The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 1983 Page: 1 of 8
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North Texas State University, Denton, Texas
67th Year No. 19
Four-step plan
outlines bicycle
safety, security
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By BETH FULTON
Staff Writer
NT's bicycle master plan subcommit-
tee Wednesday approved a Ibur-step plan
to address safety, security, parking and
movement of bicycles on the NT campus.
The four-step plan of the bicycle sub-
committee was submitted to the Safety
Steering Committee Wednesday, but the
committee tabled it until after the Uni-
versity Parking and Traffic Committee
meets.
THE BICYCLE subcommittee is part
of the parking and traffic committee,
which meets Oct. 7. Fred Pole, chairman
of the Safety Steering Committee and vice
president of administrative affairs, said
his committee shouldn't study the recom-
mendations until alter the parking and
traffic committee does.
John Altland. chairman of the bicycle
subcommittee, said. "There seems to be
a sense of urgency about doing something
about bicycle safety and parking on
campus."
The first step of the plan is the estab-
lish a bicycle safety and security
awareness campaign at N'l. Altland said.
This would include the installation ot bi-
cycle safety signs at designated areas on
campus with the "Bicycle Riders Rules
of Safety":
• Bicycle riders will yield the right ot
way to pedestrians at all times;
• Bicycles will be parked in the bicy-
cle racks provided;
• Bicycles will not exceed It) mph:
• Bicycles will be walked on campus
sidewalks and mall areas during class
changes;
The bicycle subcommittee comprises
representatives of the faculty. Student As-
sociation. N'l Police. Resident Hall As-
sociation and Denton County Pedalers.
DR. JOHN NEUBERGER of the
math faculty said, "The signs for the rules
of bicycle safety arc an excellent idea.
This is constructive and it is good to have
these in black and white where everyone
can see them."
The first step also includes the encour-
agement of NT publications to print bi-
cycle safety and security information, and
to encourage students to establish a N1
bicycle club.
Altland said if a N'l bicycle club was
established, it could be a student organ-
ization or a club sport. " 1 his club could
promote awareness of safe riding and safe
parking," Altland said.
Lee Ann Woods, SA president and
Baytown senior, said she would like to
see brochures sent to prospective freshmen
to encourage them to bring their bikes
to school and leave their cars at home.
Altland said, "The more people we
have on campus, the more problems we
will have, and we want to encourage peo-
ple to ride their bikes to campus and se-
cure them because we do not have ade-
quate automobile parking."
Altland said the four-step plan is not
to be considered solid or permanent. "It
can be adjusted."
THE SECOND STEP of the plan is
to create and develop two major bicycle
parking lots on the campus, Altland said.
One would be called "The Square" and
located between the General Academic-
Building and the Information Sciences
Building. The second parking lot would
be called "The Triangle” and be located
between Matthews and Wooten halls.
The third step of the plan would be to
utilize the project X(X)55 rack as proposed
by the NT Physical Plant to provide
150-200 bicycle parking spaces in each
lot.
"Project X0055 is parking racks with
a long pipe and two circular devices that
allow a bicycle tire to be put in." Altland
said.
Joe Holland of the Denton County
Pedalers said the permanent bicycle
parking lots would be better if a canopy
type of covering was placed over them.
"The cover would really encourage the
use of the lots," Holland said.
Step four is to create and develop a
bicycle pathway system designed to sur-
round the inner part of campus, Altland
said.
"THIS CAN ONLY be achieved
through close coordination with parking
planners from NT and the city ot Denton.
It would call for the removal of red curb
and metered parking spaces immediately
adjacent to the inner campus," Altland
said.
The path would circle the area bounded
by Hickory Street on the north. Welch
Street on the east. Highland Street on
the south and Avenue C on the West.
Woods said she was against this propos
al. "More students will be affected by-
losing car parking spaces than by a bi-
cycle path around the inner campus.”
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Woods
By TRENT EADES
Staff Writer
Student Association President Lee Ann
Woods on Wednesday said her major con-
tribution to the Faculty Lounge Commit-
tee was to encourage it to recommend
the Rock Bottom Lounge be converted
into a multipurpose student lounge room
to take the place of the Avcsta Lounge.
Woods spoke at an SA forum in the
One O’Clock Lounge. and said the lounge
committee w ill recommend to the Union
Board of Directors in October that the
Avcsta Lounge be renovated into a
lounge/dining room for faculty, staff, ad-
ministrators and their guests.
The committee will also recommend
the RBI. he renovated, and that it be used
for a study and lounge room for students,
she said. No food or drinks would be
served during study hours. Ihe RBL
would continue to serve food and beer
at night.
Woods said Phil Dcibel, vice president
for fiscal affairs, has said the University
Room must be self-sufficient, or the area
would he used for some other purpose.
"If it didn't meet all its expenses." she
said, "the additional money would have
to come out of the Union budget. Dcibel
said he won't let that happen."
The University Room. Woods said,
would serve food between 8 a.m. and 5
p.m. After that, the room could be re-
served bv campus organizations, she said.
The Union Board of Directors, which
Woods chairs, will present its recommen-
dations to Dcibel. Dcibel in turn will pres-
ent his recommendations to N1 President
Al Hurley . The NT Board of Regents
has final approval.
“There's still a ways to go. paths to
take, before the Avcsta Lounge is reno-
vated. We're not that close to taking over
the Avcsta, as some have called it,"
Woods said.
One student at the forum said he didn't
think it was fair that the Avcsta Lounge
be taken away from students. "Since I've
been here. I’ve never seen much done
for students in the Union."
Woods said. "I disagree. Most every-
thing in the Union is for students. But
the faculty need a place, they have no
place to meet now. I don't think the
Avcsta is the best place, hut there’s no
others within easy access.
“The service to students will still be
there, in the RBL. It sounds like a good
deal to me."
Woods said she hopes the renovation
of the Avesta Lounge and the RBL will
be during the spring and fall semesters.
On another topic. Woods said the Bi-
cycle Master Plan Subcommittee, of
which she is a member, has decided not
to recommend that bicycles be banned
on campus. The committee submitted a
four-step bicycle safety plan to the
University Parking and Traffic Commit-
tee Wednesday . The committee tabled the
proposal until Oct 7.
"Banning bicycles between 8 a.m and
3 p.m. was a fifth step, but the commit-
tee decided to eliminate it. We were afraid
that they would skip the lirst four steps
and go directly to that one
Lounge committee to submit budgets
By BETH FULTON
Staff Writer
The Faculty Lounge Committee will
submit two proposals for the University
Room budget for consideration by the
University Union Board of Directors dur-
ing the board's next meeting. Dr. Mary
Yates, chairwoman of the committee and
Union director, said Wednesday
No meeting date for the l nion Board
of Directors has been set
The University Room is planned tor
the Avesta Lounge in the Union, but fi-
nal approval of its renovation must come
from the board of directors. Phil Diehel.
vice president for fiscal allairs, NI Pres-
ident Al Hurley and the NT Board ol
Regents before work can begin, 'r ates
said.
Yates said the budget proposals were
prepared by Terry Stevens, union food
service director, and arc for Jan. 16, 1684,
to Aug. 17. 1984.
One of the budget proposals would in-
clude a membership fee and liquor license
and the other would not. Yates said.
The budget to be submitted without a
club fee shows a deficit of $4,445.
"Based on Steven's background, he said
food sales alone will not bring in enough
revenue,” Yates said.
Yates said the Union Board of Directors
is unwilling to pass a deficit budget to
Diebel for approval. One possible method
to generate additional revenue, Yates said,
would be to allow other university groups
to use the University Room, for a fee.
after normal operating hours
Yates said the budget with a liquor
license includes a $5 club membership
fee and presumes membership of 2(X) peo-
ple. "There are about 2.0(X) faculty and
staff, and we took 10 percent of that,
she said.
Depending on which budget is
approved, the University Room could be
used as a club until 7 or 8 p.m.. Yates
said, or it could be used until 5 p.m
Yates said she is concerned students
may believe the Faculty Lounge Commit-
tee is failing to take students' feelings
and needs into consideration while plan-
ning for the University Room.
"We are not trying to do something
for the faculty at the expense of the stu-
dents, though it may be perceived that
way." Yates said.
Yates said the approval of the commit-
tee's final proposal is predicated on an
assumption of the future renovation of
the Rock Bottom Lounge to prov ide for
multipurpose use by students
A RBL renovation committee is being
formed. Yates said, and will meet
Thursday.
"1 have asked Lee Ann Woods, Stu-
dent Association president, to make stu-
dent appointments to this committee,
Yates said, "because we want as much
input as we can get from the students,
and would like them to be representative
of the student population
A student survey will be printed in The
North Texas Daily on Tuesday and
Wednesday. Yates said. "We would hope
as many students as possible will take
time to fill this survey out. because the
surveys will be taken into consideration
with the renovation of the RBI.
NT Lebanese, Syrian students support cease-fire moves
Students disagree on need for peacekeeping force, eventual outcome of war
By DAWN CRAMER
Daily Reporter
Lebanese and Syrian students in-
terviewed at NT agree the most recent
cease-fire in Lebanon is best for all sides,
but disagree on the need for a peace-
keeping force and the eventual outcome
of the war,
A cease-fire agreement went into ef-
fect at II p.m.. CST Sunday, shortly
after Lebanese Prime Minister Shatik
Wazzan resigned m response to demands
of the Druse and Syrian factions in
Lebanon.
President Amin Gemayel is now faced
w ith the task of reorganizing the Lebanese
government.
Edward Say ah. a Lebanese graduate
student, said. "All sides need a cease-
fire; the last three weeks have been ter-
rible. but it is difficult to anticipate how
long it will last."
A Lebanese sophomore, who asked that
his name not be used, said, "The cease-
fire is the best thing for Lebanon at this
time, hut it will not last. The fighting is
not finished and the cease-tire will break
down again.
"It will be better if the government is
reorganized so that all factions will be
represented."
Ibrahim Al-Ghussein. Syrian junior
said. "It s about time the fighting and
killing stopped, but the cease-fire won't
last—there are still some difficulties.
" I he only way the civil war will stop
is with an election. President Gemayel
was not chosen by the massses. Moslems
are w ithout opinion in the government. "
he said
The Lebanese sophomore said.
“Gemayel is doing his best, but he is
not doing a good job He needs to treat
all fairly. Moslems are not allowed to
carry weapons, and Christians can. so
Christians go into Moslem areas and do
things under the name ol Lebanon."
In Lebanon, when the prime minister
resigns, all the ministers ol the govern-
ment resign, even if they did not formally
turn in their resignations. Say ah said.
Sayah said. "Gemayel is very intelli-
gent and truthful, and has good intentions
to work with all parties. But. in Lebanon,
no one can give up his interests, every-
one must protect his position
"Gemayel wasn’t given an opportunity
to prove his good intentions, lit he is
given the opportunity, he will civilize the
country, but he will need help from
outsiders—the U.S. France and especially
Saudia Arabia. "
France. Italy. Great Britain and the
United States have troops stationed in
Lebanon as part of a United Nations
peacekeeping force.
Sayah said, "Some argue that the
Americans are there to save the Chris-
tians. but they arc there because they have
interests in Lebanon.
"The Lebanese army may not be able
to handle the situation yet Until they
are in control they will remain in urgent
need of the peacekeeping force; il it
leaves, the situation would be dangerous
and out of order." Sayah said.
However, another Lebanese student
disagreed. "The peacekeeping force
doesn't have enough power to keep the
peace. It is better for them not to get
involved, and to act as a political, rather
than a military, force," he said.
Al-Ghussein said. "If Israel were to
take over the area, it would be easy lor
them to attack Syria. Syria w ill not leave
until Israel is out of Lebanon and can
guarantee the security of the area."
The Syrians are supporting the
Palestineans and Druse in order to keep
Israel, which is taking the Christian side,
out of the area. Al-Ghussein said.
A Syrian graduate student said.
"Syrians are not looking to get Lebanon,
hut to stop the Israelis from having it."
But Sayah said, "When Israel and Syria
came into the country, they said that once
we asked them to leave they would The
Lebanese government wrote letters to both
countries asking them to leave, but they
did not."
Some of the Lebanese students are wor-
ried about their families at home.
"Nothing is guaranteed in Lebanon.
It is a very small country and shelling
could reach from one end to the other,
another Lebanese student said.
As to what will happen next. Sayah
said. "By and large, while the cease-fire
is in effect all parties will sit around the
bargaining table and whatever happens
will depend on to what extent each party
can conform to the others demands.
"The Moslems have many demands,
and the Christians will have to study
these "
Al-Ghussein said, "The war will never
be finished until Israel and Syria leave,
but they won't leave soon."
However, a Syrian graduate student
said. "The Syrians will never leave, and
Israel will never leave.
"Lebanon is a country where every-
one is looking toward some ambition,
no one wants to leave until they realize
their ambition."
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Congressional leaders
predict war plan approval
WASHINGTON (AP)—House and
Sen .te leaders Wednesday predicted
appioval of President Reagan’s war pow-
ers compromise with Congress, as both
chambers neared showdown votes on the
plan authorizing U.S. Marines to remain
in Lebanon for as long as 18 months.
Reagan told Republican congressional
leaders at the White House that approval
of the compromise "will demonstrate to
Syria, the Soviets and others that the l S
government is united." and "will ena-
ble us to advance U.S. peacekeeping in-
terests on a solid basis...”
Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill said he
thought there were enough votes in the
Democratic House to pass the 18-month
extension, with a final vote expected late
Wednesday.
The speaker said about IIX) Democrats
probably would support the resolution,
along with most of the 167 Republican
House members, to provide a handy ma-
joritv for approval, by a margin ot about
50 votes. "Yes. we think we can do it."
he told reporters.
As the debate began, Adm. James D
Watkins, acting chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, told the House Armed
Services Committee that a 60-day limit
would be "devastating" to U.S. goals
in Lebanon.
Marines Corps commandant Gen. Paul
X. Kelley told the hearing that failure to
approve the 18-month compromise could
undermine the new ly declared cease-fire
that will give the Lebanese Army time
to claim control over warring factions
House Republican Leader Robert
Michel of Illinois said it was "absolutely
imperative" that Congress approve an
18-month timetable "to get us over the
polities of the presidential election year
Rep. Clement Zablocki. D-Wis.,
chairman of the House Foreign Aflairs
Committee, opened the final day of House
debate by praising the compromise as a
well-considered, bipartisan effort.
In the Senate, where the final vote is
expected today. Majority Leader How ard
H. Baker Jr.. R-Tenn.. said of the out-
come; "It's not without risk, but we are
in pretty good shape
One senate Republican aide said a GOP
vote count showed sufficient strength to
pass the compromise and defeat any
amendments to reduce the 18-month au-
thorization to a shorter period
Reagan, in a bid to gain support for
the compromise, wrote House and Sen-
ate leaders Tuesday that he would seek
congressional approval lor any substan-
tial expansion of the number or mission
of the Marines, sent to Beirut more than
a year ago as part of a multinatona!
peacekeeping force.
Reagan also said he would seek agree-
ment with Congress if he decided the Ma-
rines should stay longer than 18 months
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