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i attalion N EWS ^agej^^onda^^ovembe^^lSIQ^ ational Chemistry Week egins with demonstrations BY KENNETH MACDONALD The Battalion ( cherish the j / that we spenii r know how qtij hange.” ^ night ended® »| ie Texas A&M Chapter of the American Chemical oiler handing )C i e ty (ACS) members will demonstrate common uses I alter Brewer\v.| c } lenuslrv [| HS week. light that was |lbday, ACS will demonstrate the do, just give hi leniistry of soft drinks to promote a lot of fanlat a tional Chemistry Week in front of ie Chemistry Building. »een a long ye; Melissa Supak, president of the hool has ne&M chapter of ACS and a senior i year with the lemistry major, said “Chemistry of lis one." oke” will show among other things, ike it day by da] iat because of their densities, a can hn Laird. “It’sin:■gular Coke will sink in water, but w.” iet Coke will float. ■Every day we will be trying to it as many class changes as possi- le between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Our Irjrt 611 * i s to show people that chemistry effects your )Ouivl /eryday life -” ^ v Supak said the theme for this year’s chemistry week olymers.” Many of the demonstrations and infor- “Our intent is to show people that chemistry effects everyday life” — Melissa Supak President of Texas A&M’s American Chemical Society mation presented will be about the formation and uses polymers. “Polymers are made of long-chain of carbons and hydrogen, with some nitrogens thrown in,” she said. “On Friday we will show you how to skewer a bal- loon (made of a polymer) so that it doesn’t pop.” Dr. John Hogg, ACS adviser and a chemistry professor, said the week will wrap up Saturday with an open house for area junior-high and high-school students from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hogg said two chemistry road shows featuring members of the ACS will demonstrate several laboratory- based experiments at 10 a.m. and at 1 p.m. “There will also be some hands-on activities with polymers, molecular modeling, tours of the cyclotron and the various labs in the Chemistry Building,” he said. 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Bill Bradley by 54 percent to it Co^;": Mk 32 percent. tselffrortf»TOei\« Bradley ties Gore among voters p. between the ages of 35 and 49. •98 Southerntopfe'l Bradley has made far fewer ke City.thegroupapt f ips to Florida than the vice pres- o the denomination ident, although his campaign is s that outraged nt laying the groundwork for a larg er presence. n's statementonip Yet he does better than Gore i submit totheirli against Bush, with Bush win- iage in solelyhete ning 45 percent to Bradley’s 37 not binding,past: percent. and othersareapti In the Republican primary, Bush has 59 percent of the vote, as the firstchafl The only other candidate in )tist Faith and ^double digits is Sen. John McCain of Arizona, with 14 percent. ■ doing it. It's life . Khte advantage in Florida for nd sw ■ We’re c the Texas g° vernor ma Y be his averted likethai ^nger brother Rob Schroth, the rotest coincided i^ shin 8 ton P ollster hir ed by the kend visit to IndQ newspapers to conduct the r was burned in® ’ said - ationalists. ThepB “ “ ~ mce against topf Fraternity ‘ Weight-A-Thon’ raises money, awareness BY ERIKA DOERR The Battalion Members of Pi Kappa Phi Frater nity weight-lifted their Saturday away in the “ Weight-A-Thon” bene fiting Push America, to raise money and awareness for people with dis abilities. Kevin Bindley, a member of Pi Kappa Phi and a junior finance ma jor, said the event began at 6:30 p.m. at the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity house, with an opening band performing at 7:45 p.m. and Roger Creager per forming at 9:30 p.m. “Push America is our fraternity’s national outreach program,” he said. “This money is generated in a posi tive way through this non-alcoholic event. ” Bindley said the designated lifters started out at the lowest set and con tinue to place more weight until the Pi Kappa Phi lifter cannot lift any more weight. “Everyone was welcome to join in the event,” he said. “Pi Kappa Phi targeted the sororities in order to have a small, general base at first, then extend the event out for years to come, with different factions and a greater amount of people. ” Thomas Bain, a member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. Push America chair and a sophomore journalism major, said Pi Kappa Phi is the first fraternity to start its own philan thropy, Push America. Bain said nine sororities and the Aggie Dance Team donated money to the event and were invited to join in the festivities. Smoothie King was also present, giving out free smooth ies to those at the event. “Each sorority was represented by one Pi Kappa Phi ‘lifter,’” he said. “The sororities were encouraged to donate either a flat fee or per-pound donation for the amount of weight their designated lifter could lift.” Tom Sullivan, Pi Kappa Phi fra ternity general adviser and an edu cation administration graduate stu dent, said the fraternity raised approximately $9,000 in 1995 at their philanthropy event. “In ’95, we didn’t have the Ser vices for Students with Disabilities joining us, as they are tonight, and we didn’t have a concert, as well,” he said. “The idea of having a ‘Weight-A-Thon’ was sparked from a high school fund raising event I saw a few years back. ” Sullivan said that beyond fund raising, this “Weight-A-Thon” event benefiting Push America helps spread the awareness for people with disabilities. “Even with just two people, a foundation can be built to help raise this awareness,” he said. Anne Reber, coordinator of Ser vices for Students with Disabilities, said the division of Student Affairs provides academic services to stu dents with disabilities through pro grammatic and educational access. “This is our first year with Push America and we are very excited to be able to have participated and have been invited to be a part of Pi Kappa Phi’s philanthropy event,” she said. Regina Richardson, Omega Phi Alpha president and a senior bio medical science major, said she was honored when Omega Phi Alpha was invited to the event. “As a service organization. Omega Phi Alpha is very happy to have been invited to participate and donate money to such a good cause,” she said. “Our members were asked to donate a flat amount per-weight lifted, or they donated about 3 to 5 cents per-pound lifted. ” ptist Church is tk re than 26,0( EAR IONE ING TO CL! leed GPA3i v Hiring Noleti for Spring 20C Man-made vs. God-made. it ^ our Computer. 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