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State & Local Page 2 The Battalion Thursday, February 13 Groups promote black history What's Up Greek Olympiad, cultural extravaganza showcase talents THURSDAY By Matari Jones The Battalion BLACK HISTORY MONTH A Greek Olympiad and a cultural extrava ganza exhibiting African art, dance and poetry are highlight events sponsored by black sororities and fraternities here at Texas A&M dur ing Black History Month. "The main purpose of the Greek Olympiad is to provide a large-scale mi nority event on campus to showcase our talents," said James Quarles, presi dent of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. The fraternity will award a $1,000 scholar ship to the most deserving black male in the Bryan-College Station area from the proceeds of this fundraiser, he said. The Olympiad will take place Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Audi torium The Pan-Hellenic council is sponsoring a cultural extravaganza Feb. 26 (time to be an nounced) at Sam Rayburn Junior High School in College Station. The event will showcase the talents of various A&M organizations. Dramatic interpretations, poetry reading and dance performances will demonstrate to junior high students the arts are not dead, said event coordinator Will Adams, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. □ A&M professor advocates study of differ ent cultures to enhance history/Page 1 Currently there are six Pan-Hellenic organi zations on campus. The fraternities are Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi and the sororities are Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta and Sigma Gamma Rho. "The Pan-Hellenic Council serves as a gov erning and coordinating board for all the black greeks that makes and enforces rules," said Madelyn Petty, president of the council. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. will sponsor a pan el discussion on Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in 502 Rudder. The discussion, titled "Shadows of the Past: Illuminating Steps for the Future," will emphasize the importance of black history be yond the month of February. "The main topic (of the discussion) will be the role of the black male and female in the past, present and future," Omega Psi Phi member Byron Fletcher said. A special selection of Negro spirituals and a performance by the dance ensemble Fade to Black are also scheduled for the evening, said Ingrid Warren, chairperson of black history for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. will host a symposium Feb. 20 to stress the importance of interacting with other ethnic groups, president Tanya Woodside said. Time and place of the event have not yet been announced. HOSPICE OF BRAZOS COUNTY: Reservations fori Hospice Hoedown and Celebrity auction are now being Music for dancing by Donny Waller. Celebrity auction wi of items donated for sale. Tickets are $40 per persorl Reservations must be made by Feb. 18. Event is Feb. 28fro>| 7:30 p.m. to midnight. Call 776-8793 for more information. TEXAS A&M BLOOD DRIVE COMMITTEE/THE CROSS: Blood Drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Common Lobby and the Academic Plaza. Uni cultural extravaganza Feb. 26 (time to be an- yond the month of February. c Bentsen: Hire more guards INS reports 745 inspectors needed for ports WASHINGTON (AP) — Attor- "It is critical that we add addi- workers at land border crossings, ney General William Barr's plan to tional people there to provide the because their salaries will be fund- Petty said Black History Month is off to a good start. She said Delta Sigma Theta Sorori ty, Inc. presented a continental breakfast Feb. 1 in which several organizations on campus gave short summaries of great black leaders called "Moments in Black History." FACES (FRESHMEN ADJUSTING TO COLLEGf EXPERIENCES): Applications for Chair and Sub-Chairsc Publicity, Finance, Programs, Freshmen, Mentors, M Training and Administration for the 1992-3 school yearaie available in the Student Affairs Annex (A-2 lounge at corner of Moses and Hughes Halls). Applications are Friday, Feb. 28 in the A-2 lounge by 5 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES: Applications fa cubicle space in the new Student Services Building for (tie Department of Student Activities will take place through 5p, Feb. 14. Applications are open to all recognized student] organizations in room 208 of the Pavilion and must be returnee an i at C WASHINGTON (AP) - Attor ney General William Barr's plan to add 1,300 Immigration and Natu ralization Service workers falls , short of what is needed along the border. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen said Wednesday. "Not one border port inspector would be added even though INS itself estimates an additional 745 inspectors are needed at land-bor der ports of entry immediately," Bentsen, D-Texas, wrote in a letter to Barr. Border crossings already are congested, swollen by the in creased traffic between the United States and Mexico, understaffing and the need for more crossings. "I urge you to add land-border inspectors to your hiring plans," Bentsen wrote. "They are needed to help eliminate bottlenecks that slow the flow of traffic and com- "It is critical that we add addi tional people there to provide the service that is necessary so that we can get this trade moving, improv ing and creating further jobs," Bentsen told reporters. workers at land border crossings, because their salaries will be fund ed from a restricted user fee pro gram. "The money collected in the user fee program is collected at airports and sea- Not one border port £P rt . s of entr y- deled That money can Comptroller checks lottery offices for taps there. Please call 845-1133 for more information. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: General discussion from a.m to 12:30 p.m. Call the CDPE at 845-0280 for information. inspector would be even though INS itself es- st a/fi n g for air- timates an additional 745 ports and sea- inspectors are needed at ports," said INS land-border ports of entry spokesman Duke immediately/' Au ® / t j n - - Sen. Lloyd Bentsen ., h . ope that J the senator recog- nized that." Under U.S. merce to a snaiTs pace at our bor der ports of entry." Passage of the proposed North American Free Trade Agreement, which would increase economic ties between the United States and Mexico, would add to the border's burden, Bentsen noted. While touring the border area near San Diego Sunday, Barr an nounced the INS would add 300 Border Patrol officers to patrol along the border, 200 investigators to probe crimes by illegal aliens, and 700 other INS airport inspec tors and immigration workers to process immigration, asylum and refugee applications. An INS spokesman in Wash ington said the government is barred from placing the additional law, anyone arriving from over seas at an American airport or sea port must pay a $5 user fee that is added onto their ticket. But a Bentsen spokesman said the INS could fund additional staffers from other sources. "I'm not sure I understand the distinction they are trying to make. They could certainly pro vide additional inspectors at bor der crossing points this year," the spokesman said. AUSTIN (AP) - State lottery offices have been checked for tele phone wiretaps — but the action wasn't related to a news leak about awarding of a multimillion- dollar lottery contract, a comptroller's office spokesman said Wednesday. However, phone records were checked from the Y.O. Hilton in Kerrville after a team from Comptroller John Sharp's lottery division spent time there evaluat ing bids for a contract worth an estimated $200 million. Steve Levine, a spokesman for Sharp's office, said the phone tap probe was ordered Jan. 22, well before news reports were pub lished about the possible selection of lottery vendors. "We asked the Department of Public Safety to help us establish as tight a security as possible for the lottery, and that included sweeping the phones," he said. "Nothing was found," he said. "And there was no connection whatever with the (phone) sweep and the concern about news leaks." STUDENT Y PROJECT XOXO: Charity fundraiserfoi American Heart Association. Balloons only $1. You a prize attached to the bottom. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the hallway. Call 847-4357 for more information. Excel (EXCELLENCE uniting culture, EDUCATIONS LEADERSHIP): Applications for Student Development Finance, Programming and OSA Chair are available in 148 MSC. Applications are due at 5 p.m. Feb. 20. Call Verlon Johnson or Pamela Wells at 845-4565 for more information. AGGIE ANTHROPOLOGISTS: Duddley’s. Meeting at 4 p.m. at GAY AND LESBIAN STUDENT SERVICES: In observanceof National Condom Week, the meeting topic is “Condom-sense, : Safer Sex and AIDS.” Ms. Susie Griswald and representatives from Project MAIN will present the program. Free condoms will be distributed. 7 p.m. in 401 Rudder. Call the Gayline at 847- 0321 for more information. FACULTY CLUB: Book review luncheon'featuring Arthur H Blair of Mosher Institute and his new book At War in the l A Chronology. $7.50/members. 11:45 aim. at the Faculty! E verj aboi Kyl< the carmc record of But, tl ty on can ing teams C.E."] on addin} phrase "h The A out a dou S oup of 1 :t game lege basel for that n A&M bas playing ir The A Olsen in t better tha centage o Aggies ha their gam in the spri never had Field. That k because it Cain Hall A&M has but the Aj unquestio When nothing is don't find your nam ride you a Just as Gary "Pee the Longh er of form Club. Call 845-2582 for reservations. ENGINEERING SCHOLARS PROGRAM: Social to watch the See More What’s Up/Page6 The Battalion USPS 045-360 The Battalion is published daily except Saturday, Sunday, holidays, exam periods, and when school is not in session during fall and spring semesters; publication is Tuesday through Friday during the summer session. Second class postage paid at College Station, TX 77840. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Battalion, 230 Reed McDonald Building, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-1111. 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