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UDENT mNMENT I N I \ li It S I T V Vote Today Spring General Election MSC Main Lounge 9 am-6 pm Sbisa 9 am-6 pm Kleberg Center 9 am-6 pm Library Porch 9 am-9 pm Student Government Yell Leaders-RHA-OCA Classes of '88, '89, '90 Graduate Student Council Intramural Referendum Results announced Thursday at noon in front of the Academic Building Gene engineering raises questions of responsibility By Doug Driskell Reporter An Oxford University professor told an audience at A&M Tuesday that although genetic engineering can be used to eliminate handicaps, using it to improve human beings is a risky proposition. Oxford philosophy professor Joh nathan Glover raised the question of how far genetic engineering should be taken at a colloquium on genetic engineering sponsored by the De partment of Philosophy. “Should we consider genetic engi neering as a alternative to putting up with the human nature that so far has lead to the disastrous history that we all know?” he asked. such improvements as raising a per son’s IQ. He said human reproduction has changed in two ways in the past 15 years. Artificial reproduction can now replace natural reproduction, he said, and the ability to screen for genetic disorders has resulted in se lective abortion. Glover said it is hoped that in the future the use of genetic engi neering will obliterate the hand icapped and prevent selective abor tion. He said genetic engineering can be used in both negative and positive ways. Negative gene manipulaton in volves eliminating medical disor ders. Positive manipulation involves “If it can be done without harmful side effects, I think there is a very strong case for saying negative engi neering is a good thing,” Grover said. “Surely this is preferable to abortion even if one does not believe in abortion.” Glover said that positive engi neering brings up questions of how much to improve the human body. There is also the danger of mistakes, he said. “If you mess up the gene pool, which makes the human body resis tant to various kinds of diseases, pos sibly the capacity of the human race’s survival could be jeopordi- zed,” Glover emphasized. “If a mis take is made, somebody will be re sponsible for messing up that person’s life.” Glover said positive engineering could result in a “genetic supermar ket” where parents choose their chil dren’s characteristics. This will place much responsibil ity on the parents, he said, and chil dren’s rights will come into play. “We should take extreme caution on embarking on genetic engi neering because of the danger of ir reversible mistakes,” he said. “But we should at least consider changing if it becomes possible to do so, simply because it may depend on the very survival of our species.” Police Beat 'a The following were reported to the University Police Depart ment from Mar. 17 through Fri day: MISDEMEANOR THEFT: • Five bicycles were reported stolen. • In separate incidents, two women reported that wallets were removed from their unattended coni purses. • An officer discovered that a cycles, but the investigation tinues. ASSAULT: • A Dunn resident report that a man wearing a blueswea shirt and blue jeans washidi his bathroom, and that the attacked him and ran. • A student reported beii struck on the head with an ut known object while in thelibrar, ma: potted plant was removed from a Harrington Tower first-floor lounge. • A student reported being notified by a Texas Aggie Bookstore employee that her sto len book had been sold back by another student. • A student reported that the hubcaps off his Chevrolet were stolen. • Two pink plastic flamingos were reported stolen from out side a room in Fowler Hall. BURGLARY OF A BUILDING: • Four mice, two computers, two monitors, two plotters and other equipment were reported stolen from the Langford Ar chitecture Center. POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY: • An officer found four juve niles in possession of a stolen bike near the northside dorms. POSSIBLE THEFT: • An officer saw a student pushing two bicycles in a campus parking lot. After being ques tioned by the officer, the student said he found one of the bicycles near a dumpster and that he owned the other. The student was allowed to leave with both bi- DISORDERLY CONDUCT: • A woman reported seeing wooden stick with a mirror t cached come through the k. from the direction of the meti restroom while in the third Ooi ladies’ restroom of the Inp neering Building. FLEEING: • A patroling officer atteiri[( ing to stop a speeding vehideot East Main became involved in: high-speed chase off-camps The officer stopped the purat when the driver entered a rts dential area. The driver waslais identified and the investigated was referred to student affairs CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: • Police received a report tk two flags were stolen from lit campus golf course and thaiam ter fountain, bench and restroc: sign were damaged. • A Law Hall resident it ported the lock on hisdoon- glued and that a memo hoUcj was removed. FALSE ALARM: • An officer responding fire alarm reported no sig smoke or fire but did findanac vated fire alarm on the seat: fl(K»r of the O&M Building 'a I 1 Language class, club plan to perform play in German Production has only 3 native speakers out of 28 actors Fine threats against TDC on hold ■ Twent ■acuity 5 ■uesday, today. ■ Nonun while thn By Jeanne Ferris Reporter Imagine memorizing more than 300 lines of a play. Now imagine memorizing those lines in German. The 28 cast members of “Der Kaukasische Kreidedreis” (“The Caucasion Chalk Circle”) by Bertolt Brecht are experiencing this as they drill lines, practice songs, build a set and design costumes. The cast members call themselves Die Aggie Komodianten (The Aggie Comedy Players). The cast is made up of 26 students who are enrolled in German 334, German Drama and some German Club members. Dr. Roger Crockett, associate pro fessor of modern languages, and Dr. Wulf Koepke, professor of modern languages, are directing the play and participating as cast members. Because the play has 28 cast mem bers and 60 roles, some actors will be playing two or three parts, Crockett says. From the beginning of the semes ter until the week before spring break, the cast has been working on the play during regular class hours and every Sunday night, he says. For the past few weeks, the entire cast has been rehearsing daily. Franzi Sohn, a native speaker and leading actress, says, “Besides taking the class, it takes a lot of outside work. You have to be willing to give extra time.” Crockett says the play would be about a six-week production, but performing the drama in German with only three native-speaking cast members takes much longer. Also, “Even though you may not understand exactly what is being said, you un derstand what is going on. It’s a very gestural play with a lot of action. ” — David Gowan, cast member ernor of a provincial capital is exe cuted. His wife, fleeing in fear of her life, abandons their infant son and heir. A servant girl finds the infant and takes him into her care. After realizing that the rebels are search ing for the infant, she hides with him in her brother’s home. After the re volution has been put down, the widow returns searching for her son and his inheritance. The audience then meets the judge who will preside over the cus tody trial. The judge, concerned about the common folk, will decide who will be the son’s legal mother. (f 1 • Plac« • Plact • Plact • Plact Colleg (67 ballot • Plact Klatt, i intested rite-in c because some cast members are just in their second semester of German, they have to go through pronuncia tion drills, phrasing drills and gain a full understanding of their lines. David Gowan, who plays three roles, says the cast also designs and builds the set for the production. Crockett says the setting of the play is in the Caucasus Mountains during a revolution sometime be tween the Middle Ages and the Rus sian Revolution. Brecht’s play is a comedy with some tragic elements. The first scene opens as the gov- The production, sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and the German Club, will be Thurs day and Saturday at 8 p.m. in Rud der Theater. General admission is $3 and student tickets are $ 1.50. The money from the ticket sales is used for production expenses, Crockett says. The operating budget for the play is usually about $1,200. For the people in the audience that don’t understand German, an English synopsis is provided. “Even though you may not under stand exactly what is being said, you understand what is going on,” Go wan says. “It’s a very gestural play with a lot of action.” put on noiapfS ot these v^ ALSI IN (AP) — A i:j airforth judges threat of $800,500it® fines over the Texas prison r*' won’t kick in today as orfi (7s ballot scheduled, officials saidTuesd? According to the Texas attti| general’s office, the fines Ui| trict Judge William Wayne In had threatened to begin todayi being delayed pending dec two federal courts. Ron Dusek, a spokesman foi torney General Jim Mattes. Texas has filed several moeos which Justice must rule before could lx? levied. Texas has appealed Justice; : ing to the 5th U.S. CircuitCo®| Appeals in New Orleans, and of cision has yet been made there Justice on Dec. 31, 1986, Texas in contempt of court fo ing to carry out prison reforcs said that unless improvement 1 made by today, fines that coalfj $24 million a month would beg! Texas challenged that rulii several fronts. 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