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3,1983
COMMENTARY
DK's Doubts
by Donna Kennedy
"All the world's a critic,"
the saying goes. How true
that is.
This is my last week at
the J-TAC and I can't real-
ly say that I'm too upset
about it.
It has been a year and a
half of people telling me
what to write and how to
write it.
Several groups have
complained. There were
the people who couldn't
understand why their
"news" wasn't in the
paper, even though they
hadn't thought to tell us
about it. Journalists have
to be mindreaders, you see.
Then there were the peo-
ple who brought stories in
on Monday. Since the J-
TAC comes out on Tues-
day, the paper has to be put
together on Monday. Our
disks with all the copy on
them have to be at the
Empire-Tribune by noon.
We can take a few things
downstairs to the printing
center, but the typesetter
down there can only type so
much in one afternoon.
Besides, we don't get the
late copy back from the
E-T until late Monday
afternoon, so we have to
stay late putting the paper
together.
We know we've made
several mistakes this
semester. Sometimes it's
hard for four or five people
to do everything that has to
be done, especially when
equipment breaks down.
Our typesetting machine
decides every so often that
it is hungry and needs to
eat some stories. Then we
don't know what stories
have been eaten.
The headline machine
decided two or three times
this semester that it would
take Monday off, so we had
to beg the E-T and the
Stephenville Star to let us
use their headliners.
I've enjoyed getting the
journalistic experience at
the J-TAC. I've learned lots
of things, not least of all the
ways of human nature. A
person probably shouldn't
be the J-TAC editor for
more than one semester, so
I'm one semester overdue.
I hope the next editor has
a lot of luck and very thick
skin. He or she will need it.
Janie's
by janie Saathoff
The end of the school
year is upon on us, and I
feel that you should meet
my fellow workers at the J-
TAC. They've really been
super to work with for the
whole semester, and it's
really a shame that I won't
be enjoying their presence
next fall.
Donna Kennedy and
Carleigh Montgomery are
graduating, Mark Isham is
transferring and Jean Pate
is dropping out to become
more involved in her
studies and her social club.
Let's start with the chief
- Donna Kennedy. You see,
I have a little trouble with
spelling, and Donna will
never forget me because of
that. I have to admit,
though, that Donna's very
clever. She managed to fall
off her horse and break her
arm right when we were
about to put an extra-big
(12-page) paper.
Then there's Carleigh.
She's always there to go in-
terview the "good-looking"
musicians. She always
tries so hard. And it seems
that things never work out.
On the other hand, she has
always got the job done.
Mark? Well, he is the on-
ly male reporter, and he's
so much fun to tease as he
works dilligently to get that
story finished. I think
maybe Mark is the most
enthusiastic one up here.
After all, aren't all men
supposed to be great?
Jean is quite a gal. If it's
not one problem, it's
another. She cares so much
about what's going on. If
she's not at the J-TAC,
she's with her social club.
Going, going, gone would
fit her well. Even though
she'll still be on campus,
I'm going to miss her here
at the J-TAC.
I didn't mention him
earlier, but how could I
leave out the advisor,
Byron Travis. He's moving
on to happier trails, but I'm
sure we'll meet again. Mr.
Travis has always been our
main character up here at
the J-TAC.
We always have a smart
remark up our sleeves to
needle him while we are
working. He must unders-
tand, though, that being
cont. on p. 10
Last week I did my final
speech for public speaking
class on the subject of
drunk driving, and during
my research I found out
some startling facts.
Each year 50,000
Americans are killed in
traffic accidents; of this
number, 26,000 die in
alcohol related accidents.
It is said that three
Americans are killed and
80 injuried by drunk
drivers every hour of every
day. Experts say that one
out of every two Americans
will be victimized by a
drunk driver in his
lifetime.
Many people are realiz-
ing that stronger DWI laws
are needed to combat the
problem of drunk drivers.
Mothers Against Drunk
Drivers (MADD) has
grown in just a few years to
include chapters all over
the country. Other active
organizations are Students
Against Drunk Drivers
(SADD) and Remove In-
toxicated Drivers (RID).
Most of these organiza-
tions were formed by so-
meone who has experienc-
ed a personal tragedy or
loss due to drunk drivers.
Of course, there are
many things that we can do
personally to help alleviate
the problem of drunk driv-
ing. One thing is learning to
recognize a drunk driver on
the road, and reporting him
to police. Weaving between
lanes, frequent braking,
stopping far from a red
light or stop sign and
reckless speeding are fair-
ly reliable signs.
Another reliable remedy
is this: if you're going to
drink, don't drive; if you're
going to drive, don't drink.
If everyone did this, there
would be no DWI problem.
There's been a lot of at-
tention focused on the DWI
problem in Texas recently.
Whatever your attitude
about the subject, though,
just remember what I said
earlier - one out of two
Americans will be victimiz-
ed by a drunk driver in his
lifetime. You could be that
one. Drive carefully, and
have a safe summer.
Carleigh's Cuts
by Carleigh Montgomery
When I was a freshman I
could never imagine being
a senior and actually leav-
ing Tarleton. Somehow I
thought the rest of my life
would be spent in a tiny one
bedroom apartment in
Stephenville, Texas.
Now that I am a senior I
still can't imagine life after
Tarleton.
Looking back over my
four years here, it's funny
the things I remember:
The late night poker
games where I beat all the
guys.
And those nights when
we all decided to be tough
and stay up all night. Boy
was it fun going to my eight
o'clock class that next
morning.
Dorm life really stands
out in my memory. All the
times we would sneak peo-
ple in without getting
caught. And the most ex-
citing part was sneaking
out the back doors and
sounding off the alarms
because some guy had call-
ed and we just couldn't
miss that party.
I look back and try to
count how many times my
girlfriends and I have
sworn off guys then gone
out with a new one the next
night.
I'll never forget those
many nights at South Fork
- all those Margaritas. And
how about the time my
drunk friends decided to
have a party at my house
after the bar. We all ended
up in Bluff Dale swimming
at 2 a.m. We got home at 5
a.m., it was just my luck
that mom showed up at 7
ready to go shopping. She
sure gave me a strange
look. I just told her she
would never understand.
Tarleton really is an ex-
citing place. I just never
realized it until I started
thinking about leaving.
Maybe I should just stay
around for awhile and get a
double major. My folks
would love that - surely
they could spare a few
more thousand dollars.
Letter to the editor
Mark my words
by Mark Isham
To the Editor:
TSU employees (many of
whom are also students)
should be aware that there
is a real danger they may
not get a pay raise for the
next two years.
The Texas legislature
seems to consider
employee pay raises as an
unnecessary expense. The
House Appropriations
Committee has already
dropped the proposed
raises for the next two
years from six percent
each year to 4.5 percent
next year and zero in
1984-85. Some legislators
have been quoted as saying
it may not be possible to
give any raise at all.
Even if there is a raise,
university employees may
not benefit from it as much
as other state employees.
The section of the ap-
propriations bill that deals
with higher-education in-
stitutions grants pay raises
to individual employees
rather than to employee
positions. This means that
universities (unlike other
state agencies) are free to
set lower starting salaries
for new employees and peo-
ple who are promoted after
the beginning of the fiscal
year. Members of the
House Appropriations
Committee argued in
defense of this provision
t_ha_t_.. i t wj> u 1 d be
undesirable for univer-
sities to be forced to raise
salaries for employees
such as teaching assistants
and dormitory workers.
Anyone who works for
the university and wants to
get a pay raise next year
and the year after should
write or call the following
people immediately:
Governor Mark White
(State Capitol, Austin
78711; 512-475-4101); Lt.
Gov. Bill Hobby (State
Capitol, Austin 78711;
512-475-3535); House
Speaker Gib Lewis (Box
2910, Austin 78769
512-475-3311); and your own
state representative (Box
2910, Austin 78769) and
state senator (Box 12068,
Austin 78711). Urge them to
support a pay raise of at
least $100 a month each
year for every employee
position, and tell them that
you want university
employees treated the
same as other state
employees.
The next scheduled
legislative session is in
1985. Can you afford to
wait?
Sincerely yours,
Rudy Hyde
For more information,
call me at 512-478-5891,
mornings, or Carolyn
Wylie at 512-453-2556,
evenings.
Dear Editor,
There's no words to
express our thanks and
appreciation to all of you
who sent cards and flowers
and who knew and loved
Britt as we do. We wish we
could have known all of
you as he did, but we
know his heart was full of
love for everyone.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cox.
The J-TAC, student
.newspaper of Tarleton
State University, is
published ' weekly during
regular fall and spring
semesters, with the
exception of university
holidays and examination
periods.
The printer is the
Stephenville
Empire-Tribune.
Opinions expressed on
the editorial wage don't
necessarily reflect the
opinions of university
officials.
The J-TAC welcomes
fetters to the editor, but
they should be concise and
to-the-point. All such
letters must be signed and
include a local address t)r
telephone number.
Material considered
libelous or in bad taste will
not be printed.
Address
correspondence to: Editor,
J-TAC; Box T-98; Tarleton
Station, TX 76402.
Telephone 968-9057.
EDITOR: Donna
Kennedy
ASST. ED.: Mark Isham
EDITORIAL ASSTS:
Jean Pate
Carleigh Montgomery
PHOTOGRAPHER:
Jim Brown
TYPESETTER:
Terrie Self
AD LAYOUT:
Janie Saathoff
AD SALES:Stan Frazier
ADVISOR:Byron Travis
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