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The project, planned by the may or’s Buffalo Bayou Task Force, will include the proposed Sesquicenten- nial Park as a showcase project. But the planned park may surprise some people who have found a place to live along the bayou. Russell, a former carnival worker who has lived under a bridge for sev eral months, said, “If people start walking around here, I’m moving. I like my privacy.” Russell, who told the Houston Chronicle he didn’t want his last name used, “Besides, people won’t want to see a couple of old tramps living in a shack in their park.” But Russell and others will not be forced to leave the bayou, said Clark Martinson, urban planner for Cen- . tral Houston Inc., the non-profit or ganization managing the project. “I’m not saying that we have a plan to share (the parks), but I know we will because there’s nowhere else for them to go,” Martinson said. “Certain areas of Buffalo Bayou will remain a temporary home for the transients and indigents. Other areas will have amenities.” Martinson predicted that most people living under the bridges would choose to move away from the lighted pathways, promenades and other amenities to less accessible, quieter areas. “But the choice is theirs,” he said. “Buffalo Bayou is a resource. It is for the wildlife and for all of the citi zens of this city, including the tran sients. We will just have to learn to share.” Officials are not sure how many people live under the downtown bridges of Buffalo Bayou. Russell lives with two other men in a shack tucked under the shelter of the bridge on a concrete apron above the bayou. Their home, tightly constructed with boards, plywood and other materials found by the men, protects them from intruders and bad weather. Eddie, one of the men living with Russell, said, “I was lucky to get this place.” OKA'/, I'VE ABOUT GOT THE 0I5HES DONE, SO I’LL START THE VACUUMING- ANP I'VE GOT THE LAUNDRY STARTED.- TllE/V I'LL FAKE THE COOKIES AMD THEN WE’LL REARRANGE THE FURNITURE V WAIT A MlWUTE, X THOUGHT You SAID YOU WERE WE /VEVE.R ttUCH PO/O WE MV£ TE? S1VV1 fill Waldo by Kevin Tta THIS WA3 NO ORDINARY weeKtND at tfxas a»m / ALL THE SENIORS GRADUATED, WHICH MEANS IT WA 3 THE WEEKEND OF... -rHe PARCH T INVASION' PARENTS TAK i Of A&M’s College Bowl boon chooses 1987 all-star teai By Matt Diedrich Reporter Texas A&M’s Memorial Student Center College Bowl Committee Fri day selected its 1987 all-star team to represent A&M at the regional Col lege Bowl tournament in the spring. The team consists of Tony Cor nett, a senior journalism major; Matt Diedrich, a senior English major; Charlie Erlandson, a graduate En glish student; Ruvane Marvit, a graduate math student; and Babu Srinivasan, a freshman in general studies. The live students (four players and one alternate) will compete against teams from about 20 other schools at the regional tournament, which will be held Feb. 20-22 at North Texas State University. The winning team in that compe tition will advance to the sectional one to compete for a spot in the na tional College Bowl tournament in the late spring. Last year’s A&M team placed fifth nationally. Committee chairman B.J. O’Rourke said he expects this year’s (he national team to win championship. “I have the feeling that we’ll get it,” O’Rourke said. College Bowl resembles “test- your-knowledge” quiz shows such as “Jeopardy.” A match consists of seven-minute halves, during which the teams compete fot 10-point tos*. up questions and bonus questions, worth up to 30 points each. Questions are written by the Col lege Bowl Company and authenti cated by T ime magazine. They cover many subjects, including science, lit erature, history and current events. Members of A&M’s regional team were chosen from among 12 finalists after tryouts held Dec. 8 anti Dec. 9. Four of the finalists came from “The Sons of the Covenant,” the winning team in this semester's Uni versity tournament. The other eight finalists were named as the University tourna ment’s all-stars and honorable men tion all-stars. O'Rourke said part of the appeal of College Bowl is that it gives stu dents an opportunitu knowledge outside of room’s testing entirontic “There’s nobody herd to judge you.” he said.' judge you have is younti you're always going iof ttve opinion frotntlK : 1 le's going to see duiH .m opinion based ot know." For most of the the ap|>eal of Colli same. "It's a challenge,’fe "Irecause you don'tlffl 1 that often to see wbu know." He said College IM good test of therefletet | 5*>3<’ f 12 I M l Lif “You like to seejusi can get that thought down to the endofv« said. Srinivasan has a for trying out. “It keeps me offtk said. SCH State workers forced to apply for food start AUSTIN (AP) — More than 2,000 state em ployees have applied for food stamps this month because their late-December paychecks have been bumped back to early January, officials say. Some of the 2,000 are being certified as eligi ble for the assistance because of the change that leaves them without a paycheck for SVh weeks, said Barbara Musil, a state Department of Hu man Resources administrator. A University of Texas custodian applying for the food stamps on Friday said, “Bills don’t stop coming due, and I still have to feed my three kids, and this is Christmastime.” The woman, who asked that her name not be used, said her $845 a month take-home pay must cover all expenses for her and her three children. The UT worker got an appointment with a ca seworker for Dec. 29. At that time, the worker would take the woman’s financial and personal history and determine if she met the eligibility criteria. When told she would in all probability not get food stamps until January, the woman said she would not return to the office. “I was hoping to get help this month, because right now is when I’m hurting,” she said. “What good is this going to do me next month? 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