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IcCuIIqi A CABLE ’ PERSON rms. Tuesday, November 19,1985AThe Battalion/Page 5 MSC’s programs attract 400,000 By MEG CADIGAN Staff Writer Last year the Memorial Student Center attracted 400,()()() people to its programs and had 1,700 students involved in producing its programs, MSG Director Jim Reynolds said. These and other MSC statistics yere assembled into the MSC Serv ice and Programs Summary which y'ill become part of the student serv ices report given to the Texas A&M Board of Regents, Reynolds said. The report is the first of its kind for the MSC, and Reynolds said it contains data from 1974 to 1985. He said he had some difficulty in com- osing the report because in some fireas data doesn’t exist as f ar back as |974. In the past, Reynolds said the MSC has evaluated itself through an annual budgeting process. He said that the MSC will continue its bud- jeting process, and that he expects “We didn’t want to limit MSC growth strictly on the ba sis of finances. ... If you (do), then that’s going to limit your growth'’ —Jim Reynolds, Memorial Student Center director. ;re could be® es. ig for potentiif iniates, the 0(14 vises students i| and examine tit| light live. lat the Off-Caniitne services and programs summary tudenfs primr lobecome an annual report. HehensrveraS re P ort * s broken into MSC i includes u[K"i ervices and programs, and it gives i availability aa i Center also ji ludget their (!• incial difficult® budgetary and usage figures for both areas. One MSC service is the MSC Browsing Library. Last year 134,680 magazines and newspapers were read in the Browsing Library. Another service is MSC Print ’N’ Copy, which produced 2,171,422 copies last year. This is a 61 percent increase from 1984. The report also gives figures for MSC student leadership. In 1974 there were nine MSC Council posi tions and 18 MSC committees. The MSC Council now consists of 29 members and there are 29 commit tees. Part of the increase was caused by the restructuring of the MSC in 1980. This made the jobs of student officers more manageable and gave What s up he presentation s turnout la II of these topm ram, price 1 off-campu ted to the aui ze it as a busints want to mali ys.“We havetk 11s now. Thai!, ■ur spirit doeslt company worbj structure f n receives com., books he sells i mission off am about sellmf mt like Amwaf may not warn e,” he says, “f- coupons." ; ill be a meetiif j, at the Timtoj larty room foil Tuesday LA TERTULIA; will meet at 7 p.m. in MSC Flag Room for Aggteland Pictures. ON CAMPUS CATHOLICS; will meet at 9:30 p.m. in All Faiths Chapel. SIGMA TAU BELTA: will meet at 7 p.m. in 161 Bloc ker for officer elections. TAMU BICYCLING CLUB: will meet at 7:20 p.m. in MSC I Lounge for club picture. ^ SOCIOLOGY CLUB: will meet at 6:30 p.m. in m Academic for guest speakers Dr. Gaston. Dr. Schaffer & Ann Baum. FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: will meet out side room 145 M SC to go to I m f *eria Is’ concert. MSC HOSPITALITY: will meet at. 6:30 p.m. in Zachry lobby for Aggieiand pictures. MSC CEPHEID VARIABLE: will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 145 . MSC. Robert Taylor, who helped run the North American Science Fiction Convention, will speak. MSC CAMERA COMMITTEE: Turn in your photograph entries for Fall Photo Contest in MSC (tables 1 st floor). TAMU ONE-WHEELERS: will meet at 6 p.m. in front of G. Rollie White. iSOCIATION OF TEXAS PROFESSIONAL EDUCA TORS: will meet at 7 p.m. in 204 HECC for officer elec tions — speaker: Anne Linne (Teacher of the Year). _ LITERARY ARTS COMMITTEE: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 401 Rudder to hear Dr. Stephen Yarbrough speak, on literary criticism. MEXICAN-AMERICAN ENGINEERING SOCIETY: will meet at 7 p.m. in 302 Rudder. AMU FLYING CLUB; will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Airport Clubhouse for elections. fANCE ARTS SOCIETY: will have body conditioning at 6:30 p.m., international ballet at 7:30 p.m., pointe at 8:30 p.m., beginning jazz at 9:30 p.m. in 268 F. Ryle. TRAMURALS; Entries close for archery singles, Trivia Bowl at 6 p.m. in 159 Read. Wednesday VARIETY SHOW: Audition applications available in 216 MSC and are due Feb. I f. METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 305 MSC. PHI LAMBDA UPSILQN: will meet at 6 p.m. in 228 Chemis try Bldg. ' HISTORY DEPARIMENT: History film senes: “Harold :imd Maude" at 7 p.m. in 113 RSBE. i” SOCIETY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP & NEW VEN TURES: will meet at 7 pan. in 301 Rudder to hear Davis McGill of A.G. Edwards Stock Brokerage & Investment Firm —topic: Financing Your Business. TAMU SPORTS CAR CLUB: will meet at. 7 p.m. in 510 Rud- der. PRE-VET SOCIETY: will meet at 7 p.m. in 230 VMA. U mm. Open to the public. TAMU POLO CLUB: will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 115 Kleberg. OFF CAMPUS AGGIES; will meet at 7 p.m. in 601 Rudder. SULLY’S SYMPOSIUM; 11:50 a.m. in ftom of Sul Ross statue. Dr. Kokins, Vice President of Student Services will SOCIOLOGY CLUB: will meet at 6:30 p.m. in 123 Academic p.m. and aerobics at 9 pan. in 268 E. Kyle. ^EUROPE CLUB: will meet at 9:30 p.m. at Pizza Pub, dJ STUDENTS AGAINST APARTHEID: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 510 Rudder. MIKE WARNKE Warnke - (worn’ ke) n. (Ger. maximus funny) 1. ex-satanic priest, now America’s No. 1 Christian Comedian 2. A side-splitting laughter maker. 3. See comedian, preacher, storyteller. Friday, November 22 7:30 p.m. Rudder Auditorium Tickets $4/student, $5/non-student available at Rudder Box Office IF YOU WANT SOMETHING TO LAUGH AT BESIDES YOUR GRADES the MSC a more “corporate model organizational structure,” according to the report. Reynolds said one way to examine the progress of the MSC is to look at budget projections. “Comparing what we said we were going to do in one budget to what we actually did is another way to mea sure not only how successful our programs and operations were, but also that measures our ability to pre dict what our operation is going to do,” Reynolds said. The 1985 budget projection was almost $2.4 million. In the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 1985, total MSC in come was more than $2.5 million and expenses totaled more than $2.4 million. Reynolds said another criteria used to evaluate the MSC is percent age of student service fees used to support the MSC. He said that in the past the budget w as made up of two- thirds student service fees and one- third generated revenues, which in clude ticket sales and usage fees. “We set about to flip flop these statistics in 1980,” Reynolds said. He said this was necessary because student services fees are limited, but the limitation on MSC growth is un known. “We didn’t want to limit MSC ctly ces,” Reynolds said. “If you depend on your ability to generate income, then that’s going to limit your growth on the basis of the market that exists out there for what you are trying to accomplish.” This year, 38.9 percent of the MSC budget comes from student service fees. This is a 4.7 percent in crease from 1983 levels. Reynolds said the increase has two main causes. “In a number of areas where we have historically generated revenue, like in the movie business, the off- campus competition has grown dra matically,” he said. Another reason he gave is that sales to big-name concerts have been decreasing. He said in past years the MSC has presented as many as 15 concerts, however this year there will probably be a maximum of five. In the past 11 years, the number of students participating in MSC committees has increased from 400 to 1,700, acccording to the report. Reynolds attributes this growth to the perceptions students have of the MSC. “The MSC is being perceived as a significant purveyor of student de velopment experiences,” Reynolds said. In order to assemble information on whether MSC participation bene fits students, 48 past MSC Council presidents and chairmen were polled. The report says that “all have indicated that their MSC experi ences played a predominant role in their graduate school and/or career success.” Transient with AIDS dead; cause of death not given Associated Press HOUSTON — A 30-year-old transient who was ordered by Hous ton’s health director last month to abstain from sexual relations be cause he had AIDS died in a local hospital, a hospital spokeswoman saidV Monday. Fabian Bridges died Sunday af ternoon at Jefferson Davis Hospital, said Mary Larson, a hospital admin istrative assistant. “We cannot disclose the cause of death without the family’s consent,” she said. Filmmakers building Texas movie industry Associated Press AUSTIN — Fresh from an ap pearance on the “Dallas” television show, Gov. Mark White joined the state’s filmmakers Monday as they formed a trade association they say will boost production of Texas mov ies. The Motion Picture Producers of Texas, headed by Dallas film pro ducer Joe Camp, hopes to promote the state’s home-grown movie indus try through a variety of projects. White, who had a brief speaking part as himself in the “Dallas” pro gram that aired Friday night, called movie-making “an exciting industry . . . that’s quickly becoming an im portant part of the Texas economy.” Of the 83 movies made in Texas in the past two years, White said, 33 were producea by Texans. “This year, for the first time, the majority of theprojects shot in the state have been Texas-produced,” he added. Tax records show that 247 Texas companies are involved in some as pect of motion pictures or allied services, reporting receipts of $120 million last year. Gross sales for the industry in Texas have increased an average of 30 percent annually since 1980. White noted that several Texas- made films have been award-win- Artificial Intelligence Week Nov. 13 - 20 Zachry Lobby Guest Speaker - Nov. 20 Harlow Russel from Texas Instrument, Austin 7 p.m. Zach 102 sponsored by ACM-IEEE/CS STUDY 1 STUDY II STUDY III Recent injury to wrist, knee or ankle? Severe enough pain to remain on study up to 10 days and 5 visits? Recent injury with pain to any muscle or joint? One-dose (4 hours) in-house study. Recent injury with in flammation (swelling, pain, heat, tender ness)? Study of 5 day dura tion with only 2 visits required. Volunteers interested in participating in investigative drug studies will be paid for their time and cooperation. G&S Studies, inc. 846-5933 Your Full Service Salon; 2 for 1 Tanning Membership Bring a friend to Transitions and you will each re ceive a one month tanning membership for half of the regular $35 price. (offer good thru November) Mens and Womens Haircuts 260-9030 S10 4403 S. Tex. is (Next to Luby's) Larson said the hospital had been in contact with Bridges’ mother and sister in Cleveland, Ohio, to make funeral arrangements. Bridges, who had been diagnosed as a carrier of acquired immune de ficiency syndrome, was ordered by Houston Health Director Dr. James Haughton to refrain from having sex or donating blood. He entered the hospital shortly af ter the order was issued. Haughton issued the order be cause Brigdes allegedly said he would continue to nave sex with strangers. ners, including “Tender Mercies,” “Terms of Endearment,” and “Places in the Heart.” Camp, producer of the “Benji” films, said the group’s members will seek to make Texas “the home of a major, self-sufficient motion picture and television industry to be reck oned with internationally.” It is hoped an industry can be built inside the state that won’t need outside productions to keep it going, Camp said. While several states have re cruited individual film projects, Camp said, “To our knowledge, no group in any state has ever mounted a major effort to effect support and stimulate the growth of a home grown, resident film industry.” Camp said Texas-based film pro duction has been booming in recent years, making the state’s film indus try less dependent on film projects from outside Texas. He said the organization plans to find ways to link filmmakers and other Texas businessmen, work with Texas university film schools to im prove the training they offer stu dents, seek the state government’s continued cooperation and increase public awareness of the industry’s importance to Texas. Texas A&M Fall Tennis Classic Nov. 22, 23, 24^/ sponsored by the TAMU Tennis Club •Registration Classes Nov. 20th •Register Monday-Wednesday Nov 18-20 in MSC lobby •Men & Women singles, doubles and mixed. 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