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High standards
Corps working to serve Texas A&M
S ince the inception
of Texas A&M’s
Corps of Cadets
more than 127 years
ago, an emphasis has
been placed on strong
military discipline
based on a wealth of
civic values. As an
organization, the
Corps has always
Will McAdams
I believe for some
time we had lost sight
of those goals and aspi
rations under the all-
encompassing name of
“Old Army.” This term
became the justifica
tion for many in the
Corps to drift away
from the very essence
of what makes us who
taken pride in developing leadership so that
cadets might succeed as good citizens in the
real world once they graduate.
When I was a freshman in the Corps, I
believed with all my heart that the training
received by cadets would produce the pil
lars of communities all over the state and
nation. During the three years of my Corps
career, I have seen a great deal of turmoil,
while as an organization we have tried to
redefine ourselves in the wake of the 1999
Aggie Bonfire collapse, and experienced
renewed emphasis on student responsibility.
During this time, student leaders all over
A&M could sense a change that meant busi
ness as usual was not OK anymore, and that
people can get hurt as a result of our deci
sions. The Corps felt the implication of the
new environment very dramatically.
When 1 was selected as Corps
Commander, I made a promise to myself
that the Corps would refocus on the values
and discipline that have made Aggies
great. This would entail the cadets demon
strating the professionalism that guaran
tees success both in the military and cor
porate America.
we are as an organization.
With this in mind, I have renewed
emphasis on cadet attendance at football
games. Silver Taps and other traditions that
hold Aggies together. As “keepers of spir
it,” which cadets profess to be, we are duty-
bound to maintain and ensure their viability.
The Corps as a whole is heading in a dif
ferent direction and, as a consequence,
many of the upper-classmen consider the
transition too painful a change, but as I have
continually told them, this year it is neces
sary. As an organization, our mission is in
great part to serve this University and its
students by representing A&M well.
I emphasize service because the leader
ship of the Corps no longer looks at our
daily roles as serving ourselves and our
own ambition. Instead, we work for the
good of our people and making this cam
pus and this cadet corps greater than it has
ever been before.
Corps Commatider
Will McAdams is a
senior political science major.
Price of integrity
Students must follow Aggie code of how
M erriam-Webster defines
integrity as a firm
adherence to a code of
especially moral or artistic val
ues. At Texas A&M, the Aggie
Code of Honor provides a suc
cinct declaration of our value
system. Over the years, howev
er, many A&M students have
chosen to disregard some or all
of these values in the area of
academics. Others have redefined
or rationalized the code itself to fit
a particular situation.
To many students, the Aggie
Code of Honor has simply
become an inconstant colloquial
ism and thus, they fail to see “the
writing on the wall.”
Academic dishonesty can take
many forms. Using an unautho
rized cheat sheet on an exam, giv
ing another student your lab report
or purchasing a term paper online
are only three obvious forms of
academic dishonesty. On the
Internet, countless solutions to
homework problems, sample
computer programs and essays on
a variety of topics can easily be
found. Students often may not
realize using the information in
each of these instances as their
own is just as academically dis
honest as leaning over and copy
ing the answer of another person
during an exam.
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Many events may lead a stu
dent down a path of academic dis
honesty, but the result is always
the same: A continual erosion and
specious redefinition of values
begins to take place.
In his inaugural convocation
address, A&M President Robert
M. Gates called for a renewal of
University core values. As a
result, an Academic Integrity Task
Force was formed to propose a
new honor system for the
University. The blueprints for the
future of academic integrity are
contained within this plan
(www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor).
One upcoming initiative asso
ciated with renewing A&M’s
commitment to academic integrity
is the placement of signs contain
ing the Aggie Code of Honor in
every classroom on campus.
Students will be faced on a daily
basis with “An Aggie does not lie,
cheat, or steal or tolerate those
who do.”
While this is certainlyanii
alistic effort, for years studtr
have attended classes withsig;!
that read, "No food, drinks j
tobacco products allowed in to
classroom.” The effectiveness
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same thing to happen to oc
integrity.
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and the rewards in society tod;
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also that we expect the same;
our peers. The plan outlined!
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Force provides a solid framewod
to do this.
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silence, when we should protest
makes cowards out of men."
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Cathode
Lutheran
tJfpn-tDenominationaT
(Pentecostal
Seventh Day Adventist
1218 Ettle St., Bryan (corner of Coulter)
775-4362
Pastor Bill Davis
English - 11:30 am
Sabbath School - 10:00 am
www.bryansdachurch.com
JAssemBCy of QocC
Bethel Temple Assembly of God
2608 Villa Maria,
Bryan
776-4835
Sunday Worship 10:15
Sunday School 9:00
www.betheltemplebcs.com
(Baptist
St. Mary’s
Catholic Center
603 Church Avenue in Northgate
(979)846-5717
www.aqqiecatholic.org
Pastoral Team
Rev. Michael J. Sis, Pastor
Rev. Keith Koehl, Associate Pastor
- Campus Ministers -
Deacon Bill Scott, Deacon David Reed,
Martha Tonn, Julia Motekaitis
Dawn Rouen, Reel Garza
Daily Masses
Mon.-Fri.: 5:30 p.m. in the Church
Tues.&Thurs.: 12:05 p.m. in the
All Faiths Chapel
Weekend Masses
Sat: 2:00 p.m. (Korean),
5:30 p.m. (English), 7:00 p.rh. (Spanish)
Sun.: 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.,
5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Confessions
Wed. 8:30-9:30 p.m.. Sat. 4:00-5:15 p.m.
or by appointment.
Sunday
8:15 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. »
Sunday School .Jjjl
9:30 a.m.
Stillpoint
Evening Prayer & Communion
2nd & 3rd Sunday ^
6:30 p.m.
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LLITHEFLAJM CHLIRLCH
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
Comer of Harvey Mitchell Pkwy and Rio Grande
693-4403 • www.peacelutheranweb.com
Methodist
Parkway Baptist Church
Christian
A&M United Methodist
417 University Dr. (in Northgate) • 846-8731
Sunday Worship: 8:30, 9:45, 10:50
College Sunday School: 9:30, 10:45
Thursday Nights: 5:30 - University Choir
6:30 - FREE Supper, 7:00 - College Bible Study
www.am-umc.org/college
Calvary Chapel
AGGIELAND
Feeling a little overwhelmed?
God can help!
We are a small church that teaches
God’s Word verse by verse, and
places a high value on worship.
We care about you -
you’re not just another student.
CASUAL ATMOSPHERE
Come join us!
Currently meeting at:
Putt-Putt Golf & Games
1705 Valley View Dr., C.S.
Just across Texas Ave. from
the C.S. Police Station
We’re studying the Book of Acts
Services at 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Pastor Jeff Hughes '95
(979)324-3972 www.aggieland.ee
Equipping the saints for the work of the ministry - Heb. 4:12
Victory
United Pentecostal Churcli
Sunday 2:00 p.m. Wednesday 7:00 pi
I 808 - H Brothers
(behind the C.S. Wal-Mart)
764-4180
(PresByterian
College Station Korean
Presbyterian Church
220 Rock Prarie Rd., CS
696-0403
Sunday Worship - 2:00p.m
purti s
even
1501 Southwest Pkwy
(979) 693-4701
Sunday Worship 8:15 10:45 & 6PM
Sunday School 9:30 AM
Wednesday: Meal 5:30PM
College Bible Study Wed. 6:30PM
www.pbccs.org
Fellowship Free Will
Baptist Church
College & Career Class
You are invited to a Bible Study
especially for students.
Sunday mornings at 9:45
Wednesday night supper at 5:30,
followed by Bible Study at 6:30
1228 W. Villa Maria
779-2297
For more information contact
Bill Van Winkle: 774-3059
college.^ fei|oyysh.ipfwb,prg
http://www.fellowshipfwb.ora
First Christian Church
900 South Ennis, Bryan
823-5451
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.
Robert D. Chandler, Minister
Church of Christ
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845-2696
A&M Church of Christ
1901 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy.
(979) 693-0400
Sunday Assemblies:
8 a.m., 10:30 a.m.,
College Bible Class 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Night: 5:45 p.m.
Mid-Week 6:45 p.m.
Aggies for Christ
Call for on-campus pick-up info
www.aggiesforchrist.org
First United
Methodist Church
Bryan
Worship Services:
8:40 am and 10:55 am
College Class at 10:00 am
Rev. Matt Idom, Pastor
On 28' 1, Street, 1 block east
of Texas Avenue in Bryan
779-1324
www.fumcbryan.org
community CHURCH
Vfpn-(DenominationaC
Now Meeting Across from Campus
in Oakwood Interm. School
George Bush & Holik St.
behind the CS Conference Ctr.
Follow the signs!
every
SUNDAY
Prayer Service @10 a.m.
worship @10:30 a.m.
small groups
meet throughout the week
Covenant Presbyterian ChufC
220 Rock Prairie Road
(979) 694-7700
Rev. Sam W. Steele - Pastor
Sunday Service:
8:30 & 11 a.m,
Sunday School:
9:45 a.m.
Students Welcome
www.covenantpresbyterian.org
‘EpiscopoC
St. Thomas Episcopal
906 George Bush Dr. • College Station, TX
696-1726
Services - 8:00 (Rite 1), 9:00(Family Service Rite It)
and 11:15 (Rite ll-fbr late sleeping Ags)
7:30 p.m. Evensong
Next door to Canterbury House.
the Episopal Student Center
Fellowship
CJm/rcn
Where students have been
connecting with Jesus since 1976.
10:30 A.M. Sundays
at Brazos Christian School,
3000 West Villa Maria Rd.
www.FeHowshipCC.org
students@FellowshipCC.org
www.COrnClHURCH.com
260-1163
(PentecostoC
Cornerstone Church
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