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Vol. 68 No. 65
College Station, Texas
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1976
Senate votes
In NSL slate
K| A&M’s Student Senate is to vote
ht on a referendum of issues submit-
iy the National Student Lobby.
Bjobby represents students in the
, Congress through member schools
A&M.
leferendum is sent out each January
thrmine the interests of the students
« e lobby plans for the year.
I ve issues on the referendum involve
I ost of education. Six, including cam-
)r&>s rights and voter registration, in-
Hiost students while the remaining
/ » smaller segments of students. In-
M in that are airfare discounts, food
K minority rights, and child day-care
;rs.
leflobby, which normally runs with a
I ime staff, is currently down to a hand-
uopaid volunteers because of financial
Jerns. The lobby’s activities have also
jtte more compact. The referendum
lelpthem direct their efforts according
Bequests of students.
B focus of the lobby is on funding
B> the lobbying process, said Mark
B currently on its board of directors.
1972, the lobby was instrumental in
■sage of the Basic Educational Op-
an tv Grants (BEOG) bill, which pro-
§Up to $1,400 to over 1 million stu-
Bationally. Nearly 1,100 Aggies are
expected to receive grants from the BEOG
program this year.
“I would like to thank the National Stu
dent Lobby for getting through the Basic
Grant concept, said Sen. Claiborne Pell,
D-R.I.
Pell is chairman of the Senate Commit
tee on Education.
Other funding bills that the lobby has
worked for include bills providing funds
and guidelines for the College Work Study
Program, Guaranteed Student Loans, and
Veterans Educational Benefits.
The lobby also claims success in the area
of student rights. They have successfully
lobbied in favor of bills giving students the
right to inspect their own records, and bills
supporting students on university boards of
trustees.
The lobby is run entirely by students.
The 18-member Board of Directors must
be full-time students at the time of their
election. The directors are elected at the
working conference of the lobby each
Spring. Two from each of the six regions of
the United States and an additional six cho
sen at large.
These directors are responsible for act
ing on the lobby’s issues and making field
connections with member schools. The di
rectors seI've one-year terms.
Index
' THE HOUSE voted Tuesday to
" Override Ford’s veto of a 45 billion
labor, health, welfare program bill.
Page 5
created by growth in athletic par
ticipation. Page 8.
SONNY PARKER was named the
SWC Player of the Week. Page 6.
ftTHE AP analyzes the recent mari-
Buana bust of A&M athletes. Page 4
THE HOUSE voted to halt further
J.S. aid tojfactions in Angola. Page 3
A&M CONSOLIDATED High
§ School coach discusses problems
THE FORECAST for Wed
nesday and Thursday is fair and
mild. Southwesterly winds will
he at 7 to 10 mph. The expected
high for Wednesday is 64, to
night’s low 36. Thursday’s high
will be 68.
What is it?
This shrouded object, a recent addition to the University
Center landscape, is a sculpture by Pat Foley of Houston.
The gift will be unveiled Feb. 2 as part of A&M’s centennial
celebration. Guess what the figure looks like and check
your answer on page 2.
Jim Hendickson
Students’
What are
rights
they?
By KATHY YOUNG
Battalion Staff Writer
With more than a week of the
semester gone, many students may
still not be aware of their rights in the
classroom.
You may know you can’t smoke,
eat or drink in University class
rooms. Hoever, did you know that
your professor is required to an
nounced what the final grade will e
based on? This announcement must
come in the first week of classes as
stated in University Regulations.
In addition to telling students the
number of tests and their percentage
of the final grade, your instructor is
required to give adequate notice for
major tests.
An instructor may structure the
course and grade any way he chooses
as long as he notifies the class.
The University Regulations state
the student’s semester grade in a
course should be based upon per
formance in class, written exercises
and tests, laboratory work and final
examinations, as applicable to the
course. If you have any question
about a final grade, first check with
the instructor and then with the head
of the department.
If it’s too early to think about
grades, but you’ve started cutting
classes, or are thinking about it, con
sider the rules first. Attendance is
not required, but it is viewed as the
responsibility of the individual stu
dent in the regulations.
The student is also responsible for
being present to complete assign
ments and requesting make-ups of
missed assignments. If a student
knows he’s going to be absent, he
should inform the instructor in ad
vance according to the regulations.
Before you miss class, consider
that the instructor is responsible for
deciding whether an absence is au
thorized. Authorized absences in
clude confinement because of ill
ness, death in a student’s immediate
family, participation in an authorized
University activity or participation in
legal proceedings.
An authorized absence entitles the
student to to make up missed work.
Again, the instructor decides the
manner in which make-up work is
administered.
Finally, the instructor may con
sider an absence unauthorized and
refuse to let a student make-up an
assignment. A student may appeal
such a decision. First, contact the
head of the academic department of
the instructor. Second, visit the dean
of the instructor’s college and failing
all else, appear before the Academic
Appeals Panel.
Final fee requests to be presented
Final budget proposals by student ser
vice organizations will be presented to the
Student Fee Allocation Committee Thurs
day evening.
Over $1 million will be budgeted among
13 organizations.
Tomorrow night organizations will make
their final pleas to the committee before it
submits recommendations to the Student
Senate for first readings on Feb. 4. Final
readings will be held on Feb. 11.
“After Senate approval, the recom
mendations will be handed to the executive
vice-president of administration or vice-
president of student services, then on to
President Williams for final endorsement.
In case of disagreement, the proposals will
be sent to the Board of Regents for consent,
but this rarely occurs,” said Flores.
Flores said final approval is left up to the
Student Senate, since all requisitions have
gone unchanged after Senate approval in
recent years.
“Student service fees are calculated in
the Fiscal office. Each year, students are
charged $1.65 per semester hour up to a
total of $19.80 for this allocation, Flores
said.
“This year’s projected $1,078 million
budget shows a 14.8 per cent increase over
last year’s funds. This is because of higher
publication costs, hiring of new personnel
and expanding programs,” said Flores.
council advised to reject
Aryan’s utility rate proposal
he College Station Utility Rate Advi-
0 / Committee recommended last night
I the City Council reject a utility con-
t proposed hy the City of Bryan,
lity Councilman Lorence Bravenec
;d the contract an “unconditional sur-
ler to Bryan. He was referrring to a
' r ', iected 30 per cent, $582,000 increase in
trical rates over the present interim
s adopted last August,
he proposed contract would also raise
A new well in College Station will be able
to supply up to 35 per cent of the city’s
needs, in addition to water supplied by
Texas A&M.
Sewer rates to commercial customers
would be increasd 11 percent, but all other
sewage rates would remain the same under
the proposed contract.
The City Council will meet Feb. 5.
er costs from 38.5 cents to 47 cents per
ve( :K) "aliens, an increase of 22 per cent.
Parking scarce
200 tickets issued daily
he committee unanimously recom-
ided that the council request a new util-
contract from Bryan within 30 days. If
, : els received by then, the committee
gested that the council should begin
^Ifiotiating contracts with alternative
piers.
Ipllege Station has been offered a con-
t by another supplier whose proposed
thcfslre slightly lower than those presently
rgedby Bryan. If contracted, City Man-
r North Bardell said, the supplier could
hsh the city with power in about three
nths.
j Jnder the proposed contract. College
tion would be required to purchase at
180 per cent of its water from Bryan,
^vever, Bryan would not be obligated
iupply more than that amount.
With the fifth class day enrollment at
23,440 and some 200 traffic violations being
issued daily. University officials think
something should be done about the park
ing situation.
“There s 19,000 registered vehicles and
another 2000 illegally operating cars on
campus,” said John Koldus, vice-president
of student services, Tuesday.
He added that there aren’t nearly that
many parking spaces and the 8,000 bicy
cles, increasing numbers of motorcycles,
increasing landscaping-project encroach
ment enrollment on parking causes the
problem to appear even worse.
“Obviously, present control procedures
are ineffective, Koldus said. “They will
either be strengthened and driving
privileges restricted or reinstatement fees
increased.” He said that the University
Police collected about $60,000 in traffic
violation fines during fall semester ’75.
In an unexpected discovery, the Univer
sity became aware that the parking on the
south side of University Drive is campus
property.
The parking extends along Northgate
from the east side of the Post Office to
Spence street.
“Anyone with a University permit can
park there except for night permit and spe
cial option permit holders,” said Robert
Melcher, administrative office of student
services.
Enforcement of parking regulations for
tbis additional area will go into effect
Monday.
Practice makes . . .
Douglas Winslii
Robert Kenefick and Beverly Knight rehearse with the
Bryan-College Station Chamber Orchestra under the
direction of Charles Johnson. The orchestra will perform
at the reception for Marcel Marceau Friday night in
the Rudder Exhibition Center. Attendance is by invita
tion.
nquiring Battman
What does the future hold for A&M ?
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Debbie Brogdon,
Horticulture, Madisonville
gE'he traditions will change or they’ll stop
Svipg them at all. It will just be too big.
r kM will be just like any other college; it
)n t be unique anymore.
Ruth Ann Schumacher,
Economics, Gettysburg
Blake Nutter, “W-l is really going to grow; we ll in-
Industrial Distribution, Conroe crease every year. I don’t think there will
“The number of girls will catch up with be Waggies in the band or the drill team,
the number of guys. It will be better than Why should weP We have our own drill
other schools but not as good as it is now. ” * ™
team.
Bruce Basden,
Civil Engineering, Burleson
“It will be a good change— a nice-
looking place instead of a bunch of build
ings on a pasture. The Coips will have to
change . . . stimulate more interest for the
fish and not just harrass them all the time. ”
Doug Wright,
Recreation and Parks, Jal, New Mexico
“They’d better limit the growth—it’s
hard to say howdy to 30,000 people. The
traditions will remain unchanged. Seventy
per cent of the people come here for the
traditions and the spirit anyway.”
Brent Futrell,
Agricultural Banking, Dumas
“If the other classes are motivated to pre
serve it, the Corps will be all right. I hate to
think of Waggies in the band, but I’d be a
fool to say they won’t be. A&M is gl owing
too fast and that’s a shame but we’ve gained
academically.”