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Terrell Hills Mansion
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Composer
Conducts
Workshop
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Basketball Wrapping Up Season
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Foreign Language Week Hosts Mayor
by Joyc* Hyd«
A Speech by Mayor Henry Cisneros heads tt>e Kst of special activities to be held on the UTSA campua during Foreign Language Week, March 5-12.
Sponsored by the Division of Foreign Languages, the weeklong festival will feature a variety of cultural events, in¬ cluding entertainment, exhibits, and a foreign film festival (See related story on page 4)
Ooenina ceremonies will qet under¬ way at noon on Monday, March 5, under the Sombrilla, followed by a musical presentation by foreign language students
The Mayor wiM speak at noon on Wednesday. March 7, in HB 2 01.1^4 on the subject "San Antonio as an Inter¬ national City "
Exhibits will be on display in both the
library and the Humanities Building and student posters and bankers will be displayed all over campus Additionally, foreign films will be shown, and the cafeteria will offer a different foreign- theme menu each day in conjunction with the festival.
According to Or Barbara K. Gonzalez, co-ordinator. the event was planned to increase cross-cultural understanding on the campus and in the community. "We are trying to provide cross-cultural exposure and to increase knowledge of foreign languages in our society, ' she explained.
Gonzalez also emphasized that the festival is a way of establishing a link with foreign language teachers in the public schools at a time when emphasis on languages is increasing both within
the state and nationally
Language teachers will participate in a workshop with Dr. Tracy Terrell of the University of California at Irvine on March 10.
A schedule of Foreign Language Week events and times is listed below:
Monday. March S
Noon Opening Ceremonies m ihe Som
bfilla   Entertamtnent by foreign language students (in case of ram MS 2 02 241
2pm Film on Alexander Solrhenitsyn
HB 2 01 24   Admission is Ifee
Noon Caleteria theme meal   Italian
Lasagna
Tuasdsy. March 6
12 30pm Foreign Language Students
Awards Ceremony MB 2 d -10
4pm Solo Sunny     German him English
subtitles HB 2 01   12 Admission is free
W9dn«iday. March 7
Mayor Henry Cisneros wiH spe'ak- on San Antonio as an Intemattonal City in the HB 2 01  24 Caleteria theme meal   German Sauerbraten West of Hester Street    Film about jewish Settlement m Texas — HB 2 01   36 Admission is free
Friday. March 9
Thursday. March 8
Foreign Languages in Business Panel of speakers lo include tacul¬ ty   community   experts — HB 2 01   24
Caleteria theme meal   Mexican Enchiladas
Two Worlds of Angelita    Puerto Rican film English subtitles HB 2 01   36 Admission is free
Paradis pour Tous   i  Paradise for All ) French Film with English sub¬ titles HB 2 01   12 Admission $2 iSl   students and senior citizens)
Ll Greco of Toledo   Videotape and discussion by Dr   Ted Kassier SB 2 01   12 Admission is free Cafeteria theme meal   Greek Salad Bar
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Frencn Film with English subtitles HB 2 C 1   '2 Admission $2 IS 1 students and senior citizens) Reception afterwards to meet visiting film personality
Admission S2 (S' students and senior citizens) 4pm Eaux Protondes   I Deep
Wafer  I  French Film English subtitles HB 2 01   W Admission S2 tSi students and senior cili.:ens)
Sunday. March 11
2 P rn Hotel des Amenques     French
Film sivitri English subtitles HB 2 0112 AOm,t^,on $2 iSl  students and
Saturday. March 10
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Sdme tiii-n ds Monday   March 12
1 Foreign Language Teacher Workshop and B'uncn Dr   Tracy Terff'll of tfie University of California at Irvine m the Galena   HB
Tir G'Oupe    i  Shot Pattern  ) French Film English subtitles    HB 2 U1   12
Monday. March 12
'' P "^ Les Fdnlomes du chapelier   ,
I   The HdlmaKei s Phdnlom^  j F(fr;t'' Film with tnglish SubMles .HB 2 U 1   U'
Aamissiof S2 iSi  students and senior 1 ili.'eri;-!
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TUESDAY
February 28, 1984
Volume 4, Number 4
Serving ttie UTSA community
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Controversy Riddles SRA Meeting
> Hides Disappointment. Selection of turtles lor the Silver Bullet Race left tfie four-legged participants standing at tfie gate Sunday bvenino. No sponsore sfiowed up. See story atiout ttie upcoming race on page 11.	
Verdict Not In On EDB
by Reed Peebles
Anyone wfio fias read a newspaper, listened to tfw radio or watcfied televi¬ sion in ttie last couple of montfis, fias heard of ethylene dibromide. or EDB. as its is more commonly known.
Despite intensive news coverage of EDB. however, tfie American public knows little more about it tfian they did tiefore the pesticide became a nation¬ wide, fiousehokf word In fact, even public health ollicials have admitted sur¬ prising ignorance of this compound and Its effects on human health
EDB is a clear liquid with a boiling point of 131 4 degrees centigrade It is slight¬ ly soluble in water and readily soluble in most organic solvents Atiout 300 million pounds ol EDB are manufactured in the US annually Roughly 90 percent of the EOB made each year is used as a fuel additive for automobile gasoline The remaining 10 percent is utilized by tfie pesticide industry
According lo Juan Tijerina. a putHk; af¬ fairs officer for the local office of the Food and Drug Administration, EDB has been ttie choice of the food industry for Itie last 30-35 years. Tlie pesticide is used primarily as a fumigant to keep stored grains and fruits free of insects.
Unlike most other pesttotdes. EOB residuals are so slight ttiat ttiey must be measured In parts per tiiUton or ppb. rattier ttian parts per million or ppm. UntH alxiut five years ago. Tiierlna notes, scientific Instruments could not ac¬ curately measure cliemteal concentra¬ tions at levels below tfie parts per mMon range. As such, EDB was bekiw ttie parts per mlMon range As such, EDB was lielow detectatile levels in most consumer foodstuffs and fias been ex¬ empt from federal regulatkm since 1066. Ttie recent advent of mucti more
sophisticated and reliable methods ot detecting the presence of EDB in foods fias brought the pesticide to the forefront of public health con¬ sciousness
Uke so many other pesticides, EDB has proved hazardous to the health of species otfier tfian insects Studies of sub-tHjman species such as rats and mice fiave concluded that EDB is a "very powertui carcinogen (cancer causing agent)" says Arnold Garcia of Texas Department of Agriculture Additionally ,- it is fatal in doses of about 130 mg per kitogram of body weight
As a result of such studies, the En¬ vironmental Protection Agency (EPA) haa issued "recommended guidelines" for alowatile Hmits of EDB in foods and banned tfie further manufacture or use of ttie substance Fleady-to-eat foods stiouM contain no more tfian 30 ppb EDB Partially prepared foods have a limit of 150 ppb and raw foods 900 ppb These limits are not law as of yet Tfiey are only "recommendations." Ac¬ cording to Tijerina. federal legislation of EOB is pending the results of further Studies,
Mear.wNle. the Texas State Board of l-laaitti met during the first week of Fetiruary and adopted an "Emergency Rule" limiting EDB contamination levels of foodstuffs by law The EPA recom¬ mendations were adopted as state law in Texas Therefore, several state agen¬ cies are currently testing a variety of foods for EDB contaminatton. Products exceeding EPA guidelines for EDB wHI tie-puled from grocers' stielves.
Although citrus trom Mexico is ttie "most serkxisly contaminated" Texas food, several packaged grain products have demonstrated significant EDB Tfie most seriously tainted of
these grain products is Duncan Mines Bran Muffin Mix Samples of ttiis product contained about 436 ppb of EDB Other foods containing relatively high amounts of EDB are:
Aunt Jemima White Cornmea^—76 ppb
Bisquick Buttermilk Baking Mix—46 ppb
Duncan Nines Blueberry Muffin Mix—45 ppb
Duncan Hines Deluxe Gokien Cake Mix—29 ppb
EDB is known to tie a cancer causing chemk;al; however, other potentially hazardous health effects in humans are unclear until further tests of the substance are completed
"It's an international situation", says Garcia EDB fias probably been the most popular pesticide fumigant in the world '
"The EDB and FDA are looking into alternative methods of grain and citrus pest control," says Bob Henna, an of¬ ficial with the Austin office of FDA Among proposed alternatives, accor¬ ding to Henna, is a method of ir¬ radiating stored grain and fruits lo avoid insect infestation
"It's atiout to drive us crazy,' says Henna, referring to problems enforcing the new EDB regulations "I don't know how we're going to enforce it "
Despite problems enforcing EDB regulations, Henna is not overly con¬ cerned with public health conse¬ quences "85-90 percent of the substance dissipated after cooking foods being tested by ttie FDA I just don't feel that the remaining residue poses ttiat much of a health problem," says Henna, "txit ttiat is only my opi¬ nion "
(See Hst of products tested for EDB level on page 3 )
by Mary Burcti
SRA business meeting grew into a heated debate following the approval of a $2,000 budget allocation for the con¬ ference on George Orwell's 1 984 and the confusion surrounding this vote,
A vote allocating $2,000 for the Con¬ ference on 1984 was initially passed by the SRA during its Wednesday, February 15, meeting Immediately foltowing the meeting it became doubtful .whether or not the vote had actually passed Meianie Hammons, recording secretary, said after re-calculating the votes.   It didnt pass '
Apparently, the vote was not in accord with the "Policies and Procedures, " which were accepted during the same : meeting Adding to Ihe confusion, the Policies and Procedures were later found to be unconstitutional and the vote was declared passea
Even though Policies and Pro¬ cedures were amended al the next meeting and the vote was reaffirmed, several SRA members voiced strong op¬ position against the use of $2,000 of the remaining $4,333 of unallocated lunds for the 1984 conference.
Ray Lake junior representative, said that It would be more beneficial for UT¬ SA to use the money lor advertising in support of the upcoming Permanent University Fund (PUF) legislation Presenting a petition signed by over 100 students calling for a student referendum to decide the issue. Lake stated that thr students signatures should outwei Ihe assembly s deci¬ sion to allocate r\e money He also ask¬ ed ll the SRA is above the student com¬ munity
A heated debate ensued Mike Perez, graduate i esentative, referred to Lake s collecting student signatures lor a referendum as 'guerilla tactics" Ham¬ mons criticized the action as absurd, and voiced concern tor tfie represen¬ tative of the conference He was countered by Wayne Terry, senior representative, who stated. We all know there's a certain way to talk to students to get Ihem to do what you want
The debate was closed when the mo¬ tion to accept the referendum was defeated by a vote of 4-13, with one abstention
In other business, Ryder Howard was elected as a new senior representative to replace Louis Dedon who was found lo be ineligible   The assembly also ac- g cepted the resignation of Pam Brown, 3 junior representative, due to other com- ^ mitments, and President Karen SchiHer. | announced this position open for fiHng   j
In the previous meeting, Ihe SRA ap- ^ propriated $50 to the Spanish Club for use in furnishing refreshments at the conference on Central America
Additionally, Schiller presented the UTSA River Parade float design an ef¬ figy of the Roadrunner mascot topped with a replica ol the Tower of Americas Building, all in UTSAs school colors Schiller stated that the design grows on you "
Reporting on his committees pro¬ gress towards inaugurating dead Days,' Perez distributed and discussed
a tentative calendar ot the ' proposed days During Ihe specified time, which would be scheduled the week before exams. Perez said, IHe library, labs, practice rooms, etc , would remain open lor student use, but no classes wouid be ' held
Because ol the lengthy approval pro¬ cess, however. Dead Days will not be possible until alter 1985
UCPC Positions Open
Rewards are in store for students in¬ terested in serving on the University Center Program Council There are five student positions on the program coun¬ cil Members' responsibilities include serving as the decision making, coor¬ dinating, evaluating and recommending tiody for university center programs of both social and cultural value Program areas include college bowl, cultural entertainment, exhibits, films, leisure classes, music, performing arts, outdoor recreation, speakers, tournaments and special events
To be eligible a student must be cur¬ rently enrolled at UTSA in good academic standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2 25   The person
must also be enrolled ;or at least nine undergraduate hours or six graduate hours during the regular semesters in which he/she shall serve All applicants wifl be interviewed by the University Center Advisory Committee
Applications are available in the UCPC office from 8 am until 5pm, Monday through Friday
Deadline to apply is Friday March 16 at 5 0 m Interviews will be conducted the first week affer spring break on Wednesday and Thursday, March 27 and 28
For further information contaci any cur¬ rent UCPC memtier or Jane Duckworth, director of student activities, at 691-4160
Dr. Cattierlne Edwards, professor of political science, speaks at World Alfairs Forum symposium,February 22.
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