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
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State Rep. Ron Wilson praises multiculturalism
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' 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