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Page 2A THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, MAR. 10, 1976 Northern Ireland urges Americans not to budget IRA On second thought Campus cops not so bad after all Editor: I had previously intended to write this letter as a criticism of the Uni versity Police, lovingly known as the Kampus Kops (KK). I had temporar ily fallen prey to the strange affliction that causes most students to dislike the KK. I had a whole list of griev ances that I felt pointed out the in competence of these upholders of justice. One of these grievances referred to the way these great people spend most of their time strolling around campus handing out parking tickets the way a new father hands out cigars. But after careful considera tion I realized that this activity is probably justifiable. After all, crime is not exactly running rampant on the Texas A&M campus to keep officers busy. Another complaint I had to offer deal) with the apparent war that the KK is waging against bicycle riders. Ever notice how policemen delight in lurking behind trees and cars just so they can pounce on riders that commit the serious offenses of riding without any hands on the hand lebars, riding without proper light ing (even though there may not be another soul in sight) or the breaking of some other equally absurd rule? However, after thinking deeply, I decided that even these actions are in the best interests of the Aggies. Someone has to protect innocent pedestrians from these wild cyclists that would run them down by sur prise if not controlled. I was even going to gripe about police impatience and unfriendliness when students are trying to load their cars close to a building in a short-term parking area. Fifteen or twenty minutes under the suspicious eye of a policeman is hardly enough time for the average student to load everything he usually wants to. But this surveillance serves a valuable purpose also. University streets do definitely look better when they are not cluttered up with lots of cars. Yes, I started out to use these complaints to write a bitter criticism iHHiililli Construction of the KK. But when I went out to a rather isolated dorm-students’ park ing lot to get my car last weekend, I changed my mind. You see, it seems I had accidently left my car unlocked and the driver’s window rolled down a little for almost two weeks. Al though I had not been informed about the mistake, there wasn’t any thing missing or damaged. Now that says a lot for the integrity and effec tiveness of the KK, and to me it makes up for all their faults. John W. Tynes Editor: I did not say anything when the area in front of the Chemistry Build ing was torn up for an expensive, unneeded mall. I did not make a sound when the MSC area felt the bulldozer’s bite. Now I watch per fectly good cement being ripped up by the Animal Husbandry, Physics, Francis and Wildlife buildings. Justice? Editor: Since September 1975 there has been a steady increase of staff park ing areas at the expense of day stu dents. Why? Do the day students have no right to park on campus? I seem to remember having to pay for a parking sticker for that right. Also, if a day student is given a ticket for parking in a staff parking spot then why aren’t staff also ticketed for park ing in day student slots? Recently, while spending over half an hour attempting to park in the area set aside for day students I noticed five cars (day student) tic keted for parking in staff parking areas. This area was one which has just been stolen from the day stu dents. At the same time I counted 17 staff cars and pickups parked in the day student area which adjoined the partially filled staff parking area. They were not ticketed. Why? I will write to anyone who might possibly be able to bring pressure to bear to correct this problem of parking areas and I urge all day students to do the same while there is still a day student parking area to protest about. Bob Lamon Everyone is aware that A&M en rollment is going up, but when will this madness of construction end? Did we learn nothing from the fire department letter asking us to plan construction programs better so as to allow firemen to approach buildings? Is there an orderly system at work here, or has a beaver syndrome struck the University adminis trators? Are they dedicated to PRO GRESS only for progress’ sake? Did the letter about possible tree root damage (last week’s Battalion) do no good? All the complaints about the ugly, useless and extravagant wall around campus obviously did no good, and I suppose this mild protest will likewise do no good. Is there any such thing as a con struction deadline around here? Are the construction companies simply given the money and allowed to finish at their leisure? This seems to be the case, for we can all go home for Christmas, come back in a month and find no noticeable progress. Governor Briscoe has commented that simply expanding appropria tions to higher education facilities (like A&M) does not necessarily in crease the student intelligence level. I can only hope that the administra tion will not someday find they have created a sterile (but beautiful!) campus to graduate a bunch of dummies from. Edward V. Ruhnke Jr. 'CAH tU HELP MR. CARTER.DOC? — H!S SMILE IS STUCK - Che Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are i.nose 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 Battal ion is a non-profit, self-supporting enterprise operated by stu dents as a university and community newspaper. Editorial policy is determined by the editor. 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