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THE BATTALION Page IB
MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1977
OUMONAVA MULLINS
Battalion Stuff
planning of buildings and
ping at Texas A&M Univer-
sn’t just happen,
begins with each depart-
s request for space needs,
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jiy Datsun ..,
2B
National Bank
3B
PARLOR
Chicken ..,.
9B
IERS
9 Cleaners ...
5B
ersity Cleaners
10B
IING
: air
5B
OMINIUMS
ligate
5B
SS
Ulus Center...
10B
osityShop
2B
as! 29th Street Warehouse
12B
py Cottage .,.
58
■STYLING
aughlm's
3B
;ity Shop
2B
LERS
Bussell's Diarnond Room ...
11B
TE
os Valley Karate Academy ....
RIE
10B
erie World ..
IARKET
Arco Station
... . 46
PAPERS
Eagle .
4B
TAND WALLPAPER
pman s ....
5B
OGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
pus Photo Center
3B
Durants
Shiloh...
1B
e's Mexican Food
IB
Sleak House
IB
K)L SUPPLIES
pot's...
28
as A&M Bookstore
. . . 6-7B
S AND BOOTS
e City
10B
jrs II..
11B
IED GLASS
on Stained Glass Studio
3B
IISI0NS
in Radio & TV .
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submitted to Dr. Charles E.
McCandless, director of academic
planning and services.
“Our goal is to bring units to
gether,” McCandless said emphati
cally. “We help to identify the
greatest existing needs and suggest
what organizations should be
housed and who should get the
space left.”
He said the dean of each depart
ment is asked to submit needs for
facilities.
“A professor, dean and graduate
teaching assistant are each allotted
so many feet of floor space, ’
McCandless said. “We prefer not to
split a group into several buildings.
“However, we didn’t have the
existing space standards when most
of these buildings were
constructed—we work with existing
restraints.”
He added that there is more con
trol with new construction.
“The needs are obvious in most
cases and we try to do the thing best
for the most people. New buildings
will not solve the problem of being
crowded.”
McCandless said he submits his
recommendations for space needs to
the vice president for academic af
fairs.
James O. Adams, director of
facilities planning and construction,
said he takes McCandless’ recom
mendations and translates them into
the actual planning of the building,
which may involve construction of a
new building or the renovation of an
existing one.
“An architect from the outside
does the actual design,” Adams
said, adding that his staff also has an
architect.
He explained that a program of
requirements tells the architect
what is needed—how much space,
what the space relationships are and
the equipment and furniture
needed.
“We tell him the square feet
needed and how it should be di
vided up,” Adams said.
“In about two months, the ar
chitect submits his preliminary de
sign, showing his concept of the
need,” Adams said.
“At this stage our department and
the using department review the
design and, if off base, get it
changed.”
Adams said the preliminary de
sign goes to the Board of Regents for
approval. The architect’s next step
is to go into detailed design and
submit contract documents that can
be bid, he said.
“I consult a very large file of ar
chitects and recommend a list of
three to the Board of Regents for
their selection, ” Adams said, adding
that he doesn’t recommend one
until he has visited him and knows
his qualifications.
“The contract is then awarded to
the low bidder,” he said.
He said the architect determines
what the exterior of the building
will look like. “We try to keep it
reasonable, economical.
“Our charge is to make the build
ings as simple as we can — we don’t
fancy them up,” Adams said.
“Under our landscape program
we engaged four different landscape
architectural firms to work together
to upgrade the campus appear
ance, Adams continued.
“They have pretty well finished
their work. However, the west
campus will have work done of that
type later,” he said.
Who was responsible for “the
wall” around campus?
“It was designed by the four land
scape architectural firms who up
graded the campus appearance, ” he
explained.
“The Board of Regents approved
it with eyes wide open,” he said.
“That wall has taken a beating and
I’d like to see it (the issue) die a
natural death,” Adams said.
“The students I’ve talked with in
the last year think it looks nice,” he
said. “But I’m sure there are others
who look at it differently.”
He said fountains are a mainte
nance problem and “we don’t par
ticularly like them.”
Eugene Ray, director of grounds
maintenance, is a landscape ar
chitect in charge of the care and
planning of the campus grounds.
“The sidewalks are much too nar
row on campus, generally, as they
are,” he said. “Growth brings prob
lems.
“For example, the sidewalk by
Puryear Hall, across from the drill
field, is presently being widened,”
he said.
The old and beautiful mesquite
tree that was cut to widen this walk
“was not done without thought,”
Ray said. “I reluctantly agreed to
it—no one loves trees any more
than I do.
“We talked about it,” he ex
plained. “There are 1,800 prime
live oaks on campus planted be
tween the curb and sidewalks.
“We didn’t want to encroach on
the row of live oaks and the mes
quite had termites—-it was not in
good shape.
“We place flower beds in
strategic areas where we can do a
better job on them,” Ray said.
“With the climate here, we can
have almost continuous color.
“Any favorable impression is last
ing,” Ray said “There has been
quite a change over the last five
years, but we have a lot more to do.
Services open to students
By SARAH E. WHITE
Battalion Staff
Texas A&M University offers students services in
exchange for the fees listed on the slip.
The variety of student sendees include the health
center, the student legal advisor, the University
Police, student programs, the financial aid office, the
library, the shuttle bus, Hassle-Free and the personal
counseling center. These programs were set up with
students in mind and will be expected to serve some
30,000 this fell.
The A. P. BEUTEL HEALTH CENTER is fi
nanced by the health center fee that students pay.
Criticism is frequent that waiting time is between half
an hour and three hours long, said Dr. Claude Cos-
wick, director of the medical Center. But, he said, the
medical center offers many services at no extra charge.
As far as he knows no other center in this conference,
or in the nation, offers the services that they do for no
extra charge.
There is no extra charge for:
V out patient visits
V x-rays
V laboratory studies
V medication in stock
V in patient stays (10 days hospitalization)
The health center fee is $14. It is mandatory for
students taking more than six hours. Goswick said that
probably by mid-year the fee will go up to $15.
He said that this fee is nominal and that it could not
possibly cover the expense of the medical service stu
dents are receiving.
He said the lack of staff physicians (seven are
budgeted for this fall, but only five positions are filled
at this time) is the reason for the long waiting time.
This fall the health center will have a transfer vehi
cle that will be used to move persons from accidents on
campus to the center.
A bacteriology lab will open this fall and offer assis
tance with diagnosis through cultures.
Allergy injections will be given, but with extra
charge. They were free last year.
Goswick said that they cannot continue giving the
service they are giving without more money. He esti
mated that on an average busy day in the regular
semester, they see 350 to 500 students.
LEGAL ADVISOR CHRIS KLING will provide
legal service of any nature to students this year. He
and his assistant. Sonny Lyles, cannot represent one
student against another because every student pays
the service fee, Kling said. He said that they do a lot
of referral work and are basically in advisory posi
tions.
The legal advisor cannot represent a student
against the university but will suggest some places
where the student can get assistance, he said.
Courtroom representation is limited to consumer
protection cases and violations of the deceptive trade
practices act, he continued.
Landlord-tenant problems are the most frequent
cases, he said. Fifty per cent of people have landlord
tenant problems, he said. These people should read
the lease. He said that he will look over leases if they
are brought in.
Kling and Lyles are very’ busy during the year.
They see a total of 20 to 30 people a day, he said.
Waiting time is about two days, he added.
THE UNIVERSITY POLICE issue traffic cita
tions, parking tickets, investigate criminal offenses
and recover stolen property on campus. All vehicles
must be registered with them to be operated or
parked on the campus. Their headquarters is on the
corner of Jersey and Houston streets.
STUDENT PROGRAMS involves twenty com
mittees which vary widely in concerns. The com
mittees are: Arts, Basement Coffeehouse, Cepheid
Variable, Crafts and Arts, Great Issues, OPAS, Out
door Recreation, SCONA, Aggie Cinema, Black
Awareness Committee, C.A.M.A.C., Camera, Free
University, Host and Fashion, Political Forum,
Radio, Town Hall, Travel and Video Tape.
Committee members are responsible for programs
scheduled in these areas. Any student can become
involved in most of them by attending the meetings
as announced.
THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AID has several
types of help it can give eligible students. Grants-in-
aid are given to assist deserving students who have
exceptional financial need and/or special qualifica
tions, according to a pamphlet distributed by the fi
nancial aid office. Student loans can be made through
long term or short term programs in the office. Types
of loans are enumerated in the pamphlet along with
(See Services, page 10B)
Reasons why customers visit these Ken
restaurants:
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1803 Texas Ave.
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3312 South College
107 Dominik
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Hwy. 6 South, College Station
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• USDA CHOICE STEAKS
(Cut fresh daily)
• Best Chicken-Fried Steak in town
• Fast service
• Lowest prices
• Unique atmosphere
• Silent Sea • Cave Room
• Antiques • Gazebo Room
• Aggie Memorabilia
• 100 gallon aquarium
• Self Service — No Tipping
•
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Delicious food
•
Fabulous hot sauce
Drive-in window
•
Extensive menu
•
Fast, friendly service
•
Pleasant dining rooms
•
Low, Low Prices
•
•
Most unique restaurant in town
Seven dining rooms to serve you
Finest salad bar from Dallas to
Houston
Costumed waitresses
Friendliest service
Fun, family restaurant
Furnished with fine antiques
Homemade rolls
USDA CHOICE SIRLOIN (And
plenty of it!) Served “Family Style’
A Message From Ken Martin
Thank you, citizens of the Brazos Valley, for your fine patronage and support. There are many fine places
to eat in Bryan-College Station, and 1 want to tell all our customers how much we appreciate your choosing
to eat with us from time to time. We know that a busi ness cannot exist without customers, and we will con
tinue to try to deserve your patronage.
Should you be one of the ones who has not yet eaten in our restaurants, let this be your personal in
vitation to dine with us. Our philosophy is to provide you with the best food possible, at the lowest price pos
sible, in a pleasant atmosphere, served quickly and courteously. All of our restaurants are best described
family restaurants!” Won’t you bring your family to join ours the next time you eat out?
Sincerely
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