Slouch
by Jim Earle
“Z only met him once about a year ago, and he remembered
me and called me by my first name just like that! '
Opinion
No extra
point, either
You can’t spike a term paper in the end zone.
That problem with academics always shows up this time of
year, and we have no solution.
After sweating, working, worrying and finally finishing an
end-of-year project, the sense of accomplishment is great.
There’s an urge to throw notecards to the heavens. But they
must be picked up, so the effort’s not worth it.
Profs aren’t much help either. They don’t holler for joy
when the papers come in; they simply smile to say, ‘See,
you shouldn’t have waited till after Thanksgiving to start
this.”
All in all, we should find a way to spike term papers in the
end zone, or on profs’ desks.
Winter wonderland?
So far it’s been an uneven winter — hot, then cold, with
some beautiful weather in between.
Several students — and we suspect many others — were
caught Wednesday morning with their windows down. The
cold air and rain made for a brisk wake-up, especially after
the oppressively humid heat the night before.
Now maybe winter will settle in for a while, and we won’t
see cut-offs one day and overcoats the next.
Variety may be the spice of life, but it’s sure a silly way to
conduct a winter.
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Texas A&M University
Thursday
December 13, 1979
WASHINGTON
Carter campaign changing its HCoi
now, ‘it’s no time for an outsuk
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By LAURENCE McQUILLAN
United Press International
WASHINGTON — Vice President Wal
ter Mondale is carrying a revised message
to the voters: There is nothing like experi
ence when it comes to running the country.
This is no time for an outsider.
Like the chameleon that still looks at
home after the green leal turns to brown,
political viewpoints can be adjusted.
The campaign strategy followed by the
incumbents is a far cry from the claims they
adhered to while first en route to the White
House.
With President Carter sidelined from
the campaign trail by the Iranian crisis,
Mondale has been attending the fund rais
ers, making the speeches and telling why
this team at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
should be kept intact for another four years.
“You’ve got a good president,” Mondale
told Democrats at a New York dinner that
raised $1.2 million for the campaign cof
fers.
“Keep him there. Keep him there. Ex
perience counts. It really does. Mondale
said with his voice rising to match the
flamed rhetoric of Hubert Humphrey, a
previous vice president the current office
holder tends to imitate.
A few days later in Atlanta, Mondale hit
the same theme.
“This nation needs experience, the vice
president declared. “There’s only one
place that you learn it and that’s sitting in
the hot seat of the presidency of the United
States. ”
“Keep experience working for you in the
White House.
Many of those at the affair in Georgia
were veterans of the last campaign. They
cheered the message, just as they cheered
the message in 1976, even though the
words were modified.
Back in 1976, Carter talked about the
strengths he would bring to the White
House if elected.
“I come from outside Washington ... I’ll
come in as a fresh person not committed to
the status quo, eager to change things for
the better and not responsible for what is
there,” the future president said.
President Ford tried to pick up followers
by arguing that the ship of state should be
steered with experienced hands.
and intimate knowledge of intei
problems — is invaluable for thcsJ
future problems,” Ford argued.
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term. Carter basically admittedi
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domestic economic and social problems
and I have learned from them, he Aed, I me
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U.S. so far is not getting trampM
in rush of countries wanting shah
United Press International
WASHINGTON — One way America
can tell who its real friends are is by their
willingness to offer Shah Mohammed Reza
Pahlavi a permanent home.
Thus far, we have managed to avoid get
ting trampled in the rush. Those who have
stepped forward at this time of need in
clude Tonga, Iceland and Egypt.
The prospect of moving to Iceland like
wise has aroused little enthusiasm, possibly
because the shah is not much into winter
sports.
But Tonga would appear to have a lot
going for it.
For one thing, it is a monarchy, which is
the form of government the shah is accus
tomed to.
Unless you want to count Iran, which has
repeatedly invited the shah to come to that
country.
Unfortunately, none of the volunteers to
date has made the shah an offer he couldn’t
refuse.
Although he regards Egypt as a nice
place to visit, it is understood that he
wouldn’t want him to live there.
For another, it is composed of 150 is
lands, therefore offering plenty of oppor
tunity for privacy.
Thirdly, when Capt. James Coqk, the
British explorer, stopped there in 1773, he
named them the “Friendly Islands.”
Which indicates the shah would be assured
of a warm welcome.
And, most persuasive of all, there is a
precedent for someone in the shah’s situa
tion going there. For it is recorded that
Capt. William Bligh spent some time in
Tongan waters after being cast adrift from
the Bounty by mutineers.
If, as indicated, the shah is not hot about
homesteading in the South Seas, it must be
the humidity.
Whatever the case, he has asked the Un
ited States to help him get relocated. So it
behooves us all to keep our ears open on the
chance we might hear of a good place for
him to live.
France, for example, would seem a likely
candidate. Besides having the sort of
ambiance the shah enjoys, it once gave re
fuge to the Ayatollah Khomeini. Now it
could strike a balance by taking in the shah.
The French must have had other things
on their mind and just didn’t think
Otherwise, I’m sure they already*
have come forth with an invitation.Pei
someone from the State Deparli
should suggest it to them.
“Hey, guys,” our diplomat coil
“guess who is looking for a place tow
the shah of Iran. Maybe he could staya
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we ll get back to you.”
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really don’t need to go to any trouble.! r P
that the shah has retired and has ti® «
tinker around, he might enjoy fa I
place up himself.
Letters
Woman on track team says decision
to dismiss runner was justifiable
Editor:
As members of the Texas A&M
Women’s track team and friends of Angeli-
que Copeland, the sprinter dismissed from
the team last week, we find ourselves con
cerned over the controversy of her dismis
sal. Copeland’s article about favoritism in
the weight room has been blown entirely
out of proportion.
True, Copeland did receive several com
ments expressing disapproval; and true,
Track Coach Bill Nix would have preferred
the article not to have appeared in the pap
er, but Nix did make it clear to Copeland
that in his office, journalism and track
would be kept separate.
The incident following two days later was
separate. Workout has nothing to do with
writing for the The Battalion. A large error
in your article must be corrected. Cope
land was not disciplined for “not running
fast enough.”
Coach N ix has always made clear what is
expected during workout. On the day in
volved we were doing interval work and
Angel repeatedly took an extended break
between her runs. She was warned and her
argument with Coach Nix caused her dis
missal. Coach Nix felt two women on the
team were not putting forth the effort he
expected, and he sent them home. Cope
land was one of those women. Had the
other woman argued with him, she also
would have been dismissed. Angel left in
anger and returned shortly thereafter, still
angry. Tempers on both sides flared and
ultimately Nix told Copeland to leave and
not come back.
Nix is new to A&M and has had to build
up his program both stamina-wise as well as
disciplinary-wise. We personally feel he
would have taken a step backward from his
goal of building a class team to allow Cope
land to question his authority as she did in
front of the whole team.
It’s unfortunate that either event had to
happen, but there should be no question
concerning the relationship between the
two. There was none.
— Paula Williams
Lynn Goldsmith, ’81
Iris Tipton, ’80
Keress Hawkins, ’80
Julie Currey, ’81
Julie White, ’80
Kathy Currin, ’81
Beverly Porter, ’82
Susan Hil |
Annie Muntt jl :
Sande Lambert
Lorie Scott.
Linda Walt®
Editor’s note: While it is still uncle®
there is a connection between svritinj
story and Copeland’s dismissal, the?
lion’s position as stated Dec. 6 in its e4" l
rial, is still this: Coach Nix’s action,td |
miss an athlete after one argument,
arbitrary.