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Wednesday, November 21,1984/The Battalion/Page 3 |i ' ■ " - m iy i [nan n. I’ve elf I’m 'riends aduate Forget, luring invita- me or cthem jnder- jinnist opeart laper ' and .fcJie 'rep- tcuhy srfor lasses ds i" alters attain must ter aids s ■liday 1675 - full anald TX .Ad- -84* Bttal- 'exas United Way fund drive getting closer to goal nd then need to her and >on as I down, res and on the it I had iitive to though ires me had a ne and id stuff ind talk ry, and rstands e a col- eofmy her for :he old ar acci- friend I men- hy and (even Yacey's 1 Tom >ecause 's have they’re they’re sad, 1 ote the under ise for rraical: lumns, By CAMILLE BROWN Staff Writer In the eighth and final week of the Brazos County United Way fund drive, volunteers brought in $45,000 to boost totals to 90 percent of the goal. Although the campaign is offi- ially over, drive chairman Ceila stallings is still counting on late con tributions to push the total up to or over the $425,000 goal. “I’m very heartened by the re sponse so far,” Stallings said, “but we need to clean up all the unfinished alls.” Of the 12 divisions making up the campaign, A&M raised one of the highest contributions. A&M, which is further divided into the Univer- ity, the System and students, gave $101,698 to United Way. Of that total, the University gave 60,100, surpassing its goal of 55,000; the System gave $41,474, r 92 percent of its $45,000 goal; nd A&M students have officially ven $124. The University is one of the four ivisions in the county-wide cam- aign to reach or surpass its goal. “I’m ecstatic,” said Charles Car- 1, vice president for operations nd coordinator for the University rive. “It was an ambitious goal but e had strong support from all fi- ancial levels of employees. It was lore than I expected but not more han I hoped for.” Of the University’s 27 divisions, the business and science colleges raised the most money, and the Col lege of Geosciences raised 140 per cent of its goal. Nine other colleges and offices either reached or sur passed their goals. The per capita contribution (total gift divided by the number of full time employees) for the University was $ 10.32. Although the System did not reach its goal, Ivory Nelson, exec utive assistant to the chancellor and coordinator of the System drive, said he was pleased with the results. “It turned out good, but I would have liked to have reached the goal,” Nelson said. “The 92 percent we got this year is an 8 percent increase over last year’s total. That’s not bad.” Of the System total, the College of Agriculture raised $12,805, the Col lege of Engineering raised $17,336 and the group of administration of fices raised $7,791. The per capita contribution was $12.62. John-Mark Stephenson, coordina tor of the student part of the A&M drive, said there are reasons for the low student contribution. He said the students have an event-oriented United Way campaign, and thus they cannot be restricted to the eight weeks of the main fund drive. Songfest, held last Saturday by the Chi Omega sorority, usually brings in the large donation, said Stephen- Program could reduce wrecks By KARLA K. MARTIN Staff Writer The passage of the Dram-Shop Act, which holds an establishment libel for those people who leave intoxicated, has instigated action not only by the local bars but by the liquor distributors as well. Hilliard Jack Distributing Co., which distributes Anheuser- Busch beer, has started the Buddy System in response to this act to try to reduce the number of accidents caused by drinking and driving. The Buddy System is a volun tary program that encourages friends to take care of each other when they have had too much to drink. “The purpose of this program is that if you go out drinking, to have a friend along with you,” said Jan Winniford, Texas A&M assistant director of Student Af fairs. “Anheuser-Busch started this program by making material available for the students.” Winniford said the responsibi lities of being a “Buddy,” how ever, are much more than just be ing a ride home. “It’s being supportive of your friend’s decisions,” Winniford said. “It’s being aware of peer pressure between friends and making an effort to respect the other’s choices if they decide not to drink.” Winniford, who is working di rectly with the Hilliard Distribut ing Co. in Bryan, said Anheuser- Busch’s program is aimed at in fluencing college students nation wide. “It’s an educational effort,” Winniford said. “We’re not say ing that you shouldn’t drink, but just that you drink responsibly.” Besides giving out posters, the Anheuser-Busch program (through the A&M student af fairs office) also distributes blood- alcohol level charts, which are broken down by levels of weight and show how much the average person can drink and still be able to drive safely. Gary Price, Anheuser-Busch sales supervisor and college rep resentative coordinator, said Busch has contacted various local bars and restaurants to inform them about the Buddy Program and asked them to help stop in toxicated students from attempt ing to drive home. Official: Higher education accessible United Press International EL PASO - For the first time in the history of the United States, the majority of the population has access to higher education, the chancellor of the Texas university system said Tuesday. Dr. Hans Mark, ending a two-day visit to the University of Texas at El Paso, said “higher education has ex panded the horizons of this coun try.” Mark said American access to higher education “explains why the gap between the United States and other countries in the world is still wide.” He said countries that do well, like the Japanese, have copied the American higher education sys tem. The expansion of higher educa tion after World War II “had the very clear and obvious consequence of enormously expanding the mid dle class in this country,” he said. Mark, former deputy director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, addressed a packed auditorium in the Tomas Rivera Conference Center of the UTEP Student Union Center Monday on the history and future of America’s manned space station program. He urged UTEP engineering students to apply to NASA for jobs. Mark told news media, UTEP stu dents and faculty he is willing to help the university obtain more federal funding. ”If you look at the amount of research (at UTEP), we should be doing more here,” he said. “(UTEP) should apply for more federal grants and get more money.” Mark said the UT system has more private financial support than any other state university system. “People realize that giving money to the university is a good invest ment,” he said. Mark said the prime nature of his job is political, not academic, teach ing or research. “It’s not my function to sit in Aus tin and develop any new program,” he said. “I do not want to get in the habit of interfering with faculty per- ogatives.” Police Beat First 'BeAlerfnofice focuses on problem of bicycle theft wing to the University Police * A blue I0-$f from the eed bk §ii i'cle was [all bike * A blue Miyata 12-speed bicy- Y was stolen from the south side the Zachry Engineering Build- A billfold was stolen from •mens I other room at DeWare l House, HARASSMENT: pt A student in Krueger Hail she has received several ; phone calls from an un~ l man. CRIMINAL TRESPASS: * Someone broke into the West Kyle Field concession stand, Nothing was taken from the area. University security program launched By SARAH OATES Staff Writer In an effort to increase security awareness at Texas A&M, University Police have launched the “Be Alert” program, to target specific campus security problems. University Police will periodically mail out “Be Alert” notices to the lo cal media, the dormitories and ma jor campus organizations and of fices: including Off Campus Aggies, student programs and Student Gov ernment. Flyers also will be sent to resident advisers. The first “Be Alert” notice focuses on bicycle theft. “Bicycles have continued to be an item that we’ve had a problem with year after year,” University Police Chief Elmer Schneider Jr. said. “We need to encourage people to report them.” During 1983, bicycle theft ac counted for 30 percent of all prop erty crimes reported, a loss of about $45,349. From September to the end of Oc tober 1984, 81 bicycles valued at $13,061 were stolen. During the same period in 1983, 58 bicycles were stolen. “People don’t seem to take advan tage of being able to register their bi kes,” Schneider said. Bicycles can be registered for free with the University Police Depart ment. This enables police to identify the owner when a stolen bicycle is re covered. Nine hundred bicycles cur rently are registered with UPD. Of the 81 bicycles stolen from Septem ber to October, only 23 were regis tered. Schneider also recommended en graving driver’s license numbers on bikes. Engraving tools are available at UPD. Bicycles also should be locked with a case-hardened steel chain and shackle, he said. They should be chained to bicycle racks. Schneider said that bicycles blocking access ramps or chained to railings for the handicapped will be impounded by University Police at the owner’s ex pense. Property theft has increased on campus, but Schneider said he thinks this could be because more people are reporting thefts. “Perhaps there’s a trend of more thefts,” he said, “but I think proba bly more people are becoming aware of and reporting these incidents.” He said felony thefts decreased from 59 in September through Oc tober 1983 to only five for the same period in 1984. Schneider said this probably is because state law has raised property value requirements for felony thefts. Prior to January 1984, theft of property valued at more than $200 constituted a felony. Now the value requirement has been raised to $750. Schneider said the decrease in fel ony thefts corresponds to an in crease in misdemeanor thefts. << “Homestyle Cooking at its Best” Served with Southern Hospitality” We will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the A&M-TCLJ football game. Some selections starting at $3 95 775-7642 2025 Texas Ave. Townshire Center Banquet facilities available "A t> Texas Ave. 7:30 a. m.-9:30 p.m. Sun.-Thurs. 7:30 a.m.-lO p.m. Fri. & Sat. Kick off the weekend with a Domino’s Pizza Don’t miss any of the football action this weekend. Domino's Pizza will deliver a hot, nutritious pizza to your door in 30 minutes or less at no extra charge. Use the coupon below and you won’t have to take timeout to cook. Limited delivery a tea •1980 Domino's Pizza Inc. 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