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local Battalion/Page 3 October 28, 1982 >3t$ |Vlumni need ew residence another foruoi 11 ng a dorm d )It*ms —shoul by Kathy Breard Battalion Reporter he Association of Former option, vouwil Students has outgrown its home ■1 is such a sniallsrjB the Memorial Student Center lot very good, ^nd is hoping to have its own I be to see at building on campus by 1985. v wee hours of (S 11 ^ si,e bein h r considered by rr ., n ,| , , the former students and the Texas A&M University System i( 1 11 l( s lnaUft^fc r( j 0 f R e g ents j sat the corner ■oxI would btbflersey and Houston streets, rick-or-1reatenir-^fcefore a new building may be is lx*ing pulledoB'ted on campus, the state tilers into vourli ri' 1 approve legislation to ies, and keen a ^ w l h e Association of Former arre (nir Stldents, which is technically enough tooku! r a p u art of the U ; i,versi : y ’ to ^ ®e the property from I exas ns. ors stay forat« M . in h themgrotOH®j\ similar agreement set ;i i he other hottseiiMcedent for leasing land be- lelt by the tinttilfcrkdng to state universities, fin stay as Ionian®* precedent was the leasing licks goes on,n gfjbnd at the University of an not disclose ^M as t0 Safeway. n... Mince the association is so not have any g g 0S( ly af f lliated with Texas n \ not 10 donating over SI million Unt as you know: j^yearto the University, an asso- t vouWILLgel cialion official anticipates little id be alert toatitpifliculty in the legislation’s pas- enemies will t sage. .iml li.ivr.ilup® 11 -'re h. s, , ■ • our alumni, we’re going to Be to go to a new building within the next five years,” said Jim Jpipi- assistant executive di- B<)r of the Former Students iociation. Mien the Forsyth Alumni iter in the Memorial Student iter, the current home of the iciation, was modernized in early 1970s, it was built to re approximately 2,000 gra- fttes a year. Today T exas M graduates more than )0 students a year, unding for the new building be separate from the money ed from former students ev- I year. nstruction of both the new ^Hiding and an adjoining park- jing lot with 50 to 100 spaces is ^fly to cost a minimum of $3 lion, Jeter said. Jeter is confi- t the funds for the building be raised by the association. The building would possibly have two or three floors totalling 25,000 square feet. The first floor would be a lobby large enough to accomodate student group receptions, Jeter said. The current lobby area in the MSC is frequently overcrowded with visiting alumni during foot ball game weekends. Jeter, who helped design and build the aerobics track, is hope ful that a new building will not interfere with the track. Other alternatives had in cluded constuction on land near parking annex 60, south of Rud der Tower, or expansion of the present facility. But, these alter natives were finally abandoned. The parking lot location, which is at the corner of Joe Routt Boulevard and Houston Street, meant high expense and various electrical problems. Also, the area is located in the most congested part of campus, Jeter said. The expansion of the MSC would also be an expensive, complicated process, he said. It would be difficult to obtain the square footage the association needs. In order to treat the over 105,000 alumni as individuals, the association strives to keep the ratio of staff members to for mer students at a reasonable level, Jeter said. The current office is cramped for the 28- member staff. A new facility would be expanded to accomo date over 40 staff members. The two other alumni groups, the Development Foundation and the Aggie Club, would not be included in the proposed building. The Development Founda tion, which also raises money for Texas A&M, recently relocated on the 6th floor of the Sterling C. Evans Library. The Aggie Club may move to another site, the proposed Athletic Administration and Office Building, which may also include a letterman’s lounge and athletic offices for coaches. ids reopened on oil, gas tract , IJIWTC** neither by' ( :e of a mob. Berry by Maureen Carmody Battalion Reporter k Bryan City Manager Ernest Hark told the City Council Wednesday that it would have to re-open bidding on a 21-acre oil and gas tract in Henderson Park. | Baker Exploration Co. made the highest bid on the tract — over $77,000 — but neglected to make payments, Clark said. Baker Exploration Co. out- bid its competitors by $20,000, which is probably one reason it neglected its payments, lie said. ■ “Evidently they thought they made a bad bid,” Clark said. B The council will reopen bid ding, Clark said after the meet ing. If the top bid is under Baker Exploration’s bid, the council try to recover the lost re venue. Clark said he would re commend that council take the company to court and have it ike up the lost revenue. The council also solved Bryan’s problem with junk cars people have left unattended around the city. ■ Clark said the city sent out a total of 554 letters to owners of the junk cars asking them to re move their vehicles. He said 245 citizens removed their vehicles themselves and 46 were re moved by the city. The city also filed charges against three citizens for not complying with the rules, all of whom were found guilty. The rest of the vehicles were either covered with tarps, retagged or placed on private property -— all of which are legal alternatives to removing the vehicles. In other business, the council confirmed several new appoint ments. The Parks and Recreation Board has been increased from seven to nine members. When Red Burdett stepped down from the board, Linda Martin, Fred Robison and John Howard were appointed to fill in the vacant positions. Frank Metzer’s appointment to the Electrical Advisory Board was confirmed. Meyge Henry was appointed and Roy Sim mons was reappointed to the Southeast Higher Education Authority. John Powell was con firmed in his appointment to city engineer and Timothy Adams in his appointment as operation manager of commun ity and support services. iiiii pne-woman show by poet, composer ope ye 1 by Shellee Bratton Battalion Reporter 11: Writer, composer and theaters director Elizabeth Swados will give a performance Nov. 4 at kwdder Forum. E “A Night with Elizabeth Swa dos” will include poetry, writ ings and songs from her Broad- Way play, “Runway.” Guitarist liidith Fleishers will accompany her. i The performance will be sponsored by the theatre arts de- ■artment in conjunction with the Hillel Foundation, a Jewish student organization providing cultural, social and religious ser- ( ices for Texas A&M students. Elizabeth Swados has com- osed, written and directed sev- Ecral productions, including “The Greek Trilogy,” “Dis patches” and “Alice in Concert.” She has written three children’s books and a novel called “Leah and Lazar.” She is the recipient of numerous honors including an honorary doctorate from Hobart College, 3 Obie Awards and 5 Tony nominations. “It’s going to be a one-woman show,” Carol Parzen, director of the Hillel Foundation, said. “It will give the audience a chance to have close contact with her poetry, writings and thoughts about life. It will be quite ex traordinary.” The performance will be free and begins at 8 p.m. A reception will be held for Swados after the performance. The Store Worth Looking For OPEN 10-6 Mon.-Sat. CUSTOM SOUNDS Birthday Blowout" Continues! The Birtfufay Bfowout Continues Agsl We're still celebrating six years of service to Bryan/College Station, and we’re still celebrating with incredible savings on home and car audio equipment! 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