Viewpoint The Octo«e» l%[ Reader’s viewpoint draws criticism TIBd® is ii® nea^ffittSBE to) tSae Editor Ufoias paMSafeecE iiai rffflK (Octtofer ® edainiom afr UEne, EBatffiaiiiom (Sratemsz^. E ygpmm tfe esaaEaBasnaaiaii “‘»Diaar ^gjape*”' IteMeir.. ((feiwufe^y jMieM Jnaiws imoii® ISiattiEHidll Maritt SiffflnmforH; tiftam firffflnar SBdate anjlJHBlitiffiBH s«^inmimE fin tiftiffr SfiHaDfc»!«aH^ amdl ®nsr tassia^ sttadfesitaB S^OT stone ii® tfiifflB tft*e aw®r- scone 1 att aisR? r oitBcen- s&rite sn^gontefi scikooli im t)i»' SontfEcwestt. E aonM ^J5) (can amfi L- om,. ftnwritwaftwifi aurfiftinwr TOkat’s noostt too) lamidl to) dtim. ¥®mir fteltttor,., liiDUKewteir. is; a®) exitcaiordfc- aHir%' insigM tlfiiait tfero-: ueapasse' is, moD famik aippiojpiiiaBite,, ftmit ii^ iini imy ffi^es>,. Gjonte mgetesHHny.. Yomr Ikittteir is ffl—fangaflaB^ imoonneet.. and tiftwy jjnriwBT^pai] ceasom Seht tikis: is tiftafr ^om’we; inaxtsnmateiV/ rtegmeseniffiiflvMOXiiii! j^niiuu- arywiflliaB,, Te^SiMkM. 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Bii yom ttftmfe tiftafr am (ffniWifaitiign) is amnroenB afr sraileftp IW irittieiwiftiigr cikss aracfi stonte®^ wom an® wiiioilk TWiifritafeMiy jpairtimnitarik' wififio tm^acdk; toTtesass A&M.. TTEn® sn^mrfc) aatom® coiTiresas A&M c«nmrfttt aninfi s&oidM nfflit lis® nntemouieifi on%' im tifio® anem off acadkmiir tfsceilfenc®. Enstteadi, (oust f^ceutoBesSi iarndk ite p? irmamemt® thasesdi com seweuall in^KHnodi waftnra; arnmin^r ti&KniL oradi^ ’ anx£ ton jo; itnnoitftienftiDrorii. TTHnea® tiwo) waiknes ifimi esprresBibin,- im cas® worn im tifios® lliianfiiliions; worn so) open® wmon^! fe'diepiloii®. E se® tiboMsamcfe oit peopU® wouk- img to^tiDeir om fflonffii®. saswimg Vansiitw I aim mowedi;; yom an® notL t—J ifeir ttifaik I BaomesttBy iptey worn.. E wiH& worn ikadl emon^ik tMKfensfcmriBinig: to se® dkatt fflroiriih® is molt earectodl amntaafliw jp*tt to fSnmik pastapli® Mg woinamdtim®onii,. annfl ttftalf ftimniy; :n ‘ “(Twnignil Slouch By Jim Earle $oxn peneeiw®.. Eim sonny yom wiiewt tifioHm a® #®Hmi%'. Fnoim ai pswcfiolbgicaili sEam^oiidt E sup pose; iit is Ib^jiiafl to Ibioik ®slteinfflEflk' lioir a scape^oaff. Fiagit nea&sliiKaflfe,. Oadtenrea^ worn idofc vwasf too) mncik to Tesaa as tiW - cams® ifer your pi(ofefeimK. Scin®. scfeoofl is tfio® noolr eanns® otfjpnonateuBs; ttorr ns aiim Itm# om!! Cas# sonnn® ©E woraar aspHrsions; efeewnfiaen® (penfioaps; ii5K«and%)? am£ stop WfamniragTffisaB; A&M fisar afll off yomr pto&ilKnnsi. Yomr appuaasaii (oETfexas. A&M nimJ ills, teacfiMoias; is, Bmaple^iiibnnaB3% , sEBamtisi^ntoafl ;mmii sftailbar.. Yom Bnarc® tfBa® ragfioitto) yonnr opnaniom- ttiWmrfc So da» E^ amafi Bnrar® worn feus® iff Yoxn ne Em nespoms® to ti&® Fewer ikromi 'W G^rilieimez:: ffnraff yomr stetomentt (oE' pBarsonuf fii®- ftawiiiar Imiig: .ipKemuesfi IW dk® masses., we imfenpieft ilftaff as peer press*e; .u*#, iE wan. dkinfettBnff sffiHdkisweb aff.-'kkM.. otfvour ma#t' canonseiL. Yom a&m wrote, “iff (omr auftnuares; soiraeoii® ©Edk® opposite im siieiiiu; sfifEatmfc, amdi nfian-ai^gjressiNteness. Ik® is ac- ttenaAe- popftiiatiiiin winea: we 'HR 1 inuie afpraaebed; ns m ai "IbHii '^crucrailA olfrttsiA munner; wei consideT it admiralikon- Yonr fiuiiire to .nemtkoiB ‘iiirtliKi aisle (Tadiruoiis .is Silver Taps, was on® oil th® ahrviiotis ‘laws im' imenff Iff is ibifienit fttcr m mnpii- a. nPltt) torlurnpies tor ]oifoplle”(iiti F*^* tams of mot wuifcmt^ on. tise 'ttSC 51 respect tiw Wr.Ws UmnaeegEdieadasI im Itotv towers < it 'Tiippressiiom, sasjj and: taiseibuod W® 'wrote dm airaiii thut -rome jj^iiuc to receive von 1 jfaiect to — t IC .,m toei I I 4/ pifiiJ etter bifcairae n t'Jse responmp il oniw rradanr 'TFiabwcanfS wuws. tinn jm mi 1 mil n tgn to ttm., ^ Xatr etc. W® respect vom ttorlrf imdtv iduuiist uart we are mot tept credit what vote are sas tmc we aaree with d»® mummer in 'ehnchi voiij voar ase Yon sound .‘itreniefc llite 1 BB we mpret vumn Inwim t tirumri •at'rims l-rspiersitA. Becamse I: rim re-. Mm. Guffiieniffi®. wonia8mnffGiDiisBiier-\ cm amy 7 oE tifines® iff warn adnaniaied: m * rit^is wur . Baadkliiiifim. weficffBwespeafeifert&rfflmtin® l -TMf 8ii Neebi e Ibis tetter itpi rtmns> A scenario for deadlock pempflc TTfck is your beautiful mmie station. Xothiog but good, m eet, lovable music with no mtet t upturns, just beautiful music without interference: continually around the dock, no boring repetive commercials. We give you just musk; music the way you like it — music to dream by without intiaruptkm all day kmg. Listen to us, youll be glad you did. Well give you the sweetest FM music possible ... blab ... blab ... no interruptions ... blab...” By ARMMJJ SAW1SLAK (Tmtedi Bfaea» IntBrnurtiuinuli WASHINGTON; — Wiffjfo ddmv Am^ustt amd SepteunBljiear ttferir were- raifflimiig has fflconBaanmic podity afflnp Ihe- ffiar® iff (ewer Bnad ai g'hainBg'® (to into eEferfr.. Hns (opporBeimte resporwiedi ttfisaff iff ns nooff nnecessanry be iaiititem by at craforat to kmcaw ttlisaff i: ns pnmsfflmwMis anad eomabracd to pat: dbe feiiKDxck (am fiFse fte-agatii versaraa (af sapplty skSe eammmnics. Now fft ns Ckffober and. with tthc staat df the 19®i2 iSscai yeair. it is open season on Beagpmwnaics. Perhaps more to the point, there arc just 53 political campaigning; weds; left until the 1982. electkms- Whatever the fate of the second round of administration budget cuts, the basic direc tion of the federal government has been changed. Evan without further reductions, that change—an end to increasing govern ment intervention aimed at the solution of ssnciuE pnobfiemns — iis to Knmerer; iff the ssgm oE wd as, Denmanraffit (appaatoimm to iinrtiiiKr Ira^ett: ctos me real the next 14 mt£» (unmM see a dea^och devefiop hetmneea the adrastonffratirai id Gomgpess. Hot » he- caan® the Reagan bodgrt and tan sictariies acftraaJh' were efioser than the fi—J Hoots® and Senate votes on them may kn® The adiHimplciitiiiwi wm the big contests; this wear became it was able to h*iM the Republicans in Congress in line wt stam pede many already dhpririted Democrats. The GOP argument. “You Democrats got ns into this mess and now it’s our turn to get the country' out of it.~ helped convert what could have been a very dime deersaon either way 7 into a virtual landslide far Reagan. The failure of the financial markets — winch were assumed to be allied with the administration — to respond positively to the budget and tax cutting made these members off Congress, and some of the Re classic 'Womi of mu the R at chi ■citvo “T Chon Wic ersto Porte pnbfikraaei is. wrii. wuathe-r wUicr bud been ted dewns ttbr 'iarttora iTiklibl mto theorists vhu util ms tua ttorrr bmcciLsts uE tower interest rotes, impem ed. bwsuaess condjtkisn ft is stod ’tuff ’-uricap Wad Street tarse the Reagm omgr; w'mti more hwfgrt cots to jssme ai cl ■o lanscT than the Rc-rganauts Iweo the Men outs It Looks I to tip the b WaD Street before it wi Tint ecu aid nrrxi mgrrsa to n tics nake a h X '-oHl ants sun® sial **ves to tfar proe rther committi 'tacdoff. in that event. :t may take .mother presstom uf ^rubik will to break thed lock. If Reason gets more votes it House- ami Senate next November. I be like .t x^t'.ter 'iic kct ror Fiis pnga he loses congress« mat Mibslantial stroj it could stop tin- Reagan nr-volutioni tracks. It’s your turn Errors spoil arguments in The Battalion USPS 045 360 MEMBER Texas Press Association Editor Angelique Copeland Managing Editor Marcy Boyce City Editor JaneG. Brust Asst. City Editor Kathy O’Connell Photo Editor Greg Gammon Sports Editor Bitchie Priddy Focus Editor. Cathy Saathoff Asst. Focus Editor Debbie Nelson News Editors Phyllis Henderson Bemie Fette, Belinda McCoy Diana Sultenfuss StaffWriters Gary Barker Frank L. Christlieb, Randy Clements Gaye Denley, Nancy Floeck, Colette Hutchings Denise Richter, Mary Jo Rummel, Rick Stolle Nancy Weatherley, Barbie Woelfel Cartoonist Scott McCullar Graphic Artist Richard DeLeon Jr. Photographers Brian Tate Dave Einsel, Colin Valentine EDITORIAL POLICY The Battalion is a non-profit, self-supporting newspaper operated as a community service to Texas A&M University and Bryan-College Station. Opinions expressed in The Bat talion are those of the editor or the author, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Texas A&M Universi ty administrators or faculty members, or of the Board of Regents. The Battalion also serves as a laboratory newspaper for students in reporting, editing and photography classes within the Department of Communications. Questions or comments concerning any editorial matter should be directed to the editor. LETTERS POLICY Letters to the Editor should not exceed 300 words in length, and are subject to being cut if they are longer. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit letters for style and length, but will make every effort to maintain the author s intent. Each letter must also be signed, show the address and phone number of the writer. Columns and guest editorials are also welcome, and are not subject to the same length constraints as letters. Ad-rcss: all iir; .. ' vs: rr. 1 . . -idem ior. The Battalion, 216 Heed McDonald, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843. The Battalion is published daily during Texas A&M’s fall and spring semesters, except for holiday and examination 1 periods. Mail subscriptions are $16.75 per semester, $33.25 per school year and $35 per full year. Advertising rates furnished on request. Out address: The Battalion, 216 Heed McDonald Build ing, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 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. Editor: This letter is a reply to Richard Leonar- don’s letter in last Tuesday’s Battahon. Although Leonardon seems to be attempting to criticize the Board of Re gents and the rate of growth of the Univer sity, he makes three serious errors which detract greatly from his argument. First, as a recent graduate of Michigan, I must point out that the enrollment of the Ann Arbor Campus is closer to 36,000 rather than the 65,000 claimed. This is an enrollment which has changed very little over the past decade. Second, he is confusing stocks and flows, and is making a correlation between size and overcrowding. Number of students is a “stock,” rate of increase is “flow.” Although excessive rates of growth may cause prob lems including overcrowding, this is not necessarily related to size per se. Over crowding depends upon capacity (ex: stu dents per classroom) not size. Third, and most important, he is equat ing size with unfriendliness and declining quality. On this I beg to differ. During four years at Michigan I met many friendly people and Michigan is certainly con sidered to be one of the nation’s finest educational institutions, perhaps in part, because of its size. Leonardon may have presented a reason able statement concerning the rate of growth ofTAMU and the objectives of the Regents, had it not been for these errors. I sincerely hope that others who may feel compelled to write letters to the editor in the future will examine their arguments carefully so as not to lose their statements because of unnecessary errors. Dean Smith Michigan May ‘81 No air conditioning Editor: For the entirety of this semester, my roommate and I, along with our suitemates, have been living (and sweating) in rooms with no air conditioning. This would not be a problem if we lived in Puryear, Law, Hart, or any of the non-air conditioned dorms on campus. However, we live in Hughes Hall, and the fees that we paid included an air-conditioned room. It does not seem quite fair that we are not receiving the full quality service we are due to re ceive. Following the standard procedure, we gave reported this problem to our resident advisor numerous times, the first of these being the week classes began. She, in turn, has relayed the matter to the head resident advisor. One week ago, the area housing coordinator checked on the problem and promised that our air conditioning would be taken care of within a couple days. Nevertheless, an open window and a fan are still the only source of air conditioning in our rooms. Realizing that this letter cannot get our air conditioner repaired, our next plan of action is to consult the University Housing Office. We are not looking for someone to blame for the neghgence in solving a simple prob lem. Instead, we would like to express an opinion. We feel that it is shameful for a university of Texas A&M’s caliber to offer such poor service. This problem possibly reflects a weakness in communication be tween departments. As Aggies, we regret this weakness. Nancy Hayes ’85 Hughes Hall Rain no excuse for walk Editor: One day last week one of my classes was postponed due to inclement weather. I find this a poor reason to now spend a nice after noon making up lost class time. Why aren’t the students given a choice in such deci sions? It does not leave us with too many options when the man whose salary I pay does not show. I thought about staging a protest that afternoon in front of the man’s home but, found the assembly of concerned students too small for revolt. The bald portion of the students feared rain would stimulate hair growth and spot their pressed khaki. Others feared that their dligators would drown, their bermudas were too long to lie waders, their mascara would disintegrate, or that their topsiders might be faulty. The best excuse in my survey was that rain is a prime time for sinners to be struck he light ening. I guess my point of view is lopsided to Texans, but because I pay out-of-state tui tion I feel as though I’ve bought a share of TAMU. As a concerned member, I think we could teach our alpha’s and beta’s their ABCs if they attended class. The schools whom are among the top ten are located in places where the seasons are much more extreme. If the Aggies cannot get to class in rain, outside of needed instruction, is then- hope for achievement? Perhaps if residents would take advan tage of their claimed opportunities there would be no room for Yankee infiltration or that drawled Texan complaint. Evon L. Wallace Uninspired Expiring Yankee Save the animals Editor: It is my belief that the author of “Animal experiments touchy issue. which appeared in the October 13 issue of The Battalion, overlooked one essential factor involved in animal experimentation: the majority of people interested in halting animal experimentation are mainly con cerned with the desistence of vivisection, or incision on live animals. In his book "Sur gical Shock,” Dr. George W. Crile points letter out the atrocities he Inis committed till dogs. "I tarred some <>i them, ami set I them. 1 cut others open and pmiredb water into the bodv cavity, held ttieinj | over Bunsen burners, emshed (lie: sensitive organs ot the male dog andbi \ eve: \ hone m its paw with a m a" others, I poked out their eves witlnl i and then scraped out the empty sock Such repulsive experimentation iso pletely unnecessary but is a recurring^ rite ot annual experimenters. Asfora in the pound, simply lieeau.se an animal 1 no home does not mean that animal lias | feeling for pain Think .damt it Aggies, veille I was a stras Instead ol beingreso by a canng Aggie, she could have! picked up and placed in the hands ofa barbarians and subjected to some! torture. "The \menr.m public hasl trained to accept anything that sailsi the flag of science. Hans Ruesch. Merit! Melissa Siers! Pre-Media I Officials, not team iasfl i Editor: We would like to direct this let! football team. We would like toe fate you all on the great game al Even though the seore didn’t says beat the hell outta Ba\ lor. But yoi expected to beat a football team i officials. Tile officiating was tern you all have the iiall rolling now, so two poorlv officiated games get to (the student bodv an? still hef 500%. W e know you re the char we 11 be there next week when yoi the hell outta Rice Maybe this ti get lucks on the officiating (iig i Editor s note: This letter wa by nine other signatures.