An A&M scientist says that the Performance in class could be APPl JACK planet Mars may be able to sup- directly linked to eating habits/ port life/Page 3 Page 5 r?••"• ' t\ TCU DAILY SKIFF Vol. 85, No. 9 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1985 Fort Worth, Texas Reps join battle against raising drinking age The U.S. House of Representatives alcohol sales and the cost of increased ter to the House requesting $1,000. that limits our time as for what we can the House that $224 should be added W. Robert Padgett passed a bill this summer requiring enforcement of the new age would Rut when the bill went through the do for ourselves," Weiler said. for food cost to the students in Hous- Skiff Reporter states to raise their minimum drink- rival the amount lost if the state did finance committee, the amount was This is the first year the TCU Army ton, who would be eating on the Rice ing ages to 21 before 1986 or lose 5 not raise the drinking age. In 10 years, dropped to $232.40. An amendment ROTC has been represented in a Mar- campus. The TCU House of Student Repre- percent of their federal highway according to Gessert, Texas would was added to the bill on the House di Gras parade. Weiler said the expo- sentatives passed a resolution Tues- funds. The lost revenue will increase lose more than $200 million if the floor to tack on $460 extra for two sure would be beneficial for the TCU "They can't take their meal cards to day night supporting the Texas Stu- to 10 percent in 1987 if a state does not drinking age was raised from 19 to 21 meals for each of the 23 cadets attend- campus. Rice University," Trask said. "I feel dent Lobby in the organization's bat- raise its drinking age, and will in- years. ing the parade. like we're asking these students to tle against the raising of the drinking crease by 5 percent each year the state Three bills were passed by the "We will gain from it (being in the represent TCU, and so it's really un- age in the state from 19 to 21. delays the legislation. For Texas, that House Tuesday, two giving financial "Everytime we wear this uniform, parade) and the university will also fair to ask them to buy their own food The resolution stated that 19-year- means a loss of more than $30 million support to out-of-town TCU activities we represent TCU," Weiler said gain from it from national television while they're there." olds in Texas are granted eertain liber- for 1986 and $60 million for 1987. and the other supporting the new while promoting the bill on the House recognition and recognition around floor. He said it was the first time the ties, including the liberty to marry, House member John Gessert, a escort service. the Louisiana state area," Weiler said. The House also passed a bill giving drill team had come before the House vote, serve on a jury and buy and sell junior political science major who $65 to the newly-formed escort ser- House members passed a bill to requesting money, and that it was The House also passed a bill allocat- firearms, and that buying and con- submitted the resolution, said that vice to buy identification name tags. give the Army ROTC drill team doing so this time, "reluctantly." ing $416 to the TCU College Howl suming alcohol is analogous to those the Texas Student Lobby informed $692.40 for its trip to New Orleans team for a tournament at Rice Uni- Because of the urgency of the bills, liberties. him that the financial loss to Texas this weekend to participate in a Mardi "The question was posed, "Why versity in Houston. the standing rule—which require! that The Texas State Legislature is pre- would be even greater if the drinking Gras parade. can t we get out and raise money bills be tabled for at least a week after sently debating whether to raise the age was raised to 21. Cadet Todd Weiler, the drill team's ourselves?' Well, we're busy doing The bill originally stood at $192. being submitted-was suspended for drinking age to 21. Gessert said that lost excise tax on commanding officer, submitted a let- altruistic events for the campus, and Program adviser Ann Trask then told Tuesday's meeting. Stockman lambasts pension system, 'may be in trouble' WASHINGTON (AP)- Budget protecting their retirement benefits Director David Stockman concedes than they are about protecting the he may be "in hot water" for his testi- security of the American people. mony to a Senate committee that When push comes to shove, they'll military leaders care more about their give up on security before they give pensions than they do about national up on retirement.' security. "'Now that's just another true fact of His contention that the military life and I'll probably he in hot water pension system was "a scandal ... an for saying it, but I'm going to say it outrage" was "a personal opinion," because it's about time it was said," probably not shared by President Stockman added. Reagan, Stockman told the Senate It wouldn't be the first time the Budget Committee on Tuesday. outspoken budget director has been Defense Secretary Caspar W. in trouble with the White House. Weinberger, while declining to com- Early in Reagan's first term. Stock- ment on Stockman's statements man s skeptical observations on directly, told a reporter "there's no Reagan s economic policies-reported scandal that I know of in the military in an article published in the Atlantic retirement system. Monthly magazine-brought a widely "I think the military retirement publicized presidential reprimand. provisions that are in the president's Stockman, in two hours of testi- budget are proper and we have no mony before the committee, also indication that the president has in lashed out at farm subsidies based on i MMKl' ftiafc any way deviated from those, "unsound economics, and at con- Weinberger said. gressional Democrats, whom he ac- Stockman was about midway cused of so politicizing the Social through his testimony defending Security issue that it couldn't be cons- Bob Eggebrecht puts the finishing touches to a repair job of a tennis court fence behind the Rickel Building Wednesday. PHOTO BY Reagan's $974 billion budget-and its idered as part of a deficit-reduction SUELLEN WOLF proposed $30 billion increase in de- package. fense spending-when he launched his Stockman told the committee that solo charge against the military estab- members of Congress who thought lishment. the military budget was too large U.S. Navy inspecting sites He told the panel he was tired of should "call the Joint Chiefs of Staff WORLD MONITOR hearing congressional complaints ab- and ask them what they're going to out the size of Reagan's military put into the kitty by supporting a World for possible homeport budget- without any specific recom- reasonable, moderate, military retir- PORT LAVACA, Texas (AP)- A and valued at $20 million. Victoria mendations from members of Con- ment reform plan. ..." gress on what defense programs to Navy team inspected three possible and Calhoun counties also have The military pension plan is ex- Australian prime minister withdraws offer of support trim. sites to build a homeport for the Bat- offered undeveloped sites at Powder pected to cost nearly $16 billion this WASHINGTON (AP)- Australian Prime Minister Robert Hawke tleship Wisconsin and a fleet of five Horn, southeast of Port Lavaca, and Then, he gave the committee an year and is scheduled to rise in cost to apparently caught Reagan administration officials by surprise with smaller vessels. nearby Fanpoint. example of one area of military spend- $17.8 billion under the presidents his government's reported decision to withdraw an offer of support The four-member team, led by re- Ridge said the team expected to ing that could be pared back substan- new budget, according to congres- facilities for MX missile tests. tired U.S. Navy Capt. James Ridge, conclude on-site inspections Tuesday, tially: sional analysts. Reports of the last-minute reversal surfaced Tuesday night on the made an aerial inspection of the sites but the prolonged bad weather could "I haven't been able to get anything Recent Congressonal Budget Office eve of Hawke's scheduled talks with Secretary of State George Tuesday. Poor weather on Monday, force them to stay until early Wednes- done on military retirement down- figures show that an average lieute- Shuitz to coordinate strategy for dealing with New Zealand s deci- however, limited the team to an on- day to complete the evaluation. town. It's a scandal. It's an outrage," nant colonel, retiring after 20 years sion to deny a U.S. request for a visit by a Navy destroyer. site visit of a tract proposed by the Michael Infante, public relations Stockman testified. service, could expect to receive Reacting to the New Zealand announcement, U.S. officials said Aluminum Co. of America. director for Alcoa, said the team met "The institutional forces in the $576,000 in pension benefits during Tuesday the administration was reviewing its ties with that country Port Lavaca was not among the sites briefly at Alcoa Monday afternoon to military are more concerned about his lifetime. and also disclosed it will not participate in planned naval exercises the inspection team visited late last view models of the Alcoa site before set for next month with the two South Pacific nations.