Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1983)
local Battalion/Page 3 February 22, 1983 :,:ar i. !| ie fro®| eath of Malcolm X nanswered, activist says vairaiL that r,| b y Leslie Barr ft- Battalion Reporter Jl i-Americans need to tll '.y sock closer look at their p •hon wilfrKnt for unanswered Wg enoiiibps involving the assassina- take a overn- ques- M) viet I’ll maiw 5 Stanley HI gelove'’-a | nianemM“The unusual circumst- [‘ips betuftMces surrounding the death lalcolm X, for example, fact that it took the ambu- fe over two hours to get alrolm to a hospital just J)ss the street from the tel where he was assassin- i vearsoljitl, should be explained to 1 forthfrouBpublic,” Wilkins said. ■le said the facts about the insurmoij iipolm ^ an< f Kennedy ous arras iij compron •rious i Amenoitl lin; the nif.i ni m mM)nvenience assassinations, not to mention Watergate issues, have never been fully presented to the public — and they have a right to know. Before his lecture, Wilkins presented an 18-minute film entitled “A Tribute To Mal colm X,” which outlined Mal colm’s life. Following the Film, Wilkins highlighted Malcolm’s life from when he was six years old — when his father was lyn ched — until he was killed at the Americana Hotel in New York. Wilkins said that follow ing the death of his father, Malcolm was in and out of fos ter homes and finally was raised by his half-sister. After Malcolm X served a prison sentence in 1946, he became a minister and ulti mately became a spokesman for Mohammed, founder of the religion Islam. Wilkins also said that Malcolm X started the first U.S. Islamic newspaper, Mohammed Speaks. “Malcolm helped to create a very assertive climate for black people in the United States, and was a major factor in the birth of the black move ment during the 1960s.” Wil kins said. Wilkins, African American Education Commission, is lec turing on black history every Monday in February, and is sponsored by the Texas A&M Black Awareness Committee. Security cuts news delivery by Joel Guzman Battalion Reporter While the new modular dor mitory security systems may be helping to keep out intruders, the systems also are keeping out something less threatening — newspapers. Since the installation of the new security system two weeks ago, modular residents have had to either pick up papers outside their dormitories or wait for de livery after the dorms open at 8 a.m. One problem with that proce dure is that newpapers left un attended in front of the dorms in the mornings can be picked up by people who have not paid for the subscription. Also, most newspaper distributors prom ised early morning, front-door delivery as part of their service. Ron E. Sasse, associate dire ctor of student affairs, said resi dents of the dorm are the only people who should have a key to the security lock. If a separate key was available for newspaper delivery persons, it would be dis criminatory to keep another concession — like pizza delivery — from haying equal access to the dorms, he said. Efforts by local distributors to change the policy to allow con tinued early delivery have not been successful. Julian McMurrey, distributor of the Houston Chronicle in the area, has suggested that a key be kept at the University Police sta tion to be used on a check-out and return basis by the carrier. The lock system affects almost half of his on-campus subscri bers. Tom Russell, Bryan-College Station Eagle district circulation manager, is in a similar situa tion. His service can’t fulfill the early delivery promise and the security system involves half of his on-campus subscribers. His company has suggested drop boxes in neutral areas to prevent passers-by from picking up pap ers from the stack. Margaret Coughran, head re sident of Neeley Hall, said the girls would still prefer to get door service even if the papers are delivered late. Susan Vaughn, head resident of Clements Hall said, “It was a hassle at first but I think the newspapers can work around our new system.” store conflict CSISD looks at rezoning by Maureen Carmody j Battalion Staff The College Station Indepen- nt School District Board of litcation Monday agreed to bruit a request that College ation City Council take in count the proximity of A&M msolidated High School when takes action on the rezoning of prty adjacent to the school. Ivilliam D. Fitch, both a ember of the board and the developer of the land in ques tion, suggested he be allowed to put a convenience center across the highway from the school. He also suggested that this space be rezoned to allow the sale of gaso line in this area. The board deliberated over two hours on the conflict. Sever al citizens spoke out against the proposal saying a convenience center placed that close to the school would increase student tardiness because there would be a possiblity that video games would be placed in the center. There were also concerns voiced that the center would attract the students to cross the highway, thereby increasing traffic safety risks. Several board members said the matter belonged to City Council and should be resolved there. But there was an agree ment to request to the Council ilTraclitions week gets upport from dorms that it immediately take into consideration installation of traffic lights and other pedes trian and cyclist traffic safety de vices. In other business, the board approved a proposal to ask for necessary funds to receive the “Here’s Looking at You” curri culum, an educational program put out by the Texas Commis sion on Alcoholism which in cludes increased counseling, screening by school nurses, and contraband detection dogs. The board approved the Joint School Board/City Council Elec tion to be held April 2. Teel the luxury . . . Warm water running through your hair. Cleansing. Massaging. Gentle suds rinsed out, leaving a soft, sweet scent. Now, the cut. Crisp. Precise. Fresh. Perfect. Feel the luxury at. . . 707 Texas Avenue 696-6933 Culpepper Plaza 693-0607 by Melissa Adair Battalion Staff Texas A&M students have a ty to continue the traditions that future students will see Importance of them, said ad yell leader Tom Joseph at a ditions awareness program )nday night. The program, sponsored by e Residence Hall Association, Iked off traditions week which "Sited Monday and will con- nuethrough next Friday. Buck * ^ 'eirus, retired executive dire- I (I ll or tbe former students’ - I WI I rotiation, and Joseph spoke lithe importance of maintain- Rthe traditions at Texas lc place.l «M. Dr the pet' Ffhis year I’ve seen more in- id” to “no - m traditions than I have in mimitteeliif n S time -” J ose P h said - mics ... like ethics, morality and building character.” Weirus said that even after graduating from Texas A&M, traditions have a lasting and positive effect on the students who make the most of them. Gene Hawkins, chairman for traditions week, said tradition was chosen as the emphasis for the RHA awareness program because students need to learn more about the various tradi tions here. The program is a contest be tween the residence halls to see which can best promote tradi tions, Hawkins said. The win ning men’s hall and women’s hall will will get a free mixer. Although the dormitories will be doing most of the programs for traditions week, RHA has declared Wednesday as “Ma roon Day”, Hawkins said. ise of artapF Weirus, Class of ’42, said, “I |nk traditions can make you a isemenl iii | ter p erson an( j we mus t re- f way, 11 ember that education is not -'em could ist academics. •esonallW'More and more, people are ■Inning to realize the import- Paul Loi •ke of things other than acade- DtifoSI o tiie Feb j nt abol in finer c'I ion nil f,f jled group 1 ! jiurt teen? that abu" 1 ! lie sexual'! it control® icvetly” a' 1 ** nityoftln' ved in sertl manually dj FREE U CLASS REGISTRATION FEBRUARY 23 — RM. 224 MSC FEBRUARY 24 — RM. 140A MSC 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Classes include: • Dance Exercise Classes • Basic Mechanics • Jitterbug • Country & Western Dance Language Classes Musical Instruments Juggling Bartending and more For more information call 845-1515. DannellU; Collet MSC FREE UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE Yamaha. For the music in you, Getting away from it all means leaving your cares behind. And being with someone you care about, sharing the mood and the music together. For times like these, nothing less than a Yamaha Concert System will do. REG. *1499° The Yamaha Concert System 30 comes complete with a power ful 30-watt-per-channel* receiver, cassette deck, fully automatic direct drive turntable, and efficient 3-way loudspeakers housed in a genuine oiled walnut veneer and smoked glass cabinet. Everything you need for convenient, high- performance music listening. (GE-5 Equalizer/Spatial Expander shown in illustration is optional.) *30 watts RMS per channel, both channels driven into 8 ohms from 20 to 20,000 Hz at no more than 0.02% Tbtal Harmonic Distortion. NOW ONLY $ 999 00 \ 0% OFF ALL YAMAHA RECEIVERS AUDIO FREE LAYAWAY 696-5719 707 TEXAS INSTALLATIONS AVAILABLE