Students in the A&M Construction Science Department attend the fall semester career fair in the Langford Architecture Building Tuesday afternoon. Many companies from all over the United States send representatives to talk to students about careers in the field of construction science, and students have the opportunity to pass out resumes and schedule interviews with prospective employers.

Jehmu Greene, president of "Rock the Vote," an organization that tries to increase youth voter turnout and focuses on youth in the political process, encouraged 18- to 35-year-olds to vote in the 2004 presidential election during an online press conference Tuesday.

Minority enrollment has increased at Texas A&M this year with minority scholarships and improved recruiting from the University, said A&M Vice Provost Bill Perry. Although enrollment figures show that overall enrollment decreased from 44,813 to 44,521 last year, minority enrollment increased across the board.

The Department of Modern and Classical Languages split into two departments this fall; Hispanic Studies and European and Classical Languages and Cultures or "Euro Studies." As of Sept. 1, Spanish language and cultural studies were placed into the Department of Hispanic Studies, and French, German, Russian, Classics (Greek and Latin), Italian and Japanese make up Euro Studies.

For more than 60 years, Duncan Dining Hall has been a part of many Corps members' lives. From the family-styled dining before 1988, where food was passed around among the cadets, to the cafeteria-style modern dining facility, it has catered to the cadets' dietary needs throughout the years.

The National Science Foundation granted the College of Science $1.25 million to develop an interdisciplinary undergraduate program at Texas A&M that will incorporate biology with mathematics and statistics. The 1,144 undergraduate students in the Department of Biology are required to only take basic mathematical classes.

Art works by Dick Davison, professor of architecture, are on display at the West Campus Library as part of the upcoming 10th anniversary celebration on Friday. The four drawings are hanging in the R. C. Barclay Reference and Retailing Resources Center on the library's first floor.

Brazos County Aggie Moms are offering an opportunity to have pictures taken with Reveille, Texas A&M's mascot, prior to the Texas A&M-Kansas State game on Saturday. The photos will be taken from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The location has been changed from the Rudder Scheduling Office to Room 292 on the second floor of Rudder Tower.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved the new Department of Nutrition and Food Science at Texas A&M University. "This new department is central to the College of Agriculture and Life Science's signature program in 'Designing Foods for Health'," said C.

Texas A&M's Wiley Lecture Series will host its first program of the 2004-2005 school year on Wednesday (Sept. 29) at 7 p.m. in Room 206 of the Memorial Student Center. The program, "Road to the White House," will present a panel discussing views on voting behavior and the political process for presidential elections.