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Contracts for space in the 1998
Iceland yearbook are available in
Reed McDonald.
The deadline for returning con-
fcts with payment is Sept. 15.
tse who return contracts after
, date will be charged a $15 late
[. Late contracts will be accepted
Sept. 22.
depending on the nature of the
|dent organization, prices range
$55 for a group picture to
P5 for a two-page feature in the
Irbook.
\ny organization recognized by
las A&M may fill out a student or-
]iization contract. Corps of
[lets companies and specialty
ts, residence halls and social fra
ilties and sororities must fill out
bcialized contracts.
jollege sponsors
ten house today
|The College of Agriculture and
Sciences Council is sponsoring
|open house today from 11 a.m.
p.m. in the foyer of the Kleberg
jmal and Food Sciences Center.
jOver 30 organizations in the col-
|e will have tables set up with in
flation about their groups.
iStudents will have the opportuni-
|o meet group leaders and get in-
lation on how to become in
ked with the organizations.
ledication to
iveil Bush bust
Former President George Bush
his son Gov. George W. Bush
speak at the dedication cere-
ny of the Bush School of Govern-
nt and Public Service at 2:30
today.
bronze bust of the 41st presi-
fit of the United States will be un
fed as part of the dedication.
§The bust is one and a halftimes
size and will be displayed per-
nently at the Bush School,
ies of the bust are on display at
Smithsonian Institute and at
Central Intelligence Agency in
gley, Va., where Bush served as
i rector.
The bronze bust is a gift from
|M Board of Regents member
in Lindsey, Class of ’44, and his
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Cheney, Simon differ on decision process
Academic conference concludes with discussion on president’s military role in crisis situations
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By Benji Cheng
Staff writer
Although former Secretary of De
fense Dick Cheney and retired U.S. Sen
ator Paul Simon agreed the U.S. presi
dent should be the authority on military
decisions in crisis situations, they dif
fered on the decision-making process.
Simon and Cheney’s discussion last
night at Rudder Theater concluded an aca
demic conference held yesterday opening
the dedication of the Bush School of Gov
ernment and Public Service.
Cheney, who was Secretary of De
fense during the Bush administration,
said the president is the best authority
to decide upon the use of force.
He said Congress is unwilling to take
responsibility and, therefore, is less de
cisive in crisis situations.
“Even ifyou get (Congress) on board,
when things go sour, you won’t have any
congressman saying, T knew it was a
disaster, but I voted for it’,” Cheney said.
“You cannot run a war by committee.”
Although former President George
Bush did consult Congress prior to the
Gulf War, Cheney said Congressional
approval was not a requirement for
Bush to take action.
“If Congress had not gone along with
our request, we still would’ve liberated
Kuwait with force,” he said.
Simon, a former U.S. senator from
Illinois, said Congress should be con
sulted in such matters. He said the pres
ident typically is inclined to make the
popular decision as indicated by polls,
which can inhibit the president’s ability
to make the correct choice.
“You can’t always do the popular
thing and lead,” Simon said.
Simon said the president should
serve a six-year term so the president
would be less worried about re-election.
Simon proposed the United States set
aside 3,000 volunteer troops for use by the
United Nations in crisis situations if the
president approves. Responses to situa
tions comparable to those in Bosnia and
Somalia would be faster, he said.
“If we don’t want to be the policemen
of the world, we have to be willing to
work with other countries,” Simon said.
Cheney said the military’s recent in
volvement in gender politics and
peacekeeping operations has bogged
down the military’s primary purpose —
to fight and win wars.
BRANDON BOLLOM/The Battalion
The honorable Dick Cheney, former U.S. Secretary of Defense,
speaks Tuesday night in Rudder Theatre.
It’s a colorful life
lallas pastor seeks
joard position
IDALLAS (AP) — The massive
luthern Baptist pension fund is
Jeking the First Baptist Church of
Dlllas’ senior pastor.
(Hawkins’ possible departure from
t largest church in one of the coun-
[s largest Protestant denomina-
lis, the Southern Baptist Conven-
lon, would require a third search for
lior pastor in six years.Hawkins is
ily the fourth pastor in 97 years
HFirst Baptist, which has more
26,000 members.
‘Dean for the Day’
College of Education sponsors raffle
By Colleen Kavanagh
Staff writer
The Texas A&M College of Education is
sponsoring a “Dean For The Day” raffle to
raise money for the Peggy Ritchey En
dowed Scholarship.
Students, faculty and staff may pur
chase raffle tickets, and Jane C. Conoley,
the dean of the College of Education, will
draw the name of the winner Sept. 19 at the
Development Council Awards Breakfast.
Conoley and the winner will switch jobs
Sept. 30 for one day.
Kathy May, chair of the Staff Advisory
Council of the College of Education, said
the scholarship was established because of
Ritchey’s dedication to the college.
Ritchey worked for Texas A&M for 37
years in the education department.
May said the scholarship must be worth
at least $20,000 to be endowed.
“Because the scholarship is given to a
family member of the staff of the College of
Education, the Staff Advisory Council felt
it needed to raise a part of the money,” she
said. “This is the first time we have ever
done this, and we hope to raise at least
$1,000.”
If a student wins, Conoley will attend
classes for the student, including kinesiol
ogy classes.
Conoley said she is excited about the
possibility of a student or professor win
ning the raffle.
“It would be fun to go back to class, but
I would be a little nervous teaching classes
for a professor,” she said.
The winner also will assume Conoley’s
general responsibilities for the day.
Conoley said the winner will have a
busy schedule, including attending meet
ings and appearing on the weekly radio
talk show she and her husband host Tues
day nights.
“I received a fax about a meeting at the
“It would be fun going back to
class, but I would be a little
nervous about teaching classes
for a professor.”
JANE C. CONOLEY
DEAN OF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
president’s office on Sept. 30, and I sent a
message back saying that the dean would
be there,” Conoley said. “Hopefully we can
plan meetings the winner will be interest
ed in.”
May said the raffle will give the winner
a better idea of administrators’ duties.
“The winner gets the excitement of be
ing able to see what goes on during a dean’s
average day,” she said.
Tickets can be purchased from mem
bers of the Staff Advisory Council until the
day of the raffle. Tickets also will be avail
able in the foyer of Harrington Tower and
intheMSC Sept. 17-19. Tickets cost $1 each
or $5 for six tickets.
Donations also are welcome.
Church group starts
congregation in CS
ROBERT McKAY/The Battalion
Kevin McClullan, a senior environmental design major works on a color pencil rendering for his
405 Architectural Design studio Tuesday afternoon.
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By Rachel Dawley
StaffWriter
Only the Class of’98, graduate students and pro
fessional students will have photographs in the
1997-98 Aggieland yearbook.
A R Photography is taking pictures of the
Class of ’98 now.
Amber Benson, editor of the Aggieland, said
her staff is attempting to expand coverage of on-
campus and student activities by not including
photographs ofthe Class of’99, ’00 and ’01 in the
yearbook.
“We are not trying to exclude anyone from
the Aggieland," Benson said. “But only 10 per
cent of students get their picture made, and
the majority of these are seniors. Right now, we
dedicate one-fourth of the book to only 4,000
students.”
Amber Steele, a senior mechanical engineer
ing major, said she waited until she was a senior
to get her picture taken.
“I’ve been here for three years and I’ve never
gotten my picture taken,” she said. “I just
planned on doing it my senior year. It will be
neat that it features my class.”
The restructuring allows more pages to cov
er student events such as traditions and organi
zations, Benson said.
Also, the staff will cover more events of the
particular year, such as this year’s George Bush
Presidential Library and Museum dedication.
David Miller, a sophomore general studies
major, said he likes the idea of only featuring the
senior class.
“Underclassmen who are involved around
campus will still have the opportunity to be fea
tured in the Aggieland with their organization,”
he said. “Class pictures can become another
special senior tradition.”
Benson said the Class of ’98 can create an
other A&M tradition by having all members of
their class in the Aggieland.
Other changes in the 1997-98 Aggieland will
include a different system of organizing sections
and a separate Greek section.
Benson said she would like class photos to
become a special event for seniors.
“I hope that having your picture in your se
nior yearbook will be something to look for
ward to, like getting your ring and your diplo
ma,” she said.
By Robert Smith
Staffwriter
The International Church of Christ,
a group some former members say is a
cult, has established a congregation in
College Station.
The ICC first met in College Station
Aug. 17 at the College Station Hilton
and Conference Center.
Frank Yates, minister of the Campus
Ministry Association, said he has re
searched the ICC.
“My reading about the ICC would
lead me to believe they are at some lev
el a cult,” he said.
The Campus Ministry Association
has information on the ICC available to
students.
Randy Moon, minister of the College
Station Church of Christ Jesus, which is
an ICC congregation, did not return
phone calls made to his home Tuesday.
Also, three Texas A&M students who
are ICC members declined to com
ment.
Kristin Plummer, an ICC member
and a Blinn College sophomore, said
the ICC is not a cult, but a group that
wants people to have good relation
ships with God.
But she also said some members
have made mistakes when recruiting
new members.
“I’m not going to say I haven’t tried
to push people,” she said. “I’ve made
mistakes. I feel bad and I wish I could
apologize to those people.”
Heather Lockwood, a 22-year-old
former ICC member from who lives in
Dallas, said she felt pressured by the
church’s requirements.
“If you’re not producing new mem
bers and getting people baptized, then
you’re going to get slammed,” Lock-
wood said. “Wherever you are at,
whether it’s the grocery store or any
place, you have to be recruiting people.”
Lockwood said the church teaches
the ICC is the only “true church,” and
that everyone outside of the church will
go to hell.
Plummer denied this statement.
“That’s way blown out of propor
tion,” Plummer said. “I’m not going to
say that if you’re not part of our church
then you’re going to hell. I do believe we
are the true church of God, but I’m not
going to point fingers at anyone."
Lockwood said she spent nearly all of
her time with the church.
“I didn’t have any free time,” Lock-
wood said. “They control every little
thing you do, even who you date.”
In July 1997, Lockwood decided to
leave the church.
Lockwood said two other members
left the ICC after she did.
ICC states it believes in the Bible, but
Plummer said the church makes its own
interpretations of the Bible.
“There are some parts of the Bible
that we may put in an understandable
language,” Plummer said.
The church lists membership at
more than 143,000 in 294 churches
across the world. Over 80 congregations
exist in the United States, including six
in Texas.
At least 20 schools, including Boston
University, the University of Southern
California and Georgia Tech University,
have barred the group or denied cam
pus registration.
There is an official ICC homepage at
<http:www.icoc.org>.
A former ICC member website is at
<http://www.reveal.org>.