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The Battalion Volume 103 • Issue 48 • 14 Pages Wednesday, November 6, 1996 The Batt Online: http://bat-web.tamu.edu Clinton wins historic second term raphy Swags iding la Book [all Ion. - Fit rs 8:30-5:30 Iggie Owned Operated niors! incements! (AP) — It was Dole’s last speech as a candidate, ending a remarkable political career that 'included 35 years in Congress ^and a record 12 years as the ( Senate Republican leader. “To- i 'morrow will be the first time in my life I don’t have anything to do,” Dole said. Victories in 130 states and the I District of Co lumbia gave l President ► Senate Roundup, Page 12 ► House Roundup, Page 12 Campaign Briefs, Page 12 ► Phil Gramm Wins, Page 14 Bill dClinton 375 ^electoral votes v— well above [ the necessary !»270 and more ( than the 370 he /claimed in defeating George ■Bush. An electoral landslide as sured, Clinton had one last hope I for the night: that Ross Perot’s ^ candidacy would not cost him a t majority of the popular vote. With 69 percent of the national 'vote counted, Clinton was at 50 , percent, Dole 42 and Perot 8 per cent. The president asked his Lit tle Rock rally to applaud Dole and his runningmate, Jack Kemp. Clinton was already weighing Cabinet changes as he plotted a second-term agenda and looked for his place in history, becoming the first Democrat to be re-elect ed since FDR. Republicans also hoped for a milestone: Not since 1930 has the GOP won both chambers of Congress in consecutive elections. It was a victo ry by Republican Tim Hutchinson in Clinton’s Arkansas that assured the GOP of keeping its Senate majority. Pro jections based on exit surveys sug gested the House would stay in Republican hands, too. House Speaker Newt Gingrich celebrated his own re-election in Georgia and said he was looking ahead to running the House in the new year. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott said Republicans were will ing to work with Clinton on bal ancing the budget and tax cuts for families — but sounded skeptical Clinton would follow through on his election year conservative conversion. “He talks about how the era of big government is over,” Lott told The Associated Press. “We’d like to help him keep his word on that, keep the government small er and smarter.” In a sobering note for Clinton, Lott promised tough investigations of question able Democratic fund-raising from foreign interests. The jubilation in Little Rock af forded Democrats just a brief respite from controversies and scandals raised by Dole and Perot. The breadth of Clinton’s victo ry was sobering news to Republi cans who once held an Electoral College advantage based on strength in the South, Plains and Mountain West. Clinton began the big night by becoming the first Democrat Presidential race summary As of 11:30 p.m. EST Bill Clinton Bob Dole Ross Perot Undecided Numbers in stales indicate electoral votes. to win Florida in 20 years and hours later got the Pacific West sweep that guaranteed an elec toral landslide. Dole monitored the results from his Watergate apartment be fore calling Clinton to offer con gratulations. He then headed to a Republican gathering. Ohio deliv ered a blow to Dole’s upset hopes: no Republican has ever won the White House without that state. See Election, Page 14 Election’9 li ^ii Campus Reactions By Melissa Nunnery The Battalion The following are the reactions of campus leaders and analysts to Tuesday’s elections: • Dr. George Edwards, director of the Center for Presidential Studies: Edwards predicts small-scale changes in upcoming years. He said there are insufficient funds in the federal budget for drastic change in government policy. “Clinton can’t claim a mandate,” he said. “We have a divided govern ment and there aren’t any resources in the budget for change.” • Richard Holt, president of the Conservative Coalition and a se nior finance major: Holt was pleased the Republicans will main tain control of Congress. See Reactions, Page 14 id Printing ready-to-mail >uncements in tan one week ive coupon 11/29/96 i Shoe Bag inlay d p.m. . HHi t■■■■< fefctt Student senator appeals grades Dismissal from Senate pending until decision reached By Marika Cook The Battalion A senator who did not meet the Student Senate grade requirement is challenging her spring grades to pre- i vent dismissal. This senator and two others who did not meet the grade requirement were informed of the dismissal. Only the College of Education senator asked the Senate for a grace period to appeal ter grades. The College of Education senator lid not meet the Senate’s requirements if earning a 2.0 grade-point ratio in Spring 1996 and maintaining a 2.25 cu mulative GPR. She has not yet been dismissed be cause the Senate is waiting to learn whether her appeal will be granted by a University committee. The Internal Affairs committee of the Senate met Tuesday to discuss the senator’s appeal. The committee asked the senator to provide written proof by Friday that an appeal is in progress and its estimated completion date. Chris Reed, speaker of the Senate and a senior finance major, said he made sure the other two senators were also aware of their appeal option. “Neither of them told us they want ed to appeal,” Reed said. “So based on no further contact, we removed them.” David Brown, a senior political sci ence major and former president of the College Republicans, was a North- side senator who was dismissed. “The grade requirement is one Uni versity rule I do agree with,” he said. “If you fail, you must get out of the Senate to work on your grades.” Brown said he disagrees with the sen ator being allowed to remain on the Sen ate while her grades are being appealed. See Senator, Page 7 Seniors prepare for E-Walk DS ‘68 ■ntistry j By Wesley Poston The Battalion ( Senior Elephant Walk T- : shirts gt> on sale today, just , one of the events reminding j the Class of ’97 that the an- 1 nual procession across cam- - pus is drawing near. I Seniors will gather at Kyle Field Nov. 25 at 1: 37 p.m. — [97 minutes past noon — to Intake a final pass through campus, reflecting on their :ime at Texas A&M. Peggy Philpot, a program idviser who works with class | councils, said the annual se- |) lior procession is returning to Is original “OF Army” form. “Years ago, juniors started Jheir own tradition of ‘grod- ig-out’ the seniors,” she said, .iniors threw shaving cream, vater balloons and the like at tie seniors as they toured the |ampus, Philpot said. Courtney Lyons, a mem- ler of the Class of '97 coun cil and a senior English ma jor, said her class helped to keep Elephant Walk clean for the Class of ’96. “Last year as juniors we kept the Walk as clean as it’s ever been,” she said. “We did our job last year and we did it very well. It’s up to the Class of ’98 to keep the campus clean.” Traditionally, the senior class begins its walk at Kyle Field with a guest speaker, and winds its way through campus to visit prominent sites. The procession ends at Bonfire site, where se niors may have their pic tures taken with an ele phant. Tom Fitzhugh, Class of ’71 and a former MSC pres ident, will address the class at Kyle Field to kick off Ele phant Walk. This year there will be a few new additions to the E- Walk tradition, Lyons said. ffi I «« dTfcIf T \ irKjk. k fr t, 1 “tii* Toikr*i €2 /% d&IWI Class of '97 Elephant Walk T-shirts (front design shown above) go on sale today in anticipation of the annual pro cession which takes place on Nov. 25. There will be a Final Feast barbecue beginning at 11 a.m. on the day of E- Walk featuring bands, a speaker and an alcohol awareness program. Philpot said the pictures at Bonfire will also be differ ent this year. “We will have two ele phants to help with the photos,” she said. “We are still attempting to get two baby elephants.” See E-Walk, Page 8 ractice he Battalion TODAY Waltz on Ice Comedy and contro- ersy color the theater rogram’s production, 'he Baltimore Waltz. Aggie life, Page 3 ils nd Nails —iber Glass Manicures knicure ! 910.00 J >823 __in. Closed B Controversy &M coaches are still ebating who will start aturday’s game against te Baylor Bears. Sports, Page 9 Surprise /tiller: Jenny Jones, Ithough revolting, hould not be blamed )r talk-show scandal. Opinion, Page 13 Special to The Battalion Margaret Rudder's husband, james Earl Rudder, was the 16th president of Texas A&M. Margaret By Marika Cook The Battalion For a girl from Menard, Texas, who rode 14 miles on a horse to school every day, Margaret Rudder has led an exciting life. Margaret Rudder, the un official first lady of Bryan- College Station, has many remarkable stories about her life as the wife of Texas A&M’s 16th president, James Earl Rudder, Class of '32. Dr. J. Malon Southerland, vice president for Student Affairs, said he thinks highly of Margaret Rudder. “She is known for her will ingness to be of assistance and her general interest in A&M,” Southerland said. Rudder was just as out standing in her earlier years. In high school, she was a cheerleader, a tennis and basketball player, class officer and valedictorian of her senior class. She was voted most popular and best all-around. Dave House, The Battalion Ink Blot Rawan Husseinl, a landscape graduate student, draws the Academic Building for an inked drawing project. Rudder reflects on exciting iife As a freshman at the Uni versity of Texas in Austin, she met James Earl Rudder at a dance. Upon her gradu ation in 1936 at the age of 20, Rudder persuaded Mar garet Williamson to work in This is the third in a series profiling wives of the leaders of Texas A&M. Brady where he was the high school football coach. They were married within a year. Joe Fenton, Class of ’58 and curator of the Sam Houston Sanders Corps of Cadet Center, considers Margaret Rudder one of his special friends. “They (the Rudders) had one of the nicest relation ships anyone could imag ine,” Fenton said. Margaret Rudder said she never expected to be any thing more than the wife of a high school coach. She was mistaken. James Earl Rudder be came a coach at Tarleton State University in 1941. Later, he was commis sioned as a second lieu tenant in World War II. During the war, he was responsible for a crucial vic tory in 1944 at Pointe du Hoc in Normandy. There fore, Rudder proved to be a heroic soldier and military leader in World War II. “Rudder was the epito me of a soldier, statesman and knightly gentleman,” Fenton said. He was the mayor of Brady for six years and then served as Texas Land Commissioner. “President (Lyndon) Johnson offered him nation al and international ap pointments,” Margaret Rud der said. “But he declined because he was asked to serve as the president of A&M in 1959.” In 1965 he became presi dent of the Texas A&M Uni versity System. Rudder passed away March 23, 1970. His funeral was held in G. Rollie White Coliseum with a full house to honor the man that changed A&M history. “My husband’s four great est achievements as presi dent of A&M were admitting women to the University, making Corps membership an option, integration and changing the school's name,” Rudder said. She is proud of her hus band’s feats and spoke fond ly of their 34 years of mar riage. They had five children, two of which still live in the area. They now have six grandchildren. Rudder calls herself an old-fashioned wife because there was always a distinct division of duties. “He took care of his job and the business, and I took care of the house and kids,” she said. See Rudder, Page 8