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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1975)
MSC Council okays tentative budget request Council officers, committee chairmen for 1975-76 chosen By JUDY BAGGETT Staff Writer MSC Council approved a tenta tive budget request for $106,105, Monday night, at the MSC Council and Directorate meeting. The request goes to the Student Service Fee Allocation Committee Thursday night. The Council also selected new vice presidents and committee chairmen for next year. They will take office April 4. Chosen for the new positions are: Vice President of Adminis tration—John Nelson, junior. Polit ical Science Vice President of Programs—Bob Barbier, junior, Accounting Vice President of Finance—Gary Brown, sophomore, Accounting Director of Operations—Carolyn Johnson, sophomore, Marine Biol ogy Director of Public Relations- —Doug Branch, sophomore. Sociology Director of Projects—Jesse Val lejo, sophomore, Accounting Aggie Cinema—Mike Riewe, junior. Civil Engineering Arts—David McKissack, junior, Horticulture Monday’s regularly sched uled meeting of the College Sta tion Planning and Zoning Commission was canceled be cause of a conflict with a spe cial meeting of the City Council. The Commission’s next meet ing will be March 17. Cbe Battalion Vol. 68 No. 83 College Station, Texas Tuesday, March 4, 1975 Basement—Jeff Davis, junior, Pre-med Camera—Ben Klein, junior. Ac counting Black Awareness—Greg Martin, freshman. Pre-pharmacy Cepheid Variable—Jane Swat- zell, sophomore. Biochemistry C.A.M.A.—Dennis Medina, sophomore, Psychology Free University—Kyle Klemcke, junior, Zoology Great Issues—Lawrence Schumann, junior. Accounting Host and Fashion—Margaret Schlater, freshman, EDCI Outdoor Recreation—John Mor- lock, sophomore, Recreation and Parks Political Forum—John Oef- finger, senior, Anthropology Radio—Ronald Hollas, sopho more, Electrical Engineering Recreation—Steve Wagner, junior, Marketing S.C.O.N.A.—Joe Carter, sophomore, Accounting Town Hall—Mark Probst, junior, Environmental Design Travel—Cheryl Hall, junior, Floriculture Also at the meeting, the council considered combining Political Forum and Great Issues to lower expenses on speakers. Expenses would be increased on other types of entertainment. The consolidation was tabled for further consideration because of opposition from some council members. “I consider it a major change in the structure of this organization and think that it deserves careful study,” Dr. Tom Adair said. “I am opposed.” The proposal had not been through the executive committee. If the committees consolidate, the goals of the two will be combined. A request for $1,175 to update Radio Committee equipment was approved by the Council. The equipment being used now was bought 10 years ago and has been used about 200 hours a month since then. Intramurals requests increase of $100,000 By T. C. GALLUCCI Staff Writer Intramurals, shuttle bus, Student Government and The Battalion are asking for $345,141.89 from a com mittee of ten students. The Student Services Fee Alloca tions Committee listened to budget requests for 1975-76 Monday night. The committee, headed by Curt Marsh, student vice president of fi nance, considers requests and makes recommendations to the Student Senate. Dennis Corrington, intramurals director, requested $172,281.89 cit ing expansion as the primary justifi cation. Intramurals is operating on $70,000 this year. When asked how he could do such a good job with the money from last year and still need $172,000 this year, Corrington re plied that an overworked staff and much-needed expansion resulted in the necessary increase. The intramural’s budget break down is as follows: Salaries $57,850.00 Wages $73,972.00 Other expenses $38,159.89 Capital outlay $3,200.00 Representing The Battalion, Lane Stephenson, associate direc tor of student publications, re quested the next highest allocation. After asking for $81,900 last year a nd receiving $65,000, Stephenson Presented a proposed budget of| $96,120 for 1975-76. Three major reasons were cited for the requested increase. The Bat talion is now responsible for 65 per ce nt of Student Publication ex- Today. Inside Aggie Forum p. 2 Accident p. 3 Elephant Bowl p. 6 penses, as opposed to 50 per cent last year. Larger papers, expanded coverage and higher commissions resulting from increased advertising are factors contributing to desired salary and wage raises. Also cited was inflationary prices including a 10 per cent increase in printing charges. Facing an estimated income of $252,120, they project anticipated salaries and wages to be $80,120. Mechanical, advertising, editorial, circulation and administrative costs are expected to reach $172,000. Michael Goeken, management services, proposed a budget of $55,320 for shuttle bus. Assisted by : Roger Miller, Goeken spoke of an estimated 576 additional riders which would necessitate another bus at 10 hours a day and at $8.35 per hour. Planned expansion included the addition of dispatch radios for the buses, four on-campus shelters, a $1,500 contingency fund and gen eral expansion of services. Operat ing on $52,000 of student services fees in 1974-75, the shuttlebus sys tem will receive a $3,320 increase if the request is approved. Elaborating on the necessity of the increase, Goeken said, “You can not deny a person service because you have no money, not when he’s already paid his fee.” Steve Eberhard, student gov ernment president, requested $21,420 from the panel of senators. Assisted by Marsh in explaining the necessity of the $3,820 increase, Eberhard listed the following Executive Branch general administration $3,000 $10,000 reserve $1,020 The committee will hear more budget requests tonight and Thurs day night, deciding the final re commendations on Tuesday night. Cavalry shows colors Photo by David McCarroll Parson’s Mounted Cavalry forms the color guard in a review Saturday as a part of Mili tary Weekend. The remainder of the cavalry did not participate due to sick horses. Street cost hike may come soon reasons: Academic Affairs External Affairs $3,150 $3,850 By STEVE GRAY Staff Writer The College Station City Council Monday voted to consider at its March 24 meeting an ordinance raising the street paving assess ments for property owners. Photo by Kevin Fotorny Curt Marsh (L), Carol Moore, David Stockard, and David McCabe (R) at fee allocation committee meeting. Under the present ordinance property owners are assessed $4 per linear foot for a 28-foot wide street with curbs. The city pays the re mainder of the cost. Councilmen noted the old ordi nance is becoming obsolete because of rising construction costs. George Ford, assistant director of public works, told the council the city recently paid two-thirds of the cost of paving a 476-foot stretch of Thomas Street between Hereford and Dexter Drives. “The total cost of that project was $24 per linear foot, ’ Ford said, “and the city had to pay $16 of it. That’s getting abnormally high.” Citizens are allowed to petition the city asking streets to be paved by their property. The city has paved 85 streets with $1.5 million since the petitioning program began in 1957, Ford said. The city pays for intersections and any underground drainage. The city paid more than $7,600 on the Thomas Street pro ject, which cost $11,424. The council met for an hour and a half in an executive session discus sing a proposed ordinance that would amend certain sections of the city’s personnel manual. The coun cil decided to delay action on the matter until its next regular meet ing. m \ Wj |r I 4 ■ ftl J s ' ' ■' - t f r-;. ’ m : Weather Overcast and cool with in termittent rain Tuesday. N E winds 10-15 mph. High today 53; low tonite 42. Be- eoming partly cloudy and Warmer Wednesday after- n oon with a high of 67. Ever been mellow? Olivia Newton-John sang before a sell-out crowd in G. Rollie White Coliseum Friday night. After the usual yells for more, Newton-John did an en- Photo by Jack Holm core. For education $1,500 tax return to be sought Tradition marches on The Fighting Texas Aggie Band marched Saturday at the drill field during Military Weekend. As partici pants in the Military Review, the band passed of ficials and spectators at 1:30 p.m. By ALAN KILLINGS WORTH Staff Writer Representative Bob Casey of Houston will propose legislation to the U.S. Congress for a $1,500 tax return to families with children in college. It is not known when the bill will be submitted. “In these times of inflation and tight money,” Casey said, “many deserving people are being denied a college education.” Casey has been considering this legislation for some time and has now seen the need even more urgent. More and more people are being turned away from college be cause of lack of funds, Casey said. The deduction must be based on money spent only in the university proper. This would mean that the student could not use the money for rent in off-campus facilities. If the student was to live on campus then the money could be spent toward room and board. Tuition could be included for all students. Rep. Casey explained his bill this way: “Many families are suffering economic hardships as they try to put their children through school. My bill would allow the taxpayers to , deduct $1,500 a year for each col lege student he has. This would at least return some of the expenses and relieve some of the financial burden. This would also be an in centive to education and an invest ment in the future of our nation.”