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TX 846-1763 f 'wm, ■ UU6 BUV, S€ll & "R^NT" N6ULJ & US6D •- V ,1 K .A ‘ HRRDUUAR6 & SOFTWARE ' v ■Q53» v SPECIAL: 486DX4-1 20 UUITH 8 megs RAM, 1 meg VID60 CRRD, 850 meg HRRD DRIV6, M" SVGR MONITOR, 2X CD-ROM, SOUND CRRD, MOD6M, SPCRK6RS, DOS, UUIN '95, KCVBORRD, MOUSC, €TC. ♦faster than a P-75* $ 1 365.00 Page 2 • The Battalion Thursday • October 21,| Aggies, Longhorns pool research on genes through shared facilities >er □ Rivalries between A&M and UT will be set aside during a health science center agreement joining the Institute of Biosciences and Technology and the Institute of Molecular Medicine. o Cul Billiards • Bar • FRIDAY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC IAM Happv Hour 4 - 7 pm M - F With KTSR 5 - 7 $1.75 Draft $1.50 Buffet $1.50 Longnecks $1.00 Miller Lite Pints $2.50 Chuggers $2.25 Well LIVE TONIGHT ! 3 WISE MEN on stage 9 -1 No Cover $2.75 Frozen Drinks & $3.75 Bahama Mama’s 8-10 By Lisa Johnson The Battalion Formerly Penthouse Bar & Grill 764-8664 Floppy Joe’s Software and present Cutting Edge Technologies NET WARS Command & Conquer, Doom II, Mortal Kombat 3, plus many more. Sunday, October 29th 1:00 - 9:00pm FREE Fun, Food, Prizes and Special Deals! Culpepper Plaza. Corner of Texas & Harvey. 693-1706 or 693-4282 Share questions and concerns with your Vice President for Student Affairs DR. MALON SOUTHERLAND Light refreshments a mailable and a drawing for door prizes. "COME AND GO" THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 RUDDER 308 3 - 5 PM Texas A&M University and the Universi ty of Texas-Houston Health Science Center have entered into an agreement in which the UT-Houston will occupy space in A&M’s In stitute of Biosciences and Technology (II3T) at the Texas Medical Center. The two floors that UT-Houston will oc cupy in the building will serve as the loca tion of their Institute of Molecular Medi cine (IMM) for the Prevention of Human Diseases. Dr. Fuller W. Bazer, IBT interim director, said the use of the facilities will benefit both A&M and UT-Houston because the universi ties are conducting research in similar areas and pooling their resources and information will help to further their work. “Much of the research that will be done in the area of genetics will involve the study of people who are genetically predisposed to disease,” Bazer said. “We will be conducting studies to determine the predisposition to diseases like cancer and diabetes in order to give those genetically predisposed an oppor tunity to change their lifestyles. “In addition to the fact that our research is mutually beneficial, the sharing of the ex pensive facilities and equipment necessary to conduct such research should help to leverage out funding between the two schools.” This first interaction between these two institutions will establish a link between A&M's outstanding agricultural, biological and veterinary science programs, Bazer said, with the with the “world-class” biomedical research of the Texas Medical Center. "... the sharing of the expensive facilities and equipment... should help to leverage out funding between the two schools." — Dr. Fuller W. Bazer IBT interim director Baser said he is hopeful that the relation ships formed between the IBT and the IMM will form a basis for increased cooperativity in the future, a sentiment shared by Thomas F. Burks, UT-Houston’s executive vice-presi dent for research and academic affairs. Burks said the agreement brings together the best of both schools’ science programs. The agreement between the two institu tions begins with a 10-year lease agree during which UT-Houston will renovations and additions to well as for the use of the facilities.4 end of the 10-year lease, two current five-year agreements will be j able for UT-Houston. When the agreement ends, the® ownership of all facilities andequipma revert to the IBT. Construction on the two floors is9 cent complete, Bazer said. Workontln rior of the facilities is scheduled loll mid-January, and the facility ready for scientific occupation and ress by July 1996. Bazer said he is es about the idea of a po; 20-year commitmeDtj tween the two hopes to eventually® the College of the agreement, ready employs the adti the institute for thebi nical policy and efc ur y< \s the moral and ethical aspects of si search, he said. “The mission of the IBT’s agreement to link the largest land-grant Univers: the world with the largest medicalcei he said. “The liaison between the tw help to demonstrate to everyone our ingness to interact in order to and the IMM.” e ver Ken the t Southerland provides opportunity for students to express views Brier OPEN FORUM □ A&M's vice president for student affairs will address student concerns on pressing campus issues. By Michelle Lyons The Battalion Students will have the opportunity to express any concerns or suggestions in an open forum hosted by the Office of the Vice President for Stu dent Affairs today from 3*5 p.m. in 308 Rudder. Dr. J, Malon Southerland, vice president for student affairs, will be available for students to discuss their concerns or opinions about student life at Texas A&M. Southerland said the forum is intended to increase communication between himself and the students. “It is important to have a communication vehicle,” he said. “I try to be accessible to the students,” Southerland said he wants students to express any opinions — good or bad, as well as any thoughts or announcements. “If you have something to say or ask, come on,” he said. In addition to the forum, Southerland also sponsors Chat and Chew, where students arc invited to different locations around campus to have refreshments and talk with him over any concerns. Southerland said the main difference be tween the forum and the Chat and Chew is that the forum is in a more formal location, while the Chat and Chews are held in a vari ety of places including the Commons and the Recreational Sports Facility. Felicia James, assistant to the vice president for student affairs, said these programs are excel lent opportunities for students to become better acquainted with Southerland. “I know sometimes students may feel a bit intimidated going to the vice president's of fice,” James said. “We try to use it as an oppor tunity to let students speak with him in a more informal setting. “This is one of several things we’re putting to gether to get Dr. Southerland closer to the stu dents. We’ve had quite a few students stop by.” I>eslie Briers, a student assistant in Souther land’s office and a junior accounting major, said these programs have been successful in the past. “It’s very casual,” she said. “Dr. Southerland is very down-to-earth, and he loves to get into a good conversation. “He’s really interested in how the students are feeling so he can represent them better.” Briers said the topics students bring up usually relate to current campus issues, and she expects students will ask about the Kyle Field expansion and the new Student Government Fee Allocation Committee. In addition to the opportunity to speak with Southerland, there will be refreshments and door prizes for attendees. A&M hosts Stanford University professor Texas A&M's Departmento( ophy and Humanities is pres "What Good is Consciousness! 1 Fred Dretske, a Stanford Unive philosophy professor. The colloquium beginsall p.m. in 506A Blocker Buildin| : mission is free. Punishment decisioni Selena trial continues HOUSTON (AP) - Jurors rei;jf today for a second day of delta* on punishment for Yolanda Sa!f« who was convicted earlier this^E killing Tejano music star Selena, f The jury received the penalty* of the case Wednesday anddk'ft punishment for nearly 5 1/2half fore recessing for the night. Jurors who convicted theforwt na fan club president and busllbi on Monday must decide on oneoirl punishment options, ranging fromaf imum of life in prison andafinedi $ 10,000 to a minimum t Sweeney elected as htU( AFL-C1Q president L , Weather n+mimittg 725 - B UNIVERSITY 260-2660 Tickets go on sale ounday 10/29 4-6 p.m. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SUN. OCT. 29 9 PM -12 AM MON. OCT. 30 11 PM -1 AM TUES.OCE31 11PM-1AM PHYS 201 PRAC TEST for Dr. Ford, Dr. Clark £ Dr. Welch PRAC TEST for Dr. Clark & Dr. Welch PRAC TEST Dr. Ford SUN, OCT.. 29 MON. OCT. 30 TUBS. OCT. 31 WED. NOV. 1 CHEM 102 Dr. Hughbanks 7 PM-9 PM CH 19 9 PM - 11 PM CH 20 9 - 11 PM CH 28, 29 9 - 11 PM PRAC TEST MON. OCT. 30 TUBS. OCT. 31 WED. NOV. 1 THURS. NOV. 2 CHEM 101 5-7 PM CH 9 CH 10 CH 11 CH 12 CHEM 101 7-9 PM CH 9 CH 10 CH 11 CH 12 BUSINESS MON. OCT. 30 TUBS. OCT. 31 WED. NOV. 1 THUR. NOV. 2 ACCT 230 5-7PM PRACTEST PRAC TEST ACCT 229 7-9PM CH 9 CH 10 CH 11, 12 PRAC TEST ACCT 229 9PM -11 PM CH 9 CH 10 CHI 1, 12 PRAC TEST Please look for our schedule in the Battalion on Thursday, & Monday. Today Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. High near 84. SE winds 8-16 mph. Tonight Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Low near 65. SE winds 8-16 mph. Friday Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy by afternoon with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms ending by sunset. High near 86. SW winds 8-16 mph becoming northerly 5-10 mph late. Source - A&M Chapter of the American Meteorological Society NEW YORK (AP) - |ohi Sweeney, who led a dissidentn paign to reinvigorate the labori# ment, was elected presidenlof 1 AFL-CIO Wednesday in thefirsl tested election in the federation! year history. Sweeney, president of the Servicr ployees International Union, longtime friend Thomas Donahue had been president since Lane 6 was forced to resign in August, Taking the gavel and control^! federation, Sweeney said the next would bring "massive effortsin ! training of organizers, changing face of our leadership and workiitj gether with our activists." J.L 'ir MSC FILM SOCIETY AND MSC CEPHEID VARIABLE 4^ PRESENT "A HEARI- THRIUER IN THE TRADITION OF ALIENS' BDT EAR SUPERIOR!'' C4 & Sat., Oct 27 & 28 at 7 & 9:30pm Admission $2.75 w/I.D. $3 w/out I.D. L Persons with disabilities please call 847-8478 to inform ua of your special needs. We request notification 3 working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our ability. Aggie Cinema Hotline: 847-8478 MSC Cepheid Variable: 845-1515 Rudder Box Office: 846 1234 All films are presented in the Rudder Theater Complex e-mail: films.oct<2mflc.tamu.edu. The Battalion Editorial Staff Rob Clark, editor in Chief Sterling Hayman, managing Editor Stew Milne, Photo Editor Kyle Littlefield, Opinion Editor GrETCHEN PeRRENOT, ClTYEnnW Jody Holley, Night News Edim I Stacy Stanton, night NewsEirfJ Michael Landauer, agcielifeF.4 Nick Georgandis, SportsEpitos r li: Staff Members City Desk - Assistant Editor: Wes Swift; Reporters: |,imes Bernsen, Courtney Walker, Tara" ' son, Melissa Keerins, Kasie Byers, Michelle Lyons, Lori Young, Lily Aguilar, Healto f ’ Lisa Johnson & Leslie New. 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