New Student Conference
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The Yapper
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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
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phine stat!”
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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.”
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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 ,
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Arlington and is 12 years o'* uigpsyc
loves soccer and singing he \
Justin Rector lives m Ho; designee
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about life and the way you' they nee
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lives in Denton and turns group fa
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and director of the Intern^
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