THE BATTALION
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1979
Page 7
Island seeks way to formalize dress
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students about
inform
issues
United Press International
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados —
Barbados doesn’t want tourists in
beachwear or other flimsy attire to
go into the downtown business dis
trict of the Eastern Caribbean is
land. Board of Tourism director
Maurice Ward says other Caribbean
destinations like Jamaica and the
Bahamas allow tourists to travel
around anywhere in beachwear, so
travelers “do not realize that Bar
bados’ standard of dress is different.
It is a continuous problem and we
will continue to try to solve it.”
The tourism board has distributed
humorous posters around business
establishments showing, for exam
ple, a girl with a minibikini in a
supermarket being told that all the
“goodies should be on the shelves,
while a fat man with a stomach bulg
ing out over a bathing suit is told in
a bank that he doesn’t have to show
all his assets.
By KENT DUNLAP
Battalion Reporter
■norance about educational is-
mes and legislation is not new, and
he American Student Federation is
ittempting to teach today’s college
student about the issues that affect
aim.
^ The ASF was organized in Oe-
ober 1978 by Jeb Hensarling,
brnier vice president of the Com-
n|tee for External Affairs in the
fexas A&M University student se-
latc.
allow in its second year, the ASF
insists of 52 colleges and universi-
ies, and is trying to organize a na-
iorwide representative group to
the educational issues which
ping bolster.
Marsha PidhenJ
en
t them most. The number of
hools that are members is ex-
ed to double by December, said
ce Wright, Texas A&M Student
mator and ASF Board Trustee.
Until now, there has been no
lucational group representing stu-
lents in Washington.
Bhe ASF does not maintain a staff
■Washington. Instead, a govern
ment relations officer will be
stationed on Ca pitol Hill to
Moderate all national legislation.
|lSF business will be dealt with
pm regional offices maintained at
colleges and universities, Wright
1.1 millioDlK, r ight sa j ( i this decentralized
system would allow the ASF to be
run more efficiently and eco-
" 11 t0 ' ll I w:, Hnically because members will use
uime, mttdMjr own student government office
m the bia* ce> anc j p rov i c l e a student work
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ul y' Jur It? government relations officer,
m* Star trails®! v ^j || be hired in 1980, uill be
responsible for writing a legislative
bout |'o™ |) U || e ti n describing the details and
loiuid t status of all national education bills.
He bulletin will be sent to each
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asked to report their positions on
the issue.
A national resource center will be
provided by the ASF, which will
disperse upon request, information
on college and university programs
to any of the member schools.
Most of the past year has been
spent on solving logistical problems
common to a new national organiza
tion, Wright said.
One of ASF’s major goals this year
is to recruit 100 new member
schools by the end of 1979.
“Recruiting is now being carried
out from the school of each board
trustee, who is responsible for con
tacting and, if needed, visiting the
colleges and universities in the
area,” Wright said.
“The ASF feels that a broad rep
resentative base is necessary to be
able to reputably and comfortably
claim representation of the nation’s
students on Capitol Hill.”
Wright said since membership is
still in the growth stage, and since
the organization will not be ap
proaching corporations alumni
groups, and others until next semes
ter, fundraising activities will be tak
ing place at schools across the coun
try.
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the ASF will go toward paying the
salary of our government relations
officer,” Wright said.
Further development of the Re
source Center is the third im
mediate goal of the organization.
The center, which is located at
Texas A&M, will contain informa
tion concerning projects, activities,
services, and ways of dealing with
problems at the various member
schools. It will also contain informa
tion concerning education and
education-related subjects.
“This is now being collected from
the member schools and state and
national government agencies, ’
Wriqht said.
Wright hopes these goals will
prepare the ASF to represent stu
dents by 1980.
In addition to Wright, two other
Texas A&M Student Senators were
elected to fill positions in the ASF
organization. Sisco Spence was
elected to the ASF Board of Trus
tees, while Kathy Rivera is the Re
source Center Director.
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