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Monday, November 8,1993
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7 - 10
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PHVS 208
CH 30-31
MEEN 212
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CH 31 - 32
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IVlemorical Student Center
Student Conference on National Affairs
STL DFNTS l)i:SIRlN(i TO Bi: A DBLlXiATF:
to tlic annual conR'rt‘ncc should submit an
application by 12 November, 1993.
Applications arc' available' in MSG 22311.
This year’s conference concerns the' fu
ture' of the' I’nitc'cl Nations. The' eonfc'rencc'
will be he'lel 17-19 1-c'bruarv. 1994.
Don't lead men on if
you're not interested
Bonfire illustrates how
A&M builds character
Recently my son, Gregory, Class of '94,
called and asked if I would join his Corps of
Cadet's unit "P2" in a father and son wood
cut for the bonfire. I immediately said yes,
but did not realize the consequences.
On a Sunday morning, we drove from the
campus to the cut site, and what a sight it
was to see about 1,000 corps members
preparing to continue a great tradition that
truly builds character and fellowship for
years to come.
As we moved into the woods and com
menced to performing the ritual that has
been carried out many times, a deep sense of
pride came over me at how Aggies can still
work together in a worthwhile enterprise.
After a long hard day of cutting and lift
ing, I realized Ihe sense of pride I was feeling
gave me hope for the future, because I know
that Texas A&M is building leaders that will
take us into the next millennium.
Build the hell out of Bonfire.
and smiling face. Jason has been through a
lot, but he is a prime example of what we
should all strive to be like. I will never forget
the look on his face when the Singing Cadets
were singing for him. The world needs more
people like this spunky 8-year-old boy.
I am so glad that good things still do make
the news. Thanks, Singing Cadets, for caring
about someone who admires you and loves
Aggieland!
Jennifer Lynch
Class of '94
RHA provides positive
Halloween experience
E. Allen Cruthirds
Dallas
Singing Cadets show
good news still occurs
On Oct. 31, I sat down to watch the 10
o'clock news on TV. Not surprisingly, sever
al of the stories were news of the negative
things that happened that day. After suffer
ing through two shootings, the death of an
actor and two fires, I was finally rewarded
with the news of a good act of human kind
ness. Whoop!
This event was the "Just for Jason" concert
that was performed by the Singing Cadets. I
got to go to the concert, and the group was
terrific, as usual. They sent chills down my
spine when they sang "God Bless the USA."
enjoyed the concert, but more importantly, I
enjoyed the fact that so many Aggies were
supporting the cause of a small boy who
needed them.
I was blessed to have the opportunity to
talk to Jason and his family before the con
cert. I was amazed by his positive attitude
As I sit here at the Food Service Commis
sary Building, working the midnight shift as a
security guard, it is Halloween night, and I'm
reflecting back on the past few hours. Actual
ly, it's feeling more like Christmas, because
my family has been given a most cherished
gift. This was a very memorable evening.
At times it seems everything goes wrong,
and actually earlier that evening, we had suf
fered two disappointments.
I had seen a flier inviting children to certain
dorms for trick or treat, so we headed out to
wards Lechner Hall, feeling apprehensive.
Then we were met by a "high-spirited" young
man with the longest spiked punk hair. He es
corted us to the hall, and that began the most
memorable Halloween my children or I have
ever experienced.
The decorations and costumes were fan
tastic. The warmth and friendliness that
were shown let an "outsider" experience the
Aggie family feeling. Tm embarrassed by
my past attitude that some locals develop be
cause of rude Aggies at the store, the "animal
houses" in the neighborhood or the "Mario
Andrettis" on the road.
It was nice to see a very positive side to
the Aggie students. I want to thank all of the
students that participated and the Residence
Hall Association for organizing and advertis
ing this event. I'm hoping this may become a
tradition. It definitely makes Halloween like
the old days.
Howdy Ags! On behalf of men every
where, I would like to issue the following
statement: Women jerk men around!
It's true; I can't count the number of times
I have been left hanging because a woman
with whom I had a date planned, decided
she had better options. Call me naive, but I
have always been very understanding when
a girl tells me they won't know if they can go
out until later because they have to see how
much homework they get done or some oth
er lame excuse.
Well, I finally woke up — it is just another
way to keep their options open. And another
thing, guys don't get hurt when we get
turned down.
So, women, if you're not interested, just
give us a flat no instead of saying that you're
busy, but next week would be great only for
us to hear another excuse later. All that does
is get the guy's hopes up and then dashed to
pieces. We would rather know in the first
place that you're just not interested.
I am getting sick and tired of treating
women nicely just to have them take advan
tage of me. I've always heard that guys that
treat women bad are the ones that get them,
but I never really believed it; maybe it's true.
I have always treated women like a gentle
man should (well almost always, everybody's
a jerk sometimes), and it seems they just take
the opportunity to walk all over me because
they think they have the upper hand!
I don't think my principles will allow me
to treat a woman bad, but I sure am not go
ing to take any maybes for answers anymore
— I have plans to make also. So, basically,
all I am trying to say to all you women is be
honest with us; we can handle it.
Christopher J. Ligi
Class of'93
Accompanied by 22 signatures
Watching the clocks is
just a big waste of time
Rick Ellington
Security Guard
Food Service Commissary
In response to Jeoff Krontz's letter regard
ing the clocks at Zachry;! have only these
two pieces of advice:
1) Buy a watch.
2) Get a life. .
Seriously, if keeping track of clock times
is what fills your day, you really ought to
get out more.
Dick Nelson
Class of ‘93
Monday. November 8.1993
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We’d like to thank the
runners and sponsors that
made the Kyle Field Ramp
Romp IV such a huge
success. Due to the support
of the Texas A&M and the
Bryan/College Station
community, we were able
to raise $500 for the local
Sp>ecial Olympics. Thanks!
MSC Council speaker policy violates First Amendment
• In a time when Texas A&M University wants
to hand - pick the students' electives, it is now clear
that they want to carefully select what we hear,
too. The MSC Council is threatening to enforce a
sketchy rule that would require every student or
ganization to gain approval before inviting a
speaker to an open meeting. This is ap
parently to insure an opposing view
point for every speaker.
The Bill of Rights allows US
citizens the right to speak freely,
we all know this. In fact, peo
ple here on campus were re
cently applauding a "free
speaker" who interrupted a
speech by Lt. Col. North.
Protesters were allowed to
rally (within the boundaries
of good taste) in front of Dan
Quayle's largest audience of
his career here at A&M.
The bottom line is A&M
allows many voices to be
heard. For every College Repub
lican club, there is an Aggie De
mocrats. For every Atheist/Agnostic
club, there is an Aggies for Christ. This
institution is blessed with diversity!
It appears the MSC Council should instead be
concerned with getting their own speakers. Maybe
then could they manage to get an opposing view
point to match the up-and-coming Rush Limbaugh.
• MSC officers are questioning the authority of
student organizations to invite controversial speak
ers to speak to members and non-members.
The only organization mentioned in the whole ar
ticle was the College Republicans. As a group, we
have the right, as defined by the First Amendment,
to "peaceably assemble." We also have the
right to invite the speakers we want.
In the University Regulations
book the MSC Council is given
the right to approve or disap
prove programs in order to
"prevent duplication." It says
nothing about counter
speakers.
If a group wants to open
up a program to the entire
student body, it is each in
dividual's choice to attend.
The Free Access Clause
gives campus organizations
equal rights to meeting loca
tions on campus. Nowhere
does it say equal access must be
in the same program on the same
night, as the MSC Council would have
us believe.
This is a blatant attempt by the MSC Council
to try to keep controversial speakers out of the MSC.
This is also a blatant denial of groups' — such as the
College Republicans — First Amendment rights.
Curtis Neason
Class of ‘96
Jennifer L. Hollingsworth
College Republicans
Class of'97
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