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The Battalion JULI PHILLIPS, Editor in chief The Battalion (DSPS 045-360) is published daily, Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters and Monday through Thursday during the Summer session (except University holidays and exam periods), at Texas A&M University. Second class postage paid at College Station, TX 77840. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Battalion, 230 Reed McDonald Building, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843. News: The Battalion news department is managed by students at Texas A&M University in the Division of Student Publications, a unit of the Department of Journalism. Editorial offices are in 013 Reed McDonald Building. Newsroom phone number is 845-331 3. Fax: 845-2647. Advertising: For campus, local and national display advertising, call 845-2696. For classified advertising, call 845-0569. Advertising offices are in 015 Reed McDonald and office Hours are 8 a.m. to S p.m. Monday through Friday. Fax: 845-5408. Subscriptions: Mail subscriptions are $20 per semester, $40 per school year and $50 per full year. To charge by VISA, MasterCard or Discover, call 845-2611. AIDS shelter for homeless closes its doors The Associated Press FORT WORTH — A 5-month-old, national ly celebrated residence for homeless people with AIDS has decided to suspend operations, saying it was unprepared to deal with its resi dents' medical and social problems. The surprise announcement that operations at Samaritan House would close in 60 days came Wednesday, the same day that a half- dozen residents were arrested by police, who had been asked to do background checks on some of home's 15 residents. Executive Director Carol Hendrix said she asked for police assistance after a bit of unrest at the 32-unit home. She said the home would close for reassessment. "We didn't anticipate things like physical outbursts by peo ple." - Carol Hendrix, Samaritan House executive director "We didn't anticipate things like physical outbursts by people," Hendrix said. She said she hopes to reopen the home within two months after it is shuttered. Samaritan House opened in October, offer ing homeless people with AIDS their own apartments. At the time, a top official with the National Community AIDS Partnership called it a "model to be copied." It was finan: through a combination of private and govt mental loans and grants. The centene! heavily on donated time and goods. Don Maison, director of AIDS Service; Dallas, which has provided housing ands vices for AIDS patients for seven years,s; Samaritan House officials were naive. "For four years they've been coming to and we've been telling them exactly whal experienced," he said. "You've got tote support. You can't put a roof over theses pie's heads and expect this type of thing: function. "It's a real tragedy." Residents got the distressing news in alette "They saved my life," said Ervin Join "Now they're trying to kill me." Saturday's Texas Lotto to reach record $55 million The Associated Press AUSTIN — Nobody won the $35 million Lotto Texas jackpot Wednesday night, so officials said Thursday that the next prize should be a record $55 million. "This is uncharted territory for us," said Nora Linares, the lot tery's executive director. Twice before — on May 1 and July 7,1993 — the lotto jackpot has reached $50 million. Ms. Linares said that based on sales for the $35 million game and on interest in the $41.4 million payoff two weeks ago, "We believe our sales will support this record estimate." Despite its record proportions, the Texas jackpot still isn't among the nation's 10 highest. California holds the record with a $118.8 million pot on April 17, 1991, that was divided among 10 winners. The 10th highest jackpot also was offered in California, $68.8 million, lottery offi cials said. If only one ticket correctly matches all six numbers Saturday night, the winner would receive about $2.75 million a year for 20 years, said lottery spokesman Steve Levine. But that's not the trend. Each time the Texas jackpot hit $50 million in the past, there were multiple winners. Fourteen people claimed shares of the May 1 pot, and three split the $50 million July 7 prize. Levine said that lottery officials expect record sales in advance of Saturday's drawing. German Continued from Page 1 "The Iron Cross is the symbol of the German army to this day and to this day the medal is still is sued," he said. "The cross is just one of the symbols of the origins of Germany. It exists in many varia tions even today." Oscar Matias, a sophomore Ger man major and member of the Ger man Club, said, as a minority, he is not offended by the use of tne Iron Cross. "I really don't know why some people are so offended," Matias said. "I don't feel offended at all, and I don't think there should be any objection. It is an old symbol that goes way back in German his tory. It has nothing to do with white supremacy." Scott Bernstein, a junior bioengi neering major and vice-president of the Hillel Jewish Student Associ ation, said if the Iron Cross is a symbol of hatred, it should not be used by the German Club. "It sounds to me like it is similar to the Old English Club putting the confederate flag on their shirts," he said. "It just has no place on a T- shirt. I am not that familiar with "It is an old symbol that goes way back in German history. Ith* nothing to do with white supremacy." - Oscar Matins, sophomore Germ 1 major and membtL the German CIiil the Iron Cross, but if it does sit | bolize white supremacy it has;:’ solutely no place on the A&Mcar pus or a club's T-shirt." In February the club memh voted on a design for the shir choosing from five designs subnr; ted by members, Bartram said. "Last fall I began asking to submit their ideas for T-shir and then we would vote on their, he said. "Everyone had a chance: submit a design. It was a very a; mocratic process and the shirt m the Iron Cross is the one that mer! bers chose. We even modified slightly to please the people w| raised questions, the cross is m in a much less prominent place :| the shirt." The Texas A&M University Student Publications Board is accepting applications for Editor Editor The Battalion The Battalion Summer 1994 Fall 1994 Qualifications for editor of The Battalion are: Be a Texas A&M student with a minimum 2.0 overall and major GPR at the time of appointment and during the term of office; Have at least one year experience in a responsible editorial position on The Battalion or comparable student newspaper, OR Have at least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper, OR Have completed at least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and 303 (Media Writing I and II), JOUR 301 (Mass Comm Law) and JOUR 304 (Editing for the Mass Media), or equivalent. Editor 1995 AgGIELAND Qualifications for editor of the Aggieland yearbook are: Be a Texas A&M student with a minimum 2.0 overall and major GPR at the time of appointment and during the term of office. Have at least one year experience in a responsible position on the Aggieland or comparable college yearbook. Have demonstrated ability in writing through university coursework or equivalent experience. Have completed or be registered in JOUR 210 (Graphics) or equivalent. Application forms should be picked up and returned to the Student Publications Managers office, room 230 Reed McDonald Bldg. Deadline for submitting application: 5 p.m. Monday, March 21. Applicants will be interviewed during the Student Publications Board Meeting beginning at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, 1994.
