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sliilSIlilllll Monday, April 15, IQSSn'he Battalion/Page 13 rimen, 1/9036 1 f forge! all nier- j itches) | in this I ional 5% j Speakers disagree on ideologies Conservatism/ liberalism debated le items ! r cas Ave. Station 3677 I By SANDRA SUTPHEN Reporter The purpose of conservatism to- ay is to conserve liberalism, a Texas &M historian said Friday. Dr. Rob ert A. Calvert lectured at a Liberal i\rts symposium about the meaning i)f conservatism. I The symposium consisted of dis cussions by Calvert, University of ■Texas Law Professor Lino A. Grag- iia and Dr. Robert M. Crunden, a - - - • .is historian at UT. Graglia said the federal courts — *^iave been the main cause of social lhange over the last 30 years. He plso said some of the worst liberal Ideas included mandatory integra tion of public schools and busing. “Liberalism is a myth, a failure,” iraglia said. “It was a failure be- ause it was a series of disastrously ad ideas. Liberalism is the triumph of wish tver reality.” ame equired id discounts 260-9184 LERS ECIAUST * FITS MANV SMALL CARS * AT participating I DEALERS Calvert disagreed. “I’m not convinced liberalism is a jtailure,” Calvert said. Liberalism changes with time, he said. “What is liberal now, may not be piberal at another time,” he said. Calvert also said there is a differ- [ence between the liberalism of the North and the liberalism of the South, and people must keep that in Itnind. Crunden, who calls himself a “mi- llitant apathist,” said unless there is a reason to change, things should be left as they are. Crunden, who did not favor ei- Ither point of view, said conservatives are against everything that is brought up by the liberals. “You have to be in favor of some- I thing,” he said. Concerning the topics of religion and abortion, Cruden said, “The ; stale should have no business inter- Ifering." What’s up Monday LIBERAL ARTS STUDENT COUNCIL: will meet at 8 p.m in 802 Harrington. MSC TOWNHALL;has applications available in 216 MSC. Due April 19 at 5 p.m, SPANISH CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in 410 Rudder for elections of new officers and a movie. WATERSKI TEAM: will meet at 7 p.m. in 402 Rudder to plan trip to North Texas State Tournament, discuss Ski- Fest ana nominate officers. Tuesday AGGIE GOP: will meet at 7 p.m. in 510 Rudder for elec tion of new officers. AMERICAN P.O.W.A,R: will be selling POW/MIA brace lets in front of the quad. ASSOCIATION OF BAPTIST &TUDENTS: will show the film “heavenly Deception* at 7 p.m. in 201 Harrington Classroom Blag, MSC-ORC: will hold a fishing seminar at 7 p.m. in 302 Rudder. MSC TOWNHALL; will have an informational meeting for those applying at 8:30 p.m. in 301 Rudder. ON-CAMPUS CATHOLICS NORTHSIDE: will meet at 9:30 p.m. in the A-1 Lounge to discuss euthanasia. PHYSICAL THERAPY CLUB: will meet at 6 p.m. at Ma ma’s Pixza for an end-of-the-year party and election of new officers. SCUBA CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in 410 Rudder. There will be a tour of the decompression chamber facility on west campus. SPECIAL OLYMPICS: will have a coaches meeting at 6:30 p.m. in 274 E.Kyle. STUDENT ACTIVITIES: is now accepting Pavilion cubi cle applications at 208 Pavilion. Deadline is April 26 at 5 p m TAMU FLYING CLUB: will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Airport Clubhouse. 102 UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY:,will meet at 6:45 p.m. in ch. The Aggie women welcome. Roaches Test to 'COMBAT bug problem otA&.M By SARAH OATES Reporter The ubiquitous roach. Fearsome but worthy of our grudging respect. It’s loathsome, vile and probably could survive a nuclear war. Scientists have tried just about ev erything to rid society of this unwel come creature, but far from dying out under a barrage of sprays and traps, roaches seem to flourish. But American Cyanamid Com pany has a new battle tactic, and has donated the COMBAT Roach Con trol System for three independent “debuggings” — one of which is on the Texas A&M campus. Roaches will be attacked in the Married Stu dent Housing and at Spence Hall. The other two projects are at a luxury apartment in New York City and at a public housing project in Baltimore. The Missouri-based company also is donating 35,000 COMBAT bait trays to the five House of Represen tatives office buildings on Capitol Hill. COMBAT bait trays will be placed today in eight units in the Southside Apartments on Jersey Street, and in 56 rooms in Spence Hall. “A&M was a good place for the tests because as you get closer to the Gulf, you probably have more roa ches,” said Mary Breckenridge, ac- COMBAT bait trays will be placed today in eight units in the Southside Apartments on Jersey Street^ and in 56 rooms in Spence Hall count executive tor the Boasberg Company, which is marketing the product. Cyanamid is running the tests for the Texas project in cooperation with the A&M Entomology Exten sion Service. Dr. Philip Hamman, an A&M ur ban entomologist, said the COM BAT System is designed to kill Ger man cockroaches, the small roaches most often found indoors. “German cockroaches are bad at any place, at any time, because they live indoors,” Hamman said Friday. “There’s a pretty good infestation in Spence, as well as in the other dor mitories.” The debugging will begin with the placement of two or three sticky traps in each unit. The traps are jars lined with petroleum jelly and con taining banana slices, which are de lectable to roaches, Cyanamid offi cials said. The traps will be left in high-in fested areas such as kitchens and bathrooms. After 48 hours, the numbers of roaches trapped in the jars will be counted. Once the pre count has been made to determine the number of roaches, 12 COM BAT bait trays will be installed in each unit in the kitchen and bath room areas. The bait trays contain a metabolic poison in the form of a cookie. Roaches forage inside the trays, eat the cookie and die within 24 to 48 hours. In six weeks, officials with the Texas project will take the first post count “read,” using another sticky trap to determine the reduction in the number of roaches. For example, if the precount re corded 100 roaches, and the post count records 10, a 90 percent re duction would have occurred. A second postcount will be taken at the end of 12 weeks. Hamman would not release names of tenants participating in the Texas project, although Cyanamid of ficials said the names will be avail able later. “Having cockroaches is the kind of problem people don’t want to talk about,” Hamman said. Graduating class presents endowed art exhibit to A&M By TAMARA BELL Staff Writer The Class of ’85 gave Texas A&M an endowed art collection during a ceremony in the Memorial Student Center Saturday morning. Class Secretary Anne Marie Dixon presented the inaugural gift of two paintings by Houston artist Jim Poag to Dr. Robert Walker, vice president of Development. Poag’s paintings, “Gathering Clouds,” and “Industrial Accident,” were chosen because of their quality and their message, Dixon said. “Jim Poag’s artwork parallels the class’s spirit through his personal hv terpretation of the innate conflict between man and nature,” Dixon said. “These particular pieces were chosen because of the meanings they project to the audience.” Last fall, the Class of ’85 chose the endowed art collection as their gift to the University, Dixon said. The art collection was chosen because through it, the class can reach all Ag gies, past, present and future, she said. The Class of ’85 also wants the art collection to provide a stimulus for thought among the students, Dixon said. “We are striving to make an im pact on A&M today and on the world-class A&M of tomorrow,” she said. Additional pieces of art will be contributed in proportion to the class’s money supply, Dixon said. “It’s an exciting gift,” Walker said when he accepted the paintings. “This gift will continue to live on past the day of dedication. It will live on forever.” Eventually the paintings, along with additional art pieces, will be housed on the second floor of the MSC, Dixon said. .775-018: ES PM iEASON! IP I V « -Ch!aini(Ll«| (V\ gMcDonakl's DRIVE-THRU WINDOW MCDONALD’S INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS At University Drive At Texas and S.W. Parkway At Manor East Mall At 2930 E. Highway 21 m ■McDonald's I ■ 1® BREAKFAST EVERY MORNING vay 36 Tarrow ! oiiege Static 11 1 i DeligW .till 8:30 p.^ M 7,95 *3.95 ne NigW till 8:30 P" 1 Y0urCW t, l sp< .till 8:30 P 111 ' this ad Chicken takDinne' e Second Fun Run entries open today. Sign-up in 159 East Kyle between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. IM GAMEPLAN ENTRIES OPEN FUN RUN — Entries open today and close at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27 at the event site. The event begins ENTRIES CLOSE FRISBEE GOLF — Entries close //AV/ at 9 a.m. Course length is approxi- mately3.1 miles (5K). All-University Saturday, April 20 at the event site. A' | / Starting time is noon. All contestants champion T-shirts will be awardedt^x will meet at Mount Aqqie. Partici- U to winners in each age group. Any- pants must provide their own disc. one under the age of 18 competing Awards will be given to the winners in this run must be a student at of each division in singles and dou- Texas A&M. bles. No entry fee. Homerun Hitting Jeff Zaruba Matucia Neal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS McDonald’s Intramural High lights is sponsored in the Battal ion by your local McDon- ald’saf06.004 Restaurants at University Drive, Manor East Mall and on Texas Avenue. Sto ries are written by members of the Intramural Staff, graphics are by Joel Nickerson, and pho tos are by Tom McDonnell and Marcy Basile. Men’s 110m Low Hurdles Em i C v 0 ges David Davenport A-Trafc Leo O’Brian Robert Horton Gerardo Mora Eddie Guillen Women’s 400m Dash 400m Relay 1600m Run 200m Dash 800m Dash 100m Dash 1600m Relay 400m Relay (CoRec) Master’s Mile Patty Lindeman Carla Williams Fly By Night Juliann Walker Stacey Smith LaTosha Gary Tracy Drummond Intention Tremors Fly By Night Quick & Long Striders Bart Braden ASTROS vs. REDS Today is your last chance to sign up for the road trip to Houston for the Houston Astros — Cinncinatti Reds game on Tuesday, April 23. Cost of the trip is $20 which covers game admission, transpor tation to and from the game in an air-conditioned bus with restrooms, liquid refreshment and munchies INNERTUBE WATER POLO PLAYOFFS BEGAN LAST NIGHT. TEAM CAPTAINS CHECK YOUR SCHEDULES. on the way down to Houston. The bus will leave from Parking Lot 60 (across from G. Rollie White) at 5 p.m. and return imme diately after the game. The are a limited amount of seats left, so get to the Intramural- Recreational Sports office before 6 p.m. tonight to sign-up. INFORMATION NUMBERS: RESERVATIONS 845-2624 RAINOUT INFORMATION 845-2625 GENERAL INFORMATION 845-7826 FINALS FOR VOLLEYBALL TRIPLES WILL BE HELD THURSDAY, APRIL 18 IN 303 EAST KYLE BEGINNING AT 5 P.M. Frisbee Golf entries close at the event April 20.