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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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