The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 103, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 19, 1983 Page: 1 of 6
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Merchant sues over booklists
Dealer says delay causes order problems
By CHRIS KORNMAN
Staff Writer
A Denton used-book dealer has filed
suit against NT, charging that textbook
lists compiled by the University Store are
released to him too late for text whole-
salers to fill his orders for used books.
Timothy Meads, manager of Student
Book Exchange, 13(H) W. Hickory, said
the Exchange is asking the court to find
that textbook lists are public information
under the Texas Open Records Act and
to require NT to release them to the Ex-
change when the University Store receives
them.
Thousands of universities across the
nation arc already purchasing textbooks
for fall 1983, Meads said. "By the time
I get the book lists, the supply of many
used textbooks is gone.
"Then I have to order new books in-
stead of used, which makes students pay
more money.”
University Attorney Riehard Rafes said
all local bookstores that request book lists
for the semester from the University Store
receive them at the same time. “The Uni-
versity Store does not order in advance
of anybody.” he said.
In order to receive the university’s book
list. Meads said, he must request, in writ-
ing, the list from the University Store.
The list is given to him after the Uni-
versity Store receives a majority of text-
book requests from departments on cam-
pus, he said.
Rafes said he was not familiar with
any university policy concerning a ma-
jority requirement before release of text-
book lists. University policy complies with
the Open Records Act. he said.
Around April I. Rafes said, the Uni-
versity Store asks that departments return
to tbook requests (called adoption sheets)
for the following fall to the store by April
15.
The University Store spends 10 days
to two weeks compiling the requests and
then releases them to other bookstores,
Rafes said.
Releasing the information to the Ex-
change early would give them a competi-
tive edge, he said. “They want the adop-
tion sheets as they come in.”
The Exchange, which buys back used
books all year, has received the Summer
1983 list, but not the Fall 1983 list. Meads
said. Because he does not know what
books will be needed by students next
fall, he said, he is now buying textbooks
from students at wholesale prices, rather
than the half price he would normally
pay for a book scheduled to be used again.
In May 1982. Meads said, the Ex-
change received the university’s textbook
list for Fall 1982. ”We received it two
days before final exams,” he said, and
by then the wholesalers were sold out of
many used books.
Richard Ardoin, overseer of the book
department at Voertman’s bookstore, said
Voertman’s has not received the Fall 1983
book list from the University Store.
Voertman’s usually reeeives fall book
lists shortly before finals week, he said.
Voertman’s submits a written request
for the book list to the University Store
every semester, Ardoin said. “They give
us copies the same day as other book-
stores get it.”
He does not know if the University
Store begins ordering textbooks before
they release the list to other stores, Ardoin
said, but a shortage of books at the whole-
salers is a common occurrence if a title
is in demand. “It does not necessarily
have anything to do with book lists."
Recount fills at-large SA post
Bv STEFANI GAMMAGE
Daily Reporter
Joan Marshall, Dallas sophomore, was
declared the winner of the at-large Stu-
dent Association representative seat after
two recounts showed she received one
vote more than her opponent.
Marshall and Glenda Sullivan. Lewis-
ville sophomore, each received 42 votes
according to the first ballot count April
14 The two recounts showed Marshall
received 42 votes to Sullivan's 41.
In the presidential election. Kathy
Rudolph. Richardson senior, and vice
presidential running mate Lee Ann
Woods, Baytown senior, drew 540 votes.
Tim Kreatschman. Dallas junior, and vice
presidential running mate Karen Keith,
Brady sophomore, drew 422 votes.
The run-off election between Rudolph
Thursday from 8 a m. to 5 p.m. in the
University Union, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
in Wooten Hall and for 5 to 7 p.m. in
the Willis Library.
A debate between the two candidates
and their running mates will be tonight
at 9 p.m in the Clark Hall living room.
Dan Levy, Denton senior, and vice
presidential running mate Joshua Lloyd.
Dallas senior, drew 414 votes and will
not be in the run-off election..
A total of 1,376 votes were cast in
the election. Rodger West, Garland jun-
ior and Rules and Elections Committee
chairman, said the turnout was low be-
cause there was no controversy in the
election. Last year, he said, issues like
initiative and referendum and electoral
reorganization were definitely issues of
controversy.
Initiative and referendum was passed
by the SA this semester and approved
by the students 947-11.3. The amendment
became effective immediately. Electoral
reorganization failed passage in the SA.
Rudolph said, “The debate will show
who knows about the SA. who has ex-
perience with the SA and who is best
qualified for the office.”
Although Kreatschman has no SA ex-
perience. he said, “No one realizes that
Karen (Keith) and myself are vice pres-
idents of two organizatons that represent
the largest number of students second only
to the SA.” Kreatschman is vice presi-
dent of the Interfraternity Council and
and Keith is vice president of Panhellenic.
"We deal with different organizations
that have different needs," Kreatschman
said, "and we’re well aware of what it
takes to run an organization such as the
SA. We know that we can improve stu-
dent government and provide a more ef-
fective representation of all students."
Rudolph and Woods said it’s a mis-
take to think someone can just walk on
and know anything about the office or
the organization.
Kreatschman said. “It’s a matter of
people wanting to take a chance with new
ideas. The student body will have to de-
cide if it wants to re-elect the same ad-
ministration that has had to deal with lack
of representation at meetings, or if it wants
to elect someone with a positive new at-
titude that will inspire others.”
Woods said the debate will show what
they have been stressing in the campaign:
experience. "Alter the debate, students
will know what we know. This will show
that our knowledge of the SA is far greater
than our opponents."
I
Pholcj by GINA JURIK
FLIPPED—Bonnie Workman, of Golden Triangle Gymnastics, performs on
the balance beam at the Denton Spring Fling at the Denton County Fair-
grounds. The event featured events Saturday and Sunday
Photo by SUSAN THOMAS
BOTTLED MUSIC—Chuck Sanders of Paschal High School in Fort Worth,
tunes his bottles for the bottle music event at the Physics Olympics.
Chairman takes leave
Dr. Reg Westmoreland, chairman of
the journalism department, will begin
teaching at Peppcrdine University in
Malibu, Calif., next fall during a year’s
leave of absence from his NT post.
Dr. Jim Rogers of the journalism fac-
ulty will serve as acting chairman dur-
ing Westmoreland’s absence.
Westmoreland, chairman since 1974.
will teach courses in communication law,
public relations and mass communication.
"I feel the need to get away from ad-
ministrative work for a while—away from
the paper shuffling," he said.
Because NT’s journalism program has
grown almost 20 percent since fall 1981,
standards for undergraduates and gradu-
ates have been raised The number of
journalism majors grew from 440 in Fall
1981 to 526 in Fall 1982. he said
“This is one of the reasons I’m tak-
ing a leave. It doesn't look like we’re
going to get additional faculty to carry
the load,” he said. “I’ve had to stretch
out times between course offerings of
some courses because there isn't anyone
to teach them full time. In other words,
it's hard to keep up with the juggling all
the time.”
Westmoreland cited reaccreditation of
the News Writing-Editorial Sequence in
1978-79 and bringing the advertising and
public relations programs closer to accred-
itation as the most important achievements
during his chairmanship.
He served as president for the Amer-
ican Society of Journalism School Ad-
ministrators in 1979.
Residents favor arms freeze
By RALPH GAUER
Staff Writer
Results from a four-county survey
conducted by Rep. Tom Vandergriff.
D-Arlington, show 74 percent of all re-
spondents favor a bilateral freeze on the
testing, production and deployment of nu-
clear weapons, if compliance by the So-
viet Union can be verified.
Vandergriff questioned NT students in
die survey; their responses were measured
with those of Denton and Cooke coun-
ties. where 73 percent of responses fa-
vored a nuclear weapons freeze.
The survey questioned 26th Congres-
sional District constituents about defense.
Social Security benefits and payments,
federal expenditures and the effects of
President Ronald Reagan’s administration
Robert Arnold, press aide to Vander-
griff. said the favorable response to a
nuclear weapons freeze was not unex-
pected.
Arnold said. “We really weren’t too
surprised with the response to that ques-
tion. since we assume for the sake of
the survey that compliance from the So-
viet Union can be verified.
“I don’t think there are many people
anywhere who would oppose a bilateral
freeze if mutual compliance can be
assured."
Cooke County, the northern edge of
Vandergriff’s district, had the fewest re-
sponses favoring a nuclear freeze: 66 per-
cent for and 32 percent against a freeze,
with 2 percent not responding.
"Although Texas is considered a con-
servative state, and much of the district
relies on defense spending, I don't think
there are many people in the dis-
trict—hawks or doves—who would op-
pose a mutually verifiable freeze,” Arnold
said.
More than half of the respondents also
favored cuts in the defense budget. "One
of the things that struck us was that 52
percent (of the respondents) favor some
cuts in the defense budget." he said.
Arnold said Vandergriff Noted this year
for reduced defense spending, although
he favors a strong military. “He believes
that in order to cut the size of the growth
in the deficit, cuts in the defense budget
will have to be made. Cuts have to come
from everywhere."
Collin County respondents favored a
regional mass transit system nearly 4 to
1. Collin County includes Plano and
Allen, where many Dallas workers live,
Arnold said. Denton and Cooke County
respondents favored a mass-transit system
66 percent to 32 percent, with 2 percent
not responding.
“Congressman Vandergriff will be
heavily involved in the federal budgeting
for mass transit, and that question was
targeted primarily at Tarrant and Collin
counties,” Arnold said. "So many peo-
ple in those counties want and need help
with regional transportation. I don’t want
to say you all in Denton are set for the
next 10 or 15 years, but the conditions
on (Interstate) 35 look pretty good.”
More respondents favored the results
of Reagan’s administration than opposed
it. although Reagan did not receive a ma-
jority support from any county. In Denton
and Cooke counties. 37 percent of the
respondents said Reagan's programs are
working, 30 percent said they are not.
27 percent believed the programs had not
been in effect long enough to determine
their success or failure, and 5 percent
did not respond.
Most respondents favored deferring the
age at which workers can begin receiv-
ing Social Security benefits. In Denton
and Cooke counties. 53 percent favored
deferring payments one year, to jge 66
The average of all favorable responses
was 57 percent.
Since the survey was completed, the
federal government adopted a Social Se-
curity support program that will eventu-
ally defer the age at which benefits be-
gin until 67.
The survey was drawn from 11,678
questionnaires returned from the 26th Dis-
trict. Arnold said the district has 500,000
constituents.
Classes to hear
alumni speakers
Violinist travels
on China tour
incommunicado
Bv LUANN DUNLAP
Staff Writer
Eleven NT alumni will speak to classes
in various departments Thursday as part
of NT’s first Alumni Appreciation Day.
Lindsay Keller, director of special serv-
ices. said Monday.
NT faculty members were asked to in-
vite alumni from professional fields to
return to NT to visit with students and
provide class lectures, he said.
"This is the first time we’ve under-
taken something like this with alumni.
We hope to expand it to an ongoing pro-
gram, with alumni coming to NT at var-
ious times throughout the year."
ALUMNI WILL ATTEND seminars,
an informal luncheon hosted by NT Pres-
ident Al Hurley and an evening awards
banquet.
The awards banquet is an annual event.
Keffer said. NT will host 175 alumni at
the dinner.
Hurley said inviting alumni to speak
to students "represents an experiment for
the university. If all goes well, we’ll ex-
pand (he program in the future and’ will
invite many more to participate (in lec-
tures) in future years.”
Hurley said he hopes students will ben-
efit from hearing professionals working
in the students' fields of interest.
“This seems to be a promising way
to give students that opportunity. I think
(inviting alumni to speak) could make
Appreciation Day more meaningful for
the entire university."
Among lecturing alumni is Dr. Fisher
A. Tull, chairman of the music depart-
ment at Sam Houston State University.
He will present a lecture open to all stu-
dents at 9:30 a.m. in the Intermedia
Theater.
Dr. Marccau Myers, dean of the School
of Music, said, "He (Tull) is a very dis-
tinguished composer who received all
three degrees from NT. "
VISITING ALUMNI OF the education
department include Drs. Vivian Hicks,
director of development at UT-Tyler; O.
L. Davis, chairman of curriculum and
instruction at UT-Austin; and Robert Ma-
son. chairman of health physical educa-
tion, anil recreation and athletics at Austin
College. Mason also serves as president
of the National Association of Intercol-
legiate Athletics.
Dr. Velma Schmidt of the education
faculty said Hicks was chosen because
“there are so few women as directors of
development and I think she is a real
model for other women working toward
higher administration.’'
Other speakers include: Janis Gray, di-
rector of the Texoma Area Agency on
Aging; Dr. Jean Andrews Smith, artist;
Douglas Adams, assistant news director
for KXAS, television channel 5; Bonnie
Boynton, president of Good Ship Enter
prises. Inc.. an accessory and apparel man-
ufacturing firm; Alger Moore III. person-
nel manager of Gifford-Hill Co. Inc ; and
Linda Allmand. director of the Fort Worth
Public Library
By DENISE KOHN
Staff Writer
Violinist Robert Davidovici, NT artist
in-resident, is touring in China with the
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, but ev-
eryone is basically incommunicado with
the orchestra, Sherri Boyles, eommuni
cations manager for the orchestra, said
The orchestra's 21-day tour was not
part of the cancelled cultural exchanges
between China and the United States, be-
cause the tour was privately organized
and funded by American Airlines. After
the United States gave political asylum
to tennis player Hu Na. China cancelled
cultural exchange programs sponsored by
the U S. government.
Both Boyles and Dr. Marceau Myers,
Dean of the School of Music, said com-
munication with Davidov ici has been lim-
ited. The orchestra left Shanghai today
for Hangchow , Boyles said.
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT
makes the orchestra’s hotel and travel ar-
rangements. so neither the orchestra mem
bers nor the office in Fort Worth is ccr
tain where in Hangchow, the orchestra
will be staying
Joint performances between the orches-
tra and Chinese orchestras have been can-
celled because ot the break in cultural
relations. However, the orchestra has been
pcrtorming without the Chinese. "The
cancellations of the joint performances
has somewhat diminished the tour's cul-
tural exchange." Boyles said.
Along w ith performances, the orches-
tra has been hosting workshops and mas-
ters classes. At its concert in Peking, the
orchestra received five standing ovations.
"The reception from the Chinese peo-
ple has been tremendous, and the con-
certs have been wonderful.” she said.
"It says something that music cun indeed
bridge gaps that politics can't."
AFTER PERFORMING and con-
ducting a workshop in Hangchow, the
orchestra will travel to Canton and Hong
Kong. The orchestra will return to the
United States April 27. Most cultural ex
change tours last eight days, Boyles said.
"But this 21-day tour allows for in-depth
exchange.”
The orchestra has a strong c . itingent
of at leasi 12 NT alumni. Mix said
Dr. Lee Gibson, who was a member of
the NT music faculty for 35,ycars, plays
the clarinet in the orchestra. Gibson’s
wife is the orchestra's principal violinist
Myers said from what the Associated
Press stories have relayed, the tour seems
successful. "Davidovici is a very fine
musician. He’s a world-class violinist,
so I'm sure he's bciiie received ver
well "
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