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These people are willing to blatantly defy the First Amendment in the name of "open- mindedness" and "fairness." This seems a lit tle contradictory. I think that this liberal section of the Uni versity is scared to death of Rush Limbaugh and the people who agree with him; there fore, they go through great pains to try to have them silenced. If the MSC Council wants to have a counter speaker, then why should this task fall on the College Republicans in any way? Could it be that the Aggie Democrats are just not capable of finding anyone that even re motely matches up with Limbaugh. Bill Zerby Class of '96 •To the MSC Council: for speakers to be effective, they must present both sides of an argument and use logical reasoning to refute one side, while using the same consistent logical reasoning to promote the other side. The purpose of a university is to promote and foster free thinking — not to have bal anced and fair thinking. (If that was the case, half of the liberal arts department would have to go.) After all, by that logic, for every capitalist speaker brought to campus, we would have to invite a socialist candidate. Who is going to keep track of all these speakers? There are so many diverse student orga nizations (pro-life Aggies, pro-choice Ag gies, NORML, Agnostics, Campus Crusade for Christ) that if the MSC tries to bureau cratically "balance" these speakers, it will take any club on campus forever to get ap proval. The Aggie Democrats and the Gay Les bian Bisexual Aggies co-sponsored a speech given by Glen Maxey, D-Austin, earlier this year, presumably promoting his political ide ology. There is your balance. It is not up to the MSC political forum to "balance" out what the groups on campus do. It is only their job to balance their own program since they are funded by the Uni versity. Jennifer L. Hollingsworth Class of'97 •Frank Brown claims the MSC "provides skewed balance" by funding certain campus groups. However, recognized student orga nizations have an equal opportunity for funding. I am curious to know if College Republi cans didn't bother applying for funds or if they didn't submit any programming worth funding. Also, if you are listing the funding status for College Republicans and Pro- Choice Aggies, why not inform the campus about the funding for Aggie Democrats and Aggies for Life? (Wouldn't that be a "bal anced" reporting of the facts?) And if it upsets you that recognized stu dent organizations like Earth First!, Gay Les bian and Bisexual Aggies, and the National Organization for Women receive funding, I invite you to establish at A&M an Earth Last!, Straight Aggies, or a local chapter of the National Organization for Men; this would fix the "skewed balance" you imag ine. Frankly, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Aggies is NOT a political organization. GLBA's goal is to provide services to the gay/lesbian/bi sexual population on this campus. If you want to verify the function of GLBA, Mr. Brown, please feel free to attend the next general meeting on Thursday, Nov. 18. Nancy Tubbs Class of '93 Brady Bill no threat to constitutional rights In response to Russell Holloway's letter appearing in the Nov. 2 Battalion, I would like to point out how outrageous his re sponse to the open letter to Jason Sweeney was. You stated in your letter that the Brady Bill would do nothing but "chip away the rights of Americans." Have you ever heard the term "spirit of the clause"? The spirit in which our founding fathers created the right for you to carry a gun was far from what they are used for to day. We were given that right in order to be able to create a militia (police). They did not intend the thousands of handgun homicides that oicur each year. Dicjl you realize that in Houston along there were over 300 homicides last years as compared to four in all of England? The peo ple in England have the ultimate form of gun control. No guns. Period. If the five day wait ing-period had saved a single life out of the thousands of lives lost to guns every year in tills country, wouldn't it be worth it? What if that life was yours or someone you love? Waiting five days isn't going to inconve nience anyone with legitimate reasons to an extent that would even come close to violat ing your constitutional rights. It's already been proven constitutional in many states, so it's just your opinion that it's taking your right to bear arms away. It's a le gal fact that it isn't. I'm tired of hearing the NRA say how evil gun control is while peo ple are being shot in the drones on the streets every day. Brian Stucker Class of'91 Advice to the lovelorn: •I am writing in response to Christopher J. Ligi's letter written Nov. 8. In it he slams women who jerk him along in hopes of maybe leaving their options open for some thing better. Dear hurt and confused, I would suggest that you change your tactics. Start to use lines like: "Well, I need to know by such and such so I won't be left at home with my thumb stuck up my butt," or simply ask fora yes/no answer. It may seem like you're iso lating yourself at first, but, trust me, it's a good way to cut down on dead weight (which can be very expensive). John Staton Class o/'93 •I would like to respond to Christopher Ligi's letter regarding "women who jerk men around." Because you are such a gentleman (as I'm sure are your friends) you have prob ably never met any "dishonest" men. Well, I have. Through a big mix up, 1 arranged to go to the SMU football game with a corps member (who will remain un named). We met twice before the game for intervals of less than fifteen minutes. We arranged to meet for the football game at two o'clock on Saturday. As two-thirty rolled around, I realized I was being "stood up." I called his room, and his roommate answered commenting "he probably forgot." I have no idea what the reason for him not meeting me was, though I think a phone call would have been a nice gesture. I really did not need a pity-party agreement and then a dump. This brings me to another point. You must pick up all the wrong women. I agree, there are a lot of men and women out there dragging the opposite sex around in the dirt by standing them up or not committing to a date. However, there are many of us who would be elated at the idea of going out for a nice evening with a gentleman. Please, don't stereotype all women to be the scoundrels you have made them out to be. There are lying men, women, children and politicians in the world. However, there are many beautiful souls out there waiting to be discovered. Lee Ann Rohrer Class of'91 Closed Sunday & Monday THE AGGIE PLAYERS THEATRE at A&M since 1945 Edu/ard Albee's A Pulitzer Prize winning play from the author of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? November 4-6 6* 10-13, 1993 8:00 p.tn. Rudder Forum Students: $5.00 General Public: $7.00 Groups of 10 or more: $4.00 per ticket Tickets available at the MSC Box Office in Rudder. To order by phone call 845-1234 Produced through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. MSC Barber Shop Serving All Aggies! Cuts and Styles Reg. haircuts starting at $6. Eight operators to serve you Theresa-Ramona-Jennifer-Mary-Yolanda Wendy-Troy-Hector 846-0629 Open Mori.-Fri. 8-5 Located in the basement of the Memorial Student Center * 0t ^ . av\^ oir AS9 ^ Spring 1994 Section Day Time 501 MW 12:40- 1:30 502 MW 1:50 - 2:40 503 MW 3:00 - 3:50 504 MW 4:10 - 5:00 505 TR 12:45 - 1:35 506 TR 2:20 - 3:10 What Is the R.A. Class? It is the prerequisite class for becoming a Resident Advisor. It is a one hour credit course which Is graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Why take It? To learn more about the role of a Resident Advisor, how to become an effective leader and role model, and how individuals and groups develop in a residence hall setting. (Also, the RA Class should be completed before applying for Summer Conference Assistant.) What are the requirements to become an R.A.? - 2.25 overall GPR - Successfully completed 30 hours of coursework (sophomore standing) - Successful completion of the R.A. Class ‘Preference is given to those who have lived on campus at least one semester. For more information, please call 845-6520 Department of Student Affairs / Division of Student Services Gobble 5T)OP. A cotactton or contwripoiary tootv^ar m tn. >ltM you rvMd Post Oak Mall 696-7671 MS [TM 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 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 17,1993, in room 301A Reed McDonald. 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