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etc ■ Battalion/Page February 3,191 Thursday . e. AS FA - AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR A DM IN1STRATION: A general at 7 p.m. in 350 MSC duled. TEXAS A&M K:E HOCKEY TEAM:U and events will be discussed at 8 p.m. on will be i are s lillSIBii incoming games the second ll< toor INDIA be h. tions CHI A for Libr TAM U I ATI ON: The First general meeting will in 404 Rudder. Membership applica nts. study Preparation For marriage — held at noon at the All Faith's Chapel ill! Stcrfimr Fv-ms f ihrirv * l AMU K/U SIJUI^NT FLYERSlA new organization tor * ' ‘ ' students interested in living R/C sail planes will meet at I AMU FENCING CLUB:Alt Kite Fair and upcoming 8:30 p.m. in 137 MSC. tournaments will be discussed at 7 p.m. in 267 FZ. Kvle CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CM REST: A leadership training class will be held at 7:30 p.m. in 1 15 Kleberg. Dr. Walter Bradley will speak on “How to Experience God’s love and forgiveness.’’ Everyone is welcome. DANCE ARTS SOCIETY:Beginning ballet class is held ' 1 'G .. * 1 T >7 _ o.lr *1 % / SWAMP: A car show is scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. at Rudder'Fountain. Spring projects will be planned and Josh McDowell will speak on “Love and the Single Whale” at 8 p.m. in 402 Rudder. Everyone is invited. CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION interna tional students will meet at 8 p.m. at St. Mary’s Student 1 hursdays from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m and imermediate/ Center to discuss semester plans. Off-campus Catholics advanced class from 8:Id p.m. to 10 p k m. in ~b8 E. Kyle. meet j or m ass at 10 p.m. at the Barcelona Party’ The f irst week of classes is FREE. Membership is $20 per semester. Room. All are welcome. ULTRALIGHT FLYING ORGANIZATION:A fly-in and a program on Vector 610 will be discussed at 7:30 p.m. in 109 Military Science Building. New members are welcome. AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS CLUB.AIan Reichard of Nonrust Farm Mgmt., Inc. will speak in a meeting at 7:30 p.m. in 1 10 Harrington. SOCIOLOGY GLUB:The first meeting of the semester will be held at 6:30 p.m. in 140 MSC. Old and new MSC VAR IE 1 Y SHOW: Applications to perform in the 1983 MSC Variety Show are available now at the secret ary’s isle in 216 MSC. Deadline lot applications is 5 p.m.. Friday. Auditions will be Feb. 22 and 23. IEEE/TAMU:Society pictures will be taken at 6:30 p.m. at the Zachrv Education Center. UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL: Fhe group will leave for the Sherwood Nursing Home at 6:30 p.m. from the University Lutheran Chapel. 315 N. College Main. College Station to sing for and visit residents. Groundhog predicts near end to winter United Press International PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Spring is just around the corner, if you believe Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who emerges from his winter hicl- away on Feb. 2 to become the nation’s premier weather sooth sayer. Phil emerged at 7:29 a.m. Wednesday and, to the cheers and applause of a few hundred people, did not see his shadow — meaning there are less than six weeks left in winter. It was onlv about the fifth time in 30 years that the feat less furry weather forecaster pre dicted an earlv end to winter — and members of the Punxsutaw ney Groundhog Club say he's never wrong. Phil’s prediction this year was delivered to onlookers in a downpour. Mam of the specta tors began arriving as early as 2:30 a.m. lo gel the word on winter. For the past 96 years, accord ing to legend. Phil has peeked from his snug burrow on Groundhog Day to tell top- hatted club members wlm winter’s end is at hand. Fhe good word was ret to the nation by duboflid Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsit ney, a hamlet of 7,()()() re A United some 85 miles northeasto[|B AUSTI! sburgh. Imandati |t| of the 1 1 his vear, Phil gavehisj Brsity of sage to a new club presii James Means, because iliej met president retired moved to Florida — appara led up with Phil’s mini gloomy predictions. Century tli From l Today’s Almanac 1 odav is 1 Inusdav. Feb. 3. the 34th da\ ol 1982 with 331 to f ollow. 1 he moon is approaching its last quarter. Fhe evening stars are Venus and Mats. Those horn on this date are under the sign ol Aquarius. Pioneer American journalist Horace Greelev w as born Feb. 3. 18 1 1. Also born on t his date w as American author Gertrude Stein, in 1871. ()n t his dale in lustorv: In 1913. the I (it b Amend ment. creating the income lax. bee ante a part < >1 l he l .3. (.oust i- Uilion altei t atilic alion In W\ oming. In 1917. the l nited States broke- oil diplomatic relations with Germane alter a German declaration of unrestricted sub marine warfare in World War 1. Who would you liRe to be with the night •f of marchS? GLASS OF *84 BALL It’s coming soon! finally pe raisin] BLACK AWARENESS fig- “Febru Isignifu Pam Dar dnator o & GREAT ISSUES lm active J convent Irfere wit Present DICK GREGORY ON Jwgurattoi Itkulents v Cer tually st py of tl tgan a to |markin pt the l 6£, SOCIAL PROBLEMS: SOCIAL OR ANTISOCIAL WEDNESDAY FEB.9 RUDDER AUDITORIUM $.50 STUD. MSC BOX 0FFH 8:00 PM $1.00 non-stud. acquit 1978. The Bi !.4 milli mplete i ates. Cu >ited in be ot ijies thro Shirley esident /r WHAT HAS GO T F. X A S UDENT FRNMENT l ' N I V i: RSI T Y BEEN DOING FOR YOU? LEGISLATIVE STUDY GROUP TRADITIONS COUNCIL - COSGA - CONTINUING PROGRAMS PLANNING - During the Fall semester of 1982 the Legislative Study Group began working with the Former Students Association on various issues being considered by the Texas Legislature that concern Texas A&M. A bus filled with 50 A&M students and sponsored by former students was sent to Austin Nov. 2 to attend post election receptions held by various candi dates. A mailout was sent to 450 students over the Christmas holidays in an effort to acquire more student input into the Study Group. Several bills will be submitted to the Student Senate for consideration re garding the Permanent University Fund during the month of February. The Traditions Council worked in the Fall semester to coordinate activities in support of Bonfire. They also sponsored Ladies Choice during the TCU football game weekend. “Howdy” T-shirts will be on sale February 14 through 18 in the MSC to kickoff the Big Event, RHA Traditions work and to give a big “Howdy” to SCONA visitors. The Conference on Student Government Associations will be held Feb. 6, 7, and 8 at Texas A&M. To promote attendance at the conference a number of committee members drove through a large area of the Southern U.S. to meet with student lead ers at various universities. They are in the process of compiling folders, goodie bags, and brochures for the conference. The various committees have been work ing throughout the past semester planning two of Student Government’s biggest pro grams: Muster and Parents’ Day. Parents’ Weekend will be held April 15, 16, and 17, with Muster following on April 21. The Spring Blood Drive will be held March 28 through 30. Most of the Committee’s work has with the ever-present traffic and parking problems on campus. Two students have been appointed to a subcommittee, the Master Plan Committee, which deals traffic flow. A consulting firm hired to 8 traffic and parking problems on campus will submit their report in April. The ning Committee followed up on the Senate Bill passed during the Spring of 1982 deals with the proposed widening of the sidewalk leading to the A&A building. Or Koldus has expressed confidence that the work will be done as soon as the bestwa) to do it has been determined. The commit tee has also been working on several pro posals dealing with bicycle traffic on campus. COMMUNICATIONS - CRIME AWARENESS - The Communications Committee kept themselves busy with the placement of Battalion ads and publicity for various Stu dent Government activities during the Fall. During the Spring they will develop news letters to be placed in the Battalion, com plete a handbook on important phone numbers for Student Government, and work closely with Bryan and College Sta tion media. Judy Marcotte will be taking over the Crime Awareness Department for the Spring Semester and will begin attending University-wide meetings for Crime Awareness. She will also be talking with residents of the Commons regarding the various assault incidents in that area, and will introduce the possibility of more light ing around female dorm areas and locks on girls dorms to the Student Senate. In addition, her committee will be working with RHA on their Crime Prevention week, will attempt to set up a “Parking lot Detail” for students (University and Corps) who are “sitting weekends”. UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES - ELECTION COMMISSION - Jack Cherry will be working on developing a comprehensive guide to the various uni versity committees, which he hopes to have completed by the end of March. Ap plications for 1983-84 University Commit tees will be during April. He is also looking into the possibility of limiting student mem bership on University Committees to two memberships per student. Dates for the Spring elections have been set and are as follows: March 7 - Filing Opens; March 11 - Filing Closes; March 20 - 7:00 Candidate meeting, 10:00 Cam paigning begins; March 22 - List of candi dates posted; March 23 - Election Rally Day at Rudder Fountain; March 24 (tenta tive) - Presidential debate; March 29 and 30 - Election Days; April 5 - Runoff Elec tion ATHLETIC COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE - COMPTROLLER - Eugene Sepulveda has been producing monthly statements to each Student Gov ernment officer regarding his financial status. Joe Jordan, as student representative the University Athletic Council, coordi nated efforts in the organization of Bootline during each of the Fall home fot games. He is also serving as Executive Secretary for the Southwest Conference Sportsmanship Committee. During tfie Spring semester the Sportsmanship Com mittee will choose the recipient of sportsmanship award for the year, and will present it to one Southwest Conference school. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE AND OTHER PROJECTS PLEASE CONTACT US AT 845-3051 OR COME BY 216C MSC. Nc United PKLAH rgency nd” baj sumers ves. The ne itificati lufactu me nun OT H(\( |e N1L4 Blvd. 7, or ^700. Sc Mi lor. / f— id v, FI Roll