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THE BATTALION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1981 Page 3 Local 981 SG adopts changes in rules; passes five bills By NANCY FLOECK n f Battalion Staff • I Changes in the Texas A&M I Iniversity’s Regulations and an I ipdated Texas A&M student 1A ealth insurance plan were J J . pproved by the Student Senate f l I Vednesday night. ^ ® Most of the regulation changes 1 orrected grammatical errors or gatescanj Wed vague wording, hut addi- '*onal regulations also were pproved. These changes are sub- . , f j jet to the approval of University ignoi Ffi Jministrators. leave olij Qne addition says no academic- inabigii llydeficient student — one with a illyafterl rade point ratio below 2.00 — a“nO(fl jay participate in intercollegiate itigatioim tbletics or attend conventions as Texas A&M delegate. The new rules also would re- also can uire undergraduate student surprise a aders to carry at least a nine- com, our academic load, with the ex- rressivei -pdon of graduating seniors, who ould only be required to take the . ours needed for graduation, tirst ms ke a lew ed progii etothepi the spm The updated insurance plan re commends minor medical ex penses be covered up to $1,000 instead of $350, major medical ex penses up to $10,000 instead of $5,000 and basic accident cover age increased to $1,000 with a $20 deductible. Optional maternity benefits also would be offered under the , new plan. The estimated cost of this plan is $150, Vice President for Student Services Chris Langford said. The maternity option would probably cost about $100 more, he said. The Senate also passed five bills: The Tenure Evaluation Bill re commends that colleges form committees and outline what is ex pected of professors in order to be considered for tenure. It also re commends that student evalua tions be considered when evaluat ing professors for tenure. Kathy Bartholomew, vice pres ident for academic affairs, said stu dent evaluations are not weighed heavily enough, if at all, when pro fessors are considered for tenure. Mark Vara, college of veterin ary medicine senator, said the time faculty members spend as advisers also should be considered in tenure evaluations, since this occupies time that could be used for research or teaching. An amended version of The Vo ter’s Rights Bill was also passed and recommends establishing six voting locations for student elec tions: Zachry Engineering Cen ter, Academic and Agency Build ing, Kleberg Building, Sterling C. Evans Library, the Memorial Stu dent Center and Harrington Clas sroom Center. The bill said voting booths are traditionally in on-campus living areas, such as the Commons and Sbisa, and off-campus students therefore don’t have easy access to the polls. Pat Pearson, ward II senator, said these areas were chosen be cause they represent the colleges of business, engineering and agri culture — the three colleges with the largest number of students. The A&A Pedestrian Traffic Bill recommends that the side walk by the Academic and Agency Building be widened to accomo date pedestrains. Mark Holubec, freshman- senator-at-large, said Eugene Ray, director of grounds mainte nance, agreed to try to get the sidewalks widened from 8 feet to 12 feet. The Highway 30 Safety Bill recommends the Senate work with College Station Traffic En gineer John Black to lower High way 30’s speed limit to 30 mph. Increases in residental growth and traffic warrant this change for safe ty reasons, the bill says. “It might well be two years be fore the speed limit will be lo wered,’’ Chris Duncan, ward I senator, said. “I think it’s impor tant we pass this bill so Mr. Black will have the tools to take to the state.” The Puryear Drive Parking Bill recommends the Senate work with Black to make the west side of Puryear Drive available for para llel parking, because of a lack of legitimate parking. Duncan said over a dozen cars are parked in fire lanes and along the side of the drive on weekends. tice its statei • aspect! which! Agent’s death leads oward strict policies ? he will! pleted,Ai By DANIEL PUCKETT Battalion Staff The murder of a College Station ependoi ial estate agent Tuesday has e and 14 .used local real estate agencies to force stricter security policies. The body of Virginia Bradford eeman, 1017 Guadalupe, was jund about 8:20 Tuesday night in jeback yard of a home off Greens aide Road, near Wellborn. The |razos County Sheriffs Depart- ient sent Freeman’s body to San litonio for an autopsy. I Brazos County Sheriff Bobby Yeager said preliminary results )m that autopsy show Freeman stabbed 11 times in the neck d strangled. The woman’s employer, Bob 11, owner of the Real Estate art in Bryan, said a man called e agency shortly before 3:30 m. Tuesday. The caller said he id recently sold his home in Bother town and had $72,000 or f 1,000 to buy a home here. Freeman left the office Tuesday prnoon, and when she did not bme home, her husband Charles and a colleague’s husband went to look for her, Prall said. They found her car parked on Greens Prairie Road and her body in a nearby back yard. Freeman was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Carolyn Hensarling, who refused to com ment on the cause of Freeman’s death pending results of the autopsy. The officer investigating the case for the sheriffs department could not be reached for com ment. In the aftermath of Freeman’s death, Prall said, some security policies will be tightened. For ex ample, clients will no longer be able to meet an agent for the first time at a house. Instead, clients will be asked to come to the agency. The purpose of this policy is to ensure that more than one agent will be able to identify new clients. “This has always been our poli cy and the policy of other agen cies,” Prall said, “but there isn’t an agent in town who hasn’t violated it.” Although violent incidents in volving real estate agents aren’t common, Prall said, some assaults have occurred. In Houston, a man called a real estate agent to come to a house, robbed him and locked him in a closet. For several months, Prall said, an artist’s illustration of the man sought in that case has been post ed in his office. Prall said the drawing is meant as a warning to agents. “There have been times before when an agent has felt unsure ab out a situation,” Prall said, “but we’ve all occasionally failed to take precautions. Now, we re all shook — everyone knows it could have happened to him.” However, because of Free man’s death, local real estate agencies will be more careful, he said. “It’s going to be very hard to get an agent to meet you at your house unless he already knows you,” Prall said. Commission to consider permit for building school By RANDY CLEMENTS Battalion Staff /fjt |!The College Station Planning nd Zoning Commission will Con ner granting a conditional use brmit today for a new elementary |hool in the Southwood Valley subdivision. I The site for the new school, II 2 acres at Deacon and Brothers 3 reets, was selected by the school )ard because the district owns . lie property, and there are many pildren in the area, said Dr. )onald Ney, assistant superinten- lent for administrative services. 5 The request to the commission routine, Ney said, and there should be no problem in granting lie permit. The district has owned that roperty for several years with the nderstanding a school would be uilt there, Ney said. “In fact,” he said, “the people ho live in the area are anxious to „et us to build it, since most of the lid bee (jhjlchen are being transported to hllege Hills Elementary School, iveral miles away.” possib® : bar (I. Id keep yeekon iW andifi jement ive Sper» Timber svingpt* it is« stoW Jim Callaway, assistant director of planning, said the school plan fits in with the city’s comprehen sive plan for that area. The commission will also recon sider rezoning 22 acres on the south side of Southwest Parkway, 600 feet from the east Bypass, from single family residential dis trict R-l (maximum of 8 units an acre) to townhouse district R-1A (maximum of 12 units an acre), low density apartment district R-3 (maximum of 14 units an acre), medium density apartment dis trict R-5 (maximum of 24 units an acre), administrative- professional district(A-P) and neighborhood commercial district(C-N). The commission recommended approval Nov. 5 for the residential zones requested with the adminis trative-professional and neighbor hood commercial to be considered at a later meeting under a separate request. “This is the formal request, which includes the C-N and A-P,” Callaway said. “The C-N was pret ty well received by the commis sion in the past, but the A-P will probably get some discussion.” The impact of the AtP on the adjacent property will be looked at closely by the commission, he said. “I don’t expect any problems because the request has been re viewed so many times,” Callaway said. “Most of the people in terested in the rezoning have already given their likes and dis likes.” Your Danskin Headquarters Manor East Mall 779-6718 World Travel steamboat springs, Colorado March 13-20, 1982 Package Includes: test take. • Roundtrip airfare (Houston/Denver) via Continential Airlines • Roundtrip motorcoach transfers (Denver/Steamboat) • Seven nights lodging/ Ramada Inn • All hotel taxes • Six days lift tickets • Full in-flight meal service $595.00 per person 7 Nights/6 Days' Lifts L World Travel 3201 S. 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