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UNIVERSITY PRESSf ebruary 7,1990*2
Sigma Nu wrap-up
Sigma Nu fraternity house, located on Highland Avenue, was wrapped Sunday night. At press time, fraternity
members said that they had no suspects.
Asteroid theory gains new support
WASHINGTON (UPI) - The
theory that dinosaurs were wiped
out when a comet or asteroid slam-
med into Earth gained new support
in January with a study showing
such an impact could create broiling
heat capable of igniting huge fires.
Scientists calculated that the
debris that would be thrown high in-
to the air when a large asteroid or
comet strikes Earth would generate
heat equivalent to an “oven set on
broil” as it fell back to the ground.
The intense heat, which would be
between 50 and 150 times greater
than energy from the sun, would last
several hours and would make the
air hot enough to ignite wood, the
researchers said in a study publish-
ed in the journal Nature.
The calculations by H. J. Melosh of
the University of Arizona-Tucson
and his colleagues are the latest sup-
port for the “extraterrestrial”
theory of dinosaur extinction first
proposed by Nobel laureate Luis
Alvarez in 1980.
Alvarez speculated the abrupt
demise of dinosaurs and many other
life forms about 65 million years
ago, between the Cretaceous and
Tertiary periods, was caused by an
asteroid about six miles in diameter
hitting Earth.
In the original theory, Alvarez
suggested the dinosaurs would have
died off because the debris blown out
of the asteroid crater would fill the
atmosphere with a cloud of dust for
several years. That dust would
darken the globe, resulting in a
cooler climate and leading to
dinosaurs’ speedy extinction, he
speculated.
But the recent discovery of soot
layers dating back about 65 million
years at several sites around the
globe have led some scientists to
believe the prime mode of destruc-
tion was giant wildfires sparked by
the asteroid, not dust in the air.
Melosh and his colleagues agreed
with that view, saying heat produced
by debris from an asteroid impact of
the size proposed by Alvarez would
“make widespread fires a near cer-
tainty.”
In addition to the fires, “a heat
pulse of the magnitude calculated
here would certainly cause
widespread (death) of plant life,
leaving large amounts of standing
and downed dead fuels over large
areas,” they added.
Researchers said although areas
shielded from the debris fall-out by
thick clouds might escape im-
mediate consequences of the heat
blast, “firestorms generated
elsewhere may have eventually
entered these regions and ignited
them.”
Evans featured at
last PCA meeting
By Joan Harper
UP staff writer
The Professional Communications
Association met on Friday and
featured Jennifer Evans, Lamar
graduate and reporter for Channel
4, as guest speaker.
Evans described the technical
aspects of reporting as well as the
trials of daily work in the field. In-
terviewing was stressed as a vital
area where students should pay
close attention to their professors’
instructions and practice as much as
possible.
Evans told how she started out,
after graduation, as an intern with
Channel 4. Then she left the televi-
sion station to begin a career in
public relations work in Houston.
She soon made a decision to return
because she realized that she really
wanted to work in communications.
As a result of that realization, she
left a well-paying job to return to
Beaumont and work once again as
an intern for minimum wage until
she could be promoted.
There is opportunity to be made in
the field, but a person has to be will-
ing to work hard and continue to
grow, learn and improve, she said.
After Evans’ speech, Jim Wood,
president of PCA, announced the
group would be sponsoring a debate
for the Nederland High School Tour-
nament on Feb. 11-17.
Rachael Scott, chairman of the
banquet committee, said April 19
had been set for this year’s awards
banquet, to be held on the eighth
floor of the Gray Library. A recep-
tion will start at 6:30 p.m., and the
dinner will be at 7.
Smoking-
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continue to rise as a direct result of
the increasing number of medical
claims filed by our employees,” the
policy reads.
It continues: “Some of the most
expensive claims are those
associated with lung cancer and
other pulmonary and coronary
diseases, all of which are ag-
gravated if not caused by primary
and/or secondary tobacco smoke.”
The policy also mentions the
millions of dollars the university has
invested in computer equipment, all
of which may be damaged,
manufacturers warn, by cigarette
smoke.
If the policy is approved, each
building coordinator, with the ap-
proval of Deshotel, will designate a
smoking area in his building, if an
appropriate area exists.
Signs that read, “This is a non-
smoking facility except in
designated areas” will be com-
monplace on campus if a board ma-
jority approves the policy.
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LU Briefs
Friday deadline for registering <
Friday is the deadline for student organizations to re-register for the(
spring 1990 semester, Ruth McCauley, director of the Setzer Student
Center, said. *
Applications may be picked up in 102 SSC. Failure to complete the ap-
propriate registration materials may result in the loss of the organiza-*
tion’s authority to reserve meeting space on campus, to post advertising
on university bulletin boards and to maintain a student club account.
For more information, telephone Fay at 880-8739. -»
Festival set for Feb. 24 *
The Louisiana Black Heritage Festival will present its first annual*
greek show Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Lake Charles Civic Center.
The event will be sponsored by McNeese State University greeks. Door*
prizes will be given, Ernesteen Valare, spokesperson, said. *•
Big Thicket Day planned *
The Big Thicket Association will hold its Big Thicket Day April 21,”
beginning at 9 a.m., Joan Harper, spokesperson, said. ,
There will be activities for children, country music, country food,
Thicket tours, craft displays and various types of entertainment, she*
said. ,
Applications for booth spaces are now available by telephoning
409-274-5536.
Zirlott to speak at Foundation *
Cindy Zirlott, diaconal minister of the First United Methodist Church,
Beaumont, will be guest speaker Thursday at the Wesley Foundation. A
Her speech will follow the 4-C dinner set for 6 p.m., the Rev. Mark.
Flemming, director of the Wesley Foundation, said.
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Political Science Forum to meet *
The Political Science Forum will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in 206^
Setzer Student Center.
The forum will discuss various ideas and understanding of possible*
resurgence of racism in today’s society, Karl Segler, planning committee^
chairman for the group, said.
For further information, telephone 880-8528. ! -n
Health Center sets hours
The Health Center will be open on Tuesday afternoons from 4 p.m. until*
6 p.m., and on Thursday afternoons from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m., Dolores,
Jones, spokesperson, said.
Physician coverage is available at the center from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.’
and from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 9 a.m. f
until 11:30 a.m. on Fridays, plus the newly scheduled evening hours.
Walk-a-thon scheduled
The Soindletop Chapter of Business and Professional Women will spon-
sor a walk-a-thon Saturday inside Parkdale Mall from 8:30 a.m. until1*
11:30 a.m., Susan Romero, a spokesperson, said. «
All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Cancer Institute at
Baptist Hospital. 4
For more information or pledge sheets, contact Kimberly Bowen at*
898-7301.
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Financial aid workshops planned”
Student Support Services is sponsoring financial aid workshops on Feb.,
14 and Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. in 206 Setzer Student Center, Loyce Sinegal,
director of Student Support Services, said. ”
All students receiving aid and/or interested in applying for aid for the4
1990-91 academic year should attend.
The workshops are designed to assist students with completing FAF*
forms.
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