845-3: le Battalion TATE & LOCAL r ruesday, April 24,1990 >513 Of M 'acceptefj [an tog '[udents !r eisalfJ le re.DiJ 3 videsuiJ 'Pportuni] J 'v, toy develop; d ourselia ''dividual rich our |f family commuiil v hichwt| r $itv!:c;'| ^underst ourst|J lrs ‘tygivf preciaiKj-l edifferj PerienceJ the thinf hy we art I we need f about ys of solid soflivirij] livmtv! i'ld class )the ninsboil when»t| of ow ay goes! I Texas distant ’ling eniors in Corps collect donations or Sul Ross freshman scholarship fy STACY E. ALLEN (The Battalion Staff As the Class of ’90 prepares to say goodbye to exas A&M, seniors in the Corps of Cadets want show their gratitude to A&M by leaving a rholarship to help future Corps members. Matt Poling, a senior biomedical science major [t A&M and Corps commander, said the Class of )0 is soliciting donations from every senior >rps member in an effort to fund a Lawrence iulhvan Ross scholarship. Poling said the class hopes to raise $ 15,000 in a rear to fund a scholarship for a Class of ’95 in- lining Corps freshman. Sul Ross scholarships are given to freshman ind sophomore Corps members, and recipients II get between $500 and $600 per semester. Poling said there are about 240 Sul Ross schol- irships presently at A&M but one hasn’t been :ornpleted in 20 years. “The Class of ’90 is trying to set the precedent if every senior class endowing a Sul Ross schol- irship,” Poling said. “If we can do this right, I [hink it’s going to set the stage for every senior :lass to do it and that means potentially a lot of Scholarships down the road.” In the past, many classes have tried to fund scholarships but have been unsuccessful. Poling said he wants to prove to future classes that it can be done. There are about 400 seniors in the Corps and although a $90 pledge is being solicited, any amount pledged is welcomed. He said pledges have ranged f rom $5 to $300. “The important thing to remember is that ev eryone give what drey can so it is the Class of ’90 scholarship,” Poling said. The scholarship recipients will be chosen by the commandant’s office and are given based on academic performance in high school and finan cial need. Clay Whitaker, a senior marketing major at A&M and Corps staff public relations officer, said a long-term goal of the commandant and the Corps Development Council is for all incoming fresnman corps members to automatically re ceive a Sul Ross scholarship. He said a Class of ’90 scholarship will help them achieve their goal. “There has been some concern about Corps numbers in the future and the part the Corps will play at A&M,” Whitaker said. “Scholarships will encourage enrollment by making more benefits available to Corps members.” About 300 seniors have not completed their pledges and with graduation approaching quickly, the class is pressed for time to raise the money. Poling said he hopes to receive the rest of the pledges this week. If enough money is collected to fulfill the scholarship, a presentation will be made at Final Review'. “I encourage everyone to pledge what they can so that this is a team effort and everyone feels they had a part to play in it,” Poling said. “It’s im portant to the future of the corps that we fund this scholarship and we want to he the first to do it in 20 years.” illiams asks to put past behind him, ians to concentrate on issues in campaign SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Po lice disgusted with vulgar lan- B uage used by the California rock and Faster Pussycat arrested two band members Monday after a riot erupted during a Fiesta con cert. One musician was accused of damaging $1,360 worth of stage equipment at HemisFair Parlt, wnere the Sunday night concert was held as part of the city’s 10- day Fiesta celebration. Police officers at the concert had warned members of Faster Pussycat to tone down their pro fane language. One band mem ber reportedly responded by leading the crowd in an obscene chant directed at the officers. “Let them do their job and IT! do mine,” the barm member yelled to the crowd, police reports said. Staff members of Fiesta’s La Semana Alegre cut off power to the stage about 30 minutes before the Faster Pussycat concert was scheduled to end. Workers said they took the action because of the band’s vulgar language and a “total disregard for public safety.” As the music stopi the chanting crowd surged to ward the stage and broke several barricades. No injuries were re ported, police sakL One Faster Pussycat musician, after being told the concert was over, damaged a speaker, three microphones, a boom stand and three pieces of amplifying equip ment, police said. San Antonio police Capt. Gil bert Sandoval, who was working security at the concert, then or dered the musician arrested. An other band member Who tried to intercede and cursed police also was arrested. Gustave Ronald Moivik, 25, and Brenton Preston Muscat, 22, both of Los Angeles, were charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct-language. Bail was set at $5,000 each on the criminal mischief counts, but both men were released Monday after pleading guilty to the disor derly conduct charges and paying In an unrelated incident, two men leaving the concert were stabbed in a parking lot. Authori ties said a juvenile was arrested in the attack. at. I Veht ir envi- ur own i ^ of the j : build- : MSG :ri :ampui j irtainh pus re- which senses I nedas ludder of the chcan ittkw ampus do we :tg lots Republican gubernatorial nomi- jnee Clayton Williams, who admitted Iduring the weekend that he fre- Iquented prostitutes as a youth, said [Monday it’s time to put the past be- jhind him and concentrate on the is sues in the campaign. Tm saying that I’ve not been a [perfect man in my early days, but ll’m honest, I’ve admitted that and I’m willing to talk about the issues Inow,” Williams told reporters in [Midland during an appearance with [his wife, Modesta, It was Williams’ first public [secernent on a Sunday Houston Post [story in which Williams admitted [that he frequented prostitutes in [Mexico as a youth and later as a stu- jdentat Texas A&M University. Mrs. Williams said Monday that [the youthful escapades did not Ibother her. “That was so long ago, that was 35 [or 40 years ago,” she said. “That was [not part of our marriage. We’ve had i very strong, wonderful marriage. [What he did in his past, it doesn’t |matter to me.” Williams said he paid for sex in his [youth because brothels “were the only place you got serviced then.” He also has said he’d be uncom- [fortable running against a woman because he grew up in a “man’s world.” And, during gloomy weather on a cattle roundup with re porters present, Williams compared rape to bad weather, saying if it’s in evitable, “just relax and enjoy it.” Williams’ gaffes may be widening the gender gap in the Texas gover nor’s race, but political analysts say they won’t necessarily hurt the West Texas oilman’s chances against two incidents have a devastating ef fect or not,” said Christian, who was Lyndon Johnson’s White House press secretary. “It’s so far from the general election — God knows what’s going to come out (by then), at the rate it’s going. “I don’t know who gets hurt and who gets helped ... I’ve never seen politics this way. I don’t know how to it I’m saying that I’ve not been a perfect man in my early days, but I’m honest, I’ve admitted that and I’m willing to talk about the issues now.” — Clayton Williams, gubernatorial candidate Democrat Ann Richards in Novem ber. “It’s definitely going to be a gen der race and he’s chiseling away at the women’s vote,” said Karen Ash more, a spokeswoman for the Dallas chapters of the National Organiza tion for Women. “And I think it’ll be down to nothing by November.” But George Christian, an Austin political consultant, doesn’t think it’s that clear. “It’s hard to say whether one or judge it,” he said. “I’ve never seen a man confess to what (Williams) con fessed to the other day.” Christian said Williams could un dermine himself. “He’s accessible and he’s honest, and we’re going find out whether that’s refreshing or that’s danger ous,” he said. “It may well be that people will act pretty positively to someone who is naive and is totally open,” said Max Sherman, dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. “It seems to me that (Williams) probably is just a totally open person ... He says what’s on his mind, and he’s continuing to do that as a candi date,” Sherman said. “He doesn’t try to hide the ball.” But Ashmore said Williams’ com ments about prostitution were his “third strike.” “It has clearly shown an underly ing chauvinistic attitude toward women. It shows insensitivity to women and to issues that are of con cern for women,” she said. “I think he’s lost all the feminist vote, and a feminist is anyone who believes in equality for women,” Ash more said. “I also think he’s losing more of the mainstream Republican women who were willing to give him a chance.” Christian said a gender gap existed in Texas politics before the 1990 gubernatorial election. “We’ve got a situation in Texas where white males are not voting Democratic, so there’s already a problem for the Democratic Party,” Christian said. Democratic gubernatorial candi date Ann Richards “creates a gender problem for any male candidate,” Christian said. Police look for robbers of laundromat machines A laundromat in the 1800 block of Deacon Street has been burglarized for the fourth time in four months, according to a Crime Stoppers Re port. Police believe thieves used a hack saw and pry tools during each rob bery in attempts to open money compartments of coin-operated washers, dryers, video games and * game machines. On three occa sions thieves also attempted to forc ibly enter the laundry’s locked storage room. Even though the value of stolen items has not been great, the dam- protect your identity, age done to the machines and the building has been extensive, causing great frustration for the owners, the report says. STOPPER 775-TIPS ies took place lead College Station detectives to believe the same sus pects are involved with all these bur glaries, and that the suspects are very familiar with the operation of the business. This week the College Station Po lice Department and Crime Stoppers need your help in identifying the person(s) respon sible for this bur glary. If you have information that could be helpful, call Crime Stop pers at 775-TIPS. When you call. Crime Stoppers will assign you a coded number to The similarities of the method of operation and the time the burglar- If your call leads to an arrest and grand jury indictment, Crime Stop pers will pay you up to $1,000 in cash. Crime Stoppers also pays cash for information on any felony crime or the location of a wanted fugitive. Lawmakers may override Clements’ threatened veto iitktto \tu An Irtisd )tis AW AUSTIN (AP) — A key senator pre dicted Monday that lawmakers may be able to override Gov. Bill Clements’ threatened veto of a half-cent sales tax increase to pay for the court-ordered school finance re form. “I think we will have the votes to override the veto, without question” in the 31-mem ber Senate, said Kent Caperton, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. In the 150-member House, said Caper- ton, D-Bryan, “I think it’s very close.” But another influential legislator — Rep. Jim Rudd, chairman of the budget-writing Appropriations Committee — said he doesn’t think there are the needed 100 House votes to enact the bill over a guber natorial veto. A two-thirds vote would he required in each chamber. There is “too much party pride” among the 60 Republicans in the House to over ride the Republican governor, Rudd, D- Brownfield, said. Of the 60 48 voted against the sales tax bill last week. Clements said he would veto the tax in crease in time to give lawmakers a chance to override the action before this 30-day spe cial session comes to an end at midnight May 1. The House bill to rai$