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RAMBLER
Thursday, October 20, 1988
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Extended library time
needs student support
No one listens to vou do they? You pay your tuition to
come to school but you feel like no one cares. Now you have
an opportunity to make a change.
How many times have you been working late on a paper
and you need some more sources? You look at the clock and
at the library. You do one of two things. You quit working
on the paper or you head for UTA or TCU. That may change.
Starting Oct. 24 and lasting until Nov. 4, the library is
extending its hours. They will be experimenting with leaving
the library open until midnight from Tuesdays to Thursdays.
They have made a first step. As students, it is our duty to
follow through.
Too many times, we idly sit by and let someone else deal
with what’s wrong. Now we have no excuse. We can do some-
thing that would benefit us greatly.
The library trial period gives Library Dean Doug Ferrier
a chance to gauge the response of students. If no one utilizes
the library from the hours of 10 p.m.-midnight, there is no
point in keeping it open.
Ferrier needs to staff the library if it is going to stay open
that late. Hiring student workers is no problem. He does have
to keep a profssional staff member in the library at all times.
It is hard enough trying to keep someone there on the week-
ends.
Okay true believers, here’s your chance to make a change.
If you have no papers due or no tests to study for, go by the
library anyway. Take a book or your walkman and relax. Do
something to show that the library needs to remain open late.
What is the point of having a $10 million library if it is
going to be closed because no one uses it? Drop the apapthy
for two weeks and go to the library.
Letters to the Editor
Quayle, GOP are insults to women
by Bill Day
George Bush says he can't re-
member a presidential campaign
that has had such a "piling on"
of criticism of a candidate. He
was speaking, of course, of his
running mate Dan Quayle and
the negative publicity Quayle
has received.
From questions about Quayle's
experience to criticisms of his
service in the National Guard
during the Vietnam War to his
self-comparison to President John
Kennedy. Quayle has been scru-
tinised by Democrats, the media,
and the public in general. Bush
believes this is unfair and he de-
fends his choice for a running
mate.
All of this overlooks the rea-
son Dan Quayle was selected in
the first place. It certainly wasn't
for his experience or the wisdom
he could bring the GOP. It wasn't
because he is the man the Re-
publicans want to be president
should something happen to
Bush. It definitely wasn't be-
cause he was most qualified.
The truth is, Dan Quayle was
selected becaust he is young and
handsome and the Republicans
hoped he could be able to
“charm" women into voting for
him, thereby closing the so-called
"gender gap” between the two
parties. He was also chosen to
appease the ultra-conservative
wing of the Republican party and
to satisfy the religious right.
The selection of Quayle is an
insult to women, and It under-
scores the attitude the Republi-
can Party has towards women:
that they don’t have an equal
place In today’s society and can
be expected to vote for someone
who looks nice but would want
to return women to more stereo-
typical roles.
If the Republicans wsnt wom-
en to vote for them, they should
start by dropping some of the
more sexist planks from their
platform, such as opposition to
abortion and the equal rights
amendment and should take on
an attitude of equality. Running
candidates who are expected to
draw votes based on their looks
rather than what they believe is
in a practice that American wom-
en should recognize as sexist.
Meanwhile, back at the cantina...
by Jamas S. Drake
The heat was stifling 'cause it
was real hot. A man enters the
cantina. He’s Joe the Terrorist.
We know because he has shifty
eyes, a pencil-thin moustache and
24 sticks of dynamite taped all
over his body. Suddenly, every-
one in the cantina gets real quiet
'cause they shut up.
Joe sauters up to the bar, al-
beit a little awkwardly, because
you can’t move real well with two
dozen sticks of dynamite all over
your body, but Joe moves real
cool anyway (and let’s face it,
who's going to tell him he walks
like a duck?).
It was so quiet you could hear
Being mocked for our efforts
to increase student awareness
was definitely not what we ex-
pected. In the last issue of the
Rambler, the article, "A Jolly
Rancher in Every Box . . . ," the
candidates for the Student Gov-
ernment Association Representa-
tive were chastised for their cam-
paign efforts. The author of this
article claims that it was a joke,
but that is after the fact. We
fed that we need to clear up
some issues here.
Yes, we did put a piece of
candy in each dorm student’s
box with our campaign motto,
election dates, and election place.
We did this in order to attract
the students’ attention and to
make them aware of the voting
to take place. Let’s face it, how
many fliers make it past the
trash can on a regular basis? If
our goal was to bribe the stu-
dents to vote, wouldn’t we have
concentrated our efforts on the
business majors only? We cer-
tainly hope college students take
enough pride in themselves to
not be influenced by a piece of
candy!
We still haven’t figured out
what the crude remarks about
the Business Department — test
files on every desk, a chicken in
every pot — were supposed to
mean? Is there really a point to
all this, or was the author try-
ing to mimic his idols in the
journalism world.
No, we're not unethical. Ac-
tually we are probably some of
the most ethical, enthusiastic stu-
dents on this campus. This is the
reason why we are taking the
initiative to be involved in the
Student Government, which is
more than the other author can
say!
Debi Leopoldus
and Lynne Kovach
Editor:
Will Rogers once said, “I’m not
a member of any organized poli-
tical party, I'm a member of the
Democratic Party." Despite Rog-
er’s humor, the Democratic Party
is organized, and it's organized
right here on the Texas Wesleyan
College campus. The Young
Democrats meet every Thursday
during free period in room B-04
in the library. Students, faculty,
and staff are welcome to attend
any or all meetings. The TWC
YD's started strong, and are
growing stronger each day.
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 ............ Ann 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
a pin drop. The seamstress was
out to lunch so no one had a pin,
but it was still real quiet.
Neville the Bar Rat walked his
way slowly across the bar and Joe
smacked him in the head. The
bar regulars were a little upset
but let’s face it, who's going to
tell Joe to quit bothering the bar
mascot considering he had 8X3
because Joe did it and Joe’s got
explosive stuff A.O.H.B. (All over
his body).
"Alright. If nobody’s going to
tell me,” says Bob, "I’ll take a
guess that it's that guy with 20
sticks of dynamite A.O.H.B. (Bob
uses all the latest terrorist slang,
but he's not as cool as Joe 'cause
he's not) Actually it’s 24 sticks
Most college students are just
developing their political aware-
ness, and are not sure with
which party they really identify.
Here are some of the views that
the Young Democrats at TWC
hold:
1) We fully endorse the Mi-
chael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen
presidential ticket and the Demo-
cratic Party platform.
2) We support the Speaker of
the House Jim Wright in light of
the unfounded allegations against
him.
3) We support horse racing
and pari-mutual betting in the
State of Texas and in Tarrant
County.
4) We oppose any English-
only rule in the State of Texas,
finding it to be discriminatory
against minorities and other na-
tionalities.
Each week we discuss issues
that affect college students, is-
sues relevant to civil rights, is-
sues that affect the health and
welfare of the nation and its
people, and the candidates be-
hind those issues. We look into
the bills and votes of Congress,
especially the Representatives
and Senators from your area, and
find ways that we can do some-
thing about them. We also will
be sponsoring a voter's registra-
tion drive to enable you to vote
in November.
If you hold similar views, or
are not sure and would like to
discuss it in more detail, come
to the Young Democrats meet-
ings during Thursday’s free peri-
ods. Now is the time to establish
your political ideas. Tomorrow
may be too late.
Sincerely,
Clayton Husband
Issues/Action Chair
TWC Young Democrats
sticks of dynamite all over his
body?
The tension was so thick and
oppressive that it was real bad.
Suddenly, Bob the Anti-Ter-
rorist saunters in. We know he’s
an anti-terrorist because he
works for the CIA. When Bob’s
not out deposing governments,
he likes to come to the cantina
and play with Neville the Bar
Rat, but Neville’s unconscious.
“Why’s Neville Unconscious?’’
Bob demands.
No one offers an explanation
but Bob failed out of kindergar-
ten and that’s why he works for
the CIA.
Suddenly, the seamstress walks
in and drops a pin but it wasn’t
as quiet as before, but it was
still real quiet.
Suddenly Bob pulls out a new
and improved can of “Terrorist
B Gone.” He sprays Joe. Joe dis-
appears and the world is once
again safe for democracy and bar
rats. Everyone in the cantina
claps ’cause they put their hands
together in rapid movement.
Library dedication
shows our new spirit
by John Casey
and Heather Jordan
Tomorrow is the dedication of
the Eunice and James L. West
Library. This is the most momen-
tous occasion in recent Texas
Wesleyan history.
The new library will accomo-
date 399,000 volumes, more than
double the current collection.
More than this, the new library
stands it the threshold of the
future of Texas Wesleyan Uni-
versity.
Those who have watched
the physical construction of the
library have also been witness to
a building of Wesleyan optimism
and pride.
The dedication begins at 10
a.m. with the keynote address
given by H. Ross Perot. Perot
has been a long-time advocate of
education, perpetuating the need
for a higher quality of academic
committment. His presence re-
flects the deserved recognition
of academic integrity to which
Texas Wesleyan embodies.
Bishop John Russell will also
attend. His presence reaffirms
Texas Wesleyan's responsibility
and tie to the church. Bishop
Russell will perform the blessing
of the building at the ceremony.
After tomorrow comes to a
close, it is up to each student to
realize that more important than
the pomp and circumstance Is the
responsibility brought on by in-
creased recognition. The respon-
sibility of being a vital member
of the Wesleyan community and
holding true to the high stand
ards of academic Integrity to
which we have committed our-
selves. Upon graduation it is im-
portant to remember the example
of Mrs. West in our continued
committment to Texas Wesleyan.
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