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Page 4 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1978 f Instructors misunderstood Concepts not necessary By LIZ NEWLIN Battalion Stall “Miscommunication ’ is the of ficial explanation of the Concepts mix-up, where students and in structors were told the course was required for graduation. It is not. Dr. C. W. Landiss, head of the P.E. and health department, ex plained Thursday that P.E. 101 is listed as a requirement in the un dergraduate catalog, and P.E. 101 has been taught as Concepts for several years. In that sense, he said, it is required. But it is not required in that the registrar does not look for Con cepts during a degree check, and the course is not specifically listed on transcripts. Concepts, or “Physical Fitness Evaluation, as it has been renamed, is not de scribed in the catalog. Emil Mamaliga, head of re quired P.E. and elective activity programs, said he also used the catalog as a guide and instructed Concepts teachers from that. Mamaliga said the instructors were told the course was a re quirement for graduation, and they just passed along the infor mation to students. “They (instructors) just follow ing our instructions,’ he said Thursday. Earlier this week Mamaliga sent memorandums to instructors telling them the course is not required and that it has been renamed. The course has sometimes been called a “departmental re quirement, which generally means P.E. majors must take the course. Landiss said this could have been interpreted by teachers and students to mean the course is required for all stu-. dents. He said he has never told students the course is necessary for graduation. But everything is straightened out now, they say. Students are encouraged to take Concepts, which includes a swimming test and physical fitness evaluation. Council votes funds for B-CS tourist centd By CONNIE BURKE The College Station City Council voted Thursday to fund a tourist in formation center for the Bryan- College Station area. Generating interest in the Bryan-College Station area will be the center’s main function. It will be located on the 2500 block of S. Texas Avenue. The council agreed to donate $50,000, five-sevenths of the project’s two-year budget. Bryan City Council will be asked to donate $20,000. The cities’ shares were based upon the amount each received from hotel and motel revenues last year. College Station received $70,000 from hotel and motel reve nues in 1977. It was not indicated how much Bryan received from hotel and motel revenues last year. In other business, the council voted to allow further study of a public transit system for College The Battalion Classified ] Station and Bryan. The two cities are cm studying areas to determimj public transportation isned survey conducted, earliertM ti 73 percent of those in hot™ wanted a transit system. Preliminary plans ofthect tion of Oaks Park will bet by the council at a later ( seven and a half acre parlj located on Highway 301 tion Oaks. The park will in party areas, a jogging nine-hole frisbee golf coursej Astronauts OFFICIAL NOTICE TO TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY STUDENTS In the past, certain information has been made pub lic by Texas A&M University as a service to students, families and other interested individuals. Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974,' the following directory information may be made public unless the student desires to with hold all or any portion of it. Student's name, address, telephone listing, date and place of birth, major field of study, participation in officially recognized ac tivities and sports, dates of attendance, de grees and awards received, and the most recent previous educational agency or in stitution attended by the student. Any student wishing to withhold any or all of this information should fill out, in person, the appropriate form, available to graduate students at the Graduate College and to undergraduate students at the Regis trar’s Office, no later than 5 p.m., Tuesday January 31, 1978. Edwin H. Cooper, Dean Admissions and Records Texas A&M University TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY STUDENT RECORDS POLICY January, 1975 To comply with the requirements of the "Family Edu cational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," Texas A&M University has adopted policies and proce dures publicly periodically. These policies and pro cedures are intended to implement the requirements of this Act and to clarify these requirements for all members of the University student body, faculty, pro fessional staff, parents and other interested parties. Any person desiring further clarification of this policy statement may request same from Mr Robert A. Lacey, Registrar. I. According to the Texas A&M Student Rec ords System, records will be maintained in a variety of administrative offices as outlined be low. The chief administrative officer in each office will be responsible for the records under his control and for the release of information in those records. Robert A Lacey L Tollefsc Koidus i Director ol Adm.ssions Dean ol the Graduate College Director ol Academic Counseling Center Stui O L Luther R Clark Dtebel Robert M Logan Claude B Goswici Ronald E Sasse Chiel ol il Police Controller il obligatory Placement Office records Provost of Moody College Dean of the College ol Student records o laymond D Reed Dean ol the College of Architecture S En vironmental Design Dean of the College ol Dean of the College of Education 'Doan of the College ot Engineering Dean of the College of Deai Geosciences the College c Liberal Arts Dean of the College John B Beckham George C Shelton The Seventy-two Dean of the College c Veterinary Medicine Heads of the Academ Departments ion C San, . Student Access to Education Records All students (and former students) of Texas A&M University have the right of access to their education records for the purpose of re view, with the exception of those records pro hibited by the Act (see Section III). A. Students have the right to obtain copies of records relating to themselves at the ex pense of the student. The reproduction charge shall not exceed the actual cost to the University. B. The University will respond to all requests for explanations and interpretations of records or information, provided the re sponse is not in violation of this Act. C. The Act provides that a student may waive his right of access to confidential letters of recommendation in the areas of admis sions, job placement and receipt of awards. Students seeking employment through the University Placement Office may have signed such a waiver. Informa tion concerning the status of such waivers may be obtained from the Director of Placement. Consent to release personally . identifiable information, such as rank in class, personal conduct, grade point ratio, academic progress, etc., to non- authorized personnel (see Section IV) . should be obtained from the student by individuals releasing such information. Records Not Accessible to Students A. Instructional, suoen 2l tic live personnel records and educational personnel records pertaining thereto in the sole possession of the author and not re vealed to any person other than a substi tute (i.e., grade books, notes of observa tion and notes for recollection purposes). B. Records of a student in the custody of the Office of University Police, provided they are maintained solely for law enforcement purposes, and are made available only to law enforcement officials of the same jurisdiction. AUTO INSURANCE FOR AGGIES: Call: George Webb Farmers Insurance Group 3400 S. College 823-8051 ALLEN Oldsmobile Cadillac SALES - SERVICE "Where satisfaction is standard equipment” 240r Texas Ave. 823-8002 OFFICIAL NOTICE C. Employment records of a University em ployee who is not a student. D. Records and information on a student maintained by a physician, psychiatrist or psychologist employed by the University. These records and information will be made available to a physician or other ap propriate professional of the student's choice. E. Financial records of the parents of a stu dent and any information contained therein. IV. Authorized Non-Student Access to Student Records — Under the following circum stances and to the following people, educa tional records (or personally identifiable infor mation within a record) may be released with out the written consent of the student: A. Officials, faculty and staff employed by Texas A&M University, if they have a "legitimate educational interest " B. Officials of other educational institutions in which the student intends "or seeks” to enroll, provided the student is notified of what is being released and given a copy if desired. C. Authorized representatives of the Comp troller General of the United States; the Secretary of Health, Education and Wel fare; administrative heads of educational agencies; or state educational authorities. Individuals needing this information in connection with a student s application for, or receipt of, financial aid. State and local officials to whom state laws (in effect on or before November 19, 1974) require information to be reported. reasonable period of time (seven busi ness days) after the conclusion of the hearing. Release of "Student Director Information” Information on students, such as date and place of birth, participation in officially recog nized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of atten dance, degrees and awards received, and the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended, is defined and referred to in this Act as "student directory information" (this is a category of information and does not refer necessarily to a publication known as a "directory"). The information mentioned above will be re leased by various campus offices periodically or upon request unless the student requests in writing that specific information be withheld. A publication known as the Texas A&M Uni versity Directory is one type of periodical containing data classified as " student directory information ". It will contain the student's name, address, telephone listing, major field of study and classification unless the student requests that part or all of the data be withheld. Periodically the Registrar will publish official notice of the above policy so that students wishing to do so can make requests known to the Registrar (undergraduates) or the Dean of the Graduate College (graduate students). After the official notice has been published, the Registrar will inform offices concerned of the requests received. . Destruction of Records tion Board in connection with developing, validating, or administering predictive tests, administering student aid programs, and improving instruction, but such or ganizations must not show the personally identifiable information to outsiders and the information will be destroyed when no longer needed for audit, evaluation, and/or enforcement of federal legal re quirements. G. Accrediting organizations. Texas A&M University constantly reviews " education records" it maintains and periodi cally it becomes necessary to destroy certain records. In no case will the University destroy records if the action is prohibited by state and/or federal law. H Parents who certify a student is carried as a dependent for federal income tax pur poses. This certification must be ascer tained by the University office concerned. (It would include such items as grades, transcripts, financial aid and probation re ports.) I. Appropriate persons, if the knowledge of such information is necessary to protect the health or safety of the student or other persons. J. Individuals requiring such information by means of a judicial order or any lawfully issued subpoena, upon condition that the student is notified by the University of all such orders and subpoenas in advance of compliance. V. Student Rights to Challenge Records Students have the right to a hearing to chal lenge records and information directly relating to them. The 'hallenge is restricted to inaccu rate, misleading, or otherwise inappropriate records and information. The following proce dures shall be followed: Basic scholastic records are kept permanently in the Registrar's Office. Beyond these, the variods departments and offices may deter mine their own policies regarding retention of records within existing law. VIII. Letters of Recommendation A. Students have the right to review confi dential recommendations used in applica tions for employment or for admission to any educational agency or institution, or information concerning honors awarded, except when the student waives, in writ ing, the privileges of examination. B. Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, thq;student does not have access to confidential letters and statements of recommendation which were placed in the education records prior to January 1, 1975, if the letters or state ments are used for purposes for which they were specifically intended. IX. Former Students These procedures apply to all persons for merly enrolled at Texas A&M University as well as to those currently enrolled. SERVICES A. Any student wishing to challenge records or information directly relating to him must notify the individual responsible for main taining the record of the wish to challenge. The notice must be in writing and specifi cally identify the item challenged and the basis for the challenge. This written re quest must be filed in duplicate with the custodian of the challenged record. B. All initial hearings will be informal and par ticipants will be the custodian of the chal lenged records or information, the student and the author (if appropriate) of the mate rial. C. If any of the participants (record custo dian, student or author) are not satisfied with the results of the informal hearing, a formal hearing will be conducted under the procedures adopted and published below: 1. The hearing will be conducted and the results decided within a reasonable period of time (seven business days) following the request for the hearing. 2. The hearing will be conducted, and the decision rendered, by an, institutional official or other party who does not have a direct interest in the outcome of the hearing. The appointment of the of ficial or party will be made by the Vice President to whom the record custo dian reports. 3. The student will be afforded a full and fair opportunity to present evidence relevant to challenging the content of the educational records in order to in sure that they are not inaccurate, mis leading, or otherwise in violation of the privacy or other rights of students. The hearing also provides an opportunity for correction or deletion of any inaccu rate, misleading, or otherwise inappro priate data contained in the record and/pr to insert into the record a writ ten explanation of the student respect ing the content of the challenged rec ord. 4. The decision must be rendered in writ ing to all interested parties within a Service For All Chrysler Corp. Cars Body Work — Painting HALSELL MOTOR COMPANY INC. Dodge Sales and Service Since 1922 1411 Texas Ave. — 823-8111 THE REEF Professional Grooming by appointment Call 846-1332 3620 E. 29th Bryan fc-,1 ^ G ° 3910 Old College Road 846-6800 Triangle Terrace Center One Block West of Triangle Bowling Alley “OFFICIAL NOTICE” SUBJECT: Filing Deadline Dates for Financial Aid TO: All Students, Texas A&M University The College Scholarship Service Financial Aid Form serves as the financial aid application at this University. To insure that financial aid funds are available at the beginning of the academic periods below, the following deadline dates for filing the Financial Aid Form are announced for your information and appropriate action: *Last Date Financial Last Mailing Date for Financial Aid Form Period Summer Session (12 weeks, only) An Academic Year Fall Semester, Only Spring Semester, Only Need Analysis Reports Will Be Accepted January 1 April 1 April 1 September 1 January 15 April 15 April 15 September 15 *The Financial Need Analysis Report is provided to this office by the College Schol arship Service and is based on information contained in tne Financial Aid Form. Normal processing time for a Financial Aid Form at College Scholarship Service (including mail time) is about two (2) weeks. Therefore, you should mail your Financial Aid form to College Scholarship Service to allow sufficient time for proper processing and mail time. Applicants for financial aid from Texas A&M University have to compete for limited funds. Deadlines are established so/ffeat all applicants are treated fairly and equally, without last minute haste. Financial Forms submitted after the dates shown above will be processed only if time permits and funds are available.74(30 SPECIAL NOTICE ATTENTION MAY GRADUATES! You may begin ordering your Graduation Announcements January 9, 1978 through February 17, 1978 in the Student Finance Center, Room 217, Memorial Stu dent Center from 8:00 to 4:00, Monday thru Friday. 75,26 NEW APARTMENTS. Efficiency $135 month. One bedroom from $150 month, two bedroom from $175 month. All bills paid except electric ity, Villa West Apartments, south of Villa Maria, Lorraine Peterson, Manager. 822- 7772. 75tfn INSTRUCTION MACRAME LESSONS^ Register Now CHEYENNE APTS. Brand new attractive apartments. 2 bdrm., 1 bath. All modern appliances. Washer, dryer connec tions. Central air/heat. About 1 mile from campus. 693-0285. 76tfn Macrame I & II Classes February 14-April 5 1 2hr./wk. in morning Rosemary Boykin 693-0224, C.S. FOR RENT Your own room in a house two blocks south of campus. Rent plus utilities $70. No phone. Come by 311 Fidelity, College Station. 8313 Large two bedroom unfur nished. Kitchen appliances, air. Available immediately three blocks campus. $150 plus bills. 846-5292. 82t4 LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT PLACE TO LIVE? WE VE GOT IT! Can you believe a brand-new 3-bedroom house with all appliances including washer and dryer, a carport and a fenced yard if you want it. Located five blocks from TAMU. $270 per month with tenant paying all utilities. We have sev eral lease plans to suit your needs. THE CRUSE CORPORATION Thelma Costa Offices 8-5 693-2800 Larry Cruse 846-7318 Evenings and Weekends 693 - 3047 79,9 2 MONTHS FREE RENT Beautiful! Spacious New! 4-plexes 2 bdrm. — unfurnished. All built-ins Average mo. rent $164.29 Luxurious living was never cheaper! Cheyenne Apts. 846-2426 Horse pasture and stall. 846-7015. Trailer 10x55; 2'A bedroom. $125/montb. 693-9291. 7917 Apt. for rent at Monaco. Rent $220 a month. Call after 5:00 p.m. 693-9687. 81t5 Sublease modern 1 bdr. apartment near A&M. Unfurnished. Call 845-2434 office, 693-9588 home. 5512 Short term sublease available in C.S. through June. 2-bedrm duplex, 8195/mo. Call 693- 0369 after 6 p.m. 84tl() WANTED JUDO Cl am size-. Phone 822-6967. 85,10 Typing. 846-3491. 77,55 Full time typing. Symbols." Call 823- "723. 392tfii 2 bedroom 1 bath trailer $150 month & utilities Oak Forrest Park. Kelly 693-5463. 84t2 Typing. Experienced, fast, accurate. All kinds. 822-0544. 8.3tfn New 2 bdr. apt. walking distance from A&M. $195 unfurn., $225 furn. 846-5034. Bills not included. 80t8 WANTED — Will do babysitting in my home. 823-2143. H2 t3 MONACO AND POSADA APTS. 1, 2, 3, Bedroom apart ments from $ 170 and up or ask about our room mate plan. 70-80-90 per month. 693-2614. 76112 ROOMMATE WANTED Need guy to share 2-bedroom duplex. Rent $122.50 plus utilities. Near University. 846- 3676 after 5. 83t5 Roommate needed to share 2 bdr. mobile home. Business major. No smoking. $125 per month. Anvtiine 693-7994, 81t4 NOW TAKING DEPOSITS Lexington Apartments and Motor Inn “A day or a lifetime” . .. 216 Dominik 693-1220 ♦One & Two bedroom furnished apartments. *AII bills paid. *No required lease. *Total security system. eotso Female roommate wanted. 2 BR, 1 Bath at Plantation Oaks. Rent $99. Call Gayle, 693- 5198. 79t6 FOR SALE For Sale. Dual 1218 turntable. Speed adjust ment needed. Call anytime. 693-7994. 81t5 1967 Ford Galaxie 500, 60,000 miles, $650, 693-7039 after 5:00. 84t7 /:;!!!• THE LA SALLE "■IIIMIH Attention Co-op Stu dents. A quiet, dignified place to live & study. Monthly Rates 120 SOUTH MAIN BRYAN 713/822-1501 5 older rental houses to gether on 28,000 square feet near Sears Service Center. Potential commercial, but now excellent tax shel ter/annual income for in vestment. Contact owner in person at C-18-C, College View Apts., C.S. after 5 p.m. weekdays. ssts may resciK empty Skylj Electric guitar, fender champ amp, four hi-fi speakers, sharp 8-track record deck, Bic 960 turntable, Navaho citizen band base with sideband. 693-1706. 8116 STEREO DISCOUNTS: Complete systems and stereo components at 20-40% discount. Also high-end audio, P.A. equip ment, guitars, and t.v.’s. Call Jimmy Spalten— 846-5360. All quality name brands in factory sealed cartons — fully guaranteed.82ti4 r ti L. LOST Lost six month old German Shorthair pointer on Cooner Street. Grey with brown spots. Call 846-0717. " 80t5 HELP WANTED Secretarial position. Apply in person Ken Martin’s Steakhouse. 80t7 Wanted: Part-time experienced dental labora tory technician. 846-6515. 81t5 United Press IntenialmW WASHINGTON - Tlie agency plans to send two into orbit in the space sh year to try to keep the a Skylab from meeting ana trolled death like the onetk a Soviet spy satellite Tuesdat The 84-ton space station ha slowly edging toward Earth was shut down four yean251 entists expect increased solar tion activity in the coming two to accelerate its descent creasing the drag caused bj cles in the tenuous fringes upper atmosphere. As Skylab slows, it willdij and closer to the atmosphere* no longer is going fust em remain in orbit. The result would be thatth foot station woidd enter the sphere and break up under celeration forces caused by lil tion. Much of the assembly burn up, but engineers hi some parts would survive l!s| entry heat and hit Earth where. Skylab, which is now abofi| miles high, does not carry active material like that ah ■f 1 1 ill-fated Soviet satellite. L, on be th |esei her Sr Ut I FEMALE HELP WANTED. Full time. Bookkeeping, Imcntorv Control, Counter Sales. Send Resume. P.O. Box 4274. Brxan. Tx. 77801. S5t5 The station was closed 1974 after housing r ^|'’ v ppai rs, Part-time employee that is super typist. Hours and salary negotiable. Send qualifications to P.O. Box 3041 College Sta tion. An Equal Opportuni ty/Affirmative Action Employer. 85tfn . Part-time position availa ble, flexible hours, mechanical or construc tion background desir able. Appy in person Cen tral Texas Hardware, 202 S. Bryan. 85t2 BLUEBONNET PSYCHIATRIC CENTER 405 W. 28th St. Bryan, Texas Therapeutic Community Milieu 23 Bed, Inpatient Unit Small, Supportive Staff Staff Development Program Fulltime positions available for: REGISTERED NURSES and COUNSELORS CONTACT: DIRECTOR HOSPITAL SERV ICES 822-7326, Ext. 39 Equal opportunity employer through affirmative action. 8315 tec ruary tronauts for a record 84 days lier had been manned by two crews for 28 days and 59 days “The situation with Skylab it could come down in late 1980 or thereafter,” said Robe; ler, a NASA engineer sperii on the shuttle-Skylab mission laden The agency originally plawden fly to Skylab on the sixth spacefipnd tie mission in March 1980. Biffhe cause of the threat of an earh entry, NASA decided earlier! month to schedule the boldi for the shuttle’s third test now set for October 1979. The hope is that Skylab a raised into a higher orbit whel • will remain for possible use* time in the 1980s. Bi;t After said there is a that the space station will betci when astronauts reach it. In case, the hulk would be slowed! would enter over an ocean ' there would be no danger to areas. The orbital maneuvering« sary to send either Skylab higk on a controlled re-entry will be ried out by a small rocket unit device, called a teleoperator] trieval system, will he carried orbit by the shuttle and guide radio and television to a linkup a docking port once used!)) tronauts. The two shuttle pilots« make no attempt to enter Sli)l The only contact would bemadf the remotely' controlled rockelii gbt lb Nature rompM WANTED School Bus Drivers for Bryan Public Schools. Apply now for immediate training for Students need ing part-time work now or during the second semes ter. 3% to 41/2 hours per day @ $3.00 per hour. 3 3 /4 hrs. guaranteed if availa ble mornings. (6:45 to 8:30) and afternoons (2:30 to 4:30). Some longer. Car pools availa ble. Medical Insurance available at group rates. Ph. 779-3220. 84,7 HELP WANTED FULL OR PART TIME Day Shifts (10-3 p.m.) (11-3 p.m.) (10-5 p.m.) Night Shifts 5 p.m., 2 or 3 nights a week and weekends. Also have full time work. Ideal position for mothers with children in school or students, we will arrange hours to fit your needs. COUNTER AND CASHIER WORK $2.75/hour Bryan 1101 Texas An Equal Opportunity Employer apply in person only WHATABURGER College Station 105 Dominik 75tfn Outdoors lovers will through the woods south ofk A&M University in these! orienteering meet oftheyearS-j day, Feb. 18. Sponsored by the Texas Pathfinders Club, the open meei begin at 10 a.m. Entries are pected from Sam Houston - 1 University and Stephen F, 1 State University, along with# Scouts from the Houston area Texas A&M students, faciilt!"* and townspeople are invited lo| ticipate, says Pathfinders Pres» Marshall McKinney. Anentryk $3 per adult, $2 for high school! dents and younger, or $1 pei :: vidual entered as a member four-person team will be diar? ( Orienteering is similar toasp ear rally. Using only maps and passes, teams or individuals: series of targets. Winners are io 1 determined on a .shortest-ebf time and most-targets-foundl Courses for the open meet' 1 3,000 to 5,000 and 5,000 to meters with six to 10 targets $ Prizes will he awarded to tk three teams on each con provided there are enough eiiti Individual awards are planned the four persons on the wim team, and for individual whine! More information about enW the meet may he obtained Iron' club sponsor, Capt. RudiRusI# the Military Science Depaitt 845-2814. The Pathfinders in an atld department-recognized extraii* club that competes in intereolleiJ events.