The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, December 13, 1978, Image 5

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    THE BATTALION Page 5
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1978
Pulling the last all-nighter
Finals week is a critical time for affecting
grade point averages. It is also a time to lose
sleep, as students such as mechanical engi
neering major Blake Hodges stay up past mid
night cramming for exams.
Battalion photo by Phillip Martinez.
'Rockies ski resorts report
§10 new snow, little powder
United Press International
DENVER — Ski conditions as
; l wnpiled by Colorado Ski Country
IS. A.:
leaths force
irm to recall
milding toys
United Press International
NSYWSCTWin —Toy eonsVrue-
sets associated with the acciden-
[deaths of two children are being
ailed by Parker Brothers, a
keswomah for the Consumer
luct Safety Commission said.
A 9-year-old New Jersey child
two weeks ago apparently after
iking on a rubber fastening rivet
Parker Brothers’ Riviton Con-
iction toy. An 8-year-old Wiscon-
boy died in the same manner in
uary, the agency spokeswoman
She said the company announced
Voluntary recall of the 900,000 sets
lathad been distributed nationally
uring the past two years. More than
,000 sets are still in two company
(arehouses, and 27,000 have been
eturned.
The firm, a subsidiary of General
ills Inc., is asking consumers to
eturn the product for a full refund to
he store it was bought from or to
nail it to Parker Brothers, 190
iridge St., Salem, Mass. 01970.
Consumers can obtain further in-
ormation by writing Parker
irothers Consumer Response, Rivi-
Recall, 50 Dunham Road, He
dy, Mass. 01915, or calling Parker
Irothers collect at 617-927-4900.
Arapahoe Basin: 34-inch base, no
new snow powder, packed powder.
Aspen Highlands: 37 inches, no
new powder, packed powder.
Aspen .Mountain: 32 inches, no
new powder, packed powder.
Snowmass: 29 inches, no new
powder, packed powder.
Berthoud Pass: 31 inches, no new
powder, packed powder.
Breckenridge: 23 inches, no new
packed powder.
Ski Broadmoor: 13 inches, no new
powder, packed powder.
C.o\\v\wvsVwdc>Y\ 0\>e\\s, Dec. V4.
Ski Cooper: Opens Friday
through Sunday.
Copper Mountain: 30 inches, no
new powder, packed powder.
Crested Butte: 36 inches, no new
powder, packed powder.
Eldora: 45 inches, no new packed
powder, hardpack.
Geneva Basin: 30 inches, no new
powder, packed powder.
Hidden Valley: 36 inches, no new
packed powder.
Keystone: 43 inches, no new pow
der, packed powder.
Monarch: 56 inches, no new pow
der, packed powder.
Pikes Peak: open Saturdays and
Sundays.
Powderhorn: 38 inches, no new
packed powder.
Purgatory: 66 inches, no new
powder, packed powder.
Sharktooth: adequate base, no
new powder.
Steamboat: 30 inches, no new’
packed powder.
Sunlight: 26 inches, no new pow
der, packed powder.
Telluride: 51 inches, no new
packed powder.
Vail: 28 inches, no new packed
Y>o\\deY.
Winter Park: 24 inches, no new
packed powder.
New Shipment
of QfQOCN
Satin Jeans
Sizes 3-13 $36
Open til 9 thru XMAS
MANOR EAST MALL
^ 25,
1
IS!
Aggie Gifts
& Novelties
for Christmas!
LOUPOT’S BOOKSTORE
NORTHGATE - Across from the Post Office
Gift
Giving
Books
to
Publishers
List
Price
VARIETY OF
TITLES INCLUDING
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
from
A&M BOOKSTORE
Engineering grad
given top award
Gail Lynn Hawley of Midland has
been named Texas A&M Univer
sity’s outstanding engineering senior
for the fall semester.
The civil engineering major was
presented the Engineering Senior
Achievement Award at a faculty
meeting. Dr. Richard Thomas, act
ing dean of engineering, made the
presentation.
It was the second awarded to a
woman student.
Hawley’s name will be added to
the list of winners of the award on a
bronze plaque in the Zachry Engi
neering Center.
Made twice yearly, the awards go
to recipients chosen by a faculty
committee from departmental
nominations. Scholarship, campus
and technical activities, leadership
arid financial responsibility are con
sidered.
Hawley completed her studies
with a 3.43 grade point ratio and was
graduated with honors Friday.
Hawley was class treasurer this
year, served on the Civil Engineer
ing Advisory Committee and elected
to “Who’s’Who Among Students in
American Colleges and Universi
ties.” She was a hostess for the 1975
Student Conference on National Af
fairs, held several jobs, including
SELL
YOUR
BOOKS
at
UNIVERSITY
BOOKSTORE
secretary and vice president, on the
Student Y cabinet and worked in the
highway safety program at the Texas
Transportation Institute proving
grounds.
Mon.-Thurs
'OH, GOD
5:30
9:15
ENDS THURS.
Mon.-Thurs
"GOODBYE
GIRL"
7:15
END THURS.
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