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Book exchange opens
Students trade texts
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By Rebecca Adair
Staff Writer
When the time comes for students
Itosell all those books they’ve been ei-
ither lugging around or ignoring all
■semester, the Student Services Book
jExchange gives students a chance to
iset their own price.
Starting Monday and lasting
|through Friday of finals week, the
Ibook exchange will be open from 1
ip.m. to 5 p.m. in 214 Pavilion.
“The thing that would keep peo
ple ^way is the fact that there is no
[immediate money,” said Carol F41i-
json, vice president of student serv-
jices for Student Government,
; Wednesday.
Ellison said the book exchange
I system is set up so students can bring
in used books, fill out a receipt and
set their own desired price. She said
that next fall, the student will either
take the sale receipt to the F'inance
Center to get the money, or the stu
dent will get the book back.
“This way you can use the money
in the fall when you have to turn
right around and buy new books,”
Ellison said.
The advantage, she said, is stu
dents set their own prices, and have
a chance of making more than they
would by goingto a bookstore.
Another advantage is the fact that
students buying books also have a
chance to pay less for books, she
said. So both sides, the buyer and the
seller, can benefit, Ellison said.
Brian Francis, former head of the
book exchange program, said the
idea has been around for three or
four years. The Business Student
Council handled it last year, he said,
but returned it to Student Govern
ment this year.
Next week’s process of gathering
books is part one of the book ex
change program. Part two begins at
the beginning of next semester with
the sale of the books.
The service is non-profit, other
than a 25-cent-per-book fee charged
for handling and storage, Ellison
said. Until the sale in the fall, the
books will be stored in the Pavilion.
The main goal is to provide stu
dents with an intermediary, Francis
said, so students can save money. He
said the committee of about 10-20
people is hoping for a good turnout.
“Through this program we’re
hoping people will realize Student
Government is behind the students
and we’re trying to help,” Francis
said.
Rice farmers under probe
i Se ; for restricted pesticide use
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BEAUMONT — The Texas De-
artment of Health is testing crawf
ish in three southeast Texas counties
to determine whether they were con-
aminated by dangerous restricted
esticides, officials said Tuesday.
State health officials slated the
tests for Jefferson, Orange and
Lhambers Counties after a federal
wprobe indicated some rice farmers il-
tan resistancij v} e g a iiy usec i ti ie pesticides, said
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health inspector Julia Lee.
“We’re concerned because some
farmers use their rice fields in off
seasons and off years to grow crawf
ish sold for human consumption,”
Lee told the Beaumont-Enterprise
Journal.
Health inspectors are collecting
crawfish from three to five fields
used for crawfish and rice in each
county, Lee said.
The crawfish samples are* being
sent to the Health Department’s lab
oratory in Austin, which should have
results in about two weeks, she said.
Two-thirds of the crawfish sold in
Texas are raised at Orange County
farms, officials said.
Three pesticide dealers pleaded
guilty in federal court this month to
illegally selling restricted pesticides
to rice farmers.
Fire!
Photo by FRANK HAD A
B ramp in Hart Hall was filled with smoke Wednesday when
a vent fan caught fire. The small fire started at about 4 p.m.
Residents were allowed to re-enter the building after it was
quickly extinguished.
Storage buildings filling quickly for the summer
By KIMBERLY PETTIBON,
Reporter
Time is running out for Texas
A&M students who want to rent
P storage spaces for their belongings
B this summer, some local storage
mist is somet building managers say.
s uncertain. | ‘‘ F ^ Je !ast two and a half years,
. .M 10-by-10 and 10-by-15 spaces
■T* an m E have sold the quickest,” says Shawn
\merica, will!;! Durrett, property supervisor for
after a land))
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stidiousness;
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umnist for*
The Space Center. “All except the
real small units (5-by-5) run out by
May.”
The average price per month for
spaces ranges from $25 for a 5-by-5
to $75 for a 10-by-30, although
other sizes can be rented.
Kim Brown, a sophomore recre
ation and parks major, says storing
her possessions is more convenient
than taking them home each sum
mer.
“I could take them home cheaper,
but because of the time and packing
involved, I think it’s worth the cost,”
Brown says. “If you can get three or
four people to go in together, it’s
even better.”
During the summer, dampness,
heat and insects can damage prop
erty, storage building owners and
users say, and they suggest taking
the following precautions:
• Wrap clothes, linens, mattresses
and anything that might mildew in
plastic bags. Put the bags in boxes
with mothballs.
• Check for proper drainage in
the building and make sure it is
sealed.
• Remember that heat can dam
age a television or stereo.
• Don’t store aerosol cans or any
thing flammable.
• Don’t store anything made of
wax or anything that needs air con
ditioning.
• Use a lock with a key because
combination locks corrode easily.
• Read the contract carefully and
understand the consequences of
damages.
• Find out If a deposit is required.
A&M officials
to examine
drinking law
Effects on
students studied
By DARYN DEZENGOTITA
Reporter
Proposed changes in state drink
ing age laws have prompted Univer
sity officials to examine the effects
these changes will have on student
life, says Dr. Malon Southerland,
chairman of the new Alcohol/Drug
Awareness Committee.
Southerland’s committee will uti
lize information from the various
areas of the University represented
on the committee, he says.
“During the spring, we heard
many comments raising questions
about how the change in drinking
age will affect University functions,”
Southerland, assistant vice president
for student services, says. “A change
to age 21 will mean that about two-
thirds of the student body will be in
eligible to drink alcohol.”
The committee is comprised of
faculty, student and staff represen
tatives from every major University
office. Although an alcohol aware
ness program already exists in the
Department of Student Affairs,
Southerland says he realizes that
other departments such as the Uni
versity Police and Student Counsel
ing Service have useful information
as well.
He says that together, the commit
tee would be able to assist each other
and have a greater impact on the
problem.
Southerland says the imput of the
nine student members will be impor
tant in defining the problems.
“The students’ information is ac
curate,” he says. “Unless we are di
rectly affected, we tend to overlook
the problems or pretend they don’t
exist here. That is not a positive ap
proach. We need to be pro-active in
areas that affect the students.
“We are just getting started. Right
now, our goal is to educate our
members throughout the summer.
By fall we will be in a better position
to make some recommendations and
know what we want to do.”
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