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The Battalion
Thursday, November 16,
Committee: parole board members should wait
AUSTIN (AP) — The House
General Investigating Committee
recommended Wednesday that for
mer state parole board members and
employees be required to wait a year
before taking jobs seeking parole for
convicted criminals.
“If a man has just been serving on
the board, and the next day he starts
representing someone who is in the
penitentiary, on the face of it, it
looks bad,” Rep. Bill Hollowell, com
mittee vice chairman, said.
The House committee, which has
been studying the Texas Board of
Pardons and Paroles for six months,
also said the agency needs a “well-
publicized and enforceable” policy
guaranteeing employees the right to
contact legislators, on their own
time, without fear of reprisal.
Rep. Doyle Willis, committee
chairman, said the recommenda
tions are subject to change when
they are included in the final report
to the House before lawmakers con
vene in regular session in 1991. He
said he did not expect action on
them in the current special session.
Some proposals could be imple
mented by the agency, Willis, D-Fort
Worth, said. Parole board spokes
man Karin Armstrong said the
agency has clarified its policy to en
sure employees feel free to speak to
lawmakers and others, as long as
they identify statements as opinion.
The probe was prompted by the
firing of two Port Arthur parole offi
cers, who claimed they lost their jobs
because they discussed problems
with lawmakers. The agency denied
the allegations.
The committee’s investigation also
included the so-called parole advo
cates, parole board employment
practices and the agency’s handling
of parole fees.
Abducted child’s parents
work to change bail laws
par
Fort Worth teenager who was ab
ducted and killed said Wednesday
that Gov. Bill Clements voiced sup-
E ort for their efforts to change state
ail laws.
But Clements said he doesn’t
know whether he will allow the Leg
islature to consider such a change
during the current special session,
Mary Thatcher said.
The parents of Amy Lynn
Thatcher presented petitions with
77,000 signatures supporting a pro
posal to deny bail to parolees sus
pected in violent crimes.
“He said he was going to do every
thing in his power,” Mrs. Thatcher
said after meeting with the gover
nor. “He thought it was going to do
some good. We can’t bring Amy
back, but maybe we can save the lives
of other children and the elderly.”
“If we can just stop one person
from suffering as Amy did, then we
will feel this campaign has been a
success,” added Terry Thatcher.
A proposed constitutional amend
ment, authored by state Rep. Rick
Perry, R-Haskell, also would deny
bail to parolees charged with sexual
assaults.
Seminar informs citizens
about collider benefits
DeSOTO (AP) — A seminar de
signed to inform citizens how they
can cash in on the super collider pro
ject attracted more than 600 people.
The 90-minute seminar Tuesday
at a hotel in this suburb south of Dal
las attracted so many people that a
television monitor and chairs were
hastily set up outside the ballroom to
accommodate those who couldn’t get
economic development.
The collider, expected to reveal
new information about the nature of
matter and the origins of the uni
verse, would hurl minute beams of
protons toward one another inside a
53-mile tunnel to be built in Ellis
County south of Dallas.
proje
most $6 billion and create 4,000 tem
porary and 3,000 permanentjobs.
The seminar was sponsored by
Best-Southwest, an organization
formed by the chambers of com
merce in Duncanville, DeSoto, Ce
dar Hill and Lancaster to promote
President Bush signed legislation
in September that allocated $225
million for the collider — $135 mil
lion for the construction and $90
million for research.
Teleconference to focus on AIDS issues
A live interactive teleconfer
ence will be presented on “AIDS
in the College Community: From
Crisis to Management” today at
noon in 701 Rudder.
The teleconference will feature
panelists representating a variety
of AIDS-related interests who will
discussjssues, /examine cases and
formulate solutions for ethical
problems and policy decisions
that face college administrators.
The National University Tele
conference Network and Ohio
State University are sponsoring
the teleconference in cooperation
will several local organizations.
The conference is slated to last
until 3 p.m. and will be followed
by a question-and-answer session
featuring a local panel of experts.
Conference teaches about multicultural issues
“Creating a Multicultural Envi
ronment in Residence Life,” a
one-day regional drivedn confer
ence Friday, will teach staff and
student leaders from Texas col
leges how to deal with a variety of
multicultural issues in residence
life.
The conference will deal with a
variety of multicultural issues and
will teach participants how to
work with people of color, Gloria
Flores, the coordinator of student
development and multicultural
programs, said.
The workshop also was de
signed to bring together resi
dence hall student leaders and
residence staff members of the
Southwest Region in an attempt
to combat racial discrimination,
she said.
The conference will last from 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Students can
register Friday on the second
floor of Rudder for $25 which
will not include lunch.
Geography department sponsors awareness week
Texas A&M University’s De
partment of Geography will pre
sent a speaker, provide a
workshop for teachers, and spon
sor an awareness program for
students in observation of na
tional Geography Awareness
Week.
Dr. John R. Giardino, head of
geography, said Geography
Awareness Week was enacted by
Congress three years ago in re
sponse to the nation’s problem
with geographic illiteracy. This
year’s Geography Awareness
Week runs from Nov. 13 to Nov.
18.
Dr. Michael Halford, chief sci
entist with NASA’s Earth Obser
vation Office at the Johnson
Space Center, will present “Re
cognizing the Global Nature of
Environmental Ploblems” in 108
Harrington at 7:00 p.m. Thurs
day. The speech is open io me
public.
“He (Halford) does a rather
spectacular program,” Giardino
said. “It makes you feel like ‘boy,
we’ve really messed this planet
up, we might as well start looking
for a new home.’”
The workshop will be con
ducted on Saturday from 8:00
a.m. to noon for local elementary,
middle, and high school teachers.
The workshop will consist of pre
sentations showing teachers how
to incorporate more geography
into their curriculum, Giardino
said.
He said that Bryan-College
Station McDonald’s restaurants
are participating by awarding
food prizes to students who cor
rectly identify certain Texas loca
tions on a map.
For information, contact the
Geography Department at 845-
7141.
Among those who have been
hired as advocates by people seeking
parole are a former board member
and a former commissioner, neither
of whom are lawyers, according to
testimony to the House committee.
Henry Keene, parole board chair
man, has said there is nothing un
ethical about the practice. He said
the former agency members don’t
get special privileges.
But the committee said a one-year
waiting period is appropriate before
former agency employees, board
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such a consulting job.
“This is a sensitive area," Ha
well, D-Grand Saline, said.
The committee is waiting
attorney general’s opinior.
whether people who are not la.,
can legally take money to repre-i
people before the parole board
The House panel delayed aj|
on a number of proposed
mendations, including
prompted by the 1988 sexualassl.
of a female parole officer in a
Beaumont area.
What’s Up
Thursday
MSC POLITICAL FORUM: will have E.L. Miller Lecture Series on "Tomorro*;;
Technology Today" throughout the day in the University Center Cor
plex. Call 845-1515 for more information.
UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC BAND: will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Audi:
rium.
ACM: will take yearbook picture at 6:30 p.m. in the Zachry lobby.
RELIEF, EDUCATION AND CONCERN FOR HUNGER: will meet at 5 p.m.i
146 MSC.
TAMU ATARI USER GROUP: will meet at 7 p.m. in 139 MSC. Bring Macp:
grams. Call Tom Dodge at 846-4565 for more information.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE SPECIAL INTERES’
GROUP: will meet at 7 p.m. in the Moore Communications CenterO
ference Room. For more information call KAMU-FM at 845-5613.
TAMU EMERGENCY CARE TEAM: will meet and hold elections at 7 p.mr
301 Rudder.
TAMU DEBATE SOCIETY: will debate on the abolishment of the social sectr:
program at 7 p.m. in 226 MSC.
HISTORY CLUB: will have Friday morning yell at midnight on KTSR92 Cr
Chris Michaels at 846-0011 for more information.
MEXICAN-AMERICAN ENGINEERING SOCIETY: will have speaker on fir
view of the '80s" at 7 p.m. in 402 Rudder. Call Rebeca Jimenez:
696-8004 for more information.
SNOW SKI CLUB: will have a night ski from 7 to 9 p.m. at Mt. Aggie.
BRAZILIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will meet from 8 to 10 p.m. in 231 MSC
GRUPO LATINO: will meet at 8 p.m at St. Mary’s Student Center.
FOURTH DAY: will have a slide show of AA#25 at 6:15 p.m. at St. MarysStr
dent Center.
COLLEGIATE 4-H: will take yearbook picture at 8:15 p.m. in Zachry.
BRAZILIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will have Latin American Cultural
from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information call Fabiana Bezerra at 764-0628
STUDENTS FOR SCIENTIFIC CREATIONISM: will meet at 8:30 p.m inM
Rudder. For more information call Joel Bergkvist at 823-4753.
AGGIES FOR LIFE: will have a meeting at 7 p.m. in Rudder. See monitors!:'
• room number.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general discussion at 8:30 p.m.Cal
the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for more information.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general discussion at noon. Callfc
C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for more information.
ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: will have a general discussion from6l«r ;
7:30 p.m. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280.
PHILOSOPHY CLUB: Dr. Scott Austin will discuss love, sex and friendshipaf
p.m. in 502 Rudder. For more information call Leon Galindo at 779-3245
CHEMISTRY CLUB: all students planning to go on Nov. 21 field trip shouldsiy
up by today in 2109 New Chemistry. For more information call Ste)
Wallace at 847-8372 or Patrick Janis at 764-3123.
AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION: Joe Brancaccio of Xerox will spe!'
on "Communication Skills, the ‘Real World’ & Negotiation" at 7:30 pm r
the Hilton Conference Room.
OMEGA PHI ALPHA: will take group pictues at 8:15 p.m. in Zachry.
AGGIES AGAINST BONFIRE: will discuss plan of action at 5 p.m. in frontoftlif
Academic Building. For more information call Bryan Skipworth at 69J
4408.
Friday
OFF-CAMPUS AGGIES DINNER CLUB: will have a pre-formal dinner club!
6:45 p.m. at Red Lobster. For more information call Keith Powell at764I
0912 or Larry Lopez at 696-2586.
OFF-CAMPUS AGGIES: will have a Winter semi-formal at 8 p.m. in the Hie
ballroom. For more information call Milissa Miller at 693-8776.
ALPHA PHI OMEGA: will have a free babysitting service from 6:30 to
p.m. in 212 MSC.
RETAILING SOCIETY: will tour Blue Bell Creamery in Brenham from 1 to4pls
Meet on east side of Blocker near faculty parking lot. For more informal*:
call Marlene Bowen at 846-3134.
KANM: will have a benefit concert featuring Spittel Fist, Earth Army and Less:
Seven from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Sneakers. For more informations
KANM at 845-5932.
GRUPO LATINO: will have a Latin American retreat at 5 p.m. at St. Mary’sSl-
dent Center.
STUDENTS OVER TRADITIONAL AGE: will have a supper club at 6 p.rr:
Garfield’s. Call Nancy at 845-1741.
CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: will have a Friday Night Alive meetings:
p.m. in 108 Harrington.
A&M CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: will have its monthly rally at 7:30 p.m, In III
Zachry.
A&M HILLEL: will have a Shabbat service at 8 p.m. at Hillel Jewish Center
COLOMBIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will meet at 7 p.m. in 402 Rudder
MAIL OUT: come for pizza and coke and help with student mail-out at 4 pm'
St. Mary’s Student Center.
INDIA ASSOCIATION: will have a party at 9 p.m. at Tahoe Apartmentsd*-:
house. $1 for members and $3 for nonmembers. For more informal 1 :
call Suma at 846-4943.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general discussion at noon.CaI ri
C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for more information.
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