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In honor of National Banned Books Week,
MSC Literary Arts Committee presents
Monday
September 22, 1997
7PM, MSC 228
Tuesday
SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
7pm, Rudder Theater
Wednesday
September 24, 1997
7PM, MSC 201
WHY ARE
BOOKS STILL
BEING
BANNED?
A lecture about the
status of book banning in
the United States.
It's not a thing of the past
like you might think.
LESLEA NEWMAN
author of children’s book
Heather Has Two Mommies,
the second most banned book in the country
Sponsored by: MSC Great Issues, TAMU
English Department, and TAMU Gender
Issues Education Services
SHOULD
SOME BOOKS
BE BANNED?
An open discussion
about the content and
availability of
controversial books.
Persons with disabilities should notify us at least three (3) days in advance so we may accommodate your needs. 845-1515.
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IFESTYLES
Monday • September 22,19S;
Three cheers for Barbie
Monday • Si
Toy company fails to release Yell Leader Ken doll 1
Mot
O nce
again,
Texas
A&M gets the
short end of
the stick in
the Big 12. Is
it funding?
Athletics?
Bad press?
No, it’s far
worse than
that. Such
paltry issues
and white paired with that stun
ning blonde hair and impossible
figure. While we may be the most
deserving school in the Big 12, we
are also probably the least likely
to be given this honor.
Imagine the money the Universi
ty could generate by selling Yell
Leader Ken dolls on the open mar
ket. A&M should make all efforts
and use all available means of per-
pale by comparison. The issue
Tm talking about here is Barbie.
That’s right, Ags. Oklahoma State,
Nebraska and even t.u. have been
selected by Mattel to have a Bar
bie doll released dressed in the
costume of their cheerleaders.
But alas, there will be no A&M
Yell Leader Ken doll gracing the
shelves and toyboxes for young
Aggie fans everywhere. We have
become the latest victims of gen
der discrimination in the Big 12.
According to Lisa McKendall,
director of Marketing Communi
cations for Mattel, Inc., there were
19 schools picked this year for the
honor of Barbie wearing their
school’s colors. They were chosen
on the basis of school colors, then
stadium size and football and bas
ketball rankings. And, of course,
since it is Barbie, you have to have
cheerleaders. We were not chosen
for this honor.
Early next year, Mattel will re
lease 15 more versions of Ameri
ca’s most loved plastic woman
wearing the colors of other
schools. And once again, don’t
expect to see our beloved maroon
CHAD MALLAM/The Battalion
suasion to gather yet another prod
uct under the umbrella of the A&M
marketing machine. We don’t have
to worry about the quality of the
product because Mattel makes only
quality toys. Last year alone, they
grossed over $3.7 billion in sales.
A&M should have a slice of that pie.
If coffins are good enough forthe
University seal and name, them
quality “action figure” (as Ken
prefers to be called) should be nil
problem.
Years from now, good ol’Agsv
request to be buried in their Offi
cially Licensed Texas A&M Coffin;
with their Officially LicensedYell
Leader Ken dolls tucked neatlyai
their sides. And new generationss
young children, girls and boysal
(because it’s no longer politicalh
correct to restrict Yell Leader Ken
dolls to girls alone), will have hoi:
of fabulous imaginary adventure!
as Yell Leader Ken kicks G.l. Joe’s
butt and still returns to Kyle Field!
time to lead midnight yell pracb
In light of all the bail presstla
A&M has received in the pastyeai
what with the hazing allegations
and the Fish DrillTeam being dis
banded, we need all the good pres
we can get. This could be justthe
thing to finally elevate ustowodi
class status. Just think, ifthisYel
Leader doll goes through, couldt
Fish 1 Drill Team or even a Bonfire
Red Pot figure be far behind?
It’s time Texas A&M stops her;
satisfied with second-classstatnsi
the Big 12. The University should
exert all of its considerable influ
ence in this issue. Also, weasstn
dents should not rest until weger
our well-deserved and long-over
due Yell Leader Ken. Only by this
can we prove we are the bestinili
Big 12. After all, Yell Leader Kent:
kick t.u. Cheerleader Barbie's but
any day. Gig ’em Ken!
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Breakups
Continued from Page 3
Quick said it is impor
tant to realize what is hap
pening, before it is too late.
Men and women deal
with the loss in different
ways, and while some of
those ways can be help
ful, others can also be
come twisted and de
structive.
“Men tend to deal with
their sorrow inwardly,”
Williams said. “They go on
and act as if nothing is
wrong.”
Williams said men
tend to deal with sadness
in ways such as increased
drinking and partying.
“They might be crying
in their heart, but they are
not going to let anyone
see it,” Williams said.
Quick said women
handle the same type of
stress quite differently,
though it can be just as
unhealthy.
“Women are taught to
talk with each other about
their problems,” Quick
said. “But it’ll turn out the
relationship is all they talk
about.”
Such feelings can lead
the inevitable merry-go-
round of constantly getting
back together and break
ing up.
“It is a pattern, and it is
easy to just stay with the
same person,” Quick said.
Student Counseling
Services offers many av
enues for students to
help deal with romantic
troubles.
In addition to attending
Williams’ group, Aggies ex
periencing post-breakup
depression can schedule an
appointment with a coun
selor to talk about what is
bothering them.
“We’re not going to strap
them into electrodes,”
Williams said. “We just talk
about what is eating at
them. Most people are real
ly glad they come in.”
Another option Stiii
Counseling Services^
fer is their Love and!
mance 101 workshop
cun ing during theirl
the Hell Outta of St
Day” Oct. 6 at the MSC
“The many acthi
associated with scb
can add a burden tot
lationship or condos
of one,” Williams said
Heartbreak can bi
people down in anytt^
ber of ways, and stm
with the weight of scbo
their shoulders can
brought down. Wi.
and Quick said the besh
to deal with depressiot
remain active and note
on love lost.
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Debra Grant
Aggie Lutherans (ELCA)
Bob Davidson
A&M Church of Christ
David Rowland
First Baptist Church
Mark Crawford
Episcopal Student Center
Peter Tarlow
Hillel Foundation
Tom McMullin
Institute of Religion/
Lattet'Day Saints
Lynette Peine
Intervarsity Christian
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Chris Yates
Reformed University
Fellowship (PCA)
Michael Sis
Bill Scott
Monica Ashour
St. Mary’s Catholic
Student Center
Kathleen Ellis
Unitarian Fellowship
Frank Yates
Sally Estes
United Campus Ministry
PC (USA), DOC, UCC
Richard Manus
Sunny Kan
University Lutheran
Center (Missour Synod)
Max Mertz
Wesley Foundation
(United Methodist)
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