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Page 4 The Battalion Friday, October 14,1988 4>MSC TOWN HALL PRESENTS TUESDAY OCTOBER 25. 1988 G. Rollie White Coliseum 8:00 P.M. TICKETS GO ON SALE SEPT. 24 Tickets are available at the MSC Box Office & Dillards in the Post Oak Mall For more Information call 845-1234 - Tickets are $14.00 After youVe shown your folks around, show them this. 2 m " % i After they’ve seen where you eat, where you sleep, and where you go to class, show them what’s going to help you study. The IBM® Personal System/2® is the best way to show your parents just how serious you are about your grades. It’s easy to learn and easy to use, and can help you organize notes, revise papers, produce high-quality graphics, and more. And if you’re eligible, you’ll even get the IBM PS/2 at up to 40% off. So after you’ve shown them around, show them what counts. M icroComputerCenter Computer Sales and Supplies MSC 845-4081 IBM and Personal System/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Teen’s death puts focus on Texas law EL PASO (AP) — The recent shoot ing death of an El Paso teen-ager who was stealing three cinder blocks has fo cused attention on Texas’ rather lenient deadly force law. In essence, the law is designed to let juries decide what constitutes justifiable homicide, said Louis Akin, president of the El Paso chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. “It doesn’t take a whole lot to meet le gal tests,” Akin said. “The jury percep tion is the controlling factor.” Texas’ deadly force law allows people to protect their property with lethal weapons after dark. It allows deadly force during the daytime to protect fife. “It derives from way back when,” Bruce Weathers, an El Paso public de fender, said. “In Texas, if a man steals your horse, you shoot him.” Ambiguities in the law can turn what some might consider justifiable homicide into murder in the eyes of police. The most recent example happened Oct. 3, when 18-year-old James Corbett was shot to death while driving away from a mobile-home sales lot after stealing three cinder blocks from the business. The lot’s owner, Doyal Henderson, was charged with murder. Corbett was shot in the daytime. Strictly speaking, it is legal in Texas to shoot a fleeing thief at night, but police, prosecutors and jurors are encouraged to use common sense. “If you read the law word-for-word, you can shoot kids for playing trick-or- treat on Halloween night,” Akin said. The state law takes into account fac tors such as the threat to life that a prop erty crime represents; when the crime is committed; the property owner’s state of mind; and whether the owner can stop short of killing while retaining his pos sessions and life. Weathers said the district attorney rar ely prosecutes cases involving the deadly force law unless a violation is flagrant. During the daytime, it is illegal to use deadly force to prevent the theft of some thing that is not in someone’s physical possession. But at any hour of the day, Texans who want to protect their property can kill muggers, armed robbers, burglars and anyone trying to commit arson. A mugger is someone who accosts and steals something from a victim’s person, such as a wallet or watch, and a burglar is an intruder into a home, business or vehicle, who intends to commit a felony. Texans also are allowed to use deadly force at any hour to prevent the escape of someone who has committed those crimes. Experts: provides By Michelle Carney Reporter Besides being a primary source of rev enue to Texas, pari-mutuel betting will create new jobs across the state. Projections made in 1986 for the eco nomic contribution of pari-mutuel bet ting estimated the employment of 4,000 people, Dr. Lonnie Jones of the Texas A&M agricultural economics department said. “There will definitely be an increased impact on the state’s economy,” Jones said. He said the 1986 projections estimate $42 million in salaries and wages. As much as $8 million in generated tax revenues could also be expected, he said.. Locally, the Texas Veterinarian Medi cal Diagnostic Lab will open a new de partment which screens racing animals for drug use. Dr. Allen Ray, head of the equine and canine laboratory, said that as the depart ment opens and expands, jobs will be come available for the maintenance and screening of the race animals. Greyhounds, thoroughbreds and quar- terhorses will be screened for drug use as pari-mutuel betting gets underway in 1989. “Drug testing animals is a mind-bog gling chore because no test is all-inclusi ve,” Ray said. “A series of tests is re quired to get an accurate test result.” The primary screening method used is thin-layer chromatagraphy (TLC), Ray said. Several urine samples are extracted and screened for different classes of drugs. Animals are given drugs for the same What’s Up Friday I WESLEY FOUNDATION: will have a scavenger hunt at 8 p.m. attheWes'e/ Foundation. TAMU SPORTS CAR CLUB: will have a night rally at 7 p.m. in theZachrypart ing lot. Everyone is invited. INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Mrs. Prowett will speak about tej Holy Spirit at 8 p.m. in 410 Rudder. AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION: will have registration for the So* j ern Regional Conference in the Blocker lobby. COLOMBIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will have a general meeting at 7 pm | in Rudder Tower. Check the monitor screen for the room number. VIETNAMESE AMERICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will play volleyMfa | 8:30-11:30 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Read Building. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: call the Center for Drug Prevention and Educa tion at 845-0280 for details on today’s meeting. MANAGEMENT SEMINAR: Mr. Williford of Williford Energy Company wilds- cuss aspects of his company at 10 a.m. in 112 Blocker. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 108Harrington UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRIES: will have a Bible study at 6 p.m atA&Mte byterian Church. There will be a peanut butter fellowship at 11:30 a.m. der Fountain. LATTER-DAY SAINTS STUDENT ASSOCIATION: President Hatch, sec«! counselor in stake presidency, will speak at the sandwich seminar at noonatle Institute Building. AGGIE ALLEMANDERS: will have a reunion dance from 7:30-10 p.m. in I Pavilion. Sunday YOUNG LIFE COLLEGE FELLOWSHIP: will meet at 7 p.m. in 301 Ruddei'j | Christian fun and fellowship. CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION BIBLE STUDY GROUP: will meeu | 9:30 p.m. at the St. Mary's student center. AGGIE ALLEMANDERS: will have square dance lessons from 8-9:30pi.r 212 MSC. A club dance will follow. TAMU INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS: will demonstrate and teach inteir* | tional folkdances at 8 p.m. in 226 MSC. ODESSA HOMETOWN CLUB: will meet at 12:30 p.m at Mr. Gatti sforluncf THE WESTERNAIRES: will give a concert at 10:30 a m. at the FirstChurcfid | the Nazarene, 2122 E. William Joel Bryan Pkwy. ET ALIA DANCE CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in 266 G. Rollie White. Monday DEBATE SOCIETY: tryouts for the Bush vs. Dukakis debate will be at 7pm 136 Blocker. TAMU INVESTMENT CLUB: will give an investment challenge update andcfr lect a deposit for the Houston field trip at 6:30 p.m. in 120 Blocker. HONORS STUDENT COUNCIL: Dr. Burch of student services will speak at 7S p.m. in 308 Rudder. MINORITY ASSOCIATION OF PRE-HEALTH AGGIES: will meetat7p.tr 510 Rudder. OFF CAMPUS AGGIES: will display a car wrecked in a drunk driving acctte from 10 a m.-2 p.m. at Rudder fountain. BACCHUS/CIRCLE K/STUDENT Y: will serve non-alcoholic beverages front! a m. to 2 p.m. in the Commons, Sbisa, Zachry, MSC and Blocker to promoted- Ava/a ronocc WJook AMNSETY INTERNATIONAL: will meet at 7 p.m. in 302 Rudder. INTRAMURALS: entries open for cross country run and bowling singles*! a.m. in 159 Read. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: call the Center for Drug Prevention andEdtrcs tion at 845-0280 for details on today's meeting. Hems for What's Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 ReedMcDm no later than three business days before the desired run date. WeOtHj/piiM] the name and phone number of the contact if you ask us to do so. What's Upt | a Battalion service that lists non-profit events and activities. Submissions are m on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee an entry will run. Ifjt have questions, call the newsroom at 845-3315. Horse betting with jobl ityC ict ( reasons people take them. They relieve muscle tension, mask pain or stimulate muscle growth, he said. A newer form of drug screening is “immuno assay.” This combinaton of techniques also studies urine samples. However, it differs from TLC because antibodies are used to detect drug use. Ninety percent of all drug tests arc taken from urine samples, Ray said. “Drugs are more concentrated in urine and can be detected longer,” he said. Once an animal tests positive fodi use, confirmation techniques mr\ ployed. These techniques require sopfe equipment and expertise, he said. Urine samples from the taii! dogs will be drawn at the tncki shipped to Ray’s lab for analysis. “Initial screening is three daysiilJ| Because the drug testing already is conducted in other states, it is just a mat ter of funds and organization to imple ment the screening program, Ray said. Currently, only four labs perform the drug testing. In a few years, however, twice that many will be in operation, Ray said. Although expansion takes time and money, the financial burden will not be on the taxpayer. “Funding will be in the form of loans,” Ray said. Once drug screening is underway, racetrack management will pay for the tests. Ray, an A&M veterinarian toxologist for 15 years, said that A&M was the ob vious choice to lead the drug testing. Drug testing will be mandatory for a certain number of animals in each race, Ray said. The higher-favored animals usually will be tested, he said. “Only 1 percent or less of racing ani mals tests positive for drugs,” Ray said. And because there are so few, tests must be accurate. “You must go from a probably to defi nitely,” Ray said. the animal tests positive." R.- pe an “Confirming the results can take tip™ an week.” Once a test isconfirmed.il *Mtook ported to the Texas Racing CommsBVe 1 for action.” pnent Preparing to test pari-mutuelsa Vision takes time. Btar s Labs must wait for equipntf- r ® they must study other labs’ testing sip v / niques to become proficient. r “Lead time is necessary toprepaiffMess drug screening,” Ray said. ® to °k tl In the past, Ray has consultedfe-i ments at Ohio State and Louisiana if “We, Universities. j® 8 , am He plans to return to Ohio Stater vember to study step-by-step tesliniirke in cedures. Wore hi The pari-mutuel racing tracks«lyfoes located in various counties ttoifk the state. Three dog tracks will tel* in Galveston, Nueces icers I »' ^oyir Caitf Hiorizc counties. However, no group has yet te censed to build the tracks, Ray said Horse racing is on a larger scali dog racing and has three classes. “Class 1 tracks are the big races are limited to Houston, SanAnliM Dallas-Fort Worth,” Ray said. Class II tracks may developoc® ing tracks in Manor, Goliad and" erford, he said. However, the tracks must m dards of the racing commission. CLI HeyAgs! 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