TCU DAILY SKIFF Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX Wednesday, October 7, 1987 85Th Year, No

Caffeine harmless? ....Page 2 Wal-Mart Univ. Page 3 Scabs worthy page TCU DAILY SKIFF Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX Wednesday, October 7, 1987 85th Year, No. 25 Law allows carrying unconcealed handguns Although old Florida law allowed Head said legislators will realize Traditionally in the South carrying only 400 to 500 have been mailed to cause it makes it possible for officers By Lisa Touye handguns only in a person's car or what a mistake they have made when handguns in rural areas is not given Florida state licensing officials, Head to arrive at a crime scene where both Staff Writer house, the new law makes it legal to domestic violence and homocides in- much consideration, Head said. said. the attacker and the victim are car- A new gun law passed in Florida carry a handgun outside the house or crease. But in urban areas the restrictions Previously, a gun permit in Mon- rying guns and in a position to shoot allows nearly even' adult of sound car as long as it is in plain view. on handguns are stricter because peo- roe county in the Everglades cost back. mind without a criminal record to car- The new law will not necessarily ple are fearful of rising crime, he $2,200 while the same permit cost This is one of the main reasons why ry a concealed handgun. Florida is the Concealed handguns are still ban- raise the rate of violent crimes, but added. $400 in Dade bounty where Miami is police are against the new gun law, he 12th state to allow residents to carry ned at schools, athletic stadiums and will change the nature of such crimes, located. The permit fee is now 8176 said. concealed weapons. bars, but if a handgun is worn openly he said. Head called the law "mostly a sym- statewide. Under the new law, Florida resi- bolic deterrent" because it is sup- in those places it is perfectly legal Head said most gun fatalities result dents can carry guns on the street posed to scare off' people who are Texas would not be served well by a under the new law. The possibility of fatalities sky rock- from the negligent use of guns. after two hours training, one hour oral law similar to the new gun law that eting exists as violent assaults turn thinking of committing a crime. instruction and one hour of practice at When guns or bullets around the went into effect last Thursday in Flor- into homocides, he said. a shooting range. The new law makes the state the house are not locked up, the possibil- ida, said Bill Head, assistant professor This new provision allowing the Reduction in training time is always licensing authority for gun permits ity of fatal accidents by family mem- of criminal justice. open wearing of handguns in public- "When a person is attacked with a a concern, Head said, but "even a and applies uniform standards for gun bers-since outsiders cause only 1 per- has caused alarm. According to found- beer bottle or a knife being killed is person with 20 to 40 hours training permits across the state. cent of gun fatalities-exists, he said. "It's always possible that a similar ers of the bill, it is an overlooked not a certainty," he said. "But when a forgets what he learned in class when law could be passed in Texas depend- loophole and new legislation is in the handgun enters the picture, it is a But, out of more than 32,000 ap- Head said the new law affects he's attacked on the street." ing on the tenor of the times," he said. process to correct it possibility." plications for new handgun permits, police in their day-to-day work be- "It's just not the same," he said. House gives funds for hunger meeting "This is a way for the student body- By Katie Hazelwood rather than the university-to recog- Staff Writer nize teachers." said joe Gagnon, The House of Representatives met t hairperson of the Academic Affairs Tuesday, passing a bill funding two Committee. students to attend the National Stu- "By doing this, we are able to say dent Conference on Hunger and tabl- we really like this teacher and want ing one bill establishing student rec- them to stay around a long time," ognition of teaching excellence. John Lewis, chairperson of the The money allotted by the House Permanent Improvements Commit- will cover air fare, registration fees tee, said. and transportation costs for two stu- Ad Hoc Food Service Committee dents to attend the hunger confer- chairperson Steve Rubik informed ence at Harvard University October the House of the work the committee 23-25. was doing. "The National Association of Cam- "We are investigating the big com- pus Activities rated the U.S. prog- plaints, such as the food servers in the rams for Hunger Week, and TCU was main not wearing gloves, the lines in rated the best in the nation," Prog- the main and numerous complaints ramming Council chairperson John about hair in the food," Hubik said. Watson said. Kristin Chambers, chairperson of One of the TCU delegates to the the Student Concerns Committee, seminar will make a presentation on said it is very important that students having a hunger week program. register their complaints with a man- Deadline for organizations to sub- ager. mit a request for House funding this "If you get a meal with a hair or semester is noon Friday. piece of glass in it. they'll credit you if The House also introduced a bill to you report it. Also, if the food is bad sponsor a campus-wide election to and you have a valid reason, they'll TCU Daily Skiff / Brian R McLean" recognize the 10 most-admired listen to us. There's always a manager on duty," she said. Student Body President Joe Jordan points to someone asking a question during Tuesday's Student House of Representatives meeting. teachers at TCU. Reagan revises Bork nomination suffers setback WASHINGTON (AP)-Judge Some Democrats were openly made its decision: "We're dis- The outcome had been expected. Robert Bork's embattled nomination urging Reagan to find a replacement appointed, but we're pushing ahead." But Sen. Howell Meflin's decision to the Supreme Court suffered its nominee. He conceded, "It's tough. There's no was suspenseful, and his support was worst setback yet, as the Senate The Judiciary Committee recom- doubt about it." coveted bv both sides. legislative bill Judiciary Committee voted 9-5 Tues- mended that the full Senate reject the The committee vote fell roughly Heflin's defection was particularly day to recommend his rejection and a nomination when it conies up for a along party lines, with Sen. Arlen damaging to Bork's chances for con- ing office to the office managing key Southern Democrat and a fifth vote, probablv within two weeks. Specter of Pennsylvania the only Re- firmation, because White House offi- By Mollie King the budget will make the new bill Republican joined the opposition. Before the vote, Reagan rejected publican to join eight Democrats in cials were hoping to use a "yes" vote Staff Writer work. Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., the all talk of giving up. "There's no back- recommending rejection of Bork's from the former Alabama Supreme President Ronald Reagan Carter said Reagan and Con- committee chairperson saidhedidn t ing off. I'm going all out," he said. nomination. The committee's five Court justice to attract other con- signed a legislative bill last Tues- gress want to cut the budget, but see "any reasonable prospect that White House spokesperson Marlin other Republicans were on Bork's servative Southern Democrats to day revising the Gramm-Rudman the president is unwilling to cut Judge Bork will be confirmed.'' Fit/water said after the committee side. Bork's side. budget-balancing law. defense expenditures below the The bill requires a $23-billion level he thinks is sufficient, and reduction in deficits for the fiscal Congress disagrees with him. Study shows more year of 1988 and a balanced budget Carter said ultimately the by 1993. American people must cut the Reagan complained about the budget by deciding to bite the bul- young blacks than legislative bill but said he had to let and scale back on some prog- sign it because it included an in- rams. crease in the national debt limit "Some people are going to be that he feels is urgently needed. very unhappy about that-we are whites voted in '86 Under the revised Gramm- definitely going to have to face a WASHINGTON (APJ-For the first Even as black turnout was growing, Rudman law. the deficit for fiscal rise in taxes during the next pres- time, the share of young blacks who voting by young whites slipped some- 1988 should be $144 billion, but idency, and a lot of people will be voted surged significantly ahead of what, the Census Bureau found in its economists forecast an increase in unhappy about that. the percentage of young whites who study, titled "Voting and Registration the deficit to $170 billion. "It will take a tough Congress went to the polls, the Census Bureau in the Election of November 1986." With bi-partisan compromise, and tough president in agreement reported Tuesday in a study of turn- The report compared turnout the bill relaxes the law's original to do this. out for the 1986 election. among people aged 18 to 24 in non- deficit reduction schedule, leaving "We have more debt now since The turnout of people aged 18 to 24 presidential elections in recent years most deficit cutting to be done af- Reagan came in than ever before has grown steadily among blacks in It found that in 1974 whites in this ter next year's elections.

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