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THE BATTALION THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1977 Page 5 lilabk uses s, H; blefc limb ed id n to Senate rejects bill to repeal no confidence’ resolution By MARY HARDIN The bill to repeal the Confidence-No Confidence Resolu- ion was rejected by the Student Senate last night. The resolution was designed to irovide information to the senate on Reactions of the Board of Regents, he president and the vice presi- lents of academic affairs, business progi iffairs and student services. With lio his information, the senate votes :onfidence or no-confidence on the particular administrator. The student body president is to ippoint a special committee to ( jvaluate and report the actions of hese administrators according to he resolution. Robert Harvey, senior-Engr., proposed to repeal the bill on the pasis that it had not been im plemented successfully. Stan Stanfield, student govern ment vice president for academic af- backm a ‘ rs ’ defended the resolution by laying it was the responsibility of he student body president and the lice president for rules and regu- ations to implement the bill, y Raj Kent, who drafted the bill as a enator in 1974-75, was present as a guest speaker. tdents :rage sched vith itu ) mil s $2.}j e an affair; in add e to saryfor ideals inters ire irs aai “We were looking for a way to put student input into the Board of Re gents, the president and the vice presidents,” Kent said. “The resolu tion came about as a result of this.” The senate defeated the bill with out adding amendments. John Oeffinger, grad .-Liberal Arts, proposed a bill stating that the Student Senate of Texas A&M Uni versity will support the concept of a student ex officio Board of Regents member. Both the state House of Repre sentatives and Senate have pro posed bills including a student on the Board of Regents of state sup ported universities. “We support this bill because we feel a student Regent can provide studept input into the Board of Re gents and inform the student body as to the actions of the board,” Jerri Ward, vice president for external af fairs said. The bill was voted on and passed on first reading. Ward introduced a resolution that the senate also support the passage of the state House of Representa tives bill requiring student input into student service fee allocations. The House bill will make for malized student input into fee allo cations legally required for all state supported colleges and universities. Carla Dec Beauty Salon OFFERING 10% DISCOUNT WITH I D. CARD - ON HAIR CUT AND BLOW DRY - QUICK SERVICE ONLY. UNIPERMS, AFROS AND ALL LATEST STYLES. SUNNYLAND SHOPPING CENTER BETWEEN CAVITT AND TEXAS AVENUE 1700 Texas Ave. (Hwy. 6) Bryan 822-2623 We Appreciate Your Business This bill was also voted on and passed on the first reading. The Keep Off the Grass Resolu tion which recommended that signs be put up asking pedestrians to stay off the grass surrounding the Memorial Student Center passed with amendments. An amendment to the bill by Mary Ellen Martin, senior-Liberal Arts, requested that the MSC grass be memorialized on Parent’s Day, 1977. Another amendment stating that Student Government should be re sponsible for funding the signs was proposed and passed. A further amendment by Scott Sherman, off campus-graduate, proposed that the signs not be placed until the grass is memorialized. The resolution now goes to the MSC Council for approval and then must go through channels in the MSC administration. The MSC council does not meet again until April 8. Parent’s Day is April 17. Harvey proposed a bill request ing the Student Publications Board to reconsider its decision allowing the inclusion of nonrecognized stu dent organizations in the Aggieland. This bill also will be voted on at the next meeting. Embrey s Jewelry We Specialize In Aggie Rings. Diamonds Set Sizing — Reoxidizing — All types watch/jewelry Repair Aggie Charge Accounts 9 - 5 30 846-5816 Top of the News Campus PROFESSOR EMERITUS in the Texas A&M Range Science Department, Dr. E. J. Dykster- huis, has received the Fellow Award of the Society of Range Management. The honor came during the society’s 30th annual meeting in Portland, Ore. ONE of the five winners for the 1976 Mark Francis Award for Journalistic Excellence by the Texas Veterinary Medical As sociation was from Texas A&M. Mary Alice Woodhams of The Battalion was awarded $200 and a plaque for a series of articles on the profession of veterinary medicine. SAILING CLUB is having a weekend outing from noon Saturday through Sunday in Welsh Park on Lake Somerville. REGISTRATION for the summer trimester at the Texas A&M University College of Vet erinary Medicine is next week. First and second-year students sign up Monday, March 7 and third-year students enroll Fri day, March 11. Registration is held at the veterinary medical complex west of the main cam pus. Summer trimester begins April 25 and ends Aug. 5 with graduation exercises for approx imately 130 D.V.M. candidates. Texas IF RON PAUL wants back into the House of Representa tives before the next election, he is going to have to convince fel low lawmakers instead of a Texas judge. The Texas Supreme Court yesterday upheld a re quest from Rep. Robert Gam- mage, D-Texas, to stop action on a suit by Paul to force a decision from a court in Harris County. Paul edged by Gammage by 268 votes in the November election. He filed suit in a Harris County court contesting Gammages’s victory and filed an appeal with the House. Paul said there were illegal votes cast for Gammage, ballots were miscounted and bal lots were cast by persons who cannot be located. National AN EFFORT to talk the assas sinations committee chairman. Rep. Henry Gonzalez, out of res- igning and to rally that commit tees’ members was sought today by House Democratic leaders. Gonzalez sent a letter of resig nation which Speaker Thomas O’Neill received yesterday, but O’Neill has refused to talk with the leader from San Antonio. AILING Nadia Comaneci has forced postponement of a five- city Romanian gymnastic tour and chilled promoters here who were counting on a full house for the March 12-13 American Cup competition at Madison Square Garden. Comaneci, winner of three gold medals, a silver medallion and a bronze prize in the 1976 Olympic gym compe- tion, was reported ill yesterday by the Romanian government. Some international observers be- leive the Romanian government, fearful of further defections by its athletes, are deliberately keep ing her home. Others think she is out of shape, and fearful of giv ing a poor performance. USING air drills and hand- wielded picks, a rescue team cut through 50 feet of coal today in an attempt to save one of eight trapped miners known to be alive in the water-ravaged Kocher Coal Co. mine near Tower City, Pa. Rescuers made contact with Ronald Adley, 37, Tower City, yesterday by drill ing a 1% inch hole into the debris-filled tunnel in which he has been trapped since noon Tuesday. Although state and federal officials said they still had hope that the other seven miners were safe, there was no firm evi dence they were alive. BELATED heavy snows across the Rocky Mountains have returned excellent conditions to the area’s ski slopes and smiles to ski area operators, A dramatic shift in weather patterns over the region has brought a wave of snow-laden winter storms to the Rockies. BEEF exporting countries have completed signing volun tary agreements to limit ship ments to the United States to about seven per cent of domestic beef production this year, the State Department says. Plans for the agreement to keep American beef imports below a “trigger level” of 1,282 billion pounds had been announced earlier. Of ficials said the voluntary agree ments would hold imports to 1,272 billion pounds. This is about 40 million pounds more than last year’s imports, but it is 10 million pounds below the 1977 “trigger” level which would require the government to im pose rigid quotas at a lower level. BUSINESS COLLEGE Inquire About Our Term Starting March 29 Phone 822-6423 or 822-2368 Group advises researchers NEED MONEY?? 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One member and one al ternate represent the College Station-Bryan community. “The rights and welfare of the re searched subjects are protected by our committee,” Dr. Robert Berg, a committee member, said. Researchers wanting to receive federal backing or who wish to fol low University policy by getting committee approval, submit their proposal in triplicate to the research office. Also submitted is a form ex plaining the procedures that will be given to the subjects of the experi ment. Copies of the proposal are given to each committee member and they review it to make sure the pro- cedures are safe for the subjects’ physical and psychological wellbe- ing. The members also make sure that the subjects are clearly informed of the techniques and procedures of the research. The committee members meet the researcher and recommend changes or additions to his proce dure . For example, one researcher wished to test a cooling suit for fire fighters or persons who have to deal with extreme heat. The advice of the committee was to be sure to have a medical doctor on hand at the experiment. During the four years that the committee has been in existence, it has rejected very few proposals. “It’s our policy not to reject any thing. We advise,” Davis said. The committee does not have what Berg called “police power.” “Just as there is academic free dom, where we can’t tell teachers what to teach and what not to teach, we can’t tell people what they can and cannot research,” Berg said. A rare example of research that the committee rejected was a graduate student who, in his exper iment, wanted to take blood sam ples. The committee advised that this could only be done by someone who is authorized to do so. Before researchers can get federal backing from such places as the Na tional Institute of Health or the De partment of Health, Education and Welfare, they must have approval from the University committee. There are other committees at A&M that perform the same pur pose as the research committee . The psychology department has its own committee, headed by Dr. Mark McGee, and the Texas Engineering Experiment Station also has a similar committee. As the medical school grows at A&M, the committee should have a lot more cases to review, Berg said. POLITICAL FORUM & GREAT present ISSUES off 1f Intense debate and spiritual intrigue... COLOR MOTION PICTURE ALL FAITHS CHAPEL Thursday, March 3 at 7:30 Wrangler thinks Americans should get what they pay for (and we're doing something about it) So easy-to-wear timely Wrangler sportswear is so easy-on-the pocket too. Soft rib knit T-top is prettied with daisy and butterfly appliques. Machine washable polyester and cotton in navy, white, yellow. 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