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UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRIES: will have a peanut-butter fellowship at 11:30 a.m. at Rudder Fountain and Bible study at 6:30 p.m. at the A&M Presbyterian Church. STUDY ABROAD OFFICE: Fulbright applications are due at 5 p.m. in 161 Bizzell West. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION: Sam Tid well will discuss “Immigration Law: Coping with the Changes” at 7 p.m. in 504 Rudder. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: will meet at 7 p.m. in 108 Harrington. MANAGEMENT 481: VISITING EXECUTIVE SERIES: Frederick Meyer will speak at 10 a.m. in 114 Blocker. Sunday PI SIGMA EPSILON: will have a signature party at 2 p.m. at Treehouse Village apartments. TAMU INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS: will teach beginning and intermediate folk dance lessons at 8 p.m. in 212 MSC. CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will have a Bible study at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Student Center. 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. 84,737 abortions performed in Texas in 1986, study says AUSTIN (AP) — More than 84,000 abortions were performed in Texas last year, according to a First- ever study by the Department of Health. The Figure is lower than expected, said Pam Fridrich of the Texas Abortion Rights Action League. She said an earlier study indicated that 102,000 abortions were performed in the state in 1982. A survey by the Alan Guttmacher Institute of New York estimated that 100,820 abortions were performed in Texas in 1985. But a health department spokes man said the agency had no precon ceived notions when it did the sur vey, which is mandated under a law passed by state legislators in 1985. The law requires clinics, hospitals and doctors that perform abortions to report them to the department. Becky Beechinor, program ad ministrator for the department’s health facility licensure and certiFica- tion division, said, “We had no idea how many to expect.” The 84,737 abortions reported could be lower than the actual num ber performed, Beechinor said. Al though private physicians are re quired to report abortions they perforin, they are not licensed an nually by the department the way hospitals and abortion clinics are. Of the abortions done in 1986, three of every four involved single women and one in Five involved teen-agers, the study said. Most of the abortions — 86 per cent — were performed in the first trimester of pregnancy, the survey said. Another 13 percent were done in the second trimester. Twenty-three abortions, a frac tion of a percent, were performed in the third trimester. A state law that went into effect Sept. 1 forbids abortions in the third trimester, unless the life of the mother is in danger or a fetus has a severe abnormality. Fridrich said the statistics show that the number of third-trimester abortions don’t represent “the terri ble situation right-to-lifers were making it out to be .... ” But Bill Price, director of the Texas Coalition for Life, estimates that at least 200 abortions are on the borderline between the second and third trimester because thousands of abortions were performed in the 21st to 24th weeks of pregnancy. A&M-Galveston president works to expand research at university By Deborah West Reporter The new president of Texas A&M at Galveston, Dr. William J. Merrell, says he would like to intensify re search at the university. Merrell, appointed to the position in April by the Texas A&M Board of Regents, has helped to attract re search scientists and federal pro grams to the university. Sea Grant, a joint federal and state research program that deals with subjects related to the ocean, opened a branch ofFice at A&M-Gal- veston Sept. 1. Sea Gram is administered in Texas by A&M and has projects on the seafood industry, maritime activ ities and beach erosion, John D. Merritt, head of the A&M-Galveston Office of University Information, says. “We expect them (Sea Grant) to take an active role down here,” Mer ritt says. “Each summer Texas A&M-Galveston conducts a sea camp, for pre-college students. Sea Grant is interested in marine educa tion. The Gulf Coast is a perfect place for them.” Merrell says research is important to the growth of the students and the university. “The role of research is to create and disseminate knowledge,” he says. “The state needs its learning in stitutions to do this function. The university must do public service and teaching. “Research keeps professors on the cutting edge. They know what is cur- only give this type of experience to graduate students. We will make this experience available to undergrad uates, too.” But some of the faculty is frus trated by MerrelTs desire for more research. “This university has a dual func- “Research keeps professors on the cutting edge. They know what is current, and that is what we need to teach students. ” — Dr. William J. Merril, president of A&M-Galveston rent, and that is what we need to teach students.” Merrell is helping to create the Galveston Research Institute, which will bring A&M, A&M-Galveston and the University of Texas together for work and research. “Texas A&M-Galveston is bring ing some top scientists from all over the country to teach and do re search,” he says. “Many expressed interest in coming here.” Merritt says A&M-Galveston is unique in its ability to give students hands-on training. “It is good the university is mak ing more room for research,” he says. “Other research institutions tion — engineering and maritime,” Merritt says. “As a result, there are significant differences in faculty members. Some of the professors have expertise in different areas. They advance their licenses at sea in stead of the academic arena. “The faculty fears academic crite ria will be applied to a non-academic orientation. “In the past, a boy left home when he was 8 years old to become a cabin boy. After years of sailing experi ence, he became the captain of a ship. “Today, those people need more than sailing experience, and that is what a maritime college is for.” But Merrell says research is a part of every university. He adds that most professors agree with his stance because the image of the university is directly related to the amount of research in which it is involved. Merritt says that although Merrell believes in making changes slowly, he also wants to make the atmo sphere better. “A&M-Galveston sorely lacks a gymnasium,” Merritt says. “The stu-. dents have nowhere to go for exer cise in the winter. That is a project we are working on.” Merrell received his doctorate from A&M in 1971 and has exten sive educational experience, which led to his appointment as president of A&M-Galveston. Merrell was appointed by Presi dent Ronald Reagan as Assistant Di rector for Geosciences for the Na tional Science Foundation in October 1985. Merrell was an asso ciate dean of the College of Geosci ences at A&M before working in Washington, D.C., with the founda tion. Merrell says he enjoyed his job as a professor the most. “It’s the best job in any universi ty,” he says. “I like working with young people. It keeps you alive. It keeps you young.” A&M student-run radio station's benefit offers diverse range of musical talent is its By Tom Reinarts Reviewer KANM, Texas A&M’s student- run radio station, has held benefit concerts once or twice a semester for the past four years to help the sta tion raise enough money to get off cable and get on FM. Past benefits have featured an exciting variety of musical styles including rockabilly, punk, pop, rock ’n’ roll and experi mental. The First benefit this fall took place Wednesday night at Morgens- tern’s, a local dub. The performing — i - " bands were the 1S in the ier and i" .ublishhi^ p ub ;S J s e always^ L sort of ■en an A S former i>' Denton Review Locomotives, the Rhythm Rats and Fu- s i o n . The Rhythm Rats was the best band of the evening, but the other two bands also gave enjoyable performances. The Locomotives started the show. The group played a variety of songs from the 1950s and 1960s, in cluding “Pipeline,” “96 Tears” and “Twist and Shout.” The vocals were done by Mark Davenport, who also played rhythm guitar, and Tommy Smith. The drummer was Hank Al len, and Jimmy Vickers played bass guitar. Shortly after the Locomotives Fin ished playing, the Rhythm Rats took its turn on stage. The Rhythm Rats, an Austin-based band, is the First band from outside the local area to play at a KANM benefit. The band has-a wide diversity of musical styles, with rhythm and blues being the most prevalent. guitarist Loose Reed and guitarist Will Indian. Most of the songs they played were originals, featuring ac complished instrumentation and ly rics with a sense of humor that is ir- reverant and at times vulgar, but usually funny. The band played songs from its album “Equipment Check,” released last year, and its cassette, simply enti tled “Rhythm Rats,” released earlier this year. The better songs of the evening were “Liquid Town,” a reg gae party number, and “I Wanna Spend the Night With Vanna Whi te,” a good rhythm-and-blues song that was released as a single a few months ago. The members of the Rhythm Rats Fusion, a local band that has are drummer Rusty Trapps, bass existed more than six years, wound Win a trip v vA**>' to The Heal Juice Soda! Win A Trip For Two to Sunny Acapuico! Look for details at thesecICJc?displays... 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Bass guitarist Bryan Foster and guitarist Len Carlton have been with the group from the beginning, but drummer David Fea- gen and lead singer Michael Taylor are more recent additions. The four played mostly pop and rock ’n’ roll covers, but the more en joyable ones were those that the band has written, including “New Country,” a Fine country-rock song, and “World.” The show Wednesday night was entertaining. The set performed by the Rhythm Rats was good, while those done by Fusion and the Loco motives were commendable. The next KANM beneFit will be Oct. 28 and again will take place at Morgens- tern’s. 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