Don’t step in a little hole
It might be a senator’s home
By ALAN KILLINGSWORTH
Webster’s definition:
Senator — A member of a leg
islative body resembling or
held to resemble a senate.
TAMU’s definition:
Senator — A self-righteous
creature which hibernates for
almost the full year, coming
out in April only to solicit
votes and to win friends and
influence people.
The signs have struck the cam
pus and the politicians are out
in numbers. The
once green grass
around Sbisa
Dining Hall has
turned into a
conglomerate of
signs. The little
bits of paper
saying “Vote for
ME” are on bul
letin boards but are mostly spread
on the ground.
But don’t worry people. This
may be the one time you get
to meet the people that run “our”
government.
Why do people vote for these
creatures?
“Hey, Melbert. Who ya gonna
vote for?”
“Definitely the one that has the
Snoopy campaign signs. That dog
is so smart and anyone that re
lates to him has to be definite
senator material.”
“Have you met any of the can
didates?”
“Sure. A lot of them have come
by the room. They sure look like
they’ve been busy. One guy must
have been brushing his teeth for
the last month. He had that Lib-
erace smile. The other smelled
like British Sterling. I guess they
think that if they smell clean we
might think they’re politically
clean.”
“Well, there is one good thing.
You get to meet the people who
are in the government. ”
“I guess you could say that.”
How do these creatures get
people to vote for them?
Some people have a lot of gall.
They come up to you and say,
“Hi. I’m your senator and I’m
running for re-election. I would
appreciate your vote.”
That is the first time in a year
you have ever laid eyes on the
person. You didn’t even vote for
the person in the first place.
And he wants your vote. All
you have to do is answer back,
T didn’t get any of your time,
why should you get my vote.”
Suppose a candidate comes up
to you and says, “Hi. I’m John
Doe and I’m running for sena
tor.” If enough people turn
around to the person and say,
“Who?” he might start to get a
complex and think that no one
knows who he is. Then he might
make a point to meet people
and tell them what he has in
mind.
Who are these little creatures?
That’s a good question. Who
is your senator? I’ve lived here
for over three years and I have
yet to meet my senator. Or bet
ter yet, do I even have one?
Dale Foster proved that it was
possible to serve students that he
didn’t even see.
How do these creatures think?
Well, around election time, the
only thing they worry about is
being elected. Many hours are
spent stenciling those big letters
of TAMU on their campaign
signs. The fact that they go to
school here is obvious but they
continue to do it. It’s only logic.
“If I go to TAMU then I should
be elected.”
And people ask why there isn’t
a fine art department on cam
pus. With the kind of art that
comes out of those signs, there’s
the question of why they even
ofier drafting.
How do you get to know these
creatures?
Well, you can sit on the steps
of the University Center and ask
everyone you see if they are your
senator. If he says yes then your
troubles are over, or they might
be just beginning. After you’ve
been in hibernation for a year,
it’s hard to communicate.
How do you know the ones that
are good for the job?
Look at their past records or
if they’ve never been elected be
fore make sure they understand
that they have to do the job they
were elected to do or suffer the
As a candidate for president
said, “Help get the Student Gov
ernment off" its butt.” If they don’t,
then the student body should help
the senator’s butt out of the senate
. . . even though it might take two
trips.
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Naturally, if we’d had American aid, we would be much braver than this ..!’
Yell leader candidates
Puryear gives endorsement
consequences.
What are the consequences?
How we’d vote
A<b-M Consol School Board
The A&M Consolidated School District is guaranteed two new
faces on its board of trustees after Saturday’s election. Of the six
people scrambling for the two positions open on the school board,
none are incumbents.
, Of the four vying for Position 7, a TAMU associate professor in
cnemistry, Joseph Natowitz, is the best choice. Natowitz’s big plus
over his competition is his regular attendance of school board meet
ings for the past year and a half. His knowledge of board activities and
experience as teacher and vice president of the College Hills
Parent-Teacher Association will enable him to fit right in on the
board and be a productive force without “learning the ropes.”
Should voter wrath turn against Natowitz, Aileen Wenck Would
not be a bad second choice. Wenck, a lecturer in A&M’s English
Department, has been exposed to problems in the district through
teaching elementary education majors who student-teach at Con
solidated. Wenck has some concrete and innovative ideas to deal
with overcrowding, discipline and curriculum changes.
Both Wenck and Natowitz were not afraid to publicly say that a
bond election might be needed to deal with the district’s space
problems.
Both of their competitors, John Sandstedt and James Hennigan,
don’t think the overcrowding warrants spending money for new
facilities.
Although Sandstedt has the advantage of being an attorney, 1 he is
distastefully conservative, in more than just money issues. Concern
ing the high proportion of the district’s blacks categorized as “unde
rachievers” and “slow learners” in a government report, Sandstedt at
first cited “hereditary” differences between blacks and whites as the
cause of the discrepancy. Upon further questioning by a Battalion
reporter, he decided “hereditary” was too strong for publication and
cited “cultural and environmental factors.”
Hennigan is Mr. Discipline and a strong advocate of corporal
punishment. He seems more interested in the paddle and holding
the line on taxes than dealing with the district’s needs.
The race for Position 6 on the school board has been difficult for
us to evaluate. It features an A&M political science professor, Bruce
Robeck, and a member of the administrative staff at the Texas
Transportation Institute, Cubby Manning. Both have had experi
ence working with youth-related organizations. The two men recog
nize the district’s overcrowding problem but neither recommend a
bond election or suggest an alternate source of funding. In this race,
neither candidate seems to stand far above the other. The Battalion
will reserve judgment and await Saturday’s outcome.
Editor:
After careful consideration the
residents of Puryear have voted to
support the following candidates for
yell leader positions: Dan Barrow,
Austin Sterling, Marty Kamerbeek,
Mike Roiz and Chuck Hinton.
These men have demonstrated a de
sire to work with the full student
body. They all possess substantial
experience with Bonfire and each
maintains a burning enthusiasm for
TAMU traditions. But most of all,
these candidates represent every
Aggie, not just one segment of the
student body.
Puryear Hall has made their
choice, now it is the responsibility of
the remainder of the Student Body
to choose the Centennial yell lead
ers. We sincerely hope you vote
wisely but above all VOTE!! Let’s
make the Centennial Year the best
year in TAMU history under the
leadership of Aggies who represent
all Aggies.
The Residents of Puryear Hall
Nolen Meers
Dorm Pres.
The Puryear residents invited
the yell leader candidates to “make
their pitch” this week and the ma
jority of the dorm attended the
rally, said resident George Lippe.
Afterwards, they voted on their
endorsements — Ed.
Walker backed
Editor:
In answer to Dennis Medina (Lis
ten Up; April 2), I would like to shed
some informed light on the subject
ofTom Walker, his qualifications for
Student Body President, and espe
cially his views on the Book Mart.
First of all, Tom’s job as Execu
tive Director does not entail a lot of
“doing in the Senate,” of the kind
that make the front page of the Bat
talion. As such, he has been respon
sible for all of the ongoing projects of
the executive branch, i.e. Blood
Drive, Campus Chest, Parent’s
Day, Aggie Muster, Refrigerator
Rental.
Another project for which Tom is
responsible is the Book Mart, of
which I am chairman. The Book
Mart is not meant to put the books
tores out of business, but rather to
benefit the students by offering bet
ter prices on books. Tom put in
many long hours working with me
and the administration to make the
Book Mart a success.
Secondly, Tom’s platform has
been written for several days but
because of printing delays, has just
been made available. I wonder,
though, if Medina’s access to Jeffs
platform could be related to the fact
that his roommate is Jeff s campaign
artist and designed the flyer. I know
that not everyone has been so fortu
nate as to have such easy access.
Furthermore, just because Tom’s
flyers are taped to a store’s window
does not mean that he is in cahoots
with the management. He only ap
proached them and asked. After all,
one of his flyers appears in the win
dow of Aggieland Casuals and I
know that he does little or no busi
ness there.
I strongly support Tom Walker
because I know he will work for stu
dents as a whole, with open lines of
communication between students,
Student Government, and the ad
ministration. Furthermore, I know
that Tom has the backbone to fight
to represent the best interests of the
students.
Kay Zenner
care and it is the candidates’ righlt
run for the office of their choosing
So let’s get with it, Ags. Thinl;i
little. This letter is written inap
preciation to all those hard-worldli
people who are helping the cani
dates.
Nancy Hansel
Thoughtless Ags Voting position
Editor:
This letter is being addressed to
all those inconsiderate and thought
less Ags who enjoy tearing down
campaign signs.
The other night, I put up some
leaflets only to find they had been
tom down the next day. Not only
had the ones I put up been torn
down, but all of the campaign leaf
lets were down. This has occurred
more than once.
Editor:
The Northgate Wall and therr
cently passed additional charge ft
football season tickets are a class
example of money wasted when!
could have been well spent. Hu
nearly half a million dollars spentu
the wall would have paid forateu
dollar season ticket for almost I
Aggies for the next two yean
Instead, it was squandered on
ugly wall that only the Administn
tion wanted.
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People are also tearing down
single leaflets. I feel this is unfair not
only to the candidates, but also to
the people who take the time to help
the candidates by putting posters
up. Whether or not one cares about
elections or backs a certain candi
date, there are some people who do
Isn’t it about time we startedgi\
ing the power to spend students’
money to those who have somet
terest in the students’ needs andde
sires? The appointment of a student
as a voting member of the Boardol
Directors would be a good start.
Paul Muellet
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