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V wm Texas A&M mm % ® he Battalion Vol.82 No.l 18 GSPS 045360 8 pages College Station, Texas Friday, March 13, 1987 He task ;1 'Noratoiiij ofthei •fie Coi ;:M^ould create egislation 12,000 jobs •r farmers s lipp()n t ;| miposalv. Keaijan | I vicion ■ Westerr 1 AUST IN (AP) — Lawmakers and ^^^riculture officials said 22,000 jobs •o Iw reftfBiuld be created and $650 million handing (■new income produced under leg- •fie SovieBaiion introduced Thursday to ex- hMiss.,s(ii-®nd and diversif y Texas f arming. fnanvRej^B'This package of legislation puts agriculture in the forefront, ■its it in the matketplace and will tans ad:,flit it back in the black again,” said s ofthelnfflgriculture Commissioner Jim "iired tlit Big blower. * anderodtflThe fom bills and three proposed f. Ifliislitutional amendments would ^flip Texans begin raising new kinds ol crops, expand the state’s role in ■messing food for market and pro ne loans for starting new agricul- tti e-related businesses. ■ Several law makers are sponsoring ■ecesof the plan, which they said is vi I to help rural Texas overcome tl i current economic crisis. Bkep. Bruce Gibson, I)-Texas, said, “1 s important when we talk about Bunomh di\ei sific atiou, w hen we Hkabout creating new jobs, that we Hm’t forget about rural Texas. 1 “I tliink we all w'ant a bright Tu ne for Dallas, Houston and San intonio. It s also important that w’e ■ve a bright future for Dime Box, nmpasas and Muleshoe,” Gibson Kid. I Key parts of the program would: 1 • Establish a $45 million loan Kuarantee program that would en- Kiurage bank Sending for businesses that would market new agricultural wops, process food or fiber or ex- )rt Texas farm products. • Reserve state Treasury funds ar investment in banks that make loans to diversified agricultural busi nesses. • Create a Texas Growth Fund to increase equity capital available tea lew or expanding businesses with lie potential to create large numbers ol jobs. I • Authorize grants to community in and rep#; a ml regional institutions for training lenlified 'Hud assistance to new or expanding II ofthtHusinesses. ereBritisll| • Create a Texas job Start revolv- I Hig loan fund program to help low- flconie and minority Texans start ■h it o »n businesses. in had I aid com; boats n# e 7,951-totl shore ser,;i Blowin’ In The Wind Gilie Acosta, a gardener with the Grounds Mainte nance Department, uses a power blower to clean Photo by BUI Hughes the leaves from sidewalks between the Academic Building and the Sterling C. Evans Library. SMU releases list of backers banned in ’85 DALLAS (AP) — Southern Meth odist, complying with an order to show why its football program should not be penalized further, Thursday made public the names of nine boosters banned in April 1985. Last month, the NCAA sus pended SMU’s football program for 1987 because of a slush fund run by one booster that paid a total of $61,000 to 13 players even after the school was placed on its sixth proba tion in August 1985. The report released Thursday was in response to an NCAA order to “show cause” why the school should not be subject to further pen alty if it did not take additional ac tion against the nine boosters banned in 1985. SMU repeatedly had refused to make public the names of the nine boosters, four of whom had received lifetime bans from associating with the university’s athletic department. The other five were banned from two to five years for allegedly offer ing inducements, including money and entertainment, to student-ath letes. Thursday’s report said the univer sity made permanent a three-year ban in the case of one booster, Dallas investor John S. Appleton, but left the other penalties unchanged. Although the report did not di rectly name the booster the NCAA said ran the slush fund that led to the Feb. 25 “death penalty” sanc tions, the report said the university found no evidence to contradict sto ries in the Dallas Times Herald that it has banned booster Sherwopd Blount, a former SMLI football player and Dallas developer. Blount was one of the four per manently banned from involvement with the university’s athletic depart ment in 1985. The other seven named in the re port were Dallas-area businessmen Ken Andrews and George Owen, sports agent Ronnie Horowitz, banker William F. Stevens, former SMU football player George Wilmot, and Corpus Christi businessman Jack Ryan and his son, Reid Ryan. The report indicated only Blount, Appleton and Owen committed fur ther violations after being banned. Appleton, who originally was dis associated for paying for a student- athlete’s auto repairs, entertained an assistant football coach at his sum mer home in Wisconsin in the sum mer of 1985, the report said. Appleton told the Fort Worth- Star Telegram that he paid $400 to an athlete in 1984, but said he had done nothing in violation of NCAA rules since. "I have endowed a scholarship, and if this is their attitude, I am going to ask for it to be returned,” he said. Reid Ryan, Horowitz and Stevens did not return calls Thursday from the Associated Press, and Blount de clined to comment. Andrews, Owen and Wilmot could not be reached. “I’d rather not make any com ments until I’ve studied it,” Jack Ryan said when reached at his office. “I would just have to really read it before I make any statements.” Although the university upheld the 1985 permanent ban of Horo witz and Stevens, the report noted that school officials knew of no sub sequent infractions by the boosters. It cited a case in 1986, however, in which a student-athlete was allowed to stay for four months before pay ing rent in an apartment in which Owen — one of those permanently banned — held an interest. The stu dent later was suspended from the team, and Owen and the athlete have denied any wrongdoing, the re port said. Horowitz was banned in 1985 for entertaining a prospective SMU re cruit at a local restaurant and lend ing him an automobile, and Stevens was banned after being accused of being involved in the improper re cruiting of four prospective players. He has denied any wrongdoing. far. lelongni son, tltf f odiestoM A UStodians find Library to enforce rules on viewing materials ramp flooded In Walton Hall JET BUTTON. 100) ' T i'll 3RAPKICS, (EYBOAHO SfflSI 7599 By-FriM at. DU NTS TED **1 r “ c,i, a A00 By Curtis L. Culberson Staff Writer ■ Although Walton Hall’s ramp E ■■esidents nave been ordered out and relocated, E ramp continues to be >lagued by vandalism. Custodians "hursday morning found the first Jhree floors of Walton Hall’s ramp E pompletdy flooded with water. Mary Keck, assistant north area coordinator, said, “The water was r tinning out the door this morning. Tat is how they (custodians) discov ered it.” Director of University Police Bob Wiatt said that custodians found the flood at about 7:30 a.m. Wiatt said one or more persons used a ladder to gain entry into Wal- |ton Hall through a second-story win dow. Then they moved to the third [floor where they entered two bath- |rooms. They plugged a shower drain with rolls of toilet paper and turned on the shower, he said. They also removed the U-shaped [pipe elbow fro beneath a sink and •urned the fau< et on, leaving the wa iter to How on to he floor, he said. Keck said the first three floors of Jkamp E were under about two (inches of water. “No permanent damage was do- |ue," she said. But there may have ge to per- he flooded .HI Clarification Because of a delay in the U.S. mail service, the television sched ules needed for Thursday’s publi cation of At Ease did not arrive on time, and an emergency over night package also failed to arrive by 11 a.rn. Thursday, so the pa per had to be published without .4? Ease. The Tull section, with television schedules, is in today's paper. The Battalion regrets any inconvenience. sonal property stored in rooms, she added. Wiatt said custodians were able to clean up the water after five hours of work with water vacuums. This was not the first time some one has flooded Walton Hall’s E Ramp with water. Besides ramp floods, E ramp has been a battle ground for shaving cream, water and firecracker fights. It also has en dured other forms of vandalism, in cluding glass objects being thrown out windows and a water fountain being damaged. A Walton Hall resident adviser also was attacked by 10 to 15 masked individuals. Residents of ramp E were sent four letters from the north area of fice demanding the students respon sible for the vandalism come for ward and pay for the damages. The letters also told students to put an end to their antics. The situation culminated with the February eviction and relocation of 32 E-ramp residents after damages to Walton hall that University offi cials assessed at about $718. Wiatt said he would not call any of the former E-ramp residents in for questioning unless University police receive information that led him to believe it would be necessary. But Wiatt said an investigation will be conducted and the University police would appreciate any infor mation. If the party or parties are found, the appropiate charges will be filed, Wiatt said. “If the damages are under $750, the charge would be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine up to $1,000 and a year imprisonment,” Wiatt said. “If damages exceed $750, the charge would be a felony punish able by two to 10 years imprison ment and up to a $5,000 fine.” By Debbie Jensen Reporter Texas A&M students viewing non-academic materials in the Learning Resource Department of Sterling C. Evans Library may be suprised to learn usage could be curbed in the future. “We don’t really object to recreational viewing except when there are students with academic needs who need to use the facilities,” said Dr. Hal Hall, associate professor of library science. “It is now critical for us to do something about recreational viewing,” Hall said. “The real rea sons recreational viewing has become a major problem is Management 211 and Education Technology 645. These classes are taught on vi deo cassette only. T hat throws a demand on the LRD that we’ve never had in the past.” Recreational viewing has always been forbid den under LRD operating proceaures, Hall said, but the regulation has not been enforced. “Up to now we’ve been able to meet all the needs of people and not have to worry about whether someone might be doing recreational viewing,” Hall said. “Now that there is such a big demand for audio-visual services, we must give viewing priority to students with legitimate aca demic needs.” But Hall said the enforcement of the regula tion will not make it impossible for students to view material for recreational purposes. “Students who want to watch material for a reason outside of class can as long as there isn’t a student with a class assignment being turned away,” he said. “Students with class assignments will always be given priority.” Hall said all items in the LRD were purchased for teaching purposes at the request of faculty, and LRD operating procedures are designed to allow students the nest access to the equipment for classroom learning purposes. The recreational viewing regulation is not the only rule to be strictly enforced at the LRD. Computer games have never been allowed there because they take computer time from stu dents with legitimate class work to complete. Hall ;-iid students playing games often spend hours oil the computer, making it hard for other stu dents with academic work to complete to gain ac cess to a computer. Elite Navy group requires endurance Ex-sailor calls SEAL training ‘hell’ By Darren G. Allen Reporter Imagine going to hell, or at least spending a few days there. For sailors who want to become members of the elite Navy SEALs —Sea-Air-Land commandos — it is required. Physical endurance and mental strength are two important el ements of a SEAL, says A1 Kibbe, an A&M ocean engineering student and SEAL for seven years. The commandos always must be ready to endure treacherous obstacles. “The basic scenario for a SEAL would be to lock out of a subma rine, swim to shore and maybe hike a few miles to his destination,” Kibbe says. After completing the mission, the SEALs would have to hike back to the ocean, swim to a particular area and rendezvous with the sub marine, he explains. SEAL training begins with eight weeks of Basic Underwater Demoli tion School (BUDS) in San Diego that concludes with five grueling days— Hell Week. “They keep you wet, cold and miserable,” Kibbe says. “They keep you going 24 hours a day. “You catch 15 minutes of sleep here, 15 minutes of sleep there. The week I went through we got about three-and-a-half hours of sleep the whole week.” To start the week, trainees are awakened in the middle of the night by the sound of explosives and guns firing blanks in the bar racks. One Sunday night when Kibbe was awakened, mass chaos erupted in the barrack. With no time to even lace up his combat boots, Kibbe wrapped the laces around his an kles. “I was so busy during Hell Week that it was T uesday afternoon be fore I got a chance to lace my boots,” he says. Trainees are constantly involved in some sort of physical activity, he says. At midnight on any particular night the ensigns would probably be paddling somewhere in a 250- pound boat. During the day they may be run ning races — always with the boat on their back. “We carried those boats where ver we went,” he says. “We even parked them right outside the chow hall.” One time they ran the obstacle course while carrying the boat on their backs, he adds. The former SEAL explains some of the mind games instructors play on the trainees. While floatfrig in rafts, an in structor will tell his men they are going to head toward shore to eat, Kibbe says. The men get excited “The instructor’s attitude is, ‘If we can make you quit, then we don’t want you.’ ” — A1 Kibbe, former SEAL and start paddling harder, but in stead of heading to the dining hall, the instructor will take them farther out — never getting dose to the dining hall. The sailors are continually en ticed to quit, he says. A brass bell stands in the middle of the compound, and all a sailor has to do to quit is ring it three times. Of 170 men who began the train ing with Kibbe, only 22 graduated, Kibbe says. “The instructor’s attitude is, ‘If we can make you quit, then we don’t want you,’ ” he says. To challenge them into quitting, instructors make the men stand on the seashore after they have dried off. so that the surf comes just above the sailors’ boots, Kibbe says. The sailors are then told they will stay dry if one person quits. If nobody quits, the instructor has the men take one step into the water. Once again, the instructor asks for a quitter. If there are still no quitters, everyone takes another step into the surf. The process continues until the men are swimming in the water, he says. “About Thursday they sit you in a room and let you get dry,” he ex plains. “It was a warm, comfortable room. They ask you to write about anything you like. “You get about two words on pa per before your head hits the desk the first time. “They'll give those papers back to you weeks later and you’ll say, ‘What in the heck was I thinking about there?’ You were completely incoherent.” But all the torture serves a pur pose. “The most important thing BUDS training does for you is teach you —through a lot of physical pain — that you can do whatever you set your mind to,” he says.