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Tuesday, September 24, 1985AThe Battalion/Page 5 ' li Appi« , 213 F; Tuesday lications available at the i avilion and are due at U meet at 8;30 p.m. in 701 Rt are welcome. BEDFORD HOMETOWN p.m, in 6G4B Rudder. CHAPTER OF THE IATION: will meet at 7:30 g Bldg. 1AL ORGANIZATION FOR tat 7 p.m. 401 Rudder. S CATHOUCS; will meet at All WHEELERS: will meet at 6 p.m, an ALITY-MISS TAMU Applications are available Sept. 18 to- •v TION OF BAPTIST STUDENTS: ‘A House Divided” at 8 p.m. in the san< nines close for golf doubl r.mnes close tor gott ao\ atcr basketball at 6 p.m in 159 Reed. :AN P.O.W.A.R.: will have a table in orders for M.I.A. bracelets. D HOMETOWN CLUB: will meet at er. AN AMERICAN £N< at 7 p.m. in 501 Rudder, G TEAM: will meet in 109 •I ATE FFA: will meet at OPERATIONS meet at 6:30 p.m. at Mr. Gatti’s mixer — $5,00 all you can eat. MSC POLITICAL FORUM: Gubernatorial Seri. man Tom Loeffler. 8 p.m in 308 Rudder. FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES; 8:30 p.m. in 404 Rudder (for girls) and 14 ffUVSl. , Sdem . * ) p.m. m i A2 :e. Stt guys). ALTERNATIVE CINEMA: presents 3 dassic film “Virgin Spring” at 8 p.m. hTthe ; Auditorium. TAMU HORSEMEN’S ASSOCIA1 in 115 Kleberg. Wednesday LA TERTULIA (SPANISH CLUB): will ’ p m.-10 p.m. at the Flying Tomato at ] is still collecting dues. MSC AGGIE CINEMA: presents press” at 7:30 p.m. in 801 Rut CENTER FOR RETAILING lion for Marshall Field’s 7:30 p.m Hotel. MSC TRAVEL: will meet at 7 p.m. in 504 Rudder. STUDENT SENATE: will meet in 204 Harri Bldg. SPEECH COMMUNICATION / at 7 p.m. in 114 Blocker. TAMU CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION/GA1 SERVICES: brings Tim Coleman of the Rights Foundation to speak on the Texas 8:30 p.m. in 510 Rudder. UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY: has e p.m. at the A&M Presbyterian Chore CIRCLE K:wdl meet at 8:30 p.m. in 60 TAMU SPORTS CAR CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m, ii der. STUDENTS AGAINST APAR *" ' p.m. in 410 Rudder. Items for What’s Up 216 Reed MeDom Recent slayings frighten people living in Brenham Associated Press BRENHAM — There was no spe cial reason for the Bible passage Dr. Thomas Currie selected for his con gregation to read on that hot and muggy Sunday. As did other worshipers at the Brenham Presbyterian Church, Kathy Coppedge and her son Casey repeated: “O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seek my life.” But those words from Psalms 86 have come to haunt the population of Brenham and Washington County. Less than an hour after reading the verse Aug. 11, the Coppedges were abducted from the church parking lot. Their bodies were dis covered in the trunk of their car about 10 miles from church. Kathy Coppedge, 35, a school teacher, had been strangled. Casey, 11, suffocated in the trunk, where temperatures reached 150 degrees. The assailants remain at large, de spite an investigation by Texas Rangers and city and county law men, and a $ 17,000 reward offer. “1 don’t know' that Brenham will ever get back to normal,” Currie told the Austin American-Statesman. “I want justice to be done for the people who did this, because they need to be brought to justice. And I want justice for the people of Bren ham, because they need to close this chapter,” Currie said. The initial alarm that hit Bren ham after the killings — and three other unrelated crimes — has dimin ished. But residents still talk about things that no one can remember discussing before — buying guard dogs, locks and floodlights for homes and signing up for firearms instruction. City officials have authorized hir ing six more police officers and ad ditional patrols. There is talk of im plementing a 911 emergency telephone system. In several residential neighbor hoods, crime watch organizations formed. Neighbors pay closer atten tion to nearby homes and take notice of strangers. Women have bought whistles and Mace and tear gas. “People are afraid, and they’re trying to defend themselves,” said Mike Buddell, owner of Custom Gun Shop in Brenham. Although it was the most serious crime — and to date the only un solved homicide case recorded in Washington County — the Cop pedge slayings aren’t the only major crimes that have shaken Brenham. Shortly before the Coppedges were killed, two women were sex ually assaulted by men who haven’t been arrested. Seventeen days after the Cop pedges were killed, two burglars broke into the home of businessman Eddie Van Dyke and shot him. Law officers arrested a man four days later, charging him with burglary with intent to commit murder. But the second burglar remains at large. Van Dyke is recovering from wounds in the leg and abdomen. “For a while, people were think ing, ‘Who’s going to be next?’” Bud dell said. “It was pretty random.” Brenham Mayor Dorothy Flisowski, who was acquainted with the Van Dvkes and the Coppedges, said that despite it all, the town is gradually returning to normal. “But I don’t think people will ever forget it,” she said. “They’ll always talk about it, which is sad. People are still a littly leery, and some are won dering why these terrible crimes are happening to a town like Brenham. I want the city to be known for Blue Bell Ice Cream, not for the crime spree.” 50 athletic hostesses to join recruiting efforts When athletic recruits and their families visit Texas A&M, a little- known organization shows them the campus and answers their questions about the University. Athletic hostesses, a group of about 50 women, talk to the recruits and their families, eat a pre-game meal with them and escort them to the football game. “If they feel at home, that might make them decide to come to A&M, and that helps the program,” says John Rigas, Texas A&M Athletic Council student representative. Robert Crouch, the Athletic De partment representative, says, “Compared to the Twelfth Man Kick-off Team, where men can help the Aggies, the women now have an opportunity to help.” The group also answers many questions the parents ask, such as what the colleges are like and what they have to offer, Rigas says. The group is part of the Student Government Athletic Committee. The hostesses not only help foot ball recruits, but all sports’ recruits. Before this year, the hostesses were a volunteer organization. Now they must apply. Crouch says. Hostesses must have a 2.5 grade- point ratio, sophomore standing and E )ass an interview by faculty mem- )ers. They are tested on their knowl edge about the University and their ability to express themselves. They also should know how to talk to both recruits and to coaches. Dr. Timothy Leary to speak Wednesday in Rudder Tower By MEG CADIGAN Staff Writer “Think For Yourself, Question Authority” is the topic for Dr. Timo thy Leary’s lecture Wednesday. MSC Great Issues will present L- eary’s speech at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Theater. The admission charge is $ 1.50. Turn on, tune in, drop out was L- eary’s motto during the 1960s when he carried out hallucenogenic drug experiments at Harvard University. IT’ “(What) I’ve done in my 25 years of public — shall I say? — service has been guided by two goals: to encour age and empower individuals to think for themselves, and to ques tion authority. Not necessarily to rebel or fight authority, but to demand a dialogue with authority,” Leary said in a Santa Monica Evening Outlook article. In the 1970s Leary “demanded a dialogue” with the Nixon adminis tration. Nixon called Leary “the most dan gerous man alive.” In addition to running for gover nor of California and lecturing at Harvard. Leary wrote and published “Interpersonal Diagnosis of Person ality,” a text used for many psychol ogy classes. He initiated humanistic psycho therapy techniques and also started a new program of rehabilitation at Concord Prison which cut the prison return rate by 90 percent. Leary has also written an autobi ography entitled “Flashbacks.” The American Library Associa tion Booklist describes “Flashbacks” as a “whirlwind tour of the life of Timothy Leary, who, as Harvard f isychology professor, and later, ree-lance LSD evangelist, was at the vortex of the drug revolution of the 1960’s.” Admission to the lecture is $1.50. RAMADA DAILY LUNCH BUFFET Bring a friend and enjoy a variety of delicious salads, entrees, vegetables, and desserts. Located at Texas and University Dr. across from TAMU Locally owned and operated 6000 sq. ft. Convention Center Small Conference Rooms Penthouse for Entertaining Campus and Airport Courtesy Van 16,000 sq. ft. Sun and Fun Dome Airport Catering Service Rooms available for football games 409-696-4242 sue 31t£ actc Texas A&M University Howdy Week Sept. 23 - 27 Say Howdy and support an Aggie Tradition Howdy t-shirts on Sale in MSC Main Lobby for $5 all week Sponsored by the Traditions Council CONTACT LENSES $79” 1 pr.* - daily wear soft lenses $99” 1 pr.* - extended wear soft lenses $119 00 1 pr.* - tinted soft lenses call696-3754 FOR APPOINTMENT OPEN MONDAY THRU SATURDAY CHARLES C. SCHROEPPEL,O.D.,P.C. DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY 707 SOUTH TEXAS AVE-SUITE 101D COLLEGE STATION,TEXAS 77840 1 block South of Texas & University Dr. EYE EXAM AND CARE KIT NOT INCLUDED *WE’VE MOVED!* Our Shiloh Place store has moved! Please visit us at our new BRYAN LOCATION: 4301 Carter Creek (corner 29th St.) SCRIPTURE HAVEN, Inc. CHRISTIAN C^mSUPPLY Bryan Store 846-0788 + *aut'P Post Oak Mall 764-1069 FARMERS MARKET LEARN HOW TO * SKYDIVE* It only takes one day! For more info: Rm.601 Rudder Wed., Sept. 25 7 : 00p.m. See thejumpers on thedrillfield Sept.24-1 : 50 Sept.25-12 : 50 6 : 50 TAMU Sport Parachute Club