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HTTENTI ON MfiV GRRDURTES ORDER VOUR GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS NOLU! THE LAST DAY TO ORDER IS THURSDAY FEB 1 2, 1 987 MSC STUDENT FINANCE CENTER 217 MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER MONDAV-FRIDAV 8A.M.-4P.M. Page 8/The Battalion/Friday, January 23, 1987 Open-container laws reconsidered following decision Contact Lenses Only Quality Name Brands (Bausch & Lomb, Ciba, Branes-Hinds-Hydrocurve) $79. 00 $99. 00 $99. 00 -STD. DAILY WEAR SOFT LENSES -STD. EXTENDED WEAR SOFT LENSES -STD. TINTED SOFT LENSES Call 696-3754 For Appointment Eye exam and care kit not included CHARLES C. SCHROEPPEL, O.D., P.C. DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY -r 707 South Texas Ave., Suite 101D College Station, Texas 77840 1 block South of Texas & University ARLINGTON (AP) — Some Texas cities that prohibit drinking behind the wheel may have to re-ex amine their ordinances now that the Texas attorney general says they are exceeding their authority, officials say. Ordinances in both Arlington and Corpus Christi make it illegal to take a drink while driving a car, although possession of open containers is per mitted. The attorney general’s office says it isn’t sure how many cities have similar ordinances, but that those that do are infringing on state au thority. According to an opinion issued Jan. 16, the state’s alcoholic beverage code reserves for the state the exclu sive right to regulate the manufac ture, sale, transport and possession of alcohol in Texas. “A lot of cities do have ordinances like this, and if someone is arrested for violating one of them, the opin ion would certainly help them con test it,” said assistant attorney gen eral Jennifer Riggs, who drafted the opinion at the request of State Rep. A1 Luna of Houston. “The opinion isn’t binding, but it will be persuasive,” she added. “I un derstand what these cities are trying to do, but if they’re really concerned about this, they need to get together and launch a lobbying effort to get the state law changed.” Arlington City Attorney Jay Doe- gey said a review of the city’s ordi nance is under way, but that he doubts the law will be rescinded. “At this point, we respectfully dis agree with the (attorney general’s) opinion,” Doegey said. “We’re con ducting a review to see if there’s any thing in there to cause concern on our part, but our ordinance is struc tured in such a way that it wouldn’t conflict with state law.” Because a police officer must ac tually see the driver take a drink be fore issuing a citation, the laws are difficult to enforce, officials in both cities said. In Arlington, only 135 such cita tions were issued in 1986, mostly to teen-agers caught drinking along a popular cruising strip, police spokes man Dee Anderson said. Corpus Christi City Attorney Jimmy Bray said that relatively few tickets for drinking while driving are written there, but that he will wait until he sees the opinion to decide whether the law should remain on the books. “If it’s persuasive, I’ll advise the City Council to drop the ordinance,” he said. Dummy officer helps slow highway speeds PACK YOUR BAGS FOR COLLEGE MAIN! LARGE APARTMENTS all electric with ceiling fans, pool and clubroom CLOSE TO TAMU walking distance to campus on shuttle bus route GREAT PRICES one Bedroom from $240 2 Bedroom Studios from $310 (only $155 per roommate) 846-2089 4302 COLLEGE MAIN, BRYAN HURST (AP) — Officer Dummy doesn’t exactly trap many speeders, but traffic certainly slows down be fore passing him by. The newest .member of the police force in this Fort Worth suburb is a mannequin that sits authoritatively in a police car facing traffic on Loop 820 or the Airport Freeway. The dummy sports a police uni form and can be either male or fe male, depending on whether it wears a gold motorcycle helmet or a blonde wig, police Capt. Bill Collins said. Lead-footed motorists spotting the car usually hit the brakes to avoid getting a ticket, but don’t no tice whether the officer at the wheel is the real McCoy. Even if they do, they’ve slowed down by that time. Hurst police say the impersona tion gives them the desired response — slower and safer speeds. “We’ll probably see some real ra dar activity in some of those same spots,” Collins said. The Hurst Police Department isn’t the first to use dummy officers. Arlington police used the fakery to give its force more visibility. “We’re like everyone else — short- handed,” Collins said. “We can’t al ways be where we need to be.” Collins said the department plans to keep the mannequin on the move around area highways. “Our motive is strictly to get com pliance with the speed limit out there,” Collins said. Thus far in its law enforcement career, the dummy, who started work Jan. 14, has given a convincing performance. One person called the police de partment expressing concern be cause the “officer hadn’t moved in an hour or two,” Collins said. In Advance MSC Council to chose 38th presiden By Carolyn Garcia Staff Writer president — a job. The MSC council goes into closed session Monday night to choose the organization’s 38th president. During the session, MSC President Bobby Bisor will make his recommendation for the post to the council. The president of the MSC serves a one-year term beginning in April. The student holding this position heads up the MSC coun cil staff and a $3.2 million budget, Bisor said. "The president will train with me from February until April," Bisor said. The council has the option of deciding against the candidates for the position, electing not to fill it. But Bisor said this is highly un likely. Because the council is a student operation it has professional and staff advisors to turn to for help and advice when it needs it, he said. position from 20 The job as MSC is just that — Bisor says the sumes anywhere i hours per week. “It’s a big job,” he said, learn to manage your time bet ause you are forced to.” ^ee i ..ce c j m esK lc m I lie council "ill COr.;:*, . iisell villi .i new budget. K; "* 3 ' Allen, \ ice president for !. will request a preliminarybKi 63 ^^ foi next year. W.ulm^ out of theordmcF 5 ' 1 ^" expected to be asked for,"llw‘I, ' vml We don't ask for ar.er ne , , we c pro! Perry president in’t justify. We’re lookiij ibly a small increase.” Eichor, executive for administratior. to notify the cot when the MSC master plank introduce d. Eichor also is peeled to address the issued MSC exp. insion. The m eeting will be at 7 j in MSC 216T progra toriety ; "Oik gering an exai nallv tc I ^* in includi who fa torney £, Neil ter s fe Regents to discuss Kyle Field facelift flc wl ipOrts t By Frank Smith Senior Staff Writer In PU rid en- this The surfaces of Kyi the physical educatioi circling it may get a facelift year, if the Texas A&rM Board of Regents approves a plan sched uled to come before it Monday. The proposal first will be ex amined at a meeting of the Board’s Planning and Building Committee on Sunday. The full Board will convene for its regular bimonthly meeting at 3 p.m. Monday. Under the proposal, the eight- year-old layer of artificial turf currently on the field would be removed, as well as the rubber coating on the asphalt track. The asphalt surface below the carpet would receive an additional two- inch overlay, a new carpet would be installed and an asphalt over lay would be applied to the track. However, the rubberized coat ing on the track would not be re placed. Tony Heger, facilities ad ministration division manager, said the current coating is loose and tends to "buckle up.” A proposal signed by Chan cellor Perry Adkisson and Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning and Construction Wesley Peel recommends that $65,000 be ap propriated for the project. If approved, and if the project remained on schedule, renova tions would be completed by the end of July. ipprojj i n nunary tute of Bios ogv Buildin ther scheduled bus:.'; in mg and Building G will discuss a proposa iir conditioning in tk White Coliseum ana t awarding a contrac i lion work on the; north terminal at 1 t; and cons; 350,000 lot gn of the fa es and Tech d Air T nn< at ( np Rollie is ‘robics and Hi as well as« lions and n years a ? 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In addition, die Commillftllisa bij \cademk Campuses on Sun© Evt will discuss a i esolution or. beta! “mission and structure" ofls A&M University at Calves; The resolution says it is a res: mation of the Board’s coie ment to research and instmc nal programs at A&M-Galves: It authorizes the chancello: "proceed with planning lori'. jJiexi. j< u i eseai t h insiituie of ir,r: thimi sciences at Galveston, post with the University of Ttu and sets a September deadlier recommendations to the Boart many H T 1 but I provii 1 “Yc |tipn I cause Plano conductor returns on temporary visa PLANO (AP) — After five months of wrang ling with U.S. authorities over his visa, the Plano Chamber Orchestra’s Mexican-born conductor will be allowed to return to the Dallas suburb — but not for long. Hector Guzman, who has conducted the or chestra for three years, obtained a non-immi grant visa at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City on Wednesday and will arrive in Plano Friday, offi cials said. But he can stay in the United States only long enough to fulfill his contractual obligations in Plano, and those expire at the end of this season, said U.S. Consul Gale Berghoefer in Mexico City. She said Guzman will have to qualify again for a visa if the Plano orchestra renews his contract for next year, but he’ll face tougher requirements if that happens. “He failed to show sufficient ties to (Mexico), and next year he’ll have to show economic ties in order to qualify for the visa,” she said. Those are part of the requirements immigra tion officials use to make sure aliens have reason to return to their homeland after their visas ex pire. Orchestra in an effort to demonstrate suw but U.S. officials weren’t convinced. They suggested he would have to buy® erty in Mexico or marry someone residing to prove his intentions to go home someda' But Guzman doesn’t see much hopefej maining in Plano af ter this season. Guzman conducted the State of Mexico Sym phony Orchestra and the Monterrey Symphony “I am not stupid, I can take a hint,”GiJ said. “The embassy’s not going to giveiwl other visa. This might be my last time in the 11 States.” B "U can’t defei to adt Lc*i thouy tendi reach make medi thouj there hope Le won I ex ph to in com 1 Bi is tiif Be says. fiJ DRyCLEANUSA Skaggs Center 846-2155 MIX N MATCH Dryclean any 4 garments, payfoc! ’ NO LIMIT coupon must be presented with incoMtj lowest priced garment cleaned!« : ’ one coupon per visit > Expires 3/31/87 | • » ■ ■ ■ ■ » ■ ■»»■■«■■■» ■ n.imt Specializing ir STANDARD and AUTOMATIC trafli missions, CLUTCH adjustments, and replacements ? (Both foreign and dome# 1215 Tx. Ave. 1 (at the bend in Tx.Av Bryan 779-2626 | Under New Ownerstj Siiuiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiimmimiiiiiiiiiii^