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Vol. 80Mo. 107 CJSPS 045360 14 pages College Station, Texas Friday, March 1, 1985
Senate confirms A&M regent appointment
From staff and wire reports
AUSTIN — 1 he Senate on
Thursday confirmed without com
ment the appointment ol Austin
businessman John Mobley as a re
gent at Texas A&M University.
Mobley’s appointment became
controversial when Sen. Kent Caper-
ton, D-Bryan, complained in a sen
ate speech that he had not been con
suited by Gov. Mark White before
the appointment w as made.
Caperton represents the A&M
area, and he said he would have pre
ferred that White name Caperton’s
lot iner law partner, Don Mauro, as
an A&M regent.
On Wednesday, however, Caper-
ton said he had met with the gover
nor, and added, “I think the point
has !>een made. The governor has
indicated that he’s serious about im
proving relations with the Senate. I
think from now on there will he con
sultations with senators involved.”
White recently hired Houston
lawyer John Odam, 41. as special
counsel to the governor. Odam’s
main responsibility will be to act as a
liaison between the governor’s office
and the Senate.
Royce Wisenbaker, Tyler, also was
confirmed by the Senate for a sec-
ond term as an A&M regent.
Mobley said Wednesday that he
has “no special agenda,” for his term
as a regent.
“1 want to be a good regent and
help build A&M into an even better
University,” he said. “I want to be a
team player.”
Mobley said he would support a
tuition increase along the lines pro
posed by Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby, who
has recommended an increase from
$4 to $8 per semester hour next year
and an increase to $ 12 the next year.
“State sources are limited,” Mob
ley said. “But with a lew exceptions,
our out-of-state tuition is extremely
low compared to other states. Right
now, students can come here and get
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Bird Harvest
The farmer who owns this field outside Pattison is going to however, are only taking a rest stop. They are probably mi-
have a hard time harvesting this crop. These migrating birds, grating north as the winter season ends.
Software program copying
Copyrights don’t stop
By KIRSTEN DIETZ
I Staff Writer
In his accounting business,
George (not his real name) regularly
uses seven computer software pro
grams which retail from $200 to
5500 each. But, he got them free
John (not his real name), a fresh
man computer science major, keeps
a computer in his dorm room. He
has an extensive library of software
with more than 25 computer pro
grams averaging about $150 each.
All he paid was the price of the dis
kettes the programs were copied
onto.
George and John both violated
the U.S. copyright law, which for
bids the copying of a copyrighted
software program. Because this is il
legal. the names of those interviewed
who have copied programs have
been changed upon request.
Hal Hall, head of the special for
mats division in the Sterling C.
Evans Library, says a simplified ver
sion of the copyright law is posted by
every computer and copy machine
in the library’s Learning Resource
Department. He says the depart
ment is basically unsupervised and
depends on the ethics and honesty
of the people using the computers to
obey the law.
“My job is not to go out there and
say ‘thou shalt not copy’ and make
them stop,!’ he says.
Hall says if someone is caught
copying, the person is informed he is
breaking the law and asked to stop.
He says most people don’t realize
they’re doing anything illegal, de
spite the written warnings near the
computers.
thefts
Larry Bowles, manager of the
Academic Computing Center, says
there are no signs posted in the
ACC, but all copyrighted programs
clearly state that it is illegal to copy
them.
“A lot of those precautions are
only going to keep honest people
honest,” Bowles says. “A sign or a
warning is not going to prevent any
one from copying.”
Bob Strader, manager of the Ea
gle Lab in Zachry Engineering Cen-
See COPYRIGHTS, page 10
an education for less than they could
in their own states.”
Other appointees confirmed on a
27-0 vote Thursday include:
State Auditor— Lawrence Alwin,
Harris County.
Texas Water Development Board
— Stuart Coleman, Brown; Glen Ro
ney, Hidalgo.
Texas 1986 Sesquicentenntal
Commission -— Beverly Cummings,
Harris.
Texas County and District Retire
ment System Board of Trustees —
John Gayle Jr., Brazoria; Jack
Treadway, Harris.
Texas Public Building Authority
— Gerald Goff, Travis; Glen
Hefner, Harris; Marilyn Jones,
Bexar.
Texas National Guard Armory
Board — V.C. Eissler, Harris.
Texas Board of Licensure for
Nursing Home Administrators —
Jean Trebert, Dallas.
Polygraph Examiners Board —
James Hood Ill. Dallas.
Proposed raises
in tuition causing
students to worry
Ihis is the second article in a two-
part series on proposed increases in
college tuition.
By JERRY OSLIN
Staff Writer
Tuition for Texas colleges and
universities is expected to go up and
this has some students at Texas
A&M worried.
“II non-resident tuition w'ere to
double, then I would have to get a
>art-time job,” said Tim Young, a
reshman mechanical engineering
major from Boise, Idaho. “If it were
to triple, then I would have to work
full time and go to school part time.”
The House Higher Education
Committee is currently considering
two tuition-raising bills.
A bill sponsored by Rep. Gary
Thompson, D-Abilene, would raise
non-resident tuition from the cur
rent $40 per semester hour to $80
per hour for 1985-86 and to $92 per
hour for 1986-87. In the fall of
1987, non-resident students would
start paying 75 percent of their edu
cation costs as tuition.
A bill sponsored by Rep. Wilhel-
mina Delco D-Austin would raise
non-resident tuition to $120 per
hour for 1985-86 and to $180 per
hour for 1986-87.
Young said he also is being af
fected by the cutback in federal stu
dent aid.
“My parents make too much
money for me to get federal aid,” he
said. “I don’t think they should have
to pay for my school.”
Brian Hay, a graduate agriculture
student from Scotland, said raising
non-resident tuition would hurt the
University’s graduate programs.
“Low tuition helps to attract top-
quality graduate students,” Hay said.
“If Texas raised its out-of-state tu
ition, graduate students would start
thinking twice about going to school
here.”
Hay said raising tuition is espe
cially unfair for international stu
dents. -St
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International stu<V vis k. t vote
and they can’t pres^.IT^e Legis
lature," he said. “It’s easy for the
Legislature to stack up legislation
against them.”
Hay also said the argument saying
Texas taxpayers subsidize non-resi
dent students is not entirely, true. He
said non-resident students pay sales
taxes and other taxes here, as well.
“I’ve always believed in qp taxa
tion without representation,” he
said.
The two bills also call for raising
resident tuition.
Delco’s bill calls for raising resi
dent tuition to $8 per hour for 1985-
86 and to $12 per hour for 1986-87.
After that, it will be raised $2 per
hour every year until 1990.
Thompson’s bill calls for raising
resident tuition to $9 per hour foi
1985- 86 and to $15 per hour for
1986- 87. Resident students would
pay 15 percent of their educational
cost starting in fall of 1987.
Stephen Rohfbough, a freshman
aerospace engineering major from
San Antonio, said he would be hurt
by an increase in resident tuition.
“I have two brothers in college
right now and a tuition increase
would make it much harder on my
parents,” he said. “If tuition were to
be raised, I would definitely have to
seek financial aid.”
Charlotte Teddlie, a senior En
glish major from Buffalo, said she
could support a tuition increase if fi
nancial aid also would be increased.
“The Legislature would be justi
fied in raising tuition if they raised
financial aid also,” she said. “If they
don’t raise financial aid, they are
going to shut people out. I think that
people should not be turned away
from going to college just because
they can’t afford it.”
today is last day for filing in student elections
By ROBIN ROBERTSON
Reporter
Students wanting to file for posi
tions in Student Government, the
Residence Hall Association and Off
Campus Aggies as well as yell leaders
can do so until 5 p.m. today.
To file for an office, a student
must pick up a form in the Pavilion
and return the form to the Student
Government office before the dead
line.
Candidates for student body pres
ident and one of the five vice-presi
dential positions must also submit a
petition signed by 100 Texas A&M
students. Candiaates for student
senators must have a petition signed
by 25 students.
The candidates for student body
president are required to have a 2.5
grade-point ratio and have been en
rolled at A&M for three consecutive,
semesters. Candidates for the legis
lative vice presidential positions as
well as senators must have a 2.25
GPR.
RHA has four positions available:
president, vice president, secretary
and treasurer. Applicants running
for treasurer and secretary must
have a 2.25 GPR.
OCA also has four available posi
tions.
Those interested in the two junior
and three senior yell leader positions
must have a 2.0 GPR and must main
tain a 2.25 GPR while in office.
There are five class council posi
tions for each class — president, vice
.president, treasurer, secretary and
social secretary — with the exception
of the Class of 1986. The Class of
1986 also will elect an historian.
The graduate student council also
has openings.
Laura Madia, election co-commis
sioner, said that 180 application
forms have been handed out, but
only 50 forms have been returned.
A $3 filing fee is required to off
set copying and advertising ex
penses, Madia said. The elections
will be March 27-28, and cam
paigning will begin March 1 7.
Spring break can be more than surf, snow
Editor's note: With spring break less
than two weeks away, it's time to
start planning for those out-of-town
trips. This is the third article in a
three-part series on places to go dur
in%spring break.
By TRENT LEOPOLD
Staff Writer
Although snow skiing and beach
bumming seem to be the most popu
lar spring break activities, other op
tions do exist.
The Ozark Mountains in Missouri
offer a peaceful setting in which to
forget about lists and formulas that
need to be learned before the next
test, or the paper that is due the day
after spring break.
Spelunking, fishing, horseback
riding and relaxing all are offered
near the small resort town of Bran
son, located in the Ozarks not far
from Table Rock Lake and Lake
Taneycomo, about 45 miles south of
Springfield, Mo.
Lake Taneycomo is well known
for its fishing. Hundreds of trout fill
the cold waters in the main part of
the lake, and the warm-water trib
utaries are home for bass, bluegill
and other fish species.
Scenic boat rides on both lakes are
scheduled daily for those who enjoy
seeing some of Mother Nature’s fin
es i
In Branson, many of the night
spots feature a hillbilly atmosphere
and food such as french frankfurt
ers, sauerkraut and corn bread. Hill-
B0URBON St.!
billy dancing also is featured at many
of the dubs and the basic steps aren’t
hard to learn.
Reservations can be made at ho
tels and motels in downtown Bran
son, however resorts on Lake Taney-
como have no vacancies available for
at least one year.
Closer to home, Lake Travis in
Austin offers a peaceful atmo
sphere. The 22-mile long lake begins
with the cold waters from Mansfield
Dam and meanders through tall hills
on either side, past several large
park lands and private housing de
velopments in Austin and West Lake
Hills.
If spring break instills visions of
eating real Cajun cooking at a south
ern restaurant, the city of New Or
leans is where the reality can be ex
perienced.
Aim yourself straight to the the
French Quarter of New Orleans. Be
prepared though, anything goes on
Bourbon Street. Women have been
known to swing out of barroom win
dows wearing nothing but their
birthday suits.
Mexico and the (Caribbean offer
spring break .sights outside the
United States. Cancun, Mazatlan,
Ensenada and Acalpulco are some of
the tourist-oriented cities in Mexico,
while Jamaica, the Virgin Islands
and the Bahamas are favorite tourist
locations in the Caribbean.
But for those wanting to stay in
the United States and still get away
from locales in and near Texas —
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Big Event
is conning
Saturday
By CATHY RIELY
Reporter
Most people would he reluc
tant to spend a Saturday af
ternoon in a cemetery. But 500
Aggies have volunteered to do
just that.
As part of this year’s Big Event,
student volunteers will record
names from tombstones for the
local genealogical society. The
students will work at all 12 ceme
teries in the Bryan-College Sta
tion area.
The Big Event is a community-
wide service project sponsored by
Student Government.This is the
third and most successful year for
the project, Maritza Pena, com
mittee chairman, said. About
5,000 people from 130 organiza
tions will provide the manpower
for 76 jobs.
The Big Event is Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Pena said the name recording
is the biggest project. Other jobs
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