Page 10 The Battalion Tuesday, November 29,1988 Christmas Noon Programs — From the A credibility problem Bleachers — Don’t be so negative! Texas < T Nov. 3042:00v\ggienizer and Women's Chorus Octet Dec. 1-12:30-A&M Consolidated High School Choir A Dec. 2-12:00- MSC Hospitality Fashion Show Dec. 5-12:00-E>ryan High School Chorale Dec. 6-12:30-A&M Symphonic Band all programs in the MSC Flag Room-1 st floor MSC Ho Ho Hospitality! 4r 0/5 LESS THAN 3750 CHANCES LEFT TO CHANGE THE WORLD Not everyone is cut out to change the world. After all, it takes education, skills and a spare two years. Also a willingness to work. Hard. This year 3,750 Americans will join the Peace Corps to do just that. They'll do things like build roads, plant forests and crops, teach English, develop small businesses, train com munity health workers, or even coach basketball. However, what they'll be doing isn't half as important as the fact that they'll be changing a little piece of the world.. .for the better. And when they return, these 3,750 Americans will find that experience doing hard work will have another benefit. It's exactly what their next employers are looking for. So, give the Peace Corps your next two years. And while you're out changing the world, you'll also be making a place in it for yourself. Peace Corps representatives will be on campus to talk about opportunities for Volunteer service: BA/BS candi dates can qualify for many generalist programs. Pres ently, Peace Corps has an URGENT NEED for Volun teers with majors, courework, or experience in AGRICULTURE and FISHERIES. To learn more about how your skills can change the world, plan to stop by or call: 1-800-527-9216 EXT 124 INTERVIEWS Thursday December 1 Career Planning & Placement Please pick up appli cation prior to interview PEACE CORPS gfo STILL THE TOUGHEST JOB Y0U1L EVER LOVE. XcW INFO TABLE FILM SEMINAR Tues, Weds, Thurs Tues, Weds November 29, 30, Dec 1 6:30 pm 8:00 - 5:00 November 29 Ground Floor Rudder Tower, #607 Memorial Center M ovember 30 Rudder Tower, #410 SPORTS EDITOR: It was most interesting to read the recent columns by Hal Hammons concerning the * allegations of impropriety on the part of Jackie Sherrill. Mr. Hammons professes his belief in the original testimony of George Smith, citing the credibility of the Dallas Morning News as evidence of the truth of Mr. Smith’s initial statements. He further claims that the Dallas Morning News is regarded among journalists as the finest newspaper in the region. I am sure that Mr. Hammons holds the Dallas Morning News in even higher regard, since he is the A&M sports correspondent for the publication. Since he has seen fit to question the credibility of both Mr. Sherrill and the A&M Board of Regents, I feel it would be fair to ask Mr. Hammons how much he is imbursed for his contribution to the Dallas Morning News. I am sure Mr. Hammons would no doubt relish the opportunity to work for that publication upon leaving A&M. It is apparent that Mr. Smith is not the only person with a credibility problem. Personally, I don’t know whether Mr. Smith’s allegations are true or not. If Coach Sherrill paid hush money he should be dismissed. The penalties for such a violation should be left to to the NCAA, not a Battalion lynch mob. The death penalty would have a tremendous economic impact on the community. Is it worth the jobs of hundreds of local residents to impose the death penalty when a five-year probation would accomplish the same objective? Regardless, the guilt of the school in both the eyes of the public and the minds of its students should be determined by the appropriate investigation, not by the decree of the press. Paul A. Brinkley ’89 SPORTS EDITOR: We are writing this letter in response to Hal Hammons’ article on Monday about T/ieBai talion’s handling of the Jackie Sherrill-George Smith controversy. In his article, Hammons said he felt Sherrill was guilty of wrongdoing. I really hope that he is not basing his condemnation solely on Smith’s story (or stories). Smith has shown that he is not a credible source — which should bt apparent to Hammons, considering thatheisj journalist. He also says The Battalion prints the facts. Let’s see how The Batt prints the facts and how they could have printed the facts. It seemed that on Friday the Batt had already condemned Jackie Sherrill and the football program. The Battalion staff could have stated their opinions in a more positive light — or at least less slanted than they were. In his Monday article, Hammons stated that the student body was confusing “innocent until proven guilty” and “innocent until confession." That’s strange, I thought being innocent until proven guilty was what America was all abont. Being a journalist, Hammons should know about accusation and constitutional rights. Finally, I would like to encourage the stu dent body to stand behind Sherrill and the football program until it has been proven guilty by either the NCAA or the internal investiga tion by A&M, not the Dallas Morning News or The Battalion. T hen, if Sherrill happens to be found guilty of wrongdoing, regretfully let him go and not drop him like a hot piece of char coal. Greg Bankston ’91 42 signatures Aggies don’t taunt Doctor, Doctor! SPORTS EDITOR: Texas A&M and Southwest Conference football is sick and needs to be returned to health through an infusion of proper ethics, sportsmanship and enforcement of the rules. Here are some restorative measures: • Fire Jackie Sherrill. Whatever the findings in the Smith incident, he is responsible for the present NCAA penalties. • Disband or bar from further contact with the athletic program the Aggie Club or whatever group of powerful alumni is misdirecting A&M athletics. • Hire a young high-potential coach at a salary consistent with those of other University heads of departments. • Adopt a code of ethics stating that any coach, athlete or alumnus accepting or giving money, material gifts or compensation other than University-approved scholarships and coaching salaries will be dismissed from and barred from the program. • Recommended that the State of Texas adopt similar rules for all state-supported colleges and universities and that the NCAA require member schools to meet such standards. This would level the playing field and maintain healthy competition. College football has become semi- professional and non-representative of student bodies. An increasing number of fans and former supporters are repelled by abuses of the rules and are unable to relate to the participants as fellow students and alumni. Let’s clean up A&M athletics and restore it to its rightful role in building school spirit and tradition in healthy, fair competition. Herbert G. Mills ’51 SPORTS EDITOR: A&M defensive back Gary Jones unquestionably deserved to be flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct in Saturday’s football game against TCU. I refuse to argue with anyone who considers celebration in the faced a seriously injured player to be “sportsmanlike”. (TCU quarterback Scott Ankrom was apparently unconscious on the field and was later reported to have suffered a concussion.) This letter is not a criticism of Cary Jones. He is an Aggie, and I’m sure he is normally a very sportsmanlike player, but the fact remains that he demonstrated unsportsmanlike behavior. This letter is written, instead, in criticism of the yell leaders and the crowd who subsequently did the “horse laugh” yell. This was yet another instance of the overuse of that yell in the past few years. I am a maroon- blooded, dyed-in-the-wool Aggie, and I love this school and its traditions. I believe that there are circumstances which warrant the use of the yell, but it shouldn’t be done with every call against our football team. We make mistakes too. Including facemasking, roughing the passer and even unsportsmanlike conduct. When these calls are made against us undeservedly, let’s give ’em the horse laugh. When we’re guilty, however, let’s just yell encouragement for the Ags and keep the horse laugh to ourselves, lest we show poor sportsmanship as a crowd. Jerry Tennison ’87 Michael Wilhite ’86 Scott McKinney ’86 Letters to the editor should not exceed 300 words in length. Tht editorial staff reserves the right to edit letters for style and length, but will make every effort to maintain the author’s intent. Each letter must be signed and must include the classification, address and telephone number of the writer. Gettim Danise Simp stained glass afternoon. Si the fair. le AUSTIN {t aced a histor ig James Eat ast president < Historically, er’s involverm :d a regiment i-Day invasio andy, France After World exas land con :r known as h r-N S] doe Hockey (Continued from page 9) Warning — the trek will be difficult and arduous but worth it. The cable news stations sometimes report on hockey scores and show footage — sometimes. But two or three seconds of various teams racing around the ice does not make up for the time spent trying to hunt down when the station is going to run its sports break blurb. There needs to be more coverage of hockey. You may say hockey isn’t a priority sport in Texas, but it is of greater interest than high school football. The large newspapers in the state run more stories featuring high school football than they run hockey related items.High school football over professional hockey? Unbelievable. Finding hockey results in a Texas newspaper is close to impossible. If hockey ever finds its way into a local newspaper it is used only sparingly to take up while space. Most of the time hockey is stuck back at the end of the sports sections near the wildlife and fisheries reports.I recently found out the score in a Philadelphia Flyers game and the level of an area lake at the same time.How convenient.Fish, fowl and hockey. But most of the time hockey can’t even fight its wa) into the lake level and hunting back sports pages. In that case, there is usually one final way to find outjust who played who and who won what. T he boxscoresin the newspaper. The only problem with this is that the pi intis so microscopic that you begin to get the feeling that somebody is trying to hide something. 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