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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1979)
)r Texas nt serv. ined last ''ecoffl. 1 he will ler: ^nation; ‘t of the iterests, rested ay for a ii versify ' Sunday released Beer pickled brain? United Press International OKLAHOMA CITY — A local man, claiming his brain had been pickled by beer, has filed a $2 mil lion lawsuit against Coors beer and the tavern owner who sold it to him. Woodrow W. Bussey filed the suit Monday against the Adolph Coors Co. and tavern owner Adrian Lovett. Bussey claimed he has been a regular customer of the tavern since May 1978 and “consumed much Coors beer, which was sup posedly non-intoxicating.” “This ingesting of Coors beer has THE BATTALION Page 3 WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 1979 pickled the brain of the plaintiff, re ndering him incapable of writing up to his potential or even writing in a professional manner,” the lawsuit said. The lawsuit seeks $1.5 million for “irreparable brain damage, damage to his reputation, damage to his sex ual prowess and damage to his liter ary career,” and $500,000 for past and future medical expenses. Oklahoma law prohibits sale of beverages containing more than 3.2 percent alcohol for consumption on the premises. ‘ rS? rSTtS) • ^cJV-cv* O' . ilty Wichita her from d found ent after ‘king the :er three secution keh y at Port ite union ippywiti He, N.]., ical, and ;e Texaco gh at the rets from however, s is legal, /ork. lops to limited D.C. But Va.,afe» Sept. 22, 1 Marlene fence in r Springs esistance. rgton. The “open” concept design of the Ernest Langford Architec ture Center is pleasant to the eye, but some people are com- Noise, leaks, privacy, codes plaining about the side effects of the open structure: too much noise and a lack of privacy. Battalion photo by Clay Cockrill Langford Center: problems XICO z Portillo :o Mexico on many two-day Tuesday ndale in By PEGGY C. McCULLEN Battalion Reporter Jlhe Ernest Langford Architec ture Center has been carpeted and a University official says the build ings acoustical problems are solved. the building has some other problems. Ifhe building, completed in 1977 atlacost of $6,438,100, drew com plaints for its noise level. A combi- ■ionofhard floors, concrete walls n a lack of partitions between Rses caused reverberations which Hturbed occupants of classrooms B offices. ■Originally, bids were taken to Broet the floors and spray the ceil ings with insulation, but the 5110,000 allocated to the project was not enough for both jobs, said |r. Raymond D. Reed, dean of the lege of architecture. larpeting the third and fourth >rs cost $76,000 and was com pleted over the Christmas break, he olin Merchant, manager of the Jistruction division of the Univer- B, said the acoustics problem has Ken solved and that nothing else is Inned for improving the situation. Brie people do not agree. The center uses an “open” con- ept of design in which some class- corns, offices, study areas and airways are not separated by walls, these offices are open to the build- ngs atrium. The perimeter of the center has ome private offices and a few closed ;r 200,000 i norther" icials esOj ur central 5 Monday ed areal' trillions °] ;aid a cold alting d# 1 Rated b e allowe<j tral Bn elephonf classrooms. The office of the dean is also enclosed. Occupants of offices lining the at rium are not allowed to put up cur tains or partitions. The noise level is high and little privacy exists. Reed said original plans put stu dent advisers in the private offices but some advisers are in the open offices. Another problem in privacy exists in the drawing areas. There are no partitions between desks. Reed said this was meant to allow students in one discipline of the col lege to share ideas with those of another. The five disciplines are landscape, urban and regional plan ning, environmental design, build ing construction, and architecture. Several students questioned at random approved of this idea and cited its importance in creativity. The four-story, 102,000 square- foot building has also had leaks in the roof. Merchant said some of the leaks have been repaired and their causes are being researched. Merchant said one problem with the roof is foot traffic. Solar energy Now you know United Press International The name Patagonia, the south ernmost part of Argentina and Chile, means “land of the big clumsy feet.” BUDGET 5* Open 10-7 Mon.- Sat. THESE LPs THIS WEEK 315 Univ. Dr. at orthgati (713) [846-5515) $ 5 67 JEFFERSON STARSHIP “Gold 1 THE POINTER SISTERS Energy’ 90% of our albums and tapes regularly sell for $5.99” PARAPHERNALIA BLANK TAPES SOUND CARE PRODUCTS studies are being conducted on the roof of the building by the depart ment of architecture and environmental design. This con tributes to “foot traffic” on the tar and gravel roof, he said. Another problem may be in land shifting, Merchant said. This may cause structural damage and is not due to faulty construction. Rooney Construction Co. of Dal las built the center and has fixed some of the leaks. Costs are covered by the builder’s warranty. Merchant said a roof ventilation system, which will allow moisture to escape from the roof, is being planned to help avoid future prob lems. Allegations have been made that the steps which lead to the east entrance of the architecture center are in violation of the building code. The university architects follow ( two building codes, the Southern Building and the Uniform Building Code, Merchant said. He says the steps do not violate either code. *' 1 V! % e# Where your career goes in the future has a Jot to do with where it begins right now. So if you start out ai Bank of America, you’re already way ahead of the game. It isn’t a game at all, of course. 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