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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1985)
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Cole said he had no idea why the city council chose him for the posi tion over other candidates, but Said he is pleased to be coming to College Station. Councilman James Bond said that Cole simply had all the qualifications the city was looking for. “He just appeared to us to be a premiere individual,” Bond said. “E- William King Cole very thing you could check out just came up very strong in favor of him. “The last four candidates we looked at were very, very strong,” Bond added. “But he just seemed to us to be the best choice.” In 1978 Cole was hired as assistant city manager in Denton, Texas. He worked in that post until 1981 when he left to take the city manager’s job in Bellaire, a suburb of Houston. While in Bellaire, Cole began to make contact with Texas A&M. When Gov. Mark White began his project 2000, which was designed to encourge small rural communities to upgrade city facilities. Cole was asked to serve as Dean of Basic City Management at Texas A&M Univer sity. His duties included serving as a liaison between city governments and the A&M Texas Engineering Experiment Station. Cole said his position in Denton gave him the best experience for College Station because the two cities are similar. Bond agreed, saying that Denton and College Station both own and operate their own electrical systems. Bond said it takes a great dealo: planning and know-how torunsiic! a complicated system. Also, there is a large student|» ulation in Denton. And much it same as College Station, Denton In seen a great deal of growth in past five years because of its don proximity to Dallas. Cole sees issues related to plas ning and zoning as his greatestclii lenge because of College Station rapid growth and expanding pop ulation. Cole is a Garland native and era! uated from Garland High Sctiod He continued his education atNonl Texas State University in Dent receiving bachelor’s and master'siit grees. Area experts say drug abuse growing By Tammy Kirk Staff Writer Three local representatives, speaking on a panel for the drug abuse teleconference, said Wednes day that drug abuse in the commu nity is definitely a serious problem. Bill Turner, district attorney for Brazos County; Dr. John Kinross- Wright, psychiatrist and president of the medical staff at Greenleaf Pys- chiatric Hospital; and Dr. Malon Southerland, vice president of stu dent services at Texas A&M, brought the national problem of drug abuse “closer to home" for the viewers of the teleconference. The teleconference on drug abuse in the workplace was telecast live via satellite from the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences, located in Ran cho Mirage, Calif., and was viewed by faculty, staff and students of Texas A&M in the Memorial Stu dent Center. In the teleconference, a nationally prominent faculty participated in a discussion of topics ranging from specific drugs, such as cocaine, to the overall addiction process. And after the five-hour assessment of the is sues via the telecast, the locals gave their overviews from legal, medical and University standpoints. Turner, speaking on the legal as pects, said the Brazos County drug picture has never looked worse than in the last year. “Even in the last three to four months, there's been a dramatic in crease," Turner said. Turner said he was referring to the recent drug bust on October 16 in whichpeople were arrested for involvment m drug delivery cases. “'That’s SB ^offenders in your county," Turner said. As reported earlier, out of 56 cases stemming from the four- month investigation, 25 were for de livery of cocaine, 16 for delivery of methamphetamines and 15 for de livery of marijuana. Turner said drug addiction be gins in junior high school and even as early as the fifth and sixth grades. Sometimes the commu nity tends to bury its head in the sand because "Ag gies just don't use drugs. But, some Aggies do use drugs, ” — Psychiatrist Dr. John Kin ross- Wright “This is where the training needs to begin," Turner said, "not in high school where the kids are already facing the peer pressure. They need to be able to say ‘no’ by the time they reach high shcool and know why." Southerland, speaking from the University standpoint, said that the drug issue is certainly not new. He said each of the 35,000 students ar rive with their own opinions about drugs. "Sometimes we tend to assume these things don’t happen here (A&M),” Southerland says. "Believe me, if there’s anj to pick, it’s with the embassy mfo ico City,” the younger Dixonsai “They have been the least i alive group of people I’ve tvt worked with, especially following emergency like this where youtfc they could at least cater to US.® zens in a foreign country." Kinross-Wright agreed and a sometimes the community lendi bury its head in the sand beam "Aggies just don’t use drugs.’ “But some Aggies do use Kim oss-Wright said. Headdedik the University is the one “worlpt ce” he is the most concerned about Southerland also is thechainu: of the A&M Alcohol and Dr ; Awareness Committee. Hesaidii program is only six monthsold.Hi committee is made up of 25rocs hers who discuss the campusdni problem and try to comeupwitki tulions and programs for tnosev are dependent on drugs, whetho alcohol or marijuana. “We’re starting . . . we’re staras to become aware, Southerlandsa! Student Senate hears bill against bikes By FRANK SMITH Staff Writer The Texas A&M Student Senate Wednesday night heard the first reading of a bill recommending that students refrain from riding bicycles on sidewalks through the middle of campus. Trie bill, sponsored by Sens. Billy McCaskill, Chris Dowdy and Rudy Rodriguez, calls for the placement of “No Bicycles” signs at specific loca tions on the perimeter of the desig nated site. Included in the bill are the main academic buildings on campus. McCaskill ciuoted information ob tained from the A.P. Beutel Health Center, saying that on an average day the number of bike-related acci dents on campus ranges from five to 15. He also said University Police are not willing to enforce regulations concerning bicycles on sidewalks be cause of the resulting drain on man power. Rodriguez told the Senate he had contacted other universities in Texas to find out what kind of bicycle regu lations they have. He said students at the University of Texas cannot ride bicycles on campus sidewalks and that hikes aren’t allowed on campus at North Texas State University. At Texas Tech University, a campus police of ficer on a moped ticlcets bicyclists riding in restricted areas. Rodriguez also cited universities which nave no such regulations, such as Southern Methodist Univer sity, Baylor University, T exas Chris tian University and the University of Houston. Carol Ellison, A&M vice president of student services, reminded the senators the bill was a recomi tion rather than a regulation. Union membership debated By CHRISTOPHER EMIG Reporter “How would you like someone to tell you that you can’t earn a living unless you’re a member of the Bap tist Church?” William Brown, a Texas A&M building construction professor asked a standing-room- only crowd Wednesday night. Brown and Richard Maher, a for mer union contractor, debated the effects of open- and closed-shop construction on the individual and community in a program sponsored by the Building Construction De partment. The debate was held in the Harrington Classroom Building. Brown — who worked 34 years with Brown and Root Construction, which has an open shop policy — spoke against compulsory union membership that would prevent the hiring of non-union workers by a company operating under a closed- shop policy Maner cited three advantages of a closed shop: higher profits, better control over labor and a stabilizing of competition. Brown cited runaway wage in creases, rigid work rules and a lack of freedom of choice when speaking of closed-shop construction. “There was a 40-percent cost in crease when working with unions,” Brown said , recalling a recent study on closed-shop construction. On the subject of training, Maher said that unions provide the finest craftworkers and stressed the need for additional professionally union- trained workers in the future. Brown said, “We are in an eco nomic slump. No new industrial plants have been constructed. New workers aren’t needed. Company employment levels are down 25 to 50 percent." Maher said that union violence is a result of a worker’s attempt to pro tect his job. “Workers must defend their wav of making a living,” Maher said. “The violence is bad, but their mo tives are honest. “Besides, there was violence be fore unions. The Haymarket, Har vester Strike and Pullman were be fore union organization,” he added. Brown stressed the freedom of choice that the open shop provides. He said that the open shop is cost ef fective because wage rates are gener ally lower. Farm credit topic of pane 1 talk tonight By SHERI A.STEBENNE Reporter The farm credit crisis andlw* future government policies »i affect the farmer will be coveitii in a panel discussion at 7 pui 115 Kleberg Animal and FooJ Science Center. Dr. John Penson, professorc! agricultural economics, willd crate the panel discussion. Dr. Danny Klinefelter, an es tension economist-manager: specialist with the Texas Agiitui tural Extension Service, Jim lam son of the Texas Agricullri Credit Corporation and T® Engleke of tlie Farm Credit Bari of Texas will be the panel raffl hers. “We hope to look into died ferent dimensions of the [am credit crisis and see whattheoui look might be for the futurt,' Penson said. After providing some bad ground and current condiw each panel member will have I! to 15 minutes to present h views. CASA CHAPULTEPEC Under the Management of JESSE G. OCANA & LUIS LEGS Let us introduce you to the best Mexican Food in the Brazos Valley. Sizzling Beef Fajitas Chicken Fajitas *Chili Relleno *Flautas Fajita Lunch Taco Dinner Chicken Fried Steak LUNCH SPECIALS Combination Dinner Enchilada Dinner Taco Salad Mon.-Fri. 11:00-2:00 Complimentary Soup w/Meal $335 1315 S. 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