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J-TACPage7 Nov. 17,1981
Students hardly notice
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Columbia quietly makes history
By Jean Pate
History was made last
Thursday at 9:10 a.m-
while many Tarleton
students were in class.
That's when the space
shuttle Columbia was
launched.
However, many students
were not even aware of the
event. Here are a few
reactions to it:
"What is it?" asked a
freshman educ ation
major.
"I don't know anything
about it," said a sophomore
communications major.
"It was supposed to go up
a long time ago, wasn't it? "
asked another student.
The space program has
slowly slipped peoples'
minds, which is quite a
change from the space
craze of the late 60s and
early 70s.
The space shuttle is the
first craft to be sent into
space twice. The re-usable
spacecraft is considered a
major step toward
developing manned space
stations and interplanetary
travel, as well as being a
significant economy
measure for future space
shots.
It was a clear morning
when the shuttle blasted
off. There were cries of
"God bless you" from the
small crowd as the
Columbia, carrying
astronauts Joe Engels and
Dick Truly, climbed up-
ward.
As the shuttle settled into
orbit 150 miles above the
earth, the astronauts were
treated to a rare view of the
Atlantic Ocean. One of the
astronauts in the first
launch, which took place
last April, said of the sight,
"A little bit of this will last
you six months."
Columbia was scheduled
to remain in orbit five
days, but due to a slight
mechanical difficulty, the
craft was forced to come
down early.
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Each of its engines
produce 600 pounds of
thrust, which is nowhere
near the thrust in a 7471
aircraft engine. However,
this amount of power
enables the shuttle to
maneuver adequately. This
maneuvering is very im-
portant, because in years
to come, the shuttle will
function as a delivery truck
in space.
The main purpose of the
mission, which was at-
tempted a week ago but
failed, was the trial use of
an arm attached to the
cargo doors of the shuttle.
The arm, produced in
Canada and weighing 900
pounds, will be used to
grasp things in space and
transfer cargo.
The craft made a safe
landing in California
Saturday, This mission,
deemed successful by
NASA, has completed
another step in our reach
into space.
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SMALL TOWN LIFE - The Gibbs family (Sharon Miller, Daryl Watson, Sherri Sim-
mons) settle down for breakfast in last week's Tarleton Players' production of "Our
j Town," (Photo by Javier Tamez)
Student plans overseas career
by Mike McDonald
He has lived in more
places than most people
have ever dreamed of and
he wants to work overseas;
when he completes his
education. He is 24 - year -
old Hillary L.Morris.
Morris was born in
Tennessee and has lived in
South Dakota, Minnesota,
Louisiana, British Hon-
duras, Virgin Islands, the
Panama Canal Zone and
Texas.
He graduated from high
school in 1974 in the Canal
Zone in Panama. He moved
to New Orleans for one
year, where he attended
Delgado Junior College and
became a certified
technician making or-
thopedic braces and ar-
tificial limbs.
The next year Morris
moved to Houston, where
he worked for the Texas
Institite of Rehabilitation
and Research. He also
began taking night courses
at the University of
Houston.
In 1979 Morris became a
certified animal technician
from Texas State Technial
Institute in Waco. He
worked that summer in
Houston for the Westbury
Animal Hospital, and came
to TSU that fall.
He said he likes living
outside the United States
and would like to work
overseas some day. "I
would like to teach
agriculture, become a
sales representative or an
ag extension worker
someday in a foreign
country," he said.
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Morris received an
agriculture degree last
year and has begun work
toward a master's degree.
He is currently doing his
student teaching.
Morris is the president of
Alpha Chi and censor of
Alpha Zeta. He said he is
proud of the fact that he
has completely financed
his college education.
Morris said he hopes to
apply all the knowledge he
has acquired through the
years to the world of
agriculture. Through
patience and dedication, he
believes he can do it.
VP election
to be held Dec. 3
Kyle Milam, student
body president, announced
last week that an election
for vice president of ex-
ternal affairs will be held
Dec. 3.
Milam said that persons
who seek the office must
submit their petitions to the
Student Services office in
Davis Hall by Nov. 25.
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taken today
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