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Violence, gun fire
continue in Israel
HEBRON, Occupied West
Bank — A Jewish settler fired at
an Arab taxi Saturday, critically
wounding a Palestinian passenger
as violence continued unabated in
the runup to the scheduled start
of Palestinian autonomy.
A Palestinian couple sitting on
the veranda of their nearby home
were hit by shrapnel and lightly
injured, the army said.
Palestinian witnesses said the
settler fired from behind a
makeshift road barricade as the
taxi was retreating to avoid con
frontation with settlers.
Settlers denied there was a
roadblock. They claimed one set
tler fired from die side of the road
after the taxi tried to strike him
and others.
The suspected shooter, a resi
dent of the Jewish settlement of
Kiryat Arba, was detained for
questioning, the army said.
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1893 — A Century of Service to Texas A&M — 1993
Monday, December 6,1993
Food Services review to examine operations
j Mammograms not
needed, group says
WASHINGTON - The Nation
al Cancer Institute is no longer en
couraging routine mammograms
for women in their 40s, saying
there's no evidence the examina
tions significantly curb breast can
cer deaths in that age group.
The institute announced its po
sition Friday, citing studies that
show routine mammograms can
detect breast cancer early enough
to reduce the death rate for women
over age 50.
But it said research doesn't
show where routine mammogra
phy, generally once every one or
two years, led to a similar drop in
breast cancer mortality rates
among women aged 40 to 49.
The cancer institute's decision
has no legal effect but is likely to
influence individual decisions on
when to start getting routine mam
mograms.
Astronauts repair
Hubble telescope
SPACE CENTER, Houston -
Endeavour's astronauts snatched
the Hubble Space Telescope from
orbit Sunday to bring it aboard
the shuttle for an overhaul.
Commander Richard Covey, a
four-time shuttle flier and for
mer combat pilot, steered En
deavour to within 35 feet of the
telescope as the two craft
zoomed around the world at
17,500 mph.
Swiss astronaut Claude Nicol-
lier slowly reached out with En
deavour's robot arm and grabbed
the 43-foot-long, 25,000-pound
Hubble. The next step involved
anchoring the telescope onto a
turntable stand in the cargo bay.
"Endeavour has a firm hand
shake with Mr. Hubble's tele
scope," Covey said.
Rats blamed for
noises in morgue
SAN ANTONIO - Strange
footsteps, unexplained voices and
other odd occurences have new
residents in the remodeled county
morgue wondering if the past ten
ants forgot to pack up everything.
But Bexar County Medical Ex
aminer Vincent DiMaio says the
strange noises are just big, noisy
rats.
"It's rats up where the air con
ditioning is, that's all, but ghosts
make a better story," he said with a
laugh.
Personal Bond Program director
Joe Delgado said his employees
have heard voices when they
worked alone in the building.
DiMaio's rat explanation has
done little to soothe their nerve
Some edgy workers say they'd
rather have ghosts in the work
place.
-The Associated Press
By Kim McGuire
The Battalion
The pending review of the Department of Food Services
will not examine past specific personnel matters despite
speculations the review was to investigate the reassign
ments of the department's three top-ranking officials.
Interim President Dr. E. Dean Gage said the intent of
the review is to examine the department's overall opera
tion and use the analysis as means of directing future oper
ation.
"The review will allow an independent management
team to come in, examine the department and make rec-
comendations for the future," Gage said. "It is all part of a
Uni versify-wide continous improvement program."
At the Student Senate meeting last Wednesday, the Sen
ate passed a bill supporting the University's decision to
See Editorial Page 5
conduct a review of Food Services. However, there was
some confusion among the senators about the intent of the
review.
Some of the senators speculated the review would in
vestigate past controversial personnel matters, in specific,
the reassignments of Lloyd Smith, former director. Col.
James Moore, assistant director and George Nedbalek, for
mer business manager.
During a previous interview with The Battalion, Dr.
Richard Floyd, interim director of Food Services, said
Smith had been reassigned as special assistant to Robert
Smith, vice president of finance and administration and
Nedbalek had been reassigned to a position in the Physical
Plant.
Floyd said Moore, however, remains assistant director
See Review/Page 2
Christmas in the Park
Brady Bill controversy
hits B/ CS community
By Geneen Pipher
The Battalion
Although debate over the Brady Bill
ended Tuesday on Capitol Hill, when Pres
ident Clinton signed the bill into law, the
issue has stirred debate at Texas A&M
University campus and in the community.
The law, which goes into effect in 90
days, will require a five-day waiting peri
od and background check on handgun
buyers. The bill was named for James
Brady, the White House press secretary
who was seriously wounded and left per
manently disabled after the 1981 assassina
tion attempt against former President
Ronald Reagan.
Dr. Bryan Jones, political science profes
sor, said the Brady Bill is a step forward
and something the United States has need
ed for a long time.
"The idea back in the Dark Ages, when
people first started working on this, was to
try to limit the access of felons and other
unstable people to the easy purchase of
handguns," Jones said. "This bill is long
overdue."
Jones said the effects of the bill will not
be remarkable, but it will bring the United
States one step closer to a safer society.
"I think the effects of the bill will be
psychological," he said. "This is going to
show everyone that the National Rifle As
sociation and other gun lobbyists are just
paper tigers, and that they are going to lose
time and time again when the pressure is
on."
Mark Overstreet, a researcher for the
NRA, said supporters of the Brady Bill did
not win a complete victory because of nu
merous compromises they were forced to
make to get the bill passed.
"The Brady law currently contains a
waiting period," Overstreet said. "We are
against that.
"As they get their criminal history
records on line, and in a certain level of
readiness, they will be able to get into the
instant check system, which we have sup
ported from the outset," he said.
Overstreet said he was also concerned
the Brady Bill infringes on a citizen's con
stitutionally guaranteed right to bear arms.
"The Brady Bill originally proposed a
waiting period, and nothing more, peri
od," he said. "Of course, we oppose the
waiting period because there was never
any data out there to support the idea that
waiting for the sake of waiting would con
tribute to public safety.
"We also had concerns about the Con
stitution, the fact that if you delay the exer
cise of a constitutionally guaranteed right,
you are in a sense denying it."
Kim Hill, A&M political science profes
sor, said the Brady Bill in no way compro
mises the right to bear arms as it has been
interpreted by the Supreme Court.
"My understanding of the appropriate
interpretation of the right to bear arms
does not have anything to do with an indi
vidual's right to keep guns," Hill said.
"The interpretation by the Supreme Court
is that it is a collective right, hence, the
Brady Bill is irrelevant and doesn't infringe
on the right as guaranteed by the Constitu
tion."
Jones said the Brady Bill is simply a step
in the right direction. More restrictive gun
control laws are needed, he said.
"We're now the place people are afraid
to come to," he said. "With the tourist
murders in Florida, we're getting a reputa
tion worldwide.
"It is time to take steps to curb the vio
lence, and control of ammunition is an im
portant thing we could do to ratchet down
on violence in today's society,"
Overstreet said Brady supporters have
only won a battle, and the ultimate victory
will come to pro-gun supporters within
five years after the instant background
checks have been put into place and wait
ing periods have been abolished.
Tim Moog/THE Battalion
Christmas in the Park is a display of lights at College Station's Central Park
every night through the holidays. The event is co-sponsored by the City of
College Station and the law firm Waltman and Associates.
KANM applies for FCC license
By Jacqueline Mason
The Battalion
Texas A&M University's student radio
station, KANM/99.9 EM Cable, is seek
ing to gain full station status but is run
ning into limitations by the Federal Com
munications Commission.
"We are trying to become a full, non
commercial FM radio station," said
KANM Station Manager Jeffrey Hughes.
The alternative music station that pro
grams everything from punk to cajun
music can only be accessed through the
local cable service.
As a result, if a person does not sub
scribe to the cable system, they cannot
pick up the signal. If a person does have
cable, however, the station can be ac
cessed free of charge.
Currently, more than 100 KANM staff
members program 78 shows to an audi
ence of about 500, a figure Hughes is
seeking to increase.
The station hopes to reach more listen
ers by broadcasting directly on FM radio,
not cable, Hughes said.
KAMU-FM Station Manager Larry
Jackson said in order to broadcast on FM
radio, KANM must first obtain a license
from the FCC.
"It's a complicated bureaucracy," he
said. "But it is necessary for the FCC to
assure stations will operate on public air
waves successfully and responsibly."
Jackson said determining whether an
all-student radio station with a high
turnover rate will operate successfully on
the radio is difficult.
See KANM/Page 6
Helping fellow aggies
Emergency care team volunteers
provide aid at campus activiHes
By Jennifer Kiley
The Battalion
V olunteers on the Texas A&M
Emergency care team are ready at
a moment's notice when emer
gency medical care is required at campus
activities.
Care team members set up aid sta
tions and provide emergency care and
Basic Life Support at football games,
swim meets and Corps events,
Kate Hughes, vice president of the
team, coordinates all care team assign
ments — obtaining information about
the events, deciding how many people to
send and with what equipment, assign
ing people to work and assigning medics
to the stations.
The team has to be ready for the un
expected, Hughes said.
"Sometimes you have to be flexible
and move the aid station/' she said.
"We've even had to move stations at
Bonfire cut because people have
dropped trees in the middle of what was
serving as our aid station,"
Volunteers are trained to deal with a
variety of injuries and illnesses, Hughes
said. The injuries and illnesses volun
teers can expect depend on the event and
the weather.
"Football games early in the season
with afternoon kickoffs are our worst
nightmare," sire said. "We can count on
dozens, if not hundreds of heat patients.
Due to the large number of people at
football games, we get a wide variety of
emergencies."
Care team members have been called
for everything from minor cuts to life-
threatemng emergencies such as cardiac
arrest, Hughes said.
See Care Team/Page 2
Student leaders
Claus to benefit
By Jan Higginbotham
The Battalion
Texas A&M University students will have an
opportunity this week to give their Christmas
wish list to Santa Claus with a little help from
the United Way Pack, a student organization on
campus.
The United Way "elves" have arranged to
have several Santas on hand today, tomorrow,
and Wednesday in the MSC Flagroom for stu
dents to sit on their laps and have a picture tak
en with the jolly fellows.
Felicia Miller, United Way member, said a
number of student leaders have agreed to play
Santa Claus, including Mark Rollins, Brian
to play Santa
the United Way
Walker, and Trent Ashby.
Miller said a few mystery Santas will take
part as well.
Students will be able to spend a few minutes
with Santa and have a Polaroid picture taken
for three dollars.
"The people that are doing this are not only
going to enjoy it, but they are going to benefit a
very worthy cause," Miller said.
All of the money raised from this week's pro
ject will be part of a donation that the campus
organization will give to the United Way at the
end of the spring semester in the name of Texas
A&M.
The United Way Pack has an overall goal of
See Santa/Page 6
Inside
Sports
•Notre Dame to return to
Cotton Bowl
•Lady Aggies win basketball
tournament
Page 3
Opinion
•Guest column: Are
Americans ready to
exchange gun rights for
safety?
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