November 14, 1994
The Battalion
Bringing Back OV Army Style
Junior Activities for the day of Elephant Walk • November 17, 1994
You don’t want to miss the events that prepare the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Class of 1996 to take over campus!
• 96 minutes after noon (1:36 pm): party pics with a live elephant at Duncan Field!!!
• Move to Kyle Field to hear awssomm® speaker Pat Patterson ‘26, who helped with the
very first Elephant Walk in Aggie history!
• Be a part of a human “96” on Kyle Field for more fun pictures!
• Aggie 96 and Pull out Yell Practice WHOOP!
“The Class of 96 feeds 96 families.”
Please bring a canned food item to the Junior activities at Kyle Field on November 17.
Gig’ Em!
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Gaston called Smith’s trial a sad
occurrence for Texas A&M.
Many people on Gaston’s staff,
who had previously worked for
Smith, were in the courtroom
Thursday to show their support
for Smith when the guilty verdict
was announced.
Gaston said he wanted his
staff to go to the courthouse to
support Smith.
“I told them to go down there
because I thought they should be
there,” Gaston said. “The sup
port that has been shown is in
dicative of the feelings for A&M.”
After his sentence was an
nounced Friday, Smith said he in
tended to prove his innocence.
“My objective in this has been
the same and that is to prove my
innocence, and I don’t intend to
quit now,” Smith said.
Houston lawyer Dick
DeGuerin, Smith’s attorney, said
he expects to be successful when
he appeals the case to a higher
court.
“I don’t . say that often,”
DeGuerin said. “The jury’s hands
were tied without knowing what
the law is. This was a miscar
riage of justice.”
DeGuerin said the trial and
punishment were not fair be
cause Smith did not do anything
wrong.
“As a guest, it is permissible to
receive food, lodging, entertain
ment and transportation,”
DeGuerin said. “It is clear under
the law and the rules of Texas
A&M University.”
District Attorney Bill Turner
said there is a law that allows
government officials to accept
food, lodging, entertainment and
transportation from people they
are contracting with, but it does
not allow the government official
to be the initiator.
“There is a clear distinction,”
Turner said. “It is a wise dis
tinction this country has hon
ored.”
During the trial, DeGuerin re
peatedly said the trial was a
means for others to “trash”
Smith’s name.
Smith did not answer when
asked if he thought that was true
but said, “that is a story best left
for another day, but there will be
a story. I can promise you that.”
Turner said Smith’s sentence
was significant because people
will now know what is expected of
the government.
“It is a word to the wise,” Turn
er said. “People need to stand up
and take notice.”
Turner said although Smith’s
reputation did not make him
above the law, it did matter when
it came to recommending his pun
ishment.
“When you have a community
the size of A&M’s, people will
mess up,” he said. “This case re
fleets that this community can
take care of the problem. This is
not about A&M. This is about
Ftobert Smith.”
Smith’s probation does not be
gin until the appeal process is
completed.
Turner said his ongoing inves
tigation into A&M could soon be
coming to a close.
Turner, the Texas Rangers and
the FBI began their investiga
tions last year when questions
over the Barnes & Noble contract
were raised in an anonymous let
ter sent to Gov. Ann Richards,
The letter mentioned Smith, Ross
Margraves, former chair of the
Board of Regents, and Regent
John Lindsey.
“The focus is now on one or two
individuals,” Turner said. “These
are based on the anonymous let
ter sent to Gov. Ann Richards,
We’ve seen the bulk of the work
behind us.”
Bowen said soliciting gifts as a
public servant is not a genuine
problem at A&M.
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AGS, WE NEED YOUR HELP!!
FLOOD VICTIMS OF SOUTHEAST
TEXAS NEED FOOD, CLOTHES, AND
HOUSEWARE SUPPLIES.
Through November 18th, please help collect food, clothing, and houseware
supplies for families of Southeast Texas who have lost everything in the floods.
Boxes are located in the Koldus Building, and also in the
Student Programs Office, located on the second floor of the MSC. „
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“People ought to have to do
something for any resources
they get if they are able-bodied
under the age of retirement,”
he said.
Welfare reform was a favorite
issue in this year’s campaigns.
Clinton used his promise to “end
welfare as we know it” to define
himself as a new, centrist Demo
crat two years ago.
Republicans and many De
mocrats agree that welfare
must be overhauled to promote
work, end long-term dependen
cy, and strengthen child sup
port collections.
The House plan goes even fur
ther by ending monthly welfare
checks and housing assistance to
unwed mothers 17 and younger.
States would also be allowed to
ban cash benefits to women ages
18, 19 and 20.
Rep. Jim Talent, R-Mo., said
Tuesday’s election outcome sig
nals a demand for dramatic
change in a welfare system that
discourages marriage and work,
and encourages illegitimacy.
“This was a decisive repudia
tion of the policies of the Great
Society,” said Talent, who wrote
the ban on welfare to young
mothers. “We’ve got to change
the incentives in the system ...
and attack the problem with the
out-of-wedlock birth rate. And
the only way ... is to end the
cash and cash-related benefits
and take care of families in a dif
ferent way.”
Under the Republican bill, the
savings generated by denying
aid to teen-age mothers would be
returned to the states to provide
services to the women and their
children. These services would
include promoting adoptions and
establishing orphanages or
group homes, but none of the
money could be used for abortion
services or counseling.
Older mothers would be re
quired to identify the fathers of
their children to receive a
monthly check and would be re
quired to work after two years
on welfare.
‘I think the district attorney
thought this was a broad-based I - d people
problem,” Bowen said, “ but then ^ r ' <ness e
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Specter, 64, has scheduled
news conferences Monday in
Philadelphia, Concord, N.H.,
and Des Moines, Iowa, as part
of “exploratory travels” to test
his appeal among party moder
ates seeking an alternative to | 6asons ’ but
more conservative candidates. I efendin 9 the
Specter, who gained nation
al prominence and much criti
cism from women’s groups for
his questioning of Anita Hill
during Clarence Thomas’
Supreme Court confirmation
hearings, subscribes to a “big
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Doctors have found a way to
prevent the transmission
of HIV/AIDS from
mother to infant...
Come and find out how.
Politicians want to make it mandatory for
all women who become pregnant
to be tested for HIV/AIDS...
Is that right?
Come listen to the experts and discuss
with them how you really feel.
Do Our Children Have To Die?
E,L. Miller Lectures Series:
Wednesday
November 16,1994
7:00 pm
Rudder Theater
The views expressed
in this program are
not necessarily those
of the MSC or MSC
Political Forum.
Sponsored by:
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