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Battalion/Page | April 8,1982 state Battalion/Page 5 April 8, 1982 s Up at Texas A&M GOVERN- ications will be avail- ihe SPO and theh suit photo by Eric tit new utel the ambob Health Ca als polling firm, tw epresentativesiin •en completed k the panel withsM 'S. mid 80 to 85 pera gal aliens saidlkj eated unfairly h . in comparison to ucan-American* 1 percent said tb check with Sodil income tax unlit house said anafa \ e only five yean ucadon compared; * of 11 years for sidents. house said prefc s indicate illegal re likely to ben ■gal Mexican rei (it) percent oftiiti e ported bnngint into the countn Thursday )RMER STUDENTS AND STUDENT MENT: Buck Weirus Spirit Award applit able until April 12 in the Deans’ offices, Forsyth Alumni Center (131 MSC). iSCCEPHEID VARIABLE: "Fantastic: Voyage" will be shown at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. in 601 Rudder. SC VARIETY SHOW: Tickets for the MSC Variety Show on April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium are on sale now in the box office, l ickets cost $2.50 for students and $3.50 for non-students. ITDENT GOVERNMENT, OP A AND APO: The Aggie Blood Drive will be from April 5-8 in the Commons and in front of Sbisa from 11 a.rn. to 7 p.m. and in 212-224 MSC from 11 a.rn. to 9 p.m. LPHA KAPPA DELTA: "Sociology in a Conservative En vironment’’ will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in 502 Rudder. feTRAMU RAL TRACK PRELIMS: Running events for men and women, dorm and independant, will be at 7 p.m. in Kyle Field. ’UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL: Maundy Thursday observance of Passover with footwashing and holy communion will be at 6:30 p.m. in the chapel. PERRA CLUB: Endangered species and tropical rain forests will be the topic for this slide presentation and discussion by Dr. lack Sites at 7:30 p.m. in the Eagle Community Room. UNITED CAMPUS MINIST RY: Women s bible study wit! be at 7:30 p.m. at 1002 Pershing. fOLLEGE OF SCIENCE LECTURE: “Rig Bang —The Ori gin of the Universe” will be presented by Prof. David Schramm at 8 p.m. in 301 Rudder. IOYOTA OWNER’S ASSOCIATION: There will be a repair clinic on the brake system at 7:30 p.m. in 321 Rudder. fEXASA&M ICE HOCKEY TEAM: Meeting to discuss team planning, show a film and to organize will be at 8 p.m. in the Multi-media film room on the sixth floor of the library. IEXAS A&M WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TEAM: There will be a wheelchair basketball game against the veil leaders at 8 p.m. in G. Rollie White. IRADITIONS COUNCIL: There will he T-shirts on sale all week in the MSC for Howdy Week (April 12-16). |AMU MICROCOMPUTER CLUB: Dr. Johnson will conti nue “The Finite Element" at 7:30 p.m. in 104A Zachry. INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS: Dr. John P. Abbott will speak on “Communication” at 7:30 p.m. in 121 C.E. Building. CIRCLE K: New officers will preside for ihe first time and the new committee chairmen will be announced at 7 p.m. in 504 R. Also social and project plans will be discussed. All students are welcome. Friday unnei ies’ • about college oordinator Joe esday. “We tli call attention to:. 1 ' • financial aidfoi 1 ■ fraternity tut- xiis' largest Call med to run in $ tiles each and o> in small towid ' 90. Relays win I :>egin Wednew TAMU ANTHROPOLOGY CLUB: “The Archaeology of Alaska” will be presented by Rick Holloway at 7:30 p.m. in 301 Bolton Hall. ^RADITIONS COUNCIL: Very important to discuss Howdy Week (April 12-16) and plans for next year at 7:S0 p.m. in 305 Physics Building. Contact Christy Jackson (693-9366) if you can’t come. FINANCE ASSOCIATION: General meeting to discuss field | trip, officer elections and spring picnic at 6:30 p.m. in 125 A&A. liUBA CLUB: Meeting to discuss up-coming dives and to shov\ I slides at 7 p.m. in 305 A&B Rudder. NTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: There will I be a meeting at 7 p.m. in 410 Rudder. jfAMU CHESS CLUB: There will be a meeting at 7 p.m. in 302 Rudder. ISC BASEMENT COMMITTEE: There will be a lounge show featuring Greg and Tracie Rickard from 11 a.m. to noon, Tara Glass and George Stearns from noon to 1 p.m. and Ken Foster and Ed Gabvicison from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the MSC main floor lounge. INDIA ASSOCIATION: Hindi movie “Abhimaan” starring Amitabh Bachchan and Java Bhaduri will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in 158 A&A. UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY: Friday night bible study will ; i be at 6:30 p.m. Check MSC Video for room number. FORMER STUDENTS AND STUDENT GOVERN MENT: Buck Weirus Spirit Award Applications are available until April 12 in the Dean’s offices, the SPO and the Forsyth Alumni Center (131 MSC). MSC VARIETY SHOW: Tickets for the MSC Variety Show on I April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium are now in the box I office. Tickets cost $2.50 for students and $3.50 for non I students. University Lutheran chapel.- special Good Friday Tenebrae Service will be at 9 p.m. in the chapel, 315 N. College Main. Saturday ATHOLIC STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: Inquiry Class final rehearsal will be at 11 a.m. in the student center. TEXAS TRIATHLON: Participants for swim-run-bicycle will I compete at 8 a.m. by the outdoor pool. t concept ody, and skin care Curing genetic defects is goal Baylor doctors clone gene United Press International HOUSTON — Doctors at Baylor College of Medicine have cloned a gene on the X chromo some, a feat that could be help ful in the effort to locate carriers and ultimately cure some dis eases by gene replacement. “Yes, we have cloned the gene,” Dr. C. Thomas Caskey, head of the genetics section at Baylor, said Tuesday. “We feel we’ve done something pretty significant.” Cloning means scientists can Seniors! Last Chance Elephanl T - shirts ON SALE APRIL 12-16 MSC MAIN HALLWAY 10:00-2:00 SPONSORED BY CLASS 82 make exact copies of the gene in large quantities. Genes have been successfully cloned in hamsters, mice and human cell cultures. The particular gene that was cloned is connected with a defi ciency in an enzyme called hypo- xanthine phosphoribosyltrans- ferase or HPRT, Caskey said. In its more severe form, a deficiency of HPRT causes Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, in which babies are born severely mentally retarded and with a tendency toward self- mutilation. Babies afflicted with the incurable syndrome often bite and scratch themselves and beat their heads with hard ob jects. In its milder form, the defi ciency results in gouty arthritis and serious kidney problems. About 10 percent of all gouty arthritis is the result of the defi ciency. The HPRT deficiency occurs when the gene does not stimu late the cell to produce enough of the enzyme, which Caskey de scribes as being essential to the cell’s “housekeeping” functions. 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