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Dear Readers:
The A&M student body is composed of
people of all races and nationalities. While some
have a larger representation than others, they
are ail present But are they all treated equally?
Discrimination occurs even at A&M, a school
which is known for its friendliness to outsiders.
Fortunately the problem does not extend to all
minority students. At least one campus
organization is working to educate other
students about subtle discriminations and help
correct the problem. Read our main story to
learn more about minority discrimination.
Other students also encounter problems
around the campus. Their problems are not
personality-related, but instead are physical.
This group of students relies on wheelchairs to
take them to their classes. Although A&M is
equipped to handle handicapped students,
some areas still need improvement In our
second story, we found out how these students
have adjusted to A&M.
This week we profiled a professor who has
been confined to a wheelchair for eight years.
She's found some structural problems on the
campus that have made it difficult for her to get
around campus. Even though she's had to
restructure her house and make many
adjustments, she refuses to allow her illness to
get the best of her.
One group of A&M Hispanic students hopes
to promote their culture and will have seminar
to discuss bringing Spanish plays to campus
and adding Latin-American and Mexican-
American classes to the curriculum. In addition
to educating non-Hispanics about the culture,
they want to help other Hispanics learn more
about their own heritage.
At Ease Staff
Editor Leslie Guy
Assistant editor Lawson Reilly
Staff writers Staci Finch
Suzanne Hoechstetter
Desiree Kennon
Mandy Mikulencak
Kristi Outler
Wade See
Music/Movie Reviewer Shane Hall
Racial discrimination 8
It shouldn’t happen in colleges, where people are sup
posed to create enlightening, academic atmospheres, but
it does. Even at A&M, where everyone is first an Aggie,
it’s not uncommon to overhear racial slurs, even if they
are whispered and the speaker has carefully scanned his
surroundings for anyone within earshot who might be of
fended . . .
Getting around A&M in a wheelchair 10
Most of us don’t think twice about which way doors
open, where elevator buttons are located, or whether the
ground is paved with concrete or cobblestones. But for
people in wheelchairs these can be signifcant factors in
the 10 minute race to class every day. Some physically
disabled students told us about obstacles they run into at
A&M and how they deal with them.
Dealing with multiple sclerosis 7
This week’s profile subject is a professor in the political
science department who has multiple sclerosis, which has
kept her in a wheelchair. But despite her disablement,
she continues to teach and to work, and she’s not going
to quit anytime soon.
Live Music 4
Bad Mutha Goose didn’t let up with the funk a bit in their
latest local performance, Shane says. In his opinion,
they’re one of the most exciting bands around.
Album Review 5
Night Ranger’s newest album has a slightly harder edge
than their older material, but it’s still just more of the
same, Shane says.
Movie Review. 4
Despite a B-movie plot, ‘They Live” is a suspenseful,
horrifying film, living up to John Carpenter’s reputation
from movies such as “The Thing,” Shane says. And it
puts politicians’ campaign speeches in a new light.
Cover photo by Dean Saito
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