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Slouch by Jim Earle OC'Ti-lS “That pet armadillo that you had around here, where do you plan to keep him?” Touch the Fall Cooler weather means more than taking sweaters out of storage. We turn off our air conditioners, and turn on our senses. The insulated worlds we live in aren’t meant for Fall. We are supposed to hear the pick-up football games out in the street, and join it. We are supposed to smell the freshly mown grass, and enjoy it. The other day an editor for The Battalion was not at his post in the office. He was outside — sitting on some steps — gazing at the sky and passers-by. “You know, ” he said, “I forgot what it looks like out here. In the daily hassle the real world often slips away. Fall is a good time to reach out and touch it. Yea, school board Monday night, the A&M Consolidated School Board did not meet in a marathon session. As a matter of fact, the meeting only took 45 minutes. Granted, the agenda was small — only one item was up for board approval. But in the past, an agenda like Monday’s has been turned into a four-hour slumber party. This time, instead of wasting valuable time arguing mean ingless concepts, the board got down to business and finished in a reasonable time. the small society by Brickman The Battalion USPS 045 360 LETTERS POLICY 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 guarantee to publish any letter. Each letter must be signed, show the address of the writer and list a telephone number for verification. Address correspondence to Letters to the Editor, The Battalion, Room 216, Reed McDonald Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Represented nationally by National Educational Adver tising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. The Battalion is published Monday through Friday from September through May except during exam and holiday Xfriods and the summer, when it is published on Tuesday hrough Thursday. Mail subscriptions are $16.75 per semester. $33.25 per school year, $35.00 per full year. Advertising rates furnished on request. Address: The Battalion. Room 216, Reed McDonald Building. College Station. Texas 77843. United Press International is entitled exclusively to the use for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to it. Rights of reproduction of all other matter herein reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station. TX 77843. 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 MEMBER Texas Press Association Southwest Journalism Congress Editor Liz Newlin Managing Editor Andy Williams Asst. Managing Editor Dillard Stone News Editors . .Karen Comelison and Michelle Burrowes Sports Editor Sean Petty City Editor Roy Bragg Campus Editor Keith Taylor Focus Editors Beth Calhoun and Doug Graham Staff Writers Meril Edwards, Nancy Andersen, Louie Arthur, Richard Oliver, Mark Patterson, Carolyn Blosser, Kurt Allen Photo Editor . . .Lee Roy Leschper Jr. Photographers Lynn Blanco, Sam Stroder, Ken Herrerra Cartoonist Doug Graham Regents. The Battalion is a non-profit, self- supporting enterprise operated by students as a university and community newspaper. Editorial policy is determined by the editor. Viewpoint The Battalion Texas A&M University Wednesday October 3, 1979 Window Jealousy between House and Senate have given new meaning to ‘comity United Press International WASHINGTON — Webster’s defines “comity” as “mutual consideration be tween ... equals.” You can also choose “kindly, courteous behavior” or “friendly civility” and be eminently correct. But use of the word is rare except in Congress, where it is ban died about like slang. Comity has always been a way of life on Capitol Hill, artificial, perhaps, but nec- cessary to keep Congress operating in something at least close to what the Founding Fathers expected. Without this comity — often grandly re ferred to as the spirit of comity — the Se nate and House, filled with easily bruised egos and volatile tempers, would soon turn Capitol Hill into a bloody battleg round. The two chambers and their occupants are plain jealous of each other. The House considers denizens of the Senate as averaged, publicity-hungry, pompous and irritatingly slow to act — lawmakers who get too many headlines and too much credit. The Senate looks on House members as a bunch of nameless, undisciplined rag tags, all just waiting to run for the Senate, and who certainly should not be men tioned in the same breath with a senator. Hence, the need for comity. There are signs, however, that comity may be headed, like many traditions, for the history books. A year ago, the House vented its long- nurtured frustrations and refused to ap prove more money for a third Senate office building, then well on its way up from the ground. The action was almost totally unprece dented. Not only did it do violence to the spirit of comity, it came close to blas phemy. Among the age-old unwritten rules is one that the Senate decides its internal af fairs and the House approves and the other way around. That covers everything from stamp allowance to buildings. No matter that the architect’s plans called for a gaudy extravaganza that would have pleased Benito Mussolini — full of of life’s neccessities like atriums, gyms, pine paneling, rooftop restaurant and so forth. That’s what the Senate wanted or, at least, a majority and for the House to butt in was unspeakable. Having perpetrated the evil deed last year (money has been approved since), the House enjoyed its victory briefly and has been uncomfortably waiting for retribu tion since. So, it was not surprising that the House — from the office of Speaker Thomas O’Neill down — felt the time had come last week. The House, after an uncomfortable sev eral days of climbing up the hill and down again, approved a 5.5 percent pay increase for members of Congress. It is the most painful exercise imaginable. A day later, the House was thun derstruck when the Senate Appropriations voted 23-0 to kill the raise. The first thought, which quickly its way through corridors and offices that the Senate had massively relal for the office building — lured thelt into voting for a pay raise and thenle; brethren “twisting slowly inthewiik The accusation was promptly deniei though there is some question the victims were convinced. Republican leader Howard laughed off a suggestion that the would violate the spirit of comity# issue as touchy as pay. At the same time, Baker — mi riously, maybe not — showed that the nate had not forgotten what the did. Sometime in the future, Baker said Senate woidd pass a little-noticed hi the House would not know what them” until too late. A The 1 lupe 1 part c St: D Until then, the House will havefc nervously patient — waiting for the Sa to seek revenge. fit ©KTtfy UHtfiOD rra*&- Ui WASH dent Ca Cuban ci so. Did he sians? Se believes Did hi calmly ar the Sena are conv: Those Monday leaders a paign r nounced teract th ence of a Cuba. The p troops d< Cold Wa more M base, bo sure Ci other \\ tries ale Caribbe munism Conn; tial cand decisive l w ~i r~w~i r i t'b 7 Cast your vote and prevent Kennedy 1—J-Ui X X X_j X\ from turning the country to socialism Editor: Many people are asking Ted Kennedy to run for the President. Polls lately have il lustrated how little the American people know about what Kennedy is like. He is a staunch believer in big spend ing, welfare programs, government regu lation of business and a small national de fense. But most importantly, he wants to strip the American people of some of our freedom by increasing federal intrusion over our personal lives. To vote for Ted Kennedy would ensure our country will become a socialistic state where higher taxes would strip Americans of more of their hard-earned money. Ken nedy as President would destroy the free enterprise system by increasing the al ready overburdensome red tape business must go through. I am pleading for all Americans to unite in preventing Kennedy from becoming President. How can we do this? By voting. In the last Presidential election, 53 per cent of the people voted, and the real los ers were the American people because we have elected the worst President since LBJ and FDR. As a result, only by voting can we over come the press’s continual praise of Teddy (who they want to be President); the press wants us to vote for another bleeding heart liberal whose violin plays for the poor, downtrodden and disadvantaged. The real downtrodden in this country are the whole American people who are barely coping with government-caused inflation and energy shortages. Only if we elect a man like Reagan, Crane, Connally or Baker will this country survive the merciless evils of socialism. — Richrd Leonardon and widespread misconception. Woman and even children are very capable of learning and practicing hapkido, a Korean martial art. Most of the techniques do not require brute strength but coordination, especially the throwing and joint manipu lations. In this manner women can per form as capably as men. We recognize that violence is the ulti mate last resort, but with sufficient train ing one may realize the strengths and limi tations of the body. This enables the hap- kidoist to completely control himself and his opponent. Whatever the results of the confrontation, chances are that the hap- kidoist can dominate the situation. Alert ness becomes second nature, as do the self defense moves. These moves allow you to take down an opponent without causing any injury, or to inflict severe damage if necessary. Martial artists have reckoned with the “kung fu killer” image too long. It is high time that we be respected as worthy members of the community. For more information please contact me through Free U, or just come by the office in the MSC and enroll in the course. — Phillip Long Korea Hapkido Assn. poor representation of the Corps, Is A&M and what it stands for, and doff | deserve to be an Aggie. There is i pride and respect that goes along*: I being an Aggie and this driver certai | doesn’t deserve to be a part ofa[ stitution like Texas A&M, a representaft of its traditions and a member of such honorable organization as the Corps: Cadets. Marred reputation I’m sorry to see that our reputatiosi | Aggies has to be marred by people c type. Pressure points and joint manipulations can cause severe damage, accordingly the practitioner must learn to heal or ease the injury that he or another person may have inflicted. Editor: This past weekend several of us at tended the Corps Bash at the National Guard Armory. When we were leaving the party, we witnessed a car back into a parked car. The driver (a CT) got out to see the damage, got back into his car to write a note, put it on the damaged car and drove off. — Karen Johnson,^ Editor’s note: This letter was accot panied by three other signatures. Correction A caption in Tuesday’s Battalion intf rectly described a new intra-campus k route. Although the smashing of boards and cement slabs is a crowd pleaser, it is entirely overemphasized. There are many aspects of the martial arts that are little known. Nobody ever sees a master use ac- cupressure to instantaneouly stop an epileptic seizure, as I have. Nobody ever even considers the fact that we only want to benefit the general public. My boyfriend went to read the note and found a grocery reciept from Skaggs with nothing written on it! Fortunately we noticed the license plate number of the driver and made an announcement at the dance. The owner of the damaged car was very grateful for our cooperation. The shuttle bus does not run Veterinary Medicine Complex. Instead, stops on Agronomy Road halfway betvft the vet school and the Crop Scienct Building. This incident really disappointed me. I have always been proud to be an Aggie and have bragged about the members of the Corps, how they’d always be the ones to help in times of trouble. This guy is a The shuttle — which is free to allTer A&M University students, faculty audit — also stops on the east side of the railife tracks and by Beutel Health Center £ Bizzell Hall. Buses run from 7:30 a.m. to5:30p® The Battalion regrets the error. THOTZ by Doug Graham Martial arts image & Editor: Concerning Friday’s article on changing the image of martial arts. The article was good but it left out too much for me to remain silent. Mr. Graham told you that I wanted to debunk the stereotype that karate in general has gen erated among the public. Well, he did get to third base but he did not quite reach home plate. Many people avoid martial arts because they feel that they are not capable, that it’s something superhuman. 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