Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1990)
alF/)j |0( 159 Its, lieitms. iscour: 4 on, DO; Parkta «k Thursday, October 4,1990 The Battalion Thursday INDIA ASSOCIATION: will meet at 7 p.m. in 165 Blocker. Call Venni at 846-3587 or Stan at 693-2515 for more information. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION: Weekly meeting, all welcome, at 7 p.m. in the meditation ro more information. the meditation room of the All Faiths Chapel. CaN Christe at 846-6115 for AGGIE PLAYERS: will present “My Children! My Africa!” at 8 p.m. in the Rudder Forum. Tickets are $6.50 for public; $5 for students. Call 845-1234 for more information. TEAC EDUCATION COMMITTEE: EcoRap session about pollution at noon in front of the Academic Building. Call Linda at 696-7607 for more information. BAPTIST STUDENT UNION: Free concert — Acappella Follow Jesus! — at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. AGRICULTURE CAREER EXPOSITION: Career job fair with 45 nationally known agricultural companies at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Biochemistry Building. Call Deborah at 693-7503 for more information. CLASS OF 1992 COUNCIL: Elephant Walk T-shirt design contest ends Friday. Ideas can be turned in to 216 MSC. Call Vicky at 693-4668 for more informa tion. TEXAS A&M CYCLING TEAM: Race structure and dues from 7 to 8:15 p.m. in 410 Rudder. Call Stephen at 846-8307 for more information. S.W.A.P.: will discuss “Meat is Murder: Vegetarianism in the ’SOs" at 8:30 p.m. Check monitors in Rudder for room number. Call Karen at 823-3883 for more information. STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTION COMMISSION: Freshman elections for Class of '94 Council and Freshman Senators at 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Aca demic Plaza, MSC, Blocker, Kleberg. KOREAN AGGIES ASSOCIATION: General meeting in 410 Rudder. Call 693-0192 for more information. TAMU ROADRUNNERS: Weekly run at 6 p.m. in front of G. Rollie White. Call David at 693-6368 for more information. PI SIGMA EPSILON: General business meeting, casual, at 6:30 p.m. in 125 Blocker. Call Colin at 847-2024 for more information. CLASS OF '92 BOOT DANCE COMMITTEE: Informational meeting from 7 to 8:15 p.m. in 308 Rudder. Applications available for Boot Dance Committee from 8 to 5 at the Boot Dance table in the MSC. Call Shannon at 823-1896 for more information. AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS ASSOCIATION: Guest lecture with John West speaking about meteors and meteor observing at 7:30 p.m. in 202 Engi neering and Physics Building. Call Steven at 693-9632 for more information. PHILOSOPHY CLUB: Professor Greg Moses will speak about Martin Luther King Jr. and Afro-American philosophy at 7 p.m. in 164 Blocker. Call Brett at 764- 9664 for more information. ANTHROPOLOGY SOCIETY: Dr. Earle will talk about the field school in Guata- mala from 7 to 8:15 p.m. in 502 Rudder. Call MaryAnn at 847-1309 for more information. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: Singing, announcements, slide show, speaker at 7:30 p.m. in 108 HECC. SOCIETY OF MEXICAN-AMERICAN ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS: General meeting in 102 Zachry. Call Albert at 696-5923 for more information. AGGIE ROTARACT CLUB: General meeting and elections at 8:30 p.m. in 402 Rud der. Call Jim at 847-4583 for more information. RPTS PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING: General meeting and discussion of job fair at 7 p.m. in 151 Francis. SIGMA IOTA EPSILON: General meeting at 7 p.m. in 510 Rudder. OPMA: ICDP:Chevron at 7 p.m. in the Former Student Center. FOURTH DAY: Get together for those who have made an Aggie Awakening. Plans being made for AA #29 at 6:15 p.m. in St. Mary's Student Center. Call 846- 5717 for more information. CHILD PLACEMENT CENTER: Adoption Help-line training for new volunteers at 6 p.m. Call 268-5577 if interested and for information. MEXICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will have a general meeting at 8:30 p.m. in 502 Rudder. Call Alejandro at 696-0098 for more information. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general discussion at 8:30 p.m. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for more information. ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: will have a general discussion at 6 p.m. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for more information. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general discussion at noon. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for more information. RIO GRANDE VALLEY HOMETOWN CLUB: will be having elections of city rep resentatives at 8:15 p.m. in 501 Rudder. Call William at 846-9203 for more information. INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Ron Ragland will speak about cor ruption at 8:30 p.m. in 301 Rudder. Good Drycleaning Still Exists, Villa Maria EANERS Quality (Service" 710 Villa Maria Road 822-3937 $150 $ 150 $ 150 $ 150 $ 150 $150 $150 $1 50 $150 $150 $150 $150 $150 $150 $150 $150 $150 $150 $150 Athlete's Foot Study $ 1 so Individuals to participate in an investigational drug research $150 study. Must have symptoms of athlete's foot. $150 Incentive for those chosen and who $150 complete the study. $150 $150 $150 $1 50 $150 $150 $1 50 $150 $1 50 $150 $150 $150 $150 $150 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 ASTHMA STUDY $800 $800 individuals (12 or older) who have asthma to participate in $800 $800 a research study. $800 incentive for those who $800 $800 enroll and complete study. $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300$300 5300 HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE STUDY $300 $300 Individuals with high blood pressure, either on or off blood $300 $300 pressure medication to participate in a high blood pressure $300 $300 research study. $300 incentive.BONUS: $100 RAPID $300 $300 ENROLLMENT BONUS for completing study. $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300$300 CALL PAULL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL® 776-0400 Friday ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general discussion at noon. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for more information. STUDY ABROAD OFFICE: will have an ipformational meeting on studying interna tional business in Denmark at noon in 155 Blocker. Information on studying with TAMU in Italy in the Spring of '91 will be on a table in the main hallway of the MSC from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. COLOMBIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will have a meeting at 7 p.m. in 200 Kle berg. Call Juan at 775-0645 for more information. SINGING CADETS: will have open rehearsal at 5 p.m. in the MSC Flagroom. OFF CAMPUS AGGIES: will have a dinner club meeting at 7 p.m. at the Ft. Shiloh Restaurant. Call Warren at 845-0688, for more information. All day is T-shirt day. At 11:30 p.m. meet in front of Reveille’s grave for midnight yell practice. BETA ALPHA PSI: will have a faculty brunch from 7:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. in 503 Blocker. UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY: will have Bible study at 6 p.m. at the A&M Presbyte rian Church office. EL PASO HOMETOWN CLUB: will have an organizational meeting at 6 p.m. at the Flying Tomato. Call Alexcia at 693-5935 for more information. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION: will have import night followed by procession to yell practice at 9:30 p.m. at North Ramparts Apts. Call Melanie at 846-2649 for more information. CLASS OF ‘92 COUNCIL: Deadlines for the Elephant Walk T-shirt designs ends today. Ideas need to be turned into 216 MSC. Call Vicky at 693-4668 for more information. MSC GREAT ISSUES: will have Mr. Dudley Fishburn, member of British Parlia ment, speak at noon in 226 MSC. 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 publish the name and phone number of the contact only if you ask us to do so. What's Up is a Battal ion 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 ques tions, call the newsroom at 845-3316. Luxury tax won’t hurt some Texans HIGHLAND PARK (AP) — A proposed luxury tax is no big deal to residents of this wealthy enclave in the heart of Dallas, where the houses are big, the cars are fast and business is always booming. At Highland Park Village shop ping center, Mercedes-Benzes, Jag uars and BMWs jockey for spaces outside the Chanel and Victor Costa boutiques. One shop owner here says locals — who include the likes of the bil lionaire Hunt brothers and tycoon T. Boone Pickens — might complain about paying more, but won’t stop buying if the tax is approved.. “This is plj money here in High land Park, and they spend it wisely,” said the man, who asked not to be named. “At no time is the price (of an item) a factor. If they can afford it, they’re going to buy it anyway.” “I don’t like it, but I think it’s fair,” said Rick Jones, sorting through the designer shirts in the village’s Ralph Lauren’s Polo Shop. The 10 percent luxury tax, part of a federal budget agreement reached over the weekend, would apply to the portion of the sales price of some luxury items over certain price thresholds. For example, a $6,000 fur — priced $1,000 above the $5,000 tax threshold — would cost $6,100, if the taxes as proposed take effect Jan. 1. The tax also would apply to a car price tag in excess of $30,000. Todd Meier, president of Rodger Meier Cadillac, said the tax would affect virtually all of the more than 2,000 rew Cadillacs he sells each year. “My first answer as a luxury car dealer is, maybe it isn’t fair,” Meier said from the chandelier-lit show room where he sells $55,000 cars. “But overall, as a citizen, I think it makes sense to tax people who the oretically can afford it.” That attitude reflected the com mon feeling of other shoppers at several of Dallas ritzier emporiums. “If you can afford to pay $30,000 for a car, you sure can afford to pay a few hundred dollars more,” Terri Jung of Austin said as she left Nei- man-Marcus department store in Dallas’ Northpark Mall. Elsewhere in the country, mer chants who cater to the carriage trade complain that the govern ment’s proposal to hike taxes on big- ticket items — including expensive cars, yachts, jewelry and furs, as well as wine and liquor — discriminates against their well-heeled clientele. Randle Stricklin, salesman at Car- tier Inc. in Dallas’ Galleria mail, said the tax burden should fall evenly on all retailers. “It’s really unfair. It hits hard,” Stricklin said. “Why single out lux ury dealers, who have suffered in the last 10 years — especially in Texas?” Roger Rock, manager of the Gal leria Tiffany 8c Co., said he didn’t think the taxes would slow business. “It depends on what you call luxu ries,” Rock said. “From my point of view, these are all necessities.” Tonight On Public TV! RACE TO SAVE THE PLANET Is time running out for our home? Travel around the globe with Meryl Streep and Roy Scheider and explore today’s environmental challenges. E3 9:00 PM MYSTERY!: Poirot Investigate a puzzling case of stolen secret documents with the world’s smartest sleuth. Can he outwit a clever femme fatale? ill 8:00 PM W H mm mm Mi Wk KAMU-TV 9> PBS Channel 15, TCA Cable Channel 4 This is the week to watch. Judge Tom McDonald's average yearly disposition rate of cases is 97% while the state average is 46%. Paid for by the Committee to Re-elect Judge W.T. (Tom) McDonald, Jr., Caroline McDonald, Treasurer, Box 1085, Bryan, TX. 77806 Last 2 Weeks-Enrolling NowlT FALL ALLERGY STUDY Individuals 18 & older to participate in a Fall Al lergy Study to test investigational nasal spray. $100. incentive for those chosen to participate. Call Pauli Research Int.'l 776-0400 Messim Mof Pop Quiz Q. Do you need to kickback and relax? A. Visit the lovely Messina Hof wine cellars. Enjoy a lakeside picnic, sample our bistro style deli, or experience tasting by appointment. (Must be over 21) For more information please call 778-9463 (WINE) Directions to the winery: Take Hwy 6 to Hwy 21. Go east on Hwy 21 for 2 miles. Turn right on Wallis Rd., and follow the signs for 1.5 rpiles. TEXANS SHOW YOUR SUPPORT! T.R.A.S.H. Texas Republic Against Suddam Hussein HUSSEIN (PORTION OF PROCEEDS TO ASSIST MILITARY FAMILIES) ...$9.95' $14.95* T-SHIRTS.. HANES 100% COTTON SWEATSHIRTS. HANES 100% COTTON CAP $5.95* BUMPER STICKERS $3.00 Bumper sticker postage paid SIZES S, M, L, XL, XXL * ADD $2.00 SHIPPING &. HANDLING TEXAS RESIDENTS ADD 8% SALES TAX ORIGINAL DESIGNS IN BEAUTIFUL FULL COLOR Send Check or Money Order to: T.R.A.S.H. P.O. Box 10998-442 Austin, TX 78766 Attn: Dept. A ALLOW 4-6 WKS. FOR DEL1V. DEALER INQUIRIES CALL: (512) 794-8040 ffi)ESI](SKf M3)(LM CJ^fMEEOS AT THE FALL ’90 CO-OP FAIR ATTEND BOTH DAYS Learn about the following companies and their co-op jobs, summer jobs, and permanent jobs Monday, October 8 8:30-3:30 Zachry Lobby Advanced Micro Devices Alcoa Amoco Oil C. Bell Northern Research Bonner & Moore Consulting Services Central Intelligence Agency Cryovac Division of W.R. Grace Co. Dow Chemical USA Dupont Electronic Data Systems FMC Corp. Houston Lighting & Power Co. Intermedics Orhtopedics, Inc. International Business Machines Corp. Kimberly Clark Corp. Lubrizol National Security Agency Occidental Chemical Corp. Powell Electrical Manufacturing Co. State Auditor’s Office Teledyne Geotech The Trane Company, Inc. Tuesday, October 9 8:30-3:30 Zachry Lobby Arco 3M Corp. Champion International Chevron USA Inc. Diamond Shamrock Fluor Daniel General Dynamics General Motors Corp. Hoechst Celanese Lufkin Industries, Inc. McNeil Consumer Products Co. Mobil Oil Motorola Nalco Chemical Co. Phillips Petroleum Rhone Poulenc Saturn Corp. Southwestern Bell Corp. Tandy Corp. - Radio Shack Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Co. Texas Instruments Vetco Gray Inc. Learn about your career options now. Don’t wait until graduation