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Page 4TThe Battalion/Tuesday, February 24, 1987 Employees believe outdoor fountains Tuesd Wa at A&M worth extra effort, expenses By Melisa Hohlt Reporter Outdoor fountains at Texas A&M provide a source of aqueous beauty that makes their cost and mainte nance worth the effort, two Univer sity employees say. “A lot of people consider them (fountains) a luxury, but I think they give the University a feeling of warmth,” University Center Man ager Steve Hodge says. “They’re as important as the trees and they’re worth the trouble,” Hodge says. University Physical Plant Director Joe Estill agrees, but says one must be wary of upkeep costs. “They’re a nice feature to have, as long as there aren’t too many of them,” Estill says. The Physical Plant is responsible for the fountain in the mall area by the old Chemistry Building and for the Fish Pond across from Sbisa Din ing Hall, he says. The mall fountain is drained, cleaned and checked for leaks twice a year, he says, but it also is cleaned when chemicals that aren’t water-sol uble are put into it. These chemicals range from any kind of detergent, such as soap suds, to oil and grease, and are potentially harmful to the pumps that make the fountains work, he says. Damage to a pump can be expen sive, he says. A replacement seal costs about $125 and a new pump costs about $600, and because the fountain has three pumps, damage costs can be very high, he says. The Physical Plant supplies the 300 gallons of water needed to fill the fountain and the water is re cycled, Estill says. The water is only about 60 cents per thousand gallons, so money spent for water is not a major concern, he says. Estill says light spots on the bricks around the fountain are caused by a reaction between chemicals in the water and the mortar between the bricks, which requires the mortar to be replaced periodically. Another operational cost of the fountains is the electricity used for the lights and the pumps, which is generated by the University and costs about $225 a month, he says. Y0im Z0WB YOU'RE UFL If VH The mall fountain is used all year, but Estill says the Fish Pond is only used during football season because the masonry is very weak. “It (Fish Pond) is very old, very small and very fragile,” he says. “We’re just trying to hold it together for tradition as long as we can.” The Fish Pond may be well-worn, but the fountains in front of Rudder Tower and behind the offices of the Texas A&M Board of Regents are only 13 years old, Estill says. Hodge says Rudder Fountain was part of the Rudder complex con struction and the regents’ fountain rial was part of Memorial Student Cen ter renovation. Unlike the fountain in the mall area, Rudder Fountain and the re gents’ fountain are cleaned at least once a week, he says. Hodge says he was not sure how much water the fountains use, but they too use recycled water from the Physical Plant. Electricity used for the pumps and lights is generated by the Uni versity, but Hodge says ne has no idea how much it costs, although he says it’s a small percentage of the University Center electric bill. Photo by Bill Hitt : Hodge also says turning off Rud der Fountain at night wouldn’t save the University any money. Mainte nance costs would increase because the water would get dirtier and have to be cleaned more often, he says. This fountain, located in the mall by the old Chemistry Building, is one of the fountains that decorate the A&M campus. “By turning it off, you’d be trad ing savings for expense,” he says, “We feel it’s part of the University, and you don’t turn it off.” While the regents’ fountain is turned off only for cleaning, Hodge says, Rudder Fountain is turned off when the wind blows water out of the fountain and onto people. Estill says the mall area fountain also is turned off during strong winds. All three fountains are kept run ning in the cold weather bean running water keeps the pun; from f reezing, lie says. The onU ceplinn is if the temperatureisl) freezing and the wind isbkwinpl ter onto the pavement. This tail dangerous liecause the waten freeze and make the sidewalks i |K‘ry, he says. Program offers seniors research experience The “Th Biewe By Deborah A. Jensen Reporter Although the topic of discussion is research, the participants are not university professors or graduate students. They are seniors gaining research experience in the Univer sity Fellows Program at T exas A&M. In 1980, 35 A&M seniors rep resenting all academic colleges sub mitted research proposals and par ticipated in the program. This year’s crop of 105 students was chosen out of hundreds of seniors who sub mitted research proposals to the Fel lows program. Louise Canfield, director of the University Honors Program, said any senior with a 3.5 grade-point ra tio and with one fall and spring se mester left is eligible to submit a pro posal, but participation in the University Honors Program is not required. The Fellows program offers un dergraduates the opportunity to gain research experience similiar to that of a first-year graduate student, Canfield said. The experience the students gain in research methods and analysis makes them good candidates for graduate school admission and cor porate employment, she added. The first step to becoming a Fel low is choosing a faculty adviser, she said. After the students find an ad viser willing to work with them, they develop a possible research topic. Emily Davidson, an associate pro fessor of psychology and a Fellows faculty adviser, said the program gives students the chance to work closely with the faculty. The faculty adviser works with the student from the beginning propo sal to the final symposium. Canfield said the main goal of Fel lows is to provide high-quality learn ing through an apprenticeship at mosphere between the students and their faculty advisers. T he students do their research for two consecut ive semesters. During the research process, all Fellows meet in groups of 15 to dis cuss their research with other Fel lows f rom different academic areas. The discussion groups give Fel lows the opportunity to experience the problems and triumphs of re search in topics other than their own, Canfield said. thesis and submits it tohisl adviser for grading, Cai Awards are presented for sup: theses, and all theses are putii archives of Sterling Evaffil brary. T he program ends in April*! symposium at which theFelUij sent their theses. Tight budget Stm ■tors ttso se takes toll on Brewt Houston polia 4 Housi When the students complete their research, each writes a senior honors Austin vice probe yields 14 arrests, no charges AUST IN (AP) — A year-long in vestigation into Austin topless dance clubs has yielded 14 arrests, but a month-long investigation targeting explicit sex magazines has ended with no charges. The cases against adult book stores ended because a local pros ecutor decided the magazines — de scribed by a vice officer as “the vilest, raunchiest magazines we could find” — would not he deemed obscene by local standards. Travis County Attorney Ken Oden said, “I don’t see any reason to believe that material (police) brought forward last week would be found obscene by a grand jury to day.” He referred to a grand jury that 18 months ago reviewed materials including simulated rape and child sexual abuse and decided they were not obscene. T hree municipal judges last week refused to sign a misdemeanor obscenity warrant sought by police against a bookstore worker who sold officers several explicit magazines. Sgt. Gene Freudenberg, head of the vice detail, said, “We went in and bought the vilest, raunchiest mag azines we could find and presented them to the judges and the county attorney.” HOUSTON (AP) — Majorat in Houston are up butforthe time in 25 years, the police foie Texas’ largest city is shrinkingd* a tight city budget. “If this trend doesn't improve afraid we’re going to be digging' own graves,” City CouncilmanJ> Goodner said. “I think this is> rious problem and it may inert dramatically.” The decline in the polici amounts to about 180 officers-i than 1 percent of the peak power of 4,618 in November police records indicate if the® continues by the end oftheyei 1 depletion will amount to ato percent of the force. trex Ibng-c Staff, tor sei I “ T1 no lot tor se Pa rents 1 Weekend ’87 April 10-12,1987 Main Events • Casino Night • Variety Show • Singing Cadets STUDENT GOVERNMENT AS A&M UNIVERSITY Mothers’ Cyub Boutique Awards Ceremony Women’s Chorus Get your organization involved with Parents' Week end. 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