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Pre-registration Sophomores A-K today T;* : A.J.JO* * !jiw* lot > . :< * , ♦ T<x« vj^r •:*' The Battalion ol. 80 No. 133 GSPS 045360 12 pages College Station, Texas T uesday, April 16, 1985 System earns of suit rom press : By CATHIE ANDERSON Suitf Writer Jerry I). Cain, associate general ounsel for the Texas A&M Univer ity System, said Friday that the Sys- ;m learned of a lawsuit tiled by a arleton State University professor irough the newspapers. Br. Roger J.M. De Weist did not ive either the University or the Sys- :m a copy of his pleadings. De We- tt is the second professor within a eat to file suit against Tarleton tale University, University officials nd the System for being denied ten- re. Be Weist’s lawsuit follows allega- ons by Dr. Janies W. Shore, an as- slnt professor of social science, ho charged Tarleton State with de- ying him tenure “because of his aCe — black — and because of his xjhcise of rights guaranteed by the irst Amendment of the United tates Constitution . . ''De Weist, head of the hydrology eRirtnient at Tarleton State, ac- Bd the University of breach of oWract when he was not granted ;imre. His lawsuit states that Tarle- 3ti State President Barry B. B m p s °n promised De Weist ten- re after two years of service. De Veiu became a professor at the Uni- ersityin 1983. defendants in the $2.5 million iwsuit include Thompson, Tarleton tat and the System. Other de- Rlants are Rueben Walther, head I lie physical sciences department; jamarjonanson, dean; Robert Fain, ice president of Tarleton State; Al- ;e Cushman, B.J. Alexander and 'out Pilkington, professors of En list; and Don Zelman, professor of 3ci.il sciences. [De Weist is seeking punitive dam- ges of $ 1 million from the uriiver- ity, $250,000 each from Walter and chanson; $200,000 each from hompson and Fain and $150,000 tom each professor. |C.iin said he was uncertain if De Vast’s national origin was named as factor in the lawsuit since De Weist iad,not sent the University or the ystem copies of his charges. De We- ttweeame an American citizen 22 ears ago, having come to the ifilled States from Belgium. ■lit February De Weist said he bought the University had denied tint tenure because he hired an Ju lian professor as an assistant instead if an American. He said the univer- itlhad given him a list of 16 Ameri- ans to choose from. Be Weist, who was hired in 1983, if a doctorate in engineering from 'taiiford and was a professor at 'rinceton University for 17 years. )it Jan. 22, De Weist was not iiauted tenure and was informed by fhompson that his services would be erminated May 31. De Weist’s b|rges called the termination “a flhtpn and reckless breach of con- faci." ipThe System guidelines specify bat faculty may teach for a mini- flfitt seven-year probationary pe- iod before they receive tenure. But professor who transfers with pro- lationary service in one or more >ther institutions may serve a h0ner probationary term. Such an gleement must he made in writing, lithe end of the probationary pe- iod.' the administration must in- prm faculty members in writing if hey will receive tenure, pauses for dismissal include pro- essional incompetence, continued ulepeated'.neglect of professional esponsibilities and the phasing out '! institutional programs. |As department head, De Weist 'tote a letter to System Chancellor hlliur G. Hansen, saying, “Tarle- piwill not attract sufficient quanti- ■ of students to become respect- bit to hydrologists . . . Hydrology tin ires students of the caliber, djeh one only finds in major Texas miversities such as UT — Austin, Hi , Texas A&M, Texas Tech and telhaps a few others.” ; Hansen said that he had no com- netit on De Weist’s lawsuit against be University. |t)e Weist recommended that lijM take over Tarleton State’s hy- Irology program. Photo by WA YNE L. GRABEIN Speak No Evil Monday morning the woman figure of the “Planned for the Future” statue outside the Memorial Student Center was draped in lingerie. The brassiere on the statue’s head could have been a joke or an editorial statement, but in either case it made for an interesting sight. The bra remained on the statue at least until midday, as few passers-by seemed to notice it. Reagan seeks help to get aid for Contras Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Reagan is enlisting conservative leaders of Washington’s national de fense establishment to help sell Con gress on his request for $14 million for guerrillas, called Contras, bat tling Nicaragua’s leftist government. Hoping to demonstrate bipartisan support for the controversial plan, Reagan met Monday with James R. Schlesinger, defense secretary in the Ford administration; Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security adviser in the Carter White House; and Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, who served four years as Reagan’s ambassador to the United Nations. White House deputy press secre tary Larry Speakes described the three as supporters of Reagan’s pro posal. Henry A. Kissinger, secretary of state in the Nixon and Ford adminis trations, was sending Reagan a letter endorsing the initiative, Speakes said. He said Kissinger “will be there in spirit.” The meeting, one day after Rea gan returned to the White House from a 10-day California vacation, is the president’s first salvo in twin bat tles with Capitol Hill on Central America and a politically risky bud get plan that would kill 17 popular domestic programs and limit Social Security benefit increases. The budget plan is scheduled to come to the floor of the Senate on Apn! 22; the Nicaraguan proposal will come up for a vote a day later. Discovery to use ‘fly swatter 1 to turn on satellite’s power Associated Press SPACE CENTER, Houston — The fate of an $80 million satellite depends on a pair of fly swatter-like tools made aboard the space shuttle Discovery out of plastic, wire, tape, a few stitches of thread and three alu minum window shade frames. The devices are designed to snare a lever on the side of the Syncom IV- 3. When the satellite was deployed from the shuttle Friday, the four- inch lever failed to flip out and start a timer that turns on Syncom’s power and later triggers a rocket to send it to a high orbit. The idea of putting a spacewalker near the rotating satellite was aban doned Sunday as too dangerous. If an astronaut or his suit or tether caught on the rotating satellite, he could be ripped off the arm or even he pulled apart. The engineers at Johnson Space Center went back to work and the result was the “satellite snagger” or “fly swatter.” Both designs appeared feasible, so Discovery’s astronauts were instructed to build both. Both swatters will be attached to the end of Discovery’s mechanical arm Tuesday. On Wednesday, Discovery will fly in formation with the Syncom. Astronaut Rhea Seddon, control ling the mechanical arm from inside the cabin, will extend the swatters until they touch the surface of the satellite. As Syncom spins, the swat ters will brush against it and, hope fully, the lever will roll against the swatter and snag in one of its holes. Approval of provost needed for 3 positions Battalion, Aggieland editors named By REBECCA ADAIR Stuii Writer Two Texas A&M students were nominated Friday to be summer and fall editors of The Battalion and an other was nominated as editor of the Aggieland. 1 he nominees still must be approved by Provost Gordon Eaton. Kellie Dworaczyk was selected to serve as summer editor of The Bat talion and Rhonda Snider was nomi nated as fall editor for The Battal ion. Liz Kahanek was chosen as editor of the 1985-1986 Aggieland. Dworaczyk, a senior agricultural journalism major from Houston, currently is news editor for The Bat talion. Dworaczyk also has been as sistant news editor. She will graduate in August. Dworaczyk said her goal for the summer is to maintain The Battal ion’s good work. “We are doing a good job of get ting the news out, and often we’re the only source that deals indepth with campus stories,” she said. Snider, current city editor for I he Battalion, is a senior journalism ma jor from Huntington who plans to graduate in December. Facing a possible budget cut of 5 percent, Snider said the hardest part of her job will he deciding where to cut funds. She added that she will try to run the paper as efficiently as pos sible, and still produce the best pa per possible. Snider said she wants to change the view many students have of The See Editors, page 5 Kellie Dworaczyk Rhonda Snider Liz Kahanek , Preregistration running behind schedule By SARAH OATES Staff Writer Preregistration for the fall se mester is “running a little bit be hind,” officials from the regis trar’s office say, but 8,103 people filed their registration forms last week. This is the last week of prere gistration. About 16,000 more students are expected to preregis ter for a total of about 22,000 to 24,000 enrolled, said Assistant Registrar Willis Ritchey. Incom ing freshmen are not included in the enrollment figures. “The only problem we re hav ing with preregistration is a short age of people coming through,” Ritchey said Monday. He said students may be blocked from preregistration for unpaid University traffic viola tions, or for money owed to the fiscal office, such as unpaid stu dent loans or fees. Students also may be blocked for academic reasons, but aca demic blocks are handled within departments, Ritchey said. Transfer students who have not sent a final transcript for this semester to the office of admis sions may not preregister. “The only people enrolling are the people already enrolled,” Ritchey said. To p re register, students should first go to their depart ments for advising and to pick up preregistration forms. Students may preregister at the Pavilion from 8 a.m, to noon, and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.. The following is this week’s preregistration schedule: • Today: sophomores with last names beginning A-K. • Wednesday: freshmen with last names beginning L-Z. • Thursday: freshmen with last names beginning A-K. • Friday: Any student may preregister. Students who preregister will be billed in mid-July, Ritchey said.