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Monday, December 2, 1985AThe Battalion/Page 3 State and Local <X» vv •!> "X* *T* •T* •T' - T S •T' •T* ^T* *T* ^T* "T^ -r P ^J^vv * * •x * * * * 30 Regents appropriate million to programs * * * * * * Xerox * x- x- X- X- $3.7 copies Brazos Valley Printing £ 3601 E. 29th St. • 846-3024 X- *x y.. S|c Sjc 3|C 3}C 3{C p|C 3|C ?|C yjc SjC S|cV r ial siaf't resemsik win tain the min) By MARYBETH ROHSNER elephone nu/iibc:: ' Stall Writer The Texas A&M Board of Regents propriated $3.7 million to enhance ps A&M’s programs in engineer- ng, humanities and nautical Kteology in a late session Wednes- lay. The board also authorized the ■ ,, ,, itablishment of the Texas Veterin- un ^ ed briefl y ot ! Medical Center and the Hyd- ealb seeking it () g en Research Center, es the shroudoflloi the $3.7 million appropriated perversions at rom the Available University Fund, ingineering will receive $3.2 million, 'he Available University Fund is de lved from investment returns from he permanent University Fund. ions” and "dis ship can and ious expre: Humanities and social sciences will :ceive $400,000 and the Institute >r Nautical Archaeology will receive about l 100,000. OgnizeGfll President Frank E. Vandiver told put such pili ho r< the board in a written recommenda tion that the money will be used to replace outdated equipment, recruit new faculty and support research. “The Engineering Program is con tinuing in its quest to achieve . . . pre-eminence based on outstanding stature of faculty and staff, excell ence of educational programs, per formance of graduates, importance of research accomplishments . . .,” Vandiver said. He said the liberal arts program must also pursue “scholarly emi nence.” “Most major research universities have found that the enhanced role of science and technology requires an enhanced role for the humanities and liberal arts,” Vandiver added. The regents also authorized estab lishment of the Texas Veterinary Medical Center, which University officials compare to the Texas Medic- Problem Pregnancy? we listen, we care, we help Free pregnancy tests concerned counselors Brazos Valley D A t Crisis Pregnancy Service I We’re local! 0 1301 Memorial Dr. j j 24 hr. Hotline < l 823-CARE a! Center in Houston. The Veterin ary Center includes the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Veter inary Teaching Hospital. In other business, Board Chair man David Eller appointed regents Henry Cisneros, John Mobley and William McKenzie to a chancellor search committee. The committee will screen applica tions for the chancellorship of the Texas A&M University System. The search is the result of Chancellor Arthur Hansen’s October announce--pi .. I. /^l . p. -| ment of retirement plans BattallOll LlaS 51116(1 I he regents also approved a rules revision for the tuition and fees emergency loan program. Students on conduct probation, who could not previously qualify for the loans, will now be allowed to apply for the finan cial aid. Eller concluded the meeting by distributing “Twelfth Man” towels to the nine-member board. JAMESPOINT DORM ALTERNATIVE Look what you get r ■ Plus $55 saving over dorm cost! 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Because A&M i your life. I hai ''tthe Southwest Conference title m anyonewhok^'^y- Banfield becomes the (Stihg Cotton Queen. Being the Cotton Queen is similar ' being a Cotton Princess, except about alone. It ore attention is paid to the Cotton iste" of youreffoifen, says Jan Paterson, Students uggest that when Myities adviser. As Cotton Queen, Banfield is re- onsible for creating a positive im- e of A&M. ^Ihe impression I want to give of ps A&M is that of a very strong , Hil,” Banfield says. “I want to ike people aware of the high acade- ic level at A&M and of the overall jKcaliber of people at this school. number of miscoi van (Battalion,No “I want others to know that A&M, even with 36,000 students, has amaz ing unity. There is a great sense of belonging for students at A&M.” During the four days of Cotton Bowl festivities, Dec. 29 through Jan. 2, Banfield will be busy promoting those images. “I will attend the football game, ride on a float in the Cotton Parade, attend a ball and mingle at cocktail parties,” she says. Banfield says she also hopes to make other gains. “I want to learn about the other Southwest Conference schools and share my knowledge of A&M with other representatives,” she says. “It is a great experience to be placed in a crowd of people you don’t know. It makes you assert yourself and be friendly.” Banfield says being Cotton Queen also will give her the chance to show off the “people skills” she has learned at A&M. “I am just as excited about this school as a senior as I was three years ago as a freshman,” she says. “The University has taught me skills in other areas than academics and I’d like to share them.” The five member selection panel, made up of faculty and students, selected Banfield to represent A&M because she best met the Cotton Queen qualifications, Paterson says. Her leadership experience, ability to communicate ana knowledge of the University made her the best woman for the job, Paterson says. “On sensitive issues Donna didn’t allow the panel to back her into a corner,” Paterson says, “She stated her opinions and stood up for them.” Banfield says she has researched controversial issues at A&M and is prepared to present them in a factual manner. “People want to know the truth and I want to be ready to tell them the actual situation,” Banfield says. “I strongly believe in Texas A&M, and if someone challenges me about the University I am eager to give them an answer and I won’t back down.” Banfield’s eagerness to answer questions was the main reason she was selected, Paterson says. Dr. Carolyn Adair, director of Stu dent Activities, says she also is pleased with the panel’s selection of Banfield. “What a neat choice,” Adair says. free lighting ceremony n CS Central Park tonight that a liberal art articles in Hunt, icwn that managti th a solid training: /rone with tectei, inking can keep'- f®yJOHN MCCARTER ‘ of my favorite (■ Reporter With Thanksgiving behind us and ily turkey sandwiches remaining, nee of Barbieriat? time to think about Christmas iople.” 1 teachini'#3 a, ri Santa Claus. ,.dents Omenrol The C 2 lle S e StaUon Parks and Re ‘ ' c j etftion Department is doing its part i egulaily schedii* p,j| ^ community with Cfiristmas ate study in Bit-ieer by sponsoring a Christmas tree ne think my exptrtjh’ting ceremony at Central Park liege of Engineerrtf'ght. ]4 to 1985 whilePhe ceremony is the first of many same period 1r'i'* t ' es planned for the residents of to 7 p. rnllmen. Stad «n. Oil. __ This year the event will be dedi cated to Jack Lester Jr., says depart ment spokeswoman Susan O’Connor. Lester has financed the Christmas lights both years and has spent about $12,000 over the two year period, O’Connor says. Lester’s son, Lance, 7, will have the honor of turning the lights on. The lights will burn every evening in December from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Christmas music will be played throughout the park from 6:45 p.m. m. before the lights are turned ling will be highlighted by of tf enrollment ma— evenin up with the den e lighting of the 25,000 ornaments that as A&M mortjthe park. This is the second year hat there are sewBthe department has sponsored is ceremony. Winners of a Christmas card color ing contest, sponsored by the Bryan- College Station Eagle, also will he announced. The contest was for chil dren under 10 years old. To wrap up the evening’s festivi ties, Christmas carols will be sung by local Girl Scout and Brownie troops. But the Christmas season for area residents has only begun. Bryan and A&M Consolidated high schools’ choirs will give their annual Christmas Concert at the park at 7 p.m. The concert will last about an hour. On Dec. 11 and Dec. 12 the parks and recreation department will spon sor “Christmas in the Park,” featur ing a live manger scene and a Santa’s workshop, where children can talk to elves and watch them make toys, O’Connor says. The Stage Center acting plans to perform one-act plays with Christ mas themes on both days. ullivan, wakeuput i late judge to decide Texacocase Associated Press SAN ANTON IO — The fate of the company that “Buckskin Joe” Cul- ih founded in Houston more than ' years ago falls squarely into the .. , nds of a San Antonio judge this Nov. 20) letter art J 6 among a length) State District Judge Solomon Cas 'd as “cults.” A cul'S Jr must decide whether to up- ;) an “alternative reduce or reverse a jury’sjudg- nt religion of a p 1 -[’l dlat Texaco fnc- should pay . u JilP billion to Pennzoi Co. for nn- rice to any sucha*^^ , aki GetIy ou C() away following. )ni p en nzoil during a takeover eu . „ • .iH last year. IS M1 ^ inl If’Casseb upholds the jury's ver- s of est trainingaf :ti ^ a | so m ist decide whether to tg one of the stigrt ive or reduce a bond that could en (in dominanlt'al as much as $12 billion — the :hors educators,i l0UIU °f fhe jury award plus in- could agree thatef- that l exaco would have to , r n under state law before it could years of college p ea | ^ case _ s been a major#fe. is no vvay Texaco can pay . . . . J ,.(ia, *5 billion — the highest civil ludg- .nst.an.ty (c.1% in history __ or * make a $ f'g b §. usm is the uonii' y b( )1K | company Vice Chairman ika). Zen in partif ties Kinnear said in San Antonio and culture of Jaflay. The company only has a mar- Inited States sinct ' val -*e of $8.5 billion, he said. i exists at Texas A J ' , J la we had P a J the judgment it . , , ■,/t Wd mean the destruction of the ,,iimu1111 ' hpany,” Kinnear told the San tonio Light. “If we had to post known. fd (of $12 billion), we would have eek all legal remedies available to including bankruptcy proceed- 1. t stake, he said, is the continued existence of the nation’s third-largest oil company and the future of its 55,()()() employees worldwide, includ ing 15,()()() Texans. Although its headquarters were moved to New York in 1915, almost half of Texaco’s U.S. employees work in Houston, Port Arthur and other Texas locations. Kinnear said that any judgment against Texaco in the case would “se verely hamper” the company’s ability to raise capital for exploration and to attract business partners. Invest ments such as the planned $77 mil lion upgrading of its Port Arthur re fineries would be dropped, he said. Industry analysts say the company likely would have to sell some assets. While their attorneys prepare for hearings before Casseb, top execu tives of Texaco are taking tneir case to newspapers across the state in an effort to convince the public there has been a grave injustice. In Kinnear’s words, the jury’s judgment “is absolute economic non sense” and “out of whack” with mar ket values set by the oil industry. Furthermore, he said, Texaco is being punished for the “actions of outside agencies” — namely Getty’s major shareholders and their finan cial advisers who approached Texaco about a merger when they already had an agreement with Pennzoil. Early last year, in a deal struck with Gordon P. Getty, Pennzoil announced an agreement in princi- f ile to acquire 40.2 percent of Getty or $5.3 billion. Within days, Texaco made a $10 billion bid for all of Get ty’s stock. After Getty accepted the offer, Pennzoil almost immediately filed suit in Houston, where it is headquar tered, seeking $ 14 billion in damages and alleging that Texaco had promp ted Getty to break its agreement with Pennzoil even though no contract had been signed. In its search for public support to help convince the judge to reverse the jury’s verdict or at least to lower the company’s bond so it can appeal Texaco is relying on two arguments The first — the one that was at issue in the trial — is its assertion that Pennzoil’s agreement with Getty was not binding. No contract between Pennzoil and Getty could be pro duced during the trial, and the news release announcing their agreement in principle stated that the transac tion was conditional on reaching a definitive agreement and approval by shareholders and directors of both companies. 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