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SPORTS, PAGE 7 CHECK OUT THE BATTALION ONLINE http://battalion, tamu. edu THURSDAY October 8, 1998 Volume 105 • Issue 30 • 12 Pages "1 Mm 105 YEARS AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY STRICT elle Cole d and foai tl and 82, re five of ■ games ai ime a| xt two Oklahoma id 11th, aomegai lay anotii ntil Novel le games afti i Oklahorr :h loomiD' ematchagi 21 in Ad reshman officers announced ass of’02 elections make A&M history with record turnout BY AMANDA STIRPE The Battalion defeated tl* plan the first i ames. ir first all) iference. fervous energy permeated the in front of the Lawrence Sul- iRoss statue before the fresh- i class officers were an- ticed Wednesday, making iry as the highest turnout ever freshman class election, eneral election turnout was 12 students and runoff elec- ^ attracted 1,158 students, forden Babcock, Class of 2002 lident and member of the s of Cadets outfit H-l, was mnded by family and friends nhis name was announced, ocksaid he is motivated and start implementing his plans away. to go quick and speedy,” Babcock said. “I am go ing to start tomorrow. I am going to work all night if I have to to get the agenda ready and get the com mittee set up and plan the retreat.” Jay Moore, Class of 2002 vice- president and member of Corps of Cadets outfit E-2, said he felt great. “I am excited to work with Babcock,” Moore said. “We will work hard and play hard but not mix the two. We will hopefully achieve great things. ” Before the announcement Ke rry Hamman, Class of 2002 trea surer and member of Corps of Cadets Squadron 5, said he was not nervous but was disappoint ed by the election turnout. “We campaigned and had to ask a lot of people to vote,” Ham- man said. “We got the majority of our outfit by giving them a free bag-in (they were able to sleep lat er than usual) and had 100 per cent for Squadron 5.” Hamman said he started plan ning for the campaign in the summer. “All of us worked really hard,” Hamman said. “We put a lot of thought and heart into it; work pays off.” Before the election announce ments Bobby Wright, Class of 2002 social secretary, said he was nervous. “This is the best part of the elec tion, the anticipation,” Wright said. After the announcement he said, “This is a great moment.” Jennifer Wise was elected Class of 2002 secretary and Jenny Martin was elected Class of 2002 Historian. MIKE FUENTESAThe Battalion Worden. Babcock, a freshman political science major and a member of Corps outfit H-l, is congratulated after being named Class of 2002 presi dent in front of the Academic Building Wednesday night. eeting addresses orthgate concerns rsdi led to re; reementi / days to in of te§ e first til NBA all re entire! ?d us out m strike," ent Mario players rktng ail on’s Wei ‘Everyl corrected e onus" the ones BY JOE SCHUMACHER |L The Battalion embers of several internation- udent organizations and stu- government officials met with Malon Southerland, vice dent for the Department of ent Affairs. Texas A&M Presi- Dr. RayM. Bowen was also in idancebut was not formal par- ant at the meeting, he students called the meeting scuss the alleged assaults of in- itional students in the North- area, and possible actions that ild be taken by the University, he meeting was organized so ents could voice their concerns mtherland. -jjd he primary concern of the stu- !s were the two alleged as- tsand one alleged case of ver- larassment that have occurred since Sept 30. Jiang Cao, president of the Chi na Club and geophysics graduate student, brought up the robbery and beating of Ruan YongHong, who was attacked Sept. 30. Jiang said he visited the area where YongHong was assaulted and said it is well lit. He said he inspect ed the bike which YongHong was riding when the assault occurred. “The wheel was bent in the shape of a taco,” Cao said. “It must have been someone’s intention to hurt somebody.” Brandy Bannister, president of the MSC Asian Culture Awareness Committee and a senior biomed ical science major, said other in ternational students were upset that the assault against YongHong was seen only as a robbery. see Northgate on Page 2. ticks' tacine, n the rail istic that; mer, bin nd,” he ■eting w 1 e’re goi; on time art ice oil!!» JirJiislfe® |ne :rsH enate bill proposes hanges to Q-drops Bird watching MIKE FUENTES/The Battalion Jessica Flournoy, a junior journalism major, pets blue and gold macans that were brought to her class by animal keepers. The keepers were in the Reed McDonald Building Tuesday after noon for a class interview project. BY MEGAN WRIGHT The Battalion Tie Student Senate met last and discussed changes to the rsity’s Q-drop policy. meeting opened with 11 senators, including five fresh- senators elected on Sept. 30, !sworn in. fathan Cray, a junior mechani- engineering major, advised the ate on a forum to be held on 15 at 6 pm in 601 Rudder con- ling issues such as Social Secu- Results from this forum will be ented January in Washington, , at a national meeting, file Q-drop bill was authored Senators Durward Dunn, Bob by Robbins, Sally Berrisford and Brent Spencer. The bill, titled the “60-60-60 Q- Drop Policy Bill” proposes to ex tend the Q-drop date from the 50th day of class to the 60th day of class, and proportionally ex tend the Q-drop dates during sum mer semesters. The bill also proposes to change the current Q-drop limit from three to four. A limit of two would be al lowed before the first 60 hours are completed through A&M course work and transfer hours. Hours earned through credit by examination would not be included. see Senate on Page 2. Program details Asian market crisis BY AMY CURTIS The Battalion “Crony Capitalism” is part of the reason Asia’s market plummeted. Dr. Julian E. Caspar said last night at the Asian Economic program. Caspar, the director of the Cen ter for International Business Studies, said a common thread in the Asian crisis is the disarray of the financial sectors. He said that although the banks in East Asia are publicly owned, the banking system is influenced by government officials, which some times leads to corruption. Caspar said banks in East Asia are mainly publicly owned, which leads to “Crony Capitalism,” a term defined as financial success based on who one knows. Debts mounted as loans went unpaid and banks gave preferential treatment to some sectors resulting in detriment of other sectors. Caspar said as long as there is a lack of supervision and disclo sure among the banks in East Asia, they can not repair their markets successfully. Caspar said that the U.S. mar ket effects the world market if the Federal Reserve Board were to lower interest rates, it would help stimulate the recovery of the East Asian economy; what’s good for the U.S market, is good for the World market. With changed banking policies, they will eventually have a better fi nancial system then before. “Have they hit bottom? When they do you know they are at least oh their way up,” Caspar said. Forum hosts question session with state candidates BY MELISSA JORDAN The Battalion The Eagle Forum will be hold ing a question-and-answer ses sion tonight at 7 at Central Baptist Church with candidates for state office elections in attendance. Candidates and representa tives campaigning for the State Senate for District 5, State Rep resentative for District 13, State Board of Education for District 9 and the 10th Court of Appeals will all participate in the forum. Bo Armstrong, president of the Eagle Forum, said the forum seeks to give voters more insight on political candidates and their views on certain issues. “Our main purpose is to hold things like the candidate forum to inform voters,” he said. Each candidate will have an opportunity to make a speech, fol lowed by a 20-minute question- and-answer period. Candidates will speak in the order in which they will appear on the ballot. Armstrong said this is an op portunity for community mem bers to find out more about the candidates. “[The forum is] open to the public and open to any ques tions the public wants to ask,” Armstrong said. Steve Ogden, C.B. Jones and Don McCleroy have confirmed their participation in the forum. Tom Gray and Katherine Logue O’Herren, candidates for the 10th Court of Appeals, plan to send representatives to the forum. Armstrong said the meeting will be as informal as possible, and he expects around 60 peo ple to be in attendance. “Many political analysts have predicted that this elec tion will have very low voter turnout due to the antics in Washington, and I hope and pray that that’s not true,” Arm strong said. NEWS IN BRIEF Symposium features Hilfiger, Starbucks Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger will be one of the speakers today at Texas A&M’s Center for Retailing Studies’ 16th Annual Retailing Symposium in Dallas. The symposium’s theme is "Building a Brand.” It will feature executives from Hallmark Cards, Starbucks, Warner Bros./Warner Bros. Online, 1-800-Flow- ers, Coldwater Creek and Target stores. Stan Richards from the Richards Group, a Dallas advertising agency, will open the conference. The companies represented are known for their brand development, Dr. Leonard Berry, director of the cen ter, said in a press release. “These companies know what they want to be famous for with customers — and they are,” he said. The Center for Retailing Studies is located in the Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business. The center connects the retailing and aca demic communities. Brown Bag program focuses on Latinas As part of their continuing Brown Bag Lunch program, the Gender Is sues Education Services and the Women’s Studies office are hosting “The Latina Experience” today. The program starts at 11:30 a.m. and will be held in 321 YMCA. For more information contact the GIES at 845-1107 or the Women’s Studies Office at 845-7994. Registration forms available for parade The 72nd Holiday Parade is ac cepting registration forms. This year’s parade theme is “The Spirit of the Holidays” and will be held on Dec. 6. and will start at the A&M campus and proceed north on Texas Avenue. Penny Zent will once again serve as parade chairman. The parade is open to both com munity and commercial floats, and will feature bands and marching units. Registration forms are available on the A&M campus. Council considers Munson measures The College Station City Council is scheduled to hear recommendations from the Munson Street Traffic Com mittee at the meeting today. The committee is recommending to the council a series of measures that would alter the flow of traffic on Munson Street. The first stage would study hav ing Munson Avenue closed at Holt Street. The second stage would study the effects of closing Munson at Gilchrist Avenue. The final phase would involve the removal of the barricades from Mun son Avenue and utilize already exist ing stop signs and speed humps to control the flow of traffic. Each stage of the plan will en compass several months to acquire data on the flow of traffic on Mun son Avenue. The stages will be times to coin cide with A&M semester schedule. It is estimated that prior to the in stallation of the barricades as many as 7,000 cars traveled through the College Hills neighborhood. The estimated cost of the mea sures is between $10,000 and $11,000. Through traffic has been blocked on Munson Avenue since 1997. The 28-member Munson Avenue Traffic Committee was formed in Au gust to deal with complaints within the community regarding the traffic re strictions on the road. The meeting will take place at Col lege Station City Hali at 7 p.m.
