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CLASS PICTURES ARE BEING TAKEN NOW FOR THE 1992 AGGIELAND AT AR PHOTOGRAPHY NEXT TO TACO CARANA M-F 9-5 AGGIELAND IN 230 RDMC! Page 12 The Battalion Friday, October 11,' Mobley denounces conflict of interest charges Continued from Page 1 QUALITY SNAKE CAGES Made to order from Oak, Mahogany and other hardwoods Aquarium Stands Too Custom Environments 823-3294 i i ^ » a \jk Jr \ Now selling snakes and other reptiles direct to you (No pet store rip-offs here) Open Weekends does assist in the Employee Assis tance Program as an independent professional, but in no way is that a conflict of interest." Dr. Kenneth Dirks, the other co-chair of the committee and di rector of A.P. Beutel Health Cen ter, said Jones is not affiliated with the University because she is not on the A&M payroll. "In a sense, she's not em ployed with the University," he said. "She is available through the Faculty Assistance Program." Jones at one time had a faculty appointment with the University. Some A&M faculty and ad ministrators said they are pleased with Jones' appointment to the committee by Mobley. Dirks said Jones is not only sympathetic to her patients, but also to women's issues. John Quarles, Jr., an associate professor of medicine and chair man of the Faculty Senate Com mittee on the Status of Women, said Jones will do a good job on the committee. He said he does not see her involvement with the assistance program as a conflict of interest. "As far as I'm concerned, it's not enough of an affiliation with the University to cause a prob lem," he said. Dr. Charles Harris, assistant head of the Department of Philos ophy, said Jones will bring good insight to the investigation. He said it was his impression that she and the committee would do a good job. "It's my impression that Mob ley has succeeded in selecting a committee that wouldn't be under suspicion," he said. "If people don't trust the committee, what they're doing is a waste of time." Harris said a conflict of inter est occurs when someone has a second obligation that interferes with his first obligation. He said if Mobley only select ed Jones for the committee be cause she had no University affili ation, there might be a conflict of interest. However, he said the same could be said for the faculty members on the committee. "Other people are more closely affiliated (than Jones)," he said. The four women who reported discrimination and harassment in the Corps of Cadets to Mobley said they believe Jones is fair and competent to serve on the commit tee. Jones is out of town until Oct. 18 and unavailable for comment. But Dirks said the investigafe continuing. "We're moving right along;; swiftly as we can," he said "We're a fact-finding panel,ami that could take a while." The committee was established two weeks ago by Mobley toij. vestigate allegations by fourworr. en who say they were discrimina:. ed against and harassed while® the Corps. The women, who wish tote; main anonymous, were prompte: to take action by the Sept. l/i(. ported assault of a female cade because she applied for memfe ship in the Parsons' Mounted0, airy. i One of the women wrotealetJ ter citing specific incidents of dm; crimination and harassment,it.| eluding verbal, physical andse« al assault. Allegations put Thomas' nomination in jeopardy T JLd 1 John Me ter in th Asa wildlife I know: populat [ First I correct most de ■ human crashin Continued from Page 1 Thursday night. "We cannot dis cuss the details of this matter, but Judge Thomas will deal with the allegations in the course of the hearings." The source said Ms. Wright was a "mid-level" staffer at the EEOC. It was not clear when she worked at the agency or for how long. Walsh complained that the committee had not requested or pursued an FBI investigation of Ms. Wright's complaints, "as is normal practice." Ms. Hill, the former aide to Thomas at EEOC is expected to be the lead witness when the hear ings begin Friday morning. At stake in the proceedings is Thomas' bitterly fought nomina tion to the Supreme Court. "He knows it's been terribly damaging but he wants to do what he can to clear this cloud off his character," said Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, who will act as Thomas' chief Senate defender in the hearings. Hill spent Thursday consulting with her quickly formed legal team, said Louise Hilsen, a publi cist retained to be her spokeswom an during the hearings. Hill's par ents and two brothers were arriv ing to be with her in the hearing room Friday. "I support him 100 percent said President Bush. He added "I'm simply not going to inject myself into what's going on intfi; Senate." "Let's see the Senate geto: with this business in a fairfashior get this matter resolved/' Bus! said. The panel could hear testime ny through the weekend before the Senate votes at 6 p.m. Tuesda. on the troubled nomination. Ho’ Tanner that the absence bears, e check, in mos natural by bun Inr tain a f mals. hunter malca at clos | sport i : hunter never If i Testing health workers for AIDS causes dilemma — Continued from Page 1 TAMU ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT CENTER FOR DRUG PREVENTION AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF MULTICULTURAL SERVICES OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT SERVICES MSC BLACK AWARENESS COMMITTEE PRESENTS SPENCER HAYWOOD -THE CHOICE OF A EIFETIME- DATE; MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1991 TIME: 8:00 P.M. PLACE: MSC ROOM 201 FREE ADMISSION FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 845-1515 the New York State Health Department, said his state stood to lose tens of millions of dol lars. "It would be the heart of our public health service function in New York state," he said. The funds allow the state to immunize children and fight tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS. The aim is to prevent a recurrence of a Florida case in which a dentist, the late Dr. David Acer, transmitted the AIDS virus to five patients. He is the only health care worker in the country who is known to have transmitted the virus to a patient. Those who favor strong measures to pro tect against infected health care workers were given a compelling voice in Kimberly Bergalis, who is dying of AIDS that she contracted from Acer. In testimony before Congress, Ms. Bergalis pleaded that the government require health care workers to undergo AIDS testing "so oth er patients and health care providers don't have to to through the hell that I have." Even before her testimony, many state; were passing laws, or enacting administrative policies, to protect patients from infecteJ health care workers. A lavs' signed last week by Illinois Gov.Jim Edgar requires infected health care workers); notify their patients; if they don't, thestatewi dig into their medical records and doitfoi them. The American Civil Liberties Unionhas said it may challenge the law on the basisfc) it violates a constitutional right to privacy. Baker speaks to Palestinians in hopes for peace Continued from Page 1 -cific incidents I'm referring to when I talk about rejectionists and extremists taking ac tions to disrupt the process." He said he didn't want to be specific be cause "many of these things have to do with prospects for terrorism and they come from highly classified information. So I'm not pre pared to go beyond what I just said." Baker met in his office with the four Pales tinians in an effort to enlist their support for the peace conference. "I think it is the major issue that remains to be resolved," Baker said. Hanan Ashrawi, one of the four Palestini ans who saw Baker, said she was satisfied "to a certain degree" with Baker's assurances about the nature of the negotiations to be held. "I don't think we have reached the ideal level of assurances that are needed, but we have made some progress and I think there is more possible," she said. "That's why we are here." Baker stressed that he is not ready to an nounce a conference would be held. "We've got to see some decisions taken here," he said. "We've got to see some deci sions taken across the board." Depending on how his trip works out. Bak er said the United States and the Soviet Union, as co-sponsors, might issue invitations for a peace conference later in the month evenifali the parties have not agreed to attend. One of the Palestinians, Sari Nusseibeh said before the session that he didn't thinks formula for Palestinian participation had been worked out. Nusseibeh, speaking at a luncheon spon sored by the private Foundation for Middlt East Peace, called for a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli dispute. 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Though such fees are common in other states and range from $5 to $100, no other Texas medical examiners charge to process death certificates, said County Medical Examiner Dr. Vincent DiMaio. The proposal, discussed by commissioners Wednesday, could raise an estimated $40,000 a year for the county's general fund. Commissioners are scheduled to decide the matter in two to three weeks when they adopt the new budget. The commissioners also want to increase the daily fee for storage of a body in the county morgue from $35 to $50. That increase would generate an additional $15,000 annually, commissioners say. Representatives of the city's?! funeral homes voiced strong of position to the death certificatefe(. proposal. "This is just something wewii have to pass on to the families, said Victor Perez, director of Rc driguez Bexar County Funerai Home. "Some families, especial]) on our side of town, are barely making it." John Deitloff, manager of Sun set Funeral Home, said theentir; funeral home industry in San An tonio is upset about the propose; fees. Friday, October 11 & Saturday, October 12 7:30 PM and 9:45 PM Rudder Theater .M S C. yspciE c iNEM A P R E S E N T 5 TREMORS Friday, October 11 & Saturday, October 12 Midnight Rudder Theater Tickets for all shows are $2 and are available in the MSC Box Office. For more information call the Aggie Cinema Hotline at 847-8478. STUDENTS OF ALL MAJORS SPEND SPRING 1992 IN ITAl/Y EARN TAMU CREDIT BN: JOUR 402: Mass Media & Tech. Change (cr. 3) JOUR 406: International Communications (cr.3) HIST 101: Western Civilization (cr. 3) LBAR 331: Renaissance Europe (cr. 3) ARTS 350: Art History (cr. 3) nnc 445: Funding International Business (cr. 3) MKTG 321: Introduction to Marketing (cr. 3) MRTQ 401: International Marketing (cr. 3) ACCT 489: Special Topics in international Accounting (cr. 3) BUAD 489: issues in International Business (cr. 3) PROGRAM FACULTY: Prof. Susanna Hornig, 845-5372 Prof. Daniel Bornstein, 845-7164 Prof. Arvind Mahajan, 845-4876 Prof. Steve Salter, 845-1498 Prof. Sam Gillespie, 845-5861 c u tic! leg Me Co ed bn th< th( th; dc ra: in er th m ar oi te al w w li o n U