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% J k Roses Now On Sale! one dozen boxed or wrapped cash and carry only Petal Patch Florist 707 Texas Ave, Ste 125 696;67I3 Credit Cards A<xepted Page 12 The Battalion Friday, February 14, Think before buying, says burea Continued from Page 1 before they occur," he said. "The biggest thing you can do to avert a problem is to think." Before business transactions are made, con sumers should know: -who they are doing business with, -how they can contact the company in the future, -what the charges are and , -the company's refund policy. SC#NA Presents: The United Stales: Facing the Challenges of a New World Discussion on International Trade: Mr. Hiroki Sakamoto Dr. J. Bryan Collester Japanese External Trade Organization Principia College Mr. Scott Grant International Resource Center Dr. Gunnar Nielsson School of International Relations, USC Friday: February 14, 1992 1:30 pm Rudder Theatre Lightfoot said he encourages anyone with an inquiry or complaint about a company to call the bureau. The bureau cannot recommend, endorse or approve a company, but it can give a satisfac tory or unsatisfactory report. If the company is not in the Bryan bureau's jurisdiction, callers can be put in contact with other bureaus across the United States. Mary Dorst, public affairs specialist in the citizens assistance center of the attorney gener al's office, agreed with Lightfoot. Dorst believes consumers should request a written contract before sending in their money. "We've had recent calls about giveaways where you send money and get a prize, or send money and get a loan," she said. "You need to get something in writing." The consumer affairs division of the attor ney general's office must receive a written complaint about a company before it gates. After a complaint is received, invest,, tions are made on the basis of how many complaints are received about a certain coitj ny, the nature of the complaints, whetheil office has jurisdiction to investigate the coitj ny and other factors. However, it often takes a long timetol termine whether an investigation is necessJ "Unfortunately, some people get take:I fore an investigation is made," Dorst said 1 Dorst advises consumers to think a before sending their money into a comp they don't know about. "Don't get carried away with the momi she said. "Use common sense." Recent rash of fires irritates officials Ukrainians tei Continued from Page 1 to prevent arson from happening again. Monday the trash cans were removed from the inside of the breezeways and sprayed with a fire retardant and placed on the outside comers of the breezeways. Mead said. Thursday night a fire safety meeting was held for residents of Keathley, Fowler and Hughes Halls. The Texas A&M University System Health and Safety Office sponsored a video entitled "How fast it burned." The video demonstrated that rooms can be consumed by fire in three minutes. Richard Bishop, safety and health technician for A&M, said at the meeting that setting fires is a common occurrence on campus. "At Aggieland setting fires seems to be good bull," he said. "Any fire setting is wrong. Bonfire is enough fire for every one," he said. After the meeting students ex pressed disapproval over the inci dent. "We were pissed," Fowler resi dent James Trewin said. "People could have been hurt." The fire was "bad bull" espe cially since the trash cans were close to the exits, Fowler resident Heath Cleaver said. Resident directors and resi dent assistants are still looking for anyone who may have seen some thing the night of the fire. "I do have a couple of leads," Scott said. "I will be following up on them in the next couple of days." have right to weapons, adviser says Continued from Page 1 ‘WASHING! otiators will Is week in D, Iigh issues s rth Americar Expectation ixican and Ca |e to substant sen — diffe fleeting the a jergy, rinancia The pressu n Dallas, othe another underscoring theirrigt to form separate armies. Still another reiterates ll bistically impc commitment to keepingstrateg [reement thi: forces under united control would commit the republicsta, i joint command of all conventi® forces. Presents: The United States: Facing the Challenges of a INew World Mr. Frederick McClure Director & Member of the Management Committee First Southwest Company & Former Assistant to President Bush on Legislative Affairs Saturday, February 15, 1992 Rudder Theatre 10:30AM Customers oppose survey results Continued from Page 1 findings to the public. The survey did not ask about the issue of charging customers for each cable outlet in their home whether or not the outlet is being used. Several TCA cus tomers expressed their opposi tion to this charge. Eltinge said, however, the Gallup Organization itself is a sound organization. "They are perceived as very reputable/' Eltinge said. "They make a reasonable effort to get a high response rate." Rice said since the govern ment allows TCA so much free dom, they are able to increase their profits tremendously. "TCA's rates will be what the community can bear," he said. Rogers said he feels the sur vey is very close to what sub scribers think about TCA. "We do have some things to work out," he said. "We're not perfect." Rice, however, said he and other local customers of TCA who presented a petition at the Feb. 6 public hearing would like another cable company to com pete with TCA. "When we had two compa nies before, we did not have the installation charges we pay now," Rice said. "I think I'm be ing ripped off." Results of the survey were presented in a public hearing held Feb. 6 concerning the future of TCA Cable. The Gallup sur vey concluded the following: • Eighty-eight percent of the respondents were op posed to a higher franchise tax if it meant higher monthly cable bills. * Almost 90 percent of the respondents rated their pic ture quality as excellent or good. Ten percent rated the quality fair, and two percent rated it poor. Ninety-three percent lid the experienced no billing problems . Of r over the last year. Of the five percent who had experienced such a problem, roughly two- thirds were satisfied with the resolution of the problem. • Almost one-third of the respondents said they had contacted a customer service representative at TCA within the past year. • Eighty percent of the respondents saici "no" to the idea of funding a local commu nity access channel if it meant higher monthly rates. • Thirty-two percent of the respondents said their cable service is better now than three years ago; six percent said it is worse than three years ago. Forty-seven percent said their cable service is about the same as it was three years ago. of the respondents said they had The margin of error for the survey was 4.9 percent and con sisted of 400 respondents inter viewed by telephone in January. "I dream about an armytlu won't have to think aboutitsdaii bread, won't think about whfii: will live, what it will wear# what it will eat,” YevgenyStr poshnikov, the interim common wealth military commander,sii: after the meeting. “If the state needs this amt the state should take care of ih army," he said in an intervw with Russian television. The working group, preside: over by Shaposhnikov, apparel ly failed to resolve details aboii: the size, type and command!! joint forces. And they skipped discussiot entirely of the Black Sea fleet,It which both Russia and Ukrain lay claim. Nikolai Mikhalchenko, i Ukrainian presidential adviseij said: “The fact that Ukraine cor tributed some 30 percent of tfie military budget of the fomerSo- viet Union is not being takermto] account. "They do not accept tkj Ukraine is entitled to an equivil lent share of the weaponry." j Yeltsin's aides turned up tfi heat Thursday, saying thepresj dent was ready to sign a decrej sometime after Friday to create Russian military force. Hfll mp' County, A&M report no anti-Semitism Continued from Page 1 "I also need to say that part of the reason numbers have gone up is that more people are aware of what we are doing at ADL and are feeling more comfortable in reporting," she added. Operation Desert Storm brought a rise in incidents from January to March of last year, Harberg said. "This was really sad, as Jews are not even a part of that area," she said. Nationally, there was also an increase of anti-Jewish incidents on college campuses re ported by the ADL. According to a member of the Hillel Stu dent Association, there has not been a problem on the Texas A&M campus. "There has not been any real problems here," said David Garner, president of Hillel. "UT was having trouble with some demon strations, but nothing much here." Brazos County had no reports of anti Semitic acts last year, according to the Brazts County Sheriff's Office. Harberg said the trend in anti-Jewish act? ity is a problem for everyone. "When any minority group is being dis criminated against then all minority groups have trouble," she said. Continued from Page 2 Medical college sets higher goals a& Pullinc Dwayne Pur Eppright Hall': Tension Headache? Individuals with moderate to severe Tensbn Headaches wanted to participate in a 4-hour headache relief research study with an investigational medication in tablet form. Flexible hours. $75 incentive for individuals who are chosen and complete the study. Daily, till 6:30 776-0400. Weekends 361-1500. s High Blood Pressure Study Individuals either on or off high blood pressure medication needed to participate in a high blood pressure research study involving an investigational oral medication and an investiga tional intravenous medication. $600 incentive paid to those chosen to participate upon completion of the research study. Asthma Study WANTED: Individuals, age 12 and older, with mild to moderate asthma to participate in a clinical research study for 15 weeks with an investigational medication in capsule and inhaler form. $400 - $500 incentive for those completing the study. For more information call: BIOPHARMA, INC. (Formerly Pauli Research) ties like A&M," DeVaul said. "We want to hire a few leaders in research and focus on making some real breakthroughs in medicine," he said. A&M's College of Medicine takes great pride in its small class size and committed faculty. Only 48 medical school applicants are accepted into A&M each year. which allows for enhanced indi vidual training. "We have a fine institution and committed faculty who think it's a privilege to teach students," De Vaul said. With the newly acquired status of a Health Science Center, the Texas A&M College of Medicine has set several goals. Through curricular efforts, the college is concerned with promoting leader ship in its students for future gen erations. In addition to leadership, the A&M College of Medicine has be come preoccupied with ensuring that they produce competent physicians. "We have lost sight of the im portance of physicians doing the right thing and taking on issues on behalf of the patients they serve," DeVaul said. "Today there is more of a business concern." As a medical doctor himsef DeVaul would like to see phasis in the medical field retait to the care of the patient as an if dividual. 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