Wednesday, April 1, 1987/The Battalion/Page 3 State and Local dent inilitJ t student t»| friends o[ )f course to lyone you ipracticaljnj g at ourseW ;es us feell j lofty staniJ fact, Aggie| y always I® tM’s past.; vith frient!' round caE|i ■ in 1933 b e Band, \ to allow our ictual facts.' Students from A&M_may attend new branch in Japan by 1989 Campus could improve relations between U.S., Japan Ujj •&1 ITAU^ EAT IN • TAKE OUT FREE DELIVERY 846-0379 405 W. University Northgate By Rachel Cowan Reporter tudents may be able to attend Texas A&M in apan as early as 1989 if the administration ap proves creating a branch campus, Jaan Laane, AicM professor of chemistry said. PA number of American universities, including A&:M, the University of Texas and Ohio State University, are looking into forming branch cam puses in Japan. ■ihe U.S.-Japan Committee for Promoting Trade Expansion, headed by Rep. Richard Ge phardt, D-Mo., suggested the idea to improve re lations between the two countries. ■Japanese communities, industries and stu dents would supply land and funding for the campuses, while the American universities would piiovide the faculty and administration. Because Bother the United States nor Japan will pay for the branch campuses, tuition will cost as much as private school fees. “Texas taxpayers won’t pay for any of it,” Laane said. The A&M branch probably would have 30 fac ulty members and about 500 students, he said, but while most of the students would be Japa nese, the curriculum would be taught in English. The curriculum could be technical or it could be two years of basic courses with the students fin ishing at A&M in College Station, Laane said. “Everything is still in the preliminary stage, though,” Laane said. “None of the plans are cer tain and the administration hasn’t yet decided whether to approve the branch campus.” He said the program, if approved, the pro gram also would help Japanese students improve their mastery of English. Laane noted that their proficiency in reading and writing the language is good, but that their speaking ability is poor. American A&M students could take classes in Japan, he said, because the same academic crite ria would apply to both the College Station and the Japanese campuses. A&M faculty also could teach at the branch campus, he said. Laane and Provost Donald McDonald, along with representatives from 18 universities, went to Japan in February to discuss plans with Japanese officials. They toured six potential sites for the branch campuses, four of which were near To kyo. Laane said the Japanese are enthusiastic about the program because of the educational and commercial opportunities it offers. Since Japanese students don’t leave home to attend college, the campuses would need to be in a large metropolitan area to ensure enough stu dent enrollment, Laane said. Coupons ikmm Small Thin Crust 12” one topping Pizza $4." plus tax expires 4-5-87 Large Thin Crust 16” one topping ' $5." plus tax expires 4-5-87 X-Large Thin Crust 18” one topping $6." plus tax expires 4-5-87 Contact Lenses nor jouniii Page edi® Astronaut calls Challenger accident ‘the price you pay’ to explore space Only Quality Name Brands (Bausch & Lomb, Ciba, Barnes-Hinds-Hydrocurve) $79 00 "STD. DAILY WEAR SOFT LENSES $99 °i," STD - EXTENDED WEAR SOFT LENSES ^^■^ S p ARE pR QNLY $20 with purchase of 1 st pr. at reg. price 00 -STD. TINTED SOFT LENSES $99. By Debbie Monroe Reporter ears ago. 'olumn life iflH|^Hxploration of space lias always a cost, and the lives of the astro- j willajipait nauts kju e( j j,, t } ie Challenger explo- od fraii!t: si 0 || were p art Q f the price, NASA Once life, astionaut Michael J. McCulley said will app: Tuesday night at Texas A&M. ginninjiM ■McCulley was on campus to solicit htll support for the American space pro- Speaking to the Human Fac tor Society, a student group inter ested in designing technology for hjinan use, the shuttle pilot com pared the shuttle accident to hurdles explorers have cleared in the past. - He compared the accident to hur dles explorers have cleared in the B 1, f ■‘Magellan paid the price,” he said. “Scott paid the price at the South Pole, and Amelia Earhart paid the price over the South Pacific. ■You just don’t go into the un known without having to ante up.” He said the explosion was the re sult of poor design and engineering, and a human factors problem. After the first four shuttle flights, the emergency escape system was re moved from the shuttle. The astro naut believes the Challenger crew might have lived if one had been in place. While acknowledging the prob lems NASA has with the shuttle pro gram, McCulley also pointed out the successes credited to it. He called the 24 missions prior to Challenger tech nological wonders, citing scientific advances made during shuttle mis sions. “We found water in Ethiopia and manufactured a new drug that may make a tremendous impact on dia betes research,” he said. Reviewing the 26-year history of NASA’s manned space programs in the filled lecture hall, the Navy pilot stressed how far human dynamics have come since the early days of the Mercury program. The first seven American astronauts were chosen because of their small stature. They had to fit into a tiny space capsule. “They were small men physically, but they had huge hearts and coura ge,” he said. The 6-foot-1-inch shuttle pilot said today’s astronauts are self-start ers and generalists who are capable of working outside their areas of ex pertise. lo I )le football v >nof is one. nd loveii Dast, man' married, icir ladle' lich is a y the ie u ght and itungodl' is a >tefor nditions t' the i e world, a* seems as _ a bit ■. other -wouldn't e ever/ t/ft mncludt W “FREE BOOKS” You could win a $200 voucher to help buy next semester’s textbooks at The Campus Bookstore, compliments of Lucky Leaf® Apple Sauce! look for entryblanks and the full details at participating Texas A&M campus snack bars. Rich, thick Lucky Leaf® Apple Sauce comes in handy single-serving packs that are just right for snacking, perfect for packing. When it comes to snack food, it’s a natural! No purchase necessary. Offer ends April 10,1987 Texas A&M University Food “Quality First” ENTER LUCKY LEAF’S BUCKS FORBOOKS McCulley said fixing problems with the shuttle is NASA’s top prior ity, though he doubts the program will be operational by NASA direc tor James Fletcher’s 1988 deadline. He also discussed other long- range programs, including construc tion of the space station and a trip to Mars. Designs for the space station have been simplified, he said. The origi nal plan called for a massive stucture dedicated to research. Now NASA will start with a smaller configura tion and add to it. Plans for a manned mission to Mars are also under consideration, McCulley said. When all the prob lems are solved, astronauts, not ro bot probes, will explore the red planet. “Humans will never be satisfied with a photograph or a number off a sensor,” McCulley said, quoting as tronaut Gene Crenna. “Exploration will always have humans.” SPECIAL ENDS MAY 29, 1987 AND APPLIES TO CLEAR STAN DARD EXTENDED WEAR STOCK LENSES ONLY Call 696-3754 For Appointment * Eye exam and care kit not included CHARLES C. SCHROEPPEL, O.D., P.C. DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY 707 South Texas Ave., Suite 101D College Station, Texas 77840 1 block South of Texas & University Battalion Classified 845-2611 Constitution & Foreign Policy: A Question of Control Moderator Howard K. Smith Dr. Jeane Kirkpatrick Former U.S. Ambassador to the U. 15 Dean Rusk Former Secretary of State under Kennedy and Johnson i Senator Edmund S. Muskie Member of the Tower Commission, Former Secretary of State Wednesday, April 1, 1987 Rudder Auditorium 8:00 pm Texas A&M University MSC Wiley Lecture Series Texas A&M University ***«»t*j** >>v Officially r