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V Page 4/The BattalionATuesday, April 24, 1984 Committee to research travel agency options By JILL GOLDEN Reporter The MSC Council approved forming a committee to study options for providing a full service travel agency at Texas A&M which would provide services to students and faculty including study abroad pro grams in the first meeting of the new council Monday night. Headed by Cory Courtney, executive vice president for ad ministration, the committee will decide how great the need for an on-campus travel service is. The study was prompted by the recent rejection by Univer sity administrators to renew Texas A&M’s lease with Beverly Braley Travel, Courtney said. The rejection by administrators was based on the space Braley Travel takes up in the MSC, he said. PEKING GARDEN Chinese Restaurant AIX YOU CAJV EAT The council fell the need for an on-campus travel service was high, especially among interna tional students, who make up a large percent of Braley’s busi ness, said Greg Hawkins, for mer Council chairman. Weekly Noon Buffet Evening Buffet $4 9K Tues-Sun 6-8 p.m. (turret* include: etftf roll, fried rioe, fried wontou soup. Moo Goo Gal l*an. sweet & sour porfc, beef with bamboo shoots, fried bananas. «ua«l fried chicken. > 7~ OPEN DAILY: Tex S. ('ollege ., 1313 S. College!! 11:3° a. m . to p.m. 8 aa-7G61 S 5:40 p.m. to 9:40 p.m. Also approved at the meeting was a proposal to be given to the Enrichment Fund Board re questing it to assist in devel oping fundraising projects for MSC Great Issues’ Buckley- /Galbraith debate next semes ter. Great Issues needs an addi tional $12,000 said Becky Noah, vice president for development. Bill Reynolds, secretary/trea surer for the Council and En richment Fund Board member, said the Board will probably ac cept the proposal. Spence closed to traffic due to sewer construction you THE VJRPD REPORT! By KAYE PAHMEIER Reporter The portion of Spence Street in front of Zachry will be closed for the next three weeks because of the addition of a larger sewer pipe to the drainage system. ratory Center on the north east side of campus. Smaller pipes already existing he said, cannot handle this overflow of rain water from these buildings. Ernie Sims, inspector for He said the pipes needed to be replaced to avoid addi tional flooding. even greater water drainage problem than we had befo re,” he said, “which resulted in a flood on that side of cam pus every time it rained. The old drainage system just wasn’t meant for that many buildings.” pipes will be installed dicular to the pipes, rerouting the water into a under the EngineerW ics Building. construction the mainte nance and modifications divi sion of the Physcial Plant, said that a 66-inch diameter pipe is being installed to divert the heavy flow of excess rainwa ter backing up from the addi tions of the Halbouty Annex and the Engineering Labo- Since much of the north east campus is paved and is lower than other parts of the campus, rain water flows to that side causing a flood, Sims said. The problem is also related to the problem of overflow water on the golf course. “This really is a siw ject,” he said. 1 “The new buildings, plus Zachry and Blocker cause an Mike Smith, the construc tion project manager said that some of the pipes cross ing underneath the engi neering buildings and going out towards the golf course will be abandoned and new Utility lines lhahwij clearly marked are ( minor problems withiljl gress of the project, S said. “Utilitiy lines are venjj and we have to be care to break the lineswhildj ing them, which i tra time." Texas gaining importance for Democratic nominatio United Press International • • • * • «- # • * • # • • • 0 « & 0 * * • * • * * • • 0*00 • $ Seyli Sim GaMuy Post Oak Mall AFTER EASTER SALE WOMENS SPRING DRESS SHOES W 34 90 49 39 90 90 Beg. *40-*86 Our After Easter savings opportunity for you. 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Martin Frost, Hart’s Texas coordina tor. “Texas will be a real battle ground.” State party Chairman Robert Slagle admits primaries and caucuses in other states have changed Texas’ status, but he says “it would be an overstate ment to say we’re critical yet.” Mondale is still viewed as the leader in Texas, but Hart’s na tional momentum has carried over into Texas where he has picked up the support of seve ral former key Glenn support- “Mostly what he’s got is what he already had plus some Glenn people,” says Slagle, a Mondale backer. “They (Hart workers) are going to be working hard and spend a lot of money, but I still think Mondale will gel 60 percent.” “The Mondale people say they’ll get two-thirds of the del egates, but we think we’ll do much better than that,” says John Pouland, Southwest re gional coordinator for Hart. The former vice president has the all-important backing of party pros who are familiar with the complicated delegate selec tion process. “Mondale has a lock on local leadership,” says Tony Bonilla of Corpus Christi, a national coordinator for Jesse Jackson’s campaign. Even Hart concedes the Texas’ confusing caucus system “favors Mr. Mondale’s candi dacy.” Mondale supporters say his two-year head start in organiz ing Texas support will be too much for Hart to overcome. “The reason Mondale is going to win is that he’s built the infrastructure,” says State Land Commissioner Garry Mauro. Mondale’s support in Texas includes former state party chairmen Calvin Guest and Billy Goldberg, popular San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisner- THE UNDERGROUND Sbisa Basement Zippe 4.5 Oz. Burritos Friday 4/20/84-Thursday 4/26/84 4 for $1.19 OFFER GOOD TO THE LAST BURRITO “The Best Food. The Lowest Price.” r Applications are now available for 1984-1985 Executive Officer positions for MSC Career Development Committee Officer Positions Include: Vice-Chairman-Correspondence Vice-Chairman-Speakers JL Vice-Chairman-Operations Treasurer Vice Chairman -Public Relations MSC Career Development sponsors a variety of programs that offer to the student body information about a number of career alternatives, post graduate education, and the opportunity to meet one-on-one with those in the field. Applications are available in 216 MSC from the secretary. All applications are due by Tuesday, April 24 th no later than 5:00pm. Applications can be handed in to the secretary or placed in the Career Development mail box in the back of SPO. Interviews will be held Wednesday, April 25 th and Thursday, April 26‘ ;th sos, Texas AFL-CIO President Harry Hubbard and Slagle. Popular Democratic Gov. Mark White has declined to en dorse a candidate, but his chief political aid, Dwayne Holman, lias taken a leave of absence to direct Mondale’s Texas cam- mined. Hobby and Calawn however, that Hand t hief beneficiary of Gl«i ^les am paign. Blacks and Hispanics in Texas are divided between Mondale and Jackson. While Jackson’s support seems scant, he could chip away at Mondale and Hart by picking up sizable chunks of minority votes in cities such as Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. “He’s (Jackson) running so far behind, he’s got to get some movement, some way,” says state Rep. A1 Edwards of Hous ton, Jackson’s state chairman. Among the Hart converts since Glenn’s departure are Houston oilman Jim Calaway, who helped raise $ 1 million for the Ohio senator. But other for mer Glenn heavyweights, in cluding wealthy and influential Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby, have not made up their minds. Four Texas congressmen who had supported Glenn, Mike Andrews, Ralph Hall, Charles Stenholm and Jack Hightower, say they expect to go to the convention uncom- parture. “There’s no doubt ids said Hobby. “A ills he key t< amount will go 10 Si line the Hart.” Calaway said a "kft centage" will move toll! Jen. John cause “there are just ii ue ha ople who think Mowii ias becoi ave a hard lime agaiis gan.” Slate Sen. Ray Farate mer Glenn backerwhosw to 1 lart, said a Hobby« menl could swaymhersii “I think we needasiatew hought ;i he St. P lowed ft rovvd lin ue, musn cal speed In the ob Krui Galley’s [ foe of v< alion an enate se For Kr raison d’ ind bittei oTower It is d< asn’t be' hese last But 19 narkedly ^ear that Ha ure to encouragethai'k Democrats will 200 delegates — incluilia pledged delegates-inai process that begins at tin cinct level the nighto" 5 Democratic primary State senatorial cauac May 19 will elect del© the slate convention in Hi on June 15-16, whereddti AUSTI to the national convenas Monday t be selected The national convenwWarty est egates will be divided (( [ested between men and «£ rank! least 42 must be Hispn lut” of tl black and 30 younger lin Professor to speal on statistics tonigl Dr. C. R. Roa, an authority on statistics, will speak to stu dents tonight as a part of the President’s Lecture Series. Roa will speak on statistics as a technology of the present age. His visit to campus is co-spon sored by the University Presi dent’s office and the Institute of Statistics. » Roa earned his doctoral de gree from Cambridge Univer sity. He is currently a professor at the University of Pittsburg and a Nehru Indian Statistical Roa has specialized!' search in estimation, riate analysis, design oi merits, combinatorics is! characterization of distributions. l tie lecture begins - p.m. in 701 RudderTo» f: is open to the public. United s lik ation pn In whai lions el nd 1 P' Day students get their news from the Ball J ^ ijtinuj iiaAl Just Prelease Your Furniture before May 31st, and We’ll Deliver it FREE!!! ^ 5 Packages Tailored to Your Personal Tastes and Co# ^ Freshman Package . . Sophomore Package. Junior Package Senior Package .... Graduate Package .. 539.95 549.95 $59.95 $69.95 $79.95 All Packages consist of a complete Living Room, Dining Room and Bedroom. 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