NEI!
THE BATTALI
lly Daniel Chapman
THE BATTALION
ion
iued from page!:
on is due to tuitioncjjj
rowth can also be r
the impact of otbc:
h as the top 10 pr.
said.
n is receiving lessisi
n the state and hasrjj
is uell. he said. -i
administration at
g to soften the bio.
s h\ making budge;
he board, choppint
from the admini
and a total of 5.4
otn the college. Ariana Nizza’s fatherH
s. This totals a .. Miows how to work a room.
$20.5 million frer On the last day of spring
s budget V'®mester, her father came to
alance the budget IN 4 he i move out - The y
J^fccided to venture over to
im. a sear. ssln,. S},j sa f or one i as j campus
o\s through Aui: moa ] before leaving for the
ncreases ssere rq simmer. They arrived at
ssa> state lass prt- Sbisa only to find it closed,
ed tuition increase I. "We all turned to leave
hoot could only tax »cept my dad who said
C( I Idem Is.-Let me take
■ increased it. |» 1,e °f this,’ in his thick
this semester, the : ‘tcccnt.
d a $2 per Student: 1 H^trollecUiptothe*
.reuse in tuition,
anager, and for 10 minutes
•k. .. —Iked to him,” said nizza, a
across the state. , , . , .
SDphotnore business admin-
bul could go not a tration major .. , c0ll | dn -,
matched ihu o. heat a word he said, but
g in a S4 per credr
Aggielife
The Battalion
Page 3A • Monday, September 8, 2
Parents just don’t understand
’ antics on visits to Aggieland amuse and embarrass their children
luctantly, and to my
embarrassment, the manager
lei us in. My father looked
as though he had just inher
ited a gold mine and began
to get his tray together. He
■iked to every worker about
Ju. ■ Jc l.»Hl
*» up higher lb twe left he said bye to
iiitton.
with schools no
I to stay withini
, A AM plans to it
another $9 per
the spring
'Let me take care
of this/ he said in his
thick Italian accent.
He strolled up to the
manager and for 10
minutes talked to
him. I couldnt
understand a word
he said, hut
reluctantly and to
my embarrassment,
the manager let
us in.
— Arianna Nizza
psychology major
s the univenir
i, which plans ton
119 per ca*dil hou.'
y said the $9 ir.
tave been higher (
ev ery person and made his grand exit.”
I For any student who thinks coming to college brings
absolute freedom from their parents, think again. From move-
in days and football games to the dreaded spontaneous visits,
many students find and have learned to appreciate that mom
and dad are a vital and sometimes amusing part of the Aggie
Cover: experience.
lion had not intent' : Parents sometimes need to be taught the subtleties of College
t Josefy and then Station streets. Brock Ramos, a senior psychology major, knows
lent government i this from firsthand experience. Brock’s mother was at the wheel
up and encoutJi: turning onto Texas near the Holiday Inn,
it low, which i> | “She got into what she thought was a turning lane but was actu-
idget cuts were it ally oncoming traffic,” he said. “At the time, I started yelling some
thing like ’Get back in the other lane! We’re going to die!’ Later
t the numerous fee when we realized that she had almost killed everyone and caused a
pay along with! 1 . f
it is likely they wi!
ig again in the tula
ites said,
to keep up withGit
hire 100 new (is
s each year forihe
trs. he says there
be more help fror
ore cuts intemall)-
tuition increases
Taylor, vice pres;-
ce, said three ne» -
have been forme-
t funding to invf
ig of those new fa.
s.
pc the students w
re of all of this,"!;
nd understand tfe
ct this to better the-
ucation they recei';
traffic jam, it was quite humorous to think about.”
Parents are crucial to a college student’s success. Most provide
monetary and emotional support. Unfortunately, a student’s social
life can be adversely affected by his parents’ behavior.
Move-in day can culminate in an embarrassing parental
moment for some students.
Joy Vick, a freshman accounting major, knew it wouldn’t be
a normal weekend when her mom came down to help her move
in.
Vick was moving into her residence hall and was searching for
her mother because she wasn’t sure where she had parked.
“When my mother spotted me from a distance and realized that I
Ivan Flores* THE BATTALION
couldn’t see them because of all the other parents, she commenced
with an impromptu ‘interpretative dance’ to differentiate herself
from all the other Aggie Moms,” Vick said. “Once 1 saw flailing
arms in the comer of my eye, 1 knew it had to be her, but it honest
ly made me want to turn and go the other direction.
This isn’t anything out of the ordinary for my mom, but even
though 1 grew up with it, she can still surprise me.”
While college students are the definition of grace under pres
sure, the same cannot always be said for their parents. Aggie par
ents have a special way of being amazing and spastic at the same
time, though some Aggie students say they wouldn’t have it any
other way.
ms for
portunitiesi
ested in
i service?
1 majors,
tary International
itionals:
Ludder 402
udder 402
■rotaract/
iLIOf
Chief
•eutsch, Sci|Tech Editoi
oesch, Copy Chief
eLuna, Craphics Editor
s, Photo Editor
ingsiey, Radio Product'
terbusch, Webmaster
iday through Friday during^
during the summer sess i0
University. Periodicals Post 3 ?
ess changes to The
1-1111.
its at Texas A&M University
rurnalism. News offices
13; Fax: 845-2647; E-m 3 ' 1
it
orship or endorsement t)f 1,11
g, call 845-2696. For class;
5 Reed McDonald, and off 31
2678.
ich Texas A&M student to piP
opies 25S. Mail subscripwj
17.50 for the summer of P 1
an Express, call 845-2611-
V K W JL A A O M
I nH!
P.A f\h.
FALL AUDITIONS
SEPT 1-12
CORPS MEMBERSHIP NOT REQUIRED!
Come by
MSC 003 for an
audition, or call
845-5974.
Formed in 1893, the Singing Cadets are one of the
oldest student organizations on campus. We are a
men’s choir of about 60 members, and travel all over
the US and world representing Texas A&M.
www.$ingingca<let$.coin
NETZERO
HiSpeed lets you
surf the Internet
up to 5x faster
using dial-up.
(maybe now you’ll have time to do your laundry)
You have things to do. So stop wasting time on-line and get to that pile
of laundry. Get NetZero HiSpeed and surf the web up to
5x Faster through your regular phone jack. Only $9.95**
for your first month and $14.95** a month after that. .
NETZERO
Sign up today at www.netzero.com/aggies HiSpeed
Earn $20 for every friend that you refer - sign-up to find out how.
*NetZero HiSpeed does not increase the transmission speed of files or attachments, including music or video.
"Additional phone and live tech support charges may apply. Service not available in all areas.
©2003 NetZero, Inc. NetZero is a registered trademark and the NetZero logo is a service mark of NetZero, Inc.