Page 2A THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 10, 1976
Northern Ireland
urges Americans
not to budget IRA
On second thought
Campus cops not so bad after all
Editor:
I had previously intended to write
this letter as a criticism of the Uni
versity Police, lovingly known as the
Kampus Kops (KK). I had temporar
ily fallen prey to the strange affliction
that causes most students to dislike
the KK. I had a whole list of griev
ances that I felt pointed out the in
competence of these upholders of
justice.
One of these grievances referred
to the way these great people spend
most of their time strolling around
campus handing out parking tickets
the way a new father hands out
cigars. But after careful considera
tion I realized that this activity is
probably justifiable. After all, crime
is not exactly running rampant on the
Texas A&M campus to keep officers
busy.
Another complaint I had to offer
deal) with the apparent war that the
KK is waging against bicycle riders.
Ever notice how policemen delight
in lurking behind trees and cars just
so they can pounce on riders that
commit the serious offenses of riding
without any hands on the hand
lebars, riding without proper light
ing (even though there may not be
another soul in sight) or the breaking
of some other equally absurd rule?
However, after thinking deeply, I
decided that even these actions are
in the best interests of the Aggies.
Someone has to protect innocent
pedestrians from these wild cyclists
that would run them down by sur
prise if not controlled.
I was even going to gripe about
police impatience and unfriendliness
when students are trying to load
their cars close to a building in a
short-term parking area. Fifteen or
twenty minutes under the suspicious
eye of a policeman is hardly enough
time for the average student to load
everything he usually wants to. But
this surveillance serves a valuable
purpose also. University streets do
definitely look better when they are
not cluttered up with lots of cars.
Yes, I started out to use these
complaints to write a bitter criticism
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Construction
of the KK. But when I went out to a
rather isolated dorm-students’ park
ing lot to get my car last weekend, I
changed my mind. You see, it seems
I had accidently left my car unlocked
and the driver’s window rolled down
a little for almost two weeks. Al
though I had not been informed
about the mistake, there wasn’t any
thing missing or damaged. Now that
says a lot for the integrity and effec
tiveness of the KK, and to me it
makes up for all their faults.
John W. Tynes
Editor:
I did not say anything when the
area in front of the Chemistry Build
ing was torn up for an expensive,
unneeded mall. I did not make a
sound when the MSC area felt the
bulldozer’s bite. Now I watch per
fectly good cement being ripped up
by the Animal Husbandry, Physics,
Francis and Wildlife buildings.
Justice?
Editor:
Since September 1975 there has
been a steady increase of staff park
ing areas at the expense of day stu
dents. Why? Do the day students
have no right to park on campus? I
seem to remember having to pay for
a parking sticker for that right. Also,
if a day student is given a ticket for
parking in a staff parking spot then
why aren’t staff also ticketed for park
ing in day student slots?
Recently, while spending over
half an hour attempting to park in the
area set aside for day students I
noticed five cars (day student) tic
keted for parking in staff parking
areas. This area was one which has
just been stolen from the day stu
dents. At the same time I counted 17
staff cars and pickups parked in the
day student area which adjoined the
partially filled staff parking area.
They were not ticketed. Why? I will
write to anyone who might possibly
be able to bring pressure to bear to
correct this problem of parking areas
and I urge all day students to do the
same while there is still a day student
parking area to protest about.
Bob Lamon
Everyone is aware that A&M en
rollment is going up, but when will
this madness of construction end?
Did we learn nothing from the fire
department letter asking us to plan
construction programs better so as to
allow firemen to approach buildings?
Is there an orderly system at work
here, or has a beaver syndrome
struck the University adminis
trators? Are they dedicated to PRO
GRESS only for progress’ sake? Did
the letter about possible tree root
damage (last week’s Battalion) do no
good? All the complaints about the
ugly, useless and extravagant wall
around campus obviously did no
good, and I suppose this mild protest
will likewise do no good.
Is there any such thing as a con
struction deadline around here? Are
the construction companies simply
given the money and allowed to
finish at their leisure? This seems to
be the case, for we can all go home
for Christmas, come back in a month
and find no noticeable progress.
Governor Briscoe has commented
that simply expanding appropria
tions to higher education facilities
(like A&M) does not necessarily in
crease the student intelligence level.
I can only hope that the administra
tion will not someday find they have
created a sterile (but beautiful!)
campus to graduate a bunch of
dummies from.
Edward V. Ruhnke Jr.
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