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Thur State & Local The Battalion Thursday, July 11,1991 The Battalion (USPS 045 360) Member of: Associated Press Texas Press Association Southwest Journalism Congress Texas Daily Newspaper Association Texas Intercollegiate Press Association The Battalion Editorial Board Editor Timm Doolen Managing Editor aping Todd Stone City Editor Sean Frerking News Editors Jennifer Jeffus Callie Wilcher Art Director Richard James Lifestyles Editor ;tyl 3 N Rob Newberry Sports Editor Jayme Blaschke Opinion Editor ipi K eith Sartin Editorial Policy The Battalion is published da ily except Saturday, Sunday, holi days, exam periods and when school is not in session during fall and spring semesters. Publication is Tuesday through Friday dur ing the summer sessions. The newsroom phone number is 845- 3316. The Battalion is a non-profit, self-supporting newspaper oper ated as a community service to Texas A&M University and Bryan-College Station. The Battalion news depart ment is managed by students at Texas A&M University and is a division of Student Publications, a unit of the Department of Jour nalism. Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the edito rial board or the author, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Texas A&M stu dent body, administrators, faculty or the A&M Board of Regents. Comments, questions or com plaints about any of the editorial content of the newspaper should be directed to the managing edi tor at 845-3313. Subscriptions Mail subscriptions are $20 per semester, $40 per school year and $50 per full year: 845-2611. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Battalion, 230 Reed McDonald, Texas A&M University, College Station TX 77843-1111. Second class postage paid at Col lege Station, TX 77843. Location: The Battalion, 216 Reed McDonald, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-1111. Campus mail stop: 1111. Advertising Advertising information can be obtained from the advertising de partment at 845-2696 Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by visiting the office at the En glish Annex. Advertising Manager Patricia Heck Battalion Adviser Robert Wegener Production Manager Paige Force BATTIPS The Battalion encourages its readers to contribute story ideas and suggestions by call ing BATTIPS, The Battal ion's phone line designed to improve communication be tween the newspaper and its readers. The BATTIPS number is 845-3315. Ideas can include news sto ries, feature ideas and person ality profiles of interesting people. Readers also are en couraged to offer any other suggestions that could im prove the newspaper. KAMU-TV plans August fundraiser By Tammy Bryson The Battalion KAMU-TV is beginning its first fundraiser of the 1991-92 fis cal year in August in an effort to raise $20,000 needed to continue the present variety of program ming available, KAMU-TV offi cials said. The fundraising drive, sched uled for August 14 to 25, is the first of three drives each year that help cover all KAMU-TV ex penses, said Penny Zent, direc tor of development and fund raising at Educational Broadcast Services at Texas A&M. "The fundraisers, as well as other special events, raise the money needed to purchase all the programming for KAMU, which comes to about $210,000 a year," Zent said. For almost two weeks in mid- August, the station will have in ternal breaks between each pro gram to ask for viewer contribu tions, said Dr. Rod Zent, director of educational broadcast serv ices. At this time there will be people manning phones to take donations. "KAMU programming is funded through community sup port, program underwriting, di rect donations and grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting," he said. "Each year we must raise more money as the cost of programming in creases." All other miscellaneous ex penses such as staff salaries and equipment maintenance are also paid for through fundraising ef forts. Program underwriting. other way to support KAMU, gives private companies an op portunity to contribute to public television and at the same time produce goodwill for them selves, Penny Zent said. "It is a good way for busi nesses to participate and also re ceive on-air credit," she said. "This pays off because the audi ence will in turn respond by pa tronizing those businesses." The KAMU-TV annual auction is another supplement to the budget, she said. Businesses do nate merchandise which is auc tioned off in the spring to help raise needed funds. Zent said KAMU-TV brings national as well as local pro gramming to B-CS. The station aired a documentary on the Bol shoi Ballet which made its world B remiere outside the Soviet nion in Rudder Theater last November. In addition, journalism stu dents produce local programs for KAMU-TV by which they gain experience and earn credits. Dr. Zent said. He strc ed that KAMU pro gram activities depend on the success of uie fundraising efforts and encourages everyone to make a donation. an- "We usually accomplish ev erything we set out to do through the fundraisers, but we always have a need for more support," Dr. Zent said. Any person or business donat ing $35 or more receives a free subscription to "Insite" mag azine which includes a schedule for KAMU-TV programming. Jesse Jackson criticizes Bush during address Go for two S0NDRA N. ROBBINS/The Battalion Michael Thompson, a senior economics major from Arlington, shoots a hoop at the IBM tent set up in front of G. Rollie White Coliseum Tuesday. The tent is set up to promote computer awareness on campus. HOUSTON (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday la beled President Bush a bully and called for a march on the White House to demand that Bush sign the stalled 1991 civil rights bill. Jackson, speaking to the 82nd annual convention of the Na tional Association for the Advancement of Colored People, also criticized Bush's nomination of appeals court Judge Clarence Thomas to succeed retiring Thurgood Marshall, called for a new GI Bill that would guarantee a college education for the children of Desert Storm veterans and proposed a new national agenda "to see a way out for the whole country, and thus to bring our brothers and sisters with us into prosperity." "America is at a crossroads, a moral and political moment of truth," Jackson said. "We need to march again, and vote again, and fight for an American agenda that truly represents the needs of the people." Convention delegates, meanwhile, unanimously approved resolutions demanding the immediate resignation of les Police Chief Daryl Gates and condemning President Bush for lifting economic sanctions that were on South Africa. Austin to host widely aired political forum AUSTIN (AP) — The city of X BACK PAIN STUDIES Patients needed with acute (recent) onset of muscle spasms (back pain, etc.) to participate in a consumer use research study with an FDA approved drug. Medical evaluation at no cost to patient. Eligible volunteers will be compensated. G & S STUDIES, INC. 846-5933 Clarification The Battalion reported Wednesday that a minority internship was sponsored by the department of toxicology. Toxicology is an interdiscipli nary program with faculty from several departments, not a separate department in the College of Science. The Battal- ioiwegret^th^onfusion^^^ Austin has been chosen to host an elaborate nationally broadcast political forum that organizers nope will help shape the 1992 presidential campaigns, it was reported Wednesday. The Austin American-States- man said the event is being orga nized by the Public Broadcasting Service and would be broadcast by public TV stations nation wide. The forum is designed to at tract several Democratic and Re publican presidential hopefuls, 600 voters from across the coun try and hundreds of news re porters a few weeks before the Iowa precinct caucuses kick off the 1992 primary season, the newspaper said. "This idea is going to get a lot of attention in the coming months," said Susan Engelking, an Austin public relations expert working for the organizers. Whats Up Thursday ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: General discussion at noon. Call COPE at 845-0280 for more information. ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: General discussion at 6 p.m. Call COPE at 845-0280 for more information. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: A plethora of fun at 7:30 p.m. in 308 Rudder. Call Pat at 696-1091 for more information. Friday LUTHERAN STUDENT FELLOWSHIP: Evening prayer at 6:30 p.m. at the University Lutheran Chapel. TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COALITION: General membership meeting to discuss summer activities. Everyone welcome at 7 p.m. in 119A Zachry. Contact Charlie ‘ -ifor at 823-3577 for more information. EPISCOPAL STUDENT CENTER: Eucharist and community dinner at 6:15 p.m. at Can terbury House, 902 George Bush Drive. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: General discussion. Call CDPE at 845-0280 for more informa tion. HILLEL STUDENT ORGANIZATION: Fridat night services at the Hillel Building. Contact David Garner at 764-7442 for more information. Items for What’s Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 Reed McDonald, no later than three business days before the desired run date. 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