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Page S/The Battalion/Friday, February 8,1985 FLU TREATMENT IS HERE A study using the new drug Ribavirin is going on at the Beutel Health Center If you have Flu Symptoms - Fever - Muscle Aches - Chills - Sore Throat Come to the health Center within the first 24 hours of illness and ask for the Flu Doctors (day or night-Flu Fighters don’t sleep) o \\ Ribavirm You may win a paid vacation (about $112.00) in the Health Center Dr. John Quarles 845-1313 The Buck Weirus Spirit Award v Buck Weirus Spirit Award Applications now available at: Former Students Association MSC Student Activities Office V.P. Student Services Office Deadline for return,February 25th Place: Former Student Association, MSC “THE YEAR’S MOST COMPELLING LOVE STORY. Diane Keaton’s finest performance.” —Jack Mathews, USA TODAY “Mel Gibson is superb.” —Pauline Kael, NEW YORKER MAGAZINE i*. ■ ‘Powerfully acted.” —Rex Reed, THE NEW YORK POST ‘A near-perfect movie.” —Peter Rainer, LOS ANGELES HERALD EXAMINER “Mel Gibson and d Diane Keaton 4J radiate performances strong to jik the core... a true story truly’ told.” —Gene Shalit, * , ** NBC TV, TODAY SHOW ,, . / ‘<Jj DIANE KEATON ■ - iByiikjfr. 'IfE- . - m m. ■im. 'IN S' nRSVOfFEL 9 A true story MEL GIBSON METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER presents An EDGAR J SCHERICK/SCOTT RL’DIN PRODUCTION A GILLIAN ARMSTRONG FILM “MRS. SOFFEL” Matthew modine edward herrmann urmenbs RON NYSWANER Produced hv EDGAR J. SCHERICK, SCOTT RUDIN, DAVID NICKSAY mred«j by GILLIAN ARMSTRONG SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE ON WINDHAM HILL RECORDS AND CASSETTES STARTS FEBRUARY 8th AT A THEATRE NEAR YOU! Rooks winner in A&M Driving Championship With the time of 14.93 seconds, James Pooks raced away with the Texas A&M Driving Championship at the National Collegiate Driving * Championship Tuesday and Wednesday. The third annual championship, hosted by A&M Sports Car Club and sponsored by the Dodge Corpora tion, was held in the Red Lobster parking lot. Second and third place were claimed by Tod Whitley and Victor Luton, respectively. Whitley finished the course with a time of 15.15 sec onds and Luton finished with 15.17 seconds. Club President Jim Currie said more than 1,000 visitors watched as 352 drivers participated in the two- day event. The average time for the course was 17-18 seconds, Currie said. Texas A&M was one of about 80 colleges and universities participat ing in the national championship. Besides A&M, other universities participating include Purdue Uni versity, University of Colorado, Uni versity of Southern California, Texas Tech University, the Univer sity of Texas, Baylor University, Southern Methodist University, New Mexico State University, Clemson, Stanford University, Wake Forest University and Auburn University. Participants manuever through an obstacle course marked with py lons. If a driver knocks over a pylon, one second is added to his time. The race is electronically timed. Currie said the contest em phasized steering skill and handling, not speed. For having the best race time, Pooks will be A&M’s representative at the National Grand Finals in Day tona Beach, Fla. The three winners also will re- cieve Dodge racing jackets and caps, Currie said. At the Grand Finals, Pooks will compete against winners from other colleges and universities. The na tional event is sponsored by Dodge and other corporations. More than $125,000 in prizes will be awarded this year at the National Grand Finals. Those prizes include a $5,000 scholarship and the use of a Dodge Daytona Turbo for one year for the national first place winner and a $3,000 scholarship and the use of a Dodge Daytona Turbo for one year for the national second place win ner. The national third place winner will receive a $2,000 scholarship and the use of a Dodge Daytona Turbo for one year. The competion is supported by the National Highway Traffic Ad ministration and the National Safety Council. Around town litti annual Warcon begins today Texas' oldest war gaming convention, Warcon will be iiddtda through Sunday. Sponsored by MSC Nova, more than a dorentour- naments will be held including Dungeons and Dragons. Also then will be a dealer’s room, movies, seminars, demonstrations ami opec gaming. Featured this year is Project Warrior, a closed Ogie’Cet tournament for several Air Force sponsored teams and lour iw}? teams. Registration will be held on the 2nd floor of Rudder lower .! p.m. to 9 p.m. today. For details and more information, call 1515. Casino Might applications due today Sign ups for casino dealers and casino girls lot RHA ( asm: Night ’85 will close today. Drop off all applications in the RHA off® in 215 Pavilion. You must live on campus to apply. For details are information, call lg Valdes at 2(>0-2187. t lasino Night is April 12. English Department offers mini-courses The Department of English is sponsoring a Writing OutreacS program throughout the spring semester. The program consists several one hour sessions designed to offer assistance to those wist mg to improve their writing skills. Each sessions fix uses on a pare, ular topic and is open to all students, staff ami faculty at no inary The courses are not a tutoring service nor are credit hours offeree information about each session will be printed in the What’s lip® umn of the Battalion. Defensive driving class begins today Uniontech, Inc. is sponsoring a defensive driving courseaitiif Bryan Brazos Center. 3232 Briarcrest to be held today, 6 p.m.toi; p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon. The course may be usedfortrai tic ticket dismissal or 10 percent reduction on most automobileir surance policies, [lie fee is $20 cash and registration is at ihedwi For more information, call 893-1322. Funding Local agricultural research survives federal budget cn By TRENT LEOPOLD Staff Writer The Cooperative Research Serv ice, a federal agricultural research group that cooperates with Texas A&M, is the only agricultural pro gram escaping President Reagan’s proposed 1986 budget cuts. “Of course we are happy out- funds won’t be cut,” George En- derle, a researcher at the Texas Ag ricultural Experiment Station said Wednesday. Enderle said he wasn’t sure exac tly how much money Texas A&M re ceives from the service, but he esti mated funds amounting to at $4 million were used here. Most of the funds are used for search conducted here and in parts of the state under the din of the Texas Agricultural Ex:<f ment Station, Enderle said. “It is surprising to see thisnw: not being cut from the budget, when agricultural Fu dally when agricultural mono where Reagan has cut a lot,"he Proposed reductions in the budget include cuts in price-sup| programs, reductions in fartnof | ating loans and a cut in funding ■ the (ireat Plains Conservation if gram U.S. House majority leader bids for speaker position Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Ma jority Leader Jim Wright of Texas announced Thursday he had lined up early commitments from 184 Democrats—nearly three-fourths of the majority membership—for his bid to replace House Speaker Thomas P. O’Neill when he retires in two years. Wright told a news conference he was announcing his intentions early “to clear the air and dispel rumors and intrigue.” There are currently 251 Demo crats in the House, and they would have to maintain their majority in order to keep the speaker’s position. Wright said he only solicited support among Democrats likely to run for re-election in 1986. On Wednesday, two Democrats who had been rumored as potential rivals to Wright—Reps. Richard Ge phardt of Missouri and Tony Coelho of California—indicated they would support Wright. A third potential contender, Rep. Daniel Rostenkowski of Illinois, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, did not join the list of those supporting Wright, the major ity leader confirmed. However, supporters of Rostenkowski said he could muster no more than three dozen backers at this time and was not now prepared to mount a challenge. Wright, strongly backed for the post by O’Neill, said he wanted to get the leadership issue behind h “Democrats in Congress may together upon developing a resf sible legislative program." Wright, 62, is a veteran ofli decades in the House. Hehasl 1 majority leader since 1977. Some Democrats expressed!! ticism over Wright’s early daii victory. “It’s very premature,” said Marty Russo, D-Ill., whoisbai Rostenkowski for the job. "It'sto enough to keep a cornu around here for one hour,letd' for two years. We don’t knot' 1 may happen between nowandito what the face of the Congress in two years.” The Bryan Recreation Division, Community and Support Services Dept., The Arts Council of Brazos Valley and the Nina Heard Astin Charitable Trust Foundation invite you to bring your valentine to the VALENTINE’S CONCERT February 9, 1985 at 8:00 PM Bryan Civic Auditorium For More Information Call 779-5622 Ext. 321 Admission 2.00 Tickets Sold at the Door Arts Council of Brazos Valley Office And Bryan Recreation Division Office