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College Station, Texas
Tuesday, April 21, 1970
THE BATTALION
Editor:
After attending this university
for three years I’m pleased and
genuinely enthusiastic that some
one is attempting to redirect the
Student Senate to deal with the
issues that really affect the in
dividual student. In the past three
years no senator has ever come
to me in an attempt to establish
the point of view that he would
present at a senate meeting on
the basis of being his constitu
ent’s opinions. The Fifth Wheel
has shown me that not only will
it attempt to deal with issues
that really affect me as an indi
vidual student but that it also
seeks my opinion even the estab
lishment of its campaign plat
form.
“Carroll Punte’’ in his letter of
April 14 accused the candidates
of the Fifth Wheel of being un
qualified. I, of course, do not
know all of the Fifth Wheel mem
bers; but I do know the members
that live in my dorm and these
students are well qualified by
virtue of their past activities in
the many areas of student con
cern on this campus. These same
students have a definite interest
in the major problems that face
A&M and are willing to work to
solve these problems.
The fact that the Fifth Wheel
may be considered a political
party seems to bother quite a
few students. In the past, the
Student Senate has not acted as
a representative body should. We
need a change. The Fifth Wheel
at least knows that the senate
should be dedicated to the needs
of all the students on campus,
including the corps, civilians, day
students, and all other interest
groups.
I'm glad that there are students
at A&M who are genuinely inter
ested in good student govern
ment and want to see a senate
that can effectively respond to
student needs. These students un
doubtedly feel that by banding
together, even only temporarily,
they can acquaint themselves with
as broad a cross-section as pos
sible of this campus, and there
fore are actually becoming more
qualified as the campaign pro
gresses.
Emil Pela, ’71
Editor:
It is quite apparent that the
student body at Texas A&M is
in a state of change.
Class of ’73
Vote
GARY REGER
your Social Secretary 70-71
Capable-Qualified-Progressive
A problem has arisen in that
the students do not know what
they want to change into. This
makes it difficult for dedicated
students who want to serve in
student government. One segment
of our school wants to be “Old
Army." The other group wants
A&M to be a “Love and Peace"
university where students have
power on all boards and elect
profs and presidents. This leaves
no place for the moderate con
servative civilians who want A&M
to be a unique old southern school
with pride in its heritage.
Too many civilian students
have no idea what this school’s
past has and still means to their
degree and the “Aggie Ring."
So until the corps grows up
enough to accept the civilians,
and the civilians realize that the
corps is made of students with
the same needs and wants as
themselves, and until all students
here realize that “pride in A&M"
makes our degree worth more,
dedicated leaders are going to
shy away from lowering them
selves into the mickey-mouse,
manure slinging of student poli
tics.
Therefore, we withdraw from
the following candidacies in the
election of April 23.
Marcus Hill, Candidate
Senior Class President
Bruce McGee, Candidate
Sr Class Concessions
Chairman
Joel Sheffield, Candidate
Senior Class Treasurer
Craig Bradley, Candidate
Civilian Student
Council President
Editor:
As a Vietnam veteran return
ing to A&M after a three year
absence, I find a great many
things changed. But my attitude
has been one of letting the cam
pus life pass by as I have been
out of touch with it for so long.
Lately, items have been brought
to my attention that I think I
am somewhat qualified to speak
on. I refer to the peace fast and
anti-war day of April 15.
Mr. Fisher has excellent inten
tions in trying to help women
and children of a war torn land.
This would be great if he could
really do this. But many times
the medicine and supplies given
by various peace groups to North
Vietnam find it’s way to the
North Vietnamese Army in the
south. I do not report this from
hearsay or grapevine news but
rather from what I have actually
seen. I have actually seen these
supplies in bunkers and supply
depots of the North Vietnamese
Army in South Vietnam. Some of
these supplies were found still in
the original packing crates the
peace groups used. Can you
imagine the psychological impact
this can have on an American
soldier!
I do not think that Mr. Fisher
or the various peace groups fully
realize what they are doing. If
they think that turning their
backs on the destruction the en
emy does, that it will not be there,
then someone is being fooled. In
case of the North Vietnamese he
will stab you in the back. The
leaders in the North want only
to take over the South and will
use any help, including the highly
publized Quaker groups to do it.
If a person is foolish enough or
lacks the experience I suggest
several things to open his eyes.
Talk with a G.I. from Vietnam.
I do not mean a Saigon Warrior
or a Remington Raider, but an
infantryman with combat exper
ience. Read some of the writings
of Ho Chi Minh, Giap, or Le Quan
about fighting and the take over
of the South. Find out what they
think about how a war is fought.
Realize that you are aiding an
enemy that is trying to kill
American soldiers. A soldier,
whose only thought is to come
home alive and in one piece. If
the peace movement people want
to help, why not help the combat
soldier in Vietnam. I am sure
he would appreciate a few of the
little extras in life that we have
David E Sneed
Editor:
By now everyone knows the
story of Wednesday’s display of
power on the part of the man
who ordered the arrest of Earl
Brown and the breaking up of
the peace rally.
I wish that he could have had
the foresight to see the result
of that action. It wasn’t the
“peaceniks" who hurt A&M. It
was the unjustified display of
power that created something
feared among administrators in
many backward universities—the
movement for student rights.
The movement that had only
a small following until Wednes
day was given the largest boost
it could have received and will
get an even greater shove if Dean
Hannigan carries out his threat
of disciplinary action against the
other students apprehended.
An anti-administration senti
ment was stirred by Wednesday
afternoon’s events and the best
way to avoid the kind of trouble
seen at other universities will re
quire not only student respon
sibility, but a measure of re
straint on the part of the ad
ministration.
Steve Nesbitt
Cbe Battalion
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EDITOR DAVE MAYES
Managing Editor David Middlebrooke
Women’s Editor Cindy Burleson
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Sports Editor Richard Campbell
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Staff Writers Hayden Whitsett, Bob Robinson,
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Bulletin Board
TONIGHT
Ag-Eco Club will meet at 7:30
p.m. in Rooms 112-113 Plant Sci
ences.
Alpha Phi Omega will meet at
7 p.m. for an officers meeting
and at 7:30 p.m. will conduct
pledge interviews in Room 3D
Memorial Student Center.
Black Awareness Rap Session
will meet in Lounge A-2 at 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Veterans Club will meet at
7:30 p.m. in Rooms 3B and C in
the Memorial Student Center.
Senator Bill Moore will speak
on specific state problems. The
club will have a very short meet
ing following the speech.
Sailing Club will meet in the
Architecture Auditorium at 7 p.m.
to plan for the Fort Worth re
gatta.
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ment. The Fifth Wheel Candidates have varying philosophies and approaches to problems
and our basis for unity in our belief that every student should be represented in student
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