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' move tig sen til sen W (AP) — Yd >od orphan dm ajor plot suigf, he Battalion c AMPUS PaseT^ThuredaVjNovernberAAOOQ Voters approve Proposition 17 b the future and will be given looser rein in manag- pg its apsets. Texas voters rejected just four of the 17 propositions n the ballot. Among those approved were Propositions 3 and 17, which both affect A&M. Proposition 13 is intended to strengthen the invest- nent strategy of the state’s $7 billion PUF, which is unded by state-owned land and mineral resources. It is lesigned to provide perpetual funding for both the Uni- ersity of Texas and the Texas A&M University systems. - The ratification of Proposition 13 will permit the exas Higher Education Coordinating Board to revive he now-stagnant fund with more than $400 million in >onds for college-student loans. STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS The Battalion BAs a result of the Texas voters support, the Texas f&M University System will be allocated more funds a transfertoii rom the state’s Permanent University Fund (PUF) | ?d by a super? mns and the director-chorj rshall. who cameirl was based ie,” comic sthf the stop' staril bth Annie in trphanage piJ iss Hannigarl iron east one River. s out in search Instead, she is; cks, who says? d them. Tlief| eventually 1 greed. o the original:| 'lion's success! tigan, played idon. In Kathy a iiiccessor has] s is a terrific a.i isingly strongs: funny, vinegar| :s t hrough the i:l qualities can be j ons in crime: the! lumming,dearfj as Hannigans ster after playij ? in “Cabaret.'! oweth as the (6| ly St. Regis. dcArdle, theonl a cameo id starring in Df I the Beast’’or 'Its her way t g production nr rbucks and Grace tour of all New! offer. /ill find this TV a re-than iow good the mu The proposition will provide loans for approxi mately 16,000 students in each of the next five years. Students from both public and private post-secondary educational institutions in Texas will be eligible to ap ply for the loans. Proposition 17 will give more freedom to the boards of regents for both the A&M and Texas systems and will allow them direct decision-making power. Both propositions received significant support from leaders and organizations in the past few weeks. Stu dent leaders rallied together Monday to raise support among Aggies for Proposition 17. Texas Lt. Gov. Rick Perry commended the bond program in The Dallas Morning News and said it would make it easier for Texas students to attain col lege educations. “This program will make Texas a better place, because it is going to make a college education more accessible and more affordable for thousands of students,” he said. [A&M chapter of chemical society receives ‘outstanding chapter 5 title BY KENNETH MACDONALD The Battalion The Texas A&M student chapter )f the American Chemical Society ^ACS) has been named an “Out standing Chapter” for the second zonsecutive year. The society, one of 28 to receive his honor, competed against more :han 900 chapters from across the United States. Winners are based an annual reports sent to the na tional office indicating the society’s activities in the past year. Dr. John Hogg, chapter faculty adviser, said the organization works hard during the year on a variety of activities. “We have traditional guest ca reer speakers,” he said. “We bring in people working in the chemical industry. One of the most popular was a crime-lab speaker because many of our members are interest ed in forensics.” The society has hosted Nobel Prize winners, representatives from Anderson Consulting and Mary Kay Cosmetics to come speak at meetings. “We want to show people that they aren’t locked into one job,” he said. Members also help in the A&M Chemistry Road Show, which takes college chemistry labs into local classrooms. “We don’t want kids to get the idea that chemists are only 50-year- old, white-haired men,” Hogg said. “We bring people of all shapes and sizes.” Brandi Nunez, Texas A&M ACS historian and a senior chemistry major, said the society also spon sors Chemistry Week beginning Nov. 7, which concludes Saturday with a chemistry open house. “The open house will give an opportunity for junior-high and high-school students to tour the labs here, to see chemistry in ac tion,” she said. During Chemistry Week the ACS will be giving out soft drinks and candy while explaining the science behind the products in front of the Chemistry Building. Darren Poppe, last year’s pres ident and a junior chemical engi neering major, said the society American Chemical Society "Outstanding Chapter" one of 28 to recieve the award competed with over 900 chapters from the U.S. Look for Chemistry Week Nov. 7-13 JEFF SMITH/The Battalion has given a lot of time to commu nity service. “We helped out in a soup kitchen in Bryan, held a food drive and spent time helping at the Mili- can Retirement home, also in Bryan,” he said. The professional organization has a membership of approxi mately 100. Mostly members are undergraduate chemistry majors but a variety of majors, including chemical engineering and biolo gy, are also represented. f©und mvs N A j©URN •X AS C 40! I»1ZZ.A- STROfVlBQL.* - HO/VCilES Wieclium One Topping $3.SO Baa-Baicac "What do the DOCTORS think about ABORTION?" ' Dr. Haywood Robinson Family Medicine Dr. Royal Benson, III OB/GYN Dr. Noreen Johnson OB/GYN Physicians Panel on Abortion Tues. 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