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J Hfhe Battalion State & local 5-3311 3 Friday, November 17,1989 Priests seek assistance from U.S. AUSTIN (AP) — Three Jesuit priests called for help from the U.S. government Thursday after six former colleagues were killed and mutilated in San Salvador by armed men. “We fear for the lives of our brothers” who remain in El Salva dor, Father Joe Berra, who worked in San Salvador before coming to the University of Texas at Austin in August, said. “They have asked us to do what we can and make this mes sage known, to ask for protection, to ask the U.S. Congress and State Department to bear down See Priests/Page 7 Debate society examines pros, cons of abolishing Social Security system By Andrea Warrenburg Of The Battalion Staff The furthest thing from the mind of a college student is the issue of Social Security. But a de bate presented by the Texas A&M Debate Society on the abolishment of Social Security contended it is an issue that affects every American citizen. A crowd of more than 200 people attended the parliamentary debate where arguments were given for and against the abolishment of the U.S. Social Security System. The arguments for its abolishment, presented by pro speaker Lisa Nickel, included the fact that younger generations will no longer be able to support the rapidly growing elderly population pe: the system will eventually lose monev and that the system encourages people to retire. “It is clear that Social Security has its prob lems,” Nickel said.“The benefits promised don’t exist anymore.” The con speaker, Shannon Sparks, argued for the continuation of the federal program. She ar gued that the middle-aged and young people would also be hurt if the system were abolished. She said they would have no protection in their old age, and they would have to take on the financial burden of their elderly relatives. “Each generation supports his elders with the understanding the next generation will do the sa me,” Sparks said. “Social Security isn’t perfect, but its advantages greatly outweigh its disadvantages.” The Social Security System was established in the 1930s. Every working American citizen pays 7.5 percent of every paycheck into the system with employers required to match that sum. The debate became heated as the crowd was asked to participate after the principal speeches were delivered. Some argued that citizens have a social obliga tion to take care of the ederly are not financially independent. i Others argued that in a capitalist economy, the government has no right to tell them what they do with their money. After short rebuttal speeches, the debate con cluded with an audience vote on the resolution. The majority favored the continuation of the So cial Security System. nterfraternity Council gets new interim adviser in cc t alt: treat netit legi miuit st dn ve t: : to pc: da'i hat a tat ikj he oofl ■eadej ind rj. [rage. L'X;#!' ipeik. m into: in itf he pf h SOB •y k n the: ty si: owit: Item ing* roni ; base: nds: :over jlld; grat- ecais {the* a| ee e Fof By Selina Gonzalez Of The Battalion Staff Leese Photo by Frederick D.Joe Mike Leese, former associate vice president of Dean of Students at Tarleton State Univer sity in Stephenville, is now the Texas A&M University interim Interfraternity Council adviser. After working at Tarleton for the past 20 years in various positions, Leese said he is looking forward to working with A&M’s well- t ganized Greek system. Leese will serve as adviser for the remain der of this semester and the Spring 1990 se mester while A&M searches for a permanent replacement for former I EC adviser Charles Goodman. Goodman left in September and Zack Coa- pland, Fish Camp adviser, worked with the Greeks until now. Leese said he sees the I EC adviser position as a corisulting opportunity. “I’ve worked with fraternities for about the last five or six yfears and I think I could do some things to contribute to it (the Texas A&M Greek system) and maybe make a dif ference,” Leese said. The dry or alcohol-free rush policy, taking effect in the spring, will provide plenty of new challeges and opportunities, Leese said. ^ You have to give them credit that IFC voted to institute dry rush when there wasn’t any pressure from the University.” — Mike Leese “The intent (of dry rush) is not to be any kind of a game, and I think they are serious enough about it,” Leese said. “You have to give them credit that IFC voted to institute dry rush when there wasn’t any pressure from the University.” The adminstration is glad that the fraterni ties voted to have a dry rush but it did not pressure them to vote on the policy this early, Leese said. Leese predicted that dry rush will be suc cessful, although there will be minor infrac tions, he said. “When you are rushing people, you rarely ever rush anybody that is 21,” Leese said. By virtue of the law, dry rush is necessary. Another advantage of a dry rush policy is that the actives will have better conversation^ with the rushees, Leese said. The new Greeks Advocating the Mature Management of Alcohol (GAMMA) commit tee is not to be a police group trying to find a violation that a fraternity has committed. “They (GAMMA) will be evaluating the parties in order to see what can be done to minimize risk,” Leese said. There is a misnomer about fraternities be ing labeled “social,” Leese said. The greek system is highly service- and leadership- oriented as well as social. After graduating from Tarleton State Uni versity in 1967, Leese worked as the director of Financial Aid, dean of Men, Alumni Asso ciation and Development director, Dean of Students, vice president of Student Services and the associate vice president of Dean of Students. Students respond to shanty Some say it’s useless, others believe it helps By Todd Connelley Of The Battalion Staff Most people on Texas A&M’s campus have walked by it. Some believe in it. Some think it’s an eyesore. But regardless of per sonal opinion, the Students Against Apartheid shack always solicits a response. “Judging on the fact that it al ways gets torn down, I really don’t think it serves its purpose,” said LaTonya Bennett, a senior finance major and member of the Black Awareness Committee and Delta Sigma Theta. “Maybe another approach should be taken,” she said. “If they must tatlk about South Af rica, they should start some pro gram, maybe distribute some lit erature. I just don’t think the shanty is working out too well.” Todd Honeycutt, a junior psy chology major and member of SAA, said that the purpose of the shack is to make students and fac ulty aware of the oppression in South Africa. “People don’t want to think that anything’s wrong,” Honey cutt said. “They don’t want to look at it, they don’t want to know it.” Students Against Apartheid has approximately two dozen members. 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