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A&.M computer sales planned
Store threatens suit
By SARAH OATES
Staff Writer
A College Station computer store
has said it will file a multi-million
dollar restraint of trade suit against
Texas A&M if the University begins
selling name-brand microcomputers
on campus at below wholesale prices.
In a letter dated Oct. 24, Bryan at
torney John E. Hawtrey said KLS
Computers Inc., of College Station,
is requesting the University recon
sider and make extensive public an
nouncements of the withdrawal of
the plan.
Bill Watson, vice chancellor and
system comptroller, said the Univer
sity will go ahead with development
of the microcomputer acquisition
program.
The letter charges the University
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she was pro-leftist and always
claimed to be non-aligned. “India
has always been more pro-Russia
and Indira Gandhi made it more
so,” he said.
“It is very clear to me that she was
a Russian puppet,” Afzal said. “She
made a defense pact with Russia and
claimed to be non-aligned; however,
she went with whatever Russia said.
“Basically we will watch and see
what happens now. It’s going to be
very interesting. This is something I
never even thought about. She was a
strong leader — a bit too strong at
will be competing unfairly with local
retailers.
“It has been the express declara
tion of your staff that they intend to
sell, at below wholesale prices, a
number of name-brand computers.
They have also declared that they
will not police the sale of these com
puters,” the letter said.
“The result will be that any mem
ber of the general public will be able
to buy below the price any retailer in
the Bryan-College Station area can
ask.”
Watson said the charges are false.
“There’s only one fact correct in
that letter,” he said, “and that is that
the University is trying to establish a
microcomputer acquisition program
for the Memorial Student Center
Bookstore.”
times, but for a nation as large and
diverse as India, you have to be pow
erful like that to hold it together,”
Khalil said.
“By and large, people who study
agriculture, engineering and various
other majors have detached their
whole field from religious ques
tions,” Stadelmann said. “We send
American petroleum engineers to
Iran and they are not aware of the
religious turmoil going on because
they don’t receive this kind of educa
tion at A&M. If we are going to be
come a leader and feed the world
according to Vandiver’s proposal,
then A&M needs to provide them
with this kind of religious training.
Watson said under the proposed
plan name-brand microcomputers
and software would be sold in the
MSC Bookstore at discount prices to
students, faculty and staff.
“As a major University, A&M can
get substantial educational comput
ing discounts from vendors,” he
said. “We want to pass them on to
the students.”
Hawtrey said the letter is a re
sponse to an Oct. 12 meeting be
tween University representatives
and local retailers at which he said it
was announced that A&M intends to
“buy under.”
He said local retailers were told ‘
the MSC Bookstore would sell mi
crocomputers at cost of the ma
chines plus shelf costs which do not
cover the cost of selling the comput
ers. This would be unfair to local re
tailers, he said, because they must
charge more to cover overhead and
are not entitled to the same dis
counts as a major University.
But Watson said the program
would not discriminate against local
merchants.
“We obviously couldn’t sell below
wholesale prices because the
bookstore is a retail store and we
have to cover the cost of the ma
chines, selling them and running the
store,” he said. “We’re not going to
be making money or putting it into
the program.”
Watson said the microcomputer
sales will be policed and that custom
ers will h^ve to sign affidavits stating
the equipment is for personal use.
“We’re looking at ways to prevent
resales and purchasing beyond cus
tomer needs,” he said. “We will
maintain, a complete data base and
information on customers. We also
will have a follow-up program.”
Watson said sales probably will be
limited to one computer per person,
but that a definite limit has not been
set.
Hawtrey said the discount plan
should be administered through lo
cal retailers. This is an alternative,
Watson said, although the discounts
would be smaller.
“The MSC Bookstore was chosen
because it is convenient and available
to people on campus,” he said, “but
selling through local retailers is an
alternative. But they have to come
back with their proposals.”
Proposal requests were sent to
over 30 national and local computer
companies two weeks ago asking if
they would be interested in partici
pating in the program, and if so, for
their suggestions.
A&M has not yet received any for
mal replies. Watson said contracts
with participating companies proba
bly will be signed in the spring.
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Anderson says. “In turn, these com
panies provide employment to our
graduates and the company comes
to value its long-term relationship
with the universities that produce its
workforce and its leaders.”
The park’s success may even
touch areas unrelated to research.
With major corporations and
foundations moving into the park in
the coming years, many new resi
dents — employees of the businesses
— will be moving into the area.
This will create more new jobs as
well as revenue for the Brazos Valley
area, Money says.
“The employees of the park are
just like other residents,” he says.
“They’ll be paying rent and taxes
and they’ll have to buy shoes and
groceries just like anybody else. It’ll
also create a broader tax base for the
area.”
How A&M senators voted
regarding GSS resolution
• College of Agriculture: Trey
Gross and Kelly Kaatz voted
against the resolution; Robert
Hill abstained.
• College of Architecture:
Geof Hutton voted against the
resolution.
• College of Business: Annette
Kristek, Lisa Rutherford and
Glen Shepard voted against the
resolution; Mark Allsbrook,
Fenny Hesterman and Scott Ar
rington voted for the resolution.
• College of Education: both
senators were absent.
• College of Engineering:
John Rigas, Dana Burket, Joe
Lessard, Mingo Marquez and Jim
West voted against the resolution;
Joseph Craig voted for the reso
lution; five senators were absent.
• College of Geosciences: Lau
rie Johnson voted for the resolu
tion.
• College of Liberal Arts:
Carol Ellison and James Cleary
voted for the resolution; two sen
ators were absent.
• College of Science: Scott
Marlow voted for the resolution;
one senator was absent.
• College of Veterinary Medi
cine: Tamara Grubb voted
against the resolution.
• Graduate College: Phyllis
Miller, Jason Wischmeyer, Ronda
Duckers, Chi ia Stallings and Rita
Jo Brown voted against the reso
lution; Brian Hay voted for the
resolution; one senator was ab
sent.
• Freshman Class Representa
tives: Brad Dorsey and David Mc
Dowell voted against the resolu
tion; Beth Morrison, Troy Hood,
Teresa Montz, Tirey Counts and
Laurie Pleasant voted for the res
olution; Troy Miller abstained.
• Corps of Cadets: Billy Mc-
Caskill Jr. and Eric Keller voted
against the resolution; Mills Rob
erts voted for the resolution.
• Aston/Dunn: Clay Baker
voted against the resolution.
• Ciocker/D;vis-Caty/Moore-
/Moses: Spencer Clements voted
against the resolution.
• Hart/Law/Puryear/Cain:
Shawn Drummond voted against
the resolution.
• Hotard/Mclnnis/Schuhma-
cher/Walton: Kirk Rice voted
against the resolution.
• Keathley/Fowler/Hug-
hes/Clements/Legett: Ginny
Creasy voted for the resolution.
• Krueger/Briggs/Spence:
Jana Ahlfinger voted for the res
olution.
• McFadden/Haas/Hobby-
/Neeley: the senator was absent.
• Mosher/ Underwood:
Wendy Hodges voted against the
resolution.
• Off Campus Ward I: Gary
I). Stiles voted against the resolu
tion; Kim Vaughan and Jerry Ro-
siek voted for the resolution;
three senators were absent.
• Off Campus Ward II: Jo
seph Lloyd and Martha Bellens
voted against the resolution;
Sayedi Naqui, Ronn Kettlewell,
Ross Moore, Scott Bell, David
Klosterboer, Darren Martin and
Richard Aronstein voted for the
resolution; one senator was ab
sent.
• Off Campus Ward III: Sean
Royall voted against the resolu
tion; two senators were absent.
• Off Campus Ward IV: Rick
Slavens, Perry Ramsey and Lewis
Frazier voted against the resolu
tion; Brian Francis, Michael Sims
and Jay Hutchens voted for the
resolution.
• University Apartments: the
senator was absent.
• Vice Presidents: Brett Shine
voted against the resolution; Tom
Urban, Mike Kelley, Mike Cook
and Wayne Roberts voted for the
resolution.
• Speaker: Diane Baumbach
voted for the resolution.
• Speaker Pro Tern: Eric
Thode voted against the resolu
tion.
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