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Vol. 92 No. 118 (10 pages)
Battalion
1893 - A Century of Service to Texas A&M - 1993
Friday, March 26,1993
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University refuses to release results
of Corps inquiry.
By GINA HOWARD
The Battalion
Texas A&M University officials will not release
the results of a Corps of Cadets' investigation into al
legations of sexual assault and sexual harassment,
said a University official.
Dr. John Koldus, vice president for student ser
vices, said the results of the investigation will not be
released because such an action would violate the
Buckley Amendment - formally entitled The Family
Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
"There is nothing we can share," Koldus said.
"The Buckley Amendment precludes us from doing
that."
The Buckley amendment states educational
records are private and belong to the student and the
university. The records are in the possession of the
university, but only the student has access to them.
On Jan. 26, the Battalion reported allegations from
a female cadet that she was sexually assaulted last
spring and sexually harassed in the fall by a male
cadet. The female cadet had reported her allegations
to Corps officials and the University Police in De-
New regents discuss Bush library
By STEPHANIE PATTILLO
The Battalion
The Texas A&M Board of Re
gents Thursday inducted its three
newest members and discussed
the initiation of several construc
tion projects, including the
George Bush Presidential Library
Center.
M. Guadalupe Lopez Rangel of
Corpus Christi, T. Michael
O'Connor of Victoria and John H.
Lindsey of Houston were sworn
in as Board of Regents members
by Brazos County Judge R.J.
Holmgreen.
Gov. Ann Richards appointed
the new regents three weeks ago
and the state Senate confirmed
their nomination this week. They
will serve on the board until Feb.
1999.
A consensus by the regent's
Planning and Building Committee
agreed to one of the two plans
presented for the layout of the
Bush Presidential Library Center.
A spokesman from CRSS, the
construction company from
cites privacy act
cember.
Rene Henry, Jr., director of University Relations,
said Monday the University would not make an an
nouncement of the investigation results.
"There are some things that I have to question
whether or not they are news," Henry said. "I ques
tion whether or not this is news."
On Jan. 27, the Office of University Relations re
leased an announcement that the Corps would con
duct a formal administrative hearing. Koldus said in
the release an investigating officer had been appoint
ed to follow up on the incident. The release outlined
all allegations and actions taken by the University.
However, Koldus said Thursday releasing any in
formation about the investigation was a mistake be
cause he feels the Buckley Amendment applies to
this situation.
"That was an inappropriate action to take," he
said.
Dr. Don Tomlinson, attorney and associate pro
fessor of journalism, said the definition of education
al records is open to interpretation which can cause
See Corps/Page 6
Houston that is building the li
brary, presented two design
schemes,.
CRSS's "A" plan would build
the center around a creek that
runs through the property.
This plan would require an
"aggressive water management
system" to integrate the stream
into the architecture, the CRSS
See Regents/Page 4
CRAIG FOX/The Battalion
Brazos County Judge R.J. Holmgreen (left) inducts John H. Lindsay
(far right) M. Guadalupe Rangel and T. Michael O'Connor as the
new members of the Board of Regents.
Ramadan ends for Muslims
CRAIG FOX/The Battalion
Members of the Islamic community of Bryan-College Station (ICBS) Celebrate Eid. The Eid celebration represents the end of Ramadan, a
pray to Allah in an early morning prayer session in Rudder Tower to month of daily fasting from dawn to dusk.
GLSS to join march
on D.C. for gay rights
By KEVIN LINDSTROM
The Battalion
Nine members of the Texas A&M chapter of Gay and Lesbian Stu
dent Services (GLSS) will travel to Washington D.C. to participate in
the "1993 March on Washington D.C. for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual
Equal Rights and Liberation," April 25.
"It will be exhilarating to be where gay people are the vast majori
ty," said Jayson Payne, senior computer engineering major and trea
surer of GLSS. "The march will be a monumental celebration of who
we are: gay, out and proud."
The marchers will walk from the front of the Capitol to the White
House. The Committee for the March on Washington, Inc., the orga
nizer and sponsor of the march, estimates one million people will par
ticipate.
According to the organization, the march will be the largest civil
rights demonstration ever. In 1987, 600,000 people marched during
the first march on Washington D.C. for gay rights.
The goal of April's march is to encourage the passage of a lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights bill and more funding for
AIDS education, research and patient care.
"We don't want special rights, we just want equal rights," said Clay
Kilpatrick, sophomore computer science major and publicity chair for
GLSS. "We are not one or two people in another state or a bunch of
freaks."
Other gay and lesbian groups participating in the march include
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Gay Veterans, Elder Gays
and Lesbians and a section of student groups from around the nation.
GLSS members also will attend a national student conference on
gay and lesbian student issues at George Washington University the
day before the march.
Cadets 'March to the Brazos' to raise funds
By GINA HOWARD
The Battalion
The Corps of Cadets will
march 15 miles Saturday to raise
$50,000 for the March of Dimes.
The March to the Brazos, the
largest student organization fund
raiser in the nation, is an annual
event to raise money for the
March of Dimes.
The cadets will meet on the
Quadrangle at 8 a.m. and march
seven and a half miles to the Bra
zos River and will return at 5:15
p.m. To raise money, cadets col
lect pledges from family and
friends in the community.
Chad George, March to the
Brazos chairman, said the cadets
have been gathering pledges since
last year and so far the top cadet
has collected around $1,100.
Still, George said the march is
not all work. When the cadets
reach the farthest point of the
march, they pass leadership posi
tions down to the next class.
"Basically, it is a
day when we can all
go out and have a
good time."
-Chad George,
chairman
"Basically, it is a day when we
can all go out and have a good
time," George said.
Virginia Andrews, district di
rector for the March of Dimes,
said March to the Brazos is the
largest single fund-raiser in the
nation for the March of Dimes
and most of the proceeds stay in
the Brazos Valley.
"At least 60 percent of what is
raised stays right here," she said.
" It (the march) gives us a great
opportunity to have money
brought in that we wouldn't have
been able to get otherwise.
"This is a one-of-a-kind effort,"
she said. "The Corps does all of
the work and effort. They are a
wonderful group of people."
George said the march began
in 1908 as a way of keeping the
Corps out of trouble on April
Fool's Day. In 1977, the Corps in
corporated the March of Dimes
into the event.
Big Event kicks off Saturday
By SHELIA VELA
The Battalion
Community service will be on the minds of
more than 4,500 Texas A&M students who are par
ticipating in the 11th annual Big Event on Satur
day, said Nicole Newbury, Big Event director and
junior elementary education major.
"Students are given the opportunity to give
thanks to the community for all they do for the stu
dents," Newbury said, "It's all about Aggies help
ing others."
Students organize and conduct Big Event, a
one-lay community service project, to complete
job requests for the community.
The program consists of 225 job projects ranging
from painting houses to cleaning yards for local
citizens and businesses who may not be able to do
the jobs themselves, Newbury said.
Although the sign up deadline to participate
was March 1, students can come to the kickoff
which will begin at 9 a.m. at Kyle Field, she said.
"Kickoff is an opportunity for students to see
the whole effect of Big Event," Newbury said.
"People can see how many students, in the thou
sands, are actually going out into the Bryan/Col
lege Station community."
Participating students attend the kickoff to re
ceive last minute instructions and supplies for
their particular jobs.
Guests, such as Miss TAMU, yell leaders, Aggie
Wranglers and a local radio station also will be
present. Cliff Dugosh, Class of '86, will deliver a
motivational speech.
Scott Satterwhite, Big Event sub-chair and ju
nior mechanical engineering major, said, "Big
Event shows everybody that going out into the
community and giving thanks is doing something
See Big Event/Page 5
Vet school looks to appropriation rider for help
A&M system could gain $40 million
By JASON COX
The Battalion
A proposed amendment to a Texas A&M
University System appropriation bill could
restore needed money to Texas A&M's Col
lege of Veterinary Medicine.
The rider, sponsored by Rep. Steve Og
den, is a response to budgetary cuts and is
part of a larger section of the bill containing
similar requests.
Lisa Avila, an official with Ogden's of
fice, said the rider is part of a "wish list,"
amendments requesting money that would
be lost by earlier cuts.
Avila said the cut proposed by House
Bill 650 could further affect the Vet school
and increase the problems the school has
had maintaining its accreditation.
The Council on Education of the Ameri
can Veterinary Medical Association
(AVMA) placed the Vet School under limit
ed accreditation in the fall of 1988, saying
the school lacked adequate facilities and
funds.
Dr. John Shadduck, dean of the College
of Veterinary Medicine, said the money is
needed to maintain the present level of pro
gramming.
Also concerning the department is the
five-year review by the AVMA to regain
full accreditation.
"Our concern is that if the money is not
put back into the college, it will negatively
affect re-accreditation in the fall," Shadduck
said.
Shadduck said the problem affects the
college as a whole and is needed to upgrade
equipment and keep the current level of
staffing.
The bill has just finished review and is
now in conference with the Senate Finance
and House Appropriations Committees.
By JASON COX
The Battalion
Proposed riders to an educational ap
propriations bill currently under review by
the Senate Finance and House Appropria
tions committees could restore over $40
million to the Texas A&M University Sys
tem over the 1994 and 1995 fiscal years.
The system could retain $3 million for
the creation of an electronic library and
video network. Texas A&M University
stands to keep $3.3 million in funding for a
video network, development of minority
faculty, the Outreach Center and the Col
lege of Veterinary medicine.
Other A&M system colleges which may
retain or gain funding through the riders
include:
• Texas A&M University at Galveston -
$5 million for institutional support.
• Prairie View A&M University -
$250,000 for a cooperative extension pro
gram.
• Tarleton State University - $840,000 to
support nursing degree programs, a com
puter mainframe and a minority develop
ment program.
• Texas A&M University at Corpus
Christi - $1.9 million for library automation
and preparation of a communications facili
ty-
• Texas A&M International University -
$750,000 for academic
See Riders/Page 2
Sports
•Baseball: 2nd-ranked Ags
travel to Houston to face
slumping Cougars
•Flyfishing with Feducia,
Zen and wooly booqers
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Opinion
•Exploring the myth of the
closed Japanese market
•Editorial: Clinton must react
to North Korea's nuclear
power
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