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Campus Page 2 The Battalion Monday, November 16,1992 Mon (t± OLHEt KYLE BURNETT/The Battalion Elizabeth Ireland (4) of Pearland plays along with Tho Tho Ditshwane ot the Meduno Dance Group, of Soweto, Africa, during the final weekend to the Renaissance Festival. Staff gets pay raise Texas lottery responsible for increase By GINA HOWARD Reporter of THE BATTALION Texas state employees will be the latest lottery winners due to a 3 percent pay increase which will affect all employees of the Texas A&M University System. Due to the success of the state lottery and lower than expected franchise tax refunds. State Comptroller John Sharp deter mined that sufficient funds will be available to grant the pay raises to state employees on Dec. 1 for the 1993 fiscal year. The University is not sure if the increase will include student workers, said Mary Miller, assis tant vice president for finance and administration. "The unofficial word from Austin is that the raise will in clude wage and student workers," Miller said. "We should be receiv ing the official word very soon." Miller said she is not sure of the exact number of employees the pay increase will affect be cause it is hard to get a specific number on how many employees are in the system. "From any two sources you will get two separate numbers," she said. "The only thing we know for sure is that every mem ber of the faculty, staff and admin istration will definitely be affect ed." The increase is the second raise state employees will have re ceived within the same number of budget cycles. The pay increase that went into effect last year was implemented in two increments, one 2 percent increase and one 1 percent increase, but this year the raise will appear all at one time. A&M hosts programming contest By ROBIN GOODPASTER Reporter of THE BATTALION About 200 computer programmers from four different states competed at Texas A&M Saturday in the 17th Annual South Central Regional Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Scholastic Programming Contest. Each team, which consists of three team members, attempts to solve six problems within a five-hour time period. The team that solves the most problems within the allotted time wins. However, most of the programmers did not have time to finish the more difficult problems Saturday. The problems required competitors to write a program which would determine how many unique shapes a metal ruler could form, as well as all the possible functions of a four- button digital watch with more functions than buttons. Because of the difficulty of the problems, most teams solved only two or three of the problems during the five-hour contest - no team solved all of the problems. "This is one of the toughest contests I've been to," said Jon Gray, a computer science major from the University of Tulsa. "The problems were very difficult." The contest is designed to determine the best computer programmer in the area, and the problems were designed to challenge the participants, said Seann Herdejurgen, ACM chapter president. Walter Daugherity, ACM faculty adviser, created the problems that the participants attempted to solve in hopes that it would challenge their existing skills and knowledge. This contest showcased the skills of top area computer programmers, pitting their skills against each other in a tough competition, said Chad Mueller, assistant contest director and student vice president of ACM. Teams came from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. A banquet followed the competition, and the keynote speaker was Dr. Edsger Dijkstra, originator of structured programming methods. The winning teams were from Abilene Christian University and Rice University. The teams will compete in Indiana at the national ACM competition in February 1993. FIFTH ANNUAL SOUTHWESTERN BLACK STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AWARENESS DAYS Monday Nov. 16 - Wednesday Nov. 18 At the MSC Tables from 8 AM-5 PM COME REGISTER NOW! SBSLC ’93 CONFERENCE T-SHIRTS WILL BE SOLD The Answer to the Want to maximize your performance on the MCAT? Learn exactly what the test covers and effective test-taking strategies from the company that knows the test makers best. Classes are starting right now. Call 696-3196. KAPLAN The answer to the test question. SALE • SALE • SALE • SALE • SALE SALE CONTACT LENSES f « o&^oNLY QUALITY NAME BRANDS LU $ (Bausch & Lomb, Ciba, Sola/Barnes-Hind) Disposable Contact Lenses Available oo* pair FREE SPARE PAIR x (CLEARONLY) ^ Call 846-0377 for Appointment LU 79: For Standard Clear or Tinted FLEXIBLE WEAR Soft Contact Lenses (Can be worn as daily or extended wear) LU LU LU LU Sale ends Nov. 30, 1992 *Eye exam not included / CHARLES C. 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Misdemeanor Theft •Parking Area 89 - Someone siphoned approximately 10 gallons of gasoline from the victim's vehicle. •Langford Architecture Center- A green and black, Murray 10- speed bicycle was stolen from the bicycle rack. •Underwood Hall - A gray, Peugot 10-speed bicycle was stolen. •Lechner Hall - A white, Cannondale 21-speed bicycle was stolen •Texas Transportation Institute A Hewlett-Packard calculator was stolen from a fourth floor lost and found storage room. Disorderly Conduct •Bonfire Site - A subject observed urinating in public was issued a citation. Harassment •Mosher Hall - The victim has received several obscene and vulgar telephone calls. •Rudder Hall - The victim was the recipient of an obscene telephone call. Criminal Mischief •Mosher Lane - Someone damaged the driver's side mirror on the victim's 1986 Chevrolet. Forgery •The Pavilion - The victim discovered an acquaintance had used his name and fee slip to fraudulently obtain an identification card. Burglary of a Vehicle •Parking Area 61 - A radar detector was stolen from the front seat of the victim's vehicle by someone who broke out the passenger's side window to gain entry. Fire •Hughes Hall - Someone set fire to a plastic pumpkin that was filled with paper. The Resident Adviser extinguished the blaze before any damage was done. Assault •Wells Hall - During an argument, the victim was struck in the head and leg by an acquaintance. The victim did not wish to file charges at this time, The subject returned to the victim's room later in the evening and the situation ended in a call to the police department. The subject was issued a Criminal Trespass warning which prohibits his entry into Wells Hall. •Joe Routt Boulevard - The operator of a motor vehicle became impatient as a group of 40 high school ROTC students crossed the street. The motorist struck the knees of two of the cadets as she tried to drive through the formation. Minor in Possession of Alcohol •Two citations issued. 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