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amount of people at ri4|
A&M students could be
same boat as the 70.000 ei
recently laid off.
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Amundson said. “Themox
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goal is to create the greater
her of opportunities fortbe
est number of people.”
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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.
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working with them,” Monk
still have a chance to woit
them wherever they end up."
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rently is not offering any p
nent positions because
uncertainties, but it contin
inform interns and those oS
permanent jobs to hangona-
as possible.
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tainty, they can only tell usio
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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have not been rescinded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
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“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
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occur only onC . < r, °[ hat arf
month. It is possible .
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said, but CIS is working
out exactly what happe ^
“We can suspect that,
don’t really |know|,
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