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Page 8 THE BATTALION THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 15, 1979 Texas A&M University MSC OPAS presents Cosi Fan Tutte In Mozart’s merriest musical, absence makes the heart go wander. A cynical old bachelor, who’s determined to prove that all women are fickle, entangles two young couples in his plot. Texas Opera Thea ter’s performance is energetic, entertaining, and in English. A delightful family evening. Don’t miss it. TEXAS EDPERATHEATER Reg. A&M Student 5.50 4.60 4.40 3.70 3.50 3.00 tickets: MSC Box Office call 845-2916 Eddie Dominguez ’66 Joe Arciniega '74 tUD ijEaaaa) If you want the real thing, not frozen or canned . . . We call It "Mexican Food Supreme.” Dalles location: 3071 Northwest Hwy 352-8570 ■ Keep Red Cross ready. SEE WASHINGTON BEHIND CLOSED DOORS VIP TOURS: WHITE HOUSE PENTAGON DINE WITH SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN VISIT EMBASSIES, MUSEUMS, THE SMITHSONIAN SEE A MUSICAL AT FORD’S THEATRE EXPERIENCE WASHINGTON’S NITE LIFE Price of trip is $338.00. Includes airfare, meals, hotel ac commodations. Hosted by MSC Political Forum. Sign up by Friday, Feb. 23 in MSC Room 216 or call 693-8842 for info. No profs, student complained Committee OKs regents for L] United Press International AUSTIN — Less than than a week before he left office. Gov. Dolph Briscoe made three appointments to one of the state s powerful and prestigious boards and surprisingly, all three of the University of Texas Board of Regents nominees have received unanimous approval from a Senate committee. The non-controversial session the lame-duck appointees had Tues day with the Senate Nominations Committee was in sharp contrast to the interrogation endured by six nominees recommended when Bris coe still had some clout with lawmakers. The committee spent only 30 minutes questioning Jon Newton or Austin and Beeville, Howard Richards of Beaumont and James Pow ell of Fort McKavett before voting unanimously in favor of approving their nominations to one of the state s most powerful and prestigious boards. All three men, predictably, said they favored a common-sense approach” to education and retention of the Permanent University Fund. The full Senate is expected to vote today on the appointments. Among the Briscoe appointments that prompted vociierous com plaints at Senate hearings and questions about everything from sleep ing habits to political activites were those of Walter G. Sterling of Houston in 1975 and Jess Hay of Dallas in 1977. Critics said Sterling slept in regents’ meetings and Senators questioned the fact Hay was a key fundraiser for Briscoe. Engineering & Computer Science Majors BEFORE YOU PICK UP YOUR DEGREE, PICK OUR INTERVIEW. Contact your placement office for interview dates. HUGHES Creating a new world with electronics AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F </) <D CO CD CL CD CD E E o o CO DOKTOR MABUSE, THE GAMBLER (Der Spieler) “the merciless, power hungry, genius of disguise” A silent thriller directed by FRITZ LANG CO <D 8 PM Monday Feb. 19 Basement Coffeehouse TRAVEL WANT TO STUDY OVERSEAS? NEED FINANCIAL HELP? The MSC OVERSEAS LOAN FUND is available for students interested in overseas travel. Information, applications & interview sign ups at secretary’s desk in Rm. 216 MSC. Sign up by February 19. Interviews will be conducted February 20-21. ATTENTION FRESHMAN WOMEN Freshman Women’s Honor SMta Society You are invited to become a member of AAA if you meet the necessary requirements: you attended A&M in the fall semester as a Freshman, took at least 15 hours, and posted a 3.5 GPR or above. You must confirm your interest by 5:00 p.m. Feb. 16. Call 845-1228 or come by Rm. 108, YMCA. But senators Tuesday questioned Newton, Richards and Po We [ about nothing more controversial than their views on teaching effe c . tiveness and preservation of the special hind that benefits UT and Texas A&M University. F “I do feel there can be some efficiency brought to bear in U1C expenditure of ftmds. This is part of the administrative system that needs to be looked at,” Powell said in response to a question fro Sen. Ed Howard, D-Texarkana. Howard said he would like to see UT reduce its requests for ti, I money from the Legislature by making better use of PUF revenues | that lawmakers do not control. Sen. Betty Andujar, R-Fort Worth, said she is concerned “many I students go through two or maybe three years without ever havingj real professor” because of overemphasis on research and publishing by faculty members. “When the research and publishing outweigh the teaching I q Ues . tion whether that’s right,” Richards said. Newton, who recently resigned a $45,200-a-year job as Texas Rail- road Commissioner because of a potential conflict of interest over his wife’s gas wells, said he foresees no problems in his serving on the UT board. Briscoe named Newton to replace former Gov. Allan Shivers on the board. Powell was nominated for the seat now held by Edward A. Clark of Austin, former ambassador to Australia. Richards was ap pointed to replace Dr. James A. Bauerle, a San Antonio dentist. Unit All the [layers an< jut the hotball pl ||av in Tex The NC Son into t being driv otball pr bn was en brs blasts £ chose [rineipal o ecause a Idiool Tut but of clas Wednes B/ZZ may prohibit] foreign investors United Press International DENVER — Forrest Burns, a veteran Colorado lawmaker and rural farmer, fears the stability of the nation's agriculture may be jeopardized if foreign investors con tinue buying up American farmland. Burns says that fear, along with conversations with neighbors and constituents, prompted him to in troduce a bill in the Colorado House to significantly reduce agriculture land ownership in the state by non resident aliens. The bill, heard by a House com mittee Wednesday, prohibits corpo rations from allowing foreign inter ests to own more than 10 percent of the company’s stock. “Maybe I m being farfetched, but the foreign purchase of our and farmland could mean am dermining of our whole agridlt system, said Burns. “If enough aliens got ownen they could control farm pricesi people would have to pay as nail as double of what they now] farm products,” he said. Look Into Your Future Thousands of career opportunities are listed daily in the nation’s largest CLASSIFIED ad section. Keep abreast of the changing job market with The Houston Chronicle, Texas’ largest newspaper. A U.S. Agriculture report also shows during an month period beginning Jultj 1977, foreign investors bought about 30,000 acres of Colorado la Burns said what he found li disturbing was in some instant foreign firms were purchasing! and rangeland through 'dum corporations” and there was noi of tracing ownership. “I’ve found that they (foreigm are funneling money intoi United States through friendlyt tions like Canada, he said. I really difficult to find the trued ers. They set up these dunumt porations and it’s hard to idei: them.” Burns’ bill would requirecorjt tions to file the name and citii ship of anyone holding more tbs percent of company stock. * land holdings purchased prio! July 1, if the bill is approved, w be exempted from the law. i exempted would be alients hot a Colorado residence or plannit take up bona fide residence in state. ^ Any alien or corporation hot agriculture land in violation of proposed law would be subscept to state takeover of the land. FORT' [cored 21 ught off [esday n Break a t lith a 6 [iorned F “We d j&M cos ■But we’v lather pla r'We ju Jd to dea Texas / [ut TCU half i Icales. The 18 lack in fr |nd half, s agt lame of it iA&M pine, he |o closer 10-6 1/2 price for students, faculty and staff. Entire semester for $6.35 (Feb. 12-May 11). Call 693-2323 or 846-0763 to start HOME or DORM DELIVERY immediately. Houston Chronicle News you can use 8:30 a.m. Rudder Theatre H /MSC SCONK24 America’s Economic Environment Business, Bucks and BureauCi’®^ 1:00 p.m. Rudder Theatre 3:30 p.m. Rudder Theatre 10:00 a.m. Rudder Theatre 2:30 p.m. Rudder Theatre “Effect of Government Regulatory j P ol,ci ®* American Economy’ Dr. Murray L. WeWenbaum "Labor’s Concerns amf laauea Within th« £ con0l,, j Mr. BUI Cunningham “The Inflation-Unemployment Probl* n ’ Dr. Joseph E. Burn* “The Economic Environment In Agr^ 11 ^ Dr. Clifton B. Cox “Industrial Innovation and Produc^jT ‘ Cooperative Technology ApP ro " Dr. Howard E- Sorrow*