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W m Page 6/The Battalion/Friday, March 27, 1987 ttiVES Presents n*PARTY LINE 846-1234 The only place to call if you're ready to Party!! Dance Arts Society will be holding Solo & Ensemble Auditions for spring concert Sun, March 29 2:00 pm Room 268 East Kyle For more information - Ginger 260-0510 or Leslie 260-7282 says AIDS cases high in minorities AUSTIN (AP) — The AIDS epi demic is a disproportionately large threat to blacks and Hispanics, Sur geon General Dr. C. Everett Koop told Texas lawmakers Thursday. He said statistics indicate the high incidence of AIDS in those commu nities could be a result of higher in travenous drug abuse. “This situation is extremely se rious and we’ve just got to talk about it,” Koop said in a speech to a joint session of the Texas Legislature. While only one of every eight Americans is black, one of every four Americans with acquired im mune deficiency syndrome is black, according to Koop. One-fourth of AIDS victims in the nation are His panic, although the Hispanic pop ulation represents only one-twelfth of the overall population. More than half the infants born with AIDS are black. About one- fourth of the infants born with AIDS are Hispanic, Koop said. “Nearly all these children received the virus from their infected moth ers either in-utero or during deliv ery,” Koop said. “And just to in crease our sense of horror at this catastrophe . . . we suspect that the number of cases is vastly underre ported. “These pieces of information are all part of a total picture of a disease that is relentlessly reaching further and further into our society and we are practically powerless to stop it or even to slow it down.” The surgeon general presented his now-familiar AIDS message, in cluding his urging of monogamy as an AIDS prevention measure and the use of condoms for those who do not maintain that lifestyle. Koop also called for increased education about sexual matters, including AIDS. “Most schools offer this minimumi kind of sex education sometime dur-- ing the junior-high or middle-school I years, and that’s a good thing, al-- though it might be a little bit Tate,”’ he said. “I have urged the material I be presented earlier, among 9-, 10-, and 11-year-olds. “There’s much more to human relationships than just good sex, and young people ought to oe told about that. Everyone dreams of such a relationship. The novelists call it true love. The sociologists call it marital fidelity. The surgeon gen eral tends to call it monogamy. And, strictly from a public health point of view, the best defense against AIDS, short of total abstinence, is to main tain a faithful, monogamous relationship.” Legislature to debate leave bill for parents AUSTIN (AP) — If the state really wants to promote family va lues, it ought to give employees time off when children are born or grav ely ill — and promise them their old jobs back, lawmakers said Thursday. Legislation to provide such job guarantees to some 170,000 state government and university employ ees has been introduced in both the House and Senate. “A parent should be secure aboout her job during one of the happiest moments of life, when she is giving birth to a child,” said Rep. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen. “If we wish to strengthen family values and unity, we must protect the security of childbearing par ents,” he added. Also sponsoring the measure are Sen. Hugh Parmer, D-Fort Worth, and Rep. Lena Guerrero, D-Austin. The measure would give state em ployees, both men and women, the option of taking up to six months of unpaid leave, and it guarantees that upon returning to work they would get back either their old job or a sim ilar position. By Curtis L. Culberson Staff Writer The College Station restau rants listed below were inspected from Mar. 9 through Mar. 13 by the Brazos County Health De partment. The information is based on food service establish ment reports. SCORED BETWEEN 90 AND 95: Jade Garden Restaurant at 2322 S. Texas Ave. was inspected by David Pickens. Score — 94. Four points were subtracted in the report because a hand sink was inaccessible. A two-point vio lation was cited in the report be cause some chicken was stored on the floor and some rice and cab bage were stored uncovered in a walk-in cooler. Pizza Hut Delivery at 1103 Anderson was inspected by David Pickens. Score — 93. A five-point violation was cited in the report because some cleansers and disin fectants were stored above food service utensils. Two points were subtracted from the report for minor violations. Duddley’s Draw at 311 Uni versity Drive was inspected by Da vid Pickens. Score — 91. Three two-point violations were cited in the report because some potato chips were stored on the floor, an ice scoop was placed on top of a dusty ice machine, and a beer box and reach-in cooler needed clean ing. Three points were subtracted from the report for minor viola tions. The Deluxe (Burger Bar) at 203 University Drive was in spected by David Pickens. Score — 91. Five points were subtracted from the report because employ ees eating in a kitchen areadf wash their hands before re. ing to work. Two points were:, traded in the report bet;! Hour was stored in a garbage j Two more points were subtract in the report for minor viob SCORED BETWEEN 85Ai 90: Ponderosa Restaurant ail S. Texas Ave. was inspected David Pickens. Score — 8j five-point violation was cited cause milk was stored at ail] proper temperature. Four i were subtracted in the reponl cause a hand sink was inacct ble. Three two-point viok were cited in the reportbecii:. reach-in cooler needed dcarq a breath shield was needed: dessert bar, and soap and to. were needed at a kitchen sinl SCORED BETWEEN 75Af 80: SN MJ ST LA < ] Ul> 1 1 IN' Pacific Garden Restaunu: 701 E. University Drive was spected bv Mike Lester. Scott 78. F ive points were subtacttc the report because some food items were kept at temperature. A four-pointtj tion was cited in the repon cause a handsink wasobsi Four two-point violations were cited in the report food was thawed at room ten: ature, some food items wen the floor, some bulk food re were stored uncovered, pis] bags containing food were open, a dishwasher neededda ing and paper towels needed at a mop sink. Fiveptc were subtracted in the repor minor violations including a floors, dirty equipment andc walls in a dtshwasr CA l CO F CH TR s t rung area. David Jefferson, a registered sanitarian at the department, m 95 taurants with scores of 95 or above generally have excellentoptm and facilities. He says restaurants with scores in the 70s or lowi usually have serious violations in the health report. Scores can be misleading, Jefferson says, because restaunnui get the same score by having several minor violations ora few mm olations. He says the minor violations can be corrected during tht; spection. Point deductions, or violations, in the report range from point (minor violation) to five points (major violations). Jefferson says the department might close a restaurant if: then is below 60, the personnel have infectious diseases, the restaurantk adequate refrigeration, there is a sewage backup in the building or restaurant has a complete lack of sanitization for the food tyuipma: The department inspects each restaurant every six montns.JeSt son says a follow-up inspection is sometimes requited if a restaurants a four- or five-point violation that cannot lx? corrected during tht spection, or if there are numerous small violations. Inspectors at the department are registered sanitarians. Football scandals not new for SMU Book: School's athletes got improper payments in 1922 Mil S' f C TA1 a TA1 9 OM P ti TAI Z TE5 a. n DAf TAD le m TAD h< DALLAS (AP) — Football scan dals are nothing new at Southern Methodist University, a campus that was shocked in 1922 by revelations that athletes received improper pay ments of as much as $1.75 an hour. The 65-year-old saga has a famil iar ring at the school, whose football team was banned for the 1987 sea son because players were paid in vio lation of NCAA rules. The 1922 scandal is detailed in a hot-selling book in the campus bookstore. In 1920, “some of the business men in Dallas put pressure upon the university to build up a (football) team that could at least make a re spectable showing,” according to “Southern Methodist University: Founding and Early Years.” The book was written in 1974 by Mary Martha Hosford Thomas, an SMU graduate and the daughter of the university’s longtime professor and provost, Hemphill Hosford. Thomas is a professor of history at Jacksonville State University in Ala bama. A chapter titled “Athletic Contro versy” tells about payoffs to athletes, illegal scholarships and a fight for the power between the faculty and the This month the SMU board of trustees voted to abolish the board of governors. That came after Gov. Bill Clements, former chairman of the board of governors, said he and sev eral other board members sanc tioned phasing out improper pay- not stopping the pa ;fus “In keeping with the practice of other universities, scouts were looking for good players and the usual in ducements were offered to them in order to have them registered at SMU. ” — Hiram Abiff Boaz, 1921 SMU president, quoted in “Southern Methodist University: Founding and Early Years” re executive committee of the board of trustees. The long-ago chapter in off-the- field football turmoil reflects mod ern-day events. ments after the school was placed on probation in 1985. Current board members have flatly denied Clements’ claims. Clements has since apologized for payments ately, but has refused to nasi other board members he said of the decision. Thomas’ book chronidcsl 1 1921 university President Abiff Boaz, responding to from business people, hired! coach” and delegated vice H.M. Whaling to help him “In keeping with the p other universities, scouts looking for good players as.' usual inducements were off® them in order to have tered at SMU,” Boaz saidin3| quoted in the book. A freshman football team.* pr prosed of recruits and transfc «■■■■■■ dents, was assembled. Because/' were eligible for the coming® under Southwest Conference®*^ they trained all year to be tea: £ the 1922 season. The 1922 SMU team wastT :f ' : the school had known, || AUST tional co ? me ndm< fussian r Floriculture-Ornamental Horticulture Club and The Horticulture Society Present °pponeni Organi spectrum [o annoui Rep. C PLANT FAIR Hackm ‘Ution pas c 0nventio “I filed fbove whe ln K over tl Saturday, March 28,1987 10am-2pm at the Horticulture - Forestry Science Bldg. |c Vegetable Transplants § Bedding Plants House Plants and much, much More Seminars by A&M Faculty, African Violet Society, & Orchaid Society