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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.
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'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.
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Reader ‘shocked’ by MSC movies
luf. Rod | Because of the man-hours in-
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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
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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
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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
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ly BRji
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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. The university may si
as well for there would be
flexibility to fill empty
rooms which may appear.
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