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THE BATTALION TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1979 n Oregon oduce a r limit bee; 'conomic ed for ft) t ■ iy Dr. Michael Barszap, an assistant professor of / modern languages at Texas A&M, has planned a summer tour of Russia for 15 students on a r i ,|irM students to tour jazz hmei; anized first-come, first-serve basis. He was born in Poland and has lived in Russia. Battalion photo by Lynn Blanco te with dii{ uthly meet iinded thrs| eep the t ussia, Poland trip set By JULIE SMILEY Battalion Reporter [ussia nd Poland may be more caviar, vodka, fur coats and |acks, and Aggies will have a ice to find out firsthand through ir now being planned. ford the,i fte " n Te . x 1 as l University udents will he able to visit ] Bcow, Leningrad, Kiev, Warsaw [other cities from May 15 to June pnks to Dr. Michal Barszap. An tant professor of modern fail les at Texas A&M, Barszap has p planning the three-and-a- ■week tour since June 1978 h he moved to College Station, hen Barszap moved from Ohio University to teach Russian at Is A&M, he started plans for his ;ht!i tour of Russia because, T was enl e ] ; \, ner j can students should be ex- a tru .j j* 1 'Id to other cultures and their vV0U 1 lof life and thinking. Americans jazz tunt pd |^ now why things are done To March* ^ .son they »noticed th out, ecause tk| urging so t funerals ng ajazzh to follow h most been ie century al way hi :heir dead nful dirges al cortejf] e church sity to form the 50-person delega tion. The tour begins and ends in New York. The cost is $850. Additional round-trip air fare from New York to Helsinki, Finland is an estimated $450. Round-trip transportation to New York is the participants responsibil ity, but Barszap said he is working on a low-cost, round-trip flight from Dallas or Houston to New York es timated at $150 to $165. The $850 tour fee includes all housing, all meals in Russia and breakfasts in Poland, train and air fare between cities on the tour plus school, farm and factory visits, two ballet performances, a performance at the circus in Moscow and a folk dancing exhibition. If thoughts of fur coats create a desire for a mink, Barszap said, “Mink coats are a bargain in Russia, for that matter, any fur. ” Of the 300 students he has taken to Russia in the past seven years, “everyone has bought at least a fur hat.” Due to deadlines set by Soviets, Barszap said students interested in participating should contact him at 845-2124 or at his home, 693- 3754, as soon as possible. Barszap said he needs a $100 deposit from each participant by March 1 and a current passport by March 15. If participants want more travel, an optional visit to Prague, Czecho slovakia, June 9-16, lor about $155 extra is also available. .lay they’re done in Russia, and *' is trip should supply the an- ate the lift L his passu: | ;()s, it was After his birth in 1948 in Poland, jecause thlap lived in Russia and Poland hen, ” said^fferent times until his family d to the United States in 1964. als are ran sap finished his B.A. in Russian ced in the: Spanish at St. Peter’s New Jer- fans totu Tourists d ig with the ren as the id lines- dy,” not WHEN YOU BUY A CALCULATOR, THINK ABOUT WHO’S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT. At Loupot’s, We’re One of The State's Largest Calculator Dealers For A Reason — We Look Out For Our Customers. Buy A Calculator From Lou. If Anything Goes Wrong With It Within 30 Days, He’ll Replace It With A New One. Or Loan You Another Calculator Free While Yours Is Being Repaired. Our Business Is Built On Friendship — Isn’t That The Way It Should Be? LOUPOTS BOOKSTORE NORTHGATE ACROSS FROM THE POST OFFICE ling, all. Justi] it brings ' said he knows the cities and anguages so he will conduct of the tours rather than Soviet ’olish officials. Barszap also said nts will be able to ask ques- and "gain a better understand- lot only of Russians but them- s.” ce no foreign language is |ssary to participate, the tour is to 15 Texas A&M students on kome-first-served basis. He |the tour is a cultural eompari- etween the United States and |ia and Poland — not a language “This tour is geared toward kment so students will learn by k, ’ said Barszap. vas no i Texas A&M students will b< md line, l§ed by students from Miami Uni- ry walking 1 gers and® : 25 seen* nines li* 1 7th Waid Tambourii r own pan , eliminal arce funen ty in Ohio, the University of fflhoma and Texas Tech Univer- :00P! 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