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Inside
SWAMP 6
Dear Readers:
Activism at A&M, in many ways, seems a contradiction in terms. The
University sleep-walked through the 60s, lighting bonfires when other cam
puses were aflame with civil rights fervor. But activists e?tist here among the
students and faculty and they aren t that hard to find. With old-fashioned
idealism, they are working to change the future, limited by their size, but
never by their enthusiasm. Hope you enjoy At Ease.
Bill and Tricia
Movie Review 3
The man Aggies love to hate 4
Karl Pallmeyer, depending on who you ask, is the best or worst thing to come off
The Battalion opinion page in years. Regardless of which stand you take, it’s im
possible to deny that he’s an activist group all on his own. Meet the real Karl
with reporter Suzie Brawley.
SWAMP Part II 6
Just when you thought it was safe to stop guarding the grass, SWAMP is back.
Aggieland’s anti-tradition activists have returned from a year bogged down in
internal problems. But the reorganized group is different, and eager to change
their image. Tamara Bell tries to find out what to.
Gay Activism 7
For so long, the GSS’s most vocal form of activism was trying to get recognized by
the University. Now that they have, the group is working for changes in attitudes
and becoming active in campus politics as well. Nancy Feigenbaum reports.
Students Against Apartheid 8
Since the group’s formation last summer, Students Against Apartheid has grown
into what most of us think of when we hear activism. With a membership of over
50, they have organized a rally and march today to call for divestment of Univer
sity assets in companies which do business with South Africa. Tricia Parker
takes a look inside.
Record Review 11
Co-editors
Writers
Production
Photographer,
At Ease Staff
Bill Hughes
Tricia Parker
Tamara Bell
Jay Blinderman
Molly Pepper
Stacey Roberts
.Richard Williams
Bill Hughes