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1 45t The Battalion STATE & LOCAL 3 | Wednesday, October 25,1989 Professor says Women’s Studies now give attention to non-whites By Mia B. Moody focusing on other groups of women, plight of minority women because ties and women is better tl P ipsei and thep: lypol ittemi merits :tt )f passtt cnmt; : icallv,} : flooi? Staa passii sure pi;, smad( •year;] a wile ire. my tti} lly s*. akeita 1 haitj adeclai al ,lS(|li ameti The Si tg bun ch. Ti. , wastt 10 toi« ilum Builders: Nuclear plant not ready for licensing GLEN ROSE (AP) — Builders of Comanche Peak nuclear power plant have “a lot of things to com plete” before the behind-sched- ule, over-cost facility is ready for licensing, federal officials say. A federal inspection, to end Friday, was to be the final hurdle for $9.1 million plant before it was loaded with fuel and began low power operation. But inspectors have already made a decision, said R.R. War- nick, who is leading the examina tion. The 12-member team “is not going to take the position this Fri day that this plant is ready for li censing,” Warnick said. TU Electric “is still finishing construction,” he said. “They’re still building the plant. They’re not down to the nitty-gritty yet.” Inspectors “have found several things — the utility has got a lot of things to complete,” Warnick said. By Mia B. Moody Of The Battalion Staff In the past, Women’s Studies Courses at colleges focused on white, middle-class women, but now these courses are giving more attention and respect to women of color, Jane Gallop, a professor from Rice Uni versity, said Tuesday night. The Women’s Studies courses which were taught in the past could have been called White Women’s Studies Courses, but this has changed because feminists are now Jordan Institute helps A&M students get summer jobs in other countries By Cindy McMiliian Of The Battalion Staff Getting a summer job doesn’t have to mean living at home with the folks. The Living Abroad Program offered by the MSC Jordan Institute for International Awareness sends Texas A&M students overseas for work experience. Jordan will send ten students to the Dominican Re public for four weeks and pick up the tab for travel, room and board during late May and June. The stu dents will live with host families during their stay and work at jobs relating to their major field of study. Jordan revived the Living Abroad Program this year because it’s an important way to give students a cultural awareness of another country. Living Abroad Director Aaron DeWitt said. The program was handled by an other committee in the past and discontinued a few years ago, he said, but Jordan is bringing it back and aopes it will expand. If we have more successful programs, maybe we can send some people to England next year, too,” he said. Dr. Stephen Biles, the committee’s advisor, targeted several places where he thought students might learn the most about another culture, DeWitt said, and visited the Dominican Republic during the summer. He found some contacts who will help locate host families and ap- propriatejobs, DeWitt said. The Dominican Republic is on an island southeast of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea, and is equal or greater in advancement than Mexico, DeWitt said. “It’s not an under-developed country,” he said. “I don’t know a lot about it, but I know students won’t be living without running water or in grass huts. Many will be working for large corporations.” Proficiency in Spanish is required for participants. “They’re going to need to communicate with the people there,” DeWitt said. Participants should have taken two years of Spanish in college or high school, he said, but the program will “work with them in that area.” The Living Abroad Program will pay for a non-credit University Plus Conversational Spanish course during the Spring 1990 semester for selected students, but will not pay for University credit classes. All applicants for the program must be currently en rolled at Texas A&M and have a 2.0 cumulative grade point average. They will be interviewed by DeWitt, Biles, Jordan Chairman David Dowell, the MSC Direc tor of Cultural Programs and a professor of Spanish, DeWitt said. “I can’t speak for the others, but in the interview I’m personally looking for someone who has a general in terest and enthusiasm for the program and has never done something like this before,” he said. Students also will speak with the Spanish professor in the interview to demonstrate their language skills, he said. Participants are eligible for interest-free loans from the MSC Overseas Loan Program to help cover their personal expenses. Applications for the loan and the Living Abroad Program are available in Room 223G of the MSC Browsing Library. Living Abroad applications should be returned to the office by Nov. 6. focusing on other groups of women. Gallop, an author and Professor of Humanities, said. “A few years ago we were getting established so we couldn’t do too much to help other groups,” Gallop said. “Now we can reach out because it is no longer viewed as treacherous to be a feminists as it would have been 10 years ago.” Women’s Studies courses are still lacking in the area of addressing the plight of minority women because racial issues are taught only as spe cial topics in a small unit, Gallop said. Gallop said two alternatives to tea ching biased anglo history is to add token units to the syllabus or teach students how to read text books and make up their own minds on what is good or bad. “It is better to add token units be cause having a few units on minori ties and women is better than having nothing at all,” she said. “Western civilization says everything about America is great and this isn’t true. Professors should focus on the bad as well as the good aspects of histo ry.” Gallop said some institutions see it as an obligation to bring in women of other classes and colors when dis cussing feminism. Hance says he will approach drug, crime war realistically By Andrea Warrenburg Of The Battalion Staff Kent Hance, Republican candi date for Texas governor, spoke to a crowd of about 75 people Tues day night about the main focuses of his campaign: the economy, crime and education. Economically, Hance is the only candidate who wants to pro pose a constitutional amendment banning a state income tax. “Texas could use this as a tool to recruit businesses,” Hance said. “And we will never have an other income tax unless the peo ple vote for it.” To fight the war on crime and drugs, Hance said he wants to construct 25,000 new' state prison beds, push a constitutional amendment to eliminate bail for drug dealers, appoint a victim of crime to the Texas Board of Par dons and Paroles and suspend state benefits such as welfare pay ments, student loans and drivers’ licenses to anyone convicted of felony possession of illegal drugs. “We want to emphasize pro grams to cut down on what is going on,” Hance said. “We want to take the momentum away from the drugs and crime that are hurting society. But we’re going to be realistic about it.” Hance also wants to create drug-free school zones, where harsh penalties are imposed on people who posess or manufac ture illegal drugs within 1,000 yards of a school. We want to take the momentum away from the drugs... that are hurting society. But we’re going to be realistic about it.” — Kent Hance, gubernatorial candidate In an effort to improve Texas education, Hance said he wants to elect a commissioner of educa tion, have textbooks selected lo cally and increase involvement among teachers, students and their parents. “Society often pushes off prob lems into schools that should be solved at home,” Hance said. The issue of abortion was also addressed in a question and an swer session following his speech. Hance said he is pro-life and if elected governor, he would try to pass legislation to prohibit women below the age of 18 from getting an abortion without pa rental consent and to prohibit tax money from paying for abor tions. Born and raised in Texas, Hance received his undergrad uate degree from Texas Tech and in 1968 graduated from the University of Texas Law School. He entered public service in 1974 when he was elected to the Texas Senate. Four years later, he was elected to the U.S. Congress. In 1987, Gov. Bill Clements ap pointed him to the Texas Rail road Commission, which he now serves on as chairman. Hance is one of four principal candidates vying for the Republi can party nomination in the March primary. Speaking about his running mates, Hance said, “If you had to have brain surgery tomorrow, you wouldn’t get a first-year med ical student to do it. You would get someone with experience — I have experience.” utlf #MSC MBR/LRUJ COMMITT€€ presents the MBR/LRUJ SYMPOSIUM See You at the Top Keynote Speakers Tom Fitzhugh III - Fitzhugh and flssoc. 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