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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28, 1976
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Indian "pay off’
Ford's son designs
youth marketing,
travel programs
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Jack Ford be
gins work today with a firm specializ
ing in youth and convention travel.
The President’s 23-year-old son
will work out of Washington as direc
tor of youth marketing and special
programs for a New York-based
travel firm.
Press Secretary Sheila Weiden-
feld said young Ford will be involved
in developing programs for student
travel and will coordinate production
of a student guidebook to the United
States.
Young Ford is a graduate of Utah
State University, where he studied
forestry.
His salary? That’s “between Jack
and his employer.”
Editor:
Recently I saw an article from the
Associated Press in which the publi
cation of a U.S. Army report on the
battle of Wounded Knee, December
29, 1890, was to have bearing on a
bill before Congress which would
give “descendants’ of the Wounded
Knee victims $3,000 each.
The Army report denies any crime
on the part of the Army in the matter
of Wounded Knee. In fact, the Army
historians have found that the In
dians shot first and that the Army
showed “compassion in the events
leading up to the encounter.” The
report stands, of course, in opposi
tion to the “Indian history, Bury My
Heart at Wounded Knee.
Actually, whether or not the Army
of 1890 was at fault cannot be the
basic question. The point which the
Army and the Congress have both
missed is that the present-day
PEANUTS
American Indian Movement, pre
sumably the backing (if not physi
cally, then ideologically) of the bill is
composed of criminals and non-
Indians who “took over” Wounded
Knee, South Dakota in 1973. The
revolutionaries had no recourse with
the legitimate tribal leaders such as
Dick Wilson, the chief of the Oglala
Sioux, who was burned alive in his
car before the revolutionaries came
in.
The Congress and the Army, then,
should not attempt to “pay off the
ancestors of what may or may not
have been a massacre, but to ques
tion the motives of these modern
self-styled “warriors ”, such as Rus
sell Means and Dennis Banks, as
well as the motives of Senator
Abourezk of South Dakota, who in
troduced the bill.
Terry Hunt Tooley
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- Student Government Newsletter -
In an attempt to reach more students, both on and off campus, The Informer will now appear twice monthly in The Battalion. Keep
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STUDENT SERVICE FEES
Each semester, students will receive their fee slip and see a section entitled Student Service Fee . Many students seeing this figurej
not know what it is. Student Service Fees were enacted into law by the state of Texas, and the following is a part of Vernon’s Civil Statutesofl
State of Texas, Article 2654a, dealing with Student Service Fees.
Section 4a. Each of the governing boards of the various institutions of higher learning covered by Section 3 of
this article is authorized to charge and collect from students registered in said respective institutions, fees to
cover the costs of student services which the said governing board decide necessary or desirable in carrying out
the educational functions of the institution, such fee or fees to be either voluntary or compulsory as deter
mined by the said governing boards. Provided, however that the total of all such compulsory Student Service
Fees collected from all students shall not exceed Thirty Dollars ($30) for any one (1) semester or summer
session. Provided, however, no fee for parking services or facilities may be levied on any student except those I
who choose and desire to use the parking facilities provided.
At Texas A&M, the Board of Regents sets the amount of Student Service Fees to be collected at a rate of $1.65 per credit hour up ]
maximum amount of $19.80 per semester or summer session.
Student Service Fees are used by the following A&M organizations or services: (1) MSC Student Programs Office and related progranl
ing, (2) MSC Town Hall committee, (3) MSC Great Issues committee, (4) MSC Political Forum committee, (5) TAMU Athletic DepartmJ
(6) TAMU Student Government, (7) Extramurals, (8) Intramurals, (9) Student Activities & Student Y functions, (10) Student Publicati(|
{Battalion), (11) Shuttlebus, (12) the Student Lounge, (13) Student Handbook (“InRol”), and (14) Student Legal Advisor. In addition, as®§
portion (5%) is held in reserve for contingencies.
The allocation of Student Service Fees at Texas A&M is a veiy involved process. Below, the steps for allocation are listed briefly:
(1) Each organization or person requesting fees submits a budget request for the next fiscal year to the Student Service Fees allocat
Committee of TAMU Student Government.
(2) The above committee holds hearings to consider the budgets and makes allocation recommendations to the Student Senate.
(3) The Student Senate considers the recommendations, makes any necessary changes, votes on the final recommendations, and sends#
recommendations on to the Vice-President for Student Services or the Vice President for Business Affairs (depending on whose area
jurisdiction the requesting organization fits in).
(4) The Vice-Presidents consider the recommendations, make changes they see necessary, and send their recommendations on tot
President.
(5) The President considers the recommendations, makes changes he considers appropriate, and approves the final allocations.
(6) The allocations are subject to approval of the Board of Regents in some instances.
The amount of fees collected and allocated for this fiscal year (1975-1976) amounts to approximately $939,000. Due to increases
enrollment, it is estimated that $1,078,000 in Student Service Fees will be collected for the fiscal year 1976-1977. Of this amount, 5% ($54)
being held in reserve, leaving $1,024,000 available for allocation to the requesting organizations or services.
DAY CARE CENTER
Progress is being made concerning Student Service’s Day Care Center, but more response is needed to determine if there is
wide-spread desire for this service. If you are interested in this project and wish to see it established, call 845-3051 and speak to TroiePiV
Your comments will be appreciated!
CAR CARE CENTER
Work is underway on a car care center
if you are interested and think you can help, call 845-3051 and speak to Troie.
STUDENT RADIO 89.1
KANM is on the air! The Grand Opening will be Wednesday, January 28, at 4:00 p.m. Find Student Radio at 89.1 with cable.
REFRIGERATORS AND BOOK MART
Interested in renting a refrigerator for this semester? Call 845-3051. Student Government Book Mart will be open until Friday, Jan#
30th ... if you want a refund, you need to get it by this Friday.
DISCOUNT THEATER TICKETS
Any student interested in purchasing ABC Interstate Theater tickets at a discount price can do so in the Student Finance Center (ontl>
2nd floor of the MSC).
STUDENT SENATE
The first Student Senate meeting of’76 will be Wednesday, January 28, at 7:30 p.m. in 204 Harrington (HECC). All interested persons^
welcome! If you have questions or comments, be sure to contact your Senator (if you don’t know who your Senator is, call 845-3051 to find out),
out).
Senate meetings during February will be held on the 4th, 10th, and 25th. During February, Student Government will also holi
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. This Convention is open to all interested students — ijour input is desired. The Convention willl*
held to introduce and draft changes to the present Constitution, and will be held during February 7th and 8th. Any interested student need
to call 845-3051 and speak to Raj Kent before February 7th.
If you have any questions or comments concerning Student Government, Student Senate, or any student issues, please call the Stude
Government office at 845-3051. Your input is appreciated!