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The Big Event sweeps through local area See photos, page 7 The Battalion Serving the University community I. 76 No. 101 USPS 045360 16 Pages College Station, Texas Monday, February 21, 1983 Mondale joins ’84 hopefuls United Press International ST.PAUL, Minn.— Former Vice President Walter Mondale enters the Democratic presidential sweepstakes today, beginning an 18-month battle to keep his front-runner status in a race where anything can happen. The minister’s son from southern Minnesota, who has spent 30 years in public life, was scheduled to formally announce his candidacy for president in the state capitol in St. Paul. Mondale, the best-known, best- organized and best-Financed Demo cratic contender, said he is not con cerned about staying ahead. “If I can’t stand the heat of being the leading candidate for president, I can’t stand the heat of being presi dent,” Mondale said in an interview with the St. Paul Pioneer Press. “I am really starved for the oppor tunity to speak out and be heard on the issues that face this country,” he said. Mondale planned to begin his cam paign with a 20-minute speech, then fly to the Iron Range in northern Minnesota to attack the Reagan eco nomic program in an area of the country where unemployment is among the highest. The rest of his opening schedule is one that other Democratic conten ders will repeat many times in coming months: Iowa, where the First pre cinct caucuses are held next Feb ruary; New Hampshire, site of the First primary next March; and finally to Washington for a campaign rally. Financial aid A&M plans no cuts nvestigation follows lan march in Austin by Kim Schmidt Battalion Staff At a time when the economy is in recession and federal budget cuts are imminent, the financial aid programs here remain stable, a University ofFi- cial says. A1 Bormann Jr., assistant director of the OfFice of Student Financial Aid, said financial aid programs have not been cut this academic year and he expects they will not be cut for the next academic year. In fact, student financial aid admi nistrator Ann Vivero said one part of the aid program will include more students next year. The Pell grant program, formerly called the Basic Educational Oppor tunity Grant program, will be open to about 400 students who were ineligi ble to receive aid this ybar, Vivero said. Before 1981-82, the 400 students were eligible to receive Pell grant money along with Social Security and Veterans Administration benefits. In 1981, requirements were changed so that anyone receiving more than $500 in other aid was ineligible to receive Pell grant funds for the following year, Vivero said. Since the average Pell grant given is approximately $770, students were unable to receive close to $306,800 in aid in 1982-83, Vivero said. The requirements, however, have been revised again and those 400 stu dents now will be eligible for Financial aid for the 1983-84 academic year, she said. Bormann said the stability of Financial assistance at Texas A&M can be attributed to several factors. One reason for aid stability is that Texas A&M has a good balance of the various programs available, he said. “We have a healthy mix between the three (institutional, federal and state programs) so that federal prog rams are not heavier in weight when compared to the others,” Bormann said. This means that if federal cuts take place, Texas A&M will not suffer to any great extent, he said. see student aid, page 6 Aid programs offered United Press International AUSTIN — Reports that a Hispa- ■man was beaten by police while fing handcuffed on the ground dur- ig a melee that followed a Ku Klux pan demonstration at the Capitol [ill be investigated by the city police felartment. ■Mayor Carole McClellan, who nnounced the investigation Sunday, aid she would not prejudge any ac- ions police took. ■McClellan said she had studied apes of the incident made by Hous- on television station KPRC. ■‘Anytime you see a film clip like his it concerns you,” she said. “We Bt to get the full picture. We want Pmow what preceded it and what f ent on around that.” ■About 400 city, county and state pee ofFicers were confronted by a chanting, rock-throwing crowd of ab out 2,000 people, many of them stu dents at the University of Texas, who surrounded the 70 Klansmen during their 10-block march Saturday from a city park to the Capitol and back. During the melee, law officers and Klansmen were pelted with a barrage of bricks, rocks, bottles and sticks. Television tapes showed Paul Her nandez, 36, of Austin being repeated ly struck with billyclubs by officers as he lay handcuffed on the ground. Hernandez was treated for cuts and bruises. Another 10 people — including four police officers, five other anti-Klan protesters and one re porter — suffered minor injuries in the scuffle, in which 13 people were arrested. Police Chief Frank Dyson declined to comment on the incident and Her nandez was not available for com ment Sunday, but Abela Mancias, 29, said she saw a policeman striking Her nandez in the stomach with a bil- lyclub. / She said that when she tried to help Hernandez, she was struck on the head. Mancias said she observed Her nandez lying on the ground handcuf fed and being beaten by several officers. Police said earlier Hernandez re fused to move back when told to do so and assaulted an officer. He was arrested on charges of simple assault against a police officer and failure to obey a lawful order. Asked what the march accom plished, Charles Lee of Houston, a Klan grand dragon, said, “It showed the decent people of Austin the kind of filth that is on the streets here.” Begin secures Sharon’s appointment to key posts i j United Press International ■FT AVIV, Israel — Former De- Be Minister Ariel Sharon regained °jtie of his old power by his reap- •(gntment to two key Cabinet com- n Bees, drawing charges the govern- jint flouted recommendations of ■Beirut massacre inquiry. ^BThe opposition Labor Party Sun- Bv called the Cabinet’s move “a Hoikery of democracy.” ■’rime Minister Menachem Begin ^as the primary force behind Shar i's reappointment to the five-man Bering committee that sets Israeli Btions in the U.S.-sponsored troop yithdrawal talks with Lebanon, Israel fad so said. i|At its weekly meeting, the Cabinet (Iso voted to reinstate Sharon on the Ipsterial defense committee, which ‘idudes 15 of the government’s 19 '•'inistefs. “I think Mr. Begin thought it’s enough that he left the defense minis try and he shouldn’t be fired from these committees,” a senior official said. Commerce Minister Gideon Patt defended the decision, saying it is “in conceivable that a man like ‘Arik’ Sharon should be removed from the system that formulates the defense strategy of the state of Israel.” Yossi Sarid, a Labor Party parlia ment member, charged the reap pointments were “a slap in the face for the Kahan commission,” which said last week that Sharon bore “per sonal responsibility” for the massacre. A Labor Party statement said Shar on’s reappointment was “a continua tion of the government’s tendency to flout” the panel’s recommendations. The Peace Now group said the Cabinet had “shown contempt” for the inquiry. The commission, which investi gated the Sept. 16-18 massacre by Lebanese Christians, found Sharon should have foreseen the danger of sending Christians into Beirut Palesti nian refugee camps and suggested he resign or be dismissed. The Cabinet approved the commit tee’s report and said that it had fulfil led its recommendations by removing Sharon from his defense duties but allowing him to remain a minister without portfolio. Although only one minister cast a negative vote. Cabinet Secretary Dan Meridor conceded five others absented themselves. News reports said the absent ministers chose to stay away rather than defy Begin. by Kim Schmidt Battalion Staff If you missed out on financial aid as an incoming freshman, you still may be able to receive money from a wide variety of assistance programs at Texas A&M. Loan, scholarship, job and grant programs are available for under classmen who need Financial assist ance. The University offers two types of loan programs — short-term and long-term — to students interested in borrowing money. The short-term program allows students to borrow up to $600 for school-related ex penses. The loan must be repaid with in six months at a 10 percent interest rate. Also under this program, students may receive a 30-day, $30 loan for a 25 cent service charge. The small loans may be used for purposes other than those directly related to educa tional needs. Harvard to speak from staff and wire reports Dr. Sheldon Glashow, Nobel Prize winning physicist, will discuss a new technique to pinpoint reserves of oil, natural gas and valuable metals dur ing a lecture here Tuesday. Glashow, a physics professor from Harvard and co-winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics, will discuss the project at 2 p.m. in Rudder Theater. Texas A&M officials have contacted Glashow about joining the physics fa culty here. The project would use near massless subatomic particles called neutrinos to X-ray large sections of the Earth, Glashow says. The neutri nos would be able to pass through the entire mass of the planet, he says. Dr. Peter M. McIntyre, an associate Long-term loans, including the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan and the Hinson-Hazelwood state textbook loans, also are available. Up to $2,500 can be borrowed under these prog rams. Scholarship money also is available from the University. Each year, upperclassmen are eli gible for a scholarship through the Spring Awards program. This scho larship is based on financial need and a student’s academic record at the University. Applications are available in the student financial aid office and must be submitted by March 1. Financial need is determined by the College Scholarship Service after it reviews an applicant’s Financial Aid Form. FAF forms relate a family’s in come and financial status to their abil ity to pay for a college education. FAFs must be filed no later than April 15 to receive money for the fall semester. Scholarships also are available professor in the physics department here, says the department is prepar ing a proposal for a particle physics laboratory in Texas. He says the lab would contain a particle accelerator that could be a source of the neutrinos that Dr. Glashow will speak about. A hitch in the neutrino technique, however, is equipment. Glashow says the process would require a particle accelerator more powerful than any thing that exists. Neutrinos, first detected in 1965, occur when a neutron — one of the three major particles that comprise an atom — decays into a negatively charged electron and positively charged proton. During the decay, a certain amount of energy escapes and is attributed by scientists to neutrinos. physicist at A&M through individual departments. Stu dents should consult department heads about various departmental scholarships for which they may be eligible. Another way to receive extra money for school is to participate in one of the job programs offered by the University. Students may take part in co-op programs in which work and school are alternated on a semester basis or they may choose to work and go to school simultaneously. If they choose the latter, students may consult the Financial aid office for job sugges tions. Job openings are posted at the office daily for both on- and off- campus positions. Grants also are available to ease the Financial burden of earning a college education. Pell grants, which average $770 a year, are available for 1982-83. The deadline for grant application for this school year is March 15 if a student has submitted a FAF. inside Around Town . . 4 Classified . . 6 Local . . 3 National . 1 1 Opinions . . . . . 2 Police Beat ■ • . . 4 Sports . 13 State . . 8 What’s up . 10 forecast Cloudy to partly cloudy skies today with a high of 61 and a 20 percent chance of showers. Winds from the north at 10 to 15 mph. Partly clear for tonight with a low near 41 and a slight chance of rain. Clear to part- ly cloudy skies for Tuesday with the high near 65. I