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at 7 P-m. in 'A GGI ESPECIAL Thursday & Saturday T I I I I I Wednesday, October 7, 19877The Battalion/Page 5 I I I iudder. I iS: will meet B g I I We supper | I : will have a | )0 Jersey St. fe i'S: will meet B $1 00 off admission with coupon all single shot drinks & canned beer $2 00 Hall of Fame FM 2818 North of Villa Maria, Bryan 822-2222 18,19, & 20 year olds welcome AGEMENT: will present 102 Zachry. e Flying To- at 7 p.m. in ) p.m. in 401 1 format and noon in 204 EDUCA- an. i p.m. in 302 7 p.m. at the study at noon iOCIATION: have liturgy St. in College in the Corps meet at 8:30 Zachry. ;t at 8:30 p.m. IS: will have 1 p.m. atcoun [CS: will meet 1 7:15 p.m.in at the Flying )2 Rudder. ^NATIONAL re and Effects udder. The Battalion. rking days k S % Hey Ags John Stone Needs Your Help! Your donations are urgently needed to help pay the cost for a liver transplant he needs A table will be set up in the MSC to take your dona tions today thur Friday. Come by and help another Aggie Student Floral Concessions Aggie Mums Made for Ags By Ags-” Orders taken in the MSC Tues.-Fri. FREE DORM DELIVERY Convenient Saturday pick-ups in the MSC X- -hundentors 11 >rizzle reezing R^ 11 The Student Y Association Presents T-CAMP ’88 An Orientation Experience for Transfer Students Applications for: Director, Associate Director and Assistant Directors Available at the Student Y Office - Rm 210 2nd Floor - Pavilion Due Monday, October 12,1987 For More Info Call- Student Y Office: 845-0690 gRVAN DRIVE TRAIN, INC nant influ 61 ^ where clo4 ed snow fl urrl 1 ster n states aS ‘ rilddaysaf 1 , ,, ortherly*' S ( he low tom' ; ... northearf ysiem clas^'V. ieir source • Forchatl Ui ■ cJ as to cont" 1 Terfel ^the^l 3V : Charlie iasi GENERAL AUTO REPAIR • TRANSMISSION • CLUTCH • DRIVE SHAH' * DIFFERENTIAL • FRONT WHEEL «* 4 WHEEL DRIVE DRIVE SPECIALISTS INTERSTA TE BA TTER Y DEALER FOREIGN & DOMESTIC FREE ESTIMATES OPEN - MON-FRI 7:30-5:00 - SAT 8:00-12:00 268-2886 3605 C COLLEGE AV <7 ACROSS FROM CHICKEN OIL CO. III #%WIwWlli Student Senate views regent seat plan The Texas A&M Student Sen ate on Wednesday will consider a measure that eventually might get a student a voting seat on the Texas A&M Board of Regents. The bill — to be presented at the Senate meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in 204 Harrington — would create a committee to ad dress the issue of a student re gent. The committee would be com posed of the student body presi dent, the speaker of the Senate, the speaker pro tempore of the Senate, two members of the A&M Legislative Study Group and two other senators. It would replace the ad-hoc committee that has been researching the issue this se mester. The Senate also will decide whether to approve eight pro posed members to the Student Government Judicial Board and will hear the reports of committee chairmen. Police Beat The following incidents were reported to the University Police Department from September 25 through Saturday: MISDEMEANOR THEFT: • A man reported that his white one-speed girl’s bicycle was stolen from where he had left it unlocked in front of his apart ment. Six other bicycles also were reported stolen. • A student told police that she left a suitcase on the steps of the YMCA building with a woman she had never met before. When the student returned both the woman and the suitcase were gone. • A man reported that some one took a pizza sign from the top of his vehicle while he was deliv ering a pizza. • A Hart Hall resident re ported that someone removed several items of his clothing from the Hart Hall laundry room. • A set of car keys was re ported stolen from between intra mural fields 7 and 8. • Another student that someone stole his lace and gold same location. orted neck- braclet from the CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: • Police received reports that the rear tires of four bicycles had been slashed in the bicycle racks near Keathley Hall. BURGLARY OF A BUILDING: • A Hewlett-Packard Think Jet Printer was stolen from the computer science lab of the Zachry Building. • Someone removed a micro- wave oven and a camera from the Horticulture Building. DRIVING WHILE INTOXI CATED: • After stopping a student for for drunken driving, an officer found several driver’s licenses in the student’s possession. ARSON: • Someone attempted to set a cardboard box on fire_ in the base ment of Sbisa Dining Hall. ASSAULT: • A female student reported that a male student had struck her on the buttocks with a ping- pong paddle while she was in the MSC basement. A man ques tioned later by officers said he had struck the woman with the paddle. The incident was re ferred to Student Affairs. A&M fraternities experience rush of new members By Rick Cummings Reporter Participation in fraternity rush more than doubled this fall because of new recruiting measures and changing attitudes toward fraterni ties, Interfraternity President Ste phen Parker said. Parker said new methods of tar geting rush toward freshmen are probably the most important reasons for the rise in fraternity mem bership. The council sent rush brochures describing the 25 IFC fraternities to incoming freshmen, Parker said. There also were IFC representa tives at all freshman orientation con ferences and at Fish Camp for the first time. Out of an estimated 600 men who went through rush, 461 pledges were taken by the 25 fraternities, Parker said. Fraternities experienced an in crease from an average of 10 pledges last year to an average of about 19 this year, he said. This boosted the number of men in IFC fraternities by 33 percent — from around 900 last year to more than 1,200 this year, Parker said. “As far as getting people to go through rush and having a greater number of people being invited to join the system, I was pleased,” Par ker said. An IFC-sponsored smoker (infor mational meeting) was attended by 211 rushees during the first week of rush, he said. This was different from last year, when only 50 at tended, Parker said. Charles Goodman, a Department of Student Activities adviser, also was happy with the turnout. “I was real pleased with the num ber of young men going through rush and those who pledged,” he said. “The quality was good.” Individual fraternities also were excited about the increase in ru shees. Britt Terrell, president of Tau Kappa Epsilon, sees the num ber of rushees this fall as a positive sign. “Traditionally, our fall pledge classes have been small, with our larger ones in the spring,” he said. “We took 25 pledges this fall and I am very happy with the quality.” The amount of rushees this fall could be an indicator of a brighter future for Greeks at A&M. John Coffey, president of Phi Delta Theta, said he was shocked at the number of people going through rush and he predicted that the sys tem will continue to expand in the future. “I can see the Texas A&M Greek system growing from the 3 percent (of the student population) it is now, to 30 to 50 percent within the next five to 10 years,” he said. Fraternity leaders said IFC defi nitely has some hard work ahead, and the changing attitudes on the A&M campus as well as quality lead ership are tools for progress. Theta Chi President Craig Calk said he sees men going through rush who are genuinely interested in join ing fraternities rather than just going to parties. “Because of the growing popular ity of the Greek system, more guys are going through rush so they can be a part of something established that has a true interest of the school at heart,” Calk said. “This growth is giving every fra ternity an even chance,” he said. Sororities also have experienced an increase in membership this fall, but Panhellenic Society members said figures were not available at this time. Goodman said A&M has the po tential to become one of the top Greek systems in the nation. “I think with good hard work the perception that Greeks can’t be good Ags will change,” he said. IFC has become established at A&M, Parker said, and it will con tinue to grow. IFC already has plans to accommodate this growth, he said. “When the present chapters get as large as they want to be, we’ll simply invite more chapters into IFC as the need arises,” he said. Collector sues GM to stop manufacture of Corvettes HOUSTON (AP) — An auto mobile collector who owns a 1975 Chevrolet Corvette convertible he claims was certified as the last one made is suing General Motors Corp. to keep the company from making any more cars like his. Carl R. Howard alleges the value of his convertible has decreased since GM resumed production of convertible-style Corvettes in 1985. Howard claims he has a letter Styling for Men & Women Haircuts $8 with this coupon (regular $10) Perms $5 OFF Open M-F 9-6 Sat. 9-2 268-2051 Located in the Lower level Memorial Student Center [C3§ CSC exp. 10-31-87 mm Marines We’re looking for a feivgood men. Captain R. Mahany 846-9036/8891 JAPAN'S CULTURE AND EFFECTS ON AMERICAN BUSINESS )£7 FILM: COLONEL GOES TO JAPAN SPEAKER: DR. L.C. WOLKEN discusses the Japanese culture and how American businesses in Japan must adapt. DATE: OCTOBER 7,1987 PLACE: 701 RUDDER TIME: 7:30 p.m. Free Admission MSC JORDAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS D MSC Political Forum Now’s Your Chance!! MSC Political Forum reaches over 1500 Aggies a year. IPs time to get involved. General Committee Meeting Wednesday, October 7 7:00 pm 206 MSC Tr Coupon f ' “> ' INTERNATIONAL HOUSE of PANCAKES^ I1ESTAURANT Mon: Burgers & French Fries Tues: Buttermilk Pancakes Wed: Burger & French Fries Thur: Hot Dogs & French Fries Fri: Beer Battered Fish Sat: French Toast Sun: Spaghetti & Meat Sauce from CM saying the car was the last Corvette convertible GM would ever manufacture. He seeks a court order to stop GM from making Corvette convertibles and to prohibit the com pany from licensing any other man ufacturer to build convertible ver sions of the sports car. Ed Lechtzm, a spokesman for GM’s Chevrolet Division, said he could not respond to the suit. All You Can Eat $ 2" Mof 6 p.m.-6 a.m. no take outs must present this Exp. 11/1/87 I International House of Pancakes Restaurant 103 S. College Skaggs Center