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September 25, 1998
Volume 105 • Issue 21 • 10 Pages
Battalion
105 YEARS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Regents discuss enrollment
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BY AMANDA STIRPE
The Battalion
r. Leo Sayavedra, deputy
ticellor of Academic Institu-
s and Agencies, discussed
se Bill 588 before the Com-
lee on Academic and Student
ifairs at the Texas A&M Board
(Regents meeting Thursday,
louse Bill 588 is a first-year
date by the Texas legislature
|allows universities to auto-
Ically accept high-school stu-
|s in the top 10 percent of
ft graduating class.
■he board debated the bill
nd will decide in closed ses-
on whether to adopt an op-
on that will extend the bill to
include the top-15 or 20 percent
of high-school graduates re
ceiving automatic admission.
T. Michael O’Connor, vice
chair of the Board of Regents, said
he is concerned with diversity ac
ceptance at all levels.
“I am personally concerned
with trying to equalize oppor
tunity,” O’Connor said.
“Schools have to look at aver
age students.”
Sayavedra, former president
of Texas A&M International Uni
versity, said overall the system is
experiencing a 2.93 percent in
crease in enrollment with 88,069
students over last year.
The bill caused white and His
panic enrollment to rise by 14.4
percent and 13.7 percent respec
tively. African-American enroll
ment decreased by 12.4 percent
which was caused by a lower
amount of students graduating in
the top 10 percent.
Sayavedra said white stu
dent acceptance is higher than
minority acceptance. System-
wide, around 14,000 Hispanic,
8,000 African-American and
58,000 white students were
accepted in 1998.
The board discussed using
scholarship opportunities to
raise low numbers and ensure
enrollment of minority students
in financial need.
see Regents on Page 2.
ROBERT MCKAY/Thk Battauon
Jon R. Bond, A&M profes
sor of political science,
talks to students about
the impeachment process
Thursday night at the
Koldus building.
Bond: Starr misusing laws
BY PATRICK PEABODY
The Battalion
In light of the current discussions about the
possibility of Clinton impeachment proceed
ings, political science Professor Jon Bond
spoke to a handful of Aggies last night about
the impeachment process.
“Impeachment is a political process with le
gal terms,” Bond said, “It differs from legal pro
ceeding in two major ways. First there is no
due process in an impeachment proceeding, as
would be expected in a regular law proceeding.
Second, there is no guarantee of impartiality,
no guarantee of an impartial judge or jury.”
Bond then spoke about the grounds for
impeachment.
“While treason and bribery are easy to de
fine, the Constitution provides no clear guide
lines for high crimes and misdemeanors,”
Bond said. “So for impeachments, high crimes
and misdemeanors, are what ever the House,
decides it is.”
Professor Bond also talked about Special
Prosecutor Kenneth Starr.
“Starr has misused the special prosecutor
laws, and soon the laws will be up for renew
al, and I doubt they will be renewed.”
Bond also spoke about how the American
people view the Clinton situation.
“I have a pet theory concerning this,” Bond
said, “We have sports heroes that can hit hard
er, throw farther, and run faster, but then we get
someone like Dennis Rodman, and even with
some of his actions, people make a distinction
and still see him as a sports hero. I think this
has made a transition into politics, and the
American people have drawn a distinction be
tween, Bill Clinton, the cheating husband, and
President Clinton, the leader of our country.”
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be alcohol free
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|na Phi fraternity has issued a
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n alcohol-free housing by the
112000.
belta Sigma Phi National Pres-
nt Thomas E. Decker said the
iision is meant to promote the
ponsible use of alcohol among
members.
‘Alcohol is not our only problem,”
kersaid in a press release,“But
©hoi is an overwhelming obsta-
jto our success in many areas.”
the announcement of its al-
icl-free initiative, Delta Sigma Phi
|s several other national frater-
organizations that have taken a
'imilar position.
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laroon Out T-shirts
m sale at game
[Maroon Out, the spirit-building
fative for the A&M-Nebraska foot-
game, will sell T-shirt at the
tball game against the Universi-
f North Texas.
he maroon shirts cost $5 and
i| be available at various sites
I'ound Kyle Field.
Brandon Neff, head yell leader,
id University of Nebraska fans
aditionally turn out in force to
port the Cornhuskers.
“We can show the unity of the
je Spirit to counteract Nebras-
[s huge following of support who
dressed in full red,” Neff said.
Initiated by the Class of ’00,
Ifcroon Out is sponsored by all
le class councils, The Zone and
12th Man Foundation.
iKyle Valentine, president of the
lass of ’00, said the goal is to
III 15,000 Maroon Out T-shirts
orthe Nebraska game on Oct. 10.
he proceeds from the Maroon
Hit initiative will benefit the class
Qmcils.
Students meet to review
campus TV station options
BY LESLIE STEBBINS
The Battalion
A committee is being formed to re
search the options for a campus-wide tele
vision station.
The student cable television program
ming review committee will include stu
dents from different student organizations
across campus. It will have representatives
from the Corps of Cadets, Student Govern
ment Association, MSC Council, class
councils, Multicultural Services and other
organizations.
These representatives will be in charge
of surveying and talking to the students in
their organizations and learning what the
students would like to see broadcast.
Once the committee has formed the pro
gramming plans, the goal is to have the
channel up and running in the spring.
Amanda Allbritton, chair of the com
mittee and sophomore agriculture devel
opment major, said the committee is made
up of a cross section of students in order
to determine representative programming.
“There is no use having a university
channel for the students if we don’t find
out what they want to see,” she said.
The channel will only be available to
those students living on campus, or work
ing in departments and offices.
Ron Sasse, director of the Department
of Residence Life, said A&M has the elec
tronic equiprnefif necessary to operate a
cable channel that should be taken advan
tage of by the students.
“We are still in the very preliminary
stages of planning, but this needs to be a
student-driven project,” Sasse said. “There
are many options out there for the chan
nel, and we need to hear input about what
students would like to see.”
Educational Broadcast Services has
been involved in selecting the committee
and working on ideas for the channel.
Rod Zent, director of Educational Broad
cast Services and KAMU general manager,
is involved in assisting the committee with
technical issues.
“My role is to spark ideas and capabili
ties and let the committee know what is
available to them in terms of production
and broadcasting,” Zent said.
Wheeling and dealing
JAKE SCHRICKLING/I hk Baitalion
Greg Godsey, a junior environmental design major and the No. 1 ranked Men’s B
Collegiate cycler in Texas, practices his biking skills at Rudder fountain Thursday af
ternoon. Godsey, a rider for Team Barrel, is also the No. 32 ranked Men’s B Colle
giate rider in the nation.
Scholarship celebrates 30 years
Greeks hope bloc seating
promotes unity, spirit
BY JOE SCHUMACHER
The Battalion
The Texas A&M University De
velopment Foundation is hosting a
30th anniversary celebration of The
President’s Endowed Scholarship.
Current students and former
students who have received the
scholarship as well as founders
and donors to the scholarship
will be at Reed Arena Saturday
from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The President’s Endowed
Scholarship was founded in 1968
by the Texas A&M Foundation
with five scholarships. Harold
Johnstone, Class of ’73, was the
first scholarship recipient to grad-
BY NONI SRIDHARA
The Battalion
The Hispanic Business Students
Association will be hosting Caliente
Festival ’98 Saturday from noon to 6
p.m. at the Academic Plaza.
Yvette Urteaga, president of His
panic Presidents’ Council (HPC)
and a senior finance major, said the
festival is a way to celebrate His
panic Heritage Month.
Urteaga said there will be about
10 to 15 booths from different orga
nizations which will sell various
items. Many of the booths will fea
ture food items such as fajitas, tacos
and tamales. Entertainment during
the Caliente Festival will include a
mariachi band, the Aggie Wranglers,
uate from Texas A&M. The
scholarship supports approxi
mately 700 students this year,
and over 3,000 students have re
ceived the President’s Endowed
Scholarship since 1968.
“The founders of the PES are
cornerstones of Texas A&M,”
Cathy McWhorter, programs co
ordinator for the Texas A&M
Foundation said. “They not only
support A&M with their money
but with their time as well.”
The scholarship was institut
ed to attract top scholars to Texas
A&M. Students that receive the
scholarship must retain a 3.0
grade-point ratio. Students must
also exhibit leadership and acad-
the Aggie Dance team and a break
dancing team from Austin.
Concluding the event will be a Mr.
and Ms. Hispanic Heritage Month
pageant. The Ms. Hispanic Heritage
Month pageant is sponsored by the
Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity and
the Mr. Hispanic Heritage Month
pageant is sponsored by the Kappa
Delta Chi sorority.
emic excellence.
McWhorter said the growth of
the scholarship is attributed to
the bond between the donor and
recipient.
“The success of the Presi
dent’s Endowed Scholarship is
based upon personal interaction
between the donor and the stu
dent,” McWhorter said.
McWhorter said the donors
and students have close relation
ships and develop a sense of ca
maraderie. Many students keep in
contact with their sponsors while
at school and after graduation.
The celebration is open to
family and friends of the schol
arship recipients.
For the Mr. Hispanic Heritage
Month competition, each organiza
tion that is part of HPC chose a can
didate to represent their organiza
tion. The application process is based
on a student’s grade-point ratio, over
all achievements and service contri
butions to the Hispanic community.
The winner of Mr. Hispanic Her
itage Month will participate in a
service project with the sorority.
For Ms. Hispanic Heritage Month
competition, the candidates could be
from any campus organization, but
still had to meet the GPR requirement
and go through an application process
which reviews their accomplishments.
see Cauente on Page 2.
BY MELISSA JORDAN
The Battalion
Greek organizations will show
their Aggie spirit and unity by sit
ting together in a block of seats at
Saturday’s football game against
the University of North Texas.
The Greek block will be similar to
that of the Corps of Cadets and will
include chapters from the Interfra-
ternity Council, the Pan-Hellenic
Council and the Panhellenic Council.
The Athletics Department has pre
pared for as many as 750 students to
sit in the Greek block, which will be
located on the third deck near the goal
line at the north end of the stadium.
Kristin Kirby, president of the
Panhellenic Council and a senior
accounting major, said the Greek
bloc of seating will have a different
organization process than that of
the Corps of Cadets, but similar in
that both are showing spirit and
dedication to Texas A&M.
“I think both groups have the
same goal,” Kirby said. “It’s just to
support the University.”
Scott Lovejoy, president of the
Interfraternity council and a senior
management information systems
major, said the block seating will
serve two purposes: to show the
Greek organizations’ support of
Aggie traditions and to bring to
gether chapters of fraternities and
sororities that normally would not
see each other.
“We’ll still be following Aggie
traditions as the Twelfth man,”
Lovejoy said.
Adrian Leday, president of the
Pan-Hellenic council and a senior
biology major, said the unified seat
ing will have a positive effect on the
Texas A&M community.
“Greeks are not detached from
Aggie community,” Leday said.
“They are a part of it.”
“Well [Greeks] still
be following Aggie
traditions as the
Twelfth man.”
— Scott Lovejoy
IFC president
Kirby said the block seating is
not meant to keep students in
volved in Greek life apart from oth
er students.
“It’s not meant for us to be sep
arated from the University,” Kirby
said. “It’s meant for us to show we
love the spirit and tradition of Texas
A&M University.”
Lovejoy said the seating is not
mandatory for students in Greek
organizations, but it will be a
chance for individuals to meet stu
dents in other Greek organizations.
The block seating will help Greek
organizations from all three coun
cils to become more united as they
support the Twelfth man.
“We are striving for unity
amongst ourselves that we can
spread to the greater Aggie com
munity,” Leday said.
Caliente Festival ’98 honors heritage