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opinion Battalion/Paii May 6, Slouch By Jim Earle “This is the last year I rent a box. I figure that each letter this year has cost me $2 when I figure in box rent. See red ink before firing on the budget by Dick West United Press International WASHINGTON — The two biggest, or anyway the two most persistent, news events this spring have been the budget negotiations between the White House and Congress and the Falkland negotiations in Britain, Argenti na and points north, south, east and west. Both Finally outlasted Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai in headline durability. At this writing, there was still faint hope the Falkland talks might coalesce, but the budget discussions appeared dead in the water. Thus prospects for a full-scale budget battle grow daily more thinkable. Any day now, we may see an armada of administration fiscal advisers steaming up Capitol Hill to spread a safety net over the House Ways and Means Committee. Then the battle will be joined, although there is some confusion over which side cer tain forces are joining. Symbolism counts for a lot. One sore point is the question of whether liberals or conservatives shall have jurisdic tion over the federal deficit. Historians are agreed the deficit has been in liberal hands for most of the past 180 years. But with their seizure of the Office of Budget and Management, conservatives got into a commanding position to assert their own sovereignty. From the vantage at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, or somewhere in that neighborhood, they were able to launch successful assaults on the federal tax structure, plus make inroads on social and regulatory programs. Nevertheless, President Reagan has con tinued to deny the conservative offensive cre ated the recession, and liberal congressmen have been equally reluctant to claim responsi bility. Unless that deadlock can be broken, there is little chance of heading off an impasse. Some of the even-handed mediators who participated in shuttle diplomacy between Capitol Hill and the White House proposed two compromise arrangements: 1. Congress would continue to have dominion over the deficit during the current fiscal year, with White House authority gra dually being extended until full deficit control was acquired in fiscal 1984. 2. Congress and the White House would share equal custody of the deficit until such time as the economy moved either up or down. Neither proposal was acceptable to either side. What everyone wants to know now is which side will win should the dispute degenerate into an open clash in the Gallup Poll. Political analysts tell me that liberals, with their entrenched fortifications on Capitol Hill, likely will dominate the coming primar ies. But conservatives, with their “hit list” of budgetary opponents, are given a good chance of coming out ahead in the general election next fall. the small society by Brickman WYA&& YoD ALWAYS ^ A&&DT Y&DI 2 - PAP? I'M 0HLY &&\£fZATi&rt X HAv^- The Battalion USPS 045 360 Member of Texas Press Association Southwest Journalism Conference Editor Diana Sultenfuss Managing Editor Phyllis Henderson Associate Editor Denise Richter City Editor BernieFette Assistant City Editor Gary Barker Sports Editor Frank L. Christlieb Focus Editor Nancy Floeck Assistant Focus Editor Colette Hutchings News Editors.. Tracey Buchanan, Cathy Capps, Daniel Puckett, Mary Jo Rummel, Staff Writers Cyndy Davis, Susan Dittman, Beverly Hamilton, John Lopez, Hope E. Paasch, Bill Robinson, Dana Smelser, Joe Tindel, John Wagner, Laura Williams, Rebeca Zimmermann Cartoonist Scott McCullar Graphic Artist Richard DeLeon Jr. Photographers David Fisher, Jane Hollingsworth Peter Rocha, John Ryan, Colin Valentine Editorial Policy The Battalion is a non-profit, self-supporting news paper operated as a community service to Texas A&M University and Bryan-College Station. Opinions ex pressed in The Battalion are thse of the editor or the author, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Texas A&M University administrators or faculty mem bers, or of the Board of Regents. The Battalion also serves as a laboratory newspaper for students in reporting, editing and photography clas ses within the Department of Communications. Questions or commen ts concerning any editorial mat ter 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. 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Rights of reproduction of all other matter herein reserved. Second class postage paid at College Station, TX 77843. Will kingdom utilize lessons? L 12 r a Pre-eminent “world university” ... Marvin Tate ... drawn sabers and honor ... Gay Student Service Organization v. Texas A&M University ... resignation attempts ... Wilson and Sherrill... Hubert and Hansen ... the Hilton ... hazing... UT memorial statues ... illegal computer ac cess. At least we never get bored. During the past year, we’ve seen peo ple come and go — some by choice, others by force. It’s been said that we need revolving doors installed in the administrative offices, and that all Uni versity mail should be addressed to “Occupant.” denise richter These problems aren’t limiltj upper echelons of the Universiil power struggles raged, Texas.l| had to deal with a cadet vvhoi the honor of Kyle Field with a And with a federal casein™ University is being sued ford® cial recognition to a gay service# tion. coming resignation. The search for his successor ranged far beyond the bound aries of the empire and culminated in the hiring of Purdue President Arthur G. Hansen. And with a proposed on-a ton Hotel. And with eight juniors dismii the Corps of Cadets for hazinj] We’ve seen more activity in the past year than most universities see in a cen tury. We watched the overthrow of Athletic Director Marvin Tate. Four months la ter, we witnessed the assassination of Head Coach Tom Wilson and the coro nation of Jackie Sherrill. The University battle cry should be changed. No more “Gig ’em, Aggies” — “The king is dead, long live the king” would be more appropriate. Certainly it’s more descriptive. Every kingdom has probleim A&M obviously is no exception! eventually will be drawn fr? problems and the solutions L vised for them. Whether theseb utilized remains to be seen. BiJ fellow said: In August, Dr. Frank E. Vandiver was chosen heir to the Texas A&M throne. In January, he offered to abdicate that throne — twice. Later that month, System Chancellor Frank W.R. Hubert announced his up- Times have changed, as they do in ev ery kingdom. We’re no longer content to be good — “pre-eminence” is our goal and our watchword. "Look not mournfully into tkf M Qsc It comes not buck again. But the road to pre-eminence hasn’t been an easy one. The public — at times, the nation — watch as Texas A&M attempts to deal with its problems. Wisely improve the present. It is thine. Go forth to meet the future, without fear. ” by I K An arg ■y’s Dr shooting < da\ morni ■Steven 29ili Su et H Hospital f wound in Jler, of 'qlice, sai formet iMiller s "h an ar behin< en Scl ite malt |ven by n follov About Unit< ■Today th : follow its full p! The r The < ry, Ma Thos< under th Sigro neurolog Letters: To fail or not to fail Editor: ©1981 King Feature* Syndicate. Inc. World right* reaerved. Ah — Finals, Finals, Finals! To sleep, or not to sleep, that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous professors, Or to take arms against a sea of finals, And by insomnia end them? To pass, to sleep — No more; and by a sleep to say we end The headache and the thousand natu ral shocks That a student is heir to; ‘ds a consum mation Devoutly to be wish’d. To fail, to sleep of? Than study that material we know not Thus finals doth make cowards of us all, And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of midnight oil, And studies of great places and events With this regard their grades turn awry, And lose the name of passing. Soft you now! The end of my college career! Aggies, in thy orisons Be all my grades remember’d. plete. On the other hand though, much disagree with your statemei the “Save the Grass” initiators madd of themselves and lacked sincei what they did. I feel you are verf taken here. 856. On tl In 18 ssociati New Yo 5; In 19 Adminis These people took a sincereintfi a problem they saw on campus and 1 ! ed (and are continuing to work)tt| our campus retain its beauty. The'] way made fools of themselves. I»| what they have done is to help! more people aware of an existing lem on campus. It was anything failure. (A deviation from Shakespeare’s “Ham let,” III.i.56-89) To sleep, perchance to flunk, ay, there’s the rub, For in that sleep of anxiety what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal campus, Must give us pause; there’s the respect That makes calamity of so long a semester. For who would bear the whips and scorns of tests, The professor’s wrong, the studious man’s contumely, The pangs of despised love, the woman’s delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns T hat patient merit of the scho pro takes Richard Braastad ’83 ‘Save the grass’ campaign defended Editor: This is in response to Steve Scannell’s letter regarding the “Save the Grass” campaign. First of all, I agree that the signs that were put up should have been taken down when the project was com- Even if the project only madefli son more conscientious of walking®] sidewalks instead of making trails] successful. I know it made memor] scientious and several other pe® know. What we have here is a gr® 1 Aggies representing the Junior! Society who care enough about school that they took action to W keep a beautiful campus we can proud of. The sincerity was certainly there Darrell Pickatf Dunn Brasso talent criticized Editor: When he himself might his quietus make With a bare saber? Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under M.E. 212, But that the dread of something after questions, The undiscovered answers from whose bourn No G p R returns, puzzles the student, hav^? ma ^ eS us rat h er bear those ills we Just a note to the individual(s) who so artistically enscribed “BQ 85” on the dome of the Academic Building. With final review, graduation and freshman orientation coming up, I’m sure every one will appreciate your contribution to any photographs they take. In fact, you did such a terrific job, I think some one should encourage you to use your Brasso talent on the rest of the dome! Cindy Hollan ’83