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By JERRY OSLIN
i Staff Writer
[•PiyMThe Stale Legislature is going to
college tuition — the only (jues-
■i now is by how much, says Chi is
, „j®vras, tuition coordinator of the
it Government’s Legislative
’frBdy Group.
| U ^.jTwo tuition hills are now being
‘Bisidered by the House Higher Ed
ition Committee, Gavras said.
■The Delco plan, sponsored by
Wilhelmina Delco, D-Austin,
.■s for resident tuition to be in-
^•“•ised to $8 per semester hour for
nitedStiM iggj.gg school year and then to
mean§2 per hour for the 1986-87 school
rgmg iMr. The per-hour cost would then
stern Ey yeuised an additional $2 every year
ted 10 jnnl it reached $20.
jelehurJHiurrently, resident students pay
crtcd»|4 per semester hour,
itiative ® he Delco Plan also calls for non-
low upi!
Th
elepe:
resident tuition to be increased to
$120 per hour for the 1985-86
school year and an increase to $180
per hour for 1986-87. Non-resident
tuition would remain at $180 per
hour until 1990 when the Legis
lature reviews college tuiton.
Non-resident students currently
pay $40 per semester hour.
A bill proposed by Rep. Gary
T hompson calls for resident tuition
to be raised to $9 per hour for the
1985-86 school year and then to $15
for 1986-87. The following year, res
ident students would pay 15 percent
of the cost it takes for their educa
tion.
The state coordinating board for
higher education would define the
cost of educating students.
Under Thompson’s plan, non-res
ident tuition would be raised to $80
i >er hour for 1985-86 and then to
>92 per hour for 1986-87. After
that, non-resident students would
See TUITION, page 11
Texas A&M infielder Pat James (27) warms up, not only in
the evening sun, but in the Aggie batting cage outside Olsen
Photo by JOHN MAKEL Y
Field. A&M defeated Oklahoma City Wednesday, 7-6, and
will host Louisiana Tech this Saturday at noon.
releases list detailing banks’ services
Student Government study: 1984 bank comparisons
Institution
Pra-’os Bank
ll
itizens Bank
iommerce National
immunity Savings
|irst Bank & Trust
first City
First Federal Savings
First National
’Homestead Savings
gepublk Bank A&M
lexana National
United Bank
University National
Western National
vazos Valley Schools Credit Union
Minimum
balance
(free
checking)
Maximum
monthly
service
charge
Overdraft
fee
Overdraft
protection
ATM
Onsite
WD fee
ATM
Offsite
WD fee
Student
loans
University
check
cashing
$250
$16
$16
yes !
no fee
.90
no
no
$400
$5
$10
no
$I/month
$1/month
no
yes
$500
$6
$15
yes
.20
.70
yes
no
$200
$5
$12.50
yes
N/A
no fee
no
no
$750 ;
$15
$15
no
.25
.60
no
no
$600
$3
$12.50
no
no fee
.75
no
yes
$250
$10
$10
yes
N/A
N/A
no
no
$500
$10
$15
yes
no fee
.50
yes
yes
$0
none
$12.50
no
N/A
.50
yes
no
$300
$6
$17.50
no
.25
.75
yes
no
$600
$6
$15
no
no fee
.60
yes
yes
$500
$6
$15
yes
no fee
.60
yes
no
$500
$5
$15
yes
$ 1.50/month
$1.50 month
yes
no
$400
$4
$15
yes
N/A
.65
no
no
$200
$3
$7.50
yes
N/A
N/A
no
no
By JERRY OSLIN
Staff Writer
Texas A&M’s Student Govern
ment released a report Thursday
that details the services offered by
local banks; and the Student Gov
ernment vice president for finance
said he is disturbed by the results.
“Surprisingly, in a community
where students and University peo
ple comprise half the economy and
population, there are very few ac
counts that are tailored to students’
needs,” Mike Kelley said.
Kelley said the study is a result of
three months of work by the Finance
Committee, the Student Services
Committee and the External Affairs
Committee.
The information was put together
as a service to students, he said.
“Most students don’t have the
time to find out which banks offer
the best services,” Kelley said. “We
hope this information will enable
students to choose a bank that suits
their needs so that they will not have
to pick the first one they see while
driving through town.”
Kelley said Student Government
received information from 15 local
financial institutions. He said other
financial institutions were contacted,
but they didn’t provide any useful
information.
The report said the minimum bal
ance required for free checking
ranged from $0 to $750.
“We were very surprised to find
that Homestead Savings offers abso
lutely free checking,” Kelley said.
The report also said the charge
for a bounced check ranged from
$7.50 to $17.50, but that nine banks
offer overdraft protection.
“If you have a savings account or
some other account with them, some
banks will transfer money from that
account to your checking account so
that you won’t bounce a check,” Kel
ley said. “Some will do it automat-
ically but others will require you to
sign something that allows them to
do it.”
The study said that all the banks
except First Federal Savings and
Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union
offer automatic teller machines.
It also said the banks offer varying
amounts for on-site and off-site
withdrawal fees for use of the teller
machines.
The report said First Bank &
Trust, First City, Republic Bank
A&M, United Bank and University
National offer on-site automatic
teller machines at the Memorial Stu
dent Center.
T he report also said only seven of
the 15 banks offered guaranteed
student loans.
“The ones marked yes on student
loans are the ones that offer student
loans on a consistent basis,” Kelley
said. “First City offers student loans
but not on a consistent basis. It has
offered them in the past and may in
See SG RELEASES, page 9
Sun, sand, surf, music and more
Beach trips anything but dull
[Editor's note: With spring break
Jsthan two weeks away, it’s time to
rt planning for those out-of-town
jrips. This is the second article in a
wee-part series on places to go dnr-
Mgspring break.
1 By TRENT LEOPOLD
Staff Writer
■
fitting in the sand, surfing in the
and soaking in the sun is a su-
rb way to spend spring break.
Students from across Texas will
[going to Gulf Coast beaches to get
lay from books and professors and
lave a good time.
Padre Island, perhaps the most
>wded Texas beach during spring
ak, spans about 1 15 miles ol the
fxas Gulf Coast from Corpus
risti to just north of Mexico.
jVarious types of wildlife can be
found living on and near the Padre
Island National Seashore in the cen
ter of the island.
This part of the island has not
been developed with hotels, motels
and condominiums. And driving on
the sand dunes is not permitted.
Driving by car is possible from the
northern boundary of the National
Seashore for about 15 miles south.
Near the southern end of the Na
tional Seashore, ariother 4.5 miles of
roadway can be found.
Otherwise, a four-wheel-drive ve
hicle or an airboat is needed to
quickly move through the area.
Miller Brewing Co. will sponsor a
free concert by Joe King Carrasco,
the Crowns and Stevie Rae Vaughn
on March 10 at 1 p.m. The concert
will be at Jetties Park Beach on
South Padre Island.
On March 15, Mollie Hatchet and
Cheap Trick will play beginning at 1
p.m. at Jetties Park Beach.
Joe King Carrasco also will play
two free concerts with the Crowns
March 11 and 18 at the Port Aransas
Civic Center. Beer will be sold at
both concerts.
The Port Aransas Civic Center,
just south of Padre Island and just
north of Brownsville, boasts a large
stage and dance floor.
The concerts at Port Aransas are
scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. both
nights and the civic center doors will
open at 6:30 p.m. Anyone with valid
identification showing they are 19 or
older will be admitted free.
Galveston sports some excellent
beach action, sights and some superb
ocean fishing.
Party Boats Inc. offers fishing in
Galveston Bay and the offshore Gulf
waters. The bay trips last about four
hours and the offshore trips last all
day.
Food and beer is served on the
boats and the fishing bait and tackle
is provided. The prices for the trips
vary and reservations should be
made in advance, but they are not al
ways necessary.
See BEACH, page 11
SG election policy
raising questions
By REBECCA ADAIR
Reporter
When the Student Govern
ment Election Commission de
cided last year not to release the
names of candidates who had
filed until after the filing dead
line, it didn’t think the legality of
the action would be an issue.
However, the decision not to
release the names has been ques
tioned.
“We had no idea there would
be legal problems,” election co
commissioner Laura Madia said.
Pat Wood, commissioner at the
time the decision was made, said
the names were withheld for con
venience and psychological af
fect.
“The candidates were told not
to ask who they were running
against,” Wood said. It became a
major inconvenience for those
doing paperwork, he said.
Wood said that after much dis
cussion, the commission also de
cided that releasing the names
early could discourage those who
would be running against candi
dates known to be front-runners,
or could encourage those who
aren’t confident to run for posi
tions unopposed.
- “It’s a double-edged sword,”
Wood said. “Not releasing the
names could have the reverse ef
fect, so the theory could cancel it
self out,” he adcled. Wood also
said he had considered the possi
bility that the stronger, more con
fident candidates would not be
deterred by a threatening list of
names.
Madia’s co-commissioner Jim
See ELECTION, page 9