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names because those names were
not recorded.”
The design for the exhibit be
gan in May and finished just in
time for the opening. David B.
Mellor and the John H. Hinton
Endowment provided funding
for the event.
The exhibit includes the first
published account of the expe
dition from David B. Mellor’s
collection, “A Journal of the
Voyage of the Corps of Dis
covery,” Published in 1807, the
account refers to the journals of
Patrick Gass, the chief carpen
ter of the expedition.
The exhibit also includes a
display of C.O. “Pat” Patterson’s
private collection of Lewis and
Clark material such as contem
porary newspaper accounts of
the expedition and another im
portant published account of the
expedition, known as “Biddles
Edition,” published in 1814.
“If we were to put the jour
nals together into a book, crit
ics would laugh because the
adventures are unbelievable,”
Patterson said.
Jefferson wanted to publish
the journals when the expedi
tion ended, so Lewis hired sci
entific experts but left out an
editor. He was then appointed
governor of the Louisiana ter
ritory, which included Spanish,
French and American tribes
that did not get along. Lewis
governed the Louisiana terri
tory until he committed sui
cide in 1809. Clark then hired
Nicholas Biddle but by the time
he was ready, the War of 1812
broke out, Stumpo said.
“It took longer to publish the
journals than it took Lewis and
Clark to go 3,000 miles and
back,” Stumpo said.
The exhibit will be open until
February 2005. From Monday
through Thursday it will be open
from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., on Friday
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Nights
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Wheelchair
Salmon said the request for funding for Aggie Nights tb)
student service fees was previously approved, but after the
referendum was defeated, the money was taken away.
“When the referendum failed, we received a one-timeftiinii
of $90,000,” Salmon said. “1 understood that as our responsibi
to come up with the funding for the future and keep it going,'
It is likely that if Aggie Nights cannot devise a way toga
nancial support it may be discontinued next year, Salmons®
“As long as students show interest, we at the university
committed to this program,” Ford said.
On Average, freshmen and graduate students show a gra
attendance at Aggie Nights, Ford said.
“I am a freshman, so I don’t know a lot of people,” saidii
in Dickinson, a freshman computer engineering major. “Ag
nights is a great place to meet a lot of people. I try to com
often as possible — about once every two weeks.”
Aggie Nights is not popular with the majority of studci
however. One survey revealed that only about one-sixth ofAi
students attend Aggie Nights every semester.
Juniors and seniors collectively make up of only half of
Aggie Night attendees, while sophomores are the least likely
attend the event, making up only 15.2 percent of the total
tendance. Only about 30 percent of students who attend Ag
nights live on campus.
On certain nights, fewer than 300 people attend.
Salmon said Aggie Nights is committed to bringing what
dents want, and seeks support for funding.
“Student service fee advisers will ultimately vote on (f
ing),” Salmon said. “My greatest hope is that the students
keep it going.
Continued from page 1
arthritis, scleroderma and fibromyalgia. The progression of these dis
eases eventually caused Rizzo to rely on a wheelchair for mobility.
“When I was at A&M I was not in a wheelchair,” Rizzo said. “But
I have learned to see life from a different point of view. 1 have learned
instead of standing tall, now I sit tall and be counted.”
Ms. Wheelchair America provides opportunities for outstanding
women in wheelchairs to educate and advocate for individuals with
disabilities. Women from all over the country travel to compete in
the week long contest, O’Bryant said.
“The women (at the pageant) represent the breadth and depth
of people with disabilities,” Rizzo said. “They came from various
backgrounds. There were athletes, authors, and accomplished public
speakers who all brought their various skill sets to the table.”
Ms. Wheelchair America is not a beauty pageant, because
contestants are judged based on personal and onstage interviews
as well as platform speeches, according to the Ms. Wheelchair
America Web site.
Following her crowning, Rizzo will travel the country speak
ing to and advocating for disabled Americans. Her platform is
Power through Participation: Illuminating Opportunities for
People with Disabilities.
“Participation is more than being visible in today’s society,” Rizzo
said. “It’s finding your identity through personal contributions to so
ciety. I am just helping to change society by giving back.”
Rizzo has begun traveling the nation to garner support from leg
islatures, businesses and communities for disabled Americans. She
appeared at the Miss America Pageant to support the 13 disability
related platforms including the winner. Miss Alabama’s. In addi
tion, she will appear in Mississippi, New York, South Carolina,
Florida and Texas within the next month in hopes of sharing her
message. She would also greatly enjoy the opportunity to speak in
Aggieland, Rizzo said.
“The crown is not the destination,” Rizzo said. “It’s the beginning
of an adventure to change the world.”
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Hurricane Center said
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first; there were some simi
lar cases in which tropical
cyclones lost their destina
tion and then regenerated.
Ivan formed in the Atlan
tic on Sept. 2, and was one
of the deadliest hurricanes
in U.S. history and the woe
since Hurricane Floyd !o(i
56 lives in 1999. It has left
mess of debris in the Unite
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various hurricane and tropici
storm stages. The damages!
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mated at between $3 billiu
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Bryant to discuss
pollen analysis
as forensic tool
During a time when the focus
on security and law enforcement
is at an all-time high, Texas A&M
anthropology professor Vaughn M.
Bryant Jr. believes there is a foren
sic tool the United States has all but
ignored: pollen analysis. He added
A&M is in the position of having
the expertise, laboratories and es
sential pollen reference collections
to conduct forensic research and
train students and profession!!
this emerging field.
In a lecture scheduled ford
5, Bryant will outline theti
tory and importance of "foreis
palynology" (use of pollen ■“
spore evidence in legal cass
and cite examples where poli
evidence has played a keyrolf
solving crimes. His presentati:
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