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Page 2/Thursday, November 29, 1990/theJ-TAC
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Pmantiel Muear
Editor In Chief
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nd coordinator
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Editorials
Student distractions
should be avoided
The final days of the semester are upon us, and the
Christmas holidays are almost here. Keeping this in mind,
students should not let themselves get distracted from their
reason for beiiig at Tarleton.
Students come to Tarleton for many different reasons
including education, long-term goals, and hopes for a better
future. No students begin their education at Tarleton with
the goal of flunking out.
Christmas parties are being planned, and classes are
being forgotten. At times when a student is confident of a
passing grade in a class, the easiest way to receive a failing
grade is not to take this time seriously.
Like a runner in a race, students can not win the prize
unless they keep going until the end. It is a tragedy when a
student loses sight of their goals and fails to make it through
a semester. It happens every year to many students. It will
probably happen this semester to some promising student.
Don't let it happen to you.
Early registration is
still a needed priority
BRIPAL SHOWER GIFTS IN NOME ALASKA
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We did it once. We knock out the entire cities phone
lines for as much as twohowrs in some places. The: ii . v
disruption in service was attributed to the; overload caused by
phone registration. So many people called in so short a time
that the limit was reached and something snapped. ..
Students need to register early for next semester, but
they also need to do it early so that this problem does not re-
occur. If everyone planning to phone register waits until the
last few days, then the likelihood of this happening again
increases. Registering early offers too many advantages to
be ignored or avoided.
Upset fan
To the Editor:
I have been a faithful
supporter of the Tarleton Baseball
team since the team was
reinstated in 1987. I have gone
to every game possible both" out
of town and home.
The past Texan teams
were great. They always provided
an exciting day at the ball park. I
loved the games and the
wonderful players who
participated in them.
Unfortunately, I will not be
returning to the ball park for the
1990-91 season. I will always be
supporting the team in my heart,
but I can no longer support them
with my presence. Because of
one man, Coach Jack Allan, the
Tarleton baseball team will have
one less cheering voice in the
bleachers.
The off season games
have began recently. I was
attending them regularly with
purple pride until Coach Allan
lay the last straw. On Monday,
Oct. 22, two good baseball
players and great friends were cut
from the 1990-91 roster. I do not
want this letter to seem like an
arijpy'sfudent seeking revenge for
the . disappointment of friends.
Titere i i are ,; underlying
circumstances behind Coach
Allan's intolerable actions.
MiehVel Marbach and
Todd Hatcher were these two
mistreated players. Although
young, Mike and Todd both
•proved themselves their first year
at Tarleton as back up catchers.
Their second year they alternated
for the starting position, while
both players made the fans proud
on the field and at bat
During the 1989-90
season, Mike earned dominance
on the field bating 350. Todd, on
the other hand, waited eagerly for
the times when he could aid the
club by preparing pitchers or
putting his bat to work for the
benefit of Texan Baseball (batting
351). Both players were not only
reliable base hitters, but
established as team leaders.
If it seems a bit
unbelievable that these two
players should be cut from a team
that they have represented well for
the last three years of their lives,
let me explain.
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You see, at the play-off
games in Abilene last year, Todd
and Mike shared a room with
two other players. These two
players' college ball careers were
to conclude at the end of the
tournament. It ended and the
coach decided to return the
following morning.
That night was hard on
the senior ball players. They
were up late celebrating and
reminiscing about past baseball
ventures. The coach was kept up
until late that night. Todd and
Mike's room was right next to
the coach's and was not an
exception to the noise that
occurred.
If you **** up one more time,
I'll run you *** off. You better
come back walking a chalk line."
When Mike went to the
coach, the conversation was just
as cruel. He said he was looking
to kick him off the team. He said
that he could come back to play
but he had better watch his step
or he wouldn't make the team.
It is now common
knowledge among the members
of the team that Allan told his
assistant that Todd and Mike
could come back and play. He
would get his work out of them
and then he would cut them after
getting even. After working the
two boys out for two months, he
The next day, the coach
told his assistants not to let
anyone fall asleep on the 120
mile ride back to Stephenville.
During the next few days, both
Todd and Mike heard of the
coach's intentions to not allow
them to return to the Texan ball
field. They attempted to reconcile
with the coach.
Todd Hatcher quoted the
coach as saying this, "In all of
my 23 years of coaching, I have
never looked to run a player off.
did just that. Both players
worked very hard for those two
months but were cut anyway.
I'm sorry, but I don't feel
that the baseball field is the place
for personal vendettas. Even if it
had been the two players faults
for keeping the coach awake, a
bigger man would have ran them
a couple of miles and forgot
about it.
Both of these young
men started with Tarleton's 1987
reinstated baseball team. They
devoted three years of their lives
to the advancement of this team.
They played well and aided in
many Tarleton victories.
Is this the thanks they
get for their dedication? To be
cut from a team they love in their
final year? What kind of coach is
influencing the lives of our
friends and fellow students?
In my opinion, Coach
Jack Allan is a disgrace to a
wonderful program and Tarleton
tradition.
A Concerned Tarleton Baseball
Fan
Drink safely
Dear Editor:
I am writing in response to the
editorial, "Drinking and driving
takes away many second chances,"
by Christy Moore in the November
15 issue of the J-TAC.
My response does not pertain
directly to the two girls mentioned
but, it does pertain to the theme and
to one statement that Ms. Moore
made: "Please Don't Drink and
Drive."
I am president of Tarleton State
University chapter ; of
B.A.C.C.H.U.S. B.A.C.C.H.U.S.
stands for Boost Alcohol
Consciousness Concerning the
Health of University Students.
This, will probably by the fi'st
time many of you have heard of
this organization and that is one
reason I am writing this letter.
B.A.C.C.H.U.S. is a promoter
of responsible drinking; it is not an
anti-drinking organization. We
promote the designated driver
program, the safe break program, as
well as a few other programs.
Losing someone you love is
hard and when the cause of death is
related to drinking, that makes it
harder because it could have been
prevented.
I would like to let everyone
know that B.A.C.C.H.U.S, is here
to help.
Anyone interested in joining
can contact the Office of Student
Activities at 968-9490.
Everyone is welcome.
Sincerely,
Jason Cheek
B.A.C.C.H.U.S.
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Rainforests destroyed daily
Lynn
ECO Vice
Cope
President
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The New World was a vast land
Of virgin rainforests, massive plains
and huge, unpassable mountains.
Today it is the United Stages of
America and within her boundaries
lie the ruins of what was once a
lush paradise. Day by day, acre by
acre, we are destroying irreplaceable
timberland.
Currently, the tropical
rainforests cover 3.4 million square
miles of land. That is only seven
percent of the land surface of the
globe. Excluding the Amazon, the
remaining rainforests are located in
Africa, Asia, Central America,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, American
Samoa and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
NoW it may seem as though
we have plenty of rainforest to last,
but we must consider that for every
second of time, an area the size of a
football field disappears in the
rainforest. That is 67 acres per
minute or 35.2 million acres a year.
(At this rate it is estimated that the
rainforests will be depleted before
the turn of the century.)
Imagine the destruction of
rainforests equivalent to the size of
the state Of New York. The crime
lies, not only in the loss of our
precious forests, but also the loss
of the 17,000 species destroyed
annually by our greed.
The rainforests are a complex
organism that sustains many forms
of life (some of which have not
been discovered). It only takes the
removal of 1 to 2 acres of land to
extinct an entire, undiscovered
species (not only species of
animals, but also of trees and plants
whose medicinal value is
unknown).
As we destroy the rainforest,
we also destroy the native lands of
many tribes. These people are
being driven from their homes into
the cruel submission of a world
unknown to them.
The rainforests also control the
weather in certain areas of the
world. Because the protective
canopy is destroyed when we
deplete the forests, the rich
undergrowth and soil is exposed to
the burning rays of the sun. This
renders the land incapable of
sustaining new life and thus the
land becomes a barren, desert
wasteland.
So, what are the answers?
There are many solutions to the
rainforest problem, but without our
help, the solutions are ineffective.
Here are some ways in which you
can help save our rainforests:
♦Avoid buying tropical
lumber.
* Avoid purchasing beef raised
on cleared rainforest land.
♦Support products that sustain
the rainforest. j
* Visit the rainforest (during !
vacation).
♦Increase paper recycling. i
*Be more energy efficient.
♦Build a backyard wildlife j
refuge (for migrating birds).
♦Share your knowledge with
others.
♦Enlist media support.
♦Donate your time and money
to rainforest protection groups.
♦Write your elected officials.
♦VOTE! !
♦Support the development of
International laws.
♦Write to corporations.
To find out more about the
rainforests, visit your local library.
Some current, suggested readings
are The Decade of Destitution by
Adian Cowell and Henry Holt;
Race to Save the tropics, edited by
Robert. Goodland; Tropical
Rainforests by Arnold Newman;
Amazon Resource and Action Guide
by Rainforest Action Network; and
The Rainforest Book by Scott
Lewis.
Lynn Cope is the
president of ECO.
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