The Battalion
|)l,92 No. 74 (6 pages) “Serving Texas A&M Since 1893” Monday, January 18, 1993
Aggie Breathalyzer' under scrutiny
By GINA HOWARD
The Battalion
A Texas A&M University Sys-
spokesperson responded to
legations that a system investi-
tation into sexual harassment
aarges concerning the use of an
Aggie Breathalyzer" was not
.inducted thoroughly.
Grimes County Sheriff's
]eputy Rebecca Hendrick
larged that she was sexually ha-
issed while attending a class on
)lfl enforcement in recruit school
ethe Law Enforcement Training
/.vision in 1991.
The division is part of the Texas
jtgineering Extension Service
IEEX), a member of the A&M
niversity System.
James Kuboviak, the Brazos
County attorney and accused in
structor, presented Hendrick with
an apparatus that she described to
the Houston Chronicle as being a
"A&M downplayed
the incident."
-Rebecca Hendrick
Deputy Sheriff
"black box with lights and a plas
tic penis attached to it" during the
'91 training class.
It was placed about two feet in
front of her, then, Kuboviak told
Hendrick to blow into the "Aggie
Breathalyzer," Hendrick said.
Hendrick said she realized the
joke was used to break the monot
ony of class, but she felt it was
done at her expense.
Hendrick told the Chronicle
that "A&M downplayed the inci
dent," and the investigators failed
to interview her or to notify her of
the results of investigation.
Brenda Sims, coordinator for
marketing and communication at
TEEX, said she did not under
stand why Hendrick accused
TEEX of downplaying the inci
dent.
"We weren't trying to sweep it
under the rug," Sims said. "We
took our time and sampled as
many people as it took to be accu
rate.
"It (the sexual harassment
charges) was taken very serious
ly," she said. "We were very objec
tive."
Sims said she did not under
stand why Hendrick told the
Chronicle she was not inter
viewed by the investigators.
"Of course we interviewed her,
and it is documented in the report
of the probe's findings," she said.
Hendrick was unavailable to
comment on Sims' statements.
The TEEX investigation found
that "the unusual device did exist
at one time and is not appropriate
for classroom use whether it of
fended anyone or not; it is no
longer being used."
The report cited that Hendrick
was the only female recruit who
expressed the training aid was
used in an offensive manner, and
Kuboviak was named in the re
port as being an outstanding pro
fessor.
The "Aggie Breathalyzer" was
used in training no later than mid-
1991, and the director of the divi
sion at that time may have known
about it, Sims said.
"What we have is a very effec
tive instructor going by guidelines
of a former administration," she
said. "We have high standards,
and of course we don't condone
sexual harassment."
Sims said she is not clear as to
why Hendrick waited 19 months
to bring out the charges.
Hendrick and several other stu
dents who were enrolled in the
class told the Chronicle no one
came forward because such a
complaint could seriously hurt the
students' future careers.
Sims said Hendrick had a
chance to speak up anonymously
at the end of the class session.
"It is policy that every class is
critiqued anonymously by the stu
dents and that would have been
her chance to say something with
out hurting her career, but she did
not," Sims said. "We have never
received a complaint and found it
very strange to receive one 19
months later."
Hendrick claimed the incident
was downplayed because TEEX
never contacted her with the re
sults of the investigation. But
Sims said Hendrick was not noti
fied because until recently they
"were tied up in legal findings."
DARRIN HILL/The Battalion
Jason Rodriguez, a 10th—grader from A&M
Consolidated High School, uses a remote
control unit to fly a model airplane above the
Polo Fields on Sunday. Rodriquez has been
flying for 2 years and owns eight other radio
control planes costing about $300 each.
Arab support essential
to U.N., director says
By JENNIFER SMITH
The Battalion
Until the United Nations elimi
nates its no fly zone, Iraq can ex
pect more attacks similar to Sun
day's, said Dr. Ronald Hatchett,
associate director for programs at
the Mosher Institute for Defense
Studies at Texas A&M.
"As long as we have a no fly
zone, as long as we have these re
strictions, we must take action if
Iraq does not comply," said
Hatchett, who works at the Mosh
er Institute for International Poli
cy Studies.
Sunday's attack signals that
President Bush is insisting Iraq
comply with the United Nations
requirements, he said.
But until the United Nations
receives support from the Arab
League, Hatchett said any attack
against Iraq will be condemned
by the 21 Arab countries it repre
sents.
Since the end of the Gulf War,
Hatchett said support for a con
tinuation of policies against Iraq
has fallen off among Arab na
tions.
"There is a difference between
removing Saddam Hussein from
Kuwait and with interfering with
him," Hatchett said.
Hatchett believes Sunday's at
tack only strengthens Hussein's
power in the Arab world.
"Egypt, the most powerful
Arab nation, has already con
demned the strike as unaccept
able," Hatchett said. "It is impor
tant for the people in this region
to support the United Nation's
policies.
"We need more than France
and England to support United
Nations resolutions," he said.
"We need the support of Arab
states, especially Egypt."
Hatchett said some Arab na
tions feel the United Nations is
wrong to enforce these resolutions
and ignore other resolutions
which have been around for
years.
"They feel it is a double stan
dard," Hatchett said.
"Arab nations have begun to
characterize this as a western ef
fort instead of an effort by the
United Nations."
Hatchett said the election of
Bill Clinton as President may
change the policies against Iraq.
"I think Bill Clinton needs to
build a new consensus of coali
tion partners for Iraq," he said.
"Clinton believes Iraq would be
better off with a new government.
but he believes he cannot choose
that government."
Hatchett said problems will
continue with Iraq if the policies
of the Bush administration contin
ue.
"It is embarrassing that a great
power like ours can be focused on
one little tin-horned dictator," he
said. "If you're going to get rid of
Saddam, you won't make a differ
ence unless you get rid of that
whole political structure."
U.S. missiles hit Iraq
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cheney
WASHINGTON — The United States on Sunday fired a shower of
Tomahawk cruise missiles on a nuclear fabricating plant eight miles
from downtown Baghdad to make "the political and diplomatic
point" that Iraq must comply with United Na
tions resolutions.
In a crescendo for President Bush's final
weekend in office, U.S. forces shot down a MiG-
23 warplane and struck an Iraqi air defense in
stallation before warships launched more than
30 Tomahawks into the night skies near Iraq's
capital.
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said Iraqi
leader Saddam Hussein "is determined to create
a confrontation in the closing days of the Bush
administration," and emphasized that Bush
would not flinch.
Cheney referred to Saddam as a "pathetic fig
ure" for testing the U.S. presidential transition and the United Na
tions coalition that defeated Iraq in the 1991 Gulf War.
President Bush was at Camp David for the weekend and made no
statement.
The attack put Saddam on notice that the United States was willing
to hit him close to home. Like last Wednesday's hostilities, it was a
limited action unlikely to expose U.S. forces to much risk.
Baghdad was lit by bright blasts of anti-aircraft fire from Iraqi gun
ners. It was not immediately known whether the attack was success
ful. "We don't have a damage assessment at this point," Fitzwater
said.
However, an explosion wrecked the lobby of the downtown Al-
Rasheed hotel, and reports said two people died and up to 30 were
injured in several parts of the city.
It wasn't immediately clear whether the casualties were caused by
falling anti-aircraft shells or American missiles.
The official Iraqi News Agency said a number of "civilian, tourist
and cultural targets" were hit.
Rare 'Bear' lives in Evans library
Autographed copy of 'Bear' Bryant's
autobiograhy discovered in stacks
DARRIN HILL/The Battalion
By KEVIN LINDSTROM
The Battalion
An autographed copy of for
mer A&M football coach Paul
Bear" Bryant's autobiography,
®ear: The Hard Life and Good
imes of Alabama's Coach Bryant,
^ been found in the stacks of the
Originally, all of the
books in the Special
Collections had dupli
cates in the stacks."
-Dr. Donald Dyal
•terling C. Evans Library by The
■sttalion.
Dr. Donald Dyal, head of Spe
cial Collections and Archives at
faxas A&M University, said the
^ok will be placed into the Texas
Election in the Special Collec-
% of the Evans library.
"Originally, all of the books in
‘^Special Collections had dupli-
ates in the stacks," Dyal said.
Because of the signature, the du
plicate will be put out in the
‘acks to replace the autographed
copy.
Bryant's signature was authen
ticated by Texas A&M athletic di
rector John David Crow.
Dyal said a book may be
placed in Special Collections for
one of three reasons: a donated
book is given restrictions on its
use, certain books are collected by
the University or sometimes,
books are "100 percent rare stuff."
The Bryant book, which he co
wrote with John Underwood in
1974, is not the only book signed
by a famous author in Special Col
lections.
There is an autographed copy
of Audie Murphy's To Hell And
Back in the Ragan Military Collec
tion and an autographed copy of
Beverly Sill's autobiography. Bub
bles: A Self Portrait, in the Rare
Books Collection.
Like the Bryant book, many of
these books are found in the
stacks by students and brought to
the library's attention. A copy of
a book signed by Mark Twain was
found in the stacks and had been
checked out once before it was
brought to Dyal's attention.
The book signed by Bryant had
been in circulation since at least
1990. Dyal said any books that
are thought to be of value can be
•brought to Special Collections, lo
cated on the second floor of the
Evans Library.
One of the collections that the
University has emphasized is an
extensive collection of local histo
ries of all of the Texas counties.
"There are certain people who
know A&M only for our collec
tions. The Texas Collection is one
of them," Dyal said.
Events for MLK week
Texas A&M University will pre
sent two programs this week to
commemorate civil rights leader
Martin Luther King Jr.
The first, the Let Freedom Ring
Ceremony, will be held today at
noon in the Academic Building.
Texas A&M President Dr. William
Mobley and Student Body Presi
dent Steve Beller will be among
several guest speakers.
The University's replica of the
Liberty Bell will ring as a part of
the observance of today's national
holiday for King, joining other
honorary bells around the country.
Further, the Department of Stu
dent Affairs' committee on Multi
cultural Awareness will serve as
host for a remembrance program
at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Com
mons lobby.
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