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Page 6n"he Battalion/Friday, April 22, 1988 Telephone: 776-5117 RES: 776-1604 OFFICE HOURS BY APPOINTMENT MAHENDRA O. THAKRAR M.D., F.A.C.O.G. Associated Dipiomate of the American Board of OB/GYN OBSTETRICS—GYNECOLOGY—INFERTILITY LABAROSCOPY—TUBAL MICROSURGERY—LASER SURGERY HIGH RISK PREGNANCIES HEM PROFESSIONAL CENTER 2725 East 29th St. Bryan, Tx. 77801 across from St. Joseph E.R. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ j — . A&M students go to Soviet Union for culture study What’s Up TllaSkA- Saturday, April Z3,1988 Instructor: Ballet'- 10am-12noon Dana Nicolay (SamHoustonStateUniversity) Jazz: l-3pm Julie Roper (SHSU) Sunday, April 24,1988 Modern 1 2-4pm Valencia Ray (OpeningDoorDanceTheater) non nn>tnpet± Read 268 by G. Rollie White 3 * M ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ * } v ' ¥ ST. GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GRENADA ST. VINCENT Affiliated Hospitals in New York State New Jersey Great Britain The General Medical Council of Great Britain officially recognized St. George’s University on February 9, 1988. Approved February 4, 1987 by the New York State Educa tion Department for the purpose of conducting a clinical clerkship program in New York teaching hospitals. St. George’s received a similar approval in 1985 from the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners. Over 700 students have transferred to U.S. medical schools. St. George’s has graduated over 1,275 physicians: They are licensed in 45 states; They hold faculty positions in 22 U.S. medical schools; 25% have gone on to be Chief Residents in their specialty* (*according to a 1986 survey.) St. George’s students qualify for Guaranteed Student Loans. Our students also qualify for the PLUS/ALAS loans and, under certain conditions, VA loans. St. George’s grants loans and scholarships to entering students. For information St. George’s University School of Medicine please Office of Admissions, Dept. 488 contact: c/o FMSSC • One East Main Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 • (516) 665-8500 your business deserves some prime-time exposure. readers use these pages to see what’s happening on the tube, let them know what’s happening with you. call 845-2611 to place advertisements in at ease. By Christina De Leon Reporter Seventeen Texas A&M students will travel to the Soviet Union this summer for language and cultural studies as participants in the modern language department’s summer study abroad. “We are in for an incredible cultu ral tour,” Dr. Olga Cooke, the orga nizer of the six-week program, said. She said the trip’s highlights will in clude a two-week tour of the Krem lin, Red Square, Kiev and Lenin grad. Cooke said the first four weeks of the program takes place in Moscow, and concentrates on conversation, cultural and language instruction taught by Soviet teachers. Students will attend classes four hours each day, six days a week, she said. Although most students who go on the trip are Russian majors, Cooke said, any A&M student can participate. However, each student is required to complete two semesters of Rus sian and an one-hour preparation course before the trip. The goal of the preparatory class, Cooke said, is to provide students Lion carcasses prove rumors of animal hunts HOUSTON (AP) — Two African lion carcasses were found on the Wallisville Reservoir land, confirm ing rumors that lion hunts are taking place, Army Corps of Engineers of ficials said. Corps officials said they found the carcasses earlier this month on fed eral land purchased for the long- stalled reservoir near the mouth of the Trinity River. Charles Craddock, a corps ranger who watches over the Wallisville property, said the lion hunt orga nizer is believed to be a nearby prop erty owner. The hunts probably be gan on private property, he said. “The speculation is that a couple of lions ran over onto government property, and they shot them any way,” he said. “My information is that about six lions have been killed in the past two weeks.” The lion carcasses were skinned and headless, and the missing parts are probably now someone’s lionskin rugs, Craddock said. He said parts of six goats, apparently used as bait to lure the lions, also were found. Another discovery near the lion carcasses was a .375 Magnum rifle shell for what Craddock described as “a real elephant gun.” He said the lion carcasses were found about 60 yards apart about 100 yards inside federal property. Ed White, spokesman at the Army engineers’ district headquarters in Galveston, said the corps called Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart ment game wardens after discover ing the carcasses. with opportunities to practice Rus sian and to prepare students for cul tural differences they may encoun ter. The class also prepares students for the additional restrictions tour ists must follow while traveling in the Soviet Union. “There are more restrictions on the tourists (in the Soviet Union),” Cooke said. For example, Cooke said many students do not know that photo graphing some places may be pro hibited. “You can’t assume that you can photograph anything,” Cooke said. The class the students take before traveling is meant to make students aware of these types of restrictions. Once the students arrive in Mos cow, the students will be tested for proficiency in Russian and then placed in classes designed for their skill level. Many of the students who partici pated in the program last year found that visiting the Soviet Union en abled them to overcome most of the stereotypes people have of the Sovi ets. Catherine Zudak, a senior history major, said the Soviet Union is not a grim place like many people think. “Tne people were very nice to us," Zudak recalls, adding that most Sovi ets were impressed that the Ameri can students could speak Russian. Ian Dick, a senior physics major, said he decided to participate last year because he wanted to improve his Russian. “I figured it was the only way to learn the language,” Dick said. He said the trip greatly improved his language skills. The program, which begins May 20 and ends June 24, costs $3,300, which Cooke said includes airfare, travel, instruction, texts, accomoda tions and flight insurance. A $200 refundable deposit is also required for emergency expenses, she said. Mark Morgan, a junior biology major and Russian minor, decided to participate in the program this summer because he enjoyed the lan- gauge. “I enjoyed Russian enough that I was interested in the cultural aspect of it,” he said. He especially looks forward to visiting Moscow and im proving his language skills, since op portunities to practice Russian in College Station are difficult to find. Friday MANAGEMENT 481/VISITING EXECUTIVE SERIES: Michael C. Thompstf will discuss materials and purchasing management at 10 a.m. in 114 Blocker SADDLE AND SIRLOIN CLUB: will present the Little Southwestern PigSho* at 5:30 p.m. at the Louis Pearce Pavilion. UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRIES: will have a peanut-butter fellowship at 11:30 a.m. at Rudder Fountain. There also will be a Bible study at 6:30 p.m. at ASM Presbyterian Church. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 108Harringior. LATTER-DAY SAINTS STUDENT ASSOCIATION: Grant Vest, high core* from Conroe Texas Stake, will speak at noon at the Institute Building. Thereaisc will be an LDSSA council meeting at 3 p.m. in the same building. ECONOMICS SOCIETY: Members are invited to a day at Lake Somerville F« more information contact Bill at 764-8280. EL SALVADOR STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will have officer elections at 7 pi in 026 MSC. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will have a support group meeting at noon Ca ! the center at 845-0280 for the room number. MEXICAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: will have officer elections at8:30pi in Rudder Tower. Check the monitor screen for the room number. AFRICAN STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION:will have officer elections at 7p.mr 402 Rudder. Saturday INDIA ASSOCIATION: will present Indian classical music at 7:30 p.m at!« Unitarian Fellowship Church on Welborn Road. PRE-LAW SOCIETY: will have a mock LSAT at 9 a.m. in 150 Blocker.Signusi the appropriate table in the MSC or at the door. SADDLE AND SIRLOIN CLUB: will present Little Southwestern - a lam horse and beef show — at 7:30 a.m. at the Louis Pearce Pavilion.Therewi'p a ham auction at 1 p.m. at the event and a spring awards banquet at 7:30pmi the Ramada Inn. DANCE ARTS SOCIETY: will have master classes in ballet from 10an3 noon and in jazz from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in 268 Read. TEXAS STATE GAMES REGATTA COMMITTEE: will have state champ- ships in rowing, canoeing and kayaking from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the BryanIto) Lake. MclNNIS HALL: will have a free car wash from 11 a m. to3p.m. intheAcaden Sporting Goods parking lot. TAMU WOMEN’S CHORUS: will have its spring concert “A Choral Reve* I Decade of Excellence" at 8 p.m. in Rudder Theater. Sunday ALPHA PHI OMEGA: will have officer elections at 7 p.m in 701 Rudder ODESSA HOMETOWN CLUB: will meet at Central Park at 3 p.m.forawer: and volleyball game. Midland students are welcome. TAMU INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS: will teach and review folk oaxs from around the world at 8 p.m. in 212 MSC. Beginning and experienced to ers are welcome. CHI ALPHA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: will have a pot luck picnicfron i p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Hensel Park. Monday UNIVERSITY ART EXHIBITS: will have a symposium: Western Influencen People's Republic of China" from 2 p.m. to 4:30 pm. in 701 Rudder to intraur the new exhibit "Beyond the Open Door: Contemporary Paintings from the ?s| pie’s Republic of China.” POLITICAL SCIENCE SOCIETY/PI SIGMA ALPHA: will meet at 7p.m.iK Rudder. GREATER BRAZOS OLD CAR CLUB: will have its first meeting at8pa 1 163 Blocker. The meeting is open to anyone interested in preserving histK vehicles. Hems for What 's Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 Reed Mete no later than three business days before the desired run date. We onlyp.^ the name and phone number of the contact if you ask us to do so Whilsui a Battalion service that lists non-profit events and activities. Submissmun on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee an entry willm. have questions, call the newsroom at 845-3315. Local business gets CS computer contract By Deborah L. West Staff Writer A $155,000 contract for micro computers awarded by College Sta tion to a local business will help the city to better manage information and serve the citizens, Linda Pi- wonka, assistant to the city manager for management services, said. At a city council meeting this month, College Station awarded the contract to Computer Access, a Northgate business. Piwonka said that the city received proposals from 22 Texas companies and that citv of ficials considered cost, support, loca tion, company history and refer ences before awarding the contract. Computer Access will supply the city with about 55 microcomputers, which will be delivered from May to the end of September. “We are phasing out old micro computers and standardizing on MS Dos IBM clones,” Piwonka said. John Flynn, the owner of Com puter Access, said College Station is now using CPM computers that are too slow. “The CPM computers made anymore,” he said, aren’t expandable and dies slow. On the other hand,MS proven product.” Piwonka said the city wilt ing packaged municipal sA such as waste water analysis,:: fice automation programs,t crosoft Word, Lotus anddBasi “We hope moving into puter age will help us mae information faster and men l ately,” she said. Hurry! You only have until 4:30 to save time and buy your presale tickets to the Film Festival! ^ Friday, April 22 Snow White 7:30 PM The Aristocats 9:45 PM Winnie the Pooh Midnight Saturday, April 23 Lady & The Tramp 7:30 PM Cinderella 9:45 PM Snow White Midnight Single day passes (good for all shows on either Friday or Saturday) are $4.00, and two day passes good for all shows are $6.00. Tickets are on sale now in the MSC Box Office. Congratulations Aggies Hard Work Deserves The Best Rewards Bud Ward is your Aggie connection for fine German 1988 Volkswagen JettaG 1 May and December Gradualc Financing Programs 1988 Audi 80 Student Financing in 1988 Porsc We offer Real D® a * 9 . 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