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Cbe Battalion
Vol. 68 No. 84 College Station, Texas Wednesday, March 5, 1975
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Music review p. 5
Over the wall p. 6
White p. 7
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Fights start on yell leaders
Kent defends vote
at dorm assembly
By JUDY BAGGETT
Staff Writer
Rajesh Kent, Law-Puryear-Cain
representative, was pelted with
questions on why he voted to let
women run for yell leader at the
Puryear Hall council meeting Tues
day.
He was called to the meeting be
cause he voted for women yell lead
ers even though a poll he conducted
showed his constituency to be
against it.
Ten per cent of his 700 con
stituents answered — 37 were
against women yell leaders and 33
were for.
“My purpose is not to mirror the
views of my constituents,” Kent one member.
said. "I believe I should make a de
cision after I weigh the pros and
cons. Rights is a question not up for
a majority vote.”
Kent said he voted for the resolu
tion because the restriction violated
legal statutes of the nation and state.
A girl would have legal support and
win sympathy votes, Kent said.
‘‘We have not broken the tradi
tion, Kent said. ‘‘Once again, we
have thrown it out to the student
body to decide for themselves. It
only allows women to run. ”
The discussion turned from yell
leaders and rested on representa
tion.
“You aren’t representing us,” said
“The issue is representation,”
another member said. “People are
upset because their views were not
upheld.”
Again Kent responded by saying,
“I represented you by making the
best decision possible.”
Several members took a stand
with Kent and said they would have
voted the same way. The question of
how he would represent the dorms
in the future was raised. One
member suggested Kent come to
council meetings. By coming to
meetings, the council members
could tell Kent what the dorm
members wanted.
‘We have a responsibility to
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Senators begin movement
to call student referendum
Rajesh Kent
him,” a member said, adding that ings.
Kent’s constituents should tell him
how they feel about issues.
After the meeting, Kent said that
the essential problem was the dif
ference in ideas of representation.
The council said they wanted him to
mirror their views and he did not
feel that was the job of a representa
tive.
“I think they’ve given me a solu
tion to the problem,” Kent said, re
ferring to attending council meet-
By JERRY GEARY
Staff Writer
New hope is being offered for
those students protesting the Stu
dent Senate’s recent decision to
allow women to run for Yell Leader.
Three weeks ago, the Student
Senate defeated a resolution calling
for a student referendum on the
matter.
Now, a petition originated by
student senators Cecil Albrecht of
Dunn Dorm and Troie Ann Pruett
of the College of Agriculture is
being circulated throughout the
University community. The peti
tion requests that the Student Body
President call a student referendum
so students can decide whether or
not the word “male” should be de
leted from the requirements for Yell
Leader.
Under Article 2, Section 6 of the
student constitution, if the requisite
number of signatures (20 per cent of
the student body) is collected, the
petition would be presented to Stu
dent Body President Steve
Eberhard, who would have 15 class
days to call for a student referendum
on the matter.
Because of the sensitivity of the
yell leader issue, Albrecht em
phasized, “The student body should
decide on this particular issue.
Many senators may not have voted
the way their constituents wanted
them to.”
Albrecht also stressed that the
idea for a petition was “a bunch of
people’s and we (Albrecht and
Pruett) just got there first. ”
Car hits hangar building
Two men in satisfactory condition
By STEVE GRAY
Staff Writer
Two Houstonians were injured
early Tuesday night when their car
plowed through a hangar office
building at Easterwood Airpot.
The two were reported in satisfac
tory condition at St. Joseph Hospital
at 11:00 p.m. Both sustained facial
and neck cuts. The passenger sus
tained a back laceration which re
quired about 30 stitches to close,
said hospital officials.
University Policeman G. Norton
said the car was traveling west on
FM 2347 when the car entered a
shell parking lot in front of the office
building and struck a low-lying
wooden barrier. Norton said the
vehicle was airborne moments be
fore crashing into the building after
the car hit the barrier.
The impact destroyed two walls
in a storage room containing elec
tronic equipment and file cabinets
and the tail section of a plane in the
hangar.
Police recovered several bottles
of liquor from the car at the scene.
Norton said the pair, who attend
Spring Branch High School in
Houston, were in town for a basket
ball playoff game between Spring
Branch and Corsicana at G. Rollie
No moral exam accompanies
birth control at health center
By JERRY GEARY
Staff Writer
Rumors regarding women seek
ing birth control pills being ques
tioned about their sex life and mor
als are ridiculous, says Dr. Claude
B. Goswickjr., director of the Uni
versity Health Center.
In fact, said Dr. Goswick, “Any
body who says that just has a guilty
conscience.”
In order to obtain “The Pill,” a
woman must make an appointment
with the doctor via the receptionist.
A major obstacle is that these ap
pointments are booked until April
and Goswick says he doesn’t antici
pate any relief soon.
Why the long wait?
Goswick says the number of
women demanding birth control
pills is more than the personnel
examining the patients can handle.
There is not a resident
gynecologist on campus, but the
campus health center has
gynecologist facilities.
“90-95 per cent of office
gynecologist work can be done right
here,” says Goswick.
He also mentioned if a woman
happens to have a serious problem,
she is referred to Dr. Robert Ben-
bow of Bryan.
Though five doctors are budgeted
for the Health Center, only four are
presently employed. Goswick is at
tempting to hire a fifth doctor who is
particularly interested in gynecol
ogy-
Meanwhile, Goswick is examin
ing all women wanting birth control
pills on Wednesdays from 1-5 p.m.
During this time, he examines 8-10
patients per week.
In order to alleviate any rumors
concerning the process of obtaining
“The Pill,” Goswick outlined the
regular examination procedure.
Initially, the woman is given a
pelvic examination followed by a
Pap Smear. A routine medical his
tory is compiled along with a pre
gnancy history and a medical ex
amination.
Questions, such as the length of
the patient’s menstrual cycle, post-
coital bleeding and types of con
traceptives used before are the only
ones asked. Goswick emphasized
that no questions about morals are
asked.
“We are not interested in their
sex life. Our presumption is that if a
girl asks for birth control pills then
she is sexually active enough to
need them or will be,” he said.
The only qualification for receiv
ing birth control pills is that the girl
be 18 years old or have a note from
her parents if she is under age.
Of those who pass the age re
quirement, Goswick said, “Their
parents will never know” they have
obtained the pills.
Other services are available at the
health center for women with
gynecological problems.
If a girl has a problem or needs
advice, she can consult a doctor at
the health center immediately. On
Fridays, Pap Smears are given and
on Thursdays, a recently estab
lished “Follow-up” clinic is held.
This clinic was instituted because a
year has passed since the campus
health center began distributing
birth control pills and those girls
who have prescriptions for the pills
can get another pelvic examination
and a new prescription.
In evaluating the problem the
health center has had in caring for
these women. Dr. Goswick said
“We have been in a trial period in
order to assess the demand (for the
contraceptives) and now we can ac
tually begin to solve the problem.”
Dr. ClaudeB. Goswickjr.
Car crashes into U.S. Army 420th Engineering Brigade Building.
Photo by Douglas Winship White Coliseum.
April 1 CS election set
Six run for three positions
Filing for the three positions
open on the College Station City
Council ended Friday with two
candidates vying for each open
post.
The election will be April 1.
A realtor, Jim Jett, is running
against TAMU professor Gary
Halter for Place 1. Jett is a
former president of the local
apartment owner’s association
while Halter is in A&M’s politi
cal science department. Neither
have been on the council. In
cumbent Fred Brison an
nounced he is retiring from the
council.
In the Place 3 race, Don Dale
will seek re-election and face
Bob Bell, who ran unsuccessfully
for College Station mayor last
spring. Dale owns the Dale Con
struction Co. and Pooh’s Park, a
roller skating rink. Bell is the
genera] manager of KTAM-
KORA radio stations.
Incumbent Larry Bravenec,
an A&M finance professor, is
running against Residence Hall
Association president Greg
Magruder for Place 5.
Filing in the April 5 Consoli
dated School Board election
closes today.
Due to no-shows
Committee delays action
on services fee requests
By ROXIE HEARN
Staff Writer
Three cancellations made a light
load for the Student Service Fee Al
location Committee Tuesday night.
The committee, a group of 10
students, is headed by Curt Marsh,
student vice president of finance,
and considers budget requests. It
will later make recommendations to
the Student Senate.
Budget proposals from the stu
dent legal adviser, the athletic de
partment and the choral program
(Singing Cadets, Arion’s Children
and New Tradition Singers) were
postponed.
The student legal adviser will be
heard Thursday at 7 p.m. and the
choral program will be heard next
Tuesday.
The University Health Center
presented its student health center
fee estimate of $654,948.
Dr. Claude B. Goswick, director
of the center, said $528,258 of that
amount went to salaries and wages
of personnel.
Among the personnel of the
center are four physicians, 15 regis
tered nurses, two licensed voca
tional nurses, two aides, four custo
dial workers, four cooks, four recep
tionists, two clinical assistants and
one radiologist who comes in three
times a week to read X-rays.
Medical and Hospital supplies
and other operating expenses, in
cluding utilities will total $235,831.
The estimated capital expense of
the center will be $2,500.
Goswick called the health center
fee “insurance” for the student.
“When you count up all the ser
vices available at the center just in
case you need them, I just don’t
think you can find better insur
ance,” he said.
Food
State funds not used by most groups
By JIM CRAWLEY
Staff Writer
Student Government and other student
groups that use Student Service fees and
self-generated revenue are apparently
within the law when they purchase food for
their own use.
“Any food that we buy would be paid from
our cash account,” said Curt Marsh, student
vice president of finance. Marsh added that
This is the second in a three-part
series on state funds being spent for
food.
monies in the cash account come from re
frigerator rentals and other non-Student
Service fee revenue.
“Gifts and revenue received by groups
wholly or partially supported by Student
Service fees may be used for expenditures for
which state funds cannot be used,” said
Howard Vestal, assistant vice president for
business affairs.
Both Marsh and Student Government
(SG) President Steve Eberhard were ques
tioned about the cost of several SG picnics.
Marsh assured The Battalion that each par
ticipant paid a small amount for the picnic
supplies. Eberhard added that he had paid
for a cake consumed at one of the picnics last
fall.
Most student groups and clubs receive
their main operating money from bookstore
profits. This raises the question: “Are books
tore profits classified as state money?”
“I’d say that auxiliary enterprises are sepa
rate from state funds and their profits can be
used for anything,” said Rick Arnett of the
attorney general’s office.
Vestal agreed with Arnett’s statement and
added that the auxiliary enterprises such as
the bookstore, are self-supporting.
Arnett was asked if membership dues are
state funds.
The answer was a qualified “no.” Arnett
said that no attorney general’s opinion had
been issued concerning the use of revenue
derived by student groups, but that it ap
peared they are not public monies.
State laws don’t specify club dues, but
they do cite the legality of depositing non
state funds in the fiscal departments of state
colleges. These funds are not state monies,
according to the statute.
Another student group using Student Ser
vice fees is Student Publications, which con
sists mainly of The Battalion and Aggieland.
Student Publications uses Battalion advertis
ing revenue for its annual banquet, said Jim
Lindsey, Student Publications Board chair-
The current law authorizing Student Ser
vice fees states that the governing board may
collect from students “the cost of student
services which the board deems necessary or
desirable in carrying out the educational
functions of the institutions. ”
A recent attorney general’s Letter Advis
ory states, “it is our opinion that the fees
collected under Section 54.503 of the Texas
Education Code (pertaining to Student Ser
vice fees) must be used for student services
directly involving or being of benefit or in
terest to students.”
The opinion also said that the final decision
would probably come from the courts.
A Letter Advisory has the same power as
an opinion.
The question is further muddled by stater
ments from the State Auditor’s office and
comments by two state university control
lers. All three contend that Student Service
fees are public monies and thus can’t be used
to purchase food.
Mike Ferguson, supervisor of senior col
lege audits, said the correct use of student
service fees depended on whether all the
students were benefiting or just a select
group.
“Consequently it’s been left to the indi
vidual institutions to control and use these
funds,” said Arnett.
The whole issue over the use of Student
Service fees to purchase food is dominated
by the lack of a clear-cut decision. Some say
that it’s okay, others say absolutely not. It
appears the answer will come from one of
these sources: the attorney general, the state
legislature, the courts or the TAMU Board of
Directors.
Dr. John Koldus, vice president of student
affairs, told The Battalion that he is planning
to ask the attorney general for an opinion on
the use of Student Service fees to buy food.
Arnett said the attorney general’s office
would welcome an official request for an
opinion on this issue, as one has not been
requested previously.