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the J-TACAThursday, January 24, 1990/Page
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> . 1 was sitting on the living room
:; floor eating my peanut butter and
jelly sandwich (which, by the way,
-; .you eat lots of when you live alone)
-; when the war broke out Though I
'" saw the bombs hitting Baghdad the
; ■ realization of it all didn't hit me until
> , the next morning. I picked up the
-; newspaper and saw IT.
^; Something that I never thought
•! would happen in my lifetime. Some-
one used the Jesus font.
For those of you who are not
familiar with journalistic terms, I'll
explain. The Jesus font is the biggest
type size that you can force your
computer to print and is used in sot
of a "what if' situation. Say you get
a confirmed report that President
Bush spends his days working in the
White House but by night he trans-
forms himself into Hunko, the famed
male stripper at LuLu's Parlor of
Flpsh ahd Sushi Bar.
' According to the basic laws of
kir nature this would probably be the
Jb --''biggest story of youTorahyoneelse's
lifetime. You could therefore decide
to go with a full page headline. But
what if you go to print with the big
BUSH BARES BUNS IN BAR on
the front page and tomorrow turns
out to be the Second Coming of the
: Lord? You're in big trouble.
Obviously this is a much
bigger story than George's bare body
(though certainly not as bizaire) and
'" deserves a larger headline. That is
why it is referred to as the Jesus font
-. Maybe you can use this wonderful
;. information on a warped edition of
; , Trivial Pursuit someday.
: . Getting back to my original
. - ■. subject of war, I guess that everyone
has mixed feelings about it. I'm wor-
ried about the people that I love who
are already over there or are on their
way. I wonder what effect this will
have on our generation as a whole.
Yet the strongest feeling that I have
, is not one of concern but of longing.
I want to be over there.
I've known that I was going to
be a journalist since I was in the third
or fourth grade but there has always
been this little voice in the back of
my head that wonders if I'm really .
meant to do this.
I finally shut that irritating little
voice up last week when I found
myself looking for an excuse good
enough to convince the J-TAC that
they needed to serid a reporter to
Saudi Arabia. ,
The fact that I was willing and
even wanting to risk life and limb to
report the news told me that this was
not only something that I wanted to
do, it was something that I had to do.
I have heard so many people
comment that the journalists in the
Middle East are stupid for staying
there with all of the bombing going
(Mi. They aren't crazy - they're just
doing their job.
They aren't over there for the
money or the fame. Those journal-
ists simply want to keep the Ameri-
can public as informed as they possi-
bly can; i would imagine that the'
feeling that they get in their heart
when someone mentions news has
something to do with it I know
because I get that same feeling.
I'm not absolutely positive but
Til bet that those men and women in
the Middle East got a feeling very
similar when they were called to
war.
My best friend just completed
basic training in the Air Force and
she had a very moving answer to the
question of being called to war.
"I joined the military because I
felt it in my heart. I want to fight so
that the people that I love don't have
to and so that they can enjoy the
peace and freedom that makes
America what it is. I want to defend
the right far all people to make their
own choices because that is what
being a human is all about."
I couldn't have said it better
myself.
Christy Moore is Features Edi-
tor of the J-TAC.
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QCory Creeper
Advertising Coordinator
Jordan Cannady
Cartoonist
TmanueC Mvear
Staff Writer
ItysseCC Schneider
Staff Writer
Leslie 'Douglas
Circulation Manager
Charles Reynolds
Advisor
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If you haue any comments, questions
or letters to the editor, call the J-TflC at
960-9056, 968-9057, or 968-9058, or
come by the office located on the third
floor of Oauis Hall, Boom 303. Letters to
the editor ore subject to editing for
length and spelling errors.
Spring semester at
Tarleton extends
new challenges
Ibtmls MMubt
(Smst Columnist
r> Welcome back to campus.
I hope'alt of yoii had time/ during
the Christmas vacation to rest/
visit, and have some fun. Now it's
time for all of us to get back to the
important work of a college
education.
For you first-time
students, I want to extend personal
greetings from one of the finest
universities in the Southwest.
Tarleton is a wonderful place to be-
friendly, exciting, and challenging.
We'll do all we can to help you
remember that you're a part of the
Tarleton family.
During the holidays,
things changed at Tarleton. On
January 1, 1991, "Dr. T" reported
to West Texas State University as
its new President and Chief
Executive Officer. He will be
missed greatly by all of us here.
His dynamic personality and wit
combined with his deep love for
Tarleton has done a great deal for
the institution over the last nine
years. His departure has created h
noticeable void in campus life. I
know you join me in wishing him
the very best at West Texas State.
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Relaxing ideas...
New methods
for keeping
spectacles
placed correctly
In the meantime, we have
our jobs to da.~ Yours, of course, is-
, to increase your academic skills, to
broaden your knowledge, and to
expand your understanding of the
world around you. The current
world crisis makes what you do
here more important than ever. 1
challenge you to take your academic
studies seriously. My job is to
accomplish Dr. Thompson's one
directive: "Continue Progress."
You have the additional
and enjoyable task of getting
involved with your university.
You can join an academic club, a
fraternity or sorority, a service
organization. You can become a
member of an intramural Softball
team. You can volunteer your time
and expertise to help others by
tutoring. The list goes on. The
main thing is that you become
involved witlj your university.
Your campus experience will be
enhanced. And, because of your
involvement, Tarleton is enriched.
Have a great semester. I
look forward to seeing you around
campus.
Jordan Cannady
Around the Bend
On the back of my driver's
license is a notations that I must
wear corrective lenses when I drive
a motor vehicle. I wear contact
lenses because at some point in my
development, as my cells began to
divide, multiply and then form into
a little person, someone saw fit to
bless me with the eyesight of a
cave newt. When I'm not wearing
contacts, I wear glasses. I hate
glasses!
The lenses become filmed
with grease if you fog them with
your breath...forgetting you just
finished a great big plate of
spaghetti with clam sauce. The
width of my head (a nice way of
referring to a fat head) lias forced the
Iramcs to spread and become
permanently loose. They're always
slipping down the length of my
nose and sometimes will fall off the
tip of it and swing back and forth
hanging from my ears.
I'm constantly, pushing my
glasses up to the top of my nose
with the tip of my right index
finger. There are only three methods
you can use to prevent this slippage
from occurring. You can take a
small piece of adhesive tape and
tape your glasses to your face.
You can also purchase , an
inexpensive miniature bungee cord
that will secure them around your
head and neck in the event that they
fall.
The third method is my
own personal favorite. Developed
by the swami Majarishi Booboo n
Yogi, this involves a combination
of Tantric'Yoga, and exercise #42
from the book "Dick Clark's
Secrets to a Younger, Prettier
Face."
To do this, follow these
directions carefully. Hold your left
and your right index fingers tip to
tip directly in front of you eye,
about four inches from your face.
Focus your eyes on the finger tips
(Warning: practice this in front of
a mirror at home making certain
that no one is watching lest they
shun you for it!). Slowly draw
your fingertips apart about two
inches.
If you are doing thi;
correctly, you should begin to see a
tiny weenie suspended magically
midair. Now, you must slowly
begin wrinkling your brow until
your forehead resembles that of a
Shar-Pei.
Next you must hum
quietly, so quietly that no one can
hear you. This is to cleanse your
mind of impieties. Hold this
position for at least five, but no
more than ten minutes each night
just before going to bed.
After several weeks you
will have no difficulty in sliding
into this floating weenie, empty
mind position.
In practice you will
discover that if you feel your
glasses begin to slip off, your face
will automatically 'assume' the
position and your glasses will be
sucked back into place. The only
drawback to this method is a minor
cosmetic problem. When not
wearing glasses, the gap between
your eyebrows may sometimes
pucker and wrinkle on its own
accord.
While not painful, it can
be somewhat distracting to the
person you're facing to see what
appears to be a small, third eye
winking at them., The solution is
simple; with a little coaxing, you
can train your eyebrows to grow
together, forming an impenetrable
band of hair above your eyes.
Sometimes the back of my
ears or the bridge of my nose will
become tender from the constant
chaffing of plastic frames on skin.
In the optometry profession, the
technical name for this condition is
"Occ" Rash. For this there is no
cure and it is the leading cause of
premature senility,
I tried the other day to go
one day without my "corrective
lenses." I stuck my hand in the
unoccupied half of the toaster as I
was feeling for my poptart, shaved
off one of my sideburns, a fourth of
my moustache, and brushed my
teeth with styling creme. I gave up
before I'd even left (he bathroom, I
still hate my glasses...but given the
paiiimi <tiu,iiiuavcs, I think I'll kevp
them.
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