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COLLEGE STATION • TX
WEDNESDAY • JANUARY 28 • 1998
l&M prof leaves legacy of women’s advancement in science
By Robert Smith
i City editor
I Dr. Ethel Ashworth Tsutsui, a professor of
chemistry and biophysics at Texas A&M
versity, died just before 6 a.m. Tuesday at
| oseph’s Hospital in Bryan. Tsutsui was 70
rsdld.
Tsutsui had taught biology and biochem-
y at A&M since 1969. She was instrumen-
n establishing women’s programs at the
University, serving as a member of the Pro
gram Advisory Committee for Women’s Stud
ies in 1988 and 1989. She served as the first
chair for the Committee for the Status of
Women in the University for the Texas A&M
University Faculty Senate and Director of
Women’s Studies.
Dr. Dorothy Shippen, an associate profes
sor of biocemistry and biophysics, said Tsut
sui will be remembered for her work in pro
moting women in science.
“She was a real champion of women suc
ceeding,” Shippen said. “She was a real men
tor to me and she wil be very, very missed.”
Barbara de Sioudi, a toxicology graduate
student, had two classes taught by Tsutsui.
“ (Tsutsui) had a lot of wisdom,” de Sioudi
said. “She was very good at putting things
into perspective.”
Dr. Edgar Meyer, a biochemistry professor,
worked with Tsutsui for more than 20 years.
“She had high academic standards and
tried anyway she could to improve the status
of women,” he said. “She was an enormous
ly vital person.”
Tsutsui received numerous awards for her
outstanding teaching and student relation
ships during her career.
She was recognized as “Outstanding
Alumnae” for Kenka College in 1961, and
“Outstanding Educator of America” in 1973,
and received the “Distinguished Achieve
ment Award for Teaching in the College of
Agriculture” in 1985 from the Association of
Former Students at A&M.
Before teaching at A&M, Tsutsui taught
at Hunter College and Antioch College in
New York.
She was a Foreign Lecturer at the Phar
maceutical Institute at Tokyo, Japan, from
1956-57, following her marriage to Dr. Mi
noru Tsutsui.
Please see Professor on Page 2.
’roperty loss peaks as theft study break
ops list of campus crimes
By Amanda Smith
Staff writer
Property crimes topped the lists for crimes com-
[ ted in 1997 in Biyan, College Station and Texas
VI University, according to official reports by the
;e police departments.
Ltfeert Kretzschmar, supervisor of the Universi-
’olire Department (UPD) crime prevention unit,
1 that theft is the most common incident report-
Dnfcampus.
| ‘Students lose so much through theft,” Kret-
hmar said. “People may leave their purses and
| :kpacks laying around. A&M is an open cam-
> (open to students outside the university). Not
■ryone is an Aggie and lives by the Aggie Code
“Ton or.”
Dver $185,000 worth of property was lost as a re-
: of crimes committed on campus from Septem-
toBDecember 1997, according to a report from the
D.lApproximately 17 percent of the lost property
9 recovered.
"We prosecute to the letter of the law depending
what a person stole and how much they stole,”
tzsc :hmar said.
Kritzschmar said that a number of programs are
• Tate that promote a safer campus.
‘The University Police Department has a crime
vehtion unit,” he said. “This unit is responsible for
ety ;ind secur ity programs. A Security Awareness
Slate of the Union address
Committee looks at safety improvement issues.”
In College Station, the Part I crime rate increased
by almost 5 percent from year end 1996 to year end
1997. Part I crimes include robbery, burglary, mur
der, rapes, aggravated assault, theft and vehicle theft.
Lt. Scott Simpson, the commander of personnel
services of the College Station Police Department,
said the increase in the crime rate may partly stem
from a growing population.
“Population is probably a big part of the in
crease,” Simpson said. “When you get more peo
ple in a community, crime tends to increase. Col
lege Station is growing.”
Simpson said that vehicle burglary showed the
largest increase over last year. “Vehicle theft has al
ways been higher (than other crime rates) because
students are sometimes careless,” he said. “Crooks
are looking for an open window or expensive mate
rials in a car seat in plain view.”
Kretzschmar said that students need to use
common sense.
“You have to be alert and aware of what is going
on around you," Kretzschmar said. “People tend to
be lulled into a false sense of security. Hold your head
up when you walk around. Don’t leave valuables in
the back seat of the car. Don’t leave backpacks and
purses lying around. If you are in the residence halls,
lock your doors.”
Please see Crime on Page 2.
Hinton urges use of budget
urpluses to fix Social Security
i/VASFIINGTON (AP) — Shak-
3y scandal, President Clinton
ighi to reassert his leadership
crucial State of the Union ad-
sTuesday night, urging Con-
ss to “save Social Security
rc” pefore cutting taxes or in-
Bsitig spending.
With the end of big budget
icits, Clinton said “every penny
pny surplus” should be devoted
shbring up Social Security,
Ich faces bankruptcy next cen-
y as baby boomers retire. Re-
blidans are eyeing the surplus-
tc»or rax cuts.
r Replying to Clinton, Senate
jority Leader Trent Lott said
ei» best thing Washington can do
cut the tax burdens on the
lerican family.”
In an expectant atmosphere,
Clinton faced
probably the
largest televi
sion audience
of his life as he
stood before a
joint session of
Congress. The
embattled
president did
not mention
the furor over
allegations he had sex with a
young intern, Monica Lewinsky,
and urged her to lie about it. He
has denied the charges.
Democrats applauded Clinton
warmly when he strode into the
chamber. Stony-faced, most Re
publicans applauded as well and
Clinton
gave the president a respectful
hearing. Clinton appeared upbeat
and spoke with conviction during
the 72-minute speech.
Hillary Rodham Clinton had
a front-row seat, beaming and
applauding. Earlier in the day
she vigorously defended her
husband against “right-wing
opponents” she said were out
to destroy him.
Afterward, House Majority
Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas,
said “the speech seemed very
artificial. In my honest opin
ion, it sounded like a series of
applause lines strung together
to paper over the atmosphere
in Washington.”
Please see Clinton on Page 2.
Kristen Drover, a sophomore environmental design major, takes a lunch break to study for her
class Tuesday afternoon.
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speech communications
In ’Pa House
Students take a
look at activities
in the bedroom
besides sleep.
First lady, Starr trade critical
remarks on affair allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary
clash, Hillary Rodham Clinton accused the White-
water prosecutor Tuesday of allying himself with
“right-wing opponents” out to destroy her hus
band. The prosecutor dismissed her comments as
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“nonsense” and summoned President Clinton’s
personal secretary before a grand jury.
“Our current investigation began when we re
ceived credible evidence of serious federal
crimes,” Whitewater Independent Counsel Ken
neth Starr said in a tersely worded statement de
fending the expansion of his investigation into al
legations of a presidential affair and coverup.
Among the issues Starr is investigating is
whether Clinton encouraged former White House
intern Monica Lewinsky to lie on a sworn affidavit
she gave in connection with the Paula Jones sexu
al harassment lawsuit and whether job offers that
presidential friend Vernon Jordan arranged were
in any way connected.
The president’s personal secretary, Betty
Currie, was brought before Starr’s grand jury.
Her attorney at her side, she left the courthouse
in a throng of reporters and cameras without
commenting
The White House waited anxiously to see
whether Lewinsky, the young former intern at the
center of the storm, would be granted immunity
from prosecution.
Her attorney, William Ginsburg, said there
were no talks between himself and prosecutors
on Tuesday. He also said he did not think pres
idential gifts that FBI agents seized from
prompted attention to Lewinsky, also delivered
documents to the grand jury.
Clinton attorney Bob Bennett said he had con
sented to turn over to Starr’s office the deposition
that the president gave 10 days in the Jones case.
In it, Clinton denied having a sexual relationship
with Lewinsky, according to sources familiar with
his testimony.
Prosecutors wanted to question Currie, the
gatekeeper who schedules visitors to the Oval Of
fice, about checking Lewinsky in and sending the
young woman to longtime presidential friend Ver
non Jordan.
Officials have confirmed that Lewinsky visited
the Oval Office to see Currie several times since
starting a new job at the Pentagon in 1996.
At least one of those visits came in December
after Lewinsky had been subpoenaed in the Jones
lawsuit. About the same time, Jordan helped
arrange a new job for her and got her a lawyer.
Jordan said last week that it was Currie who re
ferred Lewinsky to him. However, in secretly tape-
recorded conversations with a friend, Lewinsky
says it was Clinton.
The clash between Starr and Mrs. Clinton
spilled to the Senate floor. Sen. Patrick Leahy sug
gested the prosecutor had exceeded his authority
by asking a friend of Lewinsky to secretly tape-
record her.
Leahy, D-Vt., called Starr’s investigation “the
most partisan ends-justify-the-means investiga
tion I can remember in my life.”
Albright seeks support for
military action against Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Clin
ton intensified U.S. pressure on Iraq to
open its suspect weapons sites Tuesday,
warning Saddam Hussein not to “defy the
will of the world” and directing Secretary
of State Madeleine Albright to sweep
through Europe and the Persian Gulf in a
drive for support of military action.
In his State of the Union address, Clin
ton accused Iraq’s president of trying to
stop U.N. inspectors from completing
their mission to rid Iraq of nuclear, chem
ical and biological weapons capability.
Clinton said he spoke for everyone in
the House chamber, which included his
Cabinet and House and Senate members,
in telling Saddam: “You cannot defy the
will of the world. You have used weapons
of mass destruction before. We are deter
mined to deny you the capacity to use
them again.”
House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga„
told reporters Saddam must understand
Americans support “whatever steps are
necessary to protect our lives in the fu
ture,” adding, “This is not about the Clin
ton administration; this is about all
Americans.”
Along with Albright’s planned trip, De
fense Secretary William Cohen is weigh
ing a parallel trip to the Gulf region, seek
ing backing for a military response in a
calculated campaign to put maximum
pressure on Iraq. Also, Bill Richardson,
the ambassador to the United Nations,
plans a weeklong trip to Europe, Africa
and Latin America to reiterate the U.S.
position.
Clinton, doing some high-level con
sulting of his own, talked to British Prime
Minister Tony Blair on the telephone, the
two closely allied leaders agreeing that
the situation was serious.
Albright is due to depart Wednesday
night or Thursday morning to confer with
the French, Russian and British foreign
ministers and then go to the Persian Gulf
for talks with leaders of Saudi Arabia and
possibly Arab countries that are within
Iraq’s range.
In a double-barreled, six-day mission,
she also plans to meet with Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and in
Palestinian-controlled territory with
Yasser Arafat on sputtering peacemaking.
Cohen could leave as early as next
week “to consult with our friends and al
lies in the Gulf about possible military ac
tion” against Iraq, said Pentagon
spokesperson Kenneth Bacon.
“The train is leaving the station
here,” Bacon said, adding: “If diploma
cy fails here, we will have to look at dif
ferent options.”