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The Battalion Vol. 93 No. 54 (14 pages) 1893 - A Century of Service to Texas A&M — 1993 Thursday, November 11,1993 Cassidy, Jaynes reportedly discussed players' jobs By Michael Plumer The Battalion Texas A&M assistant athletic director Tim Cassidy reportedly knew that football players Greg Hill and James Brooks were working at jl two jobs simultaneously yet dismissed the infor- 1 : mation as a joke. * This was part of a 1,227-page report released by Texas A&M on Wednesday, responding to NCAA allegations involving the Athletic De- I partment's summer job program, jj The report contained the text of an NCAA in- | terview with booster Weldon Jaynes in which Jaynes said he "thinks" he contacted Cassidy in early 1992 and told him both Hill and Brooks were working for him and fellow booster War ren Gilbert at the same time. Jaynes said he cannot recall the specifics of the purported conversation, but the tone of the talk was "intended to be amusing" and the comment was "offhand." Jaynes also said if he told Cassidy, his comments should not have caused Cassidy any concern because of the re laxed nature of the conversation. "(This was) based upon the fact that there was never anything more than this information being reported with casual conversation, a jok ing conversation, a social conversation," Jaynes told the NCAA. "There was never any report intended or considered on my part at all." When Cassidy was interviewed by the NCAA, he did not have any specific recollection of the conversation because he said Jaynes and he conducted multiple discussions on various subjects. Cassidy said he approached Jaynes in Dallas before the 1993 Cotton Bowl and asked him about the specifics of the telephone call, in particular if Jaynes mentioned anything about the job situation. See NCAA/Page 11 Do I hear five dollars? Gus Mor^an/The Battalion Paul Noak (left) helps in auctioning off a basketball during the Lost The event was sponsored by MSC Hospitality. Items never re- and Found Auction Wednesday afternoon in the MSC Flagroom. claimed from lost and found are auctioned off to the highest bidder. Cassidy Booster Weldon Jaynes said he "thinks" he contacted assistant ath letic director Tim Cassidy in early 1992 and told him football players Greg Hill and James Brooks were working for him and fellow boost er Warren Gilbert at the same time, according to a 1,227-page report. University cancels Dockery contract Agreement with ex-banned booster for football promotion terminated By Mark Smith Pi U The Battalion Texas A&M has canceled its contract with once-banned booster Rod Dockery to produce the Uni versity's "100 Years of Aggie Foot ball" promotion, according to a let ter from Interim President E. Dean Gage to Dockery. "Based upon the foregoing, lease be advised that Texas A&M niversity hereby terminates that certain agreement between Texas A&M University and Dockery House Publishing, Inc.," Gage said in the Oct. 14, 1993 letter, which was obtained through a Texas Open Records Act request. In the letter. Gage said he was canceling the contract because Dockery had not made any progress in promoting A&M's cen tennial football season, which be gins when A&M plays the Univer sity of Texas on Nov. 25. Gage also mentioned a possible conflict of interest with the Univer sity surrounding the contract. "The failure on your part to pro vide any evidence or material progress in the development of the '100 Years of Aggie Football' pro motion, and the continuing con cerns regarding the effects of the possible conflict of interest in the Dockery House proposal have caused Texas A&M University to conclude that it must terminate the agreement, dated April 3, 1993, be tween Texas A&M University and Dockery House Publishing, Inc.," the letter stated. Athletic Director Wally Groff said A&M's Athletic Department has taken over the promotion for the commemorative season be cause of the limited amount of time to organize the operation. The agreement, signed by Dock ery, then-interim Athletic Director Groff and Vice President for Fi nance and Administration Robert Smith, outlined Dockery's role in the promotion and stated Dockery would be "responsible for develop ing anck coordinating all phases of the campaign." The agreement was drawn up on April 3, but not signed by Groff until May 3 and not signed by Smith until May 5. On April 16, before the contract was awarded, Dockery withdrew his participation in the proposal. He did so because of rumors that officials wanted his name with drawn. "I will simply step aside, stand on the sideline, and applaud and support the efforts of others who are selected to engineer the 'Centu ry of Greatness' campaign," Dock- See Dockery/Page 12 : Speaker approval varies for organizations By Jacqueline Mason The Battalion While all student organizations must seek approval of speakers participating in pro grams open to Texas A&M students, differ ent rules apply to different groups, says a representative of the student activities office. Director of Student Activities Carolyn Adair said MSC Council members review only the programs of organizations associat ed with the MSC. Only these organizations, such as Political Forum, are required to bring I speakers to discuss all sides of an issue, she ’ | said. "MSC committees have an obligation to do balanced programming," she said. "MSC committees have an obligation to do balanced pro gramming." - Carolyn Adair, director of student activities Other University recognized groups, how ever, fall under the domain of the Depart ment of Student Activities, not the MSC stu dent council, Adair said. These groups are not required to present a balanced perspective of a program, but they are subject to other regulations, she said. MSC Director James Reynolds said the 700. or more student organizations operating out side the MSC's domain must seek approval of their programs that are open to all stu dents from the director of student activities and from himself. "If they choose to sponsor an event which is open to people outside their organization, if it is a public event, then they must take that to the director of student activities and also check with the MSC for potential date conflicts," he said. Adair said the Department of Student Ac tivities has designed a form for recognized student organizations to fill out, describing See MSC/Page 11 A > >! r 1 1 State Rep. Ron Wilson praises multiculturalism Kevin Ivy/The Battalion ' State Rep. Ron Wilson said students need to become more involved in politics during his speech to about 60 people Thursday evening. By Michele Brinkmann The Battalion Multiculturalism will put Texas A&M students at the fore front of the state. State Rep. Ron Wilson told about 60 students at a speech sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Wednesday. "I was asked to speak about how African-American students should get involved in state poli tics, but ya'll are already doing this," said Wilson, the youngest member of the Texas Legislature. "This multicultural require ment is a direct result of your ef forts, you are now at the forefront of the state," he said. "Let me tell you what people will discover when these classes start. They will find out that all blacks don't eat watermelon, that not all black men want to sleep with white women, not all blacks want to live next to a white per son, and that all black women are not sex machines," he said. "But hopefully, these classes will make this world a better place." Although he said he prefers the term "be nosy" instead of "get involved," Wilson encour aged students to get to know who is on the Board of Regents, who the new president and vice presi dents are, and who the depart ment heads are. "You can't play the game if you don't know the rules," he said. "Find out who they are and charge them up." He said students should quit treating them as celebrities and ask "What have you done for me lately?" Although Wilson commended the students for their help in get ting the multicultural classes, he told the audience to be careful about how much they get in volved in college. "If you stick your head up too far, it will get chopped off," he said. "You have the rest of your life to speak out. "I advise you not to piss peo ple off until you get your degree. The best revenge is success and your degree is like a passport." A&M students are very lucky to attend such a fine university, but they are no better than people See Wilson/Page 11 When traditions GO TOO FAR Hall residents criticize tactics used in Bonfire wake-up calls By Jennifer Smith The Battalion S ome Texas A&M students say they are unhappy with their early morning Bonfire wake-up calls and are citing University policy that prohibits some of the tactics in an effort to stop it. Every weekend since the end of September, the builders of the 1993 Aggie Bonfire have woken up students in the residence halls at 6 a.m. by yelling and banging on their doors for up to 30 minutes. See Editorial Page 13 The 1993-94 Residence Hall Handbook and Calendar states that the "use of excessive force in the hallways to wake up Bonfire participants is not permitted. These methods include, but are not limited to, bang ing ax handles on doors, loud stereos, air horns, chain saws, etc." Chad White, a freshman bioengineering major, wrote a letter to The See T raditions/Page 12 Inside Aggielife •Interview: German journalists visiting A&M Page 3 Sports •Women's soccer coach reflects on first season Page 9 Opinion •Stanford: Reveille stands as symbol of A&M Page 13