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The Battalion
Thursday, April 23,IS?
Groups allow students to become part of University system
Committees provide campus involvement
By Robin Roach
The Battalion
Students who are searching for in
volvement in the Texas A&M Univer
sity system should be aware of the nu
merous committees now accepting ap
plications.
Memberships in nearly 40 commit
tees are open to undergraduate as well
as graduate students in diversified ar
eas of interest.
David Dupre, co-chairman of Uni
versity Committees, said committees
are an important part of Texas A&M,
and there is a committee suitable for
everyone.
"The committees facilitate the deci
sion-making processes of the Univer
sity," Dupre said. "Being involved in a
committee makes you appreciate
A&M. The more you're involved, the
more you'll love it."
The Security Awareness Committee
is one of the committees looking for
students interested in getting in
volved. This particular committee
deals with threats to the safety of stu
dents and property — an increasingly
important area of concern, given the
recent assaults on and around the
A&M campus.
The Student Publications Board is
also one of the numerous committees.
Its responsibilities include choosing
the editorial board for the Aggieland,
AggieVision, and The Battalion, which
makes the committee one of the most
visible to the student body Dupre said.
One of the newer committees at
See Official/Page 6
CRIME STOPPERS
Police continue search for assailant
It was 6 a.m. on Saturday, March 28 when a 41-year-old fe
male was leaving Kinko’s Copy Center at 509 University Drive in
College Station.
As she approached her car and opened the door, a black male
quickly came up from behind her, shoved her into the front seat.
The suspect threatened her with a knife, told her to keep her head
down, then started the car and drove away.
The victim stated that the suspect drove to a secluded location
where he assaulted her, put a paper sack over her head, then
drove to another location where he forced her into the trunk of the
car, before he drove and abandoned the car on Jones Road, off of
Highway 60 west of College Station.
The suspect is described as a black male, 30 to 35 years of age,
5’ 10” to 6’ 00” tall, 175 to 190 lbs., with a muscular build and medi
um complexion.
Detectives believe that the suspect left on foot, suggesting that
he may live near the area that the car was abandoned or that the
suspect was picked up along Highway 60 and given a ride.
Two weeks ago this sexual assault was featured as the Crime of
the Week. Since that time Crime Stoppers and the College Station
Police Department have received several calls, however detectives
have exhausted all leads, leaving no viable suspects.
If you have information that could be helpful, call Crime Stop
pers at 775-TIPS. When you call, Crime Stoppers will assign you
a special coded number that will protect your identity.
If your call leads to an arrest and grand jury indictment, Crime
Stoppers will pay you up to $1,000 in cash. Crime Stoppers also
pays cash for information on any felony crime or the location of any
wanted fugitive.
So call Brazos County Crime Stoppers today, at 775-TIPS.
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Attorneys pick jury for trial
KERRVILLE — After hours of question
ing, attorneys selected an eight-woman,
four-man jury Wednesday to decide the
fate of a Lubbock man accused of raping
his retarded sister-in-law.
Jimmy Wayne Wooten, 42, is accused of
raping and impregnating the retarded
woman on April 15, 1990 when she was a
resident of the Lubbock State School.
Wooten faces a possible two to 20 years
in prison and up to a $10,000 fine if con
victed. He maintains he is innocent.
Several jurors were disqualified after
saying they could not consider probation
as punishment for someone convicted of
sexual assault.
Wooten's sister in law, 34-year-old De
bra Lynn Thomas, gave birth to a son Jan.
1,1991.
Thomas has the IQ of a 2-year-old and
does not realize she has given birth.
Her son was delivered by Caesarean
section and is healthy. Thomas now lives
in a home for the mentally retarded.
The case has attracted national attention
and led to reforms in the way abuse com
plaints are reported at institutions gov
erned by the Texas Department of Mental
Health and Mental Retardations.
The case was moved to Kerrville be
cause of pre-trial publicity in the Lubbock
area.
Showing off
Stephen Cook, left, and Sean Dunham,
of the Aggie Players Improv Group entertaintlie|
crowd at the Earth Day fair Wednesday
the Rudder Fountain. Both have been working|
with the Improv Group for two years.
Summer course seating remains same
By Sharon Gilmore
The Battalion
The number of seats in summer
classes will be identical to last
summer despite budget cuts, a
University official told the Student
Senate Wednesday evening.
Executive Associate Provost
Dr. Jerry Gaston said descriptions
of the situation do not correlate
with the reality and students and
faculty do not need to be worried.
"There will be the same oppor
tunities this summer as last sum
mer," he said.
Gaston said two colleges serve
a huge number of students, the
College of Science and the College
of Liberal Arts.
The colleges are seriously af
fected because they teach so many
lower division students who tend
ed to take fewer courses last fall.
Gaston said because of this the
7! Office of Provost provides
additional funds for summer
courses/Page 1
colleges had some serious prob
lems and had to make some com
pensations.
Those two Colleges did not
get the largest percentagehili:
the reduction," he said.
Gaston said emergency Mi
are available for the collegesina'
treme financial trouble.
Gaston said since he haste
here, there has always beeiu
problem with students gettingi
the classes they want in the sir
mer sessions. The University has
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