A University of Florida art student, intent on conveying "the process of struggle throughout life," dipped mice into orange polyester resin and cut the hardened result into 50 two-inch pieces to form a sculpture. University officials confiscated the project and said they would decide whether to take action against him.

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Various special observances for the month of September, 1996:

• Baby Safety Month
• Be Kind to Editors and Writers Month
• Children's Eye and Safety Month
• International Gay Square Dance Month
• Library Card Sign-Up Month
• Marriage Health Month
• National Chicken Month
• National Cholesterol Awareness Month
• National Honey Month
• National Gum Care Month

During the same month, the following week-long observances are heralded:

• National Religious Reference Books Week
• National Financial Services Week
• Subliminal Marketing Awareness Week
• Saving Tigers Week

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In response to parents' protests, New York City is ending the automatic testing of children with Spanish names for placement in bilingual-education classes. Under the policy, Hispanic children who scored below the 40th percentile in a standardized English exam (40 percent of all the students taking the test) were automatically placed in Spanish-language programs, even if they did not speak Spanish.

In Los Angeles, parents of 80 Latin-American students arranged a boycott of the Ninth Street School because they had asked for classes to be conducted in English and did not get it.

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