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"TheratJ sting hardwatti Baker said thei tidering fonninji of military spaiil at would be ino orce cargo air alioard theshtfil Battalion Serving the University community College Station, Texas Thursday, April 29, 1982 Argentina hreatening o strike first Ifllnited Press International ie NASA astr tue to drive theirl N ASAistrainm flight specialisti, eJisonableihaiilifii of Defensed' he (lommanHer of the British war .er said therera [warned a battle for the Falklands ‘Stine abut the Id be long and bloody and Argen- Vhanhevareiv threatened to strike first to stop ■oup," he aid. ain’s air and sea blockade around said the 11 n disputed islands, be antongthe We are getting extremely close to st Air force i -jlj-oni line and this is a dangerous HRear Adm. Sandy Woodward ^■orters aboard the flagship of British fleet, the HMS Hermes, mesday night. Fever! ig Ci clare rs after Britain declared an air i sea blockade starting at 7 a.m. pFriday around the Falklands, Hmgentina raised the stakes ther by saying it may take pre- ptive action against the fleet. There comes a time that a defen- faction must necessarily become offensive action, and we will take jtdecision at the proper moment,” Argentine military spokesman d. Woodward expressed hope war uldbc averted and said the British fleet would stay in the South Atlantic for quite a long period if London and Buenos Aires decide to resume peace talks. “I am not in doubt that unless peo- e le say ‘let’s stop’ it will be a long and loody campaign, and in my mind it’s absolutely fundamental to try to avoid it,” he said. Although both governments said they were studying a new peace prop osal from Secretary of State Alexan der Haig, there was little hope of averting an armed confrontation in the South Atlantic. Press reports in both capitals said the U.S. plan was unacceptable. In London, the Defense Ministry warned ships and planes of all coun tries to stay out of the 200-nautical- mile war zone or take the consequ ences. In Buenos Aires, the militaryjunta headed by President Gen. Leopoldo Galtieri issued a statement saying “military operations in the area of the Malvinas Islands (Falklands) are ex pected in the next 24 to 48 hours.” Corps dismisses 8 due to hazing :t. Gold apportionment ib occur in fall Rearing to go photo by Todd Woodard / 4151)111® * by Beverly Hamilton Vy Mfriill R Battalion Reporter pipportionment, night exams mbersoftheF4 stan( lardized night exams given Binal were debated by the Stu- Senate Wednesday night. Student Government Judicial issued a writ of mandamus for I reapportionment because t he ■ had failed to do so this year, wru directed the Senate to reap- itself by April 28 — but in- id,|he Senate voted to do so dur- ililiits. first meeting in the fall. ITht proposed reapportionment would decrease the number of jrs in the College of Agriculture lone increase the number in the liege of Engineering by one and the number of freshmen at ge bv two. [If the Senate reapportions in the genators will not be removed Iffitheir seats due to the reappor- |ent. late delayed voting on the reap- ignment of the senate. Vicki anger, senator for Krueger/ fjr, requested an amendment to | reapportionment so Underwood, Iggs Clements and Leggett halls be represented by the same br. This change would be neces- ’ for equal representation of con- |uents by the senators, Younger ter debate, the plan was referred Ithe Rules and Regulations Com- tee. j&g Bates, vice president of rules regulations, said the apportion- tU is based on fall enrollment be- uMk-e the election. Fred the ferret stops to let his owner Ed Steffan take a breather. Steffan, a freshman mechanical engineering major from Bryan, was resting near Sterling C. Evans library. The Senate also passed a bill to urge administrators to ban required night exams. The bill applies only to day classes and will be effective in the spring of 1983. Another bill passed by the Senate opposes any moves to have common night exams for finals and a bill that appropriates up to $2,000 for the publication of at least 12,000 “Discov ering Aggielands.” During the meeting, Brian Terrell was elected speaker of the senate and David Alders was elected speaker pro tempore. The Senate also approved Student Body President Pat Pearson’s execu tive branch appointments. Four bills were introduced and re ferred to committees. They were: Data Processing Directorship Bill — defines the responsibilities of the data processing department of Stu dent Government — referred to the Rules and Regulations committee. University Committee Bill — re quests that the student body presi dent ask University officials to sche dule University Committee meetings at least once a semester — referred to the Student Services committee. Academic Visibility Bill — asks that the trash dumpster obstructing the view of the Academic Building be relocated — referred to the Student Services committee. University Drive Parking Bill — recommends that parking on Univer sity Drive by the Academic and Agen cy Building be limited to holders of blue and brown parking permits. by Cyndy Davis and Denise Richter Battalion Staff Eight junior members of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets were dismissed from that organization Wednesday as a result of their participation in a haz ing incident Monday night, a Univer sity official confirmed Wednesday night. Dr. John J. Koldus III, vice presi dent for student services, said eight members of Company F-2 were dis missed from the Corps and have been recommended for further disciplin ary action. Disciplinary hearings with Bill Kib- ler, the University administrative hearing officer, are expected to be scheduled for early next week. Gen. Ormond R. Simpson, assis tant vice president for student ser vices, said the names of the students involved cannot be released because they are protected under the Federal Privacy Act. During the incident, several fresh man members of Company F-2 were struck with ax handles across the but tocks by some of the outfit’s junior members, sources said. As a result, one freshman required medical treatment at the A.P. Beutel Health Center. Sources stressed that not all mem bers of the outfit were involved. Hazing, which is against state law, is defined in the Corps of Cadets hand book as: “Participation in any act or threat, physical or mental, perpe trated for the purpose of submitting a student or any other person to physic al pain or discomfort, indignity or humiliation, or to deprive a cadet of any right, privilege or advantage to which he is entitled at any time or any place.” Corps policy also states: “The pos session of any instrument of hazing is also prohibited. This includes boards, paddles, ax handles, modified ball bats or any other instrument that could be used to strike a person to bring pain or discomfort.” One freshman who was involved in the incident, said: “It wasn’t hazing. It happens in every company — it’s just something that happens in the Corps. “It was wrong to do and we all know that it was wrong. The juniors were involved but it was our choice that it happened.” According to the Corps handbook: “Allowing oneself to be hazed ... could be punishable to the same extent as hazing itself.” But, the freshman who com mented said no action has been taken against him or the other freshmen involved and, “as of now, nothing will,” he said. When asked about the incident, Capt. David L. Herzik, military advis er to Company F-2, said: “Our posi tion at this point is that we don’t care to make a comment. The University disciplinary procedure is being set up. Any comments could influence it (the outcome) one way or the other.” Assistant Commandant Donald J. Johnson said: “There’s too much still to be investigated to release anything yet.” Corps Commandant James R. Woodall is out of town and is not ex pected to review the case until Friday. Charlie Childs, 1982-83 comman ding officer of Company F-2, and Kelly Starr, 1982-83 first sergeant of the outfit, declined comment. But, 1982-83 Corps Commander Mike Holmes said: “It was an unfor tunate incident, but what took place took place, and that’s all I have to say.” Hilton proposal Chances for on-campus hotel slim by Daniel Puckett Battalion Staff The Texas A&M System Board of Regents’ committee studying the proposed on-campus hotel will meet again in June but all indications are that no hotel will be built on campus. “Because of the possibility of get ting 475 first-class hotel rooms here in the near future, the probability is that the committee will rule against the Hilton proposal,” a System source said Wednesday. The 475 rooms will be produced by the expansion of the Ramada Inn and the construction of the Sheraton Inn on East University Drive. The committee studying the prop osed University Hilton heard testi mony Wednesday from a variety of businessmen and politicians. But, little of the testimony favored the controversial hotel. State Sen. Kent Caperton and state Rep. Bill Presnal both spoke to the committee, which is composed of four regents and seven University admi nistrators. All members were present, except for University President Frank E. Vandiver. Caperton said he had serious reser vations about the idea, and said the Legislature certainly would raise questions about its propriety. “They’ll ask, ‘Why would the Uni versity take a prime piece of property and go into the hotel business?”’ he “... the market (for the Hilton) just isn’t there. If (Eric Hilton Jr.) re fuses to put his hotel anywhere else but on campus, what does that tell you? The market just isn’t there”—Joe A. Ferreri, owner of the Ramada Inn. said. “And you’d need to make a very persuasive case that this is a proper business for a state university.” Caperton said he would have trou ble defending the proposal to other legislators, who, he said, already have begun to raise doubts about it. When reminded that the Universi ty already maintains 65 guest rooms in the Memorial Student Center, Caperton said that such a small opera tion is “an entirely different concept” from a full-sized commercial hotel. “It’s a big step from the MSC to a Hilton,” he said. “And if there is a problem (in supply of hotel rooms), we all hope the marketplace will take care of it.” Presnal agreed with Caperton and added that the Legislature had been approached in 1968 to authorize the sale of University land. That proposal led to legislative action. He said an amendment to a bill, enacted by the Legislature in 1969, was meant to prohibit commercial use of the original main campus. That area, which is not yet exactly defined, includes at least the land be tween University Drive on the north, Texas Avenue on the east, Jersey Street on the south and the railroad tracks on the west. The site of the proposed hotel, on the southwest cor ner of Texas Avenue and University Drive, is within the area affected by the law. The law forbids the Board to “sell or otherwise dispose of’ any part of the original main campus. “While you may be able to get (a hotel lease arrangement) through the courts, it was the Legislature’s intent to prohibit that sort of commercial development,” he said. Former state Senator Bill Moore, Caperton’s predecessor, was a mem ber of the Senate when the amend ment was adopted. He agrees with that interpretation of the law, Presnal said. Joe A. Ferreri, owner of the Rama da Inn, which is across University Drive from the proposed Hilton site, also spoke against the hotel. “We oppose anything that might be put on campus that might affect free enterprise,” Ferreri said. He said Bryan/College Station can not support another hotel, especially with the expansion of his own hotel and the construction of a Sheraton Inn and other proposed hotels in the area. Ferreri is building a 17-story addi tion to the Ramada, which will contain 196 guest rooms when complete. He also is modernizing the existing struc ture to bring it up tofirst-class stan- See HOTEL page 9 Student charged with [tapping into computer Texas A&M freshman was ^ted by the University Police Wednesday and charged with tam- Jtg with governmental records, iWiatt, investigator for the Brazos l&ity District Attorney’s office, said jftimes L. Hallers II, 19, a comput- icience major from Houston, was DJillPCksed from the Brazos County Jail Wednesday after posting a $300 cash on the 3rd degree felony ge. fhe arrest came after Texas A&M lials learned Hallers was tamper- fig [with the Texas A&M computer stem, Wiatt said. The officials then contacted the University Police, who notified the district attorney. District Attorney Travis Bryan III issued a search-and-arrest warrant for Hallers, a Walton Hall resident, following an investigation, he said. Wiatt said police officers seized computer data manuals, computer discs and notes as evidence in the case. University Police detective William S. Scott said officials were acting on a tip received from an informant that Hallers was altering grades and gain ing access to the University computer through a personal computer. Hallers will be brought before a magistrate today, Scott said. No charges filed by UT; students face discipline here by Cyndy Davis Battalion Staff Seven Texas A&M students face possible disciplinary action by Uni versity officials as a result of their re ported involvement in an incident at the University of Texas Monday night. UT police reports say the students tried to steal a war memorial marker from Memorial Stadium and dam aged it in the process. Bill Kibler, University administra tive hearings officer, said he is waiting to take action until he receives an assessment of damages and an inci- dent report from UT. He said he ex pects this information today. The extent of disciplinary action taken by the University will be deter mined by how much damage was done, Kibler said. Kibler also said whether the stu dents plan to make restitution will have an effect on action taken by the University. The students, if found guilty, will be treated as if they had vandalized Texas A&M property, he said. UT police saw the students as they fled the stadium at about 3 a.m. Mon- dawrej>ortsj>av^^^^^^^^^^^^^ One student also broke the horns off of a plywood steer erected over a stadium storeroom, reports say. UT athletic department officials declined charges against the students, but referred them to Texas A&M officials. The students reportedly loosened the marker from its place under the scoreboard and rolled it down four stadium steps. A corner of the marker was broken off and two concrete steps were chipped. Names of the students are being withheld by UT and Texas A&M offi cials. inside Classified 8 Local 3 National 10 Opinions 2 Sports 13 State 6 What’s Up 6 forecast Today’s Forecast: Partly cloudy with light winds; high near 80; low in the low 60s. Friday’s forecast calls for a chance of showers or thunderstorms with a high in the low 80s.