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The Battalion
Battalion article unjustly
accuses A&M researcher
As someone who has been privileged to
work with Dr. George C. Y. Chiou, I am
appalled by the lack of factual information
and the unfounded accusations contained in
the recent article, "Agency finds unethical
study."
The National Institutes of Health and the
Department of Health and Human Services
in Washington, D.C. investigated allegations
made against Dr. Chiou and found there to
be no misconduct. In fact. Dr. Lyle W.
Bivens, director of the HHS Office of
Scientific Integrity Review, expressed his
concern for Dr. Chiou's reputation and the
willingness on the part of his office to
publicize in any way the exoneration of Dr.
Chiou.
Texas A&M University was also directed
to take the steps necessary to clarify any
doubt of Dr. Chiou's scientific integrity.
Dr. Chiou has been head of the
department of medical pharmacology and
toxicology since the medical school was
founded 20 years ago. He is a distinguished
teacher and researcher whose work is
internationally renowned in the highest
academic and scientific circles.
The claims and allegations as presented
in The Battalion article are completely false
as well as misleading, and do a great
injustice to a man who is clearly valued by
the administration of this university.
Richard A. DeVaul, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs and
Dean of Medicine
The Battalion stands behind its story.
— The editors
A&M puts dollars over
people in work schedule
This letter is in protest to the change in
scheduling of the custodial workers of Crew
Area V. What this will do is change these
workers' weekly schedule. Instead of
working from 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday, they will work from 4 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m. four days a week.
There are many problems that will be
created for the workers involved. The
largest problem is for those with families,
for many of the employees who live in
surrounding towns they will now have to
get up at 2 a.m. to be at work on time.
Where are the employees expected to find
good day care at this hour in the morning?
In addition, how are the employees to have
any time with their children if they drop the
kids off by 3:15 a.m. and do not pick them
up again until 3:15 p.m? They will only have
maybe two hours to feed their kids and have
everybody in bed by 6 p.m. so that they can
wake up again at 2 a.m.!
I find it very difficult to believe that the
faculty would ever agree to this kind of
schedule and yet it is being forced on
employees who make much less without
any say from them. Many of the employees
carpool and therefore will find it very
difficult to find rides at this hour of the
morning. An additional problem will be the
fact that this will leave only seven people to
clean seven buildings on one day of the
week.
So far there seem to be no advantages to
this new system. The only one that we can
think of is the fact that employees earn 8
hours per month sick time and depending
on the employee about 10 hours per month
of vacation time.
If an employee under the present system
needs a sick day off, then he will use up his
8 hours for the month. However, under the
new system, when an employee needs a sick
day off he will lose 10 hours for the same
day off! This will not effect employees
when they take off a week at a time, but
whenever they need a day off here or there
they will be losing 2 extra hours of pay a
day!
In this day and age of "family values" it
would seem that our government
institutions would do all that is possible to
promote strong families, not tear them
down for a few dollars.
Eric Stein
Graduate Student
Abraham Clearfield
Professor of Chemistry
Accompanied by 15 signatures
University apathetic,
abandons principles
The Battalion published three articles on
page 1 of the Thursday, 15 July 1993 issue.
One article concerned the A&M Board of
Regents changing the name of Texas A&I
University. The second article stated that
President Mobley will not permit the
establishment of a Graduate Student
Government as a separate body. The third
article quoted Robert Smith, Vice President
of Finance and Administration saying "I
haven't heard any complaints" concerning
the ban on smoking in campus buildings.
It seems clear to me that the
administration of A&M is paternalistic, that
it is often ruthless in its edicts, and that it
does not believe in participatory democracy
in its dealings with clients. Of course you
haven't heard any complaints, Mr. Smith.
No one has complained because they know
it will not do any good. Dissent is futile.
I first became a graduate student here in
1975. Since that time I have watched Texas
A&M grow and become less caring,
exhibiting less and less of the spirit this
institution supposedly embodies. With the
increasing emphasis on research as opposed
to teaching, and with the selling of A&M's
soul to people such as George Bush and
Clayton Williams, clearly A&M suffers a
withering sickness.
About all that is left of what 1 once knew
as A&M as a facade, a Potemkin village for
the general public's view. But the sickness
is not throughout the body. At least my
department cares about me. Perhaps there
is hope for the University?
No longer does A&M embody the
principals and values which I hold dear. It
is difficult for me to care about A&M, to
defend it to others. And the Association of
Former Students wonders why I will not
donate money? Ha!
Peter W. Knightes
Graduate student
Reader shows ignorance
in attacking Corps, PMC
If ignorance is bliss, then Michael Kraft
(Mail Call, July 19) must indeed be a happy
man. Kraft encourages The Battalion's
attempt to release information concerning
the sexual assault within the Corps, and the
University's attempt to keep these records
private. Concern for an individual's privacy
is of great concern, especially when
protected by law. Whether Kraft agrees or
not, the legal situation is of great
importance.
Cadets are not members of a specially
privileged group. We choose to join,
regardless of class, race or gender,
membership is open to all members of the
University. Had criminal charges been filed,
the University student would have been
prosecuted, and due to the allegation been
removed for conduct unbecoming a Cadet.
Kraft further indicates that the Corps is
an outdated club for men and women and
espouses ideals out of touch with the times.
Duty, Honor, Country are never outdated.
Working together regardless of race or
gender is an attribute that the remainder of
the world seems to have a problem with,
while the Corps does so to achieve a
common end — to produce leaders for the
state and nation. Ask Henry Cisneros, John
Sharp or Rick Perry — all CTs.
Kraft further displays his lack of
knowledge and quick mouth. Parsons
Mounted Cavalry was named after Col.
Thomas R. Parsons '49, Commandant of the
Corps when the Cavalry Troop was
reactivated in the 1970's. This troop attends
stock shows and parades across the state
and nation and represents the past, present
and future of Texas A&M and its animal
science tradition. For some, this is the first
exposure to the University and it is a well
respected emissary of the University.
Mr. Kraft, get the facts before you run
your mouth. Oh, if it was a rebellion,
explain the state of West Virginia, which
SECEDED from Virginia, a state in the
Union.
James E Hudson, III
Class of'93
Who's out of touch? Take
closer look at Cadets
I am writing in response to Mr. Kraft's
letter published in Mail Call on July 19th. In
your letter you states "It (the Corps) is an
outdated club for young men and some
young women. The ideals it espouses are
out of touch with the times." I would have
to agree with you. The Corps teaches ideals
such as love of country, self-sacrifice, and
honor. The Corps teaches young men and
women how to be leaders, how to take
responsibility for one's actions, and how to
work with others. True, to some people,
these ideals may be out of date.
The stated mission of the Corps is "to
provide leaders of character for State and
Nation." In order to achieve this goal the
Corps is set up to be a "leadership
laboratory." In this "laboratory" the cadets
perform "experiments." They experiment
with different styles of leadership to find
out what does and does not work. They
Tuesday, July 20,1993
make mistakes, learn from them, and
continue on.
Cadets try to live up to the Aggie Code of
Honor which states "An Aggie doesn't lie,
cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do."
They also try to live up to the ideals of
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, a Confederate
general, governor of the State of Texas, and
President of Texas A&M College. Written
on the back of his statue are the words
"Soldier, Statesman, and Knightly
Gentleman."
I believe you are basing your opinion
solely on what you read in the papers. I
invite you to come take a closer look at the
Corps during the fall. Until then maybe
these words will help you: From the outside
looking in, you can't understand it, from the
inside looking out you can't explain it. Gig
Mark Feed
Class of'94
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human right," Matt Dickerson argues that
homosexual unions should be legally
recognized. Although 1 do appreciate
Matt's thoughtfulness on various issues of
economic import, such as health care
reform, 1 do find some weaknesses in this
column.
I do agree with Matt in the thesis that
state prohibition of homosexuality by
statute is inconsistent with our chosen
system of government. Seat belt laws,
helmet laws, and laws prohibiting
homosexuality are among the so-called
"victimless crimes," whereby secular
government enforces morality, against its
mandate, and usually against the wishes of
the governed. I do not like these laws and
have sometimes stood alone in the Christian
community in opposing them. However,
opposing prohibition and proposing an
official sanction for a behavior are two
different things. In his article. Matt made a
few assumptions regarding the issue of
homosexual marriage that I would like to
challenge.
The first is embodied in the title itself,
and two words stand out when used
together —"marriage" and "right." If one is
to believe that humans have rights, then the
obvious questions follows — from
where/whom/what do they derive? If
there is no God, then it is difficult to show
that we have rights at all. \If, however, they I
derive from our being a created being, witn
God-like characteristics (in God's image),
then we do have rights — but attached to this
gift is the concept of responsibility.
Just as there are no absolute freedoms in
this world, there are no absolute rights. For
example, if we have the right of democratic
government, we also have the responsibility
to vote. From where do homosexuals obtain
this "right" to marriage?
Secondly, Matt asserts that
homosexual marriages should be legally
recognized because such will reduce
homosexual promiscuity. Even if this were
true (and promiscuity could be shown to be
immoral outside of a theistic system), it
would not be sufficient to convince me thatl
should accept homosexual marriage.
Clearly, there is no formula available that,
when followed, can guarantee relationship
stability — for homo- or heterosexuals.
There is, however, a more fundamental
problem here. The idea that marriage is
merely an instrument by which relationship
stability is afforded and by which certain
economic benefits are granted is quite
offensive to me. God teaches us in the Bible
that marriage is a beautiful image of our
relationship to God, with the principal
characteristics of the two genders
complementing one another. The human
joy derived from this is, for Christians, far
greater than material gain, such as tax
benefits and so on.
Because I am particularly sensitive
to the limits that we have chosen to place on
our system of government regarding private
matters, I am tempted to agree with Matt
that homosexual marriage should be legally
recognized, even though I do not approve of
it personally. I do realize that without a
Christian world-view, one will not share my
perspective on this.
As a Christian, however, I realize that
marriage is fundamentally different than
other human contracts. It is more than just a
written document, and more than just a
pragmatic solution to life's hardships. It is
often frustrating but rewarding institution
given by God and subject to the limitations
imposed by the giver. As such, I could
never support laws that give sanction to
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