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The closest study area is the West
Campus Library near the Wehner
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from PSEL.
Recently, the A&M administration
uggested remodeling the PSEL. The
emodeling would decrease the
amount of study area for students and
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Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, interim execu
tive associate dean of the Bush School,
said, “With this remodeling proposal,
the study area at the PSEL will de
crease by at least half.”
The PSEL is only 5,000 square feet,
and if this proposal goes into effect,
there will be a dramatic decrease in
study area for its students.
Courtney Eschbach, a junior politi
cal science major, said, “The expansion
of the Bush School is great, but it
should not cost the students a library.
The PSEL is very convenient for eco
nomics, and political science majors. It
is easy for students to meet at the PSEL
for study groups. It would be an awful
decision on the administration’s part to
cut this library in half. There needs to
be another solution.”
Jonathan Stinson, a junior political
science major, said, “If the library re
modeling proposal was put into effect,
it would be unfair for the Bush School
students to have to go all the way back
to main campus just to find a quiet
place to study.”
There are other ways for A&M to
solve this office space problem. Vedlitz
noted that the remodeling proposal
may cost between $200,000 and
$300,000 for the new offices.
Instead of reducing the PSEL, the
administration could use the money to
ward building another office building.
Also, the construction of a larger
study library at the Bush School would
enhance the departments.
Bill Perry, executive associate
provost said, “All functions of the
PSEL will still be preserved: Book
drop and delivery, current periodicals,
journals, and reference materials will
still remain.”
While all of these functions at the li
brary are important, the administration
is overlooking another important func
tion of a library: to create a quiet study
area for students.
This remodeling proposal would
eliminate the study area. To compen
sate for the lost study area, A&M will
provide tables and chairs for students to
use in the stairwell adjacent to the 41st
Club and in the outside covered patio
area behind the Academic Buildirtg-
West.
These noisy, crowded areas are
weak substitutes for the quiet of a li
brary.
Most of the student population and
administration want the Bush School to
grow and prosper.
This remodeling proposal would
only allow the faculty of the Bush
School to grow at the expense of
students.
For the good of the students, an al
ternative to eliminating the PSEL must
be found.
This alternative must be one that
benefits both the students and the facul
ty at the Bush Complex.
Sunnye Owens is a junior
journalism major.
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Time also suggested that only 33
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Women, culminated efforts to raise aware
ness of poverty and domestic violence
throughout the world.
Have these and dozens of other marches
on Washington in the past decade accom
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March, the answer is yes.
Many of the same African American
men who attended that event brought their
families along.
Many felt that the march “unquestion
ably pushed the topic [of family responsi
bility among black men] higher on the pub
lic agenda,” according to the Dubuque,
Iowa Telegraph Herald.
This march brought the responsibility of
men to their families into a forum where the
positive aspects were emphasized instead
of the negative.
While some women found the male-only
event demeaning and sexist, it brought
awareness to the importance of a male role
model in the family.
According to Vivian Gadsden, director
* of the University of Pennsylvania’s Nation
al Center on Fathers and Families, “the
march, while dismaying some women, had
positive effects.”
With the Million Family March over, it
will have a potentially positive effect on the
efforts of communities to unite families.
With the greater occurrence of both sin
gle-parent families and dual-income fami
lies, a drive for greater family strength is
needed in many communities.
With the Million Fami
ly March over, it will
have a potentially pos
itive effect on the ef
forts of communities to
unite families.
While the Million Man March saw
changes in its target community, the World
March of Women 2000 is working to affect
not just local communities, but the interna
tional community as well.
The march was held to place its chosen
issues into the international spotlight.
Ramesh Sepehrrad, spokeswoman for
the National Committee of Women for a
Democratic Iran, echoed the feelings of
many protesters when she said, “This
march is against the champions of patri
archy that deny the human, democratic and
social welfare of women.” •
The outcome of the seven-month rally
will bring about a more worldwide aware
ness of the violence against women that oc
curs in many parts of the world.
The rally protested against the Interna
tional Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World
Bank. Many who took part of the march
feel that the IMF and World Bank discrimi
nate against the poor and do not lend mon
ey to countries with the greatest need.
The march brought out not only women,
but also many men who are concerned
about ending poverty and violence.
This march’s effect will not be felt im
mediately, but the outcome will have a pos
itive effect on the continuing fight against
poverty and domestic violence.
For many, the marches and demonstra
tions have brought to light issues that are
not always readily addressed. But for oth
ers, these rallies bring harsh realities to the
forefront of their lives.
While it seems that everyone is protest
ing against something, these recent rallies
are working for a greater good and haye
opened the door for many more.
With many parts of society in turmoil, a
stronger family unit and the ending of
poverty are just the beginning of much
needed changes.
While the world waits to see whether
these rallies make a difference, looking at
past rallies, there is a good chance that the
changes will occur.
Brieanne Porter is a sophomore
chemical engineering major.
Mail Call
Personal responsibility
lost in bankruptcy
In response to Reid Bader’s Oct. 24 column.
I think that the concept of borrowing money is lost
on Bader.
He states the bankruptcy reform bill will “increase
the amount of money that the credit card companies
collect."
Credit card companies are not in the business of
giving money away. However, when a credit con
sumer maxes out his or her credit card and then files
for bankruptcy, the consumer gets to spend the mon
ey and the government says he or she do not have to
pay it back.
This is wrong for two reasons. First, those of us
who pay our debts absorb the costs.
Second, it is essentially stealing to borrow money
and not pay it back. It is time for people to take re
sponsibility for their actions and paying their debts is
a good place to start.
Stop trying to blame the credit card companies for
the actions of the consumers.
Not to say that the credit card companies are an
gels, because they are not, but whose fault is it, real
ly, that people are trying to live beyond their means.
I admit that I am guilty of this myself, but I do not
expect credit card companies to give me money with
no obligation to pay it back.
The moral of the story: Live within your
means. Do not try to finance a lifestyle that you
cannot afford.
Please, do you really need that second television,
the cell phone, the $20,000 car, the sixth pair of de
signer shoes?
Kenneth Kennedy
Class of ‘01
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