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( UJPflITTl t Ask our Front Door Staff About Designated Driver Program. 1600-B S. COLLEGE BRYAN IX • 823-2707 Page 6 • The Battalion Tuesday • July 25, Texas changes public school fund investment AUSTIN (AP) — Texas is changing the way it handles its $12.2 billion public school trust fund by hiring pri vate companies to invest part of the money and venturing for the first time into international markets. Three companies are expected to re ceive $8.4 million annually to manage $3.5 billion of the fund, according to fig ures obtained by The Associated Press under the Texas Open Records Act. The move is touted as a way to boost the return on the Permanent School Fund while improving its man agement by diversifying its portfolio and tapping into outside expertise. The private companies will manage a portion of the $3.5 billion beginning this year, then more next year, subject to state oversight. Prison programs face cuts in funding FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Leg islative budget trimming could force cutbacks at experimental substance- abuse treatment programs, such as one Central Texas facility where inmates are denied TV and other privileges to make them confront their habits. Former Gov. Ann Richards, a recov ering alcoholic, persuaded the Legisla ture four years ago to begin increasing what was dubbed the Texas Treatment Initiative to 14,000 prison beds. But the Legislature this year, sup ported by Gov. George W. Bush, cut the program back to 5,300 beds. Some lawmakers voiced concern that the program could coddle criminals. Lawmakers, pointing to a high dropout rate in the program's infancy and questioning whether forced treat ment works, opted for cutbacks that would save $379 million over the next two years. Agent says superiors knew Koresh was warned WASHINGTON (AP) — Con fronting his former bosses at the wit ness table, an undercover agent testi fied Monday that they proceeded with the Waco raid even after he passion ately warned them David Koresh had been tipped off. Then they lied about it after the deadly results, he asserted. The story told by Chuck Sarabyn and Phillip Chojn?»cki also was at tacked by Lewis C. Merletti, who helped direct the Treasury Depart ment's review of what went wrong in the February 1993 raid that left four ATF agents and six Branch Davidians dead. The resulting 51-day standoff ended with the deaths of Koresh and 80 of his followers. The Treasury Department review determined that supervisors allowed the raid to go forward even though they were ordered to cancel it if they lost "the element of surprise." Clinton vows to stop GOP budget cuts WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to get off the sidelines. President Clinton threatened a veto blitz Monday against GOP cuts in popular domestic programs. "I will continue to act, alone if necessary," he declared. Clinton castigated Republicans for not taking his 10-year budget balanc ing plan more seriously. And he said appropriations bills now moving through the GOP-led Congress would unravel bedrock education, health and environtnenta! programs. He used a White Housp speech to delegates from Boys Nations - a high school good-government program in which he once participated — to wield his latest veto threats. The president said he didn't want to create a fiscal crisis this fall. But he suggested Republicans might give him little choice but to veto fiscal 1996 ap propriations bills. Bomb attack in Israel kills six on public bus TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A suicide bomb ripped through a crowded com muter bus Monday in Tel Aviv's busy diamond exchange, killing six people and transforming the gleaming financial district into a scene of carnage and fury. The blast, claimed by Palestinian militants opposed to the Israeli-PLO peace accord, temporarily halted talks on expanding Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank. The attack, which wounded 33 people, came a day before an Israeli- PLO deadline for reaching an agree ment on expanding autonomy in the West Bank. Both sides had said they were unlikely to meet the target date. Television reports said the blast was caused by about 33 pounds of TNT stuffed in a metal pipe, a design favored by Ayash. Police said frag ments of a body found amid charred metal and shards of glass may have been the bomber's. Serbs move on Bihac as West focuses on Sarajevo SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Hundreds of British and French combat troops stole before dawn onto a mountain high above Sarajevo on Monday and trained their guns on Bosnian Serb fighters holding the city under siege. But while the West focused its ef forts on the Bosnian capital and anoth er eastern "safe area," the Serbs closed in on the government-con trolled enclave of Bihac in northwest Bosnia. Carefully avoiding attacks on the U.N. "safe area" within Bihac, they captured 30 square miles of terri tory and sent thousands of civilians fleeing, U.N. officials said. In the northwest, the United Nations said that rebel Serbs from Bosnia and neighboring Croatia had gained 30 square miles of territory during a 6-day- old offensive, the largest in months. The Serbs avoided targeting the U.N.-protected zone within the en clave, suggesting they wanted to gain ground without risking retaliatory NATO airstrikes. Plane Continued from Page 1 received special training on cabin pressure, the effects of reduced air pressure, disorientation and dizziness. Renzi said program coordinators trained the students in what could go wrong. “We learned about the signs of [altitude sickness] and we stud ied different kinds of dizziness,” Renzi said. Disorientation was common on the flight. “I was really disoriented when we first started out,” Morris said. “You could reach out for something right in front of you and miss it.” For two of the A&M students, the KC-135A lived up to its “Vomit Comet” nickname. “Yeah, Don [Shatto] and I got sick,” Aaron said, 'hut only once.” Dizziness and disorientation were too much for several other students on board, Renzi said. “One guy from Rice got sick about 13 times,” she said. This program marked the last flight for the aircraft. A different plane will fill the position in a few weeks. Peterson said the program provided a unique process that was great experience for the students. “The program is excellent because the students are designing and creating their experiments, and then they get to do it them selves,” he said. Beard Continued from Page 1 receive feedback from a student advisory panel and an employee focus group on changes they would like to see made by the food services department. Beard, said he hopes to expand the advisory group to include a Customer Quality Council made of A&M employees, such as office personnel and department heads. A food services career track development program will continue to be developed. Beard said, because it makes food service experts out of A&M employees. Several A&M employees have been trained and certified as cooks and three as chefs, as a result of this pro gram started in the food services department two years ago. Beard’s appointment as food services director was the culmina tion of a seven-month nationwide search. Robert T. Bisor III, chairman of the search advisory committee, said a list of the top five candidates was compiled after considering 140 applicants and nominees from private and public sectors. Bisor said that Beard, as interim director, did not have an auto matic advantage over other candidates. Beard’s overall ability to serve as director and familiarity with the department led to his selection, Bisor said. “We like him because of his experience leading a department the Bush to examine affirmative action >1. 10 □ The General Ser vices Commission will help look into gender- and race- based programs to see if they are fair. women and minorities, know as historically underutilize: businesses or HUBs. "If the affirmative actii programs are meant to be help ful to start AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. George W. Bush said Monday he will ex amine affirmative action pro grams in Texas to see whether they are fair and inclusive for the people they aim to help. “1 think what Texas needs to do, which I intend to do, is to ad dress what ... we expect out of a program that tries to be inclu sive,” Bush said. “Is it an eco nomic development device or is it a preference toward people who have already benefited from the system? “I don’t think people in Texas like the idea of a few benefiting at the expense of others or that there be reverse discrimination, Bush said. Bush said he would work with members of the Gen eral Services Commission to look into race- and gender-based pro grams, such as the historically underutilized business program. State law requires agencies to make a "good-faith effort” to spend 30 percent of purchase and public works contract bud gets on businesses owned by up company ... then «• ought to di| sign themi they’re tha: way,” Bus:’ said. “If fact there a:- An i a few peop .. that are gereoil Bush ting all ofth affirmati’' ' action bu;;i Au ness at the expense of other; then I think Texas oughttoa: ^ /-Irfaee t Km \ Z VVCS HE Ba dress that. When asked whether he se 1 pointed the concept of affirmat: action, Bush responded: “Ik lieve in the concept of beingfi )unce< and having an inclusive society' ner£ y “I do not believe in rever : ^?^ discrimination, 1 do not belie - 1 * 10 in quotas, and I do believe 16 £ er clearly defining what the ge are of any program that’s sive,” he said. ” The debate over affirmatr action grew testy in Texas a: ie ^ ee state Sen. David Sibley, R-W rs ^ y e proposed a constitutk. amendment during the live session to discontinue! programs. The Legislatureo not take action on the proposa Lawsuit Continued from Page 1 considef ' the recommendations of an independent study byEr and Yoi utilities consulting group. - T The 1 a a. t said that although Thompson reported his conce - about the project’s cancellation, University and System auditors not include the concerns in any official reports. If t! Acco lit ; 1 t lawsuit, Thompson instead was called to am? ing with Gaston and Ray in which he was notified that theSys:T0aS investigation into the project’s cancellation was complete andth g^ . preliminary decision had been made to terminate his employmeir The lawsuit states that Thompson submitted a response to G thei ton and Ray and wrote a letter to Dr. Ray Bowen, A&M preside. . asking to not be fired and maintaining his opposition to the projr***^ termination. snl * Thompson, according to the lawsuit, reported that “Uniunt. . and/or System officials had violated the non-disclosure provissrJtlOJ the Tenneco Development Agreement, and that there was novi basis to terminate the Tenneco agreement.” Y Wes The lawsuit states that Thompson was fired on March 31 after fie Ba refused to resign. Two other members of the Physical Plant Cog eration Project Team, former Physical Plant Director Joe Sugg Texe former Power Plant Superintendent A1 Baxter, were forced, acccmpilt ing to the lawsuit, to resign their positions under similar circtfar 19 stances. eeks v Gaston and Ray, because of University policy, are unable tocTe fee ment on the lawsuit. Le Bog The Mentors Continued from Page 1 A May 1995 survey revealed that the most common reason students participated in the pro gram was for career guidance. “Sixty-one percent of the mentors reported that students approached them regarding choosing career paths, finding jobs and other career related questions,” Milbum said. In addition to academic con cerns, mentors address ques tions relating to family difficul ties and roommate conflicts. Students are advised in the mentors’ area of expertise. Mil- burn said, and referred to other A&M services for specific prob lems or needs. Students are commonly re ferred to their departmental academic advisers. “We conduct a training ses sion at the beginning of each se mester,” Milbum said. “At these sessions we deal with listening mera adget skills, resources on campus, ble < sis intervention and othertonould vital to a mentor.” :e in Dr. Frederick Boadu, ass/ease ate professor of agricultural tie mg nomics and a mentor, said It 3-pe ing students is another par.aff in his job. To c “I see that my role asa imin: ulty member goes beyond ing fc classroom to make specific3ssibi forts to students who m Dr. < help,” Boadu said. dve v “I think at a large uni verb id d students need people to reach ivisi to them and be there for theere t That is what I try to do.” ieir b Dr. Patricia Alexander, prc tere i; sor and department head of ec Lee cational psychology, said sheHso w been a part of the program s:Scess it began and encourages stude:’*’ the to seek out mentors. ay rai “You need to feel persona “Ttu comfortable with your ment ath p Alexander said, “and feel G ant t you can trust them.” ^ ^ai Alexander said she jolt e re £ the program because .now wants to help students ie nts every way possible. snera ;c i sum size of our department here,” Bisor said. “He has a good mixofe. Dr. perience in the private and public sector. He knows the folks inp department, and he knows the customers.” U1 \ s ’ Mickey Speakman, facilities manager of the Sbisa Undergmiiif ac y said he is pleased with Beard’s appointment. ' s sti “We’re happy it went to someone we’re familiar with and w: knows what we need,” Speakman said. The road that led to Beard’s 1983 arrival at A&M, as food scj vices manager of the MSC, began 34 years ago with an apprent: ship in a French-cuisine restaurant in Newport Beach, Calif. Since then, he has worked in a number of restaurant manafj ment capacities, including serving as acting director of food a' beverages for the central U.S. division of Ramada Inns. In 1987 he was appointed interim associate director of A&J", food services department under Dr. Richard Floyd, and was k TOJC named associate director. in i T Beard is a member of the American Culinary Federation, G * National Association of College and University Food Services. *' he National Restaurant Association, the Texas Chefs Association the Texas Restaurant Association. ilcUi In June 1988 he was named Chef of the Year by Food Mana? ment magazine. |y Tar Taking all of these experiences and honors into considerate' he B, Beard said he is pleased with the position his years of hard wf have earned him. , Thr “The best decision I ever made was to come to A&M,” he said /ere have been given many opportunities to use my experiences to £>ack ] grade A&M services.” 'H the aliza