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State & Local Page 2 The Battalion Monday, February 7,l| Clinton tour to help Democrats raise funds President travels south promoting political issues, attends gala functions The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Clinton is mix ing policy and politics on a three-day Southern swing designed to fatten Democratic Party cof fers and promote his new federal budget. The president was expected to raise $2 mil lion Sunday night at a glitzy Texas Presidential Dinner and Gala at Houston's Wortham Cen ter, the money to be divided between the De mocratic National Committee and the Texas state party. A few hundred guests were paying $10,000 a couple for a buffet dinner with the president before a larger $l,000-per-couple reception fea turing country and Western entertainment by Asleep at the Wheel. Clinton is trying to build support in political ly important Texas, where his approval ratings dropped into the 20s last year before rebound ing to the 50 percent range in recent months. The first stop on Clinton's agenda Sunday was the American Cancer Society children's party at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston. On Monday, the president's focus shifts from politics to policy. Clinton planned to promote his proposed $1.5 trillion budget for fiscal 1995 before Houston business leaders as the spending plan was being unveiled in Washington. The president wants to cut spending on more than 300 programs to free up money for priorities including job training, education and crime fighting. With the latest space shuttle mission still in progress, Clinton planned a Monday afternoon visit to the Johnson Space Flight Center to tour shuttle training facilities. Ironically, NASA is among the programs targeted for cutbacks in Clinton's new budget. The administration wants to trim NASA's spending by $250 million, a small cut, but the first the space agency has received in 21 years. On Tuesday, Clinton shifts the focus to his health care reform plan, which took major hits from Big Business last week. The president will speak at a General Motors Corp. plant in Shreveport, La., hoping to emphasize that the plan would be good for business and labor. United Auto Workers President Owen Bieber was expected to be on hand, with GM chief executive officer Jack Smith hooked up via satellite from Detroit. Combining fund-raising trips with official "presidential" events is a long-used strategy. It reduces the costs to political organizations of bringing in the president for fund-raisers by get ting taxpayers to shoulder part of the expense. Programs to mark HIV/ AIDS Awareness Week By Laurel Mosley The Batealion Texas A&M students will have an opportunity to learn more about the AIDS virus this week through a series of special pro grams and activities during HIV/AIDS Awareness Week. Stacey Garner, assistant health education coordinator, said she hopes this week will make stu dents more aware of the serious ness of AIDS because the number of young people with the disease is rising. "We don't have any numbers on how many have AIDS at A&M, but people in their 20s account for one in five AIDS cases," Garner said. She said students should real ize AIDS is not a moral issue; it in volves real people. "With this week we hope peo ple will develop compassion and concern towards AIDS victims," Garner said. "We must unite to gether. I think students care enough to get involved." She said she hopes to make all students become more aware of the virus so they can realize it does have to do with them. "With the different activities we are trying to reach as many different kinds of students as pos sible," Garner said. "We want them all to know they need to think before they act." Activities for the week include a panel presentation Monday at 1 p.m. in 601 Rudder Tower by the Houston AIDS Foundation, a prayer vigil Tuesday at 9 p.m. in the All Faiths Chapel and a movie about AIDS and its victims Wednesday at 7 p.m. in 101 Richardson Building. Local night clubs will offer red ribbons and AIDS information Thursday night. Informational tables will be set up throughout the week in the MSC, and a 300 foot ribbon will be tied around the A.P. Beutel Health Center. HIV/AIDS Awareness Week is sponsored by the HIV/AIDS com mittee, a division of Student Ser vices. Many student organizations are also involved, including Aggie Reach, Residence Hall Associa tion, MSC Hospitality and Student Government. Lamar student protests censorship of photographs The Associated Press BEAUMONT, Texas — A communications student has protested an order by Lamar University's art department to remove pho tographs of leather -and lace-clad Houstoni ans from a library entrance. An administrator at the Beaumont school later told Tracy Silverberg he could return his black and white photographs to the Gray Library entrance area — but not before the 27-year-old student complained to officials. Silverberg said he had begun taking pho tos of what he called "fringe" people for an exhibit at Houston's Westmont Repertory Theater. "Some people were dressed in leather, some of it was light bondage," he said. About 15 complaints were received in the two weeks after the photos went on display Jan. 5 at Lamar. On Jan. 17, Silverberg was told to take down his pictures. Silverberg contacted the American Civil Liberties Union Arts Censorship Project, which has successfully defended artists in similar situations. 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CarePIus^ttf 2411 Texas Ave. and Southwest Pkwy. * College Station, TX 77840 696-0683 Announcing the establishment of the Texas A&M University Student Microbiology Scholarship Criteria: 1) Microbiology Major 2) 3.0 GPA 3) full-time student in Fall 1994 Two $300 scholarships will be awarded in late April. Pick up applications in Office of Professional School Advising (Academic Bldg. 203). Deadline: March 25, 1994 at noon. Contact Ketan Sukkawala, 693-8726, for further information. H ey Ags, want to be in the nations largest yearbook? Answer one or all of the following questions and the winners with the best answers will be printed in the Aggieland! • What is the most embarrassing thing that has happened to you while you have been at Texas A&M? • If there was one thing you could change about Texas A&M, what would it be? Who is the best professor you have had? Why? What is the nicest thing anyone has done for you at Texas A&M? What is the worst thing anyone has done to you at Texas A&M? • What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you (or someone else) in a classroom? Clip this and return ASAP to RDMC 012 or send via campus mail #1111. Please include your name, ID#, class, major and hometown. Aggielancl A&M Native American to celebrate heritage By Stephanie Dube The B ATT AVON Texas A&M students can experience Native American culfei and celebrate Native American traditions this week during;: second annual Native American Week. Rose "Red Elk" Hardman, a senior sociology majorar: member of A&M's intertribal council, said Native Amend Week promotes higher education for Native Americans. "Native American Week will provide a cultural enrichmen: the community and students," Hardman said. Many people mistakenly believe Native Americans no lo;: ;; have a strong culture, and they no longer perform many of-I activities of their ancestors, she said. Xavier Villarreal, a junior accounting major, said one air Native American Week is to teach the community that thistfe is not true. "Native American Week will bring awareness, especial! the Texas A&M campus, of Native American culture," he si: "Many people feel the culture is dying, but we feel it'stheof: site. Native American culture is still very strong." Ray Torgerson, a senior English major, said often this mis? derstanding of Native Americans stems from a lack of expos: to the American Indian culture. "There are lots of misconceptions about American Indiait Torgerson said. "The association's activities work towardschari ing the misunderstanding to understanding and explain;:: things people normally wouldn't be exposed to." The group has planned many activities to celebrate at A&M An opening ceremony will begin the week Monday at noon: the MSC Flag Room. Don L. Coy his, president of White Bison Corporation,; speak on Native American values and multiculturalism Week day at 7 p.m. in Rudder Theater. The intertribal pow-wow will be held Saturday in G. RcL White Coliseum. Hardman said the pow-wow serves as a form of socialiatra with others and will include drums, native songs, and dance] from Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana in native dress. The Native American Student Association is directed byani: tertribal council that consists of students with equal author: who work together to lead the Native American Student Assoa- tion. Because the intertribal council is modeled after a typical trihj structure, it gives people from reservations a familiar enviroi; ment. "We serve as a support network for American Indianst: dents," Torgerson said. "The main goal of the association is togf American Indian students into higher education at A&M." A wit! 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