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The Battalion
Friday, October 23,1992
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON — Rice University president
next year after eight years as head of the
Houston school.
"It is not an abrupt decision,” Rupp, 50,
said. "It has been one I have thought of for a
while. I think institutions have rhythm and
UmtedSii; benefit from infusion of new leadership."
Rupp said he would leave effective June 30,
1993. He became the school's fifth president
July 1, 1985 when he arrived from Harvard
where he was dean of the divinity school.
He has a doctorate in religion from Harvard
and also studied Buddhist thought and
practice at the University of Sri Lanka.
Rupp pointed to tripling of applications,
doubling of research support and Rice's higher
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national visibility as highlights of his tenure.
"Rice has a sense of forward momentum
and energy that I'm very proud of and I think
distinguishes it from a great many other
universities in this country at this time where
there are major traumas of various sorts which
are not affecting this institution."
Rice is a private school with about 4,200
students, including 2,700 undergraduates. Its
endowment of more than $1 billion, however,
ranks it the 10th largest university endowment
in the nation. The school was the site in 1990
for the annual Economic Summit of
Industrialized Nations, hosted by President
Bush.
Rupp and Charles Duncan, chairman of the
school's Board of Regents, denied suggestions
that Rupp's departure was the result of friction
between the president and the board.
"I think there is not a philosophic
difference," Rupp said.
"There's never a meeting of the board
where we don't talk about some aspect of
resource needs,” Duncan said. "There are
differences of opinion, of course."
He insisted, however, that Rupp's
resignation was under amicable terms.
Duncan said he was surprised a few days ago
when he learned of the president's plan to
quit, although he noted that when Rupp was
hired, Rupp had warned the board he felt a
tenure of about 10 years was what they could
expect from him.
"I think the time frame for that periodic
rejuvenation is about 10 years, give or take
two," Rupp said Thursday. "Because I am
now in my eighth year here at Rice, I have on
the basis of my long-held views felt obliged to
consider both my own future and the interests
of this university."
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Richards backs drug treatment program
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Governor supports prison-based
rehabilitation; asks for federal money
state and local drug treatment
workers Thursday promoted
Texas' prison-based treatment
program and asked for federal
money to help run it.
"We want every single federal
cent that we can get for these very
successful programs," Richards
said. "We're asking politely, and
as the old song says, we ain't too
proud to beg."
Richards spoke to a meeting
hosted by the Texas Commission
on Alcohol and Drug Abuse and
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"Substance abuse is a personal
and profoundly important
concern to me. I am an alcoholic,"
Richards said. "I celebrated my
12th birthday (of sobriety) this
year."
People addicted to drugs and
alcohol must be reached before
they become emergency room or
prison statistics, she said.
"It's clear that unless we break
this horrific cycle of drugs and
crime and misery, we're going to
be hard pressed to regain control
of our streets," she said.
The governor said the state's
new prison-based drug and
alcohol treatment program is
working and could become a
model for the nation.
In 1991, as part of a prison
construction measure, the Texas
Legislature included several
thousand prison beds for drug
and alcohol treatment. Richards
said ultimately 14,000 prison beds
will be designated for the
program.
Richards said the main
challenge is to maintain the
quality of the program. That, she
said, could be helped with federal
dollars, although she did not
specify an amount.
She said the program already is
showing results.
For example, three women in a
prison treatment plan who were
granted parole last month turned
it down so they could finish the
program.
And male inmates at another
prison unit turned in a guard who
was bringing drugs into the
facility, Richards said.
"These people are saying to us,
'We want a change, and we are
willing to act to make it happen,'
" she said.
In a question-and-answer
session, Richards was asked
whether the emphasis on prison
rehabilitation might take
assistance away from people
seeking help outside of prison.
Richards said she used her
speech to promote the prison
treatment program because of the
federal officials who were present.
"It was an audience that was
too great to miss," she said,
adding that if more federal money
is available for drug treatment it
could help free up state money for
the field.
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Inmate offers unborn baby to jail administrator
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AUSTIN — It's nidt illegal for a Burnet
County Jail administrator to adopt an inmate's
baby, says a grand jury that looked into the
case.
Jail inmate Stephanie Templet, whose baby
is due Nov. 23, says she offered her child to
administrator Donna Wilson because she
expects to spend 12 to 18 months in prison on
a forgery conviction.
Templet says she wants her baby to have a
good home, and Wilson says she still plans to
adopt the child.
The investigation was launched after a
grievance letter was sent to the Texas
Commission on Jail Standards about the
adoption plan and other alleged jail
improprieties. "It's very, very sad that people
would use an unborn child as a political
football," Wilson said.
The grand jury ruled Tuesday that
acceptance of the baby would not violate a
state law against giving an illegal gift to a
public servant.
County Attorney Eddie Shell said
Wednesday that he will inform county
commissioners of his findings on other jail
m^ tfers on Nov. 9.
He said an investigation into the jail, sought
by count}' commissioners, showed that
Templet's inmate husband has been allowed to
leave the jail without supervision.
The husband, Joey Allen, was convicted of
two armed robberies and is awaiting transfer
to state prison to serve his 15-year sentence,
Wilson said.
The county attorney also said male and
female inmates at the jail have been allowed to
spend time together without supervision, the
Austin American-Statesman reported.
Wilson said inmates are not allowed to
intermingle and that there was nothing
unusual about Allen's "furloughs."
"We've given furloughs to many, many
inmates. You don't go with them when they go
on a furlough," she said.
"We haven't violated the law, or jail
commission rules so, as far as I know," Burnet
County Sheriff Weldon Buck said. "We're not
going to change any policies."
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Two men sought in slaying
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MEXICO CITY — Two men sought in the brutal slayings of four
teen-age girls in Austin have been arrested and will be tried in Mexico,
officials said Thursday.
Porfirio Villa Saavedra, 23, and Alberto Cortez, 22, were charged in
the Dec. 6, 1991, slayings in a yogurt store. Officials said the two have
confessed to the crime.
They will also be tried on rape charges, based on a Travis County
indictment for a sexual assault that took place three weeks before the
yogurt store killings, officials said.
The two also have been charged with drug trafficking and
smuggling arms into Mexico.
"They will not be extradited because Mexican law forbids the
extradition of Mexican nationals" to foreign countries, deputy attorney
general Jose Luis Romero Apis said during a news conference.
Mexicans can be tried in Mexico for crimes committed abroad,
Romero Apis said. There has been no extradition request from U.S. law
enforcement officials, he said.
Austin police had no comment on the arrests, said police
spokeswoman Gail Phillips.
The bodies of Jennifer Harbison, 17; her sister, Sarah Harbison, 15;
Eliza Thomas, 17 and Amy Ayers, 13, were found early the morning of
Dec. 7 by firefighters at an I Can't Believe It's Yogurt! store.
The girls were tied together and each shot in the back of the head,
Austin police have said. The store was then set on fire in an attempt to
hide the crime.
"I don't feel good about this. Now someone has confessed to
something that is so horrible," said Barbara Suraci, the mother of
Jennifer and Sarah Harbison.
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raise more money with the regu
lar format," Huye said. "The
whole idea behind (the date auc
tion) is to go out with someone
you want to meet and get to
know them. If you don't, you
won't spend as much money."
Remmler said the format
change hurt fund-raising efforts.
"Date auctions typically bring
in $500 or more," Remmler said.
"If the money was just for the
hall, that would be OK, but all
proceeds went to the United
Way. They're the ones that got
the short end of the stick."
Carreathers said any type of
people auction is wrong, even if
no one is coerced to participate
in the auction. He said some peo
ple might be offended by the
idea.
"Just because someone volun
teers for something, doesn't
mean it's always correct," Car
reathers said. "We understand
some people might find (a date
auction) offensive.
"It's best to be proactive and
prevent any misunderstanding
instead of reactive," Carreathers
said.
The Association of
Former Students
Fall Senior
Induction Banquet
Wednesday <Sh Thursday, November 4 &> 5, 1992
COLLEGE STATION HILTON HOTEL -
GRAND BALLROOM - 6:30 P. M.
All December ’92 graduates are invited
Complimentary tickets may be picked up in the
MSC Hallway, October 27, 28 & 29 (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
TICKETS GIVEN ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS
Student I.D. Required to Pick Up Tickets
This is your invitation to the induction of the Class of ’92
Compliments of The Association of Former Students