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g (II) he wou|( ition Orgi *r Araf; that haii mian guei souther these mt. 'dize U.S tatives bt fat shouli my tent; by the Pa. tys aw, whid ?sty forj n a num. hat it u :ult for status in. nt ; cited INS rkgrounc s for di- 000 vain- tates hat ■liamitt 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 Vol. 88 No. 112 USPS 045360 12 pages College Station, Texas Thursday, March 9,1989 Dole proposes 6-month trial period for Tower WASHING TON (AP) — Senate Repub- ignation to President Bush dated Oct. 1, Democrats and Republican Sen. Larry leader and by others at the same time it that alcohol altered the former senator’s lican Leader Bob Dole, struggling to stave 1989. If lower’s performance were satis- Pressler of South Dakota either solidly op- gives President Bush his choice for secre- judgment. “There seems to be a personality off rpiprtinn rtf Tohn 1/oc furtorv there “nrohjihlv” wmilrl he no neerl 1^-w^mi^t ” J i .1 . • n . nr> _ _ _ i, WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Repub lican Leader Boh Dole, struggling to stave off rejection of John Tower’s nomination as defense secretary, proposed Wednesday night an extraordinai y 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 bid to salvage the nommation 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, but 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, hut 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 he 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. Witness says North pleas aained monev for Tontras I BREAK 1989 ■ Opinions U. THE NATIONAL COLLEGE NEWSPAPER 7 THE NATIONAL COLLEGE NEWSPAPER By presenting a wide range of opinions and ideas reprinted from hundreds of campus newspapers, we hope to enhance the quality of campus life as we inform, entertain and engage the national student body. 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COMMENT AND OPINION tontmg a ee no evil 9 wntality i Robert Willett 'he Brown Daily Herald , own U., Rl llJ Recently I saw an incident Wiich left me shocked and con- feed. Confused not only about J tat had happened, but about flOl ; people I pass on the streets. 'h friend and I were leaving lartland around midnight, dvingtowards (Highway) 195, a • stopped ahead of us in the ddle of the road. A woman ran , ^ m the car toward us. She wore ianY ;. letto heals and a short skirt. hind her a man of about 250 f unds began dashing toward raun iti r, and my car. •s one I need a ride. You’ve got to help t... please,” she begged, lotmos 'opened my door but the man uple^ ibbed her by the hair. My seat fho® It gripped me as I looked sumei a jght i n to her wide eyes. He lied her back into his car and na - v ^ id away, dy to; fj e drove to nearby movie ' n iater where the manager told f j, he had seen the man punch her P ega:ii; d had called the police. As we )ke, blue flashing lights were [ ess f: proaching. not si told the police everything: -nen® ... they were both black. No .udenii she wasn’t bleeding but it was eir $ rk and I couldn’t see clearly. . . peopi' si got the license. It was a van- plate - T LOVE.” I heard the liceman search it over the r0U U lio. It turned out to be reg- ered to Thomas Love of Provi- ^ ice. ,° wl)t | felt guilty. Guilty because >eoplf ’■ v were kl ac k; guilty because it V d run through my mind that i was a prostitute and he was a ^ up, and also guilty because I dn’t gotten out of my car to help ingtl :. I reasoned that it all hap- d, * ned too fast and that he might □port' re had a gun. co® eW See WILLETT, Page 8 Exam anxiety awakens .the beast in us all By Rich Zimmerman ■ The Daily Collegian Pennsylvania State U. A couple of weeks ago, my friend Mike and I were in the library studying for an exam. We were looking at some old ex ams from the class when this girl ran up to us. She had that wild-eyed look of someone lost in despair. “Is that the exam?” she asked. We told her it was and that she could look at it when we were done. “Thank God,” she said. “I haven’t been to class for weeks ... I don’t even have the book!” Mike and I both fell in love with her right then and there. She’d anchor the curve. We called her the Anchorwoman. It was a callous way to look at it, and we were sorry. But exams bring out the worst in people. In me anyway. One reason for this is my calendar. It has these really big squares on it that I go through so quickly only to land on the big square that has “exam” on it. The other reason is that professors — no matter what their field, religion or race — all have their exams on the same day. Usually, I don’t mind it. I take a lot of English exams which are kind of fun. You get to mix stuff you’ve learned with stuff you’ve made up. You say things like “it seems.” You can’t say, “It seems that force equals mass times accelera tion.” Anyway, I have three exams this week on the same day and none of them are English. Whenever I’m under this kind of pressure I either choke or go right to work. I took out some paper and franti cally tried to figure out how many pages a minute I would have to read to finish the 2,000 pages for the three exams. Finally, I went to a review session. There was a professor there who looked a little confused because he had never seen any of our faces before. “This exam will be made up of ques tions,” he said. “The questions will be based on the material and oddly phrased to confuse and fool you.” “There will be no . . . possible way to cheat on this exam,” the professor said. “I have arranged for each and every one of you to sit next to a very dumb person.” Then the professor said something I had suspected all along. “The best way to do well on this exam,” he said, “is just to study for it.” |||1|| I I if§ prick D. Joe )r Works n Ameri- lay. The ?n. 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. /ice fee budget e only one of Jat requested • any. 5110,000 and i- n there are jiministrative 'pie first ap- iGovernment 3t gets on the the following Uer said. Speaker Pro- and member, .ure the band ttial funding. , of its money he band re- student serv- )eaker of the was the most seen on a fi- ^ to Dr. John ^t of Student >ved by him, jlliam Mobley ents for their • during the approval of a Ministration to ves 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.