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Page 6 • The Battalion • Wednesday, June 19, 1996 Wheatfall Continued from Page 1 sure another child doesn’t enroll in the school of hard knocks. When Wheatfall addressed the graduating class of Polytec- nic High School in Ft. Worth, he stunned them by simply asking, “So what?” “So what if it gets hard, so what about your success, so what if you’ve made mistakes?” Wheatfall said. “So what, so what, so what?” He looked at the audience like he didn’t care and began to walk off. He then stopped, turned to the audience and said, “So what are you going to do now?” The auditorium was com pletely silent as students scram bled to answer his question. He explained that being dis advantaged is no longer tolera ble as an excuse for failure. Wheatfall also said students would not survive without edu cation and a focused mind. As the students sat and listened to Wheatfall, one phrase seemed to make what had been a life of let downs become the inspiration for success. “If life gives you peanuts for pay, crush them and make peanut butter,” Wheatfall said. This audience reaction has now become Wheatfall’s trademark. At Texas A&M, Wheatfall has also used his word to in spire students. Wheatfall, who is the presi dent of the A&M chapter of the NAACP and a member of Al pha Phi Alpha fraternity, is known to set a fire under com placent students. When A&M hosted a smaller version of the Million Man March, Wheatfall was there to offer black males some advice about dedicating themselves to the community. “There may be a million men in Washington, but it only takes one of us to make a dif ference in the lives of others,” Wheatfall said. In April, Wheatfall addressed hundreds of students about the Hopwood case. “Too often we act like a bear that has just come out of hiberna tion,” Wheat- fall said. "We give a loud roar and then go back to sleep.” Wheatfall has decided not to hibernate when it comes to policy changes needing to take place within A&M’s ad ministration. When the administration WHEATFALL held a forum to discuss the Hop- wood case, Wheatfall led the discussion with pointed ques tions. He did not let the admin istration rest until his questions were answered. Last Saturday, Wheatfall used the same energy to ad dress the community about Juneteenth. “What about this system called slavery?” Wheatfall said. “What about this President named Abraham Lincoln who fi nally came to the conclusion that he had to sign the Emancipation of Procrastination?” Wheatfall said slavery was a horrible part of the past, but it was just that — a part of the past. He urged the au dience to stop wallowing in the past and start concentrat ing on the future. “Bitterness towards the past al lows hatred in the present,” Wheat- fall said. “Understanding of our past makes for a better tomorrow.” Bullock proposes property tax freeze AUSTIN (AP) — Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, one of the state’s most powerful leaders, Tuesday said the Texas Lottery is such a win ner that it could pay for a two- year school property tax freeze for homeowners. Bullock proposed using a combination of administrative savings and additional lottery profits to provide $527 million more for schools while holding the line on tax rates. “Let me tell you something, a half a billion dollars is nothing to sneeze at when it comes to our public schools,” Bullock said. “There will always be doubting Thomases. There will be many people in Texas, and probably legislators and other state officials who do not agree with doing this. But dang it, somebody’s got to start moving.” While state law allows 10 percent of lottery sales rev enue to run the lottery games, Bullock said the agency only spends about 7 percent on op erating costs. The extra money there will leave a surplus of $176.5 mil lion in administrative funds at the end of the current two- year budget cycle on Aug. 31, 1997, he said. In addition, profits should rise $103 mil lion more in 1998-99, and an other $247.5 million in ad ministrative savings could be found in those years. The Battalion Classified To place a classified ad: Phone: 845-0569 / Fax: 845-2678 Office: Room 015 (basement) Reed McDonald Building Business Hours 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Insertion deadline: 1 p.m. prior business day Ml [Hi ‘AGGIE’ Private Party Want Ads $10 for 20 words running 5 days, if your merchandise is priced $1,000 or less (price must appear in ad). This rate applies only to non-commercial advertis ers offering personal possessions for sale. 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Crime Stoppers offers reward for information about church fires State, local officials met Tuesday to coordinate communications AUSTIN (AP) — Texas Crime Stoppers offered a reward Tuesday in the hope of catching those re sponsible for black church fires in Greenville, as federal, state and local officials discussed strate gies to fight the problem. “First of all, we hope that there’s not any more church fires. Secondly, if there is, we wanted to make sure that there were coordinated efforts in the lines of communication at the federal, state and local level,” said State Fire Marshall G. Mike Davis. Davis met behind closed doors with officials from the Texas Commission on Fire Protection; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Bureau of Alco hol, Tobacco and Firearms; and Texas Department of Public Safety. Davis said the agencies met to coordinate com munications and resources in the event of a future church fire, and to discuss advice to local commu nities on “common-sense” ideas for fire prevention. He said security advice regarding churches is much the same as for homeowners who want to prevent a burglary. Among the suggestions are proper lighting, locks and awareness by people near the property of whether suspicious-looking people appear to be on the grounds. “Prevention is a community effort. One person ... can’t be the prevention for a community,” Davis said. He said his office will provide assistance to local officials in educating their communities. The ATF is preparing a pamphlet in the effort, he said. Fires blamed on arson recently destroyed two black churches in Greenville, near Dallas, becom ing part of a string of church fires across the South. The two fires were among 12 structure fires that have occurred in the North Texas city in just over a week. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those responsible for the Greenville church fires. The Greenville City Council met in an emer gency, closed-door session Tuesday to discuss secu rity measures, while the Greenville Fire Depart ment urged residents “to be alert in their neigh borhoods, to notice any unusual activities and re port any concerns to the police department.” According to the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, there were 33 church fires in Texas in 1995 that either were purposely started or suspicious. Of them, nine had a predominantly black congregation; 17 were predominantly white; one was predominantly Hispanic; and the remainder were either mixed congregation or undetermined. The commission didn’t release 1996 figures, saying many investigations are ongoing. Congress cracks down on church arson WASHINGTON (AP) — De claring it is time to use more fed eral muscle to stop church fires, the House unanimously passed legislation Tuesday to broaden federal authority to prosecute crimes against religious property. “There is no crime that should be more vigilantly investigated and the perpetrators more vigor ously prosecuted than crimes of this type,” said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry Hyde, R-Ill. The bill, passed 422-0, would eliminate a $10,000 minimum property damage threshold for federal action in a church prop erty crime and make it easier to meet interstate commerce rules for federal intervention. The leg islation applies to all churches, not just black churches that have been the primary target of suspected arsonists. The expedited House action on the bill, following passage of a resolution last week condemn ing the rash of arson attacks, came hours after the destruction of two black churches in rural Mississippi by fire and suspected arson attacks against churches in Georgia and North Carolina. “Those of you who come in the dark shadows, beware,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson, a black Democrat from Mississippi. There have been at least 38 suspected cases of arson against predominantly black churches in the Southeast since the begin ning of last year. White churches have also been the targets of at tacks in the same period. President Clinton, who last week traveled to the site of one burned-down church in Gree- leyville, S.C., to pledge greater federal efforts to investigate the fires, is meeting with a group of Southern governors on Wednes day to discuss the issue. FBI and ATF agents have joined local law enforcement officials to investigate the lat est incidents, blazes that de stroyed two black churches only four miles apart in north east Mississippi. The “Church Arson Prevention Act” also would amend current law to make it a federal violation if re ligious property is damaged be cause of the racial or ethnic char acter of the property. Now, federal violations only apply to cases of damage because of the religious character of property. The bill would also authorize victims of church burnings to re ceive compensation from the Crime Victims Trust Fund creat ed under a 1994 law. Federal authorities can al ready act against hate crimes under 1st Amendment and 14th Amendment “equal pro tection” clauses, said Rep. John Spratt, D-S.C., but he added that it is past time for Congress to say emphatically that those who burn churches will not escape punishment. "There is no crime that should be more vig" investigated and the perpetrators more vigorously prosecuted, than crimes of this type." — HENRY HYDE House Judiciary Committee Chairman Juneteenth Continued from Page 1 a variety of percussion and melodic instruments, told the story of slavery and the impor tance of Juneteenth. Donavan Wheatfall, a junior business analysis major, deliv ered the Juneteenth message. He opened his speech by ask ing the audience about slavery. “Juneteenth is about celebrat ing our freedom,” Wheatfall said. “However, that freedom has a price,” Wheatfall said. His message was mostly geared toward the young people, yet the old as well as the young could re late to his emotion-filled words. “If you can’t be a tree, be a shrub,” Wheatfall said. “But be the best shrub you can be.” Lance Shipman, a graduate chemistry student, said Wheat- fall’s message was inspiring for the kids to hear, especially in view of the social pressures faced by African-Americans. Wheatfall attributes the suc cess of America to African Americans who were beaten and treated like animals for 400 years. “America was built on the backs of our ancestors,” Wheat- fall said. “We are responsible for sending America down the yel low brick road.” Pam Haith, a member of the community who works closely with the UMOJA Troop, said it is time to listen to leaders like Wheatfall. “We as African Americans need to absorb more of what our leaders are telling us,” Haith said. After the program, several par ticipants continued their June teenth celebration in Bryan. Radio station KHRN Power 94.3 sponsored its second annual Juneteenth jam. The concert hosted a variety of artists and attracted a large crowd. After the concert, local resi dents moved to the VFW hall where an after party was held. Today, the Juneteenth cele brations will be held on a more personal level. Picnics, family reunions and church services will take place in remembrance of an important holiday in Texas history. Plates Continued from Page 1 has also been favorable. “In a poll done in the Tyler newspaper, 70 percent of the people responding favored the idea,” Kennington said. Republican State Rep. Steve Og den from Bryan said he has no prob lem with the proposal from a philo sophical standpoint, but there could be legal challenges to the idea. “I would expect challenges hum a privacy standpoint,” Ogden said. Ogden said he would like to reduce the number of DWIs. Lt. Scot McCollum of the Col lege Station Police Department said, “DWIs are a problem in Col lege Station and everywhere.” There were approximately 2,500 DWIs in College Station last year. “There are a number of things we can do to discourage drunk driving,” Ogden said. 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