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Page 12 ‘The Battalion Cajvtpus Wednesday • January 31,199fi Apl what's up Wednesday Study Abroad Office: There will be an informational meet ing to go to Mexico City, Mexi co at 4:30 p.m. in 003 Reed McDonald Building. Six hours credit will be given in Public Relations or International Communication. For more in formation call the Study Abroad Office at 845-0544. Vietnamese American Student As sociation: A general meeting will be held at 8:30 p.m. in 601 Rud der. Contact Thy Nguyen at 846- 2207 for more information. Europe Club: A general meeting will be held at 10 p.m. at Fitzwilly’s. Call Michele at 776- 1154 for more information. Career Center: A placement orientation will be held at 4 p.m. in 301 Rudder. Call 845- 5139 for more information. Career Center: A Successful In terviewing seminar will be held at 3 p.m. in 302 Rudder. Call 845-5139 for more information. Brazos Valley Council on Alco hol and Substance Abuse: Any one interested in volunteering to help co-facilitate weekly group sessions for at risk youth call Alexander Rubio at 776-7070 Ext. 235. Mentors must be available at least one hour a week for 10-weeks be ginning February 12th. German Club: A general meet ing will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Northgate Cafe. For more in formation call Oscar at 847- 3788 or Ben at 764-4346. Catholic Student's Association: A Newman Mass will be held at 7:15 p.m. at St. Mary’s Student Center. Contact Bee Lee at 764- 1824 for more information. TAMU Men's Rugby: Practice will be held at the intramural fields from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Alpha Phi: Spring Rush will be held at 7 p.m. in 510 Rudder. Contact Anna at 694-6945 for more details. MSC Opas: MSC Artsfair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the MSC Flagroom to educate students and faculty about arts opportunities. Various groups will be represented. Contact Sharia Dauchy at 693-9800 for more information. Genetics Society: “Ethical Deci sion Making” led by Dr. Don Self will be held at 7 p.m. in 107 Biochemistry. Wesley Foundation: Wednesday night worship will be held at 7 p.m. at the Methodist Student Center, 201 Tauber on Northgate. Catholic Students Association: On campus Catholics weekly gather ing to discuss topics of faith. All are welcome to attend from 9 to 10 p.m. in 701 Rudder Tower. For more information contact Bee Lee at 764-1824. Chaos Combat Decision Club: An organizational meeting for a new tactical and strategic decision making club will be held at 7:30 p.m. in 111 Military Science. Contact Chris Cabana at 847- 7203 for details. TAMU Snow Ski Club: Free ski instructions will be given at 8:30 p.m. at Mt. Aggie. We will discuss the spring break trip to Steamboat Springs. Call Jolyon at 846-7701 for more information. Reformed University Fellowship: A Bible study and fellowship meeting will be held from 8:30 to 10 p.m. in 111 Koldus. Call Chris Yates at 776-1185 for more information. Zoological Society: A wild ani mal movie night, “Life in the Sea,” will be held at 7 p.m. in 100 Butler. Call Kathryn Men- gerink at 694-1544 for more information. Episcopal Student Center: A cele bration of the Eucharist and a free supper will be held at 6:15 p.m. at the Episcopal Student Center on George Bush Rd. Guest speaker Dr. Keith Mc- Caffedy will discuss Episcopal medical missions. Call Kart Witt at 693-4245 for details. Women's Lacrosse: Practice will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on the Zachry fields. Everyone welcome. Call Nicole at 693- 8805 for details. VASA(Vietnamese-American Student Association): The first general meeting of the Spring semester will be held at 8:30 p.m. in 601 Rudder. Open to all members and those inter ested. For more information call Anne Nguyen at 846-2757. Texas A&M Field Flockey Club: The first practice of the semes ter will be held at 5:00 p.m. at Keathley Field. All interested males and females are invited, and equipment will be provid ed. For more details contact Kristen at 846-1447. Texas A&M Antique and Classic Car Club: A car show will be held at Rudder Fountain from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. New member information will be available. For details call Tim Hernandez at 847-1443. Texas A&M Antique and Classic Car Club: A general meeting will be held from 8:30 p.m. un til 9:30 p.m. in 155 Koldus. T- shirts and new member infor mation will be available. Call Tim Hernandez at 847-1443 for more information. Residence Hall Association: The first general assembly of the spring semester will be held at 8:30 p.m. in the Governance Room, Koldus. For more infor mation call Jenne Hamlin at 847-2257. Roadrunners: A daily run of 3-4 miles will be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. in front of G. Rollie White. All runners of all paces are welcome. Today is popsicle day so come on out. Contact Eddie at 691-2269 for more in formation. What's Up is a Battalion service 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. Appli cation deadlines and notices are not events and will not be run in What's Up. If you have any questions, please call the news room at 845-3313. Fees Continued from Page 1 subscription to The Battalion, and that’s a very important connection to me,” he said. “I think it’s extremely important that the students know this is their newspaper, that they sub scribe and that they are the audience of this paper. “What the Student Services Fee Al location Committee has done, in effect, is to sever the meaningful relationship between the students and the student newspaper.” Currently, approximately $1 per student of the student services fee goes toward The Battalion each semes ter. The suggested allocation for fiscal year 1997 would lower the student contribution to $.10 per student per year. “The subscription to the student newspaper is not something that should go up and down every year, from $.10 to a $1 a year,” Self said. “That’s too wide a variation in the con nection between the students and the newspaper.” Sterling Hayman, editor in chief of The Battalion, said that students should listen carefully to the rational ization that many proponents are giv ing about the increase in the student services fee. “Many people are using the fact that The Battalion is provided to all students as a selling point of an increase in the fees,” he said. “To suggest that is outra geous and disingenuous. “You cannot cut the funding of an organization by 94 percent and then mislead the student body by telling them, ‘An increase in the student ser vices fee will enable students to con tinue receiving services such as The Battalion.’ That is an attempt to de ceive the students and help persuade them to go along with yet another fee increase.” If the funding for The Battalion is cut to the extent suggested. Self said the Student Publications Board will meet to discuss the paper’s future. “If they don’t change it, I will be very disappointed for the students,” he said. “I think that if it were put it to a vote of the students, most of the stu dents would feel, that for the money. The Battalion is a very valuable asset. “I think that while they may dis agree with it on certain issues, day in and day out. The Battalion is one of the most important things the stu dents get for the student services fee.” Harman said funding for the paper could be restored in future years. “Next year, if the Batt isn’t do ing well or was ex tensively digging into its reserves she said, “the com mittee could go back and reallo cate some funds to The Battalion.” Self said it is a possibility that Student Publications would need an increase in funds allocated to it in the future, because although 'The Battalion could survive on advertising revenue, there is a possibility that the pa per would lose money. “The Battalion has lost as much as $200,000 in years past,” he said. Other organizations that received sug gested decreases include: Rec Sports, 5.1 percent; Student Activities, 1.7 percent; Bus Operations, 2.5 percent; Internation al Student Services, 8.6 percent; Study Abroad, 6.8 percent; Student Financial Aid, 7.6 percent; Vice president for stu dent affairs, 5 percent; Student Govern ment, .85 percent; Sports Clubs, 16.9 per cent; University Arts, 10.3 percent; and the Student Handbook, 53.3 percent. The Student Handbook department asked for these decrease in their funds. Most of the other organizations that re ceived cuts requested slight increases or no change, except Bus Operations, which requested a 55-percent increase. Harman said most of the the organiza tions that received cuts were able to un derstand why when shown the figures. “The majority that were cut weren’t happy with it, but they realize that they weren’t the only one hit hard and that they are going to manage their depart ments better,” she said. “I believe that money is not the answer — good manage ment is important.” The seven organizations or depart ments that received suggested increas es include: Student Counseling Ser vices, 3.14 percent; the Department of Multicultural Services, .62 percent; the Aggie Band, 10.21 percent; the Vo cal Music Club, 21.2 percent; Gradu ate Student Council, 22.7 percent; the Department of Student Life, 3.3 per cent, and the Student Organization Fi nance Center, 7.9 percent. Of the two highest suggested increas es, the Vocal Music Club’s increase was allocated to compensate for a previous miscalculation, and the Graduate Stu dent Council’s increase would allow for the hiring of a senior secretary. Becky Silloway, Senate speaker, said the departments that received increases should “be very thankful,” and other or ganizations should try to understand the committee’s situation. “I think the departments need to be responsible and realize that this is a bud get crisis time,” Silloway said. Once the Internal Affairs Committee reviews the bill, it can be held in commit tee again, be sent to the Senate with a re ferral to pass, or it could fail. The final bill must also be approvedby the Graduate Student Council, the vice president for student affairs and the Board of Regents. "I think that while they [the students] may dis agree with it on certain issues, day in and day out, The Battalion is one of the most important things the students get for the student services fee." — Dr. Charles Self Student Publications Board chairman M&M GRILL In Northgate MINIMUM DELIVERY REQUIRED 846-2789 Burgers - Mediterranean Food - Sandwiches - Dessert r CHTC~KEN~STRI P"PLATr r £* 32 OZ. 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