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ocal t yiiRBOraME'j A "THE DIFFICULT WE DO IM-'f THE BATTALION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1980 Page 7 ■ at 3:30 ; an Lak e 'le study U picnic winning id share i will be ember? iC. '• Topics id inter- bken theft criticized By TRACY L. FENTON Battalion Reporter I Many people enjoy football game souvenirs such as cups, buttons or Ibennants. But some people get a lit tle carried away in their quest for Souvenirs. I Texas A&M University students Bitching memorabilia from other schools’ students is nothing new. | Last year the University of Hous ton s mascot’s tail was taken and the diversity ofTexas’ cannon was fired |fore its time. This year, Texas ech Saddle Tramp bells were ken. •Commandant of Cadets Col. nes R. Woodall said items taken host often are Texas Tech bells, hog Bts from Arkansas and band hats om the Rice MOB (Marching Owl hnd). He said Corps of Cadets hats ; popular with students from other hools. jThis sort of thing has been going thi for years,” Woodall said. “To me it really belongs more in high school than in a university. ” Woodall said stealing from others, even as a football tradition, is still wrong. “I think it’s juvenile and I also think it’s really stealing when you take someone’s property and you don’t intend to give it back,” Woodall said. “That’s theft.” Corps Commander Ken Cross said a reason for some thefts by Corps members is because “war stories” glorify articles taken and pranks pul led. Those stories give some fresh men ideas because of a spirit of adventure. Sometimes upperclassmen send freshmen on missions to get souve nirs, Cross said. “We don’t endorse that at all,” he said. Cross said if a person who has taken something is caught, he must return the stolen article. He said when a Corps member takes something, the blame is usual ly generalized to include the whole Corps. “You do something in uniform that’s not supposed to happen and it’s a lot easier to generalize,” Cross said. Cross said he is bothered because the Corps sometimes doesn’t get plaudits it deserves. For example, at the Texas Tech game, the Red Raider and his horse were not going to be allowed in Kyle Field because the horse’s hooves might damage the new track. “However,” Cross said, “Parson’s Mounted Cavalry found this out and they went and personally shod the horse with special shoes so he could be on the track. “We’re never going to get a letter from someone saying, ‘You know, we really appreciate that. Thanks Corps of Cadets for helping our mascot.’ But we’ll get a letter about the bells that were taken.” i the UnilK r, director sistant coad uality offe :am s success d’s teamsw in the hat the teac jrass — a living memorial Signs to end MSC conflicts nt activities . The monei Please stay off the grass. This lilding and surrounding grounds re a living memorial to Aggies who ive their lives in service to their r ayearani Junfry. Please respect this time- theteamaai onored tradition. r the debate I By LYDIA D. JOHNSON son the teas I funds fortle! . Battalion Reporter IThe long-time controversy over h he wnrlwlt ie ^ ierornot t ^ ie g rass surrounding ie Memorial Student Center ipuld be memorialized has ended, gns with this message will be alone wit!r ecte ^ t ^ ie next ^ ew wee ks. .1 ,. lUn early 1979 the student senate i illP rove d a resolution that recom- 0 ijjKnded establishing an official Hbmorial. rung r^P^U'People weren’t aware of our tra dition of not walking on the MSC grass,” said Eric Langford, vice pres- Hent of student affairs. “People like O jreshmen and visitors just don’t pderstand and then the students (who knew about the tradition) |ould yell at them.” HSC asking everyone to take off Beir hats. “Our signs will politely ask them to stay off the grass and explain the tradition,” he said. “And besides, the grass really looks nice when there aren’t a lot of trails through it. ” Problems getting the signs to match the ones in the MSC have delayed their arrival. “We were waiting for that bronze- colored aluminum frame to be deli- The cost to end the confusion and enlighten students and visitors about $1,265. versed,” said Carolyn Adair, direc tor of student affairs. Adair said one sign will be put up on the corner of the MSC facing the YMCA building. The cost to end the confusion and enlighten students and visitors is ab- Adair said the signs should be ing them depends on the schedule of the ground maintenance workers. Gene Ray, director of grounds maintenance, said he didn’t know ex actly when the signs would be put up because other projects are already scheduled. They should be up within a month, he said. Shooting a first; other crimes low The shooting Saturday at Texas A&M University is believed to be the first in the history of the 104-year-old school. “A review of our records indicates that never before have we had a shooting of another person on campus,’’Thomas R. Parsons, director of security and traffic, said Thursday. “That record still stands in terms of action initiated by a Texas A&M student or member of the faculty or staff,” Parsons said. The Saturday night shooting was carried out by a young Houston man who was not a Texas A&M student. The University Police investigation and justice of the peace inquest determined that Michael Bruce Duchin, 19, killed himself after shoot ing his former girlfriend twice in the stomach. The victim, Janie Koester, a freshman from Cypress, was transferred Thursday afternoon from St. Joseph Hospital to a hospital in Houston. She was listed in stable condition. To stress the safety of the Texas A&M campus. University officials cite 1979 FBI statistics showing Texas A&M had the lowest rate of violent crimes per 1,000 students for any large- or medium-sized four-year college or university in Texas. The FBI report printed in the current issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education, a national weekly publication, listed Texas A&M with a rate of 0.1 violent crimes per 1,000 students. This rate was also among the lowest for the more than 270 institutions included in the survey. Texas A&M did not have the lowest rate of property crimes per 1,000 students, which were also included in the report, but its 33.4 rating compared favorably with many other large institutions around the country. University officials said. Dr. Charles H. Samson, Texas A&M’s acting president, noted that only reported crimes can be included in such statistics. “Our police willingly receive reports about minor thefts — even loss of books — and include such incidents in statistics reported to state and national law enforcement agencies,” Samson said. “We may well have a situation here at Texas A&M that more property crimes are actually reported than elsewhere, reflecting the responsiveness of our students, faculty and staff — and their respect for the university police and confidence that appropriate follow-up efforts will be made. “We’ve traditionally had an exceptionally fine, law-abiding student body — not just in terms of crime, but in orderliness generally,” Samson said. .MEDIATELY, THE IMPOSSIBLE TAKES A LITTLE LONGER" AGENT AERO AIR FREIGHT SERVICES it I t t t t BRYAN, TX. 77801 WE DO MORE THAN DELIVER YOUR PACKAGE OVERNIGHT WE GUARANTEE IT! 150 CITIES $22.11 UP TO 2 LBS. THE FREIGHT PROBLEM SOLVERS PH: 713-779-FAST | P.O. 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