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September/ October 1995 18 to 30 MSC Visual Arts Committee “Exhibit by Brent Maxwell’ 1 MSC Visual Arts Gallery "I Q | MSC Film Society 1 ^ I Sneak Preview: Seven B:00 p.m. Rudder Auditorium 22 & 23 MSC Film Society Mv Faniilv/Mi Faniilia 7:00 & 9:30 p.m. Rudder Auditorium 23 MSC OPAS Ariel: “The Power of Five’’ 8:00 p in. Rudder Auditorium 25 MSC L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages “Russian Voices: Popular Music and Conleni(M)rary Culture” 7:00 p.m., MSC 228-230 25 to 29J MSC Visual Arts Committee “Poster Sale” 9t00 a.in, - fliQQ p.m, MSC Hallway 26 MSC Film Society Sneak Preview: Moonlight and Valentino 8:00 p.m. Rudder Auditorium 27 MSC PR Committee “How to Get the Word Out: Press Releases” 5:30 p.m. 401 Rudder 28 MSC Black Awareness and MSC Film Society Pandier and talk by Bobby Seale 7 & 9:30 p.m. Rudder Auditorium 29 MSC MBA/Law Committee “Distinguished Visitor Executive Series” 10-2 p.m. Room MSC 231 29 & 30 MSC Film Society Die Hard: With a Vengeance 7 & 9:30 p.m. Rudder Theatcr/Audilorium 3 to 31 MSC Visual Arts Committee “Images of Confusion in Black ami White” Exhibit by Eric Haskins MSC Visual Arts Gallery H MSC Political Forum Committee “Political Awareness Day” 10:00-3:00 p.m. MSC-Hallway MSC Film Society Strange Days 8 p.m. Rudder Auditorium MSC Visual Arts Committee “Reception for Eric Haskins” 7 p.m. MSC Visual Arts Gallery MSC Film Society Smoke 7 & 9:30 p.m. Rudder Auditorium 6 & 7 MSC Film Society Pocahontas 7 & 9:30 p.m. Rudder Auditorium All tickets are available at the MSC Box Office 823-1234 “PcTuxaHri toOA. di&eUUtOleA. /UcoAC cait S45- tSt5 (a cHffrvutt ua. dfhcctat Heed*.. 74/c 'tequcAC noti^icatcvH ttnec (3) cbufA. /frUtvt tty tAc event tv cntzAtc ua tv aAAtat tv tAe 6c4t <%£ txurt afafatleA. If you have any questions regarding these events, please call 845-1515. The B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation at Texas A&M wishes the Jewish University Community a Healthy and Happy New Year. Everyone is invited to services conducted by Rabbi Peter Tarlow Rosh Hashanah Services Sunday, Sept. 24 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept 26 10 a.m. Yom Kippur Services Tuesday, Oct 3 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct 4 10 a.m. Wednesday evening- Sundown, Break-the-Fast B’nai B’rith HiHel Foundation (Jewish Student Center) C.S. 800 George Bush 696-7313 Dining on campus is fun ... or is_ it? Students question merits of eating in Aggieland □ Complaints center around the quality of the food. By Kristen Homyk The Battalion Despite higher prices, students at Texas A&M may eat healthier if they choose to eat on campus, A&M’s food ser vices director said. Ron Beard said food service prices on campus seem higher, but the students are buying a better product. “We aim to have our level of quality very high,” Beard said. “We work at it very hard.” Beard also said the Department of Food Services is “an auxiliary service, meaning we have to rely on what we gen erate as revenue” to continue operations and make improvements. The food services staff has made nutrition a main concern, he said, adding food items low in fat, products low in sodium and vege tarian food to many of their dining facilities. Wayne White, member of the Student Life Advisory Council and a junior history major, said Beard’s staff provides the best quality they can. "The quality of the food has improved so much it's not funny,” White said. "Consid ering what they’re doing and the quality of the food, the price is not that outrageous.” However, some students and faculty members disagree on the quality of campus snack bars. Todd Foulds, a senior electrical engi neering major, said he stretches his budget to visit the snack bars several times a week, and feels that the quality “is a little scarce for the price.” Foulds said the food is fine, but the prices and service leave much to be desired. John Bitter, a junior veterinary student, said even though he does not favor the prices, he still likes the dining facilities. “It’s expensive, maybe too expensive,” he said. “But I’d rather pay that than not have the service.” "The quality of the food has im proved so much it's not funny." - Wayne White Student Life Advisory Council member Patti Matejka, an A&M veterinary technician, said she likes the service and convenience associated with the snack bars, but explained that her situation is different from others on campus because she is not a student. “It’s different when you have an inconi; Matejka said. “It’s harder for students.” Beard stressed that students should! welcome to comment on the service thej ceive in any dining hall or snack barbyt ing out a comment card. “I read every one of those,” he said, “at if someone will leave their name and dress, we will personally reply.’’ The Student Life Advisory Councllii welcomes new members or comment!, 8i dents may contact the council through nut- tioniet Vikki Beck at 845-1333 or throw food service cashiers and managers. Food services brings bit of variety to dining hall □ The Department of Food Services is trying to improve the dining atmosphere by making low-fat foods available and allowing students to choose new items. By Lisa Johnson The Battalion This Wednesday’s cereal fes tival serves as the latest event in a series of special attractions to promote on-campus dining. The cereal festival, a monthly occurrence, brings new products to the dining halls for students to choose from to be added to the 14 types of cereal already offered daily in the dining halls. At the festivals, question naires will be available for stu dents to fill out to give input on what cereals they would like to see included in the next festival. A banana split party in the dining halls is scheduled Oct. 5, and an Italian food day is scheduled Oct. 11. Vicki Beck, administrative dietitian, said the events help break the monotony of the din ing hall atmosphere. “When dining on campus, the food gets routine,” Beck said. “These different food days help to bring variety to the menu.” In addition to the festivals and food days, food services on campus have added more veg etable and light entrees to the menu this year, as well as the fast food features that accompa ny the choice of two regular en trees per meal time. Beck said the Department of Food Services decides upon such changes with the help of the Student Advisory Council. “We, along with the Student Advisory Council, decide on menu changes and additions,” she said. “The council helps to keep the administration abreast of the students’ desires.” The councils, one for each of the dining halls and one to col lectively represent all of the cash dining facilities on cam pus, meet once a month. Composed of student volun teers, the councils test new products and make adjust ments to recipes and brands of foods served on campus. Wayne White, a junior histo ry major and a member of the council for the Commons Dining Hall, said he gets three to five calls from students per week ranging from general comments to specific complaints like “cold mashed potatoes.” White said the opinions of the council get great reception from the administration. “The school has really got ten an undeserved bad rap as far as listening to the students is concerned,” he said. “What you want, you really do get there. Food services real cares about the input oft! advisory council.” White, a second year vok teer on the council, said number of people dining campus increased this sen; ter. White credits the chan; in on-campus dining toE Beard, director of food servii and said quality has gone 100 percent since Beard t: over the position. Kim Ostiguin, a freshi I general studies major, agrt; that campus food services vides quality products. “I think that the food campus is excellent,” Ostignf said, “especially when you coif sider how many people th( serve here each day.” Students are welcome to a! tend council meetings as guest , to voice their opinions. Star dents interested in becoming member of the council can coif tact the manager of their dinittl facility for information on taining an application. Media weigh decision to run terrorist’s manifesti □ The New York Times and the Washington Post decided to jointly publish the Unabomber's 35,000 word essay. Trail of the Unabomber NEW YORK (AP) — Journalists will ar gue for years about the agonizing decision by The New York Times and The Washington Post to publish the 35,000-word manifesto of the terrorist known as the Unabomber. In the din of debate Tuesday, though, there was one patch of quiet agreement. Edi tors and scholars around the country shared a sense of relief that they weren’t the ones on the hot seat. “I’m glad, as most editors in the country are, that it wasn’t my decision to make,” said Sandra Mims Rowe, editor of The Oregonian in Portland. She added: “I think they made the right decision.” In the theoretical de bate, the lines were drawn between those who said the two news papers were acting in the public interest, and those who said the Times and Post had sac rificed their journalistic independence and set a dangerous precedent by caving in to a killer and extortionist. The Unabomber, who A 17-year run of package bombings is code-named Unabom because early bombings targeted universities and airlines. The Unabomber claims to be part of an anti technology anarchist organization he calls the “FC,” but the FBI believes the Unabomber works alone. m Auburn, Wash. IIIE Salt Lake City, Utah mm Evanston, III. Ann Arbor, I HQ US / Sacramento, Calif. New Have Conn. I r\ \y 'fCaldwi Anioclit#* Unabomber is blamed for killing three people and injuring 23 others in a 17-year campaign of bombings, sent the manuscript to the Times and Post in June, two months after issuing a demand: If at least one of the newspapers would print his manifesto, he would stop killing. He also demanded that the newspapers print three annual follow-up publications. He gave the newspapers a three-month deadline. Five days short of the deadline, the Post published a special, eight-page section in Tuesday’s editions containing the entire text of the Unabomber’s essay on the evils of in dustrialization. The section was published un der an agreement by both the Post and Times, and paid for by the two newspapers jointly. The Post estimated the cost at $30,000 to $40,000. The publishers of the newspapers, Dor? Graham of the Post and Arthur Sulzberger^ of the Times, said they had agreed to prints manifesto at the urging of Attorney Gene- Jane t Reno and FBI Director Louis Freeh. “Neither paper would have printed document for journalistic reasons,” C said in the Post. “We thought there was;' obvious public safety issue involved therefore sought the advice of response federal officials. We are printing it for puW :l safety reasons, not journalistic reasons.” ^ Cowboy Limo Service ^ * > y Us H' M */■ k WEDDINGS • FOOTBALL GAMES ANNIVERSARIES • HOMECOMINGS / RODEOS • OR ANY OTHER SPECIAL OCCASION 409-776-LIM0 (5466) Half Off First Month’s Rent THE OAKS of VILLA MARIA •' • (Garages • Fire-places • Balconies • Microwaves • Ice Makers • Pool • Jacuzzis • Shuttle Service (Close to campus) ttr 823 - 2232 1305 W. Villa Maria, Bryan Professionally Managed by Lexford Properties