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Grand jury indicts Hutchison on misconduct charges
The Associated Press
AUSTIN — A grand jury Monday
handed up indictments against U.S. Sen.
Kay Bailey Hutchison and two former
aides, charging them with official miscon-.
duct during her 2 1/2-year tenure as state
treasurer.
Hutchison was charged with official
misconduct, tampering with governmen
tal records and tampering with physical
evidence. All are felony charges.
Hutchison defeated appointed Democ
ratic Sen. Bob Krueger in a June 5 special
election to become the first woman sena
tor in Texas history. She had been elected
treasurer in 1990.
Also named in the indictments that fol
lowed a 3 1/2-month investigation were
Michael Barron, for
mer deputy treasurer,
and David Criss, who
was planning director
for the Treasury.
Barron was
charged with official
misconduct, tamper
ing with governmen
tal records and tam
pering with physical
evidence. Criss was
charged with official
misconduct.
Hutchison, a Republican, has denied
any wrongdoing and accused District At
torney Ronnie Earle, a Democrat, of con
ducting a political witch hunt.
Hutchison's spokesman, David Beck
with, didn't immediately return calls. But
Texas GOP executive director Karen
Hughes called the charges politically mo
tivated.
"I am sickened but frankly not sur
prised that a grand jury made up of De
mocrat primary voters is trying to win
through the judicial process what they
were unable to win in the last election.
This is a new low for partisan double
standards in state government," Hughes
said.
But Saadi Ferris, foreman of the grand
jury, disputed the charge.
"The grand jury has deliberated on
each and every occasion with indepen
dence of politics and political persuasion;
independence of the district attorney and
his staff; independence of the news media
and all outside influences," he said.
Since shortly after Hutchison's June 5
victory, the grand jury has been looking
into allegations that Treasury employees
were used to conduct political and per
sonal errands for her, and whether docu
ments were destroyed in a cover up.
The indictments handed up Monday
accused Hutchison of using state employ
ees, facilities, equipment and supplies for
"her personal benefit."
The indictments also accused her of
destroying computer records from the
Treasury.
Earle's office had raided the Treasury
June 10 and issued more than a dozen
subpoenas for current and former agency
workers. More than 30 former Treasury
aides and Hutchison campaign operatives
went before the grand jury during the
probe.
The senator denounced the inquiry as
a politically motivated conspiracy by Ear
le and other Democrats to derail her polit
ical career.
Citing the fact that she would be at the
top of the state's Republican ticket in
1994, Hutchison said Democrats were
stooping to the lowest level to keep her
from leading a strong GOP showing next
fall.
Earle said Hutchison's claims that his
office was leading a partisan attack was a
standard rebuttal from a public official
under investigation.
"Every one of them says it's political,
whether they are Democrats or Republi
cans," Earle said.
Making Aggies laugh
Battalion cartoons create traditions
By Susan Owen
The Battalion
O ver the years, several of The Battalion's cartoonists have de
veloped unique and influential views of Aggieland. Three of
them have given Texas A&M students a sympathizing voice,
a reason to support Aggie sports and a symbol as instantly recogniz
able as the University seal.
In 1938, the first version of the character who would become Ol'
Sarge appeared in The Battalion Humor Magazine, drawn by Pete
Tumlinson, Class of '42.
Named Magarkin, he was a prison convict rejected from Alcatraz
and sent to A&M. This "tough guy" became a regular character in
Tumlinson's strip, "Fish Blotto."
"Fish Blotto f ' was a hapless underclassman in the Corps of
Cadets, harassed by upperclassmen like Magarkin.
"I was partly inspired by the A&M tradition," Tumlinson said.
"Sergeants are supposed to be pretty tough, you know."
Tumlinson said he only remembers drawing Magarkin once with
sergeant's stripes. "Somebody else promoted him after 1 was gone, I
think," he saia.
Tumlinson served as an Air Force pilot in World War 13, then re
turned to A&M in 1945. He kept up his strip even after he graduat
ed a year later and moved to Bryan, but eventually he left to work as
a cartoonist in New York. He later drew cartoons for the New York
Post and Timely Comics, which became Marvel Comics.
Aiter Tumlinson left A&M, decals appeared using a square-
jawed sergeant as a symbol for the school. "In the '50s and '60s,
you'd see cars driving around with these decals of OF Sarge," he
said.
Tumlinson said he "never heard any more about it" until he was
invited back for an anniversary celebration in 1988,50 years after his
prison convict first appeared at A&M. GIGEMAG magazine spon
sored a special brochure that reprinted many of the old Fish Blotto
cartoons.
The longest-running Battalion cartoon was "Cadet Slouch,"
which appeared for 33 years, from 1953 to 1985. Dr. Jim Earle, Class
See Cartoons/Page 8
• Monday: The Battalion vs. The Administration
• Tuesday: Cartoonists of The Battalion
• Wednesday: Fired Editor Thomas DeFrank
• Thursday: The Battalion Anniversary Issue
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Committee narrows
search for V.P. to six
By Lisa Elliott
The Battalion
The search for a new vice
president of student services at
Texas A&M University has been
narrowed to six individuals.
Ron Sasse, A&M's director of
student affairs and chairman vice
presidential search committee,
said the list consists of the six
most qualified applicants.
The finalists are:
• Dr. William A. Bryan, vice
chancellor for student affairs at
the University of North Carolina
at Wilmington.
• Dr. Richard Correnti, vice
president for student affairs at
Florida International University.
• Dr. William Harmon, vice
chancellor for student affairs at
the University of Pittsburgh.
• Dr. David Markee, vice pres
ident for student services at
Northern Arizona University.
• Dr. Malon Southerland, inter
im vice president for student ser
vices at Texas A&M University.
• Dr. Martha Sullivan, vice
president for student affairs at
Tulane University.
The position became available
after former vice president of stu
dent services, John J. Koldus, re
tired last summer after 20 years
at A&M.
The committee held an open
forum in June to get student in
put on the replacement of
Koldus. Some students ex
pressed concern the new vice
president should come from the
University community; others
suggested the position be filled
by a minority or a woman.
Sasse told The Battalion in
June that the forum was helpful
and gave the committee ideas
and points to consider.
Jan Winniford, assistant vice
president for student services
and a member of the committee,
said the ideas given by the stu
dents were taken seriously by the
committee.
"We had a meeting after the
forum in which we summarized
the major themes that were pre
sented to us," she said.
Sasse said the most important
qualities in the applicants they
considered were the individuals'
dedication and commitment to
students.
Winniford said they are look
ing for someone who can get
along well with others, be a good
public relations representative
and possesses leadership abili
ties, as well as total dedication to
the students and to the Universi
ty-
"We want someone with a vi
sion of where we need to go in
the next century," she said.
Sasse said Interim University
President E. Dean Gage has ap
proved the list.
The search committee is in the
process of setting up interviews
with each of the finalists. The in
terviews will begin in early Octo
ber, he said.
"I'm hopeful we can get the
interviews done before the se-
mestef is over," he said.
"Whether it's realistic or not is
totally up to the applicants."
Sasse said, ideally, the new
vice president should begin
working by the beginning of the
spring semester, but that de
pends on the individual and how
well the move will fit into their
schedule.
Sasse said he is very confident
about the choices for finalists.
"We believe we have assem
bled an excellent group of candi
dates and look forward to meet
ing each one of them personally
during their visits to the cam
pus," he said.
Once a final decision is made,
it will be subject to approval by
the Board of Regents of the Texas
A&M University System.
Resident near Alamodome found with high levels of lead
The Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO — Health officials have detected
high levels of lead in one residen t living near a landfill
adjacent to the Alamodome.
The director of the San Antonio Metropolitan
Health District said Sunday that when blood tests re
vealed lead levels high enough to pose a health risk,
the department began an environmental assessment
and investigated personal histories to try to pinpoint
the source.
"We have tested about 70 to 75 people, and we
don't have all the reports yet. But samples we've
looked at so far have shown only one elderly gentle
man — no children with significantly elevated lead
levels," said Dr. Fernando Guerra.
About one month ago, letters and fliers went out to
residents in the Alamodome neighborhood stating that
tests would be available at some health department
clinics.
Tests were being financed with $10,000 from the
dome construction budget, officials said.
"We don't have the resources to test every house
hold," said Guerra.
The project began after residents near the dome
complained about 45,000 cubic yards of contaminated
soil buried on the southeast comer of dome property.
A report on the tests will be released within two
weeks when all the results are in, said Guerra. He said
the unidentified man who tested positive may have
been exposed to lead at work.
State Sen. Frank Madia, D-San Antonio, wrote
Guerra on Friday to urge that hair samples be taken
from Alamodome-area residents, particularly children
who attend Herff and Douglass elementary schools.
Douglass Principal Mardretta Clack, during'a
neighborhood meeting Wednesday on the landfill is
sue called by Madia, demanded that all 1,000 students
in the two elementary schools be checked for lead poi
soning.
"Fm not sure that (testing the schoolchildren) really
is going to provide significant information beyond
what we already know- that there is a population of
children spread throughout the city who nave been ex
posed to lead," said Guerra.
Guerra said that lead contamination can arise in
several ways, including lead-based paint flaking from
homes in older neighborhoods.
Since its summer opening, the Alamodome has
been the venue for a number of events, including the
WBC welterweight title fight between Pemell Whitak
er and Julio Cesar Chavez earlier this month.
The U.S. Olympic Festival was also held at the
dome in July. A Dallas Cowboys-Houston Oilers exhi
bition game and another between the Oilers and New
Orleans Saints were also played there.
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Alcohol drug of choice for Aggies, official says
"Society promotes alcohol and drug use, but
people don't look at what is going to happen if
they become addicted."
- Micki Baudoin, director of chemical dependency
at the Desert Hills Center for Adults,
Youth and Families
By Jan Higginbotham
The Battalion
Although recent studies indi
cate that the popularity of mari
juana and LSD among high
school students has been on the
rise, one Texas A&M University
official said the drug of choice
for college students is alcohol.
Dennis Reardon, coordinator
for the Center for Drug Preven
tion and Education, said because
Texas A&M is a conservative
school with students coming
from conservative backgrounds,
problems with illegal drugs are
not as evident in the student
body.
Reardon said only a small per
centage the A&M student body
uses the illegal drugs that have
been prevalent in other parts of
the country.
Micki Baudoin, director of
chemical dependency services
with the Desert Hills Center for
Adults, Youth and Families, said
among the percentage of college
students using drugs, LSD, Ec
stasy and other designer drugs
are the most popular.
"These drugs are party drugs.
They are seen as social drugs,"
said Baudoin. "That is w r hy they
are appealing to college stu
dents."
Baudoin said the accessibility
of these drugs makes them espe
cially appealing.
"They are relatively easy to
make and to get a hold of," Bau
doin said.
Baudoin also said the con
sumption of alcohol has in
creased significantly.
"The unfortunate thing about it
is that people tend to look at alco
hol consumption among college
students as a phase and not an ill
ness," said Baudoin. "The denial is
very difficult to overcome."
Reardon said new hybrids of
marijuana have developed in re
cent years, making it a stronger
drug.
See Alcohol/Page 3
Inside
Sports
•Sam Adams named as
finalist for Lombardi award
•Clay: SWC can still make it
on its own
Page 6
Opinion
•Vasquez: Looking at life
through another's eyes
Page 7
Weather
•Tuesday: sunny and
warm, highs in 80s, lows
in 50s to near 60
►Wednesday: sunny, a
little warmer, highs
near 90, lows in 60s
► Extended forecast: fair
sky, highs around 90,
lows in 60s