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Texas Tech University Vol. 64, No. 17 8 pages Cavazos sworn in as education chief have the opportunity, he said. "I'm proud to support this nomina- Tech leader tion, and I urge my colleagues to do so as well — to confirm Dr. Lauro Cavazos as secretary of education im- first Hispanic mediately," Hatch said. Cavazos, 61, was present at the Senate hearing along with his wife in cabinet Peggy and his 10 children. Sen. Phil Gramm, R-College Sta- By GARY HARPER tion, urged other senators to confirm The University Daily Cavazos because of the Tech presi- dent's experience in education. Former Texas Tech President "This is a time of great pride. It Lauro Cavazos was sworn in Tuesday proves that the American system is as the new U.S. secretary of alive and well," Gramrn said. "He's education. committed to quality education. I The Senate unanimously agreed to believe Lauro Cavazos should be ap- confirm Cavazos after several proved by a unanimous vote of the senators praised him for his ex- Senate." perience and leadership in the field of Sen. Robert Stafford, R-Vermont, education. also praised Cavazos' nomination as "Dr. Cavazos knows a great deal head of the Department of Education, about America's education. He's an adding that Cavazos is a role model to inspiration to America," said Sen. American Hispanics. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass. "He'll be an "Dr. Cavazos is uniquely qualified outstanding secretary of education, to assume this position. The Hispanic and I look forward to working with community has taken particular him." pride in his achievements and his Senators confirmed Cavazos about nomination by President Reagan," 10 a.m. CDT Tuesday with a 94-0 vote. Stafford said. "I'm pleased to have Sen. Orin Hatch, R-Utah, praised this opportunity to join my colleagues the new secretary of education for in the Senate and the Cavazos family past accomplishments and said he members who are here today to offer had confidence that Cavazos would my congratulations and support." fulfill the position. Cavazos, he said, Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kansas, said is living proof of the American he strongly supports the nomination AP Photo/Courtesy Lubbock Avalanche-Journal dream. of Cavazos. Taking the oath Hatch commended Cavazos for en- Cavazos was sworn in by Vice suring the availability of educational President George Bush Tuesday opportunities to all Americans, par- afternoon in the East Room of the Former Texas Tech President Lauro Cavazos is sworn in as U.S. Tech and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for ticularly those most in need of extra White House. secretary of education Tuesday at the White House by Vice eight years. In May, he announced plans to resign his position as assistance. The federal government Cavazos took the oath as his wife President George Bush. President Ronald Reagan looks on as president, and he was nominated as secretary of education by can give to special groups and in- held the family Bible and his children Cavazos' wife Peggy holds the Bible. Cavazos was at the helm of Reagan Aug. 9. dividuals who otherwise would not stood nearby. Wednesday Professor, student survey Flight attendant testifies U.S. September 21, 1988 hurricane-damaged areas News sailor endured savage beatings 52-week tail By MICHELLE STRICKER had started raining." stood," Derickson told the court. The University Daily On Friday, Norville and Bove drove By The Associated Press is "marine." Other witnesses have The deadline for enrolling in the to Port Isabel. Police were blocking "When Mr. Stethem collapsed, testified the hijackers shouted student insurance plan is next In the wake of Hurricane Gilbert, many roads, Norville said, and they one of the hijackers took the ar- "marine," as they beat Stethem. "I week. The plan provides $15,000 in many coastal residents fled their were refused access to the high wind FRANKFURT, West Germany — mrest of a seat — it still had the tried to convince him that Stethem maximum benefits for illnesses or homes, but a Tech professor and stu- areas where they hoped to conduct A U.S. Navy diver "never made a screws sticking out of it — and beat was not a U.S. Marine, that his job accidents. The plan covers 52 dent did exactly the opposite. key studies. sound" as he bravely endured on him," she said in German. was underwater welding," she said. weeks of expenses which may be H. Scott Norville, an associate civil "From there, we headed back to savage beatings by the hijackers of Derickson said that after the Hamadi, a Lebanese Shiite incurred because of medical engineering professor, and Paul Brownsville, and around 4 p.m. we a TWA jetliner, flight attendant Uli beating Hamadi turned to her and Moslem who lived in West Germany treatment. Bove, a senior civil engineering stu- heard that it had hit about 180 miles Derickson testified Tuesday. said: "Look at him now, he thinks from 1982 to 1984, speaks German Mike Higgins, a local agent, said dent, traveled Thursday to San An- south," Norville said. Derickson said Mohammed Ali he's so strong." but very little English. students are insured year-round tonio, where they hoped to collect Norville said a tornado was Hamadi, on trial for air piracy and Fighting back sobs, Derickson Derickson told the court that by the plan and that payments can data on structural damage caused by reported in the Brownsville area Fri- the murder of Navy diver Robert said: "Mr. Stethem was a very shortly after Stethem was slain at be made in two installments. the hurricane. day, but he and Bove did not arrive at Stethem, also threatened to blow up courageous man. He never made a Beirut airport, Hamadi had a pistol Students who are enrolled for six Although early reports had the scene in time to see any activity. the airplane. sound." in his hand and began beating or more credit hours are eligible estimated Gilbert would touch down They were able to collect data on The German-born woman, now a Derickson, who is credited with another U.S. Navy diver, Clinton for coverage under the plan. somewhere near Brownsville, the broken glass from an apartment naturalized U.S. citizen and the sub- shielding passengers whose names Suggs. See story, page 3 tropical storm hit the Mexican coast building near the reported sighting. A ject of a U.S. television movie sounded Jewish by hiding their "I pushed Suggs down between about 180 miles south of Brownsville. convenience store canopy also had earlier this year, said Hamadi held passports, also said Hamadi asked the seats in first class and told him On the Scene When the pair reached San Antonio, been detached by the winds. a gun to her head shortly after the her to translate while the hijackers to stay there. Then I told the hi- Norville said, they obtained a current Winds increased Friday night, Nor- Athens to Rome flight took off on questioned Stethem. jackers to stop — they had done Call to life report on the status of Gilbert from ville said, but darkness hampered June 14, 1985. "Mr. Stethem was taken to the enough," she said. the Tech civil engineering depart- any possibilities of taking But in the most emotional last row of first class. He was asked Derickson also recalled the har- "Peepshow," the new album by ment, rented a car and drove to photographs. testimony of the trial, the 44-year- where he was from and what he did. rowing moments just after the Siouxsie Sioux, brings back the Brownsville. Norville and Bove traveled to South old Derickson described the suffer- He said he was a Navy diver. I tried airliner was seized after takeoff group's vocals, drums, percussion "When we got to Brownsville, the Padre Island and Corpus Christi on ing endured by Stethem. to translate the word Navy for from Athens airport. and harmonica, bass, cello, winds were 30 to 40 miles per hour," Saturday to survey damage. The hijackers "took him up to the Hamadi," Derickson said. She said the hijackers threatened keyboards and accordion talent. Norville said. "We just decided to "From a professional standpoint, I cockpit and started to brutally beat She said Hamadi was confused to blow up the airplane if they were Chuk Gill, University Daily familiarize ourselves with the area wish we could have had the opportuni- him. They beat on him as long as he because the German word for navy not allowed into the cockpit. librarian, says the album starts off since it was dark, and by midnight it ty to collect more data." with the frantic and energetic "Peek-a-Boo." He says the song is a dance track that will make it hard for anyone to keep still. Lack of scholarships obstructs minority recruitment Gill also says he believes lead singer Siouxsie is one of the top By DAWNA COWAN 1987-88 academic year. scholarship at one time. Minority Enrollment three female singers of all time. The University Deily Texas A&M also had an 8.6 percent Besides lacking scholarship money, Among Texas Tech, UT-Austin, and Texas A&M, minority enrollment last year, and Tech also has a tough job recruiting the Longhorns have the largest minority See story, page 4 Minority recruitment at Texas UT had 12.8 percent. Whitfield said minorities is Lubbock's location. enrollment, with 12.8%. UT-Austin Tech is competitive when recruiting has 142 times as many minority Tech is not lacking, said Keith Whit- Whitfield said Texas A&M and UT scholarships as Tech, while A&M S sorts field, assistant director of new stu- minorities compared to other schools. are located in a high minority region has 80 times as many. dent relations and coordinator of "We're six times as efficient with of the state and that Lubbock is not. Crowd trouble minority recruitment. the money we have," he said. "We work twice as hard," Her- Whitfield said it is incorrect for Tech now has $53,000 for minority nandez said. "Considering our loca- a anyone to say that minority recruit- scholarships because of the establish- tion and size, we are doing very, very Texas Tech ment is lacking. He said, however, ment of the Texas Tech Excellence well." that minority scholarships are scholarships, said Marlene Her- Each year the office identifies 1, lacking. nandez, associate director of new stu- Texas schools with a minority enroll- Current troubles in attracting Whitfield defined recruitment as dent relations. ment of 40 percent or higher. Her- large crowds for Texas Tech home going out and encouraging students to Last April the Office of New Student nandez said recruiters go to as many football games are not due to lack come to Tech. Part of the effort is pro- Relations awarded 25 Texas Tech Ex- of those schools possible. viding scholarships. cellence scholarships to minority She said that in the 1987-88 of student spectators, said T. Jones, Tech athletic director. The problem, he said, is that Tech students from Lubbock high schools, academic year, recruiters visited 418 While Jones called for more sup- does not have much money to fund she said. of the Texas high schools with at least Mark Hasten/The University Dal), port from all of West Texas, he scholarships. The money for the Texas Tech Ex- a 40 percent minority enrollment. said Tuesday he was pleased with In the 198647 academic school year, cellence scholarships is earmarked They also visited all 13 minority ty students has not reached accep- cellent programs. the student faction . Texas A&M had $2.25 million for minority students, Hernandez junior colleges in Texas. table levels. "We let them know we have the best designated for minority scholarships, said, and is housed in the general As a result of the recruiters' work "We never want to become and we want them to come here," See story, page 7 satisfied," she said. "We're going to Hernandez said. 1 and the University of Texas at Austin university fund. last year, Whitfield said, more than Weather had $4 million. Tech had $28,000 for -The money was given specifically 1,700 Hispanic students are enrolled keep doing what we're doing, because The Office of New Student Rela- minority scholarships. for minority scholarships." at Tech. That's about 300 more we've found what we're doing tions works with all minorities, but Yet, Whitfield said, Tech's percen- Hernandez said 25 more Texas Tech Hispanic students than the previous works." Hernandez said the office concen- \ I/ Hernandez said recruiters give per- trates heavily on Hispanic and black ..„ high: 85 tage of black and Hispanic student Excellence scholarships will be given year. enrollment is not much different from this spring. She said the 25 scholar- He said the black students on cam- sonal attention and show students students in Texas. man- cloudy the percentages at those schools. ships, which provide full tuition and pus total about 600. that people at Tech care about them. The office focuses on recruiting Whitfield said Hispanic and black fees for four years, will be given dur- Although the office is happy with in- In addition, to showing concern for academically superior students, / \ low: 60 enrollment totaled 8.6 percent of the ing the next four years so that Tech creases in minority enrollment, Her- students, Whitfield said, recruiters junior college transfers and minority Tech student population for the will have 100 minority students on nandez said the percentage of minori- simply represent Tech and its ex- recruits.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1988 PAGE 2 VIEWPOINT ri rechsans' political PLDC;. voice to carry clout ALIGIANCE rr 74... if expressed in vote T; ... Nov. 8 will be recorded in the history books as the most impor- tant day of 1988. But only about half the American population that is registered to vote will be part of that history — part of what will shape their future. Nov. 8 is election day. It isn't just any election day, but an election day that brings an end to an era. For eight years, Ronald Reagan has guided the United States and brought about many changes — some good, some bad — that have affected many aspects of American life. Now it is time to say goodbye. And it is time to say hello to a new man, a new leader and a new aspect of American life. Every American citizen 18 years and older has the opportunity — the right — to select this one person who could drastically change his or her way of life. But the sad truth is that about 47 percent of eligible voters are the only ones who exercise that right. Something that America's forefathers fought so hard for is being taken advantage of and taken for granted by their ancestors. Many Americans lost their lives and many others in a number of struggling nations are losing their lives for the right to cast the ballot. Excuses that neither of the presidential candidates are worthy of a vote or that it takes too much time to vote are cop-outs. Perhaps Michael Dukakis and George Bush are not worthy of votes, but the democratic system has produced these two men, and one of them — like it or not — is going to be the next president of the United States. As well as the presidential election, many cities and states will use the Nov. 8 event to conduct local and state elections. Many Texas Tech students who are registered or eligible to vote do not Parking rules perplex students vote in Lubbock. Students live four or more years in Lubbock County. It is obvious Some people also might consider that the people who win this year's election will affect Tech Channels needed for solution having their carless friend who students in the years to come. lives in a residence hall let you park Important positions such as state senator, state representative This issue does not need to be by somehow having an official blue in their dorm parking space shoved aside. and U.S. representative will be decided in the upcoming general Tim dorm parking permit on their through a simple vehicle registra- election. The people who win those offices represent not only Lub- Weinheimer Communication lines between vehicles. tion process accomplished in the students and the traffic and parking bock but Tech. On The Scene So, you say, how can this be if traffic and parking office — once office as well as the Texas Tech they do not live in the residence again leaving room- and board- Students pay a large amount of money to obtain a higher educa- Writer Department of Police Services hall? paying students short on parking tion, so it is only logical that students would want to vote for the should not and do not have to entail It's easy. slots accesible to their particular candidate who will best represent Tech in Austin and in We all have experienced the pro- such a bitter and hard-fought Traffic and parking does not run residence halls. Washington. cedures concerning the Office of relationship. a check on addresses from the spr- Will students living in residence These political figures directly relate to Tech and affect every Traffic and Parking at one time or Just what are standard pro- ing semester to the fall semester — halls continue to be towed just person in the Tech community. another. cedures? Do they feature long lines especially regarding who has mov- because some commuter has the The University Daily strongly urges every Tech student who has Letter after letter have made and towing cars parked in ed off campus — so those who mov- permit they actually should have, not yet registered to vote to do so in Lubbock County and exercise their way to The University Daily's 30-minute parking? ed off campus during the interim because their car won't start, or his or her right. Viewpoint page complaining of Of course, the Traffic and Park- just go to T/P and pick up their $35 any number of otherwise unpreven- If a student is registered to vote in another county, then he or she lines, costs, ticketing and just sim- ing Handbook puts it in black and pre-paid residence hall parking per- table incidents? ple organizational (what organiza- white for students, but — you know This will prove to be another long needs to contact the county clerk in the county of permanent mit from the spring. tion?) problems. — there sometimes are exceptions. Now isn't that handy. year of complaints and expensive residence and vote absentee. Of course, now that we have pro- Students aren't perfect. As a result, T/P claims they've tickets for everyone (especially There are only a few days left to register to be eligible to vote in gressed well into the semester, such Out of several dilemmas, I would run out of permits, leaving actual students) if communication chan- the Nov. 8 general election. So take advantage of the democratic issues have been placed on the back like to bring to attention the major on-campus residents' cars parked nels aren't opened and cleared up system; register to vote and then do it. burner and most of the lines have problem concerning commuters in the distances of the commuter between students, Tech police and The University Daily Editorial Board disappeared. who park in residence hall parking lots. the Office of Traffic and Parking. Many Americans show gross negligence in failing to cast ballots
not all — Americans are guilty of plain and simple for? immediate home, work and school life — responsibilities negligence! It may surprise some, but I've heard this last excuse that cannot be ignored. One of the most obvious examples of this negligence is quite often. I 'ye heard it expressed in many different The other day, I was involved in a routine discussion. the fact that only a small percentage of American forms by many different people. There was a minor problem that needed to be address- citizens register to vote and even a smaller percentage A low-income, government-dependent head of a fami- ed. Someone used the phrase "in the ideal situation" and actually take the time to go out and vote. ly once expressed it by arguing that he and his family followed it by an explanation of how things would work I'll confess that when I turned 18, I did not rush out to were not being properly "taken care of" by the U.S. smoothly if everyone did exactly what they were suppos- my local voter registrar's office and register to vote. government; yet he never bothered to vote. ed to and in the manner that it should be done. Nevertheless, two years later and a great deal wiser, I A busy career woman once expressed it by saying she I thought it was absolutely absurd that this was of- An old friend once told me that Americans have the can assure you I will exercise the privilege. was "too busy to even think about the elections." fered as a response to the dilemma of how to solve the fault of being preoccupied with themselves and their im- There are a number of excuses for failing to vote; I've And last but not least, a college student once express- problem. mediate surroundings. I jumped to our defense, saying heard quite a few and even used one or two of them ed it by saying, "Hey, I'm so caught up in school, I don't Idealistically, there would be no famine or crime in that the United States would not have achieved its cur- myself. They range from "I don't have the time" to "one even know who's running." the world. Idealistically, individuals would take action rent status if all Americans were guilty of this vote isn't going to make a difference" to, and this one's Well, folks, this is obvious negligence! when they see a crime being committed instead of simp- accusation. my favorite, "No, I don't do that (vote), that's not for The world doesn't end with the family and work units. ly being sympathetic, walking away and later feeling However, a closer look at several current issues have me." As human beings and as U.S. citizens, we all have guilty. Idealistically, everyone in the United States made me come to the conclusion that many — though Well if it's not for you — U.S. citizen — then who is it responsibilities which go beyond those that affect our would exercise their right to vote.
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