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Discusses importance of compromise... THE BATTALION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1974 Page 7 Nash favors national student input By TERESA COSLETT Staff Writer “We have to make sacrifices,” said John Nash, SG vice president of external affairs. He was explaining that conces sions with other schools are neces sarily involved in TAMU belonging to the National Student Association (NSA). A strong advocate for being in volved in NSA, Nash discussed na tional and state student organiza tions and community relations in a Battalion interview Tuesday. TAMU joined National Student Lobby (NSL) about two years ago and got into NSA just this year. Nash mentioned substantial Se nate opixrsition to joining NSA, but said, “There has been a definite growth in interest students have shown in the outside world. “People are waking up to the idea that students have a legitimate right to have a say in national affairs. ” But to have a real input to na tional policy, schools need to work on a group basis, said Nash. He said schools would have to compromise with each other on cer tain issues, mentioning that in the past TAMU has expressed dissatis faction with certain liberal positions NSA has taken like marijuana re- Education bill gains approval WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved 388-0 a com promise package of improved GI education benefits Thursday that would increase most payments to veterans by 23 percent. Passage sent the $1.48 billion measure to the Senate, w here quick approval is expected to rush it to President Ford after a year of wrangling over the legislation. STATION SUNDAY BUFFET form. Nash listed what he said were tangible services of NSA member ship. These included a discount book service, low cost insurance program available only through NSA and a student information service. TAMU has already used the in formation service to obtain facts about co-op programs and student judicial systems, said Nash. He said NSL’s emphasis has been shifting from moral and philosophi cal issues to keeping the cost of edu cation down. On the state level, TAMU is in volved in the Texas Student Associ ation (TSA) and Texas Student Lobby (TSL). Nash attended a regional TSA meeting in Houston last weekend where students’ right to allocate student service fees was discussed. University of Houston students have drafted a bill for students’ right to allocate student service fees. The bill will be introduced to the State Legislature. Nash favored granting students the right, saying, “We’ve demon strated that we’ve developed a via- Convocations plans ’74 commencement $ 2 Youngsters $1.95 DAILY LUNCHEON SPECIALS $1.95 &ND Texas Ave. at Hwy 30 By BARBARA WEST Staff Writer The planning of the December commencement ceremony was the purpose of the Convocations Com mittee meeting Thursday. Committee Chairman E.H. Cooper, dean of admissions, ap pointed committees to handle the various phases of planning. Prof. J.F. Griffiths, meteorology, was reappointed to chair an ad hoc committee responsible for propos ing speakers for commencement. Dr. T.J. Hirsch of the Civil En gineering Department will be re sponsible for securing ushers for the ceremony. Dr. C.W. Landiss, Health and Physical Education, will arrange for the use of the coliseum. Cooper pointed out the impor tance of thorough planning for the commencement ceremony. “As far as we know, we probably have the most elaborate com mencement in the southwest,’’ he said. “All students still walk across the stage. ” The group brought up some of the Assault, robbery charged The Miss Courtney Ann’s Sea food market, 3411 So. College Ave., was robbed and the store’s man ager, Mary Catherine Simmons, was allegedly assaulted Wednes day, said Bryan Police. Dale B. Claypoole has been charged with aggravated robbery and was put in county jail Thursday around 5:30 p. m. No bond has been set. Simmons told police the man came into the store with a knife and demanded all of the money. She gave him about $30-$40, she told police, and asked him to leave, but he refused. He took yellow electri cal cord and tied her hands in front and proceeded to sexually molest her, she said. She said he took the money out of his pocket and threw it on the weighing scales. He then left the store on foot. problems that were encountered with summer commencement last August. The major problem seemed to arise from the great number of family members and friends of the graduates swarmed the floor to take pictures. This chaotic development was at tributed to the ushers leaving their posts early and the absence of groups such as APO and Ross Vol unteers to help keep order. This problem is not expected to arise at the December commencement. Early reports estimate that some i,050 students will graduate in De cember. ble mechanism here for allocating funds. And the Board has thought so since they’ve passed our recom mendations exactly as they stood. We’ve done a pretty good job and proven that we re responsible.” Another issue raised by Univer sity of Houston students at the reg ional meeting was levying of build ing use fees. A questionnaire will be sent to all state schools to get a re cord of their aggregate debt. This is to try to give students some control over allocation of building use fees, said Nash. “It appears they’ve been levied arbitrarily,” he said. A bill drafted against the ruling was sent to Hill. He then reversed his position and left the levying of student service fees to the discre-| tion of each school’s Board of Direc tors. Also at the convention, an execu tive aide of Sen. Lloyd Bentsen may speak on student input to Congres sional action. Besides the main speaking sess- sions, open to the public, the con vention will consist of workshops on private schools’ interest in TSA, academic innovations, legal aid for students, alcohol on campus and dorm students’ legal rights. Beside involvement in state and national organizations, external af fairs is concerned with community, consumer and business affairs. Nash said he felt a much more effective liaison is developing bet ween the university and commun ity. Connected with external affairs is the Fair Housing Commission. Nash said this commission handles students’ complaints related to apartments and publishes a tennant’s rights brochure and an aipartment guide giving criteria for apartment selection. Students with apartment-related complaints may contact any of the commission members. A senior economics major, Nash was an executive aide his freshman year and a senator from Law- Puryear his sophomore and junior years. 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FRIDAY EVENING SPECIAL MEXICAN FIESTA DINNER TWO CHEESE AND ONION ENCHILADAS w/CHILI Spanish Rice Patio Style Beans Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee OPEN Sunday through Friday Breakfast from 7:00a.m. to9:00 a.m. Doughnuts & Coffee from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Lunch-from 11:Q0 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Dinner-from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. SUNDAY SPECIAL NOON and EVENING ROAST TURKEY DINNER Served with Cranberry Sauce & Crabapple Cornbread Dressing Rolls - Butter - Coffee or Tea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable “QUALITY FIRST” Graduating Engineers: If jour heart’s in Francisco Town Hall presents TRAPEZE plus The Hues Corporation with successive hit singles, “Freedom for the Stallion” & “Rock the Boat” in a TAMU Special Attraction Friday, Oct. 18, 1974 8:00 pm G. Rollie White Coliseum Reserved Seats gg ea. GENERAL ADMISSION A&M Student with act. card & I.D $2.go ea. A&M Student Date..... $2.00 ea. General Public $2.50 ea. 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