The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, August 27, 1982 Page: 3 of 12
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BEYOND THE HEDGES/by Michele Gillespie
Texas A&M studies fish
as possible food source
Texas A&M University
researchers are studying a species
of fish that may prove an
invaluable source of food in a time
of soaring third world populations
and massive food shortages. In
fact, the ancestor of the tilapica,
may be the fish that Jesus Christ
fed to 5000 followers as described
in the Bible.
Due to breeding habits, growth,
diet and other physical
characteristics of the tilapia, Aggie
scientists are seeking new methods
for raising and harvesting the fish
as a food crop.
"One of the major reasons we're
so interested in this fish is that it's a
herbivore, grows rapidly, and
offers more promise for feeding
large numbers of people at low cost
than any other fish we know of,"
explains James T. Davis, Texas
A&M Fisheries Specialist.
Dr. Robert Tickney, associate
professor of wildlife and fisheries
science at "fexas A&M, says the
tilapia is already cultivated in some
countries. Two factors, the
tilapia's quick sexual maturation
and intolerance to cold prove
disadvantageous. Nevertheless
Stinckney feels the fish will
become an extremely economical
method of feeding great hordes of
. people nutritiously.
S.C. to decide jock suit
The Supreme Court plans to
determine whether or not a college
football player can sue his coach
this fall under the Civil Right Act
of 1871. Kevin Rutledge, former
football player at Arizona State
University, wants to sue his coach
for physical and mental abuse that
he claims violated his constitution-
al rights.
The Supreme Court Justices will
examine whether Rutledge has the
right to sue. An affirmative
decision would place Rutledge's
case in a lower court.
The federal district judge
dismissed Rutledge's claim earlier
for $2.2 milion in damages from
four defendants, the University,
and the Arizona Board of Regents.
But the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit ruled that the
four individuals could be fined,
although the university Board of
Regents could not be under
Federal law.
The four individual defendants
include Frank Kush, former
A.S.U. coach, now coach for the
Baltimore Colts, assistant coaches
William Naskill and Gary Horton,
and athletic Director Fred Miller.
Rutledge, a punter, claims to
have been kicked in the mouth by
Kush after a poor punt, ridiculed,
embarassed by Neskill before the
whol$ tgam, and asked to quit
innumerable times by all four
defendants.
NAS nixes trivia charge
A recent report by the National
Academy of Sciences dispels the
commonplace rumor that social
and bahavioral scientists
"document trivia." Instead,
claims the report funded by the
National Science Foundaiton, the
work of social scientists has
produced many societal benefits.
For example, the cognitive
science field disclosed "thinking
computers" in our brains, through
research from the disciplines of
psychology, linguistics, anthro-
pology and computer science, as
well as hither to unknown
information on how the human
memory operates. Such know-
ledge aids innumerable individuals
including those handicapped with
learning problems like dyslexia.
Another beneficial product of
social science research, "human
factors engineering," has increased
human productivity and
capabilities through new
approaches to job environments.
Human factors engineering has
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reduced mistakes made by
machine operators as well as
revolutionized nightime air flight.
Researchers in the latter case
discovered that pilots misjudged
night landings due to "dark holes"
made by water or deserts near
airports. As a result of these
findings, pilots no longer rely
solely upon vision for night
landing, balancing their sight
abilities with altimeter reading and
reducing night flying risks to
almost nil.
Other social science reserch on
the human brain and its chemical
makeup may soon help individuals
change certain behavior patterns
such as overeating, smoking and
drinking.
Conclusions from the report
indicate that social science
singlehandedly generated the
public opinion poll, which the
National Academy of Science
labels "perhaps the single most
DOOIESBUBT
important information-generating
invention of the social sciences."
Such research may shape plitical
theory as well as public response to
elections, a role perhaps too often
underestimated.
In closing, the report addresses
the issue of federal financing for
this endeavor, concluding,
"Federal investment in basic
research in the behavioral and
social sciences is an investment in
the future welfare of the nation."
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cttxjctorr? evacuees has
\ arrived, \
this man says he has
ycc /w interview wmm
sb&anp mmnmstmey.
imll tell you quits
frankly, mr. hepley. i
am ashamep of nothing
w6 have done in this coun-
try, the army has behaved
what
isitnow,
sergeant?
we just got the
final count on
the terrorist
evacuees„
sir.
..anp me feel we've been
S more than flexible during
-%ty the negotmonsim prop-
ping of our demanp for
a list0frl.0. evacuees
is a goop example.
it took
gouptdmy a direct
mu 7m5
; mad? up? morning.
f
at last!
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/
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sergeant. you're sir. abc wipe
from american world of news.
t.v., arewu noe^
mr.hedley?
mr A MINUTE! YES.
THIS1S TT? THIS SIR..
IS THE OFFICIAL 1
P.LO COUNT?
THERE ARE IGUES6WEGOT
ONLY FIVE MORE OF THEM THAN
TERRORISTS WE THOUGHT, SIR.
in BEIRUT?
naturally. i goop. i must warn
am delighted you, though,captain,
tocooperate icamereapyto
no problem. if what? hey, cmon,
it gets out of rrs hard enough
hand. we'll to geton the air
h. come now,
captain,
excuse me
orn, mm. pick up
V that cigarette butt'
you know my orpeps
again5t littering in
lebanon!
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a moment.
surely you
will you
mkp-y will con-
please, mr
cepethat..
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wounpepfrom
the terrorist
hospitals?
does th6 include yes, sir. along
the terrorist with the terror-
ist doctors and
terrorist
nurses.
but why to monitor
dip you compliance,
n&psuch ofcourse.to
austin make sure
the first allthetbr-
place* roris1sleft.
wait a minute. mr begin was NOT
what is allthis a terrorist. he
•terrorist' busi- was a freedom
hess? w0snt begin f>6hter./^m .
once a'terropist; /
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but once you hap all
their names anp ad- abus£?
dresses in yourcomtwr, uke '
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to all k/nps of1 abuse? j
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LOT OF JUNK MAIL? GUARANTEES
to offer
CERTAIN
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happens) to p.lo; the lebanese,
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accident. ask UUCP hoorthe
| americans ujere
staying
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you guys are all
ieavin6 anyhfly.
we have to po
business with
these people.
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Morgan, Tom. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, August 27, 1982, newspaper, August 27, 1982; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245505/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.