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)e 8A By M t wasi nslatii Vps, s« ' linoloi I Kels. 1 I xlney 1 - rmane nt Ce: When | Asso ntenr /car biifit pmdii < Page 2 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1976 Opinion/Commentary/Letters I Experimental sidewalks may not be working Editor: I am alarmed at the increasing number of sidewalk hazards that exist on Texas A&M University’s campus. The hazards I refer to are those depressions and holes created by collapsing areas in the newly- constructed resin and pebble sidewalks. This may seem a rather trivial mat ter when compared to the many in- conviences we’ve suffered through due to construction. But it is defi nitely a problem. Slouch by Jim Earle MEMORY PR. KING GILL 1902-/Q76 THE ©RIGIKIA.L. t2 rH MAN KING WAS CALLED FROM THE STANDS £>Y| COACH BIBLE IN JANU ARY, 1922 TO SU05T> TOTE Eor/mJURED PLAYERS. 5/MCE AGGIES HAVE SToor DURING Football GAMES, SYMBOU/Z/A/c THEIR. W/L.L/MG/JESS TO PLAY AS THE I 2 ' r " KAAU ! The safety hazard exists in the fact that people hurrying from class to class do not see these holes until they have stumbled into them. They are difficult to see as they are well camouflaged with loose rocks that were once solid sidewalk. The holes are large enough to cause an unwary pedestrian to lose their balance or injure an ankle. Another factor which makes these areas even more dangerous is that they exist in the most strategic pedestrian traffic areas (i.e. —on the side of the Academic Building, the English Annex, etc.) When filled with water on rainy days, it is next to impossible to see the holes until you are ankle-deep in water. With all the money that has been spent on construction and remodel ing, it is a shame the University has failed to act on this problem. What is even more upsetting is the fact that so much money was invested in these resin-pebble sidewalks—and they aren’t lasting! This university excels in friendli ness. I would hope this asset is not inhibited by people having to walk with eyes cast downward in order to find a safe place to walk. Jeannine Atzenhoffer, ’79 ^ : Lou’s Worried! He needs Used Books — He’s buying Books NOW Loupot’s Bookstore North Gate — Across from the Post Office i Announcing Two holiday Savings plans ' BLESS YOU GREYHOUND , TO WARM THE HEART OF ANY PENNY PINCHER The Holiday Ameripass. on, y $139. 2 weeks unlimited travel on Greyhound’s routes anywhere in America. Discounts on hotels, meals, other good things too! Save on your own trip — or save more by taking a youngster under 12 along FREE! Additional children under 12 go for half fare. Infants under 2 not occupying a seat go free. Leave December 1 through January 2. Return within two weeks. The Santa Claus Fare Buy a regular Greyhound out-of-state round trip ticket and take your youngster under 12 along FREE! Additional children under 12 gd for half fare. Infants under 2 not occupying a seat go free. Leave December 1 through January 2. Return by January 16. IVe Can Sti/I Get Your Packages There By Christmas Closer to you 112 Nagle Street College Station. Adjacent to Texas A&M University Campus. Phone: 846-1774 Your new nearby Greyhound Package Express Service Center makes It easier than ever for us to serve you .. . and for you to serve your customers. 405 E. 29th St. Bryan Across From City NatT Bank Phone 779-8071 Attack opinions not persons Bicyclists are also falling victim to these sidewalk traps. I have been one of them. In an effort to dodge people on the sidewalk, one’s atten tion is not centered on the ground. Thus, several times I’ve lost my bal ance and fallen, or witnessed others in the same predicament (Not very good for limbs, bicycle tires and rims.) Editor: On December 3, a letter to the editor written by Scott " Chach Bond (incorrectly spelled Catch when printed) was published. In his letter, Chach simply stated his opin ion that there isn’t much to do in College Station in the way of night life except for those people liking country or disco music, or those people who enjoy studying quite a bit. He said nothing to the effect that he loathed academics, that he parties every night (I’m sure he would have stayed at SWT if he wanted to do that), and nothing about the politics of neither the USA nor the USSR. Most importantly, he said nothing to put down the writer of the article on night life in College Station, he just disagreed with her. Maybe if Mr. Bozeman had gone to the peace and quiet of the library to read Chach’s letter, he would have caught the meaning of the letter also. Knowing Chach personally, I know he does study (he has about a 3 point), though not as much as some people, because he knows there is a lot more to life than just books and lectures. Due to this, he is a Coop student and has played guitar and keyboards in various bands through the years. The main point of this letter goes to future writers of a letter to the editor. Contradict the opinions that have been put forth, without calling those who believe in those opinions names. As for you Mr. Bozeman, if you don’t want to drive over any bridges designed by Chach, swim! Doug Rogerson ’80 What happened to artisans? Editor: A $200 course in dowsing? And a $300 dowsing rod! Does the melting pot of the city strike again — even in the small city of College Station- Bryan? Such natural gifts as dowsing should be passed on in communities from father to son, or at least from master to pupil. Should the people — such as Ben Policy in Brenda Grissom’s article (Batt, Dec. 7) — have to resort to commercial entrep reneurs to ‘learn’’ of their latent gift? I discovered how to divine for water — using only a piece of copper wire and instructed, free, by a friend who knew how. Sheep have to be fleeced for others to benefit. Are people really sheep, and must they also be fleeced? The Battaliomes 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 by stu dents as a university and community newspaper. Editorial policy is determined by the editor. LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor should not exceed300 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 guarantee to publish any letter. Each letter must be signed, show the ad dress of the writer and list a telephone number for verification. Address correspondence to Letters to the Editor, The Battalion, Room 216, Reed McDonald Build ing, College Station, Texas 77843. 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XTSTwii::::::: Features Editor Tai nUUS preCCClil Assistant to the Editor Dan[L,Arlprn rnKC Reporters Carolyo BlosserJ™ Lee Roy Leschper, Paul McCnl FflaUire C T Mugg, Le Ann Roby, Lynn II ports trOlTl tn Sulims * Ha around Photographers Trade Nordheim,! i L \/f 1 \tcr/ibir-s of the Student Pt/blicationiBy.«m>x ) 1 Bob G. Rogers, Chairman, Joe Anedi-.; ]thC]Ucl.ke PC St Dau snj, Dr. Gary Halter, Dr. John II rlTectonOpllV J Roger Miller, Dr Clinton A Phillipi.Jirr,] •» Director of Student Publication.cJh . C 'ooper Assistant to the director Scott ,-JcIUU 1*0(1 'd C ^ determine tl hquake as much as I will here in 45 uncrowded College Station It, know year-round. Colin Crombie, ’79 Editor: As I recall from my undergraduate years studying engineering at Texas AN M, I rarely had time to notice the scarcity of night clubs and such that Mr. Bond describes in his letter of Dec. 3. Furthermore, having been born and raised in College Station, I can honestly say that my hometown is at its best during Christmas Break, prior to the first summer session and immediately following the second summer session. So to Mr. Bond, and all the rest of you who bemoan College Station’s "backwardness” I trust that you will enjoy the holidays Dennis!! agt \ubl Readers’ forup ■(Texas A& Guest viewpoints, in add for the MSC Letters to the Editor, are we an magazi All pieces submitted to Hi polish up forum should be: Hmester hi • Typed triple space 1, 1977 dea • 1 .united to 60 characterspe® Moebius • Limited to 100 lines terday said Submit articles to published McDonald 217, College Sll&ill sell for Texas, 77843. Author’s nami phone number must accoiti] submissions. Connally’s influence on declin me c Boose : which is WASHINGTON — For 14 years now, this reporter has been laboring under the assumption that John Connally may be the smartest fellow in American politics. But you Can’t prove it by what he’s doing these days. The judgment about Connally s mental prowess goes back to 1962, when he retired as Secretary of Navy to make his first race for Governor of Texas. Sent south to observe Connal- ly’s primary campaign, I arrived in San Antonio just in time to attend one of the darndest political rallies I have ever seen. It was an indoor barbecue, with a throng that filled a big sports arena. The remarkable thing was not so mUch the size of the crowd but its diversity. Everyone in San Antonio and Bexar County, from socialites in minks to Chicanos in dungarees, had turned out to hear Connally. Later that evening, back at his hotel, I remarked to Connally on the amazing mixture of the crowd and asked, quite innocently, how such a rally had been put together. The re sponse was a one-hour lecture on the politics of that bilingual, bicultural community and its varied Demo cratic factions. The lecture was so rich in humor and so shrewd in its appreciation of human vanities and ambitions that one longed for a hid den tape-recorder. As it was, I walked away abso lutely awestruct — knowing that I had just heard a virtuoso in action. In subsequent years, the experi ence has been repeated, as I have seen Connally fascinate and dazzle David S. Broder an audience of two to two thousand, whether his subject was interna tional economics, politics, wine or Georgian silver. The man is some thing else. But, increasingly in recent years, that boyish faith in John Connally has been put to the test. It’s been obvious for a long time that when Connally shaves, he sees a President of the United States looking back at him. And he’s entitled. In terms of sheer ability, he is at least the match for anyone in either party who’s run for the White House in his political lifetime. But during his six years as gover nor of Texas, when he might have moved that state out of its retrograde policies and into the modem era, he chose, instead, to govern by the most restrictive standards of corpo rate conservatism. As a result, he felt further and further estranged from the Democratic party in which he was raised. So it was no surprise to find him in Richard Nixon’s Cabinet or the head in 1972 of something called Demo crats for Nixon. His gamble that the Republican President would help him become his successor was a sen sible political strategy. But his timing was atrocious. He didn’t join the GOP until Nixon was caught in the grip of the Watergate expose, and Connally was left stand ing awkwardly on the cliff in 1974, while his patron plummeted from view. Came 1976, and sure-footed John stumbled again. He wanted that vice-presidential nomination badly, but hesitated to broach a deal to either Ford or Reagan. Not until Reagan had sealed his doom with the Schweiker caper did Connally rush to the White House to embrace Ford, in a move so blatant the old Connally would have blushed to be caught trying it. In Kansas City last summer, Con- nally’s fine-tuned political antennae appeared so rusty that he seemed to be the last guy in town to discover that he wasn’t going to make it onto the Ford ticket. He spurned the consolation prize of the Republican national chair manship and left town obviously seething. But then he let himself be talked into running the Ford cam paign in Texas — another loser. Last week, he showed up here again, hinting that he’d take the once-spurned chairmanship, if it were offered and if he didn t give up his law-firm income side or renounce any. tial ambitions of his own. Uni ingly, there were no takers. Connally’s speech to the Re; can governors — a sort ofauditid the non-opening — wasasti said she ex] about 100 1 The com sect is the he publisht Mtion sine 1954. Edit. Moebius h Marty M Bob Shi< Rhonda aard. Brad Fo |rt. I Turner s He said the GOP new ideas, then dredged up half-baked proposals from w politician reformers, indue!in; term limits on Presidents Senators and abolition of the jury system — the last an uni reminder of his own brush \4| Watergate grand jury A couple days later, he was by' United Press Internationally ling a Texas radio station tal punishment returned, k favor televising the executioKisj, even more impressive detei crime. Some of the Arab countries, my longtime hero, had cut (Wj robberies by cutting off tlii hands in the marketplae It was hard enough to readof| Connally spouting such non What made it worse was the dal — San Antonio, the placew had been so dazzling. Sayitai] John. (c) 1976, The Washington Post sponibie p Qbc) INTERSTATE IMVfpiY .SQUARE & 94H.I51. MANOR EAST 3 THEATRES MANOR EAST MALL Happy Hr. 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