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Steve Oaden - jp ~ imr 4^9 REPUBLICAN FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE ■ U.S. Naval Academy graduate ■ Nuclear engineer, U.S. Submarine Force ■ MBA, Texas A&M University jJHhki ■ Successful local Businessman i ■ Married 17 years, 3 children Pol. advf'pakJ for by Steve Ogden Campaign. Box 3126 Bryan Texas 77805 AGAIN AND AGAIN SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE CO vW'fc&e' Contact Lenses Only Quality Name Brands (Bausch & Lomb, Ciba, Barnes-Hinds-Hydrocurve) $128°° TOTAL COST ...INCLUDES EYE EXAM, FREE CARE KIT > STD. DAILYWEAR, EXTENDED WEAR OR m TINTED SOFT LENSES jg YOUR CHOICE of Std. Dailywear, Extended Wear or Tinted Soft Lenses SAME DAY DELIVERY ON MOST LENSES Sale ends September 28,1 &0Q Sale extended thru November 2,1990 Call 696-3754 For Appointment DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY 707 South Texas Ave., Suite 101D College Station, Texas 77840 1 block South of Texas & University Dr. intersection College Station, Texas 77840 1600 S. Texas Ave College Station Boone's Strawberry Hill $1.99 750 ml 7.5 proof Cuervo Gold Tequila $10.99 80 proof 750 ml Coors Light uSS $9.99 case 12 oz. /24-pak Cuervo Margarita Mix $2.59 1 liter We accept cash, checks or debit cards 693-2627 specials stood thru Sat.. Oct. 6 The Battalion Thursday, October 4, la New lines may end problems with power By TROY HALL Of The Battalion Staff Power outages around the Chemistry Building should no longer be a problem because the old circuit breaker has been re placed. Feeder 15 officially was turned on by Dr. John Fackler, dean of the College of Science, at a cere monial flipping of the switch Wednesday at the Physical Plant control room. Last year, power outages caused problems for science re search programs, Fackler says. “The new lines should signifi cantly improve the power prob lems of the past year,’’ he says. More power was needed for computers and research equip ment after the chemistry complex renovation. The time lost during power failures took its biggest toll on re search. “There have been tremendous effects on teaching and research programs, especially in labs,” says Michael Hall, chemistry depart ment head. “The power would go V Photo by Phelan M. Ebenhack Dr. John Fackler turns on the new power circuit made to accomodate the Chemistry Building. out during research projects and (the projects) would have to be started over again.” Hall says he believes this is a move in the right direction. The project took about seven months to complete. The new circuit system pro vides electricity for the chemistry complex and the Aerospace Engi neering-Computer Science Build ing. Gunman shoots teen Regents to discuss tuition rise SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE FORT WORTH (AP) — A teen age sandwich shop clerk was recov ering Wednesday from a shotgun blast fired by a would-be robber who allegedly tired of waiting for her to open a safe. Stephanie McFarland was in good condition at Harris Methodist Hos pital Wednesday afternoon, Mandy Rhodes, hospital spokeswoman, said. McFarland was wounded in the upper torso and left arm, said Gero Brown, 18, a co-worker at a Schlotz- ky’s Sandwich Shop. Beverely L. Harrison, 28, of Fort Worth, was arrested about one hour after the incident and arraigned Wednesday on a charge of at tempted capital murder, county offi cials said. Officer Peggy Taylor said Harrison was being held in Tarrant County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bond. By BILLHETHCOCK Of The Battalion Staff Lt. David Ellis of the Fort Worth Police Department said Harrison was captured as he hid in an alley about four blocks from the sandwich shop, clutching a shotgun. Officers in 13 squad cars cordoned off the residential area, and a police heli copter illuminated the alley before the suspect surrendered, Ellis said. Brown said he and McFarland were just closing the shop when a man jumped them and demanded the restaurant’s money bag. The Texas A&M University System Board of Re gents will consider raising tuition for graduate students in the College of Business during its regular meeting to day and Friday. If raised, tuition costs for resident students will dou ble to $40 per semester hour, the maximum allowed by state law. Out-of-state students will pay $30 more per semester hour than the minimum rate set by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The tuition hikes will be effective beginning Fall 1991. Revenue generated from the proposed tuition in creases will return to the College of Business to support graduate programs. The Board also is expected to take action on bids for the Sam Houston Sanders Corps of Cadets Center and the Cain Hall addition. The cost of the Corps center will be almost $3.1 mil lion, and the Cain Hall addition will cost about $1 mil lion to complete. Also under consideration will be a $353,355 appro priation for furniture as part of the MSC expansion project and $157,()()() to re-roof the General Purpose Building at the Riverside campus. A preliminary design for the proposed T exas Beef Industry Center will be presented for the Board’s ap proval. The center is estimated to cost between $1, ; million to $1.7 million. The regents also will vote on whether to authorize the chancellor to award a contract for renovation oftke tennis complex. The renovation date is being pushed because tie Southwest Conference tennis match is scheduled foi April 19 at A&M, and University officials want thewoti to be completed by then. Renovations will cosi $200,000. Pending regents’ approval, A&M w ill initiate a grad uate program leading to a doctor of philosophy degree in anthropology. T his proposal also must be approved by the 1 exas Higher Education Coordinating Board. T he Department of Anthropology piesently offersa master of arts in anthropology. The Board will vote on a revision of the System in vestment policy. This revision has been proposed toal- low the System to manage local f unds more effectively Regents also will consider authorization of a capit campaign for A&M. Tne proposal calls for a campaign coordinated by President William Mobley, and volunteer-led with sup port from the Texas A&M University Development Foundation. The campaign will focus on increasing the level of endowment and private funding to support University programs. The Board will meet at 1 p.m. today. Discussion and action will continue Friday, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Brown said he was headed toward a bus stop when the man jumped out with a shotgun and told him to stand still. “He told me to stop and don’t look at him, and if I made a move he’d kill me right there,” Brown said. Brown said McFarland still was in side the restaurant when he was jumped by the man. But a few sec onds later, she walked out and was heading toward her car when the gunman jumped in front of her and demanded the money bag, he said. Brown said the gunman told them he knew the restaurant’s system of depositing money. Lucio on theft committee AUS1IN (AP) — Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis, D-Fort Worth, has appointed Rep. Eddie Lucio, D- Brownsville, to the Special House Committee on Auto Theft and Uninsured Motorists. Economic losses clue to auto mobile thefts in Texas cost nearly $836 million in 1989, according to the Texas Department of 1 Safety. BATTIPS Anyone with story suggestions can call BA I 1IPS, 1 he Battalion’s phone line designed to improve communication between the news paper and its readers. 1 he BAT LIPS number is 845- 3315. Ideas can include news stories, feature ideas and personality pro files of interesting people. In Advance Local surrealist artist's work will be display eh An exhibit of surrealist art by Brazos Valley resident Tara L. Peterson will be displayed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through Oct. 31 in the lobby of the Joe H. Reynolds Medical Building on west campus. Peterson received her bache lor’s degree in fine arts from Texas Tech University in 1981 She will begin work on a masters of science degree in Texas A&Ms Department of Veterinary Anat omy in Spring 1991. Her work is exhibited in collec tions at Texas T ech and in Col lege Station. . UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM Scholarship Opportunities For Outstanding Undergraduates The following scholarships are currently open for competition: UNIVERSITY honors program Truman Scholarship Sponsored by: Harry S. Truman Foundaiion For: Current college juniors in tented in pursuing careen in govern ment service including scientific research Terms: Up to $7000 annually for tuition, fees, room, board, books for last two undergraduate yean and up to two more years of graduate study Application Procedure: By nomination of Texas A&M Univenity TAMU Application Deadline: November 5, 1990 Goldwater Scholarship Sponsored by: Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence In Education Foundation For: Current college sophomores intending to pursue careen in mathematics and the natural sciences Terms: Up to $7000 annually for tuition, fees, room, board, books for the last two yean of undergraduate study Application Procedure: By nomination of Texas A&M Univenity TAMU Application Deadline: November 5, 1990 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships Sponsored By: National Science Foundaiicn/National Research Council For: Current college seniors pursuing graduate study in science or engineering. Terms: $13,500 annually plus tuition and fees; a $1000 International Research Travel Allowance may also be awarded Application Procedure: Applications available in the Univenity Honors Program Office in early October. Application Deadline: November 9, 1990 National Endowment for the Humanities Younger Scholar Awards Sponsored By: National Endowment for the Humanities For: Current freshmen, sophomores and juniors Term*: $2200 for Summer research and writing in the Humanities, $400 of which is allotted to the advisor of your project Application Procedure: Direct application by student and advisor Application Deadline: November 1, 1990 National Science Foundation Minority Graduate Fellowships Sponsored By: National Science Foundation/National Research Council For: Current college seniors of American Indian, African American, Hispanic, Native Alaskan, or Native Pacific Islander background, pursuing graduate study in science or engineering Terras: $13,500 annually plus tuition and fees; a $1,000 International Research Travel Allowance may also be awarded Application Procedure: Applications available in the University Honors Program Office in early October. Application Deadline: November 9, 1990 Smithsonian Internships Sponsored by: The Smithsonian Institution For: Undergraduate and graduate students Terms: Stipends vary with program; positions are 3-4 months in duration Positions: Hirshhom Museum and Sculpture Garden; National Air and Space Museum; National Museum of African Art; National Museum of American Art; National Zoological Park; Office of Architectural History and Historical Preservation; Smithsonian Envirocvnental Research Center. Application Procedure: Direct appiicaton by student Application Deadline: Varies according to position Smithsonian 10-Week Graduate Student Fellowships: Sponsored by: The Smithsonian Institution For: Individuals formally enrolled in a graduate program and who will have completed one semester of such prior to the appointment period Terms: Stipend of $250 per week for 10 weeks. Travel to the Smithsonian Institution to conduct research is required Application Procedure: Direct application and faculty evaluation of proposal Application Deadline: Postmarked by January 15,1990 Time College Achievement Award Sponsored By: Time Magazine For: Current college juniors of all majors Terms: One time cash award of $3000 Application Procedure: Applications will be available u University Honors Program Office late in the Fall term Application Deadline: December 31. 1990 Phi Kappa Phi National Graduate Fellowship Sponsored by: The Honorary Society of Phi Kappa Phi For: Outstanding seniors planning to attend graduate school in any field; GPA must be in the 3.8 to 4.0 range Terras: Up to $7000 for the first year of graduate study Amount of award is dependent on other financial aid *$500 to $ 1000 one time awards are also offered. Application Procedure: Contact Dr. Ted Jones, 845-2031 Ford Foundation Doctoral Fellowships for Minorities Sponsored by: Fofd Foundation/Nuionsl Re torch Council For: Cunent college tenion of Native Americsn. African American, Native Alaskan or Native Pacific Islander background putting ttudy in the humanities, todal and behavioral tdencet. engineering, mathemat- ics or physical and biological sciences Terms: $ 11,500 annually plus tuition and fees for up to three years Application Procedure: Applications available in the University Honors Program Office in early October Application Deadline: November 9,1990 Mellon Fellowships in the Humanities Sponsored by: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation For: Current college seniors Terms: S 12.000 annually plu, tuition and feet for up to two years (pottibly three) of graduate ttudy in Hiitoty. Englith, Philosophy. Lan- guages, or American Studies Application Procedure: Nomination by a faculty member Application Deadline: November 5, 1990 USA Today All-USA Academic Team Sponsored by: USA Today Newtpaper For: Any full- lime undetgraduale student. Selection bated on original wo* tuch as published research, essay, poetry, an or music Terms: One time cash award of S2500 Application Procedure: Applications will be available in the University Motion Program Office in early October Application Deadline: November 30,1990 United States Air Force Palace Knieht Program 6 Sponsored by: United States Air Force For: Cunent students within 6 months of receiving their Bachelor's degree and students currently in graduate degree program, interested in civilian Air Force employment Terma: Pull tuition end fees, moving expenses and salary are paid by the Air Force » AppUcatio. Procedure: Office, from USAF PU.ce Knight Progmm u “T" NOVOTbW 14 -' 3 “ ,m ’ vid » information Application Deadline: November 15, 1990 UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM Information and applications available at- University Honors Program Office Room 103 Academic Building Ask for Djuana Young UNIVERSIT' HONORS PROGRAM ai