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Midterms
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“You know how well you’re
doing,” he said. “You doh’t need a
piece of paper to tell you. 1 think
they (A&M) could do away with
them altogether and save a lot of
money.”
Some students have traditionally
used midterm grade reports to or
der their senior rings early because
the reports verified to the ring office
that the student was passing enough
hours to meet the ordering require
ments.
Under the new policy, those who
are enrolled in enough classes to
bring their hour total to 95 or more
by the following semester may place
their orders early, but the orders
won’t be sent until the students are
vet iliable seniors.
Carolyn Swanzy, director of the
ring office, said this will cut down on
the bulk of orders usually placed at
midterm.
Carter said that by producing
midterms only for freshmen, the
University will save several thousand
dollars each semester. However, he
said saving money was not a consid
eration when the new policy was
adopted. About two-thirds of the
cost of midterm reports — mailing.
labor, forms and processing — will
be avoided, he said.
The elimination of most midterm
reports has forced some colleges
within the University to change their
policies on who they allow to prere
gister for classes the following se
mester.
Preregistration criteria is set by
each college independently; some
colleges never used midterm grades
as a criteria for preregistration, but
some colleges did take them into
consideration.
In the College of Architecture,
past policy allowed preregistration
for students who had an overall
grade-point ratio below 2.0 only if
they brought it above the 2.0 proba
tion level at midterm, said Melynda
Cloud, an undergraduate counselor
in the college. She said that because
of the elimination of most midterm
reports, the majority of students
who begin a semester with a GPR be
low 2.0 won’t be allowed to preregis
ter. Some students below the 2.0
mark might he allowed to preregis
ter if their individual circumstances
call for it, she said.
The College of Education did use
midterm grades to review students’
progress, but they weren’t the only
determinant of who could preregis
ter, Associate Dean Bryan Cole said.
“We took them as a trend indica
tor,” Cole said. "You had to look at
extremes to get a real feel of mid
terms. Midterms always had to be
taken with a grain of salt.”
This semester, Cole said, preregis
tration decisions will be made on an
individual basis with the student’s
GPR before the semester playing
some role in the decision.
In the College of Engineering,
each of its 13 departments will set its
own policy. Assistant Dean Robert
Chenoweth, who heads the college
undergraduate program, said the
Fire safety
new policies will probably d®
tween departments.
“(In past semesters),byamli
departmental advisersusedit
grades as one ol the criticali
tools,” he said. “(This sentesiti
sume that many of th
will just block everybody slid
probation and there will tn
that let everybody preregistti
The colleges of business
arts and medicine never m
term grades in determijiE.
could preregister so the nts
will not affect them. Thei?
leges do not have a specific^
or could not be contacted
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we bring it up to the architects and
engineers and get it fixed.”
But, Stiteler said, sometimes cer
tain “gray areas” arise in the plan
ning stages that call for interpreta
tion. A “gray area” might occur if
the codes are worded in a way that
leaves it unclear exactly how a cer
tain situation should he handled, he
said.
“If, when we review a building
(plan), we see a gray area . . . we have
to get together and work it out,” Sti
teler said.
A&M has buildings that are not
up to code, Stiteler said, but all fu
ture buildings constructed by A&M
will meet the codes. He also said
there are going to be times when the
codes will not be met.
He said he always would like to go
with the method that meets the
codes and is the safest, but he added
that is not always what happens. Just
because it might be safer to build
something a certain way does not
mean it will be done that way, he
said.
When the building is still in the
planning stages, Stiteler said, he will
make suggestions on any safety
problem he sees, but if those in
charge of actually making de’sign de
cisions do not want to use the sug
gestions there is not much he can do.
If being stricter than the codes
would be safer, Stiteler said he
would like A&M to be tougher, but
sometimes A&M does not even meet
the codes they use for guidelines.
“If the code calls tor it and the
user doesn’t want it, we might not
get to put it in,” Stiteler said. “In or
der to accomplish this they (the user)
would have to have a very strong ar
gument, but it can happen.”
Installation of sprinkler systems in
a building for fire protection is one
area where the codes might not be
met, Stiteler said.
He said just because the codes call
for a sprinkler system does not mean
one will be used.
There are people at A&M who do
not understand the way a sprinkler
system works, Stiteler said. Many
people think all sprinklers are acti
vated when a fire breaks out, but
that is not true, he said.
When a fire breaks out the only
sprinklers that should;
the ones actually triggered
fire. '
The College Station lire;
said the pur pose of a sprit
tern is to contain a fire to it
origin — not extinguishir.
Davis said a sprinkler m
contain a fire, and thus!;
amount of damage it can a
cause of this, he said, s
should lx* used moreoftet
pus.
Warning to black Bork supporter
reminiscent of KKK, senator says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A tele
phone warning from a Senate Judi
ciary Committee aide to a black law
professor supporting Supreme
Court nominee Robert H. Bork was
“reminiscent of the ugly tactics of
the Ku Klux Klan.” Sen Gordon
Elumphrey, R N H said Sunday
Humphrey, a Boi l supporter rrd
a member of the committee, called
for an investigation of the incident
as the Senate prepared to debate the
nomination this week.
Senate Majority Leader Robert G.
Byrd said debate on Bork could start
Tuesday, but indicated he might re
move the nomination from the
agenda if arguments start going on
too long.
John T. Baker, an Indiana Uni
versity law professor, had been
scheduled to testify before the Judi
ciary Committee in support of Bork
on Sept. 28, but withdrew after re
ceiving a telephone call from com
mittee aide l.inda Greene the night
before, according to a published re
port Sunday.
Humphrey called on Committee
( hairtnan Sen. Joseph Biden, D-
Del., “to conduct an immediate in
vestigation to determine whether
this aide was acting under instruc
tions or encouragement of her supe-
riors."
Greene, w ho is also black, said she
knew Baker and warned him to ex
pect a tough examination of his aca
demic career and scholarship, but
she denied her intent was to dis
suade him from testifying, according
to the New York Times. She charac
terized it as a call to a professional
associate whom she regarded as a
friend.
“I told him, ‘People are playing
hardball,’ ” Greene said. “I asked
him if he was prepared to go
through tough questioning he was
going to get .”
Baker told the newspaper that
Greene, counsel to a Judiciary sub
committee headed by Sen. Howard
M. Metzenbaum, D-Ohio, played a
role in changing his mind, but he
said there was no intimidation or ha
rassment.
Peter Harris, Metzenbaum’s chief
aide, said Sunday that Greene’s
statement to the newspaper — that
neither Metzenbaum nor other com
mittee members knew of her call or
urged her to make it — was accurate.
He quoted Metzenbaum, who is
strongly opposed to the nomination,
as saying, “This shows how desper
ate tbe White House has become.”
Byrd, D-W.Va., announced Fri
day that he would open debate on
the nomination Tuesday unless the
Senate makes that impossible by ar
guing over the need for invoking the
War Powers Act due to devel
opments in the Persian Gulf.
The senator has said there’s no
reason for a lengthy debate because
54 of 100 senators already have an
nounced their opposition to the
nominee.
Humphrey, however, vowed Sun
day to “stand against the herd” to
make sure Bork gets a full hearing in
the Senate.
Woman faces Baptistwic
after taking job as pasta
DECATUR. Ga. (AP) — The
appointment of a woman as pas
tor of a Tennessee Baptist church
has riled fundamentalist South
ern Baptists.
“It’s just a shame this had to
happen,” the Rev. Nancy Has
tings Sehested said last week as
she prepared to leave her Deca
tur home and take over the pulpit
at Prescott Memorial Baptist
Church in Memphis.
On Monday, the all-male
Shelby (County) Baptist Associa
tion, representing 120 Southern
Baptist (’.hutches in the Memphis
area, will announce the findings
of its examination of Prescott Me
morial’s “doctrinal soundness."
If found lacking, Prescott Me
morial’s 235 members could be
excluded from the association, a
move that would further
heighten tensions between feud
ing functumenialhtandn!
factions in the Southern
Association.
Sehested, who will ass.
new {jost Nov. 1, is out
women who have beco
dained Southern Bap.
isters in recent vean i
holds a master of dwiniii
from Union Theology
nar\ in New York.
The Re E. Gordon(
executive director of tin
Baptist Association, li
Memphis Commercial
last month that somemir.
sisting Sehested quote:
scriptural passage in In
which states a churdi
“must lie the husband
wife.”
Crocker said it wasctoS
that the
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DRIVE-THRU
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MCDONALD’S
INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS
At University Drive
Hwy 21
Texas and S.W. Parkway
At Manor East Mall
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Entries Close October 20
HORSESHOE SINGLES: ENTRY FEE FREE!! PLAY
BEGINS: Tues., Oct. 2J. TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE:
Classes A, B and C will play in single elimination tourna
ments SCHEDULES: Will be posted after 3 PM on Thurs.
Oct. 22 on the bulletin boards outside the Intramural-Rec
reational Sports Office, 159 Read.
EQUIPMENT Horseshoes are provided for the tourna
ment, but may be checked out from the Checkout Room,
157 Read for practice.
LOCATION The horseshoe pits are located directly
north of the Penberthy Intramural Complex.
PUNT, PASS AND KICK: ENTRY FEE: FREE!! PRELIMI
NARIES: Will be held onTues., Oct. 27, Wed., Oct. 28 and
Thurs , Oct. 29, 6-8 PM at the Intramural Sports Center.
FORMAT: Each participant will be allowed one attempt at
each of the three activities in the preliminaries. The 3 dis
tances will be totaled for an individual’s score. The top 5
scorers will advance to the finals to be held Wed., Nov. 4,
6:30 PM at the Intramural Sport Center. EQUIPMENT:
Participants must provide their own tee. Balls will be pro
vided.
ENTRIES OPEN. OCTOBER 19
ENTRIES CLOSE: OCTOBER 27
BOWLING SINGLES: ENTRY FEE: $2.30 per person for
the first two games. PLAY BEGINS: Sum, Nov. 1. LOCA
TION: MSC Bowling Lanes. TOURNAMENT: There will
be one week of qualifying rounds, then based on a two
game average, the top percentage will be seeded into a
single elimination tournament for Classes A, B and C.
REGISTRATION: Participants must sign up for a day,
L 7 time and lane for the qualifying round. This will be done at
the time the entry is accepted in the IM Office.
REMINDERS
-FLAG FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS begin on Wed., Oct. 21. Teams should
check the bulletin boards across from racquetball courts 1 & 2 to see
when they play.
-DIVISIONALS for the Intramural SWIM MEET will be held tonight,
Mon., Oct. 19atlhe P.L. Downs Pool.
-VOLLEYBALL begins tonight in the Read Building. Teams that have
not picked up their schedules may do so in the IM Office.
-INNERTUBE WATER BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS will be posted on
Tues., Oct. 20. Playoffs begin on Thurs., Oct. 22. Teams should check
the bulletin board across from racquetball courts 1 and 2 for the sched
ule.
-FLICKERBALL play begins tonight, Mon., Oct. 19. Teams that have
not picked up their schedules may do so in the IM Office, 159 Read
Bldg.
-PICKLEBALL play will begin oh Tues., Oct. 20. Participants should
check the bulletin boards outside the IM Office to see when they play.
FRIESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 TAMU OUTDOORS %
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The Penta
Congratulations to Todd Bryan and Clay Hopkins for each submit
ting a question for last week’s Friesday Trivia Contest. Todd and
Clay each received free French Fries from McDonald’s for submit
ting a trivia question no one could answer correctly. Remember
there are two ways to win. Either answer the trivia question cor
rectly or submit a question no one can answer. Join the fun this
week by trying to answer the question beginning 11 AM on Fries
day or submit your question by Thursday!
Registration for the following trips and clinics continues in the I®
mural-Recreational Sports Office, 159 Read Building.
KAYAK ROLL CLINIC Registration for the third kayak roll session
continues through Oct. 19 for a roll session to be held on Wed.,
Oct. 21 from 6:30-8:30 PM in Cain Pool. The fee for this clinic
is $5.00 for A&M affiliates and $8.00 for nonaffiliates
This clinic is limited to 10 participants.
LAST WEEK’S QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
1. On Tuesday, September 22, Howard Johnson hit his 36th hom-
erun of the year. By doing so, he established a new National
League record for homeruns by a switch hitter in a season. Whose
record did he Break? Rip Collins, St. Louis Cardinals 1934. (Sub
mitted by Clay Hopkins).
2. Who was the first NBA player to break a backboard? Chuck
Connors (Submitted by Todd Bryan).
CLIMBING/RAPELLING AT ENCHANTED ROCK.
Join us at the Rock in the midst of the Texas Hill
Country where instructors will teach a variety of
climbing techniques and safety skills throughout the
weekend. Registration ends today for this trip which
will be held on the weekend of Oct. 23-25 and costs
$30.00 for A&M affiliates and $35.00 for nonA&M
affiliates. The trip is offered to beginning and inter
mediate climbers. Rental of camping equipment,
climbing equipment, camping fees and experi
enced instruction is included in
the price. This trip is limited to
10 participants. For more infor
mation on the TAMU OUT
DOORS Program, contact '7
Patsy Greiner at 845-7826. /j ^
SPORT CLUB NEWS
-The MEN’S SOCCER TEAM will
have a game against Baylor on
sat., Oct. 24 on East Campus at 2
PM.
-The WOMEN’S VARSITY II
SOCCER TEAM will play a three
team tournament with Arkansas
and Trinity this weekend Oct. 23-
25. The games will be played on
the Drill Field Friday night, Satur
day and Sunday.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
McDonald’s Intramural Highlights
is sponsored in the Battalion by
your local McDonald’s Restau
rants at University Drive, Manor
East Mall on Hwy 21 and on
Texas Avenue. Stories are written
by P.J. Nadeau, graphics are by
Pauli Irwin and photos are by
Mark Figart and Sarah Cowan.
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