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Page 2 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1976 Let’s welcome a new President Candidate Jimmy “Cahtuh” was patronizing, two- (or more’) sided, overbearing, wishy-washy, hypocrit ical, lustful and basically very hard to take. President-elect Carter, on the other hand, is soon to be President of the United States. Enough said. Regardless of what the candidate peanut farmer may have been to many people, he is no longer an all- promising seeker for public office, he has the office. President Ford may have made a good president. He may even have made an excellent leader for the United States. But that is idle back- looking conjecture. The choice is no longer present. The man from Plains, Ga. will take his oath next year. The A&M campus came out al most 80 per cent in favor of President Ford, indicating an Aggie dislike for the smiling governor from Plains. The more than 50 per cent Aggie Steve Reisy voter turnout indicated that the stu dents of Aggieland cared about na tional affairs, although their favored candidate did not win. So Ford and Carter will go on vac ation, and the American public will have to accustom itself to reading and hearing about President “Car ter.” Soon, a Mayflower van will be backing up to the White House back door and a new “first family” will enter the national goldfish bowl. Mr. Carter has a difficult job ahead of him; that of becoming a president. And although only 51 per cent of the voting public supported the candidate, the President will need 100 per cent support. Servicemen who may have voted against Carter and his seemingly weaker defense policy must be satis fied that they will have a new Com- mander-in-Chief. Those who may have cheered on Mr. Kissinger’s attempts at global peace must face the fact that Carter will probably get rid of him. The highly-religious voters who fear that Carter is some kind of anti-Christ will have to live with their fears for at least the next four years. Regardless of the many reasons that people may have had for voting against the Southern President elect, all Americans must soon admit that he is the President. He will probably try to do the best Over the wall Tech renovates pass-fail By LEANN ROBY Battalion Staff After a year’s worth of controversy and debate, the Faculty Council at TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY voted to endorse six proposals re garding the pass-fail system there, which will now go to the office of the president for final approval. The policy suggests that under graduate students may take up to 13 semester hours toward their degrees on a pass-fail basis. No more than nine hours can be used to satisfy general degree requirements, and a student may be restricted from tak ing a course pass-fail if it is a prereq uisite for another course. Courses taken in the declared major or minor shall not be taken pass-fail unless required by the de partment. Also, a student may change to a letter grade basis no later than 30 days prior to the first day of final exams. One of the better recom mendations of this policy is that the fail, you cannot change your mind. It would be more beneficial to the student to be able to choose the basis for his grade, and would possibly be more incentive to work harder in the C ommentary name of the student taking a course pass-fail will not be made known to the instructor. The student would be treated just like the rest of the class and there is no chance of an instruc tor grading a student more harshly because he is on pass-fail. It would be nice if A&M had a couple of these same policies. If you began the semester on a pass-fail basis and had a high grade a month before the final, you could change to a letter grade basis and improve your GPR. As it stands at A&M now, once you register to take a course pass- The Battalion - ............... . . . Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of paper and local news of spontaneous origin pub- the editor or of the'wrttSr^of the article and are not lished herein. Rights of reproduction of all other necessarily those of the University administration matter herein also reserved. or the Board of Regents. The Battalion is a non- Second-Class postage paid at College Station, profit, self-supporting enterprise operated by stu- Texas. dents as a university and community newspaper. Editorial policy is determined by the editor. LETTERS POLICY xhe^.JLs, Letters to the editor should not exceedSOO words Southwestern Journalism Congress and are subject to being cut to that length or less if - . ,, longer. 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All Sullins subscriptions subject to 5% sales tax. Advertising ^ otographers . . .Cathy Ruedinger, Mike Willy rates furnished on request. Address: The Battal- Members of the Student Publications Board are: ion. Room 216, Reed McDonald Building, Col- Bob G. Rogers, Chairman, Joe Arredondo, Tom lege Station, Texas 77843. Dawsey, Dr. Gary Halter, Dr. John W. Hanna, The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to Roger Miller, Dr. Clinton A. Phillips, Jerri Ward. the use for reproduction of all news dispatches Director of Student Publications: Gael L. credited to it or not otherwise credited in the Cooper. Assistant to the director: Scott Sherman. course. Also under Tech’s proposed sys tem, the student has until the last drop date to declare his intent to take a course pass-fail. This would help a student who is doing poorly enough to lower his GPR but well enough to pass a course. Presently at A&M, a student must declare his intent to take the course on a pass-fail basis when he registers for the course. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS: The Travis County district attor ney’s office has obtained a dismissal of a possession of marijuana charge against UT geography professor Dr. Michael Sabbagh. The dismissal became final in late October after Sabbagh passed a polygraph test concerning lack of culpability. The professor was indicted by the county grand jury on Sept. 7 after the discovery of more than a quarter- acre of marijuana found growing on his property. WRECKER CO. LOSES UT CONTRACT The company that tows illegally parked vehicles on campus has lost its university contract because the firm has damaged student’s cars and was failing to pay for it. Until a new company is found, illegally parked cars will not be towed. The action was taken after several students took their towing com plaints to the Students’ Attorney’s office. In the last few months, be tween 10 and 15 students have sought help when the company, Walsh Service Center and Wrecker, damaged cars. The amounts of damage reported to the student’s attorney have been between $5 and $250, according to one of the student attorneys. Embrey’s Jewelry We Specialize In Aggie Rings. Diamonds Set — Sizing — Reoxidizing — AM types watch/jewelry Repair Aggie Charge Accounts 9-5:30 846-5816 ROOm V- BOARD *this spring "Corv\e live where the -fon is' 693-9891 WHY SHOULD YOU COME TO THE CITY CAFE IN SOMERVILLE? (On Hwy. 36, Just South of Lyons of Hwy. 21) Because we offer you: 1. All The Barbeque Brisket, Ribs, and Sausage, plus all the Trim mings. 2. Served Family Style 3. For only $3.95 per person PLUS 4. Iced Cold Beer served in Frosted Mugs and Pitchers. 5. A chance for you and your Friends to get away from it all. 6. And a 10% Discount on your Total bill with this ad. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 5-10 p.m. job he is capable of doing while hold ing his position. And in spite of the fears that the whole world will come crashing about our collective ears, he will probably be a relatively de cent president. It is unlikely that he will create an isolationist United States. It is hard to imagine that he will be able to offer jobs to all blacks by putting whites out of work. It is difficult to foresee our country becoming a socialistic state because of a guaran teed wage. No, Carter and Fritz probably will not disrupt the American way of life. The term of Carter-Mondale un doubtedly will be different, but not radically so. They will attempt some changes, but nothing the American public will not be able to accept. The candidates may have been undesirable, but by the virtue of our democratic process. Carter deserves the respect and support of the coun try. And except for the possibility of White House visitors having to buy lemonade on the White House lawn, Carter’s term will not be bad. Student needs hooks, notes bad Editor: On the night of Nov. 3, 1976, I went to the University Library to study as I usually do. I entered the ‘T’UA.'-HtjLA HI VA , SWECT IE~ - H-OUJ'S IT Ci-oi M ? I 5E-E- j 1 HAT Groox>, HUH ? W EU. , WRAT-s VOUR. MAJOR.? 1 library around 8 p.m. I then pro ceeded to the third floor, where I went to the restroom, depositing my packsack on the shelf in the rest room. Approximately 5 minutes later I returned to pick up my books. I was stunned when I noticed they were missing, packsack and all. In the packsack was every note for every class I have. Whoever ripped off my books, I wish you would return them to me. I had every note from the first day of class up to the recent date this semester recorded in the two notebooks that were in the packsack. Everything in the packsack was well identified with my name and dorm room number written on it. is that whoever ripped meol return my notebooks and fol This incident has made me of the respect that I haveWfo fellow Aggies. Please help ■ store respect. Just return packsack to Crocker Hall 215 questions asked. Kirk McKnigl (845-! ok, wow > that’5 vtiLy j S4 l C-1L. - VO U ALWAX* THI* SOCIABLE- ? / Ride a bicycle Help keep our environment clear 77 Sun Theatres 333 University 846-9808 Super-Grody Movies Double-Feature Every Week Special Midnight Shows Friday & Saturday S2 per person No one under 18 Escorted Ladies Free S2 With This Ad BOOK STORE & 25c PEEP SHOWS NANOR EAST 1 THEATRES MANOR EAST MALL _HAPPYHR. TILL 6^3£ALL_THEAJRES_ 6(15-8:00-9:45 A mind-shocking journey into fear. 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