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The Battalion / • March 19,1996 ^ of tions U.S. UESDAY (arch 19, 1996 GGIE i t m ■ V ## Page 3 ommon sense, t of the problem is e a system that’s :*ules and red tape, d on a 1930s-style, e model, and now operate in an infer- ?m is that we md up in rules — AL GORE isident of the United Slates ’ Gore said. “Over gave government to do, we created re rules.” ral store sensitizes :o the overall needs mess,” Owens said, ivity created here t not only the staff, ovemment agencies, r continued success.” r for > week >dy until it is strong . Salk’s theory was .hose cells to recog- dly hidden under its back. ily controversial, ta me, told the Food and .hat, in small studies, ital immune cells, versity of California, egan enrolling some not AIDS. Half will eeks for three years iti-AIDS drugs their — to see if Hlemune s - , I , ntroversy,” mnovA- kesman Steven Bas- a definite answer." d injections of tradi- , cause a small, tem- levels. While there’s use harm, Kahn said ents closely during Art Fest ’96 encourages variety of entries By John LeBas The Battalion T he MSC Visual Arts Com mittee is spotlight ing student artists in Art Fest ’96, its annual visual arts competition. Kathy Aceves, chair of the visual arts committee and a junior marketing and man agement major, said the competition allows any Texas A&M student to pur sue interests in visual arts. “Art Fest is a student art competition — the only one on campus,” she said. “It’s open to all Texas A&M stu dents. It gives people who are still continuing their work (from high school) a chance to display their work and get some money.” Artists can enter almost any kind of work in Art Fest in any of several categories. “We have six different categories: drawing, paint ing, mixed media, sculpture, and color and black and white photography,” Aceves said. “It’s $5 an entry, up to four entries per category.” Students should bring their entries to the Visual Arts office, located upstairs from Rumours in 227 MSC between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Entries can be made now through April 1. include art supplies. Aceves said Art Fest helps awareness of visual artists at A&M, where they may other wise go unappreciated. “A lot of people around campus think that maybe art isn’t important or does n’t relate to their lives,” she said. “This really gives peo ple a chance to see that everybody does art and that it can relate to everybody. “People from all types of majors enter, from engineer- "We welcome all kinds of entries, and it doesn't has to be stuff that they've done while they've been at Texas A&M." — KATHY ACEVES chair of the Visual Arts Committee At a reception planned for April 3, a panel of three judges will view the entries and select a best overall work and first, second, third places and honorable mention en tries in each category. These works will then be displayed in the Visual Arts Gallery, next to the Brows ing Library on the second floor of the MSC. In addition, the best over all winner will receive a prize of $60, and the first, second and third place win ners in each category will win $30, $20 and $10, re spectively. These prizes will ing to economics.” Aceves said Art Fest lets students who may have been very involved with art in high school continue to ac tively pursue their interests. “We welcome all kinds of entries, and it doesn’t has to be stuff that they’ve done while they’ve been at Texas A&M,” Aceves said. “It can be works that they’ve done in high school — anything they would like to submit.” Lalaine Little, adviser for the Visual Arts Committee, also encourages all student artists to enter Art Fest, espe cially considering its coinci dence with Parent’s Weekend. “I think the timing is good with Parent’s Weekend because it’s a good chance for students’ parents to view their work if they haven’t al ready,” she said. “We’d like to get as many students in volved as possible.” Brent Maxwell, an artist and an art instructor at A&M Consolidated High School, was a judge for the contest last year. He said it was important that entries invoked a “good gut reaction” and demonstrate application of art elements and principles of design. He said he was impressed by the artistic talent repre sented by the entries and would like to see expanded participation. “I enjoyed it,” he said. “It shows a certain intellectual vitality among the students at Texas A&M. I would like to see it grow — to see stu dent involvement increase.” He does, however, stress the importance of prepara-' tion for the competition. “Get started ahead of time, do your best work, and ' fcthhsult your instructors for help and advice,” he said. Aceves offered the following advice to prospective entrants. “Be as creative as you can,” she said. “Don’t worry about something not being good enough to enter. Don’t be intimidated.” r Q TCE >RARY ry to parking 3:30 p.m. until om the comer eague Building). for details. \&M Speleological Society tunnels its way into nature \ enot, Night News Eunffl tGGiELiFE Editor idis, Sports Editor Radio Editor ■vanich, Graphics Edit* , Graphics Editor iis, Pamela Benson, Fleanoi leather Pace, Danielle Pen- Tauma Wiggins ichel Barry, Kristina B' i Faber, James Francis, Life iwift, & Alex Walters; Pa* ffin, Stephanie Christopher e Designer: Jody Flolley H.L. Baxter, Rob Clark, Erin lerson, Elaine Mejia, Chris /aldez & Kieran Walson s: Rony Angkriwan, Amf itruve, Cory Willis & Eva# Kristin Deluca, )ody Holley/ twin, )ohn Lemons, JennifeH /ineyard & Chris Yung Vlaway, Mandy Cater, Am- lor at Texas A&M Universityi" rtment of Journalism, urn phone: 845-3313; Fa' : ship or endorsement by Tfe ertising, call 84 5-2696. f 0 ' as are in 015 Reed McDo#’ igh Friday. Fax: 845-2678. A&M student to pickupasi |V semester, $40 per school )iscover or American Express- irough Friday during theh 11 Jring the summer sessions exas A&M University. 3. McDonald Building, Texas By Rachel Barry The Battalion D ennis Renner likes the smell of dirt. Fortunately, cav ing, one of his favorite pastimes, offers him sev eral opportunities to sur round himself with the fragrance of the earth. Renner, president of 1 the Aggie Speleological Society and a senior wildlife fisheries major, said he became interest ed in caving when a for mer professor of his talked about grottos, or caving clubs. Soon after, he said, he began caving almost every weekend. “It’s neat to be able to go somewhere and see things you don’t see above ground,” he said. “It’s like a different world down there.” Robert Ljetton, advis er for ASS and a profes sor of civil engineering, said exploring this other world, filled with geologi cal formations, tight pas sageways and an occasion al waterfall, can be an ex citing adventure. “It’s mountain climbing in reverse and in the dark,” he said. Stephenie Rinard, trea surer of ASS and a junior bioenvironmental sciences major, said she had al ways thought caving would be fun and joined the club without having ever been caving before. She found one particular aspect of her personality added to her adventure while caving. “I’m a touch claustro phobic, so it’s also a chal lenge ,” she said. Although her fear of small spaces sometimes keeps her from feeling en tirely comfortable while inside a cave, Rinard said once the occasional fear passes, she is able to stand back and enjoy her surroundings. “It’s an unbelievable feeling you can only know when you are there and looking at it,” she said. Rinard said each cave offers a new experience for spelunkers, no matter how many times they have ex plored them. “It’s quite a unique ex perience,” she said. “Every time you go, it’s different, even if you go back to the same caves.” Renner said caving is relaxing and exhilarating at the same time. He said the serenity of a cave is enough to lull him to sleep. “You turn out your lamp, and it’s pitch black and completely silent,” he said. “It’s the best place to sleep. It’s just so peaceful.” Lytton said his caving experiences give him an in sight to a part of the earth many people never see. “It’s an unusual high,” he said. “Every time you go around a corner, you see something brand new and you know you are the first person to see it.” Lytton said ASS’s ac tivities are not limited to simply climbing around in caves. The group is also responsible for sur veying some of the caves it explores. Renner said many of the caves the group travels to are located on private land. The people who own the land allow grottos to ex plore the caves, even though they do not neces sarily stand to gain any thing from doing so. “There’s not any benefit See Caves, Page 4