Raised sidewalks
may reduce puddles
THE BATTALION Page 7
THURSDAY, APR, 15, 1976
Moonlight Apartment
Staff photo by Jim Hendrickson
v v ; When Clarke Wideman of Barcelona
jw \partments got ready to go to bed last
light, he had one problem. His bed was
nissing. While he was out, Wideman’s
roommates, Elvin Randell and Tim Leight-
ner disassembled the bed, transported it to
the roof and then reassembled it. The bed
was later returned to its proper location.
I.S. to form Africa policy
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“For ill or good, I think Americans know
each other a little bit better now, says
Ronald Palmer, deputy coordinator for the
U.S. Department of State, Human Rights
Division.
Among his accomplishments. Palmer re
ceived his M.A. in Asian studies from Joint
Hopkins L T niversity, taught political sci
ence at West Point and received his pre
sent position in 1975.
Palmer was the first speaker on the
agenda of Black Awareness VI, sponsored
by the Black Awareness Committee. He
spoke on human rights and the United
States foreign policy.
While giving historical background on
human rights. Palmer said that at the end of
World War I, primarily communists and
socialists spoke about human rights with
economic and political rights.
“World War II saw fundamental man
rights flower, Palmer said. Now the U.S.
is working on helping other nations with
human rights, like regimes who repress
their people, he said.
The two basic concerns with Africa now
are 1) self-determination with the Rhodesia
question, and 2) majority rule concerning
Rhodesia and South Africa, Palmer said.
Palmer said we have to put our money
where our mouth is soon because if the
U.S. is going to support the majority rule.
we need to show it to Africa.
“Our African policy is in the state of be
coming,’ Palmer said.
Asked if the U.S. could continue to play
world policeman. Palmer said, “We’ve a
great source for good in the world.”
Palmer said he thinks in the U.S. we
have to do something about people who
feel trapped in their jobs.
The U.S. is going through some cultural
changes, such as the role of women, relig
ion, and relationships between men and
between man and God, Palmer said.
“The revolution for women is the most
profound one going on in this country, he
said.
Today Black Experience VI presents an
art exhibit from Texas Southern University
in the Memorial Student Center Gallery,
the Pilgrim Wanderers Gospel Choir,
12:30 p.m., MSG Lounge; and August
Meier, a professor of history at Kent State
University will speak at 8:00 p.m.
Al so tonight in honor of Black Awareness
week the Aggie Cinema presents “The Au
tobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” 8:00
p.m., admission $1.00.
Tomorrow’ “Ceremonies in Dark Old
Men performed by The Charles Gilpin
Players of Prairie View A&M University
will be held in the Rudder Center Forum,
8 p.m.
—Denise Edmonds
By SUSAN BROWN
You may notice fewer puddles on
the campus sidewalks the next time
it rains.
Eugene Ray, Texas A&M grounds
and maintenance director, said the
sidewalk drainage problem is gradu
ally being corrected by a process
called mud jacking.
The water collects in areas where
the sidewalks have been laid flat, or
where the ground has settled and the
sidewalks have sunk. The purpose of
mud jacking is to slightly raise one
side of the sidewalk to allow a slant
for the water to run off.
In the mud jacking procedure,
small holes are drilled in the con
crete. By means of a hydraulic ram, a
sand and concrete grout mixture is
forced into the area beneath the
sidewalk. The pressure created
raises the sidewalk to the desired
slope, approximately three-fourths
of an inch.
Ray said several areas on campus
have already been corrected. Some
Elderly to get
swine flu shots
Associated Press
AUSTIN, Tex. —- Texas’ elderly
will start getting flu shots about Julv
1, beginning with those in nursing
homes, says the director ol the De
partment of Health Resources.
Dr. Fratis Duff said the vaccine
will be swine influenza, coupled
with the A-Victorian vaccine, and it
will be available to those 65 arid
older.
“The A-Victoria strain was a major
cause of influenza during recent out
breaks across Texas and the nation,
DuH said yesterday.
The regular swine influenza vac
cine will become available about
Sept. 1, he said.
of these are the sidewalks around the
Drill Field and in front of the YMCA
Building, and the driveway that
leads to the Zachry Engineering
Center.
Pat Curington, assistant manager
of construction at the physical plant,
revealed there are some problems
involved in the mud jacking process.
Although it is cheaper than tearing
out the sidewalk, the holes made
have to be patched after the sidewalk
is lifted. Depending on the amount
of pressure exerted, the sidewalks
may crack.
“If there is a lot of ground settle
ment, it is better to tear the sidewalk
out and start over,” the manager
said.
The university receives no state
money for streets and sidewalks, so
that much of the funds for repair
come from parking fees, he said.
Correcting the drainage problem is
not a first priority job, he said.
“With all the other work we have
going, it gets left for the last. We
have to build a crew to do it, and with
so much of it to do, it’s hard to say
when we ll start and when we ll
finish,” Ray says. He predicts the
next area to be repaired will proba
bly be that surrounding the
Academic Building.
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