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University Press • Friday, September 27,1996 • Page 2
OP Briefs
Fulbright deadline nears
•The 1997-98 competition for United States
Information Agency Fulbright and related grants for
graduate study or research abroad in academic fields and
for practical training in the creative and performing arts
will close Oct. 23.
The purpose of these grants is to increase mutual
understanding between people in the United States and
other countries through exchange persons, knowledge
and skills.
Application forms and further information may be
obtained from the office of Graduate Studies and
Research at 880-8230.
Center to hold yoga classes
•The India Cultural Center, 1710 N. Major Drive will
be offering Hatha Yoga classes in a six-week session Oct.
15 through Nov. 19. The Tuesday evening classes will be
taught by Ria Lihs, assistant professor in the department
of health, kinesiology and dance. A beginner’s class meets
from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. and advanced beginners
from 7:45 p.m. until 9 p.m. The classes are designed to
improve flexibility, strength and circulation, improve
breathing patterns and reduce stress. For more informa-
tion, contact Lihs at 880-8912 or 832-1861.
Continuing ed to offer course
•The Southeast Texas Writers League and the LU
Continuing Education Department will host a six-week
series of classes Oct. 3 through Nov. 7 from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m. The classes cost $65 and will be held at Lamar’s
Continuing Education Center. For more information, call
Starla Garlick at 880-2233.
Organization to hold meeting
•Omega Theta Alpha will hold its weekly meeting
today at 12:15 p.m. in 108 Setzer Student Center. The
group supports older-than-average students, Cheryl
Munson, vice president, said. Every meeting features a
speaker on topics relevant to members. For more infor-
mation, contact Munson at 794-1220.
Antique fair set to begin Oct. 4
•Emma Lee Turney’s 29th annual Oktoberfest
Round Top Antiques Fair is scheduled for Oct. 4, Oct. 5
and Oct. 6 in Round Top. There wili be 300 booths and
three locations. Parking is free. Admission is $6 for all
locations and all weekend. Hours for the fair are 9 a.m. to
6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Sunday. For safety reasons, the fair cannot accommodate
baby strollers and pets. For more information, call 713-
493-5501.
Deadline for submitting announcements for UP Briefs is
noon of the day one week prior to publication.
Announcements are run as space allows — no exceptions.
Press release forms are available for organization
reporters in the UP office, 200 Setzer Student Center.
Police-
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Blood drive-
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Puckett said.
Lamar’s president, Rex Cottle, agrees.
“I encourage participation,” he said. “I
think it would be a good way for Lamar to
help fellow citizens in Southeast Texas.”
Martha Hardie, nurse practitioner at the
student health center at Lamar, also
encourages students, faculty and staff to
turn out.
Lamar has played a great part in sup-
porting the blood center in past years. In
1974, it was the first location for a blood
drive by the LifeShare Blood Center.
The health center served as a sponsor for
the blood center on campus, Hardie said.
She also said that the donations pose a pos-
itive image of Lamar while providing a pub-
lic service.
In the past 10 years alone, Lamar stu-
dents, faculty and staff members have
donated more than 4,400 units of blood.
Since blood can be separated into compo-
nents such as plasma, platelets and red
blood cells, that number equals 13,200 com-
ponents — or lives saved.
“It is a good way to let students give of
themselves,” Hardie said. “Many students
enjoy donating so much. They become life-
time donors.”
The only requirements for donating are
that donors be between the ages of 17 and
75, weigh at least 110 pounds, be in reason-
ably good shape and have no history of can-
cer and hepatitis.
“It also is good to have a wholesome
meal two to four hours before donating,”
Puckett said.
Donating blood is a safe procedure that
will take about 30 minutes: filling out a
questionnaire (5 minutes), undergoing a
minor physical where your blood pressure,
pulse, temperature and iron level are
checked (10 minutes), donating blood (5-10
minutes), and relaxing with refreshments (5
minutes). Donors will also receive free T-
shirts after donating.
Several student organizations have
agreed to sponsor days and provide volun-
teers. Monday will be sponsored by the
Student Government Association; Tuesday
— the Lamar University Texas Nursing
Association; Wednesday — the Texas
Academy of Leadership in the Humanities;
and Thursday — Lamar Alive! These orga-
nizations will compete for the highest num-
ber of donors. The winner will receive a
plaque, and second and third place will
receive trophies.
Puckett provided some advice for wary
donors.
' “We need donors of all types of blood,”
she said. “Sometimes, the type of blood
donated is not the type that is scarce. Also,
do not be afraid of the needles.”
And as advice to all students, faculty and
staff, she added, “Remember, the 30 min-
utes of time you use to donate could mean,
to someone else, a lifetime.”
Fair-
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A number of purebred
cattle will be on display at
the livestock barn. There will
also be a Texas Longhorn
show, a turkey show and a
junior goat show.
“The Children’s Barn-
yard, presented by Transit
Mix Concrete and Materials
Co., is a very popular feature
for kiddies and grown-ups
alike,” Hansen said.
The Southwest Dairy
Museum Mobile Classroom
will appear at the fair to
demonstrate the mechanical
milking process.
Throughout the fair, there
will be free entertainment on
the patio. The Paul Bunyan
Lumberjack Show will be
presented on the first five
days. The Swifty Swine Pig
Races, presented by Cigna
Health Care, will be racing
daily from Ham Hock
Downs.
For the second year, the
AT&T Virtual Reality Simu-
lator will be back. The ride
simulates a trip through sev-
eral different locales, with
scenes projected on a sur-
round screen. Patrons will be
seated in chairs that rock and
roll in coordination with col-
orful pictorial projections,
giving the sensation of flight
at a blurring speed.
An extravaganza boat
show, sponsored by Travis
Boats, will be located in the
arts and crafts building. This
show includes free seminars
on bass fishing, salt water
fishing and child boating
safety. Travis Boats will give
away a new boat and motor
on Oct. 12.
Oct. 5 and Oct. 12 will be
the fair’s traditional Kids’
Days. On both days, kids 17
and under will be admitted
to the fair free of charge
from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Hansen said Hames Show
rides on the midway will be
reduced to 75 cents for kids,
as well as for adults who
would like to be kids for a
day, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Senior Citizens Day,
sponsored by Conn’s, will be
on Oct. 6. Everyone over 60
years of age will be admitted
free from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Free entertainment and mer-
chandise give-aways will be
special features of the patio
Sunraycer-
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stage.
“This special day is being
set aside for our older fair-
goers, and they will be treat-
ed to a full day of activities,”
Hansen said.
The annual school holiday
will be on Oct. 7. Hansen
said all schools in the area
are invited to participate.
The celebration includes
early opening of the fair at 2
p.m. and 75-cent carnival
rides from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m.
Ladies night at the fair is
Oct. 8. It is sponsored by
KAYD-FM 97 Radio and
allows all females to enter
the fair free of charge.
Ladies will be entitled to car-
nival rides for $1 a ride with
a KAYD coupon from 5 p.m.
until closing. Coupons may
be picked up at participating
Chevy dealers.
Dairy Queen presents
Two-For-One Buddy Night
on Oct. 9. Customers of all
area Dairy Queen stores will
be given coupons good for
free admittance to the fair if
they are accompanied by a
date, spouse or friend who
pays full price for a ticket.
Hansen said the tickets
will be accepted on the carni-
val midway on a two-for-one
basis. When one person pays
the full price for a ride, the
coupon holder rides free.
The coupons may be
redeemed after the fair at
the same Dairy Queen stores
for special food items.
Junior championship
poultry and livestock will be
auctioned Oct. 9 and 10.
Poultry, rabbits and turkeys
will be sold at auction on
Wednesday. Barrows, lambs
and steers will be auctioned
on Thursday.
Hansen said proceeds
from the sales go directly to
the youngsters who raised
the animals.
“This sale is the culmina-
tion for these FFA (Future
Farmers of America) and 4-
H youth who raised these
animals as a project on
learning how to raise farm
animals as a business,”
Hansen said.
Professional Bull Riding
will be held Oct. 12 and Oct.
13 at 7 p.m. This event is
sponsored by Coors Light
and is sanctioned by Bull
Riders Only. Advance tick-
ets are available at the
Beaumont Civic Center,
Dillard’s and the Montagne
Center. Prices are $10 and
$12 and include free admis;
sion to the fair when bought
in advance.
Coca-Cola’s Cantastic
Sunday on Oct. 13 is a day-
long promotion where fair-
goers will be admitted free
with an empty ‘six-pack’ of
Coca Cola product cans.
Those admitted free will also
be permitted to buy a wrist
band for $10 which will per-
mit them to ride the carnival
rides on an unlimited basis.
The wrist bands may be pur-
chased for $15 without the
cans.
Hansen said the
KD97/East Texas Chevy
Dealers Concert Stage at the
Fair Park Coliseum is new
this year and will host many
first-class Coliseum shows.
“Thanks to this sponsor-
ship, the fair is able to charge
the fair-goer less for these
shows,” Hansen said.
Advance concert tickets
include free gate admission
to the fair and are available
at the Civic Center, Mon-
tagne Center and Dillard’s.
Miller Lite presents Jerry
Jeff Walker on Thursday at 7
p.m. with Rim Fire as the
opening act. Tickets are $7.
•. Sonic Drive-Ins and Coors
Light present Wayne Toups
on Oct. 4. Local band Key
West will open. Tickets are
$5 and may be purchased at
participating Golden Tri-
angle Sonic Drive-Ins.
Tim McGraw and Faith
Hill will be in concert on
Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets are
$19.50 and $25.
East Texas Chevy Dealers
presents Neal McCoy on
Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. Zona Jones
and Swing West will open.
Tickets are $10 and $12.
Also booked at the colise-
um are the Nixons, with
Imperial Drag as the opert^
ing act. This show is present-
ed by K106 on Oct. 7 at 7
p.m. Tickets are $7.
Admission prices are $3
for adults and $1 for stu-
dents.
Kids under 12 years of age
and senior citizens get in
free. Parking is $3.
individuals. They spotted them and
chased them down,” Fontenot said.
“The driver was caught while driving
around the parking lot waiting for his
partner to finish the burglaries.”
The arrest resulted in all of the
stolen property being recovered from
the vehicle.
On Sept. 15, an LU resident was
arrested for public intoxication. He
had removed four hubcaps and a hood
ornament from a Mercedes Benz.
Also on Sept. 15, another individ-
ual was arrested for stealing three
hubcaps from a car parked near a fra-
ternity lodge. The arresting officer
could smell alcohol coming from the
suspect. The suspect also was
unsteady on his feet and had slurred
speech, according to the officer.
Another concern of LU students is
the graffiti that can be seen on many
buildings around campus, including
the Health Center, the dorms and
some Technical Arts buildings.
In response to the situation, Chief
Fontenot said, “We are doing every-
thing possible.”
“We think there are two different
groups doing the graffiti: one on the
north side by Technical Arts and
another on the south which is the LU-
Beaumont main campus.”
“Anyone seeing these individuals is
encouraged to notify us immediately,”
Fontenot said. “At the present time,
the physical plant is removing the
graffiti, which costs the university
money.”
one who is intimately familiar with what’s going
on.”
The students will be competing with colleges
across North America, many of which have cor-
porate sponsors funding their projects.
“Creativity and common sense have more
to do with this than anything else, and I think
the students at Lamar have exhibited time and
time again that kind of can-do mentality,”
Habetz said. “It gives us a real chance to com-
pete with the larger schools, even with our
lower budget.”
The actual race is funded by the U.S.,
Department of Energy and the General Motors
Corp. to promote the efficient use of energy and
to raise the confidence in renewable sources of
energy.
“Alternative ways of getting ourselves from
point A to point B are right around the corner,”
Habetz said. “We are not very far from that, and
this kind of project is what pushes that technol-
ogy. It refines it, it makes it better, it brings it
more in the main stream, and that’s going to
make vehicles much more efficient than they
are now.
“Lamar is a part of that.”
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