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THE BATTALION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1980 Page 1 : SJsi:;- ijoiili: net 4* mi!- 1 i in li tin sJ our leri:: th ii| nml jym affairs the alt eoven- said ints li£ fa y relit he ni di i luntn shil nek suitf local Rebel against selfishness recycles aluminium cans Valentines going over airwaves By CHARLIE MUSTACHIA Campus Reporter Trash day means work for Carlson Yost. Whether the day is filled with stu dent conferences, work on his disser tation or teaching English, trash day also means rummaging through trash bins to look for recyclable aluminum cans. Yost, 37, is an English teaching assistant. He collects aluminum cans not only to save energy, but because it is anti-inflationary and is a small gesture against what he calls the “me-first theory of American citizen ship.” People can get away with being greedy because the responsible citizens allow it, Yost said. He has calculated that he receives $1.50 per hour for his work when he sells the cans to Coors. “It won’t make you rich, Yost said. “It’s a matter of conscience.” Yost said he collected paper for recycling before he began collecting cans, but when he discovered that the city was not recycling the paper as it claimed, the purpose was defe ated. Seven years ago, Yost was in veter inary research ar Cornell University where he worked with cattle viruses and abnormal hip development in dogs. Yost said that when a group of stu dent put violent pressure on the uni versity to change school policies, he saw selfishness and greed being accepted by society. “A handful of students with guns destroyed the whole purpose of the university,” Yost said. “The adminis tration crawled around and gave the students (what they demanded).” Carlton Yost prepares a lecture for his next class. When not working as an English teaching assistant, he can be found scrounging through trash bins in search of recyclable aluminum cans which he sells to Coors. Photo by Lisa Martin. After being provisionally accepted to Texas A&M University, Yost moved his wife and two small chil dren to College Station where he be gan work on a doctorate in English. He said the physical activity of col lecting cans gives him time to think about the books he is reading or teaching about. “This, I think, is the biggest be nefit,” he said. Rebelling against inflation and the me-first attitude, Yost digs through trash bins, searching for aluminum. But he said what he does is a “ges ture” and he does not think anyone will change because of it. “It’s for my own conscience,” he said. By CATHY SAATHOFF Campus Reporter The MSC Radio Committee is playing Cupid. The committee is offering stu dents the opportunity to send Valen tine’s Day greetings across the Un ited State and Canada. Using a network of amateur, or “ham,” radio operators, the commit tee will combine practice for its members with service to students by relaying a standard message — “Wishing you the hest of everything on Valentine’s Day” — over the air waves, to be phoned to the recipient by a ham at the other end of the line. Dave McCarty, committee chair man, said hams are interested in pro viding service, and the message will be relayed free of charge for anyone who signs up in the MSC Lounge between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Friday. “We’ve opted to perform this ser vice as a special event,” McCarty said. As many members as possible will help send messages out during the weekend, he said. “Because it’s a training exercise, the idea is to get as many people as we can to get experience,” he said. McCarty estimated it would take 15 hours of on-air-time to relay the mes sages. Each message will go through a series of nets, or central stations, on the same frequency. The number of nets depends upon the distance the message must travel. Ham radios are capable of trans mitting around the world, McCarty said, but added that this is rare. He has talked to military personnel at a base on the Indian Ocean, a point nearly halfway around the world from the committee’s headquarters in 152 MSC. McCarty said the capacity of the transmitters is due to excellent antennae on the roof. Director of programs Wayne Frazell estimated the club’s equipment to be worth $10,000. Frazell also attributed some adv ances in radio communications to hams. “Ham radio is responsible for the advance of the radio art,” Frazell said. He said hams were among the first to experiment with high fre quency transmission. Frazell, an electrical engineering major, is quick to point out that one does not have to be an electronics whiz to become a ham radio oper ator. “The hardest thing for many peo ple in getting their license is learning the Morse Code,” he said. McCarty said getting a novice license requires knowledge of the amateur rules and regulations, Mbrse Code and basic electronics, all of which are taught in an MSC Free Universitv course MSC photo contest set for March By SUSAN HOPKINS Campus Reporter Amateur photographers from Texas colleges and universities will have a chance to get pictures out of hidden photo albums and into a con test, Salon 80, sponsored by the MSC Camera Committee March 1. The annual contest, open to stu dents, faculty and staff of Texas col leges and universities, is set up not only to determine the best prints, but also to help people who are new at photography gain experience. A photography workshop will be held Saturday at Texas A&M Univer sity for interested photographers to get advice and help on various tech niques, prior to the contest deadline — midnight Feb. 26. Ribbons will be given to first, second, third and honorable men tion places and a plaque and cash award will be given to the best of show. The following black and white and color categories will be judged: architecture, commercial, ex perimental, landscape, nature photojournalism, candid portrai ture, casual portraiture, formal por traiture, sports and still life. “It takes a certain set of skills to really be a good photographer,” Far rar said, “but it all starts with a good 35mm camera; darkroom experience helps, too.” Judges for the contest will be Ava Crofford, whose specialty is portrait photography; Janet Rogers, who does protraits and free lance work; and Lenord Duckett. Farrar said all three judges are master photo graphers, which means they have official standing with the Society of Texas Professional Photographers Guild. Farrar said the Camera Commit tee expects more than 600 entries. H e said the pictures, must be mounted on an 11-inch by 14-inch, or 16-inch by 20-inch mount, and that only two prints per category may be entered at $1 per print. The winning prints will be display- ed in the MSC Gallery until Wednesday, March 26. A banquet will be held Feb. 29 to introduce contest judges. Farrar said anyone interested in attending should contact the Camera Com mittee. ■Almanac Rction Speaks Louder than Words ? GIOIOGV ZOOIOGV GRRDURT€S REPS ON CAMPUS: NEXT WEEK - MON. & TUES. SENIORS/GRADS: Sign up NOW for in- terviews at Placement, 10th fl Rudder. INFO BOOTH: MEMORIAL STUDENT CNTR For UUork in Fisheries IN TH€ P€flC€ CORPS ESTABLISHED IN 1974 Presents: GRASS ROOTS featuring: Rod Grill Joel Larson (From the original Grass Roots) FEB. 11 and 12 8 p.m. Tickets: $5.00 $4.00 with I.D. United Press International Today is Friday Feb. 8, the 39th day of 1980, with 327 to follow. The moon is approaching its last quarter. The morning stars are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury and Venus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. Union Gen. William Sherman, who put the torch of Atlanta dur ing the Civil War, was born Feb. 8, 1820. This also is the birthday of actress Lana Turner, 1921. A thought for the day: Amer ican statesman Benjamin Frank lin said, “There never was a good war or a bad peace.” AHEM!!! Pre Med./Pre Dent. Tues. Feb. 12 — 7:30 p.m. 226 MSC Dr. William Radentz and Dr. Phillip Pierpont from U.T. Houston Dental School will speak on admissions and spe- V.cialties. RECORD COLLECTION Goinq-Out-Of-Business SALE! Everything Must Go!!! dtidcfitt Dinners And Save $l.OO. WeCallltTSorTwo. “ T stands for Tinsley’s. Means tasty. Pair up today and buy any two Tinsley’s tantalizing chicken dinners cooked in 100% pure vegetable oil, with French fries, real-cool cole slaw and butter-melting rolls baked from scratch. And save a buck!” “Take it from Boss Bird. little scratch. ^Many LPs f Now Marked: kpown Even ^^Lower! < jm nfl 7.98 List Albums and Tapes 4 or Lower! 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