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^read for the World ‘ncourage others to groups help poor By PEGGY C. McCULLEN ■ Basic bK Battalion Reporter |n the International Year of the ’ m, children all over the world More ^iruie to starve. 1 P' m ' K small group of students who jresent a national organization fo cused solely on hunger are doing something about the problem. Members of Bread for the World utilize their influence as citizens — by voting, by writing letters to con gressmen and by informing the pub lic about current issues. Local elective posts nciiremain uncontested 6Te.\a> Several candidates will be running unopposed in the April 7 elec- t j ex tion for positions on the Bryan and College Station city councils and month districts. n ^ All three of the College Station city council positions are uncon- )n st tested Incumbents Gary Halter, Place 1 and Larry Ringer, Place 3, >e BSl'i® see ^i n g re-election. Tony Jones, owner of a College Station con- j £ or struction company, will run unopposed for Place 5, which is currently held by Ann Hazen. In Bryan, Sparky Hardee, owner of several local businesses includ- i ing a towing company, is challenging incumbent Wayne Gibson for Position 5 on the City Council. Pla ces 1 and 2 are uncontested and have been filed for by incum- Cross bents Joe Hanover and Peyton Waller, respectively. )egan College Station Mayor Richard Smith is also unopposed in his bid ch 12 f° r re-election. o rner Both positions on the A&M Consolidated School Board are con- >5f ee tested races. ist be T wo College Station homemakers, Mary Fellenz and Ann Jones, have filed for Position 1, currently held by Lambert Wilkes. Three candidates affiliated with Texas A&M University have filed for Position 2, held by Rodney Hill: James McNamara, an education professor; Herman Brown, an agriculture education professor and H Jones, a technical buyer. On the Bryan School Board, incumbent Travis Bryan is unopposed for Position 7. Ronald Holmes, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Texas A&M, is challenging incumbent James Steagall nr Position 6. 1 intact rystal city, xican t the deals area, i An- i and lead- i said nate opposes in fines ncrease By STEVE LEE Battalion Staff ds The Texas A&M University stu- mt senate passed a bill Wednes- ty opposing the Traffic Panel’s rec- mmended increase in student irking fines from $5 to $10 per elope bket. ards, The senate does not recommend state ny blanket increase in parking they KlHowever, Fred Bayler, stu- scan- lent lice president for rules and ship, egulations, suggested that those ivhile Bents who park on the campus ie by dthout stickers be assessed a $25 ng in ne after the third week of each > me. -meter. Helsaid there are students who mtinely park on campus without a to avoid paying the $15 dol- king fee. He said several stu- entslare paying less in parking nes than they would for the park- gfee. The $25 dollar fine would al- viate the problem, Bayler said, nee the one big fine would cost ore pan the semester parking fee. ut he said that a blanket increase parking fines is not needed. The senate passed a bill recom ending the addition of a compul- medical service fee to go along he present $15 health center e. Steven Hageman, a senior Col- ge of neering senator, ex- ained that the Beutel Health Cen- ir has been operating at a deficit id that an increase in fees is neces- ry to maintain the health services. He said an alternative to the tional fee was to charge a user to the student upon each office t. But, he said, this would dis- ;e use of the center. He said will probably be a $5 lonal fee. The senate also passed a bill rec- mding to the state legislature 5 inclusion of graduate students in acher retirement system. This 1 allow graduate students to aw pensions from their assistant- lips. Also passed was support for leTexas Guaranteed Student Loan rogram, allowing qualified stu- ents to receive loans through banks a reduced interest rate. In ex- lange for the lower interest rate, ie government would guarantee ayment to the banks in case of de- nroe, ayed s re- I had ;day. outh posi- rged gins, augn outh The senate defeated a bill pro posed by Brian Gross, Liberal Arts sophomore, and Hageman, that would make dormitory activity fees optional to dorm students. The fees are collected by the Head Resident of those dorms that have social activ ity programs before the resident is given a room key. The bill went down after a lengthy discussion. “The dorm has no right to tell students that they have to pay the fee,” Gross said. “The Dorm Coun cil is not a bonafide government body.” Other senators said the fees aren’t compulsory now and that some head residents do offer a choice. Still others pointed out that many senators represent students who do not live in dorms, or dorms with these programs. Kevin Patterson, student vice president for student services, cited a possible conflict with the affairs of the Residence Hall Association. “It would seem that the senate would stay out of RHA’s business,” Patterson said, and added that the RHA should take up the matter if necessary. "Flowers for All Occasions ' f etal Patch Texas 707 Phase II 713/m* 6n its iY - JUNE Aggies go to Europe ,.or info: Lcall MSC Travel 845-151i ress .Kim I' Liz \f ,dyW® avid P : tone, i ett, & mg Gi® ^eschpe; ,ynn E ;arv' TIDDIES ARE ALWAYS UP FRONT! Two Stack $ 12 00 Three Stack , I6 00 693-3003 BFW does not distribute food to the hungry. Emphasis is on helping less-developed countries become more self-sufficient. Edgar Anderson, past president of BFW, called it a citizen’s lobby group. “We try to work through the gov ernment to solve the hunger prob lem. “Our goal is to persuade Congress to establish foreign aid that will help the countries to be self-sufficient, not dependent,” Anderson said. In 1976, the U.S. House of Rep resentatives and the Senate passed right-to-food resolutions which were a direct result of BFW lobbying, Anderson said. The Texas A&M University branch of the group has also helped other national organizations with goals of helping the poor. In Oc tober, it collected $160 by trick-or- treating for UNICEF. The group collected $350 during the fall semester for World Vision International, an organization which sends volunteers directly to the needy. The chapter meets once a month to discuss a monthly newsletter sent to by the BFW national headquar ters. The letter reports congres sional decisions and provides mem bers with addresses so that they may write officials who are dealing with assistance policies. Mary Ward, president of BFW, said the group will show a rotating sequence of world hunger films in the Memorial Student Center lobby March 21 to better inform students of the hunger problems facing the world. British food cost doubles THE BATTALION THURSDAY. MARCH 8. 1078 Page 3 United Press International LONDON — The price of food in Britain has more than doubled in the last five years, and that is offi cial. Food prices have risen by 115.6 percent since the beginning of 1974 Prices Undersecretary Robert Mac- Lennan told Parliament Monday. His announcement during ques tion time, traditionally Parliament’s liveliest debating session, drew whistles of incredulity from opposi tion Conservative members mindful of catching the housewife’s vote this election year. 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