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Vol. 74 No. 103
12 Pages
Monday, February 23, 1981
College Station, Texas
USPS 045 360
Phone 845-2611
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By BERNIE FETTE
Battalion Staff
The student service fee will be raised
om $33.50 to $34.50 next year if the
tudent Government Finance Comiit-
:ee’s Saturday recommendations are fol
lowed.
The new fee would yield an esti-
ated $2,622,000 in available funds,
ox said. The committee has recom-
ended $2,570,136 in allocations for
■1981-82. The remaining $51,864 would
be deposited in the reserve fund if the
committee’s recommendations are fol
lowed.
Tracy Cox, vice president for finance,
said although the committee feels stu
dent service fees will increase next year,
its members hope to hold down the pre
viously high amount of leftover funds.
Cox said that in the past, unallocated
oney left over from student service
ees has gone into a reserve fund for
[unexpected expenses. In recent years,
left-over funds have sometimes been as
igh as $400,000, from using a conserva
tive estimate of total collected student
service fees. “We thought it was too
onservative,” Cox said. The amount of
leftover funds needed to be lower, he
said.
This year’s $51,864 reserve recom
mendation is 2,139 percent more than
last year’s $2,316 allocation.
| Of the ten services seeking increases
in their student service fee amounts, the
committee advised only one receive its
full increase.
| The ten users are Student Activities,
Student Publications, MSC Council,
A.P. Beutel Health Center, Student
Government, Intramurals, Extramu
rals, Shuttle Bus service, Students’ Leg
al Adviser, and the Personal Counseling
IService. v
During the past two weeks, the com
mittee heard requests from the different
groups in hearings.
Of ten student service fee users re
questing funds for the 1981-82 school
year, Student Publications was the only
one recommended to receive its entire
request. They requested $34,000, a
$2,000 (6.2 percent) increase over last
year.
Student Activities would receive
$154,769 which is $11,981 less than it
requested, but still an 11.8 percent in
crease over the amount allocated last
year.
Student Activities had originally
planned to hire a clerk which would
have created a new expense. Cox said
the committee believed the clerk could
still be hired without an increase in the
budget. “That’s how we justified the
cut,’’ he said.
The MSC Council would receive
$712,867, $10,831 less than requested
but a 13.9 percent increase over last
year’s figure.
“We believed the Madrigal Dinners
could get outside sources,” Cox said.
“Also, we believed that Cepheid Vari
able should remain self-sufficient,” he
said.
Cepheid Variable had received no
funding in the past.
The A.P. Beutel Health Center was
allocated $562,000 for the upcoming
year, $60,000 less than requested but an
increase of 49.4 percent over last year’s
allocation.
The Health Center received the
funds needed to finance the hiring of
three new doctors but may not have
enough to fund other planned prog
rams.
Student Government was allocated
$32,500, $6,592 less than it requested,
but 1.6 percent more than last year.
Cox said the profits from refrigerator
rentals left over from last year were not
taken into account in the request and
that Student Government didn’t even
spend all the money it had last year.
“They didn’t even need they money
they got last year, was the impression
we got,” he said.
Intramurals would receive an alloca
tion of $436,000, $138,461 less than re
quested but an increase of 14.8 percent
over last year.
Cox said the committee’s justification
for the cut was deleting funds for a re
quested salary.
Extramurals would be allocated
$35,000 which is $5,000 less than re
quested but a 14.4 percent increase
over last year’s figure.
The Shuttle Bus service would re
ceive $140,000, $29,000 less than re
quested, but only a 1 percent increase
over last year. Cox said the difference
will be made up by a higher fee to be
charged for shuttle bus passes.
Cox said it was the committee’s opin
ion that the price of a pass should be
raised $1 to $2. Passes now cost $38. Cox
also said that Business Services, which
handles the shuttle system, is operating
in a deficit. “We did not want to support
the deficit, ” Cox said.
The Students’ Legal Adviser would
be allocated $78,000 which is $1,667
less than was requested but a 14.1 per
cent increase over last year’s figure.
The Personal Counseling Service
would receive $385,000, $2,470 less
than requested but 26.4 percent more
than last year.
If approved by the student senate,
the committee’s proposed allocations
will go to Dr. John J. Koldus, vice presi
dent for student services, Acting Presi
dent Charles Samson and the Board of
Regents for approval.
Service fee recommendations
These are the allocations recommended by the Student
Government Finance Committee regarding next year’s stu
dent service fee allocations. Listed are the 1980-81 alloca
tion, 1981-82 request, 1981-82 recondmendation, increase
from 1980-81 recommendation and percentage increase
over 1980-81 recommendation.
User
1980-81
Allocation
1981-82
Request
1981-82
Recommendation
Increase over
1980-81
Percentage inc
over 1980-81
Student Activities
$133,359
$166,750
$154,769
16,310
11.8
Student Publications
32,000
34,000
34,000
2,000
6.2
Memorial Student Center
626,009
723,698
712,867
86,858
13.9
Health Center
376,000
622,000
562,000
186,000
49.4
Student Government
32,163
39,092
32,500
500
1.6
Intramurals
379,781
574,461
436,000
56,219
14.8
Extramurals
30,600
40,000
35,000
4,400
14.4
Shuttle Bus
138,559
169,000
140,000
1,441
1.0
Students’ Legal Advisor
68,375
79,667
78,000
9,625
14.1
Personal Counseling Service
304,637
387,470
385,000
86,363
26.4
Reserve
2,316
—
51,864
49,548
2,139.0
2,123,790
2,836,138
2,621,980
498,160
23.5
Oh, say can you see?
Photo by Becky Swanson
Matthew McGowen, age 3, points out an oncoming
marching band to his father, John, in Saturday’s
March for America parade on Texas Avenue in
Bryan. Several military units from Texas A&M Uni
versity participated in the parade, which was part of
the observance of National Patriotism Week.
Opinions sought on drinking hours
The Texas A&M Student Government will be surveying
students Monday through Wednesday trying to gain support
to extend drinking hours in College Station. The survey will
be taken in the Memorial Student Center.
A petition for students in favor of the proposition will also
be available.
The petition and the results of the survey will be presented
to the College Station City Council at its Thursday night
meeting.
A proposal before the city council calls for drinking hours to
be extended to 2 a.m. every night.
Current drinking hours are: 10 a.m.-midnight Monday
through Thursday, 10 a.m.-l a.m. Friday and Saturday, and
noon until midnight Sunday.
It was originally presented by Robert Todd, a representa
tive of Culpepper Properties.
“The students are the people who are in favor of extending
the hours,” said Sue Vito, who is in charge of the survey.
Vito said she hopes to get 1,000 signatures on the petition.
yman wins Miss A&M pageant, scholarship
\Sophomore to represent
University in Miss Texas
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By FRANK L. CHR1STLIEB
Battalion Reporter
Sheri Ryman, a 19-year-old industrial
distribution sophomore from Texas
City, is the new 1981-82 Miss Texas
A&M.
Ryman received her crown from out
going queen Kelly McElroy Saturday
night at the conclusion of 21/2 hours of
excitement.
The other winners and their prizes:
— Cindy Green, first runner-up,
$400 scholarship.
— Gina Geiger, second runner-up,
$300 scholarship;
— Dana Beasley, third runner-up,
$200 scholarship;
— Laura Hendrix, fourth runner-up,
$100 scholarship.
At evening's end, the audience
approvingly applauded Ryman’s victory,
as she sat upon her throne. It seemed a
fitting end to an evening which gave an
audience of about 1,500 as much ele
gance, beauty and entertainment as it
could want.
Saturday was the final night of the
second annual Miss Texas A&M Univer
sity Scholarship Pageant. The night’s
events included swimsuit and gown
competition, as well as a variety of
musical entertainment, both vocal and
instrumental.
“Scrapple, ” a jazz combo made up of
five Texas A&M students, set a relaxing
tone for the evening with tunes like
Night and Day” and ‘‘Don’t Get
Around Much Anymore.”
At 7 p.m. the lights dimmed and the
band struck up "Feels So Good” as the
19 contestants were introduced to the
audience.
Wearing gowns which shimmered
and shone, and wearing smiles which
did the same, each contestant made her
way to the center of the stage.
Master of Ceremonies Danny For-
dyce sang “Once in a Lifetime.” After
about 25 minutes of musical entertain-
ment, the swimsuit competition
started.
While “Scrapple” kept playing back
ground music, the contestants were
again introduced one by one. As they
walked to the front of the stage for audi
ence inspection, some seemed nervous
ly aware of the judges seated in the fifth
row.
However, other contestants calmly
and alluringly walked across the stage,
seemingly unaffected by the stares of
the judges and other audience mem
bers.
After a 15-minute intermission, the
audience filed back to its seats awaiting
the next step in the pageant—the even
ing gown competition.
When the curtains were closed, one
could almost hear 19 relieved sighs as
the contestants realized they had finally
completed the last step in the two-night
competition.
Ryman receives a $1,000 scholarship
and a $1,000 wardrobe allowance for the
Miss Texas pageant, at which she will
now represent Texas A&M.
Preparation for pageant:
Contestants lose by gaining
Sheri
queen
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Staff photo by Brian Tate
Ryman is crowned the 1981-82 Miss Texas A&M University by outgoing
Kelly McElroy. Ryman won a $1,000 scholarship and the right to compete
Miss Texas pageant later this year.
By KATHY O’CONNELL
Battalion Staff
I arrived backstage feeling just a little
apprehensive about what to expect. Af
ter all, how often does one get to
observe behind-the-scenes preparation
for a beauty pageant?
Now, I know it’s not supposed to be a
“beauty” pageant — it’s a scholarship
pageant. At least that’s what the prog
ram said. But beauty was pretty far from
my mind with the massive amounts of
makeup, hot rollers, hairspray, perfume
and adhesive tape that cluttered the
room.
Adhesive tape? I wondered why
these girls would want to use adhesive
tape. Surely there weren’t any wounds
to bandage.
Curiosity was enough to prompt me
to ask why one contestant was wrapping
her chest with tape. “Why, to give me
cleavage,” she answered. “What else?”
Of course, cleavage. How clever. I’ve
heard of several uses for adhesive tape,
but this was too much. Maybe the mak
ers of adhesive tape can start a new mar
keting program to promote their pro
duct.
Speaking of marketing, one girl, who
was laboriously applying mascara, said
she was in the business of marketing
herself to the judges. She seemed to
have a lot of personality, so I asked why
she entered the pageant.
“Well, I’ve never been in one before
and I thought it would be fun,” she
answered. “One good thing, is that it’s
given me incentive to lose weight. I’ve
really gained a lot from being in the
pageant. No, I mean I’ve lost, but I’ve
gained — if you know what I mean?”
As I made my way around the room, I
listened to the chatter of the 19 contes
tants — “When are we getting our pic
tures taken?” ... “Does anyone have a
brown eyebrow pencil?” ... “Mom, do I
have enough blush on?” ... “No, put on
a little more.”
What in the world for? She already
had on enough rouge to keep Revlon out
of the red for years.
I couldn’t believe it when one girl
undressed slowly in front of the mirror,
as though no one else was in the room. It
wasn’t the nudity that bothered me, it
was the narcissistic manner in which she
undressed.
Over the intercom, a voice warned
the girls they had 15 minutes to go.
There was so much confusion you’d
have thought someone yelled “fire.”
“Quick, zip up my dress.” ... “My
shoes, where are my shoes?”... “Oh my
gosh, I’m so nervous.”
The last touches of makeup were
made, as if they really needed it. Hairs
pray and more hairspray was applied.
As they began to leave, one girl
looked at me and said, “Don’t laugh, I
feel like I have this bouffant hair and all
this makeup. I feel gross.”
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