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THE BATTALIA! iversity itinued from page Anderson said he will woit ely with Dean of Faculti in Watson in the hiring off faculty members over four years to ensure ip is as diverse is as f j-raising efforts and grai ©sals will also be a ie office’s responsibilities, he national image VI portrays is importa erson said, and currently^ 'ersity is not doing enotifl iblicize its achievements, When people talk sity, they only talk: way to confinn their m ical beliefs,” Anderson said pie should instead tl t it in tenns of what it >r people and not how die) ibout it personally.” ie reaction of student o the administration lias largely positive, frican American it ion President Cedrid i said the University’s f Anderson is a step in direction. think it’s excellent. 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Mail subscriptions , 7.50forthesummeror$10 ] i Express, call 845-2611. > The Battalion Page 3 • Monday, October 13, 2003 Boy meets girl living with the opposite sex poses challenges, offers rewards for students By Katie Wigginton THE BATTALION Another long and stressful day of classes faces Jane. She manages toget to class and sit back in her chair to retain as much information as possible. Eventually, her day ends and she cannot wait to get home. As soon as she walks in the door, she is comforted and consoled by her al roommate: a man. On the other side of campus, Andrea Nichols finishes up her classes and heads off to work. After completing all her bustling hours she gets to head home for a quick nap before returning, but not before she boxes more items belonging to her former husband. Opposite sex cohabitation works for many people but is not the fight path for everybody. Much of the lasting capability depends on the comparison and contrast of the individual’s goals for college, person- straits and maturity. “I’m really enjoying the time spent with him,” said Jane, a senior elementary education major. Jane and John, who did not want to give their real names, have shared an apartment for five months now. While John has already graduated and is looking for work, Jane is now dealing with the hard effects of still having tests to study for and papers to write. does get hard and the big problem for me is self-discipline,” Jane said. She said that while dealing with the living habits of a male room- ite can present problems, the shock is minimal. “As long as you are in a mutual, monogamous relationship and have :p trust with each other, everything should work out and the fights mid be minimal,” Jane said. Kristin Hill, a graduate communications student, feels those guide lines proved just as true for her. I has been living with her husband, David, for more than two years and made the transition from an all-girl residence hall to a house and husband appear easy and smooth. “After we got married and began living together, our grades actual- lygotbetter. It was like having a built-in study partner,” Hill said. While Kristin is still facing the pressures of a graduate’s schedule, David has already graduated and is working for the Saturn dealership in College Station. and her husband did not live together before marriage primari- y for religious reasons. To prepare, they attended a marriage prepara- seminar through their church and had a trained counselor assist i in deciding several of the important factors that cohabiting cou ples would face. “We’ve succeeded because of who we are together and that does »ialways work for all couples,” Hill said. Nichols, a senior education major, can attest to Hill’s statement. Nichols lived with her husband for a little more than one year and is in the process of filing for a divorce. “It was more of personality clashing than anything else,” she said. “Being in school and working full-time did not help the situation either.” Nichols began married life by making her husband home cooked meals every night. That all changed, she said, when her job became a handful. Now, Nichols is looking at single life again with an optimistic view despite the loss of a roommate and husband. “I still believe that you can work out anything if you try hard enough and 1 would wait until the both of you are done with degrees before making the move,” she said. Joe Medina, a senior accounting major who lived with three women last year, said he and his former roommates would never fight about things like leaving the toilet seat up or whether the house smelled like vanilla. If they fought, he said it would be about personality differences. Ivan Flores • THE BATTALION “You don’t get along with people because of personality, not because she’s a girl,” he said. Medina grew up sharing a bathroom with a sister, so it wasn’t dif ficult for him to adjust to women’s habits. “It might be a shock to someone who wasn’t used to things like lots of soaps in the bathroom or something, but 1 had been accustomed to that so I was OK,” Medina said. Gabriela Cantu, a senior biomedical sciences major, decided to live with a man because of convenience and safety. “If something broke, I felt like a guy would be more equipped to deal with it,” Cantu said. She said she felt safer at night because she thought she would be protected if someone broke in. However, she said it might be awkward for some women to live with the opposite sex. “Guys tend to be more crude, “ Cantu said, “so some girls might be uncomfortable if you don’t know them well and don’t set ground rules for living with each other.” ould wear a favorite rts jacket and tie. should wear their will be provided by md 2004 &M University Yearbook 1 ATTENTION: SINGERS & DANCERS!!! Would you like a chance to win $ 100,000? CBS’s hit show STAR SEARCH is holding OPEN AUDITIONS for talent in these categories: Adult Singers Junior Singers Young Dancers (ages 15 & up) (ages 8 to 14) (ages 14-30) Auditions are Tuesday, October 14 th from 9am to 6pm At The Marriott Houston West Loop (by the Galleria) 1750 West Loop South Houston, TX For an application or more info, go to: cnirr uidit to SEE THAT mOUIE? doot. Get MOVIES IN MINUTES™ with Movielink. Just visit college.movielink.com and pick from our library of new and classic movies. Dowload and start watching the movie in minutes. 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