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Texas A&M’s video yearbook. Order your copy to<^ay from Student Publications, 230 Reed McDonald ] (Only $32.50 includes taxes and delivery.) IMMIGRATION WORK VISAS LABOR CERTIFICATIONS PERMANENT RESIDENCE ALL OTHER IMMIGRATION MATTERS BARBARA HINES, pc Attorney at Law Board Certified Immigration and Nationality Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization 1005 E. 40th (512)452-0201 AUSTIN, TX 78751 LOADED WITH BARGAINS ANDERSON PLACE 693-2347 Call today OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT ON TARGET! EAST GATE APARTMENTS 693-7380 (Distinctive StyCe! \uS 1001 Harvey Rd 693-4242 811 Harvey Rd 696-9638 Varied amenity packages! Near shopping, entertainment, and much, much more! COPIES • Wed., Sat., Sun. • Self-serve machines only COPYING TYPING LAMINATING RESUMES FAX SERVICE PASSPORT PHOTOS HP calculators for business and finance. Come try one today. HP Calculators - the best for your success. HP19B List 175.00 Sale 139.95 HP17B List 110.00 Sale 89.95 UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORES “Your Calculator Headquarters 9 ' Northgate Culpepper Plaza Village Shopping Center 409 University Dr. Next to 3C BBQ Across from the Hilton Texas Ave. at Harvey Rd. 700 University Dr. East Professional Computing HAS A CALCULATOR FOR YOU! CALCULATORS FOR BUSINESS 10B....$37.50 12C....$70.00 14B....$60.00 17BII...$82.50 19BII..$132.00 CALCULATORS FOR SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 205.. ..$37.50 215.. ..$37.50 225.. ..$45.00 275.. ..$60.00 BUSINESS HOURS M-F 8:00-5:30 SAT. 10:00-3:00 32S $52.50 42S $90.00 28S $176.25 48SX..$262.50 HEWLETT PACKARD Authorized Dealer 505 CHURCH STREET COLLEGE STATION (409) 846-5332 Page 6 The Battalion Tuesday, June 19,1 Police search county for farm tractor thieves Brazos County Crime Stoppers is seeking information about three farm tractor thefts in rural Brazos County over the past six months. The first theft occurred Decem ber 30, 1989 at the Case Power & Equipment Co. on Highway 21. Po lice believe the thieves entered the fenced compound, started a tractor and drove it to a waiting trailer. The other thefts occurred in Jan uary and May on ranches in rural areas of Brazos County. Police say thieves stole the tractors the same way — by starting them and driving them to a waiting trailer. The stolen tractors, valued at more than $27,000, are described as follows: • Case International model 685, serial B-28253. • Ford model 2101-3C, serial C165657. • Kubota with implements and trailer model L-245, serial L245DT55936. Investigators have no evidence that these thefts are a result of orga nized crime activity. They do recom mend, however, that area ranchers take precautions to guard their equipment. If you have information that could be helpful about these thefts, call Crime Stoppers at 775-TIPS. When you call, Crime Stoppers will assign you a coded number to pro tect your identity. What’s Up Tuesday NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general discussion at 8:30 p.m. Cal the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for more information. FRIENDS OF THE CORPS: will have an informational meeting at 5 p.m. in Harrington. Call 690-9480 for more information. AGGIES FOR LIFE: will have discussion of summer and fall activities at 7p.m. Call John at 846-7048 for location. If your call leads to an arrest and grand jury indictment, Crime Stop pers will pay you up to $1,000 in cash. Crime Stoppers also pays cash for information on any felony crime or the location of a wanted fugitive. Spill (Continued from page 1) nation before the spill help in this area, he said. Other processes, such as shipping and runoff, put oil into the environ ment, Kennicutt said. He said it is important to separate this pollution from the actual spill early in the in vestigation. “If there is an existing database, you have a pre-spill understanding of the system you’re working with,” Kennicutt said. If no database exists, he said sci entists also can take samples from an area far away from the spill and use them to create a model. “We were trying to do both,” Ken nicutt said. “We were getting to the scene very early in the incident and sampling, as well as sampling far away from the site to try and estab lish what the background is.” The GERG team also collected samples for dispersant studies. An experimental dispersant was applied to a portion of the oil spill, and the team will study samples to determine its effectiveness. Kennicutt said bioremediation also was tried on a small part of the slick. The bioremediation technique uses microorganisms to digest the oil. Because the situation at the spill site now is under control, most of the scientists and technicians have re turned, except a skeleton crew on board the A&M R/V Gyre, Kenni cutt said. “At this point, things are starting to wind down, and it’s a question of what the long-term program’s going to be,” he said. Kennicut said the spill could have been much worse. “The weather was excellent,” he said. “And the amount of material ultimately released was not near as much as was on board. It was not nearly as serious a problem as peo ple were worried about in the begin ning, but it still is a major spill.” The Mega Borg was in the process of “lightering” when the explosions occurred. Lightering is the trans feral of some of the oil off one ship onto another to lighten the first ship’s load. Kennicutt said he is not sure if the process is dangerous. “When you transport the amount of oil you’re talking about world wide, you’re going to have acci dents,” he said. “Whether one par ticular activity is more dangerous than another becomes a matter of judgment.” Kennicutt said people must ex pect to have oil spills of some magni tude as long as oil continues to be transported in such volumes. CO-OP CLUB: will elect officers and plan a party at 7 p.m. in 342 Zachry.Ca! 822-4405 for more information. Wednesday TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COALITION: will have a speaker, J« Bruegging from Bruegging Paper Stock, at 7 p.m. in 118 Civil Engineering Bldg. For more information call Mary at 846-6767. BIRTH PARENT SUPPORT GROUP: will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the Child Place ment Center. Free to women facing unplanned pregnancy and parents who have placed a child for adoption. Call 268-5577 for more informa tion. 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 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. If you have questions, call the newsroom at 845-3315. Many Texas b< E hasize ow to b | The la eking degree i: tude lours of of th< I The 1 lave bee lien, ev Intil Sej I Dr. B |urs in id he d “The f hours al is jther AggieHostel (Continued from page 1) band.” AH of the alumni agree that the campus has grown to an overwhelm ing size. Joe Lassiter, class of ’40, said he never imagined the campus would get this big. Heldenfels remembered sleeping in tents along the side of what is now known as Old Main Drive. “We called it Hollywood Boulevard,” he said smiling. “But a lot has changed since then. Back then, all the build ings were one height and less than five stories.” He then compared a new ’90 class ring to his, which is polished smooth from years of wear. “I bought mine for $25,” he chuckled. Samantha Gordon, an AggieHos tel student host for the second said she enjoys working with program and hearing the old stories. “Things have really chant: in a lot of ways since then/’shesi “But it’s still great to hear about! many ways things are still thesam The a lumni were pleased to6 the same Aggie spirit still comm place on the campus. "Ever here is still friendly and open," siter said. “It’s a trait I hope school never loses.” Field director for the Associat of Former Students Porter Gai III, class of ’79, said this is oneof: most rewarding programs thatn one who cares about Texas Ai and its former students can be: volved with. “We get to see our heritage t! ved,” he said. “They really brinj life how special A&M is. Theseloi are here to learn, but we’re reallyt ones doing the learning.” o a ssional a negatii " Rtcha id he i st year aining “You in 18 ho N'o othei II Juneteenth , 1N [FULL EFgE C'E YOKC Bre rage Ke U.S. ■ednesc Bast nin< tempts ti lavy sai< I The a ■rations lokosuk Banded Bom ret en con re claii —id thei LeV/ISl Midway [ear we; (Continued from page 1) elected officials.” Economically, Larke said, Afri can-Americans also are facing prob lems. “Almost half of all African-Ameri can children are born in poverty,” she said. Lack of education, low-t jobs, racism and cutbacks in funds combine to create the high rate of poverty among African- Americans, Larke said. “We are often confused with ste reotypes — ‘If people want to work they can find a job. They’re just lazy.’ But this just isn’t true,” Larke said. “In many instances people have low self-esteem. They have a sense of hopelessness and do not know the system of how to get things done.” Education is the key to improving the economic situation for African- Americans, she said. TW/5 IS 6KEAX CAft. -IF X HELP YOU, AWB/L WE CAW TUR/V THIS OLD ALIEN WRECK I A/TO A WOKKIWG TV STATION. AH, HERE'S Y00R PRME/A, MERRITT. THIS SYSTEJA reeds a REW POG-TOR& UNIT. “This is where we go from here, Juneteenth celebration 1990,” Larke said. “Looking again at our educa tion, our politics and our economics, but most importantly looking at our families.” WHERE AM I GOIH6 7D GET A REW PO6-T0R6 UNIT!?? jTexas ALL (pas ' Tearing 0HH, RlGtal PIE. 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