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D.U. offers you: ••Immediate leadership opportunities ••High standards of scholarship ••NO hazfng or other nonsense ~ - ••International Fraternity membership ••DU is a non-secret fraternity ••Opportunities that no othwr fraternity on campus can give you If DU is what you’re looking for in the newest fraternity at Texas A&M call Kirk McGarrah or Joe Baron at 696- 8301 or Todd Riemenschneider at 696-2967. Become more than a pledge: Become a “Founding Father” in the newest and Best Fraternity on campus! By Stephen Masters Reporter “Acid-washed” jeans have pro vided this season’s' trendy look for many, but they may be in the trash sooner than expected. Research has indicated that acid washing can weaken denim material by up to 50 percent, said Dr. Ann Beard, a clothing and tex tiles specialist with the Texas A&M Agricultural Extension Service. Also, if the material was stitched prior to the acid treatment, the seams will be much more likely to tear out, she said. A temporary solution would be for consumers to try to guess when the stitching was done before they purchase acid-washed or “frosted” jeans and jackets, she noted. However, research has not come up with a definite way to tell exactly when the material was stitched, she said. “There is no good way to tell if the material has been treated before or after stitching,” she cautioned. “You could look at a jacket and look at The pattern formed In the treatment,” she said. “If the pattern goes across the seams, it was most likely stitched prior to washing. If there are breaks in the pattern, it could have been treated first: “Most garments will be tr eated af ter stitching because that way they can treat the whole garment at once, which is more economical.” Although researchers do not know the exact process because of trade secrets, Beard believes the process is similar to that used in stone washing, in which the garment is washed in a bin with rough, volca nic rock. Acid-washing probably involves volcanic rock that has been saturated in hydrochloric acid, which removes the dye in spots as well as softens and weakens the fabric, she said. Although the garment can be weaker, the prices usually are higher for these types of clothes, she said. Locally, the prices at Post Oak Mall range from $20 to $40 for acid- washed jeans and between $50 and $100 for jackets. The following were reported to the University Police r rom Jan 18 through Friday MISDEMEANOR THEFT • Seven bicycles and two motorcy cles were reported .stolen Reported found was a tve and rim reported 3to len from a ten speed bicycle earlier in the week. - A student reported that someone removed the tea license plate Tom his vehicle while it was parked on campus • Two students <eported that, while they were playing 'aquetbaii someone stole then belongings from the sheM outside of the court. • Someone stole a Kent vacuum cleaner from where it was left on the 7th floor of Harrington Tower. • Patrol officers observed that the "Hensel," ‘'Ball" and “Lewis" street signs were missing from their respec tive locations. FAILURE TO IDENTIFY • After stopping a vehicle, officers identified the driver by her ID card. The driver then >5tetcrl thet the in hn. Offic longed to hei iwin sisier ‘otind fnat the driver had semed herself. CRIMINAL TRESPASS ■ While checking the MS; hearo (he elevator near ther activate and the doors opei >f the area was made butnoo located BUGl ART OF A HABITATICl, A Puryear resident someone removed his Peave, amplifier oorn his do'rr loom DISORDERLY CONObCT A patrolman reported Ilia served a white male puliinc bulletins from the Commons boards. BURGLARY OF A MOTORVI • While on patrol, an officer GMC pick-up truck with Ihe ger-side vent window broken doors open. When police the owner of the truck, it that a pan of Clarion speaker Clahon equalizer had been n irom the vehicle was a Bible classes show lower attendance by students at UT Men shove car over cliff to endl chase by polio AUSTIN (AP) — Few University of Texas students are taking Bible study classes now that the courses no longer are offered through the uni versity, officials say. About 450 UT students were en rolled in the courses last fall, but only about 50 are taking the classes this semester, a decrease of 90 per cent, said Charles Cox, chairman of the Biblical Studies Association. “The explanation that students gave us over and over again was that to have to transfer credits for the courses to UT through another insti tution-presented innumerable prob lems for them,” Cox said. After years of legal debate and two opinions from Attorney General Jim Mattox, UT officials decided to stop offering the classes after the fall semester. Mattox’s opinions said the univer sity’s relationship with the Biblical Studies Association was unconstitu tional. The instructors were hired and paid by religious organizations but received some benefits of faculty members. The university agreed to offer transfer credit to students who took the classes at accredited institutions, but Cox said that system proved to be troublesome for interested stu dents. Other courses, five at the Institute for Christian Studies and three at the Baptist Student Union, average only six or seven students per (lass, officials said. As with other transfer courses, transferred Bible classes are listed on UT transcripts only as credits and don’t have grades assigned, which Cox said caused many students to forego taking them. . Another deterrent is the 12-hour minimum required for full-time stu dents, and Bible courses don’t count toward that total. Rick Spencer, who teaches Bible classes at the Baptist Student Union under accreditation from Baylor University, said instructors plan to publicize the classes and make en rolling in them more convenient. EL PASO (AP) - two men in a Franklin > fountains that stolen sports < at led p olice 1 1 > nil two Paso states on an hour l<>n g ch, ase 1 tit-s El Paso i 'el uj>a r day morning Ire fore stop pmg and shortly bel< >re 2 a.rr. at tilt pushing the vehicle o> cliff. of f i-ansrm .ulit;!in Road hi thorities said never snow ed up Instead Two suspects were ; arres red a levy said the < ai thieves nail em hours after the chase I exa s Dep jump ou t heir pursues merit of Public Safen v Sm 1 R<>! >crt lh* in to sfoj . 'he . m Hiitlpir Collins said. 1 he\ wei e tre msfer red a c hf f Pheiv gini, to the custoch (tl I. ! Pa so p< >licc. v v ho “It was i ii prrC' magi; had not charged the n ten a t midi day (.ollins said of the ' ai whicr or released their name •s or ages No dared a u rial loss. U'hn one was injured found no lx .dies tbe\ begat ihe chase started after I a in.. ing the are a lor suspect when DPS trooper Luis ( ai r illo One man w, is anested ab™ spotted a speeding Cn ievrp let Ca and the or! let vs,is arresid aro IROC Z on Inters aate 10 in El three hout s I latei Collins sari Paso and pulled it over. W hen ( ar- rillo got out of his patrol < ai to issue the ticket, the Camaro sped away, Collins said. Carrillo chased the suspects 23 miles into New Mexico before losing sight of them. Las Cruces, N M., police spotted the car in the city a few minutes later and tried to pull it over, but the Camaro got onto I-10 and headed hack into Texas, eluding its pui suers. Las Cruces police Capt. Jim Wells said. The southbound car was exceed ing 100 mph when it crossed back into Texas, Collins said. Carrillo and units frohi the El Paso County sher iff and ihe Anthony. Texas, police The < hi had been stnlenl El Pa said used-rai dealership.! department chased the cat Transmountain Road, which verses a 5,500-fooi ; .is>li )>nss in Texas’ publishing firms need writers, speaker tells forum DENTON (AP) — The big New York firms are looking for profit, but Texas’ 46 publishing houses want writers, a publisher says. “Largely, New York houses con centrate on the bottom line,” Frances B. Vick, the new co-director of the University of North Texas Press, said. “Now, regional pub lishers are where you find the edi tors, the attitudes of support for au thors.” There is more chance for success in Texas, and regional achievement can arouse the interest of a big com pany, Vick told a writers’ conference at the university’s Center for Texas Studies. The center distributed a guide to Texas markets listing 46 publishing houses based in Texas, many of which either distribute nationally or have ties to larger houses that sell books throughout the nation and the world. “Small and regional presses . are good to writers,” she said. “They don’t let your book go out of print ever.” “With the big houses, books can wash out in three months,” she said. Texas publishers range from large concerns with wide distribu tion to university and scholastic: presses to small presses that publish works of regional interest. Writers don’t need an agent to in terest a regional or small publisher either she said. “Sure, we’ll work with an agent, Vick said “But the interesting thing about our presses is if you come to us with a good idea well written and have a way to market it, you can hook us. Dallas Ball may perfoi fund raiser MARSHALL (AP) -Tfcfl naneially strapped DallasB giving serious consideration!] offer from arts leaders ini shall to perform and raise* needed cash, an official said ■day Ballet genet at manage Seamark savs cotnpam d should ?nak« a decision s tin offet made SaturdayBjS shall Regional Arts (.onncilpj dent. Connie Ware. T he ballet has canceled tli| mainder of the 1987-88 due to money problems, 1 ganizers hoped to raise funJ resume the program later] year. The offer made by would be to underwrite prj lion and promotion experm the troupe would perform! Marshall. Approximately 85 percerl the gate would be given tol Dallas Ballet. 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