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■■■■■■■ l I l s s i s i I i i Bryan emergency shelter aids abused women, children — Page 7 A&M spikers whip Texas Tech, get revenge for Lubbock loss — Page 8 nmi TexasA&M mm V • The Battalion Serving the University community L——— Vol. 81 Mo. 49 GSPS 075360 16 pages College Station, Texas Thursday, November 7,1985 Reagan redefines goals of ‘Star Wars’ plan Associated Press out in an interview with Soviet jour- — — " ' ^ — Western news aerenries that if the talv Yurchenko and two other WASHINGTON — President Heagafi redefined his coals for the ! |roposed “Star Wars" missile de mise system Wednesday, saving he would deploy the space shield umlat- jjerally if other nuclear powers cannot a. ' e on a worldwide nuclear de- Bnseand disarmament program. | “If we had a defensive system and we could not get agreement on their lart to eliminate the nuclear weap- Ins, we would have done our best find we would go ahead with deploy- Bient, even though, as I say, that would then open us up to the charge " achieving the capacity for a first Irike,” Reagan said in an interview Iss than two weeks before he meets loviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in eneva. The president’s comments ap peared to negate the terms he laid , , • • : J our nalists last week in which he said he would not deploy a defensive system until offensive missiles had been dis mantled. But Reagan denied there was any inconsistency in his separate descriptions of his policy. “The terms for our own deploy ment would be the elimination of the offensive weapons,” Reagan said to the Soviets. “We won’t put this weapon — this system — in place, this defensive system, until we do away with our nuclear missiles, our offensive missiles. . . . And if the So viet Union and the United States both say we will eliminate our offen sive weapons, we will put in this de fensive tiling in case some place in the world a madman someday tries to create these weapons again.’ 4 But on Wednesday, he told the White House correspondents of US. summit hopes set back Associated Proas WASHINGTON — American summit hopes have been set back bv Soviet demands to halt the “Star Wars” program and by So viet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's lack of understanding of U.S, policies, a senior Reagan adminis tration official said Wednesday. “We are undismayed, ‘but we can wait,” the official said in sum ming up 14 hours of talks in Mos cow involving Gorbachev, Secre tary of State George Shultz, and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard A. Shevardnadze. “The pace of progress was set back bv mis meeting,” the official said in a wrapup briefing lor re porters under rules that barred use of his name. He spoke in Rek- javik, Iceland, where the U.S. party stopped for rest and refuel ing en route home from Moscow. The official suggested the ad ministration now saw the summit uainted sea- eagan mh and as primarily a get-atm: sion for President K Gorbachev, leading possibly to an invitation for Gorbachev to visit the United States for a second summit in 1986. In an interview in Washington on Wednesday with correspon dents of Western news agencies, See Soviet, page 16 Western news agencies that if the U.S. research program he calls the Strategic Defense Initiative were to come up with an effective system to defend against nuclear attack, the United States would call a meeting of all nuclear powers to “see if we cannot use that weapon to bring about . . . the elimination of nuclear weapons.” If that conference failed to gain an agreement for mutual use of the defensive system, Reagan said, “we would go ahead with deployment.” Earlier Wednesday, when asked if he meant to give the Soviets veto power, in effect, over deployment of the proposed defensive weapons sys tem, Reagan replied, “Hell, no.” Reagan also said in the wide-rang ing discussion that he suspects but can’t prove the defection and subse quent return of Soviet masterspy Vi taly Yurchenko and two other Soviet citizens were part of “a deliberate ploy” by the Kremlin in the days leading up to the Nov. 19-20 Geneva summit. __ Contrary to recent reports from intelligence sources, Reagan said the information Yurchenko provided “was not anything new or sensatio nal. It was pretty much information already known to the CIA.” As recently as last week, U.S. intel ligence sources were crowing over what they called the gold mine of in formation from Yurchenko. Reagan also made said in the in terview that he has hope he can con vince the Communist Party chief the United States has no expansionist aims and genuinely wants to ease the distrust with which the two super powers regard each other. Liquor law explained; A&M’s Q-Huts left bare Aahhh... Grant Lauderdale, a senior electrical engineering major from Odessa, helps fellow gymnast Marga ret Abadie stretch after a tough two-hour work out Photo by R USTY ROBER TS in the gymnastics room in Read Building. Abadie is a senior wildlife fishery sciences major. Both are members of the Texas A&M Gymnastics Club. Espionage trial By JEANNE ISENBERG Reporter In Texas A&M’s Department of Student Activities, a calendar hangs on the wall displaying the nights and weekends reserved by organizations for parties at the University-owned Quonset Huts. Up until a few weeks ago, the cal endar was fairly full, with reserva tions staked out weeks and even months in advance. But now, as a re sult of a newly-defined interpreta tion of an old liquor law, the reserva tion cancellations have left plenty of room on the calendar for even last- minute scheduling. On Oct. 24, one week before Hal loween and Halloween parties, A&M was informed that no organization may use its funds to buy alcohol for its members. A&M also was in formed that the Q-Huts, a two- building complex often used for stu dent parties, are off-limits to parties with alcohol, said Kevin Carreathers, student activities adviser. “The law is an old one,” Carreath ers said, “but we have just been made aware of this interpretation. “Basically, anv organization, on campus or off, profit or nonprofit, that in the past has collected activity fees or dues from its members and used those fees to provide a package of benefits, inclumng the purchase of alcohol, by the organization to serve at some function is interpreted by the attorney general to be making a sale.” Carreathers explained that in or der to make a sale, the seller must le gally possess a liquor license. Be cause the campus organizations do not have liquor licenses, he said, it is illegal for them to be providing their members with alcohol. “It’s like if you and your friends are sitting around in your house having a few beers,” Carreathers said. “You notice the supply is low, col lect a few dollars from each of them and use it to buy alcohol for them. That constitutes a sale, and while it would be basically impossible to prove, the principle of it is still ille- gal.” Any organization, including dorms, fraternities and other cam pus groups that want to have an event with alcohol, are now required to hold the event at a place with a li quor license or one where someone with a license is willing to grant an extension of it to the organization, Carreathers said. The Knights of Columbus Hall is one rental hall that grants exten sions, he said. The K.C. Hall has a li quor license and its reservation pol icy allows for the extension, Carreathers said, but the organiza tion has to buy the alcohol through the hall. This is more expensive than if the organization bought it on its own, he said. These halls also cost more than twice as much to rent than the Q- Huts, he said. But because A&M does not have a liquor license, the Q- Huts may no longer be used except for non-alcoholic functions, he said. The new awareness of the law’s in terpretation resulted from a Walton Hall incident earlier this semester, Carreathers said, when a fourth- floor resident fell to his death from his window. The student had been to a dorm mixer and another party ear- See Liquor, page 16 Judge declares mistrial in case of FBI agent Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A judge on Wednesday declared a mistrial in the case of Richard W, Miller, the only FBI agent ever charged with espionage, after jurors deadlocked with the majority favoring his con viction. The foreman of the jury in formed U.S. District Judge David Kenyon that after 14 days of delib erations the panel had voted 10-2 for guilt on three of the key espio nage charges against Miller and 11- 1 on the four other charges. U.S. Attorney Robert Bonner said the government would seek to trv Miller again and would ask that a date for a new trial be set Thurs day. The decision by Kenyon to de clare a mistrial capped a chaotic af ternoon in which some jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked and others said they might still be able to reach a verdict. Kenyon quizzed the jurors about their feelings and one man spoke up saying he would like to try again. But he finally conceded that was his opinion alone and the likelihood of getting a verdict was remote. “The court will declare a mistrial and this jury is excused,” Kenyon said. Miller, 48, a 20-year veteran of dollars. the FBI, faces a possible maximum of life in prison if convicted on all seven counts of his indictment. Two of the counts carry life sentences while others carry penalties in the range of 10 years. He is charged with passing classi fied documents to the Soviet Union in exchange for promises of $65,000 in cash and gold. His co defendants, Svetlana Ogorodnikov, who was Miller’s lover, and her hus band, Nikolav, pleaded guilty in the middle of their earlier trial and have been sentenced to jail. The Miller case has cost the gov ernment hundreds of thousands of Sign-up for P.E. changes at A&M By BRIAN PEARSON Senior Staff Writer Starting Monday, students at Texas A&M registering for physi cal education activities will be able to walk away from registration knowing the exact time, day and section of their chosen activity. The process allows a student to register for a P.E. activity, such as swimming or golf, at the same time they register for other classes. Pre-registration for spring ’86 classes will be the first time this new process has been available. Physical education activities are listed with other University courses in the 1986 spring class schedule book. Dr. Bob Pender, chairman of the Physical Education Activities Program, said the new registra tion process should make signing up for a P.E. class easier. “It will be better because the student will be in a physical edu cation activity class the first day of the spring semester,” Pender said. ‘Tt (the new process) gives the student more time in class for skill development.” “We’re optimistic about the fu ture of the activity program and registering students in this proce dure,” he said. “We anticipate some problems, but any time you make a change there are prob lems.” In the past, students signed up for P.E. sections that met at va rious times in G. Rollie White Coliseum during the first week of the semester. Students in a sec tion signed up for an activity dur ing that week and usually did not attend class until the following week. Pender said students currently enrolled in P.E. activity classes will receive a handout next week detailing all activities offered in the spring semester. “We will have between 390 and 400 sections of activities,” Pender said. He said he expects about 10,000 students to enroll in P.E. activity classes for the spring se mester. Preparation for job interviews helps to build confidence By TAMARA BELL Staff Writer Jane graduates from college in a semester and she’s ready to leap up the corporate ladder in a single bound. She’s already planned her first vacation and the Mercedes is practically parked in her garage. However, she has one problem to overcome — the queasy feeling in her stomach as she walks into her first interview. “It’s understandable to be anxious the first time you interview for a job,” says Louis Van Pelt, director of Texas A&M’s Placement Center. “You can’t overcome it, but as you continue to interview, you become more comfortable with the inter viewing process.” Van Pelt suggests three steps stu dents can take to build confidence in their interviewing skills. •PREPARE L “The best way to calm anxiety is to be extremely well prepared for the interview,” he says. ‘Do research and homework on the employer; know what the company does, where it’s located and what services it provi des.” • PLAN A student who has an idea of where he wants to be in five to 10 years will be ahead in the interview- ingprocess, Van Pelt says. “What are vour priorities?” he asks. “Think about the future and what you want. Everyone will be unique. For some it’s the challenge; for others it’s the opportunity to ad vance or a high salary or even geog raphy.” • PRESENT Since most interviews are limited to 30 minutes, a student who under stands how to present himself within the time period will make a better impression on the interviewer, Van Pelt savs. According to the Placement Man ual, published annually for A&M, the typical structure of a 30 minute interview is as follows: • Five minutes — small talk. • Fifteen minutes — a mutual discussion of your background and credentials as they relate to the needs of the employer. • Five minutes — you ask ques tions. • Five minutes — conclusion of interview. “Because it’s such a short contact period between employer and (pro spective) employee, the student must realize he’s got to talk,” Van Pelt says. "Be prepared with questions of your own. If you read the literature of the corporation, questions should generate from the material. When the interviewer asks you if you have any questions about the company, it’s an anxious moment if you don t. Try to have intelligent questions that relate to what’s important to you. Ending the interview after a good conversation period will only re inforce a positive image.” Although the final minutes of an interview are important, it’s the ini tial contact within the first five min utes that can either make or break , the student, he says. “A positive first impression would mean a leg up before the interview even begins,” Van Pelt says. “Being well-groomed, alert, with a firm handshake and unquavering voice will work wonders.” Van Pelt says that because the stu dent must be aware of the image he projects during the interview, know ing the types of questions that will be asked and preparing possible re sponses will project a more positive image. Tne Placement Center has com piled a manual with a list of typical questions asked during an interview: • Tell me a little about yourself. • Tell me about your academic background and how it prepares you for opportunities our firm has to of fer. • Tell me a little about your work experience. • Based on what you know about our company, where do you see yourself functioning the most effec tively in our firm? • What do you consider the greatest challenge you have con fronted, and how did you overcome it? • Why should we hire you? • Tell me about your extracurri cular activities. Van Pelt says, “Practicing an inter view with a roommate or friend is a great exercise to help relieve some of the anxiety a student will feel in his first or even fifth interview.”