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Coy Curtis
Teaching assistant
English
"Sure, because tradition is impor
tant. But even more than tradi
tion, it gives students a together
ness, a comraderie that might be
missing. I’ve attended two other
universities in the Southwest
Conference and a different con
ference, and they really had noth
ing even at their homecoming.
To me, there is something about
bonfire that brings people toge
ther.”
Recreation and
Rodney Castro
Sophomore —
Parks
San Antonio
"Sure, because it is fun. It is cool.
It’s fire. I like fire. I like to see
fire. I like to watch fire. Fire is
good. What else are they going to
do with all those trees? Burning is
the fastest way of getting rid of all
those trees.”
Jenine Taylor
Junior— Health
San Antonio
“Yes. I think A&M is such a spe
cial University, and if they do
away with bonfire, what else are
they going to do away with? Bon
fire is such a big tradition, and
once they start doing away with
that, they are going to do away
with other things which will lead
to apathy. Students wouldn’t feel
A&M was such a unique Univer
sity anymore.”
Tommy Kim
Junior — Aerospace Engineering
Katy
“It’s going to be up to the student
body to decide that. It is a matter
of tradition against the dangers to
the environment. You have to
weigh the choices between the en
vironment and tradition, and I
think the answer is obvious. The
environment is going to have to
come first.”
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Ashleigh Cornett
Sophomore — Business
Dallas
"Definitely. It brings everybody
together, all the non-regs and the
Corps. It promotes spirit. If we
lost it, we’d lose a tradition and
A&M wouldn’t be what it is. We’d
lose everything. Also, I think it
builds character. People go out
there and know they can do
something to help A&M and the
spirit. From what l hear, the trees
being cut down are going to be
cut down any way, so, why not put
ittogood use.”
Raquel Masco
Freshman — Marketing
Bryan
“Yes, it’s tradition and that is im
portant to this school.”
Dan Householder
Professor
Education
“It’s really a complex question. I
am on the side of the conservatio
nist in that I would like to see us
reduce our consumption of fuel,
but I’m certainly on the side of
the spirit. I would like us to main
tain the traditions that keep the
school spirit alive.”
Rod Kerr
Senior — Economics
Houston
“Yes, I think they should because
tradition plays a big part at A&M.
I think it rs an important tradition
at A&M. I think it should be con
tinued.”
Editor’s note: “We asked and you said... ” is a Feature in which a reporter and a photographer selected
several people from around campus and asked them a question chosen by the editor. Responses do
not necessarily reflect opinions of The Battalion staff.
The Association of
Former Students
Fall Senior
Induction Banquet
Wednesday & Thursday, November 7 & 8, 1990
6:30 p.m.
MSC - ROOMS 212-216
All December *90 graduates are invited
Complimentary tickets may be picked up in the
MSC Hallway, (Across from Post Office)
October 30, 31, & November(T) 9 a.m. - 4- p.m.
LAST DAY TO PICK UP TICKETS
TICKETS GIVEN ON FIRST COME - FIRST SERVED BASIS
Student I.D. Required to Pick Up Tickets.
This is your invitation to the induction of the Class of ’90
Compliments of
The Association of Former Students
bonfire?
Chris Jordan
Sophomore — Business
San Antonio
“Definitely. First of all, it’s a tradi
tion we’ve been doing for many
years. It’s important for the
Corps because each year their job
becomes more important, and it
is character building.”
Michael Greenwald
Professor
Speech Communications/Theatre
Arts
“I’m all for that, but it needs a lot
of modification. I don’t know if
killing 4,000 trees is the best way
to do it. I think it can happen on a
less grand scale. I think for every
tree they knock down, they
should plant two somewhere in
Texas. And we are obligated as a
major University to make a
statement on how we can best
serve the Earth.”
Man gored,
trampled to
death by buck
CALDWELL (AP) — An elderly
man was mauled to death by an
eight-point buck in the second attack
in a week by deer made more ag
gressive by its mating season, wildlife
officials say.
Charlie Jackson Coleman, 61, of
Caldwell, was hunting for antique
bottles along the side of the road
when the buck attacked.
The 160-pound animal was still
standing over Coleman’s body when
sheriffs deputies arrived at the
scene Monday afternoon. The dep
uties shot the buck after it charged
toward them.
An autopsy determined that Cole
man died from a crushed skull, but
he suffered more than 100 hoof and
puncture wounds over his back,
stomach and face, authorities said.
“It was the most unbelievable
thing I’ve ever seen,” Burleson
County Chief Deputy Tom Randall
told the Bryan-College Station Ea
gle. “It was more of a massacre than
an attack.
A motorist said he saw the victim’s
truck parked alongside the road
about 8 a.m., but thought nothing of
it until he returned at 3 p.m. and it
was still there.
2 men indicted
for molestation
DALLAS (AP) — A Grand Prairie
man and his nephew were indicted
by a Dallas County grand jury for al
legedly luring a 15-year-old boy to
their home, serving him beer, show
ing him pornographic movies and
sexually molesting him.
Grand Prairie police say Gilbert
Ainsworth, 54, and Erich
Mittelstaedt, 24, may have enticed
other boys to their home, but police
have only evidence to charge the
pair in the case with the 15-year-old.
Ainsworth has also been charged
with displaying harmful materials to
a minor, a misdemeanor, according
to court records. In that case, he is
accused of showing pornographic
movies to three 15-year-old boys and
one 16-year-old boy at his home in
May.
“I think there were other kids who
were lured there, realized what was
going on and left,” Sgt. Bob Wil-
Ibanks said of the crimes against per
sons division.
Police began investigating the
men Oct. 10 after receiving an anon
ymous letter from a “concerned par
ent,” court records show.
The letter contained the names of
the assault victim and his brother,
who subsequently were interviewed
by detectives. The age of the victim’s
brother was not disclosed.
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