Battalion
TATE & LOCAL
3
nesday, October 4,1989
'•L&M must control rapid growth,
plan expansions for next decade
^ and iL i
A&M weatherman gives
University added prestige
Bob Krenek
byailoi
lass re;.
T
\The Battalion Staff
f >ansion projects
or the 1990’s.
are being planned
he biggest problem Texas A&M
»rill face in the upcoming decade will
I controlling the rapid growth of
ie University and its services, Presi-
u int William Mobley said Thursday.
n g "W'How large is too large?” Mobley
: wBed the Student Senate. “How do
ase re;It decide who gets the opportunity
onep-Battend Texas A&M? SAT scores
am ' .Idgrade point averages are not al-
J}s the best indicators. The issue is
o rfl l p and we need to get about the
iness of managing it.”
fpropi.
fobley said A&M needs about
,000 additional square feet of
|ce to expand because several ex-
Library improvements will be a
top priority, Mobley said. Approxi
mately $25 million will be spent to
improve the Sterling C. Evans Li
brary, which ranks poorly among
the nation’s college libraries, he said.
Planning groups are considering
three avenues of improvement for
the library, Mobley said. One is the
expansion of current Sterling C.
Evans Library facilities, another is
the construction of satellite libraries
and a third proposal is a satellite
warehouse with an information re
trieval system that would be much
more advanced than current facili
ties.
Mobley said he is concerned about
any additions to the library system
quickly becoming obsolete.
“We don’t want to spend a lot of
money on something that will be
outdated very soon,” Mobley said.
The second priority, Mobley said,
will be improving the campus com
puter system. He said the system has
been improved considerably in re
cent years and that the im
provements will continue as the Uni
versity attempts to keep abreast of
technological advances.
Mobley said the overall environ
ment of the campus needs attention.
A master plan is being formulated,
he said, that will identify potential
construction areas as well as desig
nated green-space areas that will be
preserved.
&M vocational counselor receives
RC’s Employee of the Year award
Julie Myers
'he Battalion Staff
(The Texas Rehabilitation Com-
ision selected a counselor em-
ived with its Texas A&M branch
Its 1989 Outstanding Employee of
the Year for his enthusiasm and in-
|/ative approaches in helping dis-
ed A&M students find and keep
enior Vocational Counselor John
■ening has dedicated 20 years of
/ice to the TRC.
This really means a lot since I
: nominated and selected by my
its,” Greening said. “My bosses,
retary and clients helped.”
i stick
andlc
Ties tb
decidt
Jim
igup
forth
I’ve
,eof&
Ian ait
antSta
/by
ie t:
note
the ai
zonea
ecast
v do»a
it.'
:r he*
:re
ince his arrival at A&M in 1982,
|ening has implemented one of
the first computerized college pro
grams for the disabled, in addition
to his job placement and career plan
ning counseling.
Greening counsels his disabled cli
ents as he would those without disa
bilities — to choose a job they can do,
a job they like, and a field where the
impairment is not an obstacle to em
ployment. If there is something in
society they are uniquely suited for,
Greening said, he’ll find it.
“They’re students just like every
body else,” Greening said. “Some are
confined to wheelchairs for exam
ple, or have other, hidden disabili
ties.”
Although some handicaps natu
rally hinder students’ ability to per
form in some professions, Greening
said more and more employers are
willing to hire the handicapped.
Texas A&M Department of
Food Services
Ag CaFe
...located on the west side of campus,
first floor of the new Biochemistry/Biophysics Bldg.#61
OPEN
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
T99 Breakfast Special served...7:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
A full line of other breakfast selections include:
‘WoffCes, (Pancakes, (Homemade (Biscuits, (Pastries, ‘Eggs, (Breakfast (Meats
and (fresh (fruit r Bar (sold By the ounce).
$3.49 Lunch Special served...10:30 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
A full line of other lunch selections include:
(Ded-Sandzi/iches, (Pizzas, fast food Items, (HomestyCe Entrees and ‘VeyetaBCes, Soup
andSaCadBar (sold By the ounce).
A variety of beverages and snack food items also available
throughout the day.
c
The first expansion project, Mob
ley said, will be the Veterinary
School, which, at approximately $35
million, will be the largest and most
expensive in the history of A&M.
Demographics will need to be con
sidered in the future, Mobley said.
“The so-called white majority will
be a minority by the year 2000, and
there will be a real need for students
who can lead the University and not
just lead people like themselves,”
Mobley said. “We need to guard
against the vestiges of racism that
are still here and we also need to en
sure that all individuals are re
spected as individuals.”
Mobley said he feels there is a bet
ter than 50-percent chance that the
George Bush Presidential Library
will be located at A&M.
“The Bush Library presents a
great opportunity to Texas A&M,”
Mobley said. “It would bring at least
half a million people to visit each
year and would certainly lead to the
development of academic programs
that would complement the universi
ty.”
By Andrea Warrenburg
Of The Battalion Staff
Texas A&M has had its own
weatherman for the past 27 years.
John Griffiths has taught meteo
rology at A&M since 1962 and has
been the official climatologist for the
state of Texas for the past 16 years.
“People often ask me what I do
and I tell them I’m a meteorologist,”
Griffiths said. “And they think I
study rocks that fall out of the sky.”
A climatologist researches past re
cords of atmospheric conditions of
different areas and applies the data
to other disciplines, such as agricul
ture and transportation. As state cli
matologist, Griffiths reports his
findings and identifies unusual peri
ods of weather for various state
agencies and organizations to try to
help solve atmospheric problems.
“So much of what we do depends
on the weather,” Griffiths said. “All
our activities and decisions are re
lated to what the atmosphere is
doing.”
Griffiths was born in England and
holds degrees in theology, math
ematics, physics and meteorology
from London University. He came
on a Rockefeller
is invited to join
to A&M in 1960
Fellowship and vs
the faculty.
Before accepting the offer in
1962, Griffiths was head of meteoro
logical research for the British Colo
nial Scientific Civil Service in Kenya,
Africa.
Although Griffiths said he sees
himself as a weatherman, climato
logists do not predict the weather.
“People often see ‘climatologist’ in
the phonebook and call me wanting
insight into a hurricane or some
other storm,” Griffiths said. “I work
with research and past conditions
and must refer them elsewhere.”
Griffiths said being state climato
logist gives A&M more visibility in
the meteorological community be
cause he acts as a liaison between
A&M and the National Weather
Service.
Presently, Griffiths is working
with NASA, using satellites to see
how various crops are growing in
different parts of the world. A new
project underway is for astronauts to
study the atmosphere from space,
enabling climatologists to gain a dif
ferent insight.
“Handicapped individuals have
excellent work histories and attitu
des,” Greening said. “They know
they have a strike against them so
they work that much harder. Em
ployers have good work experiences
with the handicapped and want mo
re.”
Although Greening is an or
dained Methodist minister, he rarely
tells his clients about his former job
because people sometimes freeze up,
he said.
“Instead of telling me what they
really think or feel, people tend to
tell me what a preacher would want
to hear.”
Greening does, however, see his
present job as similar to a ministry.
“I’ve had much more personal
success and happiness as a counselor
(than as a minister),” he said.
Lubbock A&M Club will barbecue
after football game to raise funds
By Steven Patrick
Of The Battalion Staff
The Lubbock A&M Club will host
a barbecue to help raise scholarship
funds for prospective A&M students
immediately after the Texas A&M-
Texas Tech University football
game in Lubbock Saturday.
The Lubbock A&M Club’s schol
arship barbecue will be near Jones
Stadium in the Lubbock Coliseum.
Tickets to the post-game barbecue
are $8 for non-students and $5 for
students with a valid A&M identifi
cation card.
Carl Luckinbach, Lubbock A&M
Club president, said the club’s bien
nial scholarship barbecue is its larg
est fundraiser and has helped pro
vide over 240 scholarships to Texas
A&M students since the 1950s.
The club annually awards from
five to eight $400-$500 scholarships,
largely to A&M freshmen who at
tended hi^h school in the Lubbock
area, Luckinbach said.
“The scholarships are open to all
areas of study,” Luckinbach said.
“The recipients must be strong stu
dents and have a strong desire to at
tend Texas A&M.”
In addition to the money raised
rrom the barbecue, the scholarships
are funded by a portion of the club’s
membership dues, as well as individ
ual contributions.
Proceeds from the barbecue also
will pay for feeding the members of
the Texas Aggie Band.
Years ago the band did not attend
the football game in Lubbock be
cause of the costs involved. The bar
becue was originated as an incentive
for the band to go, Luckinbach said.
Luckinbach encourages all Texas
A&M students and supporters to at
tend the post-game barbecue. Tick
ets may be purchased either at the
door or in advance by calling (806)
799-8547.
TERRIFIC TUESDAY!
TWO MEDIUM PIZZAS
With Cheese & Pepperoni
ONLY
99
Plus Tax
NO COUPON NECESSARY!
Limit one per coupon. No substitutions
additions or deletions.
LIMITED TIME OFFER!
iYortligate lYoiv Delivers to Campus
Delivery Charge $1
oo
ff.BUY ONE
■iflfi/ Sandwich
GET ONE FREE!
efto
ffot valid wUHany other J
offer. One coupon per
customer. Carry out only.
TWO
wmwrwrm a y
.. Mr
with cheese |||
and two items
Small $6.99
Medium $3.99
Large $10.99
Hot valid with any other
offer. One coupon per
customer, Carry out only.
TWO
PIZZAS
with cheese
Small
Medium
Targe.
not valid with any other
offer. One coupon per
customer. Carry out arty.
FREE
BUY ONE
BABY
PAN! PAN!
<&, a 16 oz. soft drink
GET ONE FREE’
$9.951 $ 1.89
$5.25
$7.25
J>ttW tilt
hot valid with any other
offer. One Coupon per
customer. Cany out only,
P.xptrcm: t 1
a-r-ie .4x0
Rxptrwi, 1 1
8-T- Wgs
fbepb**) n*«*»!
IYORTHGATE
268-0220
University & Stasnev
COLLEGE STATION
696-0191
SW Parkwav & Texas
BRYAA
776-71T1
E. 2Bth & Briarcrest
Little Caesars Pizza