Thursday, April 25, 1985AThe Battalion/Page 3 A i.iAH.yi jm fkfW ML Y iiiVrE AND LOCAL iiiiiiW )«t 5/A/Gif r fiff '/T5 rwr c TDr MS' 7. ou f irnegie and Rs »hed their got )ud. They wo founder of it ? said, “It’s it e, but rather to nportant as n ike an attempt ce of winning, li *t aside expecie suing your goii you and setting yoursigfe .es is a little a tart by moving! Look But Don't Touch Photo by MELINDA PETO Carol Hager and Suzanne Ricca examine the architecture students design projects. The projects are in the gallery of the Langford Architecture Center and will be displayed at the Water Resource and Food Policy confer ence in May. Middle East to be topic of 31st annual SCONA po: be< By ANN CERVENKA Staff Writer After discussing more than 30 ssible topics, the Middle East has en chosen as the subject of the 31st annual Student Conference on National Affairs, said Linda Thomas, SCONA chairman. The committee narrowed the topic list to five. The pros and cons of each were discussed before the decision was made, T homas said. “I think we ended up with the best topic for this year,” . Thomas said. “There’s so much we can do. In fact, it’s hard to limit it.” us maybecoi p The topic of SCONA 30 was “The r Carnegies, 1 Emerging China,” which primarily dealt with U.S./Chinese relations and domestic China. Thomas said discussion of the topic was limited -because many people were unin formed about the country. However, because the Middle East is a group of countries and each has raduating jourfl •kly columnislh: — alion >360 • of isociation tin Conference itorial Board lan, Editor lanaging Editor , News Editor irial Page Editor , City Editor ports Editor on Staff domestic and international interest, many people are informed about the issues of the new theme, she said. “We do know more about the Middle East because it’s always in the news,” Thomas said. “There are so many different tracks we can take.” Although a specific topic has not been chosen, several sub-topics have been suggested including the politi cal and religious wars, the Iran/Iraq crisis, economics in the Middle East and U.S. aid, terrorism, and the U.S./Soviet balance of military power in the area. Thomas said the conference is for international students as well as American students. Delegates from various states and countries are cho sen to participate in discussions with representatives who are at the top of their field. Last year, 80 international stu dents attended the conference, Thomas said. The committee already has seve ral contacts helping to select speak ers for the conference. Contacts in clude George Comnas, a 1935 graduate of Texas A&rM who is a former chief executive officer of ESSO Africa, a parent company of Exxon; Frank Muller, former owner of a sulfur company in Saudi Arabia; Craig Buck, an expert on Egypt and Turkey; and Weldon Kruger, presi dent of ESSO Middle East. In preparation for the confer ence, a suggested summer reading list will be compiled for SCONA members. “It’s really important that we know what we’re talking about,” Thomas said. “The best thing we can do is watch for current events.” A file of current newspaper and magazine articles will be kept and will be available for use during the conference. Thomas, the first female SCONA chairman, said the conference will be during the second week of Feb ruary 1986. ullard, Kari Fluegd Hallett, Kay Mallet Charean William n, Leigh-Ellen 0)1 Rebecca Ad* erson, MarcyBai lell, Brandon Bern ady, Ann Cervenli irawf’ord, Mary C® Davis, Kirsten Diet Gay, Pete Hen# eopold, Sarah Oa® ry Oslin, June Pan; Parker, Cathy Rieln ihsner, WalierS# i Perry, Kelley Smi! 1 Karen Blod 1 Karla Mail* lassavoy, Kevin InJa Loren Sit!' 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The plates of the Earth, similar to pieces of a shell, move in relation to each other. Scientists have studied surface deformities, such as deep- sea trenches, volcanoes and fault lines, which occur at the boundaries of these plates. Yet movements within the plates, ntraplate deformation, which is un related to plate boundaries, is not as familiar to today’s scientists. SHOE OUTLET MENS Namebrand Shoes 30%-50% off Although the symposium is tech nical, the presentations are free to any interested student. They can register at Rudder Tower, Dr. Bran Johnson of the Geodynamics Re search Program at Texas A&M says. Others must pay a $35 registration fee. 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