THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1976
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By LE ANN ROBY
Italmost seems as if you can’t trust
nyone these days. You’re always
sry of the door-to-door salesman
:iind the man who fixed your car or
Inyone else who might have some
remote connection with your
money. If you have a complaint, you
[could always write your Con
gressman, but you can’t always be
lure about him, either.
Have you ever wondered about
Ipartment managers though— espe-
jially in this area? It’s a well known
pet that there are too many students
i this campus for the number of
porm rooms available, so apartment
smplexes in the Bryan-College Sta
lon area do a booming business nine
ponths out of the year.
too many students find out
[nonths before they plan to start
jchool here that they will have to
Ind living accommodations off cam-
lus. Unless they know something
|l)out this area, they blindly set out
an apartment.
Baylor attorney and professor Les-
leA. Rasner had a suggestion that if
Implemented would not only
mplify apartment hunting for the
udents, but would also give them
iomeideaof the management at var
ious complexes.
Rasner says he feels that Baylor
las an obligation to assist students in
pnding housing with conditions in
;with rental costs. He also said it
(vould seem desirable to have a
lommittee consisting of students
ind faculty to periodically inspect
pousing facilities for Baylor students
ind make recommendations with re-
ect to conditions of the premises as
[veil as the management and rental
ees.
A list of unsuitable apartments
kould then be made available to the
Itudents as well as the apartment
managers. The students could check
the list before entering into any
agreements they might be dissatis
fied with later. A&M, as well as
other campuses with an abundance
of off-campus students, could benefit
from this same type of program.
Rasner also cited two laws from
Article 5236 of the Texas Statutes
concerning the apartment dweller-
owner relationship.
The first law requires the landlord
to refund a tenant’s security deposit
within 30 days after the tenant leaves
the apartment or to provide the ten
ant with a written account of dam
ages and charges. If the landlord fails
to comply, he is liable for three times
the amount of the deposit plus attor
ney fees.
The tenant must pay all rent, fol
low the lease requirements and give
notice of a new address in order to
receive his security deposit.
The second law provides that it is
unlawful for a landlord to evict a ten
ant except through judicial process.
ABOUT THE SHUTTLE BUSES...
On Sept. 1, 1976, 115-120 shuttle
bus drivers at the UNIVERSITY OF
TEXAS (UT) went on strike for bet
ter working conditions and higher
wages, drastically slowing down the
school’s transportation system. At
this time, however, the system is
operating at near 100 per cent capac
ity, according to a Transportation
Enterprises, Inc. (TEI) dispatcher.
A TEI spokesman said that TEI
has plenty of drivers, but now they
are waiting for them to get their
licenses.
Earlier in the strike, UT police
men were riding the shuttle buses to
prevent harassment of drivers by
striking union members and stu
dents. University officials felt that
verbal abuse while the bus was in
motion distracted the drivers, en
dangering the students.
The first accident since the start of
the two-week old strike began oc-
cured last Monday afternoon when a
bus came in contact with a parked
car. Damage was minimal.
SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE
UNIVERSITY began this fall with a
newly-initiated shuttle bus system
which is already facing “minor prob
lems” acording to the Associated
Student President. Who is this
three-year contract with? None
other than Transportation Enter
prises, Incorporated. Good luck
Southwest. May your next three
years be as profitable as UT’s past
two weeks.
A SOUTHERN METHODIST
UNIVERSITY student can turn to
page 57 of the September issue of D
Magazine ( (the magazine of Dallas,
as it calls itself) and find a photograph
of the stereotyped male and female
student. The female is wearing a
wraparound skirt, gold (real gold)
jewelry, a Neiman’s T-shirt, short
hair, and a scarf around the neck.
The male sports a rugby shirt,
tennis shoes, a digital wristwatch,
fashionably longish short hair and
drives a Datsun 280-Z with a CB
radio.
Most students interpreted the
story as humourous and laughed
right along with D Magazine. One
student said that the only ones of
fended by the article are the ones it
hit close to home.
Some students found the article
ridiculous and not worthy of their
time. One freshman said, “I think it’s
the same as my initials, B.S.”
“I think it’s terrible,” said one
sophomore as he walked away in his
striped rugby shirt.
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ment). Oct. 1 is the deadline for registering to
vote Nov. 2.
Names in the news
Hitler’s successor
celebrates birthday
Former Grand Adm. Karl
Doenitz, Adolf Hitler’s successor
for the last days of World War II,
turned 85 yesterday.
The World War I submarine
commander, who founded the
Nazi dictator’s underwater fleet,
has lived in relative obscurity
since his 1956 release from
Spandau Prison where he served
10 years for war crimes.
Hearst sentencing
set for Sept. 24
Convicted bank robber Pat
ricia Hearst will be sentenced
Sept. 24, more than a year after
her capture.
U.S. District Judge William
Compiled by DEBBY KRENEK
H. Orrick Jr. said yesterday that
he will hear arguments from op
posing sides during a morning
session and impose punishment
in the afternoon.
Hearst could receive a
maximum penalty of 35 years in
prison.
Waldheim wants
talks resumed
Secretary-General Kurt Wal
dheim said yesterday he would
soon attempt to get negotiations
resumed toward an Israeli-Arab
settlement in the Middle East.
He said he intends to use the
forthcoming session of the Gen
eral Assembly of the United Na
tions to continue consultations on
this problem with many of the
leaders. Secretary of State Henry
A. Kissinger’s arrangements for a
new Egyptian-Israeli disen
gagement agreement a year ago
were the last effective negotia
tions in that area.
Theft of automobile
turns into bonanza
Raymond Turcotte, arrested
in Rayonne, N.J., on auto theft
charges, had a bonanza in the car
when police arrested him and he
didn’t even know it.
Police stopped Turcotte, 29, a
house painter, after receiving an
alarm from Jersey City police.
They said he took the car when its
driver left it to get a cup of coffee,
however, he failed to notice the
seven large red and white en
velopes in the back seat. The en
velopes contained $100,000 in
payroll checks the driver was de
livering.
Aid program
gives loans
to students
By MIKE BARNETT
The Student Financial Aid Pro
gram at Texas A&M University can
make loans to help put students
through school or just through the
next week.
A variety of loans are available to
Texas A&M students. Long term
loan programs include the Hinson-
Hazlewood College Student Loan,
Federally Insured and National Di
rect Student Loans.
The Hinson-Hazlewood College
Student Loan program, which is
sponsored by the state of Texas
loaned $1,225,000 through July 31,
1976, said Robert M. Logan, direc
tor of student financial aid. Students
may borrow up to $1,500 each
academic year, with a total not ex
ceeding $7,500. The current rate of
interest on the loan is seven per cent
per year. Applicants must be resi
dents of Texas.
The National Direct Student Loan
lent Texas A&M students $119,119
through July 31, 1976, said Logan.
This program offers the student a
maximum of $5,000. However, stu
dents may not borrow over $2,500
during a two-year period. The inter
est rate is three per cent per annum.
Short term loans are also available
j to students through the Short-Term
Emergency Loan program. The
maximum amount the loan pays is
$750, which must be repaid within
one year. The interest rate is six per
cent per annum. $450,000 was lent
■to Texas A&M students through July
31, 1976, by this program, Logan
said.
For students who need money to
get through a tight spot a one-month
loan program is available. This loan
cannot exceed $20 and must be re
paid within one month. To apply for
this loan a student must be enrolled
full time, not be on conduct proba
tion and must have his current stu
dent I. D. card and enrollment slip.
A service charge of 25 cents is
applied to each loan.
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On Tuesday, September 21
at 8 P.M.
A Meeting Will Be Held
At Ballroom D of The Ramada Inn
For The Purpose of
Organizing a Chapter of
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
at TAMU.
All Men Students Who Are
Interested Are Cordially Invited to Attend
For Further Information, Contact:
Lindsy Pack 693-4092
or
Steve Menzies 693-2411
August rainfall low
Monthly temperatures have aver
aged below normal here since April,
and August rainfall followed suit,
said Dr. Dennis Driscoll of Texas
A&M University.
Rainfall last month averaged 1.86
inches.
The long-term average for August
is 2.63 inches, noted Driscoll, in
charge of a rain gauge network oper
ated the meteorology department.
He announced that its operation
will be discontinued this month.
Precipitation data has been collected
for the last 10 years in the Carters
Creek catchment area and East
Yegua Creek basin west of Caldwell.
Driscoll said temperatures last
month averaged 82 degrees, 2.7
below the long-term average. A high
of 100 degrees was recorded on Aug.
9. The low, 66 degrees, came on
Aug. 4.
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