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Page 2 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1974 Lease Line— Owners plan to use nine-month leases By BARB SEARS Many of the local apartment owners are planning to convert their leases from semester-length contracts to full nine month com mitments. ^Zclib 'DEAR ANN LANDERS. EVERY TIME THE PHONE RINGS, MY HUSBAND Listen Up From the student tenants’ view point, nothing could be worse. Students by nature are very tran sient creatures. The whole edu cational system has many associ ated uncertainties which could definitely affect a person’s living situation. A student may flunk out, be suspended, decide to trans fer, or in many other ways change his educational status and rela tionship with the university. In addition, he may not get along with his new roommate, dislike the apartment manager, get divorced, find a cheaper place to live, choose to move into a dormitory, or decide he needs quieter sur roundings. Any of these reasons would make a student tenant want to change his rental situation. However, if he signed a nine- month contract, he would be stuck with the same apartment and living situation for the remainder of the nine months. The land lord has every right to hold a tenant to the lease contract. Should a tenant try to skip out, the landlord can sue for the rest of the rent which would have been collected over that time period. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiniiiiiimiu OX ± <^\fotz± Reader ‘shocked’ by MSC movies luf. Rod | Because of the man-hours in- iiiiiiiiiiiiimHumiiimHiHmiiiuiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiimimiuiiiiiiii'siiil vo | v ed in ^ typing letters and the column inches taken up by lengthy ones we are asking that letters be double-spaced type Last Friday, when the streaker pictures were pub- written and that they be held to lished, I was told that unless the girl’s exposed breast in one a maximum of 300 words Ed. picture was concealed and the star covering a student’s Editor: genitals in another was enlarged that those two photos time 1 wish to register would not be used. It was a result of this incident that I f sha ^ p protest of some films be- . _ _ , „ , . x mg' shown by the MSC. Just a charged Assistant Director of Student Publications Lane couple of weeks ago> j was shock _ Stephenson (who reads Battalion copy in a “counsel and ed to see a movie which emulated, advisery” capacity) with prior restraint and censorship at among other things marriage for Tuesday’s Student Publications Board meeting. money, adultery, murder, throat After much prodding, the editor’s right to control the cutting, robbery, cursing God, ^ cc . , , . i , ,. rape, prostitution, beating with a content of the newspaper was affirmed at that meeting. horse whjp black market prof|t _ However, I think it is important for all students to know eering and even more. The movie: exactly where their newspaper stands in terms of editorial Gone With The Wind. I was also freedom. shocked and dismayed at another The Rules and Regs handbook of this university piece of garbage which encour- explicitly states: “The Director of Student Publications shall ascd marijuana use counsel and advise all student editors, but neither the seX) a nude scene with a man and Director of Student Publications nor the Student Publica- a woman, degradation of the use tions Board shall determine the content of publications.” of a college education, sneered The courts have backed this up. They have answered at classical music and even de- auestions like these* nounced literature as an art form, questions like these. j o The movie: The Owl and The Docs the First Amendment sipply to students? Pussycat Su P reme Court i ud g e Abe Fortas ruled in 1969 that A performer on stage advocat- k*,- “First Amendment rights, applied in light of the special ed use of alcohol, smiled at the characteristics of the school environment, are available to thought of a riot breaking out, teachers and students. It can hardly be argued that either degraded the woman’s position in students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to ® ex ac ^’ enc ou i Jg ed recrea- _ , „ , . , , ,, „ tional sex, travestied a beautiful freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate. memorial song into a little ditty, Can’t a state university control a newspaper operating and even worse ridiculed all within its jurisdiction? learning as “a Bore.” WHO ? Roy District judge Alfred A. Arraj ruled in 1971 that “the ^ Clark. Needless to say, you can’t state is not necessarily the unfettered master of all it please everyone. BUT the MSC „ . ^ , , x . . „ r Council has a responsibility to creates. Havmg established a particular forum for expres- show anything and everything sion, officials may not then place limitations upon the use that can be run across as an edu- of that forum which interferes with protected speech and cational experience. 'They are not are not justified by an overriding state interest.” entitled to reject ANY program Can the university stop the presses by cutting of which i some members of the stu- r. ,. 9 dent body may wish to see. Any other organization may show or In the case of Antonelli vs. Hammond the district not show what they pi e ase. WHY court ruled that a “Massachusetts statute giving the is the MSC different? Because president of a state college power over allocation of student we must all pay for MSC pro activity fees (at A&M, the Board of Directors has that gramming through our Services power) and providing that they should be expended as the Fees (of which the MSC gets just •j . • j- x • r- A. r j less than half ) or we face sus ‘ president might direct in furtherance of activities ... and pension from the university. YOU once that determination has been made, expenditure is ARE REQUIRED BY THE LAW mandatory.” OF THE STATE OF TEXAS TO It is important that the student body consider The PAY STUDENT SERVICES d-. * FEES WHETHER OR NOT YOU Battalion as a student newspaper acting in student mterests AGREE WITH THE USE TO free of administrative control. It is equally important that WHICH THEY ARE PUT. No administrators see it that way. other organization has this abil ity. Saddle and Sirloin, Economics Club, Lincoln Union Debating, Che Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M, is ,he editor or of the writer of the article end are not necessarily those of the University administration or May, and once a week during summer school. the Board of Directors. The Battalion is a non-profit, Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school self-supporting enterprise operated by students as a year; $6.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 5% Xlniverutv and Cnmtnnniiv newsOaher sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: university ana community newspaper. The Batta i ion> Room 217> services Building, College station, LETTERS POLICY Texas 77843. Letters to the editor should not exceed 300 words The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for and are subject to being cut to that length or less if reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it or not ' ® ° , ' otherwise credited m the paper and local news of spontaneous longer. The editorial Staff reserves the right to edit origin published herein. Right of reproduction of all other such letters and does not guarantee to publish any matter herein are also reserved. ,,, T-ii., , , ■ , , ., ,, , Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. letter. Each letter must be signed, show the address of ; the writer and list a telephone number for verification. Editor Rod Speer Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Managing Editor Stephen Goble Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas Assistant to the Editor Greg Moses 77843. News Editor Will Anderson Photo Editor Gary Baldasari Members of the Student Publications Board are: Jim Sports Editor Kevin Coffey Lindsey, chairman ; Dr. Tom Adair, Dr. R. A. Albanese, Dr. Ass’t. Sports Editor Ted Boriskie H - H, * rt . h ' w - c - Harrison, Randy Ross, T. Chet Edwards, staff writers Vickie Ashwill, LaTonya Perrin, and Jan 1-aber. Mary Russo> Tony Gallucci> Cliff Lew^ Brad Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Ellis, Hank Wahrmund, Kathy Young, T C. Services. Inc. New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. GallUCCl,, Norme Hams, Sally Hamilton, Julia Jones. MEMBER Photographers Roger Mallison, Alan Killings- The Associated Press, Texas Press Association worth, Steve Ueckert. all 380 organizations outside the MSC have no source of funding- other than membership dues, gate admissions and donations or grants. So, if you disagree with any of them, you just quit going and it costs you nothing. But if you never went to another MSC program, you would still have to put out about $8 per semester in your services fee to support them. So they cannot limit what mem bers of the student body may see since they do not limit what mem bers of the student body must pay for them. So, MSC, do one or the other of these: Quit censor ing with our stolen monies or make your fees optional (the ad ministration can do this for you) and then you can truly be like any other organization. I am tired of having my money stolen by a group which uses “re sponsibility” to deny access to experiences which can stimulate thought, evoke a laugh, bring tears to the eyes, or even a sick feeling to the stomach. OPTION AL FEES FOR THE MSC! Mike Perrin ★ ★ ★ do you have to see someone eat ing dog excrement to know that it’s dirty and disgusting? Doran L. Brown ★ ★ ★ pusher bids for attention, we won’t hold that distinction for long. Marilou Syler-Roelon ★ ★ ★ Uniqueness Old machines Backs Stark •v r.r- ' a Editor: Is an individual only right and open-minded when he agrees with others ? And how is it that a few can suggest that theih opinions represent the majority of stu dents and even if they don’t that these same few are right ? I’m talking about those who complain their right to a “free exchange of ideas” are being violated when it seems what they really want is license to do anything, not free dom. Well, I believe it’s time more students who realize that this is also their university and that they have rights, too, should start standing up for them. Therefore, I want to go on record as fully supporting Mr. Stark and those who voted against “Pink Flamin gos” because of its content (as per Batt March 26). By the way, Editor: A&M has long been noted for being unique in its traditions and in the behavior of its student body. Other schools have their riots, demonstrations, and other idiotic forms of dissension; we at A&M have managed to retain the ability to reason and act in an adult manner, in spite of the fact that the entire Southwest Conference seems out to get us. Well, jealousy manifests itself in a variety of forms. We’ve always been able to hold our heads up high at any competition or sports event, even when we get out- scored, because we know, deep down in our hearts, that we are different, and that we’re super ior, regardless of what those oth er schools think. The front of the Academic building, where Sully stands, is where we gather for Silver Taps, to honor Ags that have died. Be sides being an insult to the intel ligence of the student body, (such acts are a reflection on ALL of us, not just the fools who participate), the “Streak- in” Thursday night was a dese cration of grounds that should be holy to all of us. As for the mob action that followed, while President Williams does not by any means make the top ten in my personal list of heroes, he IS our president, and, in my opin ion, deserves the respect accorded that position. In spite of the “fun and games” attitude of many stu dents and the milksop indulgence of some liberal faculty members, I think we must all realize that Thursday’s incident was both im mature and degrading. As for our superiority, Aggies, if we allow the continuation of these “College Harry,” cookie- Editor: Having been bowlers for 12 years and members of the Texas A&M bowling team for the past three years, we are naturally con cerned with the bowling facilities on the A&M campus. In the fall of 1953, Texas A&M installed eight machines, these machines with modifications are located in the MSC lanes. These machines, along with the small number of lanes, in no way come close to accommodating today’s 18,000 students. These totally in ferior machines continually break down. Also, the lane conditions are extremely bad. The approaches are always sticky and lane main tenance in general is extremely poor. Members of the Texas In tercollegiate Bowling Conference (TIBC) have told us that the MSC lanes were far below aver- coriference. Professional bowler Bobby Cooper stated that the MSC lanes were far below evar- age. Newell Holland, secretary of the Bryan-College Station Bowl ing Association, vowed never again to bowl in the MSC. In addition, the Texas A&M bowling team, one of the top teams in the southern U.S., re ceives little consideration from the MSC. We have no say about our budget, which is considerably too small, and v/ere even refused $1.80 to wash our bowling shirts. All these complaints indicate that the people who manage the bowling lanes and oversee its op erations know nothing about bowling and, to put it bluntly, they just don’t give a damn one way or the other. This is an un fortunate attitude on the part of the MSC. Douglas Ocker Bill Kettler Secrecy |ce in t col rged y !iA.shby ?orum no |ists onl Nine month contracts wouiijent fro dissatisfied tenants little m^own to One would hope that loca!||;Th e £ lords would show some comp-SF' for their student tenants (titution, provide the option of a set^rpvide 1 length lease. After all, tkij rounding apartment ci are largely dependent on students as tenants, and rely on the university shi to make their apartments | attractive to students. Already, the Fair Housing mission has received many from individuals unhappy their renting situations, and ing to change apartments, binding nine-month lease the disgruntled tenants to where they don’t wishtolroj has served only to increass volume of complaints. Barcelona Apartments,wlii in the process of converting nine-month lease, was fort quite a showcase for its policy. The lease used toll a one-month basis, and wasi matically renewed unless on the two parties designated d wise. This allowed either landlord or the tenant to da the renting situation easily, ever, Barcelona Apartment! one of the apartment compl which may convert to a month lease policy. It is easy to see why a li would desire a longer lease, cause it gives him greater ity about occupancy of his ments. He doesn’t need to* about finding new tenants. Barcelona Apartments has problem in this area for the at ments are so well-liked that! have always been close to per cent full. It also should be pointed that for the second semester, university’s enrollment use ’'ewer, drops. If all off-campus stud ora are committed to nine-m|p a l cor| y leases, two serious problems ai w Vatt e-i ly BRji It is < feasts eemed "Lovt ilm by age of o thro> Those students who leave stl l eni are either themselves stuck College Station owing rent p V plea; ments on an apartment, or leave their roommate holding bag. 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