Page 4AThe Battalion/Wednesday, October 29, 1986
State and Local
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Police Beat
7'he following were reported
to the University Police Depart
ment through Monday:
BURGLARY OF A HABITA
TION:
• A student reported that
while he was away for the night,
someone stole two personal com
puters, a watch, a gold necklace
and $100 in cash from his dorm
The building was checked by po
lice, but it was not evacuated.
• A woman reported tnat
somebody called and told her that
a bomb was set to go off in Hart
Hall. Police checked the com
mons area of the dormitory, but
no bomb was found.
room.
MISDEMEANOR THEFT:
• A student reported that
someone stole all four of the tires
from his car parked on Avenue D
on the north side of campus.
FELONY THEFT:
• A student reported that
somebody stole his sports car
from a campus parking lot.
TERRORISTIC THREAT:
• A woman reported that
somebody called and told her that
a bomb was set to go off in the
Zachry Engineering Building.
HARASSMENT:
• A student reported that
someone left several harassing
and obscene messages on her an
swering machine.
INDECENT EXPOSURE.
• A student reported that
while she was doing her laundry
in a dormitory laundry room, she
heard a knock at a window. She
turned around and saw a man
wearing jeans and a shirt outside
the window who appeared to be
masturbating. The woman left
the laundry room and returned
to her dorm room.
Olsen Park popular for RV tailgate parties
Motor-homers set up comp
By Vickie Faour
Reporter
Every Friday evening before the
Texas A&M football team meets its
opponent at Kyle Field, a group of
“old Ags” stock their recreational
campers with weekend necessities
and cruise to Olsen Park to set up
camp.
“Fifteen years ago, we used to
park in the grass area between the
vice president’s house and the park
ing lot,” said Leo Brown, a regular
camper at Olsen Park.
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“After a couple of muddy week
ends of skidding and sliding all over
the grass, we were moved to parking
lot D, south of Kyle Field.
“But after the crowd with D passes
started complaining because there
was so many of us, the park and rec
reation students built this park for
us.”
Olsen Park is behind the railroad
tracks on the corner of Wellborn
and Jersey across from the baseball
stadium. C.E. Olsen built the park in
1982 and dedicated it to his wife El
sie Duncan Olsen.
By Jo Ann Able
Staff Writer
Texas Supreme Court Justice
Raul Gonzalez, facing an election for
the post he was appointed to in
1984, said Tuesday at Easterwood
Airport that he should win the race
if voters compare his qualifications
with those of his Republican oppo
nent, John Bates.
“I’m asking the voters to make an
informed choice — to look beyond
the name and party affiliation —and
vote for the best-qualified candida
te,” Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez was accompanied on the
campaign trail by Henry Cisneros,
San Antonio mayor and Texas A&M
University System regent, who said
Gonzalez has almost unprecedented
legal credentials for serving on the
Supreme Court.
“Here we have a person who has
served at the municipal level of law,
who has served in the federal level of
law as a prosecutor . . . and has
served at every level of the state
process — district court judge, ap
peals court judge, supreme court
judge,” Cisneros said.
Of Bates, Cisneros said, “He has
run for the Supreme Court before
with no particular distinction. In
fact, he didn’t even carry his own
home district when he ran those two
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Gonzalez said that because he
lacks the money required to run a
full-scale media campaign, many of
the voters don’t know him.
campers.
It has water and power hookups,
barbecue pits, picnic tables, an ice
machine, trash receptacles and a
large pavilion that can be rented for
parties.
Now Aggie alumni, current stu
dents, future Aggies and Aggie fans
can park their recreational cruisers
in a convenient, comfortable area
and enjoy their pre-game and post
game tailgate parties.
Photo by John M*rr
Mrs. Richard Hoelscher gets ready to celebrate A&M’s vic
tory over Rice at Olsen Park. The Hoelschers bring their RV
to the park on home game weekends.
Cisneros said under ordinary cir
cumstances this wouldn’t be a race at
all, but the circumstances are not or
dinary.
“Here you have a short pithy
name — Bates —juxtaposed against
a somewhat longer and more com
plex and unfamiliar name — Gonza
lez,” Cisneros said. “I just hope that
this doesn’t end up being an election
where we make a horrible mistake
and choose the less-qualified candi
date by looking strictly at the name.”
“Some people like boats and mo
tors, some like race cars . . . but we
like motor-homing it,” said Bob
Holmes, father of four Aggies.
“but it’s deceiving because you nave
to have $70,000 to $100,000 up
front to buy one of these (trailers).
use (he park band together and take
care of each other.
Holmes, whose trailer sports
Christmas lights and Aggie cups,
said the park only has 50 spaces with
hookups and about 80 to 100 people
who want them, but said his family’s
been able to get the same space each
year.
“It costs about $30 a weekend and
you bring your own food,” he said.
“But we’ve been motor-homing it
for a long time and it gets in your
blood.”
Brown said it costs $15 a night for
a permit to stay in the park.
“We can sleep 10 people a lot
cheaper than in a hotel," he said.
J.L. “Joe” Pausewang, a recre
ational vehicle parking attendant for
the past year, said the people who
‘Tve never seen anything like it,”
he said. “If one limps, they all limp.
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one guy shows up late, the others
stand around waiting and wonder
ing where they’ve been.”
Most of the campers decorate
their vehicles with Aggie parapher
nalia.
“Everyone that comes to the RV’
park bleeds maroon,” Holmes said.
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Traditions
Parents’ Weekend
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* Chairman-Lorrie Brown
* 1st speaker Dan Clark Scheduled to invite students
from other universities to attend A&M’s 5th Annual
Conference.
* Expanding internationally-to include students from
Canada and possible England.
* Chairman-Louis Meneghetti
* Held switch-off for kick-off
* Girls asked the guys, Rice Game
* Boutonnieres were on sale on MSC all week
The girls showed them how it was done!
* Chairman-Renee Dix
* Mr. & Mrs. Heye were presented the’86-’87Pa
of the Year Award before the Texas l ech game
* Public Relations pushed Oct. 17-26 so students
make hotel reservations well in advance.
* Parents’ Weekend held April 10-12 this year.
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United Way
* Chairman-Zane Russell
* Pool party and Dance at AeroFit on Villa Maria-Nov.
15-Beach theme with a live band and KISS 105
* Advance tickets $4. 00 /person, $8. 00 /couple
* Tickets at door $5. 00 /person, $8. 00 /couple
* Mock election in MSC Oct. 29-Nov. 4 to vote for gov
ernor. Candidates are White, Clements, Sherrill, Re
veille, and Mickey Mouse
* All proceeds for both benefits United Way
Big Event
* Chairman-Charla Carter
* Committee will be contacting student groups about
participating in the service project.
* Please mark your calenders-March 7, 1987
Blood Drive
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* Chairman-Margie Boswell
* There will be contests between: guys dorms,iS
dorms; sororities, fraternaties; and apartmentflf
plexes for the Nov. 3-6 Blood Drive
* The winners of each category will have a partyM
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Public Relations
* Chairman-Jody Kay Manley
* Held Get Involved Week the second week of school to
get student body involved in Student Governement.
* Held a Public Relations workshop on Oct. 5 for all Stu
dent Government committees.
* Post notices on Student Government information
boards in MSC, Commons, Library, Sibisa, and Aca
demic building
* Sponoring Project Visibility in which members of Stu
dent Government will speak to any organization
about what Student Government has to offer.
* In the process of making a ne^ Student Government
brochure.
* Will conduct a Student Government awareness survey
in November.
Muster
* Chairman-Wendy Wayne
* Awareness Question-
Who was the only president of the U.S. to speak at an
on campus Muster?
* Answer
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
* In 1946 Eisenhower came to express his gratitude to
student and former students who served as military
officers in World War II and recognize the accom
plishments of the ROTC program.
Leadership Development
* Chairman-Misty Ventura
* Sponsoring a speaking contest to promote coil
nications skills
* The speech must be a 5-7 minute persuasive spew
* There will be a $ 100 cash prize for the winner
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* This ad is sponsored by the Public Relations Committee
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