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P? The College Station school
board will meet tonight in the
Oakwood Middle School lib
rary at 7 p.m. to vote on a
proposed 19 percent tax rate
increase.
■ The board’s budget com
mittee will meet this after-
'npon before the meeting to
discuss the possibility of a
increase. The prop-
W1 crsed increase is from 77 cents
Her $ 100 to 92 cents per $ 100.
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sct f members will discuss possible
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1 ’appraisal district stems from
what the board called inequit
able tax assessments.
B Also on the agenda for
tonight’s meeting are appoint-
ents to the 1982-83 Tex-
ook Committee and a prop-
high school band trip to
lorida for a contest.
Campus stereo sales
win A&M approval
by Rebeca Zimmermann
Battalion Staff
A Texas A&M University stu
dent group’s fund-raising plan,
criticized by local merchants,
was given University approval in
a hearing Friday.
In the hearing, conducted by
student activities adviser Dave
Bergen, two local sound equip
ment merchants protested the
Audio Engineering Group’s
plans to sell stereo equipment as
a fund-raising project.
“The general feeling is that
the University’s function is not
to be in competition with local
businesses,” said Gene Joyce,
owner of Audio Video of Col
lege Station.
“It’s a deep-rooted feeling
that the University shouldn’t
compete with private businesses,
including selling mums and
food services,” he said.
Erich Friend, president of
Audio Engineering Group, said
many groups compete with local
businesses, such as MSC Cine
ma, mum sales and dairy pro
duct sales.
“The University upheld the
policy that organizations can
make as much money as they
can, as long as it’s not illegal,”
Friend said.
He said the University was
concerned about whether the
group’s fund-raising will pro
vide a service and education to
students.
The group plans to use
money from the stereo equip
ment sales to purchase audio
testing equipment such as a fre
quency spectrum analyzer and a
public address system for stu
dent and faculty use.
The organization, which is
open to all students, plans prog
rams to make members aware of
careers in audio engineering
and to increase understanding
of audio equipment.
“The idea is if we’re students,
we should be working with state-
of-the-art equipment,” Friend
said. The public address system
will be available for use by other
student organizations.
Joyce said the hearing and
the decision was fair because
Bergen could base his decision
only on what other student orga
nizations already were doing.
“He didn’t say it was right,”
Joyce said, “but on past experi
ence, he couldn’t say no.”
Barron Hardison, vice presi
dent of the group, said the mer
chants were concerned about
University policy on student
group competition with
businesses.
“Part of the rub is that we can
be on campus,” Friend said.
Joyce said local businesses’
prices are competitive with the
ouncil to discuss
advertisements, arts
by Jennifer Carr
Battalion Staff
The MSC Council will discuss
i'becr companies’ advertising in
Rumours and hear proposals
I from the Arts Committee
tonight at 7:30 in 216T Memo-
AricA Student Center.
I The proposal for advertising
in Rumours was first heard in
the council’s meeting Sept. 27. A
representative from the MSC
jasement Committee said the
committee had been contacted
by Miller Brewing Co. about
sponsoring groups to perform
jn Rumours. The company also
panted to give away such items
;as T-shirts and “gimme” caps.
Miller wanted to do the
advertising for a month, the
basement representative said.
IShe said the committee also was
approached by Budweiser. She
tjsaid, if possible, the committee
{{would do advertising with both
companies.
All advertising would be done
through the basement commit
tee, which would have final
approval of all promotion. A
preliminary discussion by the
council indicated no serious ob
jections. The proposal is subject
to all University rules and reg
ulations.
Council president Todd Nor
wood said the council would
hear a proposal from the Arts
Committee asking for new walls
for the gallery located on the
first floor of the MSC. A related
proposal from the Endowed
Lecture Committee would ask
for a series of lectures in the
spring.
The council also will hear a
report on the Fall Leadership
Conference held at the Texas
Power & Light Co. youth camp
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Audio Engineering Group’s
prices.
But the campus group will
have added exposure because
students will be able to set up a
booth in the Memorial Student
Center to sell equipment.
“That’s our big problem,”
Joyce said. “We can’t reach as
many people as with a booth.
“If we set up on an equal basis
— no problem. But they have
some advantages we can’t get.”
Joyce said $>5 difference in a
price isn’t significant — who
stands behind the equipment
and services it is significant.
“We spend a lot to establish
our businesses,” Joyce said.
“They’ll take the easy sales away
from us. We’ll still get the hard
ones.
“Our concern is that the stu
dent will not be getting the kind
of service they think they are.”
Joyce said the group couldn’t
be an authorized dealer because
a fixed location is needed to be
an authorized dealer.
However, Hardison said, the
group is an authorized dealer
for some brands because only a
certain amount of buying and
selling of equipment is required
to be authorized.
Friend said all of the equip
ment sold by the group has a full
warranty.
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The Spirit's Alive
in '85!
Class of '85 Meeting
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 12
7:15 P.M. #226 MSC
All class members
encouraged to attend.
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