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On the fourth point. Brown said there easily
would be enough students and faculty to support
the program.
Brown finished his report by citing the possible
future request that South Texas receive public funds.
Brown finished his report by citing the possibil
ity that in the future South Texas would request
public funds.
After Brown's report was finished. President
Bowen addressed the board.
He began by addressing what he saw as miscon
ceptions about the request.
Some critics, notable UH President Arthur Smith,
have said the affiliation circumvents the Coordinat
ing Board. Bowen said A&M has proceeded delib
erately and kept the Board up to date on all of its
plans, including a meeting with the Universities
Committee of the Board within two weeks of sign
ing the affiliation.
"We want to work with the coordinating board,"
he said. "No official advice went unheeded."
Bowen said there are no plans to go to the state
legislature in order to ratify the affiliation, and
the agreement does not create a public law school
in Houston.
About future requests for state money for South
Texas, Bowen said, "All participants are resolute in
keeping South Texas College of Law private."
Bowen said the Board's normal criteria does not
adequately address this agreement.
"A public-private partnership needs a new set of
criteria," he said. "The commissioner said there is no
need for a public law school, but this is a private
school with a partnered public university."
Responding to Brown's comments about en
hancing A&M's image, Bowen said, "We have not
asked you to enhance our image, but to enhance our
academic programs."
After Bowen finished. Board member Jodie Jiles
of Houston attempted to resolve what he saw as the
most confusing part of the debate: whether the re
quest was a public or private issue.
Brown said he thought because the matter in
volved a public school, it was a public issue, while
Bowen said the law school would remain private,
making this a private issue. With no resolution, the
two parties agreed to disagree.
Bowen said the affiliation mirrors agreements
found in business. He said A&M was outsourcing a
law degree from South Texas, in the same way busi
nesses put their names on products they have some
one else build for them.
Douglas Harlan of San Antonio said, "The Coor
dinating Board didn't judge the affiliation, but ex
panding of the table of programs."
However, Brown's report dealt extensively with
the affiliation with South Texas.
William Atkinson of Bryan, who along with
Wendy Marsh of Amarillo, was one of the two Board
members to support the request, said money for ed
ucation is scarce.
"We've got to look at other ways to fund our
needs in higher education," he said. "I think public-
private partnerships are essential. 1 think we are
sending the wrong message."
Steve Late of Odessa said money was the
problem.
"Taxpayer money made the A&M brand name
what it is," Late said.
Late cited Michigan State University as an ex
ample of a public-private partnership. MSU has a
similar affiliation with a private law school, and
after a few years, public funds were requested for
the school.
Marsh told the Board it should not be influ
enced by outside events such as the lawsuit South
Texas has brought against the Board claiming the
Board is outside of its jurisdiction. She said the
Board should be thankful for getting a law school
for free.
"It is a gift," she said. "1 think we should be open
to these things."
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Olson said Texas has a history
of being associated with wide
spread mosquito populations,
usually in the southern part of the
state near the coast, but particu
larly around the salt marshes on
the coastal plains.
"There is no region in Texas
that is exempt," he said. "Some
species of mosquitoes have been
able to utilize whatever resources
of water they can find."
Olson said there are 84 species
of mosquitoes in Texas, and at
this time of year, there is one
species residents may encounter
more than others.
"One species thrives in
drought season — the southern
house mosquito," he said.
Known more commonly by
the aforementioned name, culex
quinquefascintus is characterized
by a dark to light brown color
with creamy white markings on
the top of its abdomen.
Olson said one mistake peo
ple often make about the mos
quito concerns the transfer of
encephalitis.
#Memorial Student Center 1998 Summer Calendar of Events
Dive into Summer!
June
Film Society Ghostbusters 9:30 p.m. Rudder Fountain
L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness Community,
Household & Status of Hacienda Tabi, Yucatan, Mexico and
Environmental Policies in Bolivia 7 p.m. Rudder 510
Town Hall Poolside with Polygram 2-4 p.m. Rec. Center
Outdoor Pool (A valid Texas A&M ID is required.)
Visual Arts Tour of San Antonio's Art Museums
(Cost: $10 Texas A&M students; $20 all others)
Cepheid Variable Anime Series 2 p.m. Biochemistry 107-108
Great Issues and Political Forum Open Microphone
11:30-12:30 p.m. Rudder Fountain
Town Hall Hypnotist Rich Ames 8:30 p.m. Rudder Theater
Town Hall Lunch Box Concert 2-4 p.m. Rec. Center
Outdoor Pool (A valid Texas A&M ID is required.)
NOVA Gaming Night at Hullabaloo 6-9 p.m. MSC Bowling
and Games Area
Black Awareness Juneteenth Celebration 12:30 p.m.
MSC Flag Room
NOVA SurduKahn 18 a.m.~ 11 p.m. MSC 138-146
Town Hall Poolside with Polygram 2-4 p.m Rec. Center
Outdoor Pool (A valid Texas A&M ID is required.)
Cepheid Variable Pleiades Reading Circle 1 p.m. MSC 145
Cepheid Van able Anime Series 2 p.m. Biochemistry 107-108
Film Society Sixteen Candles 9:30 p.m. Rudder Fountain
All events are FREE, except as noted.
Dates and times may change. Check out the MSC web site:
wwwmsc.tamu.edu and the MSC Hotline at 847-5463.
FAjSI Please call 845-1515for special needs.
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9 Great Issues Drawing the Line-Technology and the Ethics
of Cloning 4 p.m. Koldus 110
9 NOVA Gaming Night at Hullabaloo 6-9 p.m. MSC Bowling
and Games Area
9 Town Hall Poolside with Polygram 2-4 p.m. Rec. Center
Outdoor Pool (A valid Texas A&M ID is required.)
10 Visual Arts Tour of Houston ’s Corporate Art Collections
(Cost: SJ0 Texas A&M students only)
14 Film Society Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
9:30 p.m. Rudder Fountain
16 Town Hall Lunch Box Concert 2-4 p.m. Rec. Center Outdoor
Pool (A valid Texas A&M ID is required.)
18 Cepheid Variable Anime Series 2 p.m. Biochemistry 107-108
lown Hall Poolside with Polygram 2-4 p.m. Rec. Center
Outdoor Pool (A valid Texas A&M ID is required.)
Cepheid Variable Pleiades Reading Circle! p.m. MSC, 145
NOVA Battle.Con 3 p.m. Fri.-2 p.m. Sun. MSC 224-225
Visual Arts Tour of Galveston’s Historic Homes
(Cost: $10 Texas A&M students; $20 all others)
OPAS Broadway Cabaret 7:30 p.m. College Station
Conference Center at 1300 George Bush Drive
(Cost: $2 Texas A&M students; $5 all others)
Town Hall Poolside with Polygram 2-4 p.m. Rec Center
Outdoor Pool (A valid Texas A&M ID is required.)
August
1 Cepheid Variable Anime Series 2 p.m. Biochemistry 107-108
6 Town Hall Poolside with Polygram 2-4 p.m. Rec. Center
Outdoor Pool (A valid Texas A&M ID is required.)
26-28 Fall Leadership Conference Trinidad, Texas
27 Cepheid Variable Pleiades Reading Circle 7 p.m. MSC 145
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"The mosquito is a carrier,"
he said. "Birds are the source of
the virus."
Olson said there are a wide
variety of songbirds and ground
dwellers such as pigeons that
are the source of encephalitis,
but even after a mosquito con
tracts the virus and transfers it
to a human, the bite usually
does not warrant an emergency
health concern.
"Most people in the prime of
their lives and in health only
suffer flu-like symptoms and
are treated accordingly," he
said. "Young children and older
people whose immune systems
are just developing or are in
stages of deterioration are sus
ceptible to the more severe ef
fects, such as paralysis, convul
sions or even death."
On encephalitis, the advisory
states, "Symptoms include fever;
nausea and/or vomiting; stiff
neck; changes in mental function
such as sleepiness, confusion and
disorientation; and trembling or
loss of muscle control."
In order to avoid these symp
toms and keep people healthy,
especially when they come in
contact with mosquitoes, re
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ty, Olson said.
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