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The Battalion ilume 103 • Issue 13 • 14 Pages Wednesday, September 18, 1996 The Ball Online: http:/ bat-web.tanuj.edii Fort Hood soldiers lepart for Kuwait FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) [ihe first of 3,000 new lops being deployed to Bee RELATED STORY, PAGE 12 [wait were scheduled to |ve early Wednesday as the niton administration con- Led its pressure on Iraq. lAbout 70 soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division were ex pected to board a C5-A mili tary aircraft Wednesday morning as the first contin gent being deployed for training exercises in Kuwait. They will be joining 1,200 sol diers from Fort Hood already conducting exercises there. The 1st Calvary was alert ed Friday of the deployment, but was not given final orders until Tuesday. Air Force Tech Sgt. Joe Wy att, who also will be deploy ing with soldiers, said the on- again, off-again mission has been frustrating. But he looked forward to spending another night at home. Wyatt was scheduled among the first military per sonnel to be deployed and expected to leave early Wednesday from Fort Hood, the largest military installa tion in the free world. “I am sure the politicians are sending a message that this is just training for us,” he said. “It’s been emotional, be ing on-again, off again, but we’re always ready.” i Belt »n Bag !th. Saturday . 6:00 p-W' By Wesley Poston The Battalion A need to increase revenue is the use for an increase in the parking rages’ visitor fee, University parking Bcials said. Tom Williams, director of Parking affic and Transportation, said the in ease— from 60 cents to 75 cents — rs the “least painful way to increase e revenue stream.” Recent construction on campus id general maintenance prompted TS to look at ways to bring in more oney, he said. The increase also makes payment sier, Williams said. It is easier to make ange with the current 75-cent fee an the former 60-cent fee. Many stu nts already left the extra 15 cents in coin return anyway, he said. The new fee is still comparable to iting parking fees of other univer ses, he said. The increase in visitor parking fees, wever, did not affect the price of (rage space permits. Permits will re in at the current price at least until bus, officials say the year 2000, Williams said, but the vis iting fee may rise again. “These fees are in the same class as football tickets,” he said. “It’s not mandatory. It’s an option and the prices are adjusted to meet demands on the revenue system.” Students who want to park on cam pus should buy a commuter or night parking permit, he said. Garage visitor parking was “not designed for students to use,” he said. “There are times when we have to re serve the parking for its intended use, for conferences and such,” he said. This year, the number of parking per mits available was cut off when the quantity sold was about to exceed the number sold last year, Williams said. “We only have a certain number of spaces,” he said. “We will do our best to accommodate dorm students. But 50 students on a bus is better than 50 cars on campus.” Williams emphasized that the same restrictions will probably be enacted next year. Students are encouraged to See Bus, Page 5 , Tim Moo 9. The Battalion The hourly rates at the oarkina cents to 75 cents an hour. Affirmative Action “After Hopwood, what happens now?” Changes for minority students addressed By Erica Roy The Battalion The Hopwood decision and its ef fects were discussed by Texas A&M students Tuesday night during an in formational meeting held by the Hispanic Presidents’ Council. The meeting was one of the events planned in recogni tion of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 16 to Oct. 15. Adele Duran, HPC president and a junior electrical en gineering major, said the meeting’s primary goal was to update students about the Hopwood case and how it affects them and others at A&M. “Nobody has re ally heard much about it since the decision last spring” Adele Duran HPC president “We wanted to see how students feel and keep them informed,” Du ran said. “Nobody has really heard much about it since the decision last spring.” Kevin Carreathers, Department of Multicultural Services director, said it is important for students to be aware of the changes and inform others of the effects. He said it is especially im portant to inform high school stu dents, who may not be aware of the new admission criteria. Liz Ramirez, a senior electrical en gineering major, said one of the main problems at A&M, in light of the Hop- wood case, is how to encourage mi norities to attend the University. A&M awarded about $4 million in scholarships, including the Presidential Achievement Awards, to minority students in 1994 and See Changes, Page 5 Where do we go from here?” Discussion to explore all sides of diversity issue By Courtney Walker The Battalion The pros and cons of affirmative action will be discussed tonight as a panel of 12 local business represen tatives and government officials de bate the issue. The Affirmative Action Open Fo rum - “Where do we go from here?” - sponsored by the MSC Black Aware ness Committee and Political Forum, begins at 7 p.m. in Rudder Theatre. Paula Shaver, a sophomore bio chemistry and genetics major, said the committee members hope the forum will open the minds of stu dents to both the pros and cons of affirmative action. “Everyone has heard of affirmative action,” Shaver said, “but few people know every facet of the program.” Dr. Marilyn Kern-Foxworth, an associate professor of journalism, will be the program’s moderator and will ask the panelists and the gener al audience questions pertaining to affirmative action. “People who are specialists in their field will be having an intelligent de bate about the good and bad sides of the issue,” Shaver said. A local district attorney, two judges and state Rep. Steve Ogden will dis cuss the legal aspects of affirmative ac tion. Norwest Bank Chairman Mervin Peters will discuss hiring practices and minority contracts, and Texas A&M administrators will discuss the Univer sity’s policy. The Rev. Kevin Washington, local NAACP chapter president, will dis cuss the NAACP’s position on affir mative action. Stephenie Rhode, Black Awareness Com mittee adviser, said the forum will ex plain how affirma tive action is sup pose to operate. “Everyone has heard of affirma tive action, but few people know every facet of the program” Paula Shaver sophomore She said the program has been turned around and people still do not understand what it means to affirm the action. “The forum isn’t about whether someone agrees with affirmative ac tion or not, but instead, we will look at the issues and see how everyone fits in and is involved in the thought process,” Rhode said. “Many people don’t know the complete history or origin of the action and until they do they won’t understand.” he Battalion TODAY Life of Faith brmer student takes dership skills from |Xas A&M and uses m internationally Aggielife, Page 3 Session customers custom nder Fire Head Coach C. Slocum and the !gie football team e feeling the heat Sports, Page 9 ense of Duty :: Opportunities, )t obligations, should factors in joining le Armed Forces Opinion, Page 13 Reveille VI suffers seizures VP to host barbeque A&M’s mascot will not be at midnight yell practice Friday (University Relations) — Reveille VI, Texas A&M’s collie mascot, is resting quietly after what University veterinarians said were two epileptic seizures Monday night. Dr. Claudia Barton, one of two Texas A&M veterinarians who co ordinate the mascot’s veterinary care, said the 3-year-old female collie does not appear to be in any danger and was kept overnight Tuesday for observa tion in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Small Animal Clinic. “We’re going to want to keep her quiet for a few days,” she said. “But we have no reason to believe that she is in any danger whatsoever.” However, Reveille probably will not attend the traditional midnight yell practice at Kyle Field before Saturday’s football game against the University of North Texas, Bar ton said. Whether Reveille will at tend the game itself will be decid ed later this week. Reveille was brought to the clinic Monday at about 10:30 p.m. by Mas cot Corporal Lance Hill and fellow cadets from Company E-2. The collie was experiencing mus cle tremors from what appeared to be a mild epileptic seizure. She experienced a second seizure about 15 minutes later, and “With epilepsy seizures may become more frequent and more severe with age.” Dr. Claudia Barton Texas A&M veterinarian a tranquilizer was administered to stop the abnormal activity. Reveille experienced an earlier bout of apparent epileptic seizures following the Aggies’ Alamo Bowl win over the Univer sity of Michigan late last year. Such seizures are often provoked by excitement. Barton said the collie’s lack of seizures in the months since the Alamo Bowl is an encouraging sign. “With epilepsy, seizures may become more frequent and more severe with age,” she said. “The fact that Reveille had seizures nine months ago and has then had such a long seizure-free in terval suggests that this will not affect her being able to continue her activities as mascot.” The dosage of Reveille’s anti seizure medication was increased after Monday’s episode, Barton said. But she is still in the mid range of dosages used to treat epileptic animals. Barton said epilepsy in collies like Reveille is relatively rare, al though it is common in other breeds. “A veterinarian might expect to see four or five dogs a year with epilepsy,” she said. By Erica Roy The Battalion The annual student leader bar becue will draw Texas A&M’s ad ministrators and 300 student lead ers tonight to the residence of Dr. J. Malon Southerland, vice president for student affairs. The barbecue allows student leaders and ad ministrators to get together and visit with each other. “It’s an oppor tunity for us to meet a wide vari ety of student leaders and for them to meet the administrators,” Southerland said. Chris Torn, head yell leader and a se nior agriculture de velopment major, said the barbecue is an opportunity for him to meet other student lead ers and hear their opinions. “For any university to func tion, everyone’s got to be on the same page,” Torn said. “I come from a Corps perspective. I hope to understand where other peo ple are coming from by going to the barbecue.” The dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. and will last until approximately 8:30 p.m.