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ampus HEALTH TIPS: Don't get those finals headaches Opinion MELISSA MEGLIOLA: It's Finals Week — the only time when whining, arguing with your best friend and wearing slippers is truly permissable. is about as bad as it possibly could be. Or so we think. Life Page 9 . Sports Christmas no break for A&M basketball teams Page 7 FRIDAY December 9, 1994 Vol. 101, No. 73 (10 pages) “Serving Texas A&M since 1893” — — % % % 1 1 i 'i Briefs Hellnegel found guilty jitars before ricas say g; a New York at 25 percent, a nation with stances, a de- Tdents showed f fatal vehicle lighways were ers who fell million single- .ch year in the aid Pack, and occur between i a.m., when most common. ' the accidents, no attempt to : onto the road, er was drowsy, i 20 drivers in had such acci- :. “These acci- i fatality rate, e attributed ES 995 AR )r the 9. gie "^1 E un. 12/11 1-3 pm ANA 303 iepeat of Ft III 3-5 pm ANA 303 epeat of PI. IV 5-8 pm CCT 229 at of Final Review 3-6 pm ATH 141 Ch 5-7 Only Scientists discover dinosaur bones DALLAS (AP) — Scientists have unearthed 100 million-year-old dinosaur bones in a suburban road embankment that they say are the oldest remains ever found in the state, and possibly North America. The skull and other skeletal parts of the duckbilled dinosaur, found near Lake Grapevine northwest of Dallas, have been linked to discoveries of similar remains in China and Utah. "Up until now, we assumed that the Chinese had the oldest duckbills,” said Charles Finsley, curator of earth sciences at the Dallas Museum of Natural History. “This helps change that picture and could be a new genus and species.” Found two weeks ago, the bones are thought to be about the same age as 100 million-year-old Chinese remains that were thought to have been from the earliest duckbilled dinosaurs. , Texas to lose 5,000 jobs in military moves WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas stands to lose almost 5,000 military and civilian positions under separate defense restructurings announced Thursday by the Army and Air Force. The Army restructuring, touted as a way of better positioning the United States' smaller force in the post-Cold War era, would eliminate 3,300 military jobs at Fort Hood in Central Texas and Fort Bliss in El Paso. The Air Force’s decision to pare more than 9,100 civilian jobs to meet its share of the federal government downsizing will cost Texas 1,566 civilian jobs at six Air Force bases. Texas takes the biggest hit in the Air Force cutbacks, followed by California with 1,120 cuts and Ohio with 888. The biggest loser nationally is Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, which was ordered to trim 1,007 positions from its current civilian work force of about 16,000. The bulk of Kelly’s cuts will come in its San Antonio Air Logistics Center, which performs aircraft and engine maintenance. Four die in one of Amar illo’s bloodiest days AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Four people, including a man hanging Christmas lights, were killed in separate shootings on a day authorities described as one of the bloodiest in this city’s history. Darryl Scott, 29, became Wednesday’s first homicide victim at 2 a.m. Two men were arrested for shooting Scott in the chest. The day’s fourth casualty, 46- year-old Roy Fisher, died in a roadside shootout with police after he seriously wounded his wife and killed his brother-in-law and a co worker. “It’s been a long time since we’ve had a day like today,” said Potter County Sheriff Jimmy Don Boydston. “I was the initial director of the Special Crimes Unit, and I don’t recall during the time I was there ever going through anything like that.” Cuban exiles want Castro out of power MIAMI (AP) — The smiling images of 34 Western Hemisphere leaders watch over Domino Park, a shady square of Little Havana where the older Cuban men drift down to click their dominoes, deal cards and make small talk. Missing from the colorful wall mural prepared for the Summit of the Americas is the only one who matters to these Cuban exiles — Fidel Castro. The communist dictator wasn’t invited to the summit but that’s not enough for the exiles. They want him out of power, and they want the leaders to address the issue. Miami’s huge exile community has little confidence the summit will accomplish much, said Orlando Menes, a 67-year-old retired furniture dealer born in Cuba. “They come here, they eat good food, they talk, blah, blah, blah. ...” By Michele Brinkmann The Battalion A Brazos County jury found a Texas A&M professor guilty of six counts of misrepresenting alcohol purchases as purchases of food and soft drinks Thurs day and was sentenced to 30 days pro bation. The five-person jury deliberated two hours before finding Dr. Don Hellriegel, a professor of management, gnilty of tampering with government documents. Judge Claude Davis placed Hellriegel on 30 days probation for the first count of the charge and waived the other five. He also ordered him to pay S200 in court fees. The judge waived most of the conditions of the probation. Hellriegel could have faced up to a year in jail and a S3,000 fine on each count. Hellriegel was the first of eight em ployees charged or indicted in June on a Class A misdemeanor charge of tamper ing with government documents to go to trial. Davis said he gave Hellriegel the short probated sentence because he be lieved the greatest penalty had already occurred, which was the publicity Hell riegel had to endure throughout the tri al. “Dr. Hellriegel shows himself to be a very fair man,” Davis said. Hellriegel told the court before the judge decided his punishment that he would be satisfied with any judgment. “I made the comment to Bill Turner that if I win this case, I win and if I lose this case, I win,” Hellriegel said. Hellriegel said he told District Attor ney Bill Turner a long time ago that the alcohol practice at A&M was a bad prac tice but never realized it was illegal. “I would never have participated if I had known it was illegal,” he said. He tearfully apologized to his wife and to his secretary Sabrina Saladino for his poor judgment. Hellriegel said he has always been told by University officials that he would not get in trouble for purchasing alcohol for the University as long as it was not bought with state funds. “I told them long ago that I did not want to get in trouble for this,” Hell riegel said. “It is ironic that I am here today in trouble.” Hellriegel said that several years ago he told A&M’s General Counsel that the alcohol policy needed to be changed. “They told me I had nothing to worry about,” he said. Hellriegel said he didn’t testify before the'jury because he did not want to trash other people who work for Texas See Trial/Page 5 Final Exam Schedule Today 7:30-9:30 10-12 noon 12:30-2:30 3:00-5:00 Monday 8-10 10:30-12:30 1-3 3:30-5:30 Tuesday 8-10 10:30-12:30 1-3 3:30-5:30 Wednesday 8-10 10:30-12:30 1-3 3:30-5:30 Classes meeting MW 5:45 or later Classes meeting MWF 8-8:50 Classes meeting TR 9:35-10:50 Classes meeting TR 11:10-12:25 Classes meeting MWF 9:10-10 Classes meeting MWF 12:40-1:30 Classes meeting TR 8-9:15 Classes meeting TR 4:10-5:25 Classes meeting MWF 10:20-11:10 Classes meeting MWF 3-3:50 Glasses meeting TR 3:55-5:10 Classes meeting MWF 1:50-2:40 Classes meeting TR 12:45-2 Classes meeting MWF 11:30-12:20 Classes meeting TR 2:20-3:35 Classes meeting TR 5:30-6:45 or later A Reveille Christmas Tim Moog/THE Battalion Ashleigh Johnson sits with Reveille VI to get her picture taken. Reveille will return to the MSC flagroom today for more picture opportunities. Off-campus unit gives students Corps experience By Lisa Messer The Battalion Members of Corps of Cadets’ Compa ny V-l face challenges of balancing the life of a student and a cadet, in addition to often juggling off-campus life, mar riage and parenthood. To join V-l, a student must either be married, have prior service in the mili tary, or the Reserves, or have a perma nent residence in Bryan-College Station. Company V-l won the Corps’ award for best academic outfit last spring. It was the first time a Corps’ unit had an overall grade point ratio of 3.0 or higher. Paul Deignan, scholastics officer for V-l, said many people who would nor mally wish to join the Corps do not know there is a company specifically designed to accommodate non-tradi- tional students. “Many people have time restrictions,” Deignan said, “and the Corps takes a fair amount of time. They think, ‘How can I join the Corps and make my mar riage work?’ “Others have prior service. They’ve already been through basic training and served their country. From their per spective, some of the things the Corps does is silly stuff. They think, ‘Why should I have to do that?’” Monica Pav, the only freshman in V-l, said the company tends to be more pro fessional than other Corps units. “They’re more mature and they don’t want to play games,” Pav said, “mainly because so many of them have prior ser vice. They don’t want to go into a Corps outfit and be yelled at by someone See Off-Campus Corps/Page 2 Today s B A1 i Campus 2 Classified 8 Opinion 9 Sports 7 Toons 6 Weather 5 Chancellor wants A&M expansion By Amanda Fowle The Battalion Some Texas universities have expressed an in terest in joining the A&M System, but university officials have mixed feelings about expanding the System. Mary Nan West, chairman of the Board of Re gents, said she would favor adding more schools to the System if it would not cause a financial strain on the University. “If those schools do not cost us any money, then I am for it,” she said. “But if they do cause a finan cial strain, I’m not for it.” Chancellor Barry Thompson said expanding the System is one of his goals as chancellor. “If it is in the best interest of both parties and it strengthens the System and the other entity, I’m all for it,” he said. Thompson said he could not say which univer sities or how many have requested to join the Sys tem. “Nothing may come of this situation,” he said, “but we should know by the beginning of next year.” He said the universities see a benefit to them in joining the System. “Over the years, the System has expanded,” he said. “These universities see the aspect of being in volved in a large system.” Thompson said that by adding more universities to the System, A&M benefits from the increased ca pacity of a larger system. Regent T. Michael O’Connor said many univer sities are drawn to the A&M System because of the political clout that comes with being a part of the System. O’Connor said he is more skeptical about ex panding the System. “They would have to prove to me that having See Expansion/Page 2 Fans to striking tiastfeall. players: nt! Associated Press Poll Many fans are willing to see replacement players v, |r ^ ATLANTA (AP) — Just over half of America’s baseball fans are so fed up with both sides in the players’ strike that they’ll pay to see anyone else play. Fifty-one percent of fans say they would attend the same number of games next sea son even if replacement players are used, according to a national poll by The Associat ed Press. ,Sixty-three percent of fans say they’d watch just as many games on television next year if owners replace striking players, the survey found. The percentage of Americans identifying themselves as baseball fans fell to 26 per cent from 33 percent in July, according to the survey. While 33 percent of Americans age 65 and older identified themselves as fans now, just 22 percent of the population aged 18-34 consider themselves to be fans. Owners say they would start the 1995 season with replacements if the strike con tinues. Owners, who want a salary cap, in tend to impose one on players when teams meet next Thursday if there’s no deal by then. “The numbers are interesting, but noth ing should detract from the fact that the only way to settle this things is at the table with a long-term, practical settlement,” act ing commissioner Bud Selig said. See Baseball/Page 4 Q g If the baseball strike has not S ended next spring, would you favor or oppose the team owners getting replacement players? No answer 9% Depends 3% If replacement players are Q S used, would you attend more games, fewer games or the same number of games? — More No answer 2% r. 1 13% Don t attend games 4% Fewer games 28% Q If replacement players are used, would you watch on TV.. Q : Who is to blame for the work stoppage? No answer 4% r- More games 6% The players No answer 4% Source: AP national poll of 615 baseball fans taken Nov. 30—Dec. 6 by ICR Survey Research Group of Media, Pa., part of AUS Consultants. Margin of sampling error plus or minus 4 percentage points. Because of rounding, sums may not total 100 percent. AP/Ed De Gasero
