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Page 2/Thursday, February 24, 1994/ The J-TAC
It's as quick
as the click
of a button
J-TAC Editorial
We've all done it - turned the pages
and asked our parents how they could
wear bell bottoms and have a beehive
hairdo.
Imagine what the next generation
will say about boots and jeans, or bangs
stuck up straight in the air, j
It's all a part of history, and everyone
has an opportunity to be a part of it. It
may have taken Lane Frost eight seconds
to make history, but it only takes a click
of a button for every student and faculty
member at Tarleton.
It's also a lot less painful than being
thrown off a bull.
All it takes is three lines of
information: name, social security
number, and classification.
Next, sit down in front of the camera
and flash those pearly whites.
It's over, and it's painless.
What's the reward of your ride on
the chair? A colorful, historical
document of the 1994 school year at
TSU, a Grassburr. ;
There may not be a shining gold belt
buckle when you're finished, but there
is an album of all the cowboys and
cowgirls right in the palm of your hand.
CHAOS by Brian Shuster
The J-TAC
Advisor
Charlie Reynolds
Editor in Chief Managing Editor
Brig Lopez III Roderick Richardson
Sports Editor/
Circulation
Charles Crittenden Jr.
Bhotogrctphers
Parks
Zane Fry
Features/A & EA
Editor ry/i ::j
Shelly Cockerham
Ad Coordinators
Christensen Low
Prnanuel Alvear
Staff
Ylonda Johnson Karman Edgar
Tony Farago Gena Reynolds
Denise Bradford Ginger Grider
Denise Collins Kippi Kuykendall
lar semester with the exception of university holidays
and examination . periods. Articles in the Opinion .
views of this university or Ms newspaper. Letters to the
Editor must contain a name and phone number,' Hbw-
ever, the name may be withheld: by request if the
previous information is given;.The deadline for letters
is noon on Tuesday of the week you wish to have it ;
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A forum for the views of Tarleton State University students
If you only knew
I would like to know why so many
people on this campus look for the
worstin the J-TAC. Don'tthese people
have anything else to do with their
time? And when we do something
-.veil, there isn't a soul to give us any
form of positive reinforcement.
I don't think people understand
the amount of work that goes into
putting one of these issues out every,
week. And as for having a social life,
"what the Hell is that?" When you are
on the staff you might as Well forget
about having a social life.
The amount of hours that the J-
TAC staff members put into their
work would be equivalent to a full
time job. On top of that, try going to
school full time and possibly holding
down another job. It isn't uncommon
for us to be found working well past
midnight.
People are always bitching and
moaning " The J-TAC is full of
errors." Well, if you people would
bother to investigate what we have to
work with, you might understand
why.
The J-TAC has two Macintosh
computers to work with, which by
the way, one of them is only working
at fifty percent of its capacity.
Some people might say, that's
plenty to work with, but I wouldn't
say that when there are about 17 staff
members that use these computers.
Many people think that we should be
able to work with only two computers,
but that's almost impossible
considering the amount of time we
have. Most of the equipment at the
J-TAC is eithej out of date, or well
on its way to falling apart.
And by the way, what about
those people who insist on having an
article in the paper, even when they
come around on late Wednesday
afternoon when the paper is already
in the process of being laid down.
For one thing, they don't have the
right todictate what goes in the paper,
and the deadline for entering an
article is on Tuesday, not on
Wednesday.
The J-TAC has improved a great
deal and should not be bashed so
often. \ye WOuian't mind
constructive criticism and would
welcome it. The J-TAC staff works
really hard to put out a paper every
week for the enjoyment of Tarleton
students.
Personally, I think the staff is
doing a really good job.
Brig Lopez III is the editor-in-
chief of the J-TAC.
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Letters to the Editor
Let all the
facts be
known...
Being first place
is not everything;
Dear Editor, t
ThisisinresponsetotheFeb. 10
article concerning the F1PSE Grant
and the Feb. 17 article about the
'Oscar P'. These articles were
outdated, and not entirely factual.
We are writing this letter to inform
the editorial staff and the TSU
community of the facts.
First of all, in your Feb 10
edition, you published a year old
article that was written before the
grant was awarded. There were
many details that were undefined
last year when the article was
printed.
The focus of the grant money
has been shifted to student desires,
rather than administrative
preferences. If the assigned reporter
had attended the scheduled
interview with Marilyn Keim, the
coordinator of texans for A Safe
University, or any of the students on
this committee, these discrepancies
would have been cleared up.
Furthermore, due to the students'
suggestions, the atmosphere of the
'Oscar P' has evolved and is still
evolving into something far different
from that which was proposed in the
grant. Suggestions are still being
accepted, and any ideas for activities,
programs, or design are welcome.
We appreciate your time, and in
the future, would be happy to answer
or clear up any questions you may
have.
Sincerely,
Heather Ideus
Brandi Stevens
Brandy Boas?
Scott Richardson
The Student Workers of Texans for a
Safe University
Dear Editor,
I was certainly sorry to read the
letter from Bob MacAdam in last
week's J-TAC. He is correct about
the definition of loser, which still
does not take away from the
persistence it took to get to the Super.
Bowl four times.
His opinion of the AFC is totally
subjective and he quoted no facts to
support his statement that it sucks.
How sad it is to find someone so
short sighted and narrow of mind.
In this modern society, we have
fostered the idea of first place or
nothing. However, this attitude
negates all the effort put forth by
people who quietly go about the
business of competing and struggling
each day to do the best they can in
their chosen sport.
Sports is not the only measure of
success. For some it is the simple
acts of learning to walk, read, oi
cope with the loss of one's eyes
limbs or other sense.
Great success depends on the
priorities one has in life. There are
students at this university who
consider it an outstanding success
just to pass some classes because
they are learning disabled.
In no way am I trying to belittle
or st<jp on Mr, MacAdam for his
opinion of the Buffalo Bills
performance in the last four years of
football competition. I would hope
that he would understand, as some
of the rest of us do, it is no disgrace
to be second or third or fourth. It is
the persistence in striving to achieve
a, goal which is the measure of
success, winner or loser.
. Susan Hay
KEEP OFF THE GRASS!!!
These poems were writen by Tarleton student Ciprano
H. Rivera Jr. Any feedback about his work would be
greatly appreciated
Dear Editor,
For the past few years, someone
must have been sneaking into the
Dick Smith Library at night behind
the janitors and scribbling "Grass =
Green Cement" into thedictionaries.
Unless you are as ignorant as the
sneakers that carry you to your 8:00
a.m. class, the grounds of ole' TSU
look like the ant farm I dropped on
my grandma' s kitchen floor back in
third grade. This not to also mention
the paper, Styrofoam cups, beer
bottles & cans and cigarette butts
that adorn the local landscape.
If everyone is truly concerned
about pollution, the environment,
or just taking care of something that
belongs to all of us:
* Watch your step.
Nobody is going to be that late for
math class.
* Those small, cylindrical
objects that look like R2-D2's
cousins are for those who choose to
smoke. Many smokers complain
that non-smokers give them no
common courtesy. So, give us non-
smokers some respect when you
finish, OK.
* If you are still going to
drink in or around the donnitories,
take care of your trash afterwards. It
is not "hiding" our problems, only
cleaning up after oneself. I wouldn't
leave trash in your driveway and yard
at home.
* Those signs on the doors
of classrooms mean what they ;say, ,1
am sickand tiredof having someone's
spilled Coke wind up drenching my
bookbag. There is plenty of hallway
space to drink to your heart's content.
s
I could ha ve spent this time griping;
about much greater world problems,
but if we can't even show the common
courtesy of keeping a public place in
good condition, our comments will;
carry little weight considering the
"grass roots" of the matter. . •'
Kindlin.' Wood
Autumn's Leaves
My Dream
A man was walking down the street Last night I layed myself to sleep
The wind was blowing calm and free, With knowledge burning bright,
He crushed the leaves under his feet And in the night I could not keep
And idly stepped and did not see. My pleasant dreams in flight;
To see the beauty of each leaf
Turned golden brown by autumns
chill—
He crushed, he crushed the fragile
leaves
Without regard, without a will.
The man kept walking by and by
Hearing the crackling of the leaves,
He looked above and saw geese fly
And heard the humming of the bees,
And heard the crushing of the leaves
Unless he had *Beethoven's ears.
Surely he knew they longed to live
Unlike the days that turned to years.
* Ludwig Beethoven-German
concert pianoist
and composer who
composed his greatest work
when he was deaf.
Instead I saw the cells of plants
And old Gregor Mendel;
In celled:room looking at plants
Next the burning candle.
In all my dreams of youthful time
I'd never seen the light
But once I heard a hymn;
Since had no pen it took to flight.
When I Met My Loye
I neVer felt the lovely spell
Cast by the golden bow,
But in the time of spring I fell
And love I came to know.
In all the springs of pleasent youth
My. heart in me did stay,
But when I met her in her youth
My/heart did flee away..
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