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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
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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