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Please contact Hillel for more information at 693-73 13 Forum The Battalion Page 8 • Friday, September 24,2 MSC Council focusing effort to improve effect on campiijG 0T LINDSEY WILSON At the beginning of every year, MSC Fall Leadership Confer ence offers one of the most incompa rable experiences on campus: A chance for student leaders to have a conversation with Texas A&M President Robert M. Gates, his executive staff and the deans of each college. One piece of advice that Gates shared with this group was the importance of focus for an organization. As a result, the MSC Council has decided to focus on four areas: Integration with academic programs, student development diversity and collaboration with other student organizations. The first priority, integration with academic programs, combines classroom learning with co-curricular development. There is a perception that knowledge gained inside the classroom and knowledge gained outside the classroom is mutually exclusive. But in fact, the most valuable learning experiences come from combining the knowledge and theories learned in the classroom with the skills developed in ex tracurricular organizations. MSC commit tees have historically involved professors in our programs and worked closely with colleges to ensure that their students are aware of these opportunities. In the future, MSC committees will continue to seek professors’ advice as well as work with colleges to create and execute programs. The MSC strives to enhance the intellec tual climate by providing experiences that involve academic skills and allow students to gain experience in a professional field. Our resource areas and committees help students identify and develop skills in areas that relate to their professional interests. Constantly striving to integrate what students learn in their academic careers (4 with the knowledge of the faculty and staff can only enhance the educational experi ence for all members of the Texas A&M community. As a department of the Divi sion of Student Affairs, the MSC is charged with providing students the opportunity for student development. Ethics, responsibility, dedication, commitment, possessing a char acter of integrity and developing leadership skills are all part of stu dent development in the MSC. Students have many opportunities to develop themselves: chairing an MSC committee or resource area, organizing and executing programs, raising funds, facilitat ing the programming accountability process and many more. As the year goes on, we will be working on a way to track student develop ment as well as finding organizations. Every year there in an| of new officers to any organization ancl often organizations try to reinvent therj verbial wheel. Collaborating with otlx i dent organizations allows us to learnfri each other’s successes and failures and f combine resources. In the past, we had many opportunities to work witho^ student organizati] 143* £ 1 The MSC strives to enhance the intellectual climate by providing ex periences that involve academic skills and allow students to gain experience in a professional field. and we will workt continue building relationships witlij more organization: iik rcase co-progrq ming and truly senl the needs ofthelej A&M communit). Throughout thiil year, the MSC Cm will be focusingoe| these four prioritic: The purpose of the | programming that occurs in the MSCj to educate and sent the students and cel munity membersoi LINDS FORSI innovative opportunities for students to grow in their journey to be a leader and serve others. When Aggies embark on the profes sional world ahead of them, one skill that is paramount is the ability to work well with others. Experiences working on teams and in organizations should be one avenue for that preparation. The MSC strives to create an environment where students can develop their skills for a corporate world and it is crucial that we are providing a place where people can have those valuable experi ences. Diversity is a priority to the MSC because we want to ensure that people feel free to share ideas and engage in conversa tions expressing their own opinions without the fear of being alienated. The last, but definitely not least, of the priorities is collaborating with other student A&M. We strive to create programsttej will help enlighten, entertain anddevek students into successful and aware Ags Student comments are always welcomei vital to continue providing this valuable service. Every student is invited to prov input and can do so through evaluation forms at any MSC Program or through e-mail. Visit the new MSC Website(\n msc.tamu.edu) for upcoming programs and opportunities to learn about whatis going on in the Memorial Student Cente:| I encourage any student that has sugges tions or concerns to e-mail me personal! president@msc.tamu.edu. )aida. Gor [ikening Bi jersonal at should not iore alien; A brief i There w let, which le regaled [look for jhat the soi lowever, i ten in 197f And whi irugs, his i ligh cost o [audience tl [the same a: lion costs 5 It was latei [occurred, a Neverthi [find his co long asa li between fa dotes abou Lindsey Wilson is MSC p/m and a senior education m\ MAILeCALL Pre-marital sex is not a failure Rabies cases affect few bats In response to Joshua Dwyer’ Sept 23 column: In response to Cindy Me Reyn olds Sept. 21 column: Mr. Dwyer’s column is patroniz ing to every person who has had sex before marriage. To compare the failure of having sex out of wed lock to dropping out of school is positively ludicrous. Not everyone feels that having premarital sex is a mistake, and, as one of those people, I can tell you that I certainly do not appreci ate being condemned because of someone else’s arbitrary standards of morality. I am also appalled at the impli cations that sex before marriage is purely physical and that those who participate in it are simply seeking physical gratification. Many who participate in premarital sex do so in loving relationships where there is much more involved than the selfish gratification Dwyer writes about. Mr. Dwyer needs to respect that the decision to have sex before marriage is something every person should be able to decide for him or herself without being criticized. As a student of bat biology, my response to Ms. McReynolds’ opinion is somewhat incredu lous. Mexican free-tailed bats have been part of the Texas A&M scene since the Pavilion was a horse barn, and to my knowl edge, no Aggie has been infected with rabies. Yes, bats — as well as some people — can be a nui sance. Nevertheless, I see no reason to have a mass eradica tion of either, and I refuse to rely on the Montgomery County Ani mal Control Department for any statistics regarding the danger of these tailed chiropterans. Out of the million of free-tailed bats, the frequency of rabies is less than the frequency of people over seven-feet tall. It is wise for the administra tion to encourage avoidance of bats on the ground. This is not the bat’s natural habitat and to any sensible person, thisstio signal a cautionary note, sad that the University's cautions and a mention of: sitivity toward an animal :j does considerably more d than hard should illicit sud diatribe. Ms. McReynolds' tality simply reflects a la understanding of bats, envifl mental issues and the mear| of personal freedom. anyone. b> particular!; as personal Gore’s clai credibility, whom he i: [it's the Ai fundament, Saudi Arab \religions ai [Hindu, Jew Muslim. 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