«
national
Battalion/Page 10
February 7,1983
Mount St. Helens
erupts, shoots ash
United Press International
VANCOUVER, Wash. —
Mount St. Helens shot a burst of
steam, gas and ash thousands of
feet into the air for the second
time in 48 hours, catching puz-
1 zled scientists by surprise.
“It was rather unexpected,”
said Chris Krisler of the Un-
verisity of Washington Geophy
sics Lab in Seattle after the erup
tion Friday. “We haven’t seen a
lot of build-up seismically or de
formation.”
The mountain shot a burst of
steam, gas and ash to an eleva
tion of 20,000 feet at dusk, put
ting on a spectacular show for
thousands of commuters who
were heading home in the Van-
couver-Portland, Ore., area
along the Columbia River.
“Seismicity remains at a low
level. Until further deformation
measurements can be evaluated,
we cannot predict whether this
activity is likely to continue or
lead to more vigorous activity.”
It was the first explosion of
steam and fine ash particles
from the floor of the volcano’s
crater since the mountain let go
with a pair of blasts late Wednes
day, sending a steam plume to
20,000 feet.
Asked whether the new activ
ity, the first for the volcano in
more than five months, meant
major eruptive action was immi
nent, Krisler said, “It’s hard to
tell at this time. We would need
to see there was an acceleration
in the deformation (of the cra
ter) and we would need to see
whether these smaller events
continue and increase. We’re at
the point again to wait and see.”
PHI KAPPA TAU
Invites You To Attend An
ORGANIZATIONAL
MEETING
Tuesday, February 8
College Station Community Center
Room 102 — 8:00 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to come and find out what joining
a fraternity really means. Please contact:
Steve Lilly: 764-9579
with any questions
you may have.
1300 Jersey
%
rr
TWO-NINETY-NINER-SPECIAL
BURGERS, TACO SALAD or FAJITAS
ONLY
$2.99
Take off at Tecs (taring the month of February
for lunch, dinner or late munchies.
NO COUPON NEEDED — JUST COME & GET IT!
FUIM « FOOD • ORIIMK =
HAPPY HOUR — 4 till Midnight
WEEKEND HAPPY HOUR — 4 till 1 am
Monday
What’s Up
DANCE ARTS SOCIETY:Beginning jazz classes are
from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and intermediate/advanced classes
are from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. in 268 E. Kyle every Monday
and Wednesday. Membership is $20.
TAU ALPHA PI (ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
HONOR SOCIET Y):Semester activities will be discus
sed in 210 Fermier Hall. For more information, call Rose
San Miguel at 260-0727.
KEATHLEY HALL:A carnation sale will be held from
4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. now until Friday in front of Sbisa.
Delivery will be on Feb. 14. The cost is $1.50 per flower.
AGGIE ALLEMANDERS:CIass will meet from 7 p.m. to
9 p.m., and the club will meet from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. in
263 G. Rollie White Coliseum. Signs will be posted.
ALPHA ZETA (AGRICULTURE HONOR
SOCIETY):Auctioneer Walter Britten will speak in a
meeting at 7 p.m. in 601 Rudder,
TAMU SKEET AND TRAP CLUB.The Collegiate
Championship will be discussed, practice times will be set
and Bill Wiseman will speak T uesday at 7 p.m. in 109
Military Science Building.
AGRICULTURAL ENG INEERS: How to be a positive
Christian will be discussed in 214 Senates Hall. For more
information, contact Mark Sandlin at 693-2391.
MSC AGGIE CINEMA: A movie poster sale is scheduled
for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. now until Friday in ihe MSC tnainl
Come early for the best selection.
CAMERA COM METIEE: Darkroom sign-ups, class sign
ups, and a suprise speaker will be featured in a meedngat
7 p.m. in 601 Rudder. Also, this is your last chance for
jackets.
MSC OUTDOOR RECREATION:A backpacking trip
to the 4C Trail is scheduled for Feb. 19 and 20. Come by
BLACK AWARENESS COMMITTEE:Ron Wilkins,
member of the African American Education Commis
sion. will speak on the first of a series of lectures of the
“Black Awareness Forum,” tonight from 7 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. in 501 Rudder. Tonight's topic is “Black History:Its
meaning, scope and challenge.” Also, tickets are nowon
sale now till Wednesday to see actor, comedian, and civil
rights activist Dick Gregory at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Rud
der Auditorium. Gregory will speak on “Social Problems:
Social or Antisocial.”
RELIGIOUS COUNCIL: Lipcoming religious events will
be reviewed Feb. 7 at 5:15 p.m. at the All Faith’s Chapel.
All recognized religious organizations are urged to
attend.
216 MSC or call 845-1515 for mote information.
CHINESE STUDENT ASSOCIATION:Current status
of Human Rights in the People’s Republic of China will be
the topic of a speech at 7:15 p.m. in 105 Harrington.
RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES:Mrs. Silvy
from the Brazos Museum will speak on Nature Centers at
7 p.m. in 104 Nagle Hall.
PHJ THETA KAPPA ALUMNI ASSO-
CIATlONtOur part in the Big Event will he discussed at
7 p.m. in 104-B Zachry. Former PTK members are wel
come.
TAMU HISTORICAL SOCIET Y:Dr. Walter Buenger
will speak on “A Talk on Texas History,” at 7 p.m. in
204-C Sterling C. Evans Library.
A&M RUGBY CLUB:Practice and tr;
Monday through Thursday at 5 p.m
Field.
ining is held even
on the Main Drill
SWAMP:An error was made in Thursday’s “What’s Up"
column. Cosh McDo-well spoke on “Love and the Single
Whale" at the SWAMP meeting Thuisday evening.The
Battalion regrets the error.
The BIG EVENT
is very respectable”
Cause of death
still unknown
I
Rodney Dangerfield
^/Wc'
itc:.: c e
BIG EVENT
-Q Ci C Q & 111 il — . Si
Feb. 20th, 1983
USICAL!
1980
CLE AWARD
ARDS
EVITA
The International Musical Hit
{Presented by MSC Town Hall-Broadway
February 14, 15 & 16 at 8:00 p.m.
Rudder Auditorium-Texas A&M Univ.
Available at MSC Box Office
Phone (713) 845-1234
Ticket prices $14, $18, $22
Mastercard ft Visa accepted
United Press International
— An autopsy on the body of
singer Karen Carpenter, who
died suddenly, failed to deter
mine the exact cause of death,
and a series of pathological tests
have been scheduled, the
Coroner’s office said Saturday.
Carpenter, who was being
treated for anorexia nervosa,
died in a hospital of an apparent
heart failure shortly after her
parents found her nude on the
floor of a walk-in closet at their
home. She was 32.
She was described as in “full
cardiac arrest” when she was dis
covered.
The tests to determine if the
compulsive dieting disease
caused her heart to fail or if the
death resulted from other
causes were expected to take
several weeks, coroner’s spokes
man Bill Gold said.
Carpenter suffered for two
years from the disease that re
sults in drastic weight loss, se
vere metabolic imbalance and
loss of essential proteins. Her
agent, Paul Bloch, said the 5-
foot-4 singer had recently
gained back some weight, and
the coroner said she weighed
108 pounds when she died.
Medical experts said anorexia
victims, by depriving themselves
of food, deplete their body of
needed nutrients, and that can
lead to cardiac arrest.
Dr. Daniel Eisenberg of
County-USC Medical Center’s
Nutritional Support Service,
said the starvation process be
gins with the body’s fat cells.
Once they are used up, the body .
begins eating its protein.
“If you break down more
than 35 percent of your pro
tein,” he said, “that is incompati-
Aggie
some
86-66
ble with life.”
Dr. Michael Strober dm
of UCLA’s Neuropsychiatricli
stitute, said once victims
a state of “metabolic distress,'
caused by chemical imbalaiw
and general weakness “youa
very quickly go into cardit
arrest."
Funeral plans were not
mediately announced. Carp
ter was survived by herbrouw
Richard, 37, and her parent'
They were with her at the hot
pital at the time she wasp
nounced dead. "
Fellow entertainers expr®
ed shock and sadness at tlf
death of the grammy-winnin!
singer who sang soft rod tmis
with a distinctive voice.
“1 was totally stunned," com
poser Burt Bacharach, satd 'l
was a great voice, she ivasagrt,
singer.
Singer-composer NeilSedat
said, “It is a waste of a ;
vibrant life, and we lostonea
the great pop voices of od
time.”
The Carpenters, a brotlw
sister duo specializing in romai
tic ballads, was one of the mo!
popular acts of the 1970s, wha
pop music was dominated'
hard rock.
I
Their hits included "
Days and Mondays,” “Close it
You,” “Top of the World,”"Y&
terday Once More,” and ate
make of “Please Mr. Postman
The Carpenters sold mom
than 60 million record)
throughout the world.
Carpenter, who was divorced
f rom real estate developer W
mas Burris last year aftei al
marriage, lived alone in a hijl !•;
rise apartment.
DICK GREGORY
SOCIAL PROBLEMS:
SOCIAL OR ANTISOCIAL?
WEDNESDAY FEB.9
RUDDER AUDITORIUM S.50 STUD. MSC BOX OFFICE
$1.00 NON-STUD.
8:00 PM