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    The Battalion
ilume 103 • Issue 13 • 14 Pages
Wednesday, September 18, 1996
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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.”
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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.”
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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.