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Page 8AThe BattalionAVednesday, October 9, 1985 *£^A* A S' J.s< t % 'Z6&4 l /< t /< ll L<ZAU*JLC<Z U ./L&&&S<,/ZZ3Zi HAPPY HOUR! 32 Item Salad Wagon Fajitas, Steaks, Seafoods, Burgers and such Nightly dinner specials 10% off with TAMU ID or USA Savings card 3 til 6 and 9 to close every night $1°° Coronas $1°° Frozen Margaritas x h Price appetizers during happy hour Open til 1:00 a.m. Sat. for all home games Open 11 a.m. til 11 p.m. Fri & Sat til midnight 809A E. University (next to the Hilton) 846-7467 Men's: All ioo% cotton washed herringbone mountain shirt, Billy Goat canvas pant and web belt. Royal Robbins With thirty years of mountaineering experience, Royal and Liz Robbins de sign clothing with a simple philosophy of products true to their own Feelings for the outdoor life. Royal Robbins styles have the timeless classic look of honest, reliable comfortable clothing for all seasons. Wome-n's: Crinkle canvas shirt, Wallace Beery jersey, washed drill pant and web belt- all ioo% cotton. Ramie/cotton cardigan for men and women. V Whole 101 Earth Provision Co. 105 Boyett College Station 84-6 _ 8794 TAMU TENNIS CLUB Organizational Meeting and Bar-B-Q 7:00 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 10 1609 Todd Trail, C.S. * All present and prospective members welcome * * Nomination and election of 1985-86 Officers * Sign-up for tourney this Sat. & Sun. held at University courts. * Collection of $6.00 yearly membership fees TAMU TENNIS CLUB FUNDRAISING SPECIAL Pro racquet with: *full thermal cover with handle *strung with finest synthetic gut *leather grip *six month guarantee All for $57 until November 1, 1985 Price then increases to $67 Call Mr. Bobby Knight 696-0415 or 845-1065 for additional info, or directions to party Man who filed prison reform suit facing life sentence Associated Press AUSTIN — An Austin woman testified Tuesday that the man who filed a landmark prison reform suit against the state of Texas sexually assaulted her at gunpoint during a robbery. David Ruiz, 43, faces a jjossible life sentence if convicted of aggra vated robbery in a September 1984 incident at an Austin apartment. Ruiz was the plaintiff in a 1971 fed eral lawsuit that led to major changes in Texas prisons. “His moustache might be trimmed, his hair might be cut, but he’s still the same man,” the woman said as she identified Ruiz in the courtroom. The woman and three men were in the apartment when Ruiz and two men barged in, she testified. The other two men wore stock ings over their heads, she said, but Ruiz initially had his ski mask on top of his head. After pulling the mask over his face, Ruiz said, ‘“Don’t cry ... or I’ll kill you’ and he stuck the gun in my mouth,” according to the witness. The woman, a 21-year-old mother of two, said Ruiz later sexually as saulted her while he held the gun “on top of my head." Another man also sexually assaulted her, she said. The testimony opened a trial ex pected to last several weeks. Defense lawyer Bob Looney slowed the pro ceedings Tuesday with a series of ob jections during the prosecution’s opening statement. Looney has claimed Ruiz was at home, 18 miles from the northwest Austin crime scene, when the rob bery rook place. Looney says local police and prosecutors are out to get Ruiz in return for his efforts in over hauling state prisons. Ruiz, who was paroled f rom a rob bery sentence in 1981, is serving a 25-year sentence for aggravated per jury. Several other indictments are pending against Ruiz. John Ruiz, David’s nephew, has pleaded guilty to the roboery. The woman identified John Ruiz in the courtroom Tuesday as one of the robbers. The third man implicated in the case was found shot to death several weeks after the crime. Prosecutors said a ring and a St. Christopher medal taken in the rob bery were found in Ruiz’s possession when he was arrested 10 days after the crime. A gun used in the robbery was found in Ruiz’s car, Assistant Travis County District Attorney Brian Bishop told jurors. “Guns and ammunition were scat tered around (Ruiz’s house) like Eas ter egges,” he said. What’s up Wednesday WOMEN’S BONFIRE COMMITTEE: will meet at 6% in A-l Lounge. AGGIE G.O.P.: will have a reception for gubernatorialcari: date Kent Haute at 6 p.m. in 145 MSC. CENTURY SINGERS: is holding auditions lot anaccomp. ist (who is eligible for a $250 scholarship) Mondaythroi; Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tit 003 MSC. TAMU HUNGER RELIEF EFFORT: will meet at 7 p.m,; 305 Rudder I -shirt sales for “We Are the VVorld’ista held in the MSC hallway 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughtodai MICRO SOCIETY: will meet at 6:30 p.m. in lUBtok Sciences Building East. STUDENT Y BONFIRE COOKIE CREW: will meet at* p.m. in 701 Rudder. AGGIE SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY: will meet at 7^ 228 MSC. MESQUITE HOMETOWN CLUB: will meet at8:30p.i £ | 410 Rudder. UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY: will meet athp.m.at.^ : Presbyterian Church for an “Aggie Supper.” AGGIE RED CROSS CLUB: will meet at 8 p.m. in 109tk- den I els. 1986 MISS TAMU SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT: wife an informational meeting at 6 p.m in 200HECT, PRE-VET SOCIETY: will meet at 7 p.m. in 230 VMA. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: will meet at 7p All Faiths Chapel. MSC POLITICAL FORUM: I In- second program in the?, ■ bernatorial series will feature former Congressman ifc Hanccat 7 p.m. in 701 Rudder. FREE. STUDENT SENATE: will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 204HECC ; ASSOCIATION OF CARIBBEAN STUDENTS: willmw I 6 p.m. in 305 Rudder. TAMU MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY: will meet at 6%] in 113 Biological Sciences Building East. Thursday 1986 MISS TAMU SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT: Ap^L tions available in 216 MSC until October 18. TAMU ART FILM SOCIETY: will meet at 7 p.m. in and Crop S< iences-Entomology Building. ENTOMOLOGY’ CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in Soil and fe | Sciences-Entomology Building. POLO CLUB: will meet at 6 p.m. at the Dick Freeman An; > on FM 2818. AGGIES’ SPACE DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY: wiHnffil 7 p.m. in 401 Rudder. INTRAMURALS: Volleyball 1 cam Captains meconjijl p.m. in 167 Read. MSC CEPHEID VARIABLE: presents “The Final Coe | down” at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. at Rudder Theater mission is $2. STUDENTS AGAINST APARTHEID: will meet at‘i p.m. in 502 Rudder. MSC MADRIGAL DINNER COMMITTEE: will nwtu I p.m. in 510 Rudder. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION:willr at 7 p.m. in 301 Rudder. TAMU TENNIS CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. at 1609Its j Trail, College Station. MSC TRAVEL: will meet a» 7 p.m. in 402 Rudder. HAGGAI FELLOWSHIP: will meet at 7 p.m. in 203MSC . Jl Pilots file suit against Continent Associated Press HOUST ON — T he Air Line Pi lots Association filed a federal racke teering lawsuit Monday against Con tinental Airlines, alleging the carrier improperly trained pilots replacing those who were on strike. The pilots union alleges in its suit that Houston-based Continental im properly trained and certified new pilots “to gain an unfair and fraudu- ent bargaining advantage” against striking pilots. Continental spokesman Mike Cin- elli. when asked about the lawsuit, said, “Pardon my laughter, but it’s obvious that ALPA has more lawyers than they have sense.” “This suit will undoubtedly make the most entertaining reading yet of any legal document they filed,” Cin- elh said. ALPA struck Continental on Oct. 1, 1983, one week after the airline filed for court protection from its creditors under the federal bank ruptcy code, slashed wages up to 50 percent and scaled down its opera tions. In its suit, ALPAaccusfii® line ol administering ra shot tened “refresher"andR® cation training to pilotswP hired or promoted to reffcB ing pilots. The replacemctifl ac i ending to the suit, watitw by law to receive more ca;® sive training. 1 he union also alleges to® nental allowed inadequatcbffl and fraudulently certifiedrwB pilots to certify the compefp t (-placement pilots. Ward coordinators for OCA strengthen ties with students By STACEY ROBERTS Reporter Ward coordinators for Off-Cam pus Aggies, the student organization representing the more than 26,000 students living off campus, are help ing to ease the communication prob lems associated with off-campus liv- in g- The position of ward coordinator was created during the spring se mester to aide OCA in communicat- • ing with the off-campus student. A ward coordinator’s duties are to aid the vice president in overseeing the apartment council presidents. The apartment council president is in charge of off-campus poster dis tribution and helping to establish tenant/landlord relations. Other duties of the apartment council presicient include attending special meetings and leadership workshops, active participation on one standing committee and report ing to their respective ward coordi nator at least once a week. The goal of the ward coordinator is to aid the apartment council presi dent in establishing better commu nication between the residents and management. “OCA does not have the luxury of captive members like the Residence Hall Association,” says Michelle Da vis, president of OCA. “The complexes are so spread out that it’s hard to know if anyone is re ceiving information.” Davis also says that there is not an effective feedback system. OCA is in it’s seventh year and has been plagued from the beginning with the inability to reach out to the students, she says. “RHA can control the amount of information put out and then check to see if the flyers are still there,” Da vis says. Membership in RHA is an easy number to calculate, she says, but with OCA the numbers vary from semester to semester. Sharon McNealy, vice president of OCA, says, “Ward coordinators were established to help people be come more involved with OCA and their positions.” So many people were just general members and not getting involved, she adds. The initial plan for the new posi tion was that the wards would follow the same geographical bound t ies as those used by Student Government. Davis says four wards need rep resentation, but.OCA received only two qualified applicants. To compensate, the wards were split in half and the complexes were ctivided evenly between the two qual ified applicants. OCA is still considering applica tions for the new position, Davis says. “The applicants must have at least one year’s experience in living off- campus and be willing to go through an extensive interview process,” she says. Lauri Pogreba, a sophomore bi omedical science major, sees her ward coordinator job as a middle man position. “A lot of people get intimidated going to an executive officer,” Po greba says. “So, instead they can come to me.” Pogreba served as an apartment council president last year, which she says qualifies her as a person who knows the difficulties involved in off-campus communication. “Last year as council president, I only knew a few of the other com plex presidents," Progretos* “So many (council pres;^ come in, grab their flyers^ it. “1 want to help peopled solved with more thanjusi minimum — we have so fer.” Pogreba says OCA is a» tant organization that ntti student support and, M apartment council preside the ward coordinators, 0C'| get that needed recogniw OCA’s other warded Johnny Lindsey, a so] ness major, is in his I with OCA and also sen^ apartment council pres$ year. “1 wanted to get invoM 1 Lindsey says. “TheapartiK 11 cil presidents needapei perience who they tang Lindsey and Pogrel they have many plans ford* ment council presidents- and are excited that they 1 ' with 38 complex president' Davis says thereisaposs^ there will be more dents in the future. The only qualification' are that the person liveoi' have an interest in OCA* and fill out a petition. The ward coordinator rently working with the ( council presidents on abtj 1 be held Thursday to raised future activities. Future plans includes^ ager’s reception, Off-Canf an inter-complex player lire activities. Pogreba says, “This ^ going to try to get everyo# 1 each other.” | au: spend] care s: pushei would recent for the “Set schenn provec the Lei chael Childr A Ci ton sa joined “lack i standii “It’s c< fa SAN vocatio an Am Texas sullunt of a c chargee Pauli tient cl was ina “Did ficatior County rino as! Rape a reside holes a censed in those day she Rape trial of Egy WES trained terroris ship, at training The Pat Dal training Dalag itary po to instri Dalag could h Middle jacked t The « coast of The 1 of their killed at “The if it was nator ol Council But I