special student election section
THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1977
Page 3
enior yell leader candidates stress spirit
ditor
s note:
Following is a series of questions
SY^LMiMMy, land answers with the 14 candidates
CALLMfor yell leaders. Eight are running
•^S^PENTFOwfor three senior yell leader vacan-
Icies and six are running for two
(junior yell leader positions.
The senior candidates are listed
(here and the juniors begin on page
|5.
Tuesday The Battalion will pub
lish a sgries of questions and
(answer? to those questions from
[candidates for Student Govern-
ment offices.
Student elections are scheduled
for next Wednesday and Thursday.
Polling places will be lifted in
Tuesday’s Battalion.
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BOWEN
Ric “Bear” Bowen, 21, Junior,
Political Science major from Hous
ton.
What are your qualifications for
this office?
Being a yell leader requires a
special quality; he must he full of
the 12th Man Spirit and he must
show it. He must be able to
motivate his fellow Aggies so that
the players on the field or court can
eel that Aggie spirit and know the
ith Man is behind them. I know
that I have that spirit and ability and
as a representive of Texas A&M will
do my best to reflect a favorable
image of today’s Texas Aggie.
What do you consider to be your
role in student affairs?
As a yell leader my role in student
affairs would be to unify and
Ric
Bear” Bowen
motivate the 12th Man, not as
C.T.’s and non-regs but as Aggies.
Should yell leaders serve as
spokesmen for student athletes?
There’s nothing wrong with a yell
leader conveying an athlete’s mes
sage to the students, but I see no
real need for it. The yell leaders
should provide the athletes with
time, at yell practices, to talk to stu
dents.
How would you unify the increas
ingly diverse student body at Texas
A&M?
The key to' unifying the student
body is simply to all consider our- ’
selves Aggies and not as C.T.’s or(
civilians or whatever. The divisions
on campus may seem bad, but when
we re in Austin we re all Aggies and
that’s what counts.
COOPER
Larry Cooper, 21, Junior, Mar
keting major from Beaumont,
Texas.
What are your qualifications for
this office?
I have been a student here at
A&M now for five semesters. I con
sider the most important qualifica
tion for yell leader as being a loyal
and undying supporter of Aggie ath
letics. As one who has lived and
died with the A&M athletic pro
gram throughout the past two years,
I feel qualified and compelled to
play a greater role in the support
and continuation of the great 12th
Man spirit.
What do you consider to be your
role in student affairs?
My role in student affairs and as
yell, leader would be to help create
and maintain interest in A&M
sports. I would do this by being in
formed and knowledgeable about all
sports.
Should yell leaders serve as
spokesmen for student athletes?
Yell leaders have an excellent op
portunity to act as a liaison between
student athletes and the student
body. They can go a long way in
dispelling the “dumb jock” image.
How would you unify the increas
ingly diverse student body at Texas
A&M?
I have an excellent chance to
unify the student body because I am
a civilian living off-campus. With so
many students living off-campus, I
can provide a link to campus ac
tivities that they currently aren’t in
terested in.
Also, I can help to break down
the growing animosity between the
Corps of Cadets and off-campus
students. I respect and uphold the
tradition of the Corps, but I can be a
representative of the large number
of off-campus students.
FITZPATRICK
Steve Fitzpatrick, 20, Junior,
Environmental Design major from
Tyler, Texas.
What are your qualifications for
this office?
My first qualification is that I
have that fightin’ Texas Aggie Spirit
Steve
Fitzpatrick
and I have also played many team
sports and realize the importance of
support from fans. I am willing to
work hard and devote my time to
the activities connected with yell
leading.
What do you consider to be your
role in student affairs?
My main job as yell leader would
be to act as an organizer of student
support at all athletic and school
functions.
Should yell leaders serve as
spokesmen for student athletes?
Sure, I don’t see why this
wouldn’t work. But this would have
to be a decision of the athletes, not
the yell leaders.
How would you unify the increas
ingly diverse student body at Texas
A&M?
I don’t think the student body is
all that diverse. I enjoy having the
Corps here and think they are a vital
part of most activities as well as
other on- and off-campus groups. I
see the need, though, to have at
least one or two civilian yell leaders
along with the yell leaders from the
Corps to help the civilian students
identify with the yell leaders and
what they are doing.
KUBECKA
Dean Kubecka, 20,Junior, Ag.
Economics — Business major from
Palacios, Texas.
What are your qualifications for
this office?
Coming from a family of Aggies,
eleven in all, and being a member of
the Corps of Cadets, I have a lot of
Aggie Spirit and have followed the
Aggies in all the sports. Also I think
I have the qualities of a good yell
Dean
Kubecka
leader including getting along with
everyone which is very important.
What do you consider to be your
role in student affairs?
To build school spirit and unify
the student body.
Should yell leaders serve as
spokesmen for student athletes?
To some degree but it shouldn’t
be the duty of the yell leaders to
serve as spokesmen for student
athletes—they should have their
own unless some of the yell leaders
are athletes. It would be difficult to
be spokesmen for any one club or
organization; the yell leaders should
be spokesmen for every student on
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