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ROTARACT If you re interested in community and international service while developing leadership skills, professional skills and a network of friends, come to a Rotaract informational meeting. TuesdayMarch 28 at 7 P.M. in Km. 203 MSC Everyone between ages 18 and 29 welcome. United Nations C.I.A. National Security Council Applications are available for the 1989 MSC Wiley Lecture Series Speaker Seminars Seminars Available Include: United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar "The United Nations, the United States, and the Future” Former CIA Director Stansfield Turner "Terrorism and Democracy" Former National Security Advisor Robert McFarlane "The Changing Distribution of Global Power" 60 Minutes Co-editor Ed Bradley "60 Minutes with Ed Bradley" All seminars will be held Wednesday, April 12 in Rudder Tower Applications are available in room 216 MSC. Applications are due March 30, MM- at 5:00 p.m. in room 216 MSC. Each seminar will be limited to 50 students. MAJOR GUESTS: Writer Guest George R. R. Martin producer of Beauty And The Beast (CBS ) Special Guest Octavio Butler Hugo Award winner in 1984 and 1985 Media Guest Richard Arnold official STAR TREK archivist Comic Book Guest Chris Claremont writer for the X-Men Artist Guest Real Musgrave official Texas Renaissance Festival Artist Toastmaster. Kerry O'Quinn editor of STARLOG magazine over 25 regional guests, including writers, artists, fan guests, and makeup artists. MOVIES : Thursday : The Yellow Submarine, Excalibur Friday : Star Trek II, Star Trek III, Star Trek IV Saturday afternoon : The Wizard Of Oz Saturday evening : Raiders of The Lost Ark, Blade Runner, Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom Sunday morning : Excalibur Shorts: Hardware Wars, Star Trek Bloopers #1, #2, #3, Wizard of Speed & Time, Bambi vs. Godzilla, Bambi's Revenge, Closet Cases of the Nerd Kind One of the Largest Science Fiction/Fantasy conventions in the Southwest United States EVENTS : Art Show, Dealers' Room, Panels, Lazer Tag, Masquerade Guest Reception & Ball, Party Room, Video Room, Game Shows, Autograph Sessions, Hall Costume Contest, Gaming, Readings, Quest, Warren Norwood Charity Auction ... and much, much more !!! ENTRY EEES: Adults Students Children (4-12 years) Full Convention $15.00 $12.00 $6.00 One Day Pass $ 8.00 $ 6.00 $ 3.00 Children under 4 years old are free Dealer's Room $ 50.00 portable Quest $ 5.00 per person Art Show $ 5.00 per artist TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE AT THE MSC BOX OFFICE AND AT ALL TICKETRON OUTLETS For more information please write : Aggiecon 20 TAMU Box J-1 - MSC College Station, Tx. 77844 Produced by MSC Cepheid Variable Page 6 The Battalion Thursday, March 23,1989 Incoming T exas freshmen must take entrance exam Test indicates students in need of remediation By Melissa Naumann REPORTER The first move a prospective college freshman can make toward a successful start at higher education may be as easy as dialing a toll-free number. All students entering college must take a new test, the Texas Academic Skills Program, and a toll-free hotline has been established to answer questions about the test. The TASP was created by the Texas Higher Educa tion Coordinating Board to identify a student’s weak nesses early enough to prevent him from dropping out of school, Frank Gonzalez, an administrative supporter in the TASP of fice, said. “You hear statistics about freshmen who come in and can’t handle the work,” Gonzalez said. “This will iden tify weaknesses that people have as freshmen so they can be remediated.” The TASP was created as a result of recent educatio nal reform legislation, Gonzalez said. “The intent of the program is to upgrade education,” he said. “This is all part of the reform package.” Ron Swanson, of the THEGB, said the Texas Educa tion Agency also played a role in developing the 1 ASP. “They decided they wanted a more current test as well as a test common to all students,” Swanson said. Gonzalez said the TASP will eventually replace other tests such as the Pre-professional Skills Test (PPST) that is taken bv education majors “We’re phasing out other tests and phasing in tf# TASP,” he said. A student must take the test before completing hi ninth credit hour in college, but students whoareen- rolled in college by September will not be affected, Gonzalez said. I he 1 ASP, which was first administered this month, is diagnostic in nature to emphasize where remediation should begin. The three sections of the test arereadint, writing and math. The TASP will not affect admission to college,k education majors who have not passed all seetionsol the test will not he admitted to upper level courses. Gonzalez said an education major does not have to pass all three sections of the test at the same time. “They only need to retake sections not previous!! passed.” he said. 1 he hotline was set up because the I HECBantit ipates questions from a variety of people including stu dents, educators and parents, Gonzalez said. “We expect calls from students and educators forfh( obvious reasons,” he said. “But we expect parents total because they’ll be concerned about if their childrenwi need remediation.” Since the hotline has not been widely publicized,fe« people have called, Gonzalez said. The hotline number is 1-800-962-TASP and is aval- able from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday througl Friday. Convicted murderer given lethal injection for Houston slaying HUNTSVILLE (AP) — Con victed killer Leon King was put to death early Wednesday for the 1978 abduction-slaying of a Houston-area man whose head was bashed in re peatedly with the butt of a shotgun. King, 44, showed little reaction as he received lethal injection for the April 10, 1978, slaying of Michael Clayton Underwood, 26, of Bay- town. “I would like to tell Mr. Richard I appreciate all he has done for me,” he said to Richard Wall, one of five friends he was allowed to invite to witness his execution. “I love you all. God bless.” He closed his eyes, heaved a sigh as the drugs began to take hold and then stopped breathing. He was declared dead at 12:27 a.m., 10 minutes after the lethal in jection was given. “It’s about time,” Doug Shaver, an assistant district attorney who han dled King’s case, said. Shaver, now a Houston judge, said King never expressed remorse for Underwood’s slaying. “If anyone deserves the death penalty, it’s him,” Shaver said. Underwood’s family declined to talk about the execution. “We are apprised always of what is going on,” his mother, C.J. Under wood, of Houston, said. “But we really do not have any desire to make any comment. I don’t think it would serve any purpose.” King on Tuesday lost last-minute appeals before a federal district judge in Houston, a federal appeals court in New Orleans and the U.S. Supreme Court. His attorneys con tended King, who had prior convic tions for burglary, forgery and drug possession, suffered from organic brain damage. Clements appoints two to state insurance board AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. Bill Clem ents on Wednesday filled two of the three vacancies on the State Board of Insurance and said a new era of reform is coming to the beleaguered state agency. “They will share my commitment for a reform of agency practices and restore consumer and industry con fidence,” Clements said. Expiration of terms and resigna tions have emptied all three board seats as legislators charged the agency with mismanagment. Clements said he hopes soon to announce a third nominee. After that final appointment, the governor said he will select one of the three as chairman for the new board. Named Wednesday were: • Thomas B. McDade, 65, Hous ton, a retired vice chairman of Texas Commerce Bancshares of Houston. Prior to joining that bank holding company, McDade was the assistant manage £ of the bond department for the Kentucky-based Common wealth Life Insurance Co. • Richard Reynolds, 61, Flower Mound, president and owner of Ben Griffin Tractor Co. Reynolds is a former two-term member of the Texas House of Representatives and a former president of Macatee Capi tal Corp., a real estate development and capital management firm. McDade’s appointment is for six years; Reynolds’ will expire in 1993. Both appointments require Senate confirmation. “A new era of regulatory reform has dawned in our state’s insurance industry,” Clements said. “Their leadership and management skills are vital as we work to rekindle con sumer and industry confidence in the State Board of Insurance.” Police arrest armed man after shooting BALCONES HEIGHTS (AP — An armed man who alleged taunted neighbors in an apart ment complex was behind ban Wednesday af ter shooting a po- lice officer and holding othersat bay before surrendering follow ing a hour-long standoff, authori ties said. T he suspect was expected tok charged with attempted capital murder, said Balcones Height' Police Chief Kenneth Menn. A woman inside the man’s apartment also was being ques tioned, Menn said. T he wounded officer, Sgt. Ste phen Fuchs, 30, a three-year vet eran, was in fair but guarded con dition at Medical Center Hospital af ter being shot once in the left side of his neck, said hospital spokesman Inez Eisazadeh. San Antonio police spokesman Sgt. Paul Buske, one of a dozen San Antonio officers assisting the 18-member Balcones Heights po lice force, said the shootingind- dent was the third time officers had been called to the area in the past 24 hours. “He has problems,” said Buske “They have had problems with him in the past.” Residents at El Marco Apar- merits reported shots being filed at 5:38 a.m. While two Balcones Heights police of ficers met with residents, a man emerged from his apartment and began firing the pistol. “He fired two shots,” Buske said. “The officers got down be tween the cars. One of the offi cers was hit once below the jaw. T he suspect went inside and that’s when police converged on the area.” While officers in the nortlwesi San Antonio suburb asked the city for assistance, police tried to contact the suspect with a bul lhorn but he did not respond. Buske said. 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