The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, October 17, 1975, Image 2

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, October 17, 1975, Image 2

Newspaper Page Text,na lil. ?l! Page 2 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, OCT 17, 1975 The other side Positive aspects of ticket distribution Editor: Many people have talked about the faults of the new ticket distribu tion system. How about some dis cussion about the positive aspects? First, the Tuesday, Oct. 14, editorial made some incorrect statements. For one thing, the se nate survey will be conducted dur ing Spring Pre-registration, the first week of December. Pre registration is before the end of football season (Arkansas game Dec. 6) and not in the Spring as stated in the editorial. I think pre-registration would be an ideal time and place to find out what the students think about the distribution system because they will have had almost an entire sea son to give it a fair chance. Also, a survey conducted during pre- registration would probably get more responses than a general re ferendum. However, for those people who would rather have a re ferendum, some members of the senate are now circulating a petition calling for one. The editorial also stated that “un derclassmen are getting screwed because there is no penalty for tak ing a non-student date. Well, that is not the fault of this system; there has never been a penalty for taking a non-student date. I don’t think that people realize that a lot of the “non student dates’ are wives and I feel that they should certainly be al lowed to attend football games with no penalty to their husbands. Freshmen have always had the worst seats here and in that respect, this system is no different from the others. I think that most people are com plaining about the distribution sys tem because they have not drawn any “good seats. Only a certain number of people can fit between the 30-yard lines. A few years ago we only had 18,000 students in the whole school. Then, there were fewer people in each class so each class got better seats because there were not as many people wanting tickets. Now, we have around 18,000 students wanting tickets. Anyone should be able to figure out that not every upperclassman can get “good seats. I feel that it is the number of stu dents, not the system, that is caus ing the problems. Changing back to the system won’t alter the number of students wanting tickets; it will just make getting tickets more dif ficult and more time consuming. And, anyone who is not able to camp out for an entire week would be sit ting in approximately the same areas they are sitting in now. Re member, we have never had this many students and it’s been a while since we ve had such a crowd drawing football team. Susan Fontaine Briarwood Editor: The letter from Suzanne Death- erage concerning conditions at the Briarwood Apartment complex is a gross misrepresentation. I know for I too live there: Last year with two male roommates, this year with my wife and two sons. Yes, I’ve had a slow bathroom drain, a toilet to overflow, a kitchen light fixture to fall, and a torn car pet, however, in every instance one telephone call to the office brought a qualified repairman to fix the prob lem almost within an hour, at no charge. I might add that I’ve owned my own home and all of these prob lems and more can be expected in any modern dwelling but indepen- UJHPiT WILL. HAPPeW TO OUR HPiPLCSS H6RO RiOtU THAT THO COPYPUTCR IS BeYOAJD THe REACH OF THE. CRAZY K.K.? DOOi'T fuss The (UexT ePisoDe' 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 Regents. The Battalion is a non-profit, self-supporting enterprise operated hy students as a university and community newspaper. Edito rial policy is determined by the editor. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc., Represented nationally by iNational iLd New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. 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 year; $10.50 per hill year. All subscriptions subject to 5% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished LETTERS POLICY Jper school year; Jjsiu.ou per i Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. 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 dispatched credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of reproduction of all other matter herein are also reserved. Copyright © 1975, The Battalion. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Members of the Student Publications Board are: Bob G. Rogers, Chairman; Dr. Gary Halter; Dr. John Hanna; Roger P. Miller; Dr. Clinton A. Phillips, Jeff Dunn, Tom Dawsey and Jerri Ward. Director of Student Publications: Gael L. Cooper. MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association Editor James Breedlm e Assistant Editor Rosie Hearn Production Manager T. C. Gallneci Cits Editor Stese Gras Campus Editor Sands Russo Sjxirts Editor Tons Gallneci Photographs Director Jack Holm MULTIPLY . . . IT EQUALS MUCH MORE Take your next trip as a group and you’ll get MORE of all the things you expect — economy, fun, com panionship plus MORE of things you never even dreamed of. IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH FOR GREYHOUND TO GET YOUR GROUP IN TOUCH Information available at: 823-8071 GREYHOUND BUS STATION 1300 TEXAS AVE. hound A change for tha batter. dent repairmen do not respond to calls for help with the promptness, friendliness, and competence of the courteous maintenance staff at Briarwood. Facilities? I ve seen students playing football, baseball, volleyball and basketball on many occasions. I’ve seen them playing tennis on the tennis courts, exercising in the health spa, sitting in the sauna, bar- bequeing in the apartment grills, swimming in the two pools and in short having more fun than a kid with his first car. By the way Suzanne, did you ask at the office for the volleyball net? I am puzzled about two things. One, if you were so unhappy about Briarwood last year why did you sign-up for another year? There were plenty of vacancies in other complexes last spring. Secondly, you don’t mention what steps you took to correct your grievances, have you contacted the manage ment? Have you asked for help from “Hassle Free”? I hope this letter reveals the other side of the issue. Tin happy at Briarwood, so are many of my friends. The facilities are excellent, the management competent and courteous, and the neighbors ARE friendly! Most of em. Mike Mitchell people warn other drivers of Smokey simply by turning their headlights on and off. Also — and this is the reason I ask for and give Smokey reports — it’s nice to know where they are in an emergency. Also, I have heard Smokey him self answer requests for Smokey re ports with an “all clear (many Smokeys have CB in their patrol cars). This is an illegal activity with the legal term of entrapment. I have read where more than one Smokey has lost his job because of it. Fortunately, these people are few and far between. The Smokes I have talked to have been very kind and considerate people, always ready to belli. The use of CB hy truckers is more than welcome hy me. They and Smokey are the best friends a “four-wheeler” will ever have on the highway. Many truckers also echo my thoughts. CB can make a lonely mobile a lot less lonely, espe cially when the eyelids get heavy or you feel like talking to someone. monitor channel 19 (or whale other channel happens to be "truckers’ channel in their are; the country) into the wee hone the morning. They don’t have they just do. There are also many non-CB ers who appreciate CB ers stopping and helping them when they are stranded alongside the roadside. All it takes is a key of the mike and the considerate CB’ers listening (al though there are a few bad apples) are ready to help in any way they I myself stopped to help a motorist with a broken water pump. He turned out to be an ex- Oklahoma Highway Patrolman. To further help the traveling public, many CB base station operators Concerning the use of hand since the FCC has made it legal contact another operator iisi his handle, and after establish contact, then use his call letters have noticed most of the transn sions end with the operator s!); and call letters. The onesthatdo are mostly unlicensed units that; frowned upon by licensed CBe I guess I ve made this letteri long already, so 1 11 end it withlh concerning feedback overmyletl I’m “10-10 and listening in. Jeff Mullowi Smokey bear Editor: Having just read “CB Forecasts Smokey Bear ”, and being a CB er myself, may I make a few com ments? The use of CB to report Smokey is a debatable issue. Among the “pros’ is that if people know Smokey is there, they slow down. Among the “cons” is that Smokey can’t do his job and that it is a violation of FCC regulations. This may be so, hut I have seen ■ i ‘ ^ SOME OF US' feel your time would be better spent at NOUR DESK/' TOM PADGITT’S HI-FI & STEREO DISCOUNTS 693-5143 AFTER 4 P.M. Embrey’s Jewelry ALLEN Oldsmobile Cadillac SALES - SERVICE "Where satisfaction is standard equipment" 2401 Texas Ave. 823-8002 We Specialize In Aggie Rings. Diamonds Set — Sizing — Reoxidizing — All types watch/jewelry Repair er ogrophy October Portrait Sale 3 for 2 Aggie Charge Accounts 9-5:30 846-5816 l 405 University Dr (NORTHGATE) College Station 713/846 2828 AGGIELAND 76 is looking for a staff artist. This person is to supply india ink sketches to the book concern ing specific themes. One of the primary jobs of the artist will be to draw QUALITY CARICA TURES of key administrators using supplied photos and re ference material from past AGGIELANDS. ALL IN TERESTED PERSONS SHOULD COME BY STU DENT PUBLICATIONS OF FICE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8-5 pm AND PICK UP THE NECESSARY EXAMPLE PHOTOS. THE SKETCHES WILL BE THE SOLE HIRING FACTOR. THE FINAL DATE FOR TURNING IN EXAMPLES OF WORK IS NOVEMBER 10, 1975. IF ANY QUESTIONS CALL GARY BALDASARI 845- 2611. HUGE RECORD SALE aTra UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AGQIE GIFTS A SOUVENIRS “AT THE NORTH GATE” 409 UNIVERSITY DRIVE — COLLEGE STATION. TEXAS ROCK The Who Nilsson Buddy Miles John Sebastian Three Dog Night Jefferson Airplane JAZZ David Brubeck Ramsey Lewis Cannonball Adderly Ella Fitzgerald Stan Kenton Dizzy Gillespie BLUES-FOLK rry (V ce C Buffy Sainte Mane Joan Baez Woody Guthrie Muddy Waters Lightnin' Hopkins John Lee Hooker Loadbelly Billie Holliday TCf LAS HAIKOVSK Y ST THREE SYMPHONIES. 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