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Page 2 College Station, Texas Friday, May 8, 1970 THE BATTALION Battalion Interpretive Legal Rights Panel: A Year-End Look TEACHERS WANTED Southwest, Entire West & Alaska for 24 years Southwest Teachers Agency 1303 Central Ave., N.E. Albuquerque, N.M. 87106 Free Registration — Good Salaries perma-crease West bury Slacks 3im Stnnus uniberBifp men’s total 329 University Drive 7l3/846-2?0« Collette Station, Texas 77840 By Dave Mays Battalion Editor Last Sept. 17, Senate Presi dent Gerry Geistweidt made a suggestion that surprised some senators and touched off a minor flap among law enforcement of ficials. Geistweidt proposed that the senate establish a Legal Rights Commission, a panel that would advise A&M students who found themselves in trouble with the law and would check into re ports of student “harrassment” by local police. The commission Geistweidt en visioned would be composed of professors, students and others who had a knowledge of law and would give students infor mation and legal advice, and per haps even grant them loans for lawyer fees. And, though local police offi cers were quick to deny that students were harrassed in any way, senators agreed to estab lish a committee to determine the extent of the need students had for such a commission. More than eight months have passed since the committee was established with David Zoellner, civil engineering graduate stu dent, serving as chairman. Zoellner told The Battalion Thursday that, though progress has been slow this year, he is very optimistic that the rights commission can perform a valu able service to A&M students. The need for such a commis sion has been clearly established, Zoellner said. “It is a fact that college stu dents are the easiest prey for peace officers,” he said, adding that this is true here and in prac tically every other college town. “There is definitely an injus tice here,” Zoellner continued. “There is not equal enforcement of the law.” For example, he said, the po lice, if they want to wait long enough, can catch a college stu dent illegally purchasing beer at a carry-out. What happens in almost every case, however, is that they arrest the student for minor in posses sion but do not arrest the owner of the store who illegally sold the beer to him, Zoellner said. This, he said, is unequal en forcement of the laws. Students who are arrested and charged with some offense very often do not know what rights they have, and this, Zoellner says, is the greatest need the commission could satisfy. “The courtroom is a very hos tile environment,” he explained, “and a student who doesn’t know his rights before his trial is very seldom informed of them there.” Zoellner’s committee has in vestigated 40 student cases al ready and is in the process of writing up reports on each one. “We’ve probably helped stu dents in about 25 of these cases, mostly just by telling them what alternatives they have,” he re called. “Most of the students faced charges of minor in pos session, driving while intoxicated, drunk in a public place, or speeding.” A&M professors who are also lawyers have told me that they are continually swamped by stu dents asking legal advice con cerning some problem,” Zoellner added. “This is where we can help,” he continued. “We’re not trying to practice law or promote any causes,” he said, “only provide information.” Selling the idea of a Legal Rights Commission to the uni versity or the community has not been easy, Zoellner said. But he is quick to add that no one he has talked to has refused to consider the concept entirely. Zoellner’s committee met with the late President Earl Rudder last fall and, though he said he I Listen Up the batt forum I Editor: I would like to offer my con gratulations to the Board of Di rectors and Mr. Gene Stallings on their farsighted investment in the future. It is obvious to all concerned that the transfer of some $114,000 from the New Men’s Dormitory Reserve to the project to put artificial turf on Kyle Field and the practice field is just the type of expenditure that is needed during this time of rapid growth at Texas A&M. Since all of our present dormi tory facilities are more than ade quate in both number and luxury, it is good that our farseeing lead ership has seen fit to expend over $700,000 on a stadium that is filled at least once every two years. The fact that all of the dorms have been built since 1910 and that they are constantly being maintained in a manner that is conducive to good study and liv ing conditions speaks for itself. Most administrators are prob ably aware that there are too many books in the library, any way; that none of the streets need paving; that campus em ployees who are supporting fam ilies on less than minimum wages are grossly overpaid; that no new classroom space is needed; that no better professors could be lured to A&M by better salary offers; etc. These things are “known” to everyone who is in terested, as the Board of Direc tors surely must be. Given the generally excellent financial conditions of our uni versity, it is obvious that the decision to transfer these funds is in the best interest of a large majority of the students, both present and future. With our tra dition of forming a senior line at half-time, it is certain that each and every student will bene fit from this investment, if he goes to the game, if he wants to run up and down several hundred feet of ramps and stands, and if the benevolent athletic depart ment will allow the students to walk on “their” new turf. Congratulations again. I. Brent Carrell ’69 Editor’s Note: System Comptrol ler W. C. Freeman told The Bat talion that the money was “bor rowed” from the account and would be paid back before the contract on the new dormitory complex was awarded. ★ ★ ★ Editor: In reply to John McAuley’s most recent joke in the Batt, let me say that I support President Nixon’s 18 mile “invasion” of Cambodia. Now let me correct one of the many misconceptions the CCOC seems to have. No where in the constitution is it stated that the Commander-in- Chief of our nation’s armed forces must have congressional permission before he take the mil itary action he feels necessary. The President must and does have the power to send troops any where and at any time without the delay of waiting for a session of Congress. I’m sure, however, that Hanoi is saluting the CCOC and the many other student groups whoe are helping to as sure a Communist victory in Vietnam and the defeat of the United States around the world. But, I’m tired of seeing Ameri can flags burn at home. It’s about time to see traitors bum instead. Steve Timmons ★ ★ ★ Editor: I find it most difficult to be lieve that college and university administrators all over the nation are allowing themselves to be coerced into closing down their schools by a small group of rad icals. It is also hard for me to believe that student senates are condoning this action by support ing student boycotts and strikes. I am just as shocked as anyone else about what happened in Ohio last Monday, and I regret that four students lost their lives in this incident, but it must be re membered that those who were killed were in the front of a mob that was throwing rocks, bricks, and Heaven knows what else at the National Guardsmen, a mob that had them outnumbered and was trying to surround them. The National Guardsmen were called out to keep the peace, not to be targets for radicals who wanted to practice their brick throwing techniques. Any administration that lowers the flag in honor of these students is doing a greater disservice to the flag than most radicals in any way, much less that of lower ing the American flag to half mast. Peaceful demonstrations are one thing, but brick throwing riots are something entirely dif ferent. Stanley Collins ’73 Che Battalion Opinions expressed «n The Battalion are those of the student writers only. 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Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San EDITOR DAVE MAYES Managing Editor David Middlebrooke Women’s Editor Cindy Burleson News Editor Pam Troboy Sports Editor Richard Campbell Assistant Sports Editor Mike Wright Staff Writers Hayden Whitsett, Bob Robinson, Chancy Lewis, Janie WaUace, Fran Haugen, Randy Murdock, Billy Buchanan, Gibril Fadika, Tommy Thompson Sports Writer Clifford Broyles Columnists Roger Miller, Mike McClain Photographers Jim Berry, David Gawthorpe, Mel Miller, Robert Boyd Sports Photographer Mike Wright Professional and Technical Graduates Apply Now Shamrock EMPLOYMENT SERVICE Home Office: Houston, Texas • College Division • North Gate 331 University Dr. 846-3737 A division of ERC believes the administration was simply “humoring him,” he was encouraged by Rudder's proposal that they meet jointly with po lice and government officials from both cities. The meeting never took place, Zoellner said, largely due to the president’s illness and later death. Zoellner said he has received less encouragement from people he has talked to in the com munity, but admits he has not been able to contact a number of district, county and city officials. He said he plans to see most of them this summer. Zoellner said he did not talk to Bill Payne, president of the Brazos County State Bar Associ ation, who, while appearing sym pathetic, said he did not believe any special concessions should be given to students. Zoellner said he had asked Payne if he could make a pres entation at a bar association meeting to ask members to ac cept cases on a referral basis, but received little encourage ment. After lawyers are two or more years out of law school, they tend to become too money-ori ented, Zoellner complained. “They would rather not an swer questions or take nit-pick ing cases,” he said. He added that he could see the lawyer’s side of the issue also, but suggested that the Legal Rights Commission could relieve local lawyers of many of their minor, but more bothersome cases. For the commission to be effec tive next year, he said, it would need to secure the cooperation of a lawyer somehow. Perhaps, he suggested, the uni versity’s lawyer could be paid something extra for giving legal advice. In any case, he said, anything the commission advises students must come from a reliable source, and this means a lawyer must be consulted. Bulletin Board SUNDAY Alpha Phi Omega will meet at 8 p.m. in Room 3D Memorial Student Center to hear a report on the arthritis drive and to prepare for next year’s projects. MONDAY Ag Eco Club will meet at 6 p.m. in Hensel Park for the spring picnic and awards presentation. Tickets are $1.25 and can be purchased in the Reference Lab, Agriculture. Iota Lambda Sigma will meet at 7 p.m. in Room 107, Mechani cal Engineering shop, to elect officers. 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