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September 20, 1982
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The practice adage must be true in the case of
the Aggie Band. Their precision marching
and booming sound that gives goosebumps
to new and old Ags alike comes from hours
Practice makes perfect
of practice on the Aggie Band’s drill field
next to Underwood Hall. The Band practices
daily — and even draws a big crowd then.
Although football is the main attraction at
staff photo by Octavio Garcia
Kyle Field, halftime is a close second as
the Band continues to improve on a great
thing.
by Jaime Bramer
Battalion Reporter
The Student YMCA will be
encouraging students and facul
ty to participate in the Brazos
County United Way fund
raising campaign held Sept. 27
through Nov. 5.
Dr. J. Malon Southerland,
United Way campaign leader at
Texas A&M, said the fund
raising goals this year are $3,500
for the students and $70,000 for
the overall campus. The total
goal for the county this year is
$325,000.
Southerland said he believes
the University should be able to
raise up to $100,000.
“I think it is important for
people to participate in the Un
ited Way because of the number
of agencies it assists,” he said.
In a comparison of donations
from T exas universities, Texas
A&M ranks second to last in per
capita contributions. With 7,966
Texas A&M employees, the
University collects $6.97 per
capita.
The University of Texas
ranks lower than Texas A&M
with donations of $6.85 per
capita. However, other schools
of roughly comparable size have
a much higher contribution
level. Per capita contributions
are $10.37 at the University of
Houston and $19.08 at Texas
Tech University.
The United Way serves a total
of 17 agencies in Brazos County.
Organizations that are helped
through the United Way prog
ram include: the Girl Scouts, the
Boy Scouts, the Brazos County
Chapter of the American Red
Cross, Brazos County Senior
Citizens, and the Salvation
Army.
Donators can restrict their
contributions to a specific prog
ram if they wish, Southerland
said.
White will speak
^■Tuesday in theater
Democratic gubernatorial
andidate Mark White will speak
t 3:30 Tuesday afternoon in
Udder Theater.
The speech is being spon-
ored by the MSC Political
r orum and admission is free.
White was elected attorney
eneral of Texas in 1979. Prior
o that, he was an attorney in
)rivate practice; served as an
ssistant attorney general in the
Insurance, Banking and Secur
ities Division of the attorney
general’s office for three years;
and served five years as secret
ary of state of Texas.
White, a native Texan, has a
bachelor’s degree in business
administration from Baylor
University and a law degree
from Baylor Law School. He is
married and has three children.
ean wants ruling
n ‘right to run’
United Press International
AUSTIN — Secretary of State
)avid Dean has accused Attor-
tey General Mark White of not
ssuing an opinion on the “res-
gn to run” section of the Texas
Jonstituion for political reason.
“Hundreds of thousands” of
letters will be disenfranchised
unless White clears up legal
questions over the issue, Dean
said Friday.
Earlier this year the U.S. Sup
reme Court upheld the constitu
tional provision that states local
officeholders automatically give
up one elected post to seek
another.
Dean said he cannot give
notification to local party offi
cials of vacancies that have
occurred in their counties under
the “resign to run” ruling unless
he receives a formal advisory
opionion from White’s office
that the high court’s ruling was
retroactive.
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He said about 65 offices will
be affected and challenged
White to exert “legal leadership”
rather than ignore the issue.
“I suppose he’s made some
sort of political decision that if
he rules on it, it might adversely
affect his campaign,” he said.
“This is not a political issue.”
Dean said without official
word from White, the offices
will have to be filled by appoint
ment instead of election. Dean
said local parties are facing a
Sept. 24 deadline in substituting
names on the official ballots.
A spokesman for White’s
office said he does not have a
current request for an opinion
from Dean. And Mary Hardesty
said White believes he cannot
issue advisory opinions on mat
ters still before the courts.
Hardesty said the “resign to
run” issue still is pending before
a judge in Harris County.
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