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New Student Conference Page 4 • Thursday, June 20, 2002 The Yapper Program opens door Volum Sarah Qureshi • THE YAPPER By Cassie Oberloier THE YAPPER The Honors Program is an organization for A&M stu dents who have graduated in the top 10% of their high school class. They have to score at least a 1250 on the SAT or a 28 on the ACT. Freshmen sign up at the New Student Conference. Upper classmen can register for their next semester honor classes in November and April. “Not only can you register early, you can take smaller classes with some of the uni versity’s top professors” said Lauren Imlay, Class of 2004. “I love the Honors classes here because students have the opportunity to take classes not usually offered and the profes sors teach the courses accord ing to their focus or specialty,” Christine Humphrey, an Honors student. Honors classes are small, usually having around 20 stu dents. Honors pupils have more of an opportunity to be one on one with the professors and feel I love honors classes here because students have the oppurtunity to take classes not usually offered and the pro fessors teach accord ing to their focus or specialty. — Christine Humphrey Senior International Studies more relaxed when talking to the teacher. Honors professors teach both regular and classes and the Honors classes. Entering Freshmen can only take one Honors class. If an Upper Classmen wishes to take two classes they should talk to any of the Honors Advisors and tell the advisor why they need or want to take another one. The advisor will then look at their GPR and if it is high enough the Honors Program will let the student take the extra class. To take two class es, the pupil must be working toward graduation with the Honors Program. The Honors program helps the students get international scholarships. The Office of Professional School Advising, an office in the Honors Program, helps students who want to be in law school or in another professional program after leaving A&M. Being in the program gives students an advantage that they might not have in a regular class. Are you ready? U Cadets strive to be good enough By Justin Rector THE YAPPER Recruits. That word means a lot to Corps of Cadets, and future Corps of Cadets members. On Tuesday, June 18, 2002 cadets gathered to meet the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) captains at the Corps Center to learn about what will happen once they join the Corps. Many weary and excited parents gathered to watch their children begin college life. The Corps of Cadets is a military training operation on campus and is in its 125th anniversary year. The road down the Coips is a long and rigorous four-year journey. The Corps members must dress in military attire and the “fish” or freshmen must go through ROTC. Also there is a band known as the Fighting’ Texas Aggie Band which is strictly Corps. In the first years of the university, stu dents were required to belong to the Corps, but now it is voluntary. The goal of the Corps is to raise its student numbers to 2,600, the number is currently at 2,000. The crew of generals, cadets, and directors all welcomed recruits with open arms and a hopeful feeling of new ness and the future. “Don’t let anyone tell you its good enough, nothing is good enough,” Debbie Jackson, Career Services Coordinator of the corps, said. Phillips an incoming freshman from Denver, Colorado majoring in political science says, “I’m excited and happy to be following the family footsteps”. Phillips is the third generation in his family to come into the military. He declared that he is glad to start in the Corps and Texas A&M because, “I'm starting my life out from under my par ents” and that “Coming from a military background has given me a special insight into the world of military” Matt Maury, a Senior in B-Battery and the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band, said “The seniors are looking forward to the new Fish class because the Fish and Seniors are very close,” Maury said, “ I had no idea I was oblivious to what was going on and the people I met 1 still know and they're like best friends”. The first two years are ROTC for Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines. And after you can continue on with your mil itary career. “I am not going to further my military service,” Maury said. “I hope to be a pilot and not follow my father in his army life and go into air force,” Land said. The corps is training for life and for the future Every one recognizes cadets by their military attire. Matt is proud of his col ors and also his uniform. General Don Johnson said that you must keep your uniform clean. As for the short hair. Lane said, “ Losing the hair isn’t bad. It’s like a right of passage.” By Christina Kollmai THE YAPPER ’’Nurse, I need 5 cc’s oM phine stat!” This is a common phrase ass ated with an emergency row doctors. New freshman checkir to A&M this week found ouib their childhood dream, finally, J come true. With the OffictB Professional School Advifl (OPSA) available at A&M,stucfi can go to college and still be ing towards getting their Mec Degree. Thanks to television series. “E.R.”, popular belief is Medical School is the only pro sional school, but it’s not. Thft TAMU has the only Vet Schoo the state, it also has many other; fessional schools. A&M Stui can go to professional school study Law, Veterinary Medicine Dentistry. Secondary Tea, Certification can also be obtain; professional school. OPSA hands out pamphlet! informational packets about courses students need to take order to go to a professional scr after graduation. It also helps dents acquire the personal skills help them to become a better dent in both college and inapt sional school. These personal■ include the ability to talk in fro: a crowd, patience, compassion.' : an understanding of the join they are about to embark on. Nothing but good reportsu found about the OPSA and! for that matter. “We help students out need help.” Said Iman Ahi • OPSA student worker, Added Quentin Perry a more transferring into bna**-'*- fall, “I would definatefy l0 , OPSA for help becausecte® graduate school is a big ^ c ' : and I want to know all of options.” By Brazo Kubovia Police D nary inv from allt Corps c Battery a inal char of UPD. The l Cert Har A&M hosts youth program By Jay Woodward THE YAPPER The YOUTH ADVENTURE PRO GRAM (YAP) is a series of one-week courses designed to encourage career explo ration in fields of interest for gifted and tal ented middle school and high school stu dents. All courses are held on the College Station campus of Texas A&M University. Dr. William Nash, director of Texas A&M’s Institute for the Gifted and Talented, says that although there are no admission criteria, applicants should be highly motivated to learn, think, and solve problems as well as have an interest in attending college. University professors and other profes sionals teach the Youth Adventure Program courses and while instructors may do some lecturing to introduce concepts and princi ples, major emphasis is given to “discussing (yapping) and doing” as a strategy for engaging students in the investigative process. Courses being offered for the 2002 Summer Session include: Psychology, Computer Design, Law School, Medical School, Performance Theater, Architecture: Designing Cities for the Future, Veterinary Medicine, Advanced Graphics and Animation, Interpreting Music, and of course. Journalism. Classes meet 9:00- 11:30AM and 1:30-3:00PM Monday through Friday. Four separate weeks of courses are offered this summer and the camps run from June 16th to July 20th. Students are housed in the The Tradition at North Gate, a private dormitory located just off the Texas A&M campus. Aside from the academic enrichment opportunities that these bright, young indi viduals experience, the Youth Adventure Program prides itself on the social and recreational activities that allow for interac tion outside of the classroom. Bill Nash says that “the neatest thing for the kids is the experience of being with other kids who are gifted and talented. . .they find out that they’re not the only one in the world with unique talents.” Students are afforded the opportunity to meet other individuals from across the state and nation that have similar interests and the friendships they make at this camp can last a lifetime. Students have access to the Texas A&M Recreation Center for rock-climbing, swimming, jogging, bas ketball, volleyball, racquetball, ping-pong, and pool. Other evening events include swim parties, murder mystery dinners, themed dances, and their heralded “Wacky Olympics” and “Picture Scavenger Hunt” activities. The Youth Adventure Program was initi ated in 1996 with an enrollment of approxi mately 100 students. The 2002 camp has nearly 300 students enrolled with every class filled to capacity. Jay Woodward, the current director of the Youth Adventure Program attributes this growth to a large base of returning students and their sharing of their positive experiences with friends back at home. Woodward also notes that graduate and undergraduate students receive University credit for participating as coun selors with the program. For more information about the Youth Adventure Program, please visit their web site at www.globalnets.com/yap or phone the Institute for the Gifted and Talented at 845-1802. This is a biography of each of the 16 YAP campers that helped cre ate today’s edition of The Yapper: C.J. Roell lives in Austin, Texas. He goes to St Louis school and he loves to listen to his music. Linda Berlakovich lives in Argyle, Texas and is going into 8th grade. She goes to Liberty Christian School and loves to play with her cats. Shaun O’Neal is 13 years old, goes to AMCMS, and is going into 8th grade. Will Erwin is 1 1 years old, from Grand Saline. He goes to Grand Saline Intermediate and is in 6th grade Shireen Jahedkar is from Bryan, Texas. She is 11 and is going to St Michaels Academy Cassie Oberloier is 11, goes to school at Lorena Middle School and is going into the 6th grade Madalyn Rizzo is 12 and is going into the 7th grade. She goes to Lake Jackson Intermediate. Caitlyn Travis is 1 1 years old and goes to Brazosport Christian School. She is going into the 7th grade. Christina Kolbnan is - \\ C~] into the 8th grade, is 13 Y and goes to Harmony L nl Brittany Payne is 13, * into the 8th grade and g Wills Point Junior High ^ Ashley Montoya is H [ c , The , old. She lives in Austin a wiu be 0 basketball and wtm ^ to sunk wants to major tn man Confere Wetlttest to Kimbrough Middle Sch* . "p ™ Middle School. She h « pjona. I Arlington and is 12 years o'* uigpsyc loves soccer and singing he \ Justin Rector lives m Ho; designee and his favorite quote is . able wit about life and the way you' they nee Tricia Anderson g , A&M. s Liberty Christian School - The £ lives in Denton and turns group fa June 23. ,, * ents Dr. Lynne Masel Wal - from big associate professor ot J .jJ Olon and director of the Intern^ Studies Degree Program-