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' Autry sides with students By GARY STEPHENSON Security deals with parking tickets, Chief Autry said he volves theft and only an average of two thefts are reported It may be hard for the many students who have received feels the relationship between his office and the student each week. Sixty per cent of the thefts are eventually parking citations to believe Chief of Security Wesley body is improving each year. * solved." Autry is sympathetic with student dissatisfaction "I have no real complaint toward the student body. He said the relationship Security has with local regarding present parking policy. Besides parking ticket disputes, we seldom have any authorities is based on mutual respect of jurisdiction. Chief Autry said, "I don't agree with several of the serious problems with students," he said. "Sometimes we "They respect our jurisdiction but at the same time are changes made and I told the Parking Committee of my get some rowdy students who have been drinking but we willing to assist us in any way they can," he said. objections when they began rewriting the parking policy." tell them to go back to the dorm and they usually do. The Charges - of inadequate lighting are periodically made He said he was consulted before the policy was adopted administration receives reports on any student that by students but he feels the campus is "sufficiently and was asked his opinions about the proposed changes. causes extreme trouble but so far this year there has been lighted." "The campus is well lighted in nearly all areas "I think the residents of the dorms should be able to less trouble than usual," Chief Autry said. students use at night. Our biggest complaint is indecent park in front of their dorms instead of parking on the lot exposure, but more lights would not stop indecent ex- Chief Autry said he feels drinking on campus is less by the coliseum. The majority of the time the lot in front of posure," he said. Milton Daniel is far from full," Chief Autry said. common now than it was 10 years ago and drug usage is almost nonexistent. He said he felt the safety of the students is He said he agreed with the installation of the 30-minute well protected in regards to the lighting because any dark parking zones and he thought more of these parking "I am not naive enough to think some students don't use areas are patrolled regularly. spaces should be added because students who drive to the drugs but I feel those who use them don't use them on area of the Student Center must park in the coliseum lot. campus," he said. Increased personnel and new office facilities are two The 30-minute zones reduce the temptation for students to Chief Autry said, "The only time local police are goals Chief Autry would like to see realized in the future. park in restricted areas, Chief Autry said. summoned is in the event of an arrest or when a serious He said in 1963, Security had a staff of 10 patrolmen, but While the main source of student criticism toward crime is committed. The majority of crime reported in- (Continued on page 3) UBMhl oAlf I Volume 72, Number 34 Texas Christian University . Fort Worth, Texas 76129 Thursday, November 1, 1973 Students went to the polls Wednesday in an effort to choose a Homecoming Queen. Voters had a large field of candidates to choose from with 19 names ap- pearing on the ballot. A run-off election will be held Friday. Photo by Michael Gerst Scholar views Congolese culture Dr. Renee Fox shared her visiting scholar, said people in country for five years. control. distrust those in their family. She views of Congolese culture with Zaire (formerly the Congo) She said the people develop a Students believe their teachers said people believe bad spirits an audience of about 50 persons believe that any misfortune is great sense of distrust and wish evil spirits on them, she will befall one if he fails to meet Tuesday night. caused by the evil wishes of other anxiety and believe everything is said. Dr. Fox said the people feel his financial obligations. Dr. Fox, the Phi Beta Kappa people. Dr. Fox worked in the caused by forces beyond their strong family ties, but often Dreams are very important to the people of Zaire, said Dr. Fox. She said they are more important in male-female relationships Fiscal plan OK; House to meet again than sex. The people believe they are given messages through their A revised fiscal policy that was formulated last spring was finally A bill requiring advance excuses for leaving House meetings early dreams. approved by the House of Student Representatives Tuesday night. passed after a hot debate over an amendment to put a time limit on Tom Brown representative Jim Marston introduced an amendment meetings. The amendment, which was defeated, would have required Dr. Fox said sexual to the bill, but it was defeated and the bill passed unamended. Mar- all House meetings to end by 6:50 p.m. discrimination is part of the life ston's amendment would have made the three non-student members of Two bills from the Academic Affairs Committee were defeated. One in Zaire. Most child-bearing the Finance Committee non-voting members. would have recommended that the University abolish the religion women are forbidden by taboos A special House meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. today. Only old requirement. Another bill would have permitted seniors to reserve to eat most protein foods. Men legislation will be considered. certain classes for registration. always get the best food to eat. The new fiscal policy places tighter controls on student funds and specifies accountability and procedure more clearly than the old Lynn Segal was approved after considerable debate as the third leaving the women and children policy. House member of the Student Publications Committee. to eat leftovers, she said. BfSB THE DAILY SKIFF Thursday, November 1, 1973 Richard Nixon—Toughing it out' Love him or hate him, but patch together his celebrated claim that is only so much Mediterranean in one raid. But interpreted) as he predicted in you've got to admit Richard detente. He had just won a hog wash. He had to blow the they impressed the Russians and ways that could cause him Nixon is one tough fighter. He is controversial Nobel Peace Prize crisis out of proportion because the bluff succeeded. trouble. The Middle East crisis indeed toughing it out. with his negotiating abilities, and that was the only way to solve it. Score two for Nixon. He could flare up again to bring Last week the President those abilities were facing their The Russians were calling bested—at least partially— more problems. weathered one of the roughest toughest test when Dr. Kissinger Kissinger's bluff, so he had to Congress and the Soviet Union in In national and international weeks of his turbulent career. He and his boss both needed them show them a few cards. He let one tough week when his power affairs, few things are predic- most. them know he wasn't bluffing, and popularity had sagged to all table. Today's impossibility often commentary- Nixon's popularity was at a even though he probably was. time lows. becomes tomorrow's likelihood. record low and his power was The trick worked beautifully— He's not out of trouble yet. The It's like reading a political came out of it scarred, but certainly down there with it. He the Russians balked and detente Howard Hughes money and dairy novel—only it's all very real, and partially victorious and fighting had pulled a lot of crises out of stayed in tact. industry donation may still haunt you can't look in the back to see as hard as ever. the fire, but this one seemed NIXON KNEW all the SAC him. Congress may not buy his how it ends. When the week opened, im- almost certain to engulf him in bombers he put on alert couldn't terms for a new special One thing is sure, though: peachment and removal from flames that would end his career. possibly be used to keep peace in prosecutor. Nixon will still be President Jan. office were .very real Alas, we underrated the man. the Middle East. Half of them HIS TAPES may well be 19, 1977—or go down fighting. possibilities. So was United could blow Egypt into the misinterpreted (or correctly -STEVE BUTTRY • To gain the week's victories, States involvement in a full scale the President had to give up his war in the Middle East. much-ballyhooed tapes- Nixon was in contempt of court something he swore he would An energetically open letter and had abolished the special never do unless he got a prosecutor's office that Congress "definitive" Supreme Court had demanded in confirming ruling telling him to turn them Elliot Richardson as Attorney over. to President Nixon General. It looked as if he was HE HAD denied the Court that 'continuing the Watergate chance and it looked like he Dear President Nixon, You can't be serious about me lowering my coverup, and impeachment talk would never relinquish the tapes You have a lot of nerve asking us to limit our- thermostat this winter. That would mean turning was rife on Capitol Hill. Seven to District Judge John J. Sirica. selves in how we use our oil and gas. This is up my electric blanket and therefore my electricity impeachment resolutions were His solution was brilliantly America the free and we have an eternal.supply of bill.