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*896 8 TH patioi Clu 7' United Pr trinidai and a wallet clues investig an apparent than 30 years Lou Girod< for the state’s trict based in murder occui killer or killei If not deac or persons < old, Girodo i The inves only physical ton with seve sing, a bulle and shoes — be Rudolph of Pueblo. Officials sa amateur box< 6:0 8: 10 12 1- STF i d S7 m Wl - lei ex yc FI Slouch Viewpoint local by Jim Earle happy birthday PINKY WlUbOM AUTHOR OP TH* WAR HVMN/ 83 YEA& old* PlMKY los M. PI £ ' BoRMGT, TX 7<S6ll EA<U* “Let's all send Pinky a Birthday card! He’s a good friend of Texas A&M!” Opinion ‘Abscam’ unfair to Arabs? The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s “Abscam” anticor ruption investigation has come in for criticism from Arab and Arab-American groups for fostering an unfair ethnic stereotype. One critic wondered why the FBI “sting” couldn’t have featured bogus Venezuelan or Israeli or Nige rian bearers of bribes. The problem is that it is somewhat to the side of what the FBI was trying to do. Undercover agents are not in the business of providing edifying or sociologically accurate “role models their business, presumably, is to be convinc ing in whatever guise they adopt. Though all the evidence is far from in, the choice of Arab alter egos proved, at least in some cas'es, to be a successful one. This suggests to us that if there are charges of “stereotyping” to be made, they should probably be directed not at the FBI but at its gullible targets. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette fhe small society by Brickman IF YO[) pBALLY Washington Star Syndicate, me. 2-!4- The Battalion USES 045 360 LETTERS POLICY Ijt-tttTs to the editor should not exceed 300 words and are mhject to heinfi cut to that length or less if longer. 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News Editor Karen Cornelison Copy Editor Dillard Stone Sports Editor Mike Burrichter Focus Editor Rhonda Watters City Editor Louie Arthur Campus Editor Diane Blake Staff Writers Nancy Andersen, Tricia Brunhart,Angelique Copeland, Laura Cortez, Meril Edwards, Carol Hancock, Kathleen McElroy, Debbie Nelson, Richard Oliver, Tim Sager, Steve Sisney, Becky Swanson, Andy Williams Chief Photographer Lynn Blanco Photographers Lee Roy Leschper, Paul Childress, Steve Clark, Ed Cunnius Opimorw 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. 1 he Battalion us a non-profit, self- supporting enterprise operated by students as a university and community newspaper. Editorial policy is determined by the editor. The Battalion Texas A&M University By JED Campu: At what other ion will you see body standing ;ame? Or when 10,000 fans “hun ne else have a ? Have you < Is’ war hymn iang joke? Texas A&M l ationally for its :’s the Aggie Boi ven saying “hov walk across lay an import &M’s heritage The Traditior •eorganized to 1 ore aware of th &M. “Our overall g By SHE City With a tiny, s cissors, a pla; knowledge of 1 ordan can make ut Valentine, a cene — in mm Letters Arkansas game a carbon copy ^ knipsels is Ivhich can be tra 1 die Ages, when i Bibles with paf Editor: The Texas A&M-Arkansas basketball game was a carbon copy of other games played in Fayetteville. When the Cougars went up to Fayetteville, they played a great game but came out losers. Once they were ahead the refs began calling foul after foul on the Cougars. Once the crowd gets unru ly the refs seem to take it as a hint to start helping out. The same thing happended in the t.u. game. They were going strong then things turned against them. Both the Cougars and t.u. lost to the Hogs. The same thing happened to the Ags. Why did the lights go out when the Ags were on a scor ing drive with a seven point lead? Was this all accident or planned? Other incidents took place in the second half. Once the fans began throwing ice and cups on the floor the refs took a initiative to start playing too. A foul on Woods tying the game and a controversial foul on Goff winning the game. My point is it is impossible to win in Fayetteville because everyone plots against you. In my opinion, the Ags won the game and are still number one. Beat the hell outta t.u. Allan Spencer ’82 officiating in this conference is the worst I’ve ever seen and is destroying the game. In recent games, the officiating has been incompetent to the point of ridiculous and has seriously detracted from the excite ment of the game and lowered the calibre of play. The problem came to a head in the A&M vs. Arkansas contest when a foul allowed Arkansas to tie the game and another call, described as unbelievable, allowed them to win. It’s a shame when a hard-fought ballgame, such as this, is de cided by incompetent officials rather than the players themselves. How can SWC schools expect to attract talented basketball players to participate in a conference which the incompetent offi ciating limits the calibre of game they can play and often decides the outcome of the game despite what the participates do? I urge any person who would like to see SWC basketball survive and grow to write to the SWC head office and demand that they improve the officiating in the confer ence. Ken Gray Chip Ollre Kudos to Hog fans Letter is distressing Editor: After their lucky victory over the Aggies last Tuesday night, I felt compelled to send my congratulations to the University of Arkansas and its fans. Congratulations for using inefficient, unqualified referees who feel they have better things to do than allow a tied basketball game to go into overtime. Congratulations for being the most rude, immature fans in the SWC who think the main objective of attending a basketball game is to see how much garbage one can throw on the court. But most of all, congra tulations for attending the University of Arkansas because I would be ashamed to have fans of your type attending Texas A&M University. I am more proud than ever of Texas A&M and its basketball team, both of which are number one teams in the Southwest Conference. Glenn Creamer, ’81 Editor: I am disturbed by the selfish attitude of Richard Leanardon who complained about the non-resident use of Common luxuries. What a bunch of cry-babies! You should be grateful you have such facilities and gladly share them. If the Commons residents did in fact pay for the t. v. rooms, why did every dorm’s room rates increase when the Com mons was built? My 50-year-old dorm has paid for itself several times, and the rate increase wasn’t just for inflation. Next time you’re sitting in your 3rd floor sauna or walking down the hall to the washers and dryers or maybe even (God forbid) waiting for a pool table, you better be thankful for what you have. Don’t complain, you don’t even have mold! Gregg A. Jacobson which prides itself in honoring the greatest personal sacrifices, why is there no recogni tion of the personal sacrifices of the Korean and Vietnamese wars? Argument one: “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.’ Sound familiar? Certainly the four “great” wars represent the fullness of love as shown by the number of Aggies who laid down their lives for their friends. Didn’t Korea and Viet Nam represent the same thing? We weren’t Berkeley, or Kent, or any of the bleeding heart liberal colleges; we didn’t protest, we serve; Aggies went and died. They must be remembered! Argument two: “Neither Korea nor Viet Nam were declared wars, and represented the worst possible motives of our country. Recognizing the dead of those conflicts would be just like recognizing the conflicts as wars. ’’ Ah yes! Imperialist America; what price valor; manifest destiny. As if the Spanish American war was a justified con flict — Thank You Yellow Journalism for setting America’s war machine in motion. And the Mexican American war was cer tainly justified, as was the chaotic slaughter brought upon Mexico by American sol diers. What price victory? And of course we had to become involved in WWI! What price glory? And who knows how America became involved in WWII — there’s more to it than just Pearl Harbor. But let’s not forget Korea and Viet Nam were imperial ist wars. Portrait cut among nobility 1880. With the ition, paper an but ’78, ’79, andlll pailable to the. the Class of’81), .-, .., failed to do what should havebeenfo P ortr ait studio to give the most sincere and genuiiitl establish a memorial in remembenitl honor of those men who died ton ish presents and gifts possible. No»| depending on the Class of’82; pleajf| fail me or the many others who belie do, its an important aspect of the S|d Aggieland. I believe those menwboi!| Korea and Viet Nam deserve! spect from all 30,000 students,astl died in the four great wars. Theyik memorial which would daily annom all who pass by: Europe, Jordan A native of Hi er first paper c etween the p ook. She was i collected knipse to France and S she came to tin In Honor of the Valiant Efforts of Texas Aggies Who Gave Their Lives in Democracy ’s Greatest Test. Korea 1950-1953; Viet Nam Mil George R as sou Patriotism reaffirm By MER1 Cai Argument three: “It wasn’t a popular war, and people might be insulted by such a symbol.’’ I’m insulted that this school, this student body, has waited 25 years since Korea and 10 years since Viet Nam, and has not acted appropriately. I’m ashamed! This is Texas A&M, land of the free, home of the. . ., those men were just as much a part of the Spirit. I want those men recognized! Memorials needed Referees hurt SWC Editor: As an avid basketball fan, I would like nothing more than for the SWC to have a strong basketball program. However, the Editor: I would like to re-open the case in favor of war memorials in honor of those former students who served and died in Korea and Viet Nam. I’ve heard all the arguments, I’ve listened to all of the rhetoric, and I am prepared to ask my question; at a school Argument four: “But that’s what the M.S.C. is for!” Wrong! It says for those who died in the four great wars. The list of dead soldiers ends with the Class of’48 (Making him a fish in 1944 — old enough to die in 1945). I see no ’50, ’52, ’55, ’64, ’67, ’69, or ’70. I contend that the M.S.C. is for the souls of those Aggies who died in the wars America won; where’s the famed Aggie re spect for those Aggies who dies in wars American didn’t win? Argument five: “It’s not something that can just appear, it’s something that should be donated.” In four years I’ve seen four classes give three useless gifts to the Uni versity. (I withhold comments on the gift of Editor: In reference to Oscar Alvarez dfl Burk’s letters, I would like tocoraiffi am one those fortunate Americatis J a chance to live in Europe. Myfato 1 officer in the U.S. Army. LivinginFs - fort, West Germany, I had a refts 1 course in patriotism. Despite all sightseeing tours that I could have till wanted to see the wall that dividesle i. separating the free from the opprS ■ Upon leaving West Berlin bydutytri! , i '■ had to go through East Berlin b we went through West Berlin Inotirf cars lined the streets of neatly houses, children played in thesis*! which reminded me of my childboodi States. But then we crossed thebonP a cold atmosphere. The same houses that lined thesis W. Berlin lined the streets in E, Berlin* ‘ there was a difference. There wasost on one of the streets and there w* children playing. Silence. That alt*S enough to reaffirm my support forr:; try. As an Aggie and an American) going to register and if I’m drafei proudly go. I want my children toenj« ,: life I did. If you think that is “involmj ' servitude that is your opinion, bul^ think of yourself; think of your chift* your family whose livelihood depend your actions. Ben Boeit 1 Casino ’80, sj dence Hall Assc casino girls to i to help with the and advertising RHA’s annua the chance to fe ling in Las VegE with “Aggie” m af blackjack, < beat the dealer Casino girls a from women in Texas A&M Ui Casino girl Ground said t qualifications n no girl. “We direct dorm residents sored by the 1 “But if an off-ca applies, that’s f lottery too. ” Women inte no girl must tuj 216 Memorial p.m. Monday. Ground said :V; Thotz By Doug Grahtttt