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EARLY BIRD SPECIAL. $34. 95 PERM. CUT and STYLE SAVE $10.°°! At the Varsity Shop, the earlybirds get more than the worm. Our great $45 permanent wave is on SALE for only $34. 35 . \ You're gonna like ou: style The Varsit; Shop 301 Patritja 846-7401 Behind Nortlgate Open Mon-Sat °<s Page 8/The Battalion/Thursday, January 31,1985 otati? amty * rfcr»Ai -.11.ipiiiH'jKwi. JraUl aJmP' Come to Matamoros for dinner. Imagine dining on a veranda overtaking the ocean, a cool Mexican breeze blowing inyour face. Taste guacamole with just the right amouts of tomato and lemon, and enchiladas so full of meltel cheese that they are about to explode. Feast upon tamjes, spicy tacos, rice and of course, frijoles. Now you coild go to coastal Mexico for these delicacies. Or you can come to Matamoros Night at the Padre Cafe. Matamoros Night 03.95 every Thursday from 5-close College StatioiBY-THE-SEA 1 Battalion Classified 845-2611 Texas Poll surveys lifestyles By WAYNE L. GRABEIN Reporter A 20-minute telephone conversa tion for most people is a fairly com mon occurrence, but for the Texas Poll, it is essential. The Texas Poll is a survey of Tex ans’ views about politics, policies and lifestyles and is conducted quarterly by Texas A&M’s Public Policy Re sources Laboratory. The poll is sponsored by Harte- Hanks Communications Inc. “The Texas Poll primarily asks questions with a policy impact,” says Dr. David Hill, the poll director and an associate professor of political sci ence. Hill said the poll could have an af fect on policy and politics by making legislators more aware of Texans’ viewpoints. Topics such as abortion and nu clear waste are some of the issues ad dressed by the poll. Poll results have provided several significant findings, both for and about Texans. For example, newcomers to Texas —those who have lived in Texas for less than 10 years—have brought a more liberal view' with them, but also have increased overall membership in the state’s Republican party. This simultaneous increase could be explained, Hill said, by the recent migration of both conservative white-collar workers and liberal blue-collar workers. Most recently, the poll results re vealed a majority of Texans want a change in the Blue Law. The Texas Blue Law restricts stores from selling certain items on consecutive weekend days. Additional space on the question naire is sold to private interest groups or firms to help offset the cost of producing the poll, said Dave Mayes, managing editor of the Bryan-College Station Eagle and of the Texas Poll. Harte-Hanks pub lishes the Eagle. Although the poll does not carry market research questions, it will deal with lifestyles since it can affect policy and business strategy, Hill said. “About how many hours of sleep do you get each day?” and “Do you usually salt your food before tasting it?” are examples of lifestyle ques tions asked by the Texas Poll. “It’s the only poll I know of where small organizations might find out information without the high cost of the independent polls,” Mayes said. Hill said a firm or group can pur chase a question on the poll for $500 a question. A few of the more prominent firms that purchase question space in the poll are Scott & White Hospital in Temple, the Texas Daily Newspa per Association and MCI Telecom munications. Mayes is in charge of the produc tion and marketing of the Texas Poll. Once the surveys have been com pleted and interpreted, Mayes and two assistants put the information into newsletter form and release the information to news media. More than 30 news organizations across the state subscribe to the poll, Mayes said. The largest subscribers are the Dallas Morning News, the Houston Chronicle, and KTRK-TV in Hous- \n. Based on the frequent use of poll st ries by subscribing editors, Mayes the Texas Poll had a successful fir'year. H'. said, each poll surveys about l,00(Lexas adults. With a sample of this si>, the poll’s results could vary be peroitage points either above or :low t> given result, he said. Aggie K©a nwas Instructors The Aggie Red Cross Club is looking ibr instructors who are cur rently certified or would like to become certified in €PR or Standard First Aid. If you are currently a certified Red Cross First Aid or CFR instructor and would like to teach or are interested in helping whit classes diis semester there will be a meeting tonight in 232 G. Role White at 6 p.m. For details and more information, call Ann McGo wan at 845*2202, . s f *5 A crossection of the population is always ted for the surveys to pre vent the sampling of a specific pop ulation. The tele^one polls are con ducted by i private, professional polling firm iiHouston. All the calls are made withi two weeks. The Texas A&M Writing Contest will be accepting poetry sad short stories from graduate and undergraduate students from Big Event looking for |ob requests Bryan-College Station area residents and businesses are encour aged to submit job request for the Big Event, a four-hour service project sponsored by Student Government. More than 5.000 Aggies on March 2. To place a job request, 051 in the Student Government Office. Students may nominate professors Forms for the Former Students Association Distinguished Awards for teaching may be picked up in 802 Harrington Tower. Students may nominate liberal arts professors for teaching, student relations ana staff/faculty awards. Nominations are also being ac cepted for the 1985 “Preferred Prof Award”. Hus award, spon sored by the Cap & Gown Senior Honor Society, is presented each year to a faculty member exhibiting outstanding qualities of service, leadership and scholarship. Nominations are due Friday by 5 p.m. in 208 Pavilion. Low school scholarships offered to Aggies Three tuition-free scholarships arc being offered to Texas A&M students wishing to study law at Baylor University.These arc the Jo seph Milton Nance scholarships available for first year law student' and renewable in the second and third years if the recipient main tains a C *f . Only students who have done all or most of their pre-law work at Texas A&M will tie eligible. At the time of applying for scholarship the student must have applied or lie in the processed"ap plying to Bavlor Law School. The applic ation deadline is Feb. 8. For forms and additional information, contact Dr. J.M. Nance at the His tory Dept, in Harrington Tower. Senior honor society accepting members Applications are now being accepted for membership into Cap & Gown Senior Honor Society Qualifications include a 3.25 GPR, lb hours completed by Jan. 1, 19&5 and active involvement in schol arship. leadership ana service activities. Information sheets available in Cap & Gown cubicle on the 2nd tloor of the Pavilion, the library and at information sessions held Wednesday and 'Iliursday at 7 p.m. in 410 Rudder. Applications are due on Feb. 8 bv 5 p.m. in 110 YMCA. Masquerade Ball scheduled Friday The Class of ’88 will present a Masquerade Ball on Friday from 8 |>.nL-midnigh(. Tickets are $10 per couple and on sale now at the Duchesses needed for Cotton Pageant Appltcations are now available for duchesses to the Slat Annual Cotton Pageant. Any campus organization is invited to enter a con testant, as well as sororities and fraternities. The winner receives a $500 scholarship to TAMIL Entry fee is $40. The pageant will be held March 29 and 30. For applications and information, call Patrice at 704-7133. Writing contest accepting entries awl irora or delivered di ll ess entries to: The submit up to three ■HMUPUIHII story. All entries must be typed and must riot include .student's name on the poems or short stories. A 3x5 in dex card should include name, address and phone number. The contest will publish up to IS poems and up to 5 short stories, avail able April 12. '' : urtvtiig course oiferea tnis weeK Umontech Inc. is sponsoring a defensive driving course Friday and Saturday at the Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrext Dr. in Bryan. Class will be held 6 p.m.-IO p,m. Friday and 8 a.m.-noon Saturday. The course can be used for traffic ticket dismissal or 10% reduction on most automobile insurance policies. The cost is $20 cash. Regis- -1322 for more information• " TT; an overall 3,25 arid taken two 490 level engineering courses. Anyone who feels they meet these qualifications must attend the Feb. 4 rom- ing. Tau Beta Pi has inducted over 284,009 members and A&M has the largest chapter in the nation. For information, call Walter Gos- sage at o%-5897. To submit an item for this column, come by The Battalion office in 216 Reed McDonald- Holiday renamed for 1986 Associate<^ r ess AUSTIN — Seators voted Wednesday to decl&e April 21, 1986, as Texas Sesquiouennial Day in recognition of the l.ith anniver sary of the state’s irtependence from Mexico. April 21 currently is i n Jacinto Day, and the law proves public state offices may be closed. In changing the name ofhe holi day for next year only, th»bill by Sen. Lindon Williams, D-Huston, would require state offices to «o S e. The optional holiday has C om- memorated the Battle of Sa Ja cinto, a decisive victory in 183 by the Texas forces over the Me^an Army. Williams’ measure was sent tohe House on a 29-0 vote. Also approved 29-0 was a bill that would authorize the state treasury department to invest in bank certifi cates of deposit, and certificates guaranteed by Federal Home Loan Banks and the Federal National Mortgage Association. The Legislative Budget Board es timated the broader investment au thority would add $3.7 million to the state general revenue fund in 1986- 87, and also would yield an extra $3 million for other state funds. Other Senate bills approved and sent to the House would: • Allow doctors or their “autho rized agents” to order prescriptions . for “dangerous drugs” over the tele phone. The physician must maintain| a written list of authorized agent': and provide the list to pharmacy I on request. • Make it easier for federal etPj ployees to be compensated for jut'! service. Wednesday several legislators haJ different forecasts as to when a win! ter storm was supposed to hit Ansi tin, and Pasadena Sen. Chet Brook who traditionally makes the ad journment motion, said, “Frankly,! don’t know” about the weather. The Senate decided not to j? home Wednesday for a long wee* end but to wait until at least ThufS day, when they hoped to have a be 1 ter forecast.