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Wednesday, September 11, 1991 The Battalion Page 5 ^ Williams ^ •) : Informaito 'ilormation 11 Teahouse, |f *•6517 for T 1 - 9 to Oct | ) Cabana. Peaker, Dr,! •Mark atBfr; Jjpeachers await superintendent's plan ’rotests of DISD continue sral meeting j| DALLAS (AP) — More than 200 teachers laid off in a Dallas In- iependent School District budget :runch awaited word Tuesday of the superintendent's plan to put [them back on the job. About 75 teachers picketed the )ISD administration building ionday to protest the 270 layoffs. Superintendent Marvin Ed- /ards has announced he will sub- lit a plan to school board trustees 'during a meeting Tuesday jvening that will restore the job cuts. "We kind of have to be in a iwait-and see attitude," said Bob Baker, the president of Classroom Teachers of Dallas. "I've heard just about every thing in the way of rumors about the plan. But the bottom line is that the teachers have to go back to work." A state district judge last week declined to issue a restraining or der requested by the teachers' union and other groups. But Judge Frank Edwards said the layoffs would not be effective until after trustees met to review the budget and, if necessary, ratify the job cuts. Edwards has been meeting with staff members since his an nouncement Saturday. Larry As- cough, a DISD spokesman, did not immediately return a telephone call Tuesday from The Associated Press. "I don't think there is any thing, anywhere, that can make everybody happy," Edwards said Monday. "We're just trying to solve the immediate problem." Baker said trustees could de cide to raise property taxes by 19.5 percent, rather than the 17.5 per cent tentatively approved last month, to make up for a $47 mil lion shortfall in state aid. is Friday bys ; i p 0 at thews; irst general ihops andmoj ■6062 fonw. AD * Universities could award faculty salary increases, association says AUSTIN (AP) — Texas college , ^faculty members deserve a 5 per- 200 Hektaiit; i cen t pay raise, and most public mSe t Juniversities have the funds tucked Country Stott awa y to P a y for lt ' the Texas Fac ' )n ulty Association said Tuesday. University faculty and staff jhave been awarded a 2 percent [salary increase from the Legisla- Iture. But faculty association mem- [bers said universities should pitch in another 3 percent from their lo- [cal funds. During his audit of state gov- sor of 104 Rudder' and new for more ernment earlier this year, state Comptroller John Sharp criticized universities for holding more money than necessary in reserve. He said they should use those local funds for faculty salaries, in stead of asking for more state tax dollars. Charles Zucker, director of the Texas Faculty Association, said a 5 percent pay hike would "barely cover the rate of inflation over the next academic year." "Clearly many of our universi ties have been saving money for a rainy day. From the faculty's per spective, it is now pouring," Zuck er said. Failure to increase faculty salaries will hurt attempts to re cruit and retain top professors for Texas schools, he charged. The faculty group criticized Southwest Texas State University in particular, which members said had amassed more than $13.5 mil lion in unrestricted current funds. Legislator seeks job as Speaker of the House AUSTIN (AP) — A state repre sentative said Tuesday he will run for House speaker in 1993 in hopes of reforming a legislative body now too easily swayed by special interest lobbyists. "What we've got is not right. It's not democracy," said Rep. Bil ly Clemons, D-Pollok. "The system should be one that caters to the will of the public and not to the will of special inter ests," he said. "The public wants ethics in government. And for some reason, we're not represent ing what the mainstream of soci ety of Texas wants." Clemons, first elected in 1982, said his beef isn't with five-term Speaker Gib Lewis, D-Fort Worth, but with the rules under which the House operates. He also branded as "unfair" a Travis County district attorney's investigation of Lewis that led to two misdemeanor ethics charges. Lewis has pleaded innocent and a trial is pending. "I'm a big fan of Gib Lewis ... (But) he doesn't feel like the sys tem's broke, so he's not going to want to fix it," Clemons said. Lewis responded that all law makers, including himself, some times are frustrated by the legisla tive process. a.m. to 4 p* ij peakerand 752 for mat Mars continued from Page 2 ive. Eveiyov 23-5266(0' ! . 6:30 p.a;| yone is inv<i| 1-601 W#| PO at 845- Tam for 51 ie Chicken would be designed, how many as- Itronauts would go and what kind of educational backgrounds they [should have, what they would eat, how long it would take and what they would do once they arrived on Mars. "We have even gone into the psychological impact it would have on the astronauts and how to cope with it," says Korb, a general studies major. The proposal includes one hour of hypnosis each day to ease stress. The trip to Mars would take about three years. "Basically, we've approached every aspect and everything that could possibly go wrong," he says. The proposal even outlines how other countries could assist in the expedition, which would be too costly for the United States to fund entirely. The team's adventure began their junior year in high school when French's mother, the school librarian, suggested they enter the competition. That year, they won the state competition and a chance to go to the Marshall's Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for research. They re-entered a revised pro posal their senior year and won again. This past spring, they won at the national level and will travel to Washington D.C. next week for the National Space Science Sym posium. There they will present the proposal to a committee of Congress, as well as other groups, including students, within the symposium. They have other plans for the trip, such as a Baltimore Orioles vs. Cleveland Indians baseball game and a visit to the Smithsoni an Institution. "I want to talk to Congressman Greg Laughlin," says French, a general studies major. "I've met him once and want to see if he still remembers me." In high school, the four friends were involved in debate, band, drama and auto mechanics, among other things. Only one team member, Kieschnick, has al ways expressed an interest in sci ence. Winning the competition, however, has furthered their inter ests in science technology and def initely has had its rewards. All four received numerous scholar ships upon graduation, which helped defray college expenses. When asked how much time was put into the project, which they describe as a "book," Ki eschnick, a computer science ma jor, said "countless" hours. "We would just sit down and think about it, even during class," he says. "We tried to calculate how many hours it took once and we almost needed a bigger calcu lator." All four of them say they enjoy A&M so far, although the study ing is more extensive. "When I walked into one of my classes on the first day, I admit it was a little scary," says Rhodes, an aerospace engineering major. "But so far, I love it. It really is the friendliest school." As for the next several days, the Giddings team will be prepar ing for their presentation for the congressional committee and their trip to Washington, D.C., an event Kieschnick calls "a pretty serious ordeal." 3.m. in LOT eetmg. 7f|| Intern continued from Page 2 30 p.m. in :i ipology i at 846-3‘' ar hunt 693-02601 for tryouts he at 764-825 . in 18* I p.m. Ml are formation first two s not orkshop3 : ter. Cal Page 6 subject are needed for the pro gram. Most of the graduate stu dents presently working have a mechanical engineering back ground. Students chosen for the project are involved with the leading building monitoring program in the United States, Turner said. The program has received na tional recognition, and two faculty members from A&M have been in volved with the DOE to monitor its Forestall building in Washing ton, D.C. "It's a tremendous experience for the students," Turner said. Dr. Warren Heffington, an as sociate professor of mechanical en gineering, is one of the faculty members involved with the pro gram. Heffington agreed that the program is excellent experience for the students involved, because it allows them to become familiar with a different area of engineer ing. "They get exposed to the real world of engineering," he said. "Most students think of working in engineering as working with a big industry. They don't think of becoming private consultants." The students are involved in reviewing the audit reports by the engineering firms and see what consulting engineers do, Heffing ton said. One energy report the A&M researchers worked on saved that state agency $180,000 per year, which means savings for taxpay ers. "It's very important because it's going to save the taxpayers money," he said. Nickel Nile 5 <t Miller Lite Draft Michelob Lite Draft Wed 9-11 p.m. Jt^^fisdaSSJNite Guys and Gals Pio Cover till 11 pm m ^ Bar Drinks* m Miller Lite Thursday 9-11 pm. Quarter Weekend <£ Bar Drinks* Draft Beer Fri Sat 9-11 p.m. Open Wed—Sat *requila Sunrise, Screwdrivers, Hum Coke, Ameretto Sour, Hum Punches, Short Teas, Tom Collins, and More! 846-EDGE Skaggs Shopping Center r % LET THE MSC JORDAN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS SHOW YOU THE WORLD To find out how you can get involved in the MSC Jordan Institute, come by our office in the Memorial Student Center Room 223F of the Student Programs Office. For more information call 845-8770 J T W I L A PAR Thursday, September 12 7:30 p.m. First Baptist Church, Bryan Welcomed by KAGC General Admission $5. at the door Student transportation for church services. Call 779-2434 for information STAGECENTER COMMUNITY THEATER 3715 East 29th Street • Towns and Country Shopping Center September 12,13, 14,atS:00 p.m. September 15 at 2:30 p.m. September 19,20,21 at 8:00 p.m. For information and reservations call 846-028'7 ^ PRESENT THIS AP FOR *1°° OFF TICKET PRICE ^ Presents On Golden Pond a love story ROCKYANOS PIZZA BUFFET 99 SPECIAL & PLUS TAX PIZZA • PASTA • SALAD • DESSERT Carry Out and Delivery EVERYDAY 10:30 A.M. - 10:30 P.M 1037 S. TEXAS AVENUE 693-4188 Across from Main campus Entrance Student "Y” Come Join the Funl When: September 10 th & 11 th Where: MSC 206 Time: 7:00 p.m. For More Information call: 847-0030 Texas A&M Sports Car Club First Meeting Sept. 11-7 p.m. - Rudder 601 (Offensive) Driving School Sept. 13-3 p.m. to dark - Riverside Annex Free! Autocross Sept. 15-9 a.m. - Riverside Annex $5 members, $5 first time For more information, Call Casey at 776-6045 "You outta be in pictures " Get your picture taken for the Aggieland! Sept. 9 - Oct. 4 at AR Photography 707 Texas Ave. 9am-5pm