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Tuesday, September 29, 1987AThe Battalion/Page 5
What’s up
Tuesday
WRITING OUTREACH: Delma Porter will discuss “Writing
Essay Exams” at 6:30 p.m. in 110 Blocker.
TAMU SAILING TEAM: will meet at 7 p.m. in 109 Military
Sciences Building.
ASME: Chris Dale from Hewlett-Packard will speak at 7 p.m.
in 200 Harrington.
DATA PROCESSING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION:
Mobil Oil will present information on careers in data proc
essing at 7 p.m. at the Ramada Inn penthouse.
MSC CEPHEID VARIABLE: will present information on the
Gene Roddenberry program at 8:30 p.m. in 701 Rudder.
MT. PLEASANT AREA HOMETOWN CLUB: will meet at
8:30 p.m. in 510 Rudder.
BIG EVENT: will meet at 6 p.m. at the Flying Tomato.
STUDY ABROAD: will have a meeting about the A&M sum
mer study-abroad program at 2 p.m. in 701 Rudder.
TAMU AQUATIANS: will teach synchronized swimming at
8 p.m. at Downs Natatorium.
STUDENT COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN:
will meet at 7 p.m. in 302 Rudder.
BAPTIST STUDENT UNION: will have a hullabaloo
fellowship at 7 p.m. in 206 MSC.
PREMEDICAL-PREDENTAL SOCIETY: will give a tour of
the Texas A&M medical school at 8 p.m. in Lecture Hall 1
in the Medical Sciences Building.
AGGIE DEMOCRATS: Kent Caperton will speak at 8:30
p.m. in 504 Rudder.
ON-CAMPUS CATHOLICS: will discuss patience and stress
at 9 p.m. at the All Faiths Chapel.
TAMU ROADRUNNERS: will meet at 7 p.m. in 604 Rud
der.
CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will meet at 9 p.m.
at the All Faiths Chapel.
MSC ALL-NIGHT FAIR: will meet at 7 p.m. in 510 Rudder.
TAMU SAILING CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in 404 Rudder.
AGGIE ALLEMANDERS: will meet and give square dance
lessons at 7 p.m. at the Pavilion.
CLASS OF ’89: Applications for Boot Dance, Class Ball, Pub
lic Relations and Fundraising committees are available
through Oct. 7 in 216 MSC.
WILEY LECTURE SERIES: will meet at 7 p.m. in 504 Rud
der.
Wednesday
WRITING OUTREACH: Suzanne McMeans will discuss
“The Art of Description: How to Show, Not Tell” at 6:30
p.m. in 110 Blocker.
GREEN EARTH SOCIETY: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 502
Rudder.
STUDENTS AGAINST APARTHEID: will meet at 8:30
p.m. in 402 Rudder.
OFF-CAMPUS AGGIES: will meet at 7 p.m. in 102 Zachry.
PI SIGMA EPSILON: will have a pledge meeting at 6 p.m. in
114 Blocker.
AGGIE ENGINEER MAGAZINE: will work on the magazine
at noon in 204 Zachry.
DEER PARK HOMETOWN CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in
704A-B Rudder.
ALVIN HOMETOWN CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. at the Fly
ing Tomato.
BAPTIST STUDENT UNION: will have Bible study at noon
at the Baptist Student Center.
FOUNTAIN FORUM: Mason Hogan will speak at 11 a.m. at
Rudder Fountain.
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: will meet at 8
p.m. in the Letterman’s Lounge.
MSC GREAT ISSUES AND MUSLIM STUDENT ASSO
CIATION: will present “A Program of Comparative Reli
gions” (JudaismAslam/Christianity) at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder
Theater.
Items for What’s Up should be submitted to The Battalion,
216 Reed McDonald; no less than three working days be
fore desired publication date.
Count shows
lower number
of oil, gas rigs
HOUSTON (AP) — The number
of working oil and gas drilling rigs in
the United States slipped slightly last
week to bring the total down to
1,094, a decrease of seven, Baker
Hughes announced.
The previous week, the rig count
was 1,101, reflecting a decrease of
seven. A year ago, the total was 806,
the Houston-based oil toolmaker
said Monday.
Baker Hughes’ count reflects the
number of rigs working as of last
Friday. The company tallies the
number of rigs actively exploring for
oil, and not rigs producing oil.
The rig count is considered to be
the yardstick of drilling activity, and
Baker Hughes officials have said
they expect the total to top 1,200 by
December.
Hughes Tool Co., which merged
this year with Baker International
Corp. of Orange, Calif., has kept
track of the number of working rigs
since 1940.
Last summer, the rig count fell to
663 — the lowest since Hughes be
gan compiling Figures — as oil prices
plunged to less than $10 per 42-gal
lon barrel.
Among the major oil producing
states, Louisiana showed the biggest
change with a drop of 12, followed
by Oklahoma, minus seven, New
Mexico, minus two and one each in
California, Michigan, Ohio and
Texas.
Amendment
would abolish
treasurer's job
CORPUS CHRISTI (AP) —
Nueces County Treasurer Tom
Hunt, who ran on a platform of hav
ing his job abolished, still expects to
join the unemployed following No
vember’s election on amendments to
the Texas Constitution.
A proposed amendment on the
Nov. 3 election ballot would abolish
Hunt’s office as of Jan. 1.
Although there don’t seem to be
any strenuous campaign efforts.
Hunt, who defeated 12-year incum
bent Dave Chappell when he was
elected last year, said he believes the
amendment will pass.
And that’s fine with him.
“After being in office nine months
I am convinced more than ever that
the county treasurer’s office is not
needed,” he said.
Hunt said although someone
needs to handle money and checks,
those duties can be performed by
the three employees now in the of
fice under the supervision of the
county clerk.
The proposed amendment. Prop
osition 15 on the ballot, would trans
fer the duties of the office to the
county clerk. To become effective, it
must get a majority of votes
throughout the state and a majority
of votes in Nueces County. If it fails
in either case, the office will remain
as it is.
Spanish royalty tours Houston hospital
HOUSTON (AP) — King Juan
Cados I and Queen Sophia of Spain
met with noted heart surgeon Dr.
Michael DeBakey and toured the
Texas Medical Center Monday, visit
ing with child patients during their
trip to the Lone Star State.
When the king and queen entered
a playroom at M.D. Anderson Hos
pital, 3-year-old Andy Parr of Hous
ton pronounced, “He’s not a king.
He doesn’t have a crown on.”
The queen tried to explain to the
leukemia patient that the king leaves
his crown at home.
While at the hospital, Dr. Roger
Anderson, head of the division of
pharmacy, showed the royal couple
the different pumps and equipment
cancer patients can use for treat
ment at home.
The queen appeared intrigued
with a programmed computer card,
the size of a credit card, which has
the patient’s information.
“It’s bionic,” she said. “That’s fan
tastic. It’s amazing.”
The royal couple also were given a
set of Christmas cards made by can
cer patients.
They were greeted by Amy
Thompson of Kansas City while
touring the Texas Institute for Re
habilitation and Research.
Thompson suffered a gunshot
wound to the head last Halloween,
uses a wheelchair and speaks
through a computer.
She welcomed the royal couple by
printing out a message for them.
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‘RH'E
A German woman sees a woman on a
passenger liner who she thinks she recognizes
as a guard from the concentration camp
where she had been.
Starring Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider.
Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.
Polish with English subtitles.
Tuesday, September 29,1987
7:30 p.m., Rudder Theatre
$2.50
co-sponsored by MSC Jordan Institute
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The Texas A&M
Micro Computer
Fair '87
Tuesday Sept 29
Wednesday Sept 30
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Rooms 212 - 231 Memorial Student Center
:
Booths and
Demonstrations
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Apple Computer
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CTWP
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Delta Computers
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IBM
Microsoft Corporation
PCPC
Radio Shack/Tandy
SuperMac Technology
WordPerfect
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Special Product Demonstrations
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Enter for a special drawing
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other free items.
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Computer Sales and Supplies
The Micro Computer Center is located on the first floor of the Memorial Student Center,
just inside the entrance to the Bookstore. Our hours are Monday - Friday, 10:00 AM -
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