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| Texas A&M University profes-
Jof architecture is building the
Is first solar home on the out-
Is of College Station.
Peter Zweig of the College of Ar-
jjecture and Environmental De-
| says the design not only incor-
ites the use of solar energy, but is
structured to remain stable de-
■ the region’s unstable soil condi-
s. The soil conditions reportedly
millions of dollars of damage to
les each year.
iveig’s home has the living area
jped around a greenhouse, and
fireplace that also functions as
ir-conditioner.
The design of the house is unique
lat the energy concepts dictated
design of the form according to
sun’s rays,’’ Zweig said recently,
e A-frame was designed to keep
sun’s rays off the north wall, to
vthe south to accept the heat of
winter sun and to minimize the
tation on the east and west,
ly integrating a green area into
living space of the house, the
THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1977
Page 3
Tut exhibit dazzles visitor
United Press International
NEW ORLEANS — The unique
craftsmanship and design of the
Treasures of Tutankhamum dazzled
opening day visitors even more than
a small turnout which meant
virtually no waiting lines.
“I just kept gasping as I came to
the workmanship and the artistry,”
Sister Dorothy Dawes, a teacher of
Old Testament studies at the Uni
versity of Southwestern Louisiana,
said Sunday after she studied the ex
hibit at the New Orleans Museum of
Art.
“To think that was 3,000 years
ago,” she said. “The thing I liked
best was the little boy king. And he
was only 9 years old. I just almost
cried when I saw it, really, I was so
excited.
The exhibit of 55 gold, alabaster
and jeweled artifacts found in Tut s
tomb in 1922 was expected to draw
about 6,000 persons. Long lines
were expected at the opening of the
four-month exhibit. Instead, only'
about 4,500 showed up and many
moved quickly into the display area
with no waiting.
Among those who camped out
overnight in order to be near the
front of the line were Chris and Alice
Breitenbach of Dodge City, Kan.
They waited outdoors about 11 hours
to purchase their tickets.
The exhibit, which drew more
than 2 million persons in Washing
ton and Chicago, will be in New Or
leans until Jan. 15, 1978, before
going to Los Angeles, Seattle, New
York and San Francisco on a
schedule that will keep it in the
United States until mid-1979.
Museum officials attributed the
small crowd to pre-exhibit publicity
about expected long lines, the season
opener for the New Orleans Saints
and the beautiful summer weather.
The house, an artist s representation, will be
Bryan-College Station’s first solar home. It
was designed by and will be the home of
Texas A&M University Professor Peter Zweig
of the College of Architecture and Environ
mental Design.
design has become characteristic of
the national concerns for energy and
evolving new patterns of humanistic
functions and needs within the
home. The greenhouse face was con
ceived as blinds for deflecting the hot
sun’s rays in the sumiper and allow
ing them to enter, during the
winter.”
There was an expressed desire for
an energy-conscious design that
would use the best of 20th century
technology. To this end the house is
designed around the fireplace as the
central focus for public gathering.
“The fireplace is used as a year-
round gathering place because air
conditioning ducts have been placed
in the fireplace,” Zweig said. “There
fore, the fire makes it a warm place in
the winter and air-conditioned air
comes out of the fireplace in the
summer, making it again the natural
place to gather.
The interior walls in the living area
uses mirrors to reflect particular
views of the trees and exterior. Two
walkways extend from the house
leading in one direction to the
entrance and a pyramid storage area.
and in the other direction to a private
studio which can also be used as a
guest room.
The whole living unit is on piers in
order to allow air to pass under the
house for ventilation. Adjustable ca
bles encircle the A-frame and
turnbuekles allow the owner to ad
just the tension on them to accomo
date the swelling and shrinking of
the East Texas clay soils.
Zweig estimates the utility cost
will be reduced a minimum of one-
quarter the current energy fuel bills.
obs, loans, grants help students
BY DEB KILGORE
Foi a large number of college stu-
Its, going to school means more
ijust taking a full load of courses,
hanging Times magazine survey
that 40 percent of the nation’s
ege students hold part-time jobs
ing the school year,
he May 1977 survey reported
75 percent of the students who
(jobs find them. Financial need,
ever, usually determines who
on-campus jobs.
he federal government sub-
zes thousands of students jobs
Irough its College Work-Study
gram, which was authorized by
Economic Opportunity Act of
W. The CWS program requires
jobs go to students who need
ji most.
It Texas A&M University, the
IS program is assisting 300 stu
nts through grants, loans and
t-time jobs, said Robert M. Lo-
, director of the Student Finan-
Aid Office.
b qualify for the CWS program,
;an said the student must submit
Parents’ Confidential Statement
lS) or Financial Aid Form (FAF)'
the College Scholarship Service
the analysis must show financial
;d. If the student is approved, he
itified by an “offer letter” of the
ount of money he can earn under
program, he added.
“We take students with a two
point or better grade point ratio, tak
ing 12 or more hours and not on con
duct probation and we then meet 35
percent of their financial needs with
a grant,” Logan said.
To supplement this grant, Logan
said, the student is sent to the de
partment relating to his degree plan
for employment. If no jobs are avail
able in that department, the student
goes to the office or department of
his choice or to one needing a CWS
student, he added.
“We get job calls from various or
ganizations and departments on
campus,” Logan said. "We have
many cards with requests on them,
but we encourage the student to
work in his own department or a
closely related one.”
Logan said a student employed in
the CWS program cannot work more
than 20 hours a week and has a set
amount of money he can earn.
“Once he reaches the needed sum
in the Work-Study allocation, he
can’t work anywhere on campus the
rest of that year,” Logan said. “I
don’t like it because if a student
wants to work he should be able to.
However, if we permitted that, we’d
be cut off from federal funds,”
Logan said students are paid at
least $2.30 an hour and at most $3.50
an hour. Wages depend on a stu
dent’s experience and the depart
ment. “We have a suggested pay
scale, but the department makes the
final decision,” Logan said. “The
student is paid bi-weekly like any
other wage employee on campus.
During holiday periods, the student
may work up to 40 hours a week.
If a student does not want a job, he
can supplement the grant with a
loan, Logan said. A student can bor
row up to $1,500 for two semesters
and $500 for both summer sessions,
under the Hinson-Hazelwood Col
lege Student Loan program which is
available through the University.
There are also two other loan pro
grams available to students.
“The veterinary student is in a dif
ferent category,” Logan said. “He is
in a professional school and goes
three semesters for three years, so
he can receive $2,500 a year.”
Logan said the federal govern
ment pays 80 per cent of a student’s
wages while the employing depart
ment pays 20 percent.
“This office prepares an applica
tion to the federal government annu
ally for funds,” Logan said. The fed
eral government allocates funds to
5,000 colleges. However, we re-
. eeived only 69 percent of the funds
requested this year.”
Because some students are unable
to show financial need, the Student
Financial Aid Office has employ
ment listings (job leads) on and off
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