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Page 2 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1975 Koozat By Nguyen Dziem $885,000 Slow down and think Thursday night, after six class days of consideration, the Student Senate plans to vote on a recommended Student Service Fee budget totaling $885,000. Eleven student service groups testified this month before a Student Government allocations committee chaired by Curt Marsh, SG vice presi dent of finance. The 54-page summary of those hearing and the recommenda tions of the allocations committee were unloaded on the senate during the week before spring break. Thursday night, six class days later, the senators are expected to understand the budget, poll their constituents and make an informed vote. Because this is the most important recommendation of the year and because the budget is so cumbersome and confusing, especially the athletic department budget with recommended user fees. The Battalion would like to see the senate wait one more week. Thursday night would be useful for discussion of the 54-page recom mendations. Senators could question the proposals and then have a week to gather reaction from constituents. Recommendations involving $885,000 deserve more time for discussion than normal senate procedures allow. YOU M&Afl YOU CATi'7 P//V/? A FlAC£ 7V S7U£>r ? lohat ab>out ugAZAdy p ~~y (Jiounci Ckcxuptj 77/' <> Uncle Mike s kiddie show Brought to you by Coors, Marlboro and Tampax Dr. Powell on Silver Taps By MIKE PERRIN The Federal Communications Commission is at it again — this time they want to determine what your children can watch on Satur day. At least they want to control the advertising content of the Saturday morning cartoon- fest. And they will do it if this proposal passes at their next meeting. The proposal actually means a reduction in the amount of car- Students’ conduct receives praise Editor: Last night I had the unpleasant duty of attending Silver Taps with the parents of the deceased Aggie and I would like for the student body to know how much they ap preciated the honor you have given to them by your remembrance. I would also like for the student body to know how much I appreciate the absolutely perfect ceremony and all that it meant to the parents. I believe the father told it best when he said to me that this was the saddest and proudest day in their life. They were saddened by the death of their son, yet extremely proud that he had attended Texas A&M University, which he loved so much and where he had made so many wonderful friends. We take for granted the rich trad itions and wonderful students at Texas A&M. However, last night reinforces how lucky I am to work for A&M, whose student body is the greatest in the world. CHARLES W. POWELL Director of Student Affairs Office sought Editor, Monday morning I officially filed for the office of Student Body Presi dent. Over my three years in Stu dent Government, I have noticed some weaknesses in the organiza tion, and I am basing my campaign on defining these weaknesses and revitalizing SG to make it more re sponsive as well as powerful. I have observed that: 1) Students in general have little knowledge of SG and as a result be come apathetic. 2) Many of SG’s leaders have little knowledge of the potential of SG. 3) Lack of communication bet ween the students and SG is seri ous. 4) SG is plagued with a lack of continuity in its leadership. I believe that SG could become almost irrelevant to the student body if it can’t change to meet the changing times. Internally, I propose that SG take the responsibility of opening its doors to all students. I will hold weekly press conferences to inform the news media, local and statewide, of the concerns of the student body. Never again will a Building Use fee increase bypass the news media. I will write periodic articles in the Battalion to inform students of the projects and problems that we are working on. Externally, I believe that SG cannot function unless we recognize weaknesses here as well. I propose that SG be made completely inde pendent from the Student Services branch under Dr. John Koldus, and have the organization directly re sponsible to Dr. Jack Williams, TAMU president. Students have been by-passed on policy-making for much too long, and I believe that a direct link with the President will provide us with greater input. This new indepen dence will end our helpless position when fees are being raised and walls are being built. In conclusion, my campaign is designed to create a momentum, not only for the reform of SG, but of its potential in regard to placing input into the administration and Board of Directors. Perhaps this will happen during our Centennial. JEFF DUNN The wall Editor: What is the logic behind a wall on the A&M campus? A wall running along-side ofTAMU’s north side de stroys the appreciated atmosphere present here. A&M is known for its friendliness, its beauty and its ope- ness towards new students as well as other schools. A wall would de molish this belief. It will make the businessmen of Northgate shopping center, who have been doing busi ness for many years with the stu dents, suddenly seem unwanted. What are we trying to keep out? Or better yet what are we trying to keep in? As of now there are only three places I can think of that re quires a wall, one is a prison, another is a reform school and the last is t.u. Who knows, after the wall is finished we could always lay a mine field along the outer perime ter, that is to say if we had any money left in our expenditures. It would be a wonderful way to keep students from going awol (absent ‘ijejbabr Rsr without leave) after curfew begins. With the thousands this wall is going to cost TAMU, we could im prove dormitories for the students who have to stay in such elaborate accommodations as Milner hall. Where are the new incoming stu dents going to stay if the enrollment increases as it did last year? Some times I wonder if the school doesn’t have some secret agreement with the apartment owners. How is the school going to compete with the rapidly growing student body at A&M if all it’s worried about is a stupid wall which serves no practi cal purpose? Even our intramurals are in need of some financial assistance. In tramurals are part of the college way of life. They help build physical strength as well as character. I have completely lost faith in the Board of Directors here at A&M, who can’t think of anything better to do with our money than build an illogical wall. If they really put their minds to it, they might come up with the brilliant idea of repainting the water tower. Thomas M. Floyd How they vote Editor: Gerald Olivier’s article in the Bat talion (Cloud 9, March 13) compar ing the voting records of the two incumbents in the College Station city council election fails to recog nize the complexity of each rezon ing request. The two incumbents are Larry Bravenec and Don Dale. Each request would require indi vidual attention and consideration, as Bravenec has stated in the past. A consistent and predictable positive or negative vote to all rezoning is sues would suggest to me an au tomaton on the council and not a responsive human being who listens to and empathizes with the citizens of College Station. May I suggest that Olivier invite Bravenec to discuss his past deci sions concerning rezoning? Katherine Wood Fight it? Editor: As former students at Texas A&M, we wish to thank all of you for keeping us entertained with your ridiculous reactions to the yell leader situation. We never were the diehard Ags that it seems some peo ple still think eveiyone who goes to A&M should be, so we are able to see just how silly this whole issue is. Women yell leaders? Hell should freeze over first. You give them ap inch and they want a smile. Next thing you know, the darn two per centers will want to turn the drill field into the Susan B. Anthony Memorial Parking Lot, abolish the bonfire in favor of something con structive, abolish the corps ol cadets, turn Old Army Loupots into a hippie boutique, and change the band into something other than a mass of marching tin soldiers. Fight it, Ags. Don’t let the walls come crumbling down. Don’t let the Aggie jokes stop. Let’s make sure that the boys in white are still boys. And then get the girls after the game. Gig ’em. Chip & Mina Brees 'A CHANGE OF IMAGE? WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?' Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the editor Mail subscriptions are $5.00 per semester; $9.50 per school year; $10.50 per or of the writer of the article and are not necessarilu those of * ul1 >’ ear - AI1 subscriptions subject to 59 sales tax. Advertising rate furnished . .. J ■ ■ . n , r J on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 3.17, Services Buildine, Collece the university administration or the Board oj Directors. The Station, Texas 77843. Battalion is a non-profit, self-supporting enterprise operated by students as a university and community newspaper. TheAssociatedPressisentitledexclusivelytotheuseforreproductkmofall Editorial policy is determined by the editor. ' news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local r ^ * news of spontaneous origin published herein. Right of reproduction of all other matter herein are also reserved. LETTERS POLICY Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. Letters to the editor should not exceed 300 words and are Editor Greg Moses subject to beingcut to that length or less if longer. The editorial Assistant Editor will Anderson staff reserves the right to edit such letters and does not guar an- Managing Editor LaTonya Perrin tee to publish any letter. Each letter must be signed, show the Assistant Managing Editor Roxie Hearn address of the writer and list a telephone number for verifica- Spor,s E(ll, or Mike Bruton tion. Photo Editor Glen Johnson City Editor Rod Speer Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion. Room News Edi,ors Barbara West 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Douglas Winship w Reporters... . , Paul McGrath, Robert Cessna, Gerald Members of the Student Publications Board are: Jim Lindsey, chairman; Dr. Olivier, Rose Mary Traverse, Steve Gray, Judy Baggett, Alan Killingsworth, Sayeeful Tom Adair, Dr. R. A. Albanese, Dr. H. E. Hierth, W. C. Harrison, Steve Is i am> Mary Jeanne Quebe, Cathryn Clement, Cindy Maciel, Jim Peters, Mark Eberhard, Don Hegi, and John Nash, Jr. Schluter, Steve Ussery, B. Babji Singh, Don Middleton, Mike Kimmey, Jerry ■■ ■■■ -ii, . .. — Geary, Chris Askew. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. Photographers Douglas Winship, David Kimmel, ■ ■■ ■■ - ,., ■ . Gary Baldasari, Jack Holm, Chris Svatek, Steve Krauss, Kevin Fotorny, Tom MEMBER Kayser, David McCarroll. The Associated Press, Texas Press Association „ , , Columnists Bill Sheen, Mike Perrin, John Vanore, The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M, is published in College John lim Cowdtn Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday. Monday, and holiday periods. ^ and cartoonists Z Dr. James H. Earle, Nguyen Dziem,, September through Klay, and once a week dunng summer school Brad Foster Rodney Ha mmack, Tom Brents, Seott Morgan. ! 707TEXAS 846*9626 UiHAT IN the ump 15 A TRUFFLE? Y A TRUFFLE 15^ AN EDI0LE ROOT FUN6V4...A RARE DELICACY... toon time ads as well as a change in their content. The proposal’s hack ers claim that small children are “hrainwashed” by cartoon charac ters selling things like sugary cere als, toys and Keebler cookies, to name a few. Cartoon characters and cartoon hosts would be prohibited from selling at all under the new rule. Sugar cereals, candy and some other items would be prohibited from advertising in those time slots. The net effect of the rule will be to lower the quality (such as it is) of Saturday morning programming by excluding prime advertisers from the market. Ad rates will have to fall to attract advertisers who have items less lucrative to peddle at that time. Think about it: if cereal, candy, cookie, or toy manufacturers can’t advertise to the Saturday kids, who will want to? Not L one Star beer. Not Big Mama Pantyhose. Not Tampons. Kids don’t buy any of that stuff. I guess that children’s record com panies can sell their wares at that time, and clothing manufacturers. At any rate, fewer ads and advertis ers mean less money to spend on cartoon production and a drop in quality. The second thing the rule will do is create an income loss for cartoon hosts. For example, Uncle George’s cartoon hour features Uncle George. Uncle George can pick up a few extra dollars to plug Mattel toys. The station knows that he makes extra doing this and so pays him less to start. Now if George loses that income, his station will have to spend more on his salary or he will have to leave or take the in come loss. My estimate is that he will take a “straight” broadcasting job and a beginner will become the new Uncle George, who will be more in ept because he is new. The children will just want to know what lup - pened to good old Uncle George. Or the station will raise his pay and cut back on expenses somewtim else, producing a less qualitystatio: in some other respect. I think that the rule’s supportea underestimate the intelligence d both the child and the mother. I small children were actuallyhooW on these sugary cereals, then those companies would not havetoai vertise so much. Just getthelidli try it and he’ll tome liack for more And if mothers always boutfc what their children wanted, te they would be buying them thing like .22 caliber rifles, hand pen ades, tanks, Christmas trees, ml ches and all sorts of fun it® which can he lethal. And of course, the bill s backer must not only believe that both tie child and the mother are clumbe nough to not only fail to realize tfa sugar cereals are not particular good for you, hut they also assuw that sugar cereals are lethal. If the cereals were merely neutral in effect, then surely there cank no objection to selling them II there art 1 slight drawbacks to them then the consumer will find that out after trying a lx>x. Only ii there® severe effects can the stuff!* banned. And by severe, 1 meanse vere enough such that simple & perimentation cant tell you® there’s something wrong with w stuff because you 11 be too deadti come around a second time. And 1 don’t think that has bee: proven. At least all that sugarp' ( the kid some quick energy, if ® protein and it keeps his stomach enough so that he doesnt feint* So this rule, to “protect’ childre* all over the country has the acta effect of creating cheaper ad rae for manufacturers with niargi" child interest, diminishingthequ ity of Saturday morning pr°!> rai ® ming, unemploying cartoonhosj®, subjecting them to a lower stan a of living or creating a genera, lower level of station quality. Protection like this we o need. AGGIE CINEMA The Aggie Cinema Committee is currently recruiting new members for the remainder of this spring semester and fort e upcoming fall. Membership is open to all who are willing to b £ active participants in film programming on the TAMU Cam pus. Please come by the student programs office and fill 0LJt ^ information sheet by Friday, March 28th and turn it in totn secretaries if you are interested. step into the msc circle There's no dan6ek... truffles don’t bite. 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