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Wednesday, March 4,1992
Congress criticizes USD A
House committee calls farm disaster relief insufficient
WASHINGTON (AP) - The
Agriculture Department came un
der attack Tuesday, as members of
the House Agriculture Committee
assailed the USDA for failing to
provide adequate financial relief
to farmers whose crops were hit
by floods, drought and other dis
asters.
But several committee mem
bers also blamed Congress, which
has been unable to decide which
program it favors — crop insur
ance or disaster assistance.
Farmers also have not em
braced the crop insurance pro
gram, with less than half signing
up for crop coverage, Oklahoma
Democrat Glenn English noted.
“We have to design a better
program," Rep. Charles Stenholm,
D-Stamford, said. “We cannot
continue to have two."
Keith D. Bjerke, administrator
of USDA's Agricultural Stabiliza
tion and Conservation Service,
said he also wants a streamlined
program.
“We want one program. Not
two," Bjerke said. “Having both
continues to be a nightmare for
us."
Congress voted 12 years ago to
terminate the disaster assistance
program in favor of crop insur
ance, but since then periodically
has appropriated funds for specif
ic disasters.
Late last year. Congress appro
priated $995 million in disaster aid
for crop losses due to bad weather
in 1990 or 1991.
Farmers have until March 13 to
apply for the aid.
That funding has caused the
current wrangling around the
country, as farmers fight for their
share of a pie who all agree is far
too small.
Some experts estimate up to $7
billion in disaster aid is needed.
The current funding is "grossly
insufficient to cover the extreme
crop damage we have had so far,"
said Rep. Jim Chapman, D-Sul-
phur Springs.
Payments will be pro-rated
among eligible farmers once all
applications are in later this
month, since there is not enough
disaster aid to satisfy all qualified
applicants.
The National Farmers Union
fears farmers could end up with as
little as 30 cents for every dollar
they are qualified to receive.
Bjerke repeatedly told the com
mittee he was unable to estimate
what the pro-rated factor will be.
“I submit to you there is no
possible way for that calculation
to be made at this time,” he said.
Bjerke, prepared for a hostile
round of questioning Tuesday,
opened his testimony by saying,
“Maybe unfortunately, or fortu
nately as the case may be, I did
not bring my letter of resigna
tion."
Although Bjerke faced some
tough questions on specific issues,
several members praised the
ASCS' performance.
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AUSTIN (AP) - The
University of Texas professor who
headed a committee that
proposed requiring freshmen to
study multicultural courses says
he will try to get the idea adopted
on a college-by-college basis at the
university.
A faculty vote announced
Monday defeated the proposal to
require students to study U.S.
minorities or a Third World
culture. The total was 759-434.
Emotions ran high as the
results were announced at a
Faculty Senate meeting, with
some students walking out and
many faculty members sighing
with relief.
“Texas is in its normal
position, bringing up the rear,"
said UT journalism Professor
Wayne Danielson, who was
chairman of the committee that
proposed multicultural courses.
"It's obvious where the voting
block was — engineering and the
sciences," said Danielson, who
said he would now try to get the
proposal approved on a college-
by-college basis.
But other students and faculty
members liked the outcome.
“We should deal with what
students need to know and not
what political agendas dictate,"
said psychology professor Joseph
Horn.
"This is a tremendous victory
for students and relevant
education," said Ed Sullivan,
chairman of the Young
Conservatives of Texas.
Texas has been considering
multicultural courses since racial
incidents on campus in 1990
caused lingering tensions. The
proposal drew opposition from
some professors who said the
reform was part of a movement
by campus liberals to politically
indoctrinate students.
Last year, a committee
proposed focusing English
composition classes on racism and
sexism, but the ensuing
opposition ultimately caused the
committee to resign.
Under the latest proposal, all
undergraduates entering after fall
1992 would have taken three
hours of courses on U.S
minorities or Third World or non-
Western cultures. Students
entering after fall 1996 would
have had to take three hours on
U.S. minorities as well as three
hours on Third World or non-
Western cultures.
Many at Monday's meeting
questioned voting irregularities,
saying the election should be
thrown out because it did not
afford all faculty members the
same method of casting ballots.
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1992 AGGIELAND
Please answer the following questions as completely as possible. If the
Aggieland staff chooses to use your answer, you will be quoted in the yearbook. After
you have answered the questions, please return your answers to the Aggieland Office in 011
Reed McDonald ASAP. Include yourname, classification, major, and phone number with
your answers. Thanks for your cooperation Ags.
1. What was your most outrageous party stunt while attending A&M?
2. What is the strangest place you have ever gone to the bathroom while at A&M?
3. Where do you go out to have fun and why do you go there?
4. Have you had a homesick experience while attending A&M? Please describe.
5. What will you do after graduation?
6. Where would be the ideal place for you to live after graduation?
7. What is your favorite building on campus and why?
8. What is the most exciting thing you have done while you have been at A&M?
9. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done while at A&M.
10. Have you had any long distance relationships while attending A&M? How did it
tum out?
11. What will you remember most about A&M after graduation?
12. What does Aggie Bonfire mean to you?
13. (Seniors) How did it feel to walk through the H20 fountain during Elephant
WalkA\(Juniors) Describe what you did to the seniors during Elephant Walk.
14. Describe what Aggie spirit means to you.
15. How did you feel when the Aggies beat SMU and confirmed going to the Cotton
Bowl?
16. Describe the emotion at the 1991 Lu. game.
17. How did you christen your Aggie ring? How long did it take, etc.
18. What are your feelings about the sexual harrassment issue in the Corps?
19. Was senior bootline worth the wait? Why or why not?
20. Have you ever participated in roll call at Aggie Muster? What was it like?