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Wednesday, November 2,1983/The Battalion/Page 7 ent Speiit a g semer: s to sp«a[ sions will; speech pi and an$»: n formal, J c and ah' Mike Davis, Battalion staff Rudy Vara’s plastic, vinyl and nylon collage in Rudder Exhibit Hall. Scraps make plastic collage )re orjum: by Stephanie Marshall moderate v Battalion Reporter liable ini> What is it? What does it mean? calling Why did you make it? And, what re you going to do with it? 'hese are some of the questions iewers asks Artist Rudy Vavra bout his latest work on display i n Rudder Exhibit Hall. ICdKCi Vavra, a senior environmen- al design major from New 'ork, said if he had to give his , iew creation a name, it would be “■S’ftor Collage.” s discu ^ * ie < lesi g" ' s a ^O-foot by 25- oot collection of interwoven ■Slasttc, vinyl and nylon objects jn^ hat he has collected. It took ab- r)ut 15 hours to complete. nte I he most prominent object n the collage is a seven-foot by ^ ‘ even-foot design made of voven vinyl tubes stuffed with miputer tape that Vavra calls Mmpler.” Also included in the :ollage are 80 three-inch plastic downs that outline the abstact ^^Bage. |f “I made it to make people mule — whether they like it or lot,” Vavra said. “It doesn’t :,approiiave any deep underlying al Contnmeaning or anything like that. arship.Kt’s just up to each person to in- Hall andterpret it in their own way, basic- :il Nov. alb to look at it and enjoy.” KVavra’s project, sponsored by the MSC Arts Committee, com bines different objects he col- ||cted — nylon strips from lawn > chairs, 70 millimeter film, com- ^ ^ puter tape, and plastic toys such i«j small clowns — into one piece of art. I are yjl“I just wanted to create what s ' K\k was t ^ iere > Vavra said, “and add Pavilion t; oderatoi ek 8-Dec. 2: ion id medic Battalio: rf It )TH { day Tl. ic APPLICATIONS FOR THE 1984 COTTON BOWL REPRESENTATIVE ARE AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 1ST REQUIREMENTS: 1. Female student 2. Minimum GPR: 2.25 3. Completion of 1 semester DEADLINE: November 11 5 p.ni. STUDENT ACTIVITIES 208 Pavilion, 845-1133 CIVIL ENGINEERS .. . You're Needed All Over the World. Ask Peace Corps volunteers with degrees in Civil Engineering why they travel half way around the globe to Africa and Asia. . . why they work with water, sanitation, road construction, and structural projects overseas. They'll probably say they want to help people, use their skills, learn a new language, and gain valuable career experience. Ask them why Peace Corps is the toughest job you'll ever love. SENIORS/GRADS: Sign up for inter view and pick up an apolication now: CAREER PLACEMENT OFFICE Rep. on Campus: Wed. $ Thurs., Nov. 9 $ 10. Visit the INFO BOOTH in the STUDENT UNION PEACE CORPS Irvin football halftime explodes 20injuredby tear gas grenades a little humor and fun. Hopeful ly, people will take it in and enjoy what they see.” Any interested viewer can see the collage in the Rudder Tower Exhibit Hall. Vavra suggests that the collage be viewed from ground level, and then looked down on from the second floor balcony. The colors of the collage are brought out by the lights. The lights were provided and set up by Bob Wyenck, director of Theater Arts, and the theater arts lighting class. The class spent about two or three hours setting up the lights on both sides of the exhibit. “Because of the lights and the effects they have on the design, the best time probably to see it would be at night,” Vavra said. Vavra has been making wall hangings, rugs, paintings, and other collages for about 15 years. He has entered some of those designs in exhibits in Houston, Fort Worth and Col lege Station. “This is the biggest and best thing I’ve ever made,” Vavra said. “It surprised me when I was finished, because it is a lot more than I thought it would be. It is a very powerful image.” The majority of the people who have seen the exhibit agree with Vavra — they are pleased with the work. But it’s hard to please everyone. Comments written in a reply book next to the exhibit include: “Good form of strange.” “Can be looked at with a smile at all angles.” United Press Internttional TL PASO — The people who exploded tear gas grenades at a high school football game last week will be caught, two princip als said on Tuesday. At least 20 people were in jured Friday night Mien the gre nades were thrownat Irvin High School’s stadium during the halftime of a football game be tween Irvin and Coronado High School. Irvin High School Principal Kenneth George said he re ceived two important leads that he passed on to the FI Paso Police Department. Charles Murphree, Corona do High School principal, said he watched a videotape of the band performing when the gre nades were thrown. It looked like the grenades came from the backyards of the apartments be hind the stadium, he said. Clay Cox, El Paso Indepen dent School District athletic director, said two grenades have been recovered so far and more may have been thrown. Cox said he thinks one person threw the grenades, but George speculated that two to five peo ple could have done it. Officials said the two canisters were olive-colored and stamped with lettering that indicated they could have been taken from Fort Bliss. Cox said the tear gas was not for sale around town. He said he assumed someone had friends in the military or had friends who had access to the tear gas. “We need to catch someone so it will never happen again,” Murphree said. “There are a lot of people who are nervous and upset over the incident.” Cox said he had 25 security guards assigned to the game — 15 more than usual — to help control the crowd of 8,000 in the stadium. First City Invites Customers and Friends to the Official Ground Breaking Ceremony of the new First City Banking Headquarters in First City Plaza Thursday, November 3, 1983 2:30 p.m. Corner of Briarcrest Drive and East Loop Bryan, Texas