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By Mark Evans
The Battauon
T he Battalion, Texas' longest continuous
college publication, celebrates a century
of service to Texas A&M University on
Friday.
To mark the newspaper's 100th anniver
sary, more than 150 current and former staff
members will take part in a weekend of activi
ties to pay tribute to one of Texas A&M's old
est traditions.
See Editorial Page 11
Working with the journalism department,
the editor of the newspaper, Chris Whitley,
sent out 500 letters last month inviting former
staff members to return to campus to relive old
memories and see how far The Battalion has
progressed through the years.
"We wanted to come up with a fitting trib
ute to the hundreds of people who have given
up their time, their energies, and sometimes
even their grades to make the paper what it is
today: a newspaper that we can all take pride
in," he said.
The editors and the journalism department
began planning for the anniversary last spring.
They decided to invite former staffers to the
campus for the weekend to give them the op
portunity to meet the current staff and to see
how the University has changed, Whitley said.
Dr, Charles Self, head of the journalism
department, said he has high hopes for this
weekend.
"I think it's a particularly poignant reunion
for people who have worked for the student
newspaper because they go through so much
together, those late nights," he said.
"It's also very meaningful because it gives the
University and the journalism department the
chance to express how much we value the con
tributions of these students over the years. It is
every bit as significant a contribution as the con
tributions that the faculty and the staff make."
Robert Wegener, student publications
manager, said that as far as he knows, this
weekend is the first time that anyone has
tried to organize a reunion for former Battal
ion staff members.
The reunion weekend will consist of a
weekly staff meeting for former and current
staff members on Friday, a seminar on media
in the 21st century Saturday afternoon, and a
century banquet Saturday evening.
The department has received a lot responses
from former staff members who are looking for
ward to returning to campus, Wegener said.
Self said the anniversary is a testament to
the importance of student journalism in the
university community.
"It says good things about A&M and good
things about The Battalion and their relationship,
even though the relationship sometimes has its
rough moments and hits potholes," he said.
Whitley said a 100th anniversary marks a
milestone for any newspaper, but especially
for The Battalion.
"Time is the ultimate test," he said. "Fortu
nately, we've passed that test. It proves that as
long as the people of Texas A&M have a need
for information, there will always be a need for
The Battalion."
The Battalion 1893-1993
Special Edition
To celebrate The Bat
talion’s 100th anniversary,
a special Commemorative
Edition accompanies to
day’s regular issue. This
12-page section takes a
look back at the histories
of The Battalion and
Texas A&M.
, From che death of Sul
Ross to the turbulent
1960s, this edition offers a
glimpse of the major
events that have affected
A&M and how The Bat
talion reported them.
Only 54 days Til Bonfire
Mary Macmanus/Tm Battauon
Brian Gamez, a freshman premed major from wire was cut last year during Bonfire and they are
Cuero, digs for a speaker wire at Bonfire site. The trying to find it.
Hutchison's political future
uncertain, say local experts
Party chairmen predict effects on 1994 Senate election
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
has been indicted on felony and
misdemeanor charges of official
misconduct and tampering with
C, government records.
By Stephanie Pattillo
The Battalion
Whether she is found guilty or
acquitted, the political future re
mains uncertain for Sen. Kay
Bailey Hutchison and the Repub
lican Party in Texas, say Texas
A&M political scientists and lo
cal party chairmen.
Hutchison, the first female U.S.
senator elected from Texas, was
indicted Monday on felony and
misdemeanor charges of official
misconduct and tampering with
government records and physical
evidence from her 2 1/2 year
tenure as state treasurer.
Experts agree that Hutchison's
indictment will greatly affect both
her political career and the 1994
bid for her Senate seat.
Dr. Charles Wiggins, a political
science professor who teaches
congressional politics, said the
timing of Hutchison's indictment
is significant.
"If this is still dangling when
she files for office, and if she is
convicted after the election, then
her seat will be open for a Democ
ratic appointment," Wiggins said.
Dr. Nikki Van Hightower, po
litical science professor and for
mer Hutchison opponent in the
1991 race for state treasurer, said
Hutchison's indictment just mud
dles the situation. Hutchison is
no longer a sure bet for the Re
publicans, she said.
"There will be strong Democ
ratic competition because they
Standoff in Russia
can't afford to pass up a chance
like this," Van Hightower said.
"For the Republicans, this is an
embarrassing situation. If they
find someone to run against het,
then they are abandoning her, but
if she goes down in flames, they
are stuck without a candidate."
Questions about Hutchison's
credibility as a responsible politi
cian are a concern, whether she is
found guilty or acquitted.
"No one likes to have an in
dictment on their record," Wig
gins said. "It will hurt her a lit
tle; the question is whether it
will hurt her enough to damage
her credibility."
Van Hightower said she thinks
if Hutchison comes through inno
cent, she can survive politically.
Hutchison's political strategy is to
build the public attitude that she
is the victim of a political witch
hunt. Van Hightower said.
"If she is not guilty, she will
gain credibility," she said. "If she
is guilty, then her political career
is over."
Hutchison has adamantly de
nied the charges by Travis County
District Attorney Ronnie Earle, a
Democrat, saying that his investi
gation into her affairs while state
treasurer are politically motivated.
Jim James, Brazos County De
mocratic Party head and^W^l at
torney, said Hutchison's accusa
tions against Earle are hurting the
Republican Party.
"That charge was absolutely
ridiculous," he said. "Earle has
prosecuted numerous Democrats
and now the Republicans are say
ing that this is politically charged.
"I bet there were several Re
publicans on the grand jury, and
to say it's a political thing when
there have been weeks of testimo
ny is an insult to the people on the
grand jury, and it will not fly."
But Rodger Lewis, Brazos
County Republican chairman,
said Earle's investigation and in
dictment of Hutchison is "100 per
cent political."
See Hutchison/Page 2
Hard-line rebels willing to negotiate
The Associated Press
MOSCOW — The government gave increasing
ly isolated lawmakers five days to leave the parlia
ment building or face "serious consequences," and
the besieged hard-liners reportedly said Wednes
day they were willing to negotiate.
The offer marked a possible softening in the
hard-liners' defiance. It came as the government
kept up a tight cordon of razor-wire, guns and
thousands of armed riot police and troops around
the building.
In the offer, drafted by parliament speaker Ruslan
Khasbulatov, the lawmakers offered to start negotia
tions mediated by Russia's top religious leader. Ortho
dox Patriarch Alexy II, ITAR-Tass reported.
In a sign of a possible split within the hard-line
camp, another top rebel leader. Vice President
Alexander Rutskoi, told reporters inside parlia
ment early Wednesday that he would not accept
any compromise with the government.
There was no immediate government response.
President Boris Yeltsin has previously said he would
not compromise with the rebels who have repeatedly
tried to sabotage his reforms.
The government didn't spell out what it meant
by "serious consequences," but it will be expected
to do something if the lawmakers continue to hold
out past Monday. Foreign Minister Andrei V.
Kozyrev offered fresh assurances Wednesday that
force would not be used in the showdown, but
Yeltsin may ultimately have no other option.
Speakers urge minority involvement in media
Diversity in journalism necessary Chronicle editor says
By Andrea Taormina
The Battalion
Three Hispanic media professionals talking
with the Hispanic Journalists Association
Wednesday night all had the same message:
there needs to be more minorities in the media,
especially in management positions.
Fernando Dovalina, an assistant managing
editor of the Houston Chronicle, gave three
reasons why he thought diversity in the media
is a necessity: it is the right thing to do, it's
good business and it improves circulation.
"If we fail to cover minorities, we fail to
cover part of the community," Dovalina said.
"There are still newspapers out there who do
not have any minorities working on them.
"If an advertiser who is a minority comes
into the newsroom, he wants to feel comfort
able. Circulation goes hand in hand with ad
vertising. Advertisers want to be represented
in the paper."
Cyndy Garza, community relations direc
tor for KTRK in Houston, said Hispanics
have made many advances in the past sever
al years. She said although there are repre
sentatives of every minority in television, it is
still not enough.
Garza said it was when she got to college
that she realized there was a bias against His
panics. She said, however, that society is mak
ing progress.
"The great thing about assimilation and di
versity is that society is finally realizing they
don't have to be exclusive," she said.
She said another problem in the media is
that minorities are only being assigned to
cover minority issues. When asked how to
change that, she advised the students to ask
for other assignments.
Cruz Ramirez, Spanish program director for
KHRN FM radio, encouraged students to aim
for owning their own radio stations someday.
"There are 11,300 stations," she said, "and
less than 1 percent are owned by Hispanics."
Ramirez said the reason there is not more
minority ownership of radio stations is be
cause people do not tell minorities about the
opportunities.
All three speakers offered advice on how to
break into the media and how to deal with
racial stereotyping and bias. They also disput
ed the idea that whites are losing their jobs to
Hispanics.
The program was part of a celebration of
Hispanic Heritage Month, a national celebra
tion that kicked off earlier this month.
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Sports
•Texas Tech coach Dykes
talks about upcoming game
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Opinion
• 100 years of The Batt.
Why do we do it?
Page 11
Weather
•Thursday: sunny, high in
the low 90s. No rain.
•Forecast for Friday:
cloudy, not too hot.
Texas Lotto
•Wednesday's winning
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