Friday, October 16,1992
The Battalion
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Walton Hall raises funds for injured Aggie
By GINA HOWARD
Refmrlcr of THE BATTALION
Some may say the Spirit of Aggieland is dy
ing, that traditions are not as important as they
once were, but how some Aggies are rallying
around an Aggie in need proves it is not true.
Kyle Kepple, a senior petroleum engineer
ing major, was critically injured in a car acci
dent last May while on a residence hall trip to
visit the Shiner Brewery in Shiner, Texas.
Presently, Kepple is recovering in a rehabilita
tion hospital in Fort Worth.
Chris Thompson, a member of the Walton
Hall Council, said Kepple is recovering much
better than anyone expected.
"Hopefully, he will be back here this fall se
mester in time to see Bonfire," said Thompson,
a junior industrial engineering major.
The Walton Hall Council is conducting sev
eral fund-raisers this semester in order to help
Kepple and his family with the medical bills,
which Thompson said are very high.
This weekend the council will begin the
biggest fund raising effort so far. Before the
Rice game Saturday, a table will be set up in
the main hallway of the Memorial Student
Center to sell Cotton Bowl "Spirit" towels.
The towels, which are designed specifically
to rally spirit for a drive to the Cotton Bowl,
are similar to 12th Man towels.
However, the fund-raising towels are not
meant to compete with them, but to compli
ment them, Thompson said.
The idea of selling the towels originated
with Curtis Couch, Class of '88, who had never
met Kepple, but heard on the radio there was a
need for fund- raising ideas.
"It's kind of unique what happened,"
Couch said. "I was just driving and heard the
ad for ideas or donations. The idea just
popped into my head."
Couch came up with the concept, designed
the towels, presented the idea to the Walton
Hall Council and implemented the program
within a matter of two weeks.
"The whole thing just hit all at once,"
Couch said. "I came up with a design right
away and needed a University sponsor. The
obvious choice was Walton Hall."
The goal of the project is to benefit both
Kepple and Walton Hall, Couch said.
If the idea works out. Couch hopes to even
tually set up a perpetual fund out of the towel
proceeds and expand the concept to include
such products as t-shirts and sweatshirts.
"I want to set it up where the proceeds go
to Walton Hall and the council can vote to do
nate to a select charity," he said. "Maybe we
will be able to help another Aggie in the fu
ture."
Couch said the event is important because it
deals with the two most important things on
campus, getting to the Cotton Bowl and help
ing another Aggie.
The towels are not the only money raiser
Walton Hall has planned. Also in the works is
a domino tournament sponsored by all resi
dence halls.
The tournament will begin this week, with
the finals being held the week of Nov. 5 at the
Cow Hop.
"Eventually, we hope to involve fraternities,
the Corps and other student groups to come
up with a single champion," Thompson said.
In addition, a Kyle Kepple Fund has been
set up at First State Bank. Anyone who would
like to make a donation can call 696-5483.
Thompson said all of this is being done in
the true spirit of Texas A & M.
"It's important that everyone keep him in
their prayers and show a lot of Aggie Spirit,"
Thompson said.
Towels will be on sale for $5 in the main
hallway of the Memorial Student Center Satur
day starting at 10 a.m. They can also be pur
chased at any time through the Walton Hall
Council.
In Brief
□ VILNIUS, LITHUANIA (AP) — A radioactive steam leak forced
Lithuania’s only nuclear power plant to shut down on Thursday,
but the nation’s nuclear agency said no radiation had seeped
into the atmosphere.
□ MOSCOW (AP) — Russian military units in Tajikistan were put
on combat alert Thursday and authorized to return fire if attacked
after militants in that Central Asian state threatened to take
Russian hostages, Russian media reported.
□ AUSTIN (AP) — First lady Barbara Bush will travel to four
cities Friday, seeking to boost her husband’s chances in central
and south Texas.
□ DALLAS (AP) — Ross Perot will deliver his solution for fixing
the nation’s deficit and other economic troubles in a 30-minute
commercial to air Friday night.
□ SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) — The new visitor center at
NASA’s Johnson Space Center opens to the public Friday.
□ FORT WORTH (AP) — A judge Thursday ordered 24 boxes of
documents unsealed in a product liability lawsuit against General
Motors Corp., which one consumer group said was responsible
for the “Pinto of the ’90s.”
"We believe that 1973 through 1987 full-size GM pickups are the
Pintos of the ’90s,” said Thomas Smith, director of Public
Citizen’s Texas office in Austin.
“They have a high risk of explosion when they’re hit from the
side, since the fuel tank is in between the body and the frame,”
said Smith after the ruling. “And when hit behind the passenger
door, sometimes that tank ruptures, spewing fuel over the people
involved in the accident and bursting like a watermelon.”
□ CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The last scheduled U.S.
shuttle flight this year, a military mission by Discovery, probably
will be delayed because of a faulty component in the orbital
maneuvering system, officials said Thursday.
□ SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Women’s business and political
leaders are urging Texas women to wear white and vote en
masse to demonstrate their political power on Oct. 24, Women’s
Vote Action Day.
□ WASHINGTON (AP) — The letters “USA” and "K” etched into
a Laotian rice paddy only four years ago could be distress
signals from American POWs, according to Senate testimony
Thursday.
□ WASHINGTON (AP) — Humanity is vulnerable to emerging
diseases — such as AIDS and new strains of old killers — and
medical science needs to sharpen its ability to combat these
lethal microbes, says a report released Thursday by the Institute
of Medicine.
□ WASHINGTON (AP) — About 44 million Americans on Social
Security will get a 3 percent cost-of-living increase next year,
averaging $19 a month. Members of Congress will see their
paychecks go up 3.2 percent, or $345 monthly.
□ WASHINGTON (AP) — South African Archbishop Desmond
Tutu on Thursday called for South Africa’s leaders to stop
wasting time and end apartheid.
□ ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) — A judge sentenced 56-
year-old Andrei Chikatilo, knows as the world’s bloodiest serial
killer, to death for murdering 52 children and women in a series
of cannibalistic sex crimes on Thursday.
□ BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Defying the world
community and his own political chief, the commander of the
Serb rebel air force refused Thursday to relinquish his aircraft to
U.N. supervision.
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The board's decision will not
go unnoticed among the Greek
community, Leesesaid.
"I think this has definitely got
ten everybody's attention, not just
the SAE s," Leese said. "Not only
will it change the behavior of all
the Greek organizations, but
hopefully a change in attitude will
occur on the whole campus, so
two or three months from now
we're not back to square one."
The format of the hearing
called for statements from wit
nesses, representatives of black
groups on campus and SAE mem
bers.
Kelly Kubiak, an active mem
ber of SAE, argued against the
claim that members were
play-acting a slave hunt at the
Oct. 2 party. He said several wit
nesses spoke to the board, backing
up their contention that no play or
skit was performed.
"We did prove that there was
never a slave-hunt parody," Ku
biak said. "What we were guilty
of was the painting of faces."
Joe Colvin, a member of Kappa
Alpha Psi, also testified to the
board. According to a prepared
statement that he read, Colvin
told the board that the decision
they made would have wide-
ranging repercussions.
"When blatant racism, such as
this, happens with obviously no
remorse, it is an embarrassment to
you and (SAE)," the statement
said. "But, now . . . you hold the
power to say, 'yes, we are a world
class institution, but we have
problems and we are working to
correct them.'"
Local
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he said it gave the people a
chance to ask the candidates ques
tions for a change. It cut down on
the mudslinging which continues
to crop up as the election draws
closer, he said.
Brannon liked the debate for
mat because it gave Clinton a
chance to talk about the real is
sues instead of having to defend
himself against Republican mud
slinging. So far. Bush has failed to
talk about the problems facing
America, Brannon said.
"The Republicans will do any
thing to ^et elected," he said.
"They cant run on their record, so
they have to dig up all of this dirt
because their record is so pathetic.
Bush has no vision. He inspires
nothing. He's tired and out of
ideas."
Bush is getting desperate,
Brannon said. The president
hopes to draw attention away
from the real issues, for which he
has no solutions, Brannon said, by
attacking Clinton's character.
Americans are tired of the nega
tive campaigning, he said, and the
president's low approval rating
reflects this.
"They're (Republicans) just so
lost and so frantic that they'll just
do anything," he said.
Brannon said he believes Perot
has some good ideas, but he
doubts Americans are ready for
the changes Perot is proposing.
"A lot of Ross Perot's economic
policies are going to be hard to
swallow for middle America," he
said. "You can talk tough, but you
can only take it so far."
The next presidential debate is
tentatively scheduled for Monday
at 6 p.m. in East Lansing, Michi
gan.
Debate
Continued from Page 1
members of Congress to 12 years
in office. Clinton said that would
hurt small states and would in
crease the power of unelected
congressional staff members.
Clinton said he supported the
so-called Brady bill that called for
a waiting period for handgun pur
chasers and also backed an anti
crime bill that was killed by a Re
publican-led filibuster.
Bush countered that the crime
bill backed by Clinton wasn't
tough enough. He said he want
ed tougher provisions to cut
down on court appeals
and toughen the hand of police
officers. He also stressed his sup
port for the death penalty.
An ABC News poll released a
few hours before the debate sug
gested Bush had closed the gap on
his rival in the days since their
first debate on Sunday. The sur
vey, taken Tuesday and Wednes
day, showed Clinton with 44 per
cent support, to 37 percent for
Bush and 11 percent for Perot. A
simmilar pre-debate survey
showed Clinton with a 12-point
edge.
A CBS-New York Times survey
released on Wednesday made it
Clinton 47 percent. Bush 34 per
cent and Perot 10 percent, un
changed from a survey conducted
10 days earlier.
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The Texas A&.M University
Student Publications Board
is accepting applications for
Editor, The Battalion
Spring 1993
The spring editor will serve from January 11, 1993, through
May 7, 1993.
Qualifications for editor of The Battalion are:
2.0 overall and major GPR at the time of taking office and during the
term of office;
At least one year experience in a responsible editorial position on The
Battalion or comparable student newspaper,
OR
At least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper,
OR
At least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and 303 (Media
Writing I and II) or equivalent. The 12 hours must include completion
of or enrollment in JOUR 301 (Mass Comm Law) or equivalent.
Application forms should be picked up and returned to the
Student Publications Manager's office, room 230 Reed
McDonald Building. Deadline for submitting application: 5
p.m. Thursday, October 29, 1992. Applicants will be inter
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