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Local THE BATTALION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1981 Page 2 Study shows man as predator By NANCY WEATHERLEY Battalion Staff Man as a predator is a relatively new view, but one which Dr. D. Gentry Steele would like to have established. Steele, an anthropology profes sor at Texas A&M University, has studied human prey relationships on Banks Island in the northwest ern territory of Canada. He pre sented his work at the Anthropolo gy Lecture Series Monday. On Banks Island during the late 1800s, Copper Eskimos wiped out the herds of musk oxen that lived in the open, artic environment, Steele said. “We were trying to find out whether the Eskimos were har vesting the herds (killing specific animals such as strictly older animals, while letting the young go) or just killing the musk oxen randomly,” he said. After examining archaeological sites where several oxen were mass-killed, and finding no evi dence of harvesting by the Eski mos, Steele said this pattern fit into the prey relationship of man. Steele said killing could be done in various ways: — single hunter hunting single game — several hunters (communal) hunting single game — communal groups hunting mass game (mass kill) However, he said, only three animals working in communal groups — African lions, killer whales and man— mass kill other large groups of animals. “These three mammals are the biggest predators,” he said. “Man as a group is the largest single pre dator. Waste facility study approved By RANDY CLEMENTS Battalion Staff A short-range study to deter mine if the Bryan-College Sta tion area is capable of support ing a solid waste recovery facil ity was approved by the College Station City Council in a special meeting Monday. The study, if also approved by Bryan and Texas A&M Uni versity, will be conducted by the Sanders and Thomas con sulting engineering firm. City Manager North Bardell said. The firm will determine if the Bryan-College Station area generates enough garbage to supply a recovery facility, which would probably require 150 to 200 tons of garbage a day to produce steam for an indust rial market. It would take Bryan, College Station and the University to generate this much waste. The study will also determine if there is a viable industrial market, lie said. One market is assured, however, because the Universi ty plans to use the steam to cool and heat buildings on the west campus, Bardell said. The Uni versity market alone, however, will riot make the facility econo mically feasible, he said. If another industrial market exists, potential sites for the facility and the costs to run the facility would be determined by the firm, Bardell said. Dr. D. Gentry Steele, an associate professor >f anthropology, discusses the predatory nature of man at the University Lecture Series yesterday afternoon. ■ : SG canvass focuses on University issues By NANCY FLOECK Battalion Staff Opinions may vary at Texas University, but students jvho answered Student Govern- nent’s Campus Canvass seem to igree on most campus controver- :ies. The following are the results of minformal survey, which Student Government members say was in- ended to be reflections of consti- uent work, not statistically actu ate measures of student opinion. Should fraternities and soror- ties be recognized by the Univer- iity? More students expressed feel- I ings against individual recognition if sororities and fraternities than igainst recognition of the Inter- Fraternity Council and Panhelle- lic Council, who represent these organizations. A total of 3,472 students re sponded to the question about in dividual recognition of fraternities and sororities: Against individual recognition e | —2,757 or 79.4 percent Iti For individual recognition — / Jj 533 or 15.4 percent X Undecided — 182 or 5.2 per cent The question asking whether /ill be“shi the Inter-Fraternity Council and Panhellenic Council should be recognized brought 3,437 re sponses: Against council recognition: 2,449 or 71.2 percent For council recognition: 776 or 22.6 percent Undecided: 212 or 6.2 percent Lilli Dollinger, public relations director for Student Government, said anti-Greek sentiment was stronger on-campus, although off- I campus students also expressed or me to™ situation in has and situ jeh thed manexi i seen > abbing nniversitj hopetM lent port jlson. althoo for "grt riven ti" 1 ! est sayi»l ally d e n he least") m Hudson ice feelings against Greek recogni tion. Should Student Government work for faster installation of MCI?: This question also said that rates for phone bills over $25 are usually 20 percent to 40 percent lower with MCI than with GTE. A total of 3,448 students re sponded: For faster installation of the in dependent, long-distance tele phone service — 3,181 or 92.3 percent Against faster installation — 218 or 6.3 percent Undecided — 49 or 1.4 per cent. Dollinger said the main pur pose of this question was to discov er how many students had phone bills more than $25. She said the survey showed that students with out high phone bills are also in terested in the system. Should exams require addi tional class hours? Most of the 3,467 students who responded to this question said tests shouldn’t require additional class hours, namely night exams: For — 866 or 25 percent Against — 2,511 or 72.4 percent U ndecided — 90 or 2.6 percent Dollinger said although the ma jority was against the exams, stu dent senators discovered that business majors who responded to the poll are not as opposed to night exams as other students. She said the poll also showed that some professors were giving unauthorized night exams. Vice President for Academic Affairs John M. Prescott has since sent out memos saying night exams may not be given without his per- Should the user fee concept be continued? This question covered the three major services now charging user fees — intramurals, shuttle buses and A.P. Beutel Health Center prescriptions. A total of 3,417 students re sponded on intramurals user fees: For intramural user fees — 3,013 or 88.2 percent Against intramural user fees — 385 or 11.3 percent Undecided — 19 or .56 percent On the shuttle bus question, 3,438 responded: For shuttle bus user fees — 2,955 or 86 percent Against shuttle bus user fees — 469 or 13.6 percent Undecided — 14 or 0.41 per cent A total of 3,466 students re sponded on charging for health center prescriptions: For — 2,979 or 85.9 percent Against — 469 or 13.5 percent Undecided —- 18 or 0.52 per cent. Dollinger said students over whelmingly favored payment of services by those students receiv ing them. How many times a semester would students use an airline ser vice that flies from Easterwood Field to major Southwest cities? Nine hundred twenty students indicated the cities they would fly to: Houston — 412 or 44.8 percent Dallas — 262 or 28.5 percent Austin — 32 or 3.5 percent San Antonio — 74 or 8 percent Other cities — 140 or 15.2 per cent Dollinger said the Bryan- College Station Chamber of Com merce is doing a professional sur vey on the airline service. Get Exposure For your photographs in The Battalion The Battalion is taking applications for pho tographers for the spring semester. If you have some spare time, camera equipment and knowledge of darkroom procedures, apply in person in Room 216 Reed McDonald. Ask for Dave Einsel. W [ASA] [ASA] WJ WJ WJ L.Vg/4 WWWs'J IXS/ LAYAWAY WITH EZ TERMS Alvarez, Yairi, Yamaha, & Others KEyboAnd You Can Play with EZ PLAY MUSIC NOW IN STOCK! Layaway Now Tor Christmas Some Models Specially Priced. MANOR EAST MALL Bryan, Texas 77801 PIANO RENTAL When you need $65 fast, you find out who your friends are. It's the middle of the night and everyone has an excuse. 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