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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1981
Page 3
Southerland fills in for Vandiver
Class of ‘83 discusses policies
By TIM FOARDE
Battalion Staff
The class of ‘83 meeting didn’t
get to hear Texas A&M President
Frank Vandiver, but instead got a
chance to question Vice President
Malon Southerland on problems
and concerns of the University.
Students asked the vice presi
dent about plans to build on Dun
can Field, expansion of the cam
pus, dorm construction, limits on
enrollment and even Greek recog
nition.
Vandiver, scheduled to speak
at the class of’83 monthly meeting
last night, had an administrative
problem that demanded his atten
tion and caused him to cancel his
speech, Southerland said.
Students asked the administra
tor about plans to construct a
building for the A&M Press on
Duncan Field. The field is used
for intramural sports and is the site
for the Aggie bonfire.
Ducan Field was selected over
alternative sites based on conver
sations with the director of the
press and the Board of Regents
Building Committee, Souther
land said.
“They knew it was on the edge
of the intramural field and the
bonfire site,’’ Southerland said.
“They were assured that the size
and type of building would not in
terfere with those operations.”
The limited amount of space has
caused problems for all types of
construction plans, he said.
“To look at a campus map and
try to find spots for convenience,
service and student use is a prob
lem,’’ Southerland said. “Any
choice selected will have some de
triment to it.”
The limited space has brought
proposals to elevate Wellborn
Road and relocate the railroad
tracks at the west end of campus.
“The train is a problem because
of the very serious hazard poten
tial. One mistake (such as derail
ment of cars containing toxic
material) and we would have big
trouble,” Southerland said.
“The Wellborn Road problem is
just an everyday inconvenience
that involves dividing the campus.
We need to maintain one campus,
not two or three.”
Students asked the vice presi
dent about dorm construction
plans and why there was a surplus
of dorm rooms this fall.
Southerland said the adminis
tration plans no new dorm con
struction because cost to students
would be prohibitive.
The surplus of housing this fall
was due to an administrative
underestimate of cancellations, he
said.
Another growth problem con
cerns the size of the student body.
Southerland said the problem is
still unsolved, but slow growth
and ultimately status quo are the
objectives.
Student input into these issues
is limited, Southerland said, but
other issues depend greatly on the
opinions of the student body.
He cited the recognition of
fraternities and sororities on cam
pus as an issue requiring student
input.
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Malon Sutherland, assistant to the absence of President Frank E. Vandiver
esident, spoke to the Class of ’83 in the Thursday night.
, Greek surveys
discussed by RHA
By BARBIE WOELFEL
11 Battalion Staff
I BThe Residence Hall Association
I /11^ Thursday night to encour-
^ the Off-Campus Alternative
idy Group to use results of a
ent Greek recognition survey
investigatory purposes.
The survey, given to hall lead-
, was evaluated in several diffe-
t classifications — such as sex,
isification and affiliation with
ek organizations.
"Outof 135 surveys issued, 115
ire returned, ” Stacy Graf, chair-
in of external affairs for RHA,
. “The general trend of sur-
yswas that we don t recognize
eeks at Texas A&M."
Graf said the purpose of the sur-
y was to obtain information and
iws on the issue from dorm resi-
nts in order to present these to
2 Student Government’s Off-
impus Alternative Study
Dup.
j RHA also passed a resolution to
I -j pport the Student Senate in its
ce U ■commendation that an alternate
-i_e be considered for present
ethefe an S to build a University Press
lilding on Duncan Field.
The resolution said plans to
Id the Univeristy Press build-
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pus residents by eliminating a
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portion of their parking, affect
location of intramural sports acti
vities, affect football parking dur
ing football games and may even
tually lead to moving the Aggie
Bonfire.
Tracy Moy, RHA facilities and
operations chairman, presented
responses from a recent survey
given to dorm residents concern
ing cable television service.
The survey concerned the pro
cedures for cable service signup,
ways of collecting service fees, the
cost of cable service for different
areas on campus and what cable
companies are being used.
“Some problems indicated by
the survey are delay in hookup of
cables after payment was made,
poor reception and improper
hookup,” she said. “Some changes
suggested include having the
companies come out and set up
individual contracts with each re
sident, change companies pre
sently used, improve reception,
speed up hookup time and poss
ibly have the University manage
the cable system.”
RHA will use these survey re
sults as recommendations to the
student affairs department who is
doing a full-scale study of the
problem.
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