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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Presi-
nt-elect Clinton began building
new administration Thursday
selecting Texas Sen. Lloyd
ntsen for treasury secretary, and
cadre of other experienced
nds from Wall Street and Con-
ess for remaining top economic
>s.
Announcing his first Cabinet se-
tions 37 days after his election.
Clinton said to “stay tuned" for
more major appointments, with
his health, housing and environ
mental picks among those that
could come yet this week.
Propelled into office on a
pledge to restore the nation's eco
nomic vitality, Clinton promised
to “work my heart out" with his
new economic team. He an
nounced five appointments in all,
selecting faces familiar to the
Washington scene and reassuring
to the business community.
Besides Bentsen, who chairs the
Senate Finance Committee, they
are:
• Rep. Leon Panetta, chairman
of the House Budget Committee,
who will be director of Office of
Management and Budget.
• Robert Rubin, co-chairman of
Goldman, Sachs & Co., to be assis
tant to the president for economic
policy and coordinate a new Na
tional Economic Council.
• Roger Altman, a Wall Street
investment banker, who will serve
as Bentsen's top deputy.
• Economist Alice Rivlin, for
mer director of the Congressional
Budget Office, who will be Panet-
ta's deputy.
The five nominees offer what
Clinton hopes will be the right
mix of economic philosophy and
practical skill to fill in the details
of his economic proposals, and get
them enacted. Rivlin and Panetta
are known as strong advocates for
cutting the federal deficit.
"These people are seasoned,
skilled, incredibly able and ready
to work for the American people,"
Clinton said of his first ap
pointees, who appeared with him
at a news conference in Arkansas'
Old Statehouse.
Clinton's appointments came
on a day that brought yet more
encouraging news about the
health of the economy.
exans
ill miss
entsen
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WASHINGTON - As
oyd Bentsen's political star
>, Texas' clout on Capitol
wanes.
But no one appears to be-
udge the Democratic elder
tesman's move to the Trea-
Department, where he
make many of the deci-
that determine how well
how quickly Democrats
p-start the economy.
It's an important job. A
lum job. A prestigious place
have a Texan.
Bentsen will become only
te third Texan in the 203-year
tory of the Treasury Depart-
ent to head the influential
gency, joining John Connally
indjim Baker.
He may be adding to his
lace in history, but Texans
om Gov. Ann Richards on
own are keenly aware that
e state will lose a lot: power,
litical Savvy and a place in
bngress' inner sanctum.
“You can't be disappointed
an opportunity like that,"
ys Rep. Pete Geren, the fort
orth Democrat who once
erved on Bentsen's staff.
1 just wish there were two
f him so we could have Lloyd
ientsen as senior senator from
exas and Lloyd Bentsen as
ecretary of the Treasury."
The worry was clear last
^eek when Richards voiced
er desire that Bentsen remain
n the Senate and continue
milding on his 22 years of se~
liority.
Richards even telephoned
resident-elect Clinton to
pint out that Bentsen, as
airman of the Senate Finance
bmmittee, could play a piv-
tal role in pushing the admin-
tration's economic package
ough Congress.
“Lloyd Bentsen has been
fetty much our godfather in
'ashington, shepherding the
rojects that are close and dear
o our hearts down here
rough Congress," says Bill
tyer, Richards' press secre-
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Bentsen to be next
Treasury secretary
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUSTIN — Democrats and Re
publicans alike Thursday ap
plauded the selection of Texas
Sen. Lloyd
Bentsen to be
the next Trea
sury secretary.
But Gov.
Ann Richards
said the na
tion's gain
was Texas'
loss.
''Sen.
Bentsen is irre
placeable in
the Congress. He was our tireless
defender and most elegant cham
pion," Richards said.
The governor, who will name
an interim replacement until a
special election next year, called
Democrat Bentsen "one of the
most knowledgeable men in
Washington and certainly one of
the most respected."
The state's other senator. Re
publican Phil Gramm, offered his
congratulations and said he was
ready to lead efforts for quick Sen
ate confirmation of Bentsen.
"Sen. Bentsen was an excellent
choice to run the Treasury Depart
ment. His lifetime of experience
and his commitment to a strong
business climate will be well re
ceived on both Wall Street and
Main Street," Gramm said.
"I will miss him as a Senate col
league, but I look forward to
working with him in his new
post," Gramm said.
Rep. Ron Coleman, D-El Paso,
said the appointment would leave
big shoes to fill.
"I'm not going to kid you — we
are going to miss Lloyd Bentsen's
presence in the Senate," Coleman
said.
Parties look
to capture
vacant post
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUSTIN - Sen. Lloyd
Bentsen's appointment Thurs
day as U.S. Treasury secretary
set off a high-stakes scramble
in Texas, with politicians in
both parties hoping to replace
him.
"The way it's looking now,
it's going to be more of a free-
for-all. You could wind up with
30 candidates in there and 10
of them being very strong,"
said Republican Kent Hance, a
former congressman and rail
road commissioner who's con
sidering the race.
Gov. Ann Richards will
name an interim senator until a
special election is held in May
or August.
Bentsen
A&M group goes public
Diversity and Equality Coalition looks for student support
By TANYA WILLIAMS
Reporter of THE BATTALION
Members of a newly formed organization. Diversi
ty and Equality Coalition (D.E.C.), met Tuesday
night to present their organization to the public, in
form students about their goals, and to see how
much support they can garner from students at
Texas A&M.
D.E.C. is the brainchild of a group of 15 students
that have been meeting continuously throughout the
semester.
After the Rodney King incident and ensuing riots
in Los Angeles last spring, a discussion between
A&M President William Mobley and students began.
DEC formed at the beginning of the semester to
continue those discussions which did not resume, as
planned, last September.
When events began to take place concerning the
University and racial issues this semester, local
NAACP President Joseph Gourrier said he felt that a
group needed to form to continually look into these
issues.
"When all of these things began to happen with
SAE (Sigma Alpha Epsilon), and now with Ron Wil
son, I felt that there was a need for a group to contin
uously pursue these issues," he said.
"The committee was called together to basically
stick with these issues throughout the semester, keep
the interest in them up, and to find out what was be
ing done about them."
The group which was formed consists of a good
mix of individuals, said Gourrier and Sala Senkayi,
organizer of a racism rally held earlier this semester.
Gourrier also serves as a member of the DEC coor
dinating board.
"The coordinating board consists of blacks, whites,
Hispanics, women and men," Senkayi said. "It's a
representative group of the campus."
The group's main focus has been to get the Texas
A&M administration to develop a campus-wide pro
gram, affecting all areas of the school, to make cur
riculum, staff and faculty hirings reflecting the diver
sity of the student population.
"We (the University) need to realize what the end
results they are working toward are," Gourrier said.
"Are we looking to be a university with diversity
programs or are we looking to be a diverse universi
ty?"
During the course of Tuesday's two-hour meeting,
10 in-depth items, touching various administrative
measures and state policies were discussed before an
audience of approximately 50 people.
"The turnout for this inaugural meeting was sur
prisingly good considering it's finals week," said
Gourrier.
"I was delighted to see such a diverse group in at
tendance," Senkayi said. "We had people from
NOW, CAMAC, . . . MSG Townhall, and other orga
nizations."
Cultural studies
available here,
NAACP reports
By WILL HEALY
Reporter of THE BATTALION
The preliminary results of an
informal survey organized by the
Texas A&M chapter of the Nation
al Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People found
7,000 students per year are ex
posed to some sort of multicultur
al education.
The surveyed polled 490 liberal
arts professors, of which 44 re
ported they currently teach mater
ial relevant to at least one of the
five affirmative action groups.
"The results were better than I
hoped to find," Gourrier said.
Of the 73 surveys received in
the first week, 60 percent reported
some participation in Integration
Leadership Studies, while 29 re
spondents, or 40 percent, said
they did not give any type of in
struction on the affirmative action
groups, according to the NAACP
survey.
The topic of the survey was In
tegration Leadership Studies and
Multicultural Curriculum. It was
designed to estimate how many
students were studying course
material dealing with at least one
of the five affirmative action
groups — women, Hispanics,
African-Americans, Native Amer
icans, and Asian-Americans.
The idea was to find out what
type of resources the university is
currently offering its students and
to assist with proposals being dis
cussed to require some type of in
struction on multiculturalism,
said Joseph Gourrier, president of
A&M's chapter of the NAACP
The current proposal for Inte
gration Leadership Studies is a six
hour requirement of classes that
teach about affirmative action
groups. The survey proposed two
levels of education called Remedi
al Integration Leadership and Ad
vanced Integration Leadership.
Remedial Integration Leader
ship would be a remedial humani
ty course which dedicates at least
40 percent of course material to at
least one of the five affirmative ac
tion groups.
Advanced Integration Leader
ship would entail an advanced
course that concentrates on at
least one affirmative action group.
the program will not add any
hours to student's degree plans
and will affect only incoming
freshman and not students cur
rently enrolled at A&M, Gourrier
said.
He said the information will be
passed on to campus administra
tors who are working on the re
quirements.
"It will give them direction to
go on," Gourrier said.
Finals Schedule
THURSDAY, DEC. 10
Reading day, no classes
FRIDAY, DEC. 11
□ classes meeting MW
5:45 p.m. - 7 p.m. or
later; final exam is 7:30
a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
□ classes meeting MWF
8 a.m.; final is 10 a.m. -
noon
□ classes meeting TR
9:35 a.m. -10:50 a.m.;
final is 12:30 p.m. - 2:30
p.m.
□ classes meeting TR
11:10 a.m. -12:25 p.m.;
final is 3 p.m. 5 p.m.
MONDAY, DEC. 14
□ classes meeting MWF
9:10 a.m. - 10 a.m.; final
is 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
□ classes meeting MWF
12:40 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.;
final is 10:30 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.
□ classes meeting TR
8a.m. - 9:15 a.m.; final
is 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
□ classes meeting MW
4:10 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.;
final is 3:30 p.m. - 5:30
p.m.
TUESDAY, DEC. 15
□ classes meeting MWF
10:20 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.;
final is 8 a.m. — 10 a.m.
□ classes meeting 3
p.m. - 3:50 p.m.; final is
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
□ classes meeting TR
3:55 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.;
final is 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
□ classes meeting MWF
1:50 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.;
final is 3:30 p.m. - 5:30
p.m.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16
O classes meeting TR
12:45 p.m. - 2 p.m.; final
is 8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
D classes meeting MWF
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.;
final is 10:30 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.
□ classes meeting TR
2:20 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.;
final is 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
□ classes meeting TR
5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. or
later; final is 3:30 p.m. -
5:30 p.m.