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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1977)
ver the Wall UT senate changes order By LYNN ROSSI yiUDENTS DEFY REGENTS Student senators at the Uni- sity of Texas narrowly passed a I iolution last week to take approx- ately $10,000 from their univer- y account and deposit it in a bank. lAccording to a report in The Daily Texan, last March the board of regents ordered that all funds generated from student fees be 'placed in the general university ac- lunt. The regents also ruled that ^judent government be incorpo- ted as an agency of the university stead of a student organization. The student senators oppose the ict that regents can now control mate funds. However, the resolution passed fjv the senators is probably a viola tion of the board’s rules and could student government from receiving student fees. CLASS BUILDS VEHICLE A mechanical engineering class at the University of Houston has de signed and built an all-terrain vehi cle. This strange class project will compete in the 1977 Mini-Baja Con test to be held at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in May. The vehicle, built low to the ground, has four big soft tires, an eight horsepower engine, and a frame, steering wheel and seat. It cost $1,000 to build. In the contest the vehicle must be able to go through 16 inches of water, climb a 30 degree incline and travel 40 miles per hour. Next week the class will begin work on a three-wheel vehicle that will also be used in the contest. ACCREDITATION POST PONED MU aids Cousteau series Mining, ^ortsaluj =iesofflJ W dents' the Texas A&M University’s educa- Jonal television station, KAMU, is !>-producer of six half-hour pro- ams entitled “Cousteau: Oasis in pace to be aired nationally by the ublic Broadcast System (PBS) be- inning locally next Wednesday. The A&M station has joined with le Cousteau Society, a non-profit nvironmentally oriented organiza and the future, each in a separate program. The first program, on industrial pollution, will be shown on KAMU at 7 p.m. Wednesday and then re broadcast at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, and 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27. Chastain said the actual filming is by Cousteau Society personnel. KAMU provided story consultation and technical support. , , I I t ° ana recnmcai support. [on headed by Jacques Cousteau, u produce the series that will deal • * x y x»yoo( x x lith industrial pollution, food, the ; a later system, population, energy The American Psychological As sociation (APA) has tabled the Baylor University psychology de partment’s application for accredita tion of its doctor of psychology de gree because Baylor hires only fac ulty who have a Christian commit ment. The APA, the top accrediting as sociation in the United States for clinical training programs, de scribed Baylor’s hiring practice as discriminatory. The lack of accreditation will have no effect on graduating students, according to The Baylor Lariat. However, third-year students will be excluded from internships which require APA approval. UT FRATERNITY PENAL IZED Kappa Sigma, a University of Texas fraternity, has been sus pended as a registered student or ganization for initiation activity. The fraternity was suspended for six months after the investigation of claims that pledges were required to consume raw eggs, jalapeno pep pers, limburger cheese and cod- liver oil. One student was taken to the school’s health center after eating the combination. Kappa Sigma is the third frater nity to be suspended in the past six Get into some \great pants! TOP DRAWER Culpepper Plaza 9:30 a.m NOW OPEN - 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday Featuring: NEEDLEPOINT • EMBROIDERY CREWELS • RUGS • YARNS 707 TEXAS AVENUE . COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840 • 84WJ072 ft ters y m ith Embrey s Jewelry We Specialize In Aggie Rings. 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On her return to Texas A&M, she will receive a $700 scholarship awarded by The Newspaper Fund, which is supported by Dow Jones & Co. She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E. R. Krenek of Taylor. PERSONS intending to run for positions on the College Station City Council must file their can didacy at City Hall by March 2. Representatives for Districts 1, 3 and 5 will be elected in the April 2 election. Candidates must reside in the district of their candidacy. Filing requires a petition signed by 25 qualified voters to be turned in to City Hall. Du PONT COMPANY, INC. I presented a total of $24,000 in unrestricted grants to Texas A&M University officials Thurs day. Three $6,000 awards in the field of science and engineering were made to Texas A&M’s Chemical Engineering Depart ment, Mechanical Engineering Department and Plant Sciences Department. Another $6,000, earmarked as an environmental grant, went to the University’s Oceanography Department. Texas HIGHLAND PARK High School officials said in Dallas that a brother and sister who came to school dressed like the “Fonz” and in ’50s-era style will be sus pended a second time. Mark Srere, student council president, and his sister, Hillary Srere, were first suspended in December. ATTY. GEN. John Hill has asked a judge to award almost $1 million in tuition refunds to about 1,500 students caught by the clos ing of vocational schools operated by Carl Wehling. Hill said yes terday that he also will ask that Wehling be fined $10,000. National PRESIDENT CARTER said his first version of the economic stimulus plan was off base on the standard income-tax deduction. The House Ways and Means Committee is rewriting the plan. FORMER SECRETARY of State Henry Kissinger has signed a five-year contract with NBC to appear on documentaries and interview. shows and act as the network’s special consultant on foreign affairs. PRESIDENT CARTER says the U.S. has 14 nations with which it does not have relations and that, “We re dealing with each of these on a case by case basis.” He emphasized three na tions, Angola, Cuba and Vietnam. IF DOCTORS administer a drug to prevent blood clots to cer tain surgical patients, it could save the lives of 4,000 to 8,000 patients a year, the American Heart Association says. It said there might be some risks of in creased bleeding. PRESIDENT CARTER may meet next week with Russian human rights advocate Vladimir Bukovsky. White House Press Secretary Jody Powell said Bukovsky is scheduled to meet with Vice President Mondale in Washington and that a Carter- Bukovsky meeting is likely. MISS COLORADO 1976, Karen Land of Littleton, has lost her official car and her crown after disputes with pageant offi cials over personal appearances and scholarship money. She has filed a $234,000 lawsuit against the pageant officials. AMERICAN DRIVERS ig nore the 55 mile-per-hour speed limit in such numbers that state police are confined to ticketing just “the most blatant violators,” the General Accounting Office reported yesterday. World THE PRESIDENT of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, suggests setting up a “confederation” between the Palestinians and Jordan that could break the deadlock over Palestinian participation in a Geneva Middle East conference. Diplomats said such an arrange ment would meet Israeli de mands. JRS. WITH 3.25 GPR or above You are eligible to apply for membership in the Cap and Gown Senior Honor Society. Orientation meeting Mon., Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in MSC 206. Applications are available at YMCA 108. For further info, call: Lynn Rossi 693-4590