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Wednesday
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE: Laurence
speak at *7 p.m. in 207 Harrington.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will meet at noon in
MSG.
STUDENT Y ASSOCIATION: will meet at 7 p.m. in
Rucicldr
SULLY’S SYMPOSIUM: will be held at 11:50 a.m, at the
Sully statue in front of the Academic Building. The topic
will be Aggie Muster.
CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in
502 Rudder.
GREAT COMMISSION STUDENTS: will meet at 7:50 p.m.
in 115 Kleberg.
DANCE ARTS SOCIETY will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 268 Read.
EUROPE CLUB: will meet at 9:30 p.m. on the second floor
of the Flying Tomato.
RACQUETBALL CLUB: wilt meet at 7 p.m. at court 7 of the
Read Building.
OMEGA PHI ALPHA; will hold a meeting for prospective
members at 7 p.m. in 206 MSG.
STUDENT ENGINEERS COUNCIL: will meet at 7 a.m. in
341 Zachry.
STUDY ABROAD: students interested in study abroad pro
grams will meet at 11 a.m. at 251 Bizzell West.
AGGIE TOASTERS: will meet at 7 p.m. m 342 Zachry.
UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY: will meet at 6 p.m. at the
fellowship hall at the A&M Presbyterian Church.
MEXICAN*AMERICAN DEMOCRATS: will meet at 8:30
. p.m. in 504 Rudder.
; OFF-CAMPUS AGGIES: is now accepting applications for
spring semester apartment council presidents. Applica
tions are available m 223 Pavilion.
Thursday
DATA PROCESSING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION:
Mobil Oil will present information on careers in data proc
essing at 7 p.m. at the Ramada Inn penthouse.
PRE-LAW SOCIETY: will meet for happy hour at 5 p.m. at
Rocco’s.
SOCIETY FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW VEN
TURES: will meet at 7 p.m. in 201 Rudder.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will meet at 12:15 p.m. in
139 MSG.
ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: will meet at 6 p.m.
in 502 Rudder.
UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY; will hold a “peanut butter
fellowship” at 11:30 a.m. at Rudder Fountain and a Bible
study at b:30 p.m. at the A&M Presbyterian Church office.
GREEN EARTH SOCIETY; will meet at 7 p.m. in 604 A-B
Rudder.
ASIAN-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION: will meet at 7 p.m. in
• 145 MSC.
CHESS CLUB: will meet at 6 p.m. in 308 Rudder.
BRAZOS DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB; invites students,
faculty and any beginners to come at 7 p.m. at College Sta-
. tion Community Center.
FISH CAMP; counselor applications are available through
Friday in 213 Pavilion.
PARENTS WEEKEND: applications and schedule forms are
available for any group planning an activity. Applications
It are due Feb. 27.
BIG EVENT:
f are available M..3IVVIHMI
kt flee and the Student Government Office,
INTRAMURAL RECREATIONAL SPORTS: entries for
slam-dunk, wallyhaU, pre-season softball and softball are
available in 159 Read. .
Items far What's Up should be submitted to The Battal
ion* 216 Reed McDonald, no less than three working days
prior to desired publication date.
NASA settles on use
of 2 power systems
for space station
By George Weissenberger
Reporter
NASA has reached a decision con
cerning the power system for a per
manently manned space station after
considering many proposals, a
NASA publication said.
Dr. Alton D. Patton, director of
the Electric Power Institute at Texas
A&M, said there are two sides to the
issue of the power system.
On one side, there are those who
who wish to keep the well-known
and established solar array — a well-
understood and customary method
of generating power in space. The
solar array is composed of photovol
taic cells, which convert sunlight di
rectly to electricity.
According to facts cited in the re
port, the problem with the power
system arises from the 75 kilowatts
of electricity the station will require
— far more power than any previous
space vehicle. On earth, the space
station could power 25 all-electric
homes.
But to achieve 75kw, the NASA
report said eight solar arrays of
about 30 feet by 80 feet would be re
quired. The massive size of these ar
rays would cause a slight drag on the
station, the report said, and this, in
turn, would cause the station to de
cay in orbit, requiring more propel
lant to reboost tne station back to op
erational orbit.
On the other side, Patton said,
were those who supported a new va
riation on solar power called solar
dynamic heat generators.
The report said these generators
consist of parabolic mirror seg
ments, which collect heat from the
sun’s rays. The segments supposedly
are capable of reaching tempera
tures close to 2,000 degrees Fahr
enheit.
Patton said this heat would be
used to change some still undeter
mined working fluid into its gaseous
form, and the gas would then be
used to turn the electric turbines.
The solar dynamic generator is
not yet a tried and true technology,
but it is more efficient and shows
great potential for the future high
energy requirements of space, Pat
ton said.
In its compromise, NASA decided
to power the space station with a hy
brid system using four smaller ar
rays 33.5 feet by 43.6 feet to produce
25kw, and the solar dynamic heat
engines to produce 50kw. Patton
said this will give NASA the advan
tage of using better-known technol
ogy, while experimenting with the
solar dynamic generator in space.
Patton said Texas A&M has
played a part in NASA’s decision
making process by looking into the
reliability and safety of various sys
tem proposals.
He said A&M researchers have
developed mathematical models to
help estimate system reliability.
The A&M electrical engineering
department also is working on a pro
tective power system, but from an
electrical standpoint. Patton said the
department’s goal is to isolate failed
components quickly and in a way
that would allow the power system to
still perform most of its functions
without difficulty.
To help protect the space station’s
system from power surges when
components fail, Patton is working
on a computer system to monitor the
power system and to identify possi
ble faults before they occur. Once
the system detects possible trouble
areas, he said, it would automatically
close down certain circuits and open
others to isolate the area. An indica
tor light then would come on and
warn of the potential problem.
President Reagan committed the-
nation to developing the space sta
tion in 1984. The space station is,
now in the detailed design phase..
Patrol seizes 663 pounds
of cocaine in West Texas
MARFA (AP) — 1 wo peopi
arrested and 663 pounds of cocaine
confiscated in the second-largest
drug seizure in West Texas, officials
said Tuesday.
The cocaine, with a street value
estimated at $21.2 million, and the
two suspects were turned over to the
Drug Enforcement Administration,
said Hugh Rushton, chief U.S. Bor
der Patrol agent for the Marfa sec
tor, covering 92,000 square miles.
Phil Jordan, special agent in
charge of the DEA in Dallas, said,
“You’re dealing with a large-scale
Colombia-Mexico-United States net
work. As far as this case is con
cerned, the investigation is just be
ginning.’’
Rushton said the suspects were
identified as Carlos Manuel Pol Gar
cia, 46, and Rosa Maria Rodriguez
Pena, 34. Pol Garcia, a Cuban-born
resident alien, gave an Andrews,
Texas, address but authorities deter
mined he has been living in New Jer
sey for several years. Rodriguez
Pena is from Fort Stockton, he said.
The two were intercepted by Bor
der Patrol agents on Monday as they
drove north on U.S. Highway 385,
some 13 miles south of Fort Stock-
ton. The drug was found hidden in a
40-foot-long 1978 Itasca motorhome
with Nevada license plates owned by
Pol Garcia, Rushton said.
Jordan said the suspects were be
ing held without bond in Pecos and
were to be brought before a magis
trate Tuesday. The cocaine was be
ing transported to the DEA labs in
Dallas, he added.
admissions dean to direct Office of School Relations
irter of®
ytOUalil University News Service
jdniii Texas A&M Dean of Admissions and Records
,1, one Edwin H. Cooper will step down from his posi-
sts tion June 1 to assume new duties as director of
jHj ania ( the University’s Office of School Relations.
jTrett The new position will enable him to take a
ii( j re j ft ' more active role in the actual recruitment of stu-
3 haves 3 dents, as opposed to the administrative one he
rjout ^ as h e ld as dean of admissions and records.
El ‘T am truly excited about these new challeng-
jl'jjov es >” Cooper said in announcing his plans to leave
down S| the deanship. “I started out representing Texas
irter0 [i A&M in the field by working with the extension
werf k service and am especially pleased to be returning
mere to work with the m«
;nts.
many bright and talentec
students we have in Texas and elsewhere who are
anxious to learn more about what Texas A&M
has to offer them.”
Acknowledging Cooper’s decision, Provost
Donald McDonald said Cooper’s contributions to
the University over the past 30 years have been
immeasurable.
“We fully expect those contributions to contin
ue,” McDonald said, “and perhaps even be en
hanced in his new position as director of school
relations.”
The Office of School Relations has broad-
based responsibilities for student recruitment, in
cluding coordinating University representation
at college nights, working with high school and
community college counselors to acquaint them
with the University, conducting campus tours,
staffing the visitor information center and cover
ing all aspects of minority recruiting.
Cooper, 56, earned a bachelor’s degree in
wildlife management from Texas A&M in 1953
and has been associated with the University in
many positions since 1956. He served as a wild
life conservation specialist with the Texas Agri
cultural Extension Service from 1956-61, leaving
the University briefly before returning as an as
sistant to then-president James Earl Rudder.
Cooper also served as an assistant to president
Jack K. Williams, as a director of civilian student
activities, and as director of admissions
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Ballroom Thurs, Feb 19
C&W at the Hall
Beginning Wed, Feb 11-Mar 11
Advanced Wed, Feb 11-Mar 11
6-9pm
Student/Nonstudent
$10/$12
6-7:15pm $15/$17
7:30-8:45pm $15/$ 17
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Jitterbug
Beginning
Beginning
Advanced
Mon, Feb 9-Mar 9
Mon, Feb 9-Mar 9
Tues, Mar 3-31
6-7:15pm
7:30-8:45pm
6-7:30pm
$10/$12
$10/$12
$11/$13
For further information, phone 845-1631.
Gotta Dance?
Dance Arts Society
Will be having a general meeting
on Wed., Feb. 4 in Room 268 Read (East Kyle)
At 8:30 p.m.
• Class Schedules will be Distributed
• Officers & Our new Instructors will be introduced
EVERYONE WELCOME!
For More Information Call Ginger 260-0510
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U N I V E U S 1 T Y
Student
Senate
Vacancies
Now is your chance to be a part of a Dynamic Student Voice with Genuine Influence! If you
are concerned about the policies that govern your University and your fellow students,
don't pass up this opportunity. The quality of student representation at Texas A&M is de
pendent upon the quality of legislation our senators enact. Requirements of a Student Sen
ator:
1. Attend all senate meetings. Spring Schedule: Feb. 11, Feb. 25, Mar. 11, Mar. 25, April 8,
7:30 pm 204 Harrington
2. Participate on one of five legislative committees (Academic Affairs, External Affairs, Fi
nance, Rules and Regulations, Student Services)
3. Report to a student organization that is representative of your constituency.
4. Maintain a GPA of 2.25 or higher and post at least a 2.0 every semster while in office.
Senate Vacancies:
Ward I (2)
Keathley/Fowler/Hughes
Clements/Spence/Gainer/Briggs
/Underwood
Architecture Senior
Architecture (At Large)
Education (At Large)
Liberal Arts (At Large)
OFF-CAMPUS WARD SYSTEM:
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Ward IV
WARD II
Applications can be picked up in Rm. 221 Pavilion. If you have any specific questions about
the senate or student government in general, please feel free to call us.
Miles Bradshaw, Speaker of the Senate (696-9399)
Mason Hogan, Speaker Pro Tempore (260-3367)
Deadline is 5:00 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6
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846-4234
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Shopping
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14 lb. hamburger
Ig. French Fries
16 oz. Soft Drink
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CAROUTHERS
SCO.
Christian Contemporary Group
DATE:
Feb. 6, 1987
Friday
PLACE:
All Faiths Chapel
TAMO
TIME:
7:30
Sponsored by: Living Word Christian
Fellowship