The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, November 15, 1985 Page: 3 of 8
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VEFENSE
GNRACIoR
Reason: they have individual thermostats yet the temperature can'
not be set under 70 degrees or over 90 degrees. According to a
university employee, 70 degrees is considered comfortable and thats
that. Why install individual air-tonditioning units when they are
controlled centrally? This has to be one of the greatest rip-offs this
semester!
I recently reported Prince Charles would be visiting Texas in
February. It turns out that the future King of England will be com-
ing to San Antonio. I sincerely hope His Majesty will not be enter- .
tained by city council members or speak at Trinity University.
Why? The council members might ask about his stand on flouride
and Trinity might name a dorm after him. Tacky, tacky.
Do you have a Visa or Mastercard issued by Citicorp Bank? Did
you know that Citicorp has increased its investments in South
Africa a country where its government favors racism, discrimina-
tion and apartheid! The only way to protest their investments
would be by cutting up your charge plate and sending it back to
them.
Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Trankina of the Biology Dept,
for her winning the prestigious racquetball tournament held recent-
ly. Also to Dr. Matilde K. Stephenson of the school of business for
winning the coveted award of “Woman of the Year.”
Until next issue, have a great Thanksgiving holiday and pray
that ARA does not serve well done prime rib anymore or put
breakfast sausage on the pizza.
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In the forest of motives, Baraka’s character
found “Only ideas, and their opposites.’’ In The
‘Just-the-facts, ma’am, and-as-few-of-thoseas-
possible’ Rattler, there is very little room for
ideas and their opposites. But there IS room.
The Editor-In-Chief and I have worked out a
deal. I slap the St. Mary’s student body in the
face and say, “Wake up! Look at yourselves!”
and he slaps them in the face and says, “Wake
up! Look at the world! ”
Both of us have been continually surprised by
the LACK OF RESPONSE. Its no fun slapping
the collective consciousness around if all its going
to do is bleat ‘ouch’ once in a while. Has this
university’s collective consciousness ODed on the
“I got mine, now you get yours without rocking
the boat” philosophy?
Not really. But it is headed in that direction.
Who cares? The ‘communists’, ‘bizzaros’, ‘Stu-
dent Government Association operatives’, and
various assortments of troublemakers who have
infiltrated The Rattler staff. Seriously, folks, we
don’t ALL ‘oooohh and aaaahh’ at the
monuments man has built to the god of
materialism.
At the national junior jabber journalism con-
vention held in Dallas recently, I learned that St.
Mary’s University is committed to a greater
degree of freedom of the school press than many
other private universities.
What good is freedom if we don’t take it out
for a walk once in a while—let it sniff at the
shrubs around campus—and have it ‘mark’ its ter-
ritory?
There ARE a few sacred cows on campus we
don’t agitate. For instance, if the StMU SG A ap-
pears to be a ‘do nothing administration’, do we
mention it? No. We report on how they’re
organizing an agenda to form a committee on
committees.
If there is money missing from part student
organization administrations and the suspect’s
friends are put in charge of the investigation, do
we send reporters out to dig up the goods on
them? No. We recruit staff from them.
If the Campaign For St. Mary's means one
thing to the program’s administrator and quite
something else to administrators who are suppos-
ed to benefit from the program, do we harp on it?
No. We hide the conflicting statements deep in
the body of the story where we are sure nobody
will read it.
Do we lampoon the alleged fact that a certain
Catholic university spent $10,000 trying to get
the student body to say yes to donating a few
bucks to the school’s capital improvements pro-
gram? No.
Do we-mention that a major endowment was
lost because of administrative ‘in-fighting’ which
resulted in a lawsuit against the university? No.
We write headlines like, “Campaign For Ex-
cellence On Its Way For Completion.”
If there is a question about whether StMU
athletes are getting under the table payments
from certain members of the Board of Trustees,
what do we do? We leave it up to you to find out.
We wouldn’t touch that one with a ten-foot soccer
net.
Hotbed of liberalism that we are, we are no
fools. No. We might slap the collective con-
sciousness around a little bit, but we’re not about
to bite the hand that gets us a job we’re not
qualified for. No.
So once again let me screw my fingers into
my cute little dimples and oooohh and ahhhhh at
dubious reports that ‘some St. Mary’s graduates
actually get the jobs they studied for after they
graduate.’ Oooohhh, aaaaaahhhh.
If we discovered that the student center
men’s room was actually being vandalized by a
right-wing fanatical Christian clique intent on ex-
orcising demon rum from the campus by
manipulating administrators into closing the
Pub, would we expose them? NO. We believe in
separation of church and state.
If the ARA was charging meal card holders
for food they didn’t get to eat and refused to give
refunds, would we write editorials about the
sheep being shorn? NO. Baaaaaad news is no
news.
If members of the Campus Police told us
their chief put a gag order out on the troops so
that they had to get permission from him before
speaking to anyone from The Rattler, would we
be offended? NO. If the big guy doesn’t think his
troops are articulate, who are we to argue?
If a group of gay St. Mary’s students
couldn’t get their organization DIGNITY-fied on
campus, do we aid them with publicity? No. We
publicize on AIDS speech.
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A The following guidelines have been set by the Bursar’s office in
order to facilitate early and general registration.
The Bursar’s office will no longer have “holds” for early
registration for those who have outstanding balances. They will be
permitted to early register!
When early registration begins next week the student will be
given a copy of their entire bill. Students are then encouraged to
make financial arrangements by choosing one of the following
plans:
a) to pay in full during early registration.
b) make agreement to pay in full by January 10, 1986.
c) sign for the infamous deferred payment plan.
d) apply college work study through direct deposit.
I personally encourage you to meet your financial obligations in
order to avoid long lines, unnecessary hassles and or cancellation of
registration next term. If you do have any questions about pay-
ment plans be sure to ask the personnel in the Bursar’s office.
On a lighter side, if you haven’t visited the new stores at North
Star Mall, well, you probably couldn’t care less. For those of you
who do a number of fine stores have opened. There is Saks Fifth
Avenue, Jarrods, The Polo Shop, and elegant Marietta of Acapulco.
The only new store on my blacklist is AcaJoe. Their clothes are
great yet the prices are outrageous and the personnel should be
given some classes on client relations.
, My Golden Turkey Award goes to the individual air-
conditioning units in Chaminade Hall and all those involved.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 1- A
group of prominent community
leaders and scientists, in-
cluding 5 Nobel Laureates,
have issued an urgent call for a
National Stop Star Wars In-
itiative from Nov. 15-19. Dur-
ing this week, which is right
before the Geneva Summit
meeting (Nov. 19-20),
demonstrations, rallies,
meetings, and other activities
opposing this weapon system
will take place from coast to
coast.
Among the endorsers of
this timely and important in-
itiative are: Hon. John Con-
yers, U.S. Congress, MI; Isaac
Asimov, scientist and author;
Detroit City Council; Cecilia
Ham, Chairperson of the Board
of Directors of the U.S. Stu-
dent Association; People’s
Anti-War Mobilization; Linus
Pauling, Nobel Laureate; John
Kogut, Physics Professor,
University of Illinois at Ur-
bana and National Spokesper-
son for the Scientists Anti-Star
Wars Pledge; Science for the
People Magazine.
The call they have issued
reads in part:
“Reagan’s STAR WARS
program must be stopped! The
so-called Strategic Defense In-
itiative is a massive escalation
of the arms race and an
obstacle to any significant
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arms reduction treaty. STAR
WARS is diverting billions of
dollars from jobs, human needs
and social services.
“As the Geneva Summit
approaches, the Soviet Union
has offered to cut strategic
arms by 50 percent if the arms
race in space is abandoned.
Reagan, however, has declared
STAR WARS research,
development and testing to be
non-negotiable. Reagan’s
STAR WARS plan sabotages
the possibility of a nuclear
arms limitation agreement at
Geneva.
“The whole world will be
watching the Summit Meeting
in Geneva. Let us all tell
Reagan: STOP STAR WARS!
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The whole world will hear!”
Two major demonstrations
against Star Wars are being
planned in response to the Na-
tional Call. They will take
place Saturday, Nov. 16 at
New York University in New
York City, and at
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in Boston. (Both
institutions are doing Star
Wars Research.) Many local
protests are being planned
across the country for just"
before the Summit Meeting.
For more information, or
to join this effort in your area,
contact the Stop Star Wars In-
itiative’s National Office at
212-741-0633. 19 West 21
Street, Suite 703, New York,
NY 10010.
“ UP IN SUPPORT
\ oF "STAR WARS"!
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