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ol 78 No. 27 USPS 045360 20 pages Jeparate views Ley to race, :andidate says I by Brigid Brockman Battalion Staff ob A. Mosbacherjr., a Republican ning against Phil Gramm for the Benate, said here Thursday that plain issues distinguish him from iolher candidates. “i I elieve strongly in reducing the Bid the cost of government and I owant to re-build our national de- K program,” Mosbacher said. Hosbacher formally announced ■ndidacy for the U.S. Senate on it. 14. He is a Houston business- nand a former legislative assistant U.S. Senate Republican Leader I d H. Baker. ter candidates tell you why we o anything but I’m telling you /e can do,” he said, eral resources are diminishing, cher said, and the main prob- Irying to work out government :ms without aggravating the t deficit. im committed to finding crea- ternative ways of addressing ocial and economic problems in mmunity,” he said, sbacher hopes to find creative ns by popularizing the Private Initiative Program. : program is an attempt to get ss, civic groups, religious lead- eighbornood associates and lets to work together to solve com- nity problems. Mosbacher is a leading member of ■dent Reagan’s Task Force on Pri- Ipector Initiatives. ‘I am convinced that problems are re manageable and solutions more •ctive and less expensive at the loc- |M than they are at the national el, Mosbacher said, “especially p a partnership of public and pri- fenterprise is marshalled for the He said that the program in Hous ton is aimed at training and em ploying welfare workers and re vitalizing housing projects and neigh borhoods. One major company in Houston offered to donate equipment and in structors to train individuals to use word processers, he said, if the private sector could find a location to do the training. “There is no government involved in this thing,” he said. “Through this program we are getting people off of welfare.” Mosbacher said he also wants to re build the national defense program. He said citizens should be outraged at how much money government spends on military parts to repair de fense equipment. “We should assess criminal penal ties to the offenders but the problem is they aren’t breaking any laws,” he said. Mosbacher said he knows he will have a difficult time competing with Phil Gramm, but he said once his name becomes well known in this area, he will be well on his way. “I understand the institution and rules better than anyone in this place because I spent six years working with Howard Bakerj” he said. “I’ve also been in the business world and no other candidate has that perspective.” The 32-year-old candidate was voted one of 20 rising stars of Texas in 1982 by Texas Business magazine. He is vice president of Mosbacher Pro duction Co., an oil and gas drilling, exploration and production firm and president of RAM Drilling Co. Mosbacher has traveled extensively throughout the state since he first announced his candidacy, but Thurs day was his first campaign visit to Col lege Station and Bryan. Serving the University community College Station, Texas Friday, October 7, 1983 Almost anything goes! staff photo by Guy Chandler Hood Members of Neeley and Hart halls perform a peculiar relay race which only an Aggie could dream up. The race was held at the Almost Anything Goes contest on the main drill field Thursday afternoon. More than sixty teams from all over campus participated in this fund raiser for the United Way. Student-athlete roles discussed by Christine Mallon Battalion Staff Recruiting policies and exploitation of student-athletes are the biggest problems American universities face in trying to merge athletics with edu cation, the president of Yale Universi ty said here Thursday. A. Bartlett Giamatti, president of Yale and a member of the National Commission on Excellence in Educa tion, told a group of about 50 faculty and students that involvement in athletics is an important part of edu cation at all levels, except college. “Participation in athletics is impor tant for youths because it teaches les sons, encourages comraderie and strengthens human spirit,” Giamatti said. “But at the college level it tends to become over-emphasized.” The main fault in many college athletic programs, he said, is the lengths at which recruiters will go to see that a potential student-athlete signs with that school. “An athlete who has been recruited to a college is set apart from the rest of the student body before he ever walks into the classroom. Studies have shown that students who are given athletic scholarships have many more adjustment problems than others,” he said. Athletes should not be given priv- leges other students don’t have, he said. Another major problem with col lege-level athletics, he said, occurs when students are commercially ex ploited for the sake of the institution. “The won-loss rec ord of the foot ball team does not make or break a university’s academic reputation,” Giamatti said. “If such were the case The University of Chicago would be considered worthless while The Uni versity of Nebraska would be named the finest institution of higher learning.” Financial aid, through scholar ships, should not be given on any basis besides that of financial need, Giamatti said. Giamatti’s lecture Thursday con cluded a three-day series of public policy addresses he presented here as part of the annual Miller Lecture Series. [uilding named locker by Ray Walker Battalion Reporter n’t be surprised when you see s on the Academic and Agency gilding reading John R. Blocker Gding. A dedication ceremony will be held lurday to rename the building in nor of John R. Blocker. Blocker, Class of‘45, served on the exas A&M Board of Regents for six . He was vice chairman when his expired in January of this year. lane Stephenson, director of pub- information, said Blocker has re ived Texas A&M’s highest award tareer achievement—the Disting- shed Alumnus Award. Blocker has donated more than $ 1 lillion to establish two chairs in the pUege of Business Administration, tephenson said. ||chair is money donated to a uni- lity to aid a college in program irovement. e also has endowed two scholar- the President’s Scholarship the Twelfth Man Scholarship, tephenson said. Blocker also don- nd flag poles at the south end of le Field in dedication of his brother o was killed in World War II, henson said. an of the College of Business inistration Dr. William Mobley he is delighted to be one of the ants of the John R. Blocker B, ‘"S' “He is a fine friend of this U niversi- and this college,” Mobley said. The ceremony will be held at 10:30 Saturday in Room 165 of the :ker Building, he said. Mary Helen Bowers, director of ication information services and of Saturday’s festivities, said Dr. ur G. Hansen, Texas A&M Sys- ®i chancellor, and Joe Reynolds, tetnber of the Board of Regents, will leak on behalf of Blocker and the diversity at the ceremony. Jerry Fabin and Marianne pminguez then will present Blocker •th a water color painting of the wlding on behalf of the Business dministration Student Council, owers said. H.R. “Bum” Bright, chairman of fe Board of Regents, will present the |iilding to the University, she said, Kl President Frank E. Vandiver will teept the presentation. •taff photo by Guy Chandler Hood Ranger from the sky Like spiders coming down a web, the Rudder’s Rangers descend more than 50 feet down a rappeling tower at the Firemen’s Training School Thursday. The Rangers received instructions, then applied what they learned. The drill was overseen by Ranger Cmdr. Larry McVay and members of the U.S. Army. Tellers arrive, not working Texas A&M should have opera tional automatic tellers within three weeks, University Controller Robert Smith says. “The machines are here,” Smith said. “After they’re installed and tested, I believe we’ll have a grand opening within three weeks.” The machines will be located underneath the stairwell between the Memorial Student Center and Rud der Tower. Construction began on the two MPACT and two Pulse machines this summer to avoid the traffic going through the MSC. However, a late shipment of wire cages caused a delay in construction of three weeks. The cages will sepa rate the two types of machines for security purposes. The tellers were proposed in efforts to reduce the long check cashing lines in Rudder Tower, the MSC and the Coke Building, Smith said. Much of the traffic should be re duced in the Coke Building, Smith said, but the biggest change will be seen in Rudder Tower. It’s possible that the check cashing center in Rudder Tower could be closed with the addition of the tellers, he said. “That’s the first place we expect re lief will show up,” Smith said. The tellers are sponsored by sever al local banks. RepublicBank A&M, First Bank & Trust of Bryan and College Station Bank will handle the MPACT machines. Ags to play Coogs in Kyle Saturday All hope is not yet lost for the Texas Aggie football team, but pre season expectations of a winning sea son are fading fast. And when Texas A&M hosts the University of Houston Saturday at 2 p.m. in Kyle Field, the Aggies hope to get back on the winning track. On the other hand, Houston will also be look ing for a win after two consecutive losses. Houston owns a 2-3 record for the year and Texas A&M stands at 1-3. The largest Kyle Field crowd of the year so far is expected when the Cougars come to town although no exact estimate has been released. The last time Houston was in town, in 1981, the Aggies defeated the Cougars 7-6 in front of more than 63,000 fans. No national nor regional television is expected, but the game will be tele vised to subscribers of Home Sports Entertainment in Houston and Dallas on a delayed basis. The Southwest Conference Football Radio Network will also broadcast the Aggie-Cougar game. After not seeing action last week while the varsity team traveled to Lub bock to play Texas Tech, the Twelfth Man Kickoff Team will once again take to the field Saturday. The team has proved to be a valuable asset for the Aggies giving up only an average of 9.2 yards per return. inside Around town 9 Classified 10 Local 3 National 8 Opinions 2 Sports 11 State 5 What’s up 4 forecast Partly cloudy and warm — highs in upper 80s. 20 percent chance of rain.