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Disagreement between Regents, administration
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Lady Aggies rack up points for
fifth largest win ever.
Sports, Page 7
THE
OCEAN FLOOR STORAGE
A&M professor proposes storing plu
tonium under the ocean floor.
Science, Page 2
CELEBRATING OTHER CULTURES
We should all combat racism by re
ducing our own ignorance.
Opinion, Page 9
“Serving Texas A&M since 1893
Monday • January 30, 1995
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Regents say no
o demolishing
aw and Puryear
Halls.
!y Lisa Messer
'he Battalion
The Texas A&M Board of Re-
ents refused Friday to grant
l&M administrators the per-
lission to tear down Law and
*uryear Halls.
The Board turned down five
dministrators’ requests for
lermission to initiate demoli
tion of the two residence halls.
University officials had
planned to destroy Law and
Puryear in the summer of 1995.
Regent Raul Fernandez said
the Board was not prepared to
start demolition based on the ar
guments administrators gave.
“Due to the increasing rates of
rooms and historical preservation,
we are going to defer this request
until we have more information
brought back to the Board on
such a significant action,” Fernan
dez said. “Well give you a brief
time over the summer to
strengthen your arguments.”
Gen. Ed Peel, vice chancellor
for Facilities, Planning and
Construction, said the halls,
which were built in 1927, need
to come down.
“They are structurally unsound
and economically unrepairable,”
Peel said. “We need to demolish
those two buildings and remove
them from the site.”
Dr. J. Malon Southerland,
vice president for student af
fairs, said University officials
have watched the halls since
1975 when structural problems
were first identified.
“Repairs have been ongoing
since that time,” Southerland
said. “In 1989 it was very seri
ously identified that the halls
should come down in 1994.”
Southerland said that for an
unknown reason, administra
tors did not present the request
to the Board in 1994.
“This
and Puryear stand free from
construction.
“We want the area to be
green space,” Southerland said.
iHi
"We need to demolish those two
buildings and remove them from
the site"
— Gen. Ed Peel,
vice chancellor for Facilities, Planning and
Construction
IS
the first time
we have had
the chance
for bona fide
long term
planning so
you can have
in mind what
you need to
do,” Souther
land said.
S outher-
land said administrators plan
to keep the area where Law
“Whether it would be a park —
Law and Puryear Park — we
don’t know yet. There will be
recognition. We’re all interest
ed in that.”
Regent Guadalupe Rangel
said she did not understand the
importance of a park.
“Before we think about giv
ing students green space,”
Rangel said, “we need to think
about giving students a place to
sleep and park their cars.”
Southerland said A&M offi
cials plan to replace Law and
Puryear with a modular style
hall, costing $6.5 million.
“A modular could go behind
Duncan Field,” Southerland
See Halls, Page 2
^ Parking woes may be
^answered with garage
0 PTTS officials
consider putting a
parking garage on
fish Lot.
y Lisa Messer
he Battalion
| Parking, Transit and Traffic
Services officials are considering
building a parking garage on
I West Campus to help ease the
increased traffic in that area.
I Tom Williams, director of
I TTS, said parking on West
ampus has been
fficult since the
allege of Business
oved into the
ehner Building
is month.
“Most of the Col-
?e of Business stu
nts parked in the
ichry Lot before,”
iVilliams said.
There were students
vho have never parked on West
Jampus before and don’t know
vhere to park.
“Students are learning where
o drive and get a space right
ww. There has to be a getting-
ised-to period.”
Bill Clayton, a member of the
loard of Regents, said he has re
vived multiple calls from stu-
Jents complaining about West
lampus parking.
“The complaint is that
hey’re driving around for 30
ninutes and having to miss
dasses,” Clayton said, “or
they’re having to park some
where and get a ticket.”
Guadalupe Rangel, a member
of the Board of Regents, said she
has received complaints that fac
ulty lots stand open while stu
dents park in the mud.
“Obviously, there has to be
student parking for the College
of Business,” Rangel said.
Williams said the sites on
West Campus that could hold a
garage are limited.
“There aren’t many locations
left where we can build a
garage,” Williams said. “We’ve
considered by the creamery or in
the peach orchards or possibly
on Fish Lot.”
Williams said Fish Lot may
be the best location if FTTS is
able to build a new garage.
“Fish Lot is in disrepair
right now,” he said. “Renovat
ing it would cost about
$800,000 to $900,000.”
Williams said that ideally,
the garage would be built to hold
2,000 cars. It would be as large
as the Southside Garage, the
biggest garage on campus, plus
one more floor.
See Parking, Page 4
"There aren't many places
where we can build a garage.
— Tom Williams,
director of PTTS
Martin crowned Miss Black and Gold
□ Twelve A&M students competed
for Alphi Phi Alpha's Miss Black
and Gold title Saturday night.
By Brad Dressier
The Battalion
Tracie Martin, a Texas A&M senior accounting major,
was crowned Alpha Phi Alpha’s Miss Black and Gold Satur
day evening in Rudder Theater.
The Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant is the final
activity of Alpha Week at Texas A&M and one of many events
and service projects the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity organizes.
Martin and 11 other contestants competed in question-and-
answer, evening gown, modeling and introduction categories.
Erica Bell, a junior biochemistry major, placed a.s first
runner up. Darchelle Smith, a senior biology major, was the
second runner up.
“Our Bridge to the Future,” the theme of the 1995
pageant hosted by Master of Ceremonies Carl Carey Jr., was
reflected throughout the evening in the different categories.
Many of the contestants focused on the pride and deter
mination of African-American women in their introduction
segments and the talent competition.
Martin performed a dramatic monologue for her introduc
tion, defining herself as a strong African-American woman and
focusing on the empowerment and unity of African Americans.
“There is nothing wrong with Black America that cannot
be cured by what is right with Black America,” she said.
Similarly, Lisa Wells, a junior accounting/management
information systems major, spoke of determination during
her introduction speech.
“Whatever my mind is set on, I know I will achieve it,”
she said. “With my mind set on success, I know I will ac
complish all my hopes and dreams.”
During the talent competition, the women displayed a va
riety of expertise in many areas ranging from instrumental
solos to vocal songs.
Senior Darchelle Smith performed the blues song “Miss
Sealy’s Blues” from “The Color Purple” while dressed in a
1920s flapper costume.
Andre Cain, chairman of the 1995 Miss Black and Gold
Scholarship Pageant, said the pageant’s purpose was accom
plished with great success.
See Winner, Page 6
Tracie Martin was crowned Miss Black and Gold 1995.
Superbowl
San Francisco 49
San Diego 26
MIAMI (AP) — Steve Young
simply wanted to get out from un
der the shadow of Joe Montana.
He did more than that Sun
day, obliterating it with six touch
down passes as the San Francisco
49ers overwhelmed San Diego 49-
26 to become the first team ever
to win five Super Bowls.
Young’s six TD passes broke
the Super Bowl record of five
set five years ago by Montana,
Who led San Francisco to its
first four titles. Jerry Rice
caught three of them and Ricky
Watters caught two more and
fan 9 yards for a third score.
This Super Bowl was every
thing it was supposed to be — a
rout. The 49ers, an 18-point fa
vorite, became the 11th straight
NFC team to win the NFL title.
Young, the unanimous MVP,
finished 24-for-36 for 325 yards
Without an interception. He also
Was the game’s leading rusher
with 49 yards on five carries be
fore leaving with 5:39 left.
It took exactly 4 minutes and
55 seconds for San Francisco to
demoralize the Chargers, play
ing in the Super Bowl for the
first time. Touchdown passes by
Voung of 44 yards to Rice and 51
yards to Watters did the trick.
But more important to
Young, it was a smashing certi
fication in his exorcism of Mon
tana’s ghost. More important to
the 49ers, it completed their
single-minded mission of win
ning the Super Bowl after los
ing NFC title game three of the
last four years.
It also gave George Seifert a
Super Bowl title he can call all
his own — his first, in 1990,
was with a team handed him
by Bill Walsh.
Young demonstrated his ela
tion after his fifth TD, a 13-
yarder to Rice. He celebrated ly
ing on the ground with his arms
signaling touchdown, as Rice
trotted into the end zone.
The three TDs by Rice and
Watters were another reminder
of San Francisco’s offensive effi
ciency over the last 15 years.
The only other players to score
three touchdowns in a Super
Bowl were both 49ers — Rice in'
1990 and Roger Craig in 1985.
And the 131 points scored by
San Francisco in its three play
off games broke yet another
record held by the 1990 team,
which scored 126 in its three
post-season victories.
Rice, who twice received in
travenous fluids before the
game for flu-like symptoms,
caught 10 passes for 149 yards,
and administered the quick
shock — splitting the San
Diego secondary for the first
TD just 1:24 into the game. He
also caught second-half TD
passes of 15 and 7 yards.
But it was the quick TD that
probably squelched any
thoughts the Chargers, 18-point
underdogs, might have had of an
upset.
Like most teams in their
first Super Bowl, they clearly
had the jitters.
They dropped passes, took sil
ly penalties, missed tackles and
generally did what most AFC
teams have done over the past
11 years — lose big. Only two of
the 11 straight NFC wins have
been close, with the average
margin over the first 10 was 38-
15. Coincidentally, that was the
score by which the 49ers beat
the Chargers on Dec. 11 in a
regular-season game.
The highlight for the Charg
ers came when they were down
42-10 — Andre Coleman’s 98-
yard kickoff return for a score
See Superbowl, Page 10
Business fair hopes to draw A&M
students to West Campus this week
□ Students can visit with
representatives from more than
1 20 companies this week at the
Business Student Council's
career fai r.
By Wes Swift
The Battalion
More than 120 company representatives will
fill the E. L. Wehner Business Administration
Building on west campus this week during the
Business Student Council’s 16th Annual Career
Fair, Jan. 30 - Feb. 1.
Mary Frontiera, president of BSC, said 123
companies from retailing, consulting, accounting
and manufacturing will be there to actively re
cruit A&M business students.
Frontiera said the fair is open to business stu
dents regardless of class or major.
“Freshman and sophomores can find intern
ships and juniors and seniors can look for full
time jobs,” she said.
Those interested can look through the 42
booths each day, introduce themselves to re
cruiters or take a look at the company packets at
their discretion.
Each company’s representatives will attend at
least one of two fair receptions or banquets.
Julie Hemmeline, BSC vice-president for fi
nance, said the biggest problem for this year’s fair
has been the College of Business Administration’s
move from the Blocker Building to the new Wehn
er Building on west campus.
“There are different problems every year,”
Hemmeline said. “This year, the biggest problem
is the new building. Most upperclassmen are here
in the Wehner Building, but most freshman and
sophomores don’t have their classes over here.”
Hemmeline said all the spaces for the fair were
filled by mid-December and a wide variety of firms
will be represented.
“We filled our spaces on a first-come, first-serve
basis,” Hemmeline said. “We have just as many
small companies as big firms.”
Firms such as Anderson Consulting, Randall’s,
Bank One and Accente will attend the fair.
Hemmeline said firms at the fair look at a vari
ety of factors while recruiting.
“Companies look at GPR and involvement,”
Hemmeline said. “They want to see how you work
with people. They also want students to show an
interest in their company.”
Kelly Wilson, an employment specialist with
Randall’s, said her company’s involvement has
produced good results.
“We’ve had wonderful success with the fair,”
Wilson said. “In fact, we’re bringing two A&M
alumni that are v, orking for u? te the fair.”
Wilson saiu sne looks for students with cer
tain attributes.
“We look for enthusiastic, eager, hard-working
students,” Wilson said.
She also said students should express an inter
est in her company.
Hemmeline said the fair has grown every year
and this year about 20 new companies will attend
the fair. Hemmeline said she recommends that
all students attend the fair.
“Freshman and sophomores should come to talk
to recruiters and see what they look for,” Hemme
line said. “For juniors and seniors, it’s an oppor
tunity to brush up on your resume, talk to re
cruiters and find out if the company you’re inter
ested in is what you’re really looking for.”