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§ OD I he ivouli Texas A&M The Battalion WEATHER FORECAST for FRIDAY: Continued partly cloudy with no ticeably higher temperatures, es pecially at night. HIGH.-73 LOW:52 ser Arab i that hai inianguei souther: these ino rdize Uj tatives bt fat shouli my terrc: by the Pal iys aw.whkl tstyfori n a nuns aat it kji :ult for ttatus ur tit audit :ited INS igroumi s for dt Vol.88 No. 112 USPS 045360 12 pages College Station, Texas Thursday, March 9,198 Dole proposes 6-month trial period for Tower WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Repub- ignation to President Bush dated Oct. I, Democrats and Republican Sen. Larry leader and by others at the same time it that alcohol altered the former senator’ lican Leader Boh Dole, struggling to stave 1989. If Tower’s performance were satis- Pressler of South Dakota either solidly op- gives President Bush his choice for secre- judgment. “There seems to be a personalit Thursday, March 9,1989 WASHING I ON (AP) — Senate Repub lican Leader Boh Dole, struggling to stave off rejection of John Tower’s nomination as defense secretary, proposed Wednesday nigh' an extraordinary six-month trial con firmation period so senators .could judge whether Tower lived up to his no-drinking pledge. Senate Democratic Leader George Mitchell expressed “immediate serious con cerns” over the proposal, but promised to consider it overnight. Dole made his dramatic hid to salvage the ■ nomination at the end of the fifth day of a draining Senate debate, and after conced ing it would “take a miracle to win confir mation.” Under Dole’s proposal. Tower would be confirmed, hut would submit a letter of res ignation to President Bush dated Oct. 1, 1989. If Tower’s performance were satis factory, there “probably” would be no need to reconfirm him, Dole said. Otherwise, “he probably wouldn’t be the nominee.” Dole said he offered his proposal after discussing it with Tower. It came as the Senate neared a climax in its bitter struggle over the nomination. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas became the third Democrat to endorse Tower’s confirma tion, but his speech was bracketed by decla rations of opposition from Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island, Bennett Johnston of Loui siana, Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut and Charles Robb of Virginia — Democrats who had been lobbied hard by the Bush ad ministration as potential pro-Tower votes. An Associated Press survey found 51 Democrats and Republican Sen. Larry Pressler of South Dakota either solidly op posed or leaning against confirmation with 41 Republicans and three Democrats either supporting or leaning in favor of the nomi nation. Democrats hold a 55-45 edge in the Sen ate. Dole made his extraordinary proposal to deal with Senate concerns over Tower’s his tory of drinking. “I think we ought to give him a second chance that many of us have had,” said Dole, who was seriously wounded during World War II but has risen to a position of power and promi nence in the Senate. “It gives this Senate a second opportu nity,” Dole said. “It addresses the concerns raised by the chairman and the majority leader and by others at the same time it gives President Bush his choice for secre tary of defense.” Earlier, Dole suggested Tower be per mitted to come to the Senate and answer the allegations against him, but did not im mediately press the issue when Mitchell ob jected. There was little doubt that Dole’s maneu- verings were his final bid to save the nomi nation. Earlier, he conceded it would “take a miracle” to do so, and Johnston’s speech seemed to deflate Republican hopes. “In the nuclear age we can’t afford to take a chance on the man who holds the fu ture in his hands,” Johnston said on the Senate floor. The Louisiana Democrat said he was troubled by Tower’s drinking habits and that alcohol altered the former senator’s judgment. “There seems to be a personality change that occurs in Senator Tower,” Johnston said. Earlier, Bentsen became the third Demo crat to support the embattled nomination, saying, “I hope that when I get the next chance to talk with John Tower about the tough job of keeping this country strong, it will be while he’s in his new office at the Pentagon.” Tower said, “I’m both honored to have his prestigious support, and grateful for his humane understanding of what my family has endured.” Despite Bentsen’s decision, Mitchell re peated his claim the Senate will reject the nomination, and he led a chorus of Demo crats who called for a quick vote. ates hai liami tt Witness says North pleas trained mnnev for Contras ING BREAK 1989 ■ Student Body U. THE NATIONAL COLLEGE NEWSPAPER 23 jpontiniied From Page 22 r Souttif»ics classes each week, and as a result, ■veloped patella femural syndrome, a Pagep dition in which the kneecap does not ■ve correctly. Since developing the ponder, Foti hasn’t been able to do robics regularly. get better, but your knees are w to heal,” Foti said. “I’ll probably ver do fitness dancing again.” itness dancing often places a greater ess on the knees than other aerobic ivities since it involves many lateral Uj bvements as well as landing on the e, rather than the heel. I ! “It’s a little more unnatural than run- ng,” Foti said. "“Every time you come down, you’re lerting a force of two to three times lurbody weight,” said Lisa Derkits, an lercise physiology major who is taking jersome of Foti’s classes while train- iflg for her aerobic certification, rtkits recommended weight train- for toning on days between vigorous jrobic workouts. But weight training cannot be used as iubstitute for aerobic work, Jackson autioned. JjMen, in particular, tend to emphasize ■Blightlifting and neglect aerobic work. homtlr 6 ^ ac ^ s musc ^ e an d slightly in- jftyjBeases the metabolic rate, it cannot sig- *icantly reduce fat, Jackson said. So, regardless of what the scale says, |s the amount of body fat that deter- nes how much a person needs to trim v. d> Wilderness ian lijj ^ . pinued From Page 22 scale w et a few times before they leave to Itablish a framework,” said DeZure. i ni'idjBlt was fabulous,” said Laura Scheid- r P as t New York trip member. “I is loifroed so much it was mind-boggling. • periil 6 hardest part was keeping the jour- ll since the days were jam-packed.” , voiiiftakl Juliet Galonska, also a past tiue;limber of the New York trip. “It was fobably the best thing I’ve ever done. )vett*il u find ° u t more about yourself than I aniJything else.” -k "'MTh 6 cost of the trips vary according to yj jhat is included, how far it is, etc. But fcancial aid is available and the credits is^jPd classes count toward graduation. toJEachtrip is somewhat different. The ‘|W York trip aims for “total cultural ygjJuncrsion in the center of art and cul- bre in America,” said DeZure. “It isn’t a ^■cation or just a trip.” ■^aiThe major topics of the course include « lie history of New York art, the media Hd human services. Places visited in w York will include the Stock Ex- ange, Metropolitan Museum of Art, pis*) useum of Natural History and a show- e of the Phantom of the Opera. Not a d spring break. The trip to Puerto Rico will “examine plant tropical environments,” said itrick Kangas, trip director. “The goal New awareness gives defense class a lift By Alison Barth ■ Brown Daily Herald Brown U., Rl Thirteen women sit in couches along the edge of the room, waiting for Jan Wilson to begin her course on self-defense. Wearing her blackbelt and grey sweats, she sits on her knees in the middle of the floor. She looks strong, aware and very cap able. “To be a woman around here, you gotta carry an Uzi to work or some thing,” she says, half-joking, half- serious, as she describes how the third Brown U. rape victim was assaulted. Approximately 150 women have taken her two-hour evening course on self-defense over the past month in response to those rapes. Common sense things first, she be gins. The most important part about self-defense is not getting into a situation where you have to use it. She stresses things like looking be hind the front seat of the car when you get in, and walking in well-lit areas and making eye contact with a potential assailant. “Plug into your anger,” she says. “Look at them (as if to say): ‘Don’t mess with me.’ ” “Rape is an issue of power, domi nance, control — and violence. It’s not so much a sexual issue. They look for someone they can dominate, not someone who’s going to give them a scrap,” Wilson says. As she begins to talk about specific methods of defense, Wilson graphi cally describes what may happen to the assailant. She’s going through the body systematically. “Okay now: groin,” she says. She recounts the story of one woman who bit her attacker, and the women See DEFENSE, Page 27 tctk Z# rf P-’ , i jTlfirst of all to cover tropical ecology, Jfjjitlwant to go places where the cul- r“ff r ' | re is different.” Visits in Puerto Rico include places loiMch as the beach in San Juan, hikes awfrough several tropical forests and a it to an archeological site. La Par- lera, which will be among the loca- 3;i>Ins visited, contains a special algae in |e water that causes the water to glow en the algae is disturbed by such ,~ngs as boats and swimming. THINK OF IT AS FUEL FOR TH You say there’s a brain-busting assignment looming between you and the rest of your life? Don’t panic. Well, ok, you can panic. Or pull up to a satisfying bowl of Post® Grape-Nuts® cereal instead. You see, Grape-Nuts® gets your body going so your mind can shift into gear. It’s naturally sweet with a one-of-a-kind crunch that really does the trick for tense jaws. Best of all, it fills you up so you never feel you’re running on empty. Next time you need to get your mind in gear; fuel up with the stuff that’ll get your bod up to speed. Incomparable, crunchy Grape-Nuts.® GENERAL FOODS USA © 1989 General Foods Corporation. POST® and GRAPE-NUTS® are registered trademarks of General Foods Corporation. ‘derick D.Joe ter Works on Ameri- sday. The tion. State senator bids to take Gramm’s seat AUSTIN (AP) — Democratic state Sen. Hugh Parmer launched his bid for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, charging that incum bent Republican Phil Gramm talks one way in Texas while he votes a different way in Washington. Parmer, a two-term senator and former Fort Worth mayor, said Gramm is out of touch with Texas families and their values. “He talks like an East Texas farmer in Lufkin but votes like a Wall Street banker in Washington,” Parmer said of Gramm. “In Texas, he says he wants to be tough on crime. In Washington, he voted against the appropriations for drug enforcement and even the FBI ... In Texas, he says he wouldn’t hurt senior citizens. In Washington, he voted against funding for Meals on Wheels for shut-in elderly.” Parmer, 49, became the first Dem ocrat in the 1990 Senate face. Many party officials had expected Agricutlure Commissioner Jim Hightower to take on Gramm, but Hightower decided in January to seek re-election to a third term and concentrate on populist political or ganizing efforts. Gramm reportedly has said he can raise $20 million for a re-election bid. Parmer said he wasn’t worried about the size of the Republican’s war chest, although he admitted it would be a tough fight. “Sure, I expect it to be difficult,” he said. “One of the good things about American democracy is that we don’t auction off seats in the U.S. Senate ... If you could just buy a seat for $20 million, then I won’t have it. But I don’t believe that. “What I need is an adequate amount of money to get across a message. And the message is: Phil Gramm does not represent the va lues that Texans believe in, and I do. I’ll have enough money to get that message across. And when I get it across, I believe I’ll win.” Parmer, who never has run a statewide race, downplayed early public opinion polls that show Gramm running strongly. vice fee budget the only one of that requested ve any. f $110,000 and n S- (gh there are administrative iople first ap- . Government d it gets on the d the following dster said. Speaker Pro- Band member, uture the band 'artial funding. !)st of its money the band re- n student serv- Speaker of the rt was the most as seen on a fi- int to Dr. John fent of Student roved by him, illiam Mobley gents for their r* ;n during the approval of a Iministration to lives pertaining to syllabi content and distribution. The bill, introduced by senators Beth Ammons and Mark Williams, came amidst concern over the fail ure of some professors to adequately explain course content or tell stu dents of books and supplies that would be needed for their course. Williams said the bill is not trying to restrict the professors at all, but require them to inform students up front how much they’re going to have to spend for the class. Also during the meeting, a resolu tion was passed encouraging the po sition of an Advisory Student Regent to enhance communication between students and the Board of Regents. The bill, which was introduced by Ty Clevenger, a sophomore genetics major, passed unanimously en dorsing the position, while support ing the Legislative Study Group’s ef fort to present this viewpoint to the Texas Legislature. One viewpoint the Senate hopes George Bush will hear, is' that A&M wants to be the site for the George Bush Presidential Library. Clevenger introduced the resolu tion from the Academic Affairs Committee. The University of Hous ton, Rice University and Yale Uni versity also are in the running to at tract the library. “We want to stir up enough sup port to give A&M an advantage in getting the site,” Clevenger said.