with are laid off, 0 love Outages Continued from pag e Outages, Marti said. ^ occur only onC . < r, °[ hat arf month. It is possible . er attack caused the L said, but CIS is working out exactly what happe ^ “We can suspect that, don’t really |know|, Arbor Square, The Gables, Huntington, Parkway Circle. 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