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SEPT. 28 DANA 303 5-7PM PARTI PART II REPEAT PARTI REPEAT PART II ACCT 327 7-9 PM CH 3 CH 4,5 CH 5,6 PRAC TEST ACCT 327 9 - 11 PM CH 3 CH 4,5 CH 6 PRAC TEST ACCT 229 11 PM-1 AM Ch 5,6 REVIEW CH 7 CHS PRAC TEST Conservative Coalition brings insensitivity training to A&| o Students exercised their freedom of speech while trying to eliminate stereotypes. By Heather Pace The Battalion The importance of free speech in America and the dan ger of letting stereotypes pre vent society’s forward move ment were the topics debated by liberal and conservative stu dents at Tuesday night’s Con servative Coalition meeting. The coalition brought James T. Evans to campus to speak on “In sensitivity Training and the Ask ing of Tough Questions.” Evans, author of Where Liber als Go to Die, was a liberal protest organizer of the ’60s. He went through a “self-imposed 12- step program” that resulted in his present conservative inclination. Jeff Prince, a senior marketing major, was responsible for bring ing Evans to campus. Tired of the race debate, he invited Evans to speak at Texas A&M in hopes that Evans would reduce the stereotypes that prevent both sides from listening to each other. Rebecca Turnbow, a sopho more nutrition major who attend ed the meeting, said the subject matter of the speech “was based on stereotypes, not individuals.” Although Evans thanked the liberals in the crowd for attend ing, he did not hesitate to stereo type liberals. “Liberals are addicted to feel ing and compassion,” he said. “The liberal’s idea of hell is where everyone has to mind their own business.” Evans described conservatives as those who create opportunities and focus on behavior. Throughout his speech, Evans emphasized his desire to cut through political correct ness in order to reinforce our right to freedom of speech. Us ing historical examples, he warned listeners that society's present inhibitions to speak the truth could put us on “the cut ting edge of totalitarianism.” Evans said he is fearful that the “delicate sensibilities” of today’s Americans will lead to a society that is not able to communicate. Evans’ main point was that the majority of Americans must speak up, or the fringe on either side will take control. Toward the end of his speech, Evans opened up a ‘“lough Ques tion Safety Zone,” which gave lis teners the opportunity to raise questions they felt unable to ask in public without being labeled racists or bigots. This session led to questions such as, “Can you cure discrimi nation with more discrimination?” and “How many people at a right- to-life convention would be willing to adopt a crack baby?” Questions flew from both lib erals and conservatives,* Evans accorded with equal spect saying, “the road both ways.” Evans said he belii democracy cannot continue climate of lies, and for this son, both sides must be| equal consideration. “We have to respect guy’s tough questionsjuH much as we respect our own tions,” he said. Opinions, however, mixed as to Evans’effect; ness and objectivity. Gregory Lowry, a const; live sophomore political set major, said he found thes[*j refreshing because Evans completely honest. “The cross-section of vie*;| ally strengthened the eve: I /)wry said. On the. other hand, such as Lisa Crane, a seniol gineering major, said E' was “unnecessarily nega; about liberals.” Republicans: Group prepares defen Continued from Page 1 CompuServe denies interest in Prodigy stake NEW YORK (AP) — CompuServe Inc. on Tuesday denied a published re port that it is considering buying half of its rival Prodigy. Prodigy is the No. 3 on-line ser vice behind CompuServe and Ameri ca Online. "There are absolutely no negotia tions going on between CompuServe and Prodigy," CompuServe spokesman Pierce Reid said. Advertising Age, citing unidentified executives, reported this week that CompuServe and its parent, H&R Block, have made overtures to Sears, Roebuck & Co. about buying Sears' 50 percent stake in Prodigy but have not made a formal offer. Nasal spray may ward off common cold SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — No medi cine can make the ubiquitous head cold go away,, not even chicken soup. And nothing can keep the runny nose, the aching sinuses, the sore throat and all the rest from striking in the first place. But that may be changing. In recent years, scientists have learned a lot about how the cold virus raises havoc. The latest approach is intended to protect vulnerable nasal passages from invasion by the rhinovirus. It seems to work — at least in chimpanzees. Whether humans will fare so well remains to be seen. The precise dosage is a future matter, too, but scientists believe they can develop a spray that will be squirted in the nose just once or twice a day to keep colds away through the worst season. Powell book reaches second printing in week WASHINGTON (AP) — Barely a week in print, retired Gen. Colin Pow ell's autobiography may be the fastest- selling nonfiction book in Random House history. "My American journey" reached its second printing as Random House or dered 200,000 more copies on Mon day. The 643-page book hit stores Fri day with 950,000 copies, said Random House spokesman Ivan Held. The book was reported to be the No. 1 seller for Barnes & Noble, which has nearly 1,000 stores, said spokes woman Ann Rucker. At a book signing in Washington on Monday, over 800 people lined up around the block to get their copies. “The best way I can see for supporting her cause, which seems right to me, is to withdraw all future support of the University until assured that the values for which it stands are consistent with my own.” Christi Moore, Student Organizations Hearing Board chair, sent Percival a letter Sept. 8 informing her that College Republicans was being charged with violating the University policies regarding so licitations of private donations as outlined in the 1995-96 Policies & Procedures Manual. The student group was also charged with fail ure to conduct the activities of the organization in “a manner that reflects the highest ideals of the University,” by knowingly providing false informa tion about the University to prospective donors. After being notified of the charges. College Re publicans began preparing its defense. Brown said he contacted the Rutherford Institute, a Charleston, S.C.-based group that supplies free le gal aid primarily to conservative causes, which sent two lawyers to represent the College Republi cans at the hearing. A lawyer from the Bryan-College Station area has also joined the College Republicans’ legal team. College Republicans received a boost from the Republican Party of Texas, which passed an tion Saturday requesting that A&M’s Board gents suspend any disciplinary action agai student group and calling for a investigation why the charges were filed. The resolution was sent to the Board’s nine hers and national Republican leaders fromTe: Three days before the hearing before SOHB, both sides are taking drastically approaches to the the hearing. College Republicans is touting the charges violation of its First Amendment rights. “I think a decision was made on the part administration of this University to stop the lege Republicans, to muzzle them,” Si said. “So I see this as an effort, really onthi of the radical, liberal forces in the Universiri suppress free speech, and I think if itwerenei letter, then it would have been somethingeli However, Bowen said free speech should r an issue in the hearing. “The only real issue that I think is complete: {/ evant here, is that they did violate our fundrq policy,” he said. “It’s a pretty clear-cut issue fra perspective, from the extent I know about it.” SOHB will hold the hearing in the Govern Room, 144 Koldus at 3 p.m. College Republic® requested that the hearing be open to the pubis Reaction Continued from Page 1 “To the best of my knowl edge, I got my job because the Board of Regents selected me,” Bowen said. “You’d have to ask them if they support this cur riculum proposal or not. To the best of my knowledge, no left- wing professors were on the Board of Regents,” Dr. Pierce Cantrell, Faculty Senate speaker, said he was ir ritated that the letter contained factual mistakes. “My concern is with the fact that there is so little truth in that letter,” Cantrell said. The Senate, in response, compiled a fact sheet that dis puted assumptions made by College Republicans. The misleading statements included a mistaken reference to “speech codes” that prohibit students from offending anyone on the basis of sexual prefer ence, gender, race or religion. The Senate fact sheet said such codes do not exist. There were also numerous errors concerning the multicul tural requirement, such as how many hours of the classes are required and what classes will fulfill the requirement. Kevin Carreathers, director of Multicultural Services, said he was disturbed by the letter. “I was upset that a student group could send out so much misinformation,” Carreathers said. Toby Boenig, student body president, said he was upset when he read the letter. “I wish that when Lydia Per cival wrote that letter and put the University’s reputation at risk, she would have checked her facts first,” Boenig said. However, David Brown, in terim president of College Re publicans, said the group is searching through its records to find documentation supporting each point in the letter. Cantrell objected to the term “radical Faculty Senate” in the letter, saying it was stereotyp ing the senators. “There are people of all polit ical persuasions [in the Sen ate],” he said. “I think it’s un fair to call the Senate ‘radical.’” Percival said the complaints from the University are char acteristic of the way College Republicans are treated. “The College Republicans are really getting a little tired of the administration and constant trouble that they us for stuff that I thinktb wouldn’t give anybodye) trouble for.” Two lawyers from Rutherford Institute aloi with a Bryan-College Slat lawyer will represent! group at the hearing before Student Organization Hear Board Friday. The Republican Party Texas passed a resolution Si; urday asking the A&M’s Boa" of Regents to “suspend actir against the College Republl cans with appropriate apoltl gies and to initiate an inves!i gation to determine why swi a basic effort to abridge til rights to free speech andasj sembly had been initiated supported by the adrainistn tion of Texas A&M.” John Doggett, a long-tin Republican activist who spol at the group’s Tuesday meetir. told the College Republican! that the administration right to restrict the group’s fra dom of speech. "There’s a little thing c the Constitution.” Doggett “I’ve looked at the rules they using to hammer you guys, at: th ey Ye unco ns t i tut ion al on Wednesday, SEPT. 20 UZe're Always Rollins! DoubleDave will be wandering around the A&M Campus. 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