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Thursday, March 21,1991 The Battalion Pages Ion at 7 r. more t more t year's reeman lore in cations Teresa Avenue or Lib. West, in 251 II Juan amales idemic . Ecu- i. oor ot One,' t846- «Wat rthan berot profit /sno Iski VoiT wdar ,nf: M urn ^AD Bus program provides security for students Continued from page 3 "Walking is much easier, but why take the risk," says Dan Meacham, a freshman general studies major from Spring. He says he rides Dial-A-Ride because he was approached by four people while walking to his girlfriend's residence hall last se mester. "My girlfriend likes for me to ride it when she has a bad fee ling/'he says. But some students use Dial-A- Ride for reasons other than safety. "I think Dial-A-Ride is aweso me," says Jessica Liska, a sopho- Bullock calls state welfare drain on state budget funds AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas welfare agency is a "parasite" on the state budget, Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock said Wednesday, one day after a Senate committee is sued a report skewering the agency and recommending its board members be replaced. "It is a drain on our state fi nances," Bullock said. "Regard less of the sum of money that we dropped in by way of appropria tion — it's very questionable whether it would ever get down to the people who really need the help." more mathematics major trom Donna. "I rode it all the time last semester." Deshandra Sandies, a fresh man political science major from Houston, says she rides Dial-A- Ride constantly. "I use it because I am too la zy," she says. Her sister, Lisa Sandies, a sophomore business administra tion major, says she rides the bus because of her sister. "When I was a freshman I never rode the bus, but since my sister came to A&M I find myself riding Dial-A-Ride all the time," she says. Some students use Dial-A- Ride several times in one night. "When I use Dial-A-Ride I use it twice a night, once there and once back," says Amy Worrell, a junior applied mathematics ma jor from Daingerfield. She says the rainy week before spring break caused her and her friends to become "Dial-A-Ride groupies." Dickerson says the success of Dial-A-Ride is by word-of- mouth. "Students using Dial-A-Ride tell their roommates to call be fore walking across campus," Dickerson says He says other people see the bus and ask where he is going. He replies, "Anywhere you need to go." Dickerson says two to three times a week the on-campus bus will fill to capacity while trans ferring passengers. Because of Dial-A-Ride's in creased popularity since its be ginning, PITS hopes to add an other bus to the program next semester, says Doug Williams. "The service is always busy, and it fulfills a demand, need and want that is more equitable to our riders and PTTS," he says. Senate halts aid to Jordan, cites king's Iraqi support peace WASHINGTON (AP) —The Senate voted Wednesday to halt foreign aid to Jordan be cause King Hussein sup ported Iraq during the Persian Gulf War, ignoring White House protests that the move would hinder Mideast efforts. The aid ban was inserted into a measure dispensing $5.2 billion for war assistance to allies Turkey and Israel, nu clear weapons waste cleanups and a host of other programs. The overall bill was approved 92-8. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said the ac tion against Jordan "takes away presidential flexibility ... at a time when we are thread ing our way through a very complicated peace process in the Middle East." The vote to halt this year's planned payments to Jordan was in part symbolic because President Bush temporarily blocked the assistance last month. Five of 13 violations false Continued from page 1 family's best interest to prolong the situation." A&M's three-month investiga tion into the Aggie basketball program turned up 13 possible NCAA violations, but only eight are substantiated by evidence. Those eight are: □ Reported player broker Rob Johnson accompanied Syracuse transfer Tony Scott on an official visit to A&M. □ A University aircraft was used to fly Scott and Johnson from Houston to College Station with Davis and assistant coach Fletcher Cockrell. □ A&M coaches, Scott and Johnson all dined together at a College Station restaurant dur ing Scott's official visit. □ Johnson was assisting the A&M coaching staff in the re cruitment of another player from New York. □ Part-time assistant coach Billy Kennedy, acting on Davis' instructions, gave a recruit s wife $8 to submit a financial aid pack- age. n Kennedy paid the same re cruit's wife $60 for five or six hours of babysittting. □ Kennedy transported the same recruit in his personal car from the recruit's apartment to Davis' office. PI Cockrell transported a re cruit to a summer league game on fuly 9, 1990. This was dunng an evaluation period when no contact was permitted. Davis said the only violation he knowingly committed was out of compassion -- allowing the $8 to be given to the recruit s "I Ipt mv compassion overrule good judgment with that," he said "That was a mistake on my part but as far as the other viola tions are concerned, I don think they're as major as what the wild speculation that began in December would lead people t0 "We made some mistakes, and with some of the things, we weren't aware they were viola tions However, that by no means excuses them. We should have known, and we just have to learn from tliese thm8S and 8 ° on ^ Davis said he's ready to get on WUh his life, hopefully to get back to coaching a Dmsion-I nrcter tcTattain that goal, Da- In order t the j s j CAA ".r fiis name. Davis said 3nd | timetable has been setE/the NCAA, saying it could Z aV-Jn aTTdepends FOLEY'S