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Page 8 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1980 Local / State Don't sneeze at trees United Press International DALLAS — If you’re the kind who likes to head for the woods to cut down a Christmas tree, show some discretion. Your nose will appreciate it. Allergist Dr. Timothy Sullivan, head of the allergy division at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, said the problem is especially likely to hit the back-to- nature crowd who hunt out and cut down their own trees. Sullivan said next to ragweed, mountain cedar pollen is the most common cause of pollen-induced allergic reactions in the Southwest. The female mountain cedar is pollen- free, but the male mountain cedar at the peak of pollinization can produce the classic hay fever symptoms: red ness, itching, burning and watering of the eyes and most often a running nose. Sullivan said most people are attracted to the female mountain cedar, which is usually greener than the pollinating male and has blue berries. He advises shying away from cedars that have a brown cast since the pollen-producing agents in the male trees turn from green to brown as the pollen matures. Parking meeting set today PROBLEM PREGNANCY? Are you considering abortion? Free counseling and referrals Call (713) 779-2258 Texas Problem Pregnancy, Bryan, Tx. MEN-WOMEN You may even get your old rank back. If you've been out of the Service less than 30 months and join the Army Reserve, you may get your old rank back Pay in the Army Reserve is better than ever For in stance, a staff sergeant with six years service now pulls down over $1400 a year (before deductions) That's for putting in only 16 hours a month and two weeks Annual Training. You'll continue to build points toward retirement. In addition, yoo’lt get that old feeling of belong ing back. Remember? Check openings. See if you qualify. Call Army Reserve Opportunities SFC Daniel Hagedorn 1679 Briarcrest, Bryan Recruiting Station Phone: 822-5713 Part of What You Earn is Pride. An Iqnrfl OppoHututy I mploytM By RITCHIE PRIDDY Battalion Staff Off-Campus Aggies representa tives will meet with the Texas A&M University Traffic Panel today at 3:15 p.m. to keep the only internal cam pus parking lot available for off- campus students. Several dorm residents have asked that Lot 9, located west of Law Hall on Old Main Drive, be made into a dorm parking lot to allow for more parking and safer surroundings for on-campus students. Paula Sorrells, president of OCA, said Tuesday that with nearly two- thirds of the A&M student body liv ing off campus there is a need for more on-campus parking. “(^uite a few of us have to drive cars, ’ Sorrells said. “The dorm resi dents already have access (to cam- ous), we need the parking.” While the shuttle buses serve many off-campus students, not all have passes, Sorrells said. Phil Suter, OCA vice-president for Special Committees, said: “The majority of students on campus don’t have to use their cars as much as off-campus students. OCA needs the space.” Lot 9 is the only remaining park ing lot located near the center of campus available for use by off- campus students. Earlier in the semester another OCA parking lot was changed to a dorm lot. Students must display a blue park ing sticker to park in Lot 9. Students wishing to voice their opinion on the matter are encour aged to attend the meeting today at 3:15 in 139 MSC. What’s Up WEDNESDAY CARIBBEAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION: Will meet at 6:30 p. m. in Rudder Theater. OMEGA PHI ALPHA: Registration for the Muscular Dystrophy Marathon Dance is open. More information is available in 216 MSC. TEXAS STUDENT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: Will have a Christmas party at 11 a.m. in 104 Harrington. “THE WOMEN”: An all-female cast interprets the play about mischief among the idle, rich and spoiled matrons of New York. The feature will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Theater. CHRISTMAS TREE SALE: Lambda Sigma will be selling Christmas trees from 1-5 p.m. at the Commons and 4-7 p.m. at Sbisa. NURSING SOCIETY MEETING: Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 301 Physics. HILLEL CLUB: Will have a party at 8 p.m. at the club president’s apartment. MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 350 MSC. CATHOUC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: The Newman club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Student Center. TAMU SPORTS CAR CLUB: Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 202 Francis. CLASS OF ’82: Will meet at 8 p.m. in 401 Rudder. Theolassp will be taken at 7 p.m. in the MSC Main Lounge. CHRISTMAS TREE SALE: Lambda Sigma will be selling^ trees from 1-5 p.m. at the Commons and from 4-7p.m.atSi “GODSPELL”: This is an updated passion play from the ( according to St. Matthew in which the disciples and theirl wander over New York. The parables and proverbs i different manner. The feature will be shown at7:30and9:45p.g Rudder Theater. CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: Will meet for Bible j at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Student Center. A group will meelaljj MSC Main Lounge before the showing of Godspeil and a masnj be held at 12:30 p.m. in the All Faiths Chapel. FINANCE ASSOCIATION: Will have their fall banquet at 6pJ Beef & Brew. The Aggieland picture will be taken at8:30pt| the MSC Main Lounge. IMPERIALS: Will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. at the BryanC Auditorium. Tickets are available at the MSC Box Office. FRIDAY THURSDAY CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: Will meet at 7 p.m. in 207 Harrington. MSC HOSPITALITY FASHION BOARD: Will sponsor a “Holiday Fashion Show” at 7 p.m. in the MSC Ballroom. Admission is 50 cents. MARKETING SOCIETY: Will have a party at 7 p.m. in Q-Hut A. A&M NOON BIBLE STUDY: Will meet at 12:30 p. m. in 113 Biologic al Sciences. TAMU METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY LECTURE: Christmas — The Birth of Christ in the Soul of Man” will be presented at 7:30 p. m. in the All Faiths Chapel. PSYCHOLOGY LECTURE: David B. Cohen of University®! Austin will speak on “The Function of REM Dreaming” attpij 302 Rudder. HILLEL CLUB: Will meet for Shabbat dinner at 6:30 p.m. adij Chanukah services at 8 p.m. at the Hillel Jewish StudentCel CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: The TAMU Chorus will perform a Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. atSt. \lr| Church. OASIS: Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 701 Rudder. “AMERICAN GIGOLO”: Richard Gere is Julian Kay, a main earns a living pleasing women — such as senator’s wife, kj Hutton. The feature will be shown at 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. in Ed Theater. ow-c down problt msi “WHEN A STRANGER CALLS”: A babysitter gets a strange: which asks "Have you checked the children? ’ The police traa! call and find it's coming from within the house. The feature 1 shown at midnight in Rudder Theater. B) to, Aggieland ’81 Juniors Today-Friday A-R Dec. 8-12 A-Z Juniors-Seniors SPECIAL MAKEUPS Dec. 15-19 At Yearbook Associates, Suite 140 Culpep per Office Plaza, off Puryear Street, open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Phone 693-6756 Banks charge monthly fees Biuck H |ns in Sep ment, ig of h gis, i S with 1 age ch ath, t Free checking disappearin! iamon 1 divid I a mi 5 of low ipartmi United Press International NEW YORK — Consumers soon may find free checking relegated to the realm of nostalgia as more and more of the nation’s banks, beset with soaring costs, raise their check ing fees. Bank customers throughout the country, especially those with small balances, can expect to pay monthly service fees of as much as $6 on their checking accounts within the next year, says bank pricing expert Alex Sheshunoff. “There definitely is a trend away from free checking,” said Sheshu noff, who heads a bank consulting and research firm bearing his name in Austin, Texas. “I would guess the number of banks offering free checking will drop to 5 percent within two years. The thinking is that the person who he uses the service should pay for it, said. Sheshunoffs figures show some 18.5 percent of the nation’s 14,000- odd banks offered free checking re gardless of balance size in the fall of 1979. That number is 6 percent low er than in 1978, according to the American Banking Association. “On the high side, where three years ago a customer would pay a $3 monthly service charge for a balance under $100, now he pays $5 or $6 for accounts of less than $200,” said Sheshunoff. Banking experts say the trend away from free checking will escalate as inflation continues unabated and banks are forced to compete with savings and loan associations by offering costly interest bearing checking accounts. Checking charges weigh most * ^BONFIRE JR *N *T *S PRINTS WILT BE SOLD 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. DALLY IN THE MSC MAIN HALLWAY THROUGH DECEMBER 12TH. Sponsored by MSC Camera Committee. BONFIRE ie Texas A heavily on customers witl siMe p ro b lances, decreasing as the f jirtment i on account exceed certain spBofficial levels, and usually disapjpment i altogether at a given mininiLs that In a bid to encourage hiW as “the 1 ship banking among its cti few. New York’s Citibank rte Mrs. Hai offered free checking to fe: Ithat sor with combined checking-SM| iView 1 lances of at least $1,500, aniif Idon’t ■ customers keeping balance! th the Jo than $500 with a 25-cent taFf we ct charge, up from 20 cents, fere else, “Checking accounts c not a money-making [ said Pamela Flaherty, vicep® and director of marketing hi bank’s New York banking lints, loc “We want to service our g:« five in tk tomers, the ones bearing tbitt comph They shouldn’t have to sukssj smaller customers.” Big city banks do notnetts| levy the highest charges, a to Sheshunoff. In areas! and Little Rock smaller 1 leading the way, he said, soi charging monthly service If high as $7. Banks some years i tomers with free checking! marketing experts the way to increase their oil base so that they could tlieii sell into money-making ares j But after the 1973-191 inflation sent the costs < services sky-high and net i shrank as customers tooij money out of savings acmul put them into higher-yield tl market instruments. It costs a bank I month to handle a checking# compared with perhaps $ Picture Size 8x10 11x14 16x20 Sale Price *3.50 *10.00 *20.00 SCOREBOARD 8X10 83.50 MSC HOSPITALITY Holiday Fashion Show Fashions by Butty’s & Barker’s ding t< edulec ember marrie Ms, saic ding n buildi e bar f° r re 1, 1 tents wi Jicolas ashing Ueah They’n esebui d they \ &mazi Formal Wear Make-up artistry. Hair design by Albert’s Dec. 4 201 7:00 pm 50C ira‘$m?r'S'R'S'£'S'$r'8?r?r'&'?r'SS'£'RS%r'R?ra?r?r‘8'$rB'8ni I CHANl Dec Iht, car tertmeni ■ Dec.; abbat ( Cone ices.” «■ Dec. Isra 8r Vone mllel Ji