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Page 4/The Battalion/Wednesday, May 4,1983 Assistant dean thinks P.E. shouldn’t affect student GPR by Karen Schrimsher Battalion Staff Texas A&M’s grading system for required physical education courses should be changed from the grade-point system to a cre dit system that would not affect a student’s grade-point ratio, says an assistant dean of the College of Business Administration. If Dr. Samuel M. Gillespie’s recommendation is approved, students would receive a grade of satisfactory or unsatisfactory — represented by an “S” or a “U” on a grade report — for a required P.E. course. This credit would not be computed in the student’s GPR. “My observation is that P.E. is not an academic course and that a person who does poorly should not be penalized acade mically,” he says. Gillespie says that by the same token, a student should not be allowed to use his physical pro wess to raise his GPR. However, undergraduates are allowed to take up to four course hours of required P.E. on a S/U basis. “I know of very few students who do that,” he says. Gillespie distributed a copy of his recommendation among associate deans and found that many faculty members support the idea. He says he has the sup port of the executive committee and faculty of the College of Business Administration. NEED CASH? We offer premium dollars on used Books... Many students take P.E. courses to fill required free elec tives, and some take extra P.E. courses that are not included in their degree requirements, Gil lespie says. Many students do this in order to improve their GPR, and, in some cases, to save them selves from scholastic probation, he says. “We have too many students who use P.E. as an avenue to raise their GPRs,” Gillespie says. “Were it not for P.E., a marginal student might be in greater academic jeopardy. “It’s a common strategy. I don’t blame the student. If you are a marginal student, why not take a P.E. course? Taking P.E. courses over and above the de gree requirement will still show up on the GPR.” Gillespie says if P.E. grades must be applicable to the GPR, the classes should have the same grade distribution as that of other University courses. “Well over 95 percent of all students who take P.E. courses here make As and Bs,” he says. Gillespie says he is not against P.E. courses. “I have no quarrel ... health and academics go hand in hand,” he says. “If students want to take extra P.E. courses (on an S/U basis) it would not make an impact on the GPR, and it could still be taken as a free elective.” Gillespie’s plan is not only for the College of Business Admi nistration, but for all the colleges in the University. “We could change the system just for this college, but that would be cumbersome,” he says. The Academic Operations Committee is scheduled to dis cuss the recommendation today. If approved, the recommenda tion will be submitted to the Academic Programs Committee and the Academic Council. If all the committees approve the recommendation by Sept. 1, Gillespie says, the change will be printed in the 1984-85 Texas A&M catalog. tloupotst! Check on our Trade Policy !4ciiTO :Ta— I and Save 20% More. FREE Parking Behind the Store League suggests fuel tax rise to fix roads United Press International AUSTIN — The Texas Muni cipal League supports doubling the state motor fuel tax and in creasing vehicle registration fees in order to generate money for repairs to roads and bridges. Under the league proposal, the fuel tax would be doubled to 10 cents per gallon and the re gistration fee would rise $25 per vehicle. Corpus Christi Mayor Luther Jones, president of TML, said Monday the increases would cost the average motorist about $6.50 per month. “That is cheaper than the re pairs you need after driving on some of these streets,” said Jones, who labeled increased transportation as the league’s “highest priority” this session. He said the increases would fund two companion proposals now pending in the House and Senate to provide $600 million yearly for state highway use and $100 million per year to cities for repair of municipal streets. “Hundreds of municipal bridges and thousands of miles of city streets need to be fixed right now, today,” Jones said. Jones said a survey by the league, which represents 850 Texas towns and cities, showed 12,000 miles of municipal streets in Texas currently in need of major repair. - WE KNOW YOU ARE FEELING THE PINCH THESE DAYS, BUT TAKE A BREAK AND WORSHIP WITH US THIS WEEK. University Lutheran Chapel 3i5 N. 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He is responii the company’s energy and minerals exploration open He joined Tenneco as a petroleum engineer afte:l duating from Texas A&M, and became presidentoflcf co Oil Exploration and Production in 1978. Hewascla vice president of the parent company, Tenneco Inc.iill Foster also is a member of the Board of DireoJ Interfirst Bank of Houston, vice president of TheDotl Petroleum Council, and a member of the Societyo(| roleum Engineers. If you have an announcement or item to submit fakt se( j column, come by The Battalion office in 216 ReedVm lse ^ nald or contact Cheryl Burke at 845-2611. nit ee wc Police beat The following incidents were reported to the University Police Department on May 2. THEFT: •Two side-view mirrors from a white 1982 Datsun pick-up parked outside Lounge D. •$ 180 in cash from a locker in the women’s locker room at Sbi- sa Dining Hall. •Bronze bust of Dr l McDonald valued at I from the fifth floor i Academic and AgencyB INDECENT EXP' lounge of the Sterling Library. .oinmitti lisccl of Iftllp ills • pit cei gm c 7, United Press International HOUSTON — A spurned suitor shot and killed his teenage girlfriend and wounded a man who tried to help her, then turned the pistol on himself, police said. Police said Edson R. Dias- filho, 26, went to the fashionable southeast Houston townhouse where Fernanda Cruz, 16, lived with her family about 10 a.m. Monday and shot the girl twice in the head as her mother and two sisters watched. He also shot Sergio Alvarez Martinez, 24, the boyfriend of one of Miss Cruz’ sisters, three times in the abdomen after the man tried to stop him from en tering the house. Martinez was in good condition Tuesday at Rosewood Hospital. After the shootings, police said the suspect went upstairs and locked himselfinak where police found himl a self-inflicted gunshotl to the head. Mrs. Cruz and her dal ran from the house anl for help. They were notil Miss Cruz, the daui Brazilian oil executiveFtf Cruz, died at the scenej rites said. Detective W.T. Dul Diasfilho apparently wij because Miss Cruz I broken off their relat| He said the susp threatened Sunday tot girl. Police tried for severtl to contact Diasfilho al| locked himself in ther cause of the man’s glish, they used a Pol translator to help attempt at negotiations I Texas city wants nuclear dump sitj United Press International ANDREWS — The residents of this Texas Panhandle town say the U.S. Department of Energy should call off its search for a site for a nuclear waste dump. Andrews is volunteering. “I wouldn’t have any problem with it (the waste dump),” said Gene Cummins of the Andrews Chamber of Commerce, who was particularly interested in the “hundreds of jobs” which the in stallation would create. Three years ago the city tried, without success, to convince the DOE to build the nation’s first high-level radioactive waste re pository in the salt domes be neath Andrews County. James Roberts, editor of the Andrews County News, wrote a column in April asking county officials to again lobby the DOE. “I wish they would consider it,” he said. “But no one is pushing it.” The DOE has announj five sites are in the riitf] the final decision, exp4 1987, including twosittl are located just nof Andrews County. TM Swisher and Deaf Smitfl ties. The other sites un«| sideration are in UtaMl pi and Louisiana. The dump — expect^ about 2,000 acres—" 11 ] ceive an estimated 1.5 ] pounds of radioactivt| annually. The two Texas sites I consideration have ontj back, their location o'l Ogallala Aquifer, theei< underground river drinking water and irrij? Panhandle farms. Robel the aquifer does not ruij parts of Andrews Counf Now you know United Press International LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The new Mrs. America is a shy, 31- year-old aerobics instructor from Waverly, Tenn. Mrs. Tennessee, Susan Goodman, was crowned Friday at the seventh annual Mrs. America Pageant by last year’s winner, Rhonda McGeeney of Texas. Linda Fleishman, 26, Hon olulu, Hawaii, was first runner- up, Donna Philips, 32, ews, N.C., was judged runner-up. “My feet hurt,” the li America told pageant ers as she walked off-staf winning her title. “I’m ly thrilled.” The former French glish teacher won a nt $2,500 cash, a new kit mink coat and a year-lot dule of appearances.