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A&M women’s soccer team’s practice. The Lady Aggies play
Southern Methodist University Sunday in Dallas.
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niversity of Texas’ ‘dry rush’ policy
draws laughs from A&M’s IFC director
By Selina Gonzalez
Of The Battalion
Texas A&M’s director of the Interfraternity
Council laughed when asked to comment on the
University of Texas Interfraternity Council’s pol
icy on a “dry” rush.
“I think they think it is a cute and clever public
elations campaign,” Charles Goodman said.
They’re not dealing with the real issue; they’re
laying semantic games with the university, the
tate and the nation.”
In Austin last week, the University of Texas
FC Director Scott Wilder said the Kappa Alpha
fraternity violated “dry” (alcohol-free) rush by
drinking in a bar with rushees. The fraternity
Faces penalties up to a $500 fine and possible so
cial probation.
Goodman said most of UT rush occurred dur
ing the summer when a “dry” rush was not im
plemented.
“The reason thdyTe having a dry rush these
last two weeks is because they’re suffering from
cirrhosis of the liver from all the drinking they
did this summer,” Goodman said.
gilder said he thinks Goodman meant to be
humorous by speculating why UT has a dry rush.
“It wasn’t just for show,” Wilder said. “The vi
olations prove the policy works, because it indi
cates that we are serious about enforcing the rul
es.”
Goodman said A&M doesn’t want to play word
games. Instead, A&M’s council implemented an
alcohol policy that is to be adhered to at all times,
not only during rush.
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a little stricter,” Goodman said. “At open events,
chapter members can’t provide alcohol to ru
shees. If they want to bring alcohol they certainly
may, but they are responsible for following the
law.”
Tuesday, September 12,1989
Parking permits
become hot item
for car burglars
By Kelly S. Brown
Of The Battalion Staff
Several vehicles on campus have
been broken into the past two weeks.
Each time the victim is surprised to
find the sole item missing is a new
f >arking permit which once dangled
rom his mirror.
But a parking official said this is
no cause for widespread alarm.
Tom Williams, director of park
ing, traffic and transit, said the
break-ins were probably commmited
“with the intention of stealing a ste
reo or whatever else, and while the
thief is attempting to take other
things, he grabs the permit.”
But Robert Brooks, an A&M staff
member whose car was broken into
Wednesday in Lot 17 (reserved for
random staff), said his car was van
dalized so the thief could get to his
parking permit. The tag was the
only thing stolen.
Whatever the intent, the conse
quences, if caught, are a high price
to pay.
Burglary of a motor vehicle is a
third degree felony, punishable by 2
to 10 years in prison and/or a $5,000
fine.
Williams said there is not a rash of
parking permits being stolen at
A&M and “it’s not a problem.” His
office has received only one report,
while the University Police Depart
ment has received six reports.
The victim pays a permit replace
ment fee of $5, but the cost of a new
window upsets the victims.
Mitchell Morehead, manager of
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A&M Regents offer
chance to air gripes
in forum Thursday
By Kelly S. Brown
Of The Battalion Staff
Goodman said he provided the Texas Alcohol
and Beverage Commission copies of all the rush
schedules for the 26 fraternities. Enforcement
agents have monitored events, issued citations
and made arrests, Goodman said.
The alcohol policy is not a totally dry rush but
is moving in that direction, Goodman said. This
year’s policy differs from previous semesters in
that at invitation-only events where alcohol is
served, the invitation list must be submitted to
the IFC before the event, Goodman said.
Wilder said UT has no alcohol policy to govern
activities during the semester.
“We do implement risk management
guidelines during Spring Round-Up*” Wilder
said.
If A&M’s IFC does implement a dry rush, it
will include summer rush, Goodman said.
He said he suspects that of the 650 men who
will receive bids this year, 75 percent will accept
to join a fraternity.
If you’ve ever wanted to go to the
top with a problem — the big cheese,
the top dog or head honcho — now
is your chance.
The Board of Regents will be at
Texas A&M Thursday for a “look
and listen” visit to the campus, while
asking for input from the adminis
tration, students, faculty, media rep
resentatives and the general public
on policy issues.
The hearing is scheduled for 11
a.m. in the Board of Regents Meet
ing Room in the MSC.
The trip to A&M is part of a
statewide visitation program being
conducted by the Regents’ Commit
tee on Academic Campuses. Similar
visits will be made to the six other
academic components of TAMUS.
The purpose is to better introduce
the Regents to issues the public feels
are important.
The visit signals the first time the
Board has specifically scheduled op-
staff, local officials and other citizens
to speak in a public forum format.
Regent Douglas DeCluitt, chair
man of the Committee on Academic
Campuses, originated the idea for
the statewide visits and public-hear
ings.
He said they are in the process of
deciding which issues the Board will
address during their current two-
f 'ear organizational cycle, and would
ike to get a glimpse at what the pub
lic is thinking about.
Regent Wayne Showers said they
want as many ideas as they can get
before determining their focus.
“We want to hear about ideas that
express policy issues, whether
they’re research or educational, ma
jor or minor, we’d like to hear them
all,” Showers said.
But because the Regents will not
be able to hear them all because of a
lack of time. Showers said he would
like for people who don’t get a
chance to speak, to write down their
proposals or issues and send them to
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Guatemalan professor,
3 students slain in Mexico
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) —The
bodies of a university professor who
led a teachers’ strike and three kid
napped students were found Sunday
n a canyon near San Carlos Univer
sity, police reported.
They said an anonymous tele
phone caller told authorities where
the bodies could be found.
Unsigned notes attached to the
bodies referred to the destruction of
the leadership of the university stu
dent organization to which the vic
tims belonged.
The victims, all of whom had been
kidnapped within the past three
weeks, were identified as professor
Carlos Humberto Cabrera Rivera,
who was abducted Saturday;
Carlos Chuta Carney, a 35-year-old
law student kidnapped Friday, and
Victor Rodriguez Jaramilla, 38, a po
litical science student, and his wife,
33-year-old psychology student Sil
via Maria Azurdia de Rodriguez, ab-
[ducted Aug. 23.
Police said all had been shot re
peatedly.
No individual or group has as
serted responsibility for the kidnap
pings and slayings, and police said
they have no suspects.
The government has accused
right-wing extremists of carrying out
a number of bombings in recent
weeks.
Cabrera Rivera was the president
of a teacher’s union that went on
strike for 81 days demanding more
money.
The government refused their de
mands and the teachers returned to
work Aug. 2 1 w ithout winning a pay
increase.
The three slain students, all from
San Carlos University, were active in
the student organization.
Five other San Carlos University
students have disappeared in recent
weeks and it is believed they also
were kidnapped.
Former President Ford criticizes
war on drugs for omitting alcohol
VAIL, Colo. (AP) — Former Pres
ident Gerald Ford criticized the
Bush administration for omitting al
cohol abuse from its anti-drug cam
paign.
T basically endorse President
Bush’s drug strategy,” Ford said Sat
urday while speaking to the 19th an
nual Vail Symposium.
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da
called alcohol abuse more damaging
to society than cocaine and other
drugs.
Ford said four times as many peo
ple were killed in 1987 in alcohol-re
lated traffic accidents than accidents
involving drugs. He said alcohol
abuse had cost society $120 billion,
compared with $60 billion from
drug abuse.
The Bush administration’s cam
paign against drugs focuses on anti
drug education for youth, but “the
drug problem is an equally serious
challenge” among adults, Ford said.
Mobley outlines priorities for coming year
A&M Faculty Senate approves 12 new courses
By Melissa Naumann
Of The Battalion Staff
The Faculty Senate approved requests Sunday for
nine new undergraduate and three new graduate
courses.
The new courses are:
• Computer Science 483, Introduction to the De
sign Process. (1-6). Credit 3.
• Computer Science 484, Adv anced Design Con
cepts. (1-6). Credit 3.
• Mechanical Engineering 455. Engineering with
Plastics. (3-0). Credit 3.
• Philosophy 314, Environmental Ethics. (3-0).
Credit 3.
• Philosophy 419, Current Continental Philoso
phy. (3-0). Credit 3.
• Philosophy 424, Philosophy of Language. (3-0).
Credit 3.
• Political Science 461, Jurisprudence. (3-0).
Credit 3.
• Political Science 462, Women and the Law. (3-
0). Credit 3.
• Electrical Engineering 641, Microwave Solid-
State Integrated Circuits. (3-0). Credit 3.
• Genetics 615, Genetics of Laboratory Animals.
(3-0). Credits.
• Medical Pharmacology and Toxicology 923,
Medical Pharmacology I. (3-0). Credit 2.
The Senate also approved a request from the
Graduate Council for a master’s degree in visualiza
tion from the College of Architecture and Environ
mental Design.
These decisions must be approved by President
William Mobley and the Board of Regents before ac
tion can be taken.
During Committee of the Whole, Dr. Benton
Storey announced an open forum about the Univer
sity Center expansion will be held Oct. 19 in Rudder
Theater. Brennan Reilly, a representative of the Stu
dent Senate, said a similar presentation is scheduled
for Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in 214 Harrington.
Committee of the Whole is an informal discussion
time when the entire Senate forms one committee to
make suggestions, ask questions or express concerns.
Topics brought up at this time frequently are dis
cussed at the Executive Committee meeting.
By Melissa Naumann
Of The Battalion Staff
Improving undergraduate
programs, increasing private sup
port and campus planning are
among President William Mob
ley’s priorities for his second year
in office, he told the Faculty Sen
ate yesterday.
Mobley will appoint a Univer
sity-wide task force to determine
the best way to maintain a balance
between undergraduate pro
grams and other multiple mis
sions such as graduate, research,
technology transfer and service
programs.
“While I believe that Texas
A&M accomplishes this balance
as well as any university in the na
tion, we need to continue to nur
ture this balance, particularly as it
relates to the undergraduate pro
gram relative to our other mis
sions,” he said.
Another goal of Mobley’s is to
make A&M one of the top 10 uni
versities in the nation in terms of
private support.
“Although the state has treated
us relatively well on an in-state
comparative basis, a declining
percentage of our total budget
comes from state general reve
nue,” he said. “If our goal is to be
among the top 10 universities in
the nation by the turn of the cen
tury, we also must be in the top 10
in the nation in private support
from individuals, corporations
and foundations.”
Mobley said campus planning,
which consists of construction
and renovation, will last at least
another 10 years. Recently, the
Board of Regents hired an ar
chitectural firm jo develop a plan
for land use and traffic Tlow on
campus, Mobley said.
The University’s Master Plan
ning Committee has recom
mended several changes to the
Board of Regents such as expan
sion of the Veterinary Medical
Center Complex (approved at the
last Board meeting), expansion of
the library facilities, expansion of
the student recreational sports fa
cilities and a new College of Busi
ness Administration building, he
said.
“We will continue to develop
our parking and transportation
system,” he said. “We need to
continue to develop the campus
landscape and green space as we
add facilities to meet our instruc
tional, research and program
needs. The Board and adminis
tration are sensitive to these
needs.”
Two academic areas of campus
planning will be improved in the
next year, he said.
“It is well recognized that we
must accelerate development of
our libraries, not only in space,
but also in holdings and electro
nic capabilities,” Mobley said. “Se
cond, we will continue to give
priority status to the continued
development of our computing
and telecommunications capabili
ty”
In the area of strategic plan
ning, Mobley said that a new posi
tion has been created to analyze
resource allocations, facility plan
ning and fundraising. Tony
Dempster, director of strategic
planning at Shell Oil Co., will be
come A&M’s Executive Director
of Strategic Planning on Oct. 1.
Mobley proposed that A&M
launch a Commitment to Educa
tion initiative to examine current
University programs that address
the problems facing the nation’s
education systems. One area of
this initiative will involve reorga
nizing the Office of Student Rela
tions with the goal of attracting
more minority students.
“As reported earlier, we have
made good progress in increasing
our minority student population,
but we must do more,” Mobley
said.