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Budget Deadline Change Proposed By MIKE RICE Editor In an accounting move that has caught many campus administra tors and student leaders by sur prise, University officials have unofficially told deans and de partment heads that operating budget requests for the coming school year must be received by about Feb. 1. This move, subject to the TAMU System Board of Direc tors’ approval at its Nov. 21 meeting, will affect allocation of student services fees. The past several years, the University has finished working out budget re quests in late April to present to the Board in its summer meeting. Dr. Jack Williams announced to a meeting of the University Executive Committee “three or four weeks ago” that it was his desire to get next year’s operat ing budget “put to bed” earlier this year so that the adminis tration can begin work earlier on the System budget for the school years of 1975-76 and 1976-77. Dr. Williams doesn’t want the administration to work on next year’s operating budget and bi ennium budget at the same time, said Howard Vestal, assistant vice president for business af fairs. He noted that the biennium budget will be much more time- consuming for University ac countants and the administration. This means that the Student Senate and its Student Services Fee Allocation Committee, chaired by David White, must have their allocation decisions turned in to Vestal’s boss, Tom Cherry, by the first of February. Clark Diebel, controller of accounts under Cherry, said budget guidelines will be distributed the first week in January. Under the current budget allo cation cycle set up by W. C. Free man, vice president and comp troller, Feb. 1 is the deadline for requests. Department heads will have one or two additional weeks to seek additional funds after deans and vice presidents have allocated funds to departments. In the case of the student serv ices fee budget, the Senate will have to split up funds before Christmas to organizations like Town Hall and the MSC. These organizations will have until Jan. 7 to make additional requests to Diebel’s office. Diebel reviews them and Cherry makes final approval of budget guidelines. Cherry will send budget proposals to University vice presidents for BABY DON'T GET WHOOPED ON ME was a possible lyric for one of Mac Davis' songs as he mentioned the sound of Aggieland repeatedly. (Photo by Gary Baldasari) Fuel Conservation Guides Okay But Incomplete—AAA Some cars will use more gas at 50 miles per hour than at higher speeds, according to an American Automobile Associa tion news release. This remark was made follow ing Nixon’s statement that fuel consumption could be reduced if cars traveled no more than 50 m.p.h. The AAA did agree with Nixon but felt that other meth ods could be employed with great er results. Driver habits and individual car design cause some cars to use more gas at 50 m.p.h. The AAA also said that since 75 per cent of all trips in vehicles are less than 10 miles and 54 per cent are less than five miles that addi tional measures are needed to save gas consumption. A five per cent reduction in gas consumption can be expected if the speed limit were 50 m.p.h, ac cording to a Federal Highway Administration study. They also said that 1970-4 model cars use 30.5 per cent more gas at 70 m.p.h. than at 50. The AAA suggests use of car pools, frequent tune-ups, less use of air conditioners and heaters, properly inflated tires, purchase Polls Op en Until 6 p.m. The polls will close at 6 p. m. today for student elections. Junior class representative to the Memorial Student Council, freshman class officers and senators, amendments to the Student Body Constitution and the National Student Lobby Referendum are the topics up for vote. Results of the junior class representative to the MSC and the freshman class officers and senators will be posted at approximately 11 p. m. on the glass doors to the Student Programs Office in the MSC, said Barry Bowden, Election Board Chairperson. Students may vote by presenting an ID and activity card at one of the six polling places. These are the MSC, the Guard Room, Sbisa newsstand, Krueger-Dunn Commons and the Library. Appointee Gripes For Senate Set of smaller cars and lighter car loads on trips to save gasoline. A poor driver loses 44 per cent of his gas by not employing good tends. Good driver techniques are smooth acceleration, traveling at the same rate of speed and the use of brakes on routine stops only. Tune-ups which eliminate en gine wear and tear can save a car owner up to $100 per year on the cost of car operation, ac cording to a AAA study. Mileage is also increased by 25 per cent when the car is properly main tained. Finally the AAA suggested that cities work to improve traffic congestion in order to decrease idling time in “stop and go” traf fic. They also suggested that car manufacturers re-design engines for greater fuel economy. their approval and then to Dr. Williams for his okay. The Board then approves or disapproves Williams’ decision. Apprehension of this cycle move to January has been ex pressed by White and Student Government President Randy Ross, both of whom believe the SG was not given enough ad vance warning to effectively and knowledgeably make allocation decisions. “The departments who receive funds from the fee couldn’t real istically have all their requests ready,” said White. “There are only two regular Senate meetings left before Christmas and only one falls after the Boards’ de cision, Dec. 5.” There are many factors in volved in the attempt to move this budget presentation to the Board’s April meeting, but the primary reason is to comply with the Texas legislature’s request to begin operating on a zero base budget, said Vestal. Many of the academic deans want the budgeting cycle moved in order to hire personnel earlier in the year with more concrete salary offers. It will also enable administrators to give the status of existing salaries at an earlier time. Vestal, in commenting on the University’s situation with the legislature’s zero base budget, said he “personally doesn’t feel it fits the requirements of col leges and universities in Texas.” Under the new system, the Uni versity will begin each year with zero and work to 100 per cent of its financial needs, thus entail ing an alignment of priorities within the schools. National Crisis Viewed Former Secretary of the In terior Udal will present “The Energy Crisis,” a speech on the national viewpoint of the energy crisis. Texas Sen. Walter Meng- den of Houston discussed the subject from the state vantage in October. Political Forum Chairman Ed Jarrett said Udall will appear in Rooms 225 and 226 of the Me morial Student Center. The noon- hour presentations begin at 12:30 p. m. Jarrett said two other Political Forum speakers are due for the fall semester. On Nov. 29, State Rep. Lane Denton of Waco will discuss “Investigating Artesia Hall.” A Dec. 4 forum will feature U. S. Cong. Alan Steelman, Re publican from Dallas, on “Con gress vs President: Conflict of Power.” Jarrett noted students are ad mitted free to Political Forum presentations on their ID cards. Admission of 50 cents per per son will be charged non-students for the Udall and Steelman talks. Vestal suggested that if the cycle change looks like it will place too big a strain on students and faculty, then there are two alternatives. “Compaction of deadlines would be the first way out,” said Vestal. “This means the deadline could be moved back to a later date, but that approval by the Board would come at the same time. The second way would be to move the whole schedule back the way it was. While there are advan tages to the second method, it would put a strain on work for the biennium budget.” Diebel noted that services fee allocations could not be made separate from other allocations since departments such as Stu dent Publications and the Ath letic Department have to pay Unversity employes. “There would be no problem in delaying action in this area if the only concern was allocation of funds for pro gramming purposes only.” He added that the revised ex pected amount for services fees collected for the 1973-74 school year is $717,109. Diebel said that collection for next year could be roughly estimated by adding four per cent to this year’s amount, meaning an approximate total of $745,793. Jacques Cousteau In a Moment of Reflection Cousteau, Dignitaries Dedicate O-M Building State, national and inter national dignitaries including Jacques Cousteau spoke Satur day at the dedication of Texas A&M University’s new 15-story Oceanography-Meteorology Build ing, but it was a young coed who put the occasion in perspective. Representing the students in the ceremonies formally opening the $7.6 million structure, Robin Ann Radlein, sophomore meteor ology major from Tampa, Fla., simply said: “It’s a good place to learn.” Miss Radlein and Cousteau were joined in making comments by Dr. Robert M. White, admin istrator of the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration; Rear Adm. J. Edward Snyder Jr., oceanographer of the Navy; Dr. Thomas Owen, assistant director, National Science Foundation; State Sen. A. R. Schwartz; TAMU Geosciences Dean Earl Cook, and Robert Case, graduate student in oceanography. Clyde H. Wells, president of the Texas A&M University Sys tem Board of Directors, officially presented the building to the university, with acceptance by Dr. John C. Calhoun Jr., vice president for academic affairs. The new building, tallest be tween Dallas and Houston, in cludes 414 rooms, among them 121 highly specialized labora tories. The facility is topped by a radar installation with a 400-mile range. Cousteau, whom TAMU Presi dent Jack K. Williams introduced as an “honorary Aggie,” ap plauded the university’s decision to house oceanography and mete orology departments in the same building. He said combined studies in these two areas hold great promise. The famous underwater ex plorer noted TAMU’s distance from the sea but called attention to the university’s oceanographic vessels at Galveston, where his own ship, the “Calypso,” has been docked since spring and is under going repairs. While praising the practical uses of oceanographic research, Cousteau warned, “Don’t forget applied research in support of fundamental science.” He also warned against damaging the “fragile environment” of the ocean. “The great joy of studying the ocean is in seeing how much it is doing to bring people around the world together,” Cousteau observed. Dr. White cited the favorable timing for opening the building and making its facilities available for critical studies. “It is fitting that at a time of concern about natural resources— energy, food and the quality of the environment—that this build ing is dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and understanding in the oceanic and atmospheric sci ences,” noted the top NO A A official. Admiral Snyder cited the Navy’s cooperative research pro gram involving both educational institutions and private industry. He pointed out that the Navy is providing TAMU with the first of a new type of oceanographic research vessel, which just passed its inspection survey. “This new vessel and new building are certainly welcome additions in this era of urgent need to know about the sea,” the admiral remarked. Dr. Owen pointed out that oceanographic and meteorological programs at TAMU began in one small room in 1949 and received the first NSF support, $20,000, in 1955. He noted that overall, NSF has provided more than $7 million for research projects at the university. “The research to be done in this new building will contribute immeasurably to projects con cerning the environment,” Dr. Owen emphasized. Senator Schwartz, a 1947 TAMU graduate described by Dr. Williams as the state govern ment’s foremost proponent of ocean programs stressed the im portance of making facilities such as the Oceanography-Meteorology Building available “at a time when we are considering renew ing 100 tons of dumping permits in the Gulf of Mexico.” Peer Pressure Called for Program Hall has Coeds ‘U p in Arms’ Students wishing to comment on the appointees to the four Student Senate vacancies may do so tonight at 8 in the Student ovemment office, Room 216 of the Memorial Student Center. James A. Smith Jr. (graduate- business) and Lecil Hander (Ph. D. Candidate in Sci ence) have been appointed by SG President Randy Ross to fill the three off-campus graduate positions. John Nash, a junior science major, has been appointed to fill the Law-Puryear living area pos ition. These four students will meet with the Qualifications Commit tee chaired by Curt Marsh, rules and regulations chairperson, tto- night before going before the Senate for its approval Wednes day night. Ross said students were invit ed to voice their approval or dis approval of these Senate candi dates at either of the two meet ings. By VICKIE ASHWILL Like it or not, the program dorm syndrome has hit TAMU. And, according to Ron Blatch- ley, director of student activities, it’s the girls that are creating the problems against such a movement. A “programmed” residence hall is one whose residents have voted to collect a mandatory hall activ ity fee sometime in the past, said Blatchley. The decision to approve such a fee is decided by two- thirds of the hall’s population at the time of the vote. “Several women students have expressed that they do not want to live in a programmed hall,” said Blatchley, noting the girls in the four halls who had not paid their fees. “Since all the female resident halls were programmed, there was no place for these stu dents to go except off campus to get away from the mandatory fee. So we voided Fowler’s election and made it optional as to wheth er or not a student will pay an activity fee.” Blatchley said the Fowler resi dents are now “up-in-arms” for they want to be programmed and cannot figure out why they must give in to the whims of a few girls. “There were some really neat programs going on in Fowler,” Blatchley emphasized. “Already they’ve had two big dances with beer (off campus) and Coke, a steak fry, movies and parties all for only $5 per person . . . and they didn’t even get the money from all the girls.” Blatchley said Krueger resi dents were told when they signed up for a room that the dorm was programmed and they would have to pay the fee. “It is unrealistic to think that one could vote on whether or not to make a dorm programmed each year,” continued Blatchley. “In stead you should have the election when you don’t want to have the program.” In speaking about the female students who have not paid their fee, Blatchley said he would like to see it taken care of at the hall level. “It’s called peer pressure.” Blatchley said the judicial board in Krueger had set policy for those girls who had not paid their activity fee and who understand what their responsibility is. “In this instance the judicial board decided to ‘campus’ them,” continued Blatchley. “We want students to be governed by stu dents. I take it for granted that these students are intelligent adults and that they will work out the problem themselves.” It all comes back to responsi bility, said latchley. The law says at 18 a person is an adult and two-thirds of the population makes that a mandate of the peo ple. “Are we to go against the wishes of the majority?” In a memo sent to the female resident halls Nov. 8, Blatchley stated that, “Any resident of Keathley, Hughes or Krueger not wishing to reside in a program med hall may request a transfer to Fowler in accordance with the Housing office procedure estab lished for this purpose. “If room is available your re quest will be granted. Those girls opposed to paying and/or resid ing in a programmed hall must go through the proper channels to reside in a non-programmed hall. This assures the female res idents of the same option avail able to men residents in that we will now have programmed hall, which involves a mandatory ac tivity fee and a non-programmed hall, which involves an optional activity fee, for both men and women,” continued the memo. It includes, “Be it understood that the fees collected in Fowler for both the fall 1973 and the spring 1974 semesters will be spent on programs for these resi dents paying the fee.” Blatchley said the fee is used to sponsor a myriad of activities for the individual hall or in co operation with other residence halls. The elected council of the hall normally has charge of the activities, but input from every resident is solicited. There is no limit to the type of programs that can be sponsor ed other than those prohibited by state or city law or University regulations. “At the beginning of the year, there was the impression that I wanted all of the dorms to be come programmed,” said Blatch ley. “What I want is halls to be programmed if they want to be (See Program, page 4) University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” Adv.