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Wright, D-Texas, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Tuesday he believes the renovations are justi- tied. “To tell you the truth,” Wright said of the Fireplace, “I think it’s a useFul addition to the room. I think it’s attractive, certainly, and it adds a little something to the dignity of the room.” And he said the Fireplace won’t be just for looks. “This is a drafty room,” Wright said. “I had an electric heater 1 kept under my desk last winter to keep my ankles warm.” Wright sees nothing wrong with improvements to the Capitol. “I think they send out positive sig nals to the public,” Wright said. “What do you think the public would have thought if nobody had modernized or renewed the Capitol from the time it was First built? You wouldn’t have any electric ligk You wouldn’t have any central heat’ The fireplace addition anditscosi was criticized in a recent syndicated column by Jack Anderson. Wright said Washington leaders have advocated improvements in the city’s public buildings in the past, sometimes during crises. “During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln insisted on building tie dome on the Capitol,” he said/Dut. ing the Korean War, HarryTruma built the south balcony on the White House. During Mr. (Sam) Rayburns time as speaker, he insisted on tire whole east front extension (of the Capitol). Debate (Continued from page 1) stantiated — not one of us was con tacted as to whether that’s authentic or not,” he said. The Battalion article to which Zaeske referred concerned com plaints about possible racist actions of American Ethnic Coalition mem bers at MSC Political Forum’s Politi cal Awareness Day. At an MSC Council meeting Monday night, MSC director Jim Reynolds said he received com plaints about the activities of the group at their table at Political Awareness Day and the remarks of a speaker at a panel discussion spon sored by the American Ethnic Coali tion. In a Wednesday phone call to The Battalion, Zaeske said the inc- dent described in the artide nev« occurred. Reynolds Wednesday night said the discussion at the MSC Cound meeting concerned not theactivitie of the American Ethnic Coalitiot hut the criteria used by MSCPoliti cal Forum to choose which group to invite to Political AwarenessDat Homosexuals (Continued from page 1) The Metropolitan Community Church will be registered with the YMCA in the fall of 1987. The Student Counseling Serv ice in the YMCA Building is an other alternative, offering coun seling on any subject, says Dr. Kerry Hope, director of student counseling. In addition, a one-hour class dealing with sensitivity awareness will be offered by the Department of Student Affairs under the so ciology department in the Fall se mester, says South Area Assistant Area Coordinator Debbie Spencer. The class will be re quired of all future resident ad visers so they can handle the needs of students who need coun seling. “We want to educate the resi dent advisers and train them to be the mediator in roommate dis putes,” Spencer says. “And if they cannot handle the subject (like homosexuality) they will know which organization to refer the roommates to,” she says. Although Spencer has never heard of a roommate leaving be cause of sexual preference, oth ers say it does happen. Rex, a sophomore in psychol ogy says, “At the beginning of this semester I went through four roommates in one week. It was not that my roommates looked at me and thought I was gay, it was because people love to talk be hind my back.” Each roommate that Rex had Filed a transfer report com plaining about something other than his sexual preference, like smoking, he says. “The funny thine about it is I don’t have sex witn other guys anymore,” Rex says. “There is a jxiint where I love the mind of another man more then his body." Both Rex and Kyle say homo sexuality is not just sex between men, it is a caring — the same car ing that occurs between hetero sexuals. Hickman says he hopes that in time all lifestyles will be viewed objectively and equally in the Uni versity community. “I hope a time will comeal A&M when interest groups of all types could enter into a debate in the University community in a way that is open and without fear of persecution and incrimination l>ecause of their views,” he says. announce the TAMU X ;; Karen K. Sabrsula Alisa Dean The Dillard’s College Advisory Board has been formed with the intension of developing a direct communication link with the Texas A&M University student body. Our goal is to better serve the student populous and relate merchandise trends to their specific needs. Participants serve on a rotating semester basis, attending monthly roundtable discussion luncheons, working in the store and initiating special projects on campus. Dillard’s recognizes these outstanding students as they were chosen frm many qualified applicants. They excel in academia and are active in honorary and service organizations. We look forward to their insights and ideas in this mutually beneficial relationship. Amelia Jane Cleaver SHOP DILLARD S MONDAY TIIKl' SATURDAY 10-9, SUNDAY 12-6; POS T OAK MALL, HARVKY ROAD AT HIGHWAY 6 BYPASS, UOI.I.KGK STATION 764-0014 AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD WELCOME Dillard’s Tlie BatAalior* WeeKty Magazirve April 30,498T