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Paye 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Wednesday, September 20, 1972 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Listen Up— Hinds Hits Shuttle System Editor: This is in response to your ed- torial (Battalion Sept. 19) con- Laundry Machines “I’m enjoying the debate bicycle!” so much, I may even get a ‘Poof (Continued from page 1) or heavy starch along with press or no press, he said. Students are encouraged to check with the laundry concern ing lost or damaged articles, Hartsock explained. He empha sized such incidents are rare and if the student would bring in his laundry ticket and file a claim, a settlement could be made in a few days. Hartsock noted the laundry is a self-sustaining auxiliary enter prise which receives no state funds. “We operate on laundry fees alone, and if the student has a legitimate claim, we pay it. It is their service and their money,” he said. The Laundry Committee is an excellent way to air students sug gestions, Hartsock noted. The student committee works with the laundry to improve service for the students. Last year the committee initi ated an optional plan for stu dents in lieu of the standard 35 piece bundle described on the laundry ticket. Under this plan, a student may send any combi nation of pieces so long as the total cost does not exceed $1.47. The plan may be designated by writing $1.47 in bold letters across the bottom of the ticket. Suggestions should be submit ted to this year’s committee: Kevin Bean, Jay McElroy, Tim Jordan, Jane Logan, James Grif fith, Juan Gonzales and Melvin Noack. While analyzing the different construction phases at A&M and other proposed systems under construction, one should not lose sight of the fact that everything can’t be accomplished overnight. Sometimes it seems as though students look with such impatience on programs, they quickly lose sight of all rationalism and reality on subjects. We think we have an administration that is willing to listen to the students’ ideas and measure them against ideas supposedly starting to reach implementation. Heated argument is definitely in order sometimes, but only when two sides aren’t communicating. We at the Batt frequently wish we could say, “Poof,” and every parking problem, every bicycle gripe and every other controversial subject could be instantly solved. Too bad, that’s not the way it goes, at r least riot at A&M. Realize this, and A&M may have a healthy atmosphere. Realize this, and we may get all our gripes solved a lot quicker through direct communication, not confrontation. Aggie Band Trip We Goofed Yes, we made a mistake in Tuesday’s editorial concerning the newly implemented shuttle bus system at A&M. The system is costing students a total of $61,600 for the entire school year and not just one semester. All other pertinent facts were correct, although philosophical differences may appear between the reader and the paper. (Continued from page 1) ‘Marche Slav’,” Colonel Adams said. A completely new movement simulating pass-through of the halved band will reform the or ganization into its 12 man front, 24 rank regular maz-ching for mation. Adams said the drill, timed to six minutes, 53.2 seconds, will conclude with the Aggie Band’s trademark block moying “T”. “The sound achieved by the band is much better than it has been at this early stage of the season in previous years,” he added. “This is due to this year’s freshmen coming from outstand ing high school bands in Texas, California, Oregon, Iowa and Virginia.” Arrangements for the trip are being handled by Aggie Band op erations officer Arnold England of Brookshire and supply officer Phil Kana of Eagle Lake. Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student uniters only. The Battalion is a non-lax- supfxn ted, non profit, self -supporting educational enter prise edited and operated by students as a university and community nexus pa per. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc, New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association The Associated Collegiate Press LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor must be typed, double-spaced, and no more than 300 xuords in length. They must be signed, although the xuriter’s name will be zuithheld by arrangement with the editor. Address correspondence to Listen Uf>, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77S/3. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school subscriptions subject to 6% rate furnished on request. Address: year; $6.50 per full year. All sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Members of the Student Publications Board are: Jim Lindsey, chairman ; Dr. Tom Adair, Dr. R. A. Albanese, Dr. H. E. Hierth, W. C. Harrison, J. W. Griffith, L. E. Kruse and B. B. Sears The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for reproduction of all news dispatchs credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local ne origin published herein. Rights of republic matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. ws of spontaneous of republication of all other The Battalic on, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and holiday periods, September through ion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M, is published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturda; May, and once a week during summer school. EDITOR MIKE RICE Managing Editor Larry Marshall News Editor Rod Speer Women’s Editor Janet Landers Sports Editor Bill Henry Assistant Sports Editor , Kevin Coffey It's a Great Year for the Aggies! Mastercharge—BankAmericard—Mobile Credit Card. Campus Pickup and Delivery Service. Sales Dept. Service Tuesday & Thursday Till 9 p. m. Other Evenings Till 7 p. m. 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. Monday-Friday Part Dept. Open Saturday Till 1 p. m. ★ Special Campus Representative: Tom Evans all Dealership Services-846-2532 CUSTOM Pontaic - Buick - GMC Trucks 601 Texas Ave. — Bryan 823-8044 cerning the shuttle bus. The Shut tle Bus Committee says it would like to have a seventh bus when it is currently using five out of the six it already has. Have these buses ever been formally approved? We, the on- campus students and those off- campus students that are not served by the buses are paying almost all of that $50,000 per year for the six buses that they can’t use. A minimum of about 80 per cent of the students attending A&M can’t ride these buses. Since it is not feasible to run buses to the dorms until the cars are clear ed out, and the cost is so high anyway, then why have the sys tem. Why is our administration us ing all of this money to bus only 3,000 people around campus? Kevin Hinds ’75 Editor’s note: The shuttle bus project, which involved both Stu dent Government and the admin istration in the planning stage, will be discussed at an open meet ing of the Shuttle Bus Committee at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. The meet ing site has been changed to the Library Conference Room (Room 226). Editor: The Texas A&M Wheelmen is a bicycling club, on campus, with a program of rides, cycle main- taince, and events designed to appeal to all riders. The club, in a positive approach, has sub mitted a traffic flow proposal to the Traffic Safety Committee. This proposal and others are cur rently being evaluated by the committee. Students who wish to participate in the program are welcome to attend club meetings, Sept. 26, and Oct. 10, in the MSC. An example of club activities is the Bicycle Rodeo being held this Saturday, at 10 a.m. in the large parking lot near Zachry Engi neering Center. The Bicycle Ro deo is a fun contest of rider skills, necessary for campus traffic sur vival. Prizes in both men’s and women’s divisions. Everyone may enter, as the contest does not fa vor any particular type of bicycle. Lets’ work together on our traffic problem. J. W. Spotts FOR BEST RESULTS TRY BATTALION CLASSIFIED JAY’S SABER INN Package Store Come by and let us show you our selection of fineliqutl and wines. Weekend specials every Friday and Satuntf® 011 We appreciate your business. STUDENT DISCOUNT Open: 10:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m. 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