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THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, April 13, 1972
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earie
Listen up
CDO asking
for student help
“I was wondering how long it would take for this to hap
pen!”
Editor:
On this campus exists one of
the most meaningful and reward
ing organizations for expressions
of consideration toward our fel
low man. This organization is
known as the “Community Devel
opment Organization.” It is an
organization that, through stu
dents who care about poverty and
the less fortunate, offers various
types of community improvement
programs to a chosen community.
At present this organization is
operating in the Prairie View
Heights area. This is an area lo
cated Northeast of A&M off
Highway 6 and University Drive.
In due time this organization
plans to cover the whole Brazos
County area.
The types of services that this
MSC organization provides in
cludes the following areas:
Law—
Legal counseling
Bail information
Politics—
Voter registration
Candidate information
Transportation to the polls
Economics—
Home improvement loans
information
Income tax services
Purchasing programs for food
and other merchandise
Architectural—
Plans for homes and
remodeling
Rent information
Home improvement assistance
Education—
Tutorial programs
Guest lecturers
Employment—
Location of possible positions
and training programs
Day Care Center—
Run by members of community
and students
Recreation—
Games
Input
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As this issue is being distributed around the campus the elections
for the student body government and Civilian Student Council are still
in progress. Quite likely, the outcome of the elections will not be
known for another day.
It is in this period of limbo that we should consider not what the
outcome of the elections will mean to the students, but what the
studeriis vidll mean to those elected.
This is something that is almost totally overlooked in almost any
form of government. The officers are elected to represent the students.
And, most importantly, they must answer to the students.
They hardly ever do, though. By this we don’t mean that they
are intentionally ignoring the students, but that they ready don’t know
just how the students feel about things.
It all stems from a bad lack of communications. The student
officers rarely go out through the dorms or apartments and try to
determine what they are thinking about. In the same fashion, the
students rarely hound out their elected representative and tell him what
they are thinking about.
It is an omnipresent problem with any government, but most
especially at this university. There seems to be some relief coming in
the new constitution of the student government, but that provides for
representation on a one to 500 ratio. Realistically speaking, the
problem will still exist.
This means that students will have to change their attitudes
toward student government. They will have to be the ones to contact
their representatives and tell them what they are thinking. Granted, it
will be a pain, but it is the only way it will work.
Students are the only ones who can make it work, no matter who
is elected.
W elcome ACLU
In an unexpected move, the office of the Dean of Students has
recognized an on-campus chapter of the American Civil Liberties
Union.
It is good that they have done so, even if they did take their time
in doing it. We feel that a campus ACLU chapter can serve the students,
faculty and staff of this university well.
Traditionally known as “liberal,” the ACLU has been just as
traditionally unwanted in TAMU’s hazy and conservative atmosphere.
The recognizance of the chapter shows that things are indeed changing
for the better. At least it shows that certain administrators are becoming
more open-minded in their involvement with the students.
Picnics
Organized sports activities
As you can see, CDO covers a
wide variety of activities for you,
the involved student, to partici
pate in.
Let me make one point. I feel
that there are a number of stu
dents on this campus who care
and would like to do something
to better someone’s condition in
life. It may not consist of one of
the programs listed above. In
volvement may mean just going
into the community and being a
friend or a big brother or sister.
Whatever the case, CDO is a
means through which one can
achieve something, small or large,
that lends a helping hand to some
one less fortunate.
If you, the students of Texas
A&M, are interested in doing
something to help someone, at
tend one of our meetings. Our
next meeting will be on April 17,
Monday, at 6:00 p.m. in room 309
of the Architecture building. For
further information call 845-2101.
Remember, CDO needs you . . .
and you need CDO!
Vergel L. Gay, Jr.
Chairman
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Editor:
We are writing about the recent
article concerning the Aggie
Sweetheart. Since you were at
the Thursday Student Senate
meeting, we cannot understand
how you misinterpreted the vot
ing. The resolution stated that the
student body, in the upcoming
elections, would vote as to wheth
er or not the Sweetheart should
come from candidates from TWU
and A&M or from A&M coeds
only.
You also stated that this issue
was brought up again because of
opposition from TWU. We also
wish to clear up this matter. The
petition was started at A&M by
Aggies, not TWU. TWU was pres
ent at the meeting because they
wished for the brother-sister re
lationship to continue no matter
how the Student Senators voted.
Bruce T. Cordova ’72
John B. Bristow ’74
’73 ENGINEEI
STUDENTS I
Elect
DAN ZI\
SENATOE,
College of
Engineerin?
I did not misinterpret the vot
ing; you misinterpreted the ar
ticle. It said that “the Student
Senate also decided to hold a
referendum on the Aggie
Sweetheart question.” A refer
endum is a vote by the students.
Try using a dictionary next
time.
Aggies brought up the issue
as far as the petition is con
cerned. If, however, the Tessies
had not been upset we doubt
that anything would have hap
pened. Because of this we can
say the Tessies brought up the
issue. —Ed-
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