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Wednesday • September25 (
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False impressions
given by Battalion
I have been reading The
Battalion for over 35 years. For
years, students have depended
on “The Batt" for a summary of
the current events. It is a real
privilege to be selected to pro
vide such a service.
However, with privilege comes
responsibility. In the Batt of Sept.
23, page 5, the headline over an
AP article declared, “Independent
vote steers from Dole.” The article
contained complaints of Ross
Perot about his being left out of
the upcoming debates between
Dole and Clinton.
As I read beyond the headline,
however, I found not a shred of
support for the declaration of the
headline. The wording crafted in
headlines appears to be written by
The Battalion. In this case, the
wording of this politically-
charged article is misleading to
readers. Either the author did
not read and understand the AP
article before writing the head
line or the author chose to mis
lead readers.
In either case, that is intel
lectual dishonesty, something
that should be ingrained in
character long before one
reaches a position of influence.
An even more significant ques
tion for a bright, inquiring mind
would be, ... Why is intellectual
dishonesty so prevalent not
only at the highest level of our
government but also through
our society?
Have Americans gotten so
busy they have lost the art of
evaluating people and informa
tion within the established
framework of Truth? Our society
cannot survive long moving in
that direction. We can do better
and so can The Battalion.
you can, you can’t catch him
he's the Gingerbread Man!
Ty Turner
Class of’97
Nice guys, not girls,
have disappeared
W.R. (Bill) Purcell
Class of ’64
Connell deserves
appropriate name
As I watched the Aggies beat
the hell outta North Texas on
Saturday, I couldn’t help but
notice Albert Connell whip up on
the UNT defense.
Connell has helped the Aggies
win many times including a
memorable SMU game last year.
I believe it is time Connell got a
nickname — he’s earned it. If it
were up to me, he would be
Albert "the Gingerbread Man”
Connell — Run, run, as fast as
In regards to Bryan Goodwin’s
Sept. 24 column, “Nice girls put
on endangered list.”
You were right. When I started
reading your article, “I AM a nice
girl!” did pop into my mind. But
what also came up in my mind
was the fact that this feeling goes
a two-way street.
On the other side of the spec
trum, guys of virtue and common
chivalry seem extinct as well.
And it is really sad that those
skinny, anorexic, toneless
females of Friends and Melrose
Place are the images which soci
ety thinks are becoming real.
But let’s face it, in the real world
not everyone is blonde, dingy
and clueless. And not every
blonde is a moron.
If society would replace
today’s role models with the
more realistic and desirable
qualities of a strong, indepen
dent person, maybe society as a
whole would benefit.
Until then, both you and 1 will
be forced to continue searching for
the reality: The lady, the gentleman
... and for that person whom we
find outside society’s mold.
Those ramps were ins&
individuals who haveprol
getting in and out of buildup
The guilty students shot
ashamed as they arealladi
and know better. Remembe:
might need to use thatrainf
some day. Put yourself in tt;
other man’s shoes. I hope
keeps up the good work.
time 103
Christine Tran
Class of '99
Wendy L
Class
Kudos to PITS for
removing bicycles
The Bai
I would like to commend the
PTTS for removing the bicycles
from the handicap ramp railing
last week at the Kleberg building.
I was totally disgusted by the
laziness and lack of respect the
bicycle owners displayed by lock
ing their bicycles to the railing. I
could not believe that these peo
ple had the audacity to park their
bikes there when the bike lot is
not even a half a block away.
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