Page
Inesday • October9,1
and the Israelis as i
>od does not help (he si
Neither does refia:
The Battalion
vledge the
i behavior of the Ne
nient. And, by the i
m is directed at you by if"
>ed to live in Israel.
Volume 10 i * r*>suo 29 • 12 Pages
Thursday, October 10, 1996
The Ball Online: hltp://b<il web.tamu.edu
GraduateSti
ormer cadet discusses transgender issues Kemp and Gore
face off in debate
Marissa Alanis
The Battalion
Randolph Frye, a former student
id member of the Corps of Cadets,
tended A&M on a four- year Army
OTC scholarship, was a Singing
idet and got married as a student,
it he claims to be “one of the
orld’s greatest actresses.”
Frye continually depicted him-
;lf as any ordinary man with
inch success, but in his mind, he
as not male.
In 1976, Frye became legally
male and changed his name to
byllis after enduring years of
icertainty and shame.
didn’t become Phyllis be-
luse I couldn’t make it as a guy,”
ye said.
Wednesday night in Rudder Tow-
Frye discussed her transition in a
tture titled "Transgender Issues,”
onsored by Gay, Lesbian and Bi
sexual Aggies (GLBA), as part of Na
tional Coming Out Week.
T. Bradley, GLBA president and
a junior political science major,
said many people in the gay
community, including herself, do
not understand transgender is
sues, but Frye should be able to
help them bridge that gap.
“I want GLBA to foster a safe en
vironment so people can ask ques
tions without being afraid or em
barrassed,” Bradley said.
Frye entered a two-year trans
gender process program that re
quired psychological therapy, exten
sive electrolysis and the
administering of hormones by an
endocrinologist.
Even though the gender tran
sition was short-term, Frye had
to endure the emotional aspect
of being overt with her transgen
der change.
Receiving obscene phone calls,
having eggs thrown at her house,
getting a divorce from her first
wife, being disowned by her father,
and ruining an engineering career
were some consequences of her
decision.
“Back then, in the ’70s, you
just didn’t do this in engineer
ing,” Frye said.
Now, Frye, a lesbian, has been
married to her second wife for over
23 years and practices criminal law
in Houston.
Over the years, Frye has at
tended high school and A&M re
unions. When she attended her
20-year high school reunion, she
notified the reunion committee
about her transition so they
would not be shocked.
“I hate to surprise people,”
Frye said. “I surprise them often.
It’s not fun.”
See Transgender, Page 5
Transcend^
Pat James, The Battalion
Phyllis Frye, a transgender activist, speaks
at the GLBA meeting Wednesday night.
owboy
urge*
c_y mustard & mayo,
to, pickles, and red onion
et your choice of white, or
whole wheat, bun,
r choice of tea, sofi drink V
bmestic Draft &fimh fa
Large groups welco*
Dominos, Darts, W
Shufflcboard it
Foosball
HTOIS
fc Fries
lings and fries for$lg
i! Dine in only.
Raicli
Fish in Water
Rony Angkriwan, The Battalion
Connie Lehmann, a finance graduate student, takes a plunge at the Student Recreation Center pool Wednesday
afternoon. She regularly swims 5 times a week.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
(AP) — Vice President A1
Gore and Jack Kemp dif
fered politely but pointedly
over abortion and affirma
tive action Wednesday
night in an energetic de
bate that offered sharply
contrasting views of Presi
dent Clinton’s tenure in the
White House.
Neither abortion
nor affirmative ac
tion had come up in
Sunday night’s de
bate between Clin
ton and GOP nomi
nee Bob Dole, but
both issues generated spirit
ed exchanges between the
campaign understudies.
Although both Dole and
Kemp are on record sup
porting a constitutional
amendment outlawing
abortion, Kemp said such a
dramatic change was not in
the cards.
“There is no consensus,”
Kemp said. “A constitutional
amendment would not
pass. We must use persua
sion, not intimidation.”
That remark, while per
haps an accurate reflection
of the country’s political
environment, was certain
to alienate Christian con
servative leaders who have
been urging Dole and
Kemp to draw sharper con
trasts with Clinton and
Gore on abortion and other
social issues.
Affirmative action is an
other such issue, and Gore
moved quickly to put
Kemp on the defensive on
that point.
The vice president noted
that Kemp had criticized a
California ballot initiative
rolling back affirmative ac
tion programs but later fell in
line with Dole’s support for it
after joining the GOP ticket.
Gore said he wished Kemp
had convinced Dole to
change his position instead.
“With all due respect, I do
not believe Abraham Lincoln
would have adopted Bob
Dole’s position to end all af
firmative action,” Gore said.
Kemp and Gore faced off
in St. Petersburg’s bayfront
Mahaffey Theater. Reform
Party vice presidential nomi
nee Pat Choate was excluded
on grounds he and Ross Perot
did not have a realistic
chance to win the election.
The debate was carried by
three major broadcast net
works. But there was compe
tition on Fox, which carried
the first game of the National
League Championship series.
See Debate, Page 8
UH editors defend
swastika cartoon
irefighters from afar attend training school
f Brandon Hausenfluck
The Battalion
Firefighters from across
e United States and
nada are training to ex-
iguish industrial-type
esat the Brayton Fire
lining School in College
ition this week.
Each year, thousands of
fighters come to College
ition to receive what some
is the best fire protection
ining in the world.
Joe Brantley, chairman of
Texas Industrial Fire
fining Board and fire chief
the Union Carbide Plant in
fas City, has been training
the school for over 35
years. He said the training is
not a sugar-coated version of
the “real thing.”
“Failure is not an option
here,” Brantley said. “It’s a
little more complex than
just shooting water.
“This isn’t like Backdraft
(the movie),” he said. “If
someone runs through a
fire carrying a kid like they
do in the movie, that kid
would be a crispy critter by
the time he got out. They
both would.”
Brantley said students and
coordinators at the school
work together to improve the
quality of training.
“The students critique
the equipment (fire suits,
hoses) and tell the staff
what needs improvement,”
Brantley said. “The equip
ment is built by industry
and A&M (System) takes
care of the up-keep.”
Structures in the training
field include a model of a
ship, a chemical complex,
and multi-level buildings.
Buddy Franz, fire chief
at the Union Carbide plant
in Seadrift, said the school
is popular because of the
different training scenarios
offered.
“We have these same
types of structures at our
plants,” Franz said.
See School, Page 5
Rony Angkriwan, The Batialion
Fire technician Todd Raynolds controls the valves at the
Brayton Fire Training School.
HOUSTON (AP) — Edi
tors at the University of
Houston student newspaper
are defending as “fair com
ment” a political cartoon
that depicts members of the
College Republicans group
in front of a swastika.
“I thought it was tasteless
and somewhat offensive, but
not enough to censor,” Daily
Cougar managing editor
Robert Schoenberger said.
“My opinion of taste doesn’t
determine what the newspa
per runs.”
The cartoon has outraged
some members of the Col
lege Republicans, who say
they will flood the newspa
per with letters of protest.
David Baker, executive di
rector of UH’s College Re
publicans, said the cartoon
“depicts us as Jew-killing,
homeless-burning Nazis. It
is anti-Semitic.”
In the cartoon, one man
holds a sign saying “Burn the
Homeless” and another man
smiles. The caption reads:
“Join the College Republi
cans. Then you won’t have to
worry about your future, we’ll
do your thinking for you!”
Daily Cougar editors
said the cartoon was not
out of line with the
provocative and satirical
opinion it regularly prints.
Cougar editors said in a
statement that the cartoon
was inspired by recent activ
ities of the College Republi
cans, such as carrying anti-
Clinton signs at a rally for
President Clinton.
Cartoonist Brian Minton
based the cartoon on recent
letters to the editor, the
statement said. A phone
number for Minton was not
listed in the Houston direc
tory. A message was left for
him at the Cougar offices by
The Associated Press. It was
not immediately returned
on Wednesday.
The editors said the car
toon represented the opin
ion of an individual, not the
Cougar editorial board.
The Daily Cougar, which
is printed five days a week
during the school year, is in
dependent of the UH ad
ministration, although it
does receive a small portion
of the university’s student
service fee.
USE
102 Live Oak
College Statin' 1
694-8232
ast Defense
noofhk
off
darinl*
& f/ound')
S £ (/nioersitj
0/17/96
he Battalion
TODAY
lown Away
xas A&M wind tun-
^offers extensive re-
arch capabilities for
Tospace engineers.
Aggielife, Page 3
A oalkeeper Melanie
"ilson is shutting
)Wnthe A&M Soccer
am’s opponents.
Sports, Page 7
alse Spirit
'Godwin: Students
lould continue to
low support for the
am at Kyle Field.
Opinion, Page 11
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
B-CS health centers stress early detection
By Melissa Nunnery
The Battalion
Promoting early detection as the best
prevention is the American Cancer Soci
ety’s focus for October, National Breast
Cancer Awareness Month.
St. Joseph Regional Health
Center, Columbia Breast Di
agnostic Center, and Bryan
Radiology Associates will of
fer mammograms at a re
duced cost during October.
The mammograms will cost Y
$50 for women aged 35 or older. Ap
pointments must be scheduled by
Oct. 31.
Pat Mahand, an American Cancer
Society volunteer and breast can
cer survivor, said Breast Cancer
Awareness Month is about
teaching women how to de
tect breast cancer.
Mahand stressed breast
self-examination for women
of all ages.
“It is something that needs to be done
once a month, even for young women,” Ma
hand said. “You need to get to know your
breasts. We have plastic tags to hang on your
door to remind you to do a breast self exam.”
Mahand said women need to be familiar
with their bodies so they can take responsi
bility for their own health.
“Early detection is the key, as with
most cancers,” Mahand said. “The earlier
we find a lump or a change in our breasts,
the easier it is to treat and the
less disruption [it causes] in
your life.”
Mahand said the most
frightening part of being
diagnosed with breast can
cer is the fear of the un
known. The American Cancer
Society has support groups for
cancer patients and survivors.
Mahand regularly meets with
breast cancer patients to talk
about their disease.
“It’s helpful to see someone
who has survived (breast
cancer),” Mahand said.
The American Cancer
Society estimates that
184,000 women will be di
agnosed with breast cancer
this year and about 46,000 women will die
of the disease.
The society recommends women over
age 40 have a mammogram every year.
Women age 20 to 40 should have a doctor
conduct a breast examination every three
years. Women over 40 should have one
every year.
Mahand said with research, breast can
cer will be easier to detect in the future.
Dr. Karen Campion, a member of the
American Cancer Society, is coordinating a
Ladies Golf Tournament to raise money
for breast cancer research.
The tournament is Oct. 18 at Bryan
Municipal golf course. The entry fee is
$40 per person.
“Last year we raised $7,500,” Campion
said. “We hope to meet or beat that.”
Texas A&M students are also doing their
part to promote breast cancer awareness.
The A&M Cancer Society is helping the
American Cancer Society petitions for
breast cancer research funds.
Chelle Janow, A&M Cancer Society pres
ident, said raising funds is crucial.
“We’re trying to send a message to the
president and Congress to dedicate $2.6
billion to breast cancer research between
now and the year 2000,” she said.
Janow, a senior community health ma
jor, said there is an increased awareness of
breast cancer among college-age women
because of family experiences.
See Cancer, Page 5
► Yell practice
Where to
‘Beat the
hell’ outta
Iowa
State:
Pat James, The Battalion
Tonjght
Yell practice will be held at The
Grove at 7.
Tomorrow Night
(In Des Moines)
Midnight yell practice will be
held at Nollen Plaza. The plaza is
at 3rd Street and Locust Street, 4
blocks (toward the river) from the
Mar riot Hotel in downtown,
across the street from the Civic
Center. There is a 3rd Street exit
on 1-235.