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The Battalion d1. 93 No. 110 (6 pages) 1893 — A Century of Service to Texas A&M — 1993 Wednesday, March 9,1994 exans go to the polls to vote in primary elections The Associated Press AUSTIN - U.S. Sen. Kay Bai- Hutchison on Tuesday easily Iptured the Republican noinina- n against a field of little-known ■ ponents, while Democrats Jim Mattox and Richard Fisher ad- Lced to a runoff. Democrats nominated Ann W i R chards for Texas governor while George W. Bush took the Republican vote. Richards launched her bid for a second term after having be come one of the nation's best- known governors during her first. Her fund-raising showed it. Be tween July 1, 1993 and the end of February, she collected $5.2 mil lion. Bush, whose brother Jeb is run ning for governor of Florida, di rected all of his campaigning at Richards while raising about $3.7 million for his bid. With 99 percent of the GOP precincts reporting, Hutchison had 466,174 votes, or 84 percent of the total vote. In the Democratic primary, with 99 percent of the precincts tallied, Jim Mattox of Austin led with 413,897 votes, or 41 percent; Richard Fisher of Dallas had 384,544 votes, or 99 percent; and congressman Mike Andrews of Houston had 160,290 votes, or 16 percent. Evelyn Lantz of Houston, an associate of political extremist Lyndon LaRouche, rounded out the Democratic field with 62,954 votes, or 6 percent. Mattox said he looks forward to the April 12 runoff against Fisher. "I think what we'll probably try to do is explain to the Democ rats exactly who Richard Fisher is, explain that he's more of a Re publican than a Democrat,” Mat tox said. "And over that period of time, I think we'll have a success ful opportunity to do that.” Hutchison, free from legal trou bles after she was acquitted of ethics charges Feb. 11, faced minor opposition during the primary. Her six opponents — James Currey of Dallas, Roger Henson of Garland, Stephen Hopkins of Burnet, Troy Mata of Dallas, Ernest Schmidt of New Braun fels, and Tom Spink of Carrollton — were sharing 11 percent of the vote. Hutchison said it didn't mat ter to her if she faced Mattox or Fisher in the November general election. •/Thc Bmi put theca' program, \&M right to ban rooster, Slocum says By Chris Whitley Thc Battalion Head Football Coach R. C. Slocum . lid the University acted in a responsible ■ tjcinner when it disassociated athletic coster David Toronjo for NCAA rules rjolations. The action took place in a letter from r til Bage to Toronjo dated Feb. 17, which CJ [stipulated that Toronjo could have no ’ 1 contact with A&M's athletic department ’fo at least one year. j According to Slocum, Toronjo made a phone call to football recruit Daunte Hill, a .vide receiver from Huntsville, before Hill signed a letter of intent to play at •• AMVI, which goes against NCAA rules. But Slocum said he does not believe Tpronjo's actions were intentional, and iiJoronjo was not aware of the rule that re- ™ nts cannot be contacted by boosters be- e signing a letter of intent. "Unless you're knowledgeable about ; rules, you couldn't have recognized t,' Slocum said. "He didn't think there wins anything wrong. You know, he |§.!n't say, 'Hey, I think I'm gonna break rules.'" Toronjo called Hill in January, days af- r Texas A&M was put on five years latfoh for what the NCAA called "a Hfk of institutional control" in the ool's summer jobs program. Although Slocum said the University ed appropriately in this case, he said lia he was frustrated that violations were still occurring after the University's con stant attempts to inform boosters of the rules. "People talk about the NCAA rules being complex about recruiting," he said. "But the rule is actually pretty simple - Don't talk to them." Slocum said he is disturbed about the situation, which happened just days after the probation ruling. "It would seem frustrating anytime," Slocum said. "It's frustrating whenever it happens. It was surprising that it hap pened as soon after (the probation) as it did. But I think it demonstrates that we are acting responsibly." The University has declared Hill ineli gible but will appeal to the NCAA to re store his eligibility. Slocum said, in these cases, the NCAA usually restores the player's eligibility. "It's the normal process when we un cover a secondary violation," Slocum said. "As long as you handle it properly and turn it into the NCAA, normally when they make a ruling, the process would be to restore the player's eligibili ty-" Slocum said Hill informed the coach ing staff of Toronjo's phone call. Only then was Hill made av/are that the call was a breach of NCAA rules. "He (Hill) was really a victim in this whole thing. He received a phone call. That's all he's done," he said. Barbara Bush to speak at 3 p.m. [about changes in first lady role Former First Lady Barbara Bush will speak to Texas A&M students and faculty I oday at 3 p.m. in Rudder Theater. Bush will discuss the changing roles of the first lady in her speech titled "Pearls |f Wisdom." The event, which is sponsored by the MSC Political Forum, is free to the public. Bush will also speak at a fund-raising dinner for the Opera and Performing [Vrts Society at 7 p.m. The dinner will Ire held at the College Station Hilton and | inference Center. | Tickets for the dinner range in price from $60 to $100, and tickets for a pre-din- | er cocktail party are $300. Money raised will go to the 1994-1995 season of MSC |)PAS. This is Bush's first major speaking engagement in Bryan-College Station. [nited Nations observers trying, failing shore up peace in occupied territories -desii so kidna| bullet-ri; later in s added re the 1 in the If July- hi? The Associated Press ERUSALEM — During demonstra- is Tuesday in the Arab shopping dis- in east Jerusalem, United Nations of- rs ran back and forth trying to slow barrage of stones and tear gas flying een Palestinians and Israeli police, he border police slammed them und and arrested one of their transla- i, Mahmoud Rashid, after he stepped een a policeman and the teen-ager officer wanted to detain. We can't interfere with any military dice operations. The only thing we do is discuss matters,” said Gun-Britt dersson, the Swedish woman who di rects the U.N. Relief and Works Agency on the West Bank. "Try to control your men," a U.N. offi cer said during clashes Saturday in Jerusalem to an Israeli major on the scene. He responded: "I don't want to control my men." In the wake of the Feb. 25 mosque massacre, Palestinians are demanding an international peacekeeping force in the occupied territories. The record of the 21 U.N. refugee officers acting as observers raises the question whether any force could be effective. Israel says the real answer is autono my for Palestinians, who can then handle See Israel/Page 6 siltin' in a tree David Birch/THC Battalion Ragan Hunt, a freshman nuclear engineering major, and Heath Allyn, a musician with the local band House of Usher, spend Tuesday afternoon to gether, eating yogurt while sitting atop the Century Tree. Panhandle snow storm makes driving deadly; one fatality reported The Associated Press PAMPA — Blowing snow fell at the rate of an inch every hour Tuesday across parts of the frigid Texas Panhandle in a storm that closed schools and made driving deadly, keeping voters away from the polls. An Amarillo man was killed and three people were injured when a Chevy pickup collided with a Ford Tempo about 18 miles northwest of Amarillo, Department of Public Safety communications officer Jerry Hatley said. Jose Luis Arellano, 39, of Amarillo was killed in the accident, which occurred at 6:50 a.m. on FM 1061, Hatley said. Injured were Thomas Gerald Burdick, 29, of Amarillo, in serious condition; Bobby G. Hughes, 58, of Amarillo, also in serious con dition; and Robert Walker, 19, of Amarillo, in critical condition. The late-winter blizzard, prefaced before dawn by thunder and hail, dumped seven inches of snow on Dalhart by noon Tuesday. Sections of 1-40 east of Amarillo turned to a sheet of ice, the National Weather Service reported. "Whiteout" conditions — zero vis ibility — blanketed Shamrock, the NWS said. "It was icy where I was," said Marjaunta Hills, working at the Republican Party pri mary at the Gray County Courthouse in Pampa. "I skated down the driveway and then 1 sort of crunched along. ' David Hotz, a weather service forecaster, said three inches to five inches of snow coat ed most of the northern Panhandle. Midday temperatures hovered in the 20s and 30s. Tuesday's storm arrived two weeks be fore spring and with sudden fury. Days ear lier, temperatures had climbed to near 80 de grees in Amarillo, Hotz said. "We've had several accidents on 1-40,” said Gray County Sheriff's dispatcher Donna Cross. "A lot of them, they're just sliding into the ditch." Workers at the ballot box were worried that voters would stay home. Mark Bell of the secretary of state's office said the snowstorm and other bad weather See Storm/Page 2 Students question fairness of Christian ad By Angela Neaves The Battalion Several Texas A&M student groups are questioning a newspaper advertisement that lists the names and departments of fac ulty members who offer open discussion of Christianity to students. The advertisement is paid for by Faculty Friends, a group of faculty members who are "inspired by Jesus Christ and united by their common experience that He provides intellectually and spiritually satisfying an swers to life's questions." The faculty members are available to stu dents and faculty who want to discuss Jesus Christ's influence. Aaron Segal, a junior bioengineering ma jor and treasurer of the Hillel Jewish Stu dent Association, said featuring the depart ments in the advertisement is inappropriate. "The advertisement is incorporating Uni versity employment and the University set ting with a particular religious belief," Segal said. "Where is the sep aration of church and state?" Brett Lamoine, a se nior computer science major and president of the Agnostic and Atheist Student Group, said he lias mixed feelings about the departments being listed with faculty names. "Having departments listed is good for stu dents who are Christian," Lamoine said. "The department names make the members of Faculty Friends easy to locate. On the other hand, I don't think it is appropriate for the University to be involved. "The use of department names involves the University. It would be much more ap propriate for the group to have an answer ing machine where students could leave a message and be put in touch with a mem- Gage ber." Interim President E. Dean Gage is listed in the advertisement and Reuben Ehrlich, a junior history major and a vice president of the Hillel Jewish Student Association, said the use of Gage's title interferes with non- Christian students' opportunity to use the University's chain of command. "If a non-Christian student has a prob lem with a Christian professor it would be difficult to make a step to correct it," Ehrlich said. "It would take a lot of courage. One might feel he was already opposed when he has to take a problem with a Christian pro fessor to a member of Faculty Friends." Gage said non-Christian students do not need to worry about confronting bias in stu dent-teacher relations. "I can understand the concern the stu dents may have," Gage said. "The ad is not intended to discriminate against the stu dents." See Christian/Page 6 nside lourt Sports Lady Ags gear up for SWC fournament Page 3 Opinion •Editorial: Lady Aggies ppplauded for great season |Magee: Fast track forces Inany to seek solitude Clinton promises to cooperate with investigation Page 5 The Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Clinton acknowledged addition al White House contacts with federal regulators about the Whitewater investigation Tues day. He said his administration would cooperate if Congress held Whitewater hearings. "I haven't done anything wrong and I'm not going to do anything wrong,” Clinton said. "I revere the responsibility that I have been given and I'm not going to abuse it," the presi dent said. Clinton appeared at a news conference to announce the ap pointment of respected Washing ton attorney Lloyd Cutler as se nior counsel, replacing Bernard Nussbaum who resigned under fire. Clinton said that Cutler, 76, would bring "a firm, uncompro mising and steady hand” to the White House. Cutler was White House counsel under Jimmy Carter. Cutler said he agreed to take the job for only 130 days. The limited assignment means he will not have to sever ties with his law firm. Cutler said, "In government, as in other aspects of life, trust is the coin of the realm, and Mr. President, I pledge myself to do what 1 can to assure that trust is maintained.” Clinton acknowledged there were additional contacts beyond the original three but said they were "incidental and were fol low-up conversations which had nothing to do with the substance of the RTC investigations.” White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers said the contacts involved press inquiries and were made over the phone or with "people bumping into the halls." She said the additional con tacts would be documented in material sent to Fiske. "I haven't done any thing wrong and I'm not going to do any thing wrong." - President Bill Clinton
