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rr Page 6 THE BATTALION MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1981 State ; Jucts Co. MONDAY CHEMISTRY CLUB: Representatives of Peonzoil present “Careers In Chemical Heldenfels. TAMU RODEO CLUB: Meets at 7.30 p.m. in 113 Kleberg. MANAGEMENT SOCIETY: A Sanger Harris representative speak at 7:30 p.m. in 105 Harrington. MSC SPRING LEADERSHIP: Meets at 7:30 p.m. in 501 Rudder. CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: Bible Study will be held at 7:30 p.m. in St. Mary’s Student Center. Night Prayer will said at 10 p.m. in the church. “BROTHER SUN SISTER MOON”: The Canterbury Association will show Franco Zeferelli’s film on the life of St. Francis of Assissi at 7:30 p.m. in the Episcopal Student Center, 902 Jersey. Admission is free. SCUBA CLUB: Will discuss the spring break trip for all those going. 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Tower. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY: Meets at 7:30 p.m. in 109 Military Science. UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY: Women's Bible Study will be held at 7:30 p.m. at 1002 Pershing. TAMU SPACE TOPICS & RESEARCH: Shows the film "The High Frontier” at 7 p.m. in 140A MSC. TEXAS STUDENT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: Meets at 7 p.m. in 137 MSC. SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS: Frank N Man- itzas, senior producer of ABC News, Latin American Bureau; IJ l w A • . ’• -‘xt- A , tions, will speak at 7 p.m. in Studio B(KAMU-TV) of the Hiram Moore Communications Center. TEXAS ENERGY EXTENSION SERVICE: Conducts a seminar on “Passive Solar Design in New Home Construction” at 7:30 p.m. in Oakwood Middle School. PHI ETA SIGMA(FRESHMAN HONOR SOCIETY): Member ship registration will be held through Wednesday from 12-3 p. m. on the first floor of MSC. TAMU SAILING CLUB: Will have a l>oat show through Wednes day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rudder Fountain. PLANT SCIENCES CLUB: Holds a plant sale through Wednesday at Rudder Fountain. TUESDAY AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS: Nominations for 1981-82 officers will be discussed at 7:30 p.m. in 103 Zachry. PRE-MED/DENT SOCIETY: Meets for elections and consUtu- tional revisions at 7:30 p.m. in 204 Harrington. OFF-CAMPUS AGGIES: Meets at 6:30 p.m. in 109 Military Sci ence. House to hear idea to pay debts with surplus funds United Press International AUSTIN — A House commit tee has scheduled its first hearing this week on Speaker Bill Clayton’s proposed constitutional amendment to use surplus funds left in the state treasury at the end of each budget period for paying off state debts and meeting future water needs. Clayton’s proposal to use a por tion of the budget surplus to estab lish a water trust fund has the sup port of Gov. Bill Clements, who considers it a form of tax relief. But the plan may run afoul of another problem — legislators may have committed themselves to other spending plans that would wipe out the anticipated budget surplus this year and push Texas toward its first statewide tax in crease in a decade. Clayton and Clements last week both revived talk of a possi ble increase in gasoline taxes rather than allowing the highway fond to drain a projected $900 mil lion more than expected from the general revenue fund during the next two years. The House Constitutional Amendments Committee has scheduled a public hearing on Clayton’s proposal at 2 p. m. Tues day, but Rep. Bob McFarland, R- Arlington, indicated earlier he will be in no rush to approve any proposed constitutional amend ments. McFarland cautioned that vo ters will tolerate only a limited number of amendment issues on the ballot at one time, and said he plans to hold the proposals in com mittee until the panel can deter mine how many of the proposals, and which ones, voters might approve. Clayton’s proposal is not the only controversial measure due for consideration during the week. The House Health Services Committee opens hearings at 9:30 a.m. Monday on a bill by Rep. Gene Green, D-Houston, author izing the manufacture, distribu tion, sale, prescription and use of dimethyl sulfoxide — DMSO. DM SO cannot now be legally sold as medicine in Texas, but is being sold in by roadside vendors in such cities as Dallas and often is used as a treatment for arthritis and other ailments of joints and muscles. The chemical can be sold legally only as an industrial sol vent. MAKE FREE Pay Off TIME TCU fires kill rats and damage buildings Help Supply Critically needed Plasma While You Earn Extra CASH At: Plasma Products, Inc 313 College Main In College Station Relax or Study in Our Comfortable Beds While You Donate — Great Atmospher United Press International FORT WORTH — Four fires were set in two buildings on the Texas Christian University cam pus early Sunday, killing 54 rats trained by students studying the rodents’ behavioral patterns. The rats were overcome by smoke. “There was row upon row upon row of their little pointed noses sticking out of the holes in their wire cages,” said a reporter who covered the fires. $ 10 i »TvTTFI \ R HOURS Mon.-Frl. 8-4 kwj Call for more Information 846-4611 AGGIE "THE TALL BLOND MAN WITH ONE BLACK SHOE" WED. 7:30 P.M. | SPRING ELECTIONS Filing open Filing Closes Today! 5:30 P.M. Room 216A of the MSC STUDENT GOVERNMENT Student Body President Vice President for Student Services Vice President for Academic Affairs Vice President for Finance Vice President for Rules and Regulations Vice President for External Affairs STUDENT SENATE ACADEMIC REPRESENTATION AGRICULTURE: 1 Sophomore 1 Junior 1 Senior 1 Graduate 2 at Large 1 Sophomore 1 Junior 1 Senior 1 Graduate 2 at Large 3 Sophomore 3 Junior 3 Senior 3 Graduate 1 at Large 1 Sophomore 1 Junior 1 Senior 1 Graduate 2 at Large 3 at Large 1 at Large 1 at Large 2 at Large 2 at Large BUSINESS: ENGINEERING: LIBERAL ARTS: ARCHITECTURE: EDUCATION: GEOSCIENCES: MEDICINE: SCIENCE: VET MEDICINE LIVING AREA REPRESENTATION CORPS: 1 Walton-Schumacher-Hotard 1 Moses-Moore Crocker-Davis Gray OFF CAMPUS: 1 University Apt. 6 Ward 1 9 Ward 2 2 Ward 3 4 Ward 4 5 Graduates at Large RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION: President Vice President Secretary Treasurer OFF CAMPUS AGGIES: President Vice President Secretary XrAflQi irAr CLASS COUNCIL OFFICERS: President Vice President Social Secretary *Secretary-T reasurer Historian (Senior Class Only) ‘(Elected separately for Class of ’83) GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL: AGRICULTURE: EDUCATION: ENGINEERING: BUSINESS: SCIENCE: GEOSCIENCES: LIBERAL ARTS: VET. MEDICINE: ARCHITECTURE: 7 Representatives 4 Representatives 4 Representatives 3 Representatives 3 Representatives 2 Representatives 2 Representatives 1 Representatives 1 Representatives RESIDENCE HALL: 1 Sophomore 1 Junior 1 Senior 1 Krueger-Mosher 1 Aston Dunn 1 Spence-Briggs-Modular 1 Keathley-Fowler-Hughes Modular-Leggett 1 McFadden-Haas-Hobby-Neely 1 Hart-Law-Puryear-Cain YELL LEADERS: 2 Junior Positions 3 Senior Positions for more information Call 845-3051 STt JI >KNT CiOVKKNMKNT b. “It looked like they were trying to shove their way out of the cages,” the reporter said. “Inside the project room, there were photographs of students putting the rats through their paces. Their projects were wiped out.” The fires gutted the Baptist Stu dent Center and damaged a re search lab and two classrooms in the science building, a university spokesman said. The fires in the two buildings occured at the same time someone tried to break into the university administration building located 200 yards from the scene of the fires. The fire on the first floor of the science building killed the rats that students had been training for years to perform a variety of sim ple tasks, such as high jumps and hurdles. “Some of the people over there were more upset about their rats dying than they were about the fire,” the reporter said. Dr. Stephen Cole, head of the university psychology depart ment, said 27 undergraduate stu dents received the rats to train for the “Fundamentals in Motiva tion” class. At the end of the semester, he said, the students hold a "Rat Olympics” in which the rats compete in the high jump, broad jump, hurdles and related events. “We try to teach the students not to become (personally) in volved, but some students get very attached to their rats,” said Cole. “It becomes very important to them by the time the Rat Olym pics get here.” Firefighter Charles M. Beck with, 30, was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after complain ing of chest pains apparently caused by breathing plastic fumes. Plastic covered electrical wires as insulation. Beckwith was expected to be hospitalized for observation for two days, a fire department spokesman said. Arson investigator H. B. Owens said, “I would imagine both fires were set within 10 to 15 minutes of each other.” He said someone attempted to burglarize the uni versity administration building at about the same time. Investigators said fires were started in two locations in each building. The Baptist Student Center was destroyed, and the three-story science building suf fered considerable damage on the first floor. The second and third floors were damaged by smoke. Police said no suspects were in custody and it was unclear whether the fires and attempted burglary were connected, although university spokesman Don Mills said he suspected a con nection between the fires and the burglary attempt. Settlement to lift crops in civil case United Press International DALLAS — A week-old Texas embargo of unfumigated Califor nia produce was lifted Friday with settlement of a civil suit brought by California growers against the ban that protected Texas crops from the Mediterranean fruit fly. After an all-day federal court hearing before U.S. District Judge Patrick Higginbotham — who last Saturday refused to stop the state of Texas from im plementing the embargo — the California Avocado Commission and the Texas Department of Agriculture announced the settle ment. The settlement required lifting of the embargo, which California growers had said could cost them $100 million in sales, and several public hearings around Texas for the U.S. Department of Agricul ture to explain its program to com bat the fruit fly in California. Texas imports $100 million worth of California fruits and vegetables annually. Now Better Than Ever. You Will Be Pleased With MSC These Carefully Prepared and Taste Tempting Foods. v Cafeteria J fach Dai, Y Special Only $2.13 Plus Tax. “Open Daily” Dining: 11 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. — 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. MONDAY EVENING SPECIAL Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy Whipped Potatoes Your Choice of One Vegetable Roll or Corn Bread and Butter Coffee or Tea TUESDAY EVENING SPECIAL Mexican Fiesta Dinner Two Cheese and Onion Enchiladas w chili Mexican Rice Patio Style Pinto Beans Tostadas Coffee or Tea One Corn Bread and Butter WEDNESDAY EVENING SPECIAL Chicken Fried Steak w cream Gravy Whipped Potatoes and Choice of one other Vegetable Roll or Corn Bread and Butter Coffee or Tea THURSDAY EVENING SPECIAL Italian Candle Light Spaghetti Dinner SERVED WITH SPICED MEAT BALLS AND SAUCE Parmesan Cheese - Tossed Green Salad Choice of Salad Dressing - Hot Garlic Bread Tea or Coffee FOR YOUR PROTECTION OUR PERSONNEL HAVE HEALTH CARDS FRIDAY EVENING SPECIAL BREADED FISH FILET w/TARTAR SAUCE Cole Slaw Hush Puppies Choice of one vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butler Tea or Coffee SATURDAY NOON and EVENING SPECIAL Yankee Pot Roast (Texas Salad) Mashed Potato w/ gravy Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee (“Quality First”i SUNDAY SPECIAL NOON and EVENING ROASTTURKEY DINNER Served with Cranberry Sauce Cornbread Dressing Roll or Corn Bread - Butter - Coffe or Tea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable