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Page 2 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1974 Listen Up Boycott of vending machines asked Editor: As chairman of the Student Senate Financial Reports Com mittee this year, I did some in vestigating of the vending ma chine operations at Texas A&M. The major controversy in my mind is—Why is the consumer at Texas A&M paying for more than what it costs to supply him the service of vending products ? The simple, unequivocable answer is that the Board of Directors ap proved at President Williams’ re quest the letting of a concession contract which allows 40 per cent of the gross receipts of the ma chines to go to an account of the university to be spent at the dis cretion of President Williams. The other 60 per cent of the re ceipts from the machines goes to Bryan Coca-Cola and Bottling Company. My contention is that the consumer should pay for what he receives in a service at Texas A&M, and anything other than that is DECEPTION. That is al so saying that if the contract that was let between the Texas A&M Board of Directors and Bryan Coca-Cola had incorporat ed “service” instead of “pure profit” as its motive, then the over 300 machines on the cam pus would probably have canned soft drinks for the same price as our post-mix drinks now. To sub stantiate that statement, I refer you to recent minutes of the Your Man at Batt by Greg Moses The campus police have been paying a lot of attention to bicycle registration and non-registration lately. Cindy Wilke was stopped by a University Police officer during spring break for riding her bicycle on campus without registration. She wanted to know why students were being forced to register their bikes. Chief O. L. Luther said the recent crackdown on bicycle registration was a routine enforcement procedure. “It got to the point where this was the only way we could get the bicycles registered.” Luther said registration was important in the recovery of stolen bikes. “Ninety-five percent of the recovered bicycles were registered,” said Luther. “One registered bicycle was recovered at the University of Texas.” In answer to criticism that students can keep track of their own serial numbers, Luther replies that he doesn’t think students will do it. He has a few hints to bike owners who would like to remain bike owners. “Ninety-three percent of the bikes stolen last month were inadequately secured. The best way to secure a bike is in a bike rack with a good thick chain and a strong lock. I think that would help some.” Daylight posting time Jorge Rivera, an RA at Milner, would like political candidates to post their signs during the day. “The pounding and talking outside the dorms at midnight and 1:00 in the morning are disturbing the residents,” he says. Board of Directors of the Texas A&M System which state that other universities in the A&M System (i.e., Prairie View and Tarleton State) have vending contracts let by the same Board of Directors for the sale of can ned soft drinks at a maximum price of 15 cents each. Further more, if one went to Baylor, you can buy canned soft drinks for 15 cents out of all the soft drinks machines on that campus. There fore, I conclude that any profit over and above the expenditures A&M incurs of water and electri city in those machines is friv olous, excessive and unnecessary for the A&M Directors to have to spend, and I call on consumers at A&M to boycott vending ma chines. Larry McRoberts Forty per cent profit by the uni versity is made only on soft drinks; profits on other vending machine commodities are consider ably smaller. The policy establishing the special concession fund from vend ing machine revenue was set in 1965, five years before Dr. Wil liams came to A&M as president. —Ed. ★ ★ ★ Sissy Editor: Frances Farenthold Tuesday expressed her gross disregard for human life at all stages of de velopment. When asked whether she would support a Constitution al Amendment which would put into effect in this country the Declaration of the Rights at the Child, which was adopted unani mously by the United Nations in 1959, she very bluntly replied, “No.” She seems to be more interest ed in just getting elected than in nothing less than the total social health of America at heart. The UN declaration is as fol lows, “The child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection before as well as after birth.” Apparently, Mrs. Faren thold has no regard for human life before birth. (Is it human life ? Well, when you prove to OF BROADCASTERS -y rist 'WELL, YOU'RE CERTAINLY NOT KICKING RICHARD NIXON AROUND ANY MORE!' Che Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the editor or of the writer of the article and are not necessarily those of the University administration or the Board of Directors. The Battalion is a non-profit, self-supporting enterprise operated by students as a University and Comnumity newspaper. LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor should not exceed 300 words and are subject to being cut to that length or less if longer. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit such letters and does not guarantee to publish any letter. Each letter must be signed, shore the address of the writer and list a telephone number for verification. Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77813. _ Members of the Student Publications Board are- Jim Lmdsey, chairman; Dr. Tom Adair, Dr. R. A. Albanese, Dr. Sid^Tan Pater W ‘ C ‘ HarHson ' Rand y Ross . T. Chet Edwards, MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M, is published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per a eme ster; $6 per school year; $6.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 5% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and l°eal news of spontaneous origin published herein. Right of reproduction of all other matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. Editor Rod Speer Managing Editor Stephen Goble Assistant to the Editor Greg Moses News Editor Will Anderson Photo Editor Gary Baldasari Sports Editor Kevin Coffey Ass’t. Sports Editor Ted Boriskie Staff writers Vickie AshwiR, LaTonya Perrin, Mary Russo, Tony Gallucci, Cliff Lewis, Brad Ellis, Hank Wahrmund, Kathy Young, T. C. Gallucci,, Norine Harris, Sally Hamilton, Julia Jones. Photographers Roger Mallison, Kathy Curtis, Alan Killingsworth, Steve Ueckert. LORENCE (LARRY) BRAVENEC for Councilman, Place 5, College Station You Deserve Representation In The City Government By A Pull Time Member (Associate Professor) Of The University Community. Elect Bravenec On Tuesday, April 2 Pd. Pol. Ad by L. Bravenec me that it’s not, I’ll open an abor tion clinic. In the meantime, I’ll give the pre-natal child the ben efit of the doubt.) John Reyland ★ ★ ★ Bill of Rights Editor: Hooray for a Student Bill of Rights! I was thoroughly shock ed to learn Texas A&M, a uni versity I feel is a fine institution, does not have a Student Bill of Rights. If students are not al lowed to make decisions for themselves now while they are being trained in an educational environment, how will we, the students, possibly hope to make correct, discreet and intelligent decisions in the society and coun- CADET SLOUCH try we will one day control ? I ask for a petition on a Student Bill of Rights which should be written by the Student Govern ment under the supervision of students and faculty to fully sat isfy the majority who attend Tex as A&M now and in the future. With proper and thorough an nouncements, students and facul ty could send in to a Bill of Rights Council suggestions and proposals on what the Student Bill of Rights should contain. Thank you very much and please everyone, for your own good and future, send out the word for a Student Bill of Rights! Laura Clark The Student Senate’s version of a Student Bill of Rights appeared on page 6 of Friday’s paper—Ed. Bob Bell resides at 1006 Madera In College Station and la General Man calved his Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas A&M University In 106! Bob Is on the Board of Directors of the Betl t> is on the Board of Directors of the i and past director of the Bryan-College Statloi visor to the Student Conference 01 Council and Directorate (designal Jaycees He Is advisor Affairs and Is a TAMU (designate). Bob is on the publicity committee o United Chest i on National Afl ol KTAM l KORA-fM ***•«•* S.S.TSK’.i'ssra Students * j the American Cincsr Socl*!) »i« worked closely with the a City government needs a balance of experience and energy. New problems must be met with fresh ideas. a<- Rapid growth of our business community is giving College Sta tion a new business personality, a*— Texas A&M will continue to be the economic foundation of Col lege Station and Brazos County. be to gel maximum services lor our to dollars. - — College Station and Texas AUI will continue to grow Our problems will be mutual praWm and our opportunities will ^ portunities. by Jim Earle Pd. Pol. 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