State &Local Page 2 The Battalion Tuesday, October 15,11 Tue: Pockets of silver Dancers to receive Susan B. Anthony dollars By Alysia Woods The Battalion Soviet dancers with the Bol shoi Ballet Grigorovich Company will have a decidedly American jingle in their pockets after the Wednesday premiere of Swan Lake at Texas A&M. The troupe's daily allowances will be doled out in Susan B. An thony dollars, an idea developed during the company's 1990 U.S. premiere at A&M, says Bill Morri son, a representative for the MSC Opera and Performing Arts Soci ety (OP AS). "We realized the dancers loved to go shopping in the area," Morrison says. "They would spend all of the money that was given to them almost instantly." The Bolshoi arrives tonight and will stay a week for several performances of Swan Lake. The 85 dancers and production assis tants are paid $25 daily. Members of the dance compa ny use the money to buy clothes or to dine out at local restaurants. Morrison says the Susan B. Anthony dollar idea was devel oped to show area businesses what kind of impact the ballet has on the local economy. "They will be spending all their money in Bryan-College Sta tion because they can get more for their money here than in the Sovi et Union," Morrison says. "They don't have the opportunity to buy what we often take for granted." As a result of the company's week-long spending sprees, the Susan B. Anthony dollars will be highly recognizable, he says. Julie Ogborn, a human re sources manager at Foley's in Post Oak Mall, says the idea is "rather exciting." "Last year, we were some what aware of whom they were because of the language barrier," Ogborn said. "But this is just an other way for us to recognize them and give them special atten tion in the store." In addition to the dancers' per diem. Rudder Box Office and some concession stands will give change in Susan B. Anthony dol lars. Morrison says about $17,000 was obtained from the Dallas Federal Reserve System with the help of Don Adam, chief execu tive officer and chairman of the board at First American Bank in Bryan. Anne Black, executive director of OPAS, says the effort was not easy. "We basically cleaned out the federal reserve in Dallas," Black says. Morrison says each dollar spent in Bryan-College Station is turned over seven and a half times. The more it circulates, he says, the more the coin's value in creases and that's how the B-CS economy can benefit from the Su- Last year, members of the Boshoi Ballet spent money in Bryan-College Station area businesses. This year, the dancers' spending sprees will be more noticable because they will be using Susan B. Anthonly dollars. san B. Anthony circulation cam paign. "It will last for a long time", Morrison says. "We will notice them much more and will be re minded of the Bolshoi company." A&M students. Matinee prices are lower for the ballet's weekend performance. Tickets for Swan Lake are available at the Rudder Box Office and are $30, $40 and $50 for non students and $20, $30 and $40 for Swan Lake will be presented beginning tonight in Rudder Au ditorium. Performances will last through Sunday. Evening perfor mances are at 7 p.m. and Satur day and Sunday matinees at 1:30 p.m. Richards doubts benefit j e s of harassment hearings MSC dance r< Richards AUSTIN (AP) - The three days of televised hearings on sex ual harassment charges against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas have focused the nation's atten tion on a very se rious problem. Gov. Ann Richards said Monday. But the gov ernor said she's not certain the controversy will help eliminate work place harass ment. "I think it has certainly brought to the forefront an issue that both men and women need to be more aware of/' Richards said. "I really thought about this a lot last night. I think whatever ef fect that it has in an immediate way is probably beneficial, in that there's a lot of discussion about it ... But I suspect that anyone who is in the habit of harassment, after an initial self-examination, will probably keep on,” she said. Thomas on the nation's hif court. "I just felt really terriblvj for both those people," "They both are so sincere, people who speak on their are so sincere, that I thinkt: must be a semblance of tru 1 ,- what both of them are saying. "I guess I came away witr feeling that we all oughtto nicer to each other. I've alt, been glad I wasn't in the Uni States Senate, and today I'me happier," she said. The governor said theSe: hearings — which includedtc, cross-examination of Ms. Hil demonstrate difficulties enct tered by women who presssi charges. She recalled some senai questioning Ms. Hill's former leagues about why they didn't vise her to speak out when the rassment occurred or to pi charges. the she.: Like thousands of Americans, the governor said she watched portions of the televised hearings over law professor Anita Hill's al legations against Thomas, who was her boss in two federal jobs in the early 1980s. Richards said she was torn by the testimony of both, adding that she's happy she won't have to cast a vote on whether to place "I thought this process: perfect example of whyyoud; file suit. Because you know you do, you're going to chopped in little pieces/' Rid said. liece be it Dew ;ound, i acid iOp coi lays, m Unli tracks o [esus Jc has mec mos an< cloud th The ,ound success circles, from tl sparkec circles dance ] inch da cesful f made tf Thai be enjo] riety o purists the ba dance-p good hip-hop Ton with Se ets are others. "I don't think that intern; women that it sets us back.It that it will give women some ous pmuse before they 1 charges of sexual harassmen: cause they themselves arep to be put on trial.” $ Bentsen, Gramm choose opposite sides on Supreme Court nominatioi WASHINGTON (AP) - Texas Sens. Lloyd Bentsen and Phil Gramm remained split Monday on their support for Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, the day before the Senate was to vote on the embattled jurist's con firmation. An ardent Thomas supporter, Gramm was not swayed by the graphic testimony presented by Oklahoma law professor Anita Hill, who alleged her former boss had sexually ha rassed her in the early 1980s. Gramm had endorsed Thomas in September, days before Hill's alle gations becaqie public. He called Thomas a "distinguished jurist and a remarkable and talented Bentsen man. "The senator has seen nothing in the interim to cause him to change his view," press secretary Larry Neal said Monday. Bentsen withheld word on the nomination until last week, when he announced he was opposing Thomas for reasons unrelated to Hill's charges. "There are far more qualified individuals the President could have chosen," Bentsen said, adding that Thomas had "only minimum qualifications.” A Bentsen spokesman said Monday that the senator's posi tion remained the same following three days of grueling testimony before the Senate Judiciary Com mittee by both accuser and ac cused. "There would be no reason for him to change his opinion. It wasn't based on this issue here,” the spokesman said. When Thomas w'as first nomi nated, it appeared that Bentsen might support him. Following a private meeting, Bentsen had said he was "favorably impressed” by the nominee. Some said it was not surpris ing that Bentsen would op/ Thomas. "I think that he is listenir/ what people are saying," a Rick Levy, staff counsel for Texas AFL-CIO. "I was rj pleased (Bentsen's) statena didn't refer to the Anita Hill tin at all and was based solely (Thomas')' qualifications a. : judge,” Levy said. “ ! w. the it 'IS wher youn 7 p.n 302 h T abou finisl His e task cloth P tipn, no eo Former NBA star uses his downfall Continued from Page 1 his game almost immediately. His average plummeted from 26 points and 12 rebounds per game to a meager 7 points and 4 re bounds, leading to his suspension. Even after that, he said he couldn't see the connection between his game and his addiction. "I was in heavy denial. My de nial was to the point where we were playing one night, and Ka- reem (Abdul-Jabbar) was pound ing and saying T need you to get more rebounds,' Haywood said. "I said 'Man, are you crazy? How can I get an offensive rebound when your shots are coming off of the wrong side of the back- board?'" Every time he tried to break his habit, there was someone will ing to help him get hooked again, he said. He played in Italy for a year and got away from the drugs, but when he returned to the United States he fell back into old habits, and couldn't under stand why his life was falling apart. "The drug drove me insane, and all of my friends were in sane," Haywood said. "I was us ing 151 proof rum, and I would hit the pipe (of cocaine) and drink the rum all night. Not only was I ad dicted, but I was an alcoholic too." Haywood said he decided to seek help several times, but al ways found an excuse to avoid drug clinics, until an incident with his daughter convinced him he could no longer ignore his prob lem. «fc CTWP Authorized Dealer COMPUTER SERVICE DEPARTMENT 410 VILLA MARIA - BRYAN COME SEE US FOR FAST FRIENDLY SERVICE APPLE COMPAQ Epson HEWLETT PACKARD OKIDATA • COMPUTERS • PRINTERS • FACSMILIES • QUALITY LASERPRINTER SERVICE • 45.00 PER HOUR IN SHOP SERVICE HOURS MONDAY - FRIDAY 8 AM-5 PM ©mown® J da fa l systems 409-779-2998 brother IBM ^HYUNDAI la*- GCC The Battalion (USPS 045 360) Member of: Associated Press Texas Press Association Southwest Journalism Congress Texas Intercollegiate Press Association The Battalion Editor-in-Chief Timm Doolen Associate Editors Holly Becka Todd Stone City Editor Sean Frerking Lifestyles Editor Yvonne Salce Editorial Board News Editors Douglas Pils Jason Morris Opinion Editor Carrie Cavalier Photo Editor Karl Stolleis Sports Editor Scott Wudel for reasons not to use, abuse drugs "In 1983 they had a DARE pro gram in my daughter's school, where officers would come along and talk about drugs and drug paraphernalia," he said. "They asked if anybody had seen this stuff, and my daughter said her daddy had all of it, and took it into the bathroom and blew bub bles all night." "After that I checked into re hab for 30 days, and finally got in touch with Spencer Haywood," he said. "I learned to cry, and learned a lot about myself." Haywood said awareness of the problems of alcohol and drug dependency has vastly improved since his days in the NBA, when 80 percent of professional basket ball players used drugs. "I remember about two weeks ago when Bill Walsh was on TV and said the most disheartening thing about winning the 1981 championship was that the whole team was high on cocaine," Hay wood said. "We had players, and we had coaches, everyone was getting high and no one knew any better, but the leagues havet sponded." Haywood said, however/: despite the leagues' effortstoa' drug use he believes athletesr drinking more and that steroid the next big addiction that must: faced. 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