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Page 2 College Station, Texas Friday, April 20, 1973 THE BATTALION Listen Up Coldness, Animal Cruelty Charged Editor: I would like to ask Mr. Kren- zke why he feels it is necessary to begin “training” for pre-regis tration. I have never felt it nec essary to begin training for ei ther the fall or spring semester. And I have never spent more than 45 minutes to get pre-regis- tered for either semester. I will admit summer sessions are a dif ferent matter but I assume Mr. Krenzke is not talking about the summer since he refers to pre registration. Has he ever spent three hours in line to register for a single class only to find that the one course he really wanted had no open sections and therefore have to find a new course to take ? And then have to rearrange his entire schedule and sections so as to fit the new course in? I doubt it, and until he has he has no real reason to gripe. The present system is very easy and quick to use. The only possible thing that needs to be added is a means to choose the time and prof you want, that would really make the computer pre-registration procedure fan tastic. B. Richard Kuss ’72 Martin Michalka ’73 ★ ★ ★ Editor: “What did he call you? BUF FO—what’s that?” “A buffo is a first semester Singing Cadet.” “What’s a Singing Cadet?” That’s about the average com ment. Sometimes I wonder if there are many people on this campus who actually know about the Singing Cadets. After an average of four-to- five minutes of explanation I stop to think why more people don’t know about them. Chris tened “Singing Cadets” by name in the mid-1930s, this male sing ing group has developed into an important part of public rela tions for TAMU. When touring parts of Texas they set a stand ard, they build a reputation for A&M to those who have only heard of Aggies, not seen them. Granted they have a lot of fun, they put in a lot of time in prep aration for appearances. Surely, people, a lot of life is a party. But, can you have a good party without working to prepare for it ? Forty-one men I know would not say yes. These Singing Cadets do represent A&M, its traditions and its peo ple. It sure would be nice if those people knew about it. Scott Keltner ★ ★ ★ Editor: I would like to reply to Mr. Name Withheld. The Battalion, April 17, 1973, reference his note to Fouzi Ben-Ali: First, I would like to apologize to our Arab stu dents for the cloddish remark by Mr. Wihheld, “you are somewhat unwanted guests here...” Let me assure you, that Mr. With held must speak for himself, or at best for a minority of the stu dents. I do not consider his state ment to be in the best interest of Texans in general, and Aggies in particular. Furthermore, I feel Mr. Fouzi Ben-Ali is entitled to a balanced news coverage of the situation in the Middle East, particularly from us who do stand for demo cratic news dissemination and fair play. While I do not con done the sort of violence being practiced in the Middle East, be it Israeli or Arab, I want to re iterate that our foreign students should be exposed to unbiased news reporting, and above all should be encouraged to speak their minds, rather than being rudely admonished to shut up and leave. Finally, I want to state categorically that I am nei ther “Pro Arab,” nor “Pro Israe li,” but definitely “Pro Democ racy.” Anton F. Bautz Major, USAF Ret. ★ ★ ★ Editor: I am stifled, depressed like the people who are my friends. Upon thinking, I find that it is the people with whom we are sur rounded who stifle us. There is unbelievable prostitution flourish ing in all the colleges, brown- nosers who can’t move in freedom CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle PHOTOGRAPHS 01,* Iff AP* 7* &4CM “What makes them so valuable was the trip to Florida where the photography was performed.” because of trying to please pro fessors, beings who cling to grades like drowning animals be cause they can’t handle doing things because they want to. The terror and hysterical paralysis of this university smacks of high school popularity contests and honor societies, of placing grade points above personal integrity. I have yet to feel a general warm th among any group of people on campus. Incidental labels like race or sex or any other are irrelevant; they void efforts to preserve human dignity and personal sani ty. Human is all that is real; rejection of human is rejection of one’s own relevance. I am so hurt and sorry that the people I know have given up trying to touch people; the reason is that the others run and babble like scared turkeys. The cold that emanates from A&M is from a desperation that all is not right, and the resulting stagnation is apparent in the empty faces and non-sensical con versation. Regurgitation of pro fessors is not doing what one feels. To have peace, one must do the things he/she feels. If we all see that each person suffers to learn peace, then we will be able to help each other live that peace. Suzanne Hitt ★ ★ ★ Editor: I always thought A&M was one of the greatest schools in the country in its department of ani mal care and knowledge until late one night, when I happened to see inside the rooms under the Animal Science Pavillion. There, I saw chickens in stacks of cages in a room with rats run ning everywhere. I went around the pavillion and looked in through the windows of the light ed rooms and saw rats every where. Big and small, they were in cages, in feed racks, running along the floor and sitting on window ledges. Is there a purpose for this, or Ex- Governor Gets 3 Years For Bribery CHICAGO UP) — Federal Judge Otto Kerner was sentenced Thurs day to three years in prison and fined $50,000 for taking bribes while he was governor of Illinois. A federal judge sentenced Ker ner to three years on each of 12 counts and ordered that they be served concurrently. Kerner was the first active fed eral appeals judge to be convicted and sentenced for a crime. Theo dore J. Isaacs, a long-time associ ate, also was sentenced to three years in prison and fined $50,000. The two were convicted Feb. 19 in U.S. District Court of conspir acy, bribery, fraud and income tax evasion. Kerner also was convict ed of perjury. Judge Robert L. Taylor told Kerner before sentencing: “In 23 years on the bench, this is the most difficult trial I have ever had. Now comes the most difficult part.” Kerner, 64, a two-term govern or of Illinois, said: “I have said all I can say. I do not envy your position.” The judge ruled that Kerner could be granted parole at any time during his term. He and Isaacs were allowed to remain free on recognizance bond pending appeal. Kerner replied, “Thank you, I do not intend to run away.” Prior to sentencing, Judge Tay lor dropped five of the 17 counts on which Kerner was convicted. Originally, Kerner faced a maxi mum sentence of 83 years in pris on and fines totalling $93,000. Cbe 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. MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor must be typed, double-spaced, and no more than 300 words in length. They must be signed, although the writer’s name will be withheld by arrangement with the editor. Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school _. A " -ubscriptions subject to 6% st. Address: Texas 77843. ege Station, Membe: Lindse; H. E. B. B. Sears embers of the Student Publications 1 ■y, chairman; Dr. Tom Adair, Dr. R. Hierth, W. C. Harrison, J. W. Griffith, ations Board are: Jim A. Albanese, Dr. L. E. Kruse and 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 news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M, is 1 in College Station, Texas, daily * The . _ . _ lished in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Monday, and holiday periods, September through ring summer school. y, Monday, ana noiiUE and once a week durir EDITOR MIKE RICE News Editor Rod Speer Women’s Editor Janet Landers Sports Editor Bill Henry Assistant Sports Editor Kevin Coffey is it a lack of a care on the part of the Animal Science Depart ment? If anyone would care to see this “Overpopulation of rats” he can just look in the windows of the rooms adjacent to and un derneath the Animal Science Pa villion at about 11:00 some night. If there were enough people who had some compassion for those chicks and chickens, maybe some thing could be done. Pam Bilderback ★ ★ ★ Editor: It has always been said that the Aggie muster takes place in every part of the world where- ever there are Ags. Well we would like to add our names to that list on April 21, 1973 at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Ger many. All we would really like to say is that muster will always be a , loved and cherished part of our lives and wish God’s speed to all those traveling to musters every where A&M. as well as everyone at Lt. Richard Glomski ’71 Lt. Timothy Leftwich ’71 Lt. Payne Harrison ’71 Lt. Jimmy Dunham ’70 Lt. Timothy Patrick ’70 Bonner (Continued from page 1) She noted that women have different problems in different locations. She said rape is a major prob A lem in Austin. “If a woman is raped in Austin,” she charged, “it will cost her $40 to prove it. She is taken to the emergency ward of the hospital for a physical examina tion and they won’t treat her unless she can convince them that she will pay $40 or she pays them in advance. 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