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CONTENTS
If you’re a student at Texas A&M, there are
three sure things in life: death, taxes and the
fact that your registration will be blocked if you
have three or more parking tickets. The men
and women responsible for writing those tick
ets are perhaps the most visible part of the
University Police, but there are others working
behind the scenes. For example, university
detectives working undercover last spring
foiled the attempted theft of a student’s car
and in the process helped break an auto theft
ring working out of Houston.
Parking patrol officer Raymond Johnson
■ performs one of the more common University
Police Department functions in our cover
photo. Johnson joined the University Police
2V2 months ago. He says he writes from 75 to
100 tickets on an average day.
Features
University Police 9
The University
Police Depart
ment does more
than issue tickets
and wait for stu
dents to park ille
gally. Some of the
officers talk about
the ups and
downs of being
on the force.
A&M's Top Cop 8
Here’s an interview with the man Aggies love to hate: Bob
Wiatt, director of the University Police Department. He’s
not as bad you may think.
Departments
Reviews 3
Movie Review: The Fly
Album Reviews: Peter Gabriel’s “So” and Genesis’
“Invisible Touch”
Upcoming: 4
At Ease Staff
Co-editors
Bill Hughes
Marybeth Rohsner
Staff writers
Tony Cornett
Karen Kroesche
Nancy Neukirchner
Reviews
Karl Pallmeyer
Photographer
Bill Hughes
Marcia Ball Band: This sizzling singer appears in Baton
Rouge right after the A&M vs. LSU game.
Huey Lewis and the News: Maybe not so new, but still a
lot of fun
Dana Davis: Here’s your chance to catch some great live
music on campus.
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