The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 3, 1992- Page 7 s** di &Statistical abstract: Americans prefer to walk rather than run WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans spend more to care for canines than cats, would rather walk than run and are boning up on Japanese, according to the massive statistical jigsaw puzzle that annually takes a look at the nation. The colossal compendium of numerical nuggets known as the "Statistical Abstract of the United States" goes on sale today. Browsing through that mass of material can be overwhelming, yet the details can provide delightful diversion. Owning a dog, for example, requires 2.4 visits to the veterinarian annually a cost of $82.86. Caring for a cat, on the other hand, leads to 1.6 vet visits costing $54.26. The numbers come from the American Veterinary Medical Association, one of a vast array of sources in- cluded in the abstract, which contains the most recent figures available. Take the National Sporting Goods Association, for example, which surveys people to learn what sports they participate in. That group found that the most popular exercise was walking, involving more than 71 million people. Next most popular is swimming with 67 million. Proving that people would rather walk than run, joggers and runners total only about 24 million. The abstract focuses only on Americans and makes no comparisons with people of other nations. But it does show that Americans are making a greater attempt to speak foreign languages. For example, the number of U.S. college students learning Japanese jumped from 11,500 in 1980 to 45,700 in 1990, the abstract says. At the same time, those studying Russian rocketed from 24 million to 44.4 million. French has ceased to be the most popular language to study though, with Spanish having the largest number of students, 533,600. The abstract also reports that fifty-nine percent of all households get cable television, 72 percent own a VCR. MOLLY I bTVNWDaily First in line Voting machines around campus spent yesterday preparing for today's influx of voters. RC first-year student Brandon Whitesell and LSA first-year student Adam Bryant sit next to one in East Quadrangle. r Write it. Read it. Recycle itl The Michigan Daily FLOOD Continued from page 7 lays, after they have determined the value of the damaged journals and books. Fans and dehumidifiers were set up to dry some of the less-damaged books and journals. However, a sig- nificant number are damaged beyond rescue. "Mold is insidious with paper and glue," Pirmich said. "We'll probably discard the seriously soaked ones because we don't want to invite mold," she added. The chemistry journals - which cost an average of $500-$600 per year - were the most expensive publications damaged, Pirmich said. In February, the first of the three recent floods, caused by a burst pipe, flooded the chemistry library and also caused the premature closing of the computer lab on the third floor. A chemistry experiment gone awry last spring on the fourth floor caused the second flood, when water from an overflowed sink seeped through the ceiling into the library. The floods cost thousands of dol- lars to repair equipment and replace books, Pirmich said. The library's closing will affect graduate chemistry students, its most frequent users, she said. REBECCA cGOWAN FOR REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEMOCRAT Committed to Excellence... ...Accessible to You. Paid for by Rebecca McGowan for U of M Regent Comm. 2210 Meirose I/Ann Arbor 48104 AAppl1ying to Graduate School in Psychology The Life of a Psychology Grad Student: Life, Work, ( and Time to Relax ?? ? ??) Wednesday, November 4, 4:30 - 6:00 pm Wedge Room, West Quad, 541 Thompson Street Undergraduate Psychology Peer Advising Program K-210 West Quad, 764-2580 ' I The Office of International Programs The University of Michigan Pre-Dental Association Open Meeting of the University of Michigan Pre-Dental Association INFORMATION MEETINGS FOR ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN: ACADEMIC YEAR OR SEMESTER: ESSEX, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, SAINT ANDREWS, SUSSEX, AND YORK Students may elect a year at any of the above institutions, or a semester at York or Essex. Virtually all fields can be found at one or more of the 5 schools. NOVEMBER 4, 1992 AT 5:00 IN ROOM 2440 MASON HALL SUMMER SEMESTER IN FLORENCE, ITALY Courses offered will include Italian Language, Italian Renaissance Painting, Italian Sculpture and Architecture and Urban Development topic: "Dentistry and Strategies to Gain Admission to Dental School" panel: Moderator Dr. Jed J. Jacobson, Director of Admission, University of Michigan School of Dentistry Panel Members - Dental Admissions Officers from: Northwestern Pennsylvania - University of Detroit/Mercy - Case Western Reserve when: Wednesday, November 4,1992 time: 5:15 - 7:00 pm where: School of Dentistry - Kellogg Audit. 1033 (2nd floor of Kellogg Bldg.) who: All students interested in exploring dentistry as a career and/or joining the Pre-Dental Association. Questions? call Matt Fulton (President) at 996-5552 NOVEMBER 5, 1992 AT 5:00 IN ROOM 2440 MASON HALL Please come and learn more about these exciting opportunities to earn University of Michigan credit while studying abroad. This in-residence credit allows students to use U of M financial aid to help pay for the programs and allows students to take courses not regularly offered on campus. F I 5W TEL A CORPORATE PRESENTATION SYNTEL, one of Michigan's fastest growing software service firms, is looking for a few bright young men and women to take up entry level management and marketing positions. The company has annual revenues of $30 million and employs 600 people worldwide. Corporate Headquarters are located kin Troy, Michigan. The presentation will focus on SYNTEL's background and what the company can do for your career. DATE: NOVEMBER 3, 1992 TIME: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.