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CHILDREN’S EASTER PARTY
WHO: Children of TAMU faculty, staff, and students
Sunday, March 31 3-3 p.m.
Hensel Park-Area 2
(In case of rain, event will be
held in 303 Read Building)
Food, Games, Easter Egg
Hunt, and a special appearance by the
EASTER BUNNY!
(Bring $1 for a picture)
^ Sponsored by
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For more information
call Heather Armand
at 845-1515
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needs. We request notification three (3)
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This Saturday, March 30th,
the brothers of
Pi Kappa Alpha
invite you to
PIKEFEST ‘96
featuring
ROBERT EARL KEEN, JR.
live in concert
at The Texas Hall of Fame
with opening band from Austin
CORY MORROW
TICKETS: $ 10.00 advance//$ 12.00 at the door
available at
Cavenders, Marooned Records,
and The Texas Hall of Fame
Doors open at 8 p.m.
$2.00 Pitchers/$1.00 Well
8-10 p.m.
Starting at 3 p.m. everyone is invited to the
CRAWFISH BOIL
(located behind the hall)
featuring live cajun zytego music
and FREE ADMISSION w/Pikefest Ticket
*ALL PROCEEDS BENEFITTING THE MDA 5
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Friday • March 29,
Rony Angkriwan, The Battalion
WALKING FOR WOMEN
The National Organization for Women held a pro-choice march across campus on Thursday at noon.
news
BRIEFS
Women's safety class
offered Monday
The 10th annual Women's Safety
Awareness and Self Defense Cla«
will be offered Monday, April I,at
St. Joseph Parrish Center, 600 1.
26th St. in Bryan.
The workshop beings at 6:30
p.m. and is open to all females 12
and older.
Four members of B-CS police de
partments will give presentations on
safety and self defense, and the au
dience will have the opportunity to
learn physical defense maneuvers.
The workshop is free, and reser
vations are encouraged.
For information, call 268-7273.
Republicans push
health bill passage
Indian Association to host
India Day celebration tonight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking
for success where President Clintm
failed. House Republicans pushed for
passage Thursday of legislation to
guarantee access to health insurance
to millions of Americans who losetn
leave their jobs.
But the measure containedsev-
other provisions that drewfii
By Danielle Pontiff
The Battalion
Srini Neralla, a Texas A&M soil microbiology
graduate student from Bangalore, India, thinks his
country is somewhat misunderstood by Americans.
“India is perceived as a poorly developed coun
try,” Neralla said. “Not many Americans know
about its culture or investment opportunities.”
As president of the A&M chapter of the India As
sociation, an international organization with 500
members, Neralla said he wants to increase aware
ness of what India has to offer the A&M community.
The IA will host an India Day celebration
tonight at 7:30 in 201 MSC commemorating Re
public Day, an Indian holiday in honor of India’s
independence from England, gained 46 years ago.
The guest of honor will be Swashpawan Singh,
Indian consul at the U.S. Consulate in Houston.
Dr. Malon Southerland, A&M vice president for
student affairs, will attend the celebration to hon
or International Student Services staff members.
Neralla said everyone is welcome to attend the
free cultural celebration, which will be followed by
a $5 dinner featuring Indian cuisine.
“Our emphasis is to show people what Indian
culture is,” Neralla said. “This is typically done
through dance performances and music.”
Performances will include a dance presentation
by the Anjali Center for Indian Performing Arts in
Houston and an IA student presentation of music
from Indian movies.
Amitabh Mishra, a computer science graduate
student who is in charge of the music presenta
tion, said there is a big difference between music
in Indian movies and in American movies.
“Indian songs are very different from Western
songs in that they are highly romantic, not very
melancholy or sad,” Mishra said. “In all Indian
movies, the songs are actually mouthed by the ac
tors and actresses, so they seem to be singing.
There is not background music like there is in
American films.”
Ravi Iyer, a biochemistry and biophysics gradu
ate student at Texas A&M at Galveston, will make
a poster presentation focusing on India’s recent de
velopments in science and technology.
“India has one of the fastest growing economies
in the world,” Iyer said. “It is the second largest
exporter of computer software and is a viable des
tination for investment.”
Iyer said trends in Indian business, industry
and commerce indicate great opportunities for an
American market.
“The people of India are excited about recent
trends in the economy,” Iyer said. “But very few
people are aware of the sort of things that are tak
ing place. Now is an appropriate time to make
Americans more aware of India’s culture and
growing market.”
from the White House and Den*
cratic critics, including limitsot
medical malpractice awards and
creation of a system of tax-de
ductible, individual savingsac-
counts to cover medical expenses
House passage would send Ik
bill to the Senate, where Majoril.
Leader Bob Dole, the GOP presi
dential nominee-in-waiting, lias
scheduled debate for next monlli
on a more modest bill.
But Democrats, who favored a
more limited set of changes, said
the GOP was overreaching.
Astronauts, Cosmonauts
at space station
part
Panel raises speed limits in three Texas cities
State law gives cities the right to set speed limits
AUSTIN (AP) — Over the
cities’ objections, the Texas
Transportation Commission vot
ed unanimously Thursday to in
crease speed limits to as high as
70 mph on state roads within
Austin, Dallas and San Antonio.
State law gives cities the
right to set the limits on state
roads within their jurisdictions,
but those limits must be backed
by engineering studies.
City officials in Austin, Dal
las, San Antonio and Corpus
Christ! had been fighting for
speed limits lower than those
called for by state safety studies,
said Tom Newbern, head of the
state traffic operations division.
State safety standards presume
that the speed at which 85 percent
of motorists are driving is safe.
Austin Mayor Bruce Todd ar
gued the commission should err
on the side of safety.
“I will submit that a safer speed
is a lower speed in areas where
there is high congestion,” he said.
Todd added that drivers would
get to their destinations less than
five minutes faster going 65 mph
compared to 55 mph and estimat
ed the savings would drop to one
minute with traffic congestion.
“I don’t think that one minute
is worth a life,” he said.
Newbern said speed limits are
not intended to force motorists
to drive a speed they consider
unreasonable.
“Speed limits are posted to
advise motorists of the speed
which is considered safe by the
majority of drivers,” he said.
“Posting speeds below what mo
torists see as reasonable and pru
dent puts the majority of drivers in
violations of the law, places unnec
essary burdens on law enforce
ment personnel, leads to a lack of
credibility of speed limits and
leads to a use of large tolerances of
speed by law enforcement.”
SI’ACE CENTER, Houston (API
— With bear hugs and teary eyes
space shuttle Atlantis' astronaut
said goodbye to the crew of Russ
a's space station Mir and then fie*
away Thursday, leaving Shannon
l ucid behind for a five-month sla
in orbit.
Atlantis' crew unlatched^
shuttle from Mir after five dayso
docked flight some 250 milesw
Earth. The shuttle circled Mir,o«;
for a picture-taking session an#
went on its way; it's schedule 1
return to Earth on Saturday.
Unable to communicate
Mir because of a bad radio link,Iks
astronauts had to relay their fin; 1
farewell and best wishes to Lud
and her two Russian colleaguessii
the control centers.
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Clinton cracks down
on housing criminals
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pre-
dent Clinton ordered evictio r
Thursday for anyone committing
violent or drug-relnted crime!"
public housing, declaring a "one
strike and you're out" rulew»
needed to make such housing safe
The president signed a direclnf
ordering Housing Secretary,Henif
Cisneros to issue national guideline
for housing authorities to incorpont
the policy through tenant screen^
and lease agreements.
The policy means any resided
coidd be evicted for being involve!
in a drug-related or violent crime,-
for allowing a guest to take part
those activities. Conceivably, a fam:
could be left homeless by the acfo'
of one of its members.
Shades of Summer
Summer Session 1996
This summer, attend Colorado State and earn
credits during our 4-. 8-, or 12-week terms.
Courses begin May 13, June 10. and July 8.
No formal admissions requirements.
Call 1-800-854-6456 for a free
Summer Class Schedule
or Summer Bulletin
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