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Tuesday, August 3, 2004
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Dear Aggies of the
University Apartment
Community:
As many of you know,
a fire at the University
Apartments on Saturday
evening resulted in an
international graduate
student’s family being
hospitalized. I and the
entire Aggie family are deeply saddened that
this tragic incident occurred and that it now
has resulted in loss of a life. Other family mem
bers continue to receive medical attention.
Our hearts and prayers go out to the family in
its grief and as it copes in the days ahead. In
addition, we are deeply concerned about all
those who were affected by this tragedy.
The injured family members were taken to
the burn unit at the John Sealy Hospital at the
University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston,
one of the best medical care facilities for burn
injuries in the state of Texas. Friends of the
family are with them in Galveston. In addition,
other individuals from Texas A&M University
and the Texas A&M University — Galveston
campus, including the Interim Chief Executive
Officer and his staff, are personally providing
support and assistance.
Representatives of the Department of
Student Life and International Student Services
are assisting those individuals who have had
to evacuate their apartments. Texas A&M
University has provided temporary housing
and other daily necessities. University offices
are assisting with federal regulations related
to non-immigrant visa holders, and counseling
also is being offered. I encourage any student
who has other needs (academic or otherwise)
resulting from this incident to contact the
Department of Student Life (979-845-3111).
The welfare of all residents of University
Apartments is a priority for us. The cause of
the fire has yet to be determined. Regardless,
as an on-going safety precaution, the
University has completed an inspection of the
grounds surrounding the buildings and is in
the process of conducting an apartment-by
apartment safety inspection. The State Fire
Marshal, the state official with the authority
to investigate fires and determine their cause,
is in charge of the investigation of the fire.
Anyone with information that may assist
the investigation should provide that infor
mation to the University Police Department
(979-845-2345) which is assisting the State
Fire Marshal with his investigation.
This incident is a terrible tragedy for the
entire Aggie family. We will continue our
around-the-clock support and assistance
to all those affected. And, in the days and
weeks ahead, we will keep you informed.
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would have a better claim (than USC).”
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The Texas Cooperative
Extension releases lists such
as the one compiled by Harris
as part of its mission to edu
cate the general public.
“We try to provide cred
ible, non-biased information
so that people can make their
own decisions,” Harris said.
In the wake of the Sept.
11 attacks the security con
cerns of the public were
significantly increased.
Harris said it is important
that people are prepared not
only for terrorist threats, but
for issues that have been
around for a long time such
as natural disasters and
accidents in the home.
“For instance we have a
group of fact sheets or bro
chures that help individuals
deal with the unexpected,
instead of sensationalizing
Sept. 11 they need to be pre
pared for floods, fires and also
terrorism. They need to know
what their local communities
are facing,” Harris said.
The Texas Cooperative
Extension shares information
in the form of press releases
for local newspapers, and
through a network of county
officials across the state.
“There are 254 counties
in Texas. There are agents
out in these counties, every
county is served in some
way. And those agents may
take the same information
and do a local program if
they sense that’s a particu
lar need” Harris said.
Alma Fonseca, county
extension agent for fam
ily and consumer sciences
in Brazos County, said the
TexasCooperative Extension
is unique in the way that it
tailors its programs to fit the
unique needs of each local
community.
“The Texas Cooperative
Extension at Texas A&M
University provides us with
the research based informa
tion that we in turn use to
provide the educational pro
grams for our communities,”
Fonseca said.
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“The Bonfire Memorial is not just for the
collapse in 1999,” Raney said. “It is also about
the tradition of Bonfire and the Aggie Spirit.”
Raney said classes will be cancelled in
the afternoon so that everyone will have the
chance to hear the speakers and view the
memorial. President Robert M. Gates and
Student Body President Jack Hildebrand will
be among those speaking at the dedication.
Nueber said that while he was impressed
with the symbolism at the memorial, he
wishes the timeline at the memorial did
not end abruptly in 1999.
“I would like to see some sort of statue or
monument representing the hope to see the tra
dition continue in the future,” Neuber said. “I
know without a doubt that each of the victims
would hate to see the tradition die with them.”
advantage of while here,” he said.
Biggar said many people do notteali
the Brazos Valley has to offer, particular!
Bryan-College Station area.
“We have Washington on the Brazos
birthplace of Texas, Messina HofWinen
George Bush Presidential Library, Lakei
and downtown Bryan,” he said.
The workshop will be general in reg
the cultures covered except there will
session on the Middle East duetorecel
laboration with Qatar, Biggar said.
“It is absolutely vital that anyone wk
have contact with or exposure to interna!
faculty and students while they arehereir
stand the idiosyncrasies of culture
tage,” Biggar said.
Fox said the information presented!!
workshop comes from different pul
sources along with personal experience.
“You are never going to learn and
stand all of a foreign culture, but at least
conscious awareness and try to put yours
their shoes,” Biggar said.
For more information or to register fu
workshop, contact Kim Fox at kfox@tami
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