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Page 4/The BattalionTuesday, Movember 25, 1986 Submit to ™ tyi i r~» cr Coming In February 1987 MSC Visual Arts AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS 1 Regular Haircuts $5 Specializing in 1 STANDARD and 1 AUTOMATIC trans- | missions, CLUTCH, | adjustments, and replacements MSC Barbershop Lower Lever MSC 5 (Both foreign and domestic) = i 846-0629 Shoe Shines Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. M-F 1215 Tx. Ave. | (at the bend in Tx. Ave.) Bryan 779-2626 | Under New Ownership | fniiiiimiHiimiiiimmiiiHinimimniiiniiiHira Guitar Shop Holiday Specials Applause Cutaway with Gorilla Amp $319. Get 6 free sets of string with guitar pur chase Over $150. 00 (sale items not included) 10% discount on all accessories through 11-30-86 Now open Sundays, 12-5, until Christmas 1911 S. Texas Ave., College Station 693-8698 YESTERDAYS OPEN THANKSGIVING DAY DART TOURNAMENT Blind Draw Doubles Mondays 8:30 Home Dress Code near Lubys 846-2625 Police continue probe into assault of female cadet By Bob Grube Staff Writer would determine what degree of as sault they would be charged with. Bob Wiatt, director of security and traffic at Texas A&M, said Mon day that the University Police De partment is continuing its investiga tion into a reported assault of a female cadet at the bonfire site Nov. 18. Wiatt said he and the officers who are working on the case will meet with some dormitory resident advis ers today to concentrate on potential suspects in the case. “Unfortunately, it looks as if at least some of the males involved are residents of Davis-Gary dormitory,” Wiatt said. “We’re not going into the investigation with tunnel vision, but the cadet was sure she saw the DG letters on at least two of the helmets the men were wearing. “If her injuries are not too bad, the charge would probably be filed as a class C misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to a $200 fine,” Wiatt said. “The county attorney will decide how to prosecute the case.” Bill Kibler, associate director of student affairs and adviser to bon fire, and Dr. John Koldus, vice presi dent for student services, were un available for comment Monday. “The DG helmets are very distinc tive in the way they look. At this time, we have some leads on the case, but as of yet, have no positive identifications. “We are digging, but it’s going to take a lot of legwork.” Eric Wittenmyer, a senior redpot, said he was at Duncan Field the night the incident occurred but was on the other side of the bonfire. “I heard about what happened, but I didn’t see it,” Wittenmyer said. “We (the redpots) are in charge of the entire bonfire, but our primary concern is the safety of all the people working on the bonfire. Wiatt said the men involved could be charged with assault, but the se vereness of the cadet’s injuries “With so many people out there, it’s hard to see everything that’s going on. There’s a good chance that no redpots saw what happened. We don’t discourage women from work ing on bonfire. Every unit in the Corps is scheduled to work on the bonfire, and Company W-1 is sched uled along with the rest of Corps outfits.” 1 Afummi What s up Tuesday CLEAR LAKE AREA HOMETOWN CLUB: willhaveap,, bonfire party at 4:30 p.m. at No. 704 TreehouseApi ments. AGGIE BONFIRE: a shuttle bus will run between OIk Field and the Rudder Lower bus stop from 6:30 p.m 9:30 p.m. STUDENT ACTIVITIES SPEAKERS SEMINAR: tions for the 1987 Speakers Seminar are availablethrou today in the Student Activities Office, 208 Pavilion. Wednesday EUROPE CLUB: will meet at 9:30 p.m. at the FlyingTi mato. Thursday A&M INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP: will have Thanksgiving dinner at 4 p.m. in the Fellowship Hali ()ur Savior’s Lutheran Church. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS: an voiic* witli informationconct"] ing a copy machine removed from 224 MSC on then? ning of Nov. 18 is requested to call the UniversityPo Department at 845-2345. FRESHMAN CLASS COUNCIL: entries for theClassof T-shirt design contest may be submitted to 216 \li through Monday. FRESHMAN CLASS COUNCIL: applicat ions for commit! ;h Moi ' ----- chairmen are available through Monday in 216 MSC. FISH CAMP: applications for Fish Camp ’87 co-chairmem available in 2 1 3 Pavilion. A&M LITERARY ARTS CLUB: is now accepting subm sions for Litmus. DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS: students interes! in taking actuarial examinations in February shoulda tact Dr. H. E. Lacey, head of the Department of Mathemi ics, in 102 Milner Hall. A&.M professors disprove stereotypes Survey identifies handgun owners By Rebecca Phillips Reporter differentiation in society,” said Fer rell. “Owning guns is something that males have been socialized to have General stereotypes of handgun owners in the United States are in correct, according to a marketing survey conducted by two Texas A&M professors. “There are stereotypes that poorly educated, low-income blacks own handguns,” said Dr. O.C. Fer rell, associate professor of market ing. But educated, wealthy, white males between 35 and 49 make up the largest percentage of handgun owners, he said. The survey, which Ferrell orga nized with marketing professor Dr. William Pride, was conducted over a two-week period in September by professional field interviewers. The interviewers polled about 2,100 homes throughout the country. Few Nineteen percent of the whites surveyed owned handguns, while 13.3 percent of the non-whites sur veyed were owners. Also, 19.3 percent of those em ployed when surveyed admitted to handgun ownership while 16.1 per cent of those unemployed reported owning handguns. “Our overall findings should ques tion myths about handgun owner ship,” Ferrell said. The study also found that 25 per cent of the males interviewed owned a handgun, while 14 percent of the females owned one. “I think males are probably more likely to own a gun because of role more interest in. “A gun is a social gesture people really expect to use it.” He added that income played a role in ownership. “The higher the income, the more you’ve got to protect and you’re more security-minded,” he said. Pride said, “I suspect that to some extent, males get handguns primar ily for sports.” Pride said he believes a correla tion exists between income and age factors. The poll found that 29.9 percent of those interviewed in the 35- to 49- year-old group owned handguns, while only 14 percent of those under 25 had handguns. The professors agreed that men between 35 and 49 also probably feel more obligation toward family pro tection. However, Ferrell noted that al though the survey found that fami lies with children were equally likely to own handguns, those with chil dren between the ages of 7 and 12 had a lower ownership percentage. handgun, while 10 percent of the homes in the Northeast reported ownership. “It’s just a part of the southern subculture to own guns,” said Pride. “I don’t think they have a greater need to protect themselves.” Ferrell said that even though crime may be more widespread in other parts of the country, southern ers traditionally have been more sparsely populated and sefe cient. However, Ferrell said tkl leuient handgun ownership:H the South may contributt area’s higher percentage. About 15 percent of thtn-i dents living alone owned a while 20 percent of the rt g i households with more thane: r son owned handguns. Ferrell also said that the percent age of people over the age of 50 whq own guns is lower. “After 50, many people feel more secure in life,” he said. “Some people over 50 also feel too old to handle a gun. The professors also found that 24 percent of the surveryed households in the South reported owning a In Advance Squadron 7 to ‘RUN TO t.u.’ after bonf e John Nohrenburg, chaplain for Squadron 7, says the squad ron’s annual “RUN TO t.u.” will begin 30 minutes after bonfire is lighted. Nohrenburg says the cadets in volved in the run exper t to arrive in Austin by noon Wednesday. The tradition of the run began in 1976, he said, when Squadron 7 was known as Seagram’s 7. The squadron began the run because it wanted to do some thing that would bring recogni tion to the outfit, Nohrenburg says. Seagram’s 7 was disbanded two years ago and was reformed last year under a new name — Chal lenger 7. Nohrenburg says the new squadron is trying to uphold the tradition of the “RUN TO t.u.” original squad: that th started. He adds that the orit Squadron 7 didn’t want toapp to he an “egotistical outfit,"s decided to hold a funfe prior to the run that wouldlf fit a different local charitp year. This year’s run will beneE'i Joseph Hospital. The original goal for this was to raise $500 forSt.) Nohrenburg says, but byS* day afternoon the si ready had reached its g still was collecting. Nohrenburg says that squadron of about 60 ca to 50 will participate in them: Challenger 7 is madeupolj Force cadets, Nohrenburga Hewlett-Packard... For Tough Assignments ■*> INTERNATIONAL HOUSE gf PANCAKES* RESTAURANT V. All you can eat Daily Specials 1 0 p.m.-6a.ru. I 4 ; s.n a /.<? 3 w S 6 1 ETB ^ ^ pm® m m iftpii ed P Pm®m mmm Hev/lett-Packard calculators...for Science, Engineering, Business, or Finance. They save time and simplify complex problems. How? 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