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Larry Faulkner will switch
schools Friday to learn more
about the common traits the two
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rivals share,
and enjoy the
day at a rival
University.
“The idea is
to have some
fun,” Bowen
said. “We
work together
on a lot of
issues and want to send a signal
that the two universities work
well together.”
FAULKNER
Bowen’s schedule in Austin
includes meetings with vice-
presidents, student leaders, head
football coach Mack Brown and
a photo session with UT’s mas
cot, Bevo, at Memorial Stadium.
Bowen said he is looking for
ward to speaking with Coach
Brown and hopes he can gain
some insight into the team’s strat
egy for the Thanksgiving Day
rivalry this year.
“It will be a lot of fun filling
in at UT,” Bowen said. “But
make no mistake, we both know
who we will be supporting on
the football field this fall.”
Meanwhile, Faulkner will be
on the A&M campus engaging
in similar meetings. He will also
have his photo taken with
A&M’s mascot. Reveille.
The Aggieland trip will be
the second in just over a month
for Faulkner, who spoke at a
commencement ceremony at
A&M in May.
In the cere-
m o n y ,
Faulkner
added that in
addition to
serving the
same goals for
the state of
Texas, there is
another common mission for the
two schools.
“We both want to beat the
BOWEN
hell out of Oklahoma,”
Faulkner said.
Barry Hammond, Memorial
Student Center president and a
senior economics major, will
give a tour to the visiting presi
dent. He said he is looking for
ward to showing Faulkner
around the campus and is excit
ed to have the opportunity to
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By Ruth Ihde
THE BATTALION
Zach Barcevac, Class of 1994 and pro
fessor at Texas A&M. died Thursday,
June 20, at age 30 from
complications with
Cystic Fibrosis.
“In his short life, he
accomplished much
more than many do
during the average 70-
year life span,” said
Lauren Guide, a close
friend of Barcevac
since 1993.
According to Guide, Barcevac gradu
ated from Red Oak High School as vale-
j dictorian and came to A&M on the
Presidential Scholarship, an award given
to students for academic excellence.
While at A&M. Barcevac was drum
major in the Corps of Cadets and was
highly involved, in Student
Government. In 1992, Barcevac won
the Buck Weirus Spirit Award, an
award to recognize outstanding
BARCEVAC
courage and determination in the face
of adversity while attending A&M.
Barcevac received his bachelor’s
degree in 1994 and master’s in 1997,
both in mathematics, and returned as ■«.
professor in the mathematics department
at A&M for two years.
Courtney Gorman, a student and
close friend of Barcevac through Saint
Mary’s Catholic Church, has known him
for two years.
“He was an inspiration to us all and
really broke the mold on a professional as
well as a personal level ” she said. “You
could really just tell that he loved every
thing he did, and he taught his students to
appreciate every minute of every day.”
Due to health complications, after
teaching in the math department for two
years, Barcevac had to quit teaching in
the fall of 2001 in order to have a double
lung transplant the following April. The
transplant allowed him to live another
year and two months, but his health
See Barcevac on page 2
National Association
sponsors HIV Day
By Melissa Sullivan
THE BATTALION
In order to inform people about the
Irisks of human immunodeficiency virus
|(HIV), the National Association of
People with AIDS (NAPWA) is sponsor
ing the eighth annual National HIV
Testing Day today.
Students and Bryan-College Station
[residents can participate in National HIV
Testing day at the Beutal Health Center
|or other locations in the area.
National HIV Testing Day began in
1995 and is a nationwide event designed to
prompt more people to assess their risk of
HIV infection and receive regular testing.
“We want to encourage people to go
lout and get tested,” said Margaret Griffith,
|health education coordinator for Beutal
Health Center. “To know early on means
fliving healthier and much much longer."
If anyone is interested in getting test-
led, they can call the Health Center and
make an appointment. Names will be
|kept anonymous, and it does not cost
|anything, Griffith said.
Counseling sessions will be available
ffor students who wish to discuss certain
tissues about the risk factors of HIV, the
ffuture of living with HIV and plans to
help reduce the risk of HIV, Griffith said.
“It is so nerve wracking to wait the
two weeks before the results are avail
able and no one wants to go through that,
so this gives them time to think to keep
themselves negative (from HIV),”
Griffith said.
The AIDS Services of Brazos
Valley(ASBV) is also conducting testing
at their location on Texas Avenue in
Bryan..
“We want people to take the test then
take control,” said Marla McClure,
director of ASBV. National HIV Testing
Day also serves as a reminder that peo
ple should be tested twice a year, this
gives them another opportunity for test
ing besides National AIDS Day on Dec.
1, Griffith said.
“Half of the new cases involve those
who are 25 years and younger,” Griffith
said. “It is important to know even if you
are (HIV) negative how to protect your
self from risk in the future.”
Despite the medicines now avail
able, it is still important to get tested
and stay negative.
“It has been 21 years since they diag
nosed HIV and people have been relaxed
in their behavior,” McClure said. “If
someone is diagnosed with AIDS or HIV
See HIV on page 8
Newton appointed new
dean of college of science
By Sarah Walch
THE BATTALION
Dr. H. Joseph Newton, a statistics
professor, is looking forward to his
new position as the new dean of the
Texas A&M’s College of Science
on July 1.
Newton served as the interim dean
since Oct. 2000 and would like to see
more interdisciplinary research
between the different colleges.
“Cooperation with the College of
Veterinary Medicine, the College of
Engineering, and the College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences is
something I look forward to
strengthening,” he said.
Right now, Newton is particular
ly interested in projects in bioinfor
matics, which requires cooperation
between the College of Agriculture
and the College of Science.
“I hope that these (the cross-col
lege projects) will be a major new
initiative for the university,”
Newton said. “To compete with
other world-class universities,
A&M needs to lead the way with
such modern-era research.”
Newton started at A&M in 1978
as an assistant professor after living
in New York.
“Because I was from New York, I
thought I would only stay in Texas a
' year,” he said. “But A&M proved to
have the opportunities to make my
time in College Station worthwhile.”
“The College of Science, in my
opinion, is the largest and best in the
country,” Newton said. “There are
two major roles that this college ful
fills: teaching and research. In both
fields our faculty go above and
beyond the call of duty.”
RANDAL FORD • THE BATTALION
Dr. H. Joseph Newton, a statistics professor, will take over the position of
dean of the College of Science on July 1.
“(Because of core curriculum
requirements) 12 percent of the
University’s faculty teach 20 per
cent of the student credit hours,”
Newton said.
Furthermore, the College of
Science supplies half of the distin
guished faculty university-wide.
“Our faculty has attracted
approximately 40 percent of the fed
eral funding for the university as
well ” Newton added.
Besides Newton’s appreciation
for his teaching and research faculty.
he also said his favorite sector of the
job is faculty development.
“I love that part of the job — to
hire somebody and see them grow, to
entice them to stay at A&M when
other universities compete to hire
them,” Newton said. “It is a great
feeling to see someone you’re root
ing for really blossom professionally
and know that you were a part of
that.”
Newton earned his bachelor of
See Newton on page 2
College Station receives Livability Award
By Diane Xavier
THE BATTALION
The City of College
Station has made informa
tion about city government
easily accessible for the past
10 years with its Geographic
Information System (CIS).
As a result, the city will be
awarded the national “City
Livability Award” for
“Outstanding Achievement
for Cities under 100,000 in
population” from the U.S.
Conference of Mayors.
The award will be pre
sented to College Station
Mayor Ron Silvia at the
City Council meeting
Thursday at 7 p.m.
The City Livability
Awards are designed to rec
ognize and honor mayors
and cities for demonstrating
exemplary leadership in
developing and implement
ing programs that improve
the quality of life in their
communities.
“I’m really proud of the
city for receiving this
award,” Silvia said. “With
[the CIS system] we can get
instant information on hous
ing, streets, parks and recre
ation. It saves everyone time
and money.”
“Because of this system,
we are able to complete
projects in a more efficient
manner,” Silvia said.
CIS is a computer system
capable of assembling, stor
ing, manipulating and dis
playing geographically ref
erenced information and
data identified according to
their locations. This technol
ogy allows emergency plan
ners to easily calculate emer
gency response times in the
event of a natural disaster.
Also, parents sending
their children to A&M can
look up crime statistics in a
specific area where students
are thinking of leasing or
purchasing property.
Developers and engi
neers can look up zoning
types, building
and minimum
through the
Realtors can
setbacks,
lot areas
Internet,
look up
See Award on page 2
Job market looks bleak for A&M graduates during nations economy slump
Fewer job$ for 2002 graduates
• Overall hiring down 37%
V Service jobs down 27%
* Automobile and manufacturing
jobs down 51%
- Non-profit organization
jobs down 22%
I Source; National Association of Colleges and Employers
TRAVIS SWENSON • THE BATTALION
By Diane Xavier
THE BATTALION
The slumping economy has
resulted in many employers cut
ting back on job offers and intern
ships for college students. The lat
est survey results from the
National Association of Colleges
and Employers (NACE) show just
how tough the search is going to
be this year.
According to NACE, employ
ers expect to hire 37 percent fewer
college graduates in 2002 than in
2000 and 2001.
In the survey, more than 400
employers nationwide responded
to the survey conducted from
March 26 to April 9. Each
employer was asked to predict the
number of college graduates to be
hired in the fall of 2002.
NACE executive director
Marilyn Mackes said the survey
indicated bad timing was every
thing for the Class of 2002.
“Unfortunately, the economic
recovery came a little too late for
the college class of 2002,” Mackes
said. “Consequently, we have seen
a steep drop in college hiring this
academic year.”
Joseph Pleasant will graduate
from A&M in August, and he
assumed that his good grades,
internships and college education
would land him a job.
Pleasant, a senior journalism
major, still has not found a job.
Pleasant and thousands of other
students who are also just weeks
away from their summer graduation
ceremonies, are encountering much
discouragement.
“I was always told growing up
that people who had college
degrees would easily find a job,”
Pleasant said. “I just realized that
this is not true.”
According to NACE survey
reports, hiring is down among
service employers by 27 percent.
Automotive and mechanical
equipment manufacturers dropped
5 1 percent, and nonprofit employ
ers projected their drop to be down
22 percent.
However federal government
employers are not following the
trend of hiring less college gradu
ates. They expect to hire 16 per
cent more new college graduates
this year compared to last year.
Marti Boerema, director of
See Job Hunt on page 8