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The Ann Richards chairman when e position, d recent aquisi- A&M System, ps and funds to lent with South gher Education ay growth regu- ions to the Leg- mg of all Texas d. on the Coordi- on, but not for : state is the best he said, tvent small uni- >f state funds, ding to the gate The Battalion Vol. 90 No. 91 QSPS 045360 10 Pages College Station, Texas Monday, February 11,1991 Saddam praises Iraqi citizens NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Iraqi Presi dent Saddam Hussein on Sunday saluted his country’s resistance to “the warplanes of shame” that have brought more than three weeks of bombardment, the Iraqi News Agency reported. IN A said Saddam described the patience of the Iraqi people as “the force of faith on the frontline,” the soldiers in Kuwait who have been subjected to relentless bombing by the U.S.-led alliance in an effort to dis lodge them. The president hailed “steadfastness, faith and light in the chests of the Iraqis,” and “their faith that they should not relin quish their role assigned to them by God, to which they obediently responded,” the news agency said. IN A said Saddam reaffirmed that the Iraqis, “each passing hour and day become more firm in what they believe, and they shine out more in front of the whole world.” The speech, running about 25 minutes, was broadcast at 10 p.m. Baghdad time (1 p.m. CST), shortly after the news agency announced a “historic speech” would be broadcast. Reception of Baghdad radio in Nicosia was too poor to decipher. IN A did not im mediately carry a full text of the message. It was the first time Saddam was heard on a broadcast in about two weeks, when he was interviewed in Baghdad by Cable News Network. Saddam’s speech came on the eve of an expected offensive by allied troops. However, as allied pilots bombed Iraqi troops and their supply lines Sunday, a se nior American military official said the U.S.-led forces could use another three to four weeks to prepare for a ground offen sive. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, mean while, said the next phase of the Persian Gulf War would probably combine air power with both ground and amphibious combat. But he would not say how soon it might begin. In the air campaign, the Americans lost their first warplane in combat in more than a week. The Marine Corp AV-8 Harrier was downed over southern Kuwait on Sat- 44 (The Iraqis) each passing hour and day become more firm in what they believe, and they shine out more in front of the whole world. Saddam Hussein president of Iraq urday, and the pilot was missing, the U.S. command said. Taking advantage of improving weather, American warplanes flew 2,800 missions Sunday, concentrating on Republican Guard troops on the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border and the bridges, highways and railways used to supply them. The fierce action in the air and sporadic exchanges of artillery along the Saudi bor der came as Cheney headed back to Wash ington to brief President Bush on the pro gress of the 25-day-old war. He told reporters flying home with him that the air campaign had reduced the fighting power of some Iraqi divisions by as much as 40 percent. Although Cheney did not say when a ground and amphibious assault might be gin, a senior American military official said some U.S. forces just arrived in Saudi Ara bia and they need three or four more weeks to prepare. “The guys just got off the boat, they could use some more time,” the official told The Associated Press in Riyadh on condi tion of anonymity. He was referring to the ground units recently arrived from Europe. Such forces have the specialized M-1 battle- tanks designed to take on Iraq’s Soviet- made T-72 tanks. Iraq said it would welcome a ground as sault by the allies, who now have about 700,000 soldiers in the region, including 505,000 Americans. Several hours before Saddam’s speech, Baghdad radio said Iraqi troops were pre pared “to make this duel the end of the im perialist American empire.” Miss TAMU uses position to help young By Troy D. Hall The Battalion Newly crowned Miss Texas A&M j University Kim Nietenhoefer plans / to use her reign to help young peo pie in the com munity strive for their goals. “When I was growing up, I al ways looked up to people who were older than me and who I thought were going places in their life,” says Nietenhoefer 4711 purchase.) Nietenhoefer, a junior political sci ence major from Boerne. “So I want to be an inspiration to younger peo ple and tell them they can do any thing they want if they set their mind to it.” Nietenhoefer says her crowning at Saturday night’s Miss Texas A&M Scholarship Pageant still is soaking in. Waiting to enter the pageant since she was a freshman, she says she de cided to wait and work with the pag eant committee for a couple of years. “I finally decided this was the year I was going to do it, and I was not going to wait anymore,” she says. “I am so glad I made it.” Nietenhoefer was among 12 fi nalists who began tryouts for the competition last October. The tryouts began with 30 entries. Nietenhoefer’s reign will find her representing A&M at social, athletic and service events in the community and state. Nietenhoefer says she has signed contracts for community service events, including promoting a drug- free society and education. Nietenhoefer says her new title will be a challenge. “I am going to have to manage my time carefully,” she says. Being Miss TAMU, a member of Chi Omega sorority, and a Sigma Al pha Epsilon little sister, among other organizations, Nietenhoefer says she wants to put 100 percent into every thing. But she says education is still her top priority. She plans to go to law school and realizes she has to maintain good grades to obtain her career goals. Dick and Pat Brunner, 1990-91 A&M Parents of the Year, were among the judges of the pageant. “All of these girls are winners,” says Pat Brunner. “We are reaHy proud of them.” Mr. and Mrs. Brunner said the See Pageant/Page 5 Air Force pilot from A&M listed as MIA The U.S. Air Force listed a Texas A&M graduate as “missing in action” after the plane he was flying went down Feb. 1 somewhere in the Mid dle East. Thomas Clifford Bland, 26, Class of’86, was an A&M Student Govern ment member and an opportunity scholarship recipient while at A&M. He graduated a commissioned Air Force officer. Air Force officials would not give the location, type of aircraft or na ture of the crash for security rea sons. Air Force 1st Lt. Bland is from Gathersburg, Md. Straight as an arrow m w m 1 yfe s Rep. Ogden pushes voting bill to avoid address confusion By Julie Myers The Battalion W- • tfllPfilllP •• • w* < " r T:b v; ' „ : • • ; ■ : . V . .. - ...MS , gg-*? m it l jP 1 I v/'> hSr t M ' J Si Is*,,4* , i State Rep. Steve Ogden filed a bill Friday with the Texas Legislature to amend the Texas Election Code and clear up confu sion over the “permanent resi dence address” portion of voter' registration cards. Ogden, a Re publican fr6m Bryan, says the proposed changes will help eliminate the con fusion which led to more than 1,800 Texas A&M students mistakenly registering to vote in other counties before November’s general elections. The students registered in other counties by putting their parents’ ad dresses in the “permanent mailing address” portions of voter registra tion cards. The proposed changes include: • Adding the words, “county in Ogden which applicant resides and intends to vote” to the space for the appli cant’s county of residence. • Replacing the words, “Perma nent residence address” with the words, “where you live and intend to return.” Ogden says residence ad dress is not legally defined as “per manent.” • Stating that giving false infor mation to obtain voter registration is a misdemeanor. Presently, the regis tration card incorrectly says the of fense is a felony. According to the criminal code, it is a misdemeanor. Other proposed changes in the code include requiring delivery of written notice within two days to ap plicants whose registration cards were sent to other counties. Applica tions clearly must indicate the appli cant resides in another county. The amendment, which would be effective Sept. 1, also requires the Texas Secretary of State to provide amended voter registration cards no later than Dec. 31. An official voter registration ap plication form that complies with the law as it exists Aug. 31 would remain valid. On receiving the new forms, See Ogden/Page 10 KARL STOLLEIS/The Battalion Curtis Sager, a member of the A&M archery national championship in May after five consec- team, practices Sunday for the upcoming outdoor utive second place finishes. The team will host season. The men’s team will challenge for the the Indoor Championships in March. Chinese students observe New Year of the Goat By Katherine Coffey The Battalion Chinese students at Texas A&M celebrated the Year of the Goat Satur day in the MSG with an entertaining show, dinner and Chinese cultural display. The traditional Chinese New Year begins Feb. 1 and lasts through Feb. 15. “Just like Christmas for Americans, the new year to Chinese is the day for family reunion in the western culture,” said Chieh Peng, president of the A&M Chinese Student Association. “The celebration of the new year is like saying congratulations to each other and for luck in the new year,” she said. Chinese New Year celebrations started on the A&M campus more than 15 years ago, Peng said. Music from the Roan’s Band and CSA chorus, skits by the A&M Chinese School, dances by the CSA Folk Dance Club and performances by the CSA Rodeo Club and Chinese fighting artists highlighted this year’s two-hour program. “We thought it was a good idea to present our culture to Americans,” Peng said. “Since we don’t have Chinese day or week, we thought this was a good chance to tell Americans and other cultures what we have.” Peng, who is from Taiwan and is a research associate in the A&M See China/Page 10 Anti-apartheid group refocuses efforts By Bridget Harrow The Battalion After focusing on South Africa, Students Against Apartheid recently has changed its name and broad ened its scope to include the op pressed of other nations. Now known as the Student Coali tion Against Apartheid and Racism (SCAR), the organization at Texas A&M will not concentrate only on apartheid in South Africa. “We changed our focus because we feel the problem of apartheid and racism exists elsewhere in the world, including the United States,” says Syed Hyder, president of SCAR. SCAR also will focus on the Soviet Union, Israel and some Latin Amer ican countries that discriminate against native Indians, Hyder says. The student organization will try to have a speaker discuss apartheid and racism in different places every week, Hyder says. So far, speakers have lectured on South Africa and Palestine. “Our motto is education through non-violent actions,” Hyder says. “So we try to educate people about the problems of racism and apartheid around the world.” Hyder says apartheid in South Af rica still will be on SCAR’s agenda. He says SCAR is encouraged by re cent South African reforms, but the student group will maintain its op- postion to apartheid. “We changed our focus because we received suggestions from people that apartheid is coming to an end in South Africa, although it has not come to a full end yet,” Hyder says. “(F.W.) De Klerk (president of South Africa) has made a lot of changes, but there still is a long way to go.” South Africa today is like the United States after the Civil War, Hyder says. “After the Civil War, everyone thought it was all downhill, and ev ery man would be free and equal,” he says. “But it took decades until civil rights laws were passed for problems to be solved.” Hyder says SCAR also is continu ing to push for divestment from South Africa. He says the University needs to divest. “Texas A&M always claims to be a world-class University,” Hyder says. “So I think A&M has a responsibility to face world-class problems.” Many new people have begun coming to SCAR meetings since it expanded its scope, Hyder says. “In previous years, we were crit icized for not dealing with problems of racism on the homefront and only focusing on apartheid in South Afri ca,” he says. Hyder says that as students SCAR members believe they should edu cate other people about racism and apartheid. “People need to understand that while the United States is sending people thousand of miles away to fight for a cause, there are causes facing Americans at home that are equally, if not more important,” Hyder says. Inside 2 Mclil Caii aar Hobbs ^ c'Cvl 1 1 m n column What’s ^ What’s Up7 Cartoons Sports dp Recruiting Soap Opera Alan Lehmann responds to Dallas Times _ _ Herald column Mi on A&M football « recruiting. page /