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y 21,1993 ed County j 3nce used security i ?gan using lectors and ise said. •7? The Battalion nty's seven Vol. 92 No.>5^ (8 pages) ities and an ling cost a i ion. al detectors y criminal / law center authorities ale because aarticularly “Serving Texas A&M Since 1893” Friday, January 22,1993 Bullock comment provokes uproar County lo, where a 1 in George trial, liaison edicted the spur Potter il detectors, assailant in g- :tor bailiffs he Lott case unty, Lolley ns THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Bob Bul lock said Thursday that a state isenator could get any legislation passed if she "cut her skirt off about six inches" and "put on some high heels." Bullock's remark about Sen. Ju- :h Zaffirini, D-Laredo, sparked an uproar from a women's rights group and the state Republican Party. But Zaffirini, who was present dien Bullock made the comment Wore more than 100 people at a lexas Chamber of Commerce meeting, said it was just a joke and that she was not offend ed. And she not ed that Bullock, also a Democ rat, has appoint ed her chair woman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. "I know hatred when I see it. I know bigotry. I know chauvinism. This was not any of those," Zaf firini said. Bullock Bullock's spokeswoman Syd ney Rubin said, "One can ques tion the lieutenant governor's choice of words, but you can't question his support for women or women's issues." Some did. "It's absolutely outrageous that someone who claims to be a friend to women's causes still doesn't quite get it," said Hannah Riddering, co-chair of the Austin chapter of the National Organiza tion for Women. "We encourage him to attend a few of our meetings. After all, they're quick to call us when they're campaigning. Perhaps it's 1 IS , sign his Thursday, lis interim eger, to be 'eek. 11 come in r to Vice , who is e. ed to the Richards, m in May minder of ;h ends in ' Leader id Senate bert Dole Bentsen's a senator ve Senate nee 1987. of few lalified to is critically Mitchell, tan ife; :ation her ) PRESS - An airman shooting his ina Air Force nesday he e and would :horities had who was rder charge >rning in television iRGV he shot l why, he ner." lie, isn't it," is transferred ity Jail, where >ut bond until ed to South jEN LOCKARD/Tlie Battalion Dr. Seo Young Chul (standing) and Dr. Ahn seven-member group is visiting A&M as part of Piyung Sun, both members of a visiting group FSIS training and will learn how to better inspect of veterinarians, eat food from their native Korea meats for their government, outside Hart Hall Thursday afternoon. The time they call for a little con sciousness raising," she said. She asked how Bullock would feel if someone in his position said "I know bigotry. I know chauvinism. This was not (one) of those." -Sen. Judith Zaffirini D-Laredo the same thing about any woman in his family. Karen Hughes, executive direc tor of the Texas Republican Party, called Bullock's remark about Zaffirini "blatantly sexist." "To imply that someone was elected or is able to be effective because of the length of her skirt and height of her heels ... he should apologize," Hughes said. If Bullock believes what he said then "he has no place in a position of public trust," she added. Hughes said that perhaps Zaf firini said she was not offended because she has to work with Bul lock, who is president of the Sen ate. She also said Bullock has start ed a habit of making controversial statements. Last week, Bullock said efforts by Rob Mosbacher to establish term limits was like "a flea trying to crawl up the back end of an ele phant with rape on his mind." Mosbacher ran against Bullock in the 1990 lieutenant governor's race. Concerning the comment about Zaffirini, Rubin defended Bullock, saying that many men his age make similar comments in jest. Bullock is 63. "As long as he's there support ing women's issues, promoting women into positions of power, then, you know, I would give him a little latitude," Rubin said. Abortion foes to march Protest marks 20th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade decision THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - Abortion foes will assemble near the White House on Friday for their annual march on the Supreme Court. For the first time in 12 years, rather than being emboldened by a pres ident's words, they will be set back by his deeds. President Clinton will mark the day by revoking his predecessors' restrictions on abortion counsel ing at federally supported clinics. Both Presidents Reagan and Bush annually delivered mes sages of support for the anti-abor tion marchers. "It's a real insult, a real slap in the face of Americans who hold pro-life views," said Nancy My ers, communications director of the National Right to Life Com mittee. "He's going to be signing a death warrant for unborn chil dren." "Hopefully the country in the next four years won't go down so far that we can't pull it back up," added Bob Jewitt, a spokesman for Operation Rescue which stages blockades at abortion clin ics nationwide. "This year we've turned the corner," declared Kate Michel- man, president of the National Abortion Rights Action League. "Last year, we were battle fa tigued. We were losing ground steadily day in and day out." House Speaker Thomas Foley, D-Wash., said "The most impor tant victory in the last 20 years (since the court's Roe vs. Wade decision ) is the election of Bill Clinton." Clinton's choice to run the De partment of Health and Social Services, Donna Shalala, attended NARAL's champagne brunch Thursday just hours before she was confirmed by the Senate. "I'm here because I'm a friend," she explained. Reagan and Bush repeatedly vetoed legislation aimed at easing restrictions on federal funding for abortions and used executive or ders to block fetal tissue research, abortions in military hospitals and funding for overseas popula tion control programs. Clinton is expected to sweep See Abortion/Page 4 Aggies for Life to sponsor rally By CYNTHIA TREVIZO The Battalion Aggies for Life (AFL) is sponsoring a Rally for Life today from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Rudder Fountain to recognize the 20th anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion. "We want to express our concern for the abortion issue and how we can actively promote the alternatives (to abortion)," said Ron Hamada, AFL education director. The rally will spotlight several guest speakers who will speak about various topics relating to the right to life movement. Aggies for Life promotes abortion alternatives through various forms of literature and involvement in major projects. It is an ac tion-oriented organization that supports local crisis pregnancy centers, primarily the Brazos Valley Crisis Pregnancy Service, Hamada said. "We go beyond lecturing and speaking; we do all sorts of things for (expectant) mothers," he said. Lisa Hudson, former vice president of Pro-Choice Aggies said See Rally/Page 4 Chinese students ring in New Year By KEVIN LINDSTROM The Battalion The Year of the Rooster begins Saturday as the Chinese Student Association celebrates its 30th an niversary this Chinese New Year. The Chinese New Year is cele brated as a time of family gather ings. Traditionally, the Chinese work year-round, and the New Year's celebration is the holiday many Chinese and Taiwanese take the most seriously. Tim Chang, a graduate student in statistics, said the distance from family in China and Taiwan makes the holiday special for some A&M students. "It is meaningful to have this bond and to get together," Chang said. "This way we can remember where we came from, and who we are." The Year of the Rooster is one year in the 12-year cycle which also contains the rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, serpent, horse, sheep, monkey, dog and pig. According to Chinese legend, these 12 animals were the only ones that showed up when the supreme being called for all of the animals. Each animal was honored as a symbol during the 12-year cycle. See New Year/Page 4 , 199: an- ould Df its bout ■ ear- 1 em- itegy n its ould >yees 1, no >ht- isary ness 0s," •ong Sally on esti- :e of ap- re- tvith bse- the t on it to ver- ha- any een sad- the : the rsi- in- in- ite- she nal are ant t s ent jpn. tu- 2nt )Ut >n. ed os of >ve se- he as, gi- at- 1 a P- ts, n- ur :a- n- aring will not se the crime jurisdiction the base, said ; office, still need to ■r, which they Wednesday administrator fter the Jan. 4 e Beach Air ?sted Tuesday ille nightclub xas Rangers, lews release, et away," said s Rangers and ree more days en gone." g, authorities ay Willis near ridge leading scico. lication Willis ■ the country, lice Sgt. Willie >f two vehicles o days before lis, was shot. State deficit projections By JULI PHILLIPS The Battalion "Safer than sorry" seems to de scribe the Texas State Legisla ture's method of calculating bud get shortfalls. Earlier in the school year, the expected state deficit for the 1993 budget rvas $5 billion, and state-fund ed higher edu cation institu tions were told by the Texas Higher Educa- Ogden tion Coordinat ing Board to make preparations for a possible 10 percent cut in funding. Although the universities and colleges are still readying them selves for a 10 percent cut, the lat est deficit projections have fallen 36 percent to around $3.2 billion. An expenditure-forecasting process used by the legislature, called "current services budget ing," seems to be the culprit in the $2.8 billion drop in expectations. Using the current services bud geting system, the money used over the last year of operation, not the average of the expenses over the three years covered by the budget, is multiplied by the ex pected inflation rate of 5 percent. That inflated figure is almost always larger than the actual ex penses, so as the actual expenses roll into the state budgeting office, the deficit projections decrease. "This is a bad way to calculate the deficit, because it is always so inflated," State Rep. Steve Ogden said. "It tends to send up unnec essary flags." Ogden gave an example of pos sible Railroad Commission fund ing. shrink He explained that the average expenses of the commission over the budget period may be lower than the projected expenses, using the commission's current services budget. Money would then be allocat ed, looking at the actual expenses, but the press would seize on the inflated figure and say that the commission's funding is being cut, Ogden said. A&M: more students, less funding By JULI PHILLIPS The Battalion Less bang for the same bucks. The Texas A&M University System may receive the same amount of state funding from the new state budget, currently being deliberated in the Texas Leg islature, but the funding will not cover increasing in flation and student enrollment. College Station State Rep. Steve Ogden said Thursday. Ogden predicts Texas A&M and other Texas pub lic universities will face more belt tightening, which has become almost common-place over the past sev en years. Money will have to be raised by the systems and schools to make up the funding shortfalls, Ogden said. "No one will debate that higher education fund ing has been cut," he said. "Money, as a percentage See Funding/Page 4 Inside... A&M-TCU basketball preview Page 5 New view on abortion? Page 7 Baird withdraws nomination Page 8 D- at 7