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Aggie support an excellent display
EDITOR:
I’m just writing to thank all of the Aggies who took the
time to drop a letter or postcard in the mail for Juan Basom-
brio while he was in the hospital in San Antonio. It was in
credible to walk into his room and see the support everyone
had for him in the form of letters and other gifts.
Although Juan passed away Wednesday afternoon, I
know how much he and his family and friends value the Ag
gie spirit we all shared with him through the thoughts, pray
ers and mail he received. In all my years here at A&M, I’ve
never seen a more excellent display of Aggies helping Aggies.
Thanks.
Daniel Pradel ’89
Wall lockers unreliable
EDITOR:
I would like to express my grievance towards the wall
lockers located outside the Commons Dining Hall. It seems
the people who are in charge of these lockers are making a
small profit in that the units are not refunding the quarter
that is used to lock up backpacks, books, etc. Sure, I agree a
quarter is a very trivial amount of money to worry about, but
to have it happen four times in four separate units?
Twice I asked a manager to refund my money and twice
they were nice enough to do so. But where does the other $2-
$3 in quarters go that I saw in a compartment located at the
bottom of each row of lockers. How come some of the lockers
don’t have locks on them at all? I must say if my books should
happen to “walk” off because the key wouldn’t turn after in
serting a quarter, I’ll know who to send the bill to.It would be
greatly appreciated if someone could look into this matter be
fore we read about another person asking for someone to re
turn their property to them.
Thomas W. Gurnee ’89
Women react to rape column
EDITOR:
Howdy, Agst We’re writing to you because we are filled
with emotion. We were sitting around reading Scot Walker’s
article on the rape of an Aggie and the reaction of some men.
We’d like to share with you the reaction of some women.
Rape doesn’t always happen at gunpoint by three strange
men. In fact, most rapes are date rapes or acquaintance rapes,
where the victim knows the rapist. Ags, did you know that it is
considered rape if the woman says “no” or “stop” at all?
Guys, imagine yourself after some beer at the Chicken.
You’ve just been scamming on a girl who’s dressed to kill. You
both decide that 1 a.m. is too early to call it a night, so you go
back to your room to talk. You’re hoping that your roommate
is gone. You’re in luck and after a few minutes (if that long),
you kiss her. It feels good. You start mugging down pretty
hard, and it feels reaJ good. By now you are both pretty
turned on. You just can’t wait any longer. You think you
heard her say something but you aren’t sure.
She said “stop” softly. A couple of buttons come undone.
She pleads with you, “NO.” But you assure her. You say, “re
lax ... shhh ... trust me ... I only want to make you feel good.”
She says “no” several times, but you are sure she wants it. You
don’t think she means no, but she does. You complete your
mission and as you fall asleep you fail to notice the blank look
in her eyes. She feels terrible; her head hurts; she feels used;
she doesn’t know what to do. Later, she leaves to go home,
take a shower and feel guilty.
The next day she might call you, try to fall in love with
you or just try to forget the whole thing.
Guys, you raped her. She said, “no” but you said, “relax.”
She said, “stop” but you said, “trust me.” You brag about it to
your buddies. She hides it from hers. You feel on top of the
world and a little tired. She feels like a dog left on the side of
the road: cold, dirty and alone.Guys, we don’t think it is too
much to ask of you: Please try to consider her needs before
you satisfy your own. She just wanted someone to hold her,
someone to care, maybe to have some fun, even to please you,
but not to be violated.
Melanie Storseth ’92
Accompanied by 6 signatures
Harrington classrooms unsafe
EDITOR:
Warning! Do not enter Harrington Classroom Building
without the following three items: a raincoat, a hardhat and a
life insurance policy. While I was attending class on Monday,
the ceiling fell. The small amount of rain this past weekend
leaked in and drenched the ceiling tiles. The weight of the
water sagged the tile enough to break it. When it fell it almost
hit two students. Needless to say, they moved to avoid the
dripping water. About 10 minutes later the sound of falling
water again disturbed the class. Water had suddenly poured
— I mean poured — from the light fixture. The two or three
students under the light left the room. This caused me to look
up at the light directly above me. It was scary. The light cover
was hanging by two hinges.
Folks, Harrington is a relatively new building. Why
couldn’t the Board of Regents contract with someone who
could build things right the first time? Why are they expand
ing the MSC when they’ve got problems like this? Is it because
they want to build the (§)★#* out of A&M? I doubt it, or did
doubt it. Student safety and learning should be first — not
new or (badly) renovated buildings. I’ll surely think twice be
fore I go back to 204 Harrington Classroom Building.
Tracey Hnatiuk ’91
We are a//Americans
EDITOR:
As a minority, I would just like to say that before any
thing, we are all Americans. I am constantly told that the only
reason I will amount to anything (by anything I mean getting
into a professional school or getting a high paying job) is be
cause I am a Hispanic woman.
It sure may be my ticket in, but it is nowhere near my
ticket out. Before reverse discrimination, minorities never got
a “ticket in.” Minorities must work twice as hard as anyone
else in order to overcome the stereotypes and prove that we
are just as intelligent and competent as any other American.
Remember, that before anything we are all Americans and
God’s children. Many people forget that.
Michele Guerra ’91
Welcome to Kyle Field
EDITOR:
I recently had a terrific experience that I’d like to share
with my fellow Aggies.
Due to a lack of funds and transportation, I have never at
tended an A&M football game. (Although I make sure I
watch them on TV.) Therefore, I had never been to Kyle
Field — until this week. I was looking around and noticed
that the stadium was open, so I went in.At that moment I felt
a wonderful sensation. As I saw the words “Welcome to Ag-
gieland — Home of the 12th Man,” I realized that I was a part
of a unique tradition.
In this age of change and uncertainty, Aggies can always
count on the undying spirit of Texas A&M and we should be
proud.
Trudi Giilfillian ’93
McFadden fire handled well
EDITOR:
McFadden Hall would like to thank the College Station
Fire Department for putting out the fourth floor McFadden
fire so quickly and efficiently on Saturday, February 3. We
also appreciate the role that the University Police Department
played in keeping things calm and orderly throughout the
Sally Craddock
Resident director, McFadden Hall
EDITOR’S NOTE: We’re very excited about the
number of students who’ve decided to write letters for Mail
Call. But due to the overwhelming number of letters we’ve
been received recently, it may take a few days for submis
sions to be printed. Please be patient.
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author’s intent. There is no guarantee that letters submitted will be printed. Each letter
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writer. All letters may be brought to 216 Reed McDonald, or sent to Campus Mail Stop
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