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Listen Up
Batt interview was ‘over-condensed’
Editor:
I appreciate the Battalion’s ef
forts to publicize my views (and
those of my opponents) of issues
confronting A&M. While reading
my own interview, however, I
noted that some of my comments
had been over-condensed in the
interest of brevity and did not re
late my true feedings.
In particular it appeared that I
am down on sports in general and
football in particular. This is sim
ply not the case. I have been in
volved in some form of athletic
endeavor since transferring to
A&M two years ago and served
as an assistant instructor of one
of the karate clubs until last sum
mer. It is true that I do not at
tend football games; however, I
I am not a spectator of any sport.
For that reason I don’t want
my money that goes to athletics
to pay for someone else to see a
home game. I would much rather
see my sports dollar, and many
more besides, going to better
sports facilities and equipment at
A&M that everyone can use. Pre
sumably that is the point of school
athletic programs.
Personally, I would like to see
the rugby, soccer and women’s
teams receive more support, par
ticularly monetary support. The
point is that if A&M is going to
be proud of its athletics it should
give maximum support to all
sports and not just select inter
collegiate teams.
Secondly, concerning on-campus
topics such as drinking, coed
dorms and streaking it may ap
pear that I have no interest in
them simply because I live off-
campus. Again, this is not the
case. I must admit that I fail to
see the logic of the way these sub
jects are presently being handled
(or ignored as the case may be).
For some time now Texans that
attain the age of 18 are considered
citizens with full privileges and
responsibilities. Most students
here fall into this category. Yet
the administration imposes a code
on the men and women on campus
much like I suffered in junior
high school.
If the students of A&M are of
legal age then to me it seems ob
vious that we should be allowed
to drink wherever we please that
is within the law. A student can
sign a contract to live in an apart
ment building with members of
the opposite sex; why shouldn’t
students live in coed dorms? Stu
dents were given these rights by
the state and I can only wonder
why the school has been so tardy
in making concessions to us.
On the other hand I believe stu
dents at A&M must uphold their
responsibilities as adults. Abusing
privacy of others, disturbing the
peace, violent assault, public in
decency and theft are breaches of
civil law and should be treated
as such not as infractions of a
school code. This I give in answer
to those who feel a liberal drink
ing/coed situation would degen
erate A&M into a drunken orgy
raging semester after semester.
As an ending comment I want
to urge everyone to vote April 4th
for SOMEONE. This is your
school and nothing will change
Endorsements
A&M students will decide next Thursday which among
them will represent the student body as its government and
will continue the perennial dogfight with administrators for
more rights and advantages.
The Battalion has examined the race for the top Student
Government posts and feels the following people can best
carry the standard of student rights in the upcoming year.
The candidates below were selected by a popular vote of
the Battalion editorial staff after considering staff inputs.
Participating were Rod Speer, Steve Goble, Greg Moses,
Kevin Coffey, Will Anderson, Gary Baldasari and Ted
Boriskie. The below opinions do not necessarily represent
those of any particular Battalion staff member.
For the office of president of Student Government, The
Battalion supports STEVE EBERHARD. He tops his
competitors in SG experience, having worked two years in
Student Government, including a year as chairman of the
Academic Affairs committee. He was one of the main
proponents of optional athletic fees and has fought with the
Academic Council and administrators to try and begin
publishing faculty evaluations.
BARRY BROOKS gets our backing for vice president of
student services. Brook’s work on SG’s Student Services,
Business Relations and Academic Affairs committee has been
admirable. In other duties he was instrumental in putting
pressure on General . Luedecke to get student input on the
long-range campus planning.
The key issue in the race for vice president for finance is
optional and user fees, and TOM TAYLOR has been a major
spokesman for an athletic user fee in the Senate and finance
committee hearings and has earned The Battalion’s support.
Both he and his competitor, Curt Marsh, are well experienced
in Student Government.
The Battalion will make no comment in the vice
president for external affairs race as one of its staff members
is in the running for that position.
JOHN TYLER is the Batt’s pick for vice president for
rules and regulations. He has been a hard worker in the
Senate’s book exchange program and has shown good
leadership qualities in the sponsorship of bills throughout the
year. His two years experience in Student Government
(although not on the Rules and Regulations Committee) and
upperclassman standing give him an edge over his opponents.
The Battalion was widely split on opinions in the vice
president for academic affairs contest and chose not to
endorse a candidate for that post.
Looking to the world of civilian dormitories, The
Battalion supports the candidacy of TIM JORDAN for
Resident Hall president. His experience as president and head
Resident Adviser for Law Hall are good credentials for the
job.
* * *
In order to give candidates equal time for rebuttal, The
Battalion will print all letters concerning Student Govern
ment elections received by 9 p.m. Monday in Tuesday’s
edition.
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Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Managing 1 Editor Stephen Goble
Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas Assistant to the Editor Greg Moses
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and no wrongs will be righted
unless you care.
Thank you all for your time and
patience.
Mike Greiser
★ ★ ★
Editor:
It appears that the MSC Coun
cil’s next excuse for its sudden
development of censorial powers
is that they are merely a helpful
service to save harried students
the trouble of wasting their time
by watching a bad movie. What
they seem to have forgotten is
that, in an institution as large as
A&M, it is quite plausible that
some students get their kicks by
watching bad movies. What won
derful idea will they next come up
with to keep us children from the
pursuit of our happiness?
David Garver
★ ★ ★
Editor:
In response to the letter con
cerning Sissy Farenthold and the
Declaration Of Rights Of The
Child in Tuesday’s Batt, I would
like to thank John Reyland for
letting us know he disapproves of
abortion! His letter states, when
asked whether she would support
a constitutional amendment which
would put into effect the Declara
tion Of Rights Of The Child, she
very bluntly replied “NO.” He
then goes on and informs us that
“she seems to be more interested
in just getting elected than in
nothing less than the total social
health of America at heart. Ap-
Lease Line—
parently Mrs. Farenthold has no
regard for human life before
birth.” John then asks, “Is it
human life?” My answer to you
John is that after making those
statements about Ms. Farenthold’s
political interest and lack of re
gard for human life, you have a
lot of nerve to ask the ques
tion “Is it human life?” It may
be that a very bluntly replied
“NO,” could give you, myself and
more important the pregnant wo
man that must find an answer for
that question, the right to.
Rudy Vavra
★ ★ ★
Godiva not first
Editor:
The poem by Allen Williams
(March 20) wrongly credits La
dy Godiva as the first streaker.
According to the Houston Post,
the first “streak” occurred in
720 B.C. at the Olympic Games.
It seems that the competitors at
the games wore nothing but small
loin cloths. A competitor in a
running event by the name of
Orsippus of Megara had appar
ently tied a poor knot in his loin
cloth because shortly after the
start of the race he was running
completely naked. Orsippus, nor
mally just an average runner,
was soon leading the entire field
of runners in nothing more than
his birthday suit. With the all
male audience cheering him on,
he effortlessly outdistanced eve
ryone else and streaked to a win.
Charles R. Ursell
I WILL
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Housing Code retroactive, ignored
By BARB SEARS
Although College Station’s
Standard Housing Code was es
tablished to eliminate building de
fects and guarantee habitable
dwellings, it is questionable
whether these goals are currently
being fulfilled.
This column has repeatedly cit
ed instances of poor maintenance,
and a particular sorepoint has
been the roofing situation at West
Knoll Townhouses. The tenants
there, upon calling the Building
Official’s Office, were told by a
secretary that the Building Code
only applied to dwellings built
after the adoption of the Code in
1969.
Acting on the assumption that
this information was correct, the
members of the Fair Housing
Commission have been frustrated
in attempting to guarantee that
older dwelling units will be prop
erly maintained. Hearing of our
dilemma, Jim Gardner, a professor
in Urban Planning at A&M, con
tacted me to explain that apart
from the Building Code, there is
a separate Standard Housing Code
which is indeed retrocative.
All dwelling units must comply
with this code or the owners are
faced with possible condemnation
of the building or may be found
guilty of a misdemeanor for each
day in which they violate the
Housing Code!
The Standard Housing Code is
very comprehensive and as Gard
ner pointed out, if it was ade
quately enforced, there would be
few tenant complaints. In gen
eral, the Code requires that dwell
ings be maintained in a “safe and
sanitary condition” and prohibits
leasing any dwelling place which
does not comply with the regula
tions. So, in effect, landlords may
not lease apartments unless they
maintain them to. a degree con
forming with the standards of the
Housing Code.
The Code specified that “roofs
shall be maintained in a safe man
ner and have no defects which
might admit rain or cause damp
ness in the walls or interior por
tion of the buildings.” There are
also a requirement that doors and
windows be weathertight and
terproof.
Buildings are to be rodentpw!
and when there are two or Ml
dwelling units involved, the on
er is responsible for exterminatir.
of insects rodents or pests. Its
also the owner’s responsibil
maintain the public areas ini
clean and sanitary condition c
to provide adequate lighting!
halls and stairways.
Accordinf to the Code, itist
responsibility of the Building II I
spector, L. P. Dulaney, of the Cit|
Public Works Office to inspects
condition of dwelling units, Heii
also supposed to bring charpl
against owners to force themli j
comply with the housing stani|
ards.
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