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he Battalion /ol. 75 No. 5 16 Pages Serving the Texas A&M University community Monday, September 7, 1981 College Station, Texas USPS 045 360 Phone 845-2611 Today The Weather Tomorrow High 95 High 92 Low 72 Low 70 Chance of rain 20% Chance of rain 50% egin visits o protest sales U.S. planes United Press International ilEW YORK — Opening a 10-day visit, Israeli Prime Minister Inachem Begin is huddling with his i aides and Jewish leaders at a New fk hotel to prepare for his first ven- : to the Reagan White House. [Begins trip to Washington starts esday and is complicated by conflict- ] goals. |The Israeli leader hopes to warm Jitions with the new administration. R he also is trying to muster enough eoigressional support to block Reagan’s proposed $8.5 billion sale to Saudi Ara- bifj of Airborne Warning and Control sStcni planes, known as AWACS, and ■ advanced military equipment. Congress has until Oct. 30 to vote on i proposal. |0n his arrival Sunday, Begin stood on his opposition to the AWACS: ^■e can only repeat our position that it fmll endanger very seriously the secur- ityjof Israel.” ■Asked if his meetings in Washington titeant a new stage in Israeli-U.S. rela- dfops, he said, “Well, it’s a new adminis- Rion in the United States, it is a re efed government in Israel, and so perhaps it will be a new era.” Begin and a huge entourage, includ ing three top government ministers, ar rived at Kennedy International Airport at 1:11 p.m. Sunday on an El Al flight from Tel Aviv. They were taken to the Waldorf- Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, where they occupied four floors. Begin was scheduled to conduct private meet ings until he leaves Tuesday for Washington. The prime minister spent most of Sunday resting after a long journey from Israel, a spokesman for Begin said. In Washington, Begin has scheduled two days of official meetings. He also plans to meet former President Carter in Plains, Ga., as Egyptian President Anwar Sadat did last month. “We go to the United States to hold important discussions on international and bilateral issues,” Begin said at Ben Gurion Airport before leaving on the trip that will include his first meeting with Reagan. “We go with open hearts and as allies to allies, friends to friends. We hope the talks will end positively as allies and friends.” By MARY JO RUMMEL ■p: Battalion Reporter H;Night travellers walking between the fest parking lots and campus don’t have [journey alone in the dark to reach eir destinations. The Texas A&M Night Shuttle prog- jm provides late night transportation | Sunday through Thursday from parking i lots 56 and 61 (across the railroad tracks) to the Memorial Student Center and |e North Area dormitories. A University-owned van transports udents, staff and faculty at 20-minute jtervals from 7:20 p.m. to 12:40 a.m. The mini-bus, which can be indenti- fed by a flashing blue light, is manned by members of Alpha Phi Omega, a na- Bonal service fraternity. The night shut- i tie program which began in 1979 is a oint project of the Department of Stu- ent Affairs and A.P.O. • The program was established after JStudent Government conducted a |§tudy of similar programs at other uni- f| versifies. Dr. John J. Koldus, vice president for Student Services, then approached |P0 with the idea of driving the van as a Igular service project. Koldus has ferved as an adviser to APO. “The night shuttle was mainly de signed as an anti-rape tool for women yho must park so far away from their dorms on the north side (of campus),” bid Ed Morris, administrative assistant i to the director of Student Affairs. Mor ris is the staff representative in the night shuttle program. With the addition of four women’s dorms in the North Area in the last few years, parking close to the dorms is a problem, Morris said. Underclassmen must park one-quarter to one-half of a mile away from their dorms in the lots across the railroad tracks. Norb Mahnke, APO president, said that last year between 75 and 100 peo ple rode the bus each week — men as well as women. “We try to make the interval between runs short enough to make waiting for the bus faster and more convenient than walking,” he added. Mahnke said Sunday night is prob ably the night shuttle’s busiest night because people are getting back in town from weekend trips. There are approximately 20 regular drivers — male and female — that man the mini-bus. All drivers are members of the fraternity and are required to have a restricted chauffeur’s license. Presently there are no plans to ex pand the program to the south side of campus, Morris said. He said residents in southside dormitories have more convenient access to parking areas. “The night shuttle is a good thing for the campus,” Morris said. “With a (pre vention) program like this, you never know how many it may have helped,” he said. “If it helped one girl, it is worth it.” f : r m jfc ^ ight shuttle bus ncls dark walks 1 : i-V i.' • • < Thanks, I needed that. Photo by Bob Sebree Senior center David Bandy hugs Aggie head coach Tom Wilson after the Texas A&M victory over the Cal-Berkeley Golden Bears. The Ag gies fought back from a 28-16 half time deficit for their first season victory. Class held despite Labor Day Since its beginning as an 1880s New York parade. Labor Day has grown from a single labor organization’s celebration into an annual holiday recognized nationwide by government employees, many businesses and most students. And though some may argue Texas A&M students and faculty also labor diligently, classes will be conducted as usual today while others take refuge from their normal Monday activities to celebrate the holiday. Following a proposal by labor organi zation leader Peter J. McGuire, who believed laborers should be honored for their contributions to the nation. Labor Day was first observed in 1882 with a parade by the Central Labor Union, a New York City labor organization. According to history texts McGuire proposed the first Monday of Septem ber thinking a holiday at that time would fill the gap in the chronology of legal holidays existing from the Fourth of July to Thanksgiving. Although that first celebration was held on the first Saturday in June, observance of the holiday was soon moved to the first Monday in Septem ber in accordance with McGuire’s prop osal. The holiday rapidly gained popular ity and by 1885 labor organizations nationwide were observing Labor Day. However, it was not until two years la ter that Oregon became the first state to officially recognize it. And then in 1894 President Grover Cleveland signed a bill making Labor Day a federal holiday — a holiday ap plicable to all federal employees and the District of Columbia. Labor Day is observed in U.S. terri tories as well as in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Canada and the United States celebrate Labor Day simul taneously. But in Europe, the holiday has been celebrated on May Day (May 1) since it’s origination in the 1890s. The Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries also observe a labor day. Mount St. Helens forms new dome United Press International VANCOUVER, Wash. — Glowing cracks crisscrossed the giant lava dome of Mount St. Helens today and a ribbon of lava hundreds of feet wide protruded from the dome’s northeast side, said geologists monitoring the volcano’s latest eruption Sunday. “It’s like a big wart or bump on the side of the dome, ” said Mike Doukas, a U.S. Geological Survey scientist. “At night, it’s pretty spectacular. There are ribbons and tongues of this glowing rock cascading down. You can see falling rocks coming down the slopes of the dome and exploding into sparks.” Geologists made a night flyby Sun day after the unpredictable mountain began yet another dome-building erup tion with up to 10 earthquakes reported per hour. More flights were planned today. Both the Geological Survey and Uni versity of Washington scientists said the eruption would probably not become explosive and that little or no ash would be emitted. Doukas said USGS scientists were still trying to determine if the new lobe of the dome — about 300 to 400 feet wide — was formed out of fresh lava or old lava pushed up from below. “The dome is definitely undergoing quite a bit of structural change and the crater is very unstable,” said A.B. Adams of the University of Washington geophysics lab. The dome, a mass of toothpaste-like lava rising out of a vent in the center of the crater, lost its circular appearance as the northeast side pushed out, Adams said. “Thin red cracks” surrounded the new section and incandescent boulders rolled down its slopes to the crater floor, casting sparks into the air and providing natural fireworks, Doukas said. “The bottom of that area has in candescent rocks cascading down the slope,” he said. “Plus that, there’s hot red glowing cracks in spots sprinkled about the rest of the dome. We re assuming that something is coming up inside and forcing the dome to start to break up like that.” Adams said an “enormous” rock rol led off the lava dome and interfered with transmissions from the lone seis mic monitor in the 2-mile-wide crater. The seismic monitor continued to transmit readings of the earthquakes, but the information was hard to inter pret because the transmissions were partially blocked by the rock, Adams said. The volcano’s last eruption June 18 also was a nonexplosive event that in creased the size of the lava dome to about 2,000 feet long, 1,000 feet wide and 500 feet high. Geologists have said that eventually the dome could grow to fill the crater and restore the mountain to near 9,677 feet, which is how high it was before the massive May 18, 1980, eruption blew off the top 1,300 feet. Mount St. Helens first exploded May 18, 1980, leaving 60 people dead or mis sing, dumping up to 6 inches of gray grit on eastern Washington, sending a huge black ash cloud across the U.S., wiping out thousands of acres of lush southwest Washington forest and triggering mudf lows that flooded three river valleys. Since that time, it has erupted about 10 times, with each event generally quieter than the previous one. mWmmWSIk Survey rates A&M business grads tops Igp* f mm* X V. Welcome home Aggies! Photo by Dave Einsel The Texas A&M football team is welcomed home from their victory over Cal-Berkeley by over 300 whooping supporters at Easterwood Airport. The Aggies came from behind to win Saturday with a score of 29-28 and blocked a field goal for an exciting finish. Graduates from the Texas A&M Col lege of Business have been rated the best in the state according to a survey of 1,600 chief executive officers of Texas- based firms. In addition, the survey, conducted by Texas A&M’s College of Business Administration, assessed the college’s emphasis on teaching as tops among business programs. “The executives also rated the Uni versity’s overall reputation number one,” said Dr. William Muse, dean of the college. Enrollment in the college has dou bled in the last five years. Muse said in July at an open house celebration spon sored by the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce to introduce the college’s new classroom facilities. With more than 5,600 undergradu ate students, the school is now the sixth largest in the nation in terms of full-time students and the second largest college at Texas A&M, surpassed only by the College of Engineering. Another survey, the national Gour- man Report, which rates undergraduate programs in American and international universities, lisljs Texas A&M’s College of Business Administration as 20th in the nation, he said. The graduate school was rated 34th in the nation. The report strongly consid ers quality of faculty and curriculum, and success of graduates. Muse said. “That’s pretty darn good considering there are more than 600 educational in stitutions in the nation that offer busi ness degrees. Of these institutions, 217 have accredited business programs at the undergraduate level,” Muse said, adding that 136 universities have both graduate and undergraduate programs that are accredited. During ceremonies featuring the University’s newest and largest acade mic building, the Academic and Agency Building, Muse was lauded for the gui dance and leadership he has provided since he came to Texas A&M two years ago. “It’s the leadership of men like Dr. Muse that makes Texas A&M among the great universities in the nation,” said H.R. “Bum” Bright/Class of ‘43 and chairman of the Texas A&M System Board of Regents. “I’m amazed at the progress the University has made since I was a student here.” State Sen. Kent Caperton (D-5th District) a 1971 finance graduate of Texas A&M, and Pat Mann, executive vice president of the local Chamber of Commerce, also praised Muse for his dedication which has created a “signifi cant relationship” between the business school and local community. “Texas A&M has the kind of spirit that nobody can quantify — an under standing that there is something special about this university,” Caperton said. “Students who graduate here will al ways remember the University with pride.”