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Page 5 MONDAY May 30, 1994 Vol. 93, No. 147 (6 pages) “Serving Texas A&Msince 1895” Briefs Two arrested in murder investigation -.Arm ilNAL ERS 39" DIAMOND J s <s ROPERS Bowen confirmed as A&M president Dr. Ray Bowen was official- appointed as Texas A&M’s st president by the A&M Systerr, Board of Regents ' -27. owen, who has been in terim president of Oklahoma State University, will succeed .William H Mobley begin ning June 1. Dr. E. Dean Gage has served as interim president of the University. Bowen earned bachelor’s and Ph.D. degrees in me chanical engineering from Texas A&M. He was named Oklahoma State’s interim president in September 1992. West to chair Board of Regents Third-year regent Mary Nan West was elected on May 12 to chair the Texas A&M Board of Regents until Feb. 1, 1995. West is the first woman to serve as board chair. “I wasn’t looking for this job, jbut I feel humbled that my fel- jlow regents have confidence jin me," she said. West replaces former board chairman Ross D. Margraves Jr., who resigned in April. Stronger controls on gifts to A&M Texas A&M Interim Presi dent E. Dean Gage estab- fehed a task force on May 23 implement new internal procedures and stronger con trols on gifts, grants and con tracts for the University. Gage’s action is in re sponse to three investigations involving both a contract and a $200,000 research donation jiven to A&M chemistry pro- essor Dr. John Bockris. Bockris was cleared of scien tific misconduct charges in February. The committee will remain in place until changes are made including: clearer language in the University’s policy manual to distinguish between grants and contracts, revising the gift informa- form to certify the nature of gifts and their intended use, and requiring approval of gifts from both the department head and dean of the college. Board fires ME prof A tenured Texas A&M as sociate professor of mechani cal engineering was fired May 27 for “professional incompe tence” by the Texas A&M Board of Regents. Dr. Ronald Holmes was fired on the recommendations of the Department of Mechani cal Engineering, the University Tenure Mediation Committee, the University Committee on Academic Freedom, Respon sibility and Tenure, Interim President E. Dean Gage and Chancellor William H. Mobley. Holmes requested that he be returned to the classroom in February 1991. He had been on sick leave because of a stroke. Statue of Rudder goes up in October By James Bernsen The Battalion DeSoto police arrested two suspects Friday for an apparent robbery that re sulted in the murder of two Texas A&M University seniors on May 23. Broderick La von Hardy, 20, and a 15- year-old juvenile, both of Dallas, were arrested based on evidence recovered from the victim’s car and investigative leads, police said. Hardy was charged with capital mur der, and the teen-ager, whose name the police would not release, will face a juve nile charge of capital murder. The bodies of Reginald Broadus of Dallas and Crystal Miller of Carrollton were found partially clothed behind a warehouse in the Red Bird Mall area of Dallas last Monday morning. Police offi cials say there is no indication either of Dallas man and youth charged with May 23 murder of two Texas A&M students the two were sexually assaulted. Sgt. J. C. Burch, a DeSoto police in vestigator, said the students were last seen at a party in an Oak Cliff apart ment complex Monday evening about four miles from where they were found. “We’re looking at it as a robbery be cause the vehicle was missing,” he said. “It could have been a car jacking, but we’re looking at everything.” Broadus’ 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier was found abandoned only a few blocks from Broadus’ home late Tuesday afternoon. Burch said the two were discovered lying behind the McGraw-Hill publish ing distribution warehouse. A McGraw- Hill employee found the two bodies near a road where deliveries are made. “There were no witnesses,” Burch said. “There was one trucker in the vicinity, but he was asleep all night and saw nothing.” One of Broadus’ friends told the Asso ciated Press that it seemed the two had been abducted from a parking lot after the party, but Burch said that did not appear to be the case. “There are still a lot of scenarios, and you can make any of them fit,” he said. “But I’m pretty sure the case will come to a successful conclusion.” Burch said the two were apparently killed at the scene and were robbed of their identification and valuables. Kevin Carreathers, director of multi cultural services, said both students' were active student leaders and had bright futures ahead of them. “They were very personable, friendly and outgoing,” he said. “I think their peers thoroughly enjoyed being in their company.” Broadus, a psychology major, was president of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity last year and received the Buck Weirus Spirit Award in April. He also won the Outstanding African-American Male Award, presented by Alpha Kappa Al pha sorority, and was to be chair of the Black Awareness Committee for the 1994-1995 school year. Miller, an accounting major, was trea surer for Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Please see Arrests/Page 6 Regents appoint first black dean Stew Milne/THE Battalion Reflections of a Harley Local bikers gathered this weekend in Bryan for the Brazos Biker Bash. They entered their motorcycles in competitions such as best street bike, best antique, filthiest bike, best trike, and people’s choice. Bikers also com peted in games including slow races, keg roll, tire drag and tattoo contest. Part of the pro ceeds went to “Free Legal AID for Bikers” fund. By Michele Brinkmann The Battalion Dr. Woodrow Jones Jr. was named dean of Texas A&M University’s College of Liberal Arts May 27 by the Texas A&M Board of Regents after serving in the position on an interim basis since last June. Jones, the University’s first African- American dean in its 118-year his tory, replaced Dr. Daniel Fallon after he an nounced he was leaving A&M to be come the vice president of academic affairs and provost at the University of Maryland. Jones officially becomes the dean of liberal arts June 1. Interim president Dr. E. Dean Gage said he was pleased to be able to recognize one of A&M’s own administrators with this important promotion. “We are confident that he will provide excellent leader ship to move the College of Jones Liberal Arts toward the 21st century,” Gage said. Dr. William L. Perry, dean of faculties and associate provost, chaired the search committee that submitted its finalists to Dr. Benton Co- canougher, interim senior vice president and provost, after its year-long search. Perry said despite the large number of qualified candi dates, Jones had strong sup port from the committee and experience from serving as in terim dean. “He had a desire to build a community within the college and build strength in scholar ship,” he said. “He also ap peared to work well with con stituents.” Jones, a professor of politi cal science, served as associate dean for academic services and undergraduate affairs for the college before becoming inter im dean of the college. He has been with the University for the last seven years. The College of Liberal Arts, the University’s second- largest, enrolls more than 6,000 humanities and social sciences majors and includes 11 departments and six re search centers. Faculty Senate targets recruitment, AIDS awareness $2 million pushed to increase faculty diversity By Jan Higginbotham The Battalion Texas A&M officials say the number of mi nority faculty at the University is not high enough to accurately represent Texas’ diverse population. The Texas A&M Faculty Senate recently ap proved a proposal that dedicates $2 million each year for the next five years to the recruitment of minorities and women. Dr. Marco Portales, co-chair of the Faculty Senate Committee on Minority Conditions, said the number of minority faculty, recently com piled for the committee’s report, is a far cry from what a land grant institution in Texas should be. “I could understand these numbers if we were in Vermont, but we’re in Texas,” Portales said. “We need to prepare to educate minori ties. If you’re the land grant college of a state, you need to think of the needs of the state.” Dr. William L. Perry, associate provost and dean of faculties, said the number of minority faculty members should be comparable to the number of minority students at Texas A&M. “If our minority student population continues to increase as it has been, our minority faculty Please see Minorities/Page 2 88.2% Ethnicity percentages of Texas faculty —1993 Source : TAMU Office of Planning and Institutional Research ' Jr; Gender male 6.7% 82.1% HUH female 3.3% 17.8% 0.3% 1 1 1 '"l white black Hispanic Asian American Indian Will Brooks/The Battalion Senate accepts five-year plan to aid ‘shameful’ lack of women and minorities A bronze statue of the late Gen. James Earl Rudder, for mer president of Texas A&M University, will be unveiled in October. It will be placed near Rudder Tower and the Memo- rial Student Center. The University grew in size and changed substantially during Rudder’s term as pres ident, from 1959 until his death in 1970. Rudder oversaw several major changes, including op tional participation in the Corps of Cadets and opening the University to women. By Jan Higginbotham The Battalion The Texas A&M University- Faculty Senate recently ap proved a report which recom mends the University embark on a five-year plan for recruit ing minority and female faculty. The report, submitted by the Committee on Minority Condi tions, suggests the school work to recruit minorities, especially blacks and Hispanics, for tenure and tenure track posi tions on the associate and full professor levels. The recommendations include $2 million in funding for minori ty recruitment in 1994-95. Meeting recommends mandatory HIV/AIDS health issues course By Jan Higginbotham The Battalion The Texas A&M University Faculty Senate is recommending a proposal to implement a core curriculum require ment to educate undergraduate students about HIV/AIDS and other health-related issues. According to the proposal, the course will either be added as a one-credit or three-credit health issues course or it will replace one of the four required hours of kinesiology with a one-credit health is sues course. The recommendation for the course came in a report from the Senate’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Subcommittee and was approved at the May 9 Senate meet- Please see AIDS/Page 4 The report also called for a faculty committee to be ap pointed by the University pres ident to review annual depart mental progress and to sum marize problem areas. The report, presented to the Senate on May 9, included numbers of different minority groups at A&M and a break down by colleges and depart ments. Dr. Steve Murdock, a mem ber of the subcommittee on mi nority conditions, said the re port is meant to increase the number of minority faculty members at Texas A&M. “We have about 1% black and about 3% Hispanic in a state where 35% are black or Hispan ic,” Murdock said. “What we’re Please see Faculty/Page 2 Today's Batt Classifieds 4 Comics 6 Opinion 5 Sports 3