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Also offeringBar/Bri, LSAT, GMAT, MCAT & SAT Mail To: Conviser-Miller CPA Review 1415 Fannin, Suite 250 Houston, Tx. 77002 (ffiTTEHTION: fiLL RECOGNIZED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS ^ MSC OPEN HOUSE REGISTRATION Page 6 The Battalion Tuesday, May 1,1990 Crime Stoppers looking for felony theft suspect Crime Stoppers’ “most wan ted” is being sought for felony theft from a person. Juree Shivers Jr. can be identi fied by the following characteris tics: • Race — Black • Sex — Male • Date of Birth — 9/12/70 • Height — 5 feet 10 inches • Weight — 165 lbs. • Hair — Black • Eyes — Brown If your call and information leads to his arrest, Crime Stop pers will pay you $250. When you call, a special coded number will be given to protect your identity. Crime Stoppers also pays for information on any felony crime or the location of any wanted fu gitive. If you have any informa tion, call Crime Stoppers at 775- 8477. Photo from Brazos Co. Sheriff’s Dept. Juree Shivers Jr. FBI nets off-shore casino Four cruise ship cohorts charged with conspiracy BROWNSVILLE (AP) —Four op erators of the cruise ship that brought casino gambling to Texas have been charged with conspiracy and federal gambling violations, in volving in part an allegedly illegal sports bookmaking operation. In addition to conspiracy to oper ate an illegal gambling operation, charges include use of the mail to promote illegal gambling, interstate transportation of illegal betting slips, and operation of an illegal gambling business. Federal and state investigators in Port Isabel over the weekend searched the Port Isabel-based ship Le Mistral II, the offices of Islander Cruises Ltd., and offices of OM Con sultants, a Miami-based firm manag ing the ship’s entertainment and ca sino. Charged in the case are Hal Tem- E leton Fowlkes, 47, president of Is- tnder Cruises, which directed the cruise business; Phillip Lance New man, 40, who operated gambling on the ship; Steven Fox, 32, a card dealer; and Betty Brown Vacek, 47, an OM Consultants employee in Port Isabel. U.S. Magistrate Robert Guerra on Monday allowed them released on $25,000 unsecured bonds each. Each of the alleged violations of federal law carry a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and up to a $250,000 fine for each count. The statutes also allow for seizure of as sets. The arrests were the result of an ongoing investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Crimi nal Intelligence Service. Approximately $80,000 in cash was seized during the weekend searches, said DPS spokesman David Wells. According to an FBI complaint, DPS undercover investigators placed bets on sporting events, such as foot ball and basketball games, while the ship was still docked at Port Isabel. They allegedly paid for the bets af ter the cruise began and the casino opened. Winnings would be settled after the ship returned to dock. If the sporting events had not con cluded by the end of the cruises, the casino operators would send any winnings to the investigators in the mail, authorities allege. When the floating casino began operating out of Port Isabel in the fall of 1988, Fowlkes was a partner in an Ocean Springs, Miss.-based maritime law firm that held a 21 per cent share of Islander Cruises. What’s Up Tuesday COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS: will show ‘The Democracy Movement in China” at 7:30 p.m. in 204C Sterling Evans Library. Call Cheryl at 845- 5741 for more information. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION: will have a required meeting at 5:15 p.m. in 102 Zachry for all co-op students who plan to work in summer 1990. THE MEDICINE TRIBE: will have a discussion at 5 p.m. in front of the Academic Building. Call Irwin at 846-3225 for more information. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will have a discussion at noon. Call CDPE at 845-0280 for more information. CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL: will discuss fall plans at 7:30 p.m. in 223B Zachry. Call Julie at 847-8442 for more information. WOMEN’S STUDIES PROGRAM AND DEPT OF PHIL & HUMANITIES: will have a lecture at 4 p.m. in 402 Academic Building. TAMU SURF CLUB: will have their last meeting at 8:30 p.m. at University Tower at the jacuzzi. Call 847-7404 for more information. RIO GRANDE VALLEY HOMETOWN CLUB: will have officer elections for ’90- ’91 at 7 p.m. in the MSC Flagroom. Contact Eunice at 693-1094 for more information. ANTHROPOLOGY SOCIETY: will have John Dockall speak about Mayan stone tool and exchange at 7 p.m. in 305 Rudder. WOMEN’S STUDIES AND MUSIC: Dr. Nancy B. Reich will give a talk on Clara Schumann at 11 a.m. in 402 Academic. Call 845-9670 for more informa tion. DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND JUNGIAN OF BRAZOS VALLEY: will have “A Jungian Analysis of Boris Pasternak’s Dr. Zhivago’ ” at 7:30 p.m. in 102 Hort. & Forest Science Bldg. STUDENT GOVERNMENT: University applications are available at the Student Government office, 221 Pavilion. The applications are due on Thursday. COMMUNITY OF SINGLE ADULTS: will meet to dance at the Hall of Fame at 8 p.m. FRONT PORCH THEATER-POETRY IN TRACTION: will have a collage of per formances at 8 p.m. at the Front Porch Cafe. For more information call 846-5558. Wednesday THE OPAS STARK SERIES & THE DEPT OF PHIL & HUMANITIES: will have a Brown Bag Concert at noon in 402 Academic Bldg. Call Rebecca at 845-3355 for more information. SAN ANGELO HOMETOWN CLUB: will have a pizza party at Mama’s at 6 p.m. Call Paul at 822-0726 for more information. UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRIES: will have the last Aggie supper of the semes ter at 6 p.m. at A&M Presbyterian Church. Call Mike at 846-5631 for more information. Items for What's Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 Reed McDonald, no later than three business days before the desired run '-date. We only publish the name and phone number of the contact if you ask us to do so. What’s Up is a Battalion service that lists non-profit events and activities. Submissions are run on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee an entry will run. if you have questions, call the newsroom at845-3315. IS BEGINNING. OPEN HOUSE SEPTEMBER 2.1990 EfiRLY REGISTRATION APR. 11 - MAY 4 $20.00 LATE REGISTRATION MAY 4 - AUG. 31 $25.00 ^Registration forms can be obtained outside Room 216 C-D in the Student Programs Office. *Forms are to be turned in to Gelinda Lara in Room 216 MSC. *For more information, call the Student Programs Office at 845-7627. BOTHER’S BOOKSTORE We pay megabucks for ALL books! (textbooks, paperbacks, studyguides, schuams outline, cliff notes) Don’t Be Overwhelmed With Your Used Books! Bring them to Rother’s and Spin to Win on our Wheel of Fortune! 20% discount • free T-shirts 50% discount • $5°° free merchandise 10% more cash OPEN LATE FINALS WEEK 340 George Bush Dr. 901 Harvey Rd. Accrocs from University Police Woodstone Shopping Center Small school lives up to big expectations TORNILLO (AP) — Educators here are beaming with pride because the district’s stu dents have doubled and in some cases tripled their scores on basic skills tests without comput ers or even new books. The students of Tornillo Independent School District go to school in a 1924 elementary school and in a high school that houses about a dozen classrooms. Most of the district’s $1.6 million budget goes for salaries. Superintendent David Marcum said the tiny district’s 380 children needed someone to tell them they could succeed and they needed an at mosphere that would let them do it. “There’s education research to support the theory that if you believe the kids will perform well and tell the kids they can do it, they’ll per form well,” Marcum said. The Tornillo school board hired Marcum two years ago to strengthen faltering scores on the standardized Texas Educational Assessment Minimum Skills Test. He also is working to re cover the district’s accreditation ranking. “My goal is to take one of the poorest school districts in the state and prove that we can do fas cinating things with the kids,” Marcum said. This year, scores soared and the district was again fully accredited by the Texas Education Association. Marcum said two new principals with high ex pectations for students helped. The district fully instituted bilingual education programs for the children of immigrants in kin- I here’s education research to support the theory that if you believe the kids will perform well and tell the kids they can do it, they’ll perform well. My goal is to take one of the poorest school districts in the state and prove that we can do fascinating things with the kids.” — David Markum, Superintendent dergarten and first grade and it is beginning to extend English-as-a-second-language classes through the 12th grade. Educators also changed the elementary school’s class schedule, did some inexpensive re furbishing to both schools, made minor curric ulum changes and received a lot of support from teachers. Next year, the high school will get a new com puter lab and a satellite education program. Parents say their children definitely are learn ing more and liking it. “They enjoy school more than they did be fore,” said Leopoldo Escalante, head custodian who has two children that attend the school. “Sometimes they even claimed they were sick so they didn’t have to go to school, but they don’t do that anymore.” Average attendance during the last quarter was 98 percent, said high school principal Mike Dickson. “I’m convinced that you don’t use money as a crutch to explain the reason that students don’t get an education,” Dickson said. “If you do, the crutch becomes a reason for not teaching.” Still, without money, the school is missing a few things. There’s no guidance counselor, not much science lab equipment and a library with out a magazine collection. “Maybe our kids aren’t getting everything they need, but I’m convinced they are getting a quality education,” Dickson said. Xeriscaping (Continued from page 3) works. Schueckler said the new Texas A&M University Headquarters Building will be Xeriscaped after the University requested an efficient landscape. Welsh said there are seven basic principles of Xeriscaping. They are as follows: • Planning and design — includ ing your region and existing land scape • Soil analysis — preparing soil for better water absorption • Efficient irrigation — saving on water • Practical turf areas — using turf only where it provides benefits • Appropriate plant selection — placing the right plants in the right place • Use of mulches — using to re duce water needs, weed growth and erosion • Proper maintenance — reduc ing maintenance with proper design Welsh said these principles have been tested by industry profession als. When planning a Xeriscape, Welsh said pets, amount of yard use, landscape style and plants desired should be taken into consideration. Welsh said the term Xeriscape comes from the Greek word Xeros meaning dry and was coined in Denver in 1978. Since then, he said, there have been numerous Xeriscape projects from coast to coast. Welsh said local landscape ar chitects, nurserymen and county ex tension agents can help answer ques tions about using Xeriscaping. Teachers (Continued from page 1) Oct. 2, 1989, but Clements didn’t call the Legislature into session to consider it until Feb. 27. Lawmakers have met non-stop since. The deadline-bumping delay raised the ire of teachers, Cole said. “If students acted like this, we would be giving them Fs and send ing notes home to their parents,” he said. The march on the mansion capped a day of school-related ac tion: — The Senate declined to con sider an “escape hatch” bill that would have allowed $500 million in state aid scheduled for May 25 to be paid Monday. Backers said the bill would have made certain local schools remain open if state aid is stopped. “I don’t think the situation is that critical. The (state education) com missioner ... has written all the school districts a letter directing them to spend down their reserves or borrow the money. I don’t think there’s imminent danger of (teacher) paychecks being cut off,” said Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby. — Hobby voiced hope that McCown wouldn’t close schools. “It’ terribly inappropriate to say this i unfair, therefore we’re going to shu down the whole school system. Thai is not a rational response to th< problem,” Hobby said. — The TFT and Texas Classroom Teachers Association said they wanil McCown to allow the state to send school districts enough money to pa; teachers. Failing that, they want tea l chers released from employment contracts in districts lacking enough local money to pay them. “It wouldn’t be a strike ... It would be like a lockout. We are not advo cating a walkout at this point,” said the TFT’s Cole. “Strikes, walkouts, all those things damage children. They don’t dam age governors and legislators, added Jeri Stone, TCTA executive director. — The Texas Education Agent; said its survey showed that 18.5 per cent of the 422 poor school districts and 14.7 percent of the 317 mid wealth districts, would need to bor row funds without the May state payments. Interest costs for those districts would total about $750,00(1 a month, the TEA said. — Clements repeated that he will call lawmakers into a third education special session beginning Wednes day. The current, 30-day session ends Tuesday night. AggieVisionas
