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.•*.< J ,tj,t 4 * * 4 local Battalion/Page! November 9,1! Around town Vandiver named to UN program Texas A&M University President Frank Vandiver has accepted an invitation to be a member of the U.S. Council for World Communications Year 83, part of a worldwide United Nations information-appreciation program planned for next year. Vandiver was asked to serve by W. M. EUinghaus, presi dent of American Telephone and Telegraph Company, who was appointed by President Reagan to chair the U.S. council. The purpose of the World Communications Year is “to increase understanding of the key role communications plays in enhancing social and economic progress and the well-being of the people around the world.” The council will include corporate executives and leaders of universities, unions, professional and trade associations and foundations. Tickets on sale for Nelson concert MSC Town Hall will present Willie Nelson in concert at G. Rollie White Coliseum on Friday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10, $1 1.50 and $12 each. Tickets are on sale for option pass holders now. This will be Nelson’s first appearance in the Bryan- College Station area in eight years. Nelson’s latest album, “You’re Always On My Mind,” is the number one album on the country music charts and has been for six months. The Willie Nelson concert is being presented in connec tion with Bonfire 1982. Music synthesizers to be discussed The Audio Engineering Group will hold its November meeting tomorrow at 7 p.m. in 203 Zachry. The subject of discussion will be “Audio Signal Processing in Music Synth esizers.” Admission is free and the public is invited. For more information call Erich Friend at 779-1929. Parks department to sponsor contest The College Station Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a Design-A-Christmas-Card Contest. There is no age limit and anyone can enter. Entries must be submit ted bn two 6 inch X 12 inch bristol or illustration boards using a vertical display format. All entries are due on Nov. 18 Mail or delier entries to: The College Station Parks and Recreation Department, 1000 Eleanor, College Station, Texas 77840. The designers of the top five winners will receive two 4 feet x 8 feet plywood panels to duplicate their design. The giant Christmas cards will be displayed in front of City Hall. For more information call Marci Rogers at 696-4753. Theme picked for All Nite Fair ’83 The theme for the MSC All Nite Fair ’83 is “Let’s Get Physical.” The All Nite Fair is set up in a carnival-type atmosphere where various student organizations will sponsor contests centered around the theme of “Let’s Get Physical.” Any recognized student group who wishes to participate in this year’s All Nite Fair needs to decide what booth event they wish to sponsor, go to the Secretary’s Island in the Student Programs Office in Room 216 MSC and get an application, and return the application by Dec. 10. Turn applications in early because duplication of games will be discouraged. Research group asking for help As part of a planning ana research effort, a group on the Texas A&M campus is soliciting opinions from students and faculty. The question is whether or not providing facilities on campus where alcoholic beverages could be served is feasible. The following are several important questions upon which they need specific comment. — Do you think a faculty lounge could become a reality at TAMU? When and how? — Do you think a student lounge could become a reality at TAMU? When and how? — Do you think the lounge should be a combined facility for faculty, staff, student and alumni? Why or why not? — Where do you think such a facility should be located? On or off campus? Please direct you responses to Professor Joseph J. McGraw, c/o Leroy San Miguel and Doug Nett, Department of Environmental Design, Texas A&M University 77843. If you have an announcement or interesting item to submit for this column, come by The Battalion office in 216 Reed McDonald or call Tracey Taylor at 845-2611. 696-7311 Tuesday: Veal Parmigiana - $ 7.25 includes (Salad and Vegetable) Lunch: Dinner: 11-2 5-10 404 Shopping Center East University - Handicap (Cont. from Page 1) handicapped student,” Powell said. Wheelchair lifts and elevators generally are not a problem for handicapped students, Powell said. All elevators except one can be operated without the use of a pass key. Liz Jackson, a junior commu nity health major, is a quadrip legic. She said Texas A&M has done a good job adapting the by David Marchand Battalion Reporter Bryan residents can expect an increase in natural gas rates by Christmas if the City Council approves a final request by Lone Star Gas Co. Nov. 22. Dan Weber, District Manager for Lone Star Gas, told the Council Monday night that the increase, about 59 percent of the more than $805,000 origi nally requested, would barely cover growing operating costs and additional increases might be requested in eight to twelve months. “Nobody likes to see a rate increase,” Weber said, but the hike, “based on operating cost and return on investment,... is necessary.” Mayor Richard Smith ques tioned Weber as to the necessity of the increase in light of what he called “a surplus of gas.” Contracts made during the recent increase in gas supply would take some time to affect the open market, Weber ex plained. Meanwhile, more than 20,050 contracts held currently by the company would be the greatest influence on prices. Councilman Henry Seale, campus for handicapped stu dents. “This will be my third year here and, so far, I haven’t had any trouble getting into build ings and going to classes.” Jack- son said. “A lot of colleges say they are accessible but they’re really not, and you don’t ever find that out until you visit the school. I think A&M is a very accessible school.” Severely handicapped stu- considering Governor-elect Mark White’s election promise to curb natural gas rates, at tacked the validity of the in crease. He asked Weber what he thought the chances were that White could succeed in this. “Slim to none,” Weber said. Following about 40 minutes of discussion, the Council ap proved the measure. Noise and traffic problems at Carter Creek Parkway and E. 29th Street were the focus of Dorothy Doty’s complaint to the Council. She wanted to know why con struction at the intersection was eating away at her yard and what the Council would do to protect her from the many acci dents that would “someday de stroy (her) bedroom.” Ed Ilschner, Director of Mu nicipal Services, explained that the northbound lane of E. 29th was being widened both north and south of Carter Creek to facilitate traffic flow. Smith said that in spite of deed restrictions, some kind of protection, fence or otherwise, would be approved following inspection by the City Planner. dents can choose to take their class exams in Powell’s office. Non-handicapped students volunteer to help with the test ing procedure, which is both tedious and time-consuming, Powell said. “First, the volunteer has to read the test question out loud to the handicapped student,” Powell said. “Second, the stu dent dictates his answer and third, the volunteer writes down the answer. It takes a long time to test a student this way.” Students who are tested in his office usually don’t do as well on tests as they could if they were tested in a regular class room, Powell said. “I can’t answer questions that are confusing the students,” he said. “Also, if a volunteer or I don’t understand a subject like cal culus, how can we know what symbols or formulas to put down on the test paper after the student tells us what to write?” Today, 14 wheelchair stu dents live on campus. Powell said a shuttle bus service is pro vided for these on-campus handicapped students. The bus, which is equipped with a wheelchair lift, picks the student up at his dormitory and drops him off in front of the building where his class is scheduled. The shuttle bus op erates from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The University provides modified dorm rooms for 10 handicapped men and 12 hand icapped women. Only one wheelchair student per room usually is assigned. “All the rooms for handi capped men are filled at this time,” Powell said. “Plenty of dorm rooms are available for handicapped women because so many new girls dorms have been built recently. Very few dorms for men have been built recently.” Some features found in a Gas hike necessary, Bryan council says 1 f ' 1 1 she will speak on researching the background of imaginary worlds, she will also read an exerpt from the bronze of eddartha, the third novel in the gandalara series. PRESENTED BY MSC CEPHEID VARIABLE itty bitty con iii with vicki ann hey dr on after the presentation there will be an off campus party featuring the movie casino royale. tuesday, november 9 7:00 601 rudder free 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 U Now Better Than Ever. You Will Be Pleased With These Carefully Prepared and Taste Tempting Foods. Each Daily Special Only $2.39 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 CD! 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 SATURDAY SUNDAY SPECIAL SPECIAL NOON and EVENING NOON and EVENING BREADED FISH SPECIAL ROAST TURKEY DINNER FILET w TARTAR Yankee Pot Ro^st Served with SAUCE Cole Slaw Hush Puppies Choice of one vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee (Texas Salad) Mashed » Potato w gravy Roll or Com Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee Cranberry Sauce • Combread Dressing Roll or Corn Bread - Butter - Coffee or Tea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable modified dorm room include roll-in showers, wide bathrooms and lowered mirrors. Most dorms and buildings, including the Commons Dining Hall and Sbisa Dining Hall, are accessible to handicapped stu dents. However, one major building that usually is a necessity for Texas A&M students —- Sterl ing C. Evans Library — still pre sents a problem for handi capped students, Powell said. “The bookshelves are too close together for a wheelchair student to set his chair be tween,” he said. “In order for him to get a book, he must ask somebody to get it for him. Rather than having to ask some one for help, some students would just rather not use the library.” Generally, handicapped stu dents are provided for well at Texas A&M, Powell said, but said he is concerned about the general public’s lack of awareness of the obstacles fac ing handicapped students. One University organization is working to inform non handicapped persons of the limits facing handicapped per sons. Students Concerned for the Handicapped, formed in 1973, promotes awareness of the wide range of problems facing hand- < nr ApGIE Q\NEN[\ PRESE NTS Friday & Saturday 8 p.m. Theatre ARTHUR FRIDAY & SATURDAY MIDNIGHT THEATRE ALL MOVIES $1.50 WITH TAMU ID ;-z irm >ein icapped students. Memfe includes handicapped andj handicapped students, and staff. The group sponsors®' grams focusing on them I, disabled persons. Slide | sentations showing mod ■ Within tions done on the Texas; have beer campus are shown annul armed rc faculty, staff and com^nd, as residents. In the past, the club hasi fccts mor sored wheelchair basil I On Frit games and invited the yell ers to attend as the oppi obbyot team. Each spring, the organ sponsors a “Wheel Awareness Day." handicapped students anil ulty are given a chancetoi rience the same bumps hard-to-open doors thaiBnal'e, 5 fo dents in wheelchairs entu^haven. Tl every day as they w campus. The Texas Rehabi Commission offers employ information and financial ance to handicapped studs Texas A&M Fhe major goals of the are to assist disabled studs nation lea successfully com college education, toassisi student in getting a go# after graduation and lo each student achieve thei est possible degree of ini dence. John Greening, counsels the vocation division TRC, said the group wort all handicapped students the exception of blindsti who are handled by thel State Commission forthel! “We look at the disabilities and interesisd handicapped student termine what he can dojol (rand jury sect will e; and what he would lie he Qenen Greening said. “From there we set upi UPbth wh gree plan that will best sii student’s handicap as w interest. We hope thel ^land, a L plan will provide training for a future job.' Greening works withe* gible handicapped studti determine his needs, devd dentally st vocational rehabilitation and follow up on hissucce December, Greening also helps It pler-Tim capped students with fun problems. “Sometimes we can proi H handicapped student money for tuition or oiht quired fees,” Greeningsal )ec kd to severely handicapped sli fl e Interio who needs financial assit ' ,()u ld givt can have his room, attendant paid for by thel Greening said interpii^ note-takers and tutors are; able through the TRC. a.m., a bl 7 Text ion and p lossibly at inch barre d all th hrough t inspect is ng blue j< lark blue lood draw If you h an this sus at 7: tot requt identities. . Vo on United CORPUS ■S. Interi ration sh control of federal Hem spoke 'aid. The cont fexas com sland couh The papi dents, L; Ann: arks and diairman : °ntrol of “Even though we provid terpreters, I believe the h) capped student should I much for himself as possi Greening said. “We have a 14 deaf students enrolls A&M and none of them! an interpreter. “We would like toseeal icapped person become a payer rather than a liabl we have done our job prop the handicapped student find a job he can do well, though he does have a dis ty.” The Texas Rehab# Commission is located in MSC. Even diets, enjo) follow be d< of Icd foods Dinir * ♦ * * * * * MfflAN THEATRES * $1 off adult ticket 1st Matinee Mon-family nightSchG Tue-famlly night M.E.III J 2000 E. 9th 775-2468 * } HALLOWEEN III J * 7:25 9:40 X J . GARP * ! 7;15 SlSft * Jmotherlod£j 7:15 9:50 J JEKYLL&HYDEj * 7:10 9:25 * IT GAME FROM * } HOLLYWOOD .J ♦ 7:25 9:40 X x-s-( M. Prescriptions Filled^ Glasses Repaired j BRYAN 216 N. Main 1 Mon.-Fri. 8-5 Sat. 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