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ANTIQUE FARM dESI equipment IPF&* TRACTOR Id PULL SHOW Forum The Battalion Page 8 • Friday, September 10. Keepers of the spirit Every Aggie is responsible for upholding tradition 1 JOHN HUFFMAN On behalf of the Corps of Cadets, I’d like to take this op portunity to welcome everyone back to campus. Whether this is your first semes ter on these storied grounds or you’re taking a few victory laps before gradua tion, we’re glad to see you made it back here safely. I’d like to tell you a little about where I see the Corps fitting into the whole of the Aggie community. If you have ever seen a Texas A&M promotional video, been to a New Stu dent Conference or seen a picture of that distinctive khaki uniform, you’ve had at least a cursory glance at the second- largest uniformed body of students in the nation outside of the U.S. service academies — the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets. The Corps, like any other institution of similar origin and history, holds to its values, its legacy and its traditions tightly; The Corps as a whole has its past, present and future closely intertwined with that of Texas A&M. Because of A&M’s all-male military college status for its first 90 years, many of this campus’ most cherished tradi tions grew out of Corps experiences and practices. Silver Taps, Aggie Muster, the Twelfth Man, March to the Brazos — all of these developed from ‘Old Army’ cadet life. However, the face of the University and the Corps has changed dramatically since the days of Thomas Gathwright and Lawrence Sullivan Ross Now, in the middle of one of the largest, most successful research institutions in the nation, the Corps must find its place and its future, all while holding to the traditions and values it dearly loves. We hope it is obvious to everyone that the Corps holds the traditions of this campus in high regard. Daily, we seek to earn the right to the title ‘Keepers of the Spirit,’ but make no mistake — it is a title that we share with every Aggie willing to give back to the University he loves. It is a title that we share gracious ly and gladly, and it is not something we would ever seek to keep to the point of estrangement from the rest of the campus. 1 am constantly impressed with the examples that 1 see around campus of fellow students spreading our famous Aggie Spirit — freshmen and seniors saying ‘Howdy’ with enthusiasm as they pass each other between classes, the tra ditions of the MSC being strongly sup ported by the general student body, the proud 12th Man standing to cheer on our football players — the list goes on and on. All these serve as a reminder to us on the Quad that we are not alone in this fight to keep A&M’s traditions alive. 1 commend every Aggie, uniformed or not, for upholding the things that make our campus great. Being a ‘Keeper of the Spirit’ has nothing to do with the clothes you wear to class or the section you stand in dur ing the football game. It is about your heart, your desire, your enthusiasm fw this great University; it is about holdir. yourself and others to that high standa: that sets our University apart and it is about selfless service to preserve A&V future among the stars. In my book, every Aggie committed to the ideals a:; the spirit that makes this campus specij is a keeper of the same spirit as 1 am a is a guardian of the same traditions tk know and love. The Corps enjoys its role on this campus as do other prominent studem groups, and along with every student, we w ill adapt to our changing environ ment and help keep A&M special. We JIM FOREM in action it death of an women hai long road t With rut wil c ontinu e t< > serve A& M and the reinstated. sun o unding CO mmum ty ir whatever ranks to w way we can. it is the 1 east we can do of serving for th e gene rati ons of Agg ies before t: should wo whc > i brged the path w ■e fc llow. We W;; ■than men? wor hard \v ith all of our el low stude: It would to e ns ure tht survival and the spread- ■ denied fro ing oi ' the Sf >iri t of Aggiel and. We wi[ Ipilots, sail stan d beside th e other student groups: ■ require iIk this umpus and carry the banner ofot: ■ Navv vess Uni vc •rsity ii ito promi aenc e and prom::: ; Howeve into a future in which A& M is recog- llery, tanks nize d as the bet icon ol character and ■ the rules tl SUC( ss that we know it to be. That is a Ition with t role , hat is lur promi se ar id that is net Althoug whe re Aggies a re su pposed tobt I women se Jticipate in ■ Army Spe 1 mended fo and a senior f inance m MAIL&CALL Walking on the grass is because of ignorance I hope the only reason there has been a drastic increase of people walking on the grass at the MSC is their ignorance for what it stands for and not that they’re too impa tient to wait for other people to walk past so they can get to a bus. For those of you who do walk on the grass, bear in mind what the MSC is; a memorial. The grass is part of that. The memorial aspect is key as it is a re minder of how grateful we should be for those who have come before us, among us and those who will make sacrifices to allow us the freedoms that we have grown so ac customed to. 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