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No matter who he is or what he wants, one thing is certain... ...his mom doesn't Know he left the house dressed lihe that. The Texas A&M Universitjl lice Department Crime Pre, tion Unit, in conjunction! Mosher Hall, will offer freel cle engraving today from 6[ to 8 p.m. at the Mosher bit, racks on the east side of Mos Hall across the street from A&M Golf Clubhouse. Sgt. Allan Baron of theli A&M University Police Dej ment Crime Prevention Unit the campus has been plag with numerous bicycle tfe since the beginning of the semester. Baron said he encourage; students to identify their p’* 1 P arts ral by stopping by and getting:'-, driver license number engrj L U ^y on the bike frame and [ ^ lt , s a record of their bike's number. AUSTIN,' ,st respecte worked I |st five year some ot th< le cone TTow WEIRD OO VOU MOVE TO*471 KNOW, RISHTP MAKES YOU bij M.D. Walters J4 (PCus \ J^L (PCus Buy One 2 Hr. Session Get Your Next One Free Redeemable Jot any 2 hour session. You must have this coupon present to receive discount. 50% Off Any 2 Hr. Session Raitxmable for any 2 hour session. You musl have this coupon present to receive discount. BE TO WANT TO TEACH ORSANIC CHEMISTRY? Wohlgemuth to campaign jpporters tc nonth’s “Cr: ist-time dir Is long-stai ■even Sode I “Crimina |d salesma A , Iption swn on campus tod45 racter R Gates Continued from page 1 why they are being required to teach.” Gates said improvements in diversity recruiting, which was the primary objective for the 2003-2004 school year, is evident in the rise in minority enroll ment for the Class of2008. African-American enroll ment increased by 35 percent, Hispanic enrollment increased by 22 percent, and Asian enrollment in creased 11 percent. “An A&M undergraduate should be distinguish able not only by an undergraduate curriculum of excellence, but also a signature experiential back ground,” Gates said. Gates said a task force will be formed by the end of the month to expedite the implementation of the goals, and that the first phase implementa tion will be in February. Gates announced that a new position to im prove A&M’s public image, vice president for communications, is in progress of being filled. “This business of ‘when you’re on the inside you can’t explain A&M, and when you're on the outside you can’t understand it' needs to go by the wayside. We need to tell a better story of what’s going on at A&M,” Gates said. Lynn Ruoff, Senate Caucus Leader and parent of two A&M students, asked if tuition after significantly increasing over the past year would be increased again. “The reason tuition is going up is because state revenues are going down, and that’s just a fact of life. The truth is we are better off than most states,” Gates said. no takes a Rep. Arlene Wohlgemu&Bng for a * campaign today on campuPen they si the Sul Ross Statue at ^ r ' st ty 00011 p.m. Wohlgemuth, as wellm ^ mu ' rM, • Texas A&M chapter of ‘ Republicans, will be rallyr;* 1 ' 1 ,^..^ 11 ^ I Daily I support in the upcoming i gressional election. Keens"). W College Republicans C* Gregory man John Jackson, a sencMj ] f e it fj] litical science major, sale re ally liked i gemuth will be speaking :M V there to her policies and platform; ibid try to br why she is running for Congns great fr Wohlgemuth campaigners Kought it'd be giving away campaignst| DP: John Jackson urged students tocl J (, ' in G to the rally and hear what me has to say. latter we v 'We will be out there to that it was port Arlene," Jackson said.|p U1 ^ 11 ' think Arlene is the best ca date for the race andforlol A&M." Fish Continued from page 1 he changed into PT (physical training) clothes. “He kept up on most of (physical train ing).” Wiersch said. “He fell back a little on the run.” Tracht said his upperclassmen were probably more patient with him than with other fish. “They were very generous to teach me everything: how to set up my plate, eat and greet someone,” Tracht said. Powell, who took over for Tracht as Squadron 2 academic volunteer, said every one is asking her if she will make the same deal with the Class of 2008. “I had to decline,” Powell said. “The fish of 2008 have to come up with a different mo tivational strategy.” Tracht stopped advising the squadron in the spring because he is working on his doc torate dissertation and could no longer com mit as much time to the students. “Basically I’m very proud of the outfit and what they have done and are buildingtl selves up to do in life,” Tracht said, "i I totally for them. I just hope it continual motivate them to do well in academk'l everything they achieve in life.” I Wiersch said Tracht gave each oftheri card that had a special message. [ “It says ‘When all else fails, pel tence prevails,’” Wiersch said. “Pel thought (Squadron 2) couldn’t dl Here we stand today, first in the Cl in academics. I couldn't be more pi to have (Tracht).” I L( STUDENTS WANTED If you are interested in working in a challenging environment for a local firm where you can gain valuable work experience on enterprise-level, international projects, we are looking for you. K2Share has the following part-time positions available: Bookkeeper Flash Animator/Graphic Artist Network Technician Support Services Technician More information at http://www.K2Share.com/jobs. 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