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Friday, November 15,1985/The Battalion/Page 3 [) I Usage costs prepaid byA&M Use of 125 new computers free By FRANK SMITH Staff Writer Some 125 new computer termi- tals which can be used at no charge aave been added to the Texas A&M :ampus this semester, according to he manager of the Academic VAX Systems (AVS). Chip Eagle, AVS manager, says Wednesday the terminals, called T220s, are part of several new omputing resources which have een added to the campus this fall. He says other newlv acquired re- iources include a VAX 8600 super- linicomputer, a VAX 11/785 mini- lomputer, 12 microVAX I supermicrocomputers and connec tion to DECnet, a communications network that can transfer informa tion at a rate of 10 million bits per second. The VT220 terminals can be used without a direct charge to the user because the costs have been prepaid by the University, Eagle says. “The Board of Regents made a decision two or three years ago in a multipoint plan to try to provide computing up-front — to prepay the costs from the very high levels of the University insteau of waiting until you ^et down to the departmental level. Eagle says. “They gave us $1.8 million last year to put together a number of sys tems that would be available for all students — regardless of what classi fication or department — and any faculty members,” he says. “At this time we support both lunded and non-funded research workers — but the idea is essentially that we are try ing to provide computing for the non-funded researchers and the stu dents. “We don’t do any administrative computing at all. Tnese are all aca demic machines.” He says 32 of the new terminals are located in the Learning Resources Department on the sixth fioor of the Sterling C. Evans Library. He also says the Re mote Computing Center, located in the basement of the Evans library, and Room 220 of the Engineering Research Center each contain 32 of the new terminals. Hesays about 10 more are sitting in reserve and the remainder have been donated to different academic departments. Rodeo tonight at Freeman coliseum By SHERI A. STEBENNE Reporter t Flying dust, the thud of hooves id panicked excitement are all an- the Dick Freeman Coliseum next to the Equestrian Center. Don Cobb, one of the organizers, says a special attraction for this per formance is a rodeo clown competi tion. “What we have is really a free style bullfight,” Cobb says, ‘not Mex ican style with swords and capes, but a fight just between the bull and clown.” Former students pledge funds to Stark Endowment Several former students have pledged $93,000 to establish the J. VVayne Stark Endowment for decided toasll the Enrichment of the Memorial Student Center, MSC Director Jim Reynolds says. Stark is presently the assistant to the president in charge of cul tural affairs, and was also the di rector of the MSC for 33 years. He began the job as director of the student center before it was completed, and helped to create many of the programs produced by the MSC today, Reynolds says. to the Fred JI cd liberal Jour s be pul in a poll' ", ,i drawing will mil win a di/inert; mmist Karl Pal l it donation i / phone number j tlion Id Building m, TX .e money. This is i ne with me. Noll ranee to datemti ae same time. nior journalisic ! for The Battil announced by Don (fif es were during a tribute to J. Wayne Stark, held on Nov. 9. Ol the $93,000 pledged, Reynolds says $30,000 nas already been received by the MSC. He says the endowment will be used as an all-purpose fund for the MSC to bring special events and speakers to A&M. The en dowment will help students travel abroad and will help to create new programs. In order to raise additional funds for the endowment, Rey nolds said letters are being sent to everyone who was on the guest list for the Tribute to ]. Wa' Stark. /ayne Three to five e judges is judeec will score the tions, Cobb says. The first section is an open confrontation between the bull and the clown. The clown is put in the arena with a bull for about 30 seconds, he says, and he must show he can manueVer the bull. The clown is judged on his ability to draw the bull toward him to keep the cow boy safe. The clown’s agility is also impor tant, Cobb says. And he must be able to keep up a good rapport with the audience. The second contest for the clown is the actual bull riding competition. Each clown will be given a couple of bulls and will be jutiged on how well he can protect the null rider. The down must be able to divert the bull after the cowboy has dismounted. Serious problems can develop if the cowboy gets hung up on his rigging or hooked by the bull’s horns, Cobb says. Gayland Jones, a professional bull rider, says, “A rodeo clown is as much a part of bull riding as the bull is. Those clowns have saved my hide more than once.” Cobb and Carpenter also are sponsoring a special college-related event just for Texas A&M students. The three student events will be steer riding, team roping and steer wrestling. Team rot of one rider m roping consists > roping the horns of the steer and the^ other rider roping the back two hooves. Student entry fee will be $10 to $15, Cobb says, and contestants can sign up until the rodeo begins. The rodeo also will include stan dard events such as calf roping and barrel racing. 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