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Don’t let this opportunity pass you by. ey.com/us/careers ill Ernst&Young Quality In Everything We Do Wednesday, October 15, China Continued from page 1 The three finalists to become China’s first “taikonaut” (TYE’ koh-nawt) were reportedly wail ing at a Gobi Desert launch base near this dusty city of concrete apartment buildings in the remote northwest. Security was tight around tlie remote base, some 175 miles northeast of Jiuquan: Cars were turned back and phone calls to the: base were blocked. ‘it’s a big thing for the conn-; try,” said Zhang Ming, a man buying a leather jacket in Jiuquan on Tuesday. The astronaut candidates - all fighter pilots — were to under go final tests as little as one hour, before the flight, state media said; The government’s Xinhua News; Agency has said the “No. 1 astro naut” among them would go up — the strongest sign yet that the flight will carry only one person. People’s Daily said the Shenzhou 5 capsule had complet ed its own final tests and, on; Tuesday, was “sitting on the launch pad with more fuel being injected.” Interns Continued from page 1 Another objective of the pro gram is to increase the number of qualified applicants for profes sional positions at A&M as it will be providing students with the experience needed to apply for these jobs. If this objective is car ried out, qualified students will be able to move into staff positions. “Many students enjoy the atmosphere of College Station and the dynamic environment of such a broad reaching university and would prefer to utilize their skills in an academic setting ver sus a corporate one,” Carter said “In order to do so, they must have certain experiences under their belt, and this program is formulat ed to provide that.” The SGA will be assisting in the promotion of the program, fulfilling the platform initiativeof Student Body President Matt Josefy. “The platform initiative is to take an active role in informing students of their opportunities, because many times students are the best marketing device a pro gram or department can utilize,! Carter said. Internships are one of the ini tiatives that will be discussed at a forum focus on the entire scope of Experiential Education. A second initiative that will be discussed at the forum are the Student Services initiative, aimed at providing students with an opportunity to work hands on with their instructors to aid in the development and improvement of. services for students on campus. Carter said. The third initiative on the agenda is a program that wif give students the opportunity have individuals in their area of study teach a class. The program will be held Nov 11 at 5:15 p.m. in MSC 292A. Americ sion. 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