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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY WEEK
September 20 - 24,2004
ESSAY COMPETITION:
“What do you feel are the benefits of having an Aggie code of honor?
How does it affect academic honesty on our campus?”
Are you an Undergraduate Student, Graduate Student or Faculty Member?
Are you a creative writer?
Would you like to compete for a cash prize of J500.00?
If you answered yes to at least one of the questions listed above please get involved in the
Texas A&M University Academic Integrity Week Essay Competition.
The essay competition is open to all undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members.
No member of Class Councils will be permitted to participate in the essay competidon or ask
another member of the University to submit their essay for them.
Guidelines:
We are asking submitters to write no more than one page or 500 word essay, which ever comes first.
Creativity is encouraged, but all submitters should keep their creativity to one page (aka, nothing bigger than an
81/2x11 piece of paper).
The three categories (undergraduate, graduate, and faculty) will be judged separately.
All contestants must turn in the essays by Wednesday September 22, 2004 by 5:00 pm in the Class Center
(Room 288 in the MSC located next to the Student Programs Office) on the 2 nd floor of the MSC.
Submitters will place their name, phone, category, and email at the top of the paper.
A box will be placed on the main counter marking where contestants should turn in their entry.
All submitters must be present at the Texas A&M University Planning Committee Reception on Friday,
September 20,2004 when the winners of the individual categories will be announced.
The winner of each category will have their essay placed in the Battalion.
NOTE:
A reviewing committee composed of 3 members of Class Councils and 3 committee members from the Texas A&M
University honor council will choose the best essays in each category and submit the names to Dr. Nicole Bradford.
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September 20-24,2004
AGGIE VALUES:
BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF INTEGRITY
Monday, September 20,2004
Kick-Off Ceremony with President Gates and Macarena Hernandez
Memorial Student Center 292
1:00-3:00
Monday. September 20,2004
Faculty Kick Off
Faculty Club located in Rudder Tower llth floor
3:30 - 5:00
Tuesday, September 21,2004
Leadership and Ethics - Dome the Right Thing!
113 Kleberg
5:00-6:30
Tuesday, September 21,2004
“The Power of One” - Movie Preview/Review
Memorial Student Center 292
7:00-10.00
Wednesday, September 22,2004
Leadership and Integrity On and Off the Court
Featuring Coach Richard “Digger” Phelps with guest Billy GiUespie
Memorial Student Center 292
11:00 -12:00
Wednesday, September 22,2004
Book Review, A Cheating Culture, with author David Callahan
Memorial Student Center 292
300-5:00
Thursday, September 23,2004
Writing a Thesis or DissertatiomTechnical and Ethical Considerations
Memorial Student Center 292
10 00-1200
Thursday, September 23,2004
Rigsby Round -Up: Why Integrity?
Memorial Student Center 292
300-500
Friday, September 24,2004
“Student/Facuity PanehA Personal Perspective of Academic Integrity”
Moderated by: Dr. Dean Bresdani,
Vice President for Student Affairs
Memorial Student Cotter 292
10:00-11:30
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Friday, September 24,2004
Planning Committee Reception
Writing Contest Winner will be announced during reception
Stark Gallery
3:00-500
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NEWS
THE BATTALION
Monday, September 20,
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Marines into combat,” said friend and classmate
John ‘Doc’ Holiday. “He was just doing his job. He
wasn’t a hero or medal seeker or anything special;
just doing what he was over there to do.”
For 28 years, no one would know where Matocha
was — except for one man. In 1996, Nguyen Van
Loc, a soldier with the People’s Army of Vietnam
during the war, told officials he had buried the body of
an American soldier on Dong Ma Mountain in 1968.
Little did Van Loc know he was about to affect the
lives of numerous people thousands of miles away.
“We owe him (Van Loc) all our gratitude that he
didn’t keep that information to himself,” Eiben said.
It took excavation teams multiple attempts to
find the body, but in March, the team finally had
success: Matocha was coming home.
“It was heartbreaking when I found out that he
was killed in 1968,” Holiday said. “And when I
found out he was coming home, it was a big hit on
my heart again. Made an old man cry.”
On Saturday, Matocha received his long-overdue
military burial. Smithville’s population grew by almost
1,000 people as many came from around the country
to honor the fallen soldier’s homecoming. Friends
and family packed the recreation center, while many
others who couldn’t find a seat in the main area of the
building sat in adjacent rooms to hear the eulogy.
Many had not known him, such as Houston)
lice officer Greg Fremin. After reading news:;
pings about the event, Fremin realized hehadlj
wearing a missing in action/prisoner of war br;
let bearing Matocha’s name for the past 17 ye*
“It was so amazing to find that out,” FreJ
said. “It was very emotional for me to givet
bracelet that I’ve had for 17 years to his sister.'
Gordon Seablom, a former Marine, read ofMi
cha’s arrival and knew exactly how Matocha’sfati
felt — his brother is missing in action after 34yes
“I got a chance to shake hands with the relatives]
tell them I care for them and understand all their feelir;
he said. “It’s not closure for me yet because my broth
still missing, but it was very helpful emotionally.”
As Matocha’s casket sat waiting to beplacedt
final resting place, “Amazing Grace” was playedo
set of bagpipes. As the song belted into the hotle
air, many stood at attention under the shade ofnej
trees while current and former soldiers saluted.It
streamed down the faces of many, including Fiber,
she clutched her perfectly folded American flag.
“Tremendous is not quite the word,” shes
“This is a significant expression of how pet
don’t forget, especially Marines and Aggies."
Shortly after the funeral, Matocha’s seven your;
siblings gathered for one last photo as everyone^
ed ways. Matocha may have been physically miss
from the picture, but from the smiles and glimmer!
their eyes, it was easy to tell that Smithville’ssolcl
Aggie and big brother, was finally home again. I
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Nearly two and a half pages of
the report were blacked out at the
request of the Brazos County Dis
trict Attorney’s Office, who is still
conducting an investigation.
A majority of the omitted re
port included the investigator’s
interview with Todd Hubacek,
a Texas A&M maintenance em
ployee. Also omitted is the con
clusion of College Station Fire
Department Findings.
Gates said he is waiting for the
conclusion of the district attorney’s
investigation for the task force
to begin looking into University
Apartments resident concerns.
“I’m looking forward to get
ting the go-ahead from the dis
trict attorney so we can have a
task force take a look at mainte
nance and communication issues
relating to University Apart
ments,” Gates said.
Gates said he hasn’t heard
anything about litigation against
the University.
Gates said the head of A&M-
Galveston is staying in touch
with Saquib Ejaz, whose fam
ily was in the apartment when
the explosion occurred. Ejaz’s
daughter, 4-year-old Lamiya
Zahin, and his mother, Rabeya
Chaudhury, died as a result of
injuries sustained in the explo
sion. Ejaz’s wife. Lufthansa
Kanta, sustained injuries, but
has been released from the hos
pital and Ejaz’s father, Ejaz
Chaudhury, remained in serious
condition as of last Tuesday in a
hospital in Galveston, according
to The Eagle.
Rahul Ribeiro, University
Apartments Committee Council
president, said he was surprised
by how much damage investiga
tors found in the piping.
“We expected a few leaks in
the piping, but there is one hole
that is one foot long,” Ribeiro
said. “The damage they’ve dis
covered is pretty extensive and
even though we knew there was
damage, it was pretty surprising.”
Prakash Krishnan, the former
president of UACC, said the
findings in the report were not
surprising, but that some resi
dents are angered that the exten
sive amount of damage could go
unnoticed for so long by UnrJ
sity Apartments managemeir.
“(Apartment manageniJ
said, ‘Everything is fine.’I*
was the picture they were®
ing us, but the fact is, now
we have this blast, and all
subsequent findings, we
that preventive maintenance
not happening, and if it was,
blast would not have happen;
Krishnan said
He said many residents 1
concerned that the probiJ
within the apartment conrl
could have been ignored 1
cause the housing is considel
inexpensive and populated s|
international students.
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have been discriminated agail
you cannot blame us,’’ heq
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ligence,’ but that’s what pwj
feel like. Why was thisnottaij
seriously?”
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meet with A&M administra
on Thursday. He said held
the administration will be ail
to answer residents’ questiul
about how the Saquib Ml
will be compensated.
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Macarena Hernandez
Macarena Hernandez is the Rio Grande Valley Bureau Chief for the San Antonio
Express-News. Hernandez was horn in Roma. Texas and raised in La Joya, Texas.
She graduated from Baylor University in 1996 and earned her master's degree in
journalism from the University of California at Berkeley in 1998.
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Hernandez has written for the The New York Times. The Philadelphia Inquirer, The
Washington Post and the Los Angeies Times. She has also written for national
magazines and her work has been anthobgized in college textbooks and readers.
Hernandez made international headlines in the summer of 2003 after discovering
that a New York Times staff writer had plagiarized one of her stories. That discov
ery led to that reporter's resignation, as well as an internal investigation at The Nev<
York Times that culminated in the resignations of the paper's top two editors. 4s a
result of Hernandez's discovery, the journalism world reviewed its ethical practices
and standards.
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Richard “Digger” Phelps
Richard “Digger" Phelps is one of the most celebrated coaches in collegiate
history. During his twenty years as head coach at Notre Dame, he won more
games than any coach in the history of Notre Dame basketball. Currently, he is
an in-studio game analyst for ESPN college basketball broadcasts.
College basketball studio/game analyst Richard "Digger" Phelps, who enjoyed
two successful decades as Notre Dame's head coach, joined ESPN as a col
lege basketball studio and game analyst in November 1993. He works in the
studb each Monday and Tuesday, and calls select games. He also teams up
with Dick Vitale to provide studio and on-site analysis during Championship
Week, the NCAA Tournament and Final Four.
Dr. Enrique Rigsby
Rick Rigsby is considered one of the most dynamic speakers in America. As
President and CEO of Impact World Group, and as Founder of Impact Family
Ministries, Dr. Rigsby inspires audiences with electrifying presentations that en
courage and challenge people of all ages.
Dr. Rigsby holds a faculty appointment in the Department of Speech Communica
tion at Texas A&M University. Additionally, he is special assistant to head football
coach Dennis Franchione where he serves as the Aggies’ Chaplain.
The former television news reporter holds additbnal appointments with Texas
A&M's Center for Executive Development, and the Program in Presidential Rheto
ric affiliated with the George Bush School of Government.
Dr. David Callahan
David Callahan has written extensively about ethics, business, and
public policy. He is author of six books, including The Cheating Cul
ture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead. This
provocative look at ethics in America has been featured on numer
ous televisbn and radio programs, including the CBS Early Show,
the Dennis Miller Show, Fox and Friends, Lou Dobbs Tonight on
CNN, and CSPAN’s Book TV. Reviews and feature stories on The
Cheating Culture have appeared in over 100 newspapers and maga
zines. David was profiled in the New York Times Public Lives col
umn in June 2004.
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