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Monday, September 16, 1996
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fruayle visits campus
By Melissa Nunnery
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lavid Johnston, College
irblican secretary and a senior
hematics major, said College
Republicans hope to give the for
mer vice president a welcome
similar to the one he received
from A&M students during a
speech in 1992.
“One of our officers saw Quayle
at a book signing in Washington
last summer and he still remem
bers A&M and his biggest rally and
the welcome he got in ’92,”
Johnston said.
Eric Sawyer, College
Republicans executive director
and a senior political science and
economics major, said the
College Republicans are looking
forward to
Quayle’s arrival.
“Everyone I
know is ready to
give him a big
Aggie-style wel
come back,”
Sawyer said in a
press release.
Johnston
said the visit
should prompt
students to register to vote.
“We’ve only got two or three
more weeks to get people regis
tered,” Johnston said. “It’s impor-
Quayle
tant to get registered and get out
to vote. In the past, the number of
student voters has been signifi
cant enough to offset elections. It’s
a significant block.”
Agriculture Commissioner
Rick Perry and Congressional can
didate Pete Sessions will appear
with Quayle.
Johnston speculated the two
politicians will also promote voter
participation and solicit support
for Sessions.
A voter registration drive will
be held in conjunction with
Quayle’s speech.
AP TOP 25 POLL
Rec.
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Nebraska (58)
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1,662
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Arizona St.
2-0-0
587
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Virginia Tech
2-0-0
528
3.
Florida St. (4)
1-0-0
1,536
19.
Iowa
2-0-0
454
4.
Florida
2-0-0
1,519
20.
Virginia
2-0-0
528
5.
Penn St.
3-0-0
1,369
21.
LSU
1-0-0
381
6.
Texas
2-0-0
1,232
22.
Kansas
2-0-0
360
7.
Ohio St.
1-0-0
1,225
23.
Syracuse
0-1-0
214
8.
Michigan
2-0-0
1,211
24.
Washington
1-1-0
174
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Notre Dame
2-0-0
1,099
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Oregon
3-0-0
10. Miami 3-0-0
11. North Carolina 2-0-0
12. Colorado 2-1-0
13. Alabama 3-0-0
13. Auburn. 3-0-0
15. Southern Cal. 2-1-0
16. Kansas St. 3-0-0
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Patrick Collier, a sophomore industrial distribution
major holds a bid to Beta Theta Pi. Texas A&M's 23
social fraternities extended a total of 310 bids to
prospective members at Friday afternoon's Bid House
to bring the 1996 Interfraternity Council fall rush to a
close.
More than 2,000 people gathered in front of the
University Administration Building to watch the men
run to their new fraternities.
Davis’ parents arrested
By Wes Swift
The Battalion
The parents of alleged
rapist Don Davis Jr. were
arrested this weekend after a
Brazos County grand jury
indicted them on charges
that they helped their son
flee from the law.
Don Davis Sr. and his wife
Linda, both of Houston, sur
rendered to Brazos County
law enforcement officials
Friday evening. Davis Sr., 54,
remained jailed Sunday; his
wife had been released on
$20,000 bond.
A grand jury indicted the
couple Thursday on charges
of hindering the prosecution
and apprehension of a felon.
If convicted of the third-
degree felony, the Davises
could face two to 10 years in
prison and a $10,000 fine.
Brazos County prosecu
tors said the couple gave
their son, Davis Jr., thou
sands of dollars and a car to
help their son disappear
Aug. 21, five days before his
trial on charges of rape was
scheduled to begin.
The couple told 272nd
District Judge John Delaney
Aug. 21 that they had not
seen their son for several
days. Davis Jr., a Texas A&M
graduate, had been under a
court-imposed 10 p.m. cur
few at his parents’ home.
Davis Jr., 23, was indicted
in March 1996 on two counts
of aggravated sexual assault
in connection with two
rapes on the Texas A&M
campus in 1995.
A&M, Bryan-College
Station and Brazos County
police officials had been
investigating lead after lead
last week when an off-duty
police officer in Little Rock,
Ark., provided them with the
first big break in the case.
The officer, who was
working as a security guard
at a Little Rock motel, dis
covered Davis Jr.’s red Nissan
Sentra abandoned in the
motel parking lot.
Police are now searching
airline records to determine
whether Davis Jr. may have
boarded a plane from an air
port next to the motel.
The Federal Bureau of
Investigation also entered the
investigation last week. Once
police determined Davis Jr.
had crossed state lines, FBI
officials obtained a federal
arrest warrant for the suspect.
Davis Jr. was free on
$150,000 bond when he dis
appeared. Friday, Delaney
issued an additional
$500,000 bond for Davis Jr.
failing to appear in court.
Dunking changes go down easy
By Kendra S. Rasmussen
The Battalion
State law gave an Aggie tradition a
different flair this weekend, as Texas
A&M seniors found ways to dunk their
rings without putting the Dixie
Chicken in jeopardy.
A recent incident sparked by the Texas
Alcoholic Beverages Commission
prompted Dixie Chicken owner Don
Ganter to ban customers from dunking
their rings in 60-ounce pitchers.
“Happy Hour” laws passed in 1990
prohibit the sale of a pitcher of beer to
one person for individual consumption.
Instead of pitchers, the bar offered 32-
ounce schooners or mason jars instead.
Ganter said students adjusted well
to the change.
The 32-ounce schooners, Ganter
said, were popular with students.
“We sold flat out (of schooners),” he
said. “We had to go to 32-ounce
mason jars.”
Matt Matthews, a senior industrial
distribution major who dunked his ring
in two mason jars, said although they do
not have the same “macho” feel as a
pitcher, he accepted the alternative.
“He (Ganter) does what he has got
to do,” he said.
Matthews said the mason jars are a
good substitute.
“I think [dunking out of mason jars] is
more like oT army redneck style,” he said.
Other students accepted the
schooners and mason jars but said the
tradition was not the same.
Rusty Liner, a senior industrial dis
tribution major, said he was disap
pointed about not being able to dunk
his ring in a pitcher.
“I am definitely let down about it,”
he said. “I kind of feel like they are
breaking tradition. Anyone 21 and
over is responsible enough to dunk
their ring any way they want.
“But I guess it is the second best
way to do it if it is against state law.”
Liner said he feels cheated but will
comply for the sake of the Dixie Chicken.
Rony Angkriwan, The Battalion
Andria Ivers, a senior agricultural sys
tems management major, dunks her
ring in a schooner at the Dixie
Chicken Saturday afternoon.
part of it away from you,” he said. “It
takes away from the whole experience.
But I don’t want to be the guy that gets
the Dixie Chicken shut down.”
Ganter said it is unfortunate that
state law hinders the Aggie tradition.
“The Dixie Chicken is not here to
tell people how to enjoy themselves,”
he said. “It is the TABC that is looking
over our shoulder.”
Ganter said most students com
plied, but some insisted on trying to
get around the law.
“There were a few that tried to dunk
[their rings] in pitchers,” he said. “We
had to ask them to stop.”
Joy Czerwinski, a senior manage
ment major, tried to dunk her ring in a
pitcher but was stopped by a Dixie
Chicken employee half way through.
Czerwinski said she complied by
pouring the beer into cups, but then
went back to drinking out of the pitcher.
“I didn’t get upset about it because
even though I knew (it was against the
law), I wasn’t going to change my way
because of the rules,” she said.
Czerwinski said she put the Dixie
Chicken at risk, but by making her
stop half way through, they were not
responsible.
“The Dixie Chicken fulfilled the
law, I fulfilled the tradition,” she said.
Ganter said his employees try to
stop customers from dunking their
rings in 60-ounce pitchers or two
schooners or mason jars, but they
cannot control the actions of all the
customers.
“There is a limit to what we can do,”
he said.
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A&M Thai students
compete in event
By Melissa Nunnery
The Battalion
Thai students from the
University of Texas and the
University of Houston joined the
Rony Angkriwan, The Battalion
Volleyball teams meet at the net
after the Aggie victory over UT.
Texas A&M University Thai Students
Association on campus Saturday for
the annual Tri-city soccer, volleyball
and basketball tournament. '
Col. Buck Henderson, Corps of
Cadets deputy assistant comman
dant, said the tournament sparks a
friendly rivalry among the students.
“It’s good to see the Aggie spirit
involved with the international stu
dents,” Henderson said. “I don’t
know of any other school that does
that. There is a lot of good rivalry.”
Vannapa Pimviriyakul, an archi
tecture graduate student who par
ticipated in the tournament for the
first time, said she looked forward
to the day’s events.
“We just want to group together
all the Thai students who study in
Texas,” she said. “I’m really looking
forward to the banquet and the din
ner and dancing.”
Thai students have met for the
annual tournament for 10 years.
The three schools take turns hosting
the tournament, which was last
See Thai, Page 12
Festivities kick off
By Laura Oliveira
The Battalion
An array of Hispanic cultures
came together for a rally Friday to
kick off Hispanic Heritage Month,
which runs through Oct. 15.
The unity rally, which was
sponsored by the Hispanic
Presidents Council, brought
together the diverse Hispanic
cultures on campus to build
awareness for the month ahead.
The rally was led by speakers
who discussed the ongoing
struggles faced by Hispanics,
emphasizing the month’s theme,
a “Quest for Success.”
Dr. Marco Portales, executive
assistant to the Texas A&M
President Ray Bowen and an
English professor, said the rally
should motivate the upcoming
generation of Hispanics.
“This rally is important
because the future of the next
Hispanic generation is being
molded here,” he said. “We have
to inspire these young men and
woman to capitalize on their
many talents and skills.”
The rally focused on recogniz
ing the diversity within the
Hispanic culture.
Adreana Araya, Society of
Hispanic Professional Engineers
delegate and a sophomore indus
trial engineering major, said many
people do not realize the broad
range of the Hispanic culture.
“Hispanics are made up of
very different people,” she said.
“I think there is a lot of igno
rance out there, because many
think only of Mexican-
Americans when referring to
Hispanics.
“This month we want to give
more recognition to the other
cultures on campus.”
Campus organizations will
sponsor activities celebrating
the diversity of Hispanic cultures
throughout the month.
The festivities will include a
Latin festival, a Chicano film fes
tival and an affirmative action
discussion.
The events were planned to
educate those unfamiliar with
the Hispanic heritage.
Robert Rodriquez, Hispanic
Journalists Association presi
dent and a senior journalism
with rally
major, said it is important to
educate people about the
Hispanic heritage.
“If people are aware of what
our heritage is about, then they
will have a better understanding
of what our heritage is trying to
accomplish,” he said.
Hispanic Heritage Month
Festivities
Sept.17 — “After Hopwood,
what happens now?,” Affirmative
Action Discussion, 7 p.m. Rudder
401
Sept. 19 — Latin Festival, 11
a.m. to 2 p.m., Rudder Fountain
Sept.24 — Speeches: Giff
Navaro “Justice knows no race or
barriers” and Dr. Elsa Valdez
“Haciendo te diferencia; Chicanes
in higher education,'' 7 p.m. MSC
201
Oct. 2 — Chicano Civil Rights
History Film Festival, 7 p.m.
Rudder Theater
Oct. 6 — Freelance Artist,
Richard Dominquez 1 to 3 p.m.
Rudder
Oct.12 — Caliente, The Grove