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Clark: Candidates should
make more of an effort to
appeal to young voters.
OPINION, PAGE 9
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sweeps a doubleheader.
SPORTS, PAGE 7
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On April 21, Texas A&M students and
imer students around the world will at-
id Muster to pay their respects to fellow
§M students who have passed away.
Recently, the Student Government
lister Committee has been challenged
out the criteria used to determine which
pM students and former students get
ir names called at the campus ceremony
|ld G. Rollie White Coliseum.
In January, James Hodges, Class of ’91,
tified the Former Students Association
at his mother died in November 1995.
ie Former Students Association informed
idges that it would forward the informa-
m to the Muster Committee.
Hodges assumed that his mother would
called at this year’s Muster.
But much to his surprise, Hodges was
formed that his mother had been placed
a special request list, and there was a
lance her name would not be called.
Hodges was told that his mother did
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not meet the initial criteria set by the
Muster Committee, which requires that a
campus Muster hon-
oree must be an en
rolled student, a Bra
zos Valley resident or
a member of the 50-
year reunion class.
If an A&M student
or former student
does not fall into any
of the three cate
gories, they are
placed on a special re
quest list and decided
on by the committee
in April.
Hodges’ mother
was a member of the
Class of ’75. In addi
tion, his father, sister,
brother, sister-in-law,
two brothers-in-law
and wife are all for
mer students.
He immediately questioned the crite
ria because he and his wife reside in Bra
zos Valley.
Last week, Hodges submitted a
letter to The Battalion expressing
his concerns.
“My intent was not to attack the
Muster Committee, but rather to
question the criteria,” Hodges said.
“I understand that there has to be a
cutoff of the names that are called
at Muster.
“However, my mother should not
have been an exception. She
should have fit the criteria because
I live here.”
Hodges was informed Monday
that his mother will be called at this
year’s campus Muster.
Kim Greebon, Muster Committee
chair and senior political science ma
jor, said the committee tries to accom
modate people with special circum
stances, but because of time and
space constraints, it is impossible to
See Muster, Page 5
aughlin,
Jryant
lefeated
n runoffs
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Rep.
IregLaughlin, one of the Demo-
®tic congressmen who switched
irties after the 1994 GOP land-
lost a runoff Tuesday to
rmer Libertarian presidential
ndidate Ron Paul.
In a Senate runoff, Cinderella
ndidate Victor Morales, a high
liool government teacher, won
upset victory over Rep. John
yant of Dallas for the Democ-
tic nomination to challenge
m. Phil Gramm.
In the 14th District runoff,
ughlin, a four-term incum-
mt, became the first congress-
an this year to go down to de
al. The three previous House
embers forced into runoffs this
icade also have lost.
With 100 percent of precincts
porting, Paul had 11,236 votes,
54 percent, and Laughlin had
■92 votes, or 46 percent. “The
iters decided they wanted a
lange,” Laughlin said.
In the Sen
ate race,
Morales had
2 4 7,6 0 4
votes, or 51
percent, and
Bryant had
2 3 5,2 4 7
votes, or 49
percent, with
99 percent of
precincts re
porting.
“Long live
the people,”
lorales, 46, told cheering sup-
orters. “And when I talk about
hat, I not just talking about
iy supporters but Mr. Bryant’s
importers and everyone else
ho took the time go to out and
f ote today because that’s what
-s all about.”
Laughlin’s defeat is sure to
ttibarrass national and state
'arty leaders, who worked
Vertime to ensure his victory.
Ie was one of five House mem-
'ers who jumped to the GOP
3st year.
The 54-year-old lawyer was
orced into a runoff after captur-
Hg just 42 percent — less than a
najority — in the March 12 pri-
lary against three opponents,
aul, a 60-year-old doctor, won
12 percent. The other chal-
angers threw their support be-
hnd Paul in the runoff.
Upon joining the GOP last
summer, Laughlin was re
garded with a plum spot on
Ihe powerful House Ways and
Means Committee.
Attacked as a political op
portunist, Laughlin lined up
audorsements from such GOP
See Runoffs, Page 6
Tim Moog, The Baitaijon
EQUESTRIAN EXCELLENCE
Sarah Martin, a junior industrial engineering major, jumps her horse "BJ" Tuesday at Texas A&M's
Freeman Arena while practicing for the upcoming competition in Denver this weekend.
Students
plan cC
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teach
profeksd
A&M,
traditions
By Tauma Wiggins
The Battalion
Texas A&M students who
want to help professors be
come more aware of A&M tra
ditions are considering creat
ing a faculty fish camp.
The idea of a fish camp for
professors was bom when some
students noticed that many pro
fessors schedule tests during
traditional A&M events, such as
Muster and Bonfire.
Tracy McAllister, a senior
marketing major, said the fac
ulty fish camp is only a pro
posal, but if enough support is
raised, it could become an ac
tual program.
McAllister said many pro
fessors do not relate to or un
derstand A&M spirit or tradi
tions, but their apathy could
be alleviated by attending a
specialized fish camp.
“We’re trying to fix the symp
tom to a disease, which is facul
ty apathy,” McAllister said.
“Maybe instructors would
be more aware, and it would
work easier in class conversa
tions if they did understand.”
The MSC Hospitality Com
mittee offers a brief orienta
tion for new faculty members,
but McAllister said the pro
posed program would do more
than just inform participants;
it would get them involved.
Danny Shaha, a senior bi
ology major, said several fac
ulty members have told him
that they sometimes feel
alienated because they do not
understand A&M traditions.
He said professors noticed
that this also bothers some of
their students.
“I have heard people say
that their teachers don’t know
when Muster is or what ‘Beat
the Hell’ means,” Shaha said.
“I suggested the idea because
sometimes teachers feel left
out and don’t understand the
students’ spirit.
“Some of the professors
come to A&M from different
parts of the country, and we
need to let them into the
A&M spirit.”
Shaha said the idea for the
original faculty fish camp was
to have an overnight pro
gram, but the format was al
tered so professors would only
have to allocate one day to
the event.
He said representatives of
campus organizations, such
as the Student Government
Muster Committee and Tra
ditions Council, would be
available to help with the
new program.
However, not all faculty
members think the fish camp
is necessary or even beneficial.
Mark Card, a Texas A&M
graduate student and political
science instructor, said he
would probably not attend
and that if incorporated, the
program might be met with
some resistance from faculty.
“The best way to benefit
A&M is to educate the stu
dents well,” Card said, “not
necessarily to know all the
See Camp, Page 5
Plan passes to restrict special event parking
By Kendra S. Rasmussen
The Battalion
Morales
A plan to restrict parking in certain
neighborhoods adjacent to the Texas A&M
campus on special event days was ap
proved March 28 by the College Station
City Council.
The city’s first priority is to limit park
ing in south gate, where parking is espe
cially troublesome on home football game
days. South gate is defined by Wellborn
Road, George Bush Drive, Timber Street,
Park Place, Dexter Drive, Thomas Street
and Luther Street.
A portion of this area was added to
the City Council’s original proposal af
ter public hearings indicated the area
needed to be restricted.
Parking will be restricted during Bon
fire on east gate, across Texas Avenue
from the main entrance of A&M.
This area has been completely
closed to traffic in the past, but
the city’s plan allows restrict
ed parking.
Maj. Mason Newton of the ;
College Station Police De
partment said restricted
parking will spare the city
the cost of closing the area.
“We will not have to spend
over Si0,000 in overtime and equip
ment costs for five hours of operation to
block off that area,” he said. “We can di
vert a lot of the police personnel toward
\ SOUTHS1DE
enforcement instead of traffic control.”
Ed Hard, College Station transporta
tion planner, said the plan will allow
parking on one side only of the road.
The other side will be clearly
marked with no-parking signs,
violating the no-park
ing ordinance will be towed.
Parking restrictions will
be effective only during spe
cial events.
Newton said College Sta
tion does not suffer as many
daily parking problems as other
college towns.
“We are kind of unique, fortunately,
because we don’t have a daily off-campus
problem like most universities,” he said.
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Hard said hinged signs will be placed
in the restricted neighborhoods to warn
motorists of the parking ban on special
event days.
Signs on south gate will appear on a
daily basis as historic area markers but
will fold down to expose “No Parking Tow
Away Zone” signs on event days. Signs
outside the Southside Historic Area will
bear the College Station logo.
Lt. Scott McCollum, College Station
Police Department public information of
ficer, said parking on south gate during
special events crowds the roadways, mak
ing access to residences in the neighbor
hood almost impossible.
See Parking, Page 6
2 A&M fraternities close doors
By Marissa Alanis
The Battalion
Two fraternities, Phi Kappa
Tau and Delta Upsilon, have
closed their Texas A&M chap
ters because of financial set
backs and low membership.
Established at A&M in 1987,
Phi Kappa Tau officially closed
its chapter March 4 with only 15
remaining members. The chap
ter had its peak enrollment of 35
members in Spring 1994.
Jeff Dye, former president of
Phi Kappa Tau and junior man
agement major, said he was sad
to close the chapter, but a lack
of funds forced the decision.
“We were basically putting
money in that we weren’t getting
anything back on,” Dye said.
The national chapter told the
local chapter to close, he said,
because the local chapter’s en
rollment was below the national
requirement of 20 members.
In a year. Dye said, the Phi
Kappa Tau national chapter will
send a representative to A&M to
start an interest group.
The representative will select
five to 10 students or alumni
who are interested in restarting
Phi Kappa Tau and who are not
satisfied with what A&M’s
Greek system offers.
On Dec. 2, 1995, Delta Up
silon decided to close its chapter
after five years at A&M.
Peak enrollment for Delta Up
silon was 52 members, but by late
Fall 1995 it had declined to 10.
Palash Kulkarni, a former
Delta Upsilon secretary and
sophomore management major,
said the fraternity’s downfall
was the result of ineffective pub
licity and rush processes.
Steen Oldenburg, a former
president of Delta Upsilon and
senior economics major, said
the members and the alumni
tried to save the chapter, but
the financial burden of their
See Fraternities, Page 6
PikeFest raises largest
donation for local charity
By Courtney Walker
The Battalion
A Fd Kappa Alpha event held
earlier this month resulted in
the largest donation the Muscu
lar Dystrophy Association has
ever received from a Bryan-Col-
lege Station organization.
PikeFest ’96 raised S7,000 for
the MDA. Pi Kappa Alpha mem
bers sold all 1,500 tickets avail
able for the event, which includ
ed a concert and crawfish boil.
The money will be used to
send Bryan-College Station chil
dren suffering from neuromus
cular diseases to summer camp,
to fund the Bryan-College Sta
tion MDA clinic, and to provide
funding to research cures and
treatments for muscular dystro
phy and related diseases.
Jimmy Shafer, PikeFest ’96
chairman and Pi Kappa Alpha
internal vice president, said
fraternity members did not
expect to sell all the tickets.
See PikeFest, Page 10