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The Battalion
Friday, March 12,1993
Academic drawings
Darin Tubbes, a freshman Landscape Architecture the challenge of drawing and the reward that
major, works on a sketch of the Academic Building comes with completing a project. He plans to use
for an Environmental Design class. Darin enjoys his major to design golf courses.
Crime Stoppers
The 700 block of Lincoln
Street in College Station was
visited by burglars twice over a
two week period.
In late January, the burglars
used a crowbar to force open a
window before crawling into the
residence. Once inside, they
ransacked through the dwelling
and stole four shotguns, two
rifles, and two pistols along with
stereo equipment, a television,
two videocassette recorders and
jewelry.
In February, burglars broke
into a home four doors from the
first burglary and stole the same
of items. The total loss for both
burglaries has been estimated to
be over $22,000.
Evidence indicates both
burglaries occurred before
midnight and the similarities
lead College Station police to
believe the crimes were
committed by the same
person(s). Detectives also
believe the thieves will attempt
to sell or trade these items
locally.
Four weeks ago, these
burglaries were featured as the
crime of the week. Since that
time. Crime Stoppers has only
received two calls regarding the
offenses, and police- have
exhausted all leads and have no
viable suspects.
If you have information that
could be helpful, call Crime
Stoppers at 775-TIPS. When you
call, you will not have to give
your name. Crime Stoppers will
assign you a special coded
number that will be used to
protect your identity.
If your information leads to
an arrest and grand jury
indictment. Crime Stoppers will
pay you up to $1,000 in cash.
Crime Stoppers also pays cash
for information on any felony
crime or the location of any
wanted fugitive.
Clinton imposes limits on space station funding
NASA officials fear impacts of cuts
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON— Under orders from President
Clinton, NASA has begun redesigning its proposed
space station with a goal of scaling it back
dramatically in size, cost, working lifetime and
capabilities.
"We want to have a fresh look at this," NASA
administrator Daniel Goldin said Thursday,
describing the latest — and possibly, the most
drastic — of the many redesigns of the $31 billion
project.
Clinton "wants the current space station
redesigned as part of a program that is more efficient
and effective and capable of producing greater
returns on our investment," Goldin said in a
memorandum to NASA center directors and at a
news conference.
He said he does not yet know what dollar limits
the Clinton administration will put on the station.
Until now, development had been budgeted at $17
billion — of which half has nearly been spent — and
construction operations at $14 billion.
The space agency head said he got his marching
orders Tuesday from the Office of Management and
Budget, which tells executive branch agencies
exactly how much they can spend.
"We had two choices," Goldin told a news
conference. "We had an opportunity for no space
station or we had an opportunity for a space station.
NASA has chosen to work with the White House to
have a space station."
Goldin has issued orders that no new work be
begun on the current station design and that no
overtime is to be incurred. But he said work will
continue on projects in progress.
"We are much concerned about jobs," Goldin
said. "We are going to be very sensitive because
human beings are involved." The president, he said,
"intends a significant increase in aeronautics and in
technology."
The new design team's work will be reviewed at
the end of every month through May by a blue
ribbon panel that has not yet been named. The
science community, long opposed to a space station,
will be represented in the reviews, Goldin said.
In the broad outlines from Goldin, many of the
previous design goals would change.
The station would not necessarily be permanently
manned by astronauts — simply visited periodically
— and its lifetime would be 10-15 years, instead of
the previously planned 30. The number of shuttle
launches required to build the station in orbit would
be cut back from the current 17 and so would the
number of space walks needed for assembly.
"The grim reaper is knocking at
the airlock of Space Station
Freedom. "
-Rqj. Dick Zimmer, R-NJ.
America's international partners — the European
Space Agency, Japan and Canada — would continue
to participate and "new opportunities for Russian
participation should be considered."
Operations, which were estimated to cost $100
billion over a 30-year lifetime, should cost
significantly less "in the order of a factor of two"
Goldin said.
In a speech Wednesday, Goldin said he wanted
the station up and operating before June 2000 as
currently planned.
Goldin indicated that as much use as possible will
be made of the space station parts already designed
or built. NASA has spent $8 billion to date.
The redesign comes at a time when anti-station
forces in Congress are gathering strength. Sen. Dale
Bumpers, D-Ark., has introduced a bill to do away
with the station. There is considerable opposition in
the House to spending the billions NASA will need
under current plans.
One leading opponent. Rep. Dick Zimmer, R-N.J,
said Clinton is throwing good money after bad in
not killing the station.
"The grim reaper is knocking at the airlock of
Space Station Freedom," Zimmer said. "When
NASA admits in three months it can't perform this
miracle. Congress will deliver the coup de grace by
refusing to appropriate money."
A leading supporter, Texas Republican Sen. Phil
Gramm, agreed with Zimmer that the
administration may be "issuing a death sentence" to
a program that means thousands of jobs to the
Houston area.
Gore visits Southwest Airlines
Democrats seek advice on increased government efficiency
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DALLAS — Vice President A1
Gore and Sen. Bob Krueger con
tinued a campaign swing Thurs
day through
Texas, where
they solicited
ideas from
workers on
boosting gov
ernment pro
ductivity and
efficiency.
Gore and
Krueger, D-
Texas, met for
about an hour
with employ
ees of Southwest Airlines in Dal
las, the second stop on a statewide
visit to secure votes for Krueger in
the May 1 Senate election.
The pair was to meet with law
makers and take a tour of an elec
tronics firm in Austin before visit
ing a Houston elementary school.
Southwest Airlines led other
big airlines in on-time perfor
mance, baggage handling and
fewest complaints last year, earn
ing the airline the Department of
Transportation's "Triple Crown."
"Bob suggested that we might
just go to Southwest and learn
from you just how these ideas
work in practice. I'm told that you
guys really run this company and
(Southwest chief executive) Herb
(Kelleher) just takes his orders
from you," Gore said as several
hundred flight attendants, ticket
agents, mechanics and pilots
erupted in applause.
Gore and Krueger took specific
tips on streamlining government
from about a dozen employees.
"The main theme that came
from almost everyone was to
come up with a common vision so
that everyone would be working
toward the same end, so you
wouldn't have so much gridlock,"
said Southwest spokesman Ed
Stewart.
During a San Antonio rally
Wednesday, Gore said Krueger
and the Clinton administration
share views on cutting govern
ment waste. 7
Texas GOP chairman Fred
Meyer dismissed the Gore work
site visits as politics.
"It appears the only Texas job
the Clinton administration is in
terested in saving is Bob
Krueger's," Meyer said.
Gov. Ann Richards appointed
Krueger in January to fill the Sen
ate seat vacated by Lloyd Bentsen
when he became Treasury secre
tary.
The Gore-Krueger stumping
has drawn the ire of two other De
mocrats in the race, Jose Angel
Gutierrez and Richard Fisher,
who say the Clinton administra
tion should wait until a leading
Democrat emerges in the May 1
election, then campaign for that
candidate in a runoff.
The Krueger campaign and De
mocratic Party of Texas chairman
Bob Slagle balked at that assess
ment, saying that Krueger has
been endorsed as the official De
mocratic candidate.
Gore
The Texas A&M University
Student Publications Board
is accepting applications for
Editor, The Battalion
Summer 1993
The summer '93 editor will serve from May 24,1993, through
August 6, 1993.
Qualifications for editor of The Battalion are:
Be a Texas A<S*.M student with a minimum 2.0 overall and major GPR
at the time of appointment and during the term of office;
Have at least one year experience in a responsible editorial position on
The Battalion or comparable student newspaper,
OR
Have at least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper,
OR
Have completed at least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and
303 (Media Writing I and II), JOUR 301 (Mass Comm Law) and JOUR
304 (Editing for the Mass Media), or equivalent.
Application forms should be picked up and returned to the
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p.m. Wednesday, March 31, 1993. Applicants will be inter
viewed during the Student Publications Board Meeting be
ginning at 3 p.m. Friday, April 2, 1993, in room 327 Reed
McDonald.
The Office of Energy Management,Physical Plant Department and
its sponsors are pleased to announce the first annual
TJTMZl TOSTE^ COM'PETlTlOO^i
What should the poster be about?
Poster entries should incorporate an educational or motivational
message regarding resource or energy conservatton at Texas A&M
(e.g. resident hall life, classroom, office, or laboratory habits,
etc.). Winning submissions will be printed for use campuswide.
What are the awards?
*1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes
($35-$100 value)
•Honorable mentions and special awards
($10-$35 value)
•Certificates of appreciation to all participants
What is the deadline?
Submissions (18” x 24” in either color or black and white) must
be received by 5:00 on April 16, 1993 at the Office of Energy
Management at the Physical Plant.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CONTACT THE ENERGY OFFICE AT 862-4470 or 845-5317
The Battalion
STEVE O'BRIEN, Editor in Chief
JASON LOUGHMAN, Managing Editor TODD STONE, City Editor
STACY FEDUCIA, Opinion Editor DON NORWOOD, Sports Editor
KYLE BURNETT, News Editor SUSAN OWEN, Lifestyles Editor
DAVE THOMAS, News Editor DARRIN HILL, Photo Editor
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