n Campus Elections ‘93
The Battalion
Vol. 92 No.123 (8 pages) 1893 - A Century of Service to Texas A&M - 1993 Friday, April 2,1993
Koldus announces intentions to retire in August
By JEFF GOSMANO
The Battalion
After 20 years at Texas A&M
University, Dr. John J. Koldus,
vice president for student ser
vices, announced on Thursday he
will retire Aug. 31.
Koldus said he has been con
templating retirement for several
months.
"Every individual wonders
when it is the right time to retire,"
he said. "I think the decision is a
composite of your health, person
al situation and many other
things."
He said University President
Dr. William H. Mobley wanted
him to consider his decision
longer, but Koldus said, "I think it
was just the right time."
Although Koldus will no
longer be an administrator at
A&M, he said he will live in
Bryan-College Station and remain
informally connected to the Uni
versity.
However, Koldus said he will
continue to enjoy the community,
the people and A&M.
By having student conferences,
weekly luncheons with students
and by being accessible to stu
dents, Koldus said he was able to
keep the University small and
personable.
"In an institution of higher
learning, the more enjoyable
things are, the more friendly the
environment, the more successful
students are," he said.
Many students know Koldus
for a card file he began in 1982
which contains the names of every
student he has met. The file has
grown to more than 30,000 names.
Another one of his traditions is
the weekly luncheons he has with
students. Every week, he invites
20 students to lunch. 1
The University has gone
through several noticeable
changes since his arrival, Koldus
said. He cited the changing physi
cal structure of the campus and
the changing student body.
"There is a more diverse stu
dent body," he said. "They have
evolved into a more talented and
bright student body."
When Koldus arrived to A&M,
only 350 student organizations ex
isted, but today that number has
increased to 700. "In every area,
we provide more services," he
said.
In a press release issued Thurs
day, Mobley said, "No one has
had a closer relationship with so
many Aggies . . . His (Koldus')
compassion, warmth, understand
ing, humor and innovation have
made a lasting mark on the Uni
versity."
Mobley will select Koldus' suc
cessor.
In addition to serving as vice
president for student services,
Koldus also taught a graduate
course in education.
Koldus said he has enjoyed be
ing affiliated with the University
but "it's time to do something else."
DARRIN HILL/The Battalion
Dr. John Koldus looks over the
note cords he has kept of al the
students he has meet at A&M.
l j Elections results
Sfudent body president
Taylor, Walker in presidential runoff
CRAIG FOX/The Battalion
Rick Taylor is congratulated af
ter hearing the student body
presidential election results.
By JASON COX
The Battalion
Elections for Texas A&M Uni
versity student body president re
sulted in a run off between candi
dates Rick Taylor and Brian Walk
er Thursday night.
The run off election will be held
Tuesday because neither Walker
nor Taylor received 50 percent of
the vote. Students may vote in the
run off regardless if they voted in
the first election.
Taylor, who received 38 per
cent of the vote, said, "I feel good
about ipaking the run-off. There's
a lot more work to do, and I've got
a lot ahead of me now."
Taylor said multiculturalism is
the most important issue facing
the student body, and student
overnment needs to lead the way
y taking steps to increase sensi
tivity and awareness of other cul
tures.
"Student government is the
best avenue to work on the prob
lem," he said. "Students
shouldn't be forced into a three-
hour class."
Brian Walker said he feels great
about the election. "We're going to
take this one step at a time - we've
made one goal and we've got one
more to go," he said.
Walker, who received 35 per
cent of the vote, said if there is one
See Run off/Page 4
DARRIN HILL/The Battalion
Brian Walker celebrates after
hearing the results of the stu
dent body presidential election.
State Senate passes
student regent bill
By JULI PHILLIPS
The Battalion
Supporters of the Student Re
gent bill are one step closer to vic
tory after the Texas Senate passed
its version of the bill unanimously
Thursday.
Thirty-one senators voted in fa
vor of Sen. Jim Turner's bill ap
proving an advisory student liai
son to sit on each state university
system's Board of Regents.
The bill that passed is a modifi
cation of the original bill. The ap
proved version calls the student a
"liaison," not a regent. The liai
son is prohibited from voting and
from attending closed sessions.
Students and legislator aides
said this compromise was neces
sary for the Student Regent bill to
pass.
"Asking for more is like trying
to walk or run before you can
crawl," Turner aide .Michael Kel
ley said during a previous inter
view. "We have to first get at in
there and then show people in the
Legislature that students can be
responsible."
Texas A&M University Student
Body President Steve Beller said
the compromise is the only route
that can be taken to combat the
mind set of student regent oppo
nents.
See Student/Page 6
QUARTERBACK INJURY
Cadets hit with fines for campaign violation
Corps staff, student leaders disagree
about fairness of commission ruling
By GINA HOWARD
The Battalion
Twenty-six members of the
Texas A&M University Corps of
Cadets Thursday were fined $25
each by the Student Government
Election Commission for unau
thorized campaigning for stu
dent body elections.
The commission issued the
fines to cadets running for vari
ous student offices because of a
Corps senior staff memorandum
distributed in Corps residence
halls Monday. Members of
Corps staff said the cadets will
appeal the decision.
The memorandum, signed by
Will Haraway, sergeant major of
the Corps and '93-'94 Corps
commander, listed each cadet
running for office and the office
sought.
The memo, which states
cadets were not required to vote
for the individuals listed, sug
gested "it might be helpful to
take this memo to vote."
Steve Beller, student body
president, said the last phrase of
the memo caught the attention of
Student Government.
"When Will encouraged the
cadets to bring the list to the
polling places, that's when it be
came an issue," Beller said.
"We heard of cadets talking and
passing the flyers to people not
in the Corps. That is blatantly
campaigning."
The Election Commission
See Cadets/Page 4
By GINA HOWARD
The Battalion
The Texas A&M University
Student Government over
stepped its jurisdiction by im
posing fines on 26 members of
the Corps of Cadets for election
violations, said members of
Corps senior staff Thursday.
"The Corps of Cadets is an in
dependent organization, we
don't answer to anyone outside
of the Commandant's office,"
said Billy Dean, Corps scholas
tics officer. "We don't believe
the (Student Government) Elec
tion Commission has any right
to tell Corps Staff what or what
not to put out."
The memorandum, signed by
Will Haraway, sergeant major of
the Corps and '93-'94 Corps
commander, listed each cadet
running for office and the office
sought.
Michelle Campbell, election
co-commissioner, said Haraway
confirmed the memo was distrib
uted during an illegal campaign
ing time.
The Election Commission
See Fairness/Page 4
Pullig out for Spring
By MICHAEL PLUMER
The Battalion
Texas A&M University start
ing quarterback Corey Pullig tore
the medial collateral ligament in
his left knee during a scrimmage
at Kyle Field Thursday. He will
miss the remainder of spring
drills.
Pullig, who took over the start
ing job from Jeff Granger before
the Louisville game last season,
will not require surgery.
Until Pullig's injury, spring
practice had been almost injury-
free for the football team. A&M
head football coach R.C. Slocum
said injuries are an unfortunate
part of the game.
"Of course it is very disap
pointing, but players get hurt,"
Slocum said. "These guys are
grown men hitting each other and
sometimes things like this hap
pen."
Slocum said Pullig's injury
pointed out the need for A&M to
develop a backup quarterback.
"It is very important for us to
find another quarterback," he
said. "I think Tommy (Preston)
has made great strides so far this
See Pullig/Page 6
Re-named system schools
will not receive Aggie rings
By STEPHANIE PATTILLO
The Battalion
A rumor that Aggie senior
rings may be given to students at
Texas A&M's system schools is
unfounded. Porter Garner III,
field director for the Association
of Former Students, said Thurs
day.
"We've had several calls from
students concerned about this,
but it's just a rumor," he said. "If
this was true, then I would hear
something.
"Something as passionate and
intense as the senior ring (being
given to system schools) is some
thing that both the students and
former students will rebel
against," he said.
The concern over sharing the
Aggie ring with system schools
comes after last month's decision
by the Board of Regents to share
the A&M name with system
schools.
Texas A&I University was
changed to Texas A&M Universi
ty- Kingsville, Laredo State Uni
versity to Texas A&M Interna
tional University and Corpus
Christi State University to Texas
A&M University-Corpus Christi.
See Ring/Page 6
College Republicans to host state convention
Leaders refute affiliation
with gay-bashing poem
By TODD STONE
The Battalion
By GINA HOWARD
The Battalion
The Texas A&M University
chapter of College Republicans of
Texas will serve as host for the
College Republicans' 1993 State
Convention Saturday at the Col
lege Station Hilton Conference
Center.
The convention will honor four
Republican candidates in the May
1 U.S. Senate special election:
Congressmen Jack Fields and Joe
Barton, Ray Hutchison and Cly-
mer Wright. The candidates will
address the convention during the
state luncheon at noon.
Keith Kouba, a junior political
science major and College Repub
licans of Texas chairman, said this
a great opportunity to see the can
didates.
"With less than one month left
in the special election campaign,
this may be the last chance for all
"With less than one
month left in the special
election campaign, this
may be the last chance for
all four (candidates) to be
together for students to
hear."
-Keith Kouba
four of thfem to be together for
students to hear," he said.
Students attending the state
convention will elect new officers.
amend the constitution, pass reso
lutions for the official platform
and listen to the speakers, Kouba
said.
The A&M chapter of the Col
lege Republicans will bring to the
convention the largest delegation
in the state with 1,056 members.
"We have twice as many mem
bers as any other delegation in the
state, which means we have twice
as many votes at the convention,"
said Phil Meuret, president of
A&M College Republicans.
This is the first time the con
vention has been held in College
Station.
"That it is here this year has a
lot to do with the fact that the
state chairman is from College
See Convention/Page 6
,The Texas A&M University
chapter of the College Republi
cans denied any association
Thursday with a local business
man who distributed a poem at an
open meeting which degraded ho
mosexuals.
Mark Clements, a graduate of
Sam Houston State University,
passed out a poem about "fags in
the Queen Berets" just before the
start of a meeting Tuesday with
candidates for College Station city
council and student body presi
dent.
Scott Poole, vice president in
charge of activities, said Clements
is not a member of the College Re
publicans, and the organization
does not support Clements' poem.
"Our organization is not out to
publicly demean or humiliate any
student organization," he said.
"We are an official auxiliary of the
Republican Party, and our job is to
support the platform and the
ideals of the Republican Party and
See Leaders/Page 6
Election Results
•Results of all campus elections
Page 4
Sports
•Football: A&M secondary
using spring to fill holes
•Baseball: Johnson aims at
400th win against LCU
Page 5
Opinion
•EditoriahKlan rally flyer false:
Battalion does not endorse KKK
•Column: Democracy at work
in B-movies: Oscars may
slight women but these
classics don't
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