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ilili—HMUlf IM" III " IIIIIII,WI111 Local THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8. 1981 Page 3 ‘Bottoms up’ capped in A&M regs By DENISE RICHTER Battalion Staff Raising the minimum drinking in Texas to 19 probably will e little effect on Texas A&M’s icy regarding the use of alcohol on campus. But then, very little ms been able to affect this policy. : Traditionally, the University |gs talked dry and drunk wet. , | The official policy statement of ’ a | jife Texas A&M System Board of r e Tfgents concerning alcohol on iorniedlmpus is rough, tough and rigid: ’ass Rusfl“Possession or use of intoxicat ed anil ing liquors on any property under control of The Texas A&M jpiversity System is expressly ihibited. The chancellor is dire- But rules remain toast of the town reliabi therl 'inghisll s. One Traditionally, the Uni- Pr * yersity has talked dry mosteli I , , , ^ wastof nrf drunk wet. xaminati What this means in ^grades fay-fo-day drinking is llyexeiji , , that liquor can t be for ms bought on campus or or Dojs njoyed on campus, un- ad deci ' ss d° ne so m the right lay footlj laces. basis o(li responds i had bee 1( j itball tea to issue System-wide regula te effect this policy.” to rectjf'rhis policy was adopted Sept. ; latest tt t Profesa ofphm al id notte 'e the ne«f ate /■ ernment levelop ntsfeelafl ' lould oper e respond esident, t to excel is choose If the race 1978. iust three months later, Chan- edandtli lor Jack K. Williams issued the has a su Ration that governs the Sys- today: “Areas in which the possession use of intoxicating liquors is jhibited include, but are not li lted to, classrooms, laborator- offices, dormitory rooms and mges, stadiums and other athle- facilities, dining areas, party d meeting facilities, student nters and chapels. The posses- m or use of intoxicating liquors permitted in married student iusing and on system property leased or otherwise made avail able on a long-term basis to an individual or association.” What this means in day-to-day drinking is that liquor can’t be bought on campus or enjoyed on campus, unless done so in the right places. One right place that is clearly defined is the married student housing complex. The others aren’t so clearly defined in the reg ulation, but, nevertheless, have been implied. Among them: the president’s residence; the residence of the vice president for student services and the suites in Kyle Field. The issue of drinking in dorm rooms is the most nebulous of all. Although the possession of alcohol is expressly prohibited in the official policy statement, the University hasn’t gone on any bot tle-breaking crusades. “We will search a room only if there is a good cause,” said Dr. John J. Koldus, vice president for student services. “A serious prob lem has to be reported before we will take action.” This means drinking is forbid den, but students who want to, and do, drink in their rooms are relatively safe. Texas A&M has a long history of trying to legalize the sale of alco hol on campus. The most recent episode took place last fall when the Student Government voted down a bill that would have allowed beer and wine to be sold during certain weekend perform ances in the MSC Basement. The bill was voted down 52-18 even though a Student Govern ment telephone survey showed that the student body was about evenly divided on the issue. Arguments made in favor of the bill said the increased revenue would enable the Basement to attract more and better shows and provide better service to the stu dents, and that other schools sell ing alcohol on-campus have vir tually no problems. Arguments against the bill were that the on-campus sale of alcohol would hurt Texas A&M’s conservative reputation, set a bad precedent and cause problems. The Administration apparently agreed with these arguments. “I don’t see that there is a need (for the on-campus sale of alcohol),” Koldus said. “We’re surrounded by establishments, and if anyone wants to drink, there is a place to go -,. “Secondly, most people who go to those places are looking for an environment as well as alcohol. We can’t duplicate the Chicken or Lakeview (on the campus). “Thirdly, I don’t care (for the University) to become involved hiclge orders recount^ Ej or council Place 5 on-campus sale of alcohol would bring in extra revenue, he sa*d there isn’t a great need for these, extra funds. “We (the University) are not in the money-making business,” Koldus said. “I would imagine that most businesses in the community are against us doing anything that infringes upon free enterprise. For example, the (off-campus) bookstores don’t like the fact that A&M operates its own bookstore. The same principle would apply if we started selling alcohol on campus.” While it looks as if Texas A&M may never have alcohol sold on campus, many universities have sold alcohol on campus for several years. The University of Texas has sold alcohol on its campus since 1975. It is sold in the Student Un ion, in the faculty center and in Erwin Center. Concerning the possession of alcohol in dorm rooms, the UT residence hall handbook states: “Alcoholic beverages may be con sumed and stored in a resident’s room by individuals of legal age.” The only restriction is that the alcohol must be carried to and from the room in an opaque con tainer, said Don Wisthuff, associ ate director of housing at UT. Alcohol has been sold on the University of Houston campus since the early 1970s. It is sold in the Coffeehouse, a pub located in the student center. iiniiinimiiniiiniiiiiinmiimniiiiig OFFICIAL IYOT1CE General Studies Program S Students who plan to Pre-Register for the Fall Semes- s S ter in the General Studies Program are URGED to §| pick up a Pre-registration Form in Room 100 of |f Harrington Tower from April 6 thru April 17th. Schedule of Fall Classes are available at Heaton Hall = Although the posses sion of alcohol is ex pressly prohibited in the official policy state ment, the University hasn t gone on any bot tle-breaking crusades. with the problems involved with the sale and consumption of alco holic beverages, and any estab lishment that sells them does have problems.” While Koldus agreed that the By BEUNDA McCOY Battalion Staff district Judge Tom McDonald esday morning issued an order k with hoicking a recount of votes cast and real® today for Place 5 of the College idual * ation Cit y CounciI - . j The order came as a result of a ie j fiestby Jim Gardner, an urban penenw j p] ann j n g professor at Texas ng of Mill! University, who had chal- l year, fo iged incumbent Tony Jones for within tk e council seat. Gardner was de- s had tk ited in the municipal election by throughosl mar g in of 19 votes. a points aa 'r* fe Young 3 during this same time. anninniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiinimiiimiHiiinnimimiiii hours — were not available at press time. The votes were to be counted manually, City Secretary Glenn Schroeder said, at a cost of almost $40 — $3 per hour for each of the three counters hired by the city. The official canvassing of votes will be held at a 4 p.m. council workshop today. The swearing in of new council members will also be included in the workshop ses- Jones received 1,316 votes, or and Gardner re- , • ■*tcu votes, or 49.6 per- ; ttercho»fn t ofthevote. Gardner said he requested the Collins ® aunt after some of his suppor- .j ‘s urged him to do so. 1(16 'It’ll satisfy the people who pportedme,"Gardnersaid. “By 1 a scieitf “git, some may think I’m a bad gieConfl f /mnot a bad loser. It’s not ° ip at all.... It was just so close, impus ^ Gardner also said the accuracy mere 1 ' u the computer’s counting of the except p 1 ites could be questioned be- ) their cars Jse 28 more votes were cast for y to Jerst) ace l’s race than in Place 5’s ung maul! K ‘ But voter error could ndaskedif “unt for the discrepancy, • Ivdecel ^ ner sa id- Some voters may 1 he chet ! Ve m ‘ sse d voting for some of the , , , ces because of their location on ocks t^eballot. ted this Dj ] 0neS) }j 0we ver, said the com- botsore ■ iter used in the counting is accu- iat A&M' te within 0.001 percent, so he enough not question its accuracy, s for thl The recount was held at 10 this unki#‘ joming in College Station City ill. The results of that recount which was expected to take four We Gets What Ya Likes In The Way Of Bikes! Takara - Ross - Campagnolo Cinelli - Shimano and much more Cycles, Etc. 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