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Recently, several individu-
als observing the crisis at
Lamar University from the
outside, including Sen. Carl
Parker and interim chancel-
lor candidate Brage Golding,
have commented that the
power struggle currently
underway here is not some-
thing with which students
should be concerned.
It is evidently the opinion of
these individuals that students
should simply ignore the
media swarming on campus
and the verbal jabs being
delivered by both sides at each
other and go about the busi-
ness of education. In other
words, go to your classes,
stick your heads into your
books and keep your mouths
shut.
But that is exactly the kind
of mid-20th century mentality
— let’s dub it “old think” —
that landed this university in
the mess it is in right now.
The students at the
Beaumont campus have set a
standard of excellence in lead-
ership throughout this
semester’s crisis. The Student
Government Association — a
diverse group which runs the
gamut of philosophical
thought — was the only group
with a stake in these matters
that listened to both sides in
person before then passing a
decisive and thorough resolu-
tion.
The manner in which the
SGA drafted and passed its
resolution — constant debate
until a true consensus could
be reached — shows that stu-
dents have learned a great
deal outside the classroom, not
only in previous semesters,
but in this one as well.
This is not to criticize the
other constituency groups
who acted first, and, perhaps,
most bravely, but to point out
that the student voice must be
heard as well.
The apathetic ‘80s are over.
Get used to it.
Arms for hostages
Bush should come clean on what he knew
Ask Financial Aid
Dear Mr. Rush: How much
income can a family have and still
qualify for financial aid?
Dear Reader: This is perhaps
the most asked question relating to
financial aid. There is no fixed maxi-
mum income ceiling for receiving
student financial assistance.
Your or your family’s income is
analyzed through a set of formulas
called the Congressional
Methodology and the Pell
Methodology. This process, referred
to as need analysis, evaluates factors
such as earned income, non-taxed
income, in-kind benefits, number of
family members, assets, age and mar-
ital status.of parents, the number of
family members in college, as well as
a variety or other related factors.
Need analysis is utilized to deter-
mine a family’s relative financial
position and the ability of that family
to provide funds for college expenses
over time. It is quite common to see
families with identical incomes hav-
ing very different financial circum-
stances. For example, a family of
three with earnings of $35,000 per
year may have a significantly better
financial position as compared to a
family earning $35,000 annually that
has six children, three of whom are
attending college.
The best way to determine your
eligibility for financial assistance is to
apply. First, you may be eligible and
receive assistance you need for col-
lege. Second, students and parents
may obtain loan funds disbursed only
to families who have been denied
under need-based grant and loan pro-
grams.
Dear Mr. Rush: I qualified for
financial aid last year and my finan-
cial situation has not changed since
then. Why do I have to reapply each
year?
Dear Reader: The laws,- rules
and regulations governing eligibility
for student financial aid require an
annual assessment. The application
system was developed and is contin-
ually being modified with the intent
of providing the most fair and equi-
table distribution of public funds. It
has been determined that an annual
assessment based upon the most
recently submitted IRS income tax
returns provides the most accurate
and verifiable information base.
A family’s financial circumstances
can change drastically even within
the period of one year. An annual
assessment helps ensure that monies
are directed to the most financially
deserving students each year.
WASHINGTON — Here’s a
speech I’d like to see Bill Clinton
deliver:
My fellow Americans, I come
before you today to speak frankly
about an issue that will not go away.
It is a story of deeds committed
long ago, deeds that seemed like the
right thing to do at the time, but now
bring little honor to those who com-
mitted them, especially one who is
running for president.
It is not those painful and contro-
versial actions that are the issue now.
Rather, it is the fact that those
Actions have not.beenexplained well
in teceat days.. The, American, people
deserve straight answers, not eva-
sions, obfuscation or outright lies.
So, with that in mind, I say to you
today: It’s time for George Bush to
come clean.
Yes, George Bush. Throughout
the six years in which the world has
known about the Reagan administra-
tion’s attempt to trade arms to Iran in
exchange for American hostages,
George Bush has been able to slither
out from under mounting questions
about the old Watergate-era ques-
tion: What did he know and when
did he know it?
He has maintained steadfastly
that he was “not in the loop” in 1985
and 1986 when the crucial decisions
were made. His position has been
carefully worded to pick up the ben-
efits of both sides: He says he sup-
ported the administration’s policy
but would have taken a different
view if only he had known at the
time that Secretary of State George
Shultz and Secretary of Defense
Caspar Weinberger had vigorously
argued against the plan.
Clarence
Page
As then-Vice President Bush told
David Broder of the Washington Post
in August 1987, quote, “If I had sat
there and heard George Shultz and
Cap (Weinberger) express it strongly,
maybe I would have had a stronger
view. But-when you d-on-’t know
something,, it’s hard to react. ... We
were not in the loop.” Unquote.
But new evidence introduced into
U.S. District Court in Washington in
late August indicates Vice President
Bush might have been not only in
the loop but also might have helped
loop the loop.
According to a note-Secretary ■
Shultz dictated the . day .after that
Broder interview was published,
George Bush was sitting there after
all. Apparently he heard Shultz and
Weinberger voice their strong objec-
tions and it apparently didn’t make
any difference.
Translated from the notehand jot-
ted down by Charles Hill, a Shultz
aide, Shultz recounted a conversation
he had with Weinberger like this:
“The Vice President said in the
papers yesterday that he was not
exposed to Cap or my arguments on
Iran arms. Cap called me (and said)
that’s terrible. He (Bush) was on the
other side. It’s on the record. Why
did he say that?”
Whyt indeed? Broder sgid in a
later column that he asked Bush
three times whether he really was
unaware of Shultz’s and Weinberger’s
objections during the Dec. 7, 1985,
White House meeting and Bush said,
“I was off at the Army-Navy football
’ game” that day.
We"can add this latest revelation
to evidence that trickled out earlier.
For example, there was the official
chronology the State Department
provided to the congressional hear-
ings into Iran-contra which revealed
this: “Jan. 7, 1986. Meeting at the
White House among President, Vice
/ President, Weinberger, (Atty.’Gen.
Edwin) Meese, (CIA Director
William) Casey, (White House Chic*
of Staff Donald) Regan, (National
Security Adviser John) Poindexter
and Shultz. Shultz and Weinberger
argue strongly against the Iran pro-
posal, but everyone else favors going
forward.”
-Everyone. That means'you;'Mr:''
■President.--Or, to coin-a-phrase-made-"
popular at the 1988-bemoeratic-'-
National Convention, where was
George? Did he step outside to go
the bathroom? Was he looking out
the window? Was he distracted by a
fly buzzing around his head?
Or how about Poindexter’s Feb.
1, 1986, computer note in which he
told a colleague: “Most importantly -
President and Vice President are- -
solid in taking the position that we~-
have to try.”
“Solid”? How “solid” was then-
Vice President Bush in backing the
“enterprise,” as Oliver North so clev-
erly called it?
Yes, allegations about George
Bush’s loopiness have been buzzing
around for years. Yet itls~me7rfdt Tiej
Writer compares LU situation to septic tank, another suggests eating board of regents
Editor;
In a recent publication of the
University Press, Sept. 25, George
McLaughlin was quoted as saying
that his colleagues in the School of
Business accepted him. I am curious,
personally, as to just how many col-
leagues he has. His use of this term
implies that he has many people that
support him, but if I’m not mistaken,
when a recent vote was taken as to
his abilities to lead and to be a friend
he lost by some 90 percent — and
the board of regents by over 80 per-
cent. George, are you sure these
“colleagues” exist there?
In that recent article and on a
recent television news report, good
old George came out with some arro-
gance in his voice and sounded like
some modern-day martyr or Jesus
Christ. George, if in your finite wis-
dom you really think you are that
way, then come let us turn off the
fountain in front of the Setzer Center
and let us all watch you walk on that
water.
George, if you are feeling so mis-
treated by the students, faculty and
staff, then resign your new position
and go elsewhere. If you feel that no
one understands, then you have not
completely justified yourself in our
minds. If you feel like you are being
made a martyr then, by all means, tell
us who to blame. I know that we all
would like to see this university get
over all of this recent trouble.
As for the board of regents, let me
say that with all those against you,
you must, by now, feel like apostles:
dehumanized criticized and humiliat-
ed. You should feel that way. The fac-
ulty, staff, students and alumni are
not the doubting Thomases you
think we are. We have seen and
heard of the writing on the checks,
and We Believe.
Our instructors have put those
miracles you have performed under
the microscope and tell us that they
are not miracles at all, only illusions
of your own grandeur, figments of
your own imaginations. The Bible
says that if your right hand is causing
you to sin, then cut it off; it is better
to go through life without it than to
face the fires of eternity with it. That
hand in this case is you and Mr.
George.
If you, the members of the board,
think that we are seeking blood, you
are wrong. We feel that we have all
been abused, and now we are seeking
mere recompense for the wrongs
done to us by yourselves — why we
are not even asking for punitive dam-
ages? Get rid of King George —
sounds like a 200-year-old battle cry
to me. Does it also sound that way to
you?
No, we are not fools here. Why,
some of us even have a high school
education, and many of us know that
to make money you have to spend
money. One of you even stated that
it is worth it to spend $1,000 if it
brings in $1 million — a 1,000 :1
ratio. Did the hotel room in Florida
that cost this university more than
$500 per night bring us back
$500,000?
The septic system in this univer-
sity is full and needs to be cleaned.
Talk to the workers at any of the sep-
tic cleaning companies and they will
tell you that when you start that job,
you always start by removing the
manure at the top. It is time to place
a complete vacuum on this system
and remove the manure from the top
of the septic tank since it is harming
this university’s growing minds.
Leave that which is nourishing at the
bottom and is good for our growth.
Let all of the board of regents do
what is only proper — since Ann
Richards won’t help — make that
one final decision, cut off the hand
that is causing our problems and
then resign.
Pete McRee
LU student
stomachs.
Bon appetit!
Editor:
Editor:
Monica BonDurant
Beaumont senior
It is a melancholy object to those
who attend this great university
when we see our regents importun-
ing every student for alms. I think we
all agree that this group of wretched
beggars is a grievance to the already
deplorable state of our campus
(thanks to landlord George
McLaughlin). I have therefore been
inspired to find a fair, cheap and easy
method of making these regents
sound and useful members of our
community and give them a chance
to contribute of themselves.
I once read that a small child, fat-
tened by his mother’s milk, made a
tasty dish, fit for a king. Imagine the
bountiful feast that could be offered
to starving students and faculty if
only we could find the perfect recipe
for the steak- and lobster-fed
regentsl How tender and in what
abundance is their underexercised,
overfed flesh! And what a return on
our investment in this under-produc-
tive, over-consuming cattlel At least
some of our fees will be put to good
use, and if the regents can’t fill
instructors at least they can fill our
Editor:
I am compelled to respond to
Regent Mike Ramsey’s apology
which appeared in the September 25
issue of the University Press.
Regent Ramsey claims that he
does not believe the students,- facul-
ty, staff _ot administration at Lamar-
Beaumont are inmates in an asylum.
and that his remark was “off hand.’
Since an offhand remark is uttered
on the spur of the moment with lit-
tle forethought, it s interesting that
this particular phrase should be the
first to come to Ramsey’s mind. It
probably indicates his true attitude
toward the constituent groups.
As a member of the faculty, I am
willing to accept a good faith apology
from Ramsey but he must realize
that our future relationship will be
tainted by this incident. When one
receives a cutting blow, his wound
may heal but it does leave a scar.
Jerrel Swan
Instructor,
refrigeration/air conditioning
LU Institute of Technology
Editor:
Administration
High Stagnation
Ostentation
Compensation
Much Frustration
Observation
Confrontation
Illumination
Edification
Pray it leads to
Education.
W. Patrick Harrigan
Professor of Communication
Ken Poston
Beaumont senior
who finds himself dogged by ques-
tions. Why?
I can see why my Vietnam draft
experience is a legitimate issue for
the Bush-Quayle campaign, since
they don’t have mliehTqf anything
more recent to brag ab'Out. They
can’t brag about the economy, job
creation or the security of American
families. But they can rip into Bill
Clinton.
So you have good Republicans
like Kansas Sen. Bob Dole saying
the real issue isn’t the draft; it’s
truthfulness. He’s rights I admit I
haypji’jt handled draft-questions very
well."I have tried to shfug'th'em'off. I
hoped they would go away.T should
have known better. Vietnam won’t
go away as a deeply emotional issue
until our generation, the Vietnam
generation, is dead.
Years from now, we’ll still be
shaking our canes at each other in
xhe 'o'ld folks’ home, Still arguing
-about-it: .......... " ■
------Like it or not, I took-a-principled
position against the war as a young
man in the 1960s. I won’t back away
from it now. Instead, I make this
promise to you: 1 will no longer try to
shrug off questions about what I did
during the war. Instead, I will be
candid. I will be straightforward. I
wiH let the chips fall where they
-may.-- — >«• -
—But, if truthfulness is the issue, I
only hope you will be just as persis-
tent in pursuing George Bush about
what he did in the White House as
you have been in pursuing what I
did in college. Your questions?
Clarence Page-is a syndicated
"columnist for the Chicago Tribune
On Sept. 22-23, 1992, there was a
link sale on the Institute of
Technology campus to raise funds to
help defray medical costs for--my son
Jeremy. Joe Juarez, the staff, faculty
and students contributed both time
and efforts to make this a large suc-
cess. Joyce, Jeremy and I are grateful
to each and every one.
Thank you.
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