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TALION \ggieiife 70s rock legends Robert Plant, Jimmy Page ; did matter whenp The Eagles return with new albums, mending his pur, Page 3 ave a community |< M’s, people willl :d. “This case re j community caul problem. This is I 1. This is about! THE ition does not be ppeal process is iis ongoing mves jl ;M could soon be * Opinion ERIN HILL: Broadway shows, expensive dinners, limousine rides and yacht rides are business? The last time I checked, that stuff was fun. Business, my foot. Sports - Lady Aggies volleyball team tries to extend winning streak to three games in match against S.W. Texas tonight. Page 7 TUESDAY November 15, 1994 Vol. 101, No. 57 (12 pages) "Serving Texas A&M since 1893” jxas Rangers and their investiga- when questions & Noble contract i anonymous let . Ann Richards, ined Smith, Ross ner chair of tbe ts, and Regent L* NEWS' Briefs topical storm kills 7 in Haiti, Jamaica Page 1 ow on one ortwo I PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — ner said. “These leavy rains and flooding from anonymous let fpical Storm Gordon swept across Ann Richards |iti on Monday, triggering landslides >ulk of the work nd wash i n 9 awa V makeshift homes ■the slums of the capital. At least 65 .. . . . ft iople were killed. Iicitmg gifts asaf f wo deaths were reported in 3 not a genuine|amaica, where the storm caused Bespread flooding and mudslides, [istrict attorney! In Port-au-Prince, hundreds of 3 a broad-based p ri bed people fled rickety homes in said “ hut,fhptih'kness early Monday as isolated case.” | odw ^ e h rs P° u H red in K Som ® s P ent p night huddled on their rooftops in p downpour. A mudslide collapsed a wall in be neighborhood, killing a woman lid three children, the Haitian Red loss said. I U.S. Army helicopters flew overhead ■ assess the damage. "Obviously we i running for P do what we can to help the Haitian 3 carrying out l? vernrnent ’’ sa 'd Col. Barry Willey, a ties of the m J.S. military spokesman. has scheduledIviation group says es Monday in void small aircraft /oncord, N.H., WASHINGTON (AP) — An airline issenger group says small commuter rplanes should be avoided for safety asons, but the airline industry, lending the small aircraft, said the arning issued Monday "needlessly ghtens the public.” I And Federal Aviation Administrator :n s groups for ijayjjj r Hinson said commuter of Anita Hil airlines “have achieved and have ice Thomas Sustained a high level of safety.” confirmation I The International Airline Tbes to a “big fP assen 9 ers Association urged its ’ in which the p em bers not to fly in planes with , ■ I j feworthan 31 seats, which it said •’ 4 [have an accident rate "significantly /S ’j n i "i fhigher” than larger craft, and Dole visit- r But the Air Transport Association, ;kend, preced- y^hich represents airlines, responded e state wherr . to/te members “continue to have presidentii. ! confidence in the safety and e next year, operations procedures of their legionalairlines partners.” I The association said the warning leedlessly frightens the public.” Iowa, as part :ravels” to test g party moder- alternative to r e candidates, gained nation- nd much criti- ING t [NG is no it lEFs really road. v- ;rest ited st rate owing ve’ll earth: ;serve. igstar -2776. /ariable :h class with 10 -etorns. Itoo die in San Francisco gun battle SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A ter who died in a fierce, 25-minute un battle that also claimed the life of police officer had warned his family fthe days before the rampage: fou’re going to be surprised at what n going to do.” Wearing fatigues and a bulletproof sst, 37-year-old Vic Lee Boutwell jacked three cars and sprayed a quiet eighborhood with more than 100 )unds from four weapons Sunday ight. Holding off scores of officers, he lot out restaurant windows, pierced a as line and hit a seventh-floor window ia hotel blocks away. | Boutwell was eventually shot to [iieath by police. A police officer was killed, and a paramedic and a ystander were wounded. "One of the family members said e was possibly suicidal,” police ispector Tom Walsh said Monday, outwell had called relatives at least wee in the week before, telling them rstthat he was going to a hospital, |nd later saying he was in Mexico nd needed money, police said Group sings woes of Proposition 187 HARLINGEN (AP) — Like many inhappy episodes in Mexican history, California’s Proposition 187 already las a song about it. "What fault does the illegal have hat times are tough in California if ie’s saving the people a lot of Honey?’’ the Houston-based Los ioldados de Levita sing in Spanish iver an accordion weaving in and out )f a bouncy nortena beat. "What fault does the illegal have or unemployment if he’s doing the vork that a citizen looks down on?” Proposition 187, which California raters approved one week ago, cuts off state services such as education and non-emergency medical care to llegal immigrants and requires leachers and doctors to turn them in. Courts will review claims that Proposition 187 is unconstitutional before it can be implemented. Today’s Batt Classified 8 Coupons 12 Opinion 7 Toons 9 Weather 9 What's Up 5 Prairie View A&M to work for reforms By Amanda Fowle The Battalion Though still disappointed about the process used to choose their new president, the Prairie View A&M Alumni Association has decided to put their outrage aside and work with state offi cials for the good of the school, alumni association officials said. William Batts, National Alumni Association president, said the group wants the selec tion process improved. The Alumni Association was disappointed with the process used in September to select Prairie View’s new president, Dr. Charles Hines to replace Gen. Julius Becton, saying the regents had a “plantation-type mentality.” “We have determined general ly we will do nothing that may harm our beloved alma mater, and that while we are still out raged with the regents’ actions in violating the integrity of the selection process, our efforts will continue to focus on ensuring the process is corrected rather than battling against any particular selectee,” Batts said. “We have committed ourselves to working with the president for the best interests of Prairie View, regard less of who the president is.” The Alumni Association has compiled a 10-point plan of ac tion to improve communication with the Texas A&M System Board of Regents so that Prairie View A&M is better represented. The association wants to meet with the governor and the Board of Regents to discuss the future of Prairie View. Dr. R.E. Carreathers, execu tive director of the National Alumni Association, said the alumni want to have an ongoing dialogue with these officials. “We don’t want to wait until there is a crisis,” he said. The alumni would like a po sition on the Board of Regents designated for a Prairie View A&M graduate. The Board of Regents current ly has regents designated for each school in the A&M System, but these regents are appointed by the governor and do not nec essarily have to be graduates of any school in the System. Alison Brisco, the regent who acts as the liaison between Prairie View and the A&M Sys tem, said that Gov. Ann Richards worked hard to diversi fy the Board of Regents during her term. Of the six regents Richards ap pointed, three were minorities. Brisco said many of the re gents are graduates from the College Station campus and she thinks having graduates from different schools in the A&M System is a good idea. “I think it is important for the new governor to consider ap See Prairie View/Page 6 Prairie View A&M’s 10 Point Plan of Action • Meet with full A&M Sys tem Board of Regents • Meet with Governor • Meet with Texas Legisla ture Black Caucus and all elected officials impacting Prairie View. • Have designated a mini mum of one position on the A&M Board of Regents for a Prairie View graduate. • Act on the proposition of creating a separate Board of Regents for Prairie View. • Establish a schedule for the National Alumni Associa tion to meet with the Gover nor, the Board of Regents and appropriate legislatures on an annual basis. * Pass bill ensuring the name Prairie View A&M Uni versity is not changed. • Establish a watchdog committee to formally sit in on all Board of Regent meetings. * Activate and energize the Prairie View alumni to more actively participate on the po litical process. • Significantly increase alumni membership and alum ni giving. Amy Browning/THE Battalion Puppy love Chris Jakubczak, a senior history major from Arlington, from Houston, play with Jakubczak’s seven-week-old and Deborah Heilman, a sophomore psychology major puppy Jackson on the Quad on Monday afternoon. Oilers fire Pardee, Gilbride; defensive coach to take reins HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Oilers went from the playoffs to the pits and Monday they went for a new coach, firing Jack Pardee and hir ing defensive coordinator Jeff Fisher. The Oilers, 1-9 after a 34-31 loss to the Cincin nati Bengals, also fired assistant coach Kevin Gilbride, who was in charge of the Oilers’ feeble of fense that averages 14.7 points per game. ‘“We’ve got a clean slate starting this week,” said Oilers owner Bud Adams, adding that Fisher would retain control of the defense. “It will give him an opportunity to have command of the troops for Pardee the remaining six games.” Under Fisher, the Oilers’ defense ranks eighth in the league and third in the AFC. “Jeff had done a fantastic job keeping our de fense going,” Adams said. “We felt we had the man on board to be the head coach for the Houston Oil ers for some years to come.” The 36-year-old Fisher is in his first year at Houston. He was given what Adams termed a 3 1/2-year deal to take charge of the team. “I would never have thought we would have fallen so fast and so far,” Fisher said. “It goes to show you how volatile the NFL is. It also shows you the head coach is obviously responsible for that. The weight falls on his shoulders and now the weight is on my shoulders.” Fisher said the Oilers are starting over. “The season starts over. We are 0-0,” he said. See Oilers/Page 12 Faculty Senate policy to help prevent off campus tutoring services from distributing unauthorized materials By Amanda Fowle The Battalion The Faculty Senate created a policy Monday to prevent tutoring services from distributing unau thorized copies of exams to stu dents after a student was caught last spring with a copy of a fresh man math exam. Dr. Mark Weichold, speaker of the Faculty Senate, said the student said an off-campus tutoring service had given him the exam. “There is no evidence that on- campus tutorial services have been doing this,” Weichold said. “The problem is primarily with off-cam pus tutoring.” Dr. William Perry, dean of facul ties, said the University has a policy forbidding on-campus tutoring ser vices from distributing unautho rized materials, but the policy does not cover off-campus services. “The current policy does not ex tend beyond the boundaries of the University,” he said. “That is why this is such an im portant proposal.” Dr. Stan Carpenter, a senator for educational administration, said the incident in the spring was not pursued. “There was some concern about how difficult it would be to enforce a policy, so the idea was dropped,” he said. “That was not a good idea.” The student who had the exam could have been prosecuted for theft, or the tutoring service could have been prosecuted for violating copyright laws. Exams are automatically copy righted and are not subject to open records laws. Some members of the Faculty Senate agreed the student should not be faulted for having the exam. They said that tutoring services should contact the academic depart ment where the material originated if they find themselves with ques tionable materials. Carpenter said they are not try ing to close down the tutoring ser vices. He said that future problems could be eliminated if the tutoring services would get permission before distributing materials. “This is not meant to be adver sarial,” he said. Dr. Philip Yasskin, a senator for the department of mathematics, said the University needs to crack down on the tutoring services. “This is analogous to deciding if you prosecute the drug user or the drug pusher,” he said. “We need to go after the pushers — the tutor ing services.” steps to prevent crime Police officials say awareness woman's first line of defense By Lisa Messer The Battalion Law enforcement officials urged women to use aware ness as their first line of de fense at a safety awareness and self-defense class Mon day night. Representatives from the University, College Station and Bryan Police Depart ments described assailants, weapons and basic rape pre vention techniques to 75 women at the seminar spon sored by the Brazos County Rape Crisis Center. Bob Wiatt, director of UPD, said women must not let themselves become vul nerable to sex offenders. “There are three areas where a criminal can do something,” Wiatt said. “First, he has the desire to commit an offense. Second, he has the ability to commit the offense. There’s nothing you can do about either of those. Third, though, he needs the opportunity to make you his victim. You have the control over that.” Wiatt said people do not realize there are many types of sex offenders in Bryan- College Station. He said voyeurs, or “peepers,” and ex hibitionists are common in this college community. “I’ll guarantee that most of you have been victimized by a voyeur because you don’t close your shades all the way,” Wiatt said. “Don’t think voyeurs are not harm less, though. Through 44 years of wearing a badge, 1 know that they start out by said. “I like to go to the mall just to watch how careless people are.” Fife-Kemp said women should have their keys ready before they enter the parking lot, not be overburdened with packages and check under the car before walking up to it. She said women should re- main in their cars at all times if not in a high traffic area, even when pulled over by a police officer. “Don’t get out of the car,” "What makes you safe is avoidance of cir cumstances that put you at risk and using your brain/' — Chris Kirk, investigator with Brazos County Sheriffs Department looking and remain to climb through the window and rape and kill. “Exhibitionists are com mon in this community, too. Two exhibitionists have been arrested in College Station in the last year and a half, and they were both employees of Texas A&M.” Janice Fife-Kemp, a crime prevention officer for College Station, said crime happens because someone has given another person an opportuni ty to commit a crime. “You have to be aware of what is going on,” Fife-Kemp Fife-Kemp said. “Say Tm alone and I’d rather not get out.’ “If they want to hurt us, they’re going to have to work for it.” Chris Kirk, an investiga tor with the Sheriff’s De- partment, said women should not place too much confidence in weapons. “Everybody would agree with me that if you carried a 12-gauge shotgun over your shoulder, your chances of be See Crime/Page 6