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k TKeBattalion Run-and-Shoot worries No. 20 Aggies travel to take on No. 12 Coogs See Page 7 ol. 90 No. 30 USPS 045360 8 Pages Coliege Station, Texas Friday, October 12,1990 \ Redpots only I aibaai 11 -Wmm : ' s ' ' I . - lijr v : ,f; : r . : i 'll ■■ * '? W"^ i 1,1 ; 5 ;u' ^4 1^1 - &£ - m; i. -t them, \'ou broii| Japanese; tie. Some ,gyu when ■i Photo by Jay Janner Junior redpot Trent Kelley uses the phone at the “commo shack” weekend’s cut near Carlos. Nobody knows why the redpots’ base Thursday at Duncan Field to locate donated tractors for this is called the commo shack. “It’s just tradition,” he said. sweet-M L ed a delia ’ i Japan, il j sts onceoa .S. breeJii orrection J lift 5eeid ttlemen fc Japanese n tAe &i • [h lau story rh TTiursc/ay's issue of The '(alion incorrectly identified a )r. Malon Southerland is asso- e vice president of student serv- he Battalion regrets the error. Ross Street will reopen Koss Street wt)) reopen Mon day morning. A)) on- and off-campus bus op- eraiions will resume their regular routes. The street was closed about two weeks ago for repairs. Funeral services held Thursday for student Private funeral services for Texas A&M senior Gregory Wells Hay ward were Thursday. Hayward, a 23-year-old wildlife and fishery sciences major from Temple, died Oct. 5. Cause of death is unknown. The family requests memorials be made to Scott and White Hospital, 2401 S. 31st St., Temple, Texas, 76508. Bolshoi Ballet to premiere here FROM STAFF & WIRE REPORTS The Soviet Union’s Bolshoi Ballet will make its Western premiere at Texas A&M in November. Bolshoi Ballet Artistic Director Yuri Grigorovich said Thursday he selected A&M as the site his new touring company will make its pre miere. A double premiere in fact will un fold because the new company will debut with the first Bolshoi version of “The Nutcracker” ever per formed outside the Soviet Union. “Bolshoi in Russian means ‘big,’ and Texas is big,” said Grigorovich, explaining his choice of A&M for the premiere. Grigorovich said the new 60- member company, the first major Soviet troupe to be independent of state subsidies and controls, will pre sent six performances on campus be ginning Nov. 23. The troupe will tour five U.S. cit ies with performances of “The Nut cracker,” starting at A&M. The com pany will begin rehearsing at A&M’s 2,500-seat Rudder Auditorium on Nov. 19, give its Western premiere here Nov. 23 and perform through Dec. 2. A&M performances of “The Nut cracker” will feature exact replicas of sets and costumes used at the Bol shoi Theatre, an Entertainment Cor poration U.S. A. representative said. The Entertainment Corporation, an English company, will manage the Bolshoi Ballet Grigorovich Com pany outside the Soviet Union. Grigorovich said he selected A&M for his company’s premiere after touring the United States last sum mer in search of the ideal site for the event. Major factors he cited in his deci sion were the University’s Rudder Auditorium and the professionalism and experience of the institution’s artistic-liaison and technical staffs. A second American stop is being considered, but it would not be in the Southwest or West, tour organiz ers said. Douglas DeCluitt of Waco, a member of the Texas A&M Univer sity System Board of Regents, said the group’s visit would be “a signal event for A&M and the entire state of Texas.” “We look forward to having Gri gorovich and his dancers at A&M, and we plan to give them a big Texas and Aggie welcome,” said DeCluitt, who heads the Board of Regents’ Committee on the Arts. “We are grateful for the confi dence Grigorovich has shown in us by electing to have his company con duct its premiere on our campus. “We, in turn, are confident we can live up to his expectations and can contribute in making this historic oc casion one in which we can all take great pride,” he said. A&M President William Mobley, said the famed artistic director and his new ballet group honor the Uni versity by having its premiere here. “Their tour group brings honor and recognition to the expanding fine and performing arts programs at A&M,” Mobley said. “This event contributes to the University’s ex panding participation in interna tional affairs.” James Reynolds, MSC director, said the group’s appearance is “un questionably a major milestone in the MSC’s continuing quest to offer outstanding performances.” A&M officials said plans are being considered to target performances and facilitate travel — possibly by chartered jet or Amtrak rail service — for groups and people from around the state. Another Soviet ballet group. The First International Glasnost Ballet, will perform at A&M today and Sat urday. te ^ii£ om p ar i son shows less hazing [CS tal gains, lay Sena« sideratiot ly SUZANNE CALDERON JfThe Battalion Staff ve include ig favor® (einocralit also incli rates ol The young Texas A&M Greek ystem might be the reason A&M raternities have avoided the azing problems recently plagu- 1 benefit ^ their brothers from the Uni- reductior kesman M had sprt budget $ itenkowit tuse W WednesdJ rton on a 1 ■, wouldn' stands on he’s wilfe ncrease it gains ta* ;er he on the » (i ange for* 1 \&M avoids hazing problems ersity of Texas at Austin. In the past month, there have een at least three incidents in- olving fraternities at UT. The most publicized event oc- urred about three weeks ago hen a UT student had the igma Chi insignia carved into his ice with a razor. The incident las not received an official uni- ersity ruling. Also, about two or three weeks go, a UT student was hung off a raternity house’s roof with a flip-flop 5 3 P e - The student was not in- iH ired physically during the inci- ent, but an official hazing ruling as handed down by the univer- Presideif a compi^ ts tris Dr. Mike Leese, coordinator of Ireek affairs at A&M, says the ge differences of the two systems juild be part of the reason A&M has not had as many hazing prob- tms. Darren Smith, A&M Interfra ternity Council president, says A&M’s oldest fraternity is only 14 years old, while UT has some fra ternities more than 100 years old. “One thing that is really differ ent at A&M as compared to the University of Texas or many schools with really old traditional Greek systems,” Leese says, “is the system here is so new that those hazing problems ingrained within an older system have never existed here.” Leese says although he’s sure some minor hazing incidents oc cur at A&M, fraternities and their members have been been encour aged not to let it happen. “I would like to tell you there is absolutely nothing going on, but at the same time, I think what does take place is very minor compared to what is happening at UT,” Leese says. Richard Heard, sophomore political science major and Sigma Alpha Epsilon pledge class presi dent, credits the few hazing inci dents at A&M to the positive out look of fraternity members. “People within the fraternities have a better outlook on the Greek image,” Heard says. “They want to make the Greek image better and not bring it down with such things as hazing.” Smith says he thinks hazing awareness is at an all-time high because fraternities and the IFC have sponsored programs and speakers about it. A&M fraternity members are educated about hazing and the repercussions for participating in it, Leese says. The 1987 state law on hazing made it illegal to put a person in physical, emotional or mental an guish in any way. Leese says two pledges have come to him with concerns about past occurrences, but not to re port any current hazing activities. He says he has spoken to the fall pledge classes and challenged them to report any activity that might be classified as hazing. Smith and Leese agree the University is doing everything it can to make sure the problem at UT is not duplicated at A&M. “I think our system at A&M is healthy and the pledge programs are meaningful,” Smith says. ■ Office' 1 1.6 percei premia compare® tory at0 of the'’ 1 Williams, Richards continue caustic marks; Williams denies accusations ALLAS (AP) — The race for the las governor’s mansion heated ing busie* Thursday when Republican Clay- Williams called rival Ann Rich- s a liar to her face during a cam- , m appearance and refused to e years b® ke hands, insurance* spearing ;e probab' on in ta* rs. i early $ insure® stages f fl ack of cle J o howit 5. the board f system 10 janies, it" are quicU' mrers. h this da® 1 tti to S et h er before the ater Dallas Crime Commission an infrequent joint appearance, liams walked over to Richards’ of the stage to greet supporters. Vhen the Democrat extended her gement' d, Williams declined to shake it, ng, “I’m here to call you a liar to- ichards responded, “I’m sorry, yton.” Villiams then added, “That’s it you are. You’ve lied about me; ve lied about Mark White, and Ve lied about Jim Mattox. I’m b Lewis.I 11 ig to finish this deal today.” itement Richards defeated White and a bitter Democratic pri mary. Williams said he was upset that Richards was spreading rumors by trying to link him with a federal in vestigation into alleged drug money laundering. When asked if he had indeed called Richards a liar, Williams re sponded: “Yes, I did. The truth hurts.” Asked why he refused to shake hands, Williams said, “A handshake is a sign of trust. I withdraw that trust. “There is a line that she’s crossed. The latest assault on my bank is so unreasonable that it’s time to throw down the gauntlet.” Richards responded to Williams’ comment by saying, “I think it was unkind.” But she added: “I guess I don’t understand what he means that I’ve been lying. “I think it’s important that Clay ton Williams tell the! people of Texas exactly what kind of businessman he is.” At a news conference Wednesday, Richards cited a newspaper report which said federal agents were inves tigating allegations against a Hous ton loan broker, Lloyd G. Williams Jr., who has done business with Clay- Desta National Bank, the Midland bank owned by the Republican nom inee. Williams spokesman Bill Kenyon said the two men may have met, but added, “They might have shook hands, but Clayton has had no de tailed conversations with him.” Lloyd Williams, no relation to the GOP candidate, said Wednesday he had nothing to do with alleged money laundering and that he was puzzled by the inquiry. He also said he didn’t know Clayton Williams and only met him once, at a fund-raising event last spring. State senate candidates debate State senatorial candidates (from left) Richard Smith, Jim Turner, and Lou Zaeske speak during a televised debate at KAMU. Dr. Don Tomlinson (second from right), assistant profes sor of journalism, moderating. By ELIZABETH TISCH Of The Battalion Staff The three candidates for state senator, district five, butted heads during a debate Thursday nightw- hile discussing issues on campaign spending and political experience; but agreed on expanding Texas prison systems. Television station KAMU-15 pro vided the stomping grounds as Re publican candidate Richard Smith, Democratic candidate Jim Turner and independent candidate Lou Zaeske debated the issues on the air. The question of political experi ence vs. satisfactory political prepa ration provoked different philoso phies from the senator-hopefuls. Smith said his 15-year political ex perience will make him an excellent choice as the fifth district state sen ator. “One area where I am different from the other candidates is that I am vei;y good at complex issues,” he said. “I think my records speak for themselves.” Turner said his experience in con gress and as his hometown mayor prepares him well for the senate seat. He added, however, that the real decision should be based on who can get the job done best. “They need someone who can get the job done,” he said. “I have a good record of accomplishing things in the legislature.” Zaeske said the people want a change. “People have told me time-and- time again that they have had ^enough of party representation for big business,” he said. “I truly rep resent the grass-root citizens.” The candidates offered quick so lutions for problems with the state prison system and drug offenders. Turner said there is no doubt that the prisons must be expanded. One solution is to expand boot camp pro grams. He said he is a firm believer in correction by punishment. “My dad always corrected me with a quick dose of punishment in the back end and then he tried to reha bilitate me after that,” he said. “I think prison systems today have got ten away from the elements of pun ishment, and I’d like to see the re turn of that.” Zaeske said he pledges to put pun ishment back into the prison sytems by paying the criminals minimum wage for “busting rocks”. With these earned wages, the criminals will then pay off the damage they have done. Arf or blasphemy? Congress votes against bill imposing anti-obscenity restrictions on NEA WASHINGTON (AP) — The House defeated a move Thurs day to impose strict new anti obscenity curbs on the National Endowment for the Arts. Law makers were headed toward a showdown vote on a bipartisan bill that would let the courts de cide whether federally subsidized art is obscene. On a 245-175 roll call, the House rejected a proposal by Rep. Dana Rohrabacner, R-Calif., to prohibit endowment support for works that depict “sexually explicit conduct” or sexual ex ploitation of children, attack reli gion, defile the American flag or include “an actual human embryo or fetus.” House members earlier buried, 361-64, a proposal by Rep. Philip M. Crane, R-Ill., to abolish the $171 million federal arts agency because of its past support for what Crane called “obnoxious, perverted and sick” arts projects. The House then took up a bi partisan compromise bill that would scrap current anti-obscen ity curbs on spending by the en dowment ana instead penalize grant recipients who are later convicted of violating obscenity laws. Rohrabacher warned his col leagues that “the American peo ple are watching this debate” on television, implying that House members who opposed his amendment would face the wrath of voters in the Nov. 6 congressio nal elections. Liberal lawmakers denounced Rohrabacher’s tough proposed crackdown as a possibly unconsti tutional attempt to intimidate art ists and squelch freedom of ex pression. Rep. Pat Williams, D-Mont., said Rohrabacher’s proposal was “copper-riveted, iron-clad censorship of the first degree.” Rep. James Scheuer, D-N.Y., called it “an offensive and mis guided measure . ”