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Legislator suspects
KKK in teen’s death
Warped
by Scott M
United Press International
AUSTIN — A state legislator
Tuesday claimed the Ku Klux
Klan may have lynched a black
teenager in rural Fort Bend
County, but a sheriff says the
death was accidental and ac
cused the politician of trying to
drum up publicity for his re-
election campaign.
Rep. Ron Wilson, D-Hous-
ton, said authorities were treat
ing the April 9 hanging death
of Gregory Shavers with “be
nign neglect.” He called for in
vestigations by the Department
of Public Safety, the Texas at
torney general’s office and the
U.S. Justice Department.
Wilson said the Ku Klux Klan
had been active in Fort Bend
County, southwest of Hous
ton.He said he suspected KKK
involvement in Shavers’ death
because, “you’ve got a hanging,
a black male, a white female, a
rural county.
“The black community down
there is upset as heck. They
think that it was the Klan.
“I don’t know that Gregory
did not hang himself, but it ap
pears to me that circumstances
surrounding his death are ex
tremely unusual and they at
least merit a full investigation.”
Wilson faces three opponents
in Saturday’s Democratic pri
mary.
Shavers, 18, was found by his
17-year-old white girlfriend
hanging from a rope in his
grandmother’s barn. Wilson
said the girl had been under
pressure from her parents to
break off the relationship.
Although an autopsy report
is pending, Fort Bend County
Sheriff Ervin Hurta said his of
fice had deemed the death an
accident.
“He either put the rope
around his neck to play or im
press the girl. We don’t feel that
he did it intentionally,” Hurta
said Tuesday.
“He (Wilson) is trying to get a
little publicity right before his
election,” the sheriff alleged.
“It’s too close to the election and
it’s something they’re just pull
ing out of the air.”
Hurta said he was suspicious
because the rope found around
Shavers’ neck seemed too long
to have enabled the teenager to
hang himself.
“Gregory was 5-11 (5 feet, 11
inches tall) and apparently if
you stood him up next to the
rope, the rope would hit him
about the middle of the stom
ach,” Wilson said.
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By SCOTT LONG
Staff Writer
In past years Texas A&M has
not had a general professional
organization to serve the needs
of the College of Business. In
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Kappa Psi, a coed professional
business fraternity, was orga
nized by 60 members to meet
the needs of those business and
economics majors whose area of
study is not directly related to
an existing service organization
or society.
The objective of the Univer
sity-approved professional fra
ternity is to unite business and
economics majors under one
umbrella-type organization
which allows for learning, prac
tical experience, and student
unity.
Chapter President Brad Phil
lips, a junior finance major, said
Texas A&M has never had an
organization of this nature.
“They had organizations for
accounting and marketing ma
jors, but not one for business,”
he said. “This organization pro
vides a mini-environment of
business and allows members to
develop business skills by speak
ing to large groups and dealing
with business-like situations.”
Spring activities included a
field trip to Houston and
workshops dealing with job in
terviews and resumes. The fra
ternity has heard many speak
ers including Rusty Rush of R.
Rush Men’s Wear and Dave
Whealer of Deloitte, Haskins,
and Sell.
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Some benefits of the frater
nity include the informal asso
ciation between students and
faculty. Because each chapter
has faculty members and a fac
ulty adviser, an opportunity is
provided for gatherings during
which faculty and students may
discuss subjects of mutual inter
est on an informal and friendly
basis.
Benefits of a more materialis
tic value come through the Stu
dent Loan Fund, which offers
Financial assistance to students
and faculty members who are
studying for graduate degrees.
In addition, the Texas A&M
chapter offers a $1,000 schol
arship to a student in the Busi
ness Gollege who has main
tained the highest grade point
ration for two consecutive
years, regardless v. » an 1S a
membership. K knowi
Chapter Vice PresideiijL,, slope
Brown, a junior manaa^ tortoise
major, says the club,® ated th
meets every Monday J, as been gu
does more than stressttie|f scru b s .
opment of business skills Tpreservai
“We stress a unity aiiiK t .[ on g t
ication of our inember^| 1 . t j ome
said. “Because we arealWies ant j
ested in the same thing j, ts has beet
one knows everyone elstight am id
chapter. There is a real p,ere it ha
unity among us thalisr (m n 12,000
mally there in other sodw Because
groups. threatened,
On Saturday, Alpha y e ; n mus ^ p
Psi initiated 58 new .itJhe federall
and Denise Meschwinft rc h to le;
chapter’s director of pub v ei r e tation l
lions, said this wasunusu gishment fo
“Normally a new chap j n g weak I
organize with 30 to \ 'and prepari
pledges,” she said. “W12
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where else.
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Roommate sessions starting
at Off Campus Center today
By KAYE PAHMEIER
Reporter
The Off Campus Center will
be holding roommate sessions
today, Thursday, next Monday,
Tuesday and May 9 in 402 Rud
der at 2 p.m., to help off-cam
pus students who need room
mates and to help those looking
for off-campus housing for the
summer and fall of 1984.
Todd Ousley, graduate assis
tant for OCC, said a person’s
personality is the most impor
tant factor in finding a room
mate.
“If you fight like cats and
dogs and can’t get along with
someone, you shouldn’t be liv
ing with them, ” he said. “You
need to find someone that your
personality doesn’t clash with.”
The sessions help outline ex
pectations of each roommate
and suggest ways to open up
communication between the
roommates.
“We try to head off the prob
lems before they start,” Ousley
said.
The process of roommate se
lection at the sessions is the
same process that is used every
day at the housing center, Ous
ley said.
“Everyone is asked to fill out
a questionaire asking name, age,
classification, do you smoke or
drink?” he said. “Just the basic
set of questions.”
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