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3 til 6 and 9 to close
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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
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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
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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.”
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