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Monday, June 21,1
Collider future depends on House fish
New representatives to vote on $10 billion atom smasher's fate Thursday
YHE ASSOCIATED PRESS makers, who constitute more than arguments in their arsenal: that the Staub says Clinton's suppor
WASHINGTON - The
House's 113 freshmen hold the
key to the super collider's future.
Critics and supporters of the
giant atom smasher agree they are
entering the final days before
Thursday's critical House vote
neck-in-neck among lawmakers
who have committed their vote.
The big question mark is how
the freshmen, many of whom
were swept into office on their
promises of cutting government
spending, will vote on a project
now estimated at $10 billion or
more to build.
Opponents are turning up the
pressure on newly-elected law
makers, who constitute more than
a fourth of the 435-member House.
“We have suggested to them
that this is one of the first big-ticket
items that they can vote to cut,"
says Rep. Tim Penny of Minnesota,
a leader of conservative Democrats.
Says Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, R-
N.Y., a collider critic: “We are giv
ing them an opportunity to partici
pate in change. People back home
don't want sanctimonious sermons
about balancing the budget by peo
ple who aren't willing to cut fund
ing for low-priority projects."
But backers of the collider un
der construction in Texas have
been knocking on freshmen's
doors for months and say they are
swaying many of them. The key
arguments in their arsenal: that the
collider accounts for only a fraction
of federal spending, its loss would
cripple high-energy physics re
search and cost the U.S. standing in
the world scientific community.
Supporters suggest that Presi
dent Clinton's reaffirmation of
support for the collider in a letter
last week to Congress brings new
momentum.
Gerald Staub, head of the Na
tional Association for the Super
conducting Super Collider, pre
dicts Clinton's words will be
heard by the freshmen. “I think a
lot of them were waiting to see
what Clinton was going to do be
cause the rumors were he might
take a walk on it," he says.
Staub says Clinton's support
goes beyond the letter, noting that
White House lobbyists and the
president's science adviser, John
H. Gibbons, have been on Capitol
Hill talking up the project.
The well-heeled lobbying effort
deployed by industry, the scientif
ic community and others with col
lider ties has also attracted
Boehlert's attention.
They have mustered “more
paid lobbyists per square inch on
Capitol Hill than any other project
has evidenced in the immediate
past," he contends.
“We're going to win. We're go
ing to kick butt," says Staub, one
of the few on either side willing to
predict Thursday's outcome.
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Juneteenth
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One example he used was
professional athletics.
"Jesse Jackson has been fight
ing to get more black men into
coaching positions," he said.
"My thinking is there are
enough black men in sports that
are rich enough to buy their
own team. If you don't own,
don't complain."
White said Juneteenth is tra
ditionally a Christian celebra
tion because slaves, at the time,
were only allowed to express
themselves in a religious man
ner.
In celebration of Juneteenth,
participants sang spiritual
songs, prayed and read scrip
tures with various pastors from
the area.
Sonic people see Juneteentt
not only as a religious celebra
tion, bu t also as a chance to cele
brate their African heritage,
Leon Anderson Jr., leader of
PAPE' Y PADE', the Pan
African Percussion Ensemble
and Pan African Dance Ensem
ble from Austin, said many chil
dren find it hard to believe thev
are African.
"They think of themselves as
just American," he said. "ButI
tell them elephants may be bom | ee ^ en
at zoos but still be from Africa !| er i n g 1
This celebration is a way fori| n ’ ver -
them to keep their roots." Hv er y 11
Kim Rucker, College Station i| e g a n t
resident and East Texas State o: rn y d
University student, said June- | a 't do
teenth is like the Fourth of Julyl vv a v
to black people. gob
But most importantly, June-line of
teenth brings a sense of blackPPP>’ " 1
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Nuclear plant employees charge safety violations Diversity
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HOUSTON — Four employees at the South
Texas Nuclear Plant have testified that some
security managers repeatedly ignored safety
violations and spied on workers, according to
a published report.
The Houston Chronicle, in a copyright story
Sunday, reported that depositions also showed
security managers ordered covert videotapes
of workers erased.
The workers from the Matagorda County
plant, operated by Houston Lighting & Power
Co., also said Speakout, a confidential employ
ee complaint program, has been used to identi
fy whistle-blowers.
They said the telephones at the plant were
rigged so conversations could be secretly
monitored.
The newspaper said the sworn testimony
was taken as part of a U.S. Department of La
bor whistle-blower discrimination case filed
against the company by two former security
workers, David Lamb and James Dean.
The men contended they were fired last
year because they raised safety concerns with
Speakout and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
The NRC referred the cases to the U.S. De
partment of Justice for possible criminal
prosecution.
Following the cases, the agency was expect
ed to announce this week whether South Texas
would be placed on a problem plant list, which
would subject it to additional federal scrutiny.
The newspaper said Gary Pomeroy, HL&P
senior security coordinator, testified that securi
ty officers told him to erase more than 100 sur
veillance videotapes, some of which were se
cretly recorded and labeled with Lamb's name.
Pomeroy said he was told to erase the tapes
so they could be reused.
Tanner Garth, a Houston attorney represent
ing Lamb and Dean, said the tape erasures indi
cate to him that HL&P was destroying evidence.
The plant security director said the cameras
and phone taps were designed to guard against
employee wrongdoing. But some employees
told the Chronicle in April that managers may
have been seeking out “troublemakers."
The newspaper said Ramon Lala, an HL&P
foreman, testified that David Sheesley, who re
placed Lamb as an HL&P security supervisor,
improperly canceled nearly 200 of 300 back-
logged repair requests for security equipment.
“It's not normal; it's never been done," Lala
testified.
Lala said he is still being harassed by his
managers for raising concerns about the secu
rity system.
Some plant workers criticized Speakout's
supposed anonymity.
“A lot of times, confidentiality just flat isn't
maintained." testified William Smith, an
HL&P training instructor.
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experience it for ourselves."
Present and future students as
well as graduates of A&M would
benefit from the requirement, she
said, and called it "a chance to go
out and show society what we've
learned."
Student Body President Brian
Walker said he would have liked
for the council to postpone the de
cision until fall, allowing more
time for student input.
"I wish the opinion of thesti
dents could have been obtained.^,, ,,
he said. "I can't speak for the s »]gtj ( , n
dents without their input." K, er ^
Jody Withers, executive vi.C , ,
chairman of the College Reputm .’j
cans of Texas, also criticized ''
timing of the council's decision ll L ( 1
"It was conducted under::|*
shadow of secrecy," he said. , '
Withers mentioned the moticl , . ^ 1
before the Faculty SenatefoiF j '
similar University-wide requiri||
ment, saying he wonders J ou
"we're going to have a conflictiF 1 ' 1,1 8 r
dueling multicultural requit*, 1 ’ 11 ^ a
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Smoke cessation
clinic offered with
Campus News Briefs
new campus order
The Human Resources De
partment is offering a smoking
cessation clinic in connection
with the new smoke-free campus
order.
The clinic will begin on July 6
and will consist of seven ses
sions. Limited space is available
for anyone interested.
Contact Bonnie Corbett, pro
gram coordinator, for more infor
mation.
to the advancement and growth
of the industrial engineering pro
fession through research.
A&M names Iowa
professor head of
anatomy dept.
Industrial institute
honors Dr. Wysk
with Baker award
The Institute of Industrial En
gineers is honoring Texas A&M
Engineer Dr. Richard A. Wysk
with the David F. Baker Distin
guished Research Award.
Wysk, director of the Institute
for Manufacturing Systems in the
Texas Engineering Experiment
Station, was presented the award
at the institute's international
conference in Los Angeles last
month.
The award recognizes individ
uals who contribute significantly
Texas A&M University's Col
lege of Medicine has named Dr.
James R. West, a professor of
anatomy at The University of
Iowa, head of the department of
human anatomy and medical
neurobiology.
West is an expert in brain-re
lated birth defects. His current
research includes studies of the
effects of alcohol and cocaine on
brain development.
West will assume his new po
sition Aug. 1.
Catherine M. Reiley has accepted
a new position of assistant vice
chancellor for engineering for the
Texas A&M University System.
Reiley will coordinate plan
ning within the Engineering Pro
gram of the Texas A&M Univer
sity System as well as lead strate
gic planning for the College of
Engineering and TEES.
Reiley is a 1977 graduate of
Texas A&M and also received a
masters in political science from
the University in 1979.
• Dr. Paul Fryxell,
USDA/ARS botanist for the de
partment of soil and crop sci
ences
• Dr. Philip Berke, associate
professor of urban and regional
planning *
• Dr. Lee Cronk, assistant
professor of anthropology
• Dr. John Shadduck, dean of
the College of Veterinary Medi
cine ^
• Dr. Williaih Stewart, assis
tant professor of recreation, park
and tourism sciences
• Dr. Larry Yarak, associate
professor of history
A&M announces
1993-94 Fulbright
Scholar recipients
Anthropology
program one of
10 most improved
TEES asst, director
accepts position of
asst, vice chancellor
Texas Engineering Experiment
Station (TEES) assistant director
Seven Texas A&M professors
have been named 1993-94 Ful
bright Scholars and will soon re
ceive grants to study, teach and
conduct research at different lo
cations around the world.
The Fulbright Program was
established in 1946 to increase
mutual understanding between
people of the United States and
people of other countries.
The A&M recipients are:
• Dr. Arnold Krammer, pro
fessor of history
Texas A&M's Department of
Anthropology was named as one
of the 10 most improved pro
grams in the country, according
to the Society for American Ar
chaeology.
The archeology department
was established in 1981 and now
offers undergraduate and gradu
ate degrees.
Southern Methodist Universi
ty was the only other university
in Texas mentioned for its im
provement.
classes and has been funded by
the state to put together a new
program.
"As a part of our research, we
have staked out areas on campus
that are very busy and we have
observed the actions of cyclists,
motorists and pedestrians," he
said. "I don't believe people un
derstand the importance of safety,
just from the way bikers get out in
the middle of the road and some
pedestrians walk out into an in
tersection reading a newspaper."
Campbell said they hope to
distribute bookmarks with safety
tips on them and use radio public
service announcements to pro
mote their message.
"Our goal is to try to get peo
ple thinking about bike safety and
things they can do to protect
themselves," he said.
Officer Darrell Luedke of the
College Station Police Department
said there are many steps an indi
vidual can take to protect them
selves while riding a bicycle.
"Your parents may have told
posed to ride with traffic, and« nst '* 1 '^'
close to the curb as possible," lii ot § et e
said. "Obey all traffic laws, stcr would
signs and signals. Use handsi» e coulc
nals and be observant of yoursii’P 10 back
roundings." lyery ni
Campbell said although m( W§ e ^ er
people are reluctant to wear saf* laster tl
ty gear, it is an important part(|| or kso
bicycle safety. I Even
"Wear a helmet," he sar ^’ose b
"Sure helmets don't look tJornethir
good, but it comes‘down to yoifiatural 1
looks or your safety. The woril 0 Dad
accidents could be prevented witBuprove
the use of helmets." Ia d enc
Campbell said cyclers can afe la rd to
avoid potentially hazardoui
routes to decrease their chancesfl ving in
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having an accident.
"Regardless of how careful yoi
are, you should try to take bad
roads instead of major streets ant
intersections,"Campbell said hys anc
"Texas Avenue forbids bicydes lad wa
and that is probably a good idea
Students need to take responsi
bility for their own safety, he said
"You only have one life,'
Campbell said. "You can be sen
sible and stick around a while oi
you can go out and be reckless
and lose it fast."
Correction
An article about breast cancer that appeared in the June 8
issue of The Battalion incorrectly reported that women are
not considered to be a high risk group for breast cancer until
they reach their late 20's and early 30's. In fact, women are
not considered high risk for breast cancer at any age without
other associated risk factors. The Battalion regrets the error.
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