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Thursday, October 27, 1988
Page Two
t'J.Jitoriaf.,.
Library needs more
besides good looks
The West Library, albeit a fine addition to the campus, is
missing a couple of very important things — a pay phone and
a campus phone.
The real heart of this matter lies in the safety of the stu-
dents. If the students are the primary focus of this university,
then their safety should be of utmost importance. By not pro-
viding phones, the welfare of students is in jeopardy. If the
school wants to uphold its commitment to them, it will strive
in every facet to ensure security.
The West Library was built to fulfill the dream of Texas
Wesleyan; students are the core of that dream, and the library
was essentially constructed for them. If the library staff is plan-
ning to hold the library open later, then phones are a must,
especially if someone is driving home or walking to the dorms
after midnight.
RAMBLER
Letters to the Editor
Walking alone on this campus late at night is somewhat
unsettling, whether you are a commuter or a resident. And,
vou never know who is lurking in the shadows. With a campus
phone, an APO escort could be summoned. With a pay phone,
you can let someone know you are on the way home. It is only
sensible and safe that the library should supply pay and campus
phones for its students.
This whole ordeal would not be such a big issue if the
library staff would allow students, staff and faculty members
to use the library’s phones. But, that is against library policy.
If the staff is afraid the phones will be unsightly and not
in line with the decor, think again. There are many ways to
dress up a phone. If after spending $10 million on the library
already has caused a funding problem for the phones, why not
ask SGA or another campus organization to conduct a fund-
raiser. The students are proud of the new library and would
be more than happy to help out, especially since it would be
for themselves.
It is time to take action, especially in light of the hour
changes. Let's hope it doesn’t take an emergency or a tragedy
to illicit some action.
EDITORIAL BOARD OF
TEXAS WESLEYAN RAMBLER
The Rambler is published weekly during the school year,
except holidays and examination periods by Student Publica-
tions at Texas Wesleyan College.
Editor .................................... Sean M. Wood
Managing Editor ................................ Bill Day
Advertising Managers ........... Anne Knyff, Julie Ashley
Photography Editor........................Jerry B. Mahle
Staff ........James Drake, Amy Wolf, Ray C. Brooks, Julie
Sutton, Michael Kwas.
Cartoonist ................................ Reggie Woods
Advisor .............................. Dr. Michael Sewell
Thanks, litterer
Dear Editor,
I would like to extend a heart-
felt thanks to the kind individual
who dumped the total contents
of his ashtray in the Ad Build-
ing parking lot. Your used cigar-
ette butt collection is a splendid
addition to the campus and ac-
cents the new library so well.
I'd also like to thank all the
people who carelessly throw gum
wrappers and cigarette butts on
the ground, one at a time. As a
group, you’ve saved someone,
Somewhere, the trouble of empty-
ing out an ashtray or garbage
can. Oh, and the next time you
do a cigarette butt sculpture,
please, spray paint your name
and date it so we can thank you
in person.
Ramon P. Carrillo
Sources lost
Dear Editor:
The dedication of the new West
Library was very impressive, but
all the talk about it being state-
of-the-art is a little hard to be-
lieve. It is impossible to find
anything that you are looking
for in a library ranked fifth in
the nation in resources.
In a recent visit, I was looking
for sources for a research paper
I was writing and found it diffi-
cult to locate the books that
were required. I used the com-
puterized card catalog to try and
locate the sources that I needed.
Anyone who has attempted to
use this system knows how dif-
ficult it is to find exactly what
you are looking for.
When I finally did find what
I was looking for, I went on
what turned out to be a quest
for the books. I found that none
of the shelves were labeled with
what books were on that row,
and they were not arranged in
any noticeable logical order.
What I really needed was not
the Library of Congress Numbers
from the catalog but a map.
It seems to be that the library
has had plenty of time to label
the shelves and provide maps
for the students to use in locat-
ing material in the library. I do
understand that it takes time to
do everything that is necessary
with moving 175,000 volumes to
a new location but five months
(give me a break).
I hope that something is done
about this situation soon so that
the knowledge that is stored in
the new $12 million structure will
not remain useless.
William Vuillemot
Not sexist
In reference to Bill Day’s
article “Quayle, GOP Are Insults
To Women”:
Bill, how dare you presume to
know the reasons behind George
Bush’s selection of a running
mate? As a conservative Republi-
can, I myself do not agree totally
with the selection, but Dan
Quayle has a good congressional
record, and his views are in line
with Republican platforms. To
say that his selection was made
in order to win the votes of
women because he is “hand-
some” and has “charm” is in it-
self an insult to women. You
insult them by suggesting that
the voting women of America
would choose a candidate based
on charm and good looks. Surely
you have more faith in women
than that.
As far as the “sexist" planks
of the Republican platform, they
reflect the conservative attitude
and moral values of the Republi-
can party, not a discriminating
attitude towards women.
Bill, you are obviously a liberal
who is irritated that America
has enough good sense to choose
Republican leaders. Just check
the recent polls to see who is
going to win. (Bush/Quayle). Stop
attacking the Republican leaders
and point out some issues that
are important to the campaign —
if you can find any that make
Dukakis/Bentsen look good, let
me know. In other words, write
some news, not a misguided
opinion that insults the intelli-
gence of your readers, especially
women.
Bill has his opinion, I have
mine, and you have yours. Ex-
press your opinion by remember-
ing to vote.
John Saladin, Proud Republican
Sincerely,
Coffee, tea or Juan Valdez?
by James Drake
And the cowboy rode off into
the sunset with his cowgirl and
the cowhorse.
You can accept this as true or
realize not everything in life ends
like a Whitney Houston song.
Take for example the case of
Auntie Esmarelda who kept try-
ing to turn off the dripping fau-
cet, never truly cognizant of the
fact that she lived next to Niagra
Falls. She is to be forgiven as she
had a certain amount of myopia.
That could explain why she kept
trying to toast the dessert plates,
but no matter.
As I’ve said before, you can
accept a happy ending as true:
you can also believe that Juan
Valdez picks all those coffee
beans by himself. I personally
believe he does have help but I
am wary to admit this.
Recently after voicing this sus-
picion, my mall was tampered
with. I’m not saying by whom,
but when I brewed the envelope
it was good to the last drop.
Then there was the muffled
voice over the phone that kept
threatening to drill me chock
full o nuts if I didn’t pipe down
about Juan.
I wonder If the sixth Earl of
Grey has a room at his place. I
hope he doesn’t live at Maxwell
House.
No, life does not always have
a happy ending. I know now
every time I reach for a cup of
Joe, I’ll have to watch out for
Juan.
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