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Wednesday, March 20,1991 The Battalion ^ 20,1991 Pages cene ie Preveiv rsity Police s for deal- telephone > are you might moying or state thata fense if he ephone of eatedly oi lone com- iusly or in kely toha- ment, em- ter." [pful tele- s obscene, nply hanj nts to heai reaction, st, call the i file are- ; calls and questions 1 to if the; yer on the identialoi over e you a identih' st. If ^ this?" 01 }?" - ;k, "Whs 1 reach?" 01 call?" l n, mi it at ''' Budget cuts force A&M job freeze Continued from page 1 there was no laying off and no hiring freeze, and in this respect the University is fortunate. He said operating budgets have been tight for several years, and taking into account inflation and other factors, the University is operating at the same budget level as in 1985. Dean of the College of Busi ness A. Benton Cocanougher said the cuts will be painful but the college will try to cause as little disruption to academics as possible. He said the cuts already have had an impact — unfilled posi tions have been left vacant and some planned sections of spring semester classes were not added. Cocanougher said the college will try to retain as many student workers as possible because they are valuable parts of the staff. Dr. Melvin Friedman, dean of the College of Geophysics, said his college will be relatively un affected by the new position freeze. He said openings in the fac ulty can be replaced and posi tions in the process of being filled probably will be filled. Friedman said the college had not planned to create any new positions before the new fiscal year. WiRRD ffT 1 ,|, H7 CAN X HELP you Ai-O POLKS /N T//E HOmuTH WITH SOHE.THIN6? we'ke imtum THROUGH DIMEJ/SJOA/S, LOOKING FOR WOKLES WITT/ IHTELU6EHT LIFE OH THEM. ? ^ WEL.L, WEdXME TO EARTH, ANP WELCOME TO CUR TV STATJO/y. by Scott McCullar © 1991 PAMVf THIS VJORLP S 6'MON, HAS TV? H LET'S ■-* KEEP LOOKING. Spade Phillips, P.l. TH£KE r WrtS.flBoWflr , MdTrtSK 573KSWP or THE WoMEV Ftort by Matt Kowalski (S’rteEriA&s,spade philips, r OoEEtJ YH Yfl YoUzft. WF MEED Yoo* Fz-Dips, To Fezriyz OOR RACE. (Tis WtCecY 7H4t'X>oR jI NAME IS SV/OowymooS with- PRapAbAT/otJ 8 G^cMlES. MY 6>o D, THE H*n</ES oF TiTHU HHYe TEMPLES ejected in o. c GENERAL MEETING 104B ZACHRY 7:00 PM TONIGHT APPLICATIONS FOR DIRECTOR POSITIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO BECOME A STUDENT LEADER PICK UP APPLICATIONS IN 223 PAVILION. Tubularman by Boomer Cardinale Jv. IS... 1C,... 27...Z& HAS Tubes WA’P'P FlKD ouT "ToMoCCocO.. Red Adair Co. joins firefighting in Kuwait Nerd House by Tom A. Madison HOUSTON (AP) — Teams of oil well firefighters from Red Ad air Co. joined fellow Houston petroleum workers on Tuesday in traveling to Kuwait for a nearly yearlong effort to douse burning wells there. "They will go and do some as sembly work and mfcke all of the necessary arrangements for the equipment," said Danny Clay ton of the Red Adair Co. "Then they will start working on some of the wells where they won't need water protection." Several Texas firms began shipping equipment to the war- ravaged area last week and started sending workers over this week. Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher and the Ku waiti ambassador to the United States left for Kuwait over the weekend with a delegation of Houston business leaders. T.B. O'Brien, president of O'Brien Goins Simpson of Mid land, said Monday his company sent six firefighters to Kuwait 10 days ago. "We are just getting started over there," O'Brien said. "We've already put one well out just by closing the valve. I think it was a pretty good-sized well." "It's going to be a long, hard job," he said. "We'll have most of the well fires out inside of a year." Wild Well Control dispatched five firefighters, including com pany President Joe Bowden Sr., to Kuwait Monday night. Boots Hansen and four other Boots & Coots firefighters were to arrive Tuesday in Dubai, capi tal of the United Arab Emirates, said company spokesman Mar tin Kelley. 'O e ’ Q, <b^' o * nS--' cP ubn PROFESSIONAL TESTING CENTERS % GMAT review The Difference Between Admission To The MBA Program of Your Choice... And Not Being Admitted At All! □ Enclosed Is $45. Enroll me at the TAMU student early en rollment discount tuition of $295 (Reg. tuition is $495) □ 1 would like more information about your course. Name: , Address: City/St./Zip: Phone:: I plan to take the GMAT Exam on. .19 Call 1-800-274-3926 or 696-1654 A subsidiary of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Also offing Conviser-Duffy-Miller CPA Review, LSAT MCAT & SAT Mail to: bar/bri GMAT Review 1415 Fannin, Suite 250 Houston, TX 77002 A/o MORE SUGAR BEETS FOR YOU GUYS. Poor districts support proposals AUSTIN (AP) — Poor school districts that won a court order for a new school funding system backed several reform proposals Tuesday, saying they would stop their long- running court battle if lawmakers adopt one of them. However, a leader on the House-Senate school finance conference committee said even that would not mean an end to law suits over school funding. "We're going to get sued either way we go," said Sen. Carl Parker, chairman of the Senate Education Committee. Rich school districts, and a separate group of poor school districts, have said they would consider suing if the Legislature adopts a plan that does not meet their stan dards. With less than two weeks before a Texas Supreme Court deadline to devise a plan to equitably funding poor school districts, the governor's staff also sent out mixed signals about its position on school funding. Sonia Hernandez, the governor's educa tion policy director, initially said lawmakers have not considered all the options. That prompted Parker, D-Port Arthur, to say, "I appreciate all her help. She hasn't said boo diddly to me." But later, Richards spokesman Chuck Mc Donald said the governor backs legislative efforts and believes lawmakers have looked at many options. He said it probably is too late to look at a whole new approach. McDonald said Ms. Hernandez was sim ply concerned about what sort of bill might emerge from the conference committee. The conference committee is trying to work out differences between House and Senate school finance bills that would shift hundreds of millions of dollars in local property tax money from wealthier to poorer school districts. The Texas Supreme Court unanimously ruled unconstitutional the current $14 bil- lion-a-year school finance system, which re lies on state aid, local property taxes and some federal money. Differences in local property wealth now lead to disparities in education funding. Jus tices said if lawmakers do not devise a re form plan by April 1, they will order a stop to state funding for schools. The group of poor school districts that led the lawsuit against the state over its school funding system said three alternatives be fore the committee would keep it from going back to court. MSC Variety Show presents: "You Ought To Be In Pictures" Parent s Weekend, fipril 5, Rudder Auditorium, 8:00 p.m. Tickets on Sale Now! MSC Box Office o MSC political Forum Political Forum General Committee Meeting All Welcome! TPM Thursday March 21,1991 302 Rudder ^Tr STUDY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OR LIBERAL ARTS IN DENMARK WITH DANISH PROFESSORS COURSES IN ENGLISH INFORMATIONAL MEETING Friday, March 22 3:00 - 4:00 pm 251 Bizzell Hall West Study Abroad Office 161 Bizzell Hall West 845-0544 DENMAI Aggie Partners General Meeting Wednesday, March 20 8:30 p.m. MSC 206 We will be finalizing plans for Special Olympics New memberes are welcome to attend Come join the fun! Contact Loretta Smith 696-1994 or Tim Williams 696-9237 for more in formation