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Page 6 Wednesday • July 20, 155j 211Sf?tS2 ■ ■ new JLJLW' ▼ ▼ er unit used to track severe weather patterns Tubularman By Boomer Cardinale Weather Service radar, which is a rare instrument for a uni versity to have, he said. Wicker said, "Not more than one or two other universities in the nation have one." By Christine Johnson weather systems, severe weath- Marion Alcorn, a meteorolo- The Battalion er will be noticed in plenty of g j, 8 t at A&M, said satellite im- The Bryan-College Station to P r ® p ^ re for safe ^’ espe " ages and weather charts are area is no less susceptible to se- ciaUywith the new radar sys- ai so use d to predict patterns, vere weather than any other in- ten }’ ^? aicL . , Satellite images and Doppler land area, but local meteorolo- „ Louls Wicker, assistant pro- ra dar both give current infor- gists say they have many ways 8aor . of me ! ;e , or ?J; 0 f 3 ^ sai 7 nation on weather conditions, to predict violent storms. Texas is one state that is most In general, though, Doppler Bob French, chief meteorolo- affected by severe weather. radar is more accurate than gist for KBTX-TV, said torna- Texas A&M s meteorology satellite images, he said, does and flooding are major department is researching se- “Doppler radar can not look threats to the area when a trop- vere storm patterns and their into t £f fu t ure , however,” Ai- ical storm or hurricane strikes ,, . o com said. "It only knows what the Texas coast. The faculty in the meteorolo- js { on now> which ig wh The most dangerous part of SY department researches light- wea ther charts are used.” xt. - ------ ning, severe storm convection, Weather charts are based on I 715,500 j \5 "■3oo O o MIS L % Out There By JO ormer U barged 1 a severe storm is the storm mng, severe storm convect surge, which can cause flooding climate, radiation, satellite ' 1 „ „ * 1 ^ r* vx K me- observations all over the world. 10 or more miles inward, he teorology, atmospheric chem- _ , , _ entered into sai . d i. . istry and the o Z o M layer, he a computer w h hich ana ^ ze3 “Since we are 100 miles m- Said them and makes a forecast land, we don’t have to worry That just about covers the the ^ ™ H ^ oLr,,,+ fKc of„v-rv, 0 1,v-rr Q »> gamut of tOpiCS, ir^aid 6 Alcorn said the accuracy of cai area a coupie 01 umes every Wicker said the researchers ™ rac y of tha equations used in 10 years because of tornadoes get information from around computer, how much the and flooding.” the world through a computer data ara rounded or otherwise A new KBTX-TV radar svs- network altered from the original data tern is scheduled to be installed The meteorology department and the capability of the fore- and in operation around mid- research facilities include a caster. August and will allow trans- Doppler radar unit on the roof T missions in a range of around of the O&M Building. 250 miles. "" Looks likf its Oo/nIg To RAIN. 73T I LIKE To RELIEVE GoD IS ■ — CKUhlO FoR ooR^ B/6 TIAlL. V- SiNS, ARF:P.AinP£o?s (x>ARE HIS TEARS. i Always figured the great eagef WAS us AS ALLERGIC TO S, AYD HE HAP lEAlC/ RJHHf MUCUS y A former U iployee was junty grand j ®ee felony cl jethan $300, Lynn Harv •posited chei 12,700 in t\ Miints whil wontant in the Oeer was ch; icond-degree leased on a P' «| after herar Ifie grand jui (Deer, beginnii If convicted, pmum penalt; “For the most part,” Alcorn said, "most weather forecasts Card Continued from Page 1 Hurricane storm surges Within the storm’s eye, a violent drop in pressure has a 'plunger’ effect on the sea where walls of high water are generated and radiate outward, flooding low coastal areas. 1I> OCEAN LOW CO. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, National Climatic Data Center, AP research AP paapa gages the locks, and anyone could enter the hall.” If students lose their ID cards, Murray said they should immediately report it to the network availability center in the Teague Building, which is open 24 hours. The lost ID card will then be canceled, and a loaner card will be issued to the resident until a new ID card is purchased. David Cox, a network operations specialist for the network availability center, said that students should report a lost ID card immediately because someone could get into their residence hall or use their Aggie Bucks. Lt. Bert Kretzschmar, supervisor of UPD’s crime prevention unit, said the card access system is secure and cost effective. “If students lose a conventional key, the only se cure option is to change the locks, which is expen sive,” he said. “With card access, students lose their card, they just cancel that card.” Kretzschmar said unauthorized people can en ter buildings using conventional keys. By using card access, these people can be restricted from entering. “If an unauthorized person tried to gain access entry, the computer wouldn’t let that person in,” he said. “But anyone can use a key.” Kretzschmar said the ID card access system makes it possible to limit the time of day certain people, such as those who stock vending machines, have access to enter the building. Murray said the system will prevent students from being stranded because they had to lend their IDs out overnight to get football tickets. Be ginning this fall, the Athletic Ticket Office will no longer use ID cards when issuing football tickets. Inother it ncrease i Wednesday For more info call Shea at 694-8000. TAMU Women’s Rugby: Practice Monday and Wednesday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the rugby field next to the polo field. Old and new members welcome, no experience necessary. For more info call Faye at 822-0651 or Janina at 696-0877. Center for Career Planning: How to choose a major workshop from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Henderson Hall. For more info call 845-4427. Career Center: Career advising group session, 3:30 p.m. at 144 Koldus, that will address career issues and concerns of today’s college student. For more info call 845-5139. Thursday TAMU Roadrunners: Will run at 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Meet in front of G. Rollie. Slow, lazy, out of shape, new members welcome. 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Till Q-Tfl. *-» m Lnkfrd cf Zeile 3b Whiten if Alicea 2b Pgnozzi c Placios p Totals 36 10 10 8 Bgwell 1b 2 0 0 Cminiti 3b 3 0 0 Edens p Bass if Veres p Dnnels 3b Cnzalez If Servais c Cedeno ss Kile p Felder if 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Totals 27 0 1 0 St. Louis 010 430 020- 10 Houston 000 000 000 - 0 E - Camlniti (7). LOB - St. Louis 4, Houston 2. 2B - OSmith (9), Whiten (18), Alicea (5). HR - Cilkey (5), Whiten (10). St. Louis Palacios, W 2-7 Houston Kile, L 6-5 Veres Edens IP h r er bb so 9 1 0 0 18 4.1 8 8 7 2 4 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 11 Relay’s ijjgielife Ossified omics °cal Darryl Kile (6-5) pitched 4 1-3 innings, allowing eight runs on eight hits. The Astros had won three in a row. $jnion