Slouch
By Jim Earle
‘I may look like a fool now, but you won t think so when my
instructor let's me off early for Easter because I’m so cute
and lovable. ”
Opinion
Deception atA&M
Student senators and Texas A&M University President
Jarvis E. Miller are engaged in a deception. There’s no other
word for it.
In a closed session at last Wednesday’s meeting, senators
voted to transfer $100,000 from the student service account
to the women’s athletics program. Miller suggested the
transaction, the bill’s backer said.
But wait — these aren’t ordinary student service funds.
That account is usually generated by collection of a $33.50
fee. Several senators told Battalion reporters the money will
actually come from Texas A&M Bookstore profits.
This information casts doubt on the logic of Miller’s expla
nation for the whole affair.
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Miller wanted to take the money from an account raised
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by billing all students. He felt this would make all Aggies a
part of any action the Department of Health, Education and
Welfare took against the school for failing to support the
women’s program in accordance with federal standards.
But all students don’t pay into the bookstore account.
Few senators questioned the ethics of the transfer. Few
thought to ask if the University is not paying the required
amount to women’s athletics. Most were only concerned
with saving Texas A&M from the man in the black hat — the
HEW investigator.
That’s called paranoia.
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Correction
The story on page one in Monday s
Battalion with the headline, “Senators
say $100,000 from Bookstore profits,”
had an incorrect identification. The
story should have said Charles Cargill is
the director of business services.
Also the caption on the page one pic
ture headlined, “Wipeout!” was incor
rect. The name should have been Rocky
Smiley. The Battalion regrets the
errors.
The Battalion
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Editor:
Student government at A&M needs a
lasting reminder of who their constituency
is, who can put them in and who can throw
hem out.
The student senate has only one purpose
— to represent the student body and to act
in its best interests. Closing student senate
sessions to the public and press in order to
aviod something is not in our best interests.
Taking the questionable action that they
did and involving the senate in problems
that may come to litigation are best left to
the Administration, is also not in our best
interests. The student senate should not
make a $100,000 decision about our service
fees without allowing interested students
to voice their opinion.
Two things must be done. Bylaws can be
passed and just as easily be repealed. There
is no justification for a closed session in
student government. The second thing to
do is identify those who voted for the bylaw
and turn them out of office, hopefully re
placing them with more intelligent and
conscientious senators. It should be re
quired that a roll call vote for all issues
decided in closed session so the students
can see how their senator voted. With elec
tions quickly approaching we have an ex
cellent opportunity “to turn the rascals
out.”
This situation shows what can happen
when senators and SG officers are elected
by only a fraction of the student body.
VOTE! It gives you the right to complain.
Put up or shut up. See you at the polls,
Army.
Max Triola ’81
Corps value realized
Editor:
I would like to take this opportunity to
comment on the elections that will be held
on April 1-2. As a member of the Corps of
Cadets, I have come to the realization tha
the individuals within the Corps are a high
ly active element in the student body elec
tion. Unfornately, I feel that a certain per
son, i.e. Gene Hawkins, has realized the
value of Corps support and has gone about
receiving it in a most inappropriate
manner.
He has cut his hair shorter to what can
now be called “Corps length” and has been
seen on the Quad impersonating a Corps
member by “whipping out” to other cadets.
I feel that anyone is welcome to cut their
hair to any length they wish and visit the
Quad at any time. However, I feel that
Gene Hawkins has done so simply to gain a
false or injust advantage in his attempt to be
elected as a senior yell leader.
The Corps is genuinely interested in
trying to have the best individuals receive
the various positions that the student body
is electing. If the best candidate is elected
from the Corps, that’s fine. However, we
also feel that if the best individual is not
from the Corps, he or she should be elected
as well.
If a person distorts his identity and mis
leads other Aggies into believing that he is a
member of the Corps of Cadets, simply for
the reason to receive a greater percentage
of votes this week, is he really the best
person? That’s my question.
Ken Cross ’81
Apologies to Corps
Editor:
To the students of A&M and the Corps of
Cadets:
I wish to take the opportunity to address
the various rumors and statements that
have been made during the pass week re
garding myself, Gene Hawkins. These
rumors rang from my whipping out to my
walking across campus in a Corps uniform.
No, I am not in the Corps of Cadets. But
I am often mistaken as one. My hair is, and
has been for some time, “Corps length” —
not because I am trying to look like a cadet,
but because that is how I like it. I also have
a number of friends in the Corps and have
been in the Corps Quad to visit on many
occasions.
It is during these visits that what I feel
must be the basis for these rumors has
occurred. While in the presence of other
CT’s I have had cadets approach me and
“whip out,” or introduce themself in the
traditional Corps manner. In some cir
cumstances I have returned the gesture by
introducing myself by my last name, as is
done in the Corps. I did this when I
thought it was the most convenient action
which caused the least disruption of events.
I have not returned a whip out in the tradi
tional manner for serveral weeks now.
There have been just as many instances
when I have been whipped out to and re
turned with my first and last name, and
then waited for a few moments while the
CT has gotten over the initial shock.
I would like to take this opportunity to
apologize to the Corps and other students
for my actions that seem unjust. I never had
the intention of misleading anyone in
thinking I was in the Corps, especially in
light of the fact I am running for yell leader.
I did not realize people were upset over
this until the rumors got back to me. I did
not realize this tradition was so sacred that
one Aggie could not meet another Aggie in
a manner that has been done for years.
Most of the “whipping out” incidents
have occured in the presence of my friends
in the Corps. Some even laughed when
they saw it. None of them ever told me that
it was bad or that I should stop. But now,
there are a large number of people who
have become upset about it.
Again I never intentionally intended to
mislead anyone. I never told anyone I was
ever in the Corps. I sincerely regret that
any controversy over my actions has
occured and I offer my apologies to the
Corps and student body. I only meant to
meet people with little disruption and nev
er intended to deceive anyone.
Gene Hawkins ’81
No monopoly exists
Editor:
In response to the letter by Sharon Kuhn
in the Wednesday, March 26 edition of
The Battalion, we would like to clarify the
following points. First an apology is in
order to Miss Kuhn. It is not our intention
to single out Greeks (or Geeks) in a
blanket condemnation or character assassi
nation. We regret the label “sorority
bitch.” Our contention, in fact, is that 98%
of all women at TAMU are bitches. The
sororities certainly hold no exclusive
rights to the term.
Miss Kuhn states that “these guys have
nothing better to do on a Saturday after
noon than to insult a person and a group
that they have never met, never given a
chance, and worst of all probably never will
...” Yes, it’s true we have nothing to do on
Saturdays — chiefly because the aforemen
tioned women will never meet us, never
give us a chance, and probably never will.
Yes, Miss Kuhn, we do see you at the
MSC, the tennis courts, Fish Camp, RA
meetings, and student government. Darn,
you heartless women are everywhere!
We’re sure that those who singled out
“S.B.s” were, as you said, a “small part of a
group of great people.” However,
certain that we represent a larger
great people.
You make us want to laugh.
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Editor:
The Battalion’s use of headlinesji
selective placement of articles coveri:
results of this year’s Democratic pr«
tial primaries seems to be slantedn
Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
The Februrary 27 issue follow
New Hampshire primary featured £
cle at the top of the front page witbi
headline that read: “Carter, Reagai
out on top in New Hampshire. ”Tk)
19 article on the Illinios votehadas
headline and was also on the fronl
President Carter won both of thes
maries.
Following the Massachusetts pit
the headline read: “Dark horse And
surprises G.O.P. leaders,” after Ke:f
win in Massachussetts on Marchs
Anderson showing was a surprise W
nedy’s two-to-one victory over Cart
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Kennedy’s twin triumphs in NewY
Connecticut on March 25. The print
suits were not even on the front pal
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small article that dealt with 8s
Reagan’s opinion on Kennedy’s
As a public service to those who®
that microscopic article, (I had
through the paper twice before finds
here are the results of the Democrats
maries in New York and Connectics
New York, Kennedy had 574,636 vd
Carter’s 399,846. In Connecticut,
98,626 votes to Carter’s 87,126.
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the headlines are worded or how des
story is buried in the paper. Edwal
Kennedy did win the New York and
necticut primaries by substantial mail
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