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Battalion/Page 3 December 9, 1982 local gs SWAMP, redpots ispute MSC display lining Kfij John St®] >n toavoijj field in I, It'; f,. Bush imj. ' and Reij 'w to Bus! - champm by Robert McGlohon Battalion Staff The executive committee of the MSC Council decided Wednesday night to take no ac tion on a request by senior red ots to remove a hardhat, beled with the word ‘redpot,’ mous 'Is, from a display in a kiosk in the at Nashm, Memorial Student Center, a ReaganiH The redpots — students in arge of coordinating bonfire us recemljl;— made the request Monday mbliclycd U'gfi 1 because they do not want ie leaderfe <to be associated with the display, jedpot Shane Walden said Monday. The kiosk display, located at wthatfc ihe end of the main concourse on, bull) Dutiteitht 1 1 havetob |i him just A ~~I ^near the post office, was created s fiy the Students Working Against Many Problems and ortrays a pig’s head wearing a ardhat. The kiosk also is filled with copies of the “The Butta- ion” — a parody of The Batta lion — and an explanation of what S.W.A.M.P. is. J Monday, the council voted to femove the word ‘redpot’ from the display, and had it removed without consulting S.W.A.M.P. 1 S.W.A.M.P. then replaced ‘redpot’ and added a disclaimer saying, “This display is spon sored solely by S.W.A.M.P. There are no redpots or domes ticated pigs associated with S.W.A.M.P. or The Buttalion ...” During Wednesday’s special meeting of the executive council — after talking with both mem bers of S.W.A.M.P. and redpots — the council decided not to re move the word ‘redpot’ from the display again. The council asked S.W.A.M.P. to voluntarily change the display, which S.W.A.M.P. refused to do, and then asked them to meet with the redpots and the Texas A&M student legal advisor, which they agreed to do. Dave Witzel, a sociology senior and a vice-president of S.W.A.M.P., said he has no ill feelings toward the redpots or their action in trying to remove the display. “The redpots were smart in getting what they wanted re moved,” Witzel said. “It’s just too bad the (MSC) council is so spineless. “It’s fine not to like it (the dis play) and even being vocal about it. But I don’t think that justifies destroying it.” The redpots making the com plaint were not available for comment. MSC Council President Todd Norwood, a senior chemical en gineering student, said the council may have been hasty in their decision Monday to alter S.W.A.M.P.’s display. “They have the legal right to display that information,” Nor wood said. “We may have been incorrect (Monday). If that is so, we stand corrected.” The council will wait for the outcome of the meeting between S.W.A.M.P., the redpots and the Texas A&M legal advisor before making a decision on the issue, Norwood said. Jim Reynolds, director of the MSC, said the council is trying to a act as a mediator in the case — rather than an arbitrator. “What we’re basically trying to accomplish is settle a dispute between two student organiza tions; which I believe is the way it should be settled,” Reynolds said. Texas is growing its wn Christmas trees by Kim Schmidt Battalion Staff | Christmas in Texas often is far removed from the tradition al Christmas associated with northern states. f, The first snowfall on Christ mas morning and chestnuts roasting on an open fire are re placed here with 70-degree tem peratures and perhaps a Christ mas barbeque. And now, to replace another bit of northern Christmas tradi tion — the northern-grown Christmas tree — Texas is grow ing its own. | A Texas-grown tree was don ated this year to Texas A&M University and now stands in the ain foyer of the System Admi- jistration Building. The 12.5-foot tall Improved IVirginia Pine was donated by K&K Evergreen Christmas Tree Farms of Orange County, one of 37 tree farms in the county which raise some 300,000 trees. The tree was delivered to the arks, brnBUniversity on Dec. 3. ed auM d h e Christmas tree growing oandf : P' n ^ ustr y ' n ^ exas * s f airly new • _|D{Bbut rapidly growing, said Bill 10 : Bladen of the Texas Agricultu ral Extension Service. Originating about 10 years ^ago in East Texas, the tree busi ness is so popular now that growers expect to sell over $1.2 million in trees this year, Bladen )PC)appl Moonied spapertf cal d® re intertj t yvitcld {said, ill aware 1 * [ Popularity of the business I also has prompted the forma- Mltkm of the Texas Christmas U rtl H^ ree G rowers Association which has more than 300 members. All the popularity is great for business but growers need to be careful, Bladen said. Overpro duction problems could occur in i the next few years, he said, as ! new growers begin to take ; advantage of the booming I {narket. I ; Texas-grown Christmas trees I are gaining in popularity in the Texas A&M’s first tree stands in the main System Administration Building Staff photo by Ronnie Emerson Texas-grown Christmas foyer of the state because of their freshness and fragrance compared to trees shipped into Texas from northern states, Don Kachtick, also of TAES, said. Brenda Brown, staff assistant to the deputy chancellor of agri culture, has worked with Patri cia Gerling in the chancellor’s office to get a tree donated and decorated for the last three years. This is the first year a Texas- grown tree has been donated and Brown said there is a notice able difference with this one. 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