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a t m loupot's BOOKSTORE Walk, Cycle, or Shuttle. It’s only 8 Blocks. Page 4Arhe Battalion/Wednesday, April 11,1984 Skiiers may new boat, lake use By SUE SCOTT Reporter Half Rate for Summer with a year’s lease Eff, 1 & 2 bedrooms starting at 240.00. 3902 COLLEGE MAIN country place iments apartments 846*0515 The Texas A&M Water Ski Team is planning to buy a new boat and has arranged for the use of a lake only five minutes from campus. An elderly College Station resident, Bert Wheeler, has ten tatively agreed to let the team use his man-made lake, south of campus. In the agreement, which has not yet been fi nalized, the team has exclusive rights to use the lake, but will be held responsible for injuries that might occur on the prop erty. Melanie Jarrell, president of the water ski club, says the ski ing skills of the team members /ill it will improve because the lake is SPRING SALE convenient to campus and will allow more practice time. Since they will be practicing more often and for a longer pe riod of time, the team antic ipates putting more hours on a boat. They therefore decided to get a new boat, rather than a cheaper, used boat. “The resale value of any club boat is usually lower than nor mal ski boats, ” Mark Arm strong, club vice president said. “Nobody would want to buy a used, club boat.” The club voted to raise the dues from $35 /to $75 per se mester, but it doesn’t plan to fi nance the boat with dues money. Instead it will try to raise the $13,000 for a new competition inboard boat through the University’s Devel opment Program, through which private donations to the club are matched by participat ing companies. The club also hopes to get money from direct, private do nations. The additional $40 in dues will pay for maintainance and repairs and compensate for de- By SAR- Stal Texas A&M water ski team members Chip Miles, and team captain Richard Photo by DEAN Sill Ameen, driver, practice in Ben Wheeler’s lake Monday afternoon, spite O' | A&M’ illation ( IUS love : ture, Sh and Julie hiidi Wc tin 16tli ale of twc se union i ing fainiI ble by ti] veral cas a few o took awa it theme. preciation when the traded a year later. boat Armstrong does not expect the increase in dues to affect membership. The club now has 60 paid members, with 40 of those regularly practicing and competing. The idea to buy a boat grew mainly out of necessity. For the last three years the team got a new boat each year through a boat manufacturer's (Master Craft) Promotion Program. In this program, the team bought a new boat with money donated by member’s parents, for 35 percent off the retail price. In return the team had to take the itrick Bai k, as Ron t Papule boat to southwestern ments and promote thei ufacturer. Master Craft have a highly visable painted on the boat’sside, es, thoug ms of the ssion se thless sir This year, Master Crai continued that program, ing the Texas A&M team out a boat. In order to IW SELECT GROUPS OF: PANTS, SKIRTS, SWEATERS, SPORTSWEAR, COORDINATES, DRESSES 25% OFF MCC official says computers becoming more essential By TAMMY KIRK Reporter The world of computers is as much a part of human contact as a part of technology, a top of- Ken’s Automotive 421 S. Main — Bryan li 822-2823 ^ “A Complete Automotive Service Center" Brakes PECK & PECK ra Q. 0) CC • Tune-Ups O • Clutches 3 • Front End Parts Replacement • Standard Transmission Repairs "cL Computer Testing All American Cars o o Datsun-Honda POST OAK MALL OPEN SATURDAYS Toyota ficial from Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corp. said Tuesday. William D. Stotesbery, direc tor of government and public affairs for MCC, spoke at the Sterling C. Evans Library in rec ognition of National Library Week at Texas A&M. The theme for library week is “K- nowledge is Real Power.” MCC is a joint research and development venture in micro electronics and computers. The 15 companies that own MCC are work together to maintain tech nological high standards in the United States and international competitiveness, especially in Japan and Western Europe. The idea behind MCC is for the firm to pool finances and resources to develop technol ogy. The founding and future shareholders then will be able to derive products and services of their own to compete in any market. must know simple arilhn well as how to spell, headi United Prt ST IN — lit Justice love himsi ing Sout ilon Manj led a $1( Mange* saidTues “Everyone does not have to be a computei jockey," Stotesb ery said. Although people will be affected in their jobs by mi croelectronics and computers, Stotesbery said he believes there will be a greater familiarity with the technology in the future. “The key (to technology) is to be comfortable with it, not afraid of it,” Stotesbery added. Another challenge MCC is facing is the merging of tech nology with liberal arts, Stotesb ery said. There can’t be one without the other, he added. “There have to be integrated efforts as well as integrated cir cuits,” Stotesbery said. People The new generation oil technology is somethingul forward to, but withtheam of adapting to new di and change, Stotesberys 'he mol Supren jmey L of a su the ).( IthTexa langes been 1 jseveral long-" its /progi ls MCC’s first four. advanced technology i o are expected to advances! x candy within live tolOti These programs arePadag Software Technology, V /Computer-Aided Design Advanced Computer Arclii lure. MCC is as diverse as tk brary itself, Stotesbery said I terall, computers range til automatic skid control tot pieces on the wrist. 10% Discount with Student i.d. on parts (Master Card & VISA Accepted) lease re on of Sot ist yeai Used a School prayer debate tonigli BRAZ Brates de JOxbs w de DIOS By JILL GOLDEN Reporter Should prayer in public schools be allowed? The Texas A&M Debate Team will sponsor an open debate on the topic to night at 7 in 701 Rudder. Ad mission is free. Because of the timeliness of the school prayer issue, assistant debate coach Bruce Daniel ex pects a large crowd at what will be the last hour-long debate this semester. Timothy Riehle, a junior business analysis major from Los Angeles, will speak in favor of school prayer. David Dick, a sophomore fi nance and accounting major from San Antonio, will speak against school prayer. Both had to try out for their speaking positions. Tryouts are open to any Texas A&M under- „ graduate interested in speaking and debate. Although both are in pi I speaking classes, neitheran I bate team members. Daniel I that is good because it wl; I both speakers a chance on their speaking skills. After both state their 11 lions, the debate willbeope to audience rebuttal. RODEO and Western Fiesta LIVE! ON STAGE! BROADWAY’S SMASH HIT MUSICAL! BEST MUSICAL 1982 TONY AWARD NOMINEE -£i\ % 5V. ^ I vt x c °CJATlO^ ' April 19-20-21 GALLONS OF FUN! JUNE HENRY GABLE GROSS Brazos County Pavilion (Tabor Road. & East By-Pass) starring in Carnival-Food 8c Fun Fiesta Rodeo-8 p.m. Fiesta-Noon-Midnight Thurs., Fri., Sat Fri. & Sat. 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