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TUESDAY Novtmbar 22,1983
Volume 3, Number 16
Cox Chairs Common Cause
By Reed Peebles
Archibald Cox. lormer Watergate special prosecutor, now National Chairman ol Common Cause, spoke lo a crowd ol about 100 pople Thurs¬ day night al the Granada Royale Hometel. The allair was $10 a head fund raiser (or Common Cause.
Most ol Ihe audience were members ot San Antonio s Common Cause, a sell described public in terest lobby ol aboul 250.000 members nationwide Cox describes Ihe goal of Common Cause as one
of "open, honest, responsible, representative government ".
Specifically. Mr. Cox dealt with the issue of Political Action Com¬ mittees, or PACs. and their elfect on congressional elections.
Cox proposed public lunding lor congressional election campaigns (Presidental election campaigns are now publicly funded), as an alter¬ native to PACs. Public funding, maintains Cox. will keep congres¬ sional elections from degenerating
Into contests of ability to make money, rather than contests of character and ability. '
Prior to his speech on PACs. Mr. Cox elaborated on some other con¬ cerns considered pressing by Com¬ mon Cause. Foremost among these other concerns is the threat of nuclear war, which Common Cause is working to avoid through exten sive lobbying in Washington.
Common Cause also addresses such issues as the ERA, waste in
delense  spending,   and  ethics   In legislation, according lo Cox.
Those interested in more informa¬ tion   on  Common  Cause and   its various concerns may write: Common Cause of Texas 302 W. 15th, Ste.200 Austin. TX 78701 Phone (512) 474-2374 or phone either of two San Antonio representatives: Van Vanslrom-654-4665 David DeWall"225-7236
McGovern Politics in Austin
AUSTIN-
It was reminiscent ol 1972
Ten years following his last cam¬ paign for the highest office in the nation. Democratic candidate George S McGovern addressed a crowd of UT students November 1, saying It's good to be back on this campus alter almost ten years "
At just one ol the many stops this candidate will tie making in the next year, McGovern told the group of over 500 why he <s compelled to seek the Democratic presidential nomination once again and reflected back on what he called a
humiliating deleat' In 1972 McGovern carried only
Massachussets out of the fifty states
Following the indictments and penitentiary sentences thai were assessed to those involved In the Watergate scandal, as well as the forced resignation of the 1972 "land¬ slide winner, " McGovern said he had to ask himself "who was really humiliated." (Implying we the U.S. were)
The former senator of South Dakota cited recent public opinion polls to support his belief that he could rally national backing in the 1984 elections. McGovern said, ¦ while he rated four percent in popularity in 1971, today he rates "ten percent."
McGovern took the Opportunity to lash out at the Reagan Administra¬ tion for its involvement In Central
America.
"I would immediately terminate all U.S. military involvement in Cen¬ tral America right now, " McGovern said, explaining what action he would take were he in the White House.
Although he does not question the "sincerity " of President Reagan, he believes, "This administration is taking the country to disaster."
McGovern was equally critical of recent events in Grenada and discussed the implications of the Reagan Administration's rigid con¬ trol of press coverage there.
Touching on other campaign issues McGovern discussed his ap- pallment at the federal deficit, said ha would reverse Reagan's present
Geography students ars briafsd on tha nawspapar T'oiir   Qtortc    ^orl\/     business at the San Antonio Exprass-Naws offlca. I <^UI    <Jial lo   cal ly     The tour waa part of a 4:30 a.m. "Watch San An-   tonlo Wake Up" Held trip recently.
Top Ranked Debate Team Sets National Goals
by Michele Salyards
Money, determination, and plain hard work have landed the UTSA Forensics Debate team among the top 10 in the nation.
With the added lunding from stu¬ dent services fees, the University granted 510.000 to the Forensics team. "The funds went directly for travel expenses,' said Coach Skip Eno. Other lunds were generated (rom a tournament at UTSA which was (ponsored by the team. That tournament brought in $2,600, ao amount Eno feels is substantial conpared to the zero dollars the team had to work with in previous years
"One of the maior problems,' said Eno, "is travel. We re gone almost every weekend. Every place we go, we have to drive 400 to 500 miles just to get out of Texas.
Eno added, "We have a national quality det>ate team who det>ates tietter in top competition. But we're
forced by nature to compete on a regional level." Eno explained that the "University prefers we debate on a regional level It (national quality) is something they feel we ought to build toward. The problem is, we're already there "
Eno explained that to gain na¬ tional recognition, the team needs to compete against top ranked teams. "Most ol those maior com¬ petitions are in Utah, Tennessee, or other states." But Eno feels the add¬ ed funds helped tremendously. "We're well known now. We're perceived (by other universities) as having a strong program."
Vet the strong program has to do with the memtiers. Mostly, we've got a group of people who are work¬ ing and traveling really hard " He ad¬ ded they need help to spread out the worl^. Eno feels an additional debate team or two could be a definite plus to the overall program.
Currently, the team tias about 12-14   actively   involved   members
Job Program Begins
Or. Vincent Avallone. Director of the Career Planning and Placement Center, has announced the addition of the Job Location and Develop¬ ment Program to the Center's established programs.
Tfie Job Location and Development
(JLO) Program, which is headed by Mr. Samuel Gonzales, will seek to expand current part-time offerings for UTSA students through a con¬ centrated development effort with local and regional businesses. Em¬ phasis will be placed on developing part-time jobs which relate directly
handling ol the Student Loan Pro¬ gram, and following student ques¬ tioning, told the ethnically - mixed group he would promote civil rights one-hundred percent " McGovern said he supports a freeze on further construction and deployment of nuclear weapons to further preclude incidents such as the bomb dropped in Hiroshima that "Incinerated 100,000 people."
Further speculating on whal he would do if the Democratic nomia- tion were his, McGovern said the selection of a running mate would be open.
"I would leave it open to women, men, blacks, and whites," McGovern said.
Former Watergate prosecutor, Archibald Cox, has left the
courtroom to become National Chairman of Common Cause. Common Cause, described as a "public interest lobby," has about 250,000 members    nationwide.
Who's Who at UTSA ?
The 1984 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges will in¬ clude the names of 55 students at¬ tending The University of Texas at San Anjonio
The UTSA students were nominated by faculty members and fellow students and reviewed by a committee of representatives from each of UTSA's colleges, the Office of Student Activities and the Stu¬ dent Representative Assembly They were selected on the basis of their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership inex- tracurricular activities and potential for continued success.
They join students chosen from more than 1500 Institutions of higher education in the United States and several foreign nations.
The annual directory has publish¬ ed the names of outstanding univer¬ sity and college students since 1934.
San Antonio
Tracey Marie Apodaca Patricia Anne Berney Marta Anne Bierman-White Deborah La Claire- Blue Deborah Ann Bohl Pamela Ann Brown Deborah Burkhart Cynthia Harris Chalker Beveriy Ann Collins Kent Lee Deharl Ruth Kathryn Drolning Terry Lee Ewald Lesley L. Fisher Richard Brian Furner Luis Gerardo Gonzalez Susan Amy Healon Peter G. Hernandez James Wesley Isaman Tami Gaskins Johnson Kaydonna Bubeck Kisel Gary Scott Kitchen Gayle T Kmght Veronica Pearl Kramer Jeffie Nan McAuley Patti Diane Mahavier Erick Damon Mikiten Michelle Mildred Mingrone Ricardo A. Monlemayor
Gayle Lynne Morris Karen Pickard Oliver Janice Gayle Olson Diane Jacinta Pavlicek Luis R  Perez Kevin Patrick Plait ChnsliAnn June Ryan Karen Sue Schiller Teodora Segura Antonio Vaughn Skinner Gregory H. Smith Susan G. Spalding Janet Eileen Stigenl Myrna Bianca Tucker William Joseph Villarreal Peter Alexander Walerreus Snerry Lynn Welch Helene Botia Williams Michelle Mattson Ziche
Out ol Town
Rita Cano Alcala Richard Warden Bailey Jettrey William Fidone Clifton Brian Karnei Man Eleanor M  Miller Sheri Lef Petermeier Susan Eloise Sorrell Jfiseph Lynn Turner
with about eight who travel con- slstantly. "I would like to have about four-five more interpreters. Those numt>ers could put us in winning sweepstakes." said Eno.
"We need the people with tha talent who are willing to work." Ac¬ cording to Eno, the people are out there, but, "they just haven't shown."
Among the problems the Foren¬ sics team has encountered in addi¬ tion to the number of performers is the storing of information. "While on one hand were among a handful of teams who put our information (like debate research) into a word processor, we lack the people who can put it in."
Overall, says Eno, Tm really pleased with the way its gone. Weve met every goal. Our remaining goal is to win a national champion¬ ship, to qualify for national, to con- sistantly win with quality, and to be in the top five in the nation."'
to a student's major field ol study.
Any student who is currently enroll¬ ed at UTSA and who is U.S. citizen or permanent resident is eligible for this program. Financial need is not a requirement. Students register once with the program and may then use the service at any time while ihey are enrolled at UTSA. Students interested in participating in the JLO program should visit with Mr. Gonzales at the Placement Center, MS   1.03.04.
Check Expands Travel Budget
Dr. Douglas Hodo. dean of the Col¬ lege of Business at The University of Texas at San Antonio, accepts a S1.000 check presented by Food Store's representatives. The monies will be used to supplement the School's discretionary fund for faculty development, according to Hodo. Currently, UTSA is able to allot only $150 per faculty member
for academic travel during Ihe school year. Hodo plans to use H.E.B s donation lo expand the faculty travel budget and provide speakers' fees for University guests H.E.B. made a second $1,000 presentation to the School of Business at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos on the same   day.   Participants   in   the
presentation include trom left to right: Dr Hodo, Thomas Gomez, H EB. College Relations Coordina¬ tor: Larry Wright, Director of Human Resources Field Operations for HE B.S San Antonio Store Division; and Wayne Steele, H.E.B. San An¬ tonio District Manager.
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