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j 4 Monday, February 2, 1987/The Battalion/Page 5 ^Bernie's Place offers culinary cure ■Kfor students' late-night munchies m By Cheryl Pratt Reporter The news about Bernie’s Place ; spreading — a new restaurant n campus that’s open from 11 .m. to 1 a.m. on weekdays and fom 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. on week- nds. Bernie’s Place, which seats 62 eople, is on the left side of Sbisa ining Hall, near the stairs lead- ig to the Underground. A beige wning hangs above the front oor. Inside, the decor suggests n Italian theme. A red, white and green awning angs above the service line, and ed and white checked table iloths cover the table, lending the Itmosphere of a restaurant, even jhough it has the layout of a snack ar. Although the theme of Ber- ie’s Place is Italian, the menu ill satisfy anyone. It serves any- ting from pizza and spaghetti to fajitas and hamburgers. It ajso oi lers sandwiches and other snacks, ■paghetti and french-bread pizza Hre probably the most popular pishes, says, Glen Duckett, Texas &M food services manager. Lloyd H. Smith, assistant direc- r of food services, says the tenu is planned by a committee lat will make changes as they are |eeded. The idea for Bernie’s Place ■wasn’t one person’s idea; it was a ■hiu effort, Smith says. I Bernie’s Place, named after ^Bernard Sbisa, officially opened H)ec. 12 and was built to give stu- ^^^■ents more variety in food and larship: ilaces to eat. Freshman Stephanie Champagne checks out the food at Bernie’s Place. Jason Shields, a junior physics hannom Before Bernie’s Place opened, the Common Denominator and Rumours were the only campus eateries open past 7:15 p.m. Construction on Bernie’s Place started in mid-July. No record of construction cost was kept be cause A&M maintenance crews worked on it part-time, Smith says, but equipment costs were about $45,000. major, says, “The prices are rea sonable,” and Steve Taylor, a ju nior civil engineering major, says a $5 pizza can fill two people. Bernie’s Place accepts only the Aggie Point Plan and cash. The point plan makes it easy on the checkbook, Taylor says. "The service is really good,” he says. “They treat you like a per- Photo by Doug La Rue son, not a number on the ticket.” Duckett says that Bernie’s Place is at its busiest at around 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. He adds that so far there has been no problem with the late hours. Students can study there without having to order some thing as long as no one who wants to eat is waiting for a table, he says. fexas Legislature to tackle prison bill loptm wsuit. broadi Dvenffl inotlif ;enciei >ertv Id Knlon AUSTIN (AP) — What House peaker Gib Lewis calls a stressful igislative session with large prob- :ms and no answers starts its fourth 'eek Monday. A bill to ease state prison over- rowding and Gov. Bill Clements’ udget address on Wednesday are te principal agenda items. On Tuesday, Sen. Bob McFar- ind’s bill to expand the pool of low-risk” inmates eligible for parole nd to divert certain non-violent riminals to other programs will be heard by the Senate Criminal Juris prudence Committee. Clements said McFarland’s bill would give the state more flexibility when the Texas Department of Cor rections population exceeds 95 per cent of capacity, which triggers fed eral court orders and the Prison Management Act requiring accele rated releases. In an attempt to avoid contempt fines of almost $1 million a day be ginning April 1, the bill also would earmark $10.4 million to improve prison medical facilities and hire more doctors, nurses and physical therapists. Total cost of the bill is expected to be $65 million, and funding sources had not been pinned down. Clements’ speech to a joint session of senators and House members on Wednesday should spell out the gov ernor’s priorities. He has already let it be known that budget-trimming should precede efforts to raise taxes. State Comptroller Bob Bullock has estimated state government faces a deficit of nearly $6 billion in the next two and a half years, but Clements told an audience of cham ber of commerce officials last week that Texas would “operate on the basis of living within our means.” With the state buffeted by finan cial px:oblems, including its large and growing prison population, Lewis said the legislative pressure is more intense than he can remember for the start of a session. <lan members picket at Dallas abortion clinic nd vein lime. 1 11 (IniS DALLAS (AP) — Four members f the Ku Klux Klan surprised staff members of a Dallas abortion clinic (ith a pro-life picket line. t^Rie Routh Street Women’s Clinic (the scene almost every weekend of ticketing by anti-abortion groups, iut clinic director Charlotte Taft aid the Klan’s action Saturday was a urpi ise. “I was totally amazed,” Taft said. “I had some concern what their lim its (of protest) might be.” But Taft said the Klan pickets were more polite than the usual anti abortion protesters who gather around the clinic almost every week end. Scott Patrick, Grand Dragon of the Garland klavern, said he and his group wanted to show that the Klan does not focus only on racial issues. “We’re a Christian organization,” Patrick said. “We’re out to show the public we’re against abortion also. The media built up our reputation as race haters. That’s just not true.” Some passing motorists honked horns, some made obscene gestures and others stopped to ask why the Klan protested abortion. Police said no one was arrested. One passer-by questioned the need for the Klan demonstrators to wear hooded robes. “This mask protects us from the prejudice that other people have against us,” Patrick said. Find out how to get in on the fun J.b FREE! nr workers’ mtg: lues. 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