CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle Listen Up—
Bad Senator Vote Indicated
“It’s not that you don’t have to study for exams, what
gets me about you graduating seniors is your attitude.”
Editor:
In only its second meeting,
the TAMU Student Senate has
plunged to new depths of greed
and avarice. Being a member of
both last year's and this year’s
Senate, I was appalled at the
trampling of minority rights
shown in the defeat of the op
tional laundry resolution. While
it is true that the laundry fee
would increase $5 for those who
wished to remain on the service,
it would go down $25 for those
who wished to get off of the
service.
Apparently, those senators op
posing optional laundry fees feel
that it is all right to take $25
from one person (who is in the
minority) and split it up among
five people (like themselves, who
are in the majority). I myself
would continue to use the Uni
versity laundry service if it were
optional, but am not so callous
as to force the current 22 per
cent of non-users to pay for my
laundry service.
If in future actions, individual
senators show no more inclina
tion to look past their own finan
cial self-interest, then I can only
predict further depredation of
student pocketbooks and minority
rights.
Chris Lawson
★ ★ ★
Editor:
Street dances are usually great,
Apartment Problem Solvers
The Battalion is constantly asked to research and investigate
problems stemming from off-campus housing developments or
apartments. Complainants usually tell us they are having problems with
deposit refunds, in particular.
However, each time a complaint is made, the student doesn’t, want
to get involved in a published story nor can he furnish names of other
students having similar problems. Of course, apartment managers are
most reluctant to talk because of the possible bad PR.
But now there is help foi those who are having problems and help
for those who want to avoid problems. Two booklets have been
published by the Fair Housing Commission of the Student Government
headed by Barb Sears.
The first booklet, “Tenants’ Guide To Legal Rights,” tells of things
to look for before renting an apartment or signing the lease to an
apartment.
It points out what clauses not to accept as part of lease agreements,
how to make oral contacts and the arguability of the age requirement
i>f 21 for signing contracts, on the premise one isn’t liable because of
minority. The booklet also contains an entire sub-section dedicated to
deposit making and forfeiture.
University married student housing received fair play in the book,
listing restrictions and other pertinent data, such as being dropped from
the University rolls for late rent payment and rules for moving out.
The Fair Housing Commission stressed the importance of residence
and University apartment councils to settle common problems such as
housing conditions and deposit complaints.
The other publication is in magazine form and is entitled
“Benevolent Arms- Apartment Guide” and is also financed by the
Student Government.
The magazine lists practically all of the apartments in the
University area and mobile home parks. It contains an evaluation of
each facility and landlord based on a recent survey of off-campus
students. Ratings are given numerically like the scale grades are
reported: the four-point system, with 3.0 being good and a 2.0, fair.
if you plan to move or live off-campus next year and haven’t
picked up these publications, it would be a wise thing to do. They may
be found in the Housing Office, or obtained from the Dean of Men,
Dean of Women, or Dean of Students.
With these two booklets out, there’s practically no excuse for
getting into unanticipated trouble.
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Students International Meditation Society
presents lectures
for the technique of
Transcendental Meditation
as taught by
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
lecturer
Tom Gordon
May 1 and 3 — Tuesday and Thursday
8:00 P.M. New MSC Rm. 231
but we think we speak for the
majority of students in attendance
when we say that the Spring Gas
dance just didn’t make the grade.
On this particular occasion an
all time low was reached, especial
ly in the quality of the band. We
sincerely hope that nobody had
to be out any money for such a
crude display of “entertainment.”
It seems to us that paid perform
ers are there to do just that:
perform—not get up on soap box
es and subject others to their
views on political issues.
We went to hear music, not a
lecture on marijuana laws. Once
during tonight’s course of events
one band member encouraged us
to write to “Dodo Dolph Briscoe”
if we want to expfess our opinion
of marijuana law reform. It is
obvious that the band exploited
the situation and at the same
time they left some doubt in our
minds as to who the real “dodo”
was.
beat and generally poor. Really
now, who wants to hear a song
about an affair between a 35-year-
old woman and a duck? !
Definitely wishing to give credit
where credit is due, we must
mention the side attraction which
made the evening worthwhile for
those few who noticed. It con
sisted of a candid glimpse of the
custodial staff as they jived to
the music while making their way
from the Academic building to
the BSBE.
Robin Coppedge
Mike Alford
Charles McGuire
Shahid Hasan
Bulletin Board
A group of mature responsible
students can do without this type
of performance—if that’s what it
can be called. The music was off-
TONIGHT
Wildlife Biology Association
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Rooip
113 of the BSBE to see a slide
show of its West Texas trip.
WEDNESDAY
Air Force Student Wives’ Club
will hear a program at 8 p.m. in
the home of Mrs. Larry Williams,
1118 Merry Oaks Street.
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