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MOSCO ifeltsin ab neeting wi 3ore on Mo: «ms about Aides de aresident s jut said h< medical che Gore, in :eries of Ca Detween Ruf ould have 1 serve Yeltsir iarent state been little se The Krei days campj the 65-year- “He just rest,” sai spokesman, Aides sa two-week a the govern] Moscow wl from heart They said |ohn Keeler, a junior accounting major, is the millionth person to enter the Student Recreation Center, Drought affects residents at their water taps DALLAS (AP) — As the 1996 drought drags on, drinking water is becoming an increasingly pre cious commodity in many small North and West Texas cities and rural water systems. Overworked pumps, falling water tables and water lines broken by parched and shifting soil are forcing customers to cut back on outdoor watering. About 280 small towns and private water supply companies statewide have reported mandatory or voluntary water restrictions to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, a dramatic increase over most years, commission spokeswoman Linda Fer nandez said. ‘‘There are real problems out there,” she said. “Brownsville is having water mains break because the soil is so dry. San Antonio is having quadruple the number of water main breaks they normally have.” Ms. Fernandez said the commission anticipates the situation will become worse before it gets better. “Our best chance for sustaining rains lies in the autumn,” he said. “We may be getting some isolat ed relief from the hurricane season, but not any thing enough to replenish rivers and streams ant restore underground water supplies.” In the Panhandle, four cities that depend or, McKenzie Reservoir in Briscoe County are getting less than 50 percent of their normal supply. In East Texas, the small town of Edgewood closet coin laundries and car washes and banned all bit emergency water use when the town’s only sourced water dried up. With help from the state, Edgewood got a 10-inc l water line hooked up to bring water from Lake Tawakoni to the Edgewood lake. Measured by the yardstick that water experts use, this year’s long, hot summer doesn’t compare to the drought of the 1950s. Back then, Dallas pumped in brackish water from the Red River to supply thirsty customers. The long-range effect was rusted-out radiators and hot water heaters, said John Jadrosich of the Trinity River Authority. Over the years since larger cities have built more reservoirs. Historically, it would be tough to beat the drought of 1950-56, when rainfall in some parts o! the state averaged only 14.05 inches a year. Water Continued from Page 1 turn on the cold water in the sink or shower, it doesn’t matter. It comes out warm.” Elliott said high water usage keeps the water hot. “The longer we can keep the water in detention in the cooling tanks, the cooler it becomes,” Elliott , said. “But during the summer the water has no time to cool down because people take more show ers and wash their cars. ... The city of Bryan aver ages 19 million gallons of water a day.” Spence said the situation does not only affect him and his roommates. “We have two big dogs and they cannot drink the water the way it comes out of the tap,” Spence said. “I have to take ice cubes out to them and cool [the water] down, or they will just sit out there and dehydrate.” Brown said the city regrets the problems caused by the hot water. “We, as a city, apologize for any inconvenience that the water is causing,” Brown said. “It is dis appointing because the water is something Bryan prides itself on, and in this situation it is just a matter of bad timing. ... This wouldn’t have been an issue if the heat wasn’t here.” Spence, however, has another explanation. “I think the reason they haven’t fixed it is be cause we have lazy public officials,” Spence said “I can understand a little delay, but two years seems excessive.” Elliott said residents may not understand the effort involved to give citizens water. "Water is our most precious resource,” Elliott said. “People don’t realize when you turn on the tap and water flows out, how much work goes into getting the water there.” Brown said despite the rebuilding of the units, the rise in water temperature should not be the point. “The most important thing is that people have safe and attainable drinking water,” he said. The water cooling units are expected to be com pleted in September. Tenure Continued from Page 1 abundance of fine educators, and this is evident through the over whelming amount of applicants who are trying to enter A&M. The faculty at Texas A&M is one that does excellent work in teaching and research, and our professors are very competent.” Measurement and Research Services at Texas A&M main tains the records of the question naires, which are compiled and written by the Faculty and Stu dent senates. Data from all reports and questionnaires are available as public record on the Texas A&M home page on the World Wide Web. Responses to five main ques tions illustrate that, in general, the student body has evaluated the faculty as being fair, compe tent and helpful to the students. Forty-nine percent of stu dents surveyed said they strong ly agree they would take another class from the same professor; 25 percent said they agree, and only 6 percent said they strongly disagree. Another 20 percent disagreed or were undecided. Almost 50 percent of students strongly agreed that the profes sor was an effective teacher, and 33 percent agreed. Only 2 per cent strongly disagreed. The question receiving the lowest score asked whether the amount of work or reading was reasonable for the credit hours received. Forty-two percent strongly agreed, 38 percent agreed and only 2 percent strongly disagreed. Amy Zey, a junior education major, said students — who are harmed the most by ineffective or incompetent teaching — should have the right to evalu ate professors. “I think it’s only fair to let students evaluate their profes sors,” Zey said. “They are here to teach us and if a large number of people do poorly in the class, something’s wrong and it needs to be addressed.” Brad Martin, ning for a Co Gro By Amy Pro! 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