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Tuesday, October 13, 1987/The Battalion/Page 3 State and Local ent Bush formally announces plan ms to enter 1988 presidential race tssuredly wild ■, that knowledp punishmentin is impotent, for e convicted of executed, inguishesusfio: eason when vs if we are t man eschewstk i problem and e, he has imal realm. He i he understand inist be dealt® moral thing todi e destroys a rak to other men. al justice system justice which ate crime. Puttie; punishment isfc he carpet. It ■ problem, whitl e to rely on ime. Theydonfl nanize their es that force me I ces of their actual ) for too longtel and propertvol is. Restitution!:;;! onsistently sh what our cannot. enior historjix columnist for HOUSTON (AP) — Vice Presi dent George Bush came home Mon day to formally enter the 1988 Re publican presidential race and ask Texans for their help in his quest to become the nation’s leader. Bush said Houston was the only olace for him to make such an im- ortant announcement. “I had to come here, to my home, to Texas,” Bush told cheering sup porters who gathered at a downtown | Houston hotel. I Surrounded by his wife, Barbara, Bind other family members, Bush ■old the crowd he returned to the ■tate where it all began. “This is where Barbara and I be an our life together,” he said.“This where four of our children were orn. This is where I’ve come to say jhe most important words of my life. “I am here today to announce my landidacy for president of the Hnited States.” About 1,500 people crowded a hotel ballroom to hear Bush’s an nouncement, while hundreds more watched him on television in the lobby downstairs. Bush was introduced by former Sen. John Tower, R-Texas. During his 20-minute speech, Bush said the nation needs more ra cial harmony. After the speech, Bush went downstairs to greet supporters and was greeted by three local high school bands that were playing “The Yellow Rose of Texas,” and “Deep in the Heart of Texas.” “For Barbara and me, I just can’t begin to describe how magnificent a day this is,” he said. “This is where Tve come to say the most important words of my life. I am here today to announce my can didacy for president of the United States. ” — Vice President George Bush “To those who have come to our country, to the Hispanics who have joined us, let me say: You are not only welcome, but needed,” Bush said. “For who knows about family and faith better than you? We need your leadership.” Then, speaking in Spanish, he said, “Our party is your party. We are all family.” Bush also asked the crowd for their help as he seeks the Republican presidential nomination. “And I am confident that with your help, I am going to have the opportunity to lead America as pres ident of the United States,” he said. The vice president donned a Houston Astros baseball cap and his wife was presented a bouquet of yel low roses. Dozens of signs hung from rail ings above the lobby and many sup porters carried miniature American and Texas flags. Before his arrival in the lobby, supporters ate hot dogs and some sipped champagne and Bloody Marys while country-western singer Mickey Gilley sang. Bush joined New York Rep. Jack Kemp, former Delaware Gov. Pete du Pont, former television evangelist Pat Robertson and former Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig Jr. as of ficially declared candidates. Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas is expected to announce his candi dacy in a month. In choosing his hometown of Houston for the announcement, Bush returned to the site of one of his darkest political hours, where on May 1980 he abandoned his cam paign to wrest the GOP presidential nomination from Reagan. 'ogan calls on A&M students to fight urning dining area into faculty club 13 B By Doug Driskell Staff Writer The dining area in Rudder Tower could be a faculty club on Feb. I if student leaders do not |urtail Texas A&M University officials, the stu- ent body president said at the MSC meeting londay night. The atmosphere is what we want to preserve Bor the students and old Ags,” Mason Hogan, student body president, said. “We are all for them having a club. Unity among the faculty is fine. But surely there are other locations. And if hey are going to take that, what are they going to jive the students in return?” Money to convert the l Ith floor into a club is a nain concern, Hogan said. Our main concern is they are telling us it is joing up in February, but where is the money oming from?” he said. “All we hear is tight bud- md and the igramatthis ahonic Band stories aally oriented oots in A&M’s r a tradition, ft e Twelfth Mat ies satisfy that ’ editorial M Breath rtim^ WdWSlM viemM. gets, we don’t have enough money to pay people and we can’t keep up with grounds maintenance because we don’t have money. But they are will ing to kick money in to put in new carpet and all of that other stuff.” A constitution and bylaws for the club has not been submitted to Student Government, he said. A survey will be given to faculty members to ask them how they feel about the club and if they really will use it once it is open, Hogan said. One question in the survey will address the is sue of alcohol on campus, he said. “Are they supportive of having alochol on a campus that has always been dry?” he asked. “And if they are, do they think it is ethical to drink alcohol on a work day?” In other actions taken: • Extensive promotion is planned for the MBA-Law Symposium titled “The Secret of Your Success” on Oct. 23 and 24, said Andrew Pendle ton, chairman of the MBA-Law committee. Twenty-one schools will be represented, includ ing Harvard and other major schools from around the nation. Registration will take place in the MSC and Zachry Engineering Center this week and the MSC and Blocker next week, he said. It will cost $5 this week and $7 next week. • The chairman of the recently formed pag eant committee, Lauri Pogreba, submitted the first extensive budget for the Spring ’88 Miss Texas A&M Scholarship Pageant since its cre ation seven years ago. This plan hopefully will yield better publicity and management of finances directly related to the pageant, said Linda Hartman, president of the MSC Committee. Faculty Senate OKs report considering academic freedom By Cindy Milton Staff Writer The Faculty Senate Monday approved a report on academic freedom and responsibility that spent nearly four hours and two Senate meetings on the Senate floor. Gary E. Hart, chairman of the Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Commit tee on Tenure and Promotion, said the report, submitted to the Faculty Senate from the adminis tration and the ad hoc committee, brings together previous Univer sity policies concerning academic freedom, responsibility, tenure and promotion. After two hours of discussion on the report at a Sept. 14 Senate meeting, approval was postponed due to Tack of time for discussion of other subjects on the agenda. Hart reintroduced the docu ment last night by suggesting sev eral small editorial changes. These changes were quickly ap proved by the members of the Senate and additional proposals were made. Several proposed amendments led to a two-hour debate on aca demic freedom and responsibil ity. None of the suggestions was approved, however, because of the broad interpretations that might have been made if they had been added to the document. An amendment proposed by Hart caused a majority of the sen ate’s debate: “It is a responsibility of all faculty members to ac knowledge and respect civil liber ties of their students, particularly in areas concerning moral and ethical beliefs and behavior. Pros elytizing students in a classroom or other academic relationships regarding matters of conscience is unprofessional conduct.” Senators argued that the amendment could be interpreted broadly — especially in classes like philosophy and ecology — and that it could open up more problems than it could solve. Hart said that this proposal re lates to religious beliefs or politics or sexual behavior. “Proselytize is a very strong word,” he said. The proposal would pose limitations on faculty members from expressing certain viewpoints in a classroom, he said, and senators agreed that making such a statement may re strict too much of what the fac ulty can do in an academic set ting. Sen. Manuel Davenport, pro fessor of philosophy, said, “There are definite language problems to deal with here.” Sen. Herman Saatcamp added that the proposed language might have a chilling effect, and it might be too broad and raise too many indirect issues. Senate members agreed to leave any amendments that could restrict faculty members from academic freedom to the administration. They agreed that definitions on professional conduct should be established on individual bases. The Senate amended the re port, which will go to. A&M Presi dent Frank E. 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