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Wednesday
Off Campus Aggies: General
meeting at 8:30 p.m. in 301 Rud
der. Funky Hair Night! For more
information call 845-0688.
RHA: General assembly meet
ing at 8:30 p.m. in the Governance
room of the Koldus Building. For
more information call 845-0689.
Financial Management Asso
ciation: Dr. Hitt will speak on in
terviewing at 8:30 p.m. in 127
Blocker.
Cap & Gown: Business meet
ing at 8:30 p.m. in 104A Zachry.
For more information call Amy at
846- 2383.
Great Issues: Energy and the
Environment: Panel discussion
from 2:30-4:00 p.m. at Rudder
Theatre. For more information
call Michael or Jason at 847-0925.
TAMU Cancer Society: Gener
al meeting and guest lecturer. Dr.
Susan Golden at 7:00 p.m. in 302
Rudder. For more information
call Ashley at 696-1794.
A&M Antique and Classic
Car Club: Car show and informa
tion from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at
the Rudder Fountain. For more
information Scott 847-1820.
TAMU Microbiology Society:
General meeting at 8:30 p.m. in
501 Rudder. Kristin Sayre will
speak on the Career Center. For
more information call Ketan at
693-8726.
Class of '94 Council: Will dis
cuss Ring Dance, Senior Bash and
Banquet and Class Gift at 8:30
p.m. in 292A MSC.
TAMU Geological/Geophysi
cal Society: Guest speaker Jay
Miller, Staff Scientist from ODP,
"Drilling the Mantle at the Mid-
Atlantic Ridge," at 7:00 p.m. in
101 Flalbouty. Positions open for
Grand Canyon Trip.
International Student Associ
ation: Samples of food from all
over the world at 7:00 p.m. on the
2nd floor of the MSC.
Great Issues: Energy and the
Environment: Speaker Michael T.
Halbouty from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in
Rudder Theatre. For more infor
mation call Michael or Jason at
847- 0925.
What's Up
Great Issues: Energy and the
Environment: Speaker Richard L.
Lawson from 4:15-5:15 p.m. in
Rudder Theatre. For more infor
mation call Michael or Jason at
847-0925.
Pi Sigma Epsilon: Speaker at a
general business meeting at 6:30
p.m. for prospective members and
7:15 p.m. for members in 308 Rud
der. For more information call
Ken at 846-7369.
Reformed University Fellow
ship: Group Bible study, singing
and fellowship in 501 Rudder.
For more information call Chris at
776-1185.
Department of Philosophy
and Humanties - Music Section:
Brown Bag Concert at 12:30 p.m.
in 402 Academic Building. For
more information call Rebecca at
845-3355.
Beutel Health Center: "Party
Your Pounds Off" - suggestions
for healthy eating during spring
break from 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in
Shisa. For more information call
Michelle at 845-1341.
Great Issues: Energy and the
environment: Speakers Dr. Mar
garet N. Maxey and Clint W.
Murchinson from 1:00-2:00 p.m.
in rudder Theatre. For more in
formation call Michael or lason at
847-0925.
Service Awareness Day: Com
munity organizations in the main
hall of the MSC from 9:00 a.m.-
3:00 p.m. For more information
call 845-1515.
TAMU Russian Club: Guest
lecture by Dr. Brett Cooke on
"Swan Lake" at 6:45 p.m. in 208
Academic Building. Afterwards
will attend the ISA International
Buffet. For more information call
Michelle or Jeff at 846-7105.
Agnostic and Atheist Student
Group: "Religion as a Weapon" at
7:00 p.m. in 127B Zachry. For
more information call Brett at 268-
AASG.
Alpha Kappa Alpha week: A
night of fun and games at 410
Rudder at 7 p.m.
Lifesavers: Weekly Bible
Study and fellowship by Minister
Andrew Green at All Faith's
Chapel at 6 p.m. Call Flnora at
764-6406.
Student Government: Filing
for those interested in running for
student government positions
from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. in 139 & 140
Koldus. The deadline is March 7.
Collegiate 4-H: General meet
ing in 121 Kleberg at 7:30p.m.
Call 775-6351.
Class of 1997: General meet
ing in 111 Koldus at 8:30 p.m.
Call Liz at 847-4883.
Institute of Industrial Engi
neers: Comedy Club in C.S.
Hilton. Call Shannon at 696-9307.
NAM A- General meeting in
103 Heep at 7:15 p.m.
Amnesty International: Gen
eral meeting at Academic Build
ing rotunda. Call Wendy at 822-
1038.
Thursday
Economics Society: General
meeting at Tom's BBQ in Bryan at
7 p.m. Call Walter at 764-4071.
TAMU Roadrunners: We run
every Sunday through Thursday
at 5:30 p.m. in front of G. Rollie
White. Call Steve at 823-1334.
Alcoholics Anonymous:
Open, non-smoking meeting at
noon. See MSC monitor for loca
tion or call 845-0280 or 847-9252.
Alpha Kappa Alpha week:
"Love and relationships accord
ing to God's word." Reverend
James Turner discusses relation
ships at 302 Rudder at 7 p.m.
Earth Day Committee: Stu
dent Government and TEAC are
planning earth day at 502 Rudder
at 7 p.m. Any organizations wel
come. Call Brad at 847-1637.
Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual
Aggies: RAP group in 404 Rud
der at 7 p.m. Call Gayline at 847-
0321.
Public Relations Student Soci
ety of America: First social at
Bullwinkles at 7 p.m. Call Aura
at 846-2546.
Biomedical engineering soci
ety: Yadin David speaks. Voting
on By-laws. 110 Civil Engineering
Building at 6:30 p.m.
ARMY: ARMY General meet
ing and picnic with 12th Man
Foundation-student chapter, base
ball players, and Coach Marc
Johnson. Pavillion next to Olsen
Field at 6 p.m. Call Martin at 847-
2199.
Student counseling service:
Every Thursday, walk in counsel
ing for all minority students at
Henderson Hall from l-4;30 p.m.
Call Dr. Williams at 845-4427.
Aggie REACH: General meet
ing. Dr. Karen Kubena speaks
about nutrition and Stacy Garner
speaks on STDs. 016 Health Cen
ter, in the basement at 8 p.m.
Call Mary Kay at 764-9575.
Career Center: Placement ori
entation at 410 Rudder at 2 p.m.
Cal Bryan or Pat at 845-5139. "Re
ality 101" seminar at 5pm in 110-
111 Koldus.
Stagecenter Community The
ater: Woody Allen's Comedy,
"Don't Drink the Water" at 701 N.
Main in downtown Bryan at 8
p.m. March 3-5. CAI1 Box office at
823-4297.
Financial Management Asso
ciation: Dr. Hitt will speak on in
terviewing in Blocker 127 at 8:30
p.m.
Aggies for Pearson: Informa
tional meeting for district clerk
campaign in 139 MSC from 7-8:15
p.m. Call Michelle at 946-9339.
AEAA: 1st annual spring fling
in central park pavillion at 6 p.m.
Call Wayne at 696-7838.
TAMU Triathalon Team:
General meeting in 164 Reed at
7:30 p.m. Call Lance at 847-2277.
What's Up is a Battalion ser
vice that lists non-profit student
and faculty events and activities.
Items should be submitted no
later than three days in advance
of the desired run date. Applica
tion deadlines and notices are
not events and will not be run in
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questions, please call the news
room at 845-3313.
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Smoking
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Kelly Wilson, the store manag
er of the local Arby's, said he
rwishes the entire industry would
I ban smoking.
The Bryan-College Station
Arby's went smoke-free about
two years ago, Wilson said.
"It's a good move," Wilson
said. "I hope to see the rest of the
industry go that way."
Smoking was banned from all
buildings on the A&M campus
last summer, and Dr. E. Dean
Gage, Texas A&M's interim presi
dent, said the policy has been re
spected.
Gage said certain University
vehicles and outdoor arenas such
as Kyle Field are also smoke-free.
Gage said he also supports ef
forts to ban smoking in public
restaurants.
"I am a non-smoker, and I ap
plaud the effort for health rea
sons," he said.
Joe Crews, special assistant to
the attorney general, said Morales'
litigation is especially important
because fast-food restaurants tar
get children and families.
"We feel if you liave a fast food
restaurant and allow smoking in a
situation without a dual ventila
tion system, this is a deceptive
trade practice unless you notify
the people that they are being ex
posed to a class A carcinogen,"
Crews said. "Since the average
time in a fast-food restaurant is 12
to 20 minutes, it is not a major in
convenience to smoking cus
tomers if they weren't allowed to
smoke in a fast-food restaurant."
Walker Merryman, .a
spokesman with the Tobacco In
stitute in Washington D.C., said
he does not agree with banning
smoking in fast-food restaurants.
"With smoking and non-smok
ing sections in restaurants and
ventilation rates that meet local
building codes as they all do,
there is no reason to believe that
kind of occasional exposure to to
bacco will cause health prob
lems," Merryman said. "The av
erage visit is only twenty min
utes."
Merryman said banning smok
ing would not be an economically
feasible idea.
"It's a silly idea if you're in
business to try to accommodate
customers," he said. "The restau
rant and hospitality business is
one of those where your income
or revenue could literally walk
across the street if you don't offer
the kind of service your customers
want."
Jay Jacobson, the executive di
rector of the American Civil Liber
ties Union in Texas, said smoking
bans do not violate civil rights.
"The government has an ab
solute right to ban smoking in
public places," he said. "Because it
is such a serious health risk, the
government can show a com
pelling reason and thus can vio
late civil liberty's rights."
Jacobson said if the issue was a
lifestyle discrimination case, then
civil rights would be violated. An
example of such a case, Jacobson
said, is when an employer, who
has the right to ban smoking in
the workplace, decides not to hire
someone because he smokes.
"The issue is not 'What can I do
to my body?' but 'What can 1 do
to my body in public/" he said.
"It's just as if the government
said you can't have standing
sewage in a yard. The government
has the right to regulate our be
havior for a legitimate public
health reason."
Many towns, including Austin,
are adopting city ordinances
which ban smoking in some areas
at some times.
Wade Thomason, director of
government relations and envi
ronmental health for the Ameri
can Lung Association of Texas,
said smoke-free ordinances usual
ly are difficult to pass because the
tobacco industry lobbies fervently
against their passage.
"The tobacco industry is well
financed and represented by pow
erful lobbyists in legislative ses
sions," Thomason said.
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try's influence, Thomason said
legislation is now focused on local
levels where the tobacco industry
has less influence.
"We hope grassroots support
will blossom into getting a bill
passed in state legislature,"
Thomason said.
But Merryman does not agree
with the Austin's prohibiting
smoking between 6 a.m. and 2
p.m.
"I can't think of anything more
ridiculous or cumbersome," he
said. "If you don't like smoking,
then you don't have to go into a
restaurant where people smoke.
There are plenty of restaurants
which have decided that they will
not permit smoking, and you can
go there."
Thomason disagreed and com
pared current attempts at smok
ing restrictions to laws requiring
seat belt use, laws against public
intoxication and laws prohibiting
driving while intoxicated.
"These laws are being done
for the overall good of society,"
Thomason said. "We would like
to see a smoke-free society by the
year 2000. We are not trying to
take away people's right to
smoke, but we are trying to pro
tect public health, and we have
the science to back up that sec
ondhand smoke is harmful. I
think eventually smoking will
become unaccepted public be
havior."
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Wednesday, March 9 (6 -9 pm)
Saturday, March 26
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