Campus news briefs

Texas A&M honors Aggie at All Faiths Chapel

A memorial service will honor freshman economics major Amy Foster at 9 p.m. on Thursday in All Faiths Chapel. Foster died Monday in a car accident on her way back to College Station from her hometown of Bossier, La. The service will include music, Bible readings, an opportunity for people to speak about Foster and a time for reflection.

Rebecca Orth, a freshman kinesiology major who helped organize the service, said the service will happen in April because the next Silver Taps will not be held until September.

"We just want to make sure all the students and all her friends have some closure," Orth said. "It's also a way to celebrate Amy's life."

-Written by Kimberly Huebner

Gates to visit campus for Parents' Weekend

Robert M. Gates, former president of Texas A&M, will be returning to the University for Parents' Weekend. Gates will be the guest speaker for Midnight Yell on Friday. Gates left A&M to serve as defense secretary for President George W. Bush in December 2006.

-Written by Rick Rojas