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.