Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1976)
ommon practice in state schools THE BATTALION TUESDAY, FEB. 10, 1976 Page 7 ■old out ^bethe Free tickets given to legislators By T. C. GALLUCCI and paul McGrath ptdoes the University of'Texas that we don’t have? Com- tary tickets worth $50,143. t does Texas Tech have that t have? Complimentary tic- orth approximately $37,800. What does the University of Hous ton have that we don’t have? They don’t want to say. Major universities across the country have made it a practice for years to promote good public rela tions. Giving away free tickets is one way to do it. Several Southwest Con ference schools have been giving away thousands of dollars every sea- "indy Nelson gives f.S. another bronze Associated Press SBRUCK — Urban Hettich st Germany won the silver and Konrad Winkler of East ny finally took the bronze in skiing after some confusion |he third-place standing. iV|nkler originally had been [ed the bronze, but then Fin- Rauno Mittenen was moved third. Officials later reversed lelves and gave the bronze back jnkler. W 1 Nordic combines a 70-meter ju np — which Welding won b d a 15-kilometer 9.3- elki racing — which Hettich won n 48:01.55. Galanes of Brattlehoro, Vt., jhe top U.S. finisher in the n field, placing 17th. Mike :ka of Bend, Ore., was 28th Walter Malmquist of Post Mills, 29th. [Sunday, Cindy Nelson of Lut- |Minn., gave the United States . second hronze with her surprising 011 " jsli in the women’s downhill, heldoif 53 vict< I’ 111 happy with the bronze said the 20-year-old [evil after finishing behind Rosi aier of West Germany, and as Brigitte Totschnig. “But I :o get a silver or a gold before I Innsbruck.” iss Nelson could win medals in [the slalom on Wednesday and |iant slalom Friday, she could ^ aeonly the second American to iree medals. Sheila Young, the scores b tonal speed skater from De- 3 detern took her third medal Saturday a third in the 1,000 meters, jnioratl e surprising performance by ■the to® I Nelson and the strong dial er par by the young Philip Mahre and Tew g° a l on g wa y * n boosting the ’ States to its best total medal since the 1932 Winter Olym- d pics in Lake Placid, N.Y. That year, the Americans won six gold medals, finishing with 12 — double their count so far in these Games. The Russians won two more golds on Sunday as double gold medal winner Tatiana Averina won the 3,000-meter speed skating race and Nikolai Sajukov won the 15- Idlometer cross-country event. The only chance for the Americans to increase their medal count today comes this evening when Colleen O’Connor and Jim Millns, both of Colorado Springs, Colo., pair in the finals of the ice dancing competition. They enter the freestyle windup of the event in third place. The frees tyle is considered the best portion of their program, and they appeared sure of at least the bronze with a shot at the silver. The Russian pair of Ludmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov has an apparent hold on the gold medal, but the second-place Soviet pair, Irina Moiseeva and Andrey Minenkov, are vulnerable. Miss Mittermaier’s winning time in the downhill was 1:46.16. Miss Totschnig was second in 1:46.68 and Miss Nelson clocked 1:47.50. Susie Patterson of Sun Valley, Idaho, finished 14th and Leslie Smath of Killington, Vt., was 26th in a field of 39. The U.S. ice hockey team, ap peared destined to a tough fight with Finland for the bronze medal, ab sorbed its second loss in two days Sunday, falling 5-0 to the powerful Czechs. They lost 6-2 to the favored Russians on Saturday. However, the American skaters looked surpris ingly strong, despite periodic lapses, in both contests and battled the Czechs, expected to win the silver, to a near standstill in the first two periods, after which they trailed 2-0. son in free football tickets, in the form of both season and individual game passes. Complimentary tickets to A&M football games were distributed up until two years ago. At that time the state legislature passed an ethics bill saying that gifts were not to be made to legislators, said System President Jack K. Williams. “We interpreted free tickets as not money, but as having money value, so we discontinued it.” Southwest Conference regula tions specifically permit the schools to provide football players with two tickets each. The colleges are given the options as to which players re ceive the tickets. Baylor, TCU and SMU provide tickets for every member of the team, while UH opted to give tickets only to those players who suit up. A&M also provides tickets only to those players who suit up. Figuring six home games each season, this is $4,200 a year worth of tickets. A&M Assistant Athletic Director Wally Groff said approximately 500 tickets a game were being distri buted in the past. With three to five home games a year, it came to an average of $17,500 worth of com plimentary tickets. “It took a lot of courage for Dr. Williams to make the decision to dis continue that policy,” said Groff. “Our policy is not to give away complimentary tickets,” said Roger Miller, assistant to the president. “We do, however, try to make avail able tickets for purchase, if possi ble.” Although some seemed to be dis content the first year, said Miller, now they seem to understand. Texas Tech does not distribute tic kets to legislators, said John Conley, assistant athletic director.at Tech. During the 1975 football season, however, approximately 900 $7 tic kets were given away at each of six home games. These tickets, said Conley, were divided between former lettermen, the news media, the Athletic Council, the athletic staff and administrative officials. Recently, however, in a copyrigh ted story to The Daily Texan, the Tech official was quoted as saying, “Texas Tech has never given free tic kets to anyone. I think that’s illegal. I think they ruled that out last year. ” According to the University of Ar kansas Athletic Business Office, I, 666 $7 tickets were distributed for the school’s homecoming football game. These tickets went to the news media, college deans, the Board of Trustees, athletic staff, former lettermen, the governor and state officials. Although the number of tickets given for the homecoming game is higher, figures for other home games are comparable, said the Arkansas ticket manager. Among those season and game complimentary tickets from The University of Texas were seven Texas Supreme Court judges. Senator Charles Schnabel, six mem bers of the Legislative Budget Board, Attorney General John Hill, three members of the State Auditor’s Office, State Treasurer Jesse James and three former governors. Also receiving tickets were U.S. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, U.S. District Judge Jack Roberts and U.S. Rep. J. J. Pickle. Tickets to Texas home football games were given to 30 senators and 140 representatives. Two recipients of season tickets were Rep. Bill Pre- snal (Bryan) and Sen. William T. Moore (Bryan). Presnal graduated from A&M in 1953, Moore in 1950. Except to say that A&M has, and always will receive their 35 com plimentary tickets, The University of Houston refused to comment on their policy of distribution. “We are very busy right now. We don’t know what our policy is yet. We are in the process of reorganizing our policies and staff. We have a great deal to do here. We have the same rules and regulations as every other school. I don’t want to be giv ing out any information of this kind. We’ve just joined the Southwest Conference, you know,” said Ned Thompson, UH athletic business manager. A.TDTJ-T-TT oNmrsr every TUESDAY 7:00-9:00 PM ***■*•**• we feature: Roller Skating Bumper Cars Miniature Golf Shooting Gallery Game Machines Photographs Concessions ** •*•■*•*■* Pooh’sPark 846-5737 846-5736 Across from College Station water tower on Hwy. 6 f*0METHOD SlYOOg 3VRJL‘CnO VJOfefcl In 31)DM in J y P7?J/ 37*5 ERST ZSi'H ^ Qw DONALD PITRE IS NOW BACK AT THE RAMADA BARBER SHOP The very best in layer & regular cuts, styles and naturals. Located in the Ramada Inn. For appointment call Donald, 846-8811, ext. 104. TWO MORE GREAT REASONS TO GO TO YOUR INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES “Mother always said, “Don’t miss any meals. ” At I HOP we try to make sure you don’t. THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL NEXT WEEK’S SPECIAL International Omelette Extraordinaire A delightful blend of cheese, ham, peppers, onions and topped with chile salsa. Choice of soup or green dinner salad, potato. Good 2/9/76-2/15/76 (Please present coupon when ordering.) IH0P COUPON “I J L Pancake Sandwich Three award-winning Buttermilk pancakes, one egg, any style, whipped butter. Served with your choice of 2 bacon strips or 2 link sausages. Good 2/16/76-2/22/76 (Please present coupon when ordering.) IH0P COUPON i division of International InAistries, fcic. OUR GREAT “2 FOR 1” SPECIAL Buy one dinner at the regular price and your friend’s meal is on us. (With coupon only) INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES 103 N. COLLEGE UNIVERSITY SQUARE COLLEGE STATION we nefl SCONA GLOBAL POWER IN TRANSITION An Intensive Four Day Analysis of World Power Politics’ Wednesday 11 February 1976 Friday 13 February 1976 2:15-3:30 p.m. Theatre University Center Mr. Rex B. Grey, Former Chairman, ITT Africa and Middle East “The Global Corporation as a World Power” fl Thursday 12 February 1976 10:45-12:00 noon Mr. Iqbal Akhund, Pakistani Ambassador Theatre to the United Nations University Center “The Increasing Global Influence o! the Third World” Mr. William E. Schaufele, Jr., Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Dept, of State “The Increasing Strength of the Third World — The United States’ Response” 10:45-12:00 noon Theatre University Center 4:45-5:45 p.m. Theatre University Center Admiral Noel Gayler, Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet “The Post-Vietnam Status of the United States as a World Power” Dr. Kenneth Frick, Administrator, Agri cultural Conservation and Stabilization Service “United States Agripower in World Politics” 8:00-9:00 p.m. Theatre University Center Saturday 14 February 1976 11:00-12:15 p.m. Old Ballroom MSC No Admission Charge Dr. Charles Burton Marshall, Professorof International Politics, The School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University “U.S. Power in Transition”