Thursday, November 8, 1984/The Battalion/Page 3
more opinion
win’s theories, Men Without Hats, frogs
in heat, or any of the other all-impor
tant issues usually discussed in this part
of the paper. We are not inclined to tell
people how to think or what to think (or
that Hwy 6 runs both ways), basically be
cause we don’t believe it’s our place to
do so (a live-and-let-live attitude, so to
speak). We came to this great University
because we wanted a good education
and we like nearly everything about this
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refully am] After all, there are no Utopias, but we
like to think that A&M is pretty close.
( have i)i Apyway, we wish to address a much
‘l iis more serious problem that affects every-
’ one within spitting distance of where
ypu’re sitting. Yes, you guessed it, it’s
;rent drops Battalion,
dthin a fei
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tothequ; f p e most holy of holy rags on this cam-
deserves: P usr
H Our problem is simple: In the time it
ne morning! takes to read the Batt (about ten min-
oat. 1 knet utes cover-to-cover, if you’re slow), we
d had streplinvariably come away with enough
new whan: newsprint on our hands to do A1 Jolson
antibiotic‘impersonations. We are quite certain
many other readers have the same prob-
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ep throat™ It would not bother us so much if this
Happened with other papers we read;
my jaw, lit I then it would be a fact of life, like cold
hroat. toilet seats. But the fact is we do not
methingfot h ave this problem with other papers.
We are all avid newspaper readers; be-
, tween us, we read all four Dallas and
' "' tR! Houston papers, The Eagle, The New
York l imes, and The Wall Street Jour-
al therap na i every day, as well as our beloved
to put heal B a tt. None of these other publications
aies a day. cover us with newsprint in this way.
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■ Even The Battalion, another illus-
him HtA tr ‘ ()US publication of Aggieland, never
defiles us in this manner. So why is it
that after reading the Batt we must rush
nstructions. t0 t h e lavatory to cleanse our hands (if
; for you. n() t 0 ur minds) of the dreaded black
iim, and let! gunk?
I There must be a solution to this prob-
iosaiaIM | em s ure [y j n t His soon-to-be world-
mtibiotics c | ass un iversity there is someone capable
ack. I nevet of developing a printing ink that won’t
g more than rub off. We challenge the editors and
staff of the Battalion to print a newspa-
see a doctor per that won’t soil our hands at every
cheap. And reading.
this campoi: ec ii tors are hereby advised that if
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a solution is not found soon, drastic ac
tion will be taken. Several options are
presently under consideration: (1) a
campus-wide boycott of the Battalion;
(2) using the Battalion only to house
train our Cocker Spaniel puppies; or (3)
(the current favorite) a sit-in on the
grass in front of the Reed McDonald
Building. We hope that the editors will
recognize the seriousness of this matter
and will take prompt action to correct
the problem.
Bill Dawley, ’81
Will Andrews, ’83
accompanied by 47 signatures
When will WWI
memorial move home?
EDITOR:
Why is the West Gate Memorial still
sitting at the MSC?
James Casey
Class of ’84
Aggies rarely harass
people on grass
EDITOR:
I resent your comment in Thursday’s
Batt regarding people on the MSC
grass. I, and many of my friends, have
rarely heard of people harassing those
who unintentionally walk on the MSC
grass. I recall only one incident of this
kind of verbal assault.
Last fall, a junior in the Corps was
chewing out a visiting family that
wanted to get a picture near the MSC.
The last I saw of the junior, he was
doing pushups for a senior.
This year, before the UTEP game, I
saw a family setting up a picnic lunch on
the grass near the WWI memorial. Ther
were no cries of “kill the teasips on the
grass” or any verbal harassment at all.
One “good Ag” walked over and said
“this area is a memorial to the war dead,
could you please move.” The family, al
though embarassed, was more than
happy to move. There was no yelling,
screaming, or problem of any kind.
Most students support the honorable
traditions of this university, but most do
not have the “give me tradition or give
me death” attitude that you seem to feel
we have. Give us some credit, most of us
are polite human beings.
Steven Hart
Class of’86
Coppedge doesn’t
understand democracy
EDITOR:
As a believer in the principles of a
democratic society I feel obligated to re
spond to the letter of Woodrow W. Cop
pedge.
First of all, Coppedges’s belief that
the majority of students at TAMU are
conservative is not a valid statement.
The mock elections proved only that the
majority of students who participated in
the elections were conservative. How
ever, assuming that his belief is true, the
idea that there is no need for dissenting
opinions on this campus is fallacious. A
healthy democracy requires a variety of
conflicting minority opinions as well as
the majority view.
The idea that the Battalion is a liberal
rag is ludicrous. It merely serves as a fo
rum for views that people like Cop
pedge find infuriating. Since people of
his ilk picture themselves as embodi
ments of conservative values, they feel
that their lives are threatened by con
flicting ideas. Witness Coppedge’s out
rage as expressed in his use of words
such as “liberal trash”.
The editorial page of a responsible
newspaper displays the opinions of a va
riety of people; it doesn’t kowtow to its
proprietors. We are fortunate that the
Battalion doesn’t do so.
The last paragraph of Coppedge’s
letter is most offensive. The sixties are
indeed over. Any criticism of contempo
rary right-wing ideology is not a veiled
desire to return to the days of “flo
wered, drug-infested freaks . . . demon
strating for pro-Marxist causes . . .”
Many Americans are highly critical of
the left-wing and the right-wing as
exemplified in America today. How
would such people be classified in Cop
pedge’s little world?
Seth Bovey
Thanks forGospelfest
EDITOR:
I would like to commend the Voices
of Praise on an excellent Gospelfest ’84.
I am certain that each and every mem
ber of the choir worked many long
hours so that Gospelfest ’84 would be a
success . . . And indeed it was. Thank
you Voices of Praise for allowing us the
opportunity to listen to such moving
music. Your hard work and dedication
has definitely been an inspiration to all!
Kimberly James
Class of’87
No gay Moonies
allowed at A&M
EDITOR:
The Constitution protects each and
every individual’s rights. This is true for
the ones who call themselves homosex
ual.
However, our government was wrong
to legalize homosexuality. It should be
just as illegal as the use and distribution
of illegal drugs. Do not try to tell me
that practicing homosexualtiy behind
closed doors cannot effect me. Homo
sexuals are like contaminated little fruit
flies carrying all sorts of strange diseases
such as AIDS.
I have not and will not ever partici
pate in any type of homosexual activity,
but who knows if one of these disgusting
diseases the gays are cultivating might
somehow effect me. The government
needs to realize that homosexuality has
a negative impact on society (just like il
legal drugs) and should be outlawed.
The gay community claims they are
subjected to the same discrimination the
blacks were subjected to 25 years ago
(unfortunately there still is some racial
discrimination). If you are sympathetic
to this homosexual claim to civil rights,
please consider this: A person has no
choice as to what color he or she is. On
the other hand, the homosexual does
have the choice not to be gay.
Likewise, the shepherd has the choice
not to practice bestiality and the brother
does not have to have sex with his sister.
Homosexuality, like bestiality or incest,
is a social disease. Unlike the blacks, the
gays have no claim to the title of a “legi
timate minority”. Homosexuals are af
flicted with a social disease and should
not be allowed to practice their per
verted sex acts under the protection of
the constitution. Should the drug addict
be allowed to use, sell, or distribute dan
gerous drugs under the protection of
the constitution?
Unfortunately, Texas A&M is a gov
ernment institution and will be forced to
recognize the GSS because of our gov
ernment’s malaligned interpretation of
the Constitution. Do not despair when
we do recognize the GSS, though. A&M
has been forced to recognize other radi
cal groups such as the Mooney cult. God
help us if A&M is ever forced to recog
nize a gay Mooney organization.
Joe Hyde
College Station
Replace the bonfire
with a bigger blast
EDITOR:
Well it’s about that time of the year
again, when the air gets crisp and cool,
and people start thinking about bonfire.
And, as usual, controversies spring up
concerning the pros and cons of bon
fire. I was thinking about an idea the
other night that might just solve these
recurrent discussions, such as how bon
fire is wasteful of wood, or how it’s det
rimental to the grades of Corps mem
bers. Given the closeness of the
University’s liason with the military, I
was thinking that the military could per
haps donate a low-yield nuclear bomb
for us to use in place of the stack. The
benefits of this are numerous:
— minimum man hours to set it up
on Duncan field.
— a really nice, bright fire and mush
room cloud, certainly bigger than that
of bonfire, and maybe even visible as far
as Houston.
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— there would be no danger of a t.u.
outhouse falling on the adjacent crowd.
— positive media coverage including
praise of the military for having a con
structive use for nuclear weapons.
— there is the possiblility that muta
tions in the offspring of the crowd of
Aggies surrounding the site (and for
two to three miles away also) could pro
duce twelve-foot tall basketball players,
and prospective football players the size
of the Incredible Hulk.
Douglas Turmel
Class of’85
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