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Page 4AThe Battalion/Tuesday, November 1, 1983 10 from Ecuadoran family are Aggies by Darla Bucaram Battalion Reporter Ten members of one family at one university within a 12-year period is uncommon, but when they are all from as far away as Ecuador, South America, it’s even more unusual. one of the family leaves home to come to Texas A&M, they really are coming home. In the past 12 years, 10 mem bers of the Castro family have studied at Texas A&M. Of those 10, seven are brothers and sis ters, and the other three are first The “A&M fever” began when her cousin Billy Wright came here on a tennis scholar ship. He graduated in 1975, Monica says. cousins. Monica Castro says that when Since then, Texas A&M has been invaded by the Castros, she says. First, her brother Eduardo came, then her two sisters, Beat- riz and Margarita, were flown up. They have graduated. Now, the Castro tradition continues with Mauricio, 22, a graduate student in business administration who received his mechanical engineering degree here in 1982; his wife Lysis, 20, a senior in microbiology; Monica, 20, a sophomore in communica tions and the “baby,” Isabel, or Isa, 18, a freshman elementary education major. OFFICIAL NOTICE ALL STUDENTS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ADVANCE PREPARATION FOR PRE-REGISTRAION For card packets, and spring schedules go to Blocker Building Lobby. For advising go to Blocker Building Room 331. THIS WEEK WED, THURS, FRI. THIS WEEK Having the whole family together, except for Mom, while so far from home has been won derful, all four Castros say. The freedom that one always dreams of when one leaves home hasn’t been lessened in any way by hav ing older brothers and sisters around, they agree. For Isa, having her brother and sister here when she arrived this fall has been great because, she says, “I didn’t have to do a thing, I left it all to them.” Having the family around is a help in every way. Family always can be counted on for help and support, they say. But, coming from a one pa rent home, it hasn’t been easy for the Castros to study here. Financing the schooling for the seven Castros has been difficult. For that reason, the Castros say they have a special love for their mother Grace. Mauricio says his dream is to have a plaque hung somewhere in the University in her name, as a thanks from all of them. Good, but not up to par ‘King’ concert troubled by Cary Stegall self. Battalion Staff Joe Carrasco, the self-styled “King” of Tex-Mex music, made his second appearance in Bryan-College Station this year at the Heavy Metal Col iseum Saturday night. Carras co and the Crowns opened what may be a continuing series of concerts sponsored by Roadrunner Productions at the renovated warehouse facility. The Crowns began the set with “Let’s Go” off the latest album. Problems with the sound were evident immedi ately (I learned later that sound checks weren’t com pleted at the concert’s begin ning because the band arrived late). It wasn’t until the third song that Joe’s guitar was back into the mix. “Person Person,” with its dialogue between Joe and keyboardist Kris Cum mings, allowed the band to joke about the SMU game on Saturday, but lacked its usual flair. Carrasco soon moved into several new songs, such as “Body Program” and “Condo Lavaca.” In general the songs showed a greater variety of styles, from melodic ballads to some reggae beats, than Car rasco’s previous work. Although the band wasn’t as tight on these as on its older material, the new songs gave a little spark to the performance for Carrasco veterans like my- Starting off with “Cantina,” the band pulled back into its usual jumpy style for the last few tunes. The audience was firmly entrenched in the beat, both dancing and yelling, as Joe finished with “Lupe” and “Party Weekend.” “96 Tears” led the encores. The audience clamored for more, so the Crowns pulled out one more new tune, “Monkey on the Frisbee” and ended the show with a medley of “Wooly Bully,” “La Bamba” and “Twist and Shout.” Any Carrasco performance is good, but this time the “King” had some instrumen tal problems, including timing and missed parts, but there certainly were enough good things happening to keep the band playing for an hour and a half. Carrasco, in addition to his energetic dancing, flung him self off the stage and was caught by the crowd, a trade mark “King” move. He then found enough energy to come back for four encores. by Ed Battalioi nning r guest s easier w rce file. The- file is inform munity rs and qualified i Student A arlotte mpLis Cent Ludwig am United Pres: ASHING ,t Mafia bo d a high-r; al lost th to ha' ourt re BI’s Bi he justice r pleas fror Charles E Although this was not Car rasco and the Crowns at their best, we can only hope for that the next time they make town. Blades Istant to fc Joe “King” Carrasco in concert ,f-Ed w \ n the Heavy Metal Coliseum Saturday. |rconvictio } } nfluence si Opening for Carrasco was the local band Rackitt. For a first performance, the group’s first two songs were fairly dynamic. But problems with sound made lyrics in later songs difficult to understand. At times lead singer Kevin Bom.ii seemed tobt ' Seems as tl Ins bins i.iilui (hanoHjo treat: I lx- v;i (iu|> .ilso hac^tney Art problems, both guiti w Orleans vocal, later in the shi a t m Ban of pesticide worries farmers t it? It all v The FBI ed a cons iisiana off Jlic employ »that wouh endants tt kbai ks Walk, Cycle, or Shuttle. It’s only 8 Blocks. Eff, 1 & 2 bedrooms starting at 240.00. Ceiling fans in large 1 bedroom. 3902 COLLEGE MAIN country place apartments 846-0515 United Press International MCALLEN — The federal government’s recent moves to ban ethylene dibromide (EDB) on grounds it may cause cancer has put citrus growers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley be tween a rock and a hard place in their battle to control the Mex ican fruit fly, industry officials report. “The dilemma is this: We are being told by the government on the one hand that we have to treat citrus going to other citrus- producing states to protect against the spread of the Mex ican Fruit Fly. But on the other hand, the government has not approved an alternate to EDB that is proven to be a cost- effective control,” said Ray Pre- wett, executive vice president of Texas Citrus Mutual, the Val ley’s largest grower organiza tion. Until now, the federal gov ernment has required that Val ley grapefruit and oranges be fumigated with EDB before it is shipped to other citrus- producing areas in California, Arizona, Florida and 10 parishes of Louisiana. Prewett said the main rub comes because California, although a citrus-growing state itself, is the main destination for Texas oranges and grapefruit. th< About 10 percent of the Valley’s grapefruit and 20 percent of its oranges are shipped each year to California, Valley producers say, because Texas citrus has a higher sugar content and is pre ferred by many consumers on the West Coast. The EPA recently banned EDB as a soil fumigant after traces of the pesticide were disc overed in water samples in Cali fornia and Florida. The EPA also laid down proposed guide lines on the amount of EDB workers may be exposed to in handling the fruit. By Sept. 1, 1984, before next year’s citrus harvest, EDB will be forbidden also as a fruit fumi gant, leaving citrus growers with limited options on what they can do to control Mex-Fly, Prewett said. Although full impact of the EDB ban will not be felt for near ly a year, Prewett said citrus growers in Texas and Florida both are anxiously awaiting word on what stance the govern ment of Japan will take on his season’s citrus exports. Florida growers also used EDB to fumi gate fruit heading for the Orient because of their problem with the Caribbean fruit lly. “The immediate impact for this year will depend on the ex tent to which Japan limits EDB- fumigated fruit. The Japanese government has not taken offi cial action, but some Japanese import companies and chain stores have said they will not take any fruit that has been fumi gated with EDB,” Prewett said. This year, citrus growers are limited to using a Malathion bait spray in an effort to control any Mex-Fly infestations in the groves. The U.S. Department of Ag riculture has appr The sting menls of fruit from caKbecausf groves w here the b iercover o |ii ( iv;i .mi is completed,® if then well s.iul i In pi n^iamiisery occuri sidcml .i V.iilrs mill Louisiana, the Mex-Fly threat, ioemer, N' A “(<>M 11e'.itmentJBp.people 1 ported fruit alsoisanopcj 1980, for citrus industry officia ering Infl cost prohibitive excepiU, Cl IS1 Get your picture taken on-campus at the i vvm is bemg sew o\tYSi can be refrigerated aodj in ships while en route Mi t markets. The main hopie for4 mg Mex-Flies in SouthTi sterile fly program simili one the USDA used to: cate the bothersome sera from the United States Valley-wide programr slow in coming Ijecausetj 1 of funding. This season, a sterile? • ram is being used in two® Valley’s four Mex-Flyzo’|; the 3.5 million sterileM produced at a radiationip lory in Monterrey, Mex. not enough to treat tli<$ Valley, according toTimfe ; a researcher for the.V Plant Health Inspection^ VISA® q at old Moore Field near) 1 Studs where the screwworm^ Sav| f ^ lrT " Inform 5 01 lion program was heai informatic tered. Send to Holler said constmj could begin as early asj on a sterile fly laborai Address Field, but Cot M oore needs to approve fundc? ~ fore a concerted sterilef!' ^- one -i— ram can begin. Hesaidll ■ School Attf million sterile flies eack ? tat us: Fr need to be concen'.| there’ throughout the Vallep Masterc full control can comeabc' Seniors, grads. Vet., Med., Juniors Photographs will be taken at the Yearbook Associates Oct. 10-14, Nov. 7-11, office at 1700 S. Kyle behind 17-21, 14-18, Culpepper plaza. 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