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The Battalion
Wednesday, April 22
Perot outpaces Clinton, Bush in
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presidential
poll in his
home state of
Texas.
It is danger
ous to put too
much stock in
polls a full six
months before
the election,
particularly
one gauging
the support of an unannounced
and untested potential candidate
such as Perot.
Still, the survey results are a
slap at adopted Texan George
Bush and another sign that Demo
crat Bill Clinton, who ran a distant
third, is having trouble attracting
the independent voters who
swing presidential elections.
The survey also provides fresh
evidence of the potent protest vote
lurking in the electorate and a
striking show of strength for Perot
in the state with the third-most
electoral votes.
The Texas Poll, released Tues
day, showed Perot supported by
35 percent. Bush by 30 percent,
with 20 percent for Texas neighbor
Clinton, the Arkansas governor
and likely Democratic nominee.
Bush aides cast the numbers as
the product of a media honey
moon for Perot that will not last if
he enters the race as an indepen
dent, as now appears likely. Clin
ton aides joined the Bush camp in
predicting that closer scrutiny of
Perot's business dealings and
views would undercut his early
favorable reviews.
“He better get ready for criti
cism," said White House spokes
man Marlin Fitzwater, who pre
dicted Bush “will do very well in
Texas .. . we expect to win."
“It's not something we've giv
en a whole lot of thought to at this
point although we're certainly go
ing to begin to give it more as it
looks more like he is going to be in
the contest," Clinton campaign
manager David Wilhelm said of a
Perot candidacy.
Perot, asked about the poll re
sults on CBS-TV's “This Morn
ing/' show, said, “I'm honored the
people of Texas feel that way. It
gives me a great sense of responsi
bility."
GOP pollster Bill Mclnturff
called the new Texas survey “an
attention grabber." The telephone
poll of 674 registered voters was
conducted April 9-18, an unusual
ly long sampling period that coin
cided with a wave of largely fa
vorable media attention for Perot,
particularly in Texas.
Mclnturff predicted Perot's lus
ter would fade fast if he enters the
race and attracts the scrutiny ap
plied to major candidates.
“Perot is rising to his peak right
now," said Democratic pollster
Claibourhe Darden. “He still has
that new car smell."
But in a year that has defied
conventional wisdom on a regular
basis, such predictions are made
Candidate resigns from racist dub
DALLAS (AP) - Billionaire
business executive Ross Perot,
moving toward an independent
presidential campaign, said
Tuesday he has resigned from
two private clubs that exclude
minorities.
“I resigned yesterday from
both clubs," Perot said. He did
not name them and associates
later declined to say which
clubs were involved.
Perot indicated he resigned
after concern over his member
ship was expressed by volun
teers working to get his name
on presidential ballots. He has
said he will run if volunteers
put him on ballots in all 50
states.
It was the second time the c
sue of discriminatory clubslv:
come up in the presidentu
race. Gov. Bill Clinton t
Arkansas said March 20 i
erred in golfing at an all-whit
club in Little Rock and vowe
not to do it again.
In an April 10 appearand
before newspaper editors
Washington, Perot was que
tioned about his membership
private clubs.
"If I run for office. I'll resit
... If I get into this, we'll look
whatever's there and clean
up," Perot said. He said he tvs
not a racist and that hismee
bership in the clubs was notes-
dence to the contrary.
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with trepidation.
“Perot is like the new girl on
the block, she's the most popular
girl in town for a while," said Tex
an John White, the former Demo
cratic Party chairman. “For Perot,
my guess is about two months. . . .
But I've been wrong all year on
everything."
Democratic pollster Natalie
Davis said that unless Bush or
Clinton can tap the attention of the
angriest voters, Perot may gain a
constituency that wouldn’t desert
him as his record gets dissected.
"With Perot, the support is
from the T'm mad as hell and I'm
not going to take it any i
crowd," said Davis. "If they
determined to upset theap;
cart, it doesn't matter whattypi
baggage Perot might carry.”
In recent national polls,Pa I
has trailed the major party car,
dates somewhat.
In last week's Wall Streetja
nalNBC News poll, for exam;
he was third with 26 percents
port nationally, comparedto
percent for Bush and30pera
for Clinton.
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current
and scic
Muster pays tribute to A&M deceased
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asked the audience to ponder the question:
"Where has the time gone?"
Cox served as a Ross Volunteer and as
Head Yell Leader while a student. Cox is the
author of the poem, " Aggieland — Why I Love
Her So," and the book "I Bleed Maroon."
Cox reminisced about his days at A&M and
told students to make the most of their college
years.
"Get involved. Meet as many people as pos
sible. Make as many friends as you can," he
said. "Blink once. Turn a corner. Pick a leaf.
Where has the time gone?"
One special Aggie received a standing ova
tion during the ceremony. Urban C. Hopmann,
Class of '39, was one of the 25 participants in
the 1942 Muster on the island of Corregidor
during the Japanese siege of the Philippines.
Only five of the participants are now living.
When the Japanese were taking jewelry
from the prisoners, Hopmann hid his Aggie
ring so they would not find it. Hopmann was
recognized for saying at the time, "They got
my wristwatch, but they weren't going to get
my Aggie ring."
Cox said he appreciated students' boldness
to share their faith and the spiritual side of
their lives and was encouraged by the stand
they had taken.
Cox thanked the Class of '42 for their
achievements and their loyalty to A&M.
"We will never forget what you've done
and what you mean to us," he said.
Laughing, Cox said that he appreciated the
attention the "Campus Cops" gave him when
he visited A&M.
Holding up a yellow parking ticket for the
audience to see, he said, "You always make me
feel like a student again. So on behalfofti
;e to say thank you
ag,
student body I'd lik
NOT!"
Remarking on how special Aggieland
Cox asked President Mobley, "Doyoureii
get paid for doing this?" Through applaia
and laughter Cox said, "What a cushjob!
Cox praised A&M students for their spu
pride and for upholding traditions. Boiifu
Silver Taps and the 12th Man wereafewof
practices Cox lauded.
"Aggies aren't quitters," Cox said."Wk
you fail a course you don't quit, youjt
change majors," he. said.
Cox said his memories of A&M would
tinue on even past the day when his name
be called for Muster.
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played and the candles blown out.
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Texas children are eligible for but
do not receive benefits through a
summer food program that substi
tutes for the school lunch pro
gram.
Texas consistently ranks
around the bottom among states
in spending for health and human
service programs.
But even in entirely federally
funded programs — like the one
providing food stamps — the state
is not getting its fair share of fed-
is not getting its fair snare ot ted-
eral money because eligible peo
ple are not being served, said Di-
ple are not being
anne Stewart, director of the Cen
ter for Public Policy Priorities in
Austin.
Besides giving hard numbers
on the number of hungry children,
the study should identify barriers
to people getting those services,
Stewart said. For example, she
said some may not be aware of the
programs they can use.
It is the first survey of its kind
in Texas, she said.
The survey will include inter
views with about 800 low-income
families, each with at least one
child under the age of 12, random
ly selected from 26 counties in
Texas. The counties were chosen
to be representative of the entire
state. In communities where the
initial study was done, Fersh said,
"It has resulted in significant poli
cy changes to the benefit
low-income children."
For example, he said, hospM
in Hartford, Conn., are inforii
low-income mothers aboutft
WIC program; and schoolsinPd
tiac, Mich, and New Haven,Coi
are mandated to offer scho
breakfast to students.
“It's the squeaky wheeltk
gets the grease," Fersh said. Wi
the study, Stewart added, "We'
trying to squeak."
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MSC Political Forum
presents
MSC
Political
Forum
a discussion of political and legal issues on
Wednesday, April 22, 1992
7:00 p.m. Rudder Theater
Guest speakers:
Dr. Joseph Graham
and
Susan Nenney
Moderated by:
Dr. Kurt Ritter
President of Texas Right
to life Committee
Dir. of Communication and Public Affairs
for Planned Parenthood of Houston
Prof, of Speech and Communications
Texas A&M University
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS PROGRAM DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY,
THE MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER, OR MSC POLITICAL FORUM.
Departments preserve classes
Continued from Page 1
just having fewer sections," he
said.
Hill said this is basically the
same situation for all courses in
the department.
The Department of Biology is
another department able to offer
as many class sections as it did
last summer.
Dr. David Owens, associate de
partment head, said there is acu-
tally one more class offered this
summer than the previous one.
The department received some
money from the provost's office to
offer a 200-level zoology course
for non-biology majors.
Many students in other depart
ments, such as health and physical
education, need the course for
their majors, Owens said.
The basic required courses ati
filling up quickly, Owen said
"We're not offering as mat!
courses as we'd like, and aswoul
fill up, but we are offering as go«
or better as last summer,” hesaiJ
However, the department
still not where it would like tot*
as far as class offerings.
"I would be reluctant tosj)
we're in good shape," Owe®
said. "We had to put in a
modest plan for the past couple*
years. We haven't had the
ing increases to match increases* 1
student demand."
Dr. Bryan Jones, headoftl*
political science departmental
Dr. M.B. Hall, head of thechea 1 '
istry department, could notk*
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M.B.A. criteria unchanged
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gram. In universities that do offer
a one-year M.B.A., enrollment
ranges from 30 to 80 students.
"We are already pressed for re
sources," he said. "With more pro
grams and the same number of
faculty, we simply do not have the
resources."
Susan Robertson, director of
the master's program in the Grad
uate School of Business, said that
M.B.A. programs are designed
typically for students who do not
have undergraduate business de
grees.
"Students who already have
some course requirements in busi
ness can waive courses and short
en their time in class," she said,
The Wall Street Journal artid*
stated that programs offering ma*
ter's degrees in business admini-
tration usually cost about
or $20,000 a year.
Robertson said since tuition* 1
Texas is so low, students can
ably graduate from a two-ye* 1
program for less than $20,000.
Cocanougher said he was
ways looking for ways to impro' e
the A&M program.
"WeTl keep an eye on
(the other programs), if it look*
like there are ways to improv*
we'll strongly consider tiiem,"! 1 *
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