The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, October 12, 1972, Image 2
Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, October 12, 1972 THE BATTALION Listen Up— Freshman Footballers Take Editor: The conduct probation of the three freshman football players just goes to prove the influence that the athletic department has over our administration. If anyone, other than athletes, had committed the same crimes, they would have been suspended from school. The rules of this school are sup posed to apply to everyone and that includes football players. The administration of Texas A&M has come through with an other insult to its student body. Kevin Hinds ’75 ★ ★ ★ Editor: I read with interest the front- CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle page article in the October 10 is sue of The Battalion concerning damage done to 7 cars by three members of our freshman foot ball team. I agree with Coach Bol lard in hoping that these students “would be treated as other stu dents would in a similar case.” In my opinion, other students involved in this sort of incident would have packed their bags and been gone from the campus by this time. No one would be waiting around trying to decide if these boys “can be helped” or what their attitudes reflect to ward future conduct. And I certainly hope that no one, especially Coach Bellard, could “condone actions done by the boys.” Apparently the halos of our dearly beloved and over-protect ed football players slipped a lit tle. I guess they’ll be restored to their original positions soon, though. Wonder what action would have been taken against three non football-team students if a simi lar, unrelated incident had hap pened the same evening ? ? Mrs. Albert Prudom ‘Want to beat bicycle registration?’ ★ ★ ★ Editor: Right off the bat, this letter will sound like a very juvenile matter and gripe, but the actual matter and gripe are just as juve nile. A group of students went to eat the evening meal at Sbisa Dining hall. We enjoyed a pleas ant meal, and yes folks, we even bussed our own trays. Several of the members of our group had our glasses (the plastic non-bio- degradable kind furnished us by Sbisa before the meal). As we approached the door leading out of the dining hall, those of us who had the plastic cups in hand were informed that we would not be permitted to walk out with the glasses. After recovering fi-om the ini- Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student luriters only. The Battalion is a non-tax- supported, non-profit, self-supporting educational enter prise edited and operated by students as a university and community newspaper. 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All I am supposed to do is to stand by this door and let no-one out with a glass in his hand.” I told him that all I had in my hand were four empty cups. When I was informed that I would still have to throw my cups away, I kept on asking why. Fi nally Mr. Powell came over and asked what the problem might be. I told him, and received the same answer from him. After discarding my four harm less and non-bio-degradable cups into the nearest trash receptacle, I walked out; I then found occa sion to bring the matter up with a member of the food board and was informed that this action would save the student money in the long run. (I might add that this is talking about walking out of the dining hall with drinks in the cups.) In no way shape or form am I attempting to run down anything about Sbisa dining hall. The food is real good, and the people run ning the cafeteria are very help ful, and the people who serve and wait on tables put up with a lot of hell from the students with only a smile or a non-committal look in return. Sbisa Hall does damn good to serve close to 50,000 meals in the average Monday through Friday week, and con tinue the quality with which it is served. Again let me repeat that I am not running down Sbisa. I just consider it a shame that some thing as trivial as this might come up. If the glasses are to be thrown away anyway, the aver age student can find many uses for these cups, like drinking cups, or for some, spitoons. Maybe some reasonable explan ation can be given other than “This Is The New Rule And We BUSIER - JONES AGEN(^f!L? 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