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Mock election
Stephen Medvic, a sophomore political science ma
jor from Bedford, places his vote in Political Fo
rum's mock election Monday During Political
Photo by Jay Janner
Awareness Day in the MSC. Tables were set up
representing presidential candidates and local pol
iticians.
Finals compromise fails
to pass Faculty Senate
By Karen Kroesche
Senior Staff Writer
It took more than two months for
officers of the student and faculty
senates to hammer out a compro
mise finals schedule, but less than 15
minutes for the Faculty Senate to
dismiss the proposal Monday, opting
instead for a plan that is similar to
the controversial schedule that is in
place.
Student Senate Speaker Jay Hays,
who was present at the meeting, said
he was frustrated and disillusioned
afterwards.
“We had worked on this for two
and a half months and we were
given a grand total of approximately
15 minutes of the Faculty Senate’s
valuable time to consider our propo
sal,” Hays said. “I think I know how
General Custer felt when he was am
bushed at the Battle of Little Big
Horn.”
After a brief discussion of the
compromise proposal, which was
passed unanimously by the Student
Senate, Dr. Stephen Fulling intro
duced an amenament to the propo
sal that effectively repeats the finals
schedule currently in place, with one
exception.
Under the current schedule, fi
nals are scheduled for Friday, Satur
day, Monday and Tuesday, May 6 to
10, with commencement ceremonies
the following Friday and Saturday.
The Fulling proposal, if signed by
the president, will move Saturday fi
nals to the previous Thursday, mak
ing Tuesday, May 3, the final class
day.
The compromise proposal, which
was introduced by the Academic Af
fairs Committee of the Faculty Sen
ate on the grounds that the current
schedule is “pedagogically unsound”
because it doesn’t allow students
enough time to prepare for finals,
would have moved finals to Monday
through Thursday, May 9 to 12,
with graduating seniors taking finals
on Monday and Tuesday or at some
other time at the professor’s discre
tion. Commencement would have
remained the same.
Fulling presented his proposal on
the grounds that the compromise
schedule would hurt students and
faculty who have already made plans
based on the current schedule. Hays
said he recognized this concern, but
felt the advantages of the compro
mise far outweighed the disadvan
tages.
Hays and Tom Black, chairman of
the Student Senate’s academic af
fairs committee which has been
working on the finals schedule for
more than a year, were not asked to
comment on the Fuller proposal,
even though Dr. B. Don Russell
asked that their opinions be heard
on the issue.
“Dr. Russell attempted at one time
to seek the students’ approval, but I
was under the impression that they
did not want our approval,” Hays
said later. “They had everything
lined out and their positions ready
and they had obviously decided that
this was best for everyone.”
Hays said he thinks the Senate’s
action sends a clear signal to stu
dents.
“I think the faculty and adminis
tration just don’t care what we
think,” Hays said7“They tell us ‘Oh
yes, we’ll listen to you. Oh yes, bring
us your proposal. Let us talk in gooci
faith, let us come together at the bar
gaining table.’ And then while we’re
at the bargaining table they’re slip
ping out the door and running off
with the goods. I’m sick of it. We
have exhausted all political ave
nues.”
In other action, the Senate ap-
See Schedule, page 10
Board approves
plans to put off
building garage
By Richard Williams
Senior Staff Writer
The T exas A&M Board of Re-
Igents approved Monday a com-
[mittee recommendation not to ac-
jeept a proposal to build a 2,000-
Icai parking garage on the golf
course.
The Building and Planning
Committee decided to have facili
ties planning and construction
continue planning for a parking
garage in the Commons area, but
asked that Parking Annex 24, the
Commons area parking lot, be
the new location.
The Board directed Wesley E.
Peel, vice chancellor for facilities
planning and construction,, to in
clude a parking garage planned
for Parking Annex GO as a part of
the planned University Center
expansion plans. The garage pro
posed for PA GO, the vistors’
parking lot close to Rudder
Tower, originally was proposed
as a 1,000 car parking garage.
Both garage proposals are ex
pected to be reintroduced at the
May Board meeting.
The regents also approved the
grooving of runway 16-34 at Eas-
terwood Airport. The work must
be completed before any more
federal funds will be awarded for
airport construction.
Two regents had to leave dur
ing the latter part of the open
meeting, and several reports that
were going ter be presented were
dropped due to time constraints.
During the closed session of
the Board meeting, two members
of the A&M group Students
Against Apartheid arrived in
hopes of talking to the Board.
Derek Kalhar, a member of the
group, said SAA had planned a
sit-in at the Board meeting, but
those plans never materialized.
The group wants to put the di
vestment issue “in front of the
Board of Regents,” but Kalhar
said he was told there would not
be room for SAA on the agenda.
“We’re not here to try and
cause a ruckus,” he said. “We’re
just trying to get the system to do
what is morally right.”
A&M has around $4.1 million
invested in companies doing busi
ness with South Africa, he said.
SAA will attempt to get on the
agenda to address the May Board
meeting about divestment, Kal
har said.
The meeting, which was sched
uled to start at 3 p.m., didn’t be
gin until 4 p.m. because the
Board remained in a closed ses
sion to discuss items concerning
personnel, land and a lawsuit.
A&M officials refused to discuss
the lawsuit except to say they had
authorized officials to resolve the
suit.
Committee lists
president traits
By Karen Kroesche
and
Richard Williams
Senior Staff Writers
A list of qualifications that
Texas A&M’s next president
must have was discussed at a
meeting between the search advi
sory committee and the Board of
Regents Monday morning and
then distributed at a Faculty Sen
ate meeting Monday afternoon.
Dr. C. Richard Shumway,
speaker of the Faculty Senate and
a member of the search advisory
committee, said no formal action
was taken on the list of qualifica
tions, but that it could be re
leased.
“The chair of the search com
mittee authorized it to be distrib
uted,” he said.
Mason Hogan, student body
president, said the search advi
sory committee presented the
document to the Board of Re
gents to assure both groups were
looking for the same qualifica
tions in candidates.
The document states that
A&M seeks a new president “who
can sustain its extraordinary mo
mentum, build upon its remarka
ble strengths, and consolidate its
progress toward the position of
international importance it is as
suming.”
After the January formation of
the committee, Board Chairman
David Eller said the next presi
dent does not have to be an A&M
graduate.
However, the document re
leased Monday states that the
next president must be an indi
vidual “who sensitively builds
upon the special resources of an
institutional history rich in unpa
ralleled tradition, whose value is
demonstrated by the intense loy
alty of the University’s former
students.”
The document also states that
the next president must be able to
recruit outstanding talent, sup
port collegial values, help A&M
attract the resources it needs, and
be committed to affirmative ac
tion and support equal opportu
nity on all levels.
The search advisory committee
was formed during the January
Board meeting to review applica
tions of candidates and identify
for the Board’s presidential
search committee those it feels
are qualified.
Vandiver favors
faculty censure
of Sherrill status
By Karen Kroesche
Senior Staff Writer
Faculty Senate members once
again discussed the appointment of
Athletic Director Jackie Sherrill as a
professor with tenure, but this time
they formally condemned the action
— with the president’s blessing.
Speaking in favor of a resolution
that expresses “deep regret” at Sher
rill’s appointment. Dr. Thomas Ko-
zik said President Frank E. Vandiver
feels the action should be censured,
even though the president recom
mended the appointment in a letter
to the Board of Regents before the
title was conferred.
Kozik chairs an ad hoc committee
of the Faculty Senate that met with
Vandiver to discuss the issue. Kozik
said that when he told the president
that many faculty members were ex
tremely concerned about Sherrill’s
appointment, Vandiver replied “and
well they should be.”
“When I mentioned that censure
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Candidates
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY: RAILROAD COMMISSION:
Republican -—Republican
George Bush Ed Emmett
Bob Dole P.S. (Sam) Ervin
Jack Kemp Dale W. Steffes
Pat Robertson Ralph E. Hoelscher
Pete du Pont -—Democrat
Alexander M. Haig J eri 7 Langdoh
Democrat John Thomas Henderson
Michael Dukakis James E. (Jim) Nugent (incum-
Dick Gephardt bent)
Albert Gore Jr. TEXAS SUPREME COURT:
Gary Hart Republican —
Paul Simon Place 1
JesseJackson George Barbary
W.A. Williams Paul Murphy
Norbert G. Denneril Jr. Place 2
Biuce Babbitt Ronald S. Block
U.S. SENATE: D. Camille Dunn
Republican Nathan Hecht
Beau Boulter Democrat
Milton Fox UNEXPIRED TERM:
Wes Gilbreath Ted Z. Robertson (incumbent)
Ned Snead John E. Humphreys
Democrat — Place 1
Joe Sullivan Marsha Anthony
Lloyd Bentsen (incumbent) Llovd Doggett
RAILROAD COMMISSION: Place 2
—-Rep v Carol R. Haberman
U.S. SENATE: William Kilgarlin (incumbent)
Republican Place 3
Beau Boulter Raul A. Gonzalez (incumbent)
Milton Fox Art Vega
Wes Gilbreath PRESIDING JUDGE -COURT
Ned Snead OF CRIMINAL APPEALS:
Democrat— Democrat
Joe Sullivan Ron Chapman
Lloyd Bentsen (incumbent) Mike McCormick (incumbent)
Today’s polling places for Democratic voters are
listed below. Republican voters will vote at the same
places, with a few exceptions.
• Pet. 1, Millican Community Center, downtown
Millican.
• Pet. 2, Wellborn Community Center, FM 2154,
first road past the post office, Greens Prairie Road.
• Pet. 3, SPJST Hall, Smetana, Silver Hill Road,
about six miles west of Bryan on left side of Texas 21.
• Pet. 4, Carver School, West Martin Luther King Jr.
Street.
• Pet. 5, New Bethlehem Baptist Church, education
building, FM 2776.
• Pet. 6, Edge Community Center, Edge.
• Pet. 7, Steep Hollow Community Center, church at
FM 1179 and Steep Hollow Road.
• Pet. 8, South Knoll Elementary School, Southwest
Parkway, between Langford and Lawyer streets.
• Pet. 9, College Station Community Center, 1300
Jersey St.
• Pet. 10, College Station Police Station, portable
building, Texas Avenue South, across from K mart, be
hind Information Center.
• Pet. 11, Crockett Elementary School, Sulphur
Springs Road and Cavitt Street.
• Pet. 12, Sul Ross Elementary School, Villa Maria
Road and Parkway Terrace.
• Pet. 13, Henderson Elementary School, Sharon
Drive and Matous Street.
• Pet. 14, Ben Milam Elementary School, Palasota
Drive and Beck Street.
• Pet. 15, Fannin Elementary School, 501 S. Baker
St., at 29th Street.
• Pet. 16, Bowie Elementary School, West 26th
Street, five blocks west of Texas Avenue.
• Pet. 17, Travis Elementary School, East 25th and
Pierce streets, three blocks east of Texas Avenue.
• Pet. 18, Bryan Central Fire Station, Martin Luther
Kingjr. and Bryan streets.
• Pet. 19, Bonham Elementary School, 2801 Wilkes
Drive.
• Pet. 20, Texas A&M University, Memorial Student
Center.
• Pet. 21, Hensel Park Apartments, portable build
ing, Avenue A, off University Drive.
• Pet. 22, U.S. Army Reserve Center, Carson Street,
two blocks west of College Avenue.
• Pet. 23, Brazos Center, east end, 3232 Briarcrest
Drive.
• Pet. 24, College Hills Elementary School, Francis
and James streets.
• Pet. 25, George W. Williams Tabernacle, Waco
Street.
• Pet. 26, Brazos Center, west end, 3232 Briarcrest
Drive.
• Pet. 27, Bright Light Baptist Church, Texas 30,
about one mile past intersection of FM 158 and Texas
30, on right side of road.
• Pet. 28, Peach Creek Community Center, Rock
Prairie Road, about six miles east of Texas 6 South.
• Pet. 29, Brushy Community Center, west on FM
60, right on Vincent Road.
• Pet. 30, Fellowship Hall, portable building, FM
974 (Tabor Road), about '/4 mile north of East Bypass.
• Pet. 31, A&M Consolidated High School, FM
2818, north side of road.
• Pet. 32, College Station Fire Station No. 2, FM
2818, south side of road.
• Pet. 33, College Station Lincoln Center, Holleman
Drive, corner of Holleman and Eleanor Street.
• Pet. 34, College Station Central Fire Station, Texas
Avenue South, east side of road.
• Pet. 35, A&M Presbyterian Church, 301 N.
Church Ave.
• Pet. 36, First Freewill Baptist Church, 1228 W.
Villa Maria Road.
• Pet. 37, College Heights Assembly of God Church,
4100 Old College Road. .
• Pet. 38, Castle Heights Baptist Church, Texas 21
East, across from Gooseneck Trailer Co.
• Pet. 39, Southwood Athletic Complex, Rock Prai
rie Road.
• Pet. 40, Aldersgate Methodist Church, 6501 East
Bypass.
Republicans only:
• Precincts 4 and 30 will be combined and will vote
in the Kemp school building, adjacent to the Carver
building on West Martin Luther Kingjr. Street.
• Precincts 19 and 38 will be combined and will vote
at Arena Hall.
• Pet. 10 will vote in the College Station city ware
house, which is located behind the College Station Po
lice Department on Police Station Drive.
• Pet. 16 will vote in the Brazos County Courthouse
Annex on Washington Street.
• Pet. 20 will vote in the Rudder Exhibit Hall.
• Pet. 21 will vote in the Student Council Building
for Married Student Housing at Hensel Park Apart
ments.
was in order,” Kozik said, “he said,
‘Of course it is . . . and I’ll help you
write it.’ ”
Monday afternoon Vandiver said
he recommended the appointment
to the Board of Regents, but that he
can understand faculty anger over
the matter.
“They (faculty) have every right to
be concerned because they earned
that title the hard way,” Vandiver
said.
Faculty Senate Speaker C. Rich
ard Shumway said he could not com
ment on the apparent contradiction
between the president’s actions be
fore and after Sherrill’s appoint
ment.
The Board of Regents appointed
Sherrill as a professor of athletics
with tenure at its January meeting,
citing his accomplishments in ath
letic endeavors. The appointment
was discussed at length at the Feb
ruary meeting of the Faculty Senate,
but the resolution condemning the
action eventually was tabled.
It was reintroduced by the Aca
demic Affairs Committee at Mon
day’s meeting, along with another
resolution that makes clear that the
title awarded to Sherrill is purely
honorary and carries no academic
weight nor establishes an academic
department or college of athletics.
Both resolutions were passed.
Shumway also said in his opening
remarks that the president has in
vited Faculty Senate participation in
a committee that will work to revise
current procedures for granting aca
demic rank and tenure.
Senior staff writer Richard Wil
liams contributed to this story.
Candidates
seek votes
in Texas
(AP) — Presidential candidates
fanned out across Texas Monday
in primary-eve bids for Super
Tuesday’s biggest prize — a trove
of 111 Republican and 197 Dem
ocratic delegates.
Polls showed Massachusetts
Gov. Michael Dukakis leading the
Democratic contenders in Texas
as the Super Tuesday campaigns
hit the home stretch, while
George Bush commanded a solid
edge in the GOP race.
Two of the candidates, Demo
cratic Rep. Richard Gephardt of
Missouri and former television
evangelist Pat Robertson, ap
pealed to Texas voters Monday
with promises of aid for the hard-
hit energy industry, while the
Rev. Jesse Jackson criss-crossed
the state with rallies in Houston,
East Texas and the Rio Grande
Valley.