The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1978 Page: 1 of 16
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Rice Thresher
volume 65, number 23
thursday, february 9, 1978
Tax hike, committee members asked at SA meeting
by Steve Sullivan
After finding a quorum for
the first time since November
28, the SA Senate went on to
hear requests from two
organizations to have
referenda placed on the ballot
to increase their blanket tax
allotments.
KTRU Station Manager
Eric Sisson came to the Senate
first asking the Senate to
approve a referendum to
increase KTRU's blanket tax
to four dollars. It currently
stands at three dollars. Sisson
said the money was needed to
finance major equipment
purchases that the station
would need to make sometime
within the next four to five
years. KTRU has not
broadcast stereo since last
spring when the station's
stereo generator broke down.
The purchase of a new stereo
generator would have to be
accompanied by a simul-
taneous purchase of a stereo
exciter, since the equipment
now used at KTRU is obsolete
and not compatible with any
broadcasting equipment
currently in production. Most
of KTRU's budget over the last
two years has gone into
repaying the $3500 debt to the
university the station incurred
as a result of the flood two
years ago. After considerable
discussion, the Senate voted
unanimously to put the
question on the ballot.
Next Campanile Business
Manager Becky Mathre asked
the Senate for a referendum to
increase the Campanile's
blanket tax from $7.50 to
$9.00. She explained that the
current cost of publishing the
Campanile is just over ten
dollars. Advertising revenues
cover salaries and costs of
production aside from the
printing cost, but Mathre
stated that the size of the book
would have to be decreased by
50 to 60 pages this year unless
the Campanile found some
more money. When asked if
she could cover the increased
cost by selling more ads,
Mathre replied, "there is a
limit to advertising in the
Campanile because adver-
tising is just PR." Again the
Senate voted unanimously to
put the question on the ballot.
In other business, the
Senate quickly approved the
election dates set by executive
decree two weeks ago. General
elections will be held on
February 21. Also approved
without much debate was the
recognition of the Rice
Materials Science Organi-
zation as an SA affiliate
organization.
Vice-president Chris
Bounds also stated that the
Senate needed to start soon on
the job of naming student
members to the various
University Standing Commit-
tees. The deadline for
applications to any of the
committees is next Wednesday
at noon. All members of the
Senate were assigned to
interview for at least one of the
committees. The committees
for which the Senate picks the
undergraduate members are:
the Committees on Admis-
sions, Affirmative Action,
Campus Safety, Computers,
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Attorneys discuss survival in seminars
by Michelle Smith
You don't have to have
"Racehorse" Haynes On
retainer to solve your legal
problems as long as you have
the Student-Alumni Liaison
Committee on your side, filling
in the loopholes in the Rice
education.
Last night, the committee
presented the first in a series of
"Survival Seminars" designed
to help both current students
and young alumni efficiently
handle problems in law,
banking, credit, real estate,
insurance and employment in
today's complex society.
Getting out of college and
setting the world on fire isn't
as easy as it used to be.
Houston attorneys Sharo-
Christie campaigns for Senate
by David Butler
U.S. Senate candidate Joe
Christie brought his "pro-
consumer" campaign to the
Rice campus Wednesday
night. The former state
insurance board chairman
and state senator spoke at a
gathering organized by the
Rice and UH chapters of the
Texas Public Interest
Research Group (TexPIRG).
Christie started the session
with a brief summary of his
environmental and consumer
track records while in the state
senate: institution of a
cigarette tax to finance park
acquisitions, introduction of
regulations for privately-
operated trade schools, and
declaration of the horned toad
as an endangered species.
After his appointment to the
insurance board by Gov.
Dolph Briscoe, Christie
spearheaded efforts that cut
proposed rate increases by
over $500 million.
Chrisite said that he decided
to enter the Senate contest
after examining the records of
the two men seeking the post—
incumbent Republican John
Tower and challenger U.S.
Congressman Bob Krueger (D-
New Braunfels) and —
concluding "that the choice
would've been between cold
oatmeal and cold oatmeal,
which wasn't a very palatable
or exciting choice." He
claimed that he will run a
different campaign than
previous Democratic challen-
gers to Tower, "whose only
difference from him was that
they were a foot taller."
The candidate than pro-
ceeded to read a list of key
votes by Krueger, all of which
he classified as anti-consumer
positions on energy and
environmental legislation.
Christie said, "(Krueger)
certainly can't run on this
record. He can't run on his
promise to be a full-time
congressman—his attendance
record was the fourth worst in
the Texas delegation. (The top
three were hospitalized at
various times during the
session). He must be running
on rhetoric."
Christie then proceeded to
take questions from the
audience and outline his
stands on several other issues.
Despite his remarks about
Krueger as a "one-issue
candidate," Christie also
supports Krueger's goal of
deregulating federal pricing
policy on natural gas.
However, Christie, who
majored in geology at the
University of Texas, also
stated his strong support for
conservation measures and
development of alternate
energy sources, such as solar,
geothermal, and fusion. He
separated nuclear power from
these sources, however,
expressing "extreme concern"
about the development of
breeder reactor power plants.
"Before I would support
(nuclear plants) I would have
to be utterly convinced that
they're safe."
When the issue of a federal
Consumer protection agency
was brought up, Christie, who
attacked Krueger's votes to
oppose creation of such an
agency, expressed his own
reservations about a separate
federal consumer group: "1
would prefer . . to instil) each
agency with the philosophy
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lyn P. Wood '70 and Gary
Polland spoke in the Kyle
Morrow Room of Fondren
Library about legal knowledge
in everyday life and common
lawsuits for the average
citizen.
"The best way to choose a
lawyer is to have a friend you
highly respect recommend
someone to you," said Polland,
who practices criminal law
with the firm of Doherty, Vela,
Poser and Collins. Polland is
the chairman of the Criminal
Justice Committee of the
Houston Young Lawyers
Association.
"Lawyers' fees can range
from $50- to $150 per hour,
varying with the experience
and knowledge required for a
case and with the reputation of
the firm," said Wood. She
added that there is an
excellent lawyer referral
service in Houston that can
recommend a lawyer for you in
any citv in Texa°—r
Amarillo to La Grange. "If you
think a lawyer is right for you.
it is a good idea to go in and
talk to him before you make a
final decision to let him take
your case," Wood said. Most
attorneys do charge for the
initial interview.
Wood, a member of Ross,
Banks, May, Cron and Cavin,
deals primarily with civil and
commercial cases. She talked
about all kinds of warranties
and contracts, involving
everything from a new
washing machine from Sears
to a shiny new ruby red
Thunderbird from Ford. Wood
emphasized the importance of
reading contracts before they
are signed, especially where
employment contracts are
involved. "If you are an
engineer and you go to work
for Dow Chemical and invent
the most fantastic chemical,
you should know beforehand if
Dow will be able to patent it."
rom sne explained.
The clowns came out Tuesday,
(See p. 12)
hut the Horns had the last laugh thanks to some striped-suit bozos.
—tw cook
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