University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 8, 1997 Page: 2 of 6
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University Press • Wednesday, October 8,1997 • Page 2
UPBriefs-
OTA to meet Friday
Omega Theta Alpha, a support group for older than average
students, will hold a meeting Friday from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
in 108 Setzer Student Center. Speaker at the meeting will be
Boyd Lanier, professor of political science. For more informa-
tion, contact Laura Austin at 833-7471.
SCFR meeting scheduled for Monday
The Lamar chapter of Student Council on Family Relations
will hold a general meeting Monday at 2 p.m. in 209 Setzer
Student Center. Anyone interested is welcome to attend the
meeting. For more information, contact Kim Wallet at 880-8970.
Phi Theta Kappa to hold meeting
The Beta Gamma Phi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa will hold a meet-
ing Oct. 22 at 5 p.m. in 105 Beeson Building on the Institute of
Technology campus. All members are encouraged to attend to discuss
upcoming events for the fall. Anyone who has not been receiving a
newsletter should contact Ruthe Tomwall at 880-8857 or send his or her
name and address to Ruth Tomwall, Lamar Institute of Technology,
Box 10061, Beaumont 77710. For more information, contact Linda
Runchess, secretary for the honor society, at 898-3881.
Pulse deadline extended to Oct. 31
Deadline for the spring 1998 edition of Pulse, Lamar’s literary
magazine, has been extended to Oct. 31. Pulse accepts poetry,
short fiction, essays, foreign language translations, and black and
white artwork. Submission forms are available outside 03,04 and
08 Maes Building. For more information, contact Amber
Rigney, editor, at 748-8710.
USA Today looking for ‘team’ members
USA Today, in cooperation with four higher education asso-
ciations, is beginning its annual search for the nation’s best col-
lege students. The first 20 team members will be invited to
receive their awards at a ceremony in Washington on Feb. 13.
Any full-time undergraduate attending a four-year institution in
the United States or its territories is eligible. All nominations
must be postmarked by Nov. 29. For an application, stop by the
University Press office, 200 Setzer Student Center, or write to
All USA-Academic Team, C/O Carol Skalsi, USA Today, 1000
Wilson Blvd., 10th floor, Arlington, VA 22229.
Deadline for submitting announcements for UPBriefs is noon of
the day one week prior to publication. Announcements are run
as space allows — no exceptions. Press release forms are avail-
able for organization reporters in the UP office, 200 Setzer
Student Center. Information may be mailed to P.O. Box 10055,
Beaumont 77710 or faxed to 880-8735.
Mobil
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fuel, and will leave today for a two-day journey to
Tampa, Fla. Once there, it will discharge the
petroleum cargo before returning to Beaumont
to reload, Jerry Mastricola, seaman assigned to
American Progress, said.
Mastricola said he was most impressed by the
ship’s advancements, grading it on a 10-point
scale as “Damned near a 10 - as close as it gets.”
An on-deck swimming pool is a unique feature of
the tanker and one of many extras that make the
American Progress crew-friendly.
“That’s (the pool) our little pride and joy,”
Mastricola said.
There are also a variety of technological and
design advancements, ranging from the remote
control of all cargo valves hydraulically from the
cargo control room to things as simple as elevat-
ed fuel tines on deck - the older ships have the
tines stretched across the deck’s surface.
“It’s a lot easier to work on this ship than the
old ones,” Mastricola said. “We were always
dancing around like acrobats on the other ones.
It’s a pretty nice place to work. Rooms are
nicer, but you can still tell you’re in a ship and
not a hotel,” Mastricola said.
While the ship may not be a five-star hotel, no
hotel can transport 10 percent of all the gasoline
used in Florida every year. Over her expected
lifetime of 20 to 25 years, American Progress
should transport 12 to 15 million gallons of fin-
ished petroleum products from Texas to Florida,
Anthony Urbanelfi, manager of Mobil’s U.S.
Fleets, said.
Urbanelfi said that American Progress is
powered by an enormous 10,800-horsepower,
Pizzo-
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section of the American Association of Physics
Teachers of which he is a former president.
He also earned honors in the American Physics
Society Competition for presentation of physics to
the general public.
This will be the 11th annual presentation in
Lamar’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series with
previous speakers including Jean F. Andrews,
James Esser, Ronald H. Fritze, Donna Birdwell-
Pheasant, Jerry Newman, Sam Parigi, John
Carroll, Naaman Woodland, John Storey and Bill
Pampe.
A reception is scheduled in the Dishman Art
Gallery immediately following Pizzo’s lecture.
Both the lecture and the reception are open to
the public and free of charge.
Additional information is available from Kurt
Gilman, 880-8077, or the Division of University
Advancement, 880-8419.
six-cylinder, diesel engine. She sails at 14.5 knots
(approximately 16 mph).
“She could pull a lot of them,” Urbanelfi said
in reference to the number of water skiers
American Progress could tow in theory, “but
she’s not fast enough.”
American Progress is actually Mobil’s third
double-hull vessel to enter service. The other
two, the Raven and Eagle, are now in service in
international transport of crude products.
However, the Raven and Eagle fall in the cate-
gory of what Mobil classifies as “Very Large
Crude Carriers.” In other words, the Raven and
Eagle are so large that they cannot be accom-
modated in the waterways of most American
ports.
Urbanelti said that petroleum tankers tra-
versing U.S. waterways must be built smaller
and sleeker with a high level of maneuverability
in order to handle the tight passageways of ports.
“She made her inbound passage yesterday,
and the pilot was very pleased with the way she
handled narrow turns,” Urbanelti said, talking
about the ship maneuvering Lake Sabine and
the Neches River from the Gulf to the Port of
Beaumont.
Urbanelti said that American Progress passed
the U.S. Coast Guard’s and the American
Bureau of Shipping’s sea trials with flying colors.
He said the tanker faced adverse weather condi-
tions during its two stringent, sea-going tests, but
handled very well, maintaining its maneuverabil-
ity at all times.
With its double-hull steel construction and
centerline bulkhead, American Progress meets
RHA-
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“RHA conducted the HELM survey in the
residence halls, which is being processed by
the University of Northern Colorado,”
Daugherty said. “The results is expected back
in two weeks.
Conference -
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In addition to this year’s AIDS Update
conference, the Triangle AIDS Network
will present a free seminar on Tuesday fea-
turing Mark King, director of education
and communications for AIDS Atlanta.
King, who serves on the - president’s
council for AIDS-related issues, will discuss
a variety of issues related to AIDS in the
workplace, including avoiding adverse pub-
all international environmental and safety
requirements as well as those mandated by
OPA-90, which requires all ships carrying petro-
leum products in U.S. coastal waters to be dou-
ble hull by 2015.
“This fine ship underscores Mobil’s commit-
ment to operate a fleet of state-of-the-art, dou-
ble-hull vessels that meet or exceed U.S. and
international environmental and safety require-
ments,” Gerhard Kurz, president of Mobil
Shipping and Transportation Co., said.
“We are particularly pleased to have this new
ship to support our marketing efforts in Florida,”
Baker said. “We take safety and protection of
the environment very seriously. As we transport
our products across the Gulf of Mexico and
around South Florida, the American Progress
provides an additional margin of safety for the
environment.”
Newport News Shipbuilding, builder of
American Progress, is America’s largest ship
design and construction company, producing
approximately 800 ships during its 111 years of
operation.
The company is currently building the
nuclear-powered aircraft carriers Harry S.
Truman and Ronald Reagan and has begun
work in preparation for construction of the
Navy’s New Attack Submarine.
“NNS is very pleased to have built its first
commercial ship in more than two decades,” Bill
Fricks, chair and chief executive officer of NNS,
said. “American Progress is a well-built, quality
ship that will provide its owners with first-class
service.”
With these results, RHA wants to develop
programs to target areas of residence concern.
RHA will be able to identify problem areas
and specialize programs for each residence
hall.”
tic relations, preventing disruption of the
workplace, maintaining confidentiality of
the employee’s health status and establish-
ing a company AIDS policy.
Registration is required for the AIDS
Update event on Oct. 15. Registration fee is
$45 for individuals and $25 for students.
The event on Tuesday is free. Call 832-
8338 for more details.
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Andris, Tonya. University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 8, 1997, newspaper, October 8, 1997; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth500586/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.