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Thursday, March 2,1995
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Librar y materials facing exterm ination
Brief~ THE ARTS Th< MSU Symphonic Band and the North Tuu Community Band wiJI present I.heir winre.r conccn tonight at 8: IS 1n Akin Aud1tonum. MSU Theater'.s production or William Shakespe:u-e's "Comedy of Errors"' opens tonight .it eight m F::i.in Fine Aris Ccnlt:r thtatre. The
play runs lhrough Mar<h 5
ow, ,.....• .,, ~ . Richard Ddll~ d st Kttchum prtp1rr thtir nhlclt for llJ oat- and onl •~rt drop con1a1 1 , . ty p1rtklp1ttd In last Wttk's tgJ: lht sunlvt plualltt from ih Unrnrtunaltly lhtlr tJJ did not t catwalk In D.L. Lli.:on Colistum.
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The MSU jan ensemble wtll have its spnng concert M:uch 9 31 F:ttn F1oc Ans
Ccni.er l~tre '1l 8 pm. for :ut1s1 Rohbie Barber w,11 be held M3rch 10 from 8-10 p.m in the Umvc:rslly Art GaJJcry ,n F3tn F,nc Ans Center. Barber's mixed media
A reception
·sou thern
.sculpture
JnOucnces" will be on durluy 1n the an gallery in through April 21 dunns
regular gallery hours. Barllcr w,11 speak Marth 29 1 p.m. in the Universuy
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An8'Jllery. An professor Eli1.:1hcth A.
Yarou·~ wa1crcolor and goldleor pam,in& "Fhg.h, of 1he Son:crcss'" L~ compcung oauon:i.lly al ,he Realism '95 exhibit an P11rkc:rsbur,
W V. through March 25.
CMI PUS EVENTS
Tht English U~1:c c~am. a
for gr;aduJl1on. WIii be olfc:n.:d Mar-.:.h 6-IO
falUIO:ffll!Ol
and March 20-25 01 I:30 Business in pm . Adminstr.uion Annex room 102 ,nd M,rch 28 al I pm. 1n Hardin Atlmin1~tn1ion building A social sav,c<'~ r:ur will be held Morch 7 from 8 a.m.-noon in CSC a.mum. Social services i:roups planning 10 :mend include MSU Counseling Center. first Step. M.atcrn~ty
Collage
Child
and
Protective Services amonJ othcl$.
Social Workers Acting Toicthc:r will rccogniu a«tal worl.~rs 3t MSU u.nd 1urround1ng rommun1lies dunng a r'C\:tpuon March 7
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Tht Bari1t.\l StuJcnt Mm1wy will hold :1 l\.'Vl\al M.arch 6--R S(rv1t.-,:, ,w1 JI noon on the 61h and 8th Sc:.rv1ces hci1n Jt 12 20 p.m on the:: \t'VCnlh
College Bowl team finishes strong By Jama Winham II Sl:afr Writer
Midwestern St:llc Un1vcrsuy·s College Bowl tc.:im • placed founh out of 18 t~ms in d1S1rk1 compc:rition :&t College St:nion Feb. 24-25. This ye.:ir's MSU College Bowl team members .ire· Michncl Koofor, Cody Cole, David Mo rris, Donna Church . .:ind team captain Kimberly Roe. These Siu• dcnLS arc all-stars from last Novemher's MSU College Bowl comJ)!!tition. The .:illSQr:< were given lhc opporlu• oily to try out for the: c.impus learn. rhcn 11dvanced 10 rhc d1stric, lcvd ht:ld :u Tcxa~ A&M in Co!lc,:c S131ion At 1he district comrc1i11on, according 10 S3mud W:11.son Ill , the team's ii:ponsor. tht: fr:ims "-'c.'fC div1d~·d inio 1wo i;roups or nmc The MSU tcJm c:ompc1ed against the other cighl !cams in their group. beJting Baylor. Tu1.mc. Oni\'c~ity flf Hnus1on. Nor1hwcs1ern Stale. .:ind Nuncl Community Colkgc. The MSU tt.!am lo..~t ~o Texas
1s not foun d 11S record 1s 1aken oul of the hbr:uy's collccuon. LilthJm added. UlthJm said 3hout 20-25 percent of the withdr3wn items were labeled as lost or scolen l:is1 year. Some lost items c anno1 ~ 1eplaccd because they :ire ou1 of pnnt. s he added. Missing pagcs. can ad ded. Lath a m so1111:11mc.s he 1·cpl:a,crJ wi1h photocopies from 01her hbr.mcs. Latham s:ud somc of lht: library's dam3gcd books .:ire repaired by her staff, Others. with more exlCns1ve damaie. an: sent out to hook binding companies. Another problem library suiff has faced in the past 1~ pc.st infesta1ion. Hanilll said Older collec1ions have been subject to damage from moths. silverfish and ants. Moths and silverfish like
collcc1ion bcc.:iusc: ou1of date. lost or missing. Lost items, U1ham s;tid. arc those which students pay for when they cannot return them due 10 loss or damage. Missing items :arc subject to a six momh search. Ir the i1em
:.~e~~ls~~-~f focus their efforts on glue that hinds some books. Harv ill added gift m:&terials are kepi on the loading dock :ind :arc trca1ed for pcst.S. Most collcct1on depiction of library ma1crials, Harvill
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Tlmb<rlyEys.«n Staff'Write-r Ek,:~n MSU studcnis ::md om.: MSU r:acully mcmhcr will prcstnl par,.:t1 :U th~ 981h Tt"xa~ Ac::td~my of Sc ience on March J at Baylor Uni\'CrMIV111 W::tc\,. Texas. i\l.'~·o(tli n~ to John V
This year. 1hc TexJ s Ac.:idemy of Science will !-It hoM I k5 paper pn:sc.:n1a1ions, 1wclve or those from lht· ~ISU hiolog1i:al ..c1cnu.: de· parun~·nt. W1l1iJm 8. C1)("1k. J1..., 1, 1Jn1 prO(CSSM 01 t'IIOhl!!Y. A~la1a Chandler. J. Ho .... JrJ Norm:tn. and fonn1fcr Cra•~ · he:id ,,.., jJI CJl'h pri:scnl J pJrcr over the mnlccul:ir i;cnct1cs of mJ11,c (com) There.SJ J ~kO(,nough. Tammy D. S:imucls. L) nn Re \·c.s . and Lorence R Wm,hdl \\ Ill CJl·h rirc~nt J p.1p..·r fl\ C:r tlw ~·nc..:1\ of Jiu• nunum ~\ft d • 1 r rlJnl\. ~t.111hJ K l)J \ I~ ~ ill f'!l'l '• "L'lll ha 1ur c1 ,1\a 1hc "'n)l1,,•1n of kthJI fflUl-llll fi :ut i1ic.., ~·b rg.1rc1 J.1nnn\l.1-Bdl .... 111 prt·sc.:n1 J flJ(X-1 11\ Cf the 1ad11, 1ekmctn <>I lh1,•, Tc'< J, hrown T .1rJ OIUIJ. ,,.. h11.· h 111-
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s.a1d. comes from waler leaks in the hhrary. hooks chewed by hcnrowcrs· pets :md theft G1lhan Thoma~. :1 library Student assi~tant, s:i1d MSU \tudcnts arc con1muo us ly disobeying library rcgula1ions t,y c:m ying food, dnnk :i.nd candy into 1he lihr.:iry. He said s1uden1s exit, leaving empty cola cans. gum, .:ind candy wrappers in pl.:i.in sight on desks, or stuffed in a book. "1lk: vending machines in the students· lounge can be the cun1rihu11ng factor to this prohlcm, ~ said ThomJs The only ac11on taken so for by hbrary s1aff has hccn fooJ and drink confisca1ion. Staff has also begun asking patrons to fi nish their snacks in lhc student lounge. H;irvill said she did not wan1 to resort to door checks to make sure no rood or drink was heing brought m10 the llbory Media llhr.:iri:i,n Scoll Allen said pc.st conrrol personnel h:ive hcen hrought in many limes durin~ the past semesters 10 combat the pest problem. · should this ac110n become a norm: .uid Allen. ·steps may have to he tllcn, possibly the removal or the vend mg machines."
Artist Lecture Series...
Greenpeace presents views Timlxrly Eysscn StarfWriltr Chri~tophcr Childs. n3· tio n:il .spe:&ker for Greenpeace. will be at MSU on March 7 to address studcnis :ind foculty members ahout current environmental con-
ccrn1;, Greenpeace is an international org.:ini1.ation dcdica1cd 10 pn:.M:rving the cnv1mnmcn1 1hrou1:h non-vioh!n1 mc.:an1; They work 10 prfllci:r the.: environment from nudcar and 10111c po llu11on . .s1op
Midwestern student, faculty science papers to be presented
Grim\·),. l·,1orJina1or of ~iolo,). rhc purpuM.' of 1hc prcM•n l.llltl ll S /,lo (\I · rn.•c(lmC parl of the .~c1cn11fic ,:ntcr• mJkin~ thl' n.•sull, of rn,c. PEAKEnS S yflur ,iuJil·~ knnw11 \ \I that "-S1>c111I W orkers Acung oih~·, \lllek·ni, nu1=h1 drJ" .t>n h:ll you hJ\C n:.-,car\'hcJ Toe-ether (SWA anJ thc ~wc1atinft rM Soctjll anJ \I, Gnmc\ ~a id MSU . ha!Bchn,orial St1encc v.iJI hcl·n J ~,g pJrt11.:1pJnc ,,1 the ho,1 Diane Wuh1ngl0n Tto~ .-\cJJ~•m)' 1 ,f S..:11:n,,:c !\4u\:h Jin C<;C at 9 a_m for )CJr.i, MSl ' hm1cJ 1h~· 1n ihc Tc,Jl A l.'.1Ji:m) 1,1 Sucm:c 1n •nd I p.m tiNi All f'!~ll\·r, 1\ i:r~ wm1 0 Donohoe Budding Wutungton w11I spc~k 00 Julh,ncJ w,ih pro_rc,,,11, Rim:nn . (.'nC\\. , ( , 11m,' \; )Olll.h ~ang members rn,·r. ,nJ Si,n~I. '"" fi,, m~. page _ _2_ _ _ _ Gn __ ._$ee
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A&.M and Unm,:n1ty of SL Thom:is. Wa!SOR w d. MSU's team mode 1hc rinal-four cut from their division, going on\",hc the linals. There I.hey compelCd agamst University of TexasDallu, winning the first or three matches. "The first mntc h victory w:i..s an :ich1evemcn1, since MSU was the only tc.:im 10 bc.:it UT of Dallas lhroughuut 1hc whole tournJmenl,'" Warson s.:iid. The MSU 1e.:im then played TeXJ.S A&M and was defeated. Roe was named the .!.c1;• ond rJnking all-slar for the compc:tition. Although thcy diJ not I\.'· pt.:Jt their di.s1rict win from hL\ I year. the MSU 1eam mem~rs s;ud 1hcy ~1111 had J good 1imc. · 11 wa..s a lot of fun," Church s:ud. "The tournamcn1 was :a great expcricncc fur the lc:im. This tnri will provide a grca1 hJ.1.c: for nl'XI year's team." Cole s.ud W:i1son prJ11c..·d ttk! tl!am "I'm proud of 1hcm.~ ht.' ~id
Karen Pttcn: Reporter Depictio n of library materials is an o n-going concern with the Moffet Library suff. Melba Harvill, director of libraries. said one problem hiscorically has been damage 10 library ma1crials. Art hooks. encyclopedias and ma1;uincs are common v1cums. Harvill s:iid paLrons cu1out photos and articles raiht:r 1h:an pho1ocopy or take notes. Gr3'1iti on elevator doors and study c.:irrcls is another problem. The c:&rrels need 10 be refinished .:about once a year hcc.:;iusc s1udenL\ cover them wuh mcss:i.gcs. Harvill added. Cfar.:i Latham. collccuon development libr.:irian. said ahout 2.C.00 ill!m\ arc labeled withdrawn e ach year.
global w.irming and ozone layer dcstruc11on :ind IO halt the s l:wghter of m;irine mamm.:ils and other cnd:mgcrcd :animals. Childs ~aid 1hc purpose nl spe3king 10 MSU 1s not of a rccnuun~ na1un:. hu1 mflfC or an 1n,p11-;a11onal kind. w11h a !>llde/lccturc program de1Jdmg 1h1: h1s1ory and purpo<,e of GrccnjX'aci..:. Child~ )aid he hor,cs to 1nsp1rl· Mudcnb :i.ntl facu lty mcmhcri. nr MSU m \tn:ni;1hcning campu\ and community CR\ 1ronmcntal &roups w11h lhc1r ~Uf)Jl(ll'L BccJusc NI SU ~tudcn1s and \ laff h.J\'e Jt.cess tn comruten and audio and visual t'quipmrnt. Clnld..,, ..,,:ud they can hccomc m1cract1\'C
supporters w11h 1he community cnvirnnmcn1.:il commtl · tees. Childs said that a few pco,ilc confo\C GrccnpcJce w11h other more violent aw:art.!nc:-.s !!,fOups .:ind he hope~ 10 clcJr ~omc or th~• m1sconl·crt1ons anyone may ha,'l' nl lhc organi1..a1i,m. .. People: need to make commllmcnis Ill th!.! 1m r,ruvcmc111 or the c n"1rnnmc111 Jnd they nccd 10 take a s1.1nd t i\ pn:Sl·n..: the ccolOl!)' c,f the planet.~ said Childs. Childs will speak March 7 m Akm Auditorium 317 p.m. ahuut the :itmosphcn:, energy usai;c• .:ind dcforcsl3tion and how they combine 10 deplete 1hc 01.onc layer and incrc.:isc glob.ti warning.
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