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Page 2 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1975 iP§aii§ Student likes MSC design r r\c. _5 tzi\j \ ^ •Ed the E.D. Freak HEY! it's Editor: Of all the recent letters the Battal ion has printed about the MSC, a number of them have been “ques tioning” the works of Mr. Bill Pahl- mann. Therefore, in all fairness tc Mr. Pahlmann, and for us Aggie? who do appreciate the MSC being a unique “campus living room,” ] offer congratulations on a job well done. I am no E.D. freak and I reall) don’t care where Mr. Pahlmann came from. What I do care about is being able to walk into a place that has a totally different environment from that of any other place on cam pus — and any other place in the state for that matter. I realize it is quite exotic, and that is the reason I like it. I also realize it was expensive, and that is why I’m proud of it. Whether the money came from my tuition, state taxes or donations from former students, I appreciate what Mr. Pahlmann did with the money. He designed for A&M a social center that no ordi- 1) The workers who are building The Wall have thick Russian ac cents. Some can not even speak En glish. When completed. The Wall will contain but" one entrance, to be known as Checkpoint Charlie, lo- rth nary school in Texas would dare build, andforthat, Mr. Pahlmann, I thank you. David D. Vrla Wall explained Editor: Several rumors are now circulat ing around the campus concerning the current construction, which we feel should be brought to the atten tion of your readers. Among the more significant are: cated at the North Gate post office. Checkpoint Charlie will be patrol led on the north side by American soldiers wearing Army ROTC shoulder patches with maroon and white armbands and carrying M16 rifles. The south side will be patrol led by soldiers wearing field gray uniforms and foreign helmets and carrying AK47 submachine guns. Spelled out in broken glass glued to The Wall will be the greeting “Welcome to Aggieland’ . A bronze plaque bearing the inscription “Lest We Forget, Highway Six Runs Both Ways will be placed on either side of this greeting. 2) In order for Texas A&M to pre sent a new face to the taxpayers of the state of Texas, rhinoceros heads will be mounted at 45 degrees in tervals around the top of the new water tower. As a precaution, ten foot diameter storm drains are being installed in the new street construction, should the water tower rupture. In spite of this measure, contour maps show ing safe passage around the campus will be provided each student. Un fortunately, this will necessitate a further increase in each student’s building use fee of $2 per semester hour. To allay rising fears about ris ing water, the engineers who de signed The Wall have given their assurance that it will contain any overflow. Whether these rumors are true or not, it heartens us to know that our building use fees are being spent so wisely and not going down the drain. Michael L. Fisher William D. Heinze L. David Jones Charles A. Hinson Male sexism Editor: There has been much talk re cently concerning female yell lead ers; unfortunately, not much has been said. Once the controversial topic is raised in passing conversa tion, a hot-headed, narrow-minded Ag immediately conjures up a bouncy cheerleader such as the one recently pictured in Alan Killingsworth’s preposterous satire (Jr. Fromm III, Feb. 13). The bill recently rejected in the Student Senate concerning yell leaders was designed merely to de lete the word, “male,” from the provision concerning yell leader elections; females do not have to be included in every ballot in every election. There is no mention of ap propriations for pom-poms or maroon hot pants. The deletion of the word, “male,” would eliminate the sexism now implied. Sure, at first a few girls might run just to see if they could do it; I’ve 'THESE PEOPLE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND MY DEEP CONCERN FOR THEIR WELFARE!' Slouch “I think I liked the heads better.’ Cbe 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 community newspaper. •Editorial policy is determined by the editor. 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 $5.00 per semester; $9.50 per school vear; $10.5(1 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 5^ sales tax. Advertising rate furnished^ i request. Address: The Battalion, Room £17, Services Building, College - ation ~ Station, Texas 77843. LETTERS POUCY 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 guaran tee to publish any letter. Each letter must be signed, show the address of the writer and list a telephone number for verifica tion. 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 local 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. seriously considered the prospect myself. But I doubt even more seri ously that a female would ever be elected. It’s quite a feat to outvote a preponderance of c.ts., rednecks and boot chasers (not necessarily in that order). Moreover, to paraphrase Bill Sheen (B.S. breakdown, Feb. 12), if current traditions (i.e., male pseudodominance) is indeed valid VUBtv' and worthwhile, it will remain un violated regardless of the number of resolutions passed, articles poorly written or b.s. spouted. Susan Rudd llgHAT'S GONE? If THE CHArAELEON| I FOUMD. I IT IN THIS 1 , —Tnr ; . 1© brad uj -foiifer y' (Nfv TAMU praised HELP ME LOOK FOR IT. HIS NAME IS HERS. WHAT THE HECK Old YOU GET A CHAMELEON FOR? Editor: Last Saturday, I had the oppor tunity to briefly address a large number of former students who serve as local club officers and workers in the Association ol Former Students. Saturday night, during the Ar kansas basketball game, this same group of former students was treated to a working example of what I was trying to convey in my talk. The student body displayed leadership, discipline, sportsman ship, respect of the rights of others and a host of other fine traits which we as former students admire and have come to expect of Texas A and M students and graduates. Indi viduals and other than former stu dents and friends of the University also had an opportunity to view the fine support offered by the No. 1 student body of the No. 1 Univer sity. The example Saturday night, which I have witnessed on other oc casions, makes all former students proud to be a part of the team work ing for the benefit of a great Univer sity and its student body. IT FREAKED ME OUT TO WATCH HUM CHANGE COLOR TO MATCH HIS SURROUND I MG5. YOU IN There, HERS? . ...I KNOW IT'S GOTTA BE AROUND ii HERE SOMELJHERE..jl ON & Douglas E. Flatt ’53 V. P. of Public Relations Assoc, of Former Students PiiiiliiilUliiii;i(|i' Illlllllil^lWlllllllllllllliflV SOME.THINO exPcoDeuI iiitiUII!MHIIIIIIll>'MlEil ^ ’Your Lizard Jl)5T Blew up TRYiNb To hide inside mV PAINT BOX..,. fyotir man at Bait) SG radio The difficulties of reaching entire campus 001 000 0001 I00f ooc 100 ooc 100 ooc 100 ooc 100' ooc >00' ooc >00 ooc >00 ooc >00i ooc >001 ooc Jim Earle By WILL ANDERSON The inability of many dorm stu dents to get the Student Govern ment radio was noted by Paul Mueller. He asked why the station was carried on Midwest Video when most dorms are serviced by Com munity Cablevision. Disk jockey Bo Booty said that at the time the sta- a. tion was formed that Midwest the relationship between the two cable systems has not been good, so he thought it was also unlikely that the station could be carried on both J Video was the only system in terested in carry ing it. That cable system services all the dorms in the Corps area and Puryear, Crocker and Moore halls. Community Cablevision is avail able in Moses, Hart, Legett, Keath- ley, Fowler, Hughes, Schumacher, Walton, Davis-Gary, Puryear, Mclnnis and Hotard halls. Both sys tems serve Law, Krueger and Dunn halls. The cable which serves each dorm is selected by the dorm coun cils or popular vote, so it is unlikely that all dorms could agree to tie into the same system. Station manager Jim James said systems. However, Community Cable- vision’s vice president in charge of sales, Gordon Gregg, said his com pany is very receptive to the idea. He agreed the cost would be ex tremely high, but he said he would be very happy to listen to any SG proposals that might work. Midwest Video’s reply was pro vided by general Manager Bob Reese. The station is now operating on equipment and space provided by Midwest and all maintenance is by Midwest, he said. Reese said his reply to the possi bility of tapping the SG radio into Community Cablevision’s system would be “probably no. He said the companies had never collabo rated on anything like that and that Midwest had gone to too much ex pense and trouble to just allow the station to be tapped into another cable. If Community Cablevision wants to set up its own station, dual carry ing of the station might be arranged, he said. SG Vice President of Finance Curt Marsh said he had initially had the idea of tying into both systems. The costs appeared to he so great that long range plans seemed wiser, he said, and SG began an investiga tion of the opportunities of forming an open air station. The question is“kind of in limbo now”, Marsh said, and SG is willing to study all options, including the possibilities of tying into both ca bles. Many students do not take a cable but probably as many as 70 per cent might, he said. Marsh said SG will make a few in termediate steps and it is hoped that an open air SG radio station will be operating by early 1976. Liberty bell TAMU has been asked by the Texas American Revolution Bicen tennial Committee if the bell on the Academic Building rotunda could be used in their festivities in Austin. The Board of Directors has ap proved the request. Dr. Haskell Monroe, dean of the faculty, was asked if he would look into the pos sibilities. Dr. Monroe said that if the uni versity approves, the bell would be moved to Austin, presumably to the Capitol. The bell would be returned after its use. The biggest problem with ill plan starts here on campus, Oil Monroe said. He doesn’t knowho’l the Bicentennial Committee woul get the bell out of the Aeadeii#| Buidling. When the bell was placed thfl after World War II, there wereil glass partitions leading onto the tunda, the dean said. Some of ill glass would have to be removePl move the bell and Dr. Monrol guessed that it would cost appfflj imately $1,000. 300 >001 OOC >001 ooc >001 00 10C Any expense would fall to ill committee. Dr. Monroe said. Nl committee members have been 1*1 TAMU to study the situation yel but the dean said he expected the*| to do so soon. >001 000 >001 ooc >00' ooc >00' ooc >00 ooc >00 ooc >00 ooc >oc ooc )0C ooc )0C 00( >oc 001 500 0 01 500 Board meeting The Board of Directors meelf twice next week. Students sh take this chance to see howourut| versity is run. The Board will reorganize ill Building Committee on Feb. 24il 10 a.m. The Board’s regular nieel| ing will be Feb. 25 at 9 a.m. meetings will be in the Board win! of the MSC which should be e»-| tered from Clark St. PEANUTS (/^ i/t’Sb'l, HE 5R0KE Hl£ CHAIN, BENT HIS BRAKE PEDAL RAN INTO A HAY BALE, SNAPPED A REAR ZUOOC ROD, HAP TOW R-ATTIRE5 AMP BLEU) HIS EN61NE! he also bloodied hie N0EE,BRU1EEP HIE EL80UJE AND LOST THREE TEETH... ^ Hr BUT I WON A TR0PH‘f'/. i — Q- lM, A Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Members of the Student Publications Board are: Jim Lindsey, chairman; Dr. Tom Adair, Dr. R. A. Albanese, Dr. II. E. Hierth, W. C. Harrison, Steve Eberhard, Don Hegi, and John Nash, Jr. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc., Represented nationally by .'National tauc. New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. 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