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DRUG TESTING
WHAT ARE THE LIMITS?
APRIL 6, 1987
9:00 a.m. THE GOVERNMENTS ROLE
CONGRESSMAN JOE BAR TON
12:00 p.m. THE TESTS : A SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND
DR. RaV ADAMS, PATHOLOGIST
3:00 p.m. BUSINESS : THE COURTS' LIMITS
S DAWN FINLAYSON, ATTORNEY OF LABOR LAW
301 RUDDER
FREE ADMISSION
8:00 p.m. TESTING lN ATHLETICS :
REGULATING THE EXCESS OR
EXCESSIVE REGULATION
JOHN L. TONER, NCAA COMM. CHAIRMAN;
EDWARD CHEN. ACLU ATTORNEY;
DR. JOHN LASETER, ENVIRO-HEAl.TH SYSTEMS
DR. STEVEN PICOU, MODERATOR
RUDDER THEATER
ADMISSION $ 1.00
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CIEE Presents
TRAVEL
EUROPE
On Your
OWN!
Seminar topics include:
Travel abroad
Work opportunities
Backpacking
Youth Hostels
Packing tips
Discount Air fares
International I.D. Cards
Student Discounts
Travel Guide Books
Train travel / Rail passes
April 7, 2-3 p.m. and 3-4 p.m.
251 Bizzell West
Sponsored by the Study Abroad Office 161 Bizzell West 845-0544
The Corps of Cadets
presents
All (J. Quad Party & Street Dance On the Quadrangle Benifiting the March of Dimes
Fri. Aprils, 1987 8-12 p.m.
featuring the
DEBONAIRS
No Cover Charge - Food & Cokes For Sale
6th Annual Season Opening
THREE DAYS ONLY
MARK YOUR
CALENDAR
FRIDAY, APRIL 3
NOON — 8 P.M.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4
lO A.M. — 7RM.
SUNDAY, APRIL 5
11 A.M. —4 P.M.
SAVE UP TO 80%
during this fantastic
“Saason-Startar” sales
event. Hundreds of sale
items — pick up a complete
list at the door during
sale hours.
GO FROM COLLEGE TO THE ARMY
H WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT.H
The hardest thing about break
ing into professional
music is —well, break
ing into professional
music. So if you’re
looking for an oppor
tunity to turn your
musical talent into
a full-time perform
ing career, take a
good look at the
Army.
It’s not
all parades
and John Philip
Sousa. Army
bands rock,
waltz and boogie
as well as march,
and they perform
before concert au
diences as. well
as spectators.
With an average
of 40 performances a month, there’s
also the opportunity for travel—
not only across America, but possibly
abroad.
Most important, you can
expect a first-rate pro
fessional environment
from your instructors,
facilities and fellow
musicians. The Army
has educational
programs that
can help you
pay for off-
duty instruc-
m tion, and if
you qual-
fy, even
help you
repay
your
federally-insured
student loans.
If you can sight-
could be your big break. Write:
Chief, Army Bands Office, Fort
Beniamin Harrison, IN 46216-5005.
Or call toll free 1-800-USA-ARMY.
ARMY BAND.
BEALLYOUCANBE.
What do you think?
Let us know
Battalion Opinion Page
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What’s up
Thursday
DATA PROCESSING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
representative from Exxon will discuss the companlA'Sl
methodology and systems management at 6:30 p.m. in3.p) to
‘ ' ' ’’exas
r ednesd
Rudder.
PI SIGMA EPSILON & AMERICAN MARKETING A
CIATION: a repr esentative from Dow Chemical U.SjJ
will speak at 6:30 p.m. in 165 Blocker.
SAUDI STUDENTS CLUB: will present “Mohammedinti
Bible” at 7:30 p.m. in 201 MSC
AGGIECON 18: will have opening ceremonies at 4 p.m,
Rudder Fountain followed by a seminar on “How toCi
the Most out of AggieCon” at 5 p.m. in 206 MSC
UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM: students interests
in enrolling in honors courses should meet at 5:30 p.m.
209 HECC.
STUDENTS FOR SCIENTIFIC CREATIONISM: willi
at 8 p.m. Check monitor in Rudder Tower for location.
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS: willm,
at 7:30 p.m. in 304 Rudder.
BRAZOS DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB: students, faa
and beginners can meet at 7 p.m. at the College Stai
Community Center.
WATER SKI CLUB will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 308 Rudder
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will meet at 12:15 p.m.l
845-5826 for location.
ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: will meetatGrj
in 145 MSC.
LEBANESE STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will meet at 8
p.m. in 305 A-B Rudder.
POLITICAL SCIENCE SOCIETY: will meet at 7:30pm
704 A-B Rudder.
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UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY: will have a peanut-bye
fellowship at 11:30 a.m. at Rudder Fountain and willm#
for Bible study at 6:15 p.m. at A&M PresbyterianChurd
ACM/IEEE-CS: will meet at 4 p.m. at the Flying Tomato.
CHESS CLUB: will have a one-round I SCF-rated town
men! at 7 p.m. in 308 Rudder.
INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: willnKfl®
6 p.m. at Rudder Fountain i*n a scavengei hunt Tib™
flashlight.
CHI ALPHA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: will meet*
p.m. in 156 Blocker.
AGGIE BAR ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP: Appiil town an
tions are available through April 13 in 103 Academeiferime, |
seniors planning to enter law school in the fall.
STUDY ABROAD: applications for exchange program!
Mexico, Germany and Scotland are available throughAp
9 in 161 Bizzell West.
PRE-LAW SOCIETY: sign up for the Mock LSATthrofi
Friday on the first floor of the Memorial Student Centei
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By Sherry Copeland
Reporter
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The building blocks of every
child’s education still are being
taught in elementary schools today.
But at South Knoll Elementary
School, a change has taken place.
Pencils and paper gradually are be
ing replaced by another tool — the
computer.
Betty Pettit, program director of
Prescription Learning at South
Knoll Elementary in College Station,
says the objective of the computer
program, started six years ago, is to
stress the basics while helping chil
dren who are below their grade level
in reading and math to develop their
skills.
“The program is a multi-media
lab complete with computers and
workbooks,” Pettit says. “The lab
contains 15 Apple computers with a
lot of bright, color graphics to grab
the children’s attention.”
T he children are tested in reading
and math, and the results are re
viewed by their teachers, Pettit says.
Children then are put on a program,
which is adapted to their rate of
learning and skills.
“Children can even work above
their own grade level,” Pettit says. “A
fifth-grader who can read at an
eighth-grade level can further de
velop his reading skills without being
bored by reading stories below his
skill level.”
The computer lab is designed to
enrich the children’s learning, Pettit
says, but it also is designed to pro
vide remedial work for slow learn-
classrooms have at least ok
puter the children canworht
“ The exposure is importar;
(it says. "If the childrensfeilt
puters being used in
classrooms, then they begin*:
ing computers at the banti* cers anc
eery store and department
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to use the machines properl'
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tance when a problem arises
T he children, she says, 1,1
afraid of using the compute®
“It’s stimulating, motive
exciting because it isanothei
learning to them, without US”
oil and paper,” Pettitsays
“The students can be given more
challenging or easier work, depend
ing on their skills,” she says. “If the
child is frustrated, then that is de
feating the purpose. I want the child
to enjoy learning new things.”
South Knoll was one of the first el
ementary schools in the state to have
a computer lab for elementary chil
dren, Pettit says.
Grades one through five use the
lab. Each teacher’s class uses the lab
for 30 minutes a day.
“Half of the class will use the com
puters to work on reading, writing
or math skills,” Pettit says. “The
other half sits in a circle with their in
structor, and she teaches directed ac
tivities — for instance, the multipli
cation tables or even how to use a
calculator.”
In addition to the lab, Pettit says
each of the fourth- and fifth-grade
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use is called Kil Writer,
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the computer. Once they' 1
this, Pettit says, she asks 'p.
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ers has been very good,” P fi; |plaiis' "i
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spend more one-on-one ' e -
their students. , [kw-T-l,
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seem to learn quicker than
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with their computer. ItM )n
children and makes then' 1 ' Aum e
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learn more.”
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