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Page 2 THE BATTALION the bat y^DNESDAV See WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1975 Student on the Council? Magruder may run for College Station position RH flotteA. Pharmacy i exp of F By GERALD OLIVIER The perennial question in Col lege Station is, “Will a student run for the council?” The answer is yes in the form of Greg Magruder, Resi dent Hall Association president. Magruder told the Battalion he will file for the office this week. (The deadline for filing is Friday.) Magruder will not be unopposed in his bid for Councilman. Gary Halter, a political science profes sor, is running for Place 1. The in cumbent, Fred Brison, will not seek re-election. In Place 5, Larry Bravenec seems to be on the way to un opposed re-election to his second term. Place 3 has a clearly defined bat tle of differing ideologies. Bob Bell, KTAM station manager and a polit ical moderate, will oppose conserv ative incumbent Don Dale. A student, any student, cannot win this election. In order to achieve victory, a large student turn-out supporting the student candidate would be required. However, students at A&M do not perceive city politics as impor tant. Most on-campus students lead lives which appear to end at the Northgate Wall or Jersey Street. Add this to the poor election turn outs in the past (last spring 171 votes were cast at the campus voting box) and the student candidate will have to win in the community at large, just like his competition. All three of the available races seem dismal for student candidates. Bravenec is the Dolph Briscoe of College Station. Soft-spoken, he becomes vocal only on issues he has strong feelings about. One of the hottest issues in this campaign will be the controversial rezoning of local real estate devel oper Harry Seaback’s land behind Dominik Drive. Bravenec was a strong supporter of the Dominik home owners. This issue, combined with his strong victory last year and his good local name identification, makes Bravenec an unbeatable foe. Both candidates in Place 3 seem beyond the reach of a student. Dale and Bell appear headed for the shootout of the year. Bell lost a close race for mayor to O. M. Holt last year and is planning a strong door-to-door campaign for Dale’s post. Dale is a political veteran in the city. He has a strong following with conservatives and business in terests. It seems everyone has heard of Don Dale and this name identification would hurt a student candidate. Dale’s main problem will lie with his stand on zoning. He voted for Seaback’s proposal and has repeated his belief in this move. Dale has been under fire from Dominik Drive homeowners for his neglect of citizen interest in this issue. The only possible seat for a stu dent would be Place 1 and a race against Halter. Halter is an urban politics professor and a self- proclaimed liberal. His strength comes from his political science training and an appeal to liberals in the community. If he runs unop posed he can expect a large percen tage of the student vote due to his campus affiliation. Magruder’s tactics will include an intensive get-out-the-vote cam paign on campus. With a large stu dent vote and plenty of hand shak ing, Magruder could give Halter a close race. It seems doubtful that the student vote will be large enough to defeat Halter’s support in the community at large. Magruder does have good reason to run, despite the odds. He can solve the problem of weak name identification by being on this year’s ballot. He can inform the commun ity on his stand on the issues. Magruder will quickly become familiar with city politics instead of the campus action he is used to deal ing with. He can prepare himself for a race next year, a race he can win. Homer Adams, Jim Dozier, Jim Gardner and O. M. Holt will be up for reelection in the spring of’76. A student, especially one with good name identification and prior run ning experience, could win any one of the three council seats or the mayorship then. None of the candidates this year needs to be worried about Mag ruder; but look out Homer, next year is almost here. YOU OR YOUR DOCTOR CAN PHONE US when you need i delivery. We will deliver promptly to your dorm or home. A great many people rely on us for their health needs. We welcome requests for delivery service and charge ac counts. 817 Texas Avenue Across from A&M at Eastgate 846-4742 MITCHELLS DEPARTMENT STORES is re-opening under The New Ownership of PACE, NEWSOM & MOATES Operators of 18 Stores in the Fort Worth Area. REGISTER FOR FREE DOOR PRIZES INCLUDING 26" BOYS & GIRLS 3 SPEED BICYCLES AND OTHER MERCHANDISE. I U.s. sell ■an scien r^kadeniil iionth. I Among tanograj mlogist ruise wil ork to t there Sco submari tudy miw ic Ocean On a l ional Ot \dminist! ^thermal rift valley irth lat Atlantic ( The st the mine lot watei jeean flu with col miles be come coi of minen The e: from the GRAND OPENING Thurs. February 27 - 9:30 A.M. 303 College Ave. - Next to Skaggs Come See Our Beautiful Merchandise First 250 People Will Receive Free Door Prize (Mini Tool Kit). 'OK, THAT'S FAR ENOUGH—THAT'S FAR ENOUGH—THAT'S FAR ENOUGH—THAT'S FAR Board values ‘commended’ Heaven forbid! We realize it is very important for the TAMU Board of Directors to be “up to par” with other Universities and corporate headquarters as quoted by Gen. A. R. Luedecke. TAMU continues to push ahead for the future wif!]u3thijk 0teaf, that this*,university, like many achievement. So we^wffuld like ttr* ^others, eoncentnUes bn instruction person, the university is not a well rounded institution of higher educa tion and is partly responsible for surpressing his musical abilities. I believe that in choosing to further his education at Texas A&M this When choosing to attend the uni versity a student can find out what opportunities are available at the university. If he feels that there is reason to add music to the present cur- person, should have, realized riculum, I then must ask if there is this*, university, like many not reason to add homemaking suggest some other improvements for The University. How about con tracting a famous artist to draw a new water tower, or maybe we could buy a gold lined Dog House for “Reveille” with running dog bones . . . We just want to commend the Roard of Directors and say . . . “KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. ” Jamie DeWitt Tim Hale David Giles Music courses Editor, I write this letter in response to an earlier letter concerning the lack, of a music program for nonregs here at the university. The writer felt that he was being slighted at Texas A&M because the university does not offer a music program in which he can participate. According to that in selected areas of study. The name Texas A&M came from the original name, Texas Agricultural & Mechanical College, given to the University when it first started as a land grant college in 1876. As the University broadened its instruc tional curriculum over the years the name was changed simply to A&M. Although the present cur- riculums offered by this university are varied, a large portion of the university’s academic concentration lies in the fields of agriculture and the sciences. The school is known for academic excellence in these areas and for this reason attracts large numbers of students pursuing these majors. Courses andcur- riculums are designed to meet the needs of all the students attending the university. Certainly not every individual’s needs can be satisfied. courses, also? After all, none are of fered here and I’m sure there are some students who desire them. There are numerous other state schools that offer courses not offered here at A&M. If a student wants to take courses that A&M does not offer I suggest that he finds a school that offers what he wants and go there. Patti Hux Students act Editor: After reading the letter submit ted by Mike Rasnussen and David Tittsworth concerning the student pub (Student pub, Feb. 11), I ques tion the logic behind their opinion. They stated that because the final decision of whether or not to estab lish the pub was up to Dr. Jack Wil liams and the Board of Regents, TAMU students should cease all discussions on the subject. This is an absurd idea. Americans do not ignore presi dential campaigns just because their political representatives have the final decision in that matter. They become involved and support their beliefs. In the same manner, stu dents here should voice their opin ions. Those who are truly in favor of constructing the pub can help to in fluence Dr. Williams and the Board of Regents’ decision. If they just sit passively and act uninterested, then surely the resolvers will think the pub unwarranted. And should Ras nussen and Tittsworth reconsider their appeal, they might recognize themselves as the ones with the “closed-minds,” not the Board of Regents. 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