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State & Local Page 2 The Battalion Thursday, January 21,1993 Students report crimes from Christmas holidays By CHERYL HELLER and GINA HOWARD Crimes reported on the Texas A&M University campus over the holidays included thefts, criminal mischief and trespassing — com mon violations during a Christ mas break, said Lt. Bert Kret- zschmar, head of the University Police Crime Prevention Unit. Kretzschmar said that most of the thefts on campus were in and around residence halls in first- floor rooms. Stolen items included clothing, a checkbook, textbooks, bikes and calculators. The department expects to re ceive more burglary reports as students return from the holidays, Kretzschmar said. If is important that students report burglaries or attempted burglaries in the resi dence halls, he said. "If students come back from the holidays and find that their room has obviously been broken into, they need to call us immedi ately and make a report," Kret zschmar said. "We need to know about the burglaries to prevent fu ture ones from happening." None of the crimes reported over the Christmas break were ex ceptional, said Bob Wiatt, director of University Police. "One common thing that usu ally happens is that students leave OCA clean-up to improve community By SHELIA VELA The Off-Campus Aggies Association (OCA) and the city of College Station have initiated an environmental program, Aggieland Pride, to instill community pride in students who make College Station their temporary home. Jennifer Cotner, an assistant in the College Station public relations office and coordinator of the program, said the idea originated when the sanitation superintendent was having trou ble with trash containers, especially at apart ments. "Trash bags were being left out on the ground instead of in the trash container, caus ing a problem for the automated system in volving ultimately one bus with usually one operator," Cotner said. To deal with these problems, city officials and OCA formed Aggieland Pride. The use and appearance of trash containers will be one of the first issues to be addressed. Posters and brochures featuring A&M stu dents will be distributed to students and the general public to emphasize ways to improve the use and appearance of trash containers around apartments, homes and duplexes. Jessica Reeves, director of Spirit and Tradi tions of Off-Campus Aggies, said "all (OCA) board members are behind the project 100 per cent." Reeves said she became involved with Ag gieland Pride because the organization focuses on recycling. "I feel more students will take part if it is easier to have recycling bins right at their own apartment dumpsters, she said. If the program is successful, city officials want to pursue other community-related pro jects to promote other safety and environmen tal issues through a council committee com prised of student representatives selected each school year, Cotner said. "Other activities planned might concern parking, lawn maintenance, or even bonfire," she said. The program will be implemented through the College Stahon Public Relations and Mar keting Office along with the city's Public Ser vices Department. Attorney reconsiders murder ruling Texas DPS releases evidence to lawyers THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN — The Texas Depart ment of Public Safety has been or dered to turn over evidence in the 1990 deaths of a Texas Racing Commission official and his fami ly to relatives, a lawyer says. Demetri Anastasiadis, an assis tant attorney general handling the case, said Tuesday an appeal of that district court order is possi ble. "We've been considering an appeal if there is an adverse rul ing," Anastasiadis said. Anastasiadis, who said he hadn't yet seen the ruling by Dis trict Judge James Meyers, said that if an appeal is filed, the first step- would be a motion request ing a stay of the order until that appeal is completed. John Phillips, a lawyer who represents the surviving family members, said the judge said he "felt like this was a proper time to release the information." David Joost, chief financial offi cer with the Racing Commission, and his wife, Susan, and children. Lauren and Eric, were found dead in their Buda home March 5,1990. The deaths were ruled murder- suicide, but family members ques tion the ruling. Daniel Joost, David Joost's brother, said the family wants ac cess to the evidence compiled by the DPS and Texas Rangers to see if there is proof that his brother killed his family and himself. "We just want a second opin ion," Daniel Joost said. "We want our investigator to be able to sit down with their evidence and see what happened." Officials with the DPS and Texas Rangers maintain there is an ongoing investigation, so evi dence should not be made public. Meyers had ruled in June that the ongoing investigation meant the files could not be released to the Joost family. Daniel Joost said he is pleased with Meyers' ruling, but said he expects an appeal. "Even though the judge has ysaid that's what he wants, as far as them carrying out the order, I doubt seriously if that is ever go ing to happen," he told the Austin American-Statesman. PHI KAPPA TAU - EXPERIENCE THE RUSH - Date Function Place Thurs., )an. 21 7:00 IFC Fraternity Life Seminar 601 Rudder Fri., Jan 22 12:00 Casino Nite Phi Tau House Sat., )an 23 12:00 Greensworld Golf Tourney Phi Tau House Sun., Jan. 24 1:00 Burgers and Balls V-Ball Phi Tau House Mon., Jan. 25 8:00 Tour Phi Tau Phi Tau House Tues., Jan. 26 7:00 ATE Ball Clicks Billiards Thurs., Jan. 27 7:00 Date Party *lnvite Only Fri., Jan 28 5:00 Bid House For more information: Systems Bldg. 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Parking permits and bus passes purchased in the Fall are valid through the Spring semester. IF you will not need your permit or bus pass in the Spring, return it now for the best refund! All staff transactions from January 14 - 26 will be handled during normal business hours at the P ITS Main Office, Room 118, Mudent Services Building. PTTS Main Office Hours of Operation January 14 - 26, 1993 Monday - Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Friday 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday Closed Rudder Tower Hours of Operation January 14 - 26, 1993 Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. their dorm rooms unlocked and come 1 'ack find things miss ing," V itt d. Thef s w e also reported in the MSC fi groom, the State Head- quarL-- Building, the large ani mal hospital construction site, the Faculty Club and the University President's home. Holiday criminal mischief re ports included damage to cars in parking areas around campus, damage to the front desk and video games in the Commons Lobby and soap poured into the Rudder Fountain. Since the campus is practically vacant over the break. University Police looked for any suspicious behavior, Wiatt said. President Bush returns to Texas THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON — Private citizen George Bush was coming home to Houston Wednesday immedi ately after handing over the presidency to his successor. Bill Clinton. Bush, aboard the 747 aircraft that most recently served as Air Force One, was expected to ar rive at Ellington Field, southeast of Houston, by midafternoon. Bush staffers had hoped the event would remain low-key and not attract a huge crowd. The former president was ac companied on the flight home by staffers and friends. He de clined to allow reporters to ac company him. Bush and his wife, Barbara, were heading to a rental house in the West Oaks subdivision where they will live until con struction of their new home is complete, two doors away. The Bush's own a narrow lot there and have purchased ad joining land to increase the size of the property to 5,280 square feet. The home is near the Hous tonian Hotel where Bush has held legal residence during his eight years as vice president and then four as president. Also nearby is the building where Bush has leased office space. The return of the Bush family to Texas, where they moved in 1948 after Bush graduated from Yale, was being marked in Houston by several large free way billboards that proclaimed "Welcome Home George & Bar bara." A store in the Bush's new neighborhood was passing out yellow ribbons for residents to tie around trees as a welcoming sign. The city has spruced up the already affluent area by paving the street, although city officials denied it was done specifically to accommodate the arrival of the former president. Some residents of the neigh borhood have considered peti tioning the city to block off the former president's street to deter sightseers or make it a private street City officials, however, have discouraged such a move, say ing the novelty of Bush's pres ence soon will wear off and traf fic won't be a problem. President Bil pnent at his •renowne rm that spo j the "new lined by the ;nistration. Angelou be; ords/'A roc °e," and used ancient ek M to reflect ssibilities of lintry. She said th back for md on, but n Come, yoi »n my back t seek no hi "1 will g :e. 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