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We request notification, three (3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our abilities. Continued from Page 1 not based on the number of drinks that a participant receives, but on their blood al cohol content (BAG). Participants will be tested at a BAG of .03 or .04, then again at .07 or .08, and a third time at. 10 to. 11. The participants will be monitored, and the amount that each participant drinks will depend on the person. Dennis said that safety is the top concern of GADES. Because of this, participants will be accompanied in the cars by riders who control hand-held emergency brakes. “Safety is the paramount issue. We’re not going to take any chances of anyone getting hurt,” Dennis said. Gars used in the experiment will be donated by Fred Brown Mazda/BMW. Representatives of the Texas Depart ment of Public Safety (DPS) will serve as volunteers and have the hand brakes and score the participants’ abilities. In order to eliminate experimenter bias, the volunteers from DPS will not know which participants are in the ex perimental group or which are in the con trol group and will plot the scores by numbers located on the cars. Field sobriety tests will be done by the law enforcement division of the Texas Engineering Extension Service. Dennis said that the participants in this study applied and underwent a thor ough screening. “I pick the volunteers. A number of people applied. Some were in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, male and female, and the •tj three basic ethnic groups — Anglo, \ Hispanic and [African-American]. There will be about 15 people in the ex- perimental group and about six in the control group,” Dennis said. Dennis has been involved in this type of testing before. “I’ve probably done about 20 of them [similar tests]. The last one was in May of 1993, and we were able to have the results of the last test successfully published in The Chronicle of Traffic Safety Education,” he said. “This is be ing done because of the new law which dropped the legal blood alcohol limit to .08 percent, plus we are making a new video since clothing changes, hairstyles change. People want to be able to relate to the video.” The video will be used in part for safety training programs for various companies, and the test results will be analyzed and then sent to be pub lished in a professional journal. “Companies are interested in this in formation for the preparation of safety training programs. A lot of people use this information in deter mining laws that are passed in re gards to alcohol use. Groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) show this information to legislators as evidence. This is one way that Texas con vinced the legislature to reduce the BAG to .08 percent. The results of this type of research show that the people who are danger ous are those at about .08 BAG, be cause they still have some control but they’re starting to lose judgment, sight [and] hearing," said Eddie Gannon, a senior trooper for the DPS. Garmon said that GADES maintains strict control over the experiment. Cannon said this test is being done because of the passage of a law in Sep tember 1999, which lowered the legal limit for BAG to .08 percent in Brazos County. A law was passed in Septem ber 1999 concerning DUIs by minors. The law states that anyone under the age of 17 can be arrested for driving while under the influence if there is any detectable amount of alcohol in that person’s system. Protesters disrupt Washington fi After two raucous days of demonstrations, protesters setOkj tie up Washington streets Monday with marches aimed at disrupting the World Bank and International Monetary Fura meetings in the middle of town. They accuse the financegi of burdening poor countries with crushing debt payments, food, environmental destruction and sweatshops. Potential protest: m World | . Bank V v* * Q International Monetary Fund D H 0 MUB /Thes J 'I ELLIPSE ft Constitution Sve Constitution Gardens Reflecting Pool lilMfi ■ ■■Ml HIM «l|[ IHB □ Sh □ West Potomac Park Madison Dr THE MALL 4U U John F. Kennedy Center p| Lincoln Memorial pi Department of State Q| Blair House gj White House Source Comoiled from AP wire reoorts s the en dents ca 10, the 1 break — 1 ut for ma ome studi pve up mone> owever, i can still ha im Pike, a World in S guard in the L< ■“The best i Wm.J Gastello. p| QJ Washington Monument Q Department of Commerce Q Department of Justice £*| National Air and Space Mi IB U.S. Capitol News in Brief Assistant secretary of state to visit A&M William B. Bader, assistant secre tary of state for educational and cul tural affairs, will visit Texas A&M Tues day to participate in events related to the Fulbright program. The Fulbright program facilitates student and faculty exchange be tween universities worldwide. The pro school or colic hours. Ii w; ucs and pai Pike said o World em| lission at ai He said he i ice in awhile “The park KleraigSSFuIbngtitft#', 11 , [ )nc " 1 1 meet with students and visitm t o l’ nmv bright scholars in 228 Mem* klds ’ soac dent Center at 4:30 p.m gram's goal is to promotein:e r al understanding and cooperc.:; A&M faculty and students': ceived 10 fellowships forttieJ 2000 academic year and ctfj hosts 50 faculty and studen bright scholars. Tuesday Campus Calendar ertarian candidate for US Rep. #8 in Rudder 501 at 7 p.m. ms,” Pike sa He said that ;re were also “The only n itch the wave Stressful. Most Prepharmacy Society: There will be a general meet ing with a guest speaker from a surrounding Texas city pharmacy. The time and location are TBA. Thursday Aggie Toastmasters: Learn public speaking and resume building. Will be in Rudder at 8:30 p.m. Check blue screen for location. For more infor mation please contact Laura at 695-2833. Catholic Students Association: There will be a general meeting in Rudder 707 at 7 p.m. Graduate Christian Fellowship of InterVarsIty Christian Fellowship (Grad IVCF): Grad stu dents meet at 7:30 p.m. for Bible study, prayer, fellowship, and snacks. Please see our web site at http://stat.tamu.edu/~inlow/ivcf.html for lo cations and more information, or call Jen or Mark at 764-1552. Hispanic Graduate Students' Association: To morrow, there will be a reception and book reading honoring Dr. Marco Portalis on his book “Crowding Out Latinos" at 7 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. MSC Film Society: Will host a free film screen ing at 7 p.m. in ACAD 130 of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and lecture by Dr. Ter rance Hoagwood fo the Film Studies Dept. For more information pleake contact Jason at ja- sonp@tamu.edu. Frida y was nothing se Texas Student Education Association: Will be a guest lecture by Diane Grahan::: “rent Haas, "Our Student Teaching Semester'' at81: as a lilt in Koldus 110. Contact Jamice at69471' “Some hem more information. 8°°^ tan, it’s e; pie. Plus you gc Saturday hour for every The summers ii Aggies for Life: There will be atfepk-t/1) "When Does Life Begin?" at 11 j Fountain. Contact Amber at 69314. tails. Circle K International: There will be a gener al meeting open to everyone at 8:30 p.m. in Rudder 504. Monday Psychology Club: Will hold a General meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Psychology Building 108. Alpha Zeta: There will be a general meeting at 7:00 p.m. in Kleberg 113. Texas A&M Veteran’s Association: Fest/Cook-off. 12 p.m. -6 p.m. April 29,# -1447 S. FM 2818 North of Villa Maria, # tions at http://www.earthcorp.com/t( more information contact Todd Milbu 4657. Tuesday Wednesday Tuesday Hispanic Graduate Students’ Association: There will be a reception and book reading hon oring Dr. Marco Portalis on his book “Crowding Out Latinos” at 7 p.m. at Barnes and Noble. Aggie Lutherans Treehouse: Join us for a bible study, fun, and fellowship at 7-8:30 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church located near Northgate. Catholic Students Association: general meeting in Rudder 707 at7p,in. Saturday Catholic Student Association Student Women’s Group meets every Wednesday 6-8 p.m. at St. Mary’s Activity Center room 204. Aggie Toastmasters: Learn public speaking and resume building. Will be in Rudder at 8:30 p.m. Check blue screen for location. For more infor mation please contact Laura at 695-2833. SI G UNIVERSITY APARTMENTS 950 Colgate Drive, C.S. • (979) 764-8999 FEATURING • Private bedrooms/ pad locks • Computer lab, copier & fax • Electronic alarm • Reserved parking • Full-size washer & dryer in each apartment • Tennis, volleyball & basketball courts • Swimming pool • Fitness center / rec room • On bus route fully furnished 2 & 4 bedroom apartments with individual leases Locations also at: • Mississippi Slate U U ot Kentucky • U of (H dev.com l Alabama • Florida State U • Kansas State U • Louisiana Stale U • Mill nnsylvania Slate U • College Station, Texas • U ot Florida • U " •ahoma • U of South Carolina • Austin, Texas • ' U • U of Mississippi Georgia • U of Illinois • of West Florida Village Catholic Student Association Graduate Stu dent’s Fellowship meets every Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. in St. Mary’s Activity Center 207. University Undergraduate Fellows Symposium: There will be presentations of the fellows’ completed research in Rudder 5th floor at 7 p.m. preceded by a reception at 6 p.m. on Rudder 2nd floor. Pacesetter 2000: 5K run sponsored!^ ership Robertson County Alumni Associ:: Run takes place at 8 a.m. in Calvert,TX. run is in conjunction with Calvert'sMaypof tival and Historical Home Tour. Contacts 979-279-2173 between 10 a.m, and4pf more information. Saturday Catholic Students Association Aggie-on cam pus Bible Study every Wednesday 8:30-9:30 p.m. in Rudder Tower. AAF: Elections in Wehner 136 at 7:30 p.m. more information call Marie at 847-0686. For Thursday TAMU Amateur Radio Club: There will be a gen eral meeting followed by a tour of the station at 7 p.m. in MSC 352. Contact Sampath Sama- rasinghe at 268-8158. VASA: Elections in Rudder 704 at 8:30p.m. For more information contact Marie'at 847-0686. Graduate Christian Fellowship of InterVarsrty Christ ian Fellowship (Grad IVCF): Grad students meet at 7:30 p.m. for Bible study, prayer, fellowship, and snacks. Please see our Website at http://stat.tamu.edu/~in- low/ivcf.html for locations and more information, or call Jen or Mark at 764-1552. Contra Dance: Traditional dance from Nff land, no experience is needed; everything^ Come and bring your friends! Unitarian Ui* ist Fellowship Hall at 305 Wellborn Road(1/2 south of George Bush Drive on Wellt admission. 36 p.m. For more information^ 4504 or email stan@monoc.tamu.edu Sunday Aggie Libertarians: There will be a general meet ing with special guest speaker Gil Guillory, Lib- University Undergraduate Fellows Symposium: There will be presentations of the fellows’ com pleted research in Rudder 5th floor at 7 p.m. Alzheimer’s Association: There will beast group meeting for people takingcareof ones suffering from dementia at 3 pm Covenant Presbyterian Church 3404 Sof lege Avenue. 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