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Page 10 The Battalion Thursday, November 4,1993 ^ — : : ; ; - ■ 1 quate treatment at Beutel's "health" clinic. I challenge you to ask almost any student about an experience there and get a positive reaction. We pay $25 per semester per stu dent for this clinic. If there are 40,000 stu dents here, that's $1 million. What can we do? Think about it. Wave is very bad bull At last Saturday's game, we were shocked to see the Wave performed for the first time in Kyle Field. Even though the Wave was started by the Junior ROTC students in the end zone, the entire 12th Man and about half the Former Students participated while the SMU Band performed on the field. We understand that the Mustangs weren't too challenging, the SMU Band was boring, and everyone was colder than an Eskimo sit ting on an iceberg; yet, as Aggies we have a responsibility to show some class and hospi tality to the other team's fans and band. Imagine our reaction if the t-sips did the Wave in Austin last year during our band's performance. Furthermore, Texas A&M supporters used to be the only fans in the state that didn't do the Wave. In our opinion, we at Texas A&M have enough traditions of our own that we don't need to copy other's. Beat the Hell outta Louisville! Ms. Chelkowski goes on to say "It's diffi cult, if not impossible, to avoid associating the ad with the story when they are sitting side- by-side." Please, Julie, don't insult our intelli gence. The only people this could apply to are those who can't read and are only looking at the pretty pictures or Battalion sports writers. By the way, Julie, isn't your job assistant sports editor? You should be writing about something relevant to the sports world and not displaying your ignorance of the free- market system. Amy R. Jimenez Class of'93 Go after criminals, not law-abiding citizens Tut Jones Class of‘92 Beutel is a health threat ‘93-'94 Yell Leaders Sex and sports go hand in hand in free market I am writing this in response to Julie Chelkowski's column on Nov. 2; "Sports Pages Are No Place to Sell Sex." I have one question for Julie: Where the hell else are they going to sell it? It's a captive audience! If I were trying to reach as many men as possible, I would certainly start with the sports page. Ms. Chelkowski wrote "sex is synony mous with sports." That's ridiculous! It just so happens that men like sex, and men like sports. That is why you find these topless bar ads in the sports section. It's the same way for any company or industry that is trying to reach its target audience. Personally, I don't find it particularly pleasing to watch mothers and daughters discussing their favorite douche while I am trying to watch The Young & The Restless. But I understand why it's there — the company is trying to reach out to as many women as possible to sell their product. Capitalism. That's all. "Clinic provides emergency care"? After reading that article in the Batt (11/2/93) I felt compelled to respond. Last week I suffered a concussion playing intramural football. After the doctor at the "health" clinic examined me, he said, "Oh it's nothing. Just sit up." I couldn't, so I was placed in an upright posi tion. I was dizzy, my pupils were sluggish to dilate, and I couldn't focus my eyes. The doctor reluctantly sent me for an x-ray as the symptoms persisted. After that the doctor said, "Well, you have a concussion. If you have some Tylenol at home, take two and go to sleep." He didn't say one thing about possible balance problems, nausea or the com plications and warning signs to look for after receiving a head injury. My roommate asked the nurse about it, and she told her to wake me occasionally, "just to make sure." I went home with my roommate and im mediately called my parents, who are both in the medical profession. They were outraged at the treatment, or lack thereof, I received at Beutel. They instructed my roommate to take me to St. Joseph's, where I was given prompt attention. The doctor told me I had a serious concussion, and I was kept for observation until 4:00 a.m. and instructed to stay in bed for 24 to 48 hours. He also gave my room mate a list of symptoms to watch out for, the name and number of a local neurologist in case I didn't improve and several instruc tions about recovery from a concussion that I otherwise would not have known. This is not an isolated incident of inade- I am writing in reference to Jason Sweeney's Oct. 29 opinion piece on the NRA's opposition to H.R. 1025, also known as the Brady Bill. I would like to salute his support of the NRA, but I also hope to rectify some in correct assumptions he made in his piece. First, while the Brady Bill requires a five- day waiting period before purchase of a firearm, it does not require a background check of gun purchasers. The waiting period is to allow for the option of a check by local authorities, but the bill cannot specifically mandate one because the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution "forbids the federal gov ernment from compelling states — and thus local law enforcement — to undertake any kind of action, including conducting back ground checks of gun purchasers" (Ameri can Rifleman, Nov. 1993). The NRA, does, however, advocate an in stantaneous background check program en forced by the states; the one already in place in Florida has prevented the sale of firearms to over 13,000 felons in the last two years (AR, Sept. 1993). As for the question of a ban on "assault weapons," I can find no evidence that the Brady Bill contains such a provision. The pri mary piece of legislation in this area is Sen. Howard Metzenbaum's S.653, which he is at tempting to amend to include all semi-auto matic firearms, including those used legiti mately for hunting and competition. Sen. Metzenbaum has stated publicly, "Until...we can ban all of them (semi-automatics), we might as well ban none" (August 3,1993). The NRA has focused its lobbying efforts on its CrimeStrike program, which promotes legislation that affects criminals, not law- abiding gun owners. Those who would like to see something done about crime in Ameri ca would be better served by this effort rather than the Brady Bill, which will do nothing to curb the amount of crime perpe trated with guns obtained illegally. Erika Prater Class of'95 Thursday, |ULI PH ILL davetho BELINDA B MACK HAR ■ Spe, The TAG Heuer 6000 Series. 18-karat gold and fine brushed steel. Water-resistant to 200 meters (660 feet). TAGHeuer SWISS MADE SINCE 1860 LIU (Dark/ Jeuuder/ 3841 Bellaire Blvd. • Houston. Texas 77025 • 713 668-5000 An authorized TAG Heuer dealer. The Texas A&M University Student Publications Board is accepting applications for Editor, The Battalion Spring 1994 The spring ’94 editor will serve from January 10, 1994, through May 6, 1994. Qualifications for editor of The Battalion are: Be a Texas A&M student with a minimum 2.0 overall and major GPR at the time of appointment and during the term of office; Have at least one year experience in a responsible editorial position on The Battalion or comparable student newspaper, OR Have at least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper, OR Have completed at least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and 303 (Media Writing I and II), JOUR 301 (Mass Comm Law) and JOUR 304 (Editing for the Mass Media), or equivalent. Application forms should be picked up and returned to the Student Publications Manager's office, room 230 Reed McDonald Bldg. Deadline for submitting application: 9 a.m. Tuesday, November 16, 1993. Applicants will be interviewed during the Student Publications Board Meeting beginning at l:30p.m.Wednesday, November 17,1993, in room 301A Reed McDonald. A boy and his calf ... Joshua Ray, age 9, and his pet calf, Aggie. When we brought my baby calf home from the auction, she was wild and wouldn't drink from a bottle. The first two weeks I had to make her drink from a bucket and wasn't sure if she was going to live. She became my best friend and made me happy when she learned to eat range cubes from my hand. I work for my grandparents on their farm, and I'm saving my money to go to Texas A&M. That's why I named her "Aggie." "Gig 'em Aggies." Joshua R. Ray, age 9 Palestine, Texas MSC offi ley know ■ ents to hi jprove th ;nt functic Accordin eather He dons at could mpus" mi ’proved b) MSC offi ides of ar fays be rep There is ml the Ui maintai kson, as 'grams. 'Clearly s '•e Univer wide stu aige of feh to le; worship. Accordii Rations. 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