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1893 — A Century of Service to Texas A&M — 1993
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Bond sent to state capitol
to represent A&M interests
Airborne!
By Stephanie Pattillo
James Bond,
former interim
general coun
sel for the
A&M system
was chosen as
the vice chan
cellor for state
and public af
fairs.
The position
was created so
A&M could
have a repre
sentative in
Austin year-
round.
Bond stresses
the importance
of a steady,
open relation
ship with state
legislators.
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As the Texas A&M University Sys
tem has grown, it has become a "major
player" at the state capitol, where the fi
nancial fate of the System lies.
James Bond, former interim general
counsel for the A&M System, was
named vice chancellor for state and
public affairs, a new position created
Sept. 1 to meet the need for representa
tives from A&M to be in Austin
year-round.
Bond represents the chancellor at the
state capitol on a daily basis to "elevate
the System's presence in Austin."
As issues emerge or are being
formed. System public policy officials in
Austin are prepared to deal in person
with the coordinating board or the office
of higher education, he said.
Bill Presnal, director of the office for
public policy, said it is vital to have a
representative from A&M in Austin
during the legislative session. He said
at least 500 bills are introduced each ses
sion that have an impact on either A&M
or the System.
"We have to track the bills and pro
vide information to the Legislature on
how the bill will impact the System,"
he said.
Bond agreed, saying System officials
have to be innovative and prepared be
fore the Legislature meets because "fund
ing is a bigger challenge every session."
"We are painting with an awfully big
brush," Bond said.
During the session, state legislators
work with the System on the budget,
funding and the appropriations bills.
General revenue appropriations to the
System are the number one priority of
Presnal and the A&M System.
"These are the laws that are passed
that affect our ability to do certain
things," he said.
"Everything we are comes from the
Legislature," Presnal said. "We essen
tially go out of business every two years
when our appropriations expire."
Sen. Jim Turner, the vice chair for the
Senate appropriations committee, works
very closely with Texas A&M, said
Sheila Simmons, Turner's administra
tive assistant.
"The budget in Texas is not as good
as it used to be, and colleges and univer
sities need to determine their budgets
and cut costs," she said. "We work with
A&M on their needs."
Another reason for an A&M pres
ence in Austin, Bond said, is to be pre
pared for the next legislative session
and avoid what has happened in the
past - "a scramble in the last days be
fore the session to gather our own leg
islative agenda."
To accomplish the legislative goals of
the A&M System, Bond stressed the im
portance of a steady, open relationship
with state legislators..
"We could not ask for more commit
ment and dedication," he said.
"(Steve) Ogden and (Jim) Turner are as
good as they come. We want to help
them help us."
Presnal said access to legislators is
important, and System officials have to
know them personally.
"As the saying goes, 'you have to get
to know them socially before you do
business with them,'" Presnal said.
"This is true to some extent."
"It is important for you to know
them and for them to know you," he
said. "Their ability to recognize you
and stop to talk to you in the hallway
is important during the session when
the pace is frantic."
Presnal also said public policy offi
cials from A&M have to give legislators
good information.
"When they want to know what it
means if they give you a million dollars
for this, then you must give th^m good
information for this."
Simmons, Turner's assistant, agreed
that System representatives are a neces-
sary source of information about A&M.
"During the legislative session, hours
are long and things happen quickly,"
she said. "We need information or facts
and figures fast, and they supply us
with information."
Brian Smith, a bio-environmental science major,
jumps off the steps in front of the Quad on Mon-
Mikc Steele/Tni Battalion
day afternoon. Smith is president of the Texas
A&M Freestyle Club.
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Aggies team up to increase recycling efforts on campus
By Jan Higginbotham
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S ince 1990, the Texas A&M Universi
ty recycling program has collected
more than 350 tons of reusable ma
terials annually, and the program is con-
Itinuing to grow.
Joe Sanchez, recycling coordinator for
I the Physical Plant, sees to it that buildings
land offices on campus do their part in
I contributing to the waste recycling.
"The program's goal is to reduce waste
I by 40 percent on campus," Sanchez said.
"We're collecting from most buildings
I on campus, but our best customers are
I the offices."
The Physical Plant recycling program
I started in 1990 and now collects newspa-
1 per, cardboard, white and colored paper,
! aluminum cans, computer paper and ton-
I er cartridges from laser printers.
Every building participating in the
I program has a recycling coordinator
I that works with Sanchez and custodial
I services to see that the program runs
I smoothly.
I Custodial crews empty the Physical
I Plant collection containers in most build-
I ings on a weekly basis.
However, to succeed the program will
I have to change people's habits. Sanchez
I said the most difficult part of his job is
I trying raise people's consciousness.
"I want everybody to be more coopera-
I tive and change their habits," he said.
I "We're always trying to find ways to mo
tivate people."
During the 1993 fiscal year, more than
380 tons of office paper and cardboard
were collected on campus, but Sanchez
said he feels the program can improve.
In May 1991, the Physical Plant recy
cling program at Texas A&M was
named as the best program of all univer
sities in the state by the Texas General
Land Office.
Sanchez said he is currently looking
into the possibility of expanding the pro
gram to include the collection of maga
zines, but collecting plastic at the present
time is not worth the effort.
"We really can't grow much more at
the present time," Sanchez said. "We
have to do it a little at a time."
The Physical Plant is also getting some
major companies involved in the promo
tion of its recycling project. Mobil Oil
Corp. has made offers to help with the
program, and Sanchez said they may con
tribute collection containers.
Dr. Roy Hartman, associate professor of
engineering technology and vice president
of the Texas Recycling Coalition, said he
also recognizes the importance of recycling
at Texas A&M. Hartman teaches a class in
recycling and waste management.
"It (the class) teaches the importance of
conserving materials and not polluting
the earth," Hartman said. .
The class covers the solid waste dilem
ma and considers possible solutions, and
Hartman said he also tries to teach the
ethic of using less.
Students take tours of the Physical
The Battalion now printed on recycled newsprint
By Michele Brinkmann
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After 100 years of publication. The
Battalion is being printed on recycled
newsprint for the first time.
The Battalion's switch to recycled
newsprint came about because this is the
first time recycled paper has been avail
able for the same cost as non-recycled
newsprint.
Mike Orts, manager of the Texas
A&M Printing Center, said he just found
out last week that The Battalion has been
printed on 10 percent post-consumer
waste for the past couple of months.
"It's good news that I didn't even
know," he said.
Champion International Corporation,
the company The Battalion buys its pa
per from, began using recycled
newsprint on a trial basis about six
months ago after spending $100 million
to build a de-inking facility at Champi
on's Sheldon Mill in Houston.
However, A&M buys its newsprint
from the Lufkin mill, which uses only 10
percent recycled newsprint because it
does not have a de-inking facility.
Orts said A&M could switch to the
Sheldon Mill, which carries 25 percent
recycled newsprint, but a Champion
spokesperson said it is doubtful.
Parker Floyd, University of Houston
printing director, said this is the first
time Champion has offered recycled
newsprint for the same price as regular
newsprint. "Prices have continuously
decreased because everyone is getting on
the bandwagon," he said.
Champion is phasing its customers
into using the recycled newsprint based
on the location and quantity of paper
bought by a company.
"If Champion announced that it had
started using recycled newsprint, then
everyone would want it hrunediately,"
Orts said. "I'm sure it was easier this
way."
The University of Texas newspaper
has been using recycled newsprint
longer than any other public university
in Texas.
Art Rinn, University of Texas produc
tion operation supervisor, said The Daily
Texan has been using 20 percent recy
cled newsprint for two years.
The Texas Tech newspaper, however,
still is printed on non-recycled paper.
Kent Best, adviser to the Texas Tech
newspaper, said he looks into using re
cycled newsprint every year, but the cost
remains too high.
Plant, a landfill, a recycling plant and
Junction 505, a local recycling facility.
Class members must perform three
hours of volunteer work to fulfill one of
the class requirements.
Diana Farrack, a senior civil engineer
ing major taking Hartman's class, said
she has benefited from the experience.
"The class has made me more aware
of problems," said Farrack. "I recycle
more now."
In addition to his teaching duties.
Hartman works with the Center for Recy
cling and Waste Management Studies.
The center focuses primarily on spon
soring seminars to educate people on the
importance of recycling.
"I'm interested in teaching people to
be thoughtful about the environment,"
Hartman said.
The Residence Hall Association is also
working to increase student awareness of
the importance of a cleaner environment.
Cassandra DeLarios, Gainer Hall en
vironmental chair, has the job of orga
nizing the RHA aluminum recycling
contest. The contest is a monthly event
that recognizes the residence hall with
the highest percentage of aluminum re
cycled per resident.
RHA also sponsors a semester-long
contest.
"We're trying to motivate the A&M
halls to recycle," DeLarios said. "We
give an incentive to keep the residents
recycling."
U.N. envoy tries to salvage plan for democracy in Haiti
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -
U.N. envoy Dante Caputo urged
international statesmen Monday
to come to Haiti in 48 hours to
protect lawmakers against politi
cal terror and salvage a rapidly
unraveling plan for restoring
democracy.
Caputo made the desperate ap
peal just five days before ousted
President Jean-Bertrand Aristide
is scheduled to return under the
terms of a U.N. peace plan.
Premier Robert Malval can
celed a trip to Washington to meet
Aristide because he did not want
to raise expectations that Aristide
would return on time, Informa
tion Minister Herve Denis said.
Malval met with Caputo and
army commander Raoul Cedras,
who led the coup against Aristide,
on Monday.
Before Aristide returns, a U.N.
plan calls for Haiti's parliament to
pass laws putting the army's po
lice division under civilian control
and giving amnesty to military
leaders. Lawmakers have been
unable to reach a quorum.
Caputo hopes the presence of
former world leaders would deter
violence against lawmakers and
allow passage of the legislation.
Pro-Aristide lawmakers said
they would not meet Tuesday be
cause they feared for their safety.
See Haiti/Page 3
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Weather
•Tuesday: Partly cloudy,
highs in the 70s, getting
cooler later in the evening
•Forecast for Wednesday:
Cloudy and cool with a
slight chance of rain
•Your Battalion extended
forecast: Fair and cool,
lows in the 30s. Cold