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Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Tuesday, April 3, 1973 Listen Up CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Students Hit Campaign Trail Agaii “Wouldn’t Fish Day be great if we have access to our profs in addition to our sophomores?” Editor: I feel that Student Government president candidate Mark Blake- more received unduly severe criti cism in last week’s “Listen Up” without having sufficient oppor tunity for reply and explanation. Anyone who knows Mark well, knows him to he the highest integrity, and certainly above the base political maneuvers of which he has been accused. Several months ago, Mark told me of the RHA’s plans for a number of activities for the end of March and he realized that the related publicity might appear to be politically motivated. He add ed that in spite of possible accu sations, he would refuse to aban don the activities and duties of his current office. In my mind this shows his dedication and responsibility to the RHA and should not be misconstrued by his opposition. People have overlooked Mark’s record on the Senate from last year. He received recognition as being the Outstanding Sophomore Senator for 1971-72 due to his involvement in a number of im portant issues. He proposed placement of a student on the Board of Directors and has work ed to create closer ties with other members of the A&M System. His goal was to present a united student front to the administra tion and Board on various issues. As vice-chairman of the Elec tion Board, he worked to estab- Lobby For Your Vote If all goes according to legislator’s wishes, student voters may find themselves in trouble and back-tracking to fight the disenfranchisement war for voters’ rights. The Texas Senate approved a bill Thursday which would change the date for state primary elections from May and June to August and September. Few students will be back here come the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August, except for those in sum mer school. Changing this election date effectively dis enfranchises most students from participation in voting in their adopted districts since most are registered in their college home towns. If the right to cast an effective vote is of value to you, then now is the time to lobby your House representative to vote against this primary election date change. lish more polling places to assist student access and eliminate bot tlenecks at the polls. He also worked on reform of various rules and regulations. It is obvious that he is well qualified for the president’s po sition on the basis of last year’s activities. This year Mark, as president of the RHA, does not have a vote on the Senate floor, but he has used his speaking privilege well. He was particular ly vocal in presenting the atti tudes of dorm students in their desire for coeducational housing and their reluctance to leave the dorms in which they currently live. Mark Blakemore’s input has proved quite valubale and his future leadership would certainly increase the effectiveness of A&M Student Government. Barb Sears Chairman, External Affairs ★ ★ ★ Editor: We, the members of the RHA, fully support T. Mark Blakemore for Student Body President. He has shown his leadership capabil ities throughout the year. For merly the Civilian Student Coun cil President, he spearheaded the effort to bring the halls closer together and eliminate the word civilian. He was chairman of the constitutional revision committee, which in the end changed the name and specifically outlined our scope as a body. We, the as sembly, have reviewed all of Mark’s actions and approve of them wholeheartedly. Randy Gillespie, 1st vice President Paul Gugenheim, 2nd vice President David White, Treasurer Joe Hughes, P.R. John Bethancourt Donald Hackler Paul Zinser Robert Youngblood Barry Hards ★ ★ ★ Editor: Having served as senators un der the leadership of Student Senate President Randy Ross this past year, we are proud to recom mend him to the voters as an excellent choice for Student Government president in Thurs day’s runoff election. The three years of Senate ex perience and outstanding job done this past year by Ross have shown us that he is the best possible candidate for this posi tion. As senators who have seen him in action, we urge you to support Randy Ross Thursday. Scott Steffler ’74 Jenni Guido ’76 Tom Locke ’74 Randy Stephens ’75 Mike Meyers ’73 Penny Ball ★ ★ ★ Editor: We, the undersigned residents of Hughes, Fowler, Keathley, Moses, Davis-Gary, Mclnnis, Moore, Crocker, Schumacher, Walton, Hotard, Hart, White, Utay, Law, and Puryear, and Krueger and Dunn Halls, endorse the candidacy of SHARIQ YOSU- FZAI for Student Body vice pres ident. We consider him the only qualified candidate and urge the student body to make Shariq the most effective Student Body vice president for Aggies. David Giles Buddy Hale N. Dowla Mario Aquilar Bert Lundy John Gilbert Marshall O’Dowd Don Hackler Ed Minnich William Wade Fred Campbell Laura Stephens Larry McRoberts ★ ★ ★ Editor: I am running for the position of Chairman of the Rules and Regulations Committee. I would like to point out to the signifi cance of this committee and the importance of having an experi enced chairman to head it. This year the Rules and Regu lations Committee has considered such issues as female yell leaders, mid-semester grades, mainte nance of the Distinguished Stu dent status, additional on-campus housing for women and have fur ther investigated the effect this will have on obtaining day stu dent permits. As a senator I have tried to encourage student input into our University. I have strived to in crease the personal and academic freedom of each individual stu dent in light of Aggie tradition. I have lobbied for the 18-year-old majority rights bill. I am present Chairman of the Rules and Regu lations Sub-Committee to reor ganize the Blue Book (University Regulations), previous t«| cation this year so it will M readable to students next I implore each student t view the candidates for tlii| portant office seriously anij for the candidate most qm for the job. I would appqj each student’s consider, Thursday in the run-off elej Curt Marsh Senator, College of Bis ★ ★ ★ Editor: I want to take this oppoit ^Valdez to thank all of those who ported me in my recent!* vice president of the Student Falls Three Floors vm_c pxcroivjciiu vx wic Ok T Government. Though being, , yF inated by a small margin participating in a runoft proved in sufficient numbej need for Student Governne examine the issues and pro! that you and I found so tant. ITT Chairman FDT Second Beat The Meat Spiral To Texas a&i If you’re eating meat this week, you’re eating too high on the hog for us and the rest of meat-boycotting world. By now, consumers know the reason for the fresh meat boycott being supported by various women’s and anti-infla tionary groups—high prices. What consumers don’t think about is the people they are supporting everytime they buy the creapest hamburger meat to feed thir dog. Selling and buying meat is just a game. Whoever can charge the most for it and get away with it is usually the winner. The consumer is naturally the loser. A typical side of beef is raised by farmers and ranchers and works its way to a feedlot where it is fattened for mar ket sales. The farmer doesn’t make a big profit like most think, but he does get his money’s worth. The feedlot owners and marketers are the middle-men causing the commotion over high prices, because they are making the biggest margin of profit—and can well afford to. These people can withhold prime meat from the market to force prices up for the retailer and eventually the consumer. Grocers do make a profit from each cut, but rarely is it an exorbitant profit. Therefore, it is up to us, the con sumers, to take the pressure off the grocer for reduced prices by forcing grocers to put pressure on the feedlot sales. We support the nation-wide boycott on meat products and would like to see it continued until meat prices begin to take a serious plunge to reasonable levels. President Nixon’s price ceiling can’t do all the work— with the way his policies work it won’t do anything for the consumer except torment his pocketbook. Join the group of interested money-savers and find out that there’s more to fish than just a peculiar odor—there’s less money involved in its consumption. Read Battalion Classifieds Che Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers 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. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc, New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. 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It was their last before the national championship meet, at which the Fish are defending champions. “We might have been better off going to Washington with a win,” observed sponsor Maj. Har vey Haas. “But if the FDT is going to be cyclic, the loss may have come at a good time.” (Continued from page 1) he had thought about the pro posal seriously “I might have re jected it myself.” Geneen said he was not aware that Broe was head of CIA clandestine operations in Latin America when they met in 1970 at the suggestion of John A. Mc Cone, a former CIA director and an ITT board member. Broe testified last week that Geneen offered to make a sub stantial contribution to a CIA- controlled election fund for Jorge Alessandri, the presiden tial candidate of the conserva tive Nationalist Party. The CIA official said he re jected the offer. A year after the Marxist took office the government appropri ated ITT’s 70 per cent interest in the Chile Telephone Co., which ITT said was worth about $152- million. Geneen said “the bulk” of the purpose of his discussion with Broe “was to find out what was happening in Chile.” If You Take Photographs, Or Just Like To Have Your Picture Taken.... These firms promise • Barker Photography A Texas A&M student was tak en to a Houston hospital early Tuesday morning after falling from his third-story dormitory room. University officials said the youth, Randy Lee Hale, apparent ly escaped serious injury. Hale lost his balance while lean ing out of a window about mid night, a TAMU spokesman noted. The 20-year-old sophomore wildlife science major was initially treated at the university hospital but was later transferred to Hous ton, where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Hale, reside. In Thursday’s runoff,h of j casting my vote for Mark to fill the vice presidential Mark has gained my respar, confidence in the past fear and I assure you that t your support in his directk be well justified. His since sire to represent students; equitable manner convinces his leadership capabilities! all, I urge you to vote ia runoff. Your participation in sei our student leaders of ton; will be just as important! as it was last week. Phillip Smith I The 7 Op The Swimmi nounced cation I Dr. L; able for faculty will be weekday weekenc will be Noon S 1 until 1: IMPORTED 3 & 10 SPEED BIKI Tourist & Racing Styles ■le day 4c per J Motobecane Raleigh Atala Peugeot Bianchi Munum 822-9: 19 72 Ka itei- 5 3,T( CENTRAL CYCLE & SUPPLY Sales • Service • Accessories 3505 E. 29th St. — 822-2228 — Closed Monday Take East University to 29th St. (Tarrow Street) Bryar No. AJ048M — $125.0.^ 17 jewel, self-wind, Bell ala lacks.*84 OO O r]1> oo . 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