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ilion/Paj local / state Battalion/Page 3 March 2, 1983 Lecturer: Industry, academics must mesh by Ruth Wedergren Battalion Reporter ■ A strong relationship between industry and academia is neces- ikry to keep up with the rapid changes in engineering and sci ence technology, the 1983 Col- of Engineering Dean’s Lec- |jrer said Euesday. I Erich Bloch, vice president of tchnical personnel develop- lient for International Business llachines Corp., spoke to a ■roup of faculty and students at ■achry Engineering Center and Received the 1983 Dean’s Lec turer medallion. i Bloch said that along with Iwift changes in manufacturing lechnology in semi-conductor Industries like IBM, there is an Increased demand for people Irained in modern engineering and science technology approaches. However, he said, Japan has more electrical and electronic engineering graduates per year than the United States. The number of American doctoral engineering candidates has also declined, he said. “The more science technolo gy based we become, the more academically trained people we ll need, ” he said. He said that current under graduates should come out of college with a fundamental understanding of physics, che mistry and the modern approaches to engineering. “Modern engineering is no longer drawing on a drafting board," Bloch said. He said that IBM helps uni versities keep up with new tech nology by giving them new equipment and grants. IBM also offers doctoral and post doctoral fellowships and sup ports faculty sabbaticals, which allow those in industry to switch with those in academia and vice versa, he said. Bloch said that the United States was the world leader in energy resources and low and high technology in the 1950’s, but fell in all three by the 1970's. He said the partnership between industry and academia is impor tant if the United States is to gain the lead in high technology in the next decade. “We must work together to turn that minus into a plus,” he said. Ruling may hike coal price United Press International HOUSTON — Coal officials predict that a recent Interstate Commerce Commission ruling will mean big increases in the cost of shipping coal by rail and that the average homeowner’s electric bill could skyrocket as a result. “The consumer cannot toler ate what is going on. This is a consumer issue, something the ICC continues to ignore,” Carl E. Bagge, president of the Na tional Coal Association, said at a seminar Monday. Bagge, in Houston for the NCA-Edison Electric Institute seminar on coal transporation, said his organization will ask a f ederal court to overturn Thurs day’s ICC decision letting rail roads raise their rates 15 percent a year. Fred Webber, executive vice president of the Edison Electric Institute, said no specific dollar estimates are available for antici pated rate increases to electric consumers because the rates vary from region to region. “But we see a projected $2 bil lion to $4 billion annually added nationally to utility companies because of this ruling,” Webber said. About 50 percent of home utility bills already are the result of coal transportation costs, offi cials said. Bagge, visibly enraged about the ICC ruling, said there was no point in asking the commission to reconsider. He mocked the ICC as “a wholly owned subsidi ary of the American Association of Railroads.” The ruling will allow railroad companies to raise their rates up to 15 percentannually over their adjusted revenue needs on cap tive cargo hauling, including coal. Captive cargo has no com petitive transportation alterna tive. Sixty-five percent of all the coal delivered across the country is carried by railroad; the re maining cargo is shipped either by inland waterways or through a slurry pipeline. Bagge also said the 15 percent ceiling is a mirage because of the commission’s irrational stan dard for determining railroad revenue adequacy. “The commission has estab lished a mechanism by which the prices could double within the next five years,” Bagge said. “We will be going to the trans portation industry and to the country. If this happened in the gas (pipeline) industry, we would have had a revolution. This kind of decision aggravates an already serious situation.” Coal association vice presi dent Joseph Lema said coal accounts for about 40 percent of all railroad tonnage. Agricultu ral products are the second heaviest hauled item, at less than 10 percent. The coal industry last year produced 820 million tons of domestic coal, and 82 percent of that amount was consumed by utility companies to make elec tricity. Lema said since the coal in dustry has no other choice but to ship by rail in most cases that there should be tougher regula tion. He said that railroads are almost permitted to charge vir tually any price they want. Bagge said because there are no plans in the country to build gas burning facilities to generate electricity, the impact of the de cision will be felt for decades in the coal industry. By 1990, it is estimated that 60 percent of all electricity will be generated by coal. Presently, ab out 52 percent of power is coal produced. Agenda Traditions talk tonight ■Athletic Director Jackie Sherrill Vice President for Student ■iervices John J. Koldus will Bpeak on traditions at 7 tonight _ /yin 102 Academic and Agctu \ 1 ^ ^nilding. I ■ Sherrill, w ho also is head ootball coach, w ill speak on pre sent traditions and on what tra ctions he would like to see at as thjrexas A&M in the future. Koldus will speak on past, present and future traditions at Texas A&M. The speeches are part of a :1 •Ida Meie; ret Thatt Bird Jo only thoi ling evaif i arctiers and ial no be forme dte, Ed) m’s sideki >nel Sant) Chief J program sponsored by Schuhmacher Hall and are part of this year’s tradition awareness project. The Residence Hall Associa tion is sponsoring the two-week tradition awareness project, which began February 21 and will end this Friday. Bill Benham, president of Schuhmacher I lall, said the pro ject is designed to promote awareness of Aggie traditions. The program is f ree and any one may attend. Northgate renovation The College Station City Coun cil will discuss long-range plans for the city at workshop meet ings Wednesday at 4 and 8 p.m. Plan 2000, the council's plan for the growth of College Sta tion until the year 2000, will be et exani| cii scussec i a t ti ie 4 p.m. meeting in the council chambers. City officials w ill discuss plans ;nd a ill have □r, was* [)-Ga., ssibly s)i( ;eper oundedl ie reseai for renovating the Northgate area of College Station at the 8 p.m. meeting. This workshop session will be held at the A&M Presbyterian Church, 301 Church Ave. N. A1 Mayo, director of plan ning for College Station, will be speaking at both meetings. I0CA to elect officers iey coul n studen' : affairs rparts." ■n the ter The Off-Campus Aggies will meet at 6:30 tonight in 701 Rud- derTower to discuss spring elec tions which will be March 29 and March 30. Other items on the agenda publical include a report on last weekend’s M*A*S*H B*A*S*H some" gl party and consideration of ten- he militf tative plans for a kite-flying con test, which will lie the last project of the semester. All Texas A&M students who live off-campus are eligible for membership in OCA and are in vited to attend tonight’s meeting. \ NEWP KT NAGLE 402 A NEW CLASS IN STUDENT LIVING! • compact, efficient space • 3 minutes from campus • security/covered parking • washer/dryer in every unit • CHANCE FOR FREE TRIP TO EUROPE* (* subject to total occupancy) 846-8960 f Thousands put their fingers on it. Advertising in The Battalion 845-2611 3 er ^ Va lues Our Trad i flop Si pee 1879 dollar Pkg. of 3 Men’s Fruit- of-the- Loom” Underwear. 100% cotton easy-wear, easy-care. S-XL. Crew or V-neck. *3. *4. *5 Frypans. Alum inum with Silver- Stone interiors. Foam Bad Pillows. Our tow Price 2 for $5 t«s» Mtr.’o Rot»te SO Ss O, ASO Coot tor Plastic Tubular *1 Hangers. 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