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ill ID TlllS TOQt?Tn©r be able to determine the worth of a human
IDITOR - being (defiant, though she may be) versus a plot
1 1 of Astroturf (Kyle Field).
| Howdy!
; , , , • , , , , , , Craig McIntosh ’89
| In addressing this letter to the student body I
puld like to begin by defining the role of the
* lellleaders. As representatives of the student NO r0SjO0GT DOCOSSOTy
iodv and the University, the yell leaders unite
ind motivate the Twelfth Man to stand behind EDITOR:
11 Aggie teams through thick and thin. We also Seeing members of our glorious Aggie Corps
promote and ensure that tradition is maintained of Cadets strutting about campus has, in the
Sind passed on untarnished from the way it was past, brought to mind a line from an old Bob
pissed to us. Dylan song that goes something like, “I saw
■However, keeping traditions within the g uns and sharp swords in the hands of young
■alms of sensibility is of utmost importance as children.
well. I feel a little brasso and elbow grease is I just read about how these “heroes”
leded in regards to midnight yell practice so assaulted a handful of students during yell
^ that it too will be untarnished. practice Oct. 3 after the students dared to set
. IThe role of the Twelfth Man is to support the their filthy, nasty, civilian feet on the sacred,
teams and each other through all situations synthetic lawn of Kyle Field. My thoughts now
Regardless of what they may be. Everyone at are that inflated authority has been given to
Texas A&M should help ensure that the sadistic geeks.
friendliness and the Aggie Spirit that moves why should we expect the first rate
Ihrough campus is kept alive and felt by all universities in this country to develop any
aggies past, present and future. respect for Texas A&M as long as this group of
win terms of sensibility, I have asked the Corps self-righteous brats and their babysitters
of Cadets to make some corrections in its role at participate in or allow the occurrence of such
midnight yell practice. In the future, the Corps abhorent actions?
will not remove those running across Kyle Field K.A. Fuller
nor is it the Corps’ responsibility to prevent Graduate student
thbm from doing so.
pHowever, in the best interest of the students rvf Rr'i/H Anc
and the future of midnight yell practice, I am LfDI IkJI llvi? Ol DkJCJ /Ayb
asking that all students cooperate with the yell EDITOR -
leaders by staying of f of Kyle Field during yell . . . „ , ,,
ttctice I am writing in reference to the yell practice
■* incident Oct. 3, and I would like to say that I am
■ Ihese changes wei e discussed with and appalled at the stupidity of those who ran across
supported by the I raditions Council, Residence field anc i at j^e negative reaction that the
J ' : |Hall Association, Off-Campus Aggies, the Corps has received
Corps commander and the student body
As Marty Holmes quite aptly put it, “they
■,„ „ • , • , , • , were egging it on themselves,” and I don’t feel
pe are all in tins together and must stick a( a|| ^ f Qr them I( . s nol , ike th were
fcgri Iter all the way. Let s be true to each other innocent b ystanders who happened to wander
®r a " can bc ' 1 appreciate your cooperat.on onto the fidd _ they de ]i b e r ately and flagrantly
fl support. dared the Corps to stop them, knowing full well
^Ifarty Holmes ’87 what would happen. How can they complain
^jpead yell leader about what they got? They deserved every bit of
it.
lk*USt dOSSOftS Edition, they were being the epitome of
“Bad Ags” by publicly defying tradition, a
M)ITOR: tradition that isn’t just a Corps tradition but an
■This letter is in regard to the behavior of the Aggp e one. Aren t we all Ags together?
Corpof Cadets at the I exas I ech midnight yell Why should the Corps have to stand alone to
practice. Way to go guys! Anyone who ran out protect the spirit and individualism of this great
on Kyle Field deserved what he or she got, if not University? Why should they be criticized for it?
Snore. We can only think of one thing that T ,
i ij u u j a i- r j - u u u It may sound chched, but if they don t like the
should be changed. A line of cadets should be ™ 7 a o • -u u j 4
A j . r , , • 11 . way Texas A&M is, then why don t they mst go
placed at the far end zone during yell practices. 7 , , 7 /jo
t, • i . . • » r- ° l -• somewhere else?
This might prevent any idiots from attempting
to cross Kyle Field. Taborri Bruhl’89
PV
■Tradition is what makes Texas A&M great.
Without traditions, we would be like any other A OQmOUS Of PQllrTT0V©rS
school, with rah-rah girls and pom-poms. ^ 1
Everybody knows about A&M and its traditions EDITOR:
and that’s one more reason to be “another L et’ s look at a new concept, “Texas A&M —
proud Aggie! Karl Pallmeyer Style.” First of all we must do
■With regard to Craig Browning and anyone away with all those darned cadets. They are all
else who thinks Kyle Field is just “a piece of the same. One does something, all of them do it.
Irpet” and traditions are “lame-brain,” maybe They’re such a menace. Next, the football team
thfy should think of transferring. We hear that must go, along with the rest of the sports
thp University of Texas has some openings. program — those “Neanderthals.” Next, we
They will let anyone stand on their field, even a must get rid of all these “silly” traditions. People
|tinkv, fat cow. carry them out much too far. Gee, I’m upset just
PHil lohnson ’88 writing this. After all this, we’ll build lots of
Todd Martin ’88 museums, libraries and “educational” video
rental stores (for Saturday nights). As long as
this is being done, let’s take away every
Human worth VS. Astroturf entertaining place in this “black hole of
culture.” Don’t worry, we will still have lots of
ik EDITOR: FOOD stores.
attended my first yell practice Oct. 3. After Wouldn’t this be a grand place. We’d have
Wnessing the appalling violence which occured thousands of obese geniuses with bowl haircuts
Bhe hands of a few members of the Corps of running around “intelligently criticizing”
ilwdcts, I seriously considered making it my last, everything (if anything) that is immoral or
| Marty Holmes, head yell leader, said in the illogical about each other or their surroundings.
Qct. 8 Battalion, “When they (the civilian Think about it. Exciting, isn’t it?
students) run out there, they know what’s fixing \f c c rea ’89
to happen.” Does this mean that the cadets’
. Behavior is to be considered an automatic Letters to the editor should not exceed 300 words in length,
response, thereby relieving them of The editorial staff reserves the right to edit letters for style
responsibility for their actions? and length, but will make every effort to maintain the
j author’s intent. Each letter must be signed and must include
|®1 would hope that a body of Students With the the classification, address and telephone number of the
integrity and discipline of the Corps could be writer.
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