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m mm m — Thursday, October 25, 1984/The Battalion/Page 3 Pet welfare focus of student SPCA Battalion editor talks of apathy AK national ' Mondj, wutPn, campaij tedDt, By LINDA ROWLAND Reporter “Caring and comradery is what Aggies are all about,” said Gail Carl son, president of the Texas A&M student affililate for the Brazos Val ley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. “We believe this comradery should extend to ani mals.” The organization met for the first time Wednesday night in the Memo rial Student Center. “We hope this organization be comes a natural addition to the tra dition on campus,” Robin Crook, the organization’s vice president, said. Carlson said she may ask the Corps of Cadets for permission to use Reveille IV as the affiliate’s mas- Carlson said 13.5 million stray an imals roam the United States each year because pet owners do not spay or neuter their animals and allow them to run loose. “Idealistically, we hope to spread the concept of animal welfare across the country by getting Aggies in volved here,” Carlson said. “They will graduate, move to other com munities and spread the word.” ^ — ■ ^ IIIIh office,k cot. Bryan-College Station in partic ular has a severe stray problem. The area experiences a large increase in strays which coincides with the end of each A&M semester, Carlson said. Dr. Thomas Caceci, the affiliate’s faculty adviser, attributes this phe nomenon to the “love the kitten, hate the cat syndrome. or R:,, wenulj same re >ed in f t ou I® some I alemadi Demur “Reveille is such a big tradition on campus, yet not many realize the first Reveille was a stray,” Carlson said. Although the A&M affiliate will operate separately from its parent organization, it will help the Brazos Valley SPCA in its goals of promot ing animal welfare and preventing animal cruelty. One of the student organization’s main goals is humane education —to inform the community in pet care, responsible pet ownership and ani mal control. “Students get the cute puppy or kitten, it grows up and is not so cute anymore so the students abandon their pet,” the associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Anat omy said. aderska n hentij Initially, the student affiliate will concentrate on publicity and increas ing membership. The membership fee, which includes membership in the BVSPCA, is $5 annually. The TAMU Student Affiliate for the BVSPCA will meet again Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the MSC. )n. And! ote Dej 1 one 35 over ii Former business dean dies, services Friday ir Mondi osi retc don Joi it came tureofa homasji Franl! University News Service Dr. John E. Pearson, 58, former dean of the College of Business Ad ministration at Texas A&M, died of a heart attack in Houston Tuesday. Services are set for 10 a.m. Friday at the Geo. H. Lewis Funeral Home n Houston. Graveside services will ae held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the College Station Cemetery. Pearson headed Texas A&M’s ausiness administration program from 1963 to 1978. Under his guidance, enrollment increases anD wasting curricula expansion prompted the elevation of the business program into full college status in 1968. He was a former professor and chairman of North Texas State Uni in thisa versity’s Division of General Busi- feehii| ness. He left A&M to become senior rice president, chief financial officer and member of the board of direc- tlayain last su jet raticpra that ill tors at 3D/International. In 1982 Pearson was named dis tinguished professor of economics at Sam Houston State University and last year became vice president of the Gulf Research and Development Co. of the Gulf Oil Corp. Pearson obtained his undergrad uate and graduate degrees in eco nomics at North Texas State Univer sity and his doctoral degree in economics from Indiana University. Survivors include his wife, Della Pearson; two sons, Reed and Eric Pearson; and daughters Carla Fisher and Melissa Porter, all of Houston. He is also survived by three grand children and a brother, Jim Pearson of Denton. Memorial contributions may be made to the John E. Pearson schol arship fund at the College of Busi ness Administration. By PATRICIA FLINT Staff Writer Photo by FRANK IR WIN Battalion Editor Stephanie Ross “The goal of an editorial is not to make you agree with me — it’s supposed to make you think,” Battalion Editor Stephanie Ross said at Wednesday’s Sully’s Sym posium. Sponsored by sophomore hon ors society Lambda Sigma, the symposium is held weekly and features a talk by a student leader, followed by questions from the audience. The symposi um’s goal is to improve commu nication between student leaders and the student body. Ross explained that four inde pendent departments comprise The Battalion: business, circula tion, advertising, and her depart ment — the editorial department. The editorial department is made up of the city desk which handles local news; sports; and the enter tainment section, At Ease. The editorial board, made up of all major editors but the enter tainment editors, is the most con troversial section of the paper, Ross said. “We’re not supposed to reflect your opinions, we’re supposed to reflect ours,” she said. “Our main goal is to make you think.” Ross said she thinks Texas A&M is an apathetic campus, with students caring more about football dates than the issues that affect them. She said that of all the columns published this year, the one titled “In Search of Mr. Right,” in which two girls ques tioned the whereabouts of “nice guys,” received the biggest re sponse. At first she thought it was funny, she said, but then it an gered her, with the great number of letters reinforcing that getting a date on Saturday night is what people here care about most. She said she wishes knew what to do about the apathy problem. Ross said too many students are worried about their BAN A tests or “who am I going to take to the Rice game?” or “am I going to get her a big mum or a little mum? “That is a sad indictment, not on this University, but on our generation,” she said. Ross said that Student Govern ment, in coming out and speak ing on controversial issues like the Gdy Student Services, is work ing against apathy at A&M. But whatever is important to a stu dent is worth standing up and speaking out for, Ross said. “It doesn’t have to be nuclear war,” she said. Some students in the audience questioned how serious Battalion reporters really are about gather ing controversial news. “We’re not a club newsletter,” Ross said. “We bring local, na tional and international news.” She said The Battalion has the same responsibilities as any other newspaper and like any other, Battalion employees can be sued for libel. Part of the problem relating to a lack of controversial news is that there’s no controversy on cam pus, Ross said. “Students don’t want contro versy,” she said. She reminded the crowd that “Every single one of my reporters is a full-time student,” which af fects the amount of time they can put into every issue. “You have to understand that these are students and they’re learning,” she said. Ross encouraged people with questions, comments and ideas to contact her at The Battalion, 216 Reed McDonald Building. Swim-a-Cross planned to show appreciation Aggie Red Cross to raise money By ADA FAY WOOD Reporter The newly-formed Aggie Red Cross Club and the Water Safety In structor class are sponsoring a Swim- a-Cross on October 26. The Swim-a-Cross will take place at the indoor pool at Texas A&M at 7 p.m. It will last until about 11 p.m. David Spilo, Aggie Red Cross president, said the Swim-a-Cross will be a marathon to raise money for the Brazos County Red Cross. A table will be located next to the outdoor pool on campus for those wanting to sponsor a swimmer. Ter sponsor a swimmer, a person gives a certain amount of money per lap that the swimmer completes or do nates a lump sum, Spilo said. “In general, the people already swimming are able to swim about 40 to 70 laps,” he sgid. The monev donated will be given to the Red Cross. They will use it to buy first-aid equipment and lifesav ing films, but the majority of the money will go toward buying car i foi 1 '' 1 seats for children, Spilo said. 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