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i •suBuunv* Page 4 The Battalion Monday, April 5,1993 WE BUY USED CD'S FOR $4.00 or trade 2 for 1 NEW CD'S $10.99 EVERYDAY!!! 268-0154 (At Northgate) The Battalion CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING • Easy • Affordable • Effective Call Angela For More Information 845-0569 NOW DELIVERING (Main campus only) M-F 4 - close Sat - Sun 10 - close 696-1654 $5.00 Minimum order. Cash only. 12$ MAN ! i! 1 r w T mvW FOUNDATION The 12th Man Student Foundation invites everyone to attend the last general meeting of the semester. Our guest speaker will be Texas A&M s track coach, Ted Nelson. Where: 110 Student Services Building When: Tuesday, April 6 at 7 pm Come out and get involved in Texas Aggie athletics! Sore Throat? We are looking for individuals 18 years of age or older with sore throats to participate in a 2 hour research study involving an oral rinse or spray for the relief of sore throat. Patients who complete the study successfully will be compensated $40. BioLogica Research Group, Inc. 776-0400 NOTICE PHYS 202 has been added to the list of courses to be taught in Summer 1993. It will be a ten-week course with lecture and lab times. Lecture: MWF 8-9:25 a.m. (ENPH 202) Sect. 301 lab: MW 12-2:50 p.m. (HELD 217) Sect. 302 lab: MW 2-4:50 p.m. (HELD 217) These sections are established on the SIMS system and are available for student registration. - Alpha Chi Omega Annual 4-Man Scramble Golf Tournament Texas A&M Golf Course Sunday, April 25, 1993 Register: April 1-18 MSC, Blocker, and the Alpha Chi Omega House For more information phone: 696-5516 OFF CAMPUS AGGIES General Meeting Monday, April 5 8:30 p.m. 110 Student Services Bldg. Religious journey to Austin CRAIG FOX/The Battalion Michael Pierce, a pastor for the Church House of Prayer, pulls a cross hometown of Porter, a distance of 1 70 miles. Upon arrival in Austin, he built to help spread the word of Jesus Christ. This is the fifth year Pierce will celebrate Easter at the State Capitol building, in a row that ne has taken on this task of traveling to Austin from his Judicial Board Continued from Page 1 Ballots filled out incorrectly would be reject ed by the tabulating computer. The commis sioners speculated anywhere from 10 to 40 percent of the ballots would have been thrown out because of the confusion. Campbell and Cook said they altered bal lots to ensure all of the votes would be count ed. "We only changed marks if we thought it was obvious what they (the voters) meant," Cook said. "We admit, we did not think twice about it because this was also done last year. We didn't think we were doing any thing unethical." The Judicial Board ruled although mem bers of the Election Commission did alter election ballots, no re-vote would be held be cause the commission acted in good faith. The board's final ruling stated: •The two-column format did not alter the outcome or integrity of the election. •The alteration of ballots was inappropri ate, even though the Election Commission acted in good faith. •The absence of a sample ballot at polling places did not affect the outcome or integrity of the election. •The throwing out of ballots by the com mission was appropriate under the authority granted to the commission. "We only changed marks if we thought it was obvious what they (the voters) meant ... we admit, we did not think twice about it because this was also done last year. We didn't think we were do ing anything unethical." -Michelle Cook, Election Commissioner •Regarding unattended ballots, no evi dence of wrongdoing was presented to the Judicial Board. The board recommended in future elec tions the commission not alter ballots, never leave ballots unattended and clarify ballot in structions to voters. Kim Tenpas, Residence Hall Association president, said the ruling was a "cop-out." "A lot of things happened that affected the elections this year," Tenpas said. "They were tampering with the ballots, and I ques tion the validity of the whole election. This did not uphold what it means to be an Ag gie." Mason said he also questioned the board's decision. "The question here vyas if regulations were violated, and yes, they were," Mason said "They based their decision not on the viola tions but on the characters of [the commis sioners]. We feel sorry for every Aggie. Jus tice was not served." Steve Beller, student body president, said he did not think anything was done with the intent to alter the election results. "They [the commissioners] did not do any thing to pull the wool over anyone's eyes," Beller said. "What we are questioning here is a simple mistake, and it's effect on the elec tion." He said no matter which way the ruling would have gone, not everyone would be happy. "If this is there decision, then I accept it," Beller said. "Any decision you make there will be a group of students who doubt it." Birth Control Continued from Page 1 the beagle dog was not the most appropriate model to study a progesterone drug because the dogs react differently to them than humans do," she said. Regulatory authorities disre garded this data, Steinberg said, but there was much activity by women's groups in the United States based primarily on the bea gle dog study. Depo-Provera critics also charge a lack of information about the long-term effects of the drug, but Upjohn disputes this argu ment. "We now have long-term data in women, not just animals, that shows Depo-Provera is safe and effective," Steinberg said. The World Health Organiza tion conducted a long-term study by following 12,000 women using Depo-Provera for nine years. The organization found no overall in crease in the risk of breast or other types of cancer they studied, she said. "The FDA has approved Depo- Provera because the benefits out weigh the risks," she said. Currently, Depo-Provera is available to women in 90 coun tries and has been used world wide since 1969, Steinberg said. Dr. Ethel Tsutsui, biochemistry and biophysics professor and head of women's studies at A&M, said the United States lags behind the rest of the world in contracep tive choices for women. "Europe and some third world countries have more choices than we do," she said. "This is because the drug com panies are not so anxious to re search in new contraceptives be cause I think they are afraid of the far right. "The fundamentalists and pro life people who aren't really in fa vor of contraceptives have threat ened to boycott drug companies," she said. ^'The companies have cold feet and don't carry out the research any more." Dr. Judith Baer, associate pro fessor of political science, said, a safe, easy use of birth control for women is not a priority in the United States. Still, one danger that some crit ics foresee with an injectable birth control is the abuse of it. "There is a danger that we have seen in Norplant," Baer said. "People have been talking about making people use it as a condition to probation - when it's not voluntary." Historically, there has been abuse of compulsory birth con trol. With a method like Depo- Provera, which is long-term and easy-to-use, the danger can be great, Baer said. "The policy of the United States is that it has been against this since 1979," she said. "But no one is willing to take an oath that FREE TOLOCAL CAULERS IMPACT Is a free information service provided by Bryan/CoUege Station businesses and VMA Information Systems. (409) 774-1222 WIMPACT ■ A FREE INFORMATION SERVICE • Simplicity! 1. Dial Number 2. Enter 4-Digit Code 3. Have Fun! » INFORMATION Directory 1500 » VMA, Inc. 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Because Depo-Provera is long- lasting and requires no effort on the part of the patient, it has a special appeal to the third world because it is injectable, Andreadis said. According to an article in "Population Reports," Depo- Provera injections are considered a safe, effective form of modern medicine. Tsutsui said there may be abuses of this drug among women who can't understand how the drug works and don't ask questions. "At least they should be told how it works and what the risks are," she said. "I'm not sure that they are being informed." The Association of Reproduc tive Health Professionals (ARHP)/ a national association of physi cians and educators, launched an educational campaign in March to increase knowledge of contracep tive options for women.