Opinion
Page 2/The Battalion/Thursday, April 19, 1984
Lectures: Learning
from the leaders
Tonight the MSC Endowed Lecture
Series brings two men to Rudder
Theatre who shaped the course of
American history: former secretaries
of state Henry Kissinger and Alexan
der Haig.
Whether you agree with their poli
tics, diplomacy or philosophy, this is a
valuable opportunity to get a first
hand perspective on our diplomatic
history. Although the close view of
American diplomacy both secretaries
had may have made them somewhat
myopic, the knowledge and experience
they have gained from their positions
will make for an interesting evening.
Security has been beefed up on cam
pus to protect both speakers. Kissin
ger, in particular, has run into a great
deal of protest on the college lecture
circuit recently.
The Battalion Editorial Board hopes
the Texas A&M student body is ma
ture enough to treat this as a learning
experience. If you disagree with Kis
singer and Haig, fine. But first, see
what you can learn from them.
If you feel you have to protest, that’s
fine, too. It’s within your constitutional
rights as long as it’s done peacefully.
But the fact that men of the stature
of Haig and Kissinger are on campus is
reason enough to cheer, whether you
agree or disagree with their policies.
Members of the MSC ELS Committee
are to be commended for the excellent
program, including student involve
ment in seminars, that they have orga
nized.
— The Battalion Editorial Board
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I am sorry to say that the student
body has sat back and allowed a tragedy
to occur. I am referring to the reloca
tion of a war memorial to storage in a
warehouse and the destruction of a liv
ing memorial for the ego of a “good
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But it is not too late. We can correct a
wrong. I’m not advocating violence, but
a peaceful return to right.
ignations since they do not concern
themselves with the best interests of the
University.
There are several options available to
us. The end result we should try to
achieve is the return of the World War I
War Memorial to its original location
and the planting and dedication of a
new tree to replace the one that was de
stroyed.
Here are a few remedies I can think
of.
The third petition should be ad
dressed to Albritton requesting he put a
stop to the present construction of the
bell twoer and that he use his funds to
restore the site to its original condition.
The petition should encourage him to
pursue building the tower elsewhere on
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First, Saturday is Muster. I feel the
end of formal Muster should be the
start of a march to the construction site
and a silent vigil (say 30 minutes).
campus, preferably in conjunction with
the five-acre site set aside for the new
Former Students Association building.
struction of a monument to oneself, as is
the intent of Mr. Albritton. Further
more, the bell tower serves no useful
purpose and should not be allowed to
replace monuments to war heroes.
I encourage all Ags to actively stop
this injustice. Hold nonviolent protests
if needed. Don’t expect the Student
Government to help much. After all,
our new president was at the ground
breaking ceremonies.
At the very least, get the petitions cir
culating. Return completed petitions to
The Battalion for safekeeping until
someone with the time can step forward
and push this effort. I regret to say I do
not have the time but will help in the ef
fort. What we need is national publicity
to inform Former Students across the
U.S. what injustice is being done.
Editor:
Minority recruitment at Texas A&M
University is a farce. Compensating for
the mistakes of the past by pumping
money into an archaic system will not
solve the prevalent bigotry on this cam
pus.
A solution to this problem will come
from within individuals and not from
check books. Changes in attitudes, not
mere student numbers and fiscal poli
cies, are needed.
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does not stem from a sympatheiJ
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Secondly, three petitions should be
circulated around campus. The first
should be addressed to Gov. Mark
White requesting he put a stop to the
present construction of the bell tower.
The second should be addressed to the
Board of Regents requesting they re
turn the construction site to its original
condition and also requesting their res-
Finally, the petition should demand
that the bell tower be named after the
veteran whose tree was destroyed, that
Albritton have the 55 bells in the tower
inscribed with the names of the 55 Ags
killed in World War I and that the tower
contain plaques naming all Ags killed in
war.
The Class of ’84 established a fund
for bonfire, hoping to stabalize it. What
hope can bonfire have if a memorial to
war heroes can so easily be desecrated?
Our campus is no place for the con-
How much money will it take to have
Sul Ross removed to storage and a
statue of Mr. Good Ag Egotist erected in
its place?
Don’t sit on this on, Ags. Act now be
fore it is too late.
John Kubenka
Class of ’83
'Cold feef strikes seniors
Get through college and you’re ready
for anything.
I’ve heard that somewhere before.
Can there actually be life after college?
Yes.
But getting through college — those
last months and days — often means
facing one thing — cold feet.
You’d think college kids couldn’t wait
to enter the “real world”. Some days I’m
anxious to graduate and step out into
the world. But then there are those days
when the deadly disease strikes — cold
feet.
Oh, those pressures we face. Career
decisions. Money decisions. Breaking-
away-from-home decisions. College life
— a jigsaw puzzle.
We’re in one of the most stressful
times of our lives. A part of me plans
out my career strategy and life goals,
while another side of me fears being
uprooted from comfortable surround
ings.
College prepares us for life, we hope.
But what world lies beyond the campus?
Pay days ... bills ... freedoms ... pres
sures?
alistic about life. I disagree. It’s better to
be optimistic and enjoy life than to get
caught up in the old rat race.
College graduates are survivors. Why
shouldn’t we go for the gusto?
ence — to pull us through the culture
shock.
Life isn’t easy, but who said it was?
Change and growth bring pain, but
without them, life loses its spice.
Change ... culture shock. Expect it.
Experience has got to be the key.
Working on my college newspaper has
given me a taste of the world of commu
nications. This helps me know a little bit
about everything — the qualities of a
good journalist.
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People say employers are on the
lookout for the well-rounded person ...
your basic B student, with gobs of
friends and stacks of membership cards.
winkler
I guess grades are important, but
they’re not everything in the eyes of em
ployers.
The acceptance letter ... success. Look
out — interview time. Sure came sooner
than I thought.
Cold feet.
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about it, are you? Are you?” : /rll
Cold feet.
Landing that first job can be tricky.
After you put that sharp-looking re
sume in the mail, you’ve got to hang
loose and wait... wait... wait.
For now, I’m content living in this
safe microcosm, better known as the col
lege scene. But I worry about stepping
out into the real world.
What if the boss throws out some off-
the-wall question? Then what? — pray?
Mother never told me there would be
days like these.
What if I can’t find a job after four
years of college? I hate those horror sto
ries of college graduates who wind up
working at fast food joints or X-rated
movie theaters. Surely I’ll find work.
Work? I prefer to think I’m prepar
ing for a career.
Three weeks ... flush letters ... cold
feet.
It’ll be tough without “instant
friends.” We live in an ideal environ
ment that’s ripe for meeting people.
Name, major, classification, home town.
The beginnings of a friendship. College
— the smorgasbord of America — swirls
a rainbow of people together.
I want a job offer, sure, but that’ll
mean making a career decision. It
sounds so permanent.
I hear you should stick with a job for
at least a year or two, so future employ
ers will know you’re the “stable type.”
So, I look forward to the future,
when I’m fresh out of college and ready
to make my contribution to society.
Sound silly?
I’m scared about moving to a town
where I won’t know anyone, and start
ing all over again with new friends. I’ll
be the new kid on the block at work —
until the next new kid comes along.
What if my job doesn’t turn out to be
what I thought it would be? Chunk it?
Who knows?
Well, many people say graduates
should sober up because they’re too ide-
Life in the real world doesn’t fit into
nice, neat textbook formulas and the
ories. So we have to count on our guard
ian angels — work and school experi-
For now, I’ll just kick back and enjoy
the rest of my college days. Sooner or
later, (sooner, I hope), this cold feet will
bite the dust.
Wanda Winkler is a senior journalism
major.
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