Thursday, January 24, 1985/The Battalion/Page 3
'ATF and i .oca
Black awareness group
to visit Prairie View A&M
^nin§ a
onsideit
ere a
i of
'nner»
dark lii
is noKi
limseltl
Albritit
iind nit
, but
iggiesnl
•' Why (i
nemoriii
of font:
Photo by WA YNE L. GRABEIN
concei
i frivokj l
tiering? i
ty never
. What
one mat
ect andJ
re joud
unwisi
Instrumentation Symposium
Exhibitors show their wares at the instru- chemical engineering department, features
mentation symposium in the exhibit hall on 56 company exhibits, with 10 companies
the second floor of the Memorial Student providing seminars. The symposium contin-
Center. The symposium, sponsored by the ues today and Friday.
Award-winning orchestra
performs tonight in Rudder
By REBECCA DE LONG
Reporter
Members of the MSC Black
Awareness Committee, in an effort
to open communication channels,
will visit Prairie View A&M Univer
sity on Friday as part of a cultural
exchange.
Black Awareness and Kathy Har
ris, the activities director for Prairie
View, devised the plan to eliminate
any misconceptions between the
campuses.
Black Awareness Chairman Char-
nella Swanson said she sees the visit
as a forum for ideas regarding the
black issues. Swanson said many stu
dents at Prairie View do not realize
A&M does have black students.
By TRENT LEOPOLD
Staff W riter
The Grammy AwardAvinning
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra will
perform tonight in Rudder Audito
rium at 8 p.m.
Maestro Pinchas Zukerman, a vio
linist and conductor, will conduct
the orchestra and play a solo during
the second scheduled piece, Franz
Schubert’s “Rondo in A for Violin
and Strings.”
Zukerman won his third Grammy
Award in 1982. In 1983, President
Reagan awarded him a national
medal honoring leaders in the arts.
Zukerman’s conducting career be
gan in 1970 with the English Cham
ber Orchestra. In the following de
cade, he conducted orchestras
including the New York Philhar
monic, the Philadelphia and Boston
Symphony Orchestras and orches
tras in Vancouver and Toronto.
The Saint Paul Chamber Orches
tra, currently on a 12-city tour of the
South and Southwest, is made up of
34 musicians. They are employed
full-time and come from around the
world.
Franz Krager, Brazos Valley Sym
phony Orchestra conductor and
Texas A&M professor, will hold a
lecture on music in the auditorium
beginning at 7 p.m.
Harris said a walk across the Prai
rie View campus will emphasis the
major differences between the
schools.
“But in terms of attitudes, our stu
dents are basically alike,” Harris
said.
Black Awareness members will
visit with the president of Prairie
View, attend classes, eat in the din
ing hall, and see the campus.
Harris said she hopes Texas A&M
will invite Prairie View students to
visit A&M in the future.
To help Prairie View in its effort
to upgrade its student union pro
gramming, Swanson said she will in
form them of the speakers MSC
Black Awareneiss has sponsored,
most importantly Alex Haley, and of
the annual “Gospel Fest”.
In return, Prairie View students
will introduce Black Awareness
members to their strong fraternity
system, something that is almost
non-existant for black students at
A&M. They also will share informa
tion about financial aid and schol
arship opportunities available at
Prairie View.
“They have a lot going for them
that we don’t have here.” Swanson
said. But since the two are linked
within the A&M system there is a lot
to be learned from each other, die
said.
Seminars to teach
legislative process
Maestro Pinchas Zukerman
Lecture previews music, composers
Highlights to be discussed before concert
By MEG CADIGAN
Reporter
Highlights of a performance bv
the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra will
be discussed by Franz Krager, con
ductor of the Brazos Valley Sym
phony, tonight prior to the perfor-
T he lecture begins at 7 p.m.
Rudder Theater.
Krager, a lecturer of philosoj
and humanities at Texas A&M, will
preview the music and its compos
ers. Recorded selections of the music
will be played, then Krager will point
out the highlights.
The lecture is the second in a se
ries called the “Lagniappe Lecture”
series developed by the MSC Opera
and Perfoming Arts Society board of
directors.
“Lagniappe” is a French Cajun
word for giving something extra.
“It’s an additional service for those
attending the concert,” OPAS Chair
man Taa Pruitt said.
Ann Wiatt, a member of the
OPAS guild, said the purpose of the
lecture is to whet the audience’s ap
petite.
The public is welcome at the lec
ture series.
By MICHAEL CRAWFORD
Staff Writer
The debate in this year's Texas
legislative session is expected to be
fierce* but according to a professor
at Texas A&M, citizens do not un
derstand how to influence lawmak
ers.
“When we talk about public policy
and public involvement, we just
don’t understand that we have just
as much input into the system as the
legislator,” Bob Crabtree, professor,
of recreation and parks, said.
Crabtree teaches a course, legis
lative process, which is sponsoring
open seminars during the 69th Leg
islative Session.
“How a Bill Becomes Law” and
“The Appropriations Process” are
topics for the first seminar Friday
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in 109 Francis.
The seminars will feature a legis
lative aide and a member of the Leg
islative Budget Board.
“We have got to start training our
students, whether they are Univer
sity students, housewives or engi
neers, that the letter they write to
their legislator has impact,” Crabtree
said. “If we can explain to them not
only the process, but also when and
how to write those letters, the impact
becomes more important.”
Crabtree recalls when he was a
legislative assistant and an important
bill would arouse public attention.
“Often people would write in and
say ‘vote no on this bill, ” Crabtree
said. “Well, that doesn’t help as
much as someone writing in saying
why they oppose a certain part of the
bill and showing they know how the
bill got there.”
“You can’t vote no on the budget.
It has money in it for all the commit
tees, public agencies and depart
ments,” Crabtree said.
People should understand the
Legislature and ho>v to get an item
on the agenda. Crabtree said the
Mothers’ Against Drunk Drivers
community group is a good example
of people focusing attention on a
problem and having the Legislature
address it.
Special interest groups are effec
tive at getting legislation passed.
Crabtree said ordinary people must
get involved.
JBo
e ct c it C lub
813 WELLBORN
693-4045
C.S. TEXAS
idaSnidfll
hn Halit® |
i, Willia®
"lienO[
Anders® 1
h Bulla''- i
Crawford
I’atti Fiiri |
i Leopold
rah Oat 6 1
Rae Pov«
; a y Malle® |
iren Blwj 1 1
nen Steff’ |
MikcLan'i
)aleSnw|
,yBenne«l
ireHart
nyUsp 6 j
anklr*
Dean San 0 1
, t/ioif
vces&wf
of* I
m |
nUorsMl
'■•rtf
300 vow
W f4
Id AfrH
. s'lao'" 1, j
UU
o ll' e
lal/oii,
JW
AGGIE SPECIAL
No hook up charge No code charge
For Aggies Only
must have I.D. to sign up
part-time service only
Save up to 50% on
Long Distance Calls
Offer limited expires Jan. 31
MSC 1313 Briarcrest
If Saving Money Rings a Bell
Call STAR TEL 779-2830
Booths sponsored by A&M Marketing Society and l-E.E.E.
BAR DRINKS
Every Thurs., Fri., & Sat. Night til Close
Cover Charge: $2 Girls
$3 Guys
Free Beer from 8-9 p.m.