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THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1979 Page 3 fratui is ireek petition for space n Aggieland rejected i to have “mentsu^ the r Sely becansi ssengerswt, By EILEEN WALL Battalion Reporter Sororities and fraternities will not [ able to purchase space in the ISO Aggieland, the Student Publi- roaintain tlj Itions Board decided Tuesday. e for the® On Nov. 22, 1976, the board s thought, i dopted a policy of selling space -1 he sociallyj,, dy to student organizations recog- nore prac6ci®ed by Texas A&M University. e StateMfrI’At the board’s Tuesday meeting, days of (lift-. eck> Bridges, president of Alpha H!-: u 3. told ) their heiiii iperatewifei lie subside randtIit See related editoria k page 2. the midi tion that Ita Pi sorority, presented a peti- to be considered for the 1980 ggieland. The petition was signed seven out of nine existing jrorities, and 11 of 13 fraternities. Bridges, along with Inter- jternity Council President Kim ,ing to prev Itjerina, requested that the board’s B76 policy decision be changed to p increases l° w Greeks to appear in the year- rain, one ii: 0O ^- was a reducSa ts during tb aid that is a n money, i for ihti ckholm dailf Bridges and Tijerina argued that Greeks make up a substantial of the University that could not ignored. “We’re almost the size of the s,” Tijerina said, “We’re not in ompetition with the Corps, but you lave to acknowlege we re here.’’ He explained that the Greeks vere not only involved in social ac- vities, but were also involved in ommunity projects, such as the Jnited Way Fund Drive. HBridges pointed out that sorority members are also active in campus ities. “We are all Aggies,” she said, Ife feel the university can be as roud of us as we are of it.” Sororities and fraternities did ap- ear in the 1976 Aggieland, al- iiough not in the student organiza- ion section. The decision that they in the 1976 annual was made by ieland editors. Ronnie Kapavik, student body president, said the board should the 1976 policy. If the board made an exception in the case of the 5reeks, he said, it would be difficult determine where to draw the line far as other unrecognized student ganizations were concerned. Dr. Carolyn Adair, director of tudent activities, said that being in Battalion photo by Lee Roy L«schper Jr. Becky Bridges, president of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, asks the University Student Publications Board to allow Greek or ganizations to buy pages within the Aggieland yearbook or ganizations section. Kim Tijerina, president of the Inter- Fraternity Council, listens at left. the yearbook was one of the privileges of recognition. No motion was made to overturn the 1976 policy decision. Bob Rogers, board chairman, pointed out that while the Greeks could not buy space in the Aggie land, the board has no control over editorial policies of the yearbook, and the Greeks could try to get editorial coverage. In other business, the board set 5 p.m., Nov. 19 as the deadline for applications for editor of The Battal ion for the spring semester. The board will interview candidates and make its nomination Nov. 27. Student Publications Director Don Johnson reported that Student Directories will be ready around Thanksgiving. 5 ‘short courses’ offered fits Every semester for the past two rs, MSC Free University has of- ered a special series of “short ourses” on a wide range of sub- ts. This semester is no exception registration for 15 short courses Jirsday. The short courses, which are held s night a week for four weeks, will begin the week of Nov. 5. Registra tion fees are non-refundable and range from $2 to $12. MSC Free University is repeating several popular short courses. These courses include: survival cooking, disco dance, cardiopulmonary re suscitation, country-western dance, dance exercise, jitterbugging, be ginning and intermediate guitar, powder-puff mechanics, bartending and defensive driving. New courses include: how to pass math, rock climbing, motorcycle safety and Christmas ideas. Registration will take place from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. on the second floor of the MSC. 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Dr. John M. Quarles of the Texas A&M University College of Medicine said flu outbreaks this winter should be of the common Hong Kong and Russian varieties. But he said the A-virus strains of flu usually evolve into a worse form every three to five years. The precursors of a new type of flu have not been seen in tests yet, “so sinus membranes may have another year’s grace,” the mi crobiologist said. Quarles and other medical re searchers at Texas A&M and Baylor College of Medicine are preparing for what they hope will be a large- scale test to determine how long some Russian flu vaccines can pro tect people. The scientists hope to continue testing most of the 2,000 Texas A&M students who volunteered last year for the nation’s first major study of Russian flu vaccines. Preliminary results show about 60 percent of the students received protection from a single dose, said Quarles, and the percentage rose when a booster was given. 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