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Liquor law making a stir at A&M
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Her that night and had been drink
ing.
After the student’s death in Sep
tember, Carreathers said, concerned
parties in Bryan made an alcohol-re
lated issue of it and now A&M has
been informed of the alcohol-sale
law.
Many student organizations have
been quick to cancel their ()-Hut res-
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Soviet demands dismay Reagan
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Reagan said there is “every indi
cation” that Gorbachev is “a rea
sonable man,” and that gives Rea
gan hope he can convince the
Communist Party chief at the
summit that the United States has
no expansionist aims.
Reagan also said he would de
ploy a “Star Wars” missile shield
unilaterally if he could not get
other world leaders to agree on
an international system to defend
against nuclear attack.
The president said his com
ments in an interview last week
with Soviet journalists, in which
he appeared to make deployment
of a Star Wars system contingent
on dismantling offensive weap
ons, were erroneously inter
preted.
Asked earlier if he meant, in
effect, to give the Soviets veto
power over deployment of the
proposed defensive weapons sys
tem, Reagan replied, “Hell no.”
Asked whether prospects for
an arms limitation agreement ap
peared slim after the secretary’s
meetings, Speakes said Shultz’s
sessions with Soviet leaders
“made some progress, but differ
ences do remain.
Peso trade limits cause confusion
Associated Press
MEXICO CITY — Bankers and
currency traders Wednesday
scrambled to determine the impact
of a surprise government announce
ment limiting the amount of trading
in the Mexican peso currency by for
eign operations.
The restrictions, announced in a
g ress release late Tuesday by the
anco de Mexico, the nation’s cen
tral bank, appeared aimed at
the government more control over
the volatile currency which has
weakened sharply in recent weeks.
They were apparently designed to
clamp down on speculation in the
currency bv foreign banks, compa
nies and other businesses and on the
rush by investors worried by the
economy to exchange their pesos for
the stronger U.S. dollar.
The initial effect of the rules was
confusion. Major banks in the
United States halted trading in the
peso.
In Mexico City and along the bor
der, the peso strengthened a bit on
the free market after sliding Tues
day at private exchange houses to a
record low against the dollar.
Private exchange houses in the
capital Wednesday offered 499 pe
sos for each dollar and demanded as
much as 516 pesos to sell a dollar.
ervations, Carreathers said. While
normallv the reservations must be
cancelea 10 days before the sched
uled event, he said he is allowing
groups to cancel any reservations
made prior to the new information.
Next week a group from the De
partment of Student Services will get
together and try to formulate some
more sharply-aefined policies for
the students with the guidance of the
system attorneys and the Texas Al
coholic Beverage Commission, Car
reathers said.
Reaction to the new recognition of
this law by the students has oeen var
ied.
Residence Hall Association vice
president Allison Kruest said RHA is
staying objective for now.
“We really have to let the dust set
tle before we can even see the actual
effects on our parties,” Kruest said.
“Right now, all we can do is adhere
to the regulations.”
Mike Stallings, fellowship chair
man for Alpha Phi Omega, a service
fraternity, said his organization has
decided to try a non-alcoholic Q-Hut
party.
“It probably won’t affect us too
much because we have so many non
alcoholic activities anyway,” Stallings
said, “and we’re grown up enough to
handle it.
“Still, it’s unfortunate because
most of the big Q-Hut parties will
probably become obsolete now. Par
ties will move toward smaller, pri
vately-funded ones for convenience.
But that may not be good.
"We’ve always had a controllable
environment at the Q-Huts with re
gard to drinking. People worked the
cioors and stayed sober to keep an
eye on people. They tried to check
ages as best they could and keep tabs
on how much people leaving had
drunk. You won’t have that control
at a private party.”
away. That doesn’t solve (tie rtj
problem. At age 21, the irresponj.
ole drinker is considered legs
then resumes abusing alcohol"
Crocker Hall has already tried if:
have a party without alcohol anj
hardly anyone showed up, said Mari
Thibodeaux, a Crocker resident
“I don’t drink anyway," T1
deaux said, “but even as a noir
drinker I know some people like it
drink socially and 1 tnink thet
should have the right to make ilia!
choice.”
Michele Zrno, a former social
chairman for Spence Hall, agrees.
“People will he coming and going
from non-alcohol parties to buy ami
consume alcohol,’ Zrno said, “and
they’ll end up drinking in their cars.
“People will end up driving more
to bars and clubs where alcohol is al
lowed. It was always tough enough
to get people to the dorm mixers be
fore. Between the people who don’t
come because of the lack of alcohol
and those who don’t come because
of the assumption that no one will
go, the parties will be empty.
“The government ana the Moth
ers Against Drunk Driving want to
be mothers to all of us, and it won’t
work.”
Susan Franklin, a Haas Hall resi
dent, said a real problem exists, but
the nation is giving the wrong solu
tion for it.
"This is simply a reflection of the
national attitucie toward drunk driv
ing and problem drinking,” Franklin
said.
“Rather than educate people, par
ticularly the 18-21 vear old drinkers,
the choice to drink is simply taken
Some students are afraid theitt^
alcohol policy will only create)
problems.
Trey Cole, a resident of bunii
Hall, said it could be almost likei
mini-Prohibition.
“With people telling us whatmt
can and cannot drink, people mai
drink out of spite, ” Cole said, “ajj |^q
like Prohibition, there would It
more problems with people break
ing drinking laws than before. P»
pie like to have a choice.”
Kathy Ingram, a Haas Hallreii-
dent, agrees that people may dri
to rebel, but as a whole, she saystk
law is a good one.
“I think it’s a challenge to even■
one — to have fun withouthavingnB g
drink," she said. "I know that'spotyM, .
ble ami I think students willdiscovtiB. CIT
that. too. Attitudes need to chanA^
first, and then the rest will follow."
Carreathers ; 1
said
should sei
law.
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have a go<
he said, “I
ready hav
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