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i DOUGLASS WINTERIZE! COLD WEATHER SERVICE * CHECK BATTERY AND STARTER * CLEAN AND INSPECT BATTERY TERMINALS * INSPECT RADIATOR/HEATER TIOSES * DRAIN RADIATOR AND REPLACE ANTI-FREZE?? * INSPECT ALL FLUID LEVELS WAS $48.50 NOW $17.50 OIL AND FILTER CHANGE WAS $23.00 NOW WHEEL BALANCE AND ROTATION Student career choices $10.50 $ 28 - 00 improve through co-ops By Eric Prather Reporter GOOD FOR NISSAN CARS AND TRUCKS USING NISSAN PARTS * DOUGLASS NISSAN _ 1214 Texas Av 775-1500 Floriculture-Ornamental Horticulture Club PLANT SALE October 15,1988 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Indoor Foliage Plants, Hanging Baskets, and much, much more ! COMMONS QUAD LUBBOCK ST. PI AN Li au: LAMAR ST. LIBRARY Enhancing A&M students’ knowledge of career choices and their understanding of the working world are the main goals of the Cooperative Education Program, Walter Odom said. Odom, assistant director of cooper ative education in the Colleges of Busi ness and Liberal Arts, said the program is designed to provide working experi ence relevant to students’ majors. Requirements for the program differ from office to office, Odom said. De pending on their majors, students enter ing the program should complete at least 30-45 semester hours before beginning their first work term, he said. Students entering the program are re quired to complete three alternating work terms unless they are classified as juniors or above, Odom said. Upperclassmen work a minumum of two work terms. Students who complete three work terms receive the Cooperative Education Certificate certifying that they have earned about one year of experience on assignment, he said. “This experience gives students a head start,” Odom said. “It’s something tan gible to offer to an employer.” The minimum grade-point ratio ac cepted by Texas A&M is a 2.5, but many employers require a higher GPR, Odom said. Transfer students who plan to start working after completing their first se mester at A&M must have at least a 3.0 GPR on all college credits transferred, he said. While co-oping, students have the op portunity to find out if they are in the right field of concentration. “Many students come back and say that such a small percentage of their coursework relates to what they are actu ally doing,” Odom said. plovers at the time of graduation, said. Students also build confidence in op experience, he said. Stephanie Britt, a junior econo© major from Houston, said that the fits of co-oping outweigh the drawbatfc Britt, who has completed one taj term with the CIA in McClean, Va,,* students get a chance to work in sional environment and are cide if they are heading for the cat they want. Brenda Bjork, a senior manajene major from San Antonio, agreed. Bjork, who has worked for Get ; Dynamics in Fort Worth, saidthats;. dents gain valuable experience he:.;, op assignments and may secure i ijJ with the company after graduation. Aid Another benefit of co-oping is that stu dents get a chance to work with ad vanced equipment and with different re sources, he said. Such exp>erience makes the students attractive to p>otential em- Odom said the Cooperative l Program gives students the expena-l they need to get a job before the) Bi.l uate. "It not only fills the aspirations of J students, but also makes a soundtufI bution to the future,” he said. TAI m' SO TAI Austin’s bid to dump plant dealt setback by commission MA at? AIA HO jatr the BIO Ca< ME hoc FEI stui Stroll through the vineyard and taste the award winning wines of % Messina Hof Wine Cellars Tours Saturday, October 15 Sunday, October 16 By reservation Retail Hours: Mon-Fri 8-4:30 Saturday 10-5 ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ^ Directions to Winery J * 1) Exit Hwy 6 at Hwy 21 * ^ 2) Travel east 2mi. to Wallis Rd. * * 3) Follow Signs to Winery Sunday 12-4 778-9463 AUSTIN (AP) — The city of Austin’s hopes for an agreement that would get it out of the South Texas Nuclear Project are continuing to fade. The Texas Public Utility Commission apparently has decided not to reconsider its earlier refusal to declare the agreement to be in the public interest. Houston Lighting & Power Co., the nuclear power plant’s managing partner, has sought the declaration as a require ment for giving final approval to the agreement, which was signed more than a year ago. The utility commission in late August granted HL&P a change in its permits, called certificates of convenience and ne cessity, to allow the company to swap part of a lignite-fueled power plant for Austin’s share of the nuclear plant at Bay City. But the commission, by a 2-1 vote, refused to approve a provision in the set tlement to have the swap declared to be in the best interest of ratepayers. HL&P filed an appeal last month. Technically, the commission has until Friday to decide on the appeal. But com mission spokesman Bill Dunn said Tues day that two of the commissioners, Wil liam Cassin and Marta Greytok, had signed ballots voting not to support a re hearing. A third commissioner, Jo Campbell, abstained. The ballots arc cir culated under a commission policy to de termine which issues should be put on meeting agendas. By not putting the issue on the agenda by Friday’s deadline, the commission will in effect overrule HL&P’s appeal. Although the provision declaring the deal to be in the public interest is not le gally required for the swap to take place. HL&P has insisted on it as a condition of the settlement. Company officials have said that without the declaration the com pany could open itself to financial liabil ity, even for problems beyond its con trol, for the life of the plant. The utility commission decision leaves HL&P with few options. The company could decide to termimiij deal or drop its insistence on thep interest declaration. HL&P alsoc appeal the commission’s actionloi district court in Austin. Compatycl cials said they had not decided»ti to v ontinue the appeal process in coEr. ] Austin Mayor Lee Cooke saidihtc stands ready to settle the caseacil waiting for official word fromHlih w hat it intends to do. “We feel it is a very good seck-cl for both HL&P and Austin anduenfl to settle now,” Cooke said. ‘TlKh;:| in HL&P’s court.’’ Austin and HL&P signeii agreement in September 1987 topi HL&P the city’s 400,000-ki. mt I of the nuclear plant in return for iKil share of the the HL&P's Limestcfi J nite plant. If HL&P docs not settle, thes stands ready to go to trial in itslais against the Houston utility, accorditij Cooke. Texas A&M University Art Exhibits Presents Dr. James M. Rosenheim, Assistant Professor, Department of History, TAMU The English Collector in Historical Perspective Thursday, October 13, 1988 7:00 p.m. Memorial Student Center Room 201 Detail of Edwy and Elgiva. A Scene from Saxon History William Hamilton (1751-1801) in conjunction with the exhibition ASPECTS OF BRITISH PAINTING 1550 - 1800 From the Collection of the Sarah Campbell B/affer Foundation - October 31, 1988 Rudder Exhibit Hall The Opera & Performing Arts Society MSC OPAS presents e LittCe ‘TaUor Meat Science and Technology Center Department of Animal Science OCTOBER SALE We will be open for all Aggie Home Football Games AMERICAN LAMB PRICE PER POUND REGULAR SALE 30-40 #BOX LAMB CHOPS LAMB SHOULDER ROASTS (boneless rolled and tied) LAMB LEG ROASTS (semi-boneless) $3.99 $2.79 $2.99 $3.69 $2.29 $2.69 $3.39 $1.99 $2.39 GROUND LAMB (1 Ib./pkg.) $1.85 $1.49 $1.29 PORK AND BEEF CUTS PORK CHOPS (1 in. thich, 4/pkg) PORK BOSTON BUTTS (boneless) BEEF STEW MEAT BEEF SIRLOIN STEAKS (boneless) BEEF TENDERLOIN STEAKS (Filet Mignon) $1.99 per lb. $1.29 per lb. $1.69 per lb. $3.29 per lb. $4.79 per lb. BULK PURCHASING-—Beef Sides, Hindquarters, and Variety Paks available upon request. Other Beef, Lamb, Pork, Chicken, Sausage, Dairy products and Farm Fresh Eggs are avail able, Prices effective through October 31, 1988. We are open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday October 15th and October 22nd for the Baylor and Rice football games. We are located on the West Campus between the Kleberg Center and the Horticulture/Forest Science Building. (Phone 845-5651). N N N N S I S S The classic Grimm’s fairy tale performed by LY/kpA MARTHA Enter a world of towering giants, fierce dragons, even magic unicorns, coming to life on the Texas A&M stage. And meet a tiny superhero smart and brave enough to defeat them all and claim a fair princess as his reward. Before “Willow”, before R2D2, even before Alf, there was The Little Tailor. MSC OPAS presents this special family performance of the classic Grimm's fairy tale, performed by Lynda Martha Dance Company. Bring the whole fam ily and share the magic. Rudder Theatre Texas A&M University October 30 Two performances 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Adults and children only $5 For tickets call the MSC Box Office 845-1234 or Ticketron in Dillards Qi B( tes - Wa lec col