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■S. popu. 21.9 per- J ther age or Carol r AdaS. in Chica- that pro- has been •y parents medicine ne. The Battalion £|JOOl Vol. 93 No. 28 (8 pages) 1893 — A Century of Service to Texas A&M — 1993 Wednesday, October 6,1993 --jCongress opposes U.S. involvement in Somalia The Associated Press WASHINGTON - President [Clinton is renewing support for U.S. military involvement in So malia and warning of "appropri- |ate" retaliation if any U.S. troops are harmed by their captors. Despite growing sentiment in Congress for a rapid withdrawal [from the beleaguered African na tion, Clinton said Monday he was staying the course first set by [President Bush last year. "I do not want to do anything [which would imperil the funda mental success of one of the most successful humanitarian missions we've seen in a long time," Clin ton told reporters in San Francisco. As reports from Mogadishu in dicated at least a dozen U.S. sol diers were killed Sunday in a fierce battle with Somali rebels. Defense Secretary Les Aspin ordered 220 more U.S. troops into the country, along with two aerial gunships and several tanks and fighting ve hicles. The current U.N. force is 28,000, including 4,700 Americans. Asked why more U.S. troops were being sent, Clinton said: "I'm not satisfied that the folks that are there now have the pro tection that they need." The fresh troops will come from the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), based in Fort Stew art, Ga. The Ml-Al tanks to be sent to Mogadishu will be special ly outfitted with plows to deto nate mines. United Nations officials said late Monday that 12 Americans and one Malaysian were killed Sunday, 78 U.S. troops wounded and six crew members of a downed Black- hawk helicopter were missing. Six Malaysians and two Pakistanis also were wounded. Television news reports showed dead Americans dragged through the streets of the capital of Mo gadishu as Somalis cheered. Another gruesome video showed a frightened soldier, his face bruised, being questioned by his captors. The pictures drew a warning from Clinton, who said that if any U.S. soldiers were mistreated, "the United States — not the United Na tions — will view this very gravely and take appropriate action." Pentagon officials declined to specify the number it believes are being held. One captured soldier shown on television identified himself as Army Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant, a Blackhawk helicopter pilot. The Pentagon said his unit was based at Fort Campbell, Ky. The fiercest day of fighting since U.S. troops arrived in Soma lia in December ignited more criti cism on Capitol Hill, where sever al Democratic lawmakers joined Republicans in sharply criticizing administration policy in Somalia. "The end game of U.S. partici pation in Somalia should be mea sured in days and weeks, not months and years," Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., chairman of the Appropriations Committee, de clared on the Senate floor. Texas lawmakers divided over U.S. troops in Somalia The Associated Press WASHINGTON — With the image of a dead U.S. soldier being dragged by a Somali mob through Mogadishu streets vivid in Americans' minds, Texas Republicans are joining calls for U.S. withdrawal from the war-torn nation. Democrats, while generally more supportive of President Clin ton's decision to send fresh troops to Somalia, on Tuesday urged the White House to reassess whether a U.S. role still exists. Congressional consensus for immediate troop withdrawal has yet to materialize. But frustration with the administration's policy continued to mount Tuesday following reports of 12 soldiers' See Somalia/Page 3 lancc-fitness outs are fun In addition More! sr Beat the hell outta' Cougar High! m! f " I. Jordan to retire Basketball star cites father's death as reason for decision 268-1192 ight ?|VE 2 J 95 ■Cyl. $54. 95 >tor The Associated Press NEW YORK - Michael Jor dan, the world's most famous ath lete and basketball's greatest play er, will announce his retirement Wednesday, according to NBC and published reports. "Dateline NBC," the Denver Post and the Chicago Sun-Times reported the news almost simulta neously Tuesday night. Jordan, NBA scoring champion the last seven years, leader of the three-time champion Chicago Bulls and two-time Olympic gold- medal winner, is expected to cite his father's slaying this summer as the reason for his retirement at age 30. "It's time for me to move on to some thing else," the Sun-Times quoted Jordan as saying. "I know a lot of people are go ing to be shocked by this decision and probably Jordan won't understand. But I've talked it over with my family and friends, and most of all I'm at peace with myself over the deci sion." His father's death apparently robbed Jordan of his desire to play, the Post said. Texas Avenue being expanded to six lanes J.B. Tanner, a freshman biomedical science major from Plano, works on painting Dog Company's spirit sign Tuesday afternoon in Amj/ Browning/THE Battalion the Quad for this weekend's football game against the University of Houston Cougars. By Mark Smith The Battalion The Texas Department of Trans portation (TxDOT) announced pre liminary plans for the expansion of Texas Avenue to six lanes at a pub lic meeting Tuesday. The project also will include vi sual improvements by the city of College Station. Conceptual de signs for the beautification im provements were displayed at the Tuesday meeting. Jim Calloway, city planner for College Station, said the meeting would be used to receive public ideas and give the city a starting point from which to design the improvements. "The final designs are subject to change," Calloway said. "A lot of factors will come into play, espe cially the perennial factor cost. Now we have to work to deter mine how far can we afford to go." See Expansion/Page 3 Holocaust history course broadens minds, professor says By Carrie Miura The Battalion Texas A&M University is offering an in-depth his tory course about the Holocaust this semester for the first time. Dr. Arnold Krammer, history professor and teacher of the class, said "This is a very needed and demanding course." A nationwide poll was conducted in the New Vork Times which stated that 22 percent of the peo ple surveyed said they believed the Holocaust never happened and 10 percent said they were uncertain the Holocaust happened, because there is not enough evidence. "If 32 percent of the people polled do not believe this happened, 45 years later, then this course is long overdue," Krammer said. Rabbi Peter Tarlow, from the Hillel Jewish Stu dent Association, said the class will be beneficial to all A&M students. "This class is more important for Christian stu dents than Jewish students," Tarlow said. "Having a class like this will show students ethnic diversity and the University should be complement ed for that." Krammer said he does not feel that another Holo caust would ever take place again, but he is still un certain. Krammer said, "There is always the possibility for this to happen again, because of high expectations or the economic development of a country is poor." "I don't foresee it happening again though. That's why we are teaching this course to avoid this from ever happening again," he said. The Holocaust began during World War II when Adolf Hitler and his Nazi faction took power in Ger many in 1933. In November 1938, Hitler and the Nazi regime burned down all of the Jewish synagogues in every German community, which today is called 'Kristallnacht'. See Holocaust/Page 3 5 10-29-93. r I 9 mai me* *1.99 Fruit argaritas Howdy Camp counselor applications due today By Lisa Elliott The Battalion Howdy Camp, a new tradition at Texas A&M, is three and a half months away, and some students already are preparing for the job of counselor. Howdy Camp is a three-day camp that takes place in January to get students who transfer in the middle of the school year familiar with A&M. Stephanie Kearney, associate director of personnel, said counselors will be chosen for Howdy Camp in the next few days. The deadline for applications is at 3 p.m. today. "It's a very simple application for them to fill out," she said. After that, they will go through an interview process and selections will be made, she said. Bill Smart, co-chairman of Howdy Camp, said the camp is very simi lar to Transfer Camp except it occurs in the middle of the school year instead of the summer. "Our camp is all about getting the transfer student more familiar with their surroundings and the customs of A&M, it gives them some thing to look forward to by allowing them to hook up with other stu dents," he said. Smart said the students have an opportunity to learn yells and tradi tions and play games during their camp. "We just basically let them be a 6-year-old for about two days and just go crazy," he said. Kearney said the first Howdy Camp was in 1990 and was started as a spinoff of T-Camp. An adviser brought up the idea to include all transfer students, not just those that came over in the fall. Kearney said this will be the second year that Howdy Camp will of ficially stand on its own apart from T-Camp. It used to be the same thing and run by the same people, she said. Since then, she said, the camp has increased to three separate camps enrollment has increased from 50 to 200 students. The camp also has changed locations, she said. Up until last year, it was always in Snook. This year it will be in Palestine just like Fish Camp. Kearney said the Howdy Camp office will be staffed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the rest of this week to answer questions and interview applicants. For more information, call the Howdy Camp office at 862-2521. Inside Campus •Professor cites scientific proof of God's existence Page 2 Sports • A&M defensive backs prepare for Houston Page 5 Opinion •Scroggs: School associated with A&M discriminates Page 7 Weather •Wednesday through Thursday: partly cloudy, highs in 90s • Friday through Saturday: chance of showers, highs in 90s • Sunday: scattered showers, cooler, highs in 80s Tomorrow in Aggielife Features: Interviews with alternative band Radiohead, folk band Jackopierce and the cast of Theatre Inkululeko’s “Saturday Night at the Palace” Reviews: Clive Barker’s new comic book series, “Malice,” and “For Love or Money”