Page 2 THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1975
Realtor on the council?
Before you say no, meet the man
By GERALD OVIVIER
Do you want a big-time real es
tate broker on your city council?
Maybe.
In a meeting Tuesday night with
Jim Jett, candidate for Place 1, the
problems of be
ing a realtor run
ning for the coun
cil in College Sta
tion were some of
the main topics
discussed.
Being in the
real estate busi
ness puts the can
didate in the wrong side of the file
for most voters, especially when the
realtor (Jett), is the past president of
the local apartment owners’ associa
tion.
Rejecting Jett offhand is a big
mistake; meet the man first. He says
realtors are in an excellent position
to know what the problems and
needs of a growing community real
ly are.
Jett’s supporters include Tom
Chaney, realtor with Richard Smith
Co. and Planning and Zoning Com
mission member, and County Com
missioner Bill Cooley. Jett disa
grees with them on many issues and
is free in voicing his opposition.
On zoning, Jett would have voted
for the Harry Seaback request for
apartment zoning behind Dominik
Drive. The buffer of duplexes Sea-
back suggested met the wishes of
the Dominik home owners, Jett
said.
He feels the growth of the city
will result in more frequent zoning
considerations by the council. Jett
rejects the concept of a static zon
ing, where all land is zoned one way
now and will always remain that
way. The future development pat
terns of the city are unpredictable,
Jett said.
A good councilman is one who is
willing to spend the time necessary
to do the job, Jett said. His job as a
iiiliiililillll
realtor will give him this time, he
added.
Jett plans to spend a lot of time
during his first term (whenever that
may be) being quiet and learning.
There are many things only an in
dividual deeply involved with the
city government can deal with, he
said.
College Station today is a nearly
ideal city, Jett said. There are few
current major problems, but many
right around the corner. His candi
dacy for council is based on an at
tempt to avoid many of these future
problems, he said.
Jett’s opponent in the race will be
Gary Halter, political science prof
essor at TAMU.
“I’m running for Jim Jett, not
against Gary Halter,’ Jett said.
Jett is a very personable man. I
have been continually impressed by
his willingness to give straight an
swers to question.
So don’t write Jett off as just ano
ther realtor; meet him and then de
cide.
Survey shows inadequacy
Birth control counselling
Editor:
Regarding the Battalion’s story on
birth control (Page 1, March 5) at the
health center, there are several facts
which I find puzzling.
First, whyisonlyonedoctorseeing
women who want birth control? And
only four hours a week? Dr. Goswick
stated that “We have been in a trial
period in order to assess the demand
. . .’’Howlongmustatrialperiodbe?
Ithas been more than a year since the
health center began providing this
service, yet it takes almost a month to
get an appointment. How much
longer is needed to assess the de
mand? Many women are still unaw
are that the health center provides
thisservice;yetlittlehasbeendoneto
advertise it.
One aspectofthis situation which I
don ’t think has been made clear is the
difference between the need and the
demand for birth control. The need
for birth control refers to the number
of women who are engaging in sex
without proper birth control; the
demand for birth control is a function
of(l)theneed, (2) the availability, and
(3) the knowledge of the availability.
I think the following facts can
clearly demonstrate the need. A few
weeks ago another graduate student
andlconductedasurveyofthesexual
behavior of introductory psychology
students (N equals 113 females, 161
males). Our results are probably
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conservative estimates because In
troductory Psychology students are
predominately freshmen and
sophomores.
Of relevance to birth control, we
found thatSSpercentofthe women in
our study have, or are, engaging in
sex; of these, 32 percent are using an
inadequate means of birth control
(rhythm, withdrawal, or none). Pro
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3,060 engaging in sex, of which 979
are using an inadequate means of
birth control.
Using Dr. Goswick’s statement
that 8-10 women are seen per week
for birth control, it would take 98 to
122 weeks, or about two years, to
provide the birth control currently
needed by A&M women.
Add to this the fact that 16 percent
(inferring, 490 A&M women) of our
sample of non virgin women has also
had an abortion, the need for birth
control is clear. It is also clear that the
need is not being met by the health
center.
Douglas E. Mould
Graduate, Psychology
A Greek A&M?
Editor:
In the two years I have attended
Texas A&M, I have seen changes
taking place in every dimension of
this university. I suppose that one of
the most crucial changes occurred
when co-eds were able to live on
campus. Within thelastyear, someof
these women decided that they
wanted to be a part of the Corps of
Cadets. They were granted that
privilege.
All too soon after the shock of se-
eingwomeninCorpsuniforms, Iwas
confronted by representatives of a
national sorority which is trying to
gain access to the women of A&M. I
heard what they had to say, and was
respective of their feelings about
their particular group.
Does A&M really need a swarm of
“social butterflies” fluttering their
wings all over the campus and sur
rounding vicinity? It seems to me that
women have tremendous opportun-
ityrightnowtobecomeinvolvedwith
the university and with fellow stu
dents . . . Every major on this cam
pus has a club to bring students with
common career interests together
. . . Women’s sports offers a wide
variety of activities . . . And what
about all of the MSC committees?
There is certainly something already
here forevery woman on thiscampus
who will take the initiative to check
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