THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Tuesday, October 30, 1973
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
Wars for Everybody
Using the Siani for Fun and Profit
“With th’ right costumes, we thought we could make
this ‘trick or treat’ thing pay off!”
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The follow
ing is reprinted from the letters
to the editor column of Rice Uni
versity’s school paper. The
Thresher. William Rice College
sophomore Eric M. Sisson is the
author.
The following headline appeared
over an Associated Press dispatch
in section 1, page 4 of the Hous
ton Chronicle for October 18, 1973.
Sinai is Perfect Place for War
This has inspired a “modest”
Peninsula be turned over to the
United Nations as a permanent
battlefield. This battlefield can
then be leased out as an interna
tional dueling ground, a last re
sort after the breakdown of
peaceful negotiations, or simply
as a venting place for hostilities.
If the parties involved in a dis
pute decide to fight it out, the
procedure will be quite simple.
First, everyone involved agrees on
a date and length of time for the
war. Then, a written request is
sent, along with a 5% deposit, to
the secretary-general of the UN
asking to reserve the Sinai for
this particular period.
Rates would be along the lines
of, say, $5,000 per nation per day
or $25,000 per nation per week for
up to two weeks with an option
Batt Commentary
Success Possible
Unless Congress overrides an expected Presidential
veto of a bill to continue funding for student financial aid
for the next year, aid in grants and in state scholarship
programs will be slashed by approximately $435 million for
the year beginning next fall.
The slash in student financial aid will not only make
it difficult for thousands of students to return to college,
but will also mean a deficit for many colleges which will
be passed on to students in higher tuition and fees next
fall. Success for this most desirable override is indeed pos
sible.
Both the House as a whole and the Senate Appropria
tions Labor-HEW Subcommittee have passed Labor, Health,
Education and Welfare appropriations providing $1.2 and
$1.8 billion more than the President wants to spend. The
bill includes funding for the National Direct Student Loan
Program ($293 million three per cent interest loans made
by colleges) and Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants
(210 million)—three programs the administration is at
tempting to terminate.
A number of particular programs that will be hurt by
a veto of the appropriations bill include the new Basic
Opportunity Grant Programs (loss of $380 million), state
scholarship programs (loss of $30 million, veterans cost-
of-instruction benefits (loss of $25 million), and graduate
fellowships.
This is the biggest vote of the year for students because
it hits every student in the pocketbook and strikes at prom
ises of both political parties that students not be denied
access to a college education for financial reasons. Both
middle income students and low income students are being
priced out of the education market by sky-rocketing tuition
and fees, and at the same time, by reduction of graduate
and undergraduate student financial aid.
The National Student Lobby is joining with the Wash
ington-based coalition of education associations to push
the Committee for Full Funding of Education programs,
and the Coalition on Human Needs in insuring the probable
veto override.
There have been two close votes this fall in the House
on veto override efforts. The Emergency Medical Services
Act override failed by five votes; the minimum wage over
ride failed by 23 votes. This time, the coalition to face a
veto would be much broader. Success is possible.
TRUST ME!'
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for up to two more weeks at
which time fighting must end.
(This prevents the richer or more
belligerent countries from hog
ging the battlefield for indefinite
periods of time). If they still
want to fight, they must resubmit
their request and deposit and get
on the waiting list. The balance
is due at the end of each war. Two
months of the year will be set
aside for revolutions.
Each side draws lots for initial
positions and then fights accord
ing to the following ground rules:
(1) Each nation supplies its
own men, armaments, and ammu
nition. (2) Each side is allowed a
maximum of six foreign advisors.
(3) No nuclear, chemical or bio
logical weapons will be allowed,
so as to preserve the battlefield
for future use. (4) At the mu
tually agreed end of hostilities an
arbitrator will decide the original
dispute on the basis of the out
come of the fighting. (5) The
warring parties must clean up aft
er themselves.
Not only would this provide a
badly-needed source of revenue
for the UN, but it would also
serve to civilize war. There would
be no defoliation of lush forests,
innocent civilians would not be
come involved in the fighting,
hostilities would be contained in
a small area, wars would be
cheaper. This would also keep
the world situation manageable—
only one crisis would exist at a
time. There are other advantages
too numerous to mention.
Of course the next stop would
be to offer military franchises
and form leagues. Just think of it
— every season fans would 4*
for their favorite countries, tfi
vision networks bid for coveni
of the “War of the Week,'^
armies would vie for top-ntj
soldiers and officers in the
nual draft.
There would also be theopjei.
tunity to hold exhibition wars It
the purpose of raising money';
charities, e.g., cancer reseatt;
the world wildlife fund, the Hi
Cross, etc.
I urgently encourage the lui
ers of the world to take thisp»
posal under advisement.
Listen Up
Bike Ruled Fine Anarchy Example
Editor:
I would like to make a few sim
ple observations about the Uni
versity regulation that bans the
riding of bikes on malls.
I hope that it is accurate to ob
serve that the regulation is un
economic. That is, the regulation
is not worth the resources that
it would take to enforce it effec
tively. Otherwise, it must be true
that University Police do not have
very pressing alternatives.
The fact that the regulation is
uneconomic to enforce leads to
widespread violations. For exam
ple, I violate the regulation at
least twice a day and I would
guess that I observe about 1,000
violations per month by faculty,
students, staff, visitors, etc. Of
course, no one who violates the
rule takes any great pleasure in
the event. It is just a rational
course of action under the circum
stances. The point is simply that
uneconomic rules have the unfor
tunate side effect of fostering
widespread disrespect for rules
and rulemakers in general.
fine example of a situation where
a form of anarchy handles matters
quite well from the point of view
of interested parties.
Robert Tollison
Associate Professor, Economics
In fact, I would argue that a
rule about bike-riding on malls is
completely unnecessary. It is a
Editor:
Re: Ms. Russo’s article (Oct.
23) on intramural athletics.
Ms. Russo’s comments on the
II football game were, I believe,
unjust and inappropriate. Appar
ently, the Corps is the only group
that plays roughly. I’ve never
seen a football game that wasn’t
rough. It was sad to learn that
a player went into convulsions,
but it seems unlikely that “team
mates” intentionally harmed each
other. Would it be impossible for
the same thing to happen to civil
ians?
I know little of intramural foot
ball rules, but it seems strange
that teammates would be prohibit
ed from contact. I refer to Ms.
Russo’s statement, “These cham
pionships mean a lot, but if the
Corps guys don’t learn the rules
perhaps other measures should be
taken.” Which rules?
Re: Dwight Fortson’s letter
(Oct. 23) regarding the actions
of the Aggie Band in Lubbock.
I would like to say, having march
ed in bands for six years, that if
his account is accurate, the Aggie
band was wrong and extremely
discourteous in its actions.
I would also like to relate two
incidents I witnessed on Tuesday
Oct. 23. During the Corps’ First
Wing Flight Competition, a car
drove by and a passenger shout
ed, “What are you f ers doing
out there when you could be out
drinking beer?” After leaving the
competition a flight which had
finished competing passed me
near Hart Hall. As it turned from
the sidewalk onto the street to
avoid construction, a student stood
on the porch of Hart and clapped
loudly. Both incidents were inap
propriate and rude. I realize these
students were only two of the
many thousand students, but they
should recognize the fact that
their behavior reflects poorly on
the student body.
Alice Forbes
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Editor:
Aggies have long been comple
mented for their consideration of
one another. Saturday, at the
Baylor game, I was bothered when
the Aggies in front of mete*
taking advantage of those bfkk
them. The ROTC students hi
a tradition that allows only ii;
iors to stand on the benches
Kyle Field. The validity and
cessity of this tradition are
demic questions therefore,
aspect shall not be discussed.
The important point is
members do observe this trac
In those sections which areo®
pied predominantly by Corps
derclassmen it is very inconside
ate for Aggies who are not inti
Corps to stand on the benches
block the view. Not only is
difficult for one to see the
but also to see the yell leads
This particular group stood
during yells and it was almostis
possible to see the yell leadea
There were two senior Cm
members standing near me
they stood on the floor just as
others in the section. My sugye
tion is that out of considerafe
for other Aggies to please obsei
this tradition when in a sect:
that is predominantly
classmen. Everyone wants to
those Fightin’ Texas Aggies
those football games.
C. Scott Williams III,
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