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Friday, May 8, 1987/The Battalion/Page 5 Shadow cast Clements’ Army award ‘lonage "t violaii ed deaiMuSTIN (AP) — Gov. Bill Clem- •i men's °V declined to comment Thursday lg. Ana on reports ’hat Army officials are were debating whether to withhold an >uions award issued annually in his name HHause of Clements’ role in the 'N SO.iSouthern Methodist University foot ball scandal. laryevlBrhe announcement of the award like i p at West Point “is tied up just with the ■point V | discomfiture about SMU,” Maj.. ‘ lepon Bruce Bell, a spokesman for the De fied p r , pat mien t of the Army in Washing- nt viol, ton, told the Dallas Times Herald. >ort beq^Klements’ press secretary Reggie scoop,Mhttr said the governor wouldn’t items comment and declined to discuss the ooler |] ; matter. Is were lip be award, financed by Dallas bil- ill-si! lionaire H. Ross Perot, is designed to 1 in reward teaching excellence at all nvels three military academies, jyees' |» () rne officials at the U.S. Military prep,. Academy at W'est Point said that were Clements’ acknowledged role in pay- oi min, offs to SMU athletes violates the Honrs school’s revered “Code of Honor.” | s and, MiLmbke West Point of ficials, lead- tt | c | ej ers at the Naval Academy and the Ait Force Academy have decided to award the Clements prize this year, ''it. sir asfscheduled. f opera,JBllements served as a deputy sec- or kf retary of defense in the Ford admin- istiation. The Clements award has ‘imiii. been given to faculty members at the ‘wm< three military academies annually I'ineikl silce 1977. fe/romJH^l'he governor has admitted that he knew about payments to athletes alSMU, a violation of NCiAA rules. iuranilj^B 3 erot said he hoped any decision Idiner readied by the Army would be con- dp silered carefully and not be “just a ids, Mee-jerk reaction . . . based on what tam buy may have read” about the SMU !i„ scandal. ■Perot said he had not been in volved in the debate about the mm awarding of the Clements prize at We st Point. ■“That's something they’ll have to | Hade,” he said. se w for wki igeprocil ignetk it ii ilif/d aid.T'wtj e sfstw iniates« A irtei d OUl!' iirchi ? j ionsM ,reh#| piil#| e m e ge^l tal A Tricksters con illegal aliens ■ HOUSTON (AP) — Bogus agen cies that pirey on illegal aliens anx iously seeking help in getting am nesty are cropping up across the city, federal officials said. ■ The U.S. Immigration and Natu- r§lization Service is investigating sev- elabcases where people or organiza- l|ms represented themselves as experts on the new law granting am nesty to illegal aliens who have lived in the United States since 1981, As sistant District Director Mike McMa hon said. H “We have a lot of agencies that have sprung up overnight,” McMa- hpn said. “Anytime we receive com- pl,lints on those kinds of people, we open up an investigation. Unfortu nately, we find that after the fees are cpllected, the agency closes down ajid sets up somewhere else and siirts all over again.” ■ Tuesday was the first day of the nationwide amnesty program, and many illegal aliens are still seeking information and completing forms. ■ The INS provides a list of ap- prdved agencies, which generally charge $60 to $150 for assistance in the application process. Friday UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY: will host a peanut-butter fellowship at 1 1:30 a.m. at Rudder Fountain and a Bible Study at 6:30 p.m. in A&M Presbyterian Church. CHI ALPHA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: will meet for an alumni picnic at 5 p.m. in 156 Blocker. Items for What’s Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 Reed McDonald, no less than three working days be fore desired publication date. Dean receives surprise honor at faculty event By Clark Miller Staff Writer When Dr. Clinton A. Phillips, as sociate provost and dean of faculties at Texas A&M, said the Faculty Dis tinguished Achievement Awards ceremony would “honor our finest,” he didn’t realize he was including himself. After what Phillips thought was the conclusion of the ceremony, A&M President Frank E. Vandiver asked to make a final statement. Vandiver then called upon John McDermott, distinguished professor of philosophy, to take the stage and McDermott announced Phillips as the winner of one of the 19 awards that were distributed. Phillips, master of ceremonies at the event Thursday in Rudder The ater, was responsible for announcing the winners of the Association of Former Students distinguished fac ulty awards. In other developments, Dr. Sam Black, speaker of the Faculty Senate, announced that a faculty club is ex pected to open in early 1988 on the lop two floors of Rudder Tower. Black said that a faculty club in terim board has analyzed the results of a questionnaire that faculty mem bers were asked to fill out. The response was overwhelm ingly in support of the club, using the Rudder Tower facilities rather than moving off campus. Black’s announcement brought applause from the more than 250 people at the program. Vandiver also had encouraging words about the level of government funds he expects the Texas Legis lature to provide. “If someone would have asked last week what are the chances of getting more money from the Legislature,” Vandiver told the audience, “my an swer would have been very pessimis tic. “But with the rally of support (a pro-education rally in Austin on Tuesday) and the increased involve ment of Ross Perot, an impact has been made.” Dr. Donald McDonald, provost and vice president of academic af fairs, addressed the problem of the expected increase in enrollment at A&M. McDonald called it a “high-class problem,” because attracting a greater number of new students speaks well for the University, while at the same time it creates a strain on A&M faculty and facilities. “We’re working on several alter native plans,” McDonald said in re gard to the predicted student pop ulation problem. McDonald said that with current increases in enrollment, the student population of A&M would reach 50,000 by 1997. He also said that kind of growth may not be in the best interest of the quality of education at A&M. Another surprised winner at the ceremony was Mary Helen Bowers, who works for the education infor mation services and received one of the distinguished staff awards. Bowers wrote the biographies of the award recipients that were read by Phillips as the winners picked up their prizes. Phillips confessed to telling a “white lie” to keep Bowers from becoming suspicious. Six awards were given for teach ing, six for research, two for student relations, two for continuing educa tion/extension, and three for staff/ administration. The awards came with a $4,000 check from the Association of For mer Students to the winners. Black said that 28 of the 86 Fac ulty Senators have been winners of the faculty awards. Black also said that a membership drive for the faculty club would be gin this fall. The club, which will offer dining facilities and a bar, will receive no subsidy from A&M, although the subsidies are the only way faculty clubs at some universities, such as Rice University and the University of Texas, get by. Dr. David Chapman, an assistant professor of history and a member on the faculty club interim board, said that the idea of a faculty club has been around for several years but has really been pushed in the last year and a half. Chapman said that the 11 th and 12th floors of Rudder Tower, where the club will be located, were origi nally built to house a faculty club that was never f inished. Chapman said that the kitchen and bar areas need to be revamped, but there is a good starting point. He also said that it is important for the club to succeed, because if it fails it is unlikely that another one would ever be started. e ious Hi searcj'SI ill «i | l | | ncieirf Foupj olveei"j said; an sed'l eared (I jlfof'] ersai ,l !| s for'i udyoj : ean d APPEARING UPSTAIRS AT FLYING TOMATO SNEAKY PETE AND THF NEON MADMEN! ALL P t renews OF eeEKgSO Friday, May 8th 8:00pm - 11:30pm TO AU. Te*A*> A+M G,FAt>S! 'MZZ&'S 303 W. UNIVERSITY • 846-1616 TM The Flying Tomato is a registered trademark (£0987 Flying Tomato Inc. 1 SMILE FOR YOUR FAMILY’S GENERAL DENTAL CARE $ 29 00 CLEANING, EXAM & X-RAYS ★Cal! 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