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Page 4/The Battalion/Monday, November 4,1985
Grievances
committee to
hear proposals
Warped
by Scott McCullo ^
By PAULA SAYRE
Reporter
Bicycles on campus, book ex
change and dead week are the main
topics for the Student Government
issues and grievances meeting at
7:30 tonight in 231 Memorial Stu
dent Center.
Carol Ellison, vice president for
student services, said the purpose of
the meeting is to get people’s sugges
tions on those issues before the Stu
dent Senate votes on the bills relat
ing to them.
“We don’t want to do anything
against what the majority wants,” El
lison said.
Student Government is trying to
find a way to lower the number of bi
cycle-related accidents on campus.
Five to 15 such accidents are re-
uorted daily at the A.P. Beutel
Health Center, she said.
Destruction of books by Nazii(
relived at award ceremony f
The bicycle bill is incomplete and
probably will be held in committee,
she said.
Some solutions that have been dis
cussed include special bicycle lanes
on sidewalks, bicycle-only areas that
cut through campus and closing the
center of campus to all bicycle traf
fic, she said.
The book exchange is another is
sue that has caused problems on
campus, she said.
In the past the book exchange has
been unorganized, Ellison said, so a
bill has been written to streamline
the book exchange process.
The bill proposes to have the stu
dent fill out a form with his name,
phone number and title and price of
the book he’s selling.
The information will then be en
tered into a computer and the print
outs posted so a prospective buyer
can find the book he wants and ar
range to buy it, she said.
Jim Cleary, vice president for aca
demic affairs, said the dead week bill
deals with student complaints that
the University policy regarding dead
week is being ignored.
Students want to study for finals
during dead week without worrying
about new material, papers, projects,
quizzes and tests, he said.
Cleary added that the bill won’t be
voted on Wednesday because he and
the administration want student im-
put on the issue.
Other issues to be discussed at the
meeting are an extended Q-drop pe
riod. more courses that can be taken
on a pass/fail basis and the elimina
tion of required physical education,
Cleary said.
By NELDA PENA
Reporter
“In awarding the prizes to the stu
dents here at Texas A&M University
for collecting and preserving books,
it is only fitting (hat we remember
the fate of similar books in Germany
scant decades ago,” said Dr. Arnold
P. Krammer, professor of history.
Krammer spoke Friday at the
awards ceremony for the 13th An
nual Student Book Collectors’ Con
test.
A noted expert on the history of
Nazi Germany, Krammer has ap
peared on the ABC: program “Good
Morning America.”
“When Adolf Hitler came to
power on Jan. 30, 1933, he was
elected by a broad, middle-class Ger
man society,” he said. “The German
people hao made their pact with the
devil.”
Hitler promised a new period of
glory in which the German society
would change. They were going to
reindustrialize, Krammer said.
Hitler knew any resistance to his
ideas would come from the thinking
people in academics who dealt in
ideas, Krammer said.
“The academic community had
the books,” he said.
The German educational system,
considered the finest in Europe at
the time, Hiller said, was to be im-
g roved by removing the teachings of
igmund Freud, Karl Marx and Al
bert Einstein.
“Astonishingly, the very first seg
ment of German society to embrace
the new Nazi government, I’m
ashamed to tell you, was the aca
demic community,” Krammer said.
“They (German professors) were
caught in a dilemma that had only
two equally dangerous resolutions/’
he said, “either subservience to the
state or molelike burrowing under
the groves of academia.”
After the German defeat in World
War 1. die triumphs of German
strength became more intense,
Krammer said. The majority of tea
chers were hostile and somewhat in
different to the survival of the re
public, he said.
In February 1933 die German
universities dismissed the Jewish
professors, most of whom were No-
nel Prize winners.
“School curriculum was pared
down to the essentials of blood and
iron, with courses in Aryan physics,
Aryan psychology, replacing tradi
tional subjects,” he added. “German
education was nearly def unct.”
Books on religion, economics,
psychology, philosophy and more
Hiller knew any resistance
to his ideas would come
from the thinking people
in academics who dealt in
ideas.
— Dr. Arnold P. Kram
mer, Texas A&M history
professor
of die Friends of the Sieriin^j
Evans l.ibrarv, announced then
winnei s of the contest. , ■
I he Charles Thurston A ward
$250 was presented to William® 11
Smith foi his collection ofbooluVl
the life of I.ewis Carroll. The bowl
included "Alice in Wonderlan*k
" I he Complete Illustrated WorbB ,u
Lewis Carroll ' and "The Seleafih
Fetters of I.ewis Carroll." U
Kim Brewer i ec vis ed (he Lilmn^
Binding Compam Award of J® 11
lot hei collection on mythoJH
Brewer’s collection included difiB c '
cut approac lies in the study of m]® 11
olog\ and examples of the nii®d
ami legends o! various cultures, d 1
The Gould-Hoffman Award® 1
$250 in plant sciences was givcaF
Allen IVcoite. His collection, “11
Flora ot Texas." i onsisted of bn
identifying the plants and roa&if
flowers of Texas.
M
were found unsuitable by the state
and taken off the shelves of univer
sity libraries.
“The books represented the link
to the future generations,” Kram
mer said. “ The books were ordered
destroyed.”
Ceremonial book burnings took
place all over Germany. The most
respected German educators or
dered their students to search for
the books and to burn them, he said.
“It was the final act of destroying
the past and of falsifying the futu
re,” Krammer said.
At the conclusion of Krammer’s
speech, Richard Weirus, president
David J. Ragsdale submitted®
collec tion to win the $250 Mavis®
Mary Kelsey Award. Ragsdales®-j-|
try, “Johnson/Boswell Connectir™
is centered on biographies of
thors Samuel Johnson and I;
Boswell, as well as examples of
writing.
The Library Faculty Honoratoicn
Mention Award of $50 vcas|®tr
seined to John M. Montgomenstore
his enti v, “Home Brewing and®“I
kited Subjects." Montgomery's® t
lec tion on home brewing began laid,
an explosion. IT!
Weirus said, “The clean upof®
explosion convinced John than b—
needed more information aboutd™
subject.
“We want to thank those whot
tered die contest and to encouiJ
others to enter future contests.
Rosemarv Rousseau, conti
chairwoman, said there were26e
tries in this year’s contest.
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REPAIRS - THE “OUCHLESS” WAY
GOTCHA COVERED
Are getting repairs done around your apartment just as painful to you as pulling teeth? Be
cause problems occasionally arise in all types of property, the tenant must be aware of the
correct procedures for getting repairs made. There are a few quidelines for insuring that the
job is done in a reasonable amount of time the desired results.
1) Before you begin, read your lease. The lease will define who is responsible for mainte
nance and repairs. Although the owner will usually make necessary repairs, this is not always
the case. Therefore, be sure to read this section of your lease in order to determine how to
initiate the repair process.
2) As stated in most leases, repairs are handled by submitting a written request for re
pairs to your manager or owner. This request must be written by the tenant and signed,
dated, and accepted by the manager. Work orders will not substitute for a repair request. In
addition, be sure to make a duplicate copy which can be kept for your own files once the man
ager has signed it.
3) If for some reason the manager refuses to sign the repair request, you can send it by
certified mail. The cost is approximately $2.00, and it insures that the manager receives the
notice. Keep the returned receipt in case future verification is needed.
4) After making certain the manager has received the notice, you must allow a reasonable
amount of time for the repair to be made. The allotted time will depend on the severity of the
problem. For example, a faulty door lock would necessitate repair sooner than a leaky fau
cet. Also, repairs requested during move-in times and holidays will require a longer amount
of time. In most instances a period of five to seven working days is suflicient for maintenance
personnel to do the job.
5) If the manager receives the request but no apparent effort has been made to remedy the
problem, a second written notice should be sent. Again have the manager sign and date both
copies, and keep one for yourself.
6) If the situation progresses to this
stage and no repairs have been made,
arrange an appointment with the
Students’ Legal Advisor. Because you
cannot force the management to make
repairs, your only alternative is to
move. Before moving out, you will want
to become aware of your legal rights
and responsibilities. You cannot
withhold rent in an effort to force
repairs. Texas law states that a tenant
loses all rights if rent is withheld.
Now that you are familiar with the
procedure for requesting repairs, we
hope that the process will be an
“ouchless” one. Sample “repair
request” forms are available in the Off
Campus Center. We encourage you to
come by our office any time you have a
question. The OCC is located in
Puryear Hall across from the YMCA
Building. Stop by or give us a call at
845-1741.
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If a fire breaks out in your apartment complex
and your belongings are damaged or destroyed, the
apartment owner is not responsible unless the
owner is negligent. If your rental property is bulgla-
rized, the owner is not obligated to replace anything
that was lost. Your belongings as a tenant are not
protected from theft, fire, or water damage under
the owner’s insurance. Each year numerous A&M
students lose personal possessions because the items
were not insured.
Because your belongings are not protected from
theft or fire under the owner’s insurance, it is wist
to consider renter’s insurance. Even though you arc
living away from home, there is a possibility that
you may still be covered by your parents' homeown
er’s policy. However, before making any assump
tions, carefully read the conditions outlined in their
policy.
If you find that you need to purchase renter’s in
surance in order to protect your personal property,
you should purchase a Tenant’s Insurance Policy.
Such a policy is usally inexpensive compared to the
protection it provides. Coverage includes items such
as furniture, appliances, stereo equipment, tele
vision sets, clothing, and other personal items.
Hopefully you will never have to file an insurance
claim, but it is always better to be safe than sorry.
The minimum cost of renter’s insurance is a wise in
vestment in the event of fire or burglary. For more
information, contact the Off Campus Center in
Puryear Hall.
LOOKING FOR ROOMMATES
...for the upcoming spring semester? The Off
Campus Center operates the Roommate Referral
Service which can help students find compatible
roommates. The service is helpful if you have
housing and need aCT
roommate or if you need
both housing and
roommates. The Off
Campus Center is now
taking roommate listings
for the spring semester.
For more information or
to list yourself in the
service, contact the Off
Campus Center in
Pury ear Hall or call 845-^^
1741.