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AGGlELlfi H E BATTalio 1 Tuesday, March 26, 2002 sent thoughtsto lover, and sh at part of yc is to forget") want to mam that weight an: to Morissette; ? to forget a los y" highlightstfii females at on- rissette sings s r illusions of not real, but and in “Tha: •How the struf ind themselves ded songs made the at await a subse lot included or ) be as good a 'pt. (Grade: As NEWS the battalion Panel Continued from page 1 that led to the uproar over the cartoon. Panel members agreed that many students do not possess the knowledge needed to understand the differences among cultures at A&M. Because A&M did not begin as a diverse campus, the cultural developments of different groups are a part of the history of A&M, the panelists said. “If you don’t know that you don’t know, it is not bad. It is history,” Hernandez said. “Indifference has come because people don’t ask questions about [each others’] history.” A racist history? Eberhard Laepple, a graduate student representing the International Student Association, said problems come from a lack of knowledge about the history of other cultures which have not always associated with A&M. “Even as a foreign student, you realize it,” Laepple said. Brandon Hepburn, chair of the MSC Black Awareness Committee, said he remembers that as a freshman attending the ExCEL conference, he was told a story about a black student who found his car covered in racial slurs. Other panelists had heard similar stories that seemingly teach freshmen that A&M is an intolerant place. Lyndon Pryor, president of the African-American Student Coalition, said sometimes racial issues arise because some students seem proud of the school’s racist history. “We have to acknowledge the history of the University,” Pryor said. “The fact is, A&M has a racial history.” Stemming from this, panel members raised the issue concerning the display of the Confederate flag on campus and whether the flag is a symbol of racism or of history. Tyler Dunman, president of the Young Conservatives of Texas, said students need to learn to eliminate stereotypes from both sides of the issue, otherwise they will see the Confederate flag as a sym bol of hate. “You have to have an open mind and perception; don’t continu ously draw the same conclusions, because you can’t automatically issume everything is racist,” Dunman said. main the same ct. First, ObetS lyrics that ate he keeps is distinct, singing, wl ience Obersfs nd appropriale erst, the mix is is sincerity Is such as coi- uburbanizatior estic problems ut the album s a smart mov every elemejj ce, great ie: A) -Lycia Shrum izette Resend 1 : The problem of indifference The panel members agreed that some students still perceive this ind other issues of racism indifferently. Panelists expressed that students at A&M are either indifferent or nsensitive to current issues because of the history of the school, but nost students are gaining the knowledge and the mindset to change the indifference. Two groups (on campus) had beliefs that weren’t parallel, which ed to misunderstandings about the cartoon,” Hepburn said. “One group was offended by the past representation of its cul- ure,’ said Samecia Bloomfield, MSC director of cultural programs coordination. “The representation was forced onto the group; it was tied to past deas," said Student Body President Schuyler Houser. Growing pains The history of individual students at A&M and the lack of nowledge about what defines diversity have brought the campus o a turning point accompanied by growing pains, said panel members. The members noted that the cartoon, the reaction by iome groups and the perceived lack of a reaction by others are all part of those growing pains. “This campus needs to understand the value of diversity,” said lariano Castillo, editor in chief of The Battalion. “Historically, here has been a lack of understanding.”- To begin moving away from past racial issues, “we haVe td exam- ! the past and the changing times,” said Pablo Rodriguez, SGA executive director for diversity issues and a sophomore speech com- nunications major. “Changing times call for changing attitudes.” PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Spears says she is not in “an intense relationship” LONDON (AP) — Britney S prs said Monday that slie's not "in an intense rela- Lonship with anyone," fuel- H speculation that she and N Sync's Justin Timberlake we broken up. 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