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-The Battalion Editorial Board
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A&M wins one,
loses one:
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down Rice,
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The Battalion
College Station, Texas
‘Serving Texas A&M since 1893’
10 Pages
Thursday, February 27, 1992
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Ireland allows girl to leave for abortion
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - The
Supreme Court cleared the
ray Wednesday for a 14-year-old
Igirl to leave Ireland for an abor-
jtion, leaving divisive legal and po
litical issues for another day.
The ruling overturned the first
jattempt to prevent an Irish wom-
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janother country. The case attract-
|ed international attention and re
opened the debate over abortion,
[which is banned in Ireland by a
jconstitutional amendment that
[won overwhelming support in a
11983 referendum.
'From a humanitarian point of
[view I welcome the decision. It has
Jbeen a sad and distressful case
land I am glad that everything is
lover,'' Prime Minister Albert
Reynolds told reporters.
The Supreme Court's five jus
tices overturned a High Court or
der that had prevented the girl,
who says she was raped and has
threatened to kill herself, from
having an abortion or leaving the
country.
Opposition leaders, pro-choice
groups and even the Roman
Catholic Church welcomed the de
cision. Supporters of the right to
an abortion stressed the court's
written decision would indicate
whether they would seek a new
constitutional referendum or legis
lation.
Chief Justice Thomas Finlay
said the written judgment would
be issued in a few days.
"No girl or woman who is the
victim of rape should ever again
find herself and her family put on
trial in such circumstances and
suffer such barbaric treatment at
the hands of the state," said Alan
Shatter, justice spokesman for the
main opposition party. Fine Gael.
Shatter said the government
should not assume that the deci
sion "relieves it of its political re
sponsibilities."
Reynolds, who was in London
for a meeting with British Prime
Minister John Major, said he want
ed to see the written decision be
fore commenting on implications
for future cases.
Reynolds previously said he
hoped to avoid another bitter fight
over a referendum on abortion.
It was not known whether the
Irish Supreme Court had decided
that the High Court had over
stepped Irish law or had acted
contrary to Ireland's commitments
under European Community
treaties calling for freedom of
movement of citizens.
About 4,000 Irish women have
abortions in Britain each year.
The girl, who has not been
identified, says she was raped in
December by a friend's father fol
lowing more than a year of sexual
abuse. The man has been ques
tioned but not charged by police.
Her plans for a British abortion
came to the authorities' attention
after the family contacted police
about preserving evidence from
the fetus for a possible prosecu
tion.
Model U.N.
A&M students gather
in mock political forum
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More than 100 Texas A&M University students
turned out Wednesday night to try their hand at shap
ing international politics at the second annual Model
United Nations.
The Model U.N. program, sponsored by Student
Government and MSC Jordan Insti
tute, provides students the opportu
nity to become representatives of
various U.N. member nations.
Mark Hyde, a sophomore history
major from Houston and chairman
of the program, said the chance to
represent the interest of a foreign
country and work alongside others
with similar purposes can expand a student's view of
international affairs.
"The delegates divide into groups to debate resolu
tions dealing with everything from Antarctica and AIDS
research to arms control and regional security," Hyde
said. "This is their opportunity to cast their vote on in
ternational problems."
The Model U.N. also gives A&M's foreign students a
forum to express their different world views, Hyde said.
By working together in the program, American and for
eign students both gain a better understanding of each
other's cultural priorities.
"For a lot of our international students, this is their
first opportunity to work with American students, and
vice versa," he said. "One student talked with another
from Cameroon for half an hour, and in that time
learned more about Africa than he could have by spend
ing a week in the library.
"He got a chance to understand how they think and
feel, what their mind sets are," Hyde said. "One thing
he discovered is how they're grieved by what they feel
is their overlooked position in the world."
Brian McDaniel, a sophomore from Seabrook and
president of the Model U.N. security council, said there
were several surprises planned for the delegates that
would make the proceedings unpredictable, and more
realistic.
"We have a crisis situation prepared, which no one
knows about," McDaniel said. "We're going to an- ’
nounce a problem developing in Western Sahara and
Morocco, concerning the illegal detention of a U.N. dele
gate.
"This problem will involve all the delegates in work
ing toward a resolution, with updates on the situation
coming throughout the conference," he said. "Delegates
won't devote all of their efforts on this, but it will hang
See Model/Page 10
ROBERT J. REED/ The Battalion
If the shoe fits ...
Chad Mauldin, a junior speech ANSC 311. Students learn basic
communications major, cleans the horse care in the course, held at the
hooves of Ross, his project horse for Horse Center across from Olsen Field.
Supreme Court supports
students' right to sue school
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sexually harassed students may sue to
collect monetary damages from their schools and school officials,
the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday.
The court, rejecting the Bush administration's view, said
Congress intended to let students try for such compensation when
it passed a law known as Title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972.
The decision is a victory for a former Gwinnett County, Ga.,
high school student who sued over her alleged sexual encounters
with a teacher who, she said, pursued her ardently.
Marcia Greenberger, president of the National Women's Law
Center, hailed the ruling as "a major victory for women" that
would "heighten the sensitivity of school officials to what's going
on."
See Sexually/Page 10
Bush vows
to reinforce
drug war
President responds to critics
by reaffirming commitment
George Bush
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Presi
dent Bush joined Latin leaders
here Wednesday for a second
drug summit on the hemisphere's
drug crisis,
promising to
"redouble our
efforts" to
choke off both
narcotics sup
plies and the
big U.S. de
mand for
drugs.
White
House
spokesman
Marlin Fitzwa-
ter said the administration
planned no money beyond what is
already in the president's budget.
Bush faced criticism at home
that his multibillion-dollar drug
fighting strategy has been ineffec
tive, with U.S. cities still flooded
with ample, cheap supplies of
drugs.
To critics in Congress who la
bel the drug war a failure, the
president offered a sharp reply.
"They don't know what they're
talking about . . . The record's
good,” he said.
"We're going to get maximum
cooperation," Bush said as he met
with Peruvian President Alberto
Fujimori.
But even as the leaders gath
ered, Bush is facing criticism at
home that his multi-billion-dollar
drug-fighting strategy has been
ineffective, with U.S. cities still
flooded with ample, cheap sup
plies.
"We're going to build on . . .
the Cartagena meeting," said
Bush. "We're going to get maxi
mum cooperation. We're going to
redouble our efforts on the de
mand side and on the supply
side."
Fujimori said the problem can
not be fought by merely cutting
off supplies. Asked if Peru needed
more U.S. aid, Fujimori said, "Oh,
sure."
Bush pitched in, "Everybody
does — including us."
The meeting expands on the
summit two years ago in Cartage
na, Colombia, where Bush met
with the leaders of the Andean na
tions of Colombia, Bolivia and
Peru, the principal drug produc
tion countries.
Joining in the two-day Texas
summit are the presidents of Mex
ico and Ecuador and the foreign
minister of Venezuela — leaders
from countries that have se£n in
creasing involvement in illegal
drug trafficking as the Andean na
tions crack down.
Bush was welcoming the Latin
leaders to his home state after a
day of politicking in California.
His itinerary Wednesday after
noon included separate meetings
with Peru's President Alberto Fuji
mori, Colombia's Cesar Gaviria,
Bolivia's Jaime Paz Zamora and
Ecuador's Rodrigo Borja.
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In Advance
Parents' Weekend planning begins
It’s time to start planning for Texas A&M’s 1992 Parents’
Weekend, April 24-26. The Parents’ Weekend Committee
encourages all student organizations to coordinate activities aimed
at showing off pride in Aggieland, and to give parents a feel of
what life at A&M is all about.
Any group planning an activity for that weekend is asked to fill
out a schedule form. These forms may be picked up in the student
government office (Room 127 of the new Student Services Building
- in the parking garage across from Rudder Tower) or in the
Student Programs Office in the MSC. The schedule forms must be
returned to the Student Government office by 5 p.m. Friday. Feb.
25.
If there are any questions, please call and leave a message for
Cathy Gist at the Student Government office at 845-3051.
PLEASE NOTE: Even though an activity may be reserved with
University scheduling, if an organization does not complete a
schedule form, the activity will not be included in the 1992 Parents’
Weekend schedule.
Department plans basic tax course
Class offers help to students
preparing to file IRS forms
By Reagon Clamon
The Battalion
Students discovering the 1040
tax return for the first time may
get some badly needed help if a
new basic tax course is approved
for the 1992 fall semester.
The new course, which will not
have any prerequisites, will be
geared to the average student who
has never seen a tax return before.
Dr. Larry Crumbley, an ac
counting professor, said he be
lieves the new class will help stu
dents understand the tax laws
they face now, as well as the com
plicated tax laws they may face in
the future.
"Many of the problems in busi
ness have to do with taxes and
taxation," Crumbley said. "You
really can't make a lot of decisions
without knowing the tax law."
Crumbley said much of the
course content would be immedi
ately applicable to day-to-day tax
problems of students.
"We're trying to make an inter
esting course," Crumbley said.
"I've used short stories in some of
my classes as well as video to
make it interesting."
Crumbley was chosen by Dr.
James J. Benjamin, head of the ac
counting department, to develop
the class as a service course for all
students. Crumbley will eventual
ly teach the course once he has de
cided what it will cover.
"One aspect of the class would
cover individual tax laws," said
Crumbley. "This would include
the different kinds of deductions,
what income is taxable, what
scholarship income is taxable and
so forth."
Crumbley also said he would
stress keeping accurate records -
something many students have a
problem with.
"Record keeping is very im
portant," Crumbley said. "The
problems students have (with
records) are no different than any
one else. Nobody likes to keep
records."
Crumbley said the class would
be geared toward students but
will include a lot of "real world"
information.
"Students are going to work
for businesses, or start their own
businesses," he said. "They need
to have information as an employ
ee or employer to know which is
the best way to operate."
Crumbley said the class would
be more than just a boring tax
course.
"There's a real lack of knowl
edge of taxation and it has a ma
jor impact on our lives," he said.
"We're trying to set up a service
course to help people out."