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Phone: 979-694-3700 Fax: 979-694-3704 www.collegepark.org Monday, June 24, 2002 R.DeL Beemuts by Rob Appling i2&* Wuss Gooiu e Ug Adrien Students want national readership program back By Courtney McDonald THE BATTALION Two years have transpired since the Newspaper Readership Program was initiated and sus pended on the A&M campus. Now the papers that participat ed, and students frustrated by newspaper solicitors and those who desire cheaper access to more newspapers, want to rein state the readership program. The purpose of this national ly successful collegiate program is to enhance the learning envi ronment on university campuses by providing students with an opportunity to be more informed about current events. This is accomplished by hav ing racks with multiple newspa pers available all over college campuses for a minimal fee each semester. Over 200 schools have par ticipated in The USA Today Collegiate Readership Program, and the results are overflowing with positive feedback. “It’s time to go after A&M again,” said Lorenzo Vigliante, circulation director for The Bryan-College Station Eagle. The readership program established on campus in the fall of 2000 and spring of 2001 was headed up by The Eagle, and the other participants included USA Today, The Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle and The New York Times. “(Texas A&M) was one of the first universities to try out the program,” said USA Today Houston/New Orleans Regional Marketing Manager, Jim Greenleaf. “There has been a lot learned since it was tested at A&M.” Greenleaf believes that some of the contributing factors to the demise of the program was the inaccessibility of the newspaper racks and the fire hazards that they posed when they were more accessible. The racks were placed in res idence halls initially, but then were moved into laundry rooms to accommodate the fire laws, he said. If the program were to be reincorporated on campus, newspapers would be placed in high traffic areas like the Memorial Student Center and the Blocker Building, in addi tion to the residence halls. Another factor contributing to the fallout of the program was the added fee to student tuition. “Students didn’t want to pay the extra fee,” Vigliante said. The fee was minimal in com parison to The Eagle's semester subscription fee of nearly $15. For a couple of dollars, students had access to four nationally rec ognized newspapers in addition to the local newspapers, includ ing The Eagle and The Battalion under the readership program. “It would be worthwhile to pay a small fee if it meant that students had access to five differ ent newspapers,” said Lester Jones, a junior civil engineering major. Having more newspapers either forces students to be more concerned or enables them to be nei THE BATTALli Lawsuits Continued from page] General’s Office, which isre senting the administrators,f a brief in May saying that administrators are immunefi the federal and state cla against them because they( qualified for official inimr as government officials. The brief said administrai were not aware of the “spec dangers” surrounding theaar Bonfire tradition and didnoi students in harm’s way. The commission, uli investigated the collapse,sa faulty design grew riskiero the years and blamed admi: trators for allowing inadetj. supervision and controls. Attorneys hired by the fair: of Christopher Breen, one of 12 killed in the collapse.lt requested that administrators he granted immunity on missal from the lawsuits. Corps Continued from page Shi All-Ai been n at th< annou Ma createi Berko Tennis Defense Pentagon Fami Assistance Center after the Set l l terrorist attack on Pentagon. During his career he receiv the Bronze Star. Legion ofMe and the Defense Distinguish: Service Medal. NEWS IN BRIEF Student arrested fi aggravated assault more informed and concerned about world affairs if material is conveniently at their fingertips everyday of the school week, Jones said. Vigliante suggests having a third-party sponsor if the stu dents do not want to pay the extra little fee. “A sponsor of A&M’s choice, like Coke, could pay for the pro gram in exchange for having their logo on the racks,” Vigliante said. Having the readership pro gram would also effect the appearance of newspaper sub scription solicitors on campus. “I don’t like (newspaper salesmen) because they come to my door and attack me on cam pus,” said Katy Bock, a senior english major. “Solicitors (for newspaper subscriptions) are so bad that I don’t even answer the door for them anymore.” “Eventually, after the pro gram grew, the solicitors would phase out,” Vigliante said. The Eagle and USA Today are prepared to give A&M another opportunity to partici pate in the readership program. “We’d love to have another shot at (A&M) and talk with The Eagle to work it out. We want students to have a variety of news to access,” Greenleaf said. “(The Eagle) is waiting for the new president to get settled in before submitting a propos al,” Vigliante said. Success and establishment of the program will depend on fac ulty and student support, Vigliante said. According to College Stal: Police, John Anthony Santilla 23-years-old and a senior nuj keting major, was arrested; jailed for aggravated ass; after striking someone wit f baseball bat in the head arc. 4 p.m. Sunday. Sgt. Andy Reski from College Station Police sakh were approximately 10 p in a house at 208 Rosen College Station. Some were exchanged bet^- Santillano and the vkto Reski said Santiltao w offended by something^ 611 tim said, walked to hisbedroc at the back of the house; picked up a baseball bat. He then walked up behind victim and started hitting with the bat. The other people] the house quickly restrain Santillano, called the police^ the victim escaped, Reski sai- When police arrived on scene the victim was fo- bleeding from the head an scious. He suffered three cuts top of his head each a coupk inches long which require s eral stitches, Reski said. The police placed Santih under arrest at the scene. Santillano and the victim ‘ transported to the 0t Station Medical Center Y College Station Fire Departm j Santillano was later ree | and taken to jail, Reski sai Landers dead at # pursue nities. Lik coach forme “It started Cass month groum assista ing to Ms Confe earnin doubl< at A& “H admir lence r CHICAGO (AP) - Ann Lan* the columnist whose sn p, plainspoken and timely helped millions of reac ^ r ,, with everything from 1 death, died Saturday. She was The death of Landers, real name was Esther e l was announced by Chicago Tribune, publish her column. 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