) Tnfi Battalion ■ S8 H SS ■BHjll [pi Mg jm Tuesday • March 31r U esd< Hooves moves Treasury departmf seeks dollar alternati; GREG MCREYNOLDS/The Battalion 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.” Thomas Ferguson Treasury Acting Director Austral;:: produced Papua Ne Indonesia j. Western Set gapore, Bi Dinka and'* A bluep baht note I land —wo: is thinner!; paper note slick on the in spots, si portrait one has an enp similar toa eadilvbut ( eat banknote. It folds r with the fingers. The level of printing del finer than a paper note. Andit small clear window, embossed meral 50. aimed at preventing ers from using home computer Secret Service officials haw cerned particularly about the computer ink-jet technologyti fake U.S. bills.They're relativelypt' ity but some have been passed to observant cash handlers. “A polymer note incorpora Mylar window would definitely terfeiting by personal compute jet printer,” said Rep. Michael get, Da D Del., who has scheduled aBAfter h 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. What’s Up is a Battalion service that lists non-profit student and faculty events and ac tivities. Items should be submitted no lat er than three days in advance of the desired run date. Application deadlines and notices are not events and will not be run in What’s Up. If you have any questions, please call the newsroom at 845-3313. NXNG talent to Northgate next year. ; Continued from Page 1 “We hope that it can become an early festival with daytime activities,” McFall said. “We can then promote a more fam ily-type atmosphere during the day.” Willie Bennett, the talent buyer for the festival and vice president of Hopes Creek Music, said he hopes to bring more “I am hoping to book more bands for three days next year, said. “With this being such asu; is likely. I always want to incli and regional music in the even Bennett said increasingthei bands and spreading the peril over Thursday, Friday and could increase attendanceatci North by Northgate. Qoiden National Honor' Society Will be having a meeting Wednesday, April 1 st • 7:00 p.m. Rudder 510 Study Abroad Representatives will be giving a presentation FISH BALL!! 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