Wednesday, October24,1990 The Battalion Pages
Police Beat
Act Now
The following incidents were
reported to the University Police
Department between Oct. 12 and
Oct. 16.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF:
• The driver’s side window of
a 1989 Pontiac was broken while
parked in the Married Student
Housing parking lot.
• A 1991 Chrysler Imperial
rental car in Parking Area 48 was
dented and the hood ornament
was missing.
PUBLIC INTOXICATION:
• One person was arrested for
public intoxication.
BURGLARY OF VEHICLE:
• A student reported the K-
Mart car battery in his car was sto
len while parked in Parking Area
61.
WEAPONS PROHIBITED:
• A .22-caliber firearm in a
Ford truck was observed by park
ing, transit traffic personnel in
Parking Area 71. The owner of
the vehicle was contacted and
warned about firearms on Uni
versity property.
THEFT:
• An unknown person en
tered an office in the Sbisa Un
derground and took a purse.
pie are very negative people.”
Messiah said this misrepresenta
tion not only forms prejudices in the
community as a whole, it also influ
ences how people see themselves.
“I think the media has indoctri
nated us into believing there are a lot
of problems between blacks and
whites,” she said. "It keeps reinforc
ing it until we eventually believe it —
and then we act the part.”
In addition to correcting the ste
reotypes portrayed in media by pro
viding role models for the black
community, she sees the Defender’s
mission as a catalyst to promote posi
tive change in an increasingly di
verse society.
“This is not a color issue,” Messiah
said. “This is about issues and per
spectives. I’m not blind to the point
where everything’s got to be about
black people because this is a global
world. I wouldn’t be talking about
global out of one side of my mouth
and talking about black out of the
other side of my mouth.”
Messiah also said the media need
to change with the world instead of
trying to preserve the status quo.
The media have been reluctant to
recognize minorities quickly are be
coming the majority, she said, citing
HARASSMENT:
• A student reported an un
known man left several obscene
messages on her telephone an
swering machine.
BURGLARY OF HABITA
TION:
• A student reported someone
entered his residence hall room
and removed his headphones and
13 compact discs.
BURGLARY OF BUILDING:
• A keyboard and “mother
board” were taken from a Macin
tosh computer in the Remote
Computer Center.
MISDEMEANOR THEFT:
• 1,200 ft. of copper insulated
irrigation control wire was re
moved from South Bizzell Street.
• A student reported someone
took her wallet out of her back
pack at Sterling C. Evans Library.
• A security monitor for the
Rudder Exhibit Hall reported
that two subjects attempted to
steal a weaving from the building.
He made contact with one of
the suspects between Hart and
Bizzell halls. A scuffle ensued and
the subject released the weaving.
• A license plate was removed
from a vehicle parked in the
Southside Parking Garage.
Houston’s 65 percent minority pop
ulation.
Because of this diversity, people
cannot assume what they read and
see in the media is “the truth,” she
said — they provide only one per
spective.
Messiah said the 60-year-old De
fender, a weekly with a circulation of
27,000, strives to present the black
perspective on issues.
“If someone tells you the news is
objective, that’s a bunch of poppy
cock,” Messiah said. “The thing that
you should be looking for is the news
to be fair. And that’s something
we’ve lost the meaning of in the
news.”
She believes these problems are
not a mere oversight by the more ac
cepted media.
“There are not many differences
(between blacks and whites), but me
dia projects them to keep up the sta
tus quo.”
Messiah said this “divide-and-con-
quer” strategy is creating a chasm be
tween whites and minorities wider
than that during the 1960s.
“That’s the he you’re being told,
that’s the image you’re being pre
sented, and that’s polarizing peo
ple,” she said.
The Crime Prevention Unit of
Texas A&M’s University Police
Department wants campus com
munity members to know that if
they buy stolen cars, they could
lose a lot of money.
The third and final part of this
auto theft series will focus on buy
ing and selling cars and reporting
stolen cars.
When buying a used car, be
cautious of the low-priced “barg
ain” car. If the price sounds too
good to be true, it probably is.
When buying a used car, check
for the following:
• License plates — Do they
match the car? Are they dirty,
worn plates on a clean car? Are
there new bolts or other indica
tions of a license plate switch?
• Keys — Are there dupli
cates? Do they fit the locks prop
erly?
• Locks — Are there signs of
tampering or replacement?
• Windows and vents —Check
for signs of tamperings, such as
chipped paint, scratches or glass
replacement.
• Vehicle Identification-
Number — Check the VIN for
possible alterations or replace
ment.
Don’t let the seller fast talk you
with a quick sale. Check the vehi
cle carefully. If there is any
doubt, check with the vehicle reg
istration department of the Texas
Department of Public Safety.
When selling a vehicle, watch
“yes,” 12 percent said “no” and 7
percent had no opinion.
Lewis said with all the offers and
counteroffers made by each candi
date, he sees no possibility of a de
bate in the future.
He said he believes a debate is not
necessary.
“The truth of the matter is, this
campaign started back in 1989 and if
f jeople don’t know by now what Wil
iams believes on the issues, then it’s
not exactly his fault.”
Medvic said he thinks it is interest
ing 81 percent of A&M students
want a debate, yet 54 percent say
they favor Williams.
“If you look at the 81 percent that
want a debate, that doesn’t really ji
ve,” he said. “You’d think Williams
would be somehow punished by the
fact that 81 percent want a debate
and he won’t debate, but (people)
still support him.”
He said he thinks the inconsis-
for people posing as potential
used car buyers who could be us
ing that as a guise for stealing the
vehicle. When selling a vehicle to
a prospective buyer, take the fol
lowing precautions:
• Never let someone test drive
your car alone.
• Identify anyone that wants
to test drive your vehicle. Ask to
see their driver’s license and take
down their name, address, date
of birth and license number.
• When allowing someone to
test drive your vehicle, advise
someone that you are going with
the prospective buyer.
If your car is stolen, report it to
the police immediately. The
longer you take to report the
theft, the greater the odds of re
covering the vehicle.
When reporting the theft to
police, tell them:
• year, make, model and color
of the vehicle.
• the license plate and vehicle
identification number.
• describe any dents, scratches
or other accidental damage that
makes your vehicle stand out
from others.
The biggest impact on the
crime of auto theft will not come
from police, but must come from
the citizens of the community.
Help us to help you by follow
ing the guidelines in these arti
cles; it will reduce risks of your
car being stolen.
Remember to remove the keys
and lock your car!
tency is because many students plan
to vote for Williams because of his
alumni status.
The Batt Poll is a survey of A&M
students intended to measure opin
ions about campus-related issues.
The poll, which will be conducted
periodically, is taken from a random
sample of students. A sample of 400
students was obtained from tele
phone interviews.
A random sample of 400 respond
ers yields a margin of error of plus
or minus 5 percentage points.
The poll was conducted exclu
sively for The Battalion by Research
Associates, a firm operated by A&M
graduate students Alister Miller and
Mitch Peck, both of the sociology de
partment.
Cindy McMillian, editor of The
Battalion and senior economics ma
jor, asks students to call the news
room at 845-2647 if those participat
ing in the poll encounter any
problems.
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Africanized honey bees came last
Wednesday, and the bees were de
stroyed.
“The folks who picked them up
were suspicious of their behavior,”
Eischen says. “They thought there
was something queer about them, so
they forwarded a sample to have
them analyzed.”
Africanized honey bees are more
aggressive than domesticated Euro
pean bees common in Texas.
Africanized bees have been called
“killer” bees because of an aggressive
nature and high tendency to swarm
objects threatening their colony.
However, a single sting from an
Africanized bee is no more harmful
or venomous than a common bee
sting.
Eischen says the 3,000 bees caught
in Texas were a pioneer swarm —
this does not indicate a mass of Afri
canized bees will enter the state any
time soon.
“We’re dealing with a pioneer
swarm that is probably leading the
front by quite a distance,” he says.
Bees swarm in the spring and fall.
The Africanized bees that entered
Texas are a result of fall swarming,
but heavier swarming occurs during
spring.
With cooler temperatures ap
proaching, not many colonies are ex
pected to migrate into Texas this
year. Heavy migration into the area
is expected in the spring, Eischen
says.
He says bees’ migration into
Texas is part of a natural dispersion
taking place throughout South and
Central America since the bees es
caped from a 1957 breeding experi
ment in Brazil.
The Africanized bees are a cross
between African and European
bees.
Eischen says climate is the main
determinant in how far north the
bees will spread. Traps will allow
bees’ movements to be monitored,
but not stop their northward migra
tion.
“It’s a physical impossibility to
stop the bees’ spread,” he says. “As
the bees move farther north, they
will be less successful.”
He says when the bees spread into
Texas, the chances for sting-related
deaths will increase slightly. The
main effects, however, will be on the
honey and agriculture industries.
The agriculture industry depends
on bee pollination. Eischen says pub
lic reaction to the threat of African
ized bees could lead to laws discour
aging beekeeping. This would hurt
farmers by limiting pollination.
Eischen advises those coming in
contact with a colony of bees to run
away from the nest and protect their
eyes with their hands.
“If you accidentally tangle up with
an African bee society, run in the op
posite direction of the nest and
fewer and fewer bees will pursue
you as you get farther away,” he
says.
The research scientist says most
people in South Texas are not react
ing negatively to the Africanized
bees’ debut in the area.
“Most of the valley is aware they
are already overdue,” he said. “Of
course, there are some ‘entomo-
phobics,’ who are upset about more
stinging insects in their environ
ment.”
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Ogden
REPUBLICAN
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
STEVE OGDEN IS THE ONLY VETERAN IN
THE RACE FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
• Graduate, U.S. Naval Academy (1973)
• Graduate, Naval Nuclear Power School
• Achieved rank of Lt. Commander in 6 years
• Served 3 years as Engineer on nuclear submarine
• Recipient of Navy Achievement Medal and Navy Commendation
Medal
Pol. adv. paid for by Steve Ogden Campaign, Box 3126, Bryan, Texas 77805
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