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The Battalion
Thursday, November 4,1993
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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
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The Texas A&M University
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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,
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Have at least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper,
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Have completed at least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and
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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."
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