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SC art committees consolidate THE BATTALION Page THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1980 on or off, Utmiio stations. L-ville, Fla., Mi itudied the efferijj i the performanit^ it rocket ad learned fixiriEs;| ned and 1 By ROBERT LEE Campus Reporter The MSC Crafts and Arts Com- iiittee is taking on a new look. The committee now is actually a mbination of two old MSC groups, Arts Committee and the Crafts and Arts Committee. The new arrangement was Approved at the MSC Council meet- a small glider,, r ■ , , » The merger resulted from a re- no/./i s an a , !commen( } at i on made by a study oi ineasureraeiti pgup headed by Teresa Beshara, ryo types ofwMptJEjgQ vice esident of pro g rams . •tors, he ran 5(1 Iw inbinationsdnu^J his system-iiiisi| eap, homemadtij compared f cket propulsionftej Perdue, 17, offl idied robins. He a food supply; nesting materiilii in a robin’s reprt^ The group found that the two groups could work more efficiently together than singly. Accordinq to the study, the two committees were having personnel and programming problems. The Arts Committee offered too many different types of programming and did not have the leadership to make those programs successful. The Crafts and Arts Committee was suf fering from a lack of membership. Kerri Kernan, acting chairman of the new committee, said at first she was against the merger. “The two committees were both floundering. Putting them together would only worsen the problem,” she said. But, Kernan said, the study group decided that it was better to have one solid group instead of two weak ones. “If we funnel our resources (stu dents and budget) into each program we offer, we can be successful,” she said. Kernan said unity is the key to making the Crafts and Arts commit tee work. “Lack of unity was the problem with the Arts committee,” she said. “We didn’t try to sell the Arts Committee as a whole, we just sold the subcommittees,” she said. Although the Arts Committee has changed its name, its subcommittees will continue to function until Au gust, Kernan said. The film series will continue, but eventually it will become a part of Aggie Cinema, she said. “Moebius,” the old Arts Com mittee’s literary magazine, will be published this semester, and a poet ry and fiction contest will be held in March. indent government eyes embership on Chamber The Crafts and Arts Committee will continue to present some of its programs also. A crafts fair is sche duled for April and the brown bag seminars at the MSC fountain will be held throughout the spring, Kernan said. The Crafts and Arts Committee will work to bring even more fine arts programs to the campus. With a re commendation of $26,000, the new group’s plans for 1980-81 include a series of Smithsonian art exhibits, a juried art contest for both art and craft works, a trip to the Texas Re naissance Festival, an art awareness day on campus, and a pop art culture series, Kernan said. Battalion Classifieds Call 845-2611 selected the robiils wide variety o. o manv AmericailH Texas A&M University’s student his field study4»°vernment is considering joining lore harmonious' sjfthe Bryan-College Station Chamber en man, birds dip Commerce. Cheryl Swanzy, vice-president of of other wIm I,external affairs, said she introduced ftie bill requesting the student sen- Paso LourdesCa ■’■ate ask tor chamber membership be- allelopathy, toikfeCause the chamber already helps the bas e on each oils-^campus with various activities. Id and cultivated*. For example, the chamber helped d oats, barley ami ®the student government with its stu- iillsboro, Ore.,Bent purchase programs, said Judy i Nice, 18, invesj ne progesterone is from dairy eowi smaller cells prodj Rychlik, immediate past presi dent of the chamber. When approached with the discount book idea the chamber gave its endorse ment by sending out letters to area merchants asking for support and advertising for the students. She said this also helped student government get acquainted with the business community. Swanzy said the chamber wants students to participate in more acti vities and is generally willing to help students. “We really would like a closer in volvement with the students,” Rych lik said. “If you want an active role in the direction of something you have to take an active part.” Chamber memberships are $50 a year and help to run the chamber offices. They also entitle members to' vote and to serve on various commit tees, Rychlik said. Members also re ceive a monthly listing of all people expressing interest in the com munity. Swanzy said if the bill passes, stu dent government will pay $25 for membership through August and then start paying yearly dues in Sep tember. The bill will be decided at the next senate meeting Wednesday. egend teaches love adison, Wis., fc® 17, investigated A ugs on the tb ** By SHERRY WOODARD cm. The thyroid ; IP Campus Reporter neck, secretest«; | St. Valentine’s Day is recognized which affect ahu fas a day for white-laced hearts and ne drugs make; |dew-dropped roses. Cards are ex- rs, underactive ^changed more as a greeting than a verdale, N.Y., b ^declaration or proposal of love. But studied the visdf rthe holiday actually commemorates ies. Like other in She love and devotion of one man and an extra set of <y. ■ the price he paid for it. el’s report shod; li In ancient Rome during the perse- in the dragonlb t cution of Christians by the emperor from the egg. Claudius II, a young man named Roosevelt Island ) , Valentine was imprisoned for refus ing to give up his Christian religion. Me in jail he was befriended by :he jailer’s daughter. According to legend, on the day ie was executed, Feb. 14, he sent a farewell note to the little girl. It was igned, “from your Valentine” and was probably the first valentine ever sent. After his death Feb. 14 was called Valentine’s Day in honor of a man who chose to die rather than give up his faith. Over the centuries Valentine’s Day has developed different meaning. One probable reason Valentine’s Day has come to signify love and romance to us is during the Middle Ages in Europe it was believed the birds began to mate on Feb. 14. So ... if birds do it ... . Also in ancient Rome, years after Valentine’s death, on Feb. 14 names of young men and women were put in a box and drawn at random. For one year the young man became the escort of the young woman whose name was chosen for him. -En Wang, 18 i plant. Jojoba that could posi aimed sperm *U| ctroleum in certij plications, also exists in otl just the seeds. Bank, Mont.', , studied the barley plant cel ('moved — prob’M it with a protopbm Icy and half-sbykl gue, it’s a goodtjji >n the winners-ik at ion’s most;)’ j J ntists. i n the 1944, l(ki.K it on to win NobelI 5, and 1979. 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