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State & Local 3 | Thursday, March 21,1991 The Battalion Bus service stresses security SCOTT WEAVER,The Battalion Jessica Liska, a junior mathematics major from ing, Transit and Traffic Services. Driver Chuck Dicker- Donna, uses the Dial-A-Ride service provided by Park- son lets Liska off at Olsen Field Tuesday night. Report blames officials for misplaced millions Dial-A-Ride program offers alternative By Troy D. Hall The Battalion Walking across Texas A&M at night can be a harrowing experi ence for some students. But many students are taking an al ternative route which provides security, convenience and, in some cases, just plain fun. A&M's Dial-A-Ride program, which can be reached at 847- RIDE, offers students, faculty and staff an alternative to walk ing across campus after dark. The service, sponsored by Parking, Transit and Traffic Services, shuttles people both on and off campus after regular shuttle bus routes have ended. One bus shuttles people through main campus, to west campus. Research Park, Agron omy Road and Easterwood Air port. Two buses run from 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and one bus runs from 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Riding the on- campus shuttle is free. The off-campus Dial-A-Ride service is reserved for people with shuttle bus passes or one- ride coupons. It runs from 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Friday and provides service off campus to and from all A&M shuttle bus stops. The Dial-A-Ride program al lows people riding the bus to talk directly to the driver, says Tom Williams, director of PTTS. "It provides personal service to the rider," Williams says. When people call Dial-A-Ride, they talk to the driver through a two-way radio dispatch system. The driver asks where they are located, where they want to go, and then gives them an approxi mate time they will be picked up. Students can call from any phone, including emergency telephones around the campus. Emergency phones are for emer gencies and student needs, in cluding the Dial-A-Ride service, Williams says. Dial-A-Ride is one way admin istrators are trying to make cam pus more secure, Williams says. Doug Williams, director of bus operations, says Dial-A-Ride promotes the service as conve nient and safe. "It is a secure feeling to have someone take you door to door," he says. But concern for passenger safety does not end with the ad ministration. Chuck Dickerson, a senior aerospace engineering major from Center and a Dial-A-Ride driver, says a driver's main con cern is the passengers' safety. "It is dangerous to have peo ple out on the streets at night," Dickerson says. Dickerson says he usually will stop when he sees people walk ing alone or when the weather is bad. He even occasionally picks up A&M Corps of Cadets mem bers escorting students across campus at night. PRAIRIE VIEW (AP) — A spe cial prosecutor's report on mis management at Prairie View A&M University says three for mer school officials are getting away with "reckless conduct" because the statute of limitations has expired. About $15.1 million was mis placed at Prairie View A&M Uni versity from 1983-87 because of accounting practices that "were so bad they constituted reckless conduct," special prosecutor Al bert M. "Buddy" McCaig said in the final report on the 14-month probe. McCaig said former school president Percy Pierre, former controller Charles White and for mer vice president Herbert Wat kins should have faced charges of misapplication of fiduciary funds, but the transgressions were not discovered for four years. "A case for misapplication of fiduciary funds can easily be ma de," the report cited. "Notwithstanding that, the stat ute of limitations has run on their conduct, and they are safe from such prosecution." Pierre denied the allegations when reached by the Houston Chronicle at his office at Michi gan State University, where he now serves as vice president of research and graduate studies. "I think I totally fulfilled my fi duciary responsibilities," Pierre said. "I find it extraordinary that they would literally indict me and others in the press and then say they can't do anything about it." Pierre, who served as Prairie View's president from 1983 to 1989, said the report was racially motivated. "I think this attack against me and my colleagues is racist. It would not have happened at a predominantly white university. I will not be a scapegoat." McCaig made the comments in a final report to Texas A&M University System officials and the 9th Judicial District attor ney's office. "Most of (the money) probably was spent for the benefit of the university, but we're also con vinced that some of it was mis spent," McCaig said. "While they may not have intentionally stolen money from the univer sity, their reckless conduct will now go unpunished." The Texas Rangers' investiga tion resulted in the indictments of 18 former and current officials and students on charges ranging from official misconduct to tneft and commercial bribery. See Bus/Page 12 Green Week Tips: Home Energy The Battalion will offer its readers sug gestions this week on ways to make our planet available for the next generation. This service coincides with the Texas Environmental Action Coalition's "Green Week." The following tips focus on home en ergy use: □ Insulate, caulk and weatherstrip your home. □ Install a timer on your thermostat. □ Insulate floors with carpet. □ Install double-paned windows. □ Wear a sweater instead of turning up the thermostat. □ Turn off lights and appliances when not in use. □ Hang your clothes in the sun to dry them. □ Keep lint screen and outside exhaust for the dryer clean. In Advance Student Activities accepts event applications Big Event applications are available on the second floor of the Pavilion in Student Activities and are due by 5 p.m. Friday. T-shirt orders also are being taken in the Student Govern ment office in the Pavilion. For more information, call Student Activities at 845-3051. ' w, ' ‘ Class of '91 presents class gift ballot tonight A ballot presentation for the Class of '91's class gift will be at 8:30 p.m. today in 301 Rudder. Voting for the class gift begins Monday and will continue un til March 29. Seniors can vote at the MSC or Blocker from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. For more information, call Heather Glenn at 847-0185 or Chris Hendries at 846-5269. 764-2975 Behind Appletree EATERIES! CANTINA 1 , Come party on our patio! Patio drink specials anytime on the patio only Drafts $1.00 Frozen Margs $1.50 Patio Punch $1.50 Free Food Bar Op.m.-Close Sun.-Thur. 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