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I Campus Page 2 The Battalion Friday, October 2, W Building’ Bridges ROBERT J. REED/The Battalion Craig McPike, Matt Alexander and Randy Rouge stand next to a bridge they built with members of the American Society of Civil Engineers for an annual competition. The bridge weighs a little under 200 pounds, is 20.5 feet long, 4.5 feet tall and 3 feet 10.5 inches wide. The bridge will be judged on assembly speed, econ omic considerations, weight/load ratio and aesthetics. This year’s com petition is in Houston this Saturday. Schools from Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico will compete. A&M official disputes claim Says Northgate merchants had opportunity to submit proposal By MACK HARRISON Reporter of THE BATTALION A Texas A&M official said Northgate businesses peti tioning against private food operations at some campus facilities had the chance to submit proposals along with other companies. The merchants' petition claims that A&M "did not in clude an opportunity for lo cal businesses to participate in bidding" for on-campus locations. However, Robert Smith, vice president for finance and administration at A&M, said the University has not yet started to accept bids, and all businesses — local and out- of-town — had a chance to submit proposals to the school, he said. "There's a difference be tween not being allowed to bid and not having it accept ed," Smith said. "We are not in a bidding process. We have asked for proposals." The University is still in the early stages of deciding whether to have a private company take over opera tions of Sbisa Underground, Smith said. The plan calls for several fast food franchises to operate in the Underground area, in a manner similar to a food court. Right now. Smith said, the main priority is to get feed back, and he is meeting with an advisory board of student leaders in order to keep in touch with student opinion. He said until the school knows what students want, it can't negotiate a contract or decide on what restaurants to bring in. "The process is not only not completed, it has not even begun," Smith said. "No decision has been made (on privatization)." He said the University ran newspaper advertisements announcing a request for pro posal (RFP) in addition to "The process is not only not completed, it has not even begun. No decision has been made (on privatization)." -Robert Smith, A&M vice president for finance and administration sending RFPs to over 20 m jor food service companies The ads ran on Aug. 9and| and businesses had until Sept.14 to send in a proposal "Anybody who choselo submit a proposal could have done so," Smith said. "It was known all over town. It was an open invitation." Smith stressed that A&M is not in the process of taking bids at this time, butisin- stead considering companies proposals. He said his office then reviews the proposals, eliminating those that don't meet the necessary require- ments. "At this point we'll have something to talk about,’ Smith said. Smith said six companies responded to the RFP,bat only two met the require ments. He declined to name the two finalists, saying dis cussions are sensitive at this point. Class of '96 officer election results The following are the results of Wednesday’s Freshmen elec tions. Run-offs will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 7 for the class council positions of Treasurer, Secretary, President and Histori an. PRESIDENT Todd Rice Raymond Boney VICE PRESIDENT Dustie Ray Householder TREASURER Ryan A. Wright Tina Hornberger HISTORIAN Sherry Kersey Meredith Sterline SOCIAL SECRETARY Ty Tucker SENATORS Casey Childress Matthew Kenyon Shelby Eppes Thomas H. Clingenpeel Matt Hurt Mike Yates Katie Bode The B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation at Texas A&M wishes the Jewish Community a Healthy and Happy New Year. Everyone is invited to services conducted by Rabbi Peter Tarlow Yom Kippur Services at Texas A&M Hillel Tuesday Oct. 6-8 pm Wednesday Oct. 7-10 am Wednesday Oct. 7 - 4:30 pm Yizcor after sundown Break-the-Fast B’nai B'rith Hillel Foundation (Jewish Student Center) 800 George Bush Dr. College Station 696-7313 The Battalion ATLANTIS TILLMAN, Editor in Chief STEVE O’BRIEN, Managing Editor JASON LOUGHMAN, Opinion Editor GARY CARROLL, City Editor MEREDITH HARRISON, News Editor J. DOUGLAS FOSTER, Sports HEIDI SAUER, News Editor Editor TODD BLACKMON, Arts & Entertainment CHRIS WHITLEY, Sports Editor Editor RICHARD S. JAMES, Photo Editor Staff Members Reporters — Melody Dunne, Mark Evans, Todd Stone, Brandi Jordan, Cheryl Heller, Tanya Sasser, Robin Goodpaster, Juli Phillips, Tanya Williams, Julie Chelkowski, Monique Lunsford, Mack Harrision, and Will Healy. News desk — Kyle Burnett, Tracia Newbold, Jennifer Mentlik, David Thomas, Lance Holmes, Lauri Reysa and Jennifer Smith. Photographers — Darrin Hill, Jenny Matlack, Randy Nichols, Sandra Alvarado, Billy Moran, Jennifer Lockard, Ricardo S. Garcia and Robert Reed. Lifestyles writers - Susan Owen, Anas Ben-Musa, Tricia Martinez and Julie Polston. Sports writers— K. Lee Davis, Michael Plumer, Don Norwood and Ruly Medrano. Columnists — Anthony LoBaido, Stacy Feducia, Dwayne Purvis, Shawn Ralston, Matt Dickerson, Robert Vasquez, and Toni Garrard. Cartoonists — William Harrison, Thomas Deeney, George Nasr, and Clay Welch. Clerks — Darra Dees, Pejcharat Harvey, Shelley Rowton and Jamie Anderson. The Battalion (USPS 045-360) is published daily, Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters and Monday through Thursday during the summer session (except University holidays and exam periods), at Texas A&M University. Second class postage paid at College Station, TX 77840. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Battalion, 230 Reed McDonald Building, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843. News: The Battalion news department is managed by students at Texas A&M University in the Division of Student Publications, a unit of the Department of Journalism. Editorial offices are in 013 Reed McDonald Building. Newsroom phone number is 845-3316. Fax: 845-2647. Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the Opinion Page staff or the contributor and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Texas A&M Battalion editors, student body, administration, faculty or staff. Advertising: For campus, local and national display advertising, call 845-2696. For classified advertising, call 845-0569. Advertising offices are in 015 Reed McDonald and office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Fax: 845-5408. Subscriptions: Mail subscriptions are $20 per semester, $40 per school year and $50 per full year. To charge by VISA or MasterCard, call 845-2611. DESIGN YOUR CAREER AT THE FALL 92 CO-OP FAIR ATTEND BOTH DAYS Learn about the following companies and their co-op jobs, summer jobs, and permanent jobs Monday, October 5 8:30-3:30 Zachry Lobby ABB Vetco Gray Alcatel Champion International DSC Eastman Chemical Freese & Nichols GPM Gas Corporation Houston Lighting & Power L.G. Balfour McNeil Consumer Products Miles Mobil Chemical NASA-Johnson Space Center Occidental Chemical Quantum Rhone-Poulenc Southwest Research Institute Trane Company United Parcel Service Tuesday, October 6 8:30-3:30 Zachry Lobby Advanced Micro Devices Arco Exploration ARCO Chemical Army Corps of Engineers City of Houston CompuServe Cryovac Dow Dupont Enron Gulf Coast Chemical I.B.M. National Instruments Natural Gas Pipeline Texas Instruments Learn more about your career options now. Spring T 93 This time don’t be left in College Station. Attend our informational meeting: Tues, Oct. 6 1:00 -2:00 p.m. at 251 Bizzell Hall West Or come by the Study Abroad Program Office 161 Bizzell HaU West 845-0544 4rEXCITING NEWS 41 DECEMBER GRADUATES GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE NOW ON SALE !!!!! ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY OCTOBER 2, 1992 MSC STUDENT FINANCE CENTER ROOM 217 8 AM TO 4 PM ORDERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP APPROXIMATELY THE THIRD WEEK OF NOVEMBER ROSENTHAL MEAT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE fill) OCTOBER SPECIAL mpi OPEN SATURDAYS ON HOME FOOTBALL GAME DAYS (9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM) MALTS AND SHAKES FRESH BRATWURST BEEF T-BONE STEAKS $1.50 Regular $2.10 $1.69 per lb. Regular $2.49 $4.29 per lb. Regular $5.19 Football-Shaped Summer Sausage (Approx, i s ib) $9.95 A unique football-shaped sausage that is delicious and decorative. The Football Party Tray $35.00 A meat and cheese tray with a football-shaped sausage as its center piece. This colorful tray consists of six kinds of sliced meat (summer sausage, beef stick, salami, beef pastrami, little smokies, ham) and three varieties of cubed cheese (Cheddar, jalapeno, Baby Swiss). What could be more perfect for your pre-game and post-game parties? Willi its eye-catching appeal, scrumptious contents, and total convenience, the Football Party Tray will serve 15-18 people and is destined to be a hit with everyone. How do you get the Football Party Tray? Come in or call (845-5651) to place your order before noon each Thursday, and the tray will be available for you to pick up on Friday afternoon. In addition, the party tray can be picked up on Saturday morning when the Aggies play at home. A/. At, ^ ^ Sit ^ >1* & yle Nb- 'if >1/ *1* >1/- aL' Prices effective while supplies last or until October 31,1992. • OPEN SATURDAY OCTOBER 3rd, 17th, & 24th. • EXTRA TRIM BEEF, LAMB, AND PORK • HICKORY SMOKED BACON, HAM, BEEF JERKY, SAUSAGE, AND PORK CHOPS . BRATWURST, SUMMER SAUSAGE, AND BEEF STICK . SAUSAGE AND CHEESE GIFT BOX . MILK, CHEESE, ICE CREAM, AND MALTS 409/845-5651 MON.-FRI. • 9 AM-6 PM (ff; V/SA I Saar