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Dr. Martha Vogelsang lectures on horse jumping technique in Animal Science 312 class at the Parsons Cavelry Complex on Mon
day afternoon.
•What's Up
Tuesday
TAMU Water Ski Club: A general
meeting will be held at 8:30 p.m. in
the Student Recreation Center. Con
tact John at 695-8843 for details.
A.W.A.R.E.: There will be a general meeting
tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. in MSC 205. Call Isai
at 696-7366 for details.
Wednesday
Alpha Phi Omega: Meet to go to the
Crestview Retirement Home at 3:30
p.m. in 133 Koldus.
Biomedical Science Association-Vet
erinary Medicine Branch: Dr. Payne will
speak about family life and vet school
at 7 p.m. in Rudder 308. Call Lindsay
at 695-1759 for details.
ATM Womens Rugby: Come join! No experi
ence needed. Practices are from 5 p.m. to 7
p.m. at the pitch on the corner of Texas Ave.
and University Dr. Call Nikki at 694-0084 for
information.
ATM Womens Rugby: Come join! No
experience needed. Practices are
from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the pitch on
the corner of Texas Ave. and Univer
sity Dr. Call Nikki at 694-0084 for in
formation.
Latter-Day Saint Association: Come
learn more about the Church of Je
sus Christ of Latter Day Saint at 7
p.m. in Rudder 302. There will be a
guest speaker speaking on the
Book of Mormon and Jesus Christ.
Catholic Students Association: “Hot Topics”
discussion session from 6 to 7 p.m. in St.
Mary’s Student Center Library, followed by
Newman Mass at 7:15 and a Bible study in
Rudder Tower.
Aggie Lutherans: A meeting will be
held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Tree-
house, Our Saviors Lutheran Church.
Call 694-6663 for details.
Center for Academic Enhancement:
There will be a GRE Verbal Review in
Blocker 526 today. Call 845-2724
for more information.
Phi Eta Sigma Meeting: There will be a gen
eral meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. in 292A
MSC.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The familiar
phrase “paying with plastic” may take on
an entirely new meaning. The government
is testing new materials for the nation’s
folding money — including a tough but
flexible plastic.
Advocates say plastic, or polymer, bills
last longer than paper, are more difficult to
counterfeit and don’t get all wrinkly if you
accidentally leave them in your jeans on
washing day. They’re less prone to rejection
by change machines and, when worn out,
can be recycled into other plastic products.
Skeptics worry the public would reject
them, that they would force an expensive
retooling of currency-
sorting and counting ma
chines and that such a
radical change could
subtly undermine confi
dence in the U.S. dollar.
The Treasury Depart
ment already is in the
midst of a multiyear re
design of the nation's cur
rency, the first in nearly
six decades. It introduced
new $100 notes in 1996
and new $50 bills last
year and plans new $20s
later this year.
The new paper bills
feature enlarged portraits, watermarks, a
numeral in color-shifting ink and a poly
mer security thread. Officials aren’t sure
they want to take another big step.
“We’re pretty far down the road from
making any decision about proceeding,”
said Treasury Assistant Secretary
Howard Schloss.
Nevertheless, the department’s Bureau
of Printing and Engraving is running ex
tensive tests on a variety of materials, in
cluding a plastic developed by the Reserve
Bank of Australia and a paper-plastic
sandwich produced by a Canadian com
pany, Domtar Inc. of Montreal.
“We and every other bank note printer
in the world are taking a look at this mate
rial,” said Thomas Ferguson, the bureau’s
acting director. "We’ve run some print tri
als and we’ll be running some
The government vvon’i sa
timetable is, but industry
such a change wouldn’t occur
or 2001.
Australia issued the worlds
currency in 1988 — aSlOnotei-
orating its bicentennial. It fill
verting all of its notes tothene,
in 1996.
“We’re very comfortable.,
happy with them,” saidNeilM
reserve bank’s chief represe
New York.
We and every other
banknote printer
in the world are
taking a look at
this material.”
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observant cash handlers.
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Tuesday to examine the growing
Orthodox Christian Fellowship
(OCF): There will be a general meet
ing at 5:30 p.m. at All Faith’s Chapel.
Please call Susan at 847-2073 for
details.
TAMU Career Center: There will be a
salary negotiation seminar at 6:00
p.m. in Rudder 301. There will be a
placement orientation at 4:30 p.m. in
Rudder 302.
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bands for three days next year,
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bands and spreading the peril
over Thursday, Friday and
could increase attendanceatci
North by Northgate.
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Will be having a meeting
Wednesday, April 1 st • 7:00 p.m. Rudder 510
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