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YoO Yol) a, PRICE SMASHER ALLAS as A&M [on a prc llransforrr rnation fehnology : Hate mail airs public Ksrooms B Dallas lege Dis agemen [The prop '-owned I southes iady own opinion of other views ded for Icials pn ge part by School a 'er classe comple Aggies should be grateful they're not all all A : JLjLi s do all the columnists, I receive what we at The .Battalion affectionately call “hate mail.” Oftentimes people write in and tell us just how wrong we are, or how lousy our writing is. Hopefully, those individuals FRANK STANFORD Columnist son a person might want to to A&M, or college in general, itrol its effe will include their viewpoint as well. These letters are good for several reasons. Hate mail proves that our newspaper is read. It also shows that The Battalion’s reader- ship not only cares about most of our issues, but even cares enough to share it’s stance on these issues with us. This feedback gives us a better idea of how most, or many of you feel about things. Usually we are not shocked, but I can assure you every opinion sent in is read and digested, particularly if it is regarding a certain column, columnist or cartoon. Hate mail is like getting constructive criti cism from a professor, except sometimes the letters aren’t so constructive. Nonetheless, the opinion editor tries to include a balanced mix of opinions in each day’s Mail Call. Some of them are real doozies and certainly enhance the readers’ interest. Since I now have written more than 50 columns for The Battalion, I have received my share of hate mail — as well as “love letters” (fan mail) — from interested students and facul ty. As is the nature of hate mail, anger in the letters ranges from em phatically questioning an opinion to wanting me fired. From these reactions, I’m able to get an idea of how many Aggies think Just as my thoughts are questioned, I question what seems to be the domi nant channel of thought in Aggieland. I have taken this to be my job, and it is a large portion of what I write about. So, why are we here? Well, we’re here for many reasons. We’re here because our ents made us or because our friends came here. We’re here to be in the Corps and get ilk ab< lay cui DALLAS lilies of teh gram is o military contract, or for the camaraderie [That is evision i irent and " beating ; tiative ar ich parent w to eval iy see on ' “We think leadership it offers. We registered because Dad K tel ^ isio [ is Class of ’62 and everyone else in our family went to A&M. We enrolled because the engineering, agri culture and veterinary departments are world famous. We came because we got a good academic or athletic scholarship at a school with winningre- suits in both arenas. We came to get a job even tually. We stayed to enjoy the traditions and the friendliness. We’re here because we like it. But for all of these reasons - and the many others I’m unable to include - we came to learn. And we didn’t just arrive in College Sta tion to learn how to drink beer, pass Differen tial Equations or march in precision. Even though degree plans, financial and time restraints prevent us from being exposed to everything we have at our fingertips in a col lege setting, we owe it to ourselves to learn everything we can. To graduate from the third-largest universi ikatthe lat lid Decker > I Cabl do, w is country." Describe rtnership oi lommunity i lams the P in the lustry’s edu Partisan nore bil To graduate from the third-largest universi ty in the country and say, "I went to a school where everyone thinks just like I do/' is laughable to all educated people, We have even received letters from students’ mothers. These particular types of letters kind of get to me for several reasons. They often claim opinions in a student newspaper ought to reflect the majority of students’ viewpoints. Al though I must admit I’ve never minded offend ing anyone with my opinion — nor should any of us — offending someone’s mother is ... well ... uncool or something. However, sometimes I force myself to think of mothers as people too, and that they should be subject to the same scrutiny as anyone else. Aside from this internal conflict, I was rather pleased that some columns actually made it out of Aggieland and are read by parental units. More importantly, I’m bothered that anyone would be upset at commentary which didn’t necessarily jive with the way most people think around here. This leads me to second-guess the whole rea- WASHIN Republican jngress is | lother in a this fall’s e Sbyists bee mrsday, jc are, campE ivironment. 'We’re the itiring Senati itchell sa laneuvered nd Republic? leones try ini But Sen. iticipating st ov. 8 repliec Arne e’ve got a I about to lose | Democrats lose seats this hance to ecessary to i nd a slimiru ty in the country and say, “I went to a school where everyone thinks just like I do” is not only a sad statement, reeking of ignorance, bi laughable among educated people across the country and particularly the world. Relish the fact that Aggies aren’t all white, middle class, Americans, engineers, Christians, | earsofDem( conservatives, left-brained, militaristic, South erners or short-haired. We’re not. If we wereal the same it would really be snoresville around here. It’s these interesting differences that pro vide exposure to stuff we don’t already know. MINNIEAI Although it may be difficult, try to experience olice who s as many cultures, outlooks and life philosophies as jher, the worn possible, as long as they aren’t your own. r e looked "bi When you are exposed to something newer ® ve ^’ a heaw different, you learn. c And that’s why we’re here. Police s for cove Tv.-'. Frank Stanford is a philosophy graduate student At first sh four or five m; ngry when 1 wface or le i maze of pi fowntown str< Police thei oom, where Contact your Planning and Placement office for more infor mation on Sprint opportunities. Sprint Sprint is an equal opportunity employer. sa 'Oman a ticl ATTENTION ORIENTATION LEADERS EA.C.T Training will tajkfe jUice 6W October 3 or October 6. Remember that all O.L.s are required to participate in four (4) hours of EA.C.T calling tq welcome new ■ studeh¥$:-feife^a^A&M. '"•••C ID Training \^ill tajee place: October 3 @ 8:30 in llOdf fhe Koldus Building | Or D.. 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