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What isn't
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Jordan Cannady
Around the Bend
i used to worry about exposing
my ignorancc on any subjcct --
then, I got married. Don't get mc
wrong. It wasn't thai I quit
worrying about what I did not
know. It's just that I began
worrying about what I would learn.
There is an old adage that proclaims
knowledge is power while another
proclaims that ignorancc is bliss.
Take it from me, the later is most
true.
The worst aspect of marriage is
my wife constantly telling mc
things that I DON'T WANT TO
KNOW!
Ever since I was a kid, I've liked
bologna sandwiches. As a matter
of fact, just like the people I know
who arc true aficionados of wine
and are knowledgeable about every
aspect of wine's production,
storage, characteristics, serving, and
whatever, 1 have always prided
myself in my voluminous mental
library of the ari of bologna
cuisine. I can tell you what wine
to serve with it (Boone's Farm
Apple Wine any vintage older than
yesterday), how to construct the
perfect bologna sandwich (one
sliced pan-fried in clarified butter
until ihc edges brown and begin to
gently curl upwards, nestled
between two lightly toasted and
buttered slices of raisin bread,
garnished with., a . generous
slathering of Grey Poupon and 51
bell of'Crisp iceberg lettuce and
alfalfa sprouts) and even what
television show is best to watch
when eating it (anything not on
PBS). In other words - 1 know
everything needed in order to enjoy
it.
One day, my wife watched as I
carefully constructed one of my
delicious sandwiches, sat down in
front of an episode of the Beverly
Hillbfllys I'd not seen before, and
began to cat. She watched for a
moment and then offered her
opinion of the nutritional value of
my sandwich.
"When you die from eating that
obnoxious, sick sandwich, how
long do you want me to wail before
I remarry?"
I pretended like I'd not heard her.
She spoke up again. "Do you
ever think about what you put in
your mouth in advance or has
eating become just another of your
many reflexes like covering up
whenever the Discovery Channel
runs something on vasectomies?"
At this point, I couldn't avoid
the inevitable discussion. The Irish
have an old saying that warns
"Don't ask questions you don't
want to hear an answer to." Being
Irish and knowing this to be true I
asked her anyway. "Just what do
you have against my sandwich?"
She proceeded to tell mc what
bologna was made of. Apparently,
bologna meislers carefully grind
and blend together every part of a
pig and steer except the parts you
make glue, suede jackets, guitar
strings, and footballs out of. To
this potpourri of body parts, they
toss in spices for taste, gelatin lor
texture, and a bottle of Hai Karate
to keep the varmints out of it while
its mass goes critical, After a
couple of hours they sweep the
dropping off of the floor..
"See there," I inlerjectcd, "at
least they're concerned about
sanitation."
"And just what do you think
they do with the sweepings?" she
asked.
"I'm sure it depends on who
makes it, the better companies
probably don't use pig noses and
steer ears and that other stuff." I
probably sounded a little defensive,
after all, nothing gels mc madder
than having my vittlcs explained to
me.
"That may be the case" she said,
"but unless you've drastically
changed, aren't you the guy thai
(See Jordan page 3)
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Hunewell bandstand site questioned
Progress—a word heard often at Tarleton, It s presence
is evident all over campus, from the new Fine Arts Center
to the continuing plans for the new Student Center.
However, too much progress can be an unsightly thing.
The new bandstand scheduled to be built in the grassy
Mall Area between the Intramural Gym and the Student
Center is a vivid example. A huge conglomeration of
bricks and mortar is being sent to replace green grass and
trees. What's wrong with this picture?
The Mall Area is one of the prettiest spots on campus. It
is one of the few places left where students can sit in the
spring grass and converse with friends in the shade. The
grassy patch is also the scene of many school activities such
as pep rallies, dances and picnics. The addition of a
bandstand in the middle of all of this will not only interrupt
the beauty of the scene but could also disturb the traffic
flow at such events.
It's not that we're against the idea of resurecting the
bandstand. Ask any Tarleton student to name one of the
things that they love about this school and most will say
that it is the strong sense of tradition. Bringing back the
Hunewell bandstand would revive a part of our history as
well as give the band and student groups a place to
perform.
What we question is the choice of a location. Why the
Mall Area? Why wasn't the student body in" general
involved in this decision since it will be built on our
campus? What about Hertiage Oaks Park? These are
things that should have been addressed on a campus-wide
basis before a final decision was made.
Tradition and progress are all well and good as long as
they are not at the expense of the beauty of Tarleton's
campus or student's wishes.
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Concerned
about letters
To the Editor:
This letter is in response to the
many letters received after the
very controversial letter earlier
this year. I am very concerned.
In reading the responses, I felt
some of the letters portrayed
huge amounts of hate, not all but
a few. After reading the letters
and listening to several
conversations, it is my opinion
that we are headed in the wrong
direction. You call on your
brothers and sisters to fight
racism and because I am white I
don't feel like you are asking for
my help. When you do this, you
only separate yourself from the
world which is what you're
fighting against. In my opinion,
you should call on all people to
fight racism. That is the only
way to beat it.
Also, the term American
means any person born in the
U.S.A., no matter what race,
creed, or color. All of our
ancestors were from other
countries, so why add a prefix to
American. I am an American and
you are an' American. I'm no
more American because of my
color, than you are. If you call
me by my name, I will call you
by yours.
The battle to fight racism is far
from over. There arc many
battles yet to fight and there will
be many casualties alonjj the
way. But remember, you are not
alone in your fight as long as
you keep the door open for
others.
Jason Cheek
Typical student
falsely accused
To the Editor:
To whom it may concern,
namely to the "African Woman"
who voiccd her opinion in the
Feb. 6th issue of the "Student
Spotlight". I know I speak for
myself as well as a majority of
the American students that attend
this school when I say that you
and the rest of the community
that have your feelings should
really wake up and smell the
coffee.
Do you think that we the
readers are so naive that we could
listen to someone so racially
egotistical as you?
I do not understand how you
can call "The Typical Tarleton
students" the racially prejudiced
one's when you are still living in
the past by holding what
grandfathers and great-
grandfathers did against us.
You and your people need to
grow up. It is a time for change,
but if I recall it correctly
Abraham Lincoln was the man
who -gave your people their
freedom, and if I'm not color
blind I see him as a caucasian.
And another thing, why should
the minorities have a special
scholarship or fund just because
of their color or race? I mean
there's not a white person's fund.
You talk about your people's
struggles. Well look around. I
see a lot more white men and
women working 2 jobs and
financially struggling just to
scrape by but still you complain
how your people don't get
enough "free money" just for
your race.
Sincercly,
Kevin Edwards
a.k.a Drop Dead Fred
Poem brings
inspiration
To the Editor,
In light of Dr. Martin Luther
King's birthday last month and
the controversial issue of racism,
nationally and on the Tarleton
campus, an African-American
professor passed out to her
students a few words on the
subject.
When you are born, you are
pink,
When you are sick, you are
green,
When you are in the sun,
you are red,
When you die, you. are blue.
When I am born, I am black,
When I am sick, I am black,
When I am in the sun, I am
black,
When I die, / am black,
And you call me colored.
Point well taken.
Shellie Powell
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Columnist
answers
questions
Roderick
Richardson
I had a conversation with a
couple of "Mohrs" thatT would like
to share with you. It all started
around lunch, and we were
discussing the letters to the editor
that were run in the J-TAC the past
three weeks. I was the only Afro-
American in the group. Suddenly,
the conversation turned to the
subject of equality, and this
exchange followed:
Well, that day I didn't have any
really good answers, and that is
why I am writing this article. If
this country started as an equal
opportunity institution 215 years
ago, then this problem would not
exist. But while the Anglos were
celebrating their freedom, African-
Americans were still slaves and
Native-Americans were losing their
land all because of the color of their
skin.
Speaking for just African-
Americans, (since the questions
were targeted at me, an African-
American) our problems did not end
with slavery (like a few of the
"Mohrs" may have thought).
The system did its best to keep us
illiterate. When that did not work,
the system tried to keep us out of
the social mainstream by making it
hard for us to enter any job market
outside of sharecropping and
running us out of predominantly
white communities.
Meanwhile, racism did not end
with slavery. Until this day, bigots'
.are trying their best to degrade and
beat us down mentally and
physically. Anything to make us
feel inferior to them.
For every obstacle we overcame,
the system placed another one in
front of us just because of the color
of our skin. Now the nation made
King's birthday a holiday and gives
us Black History Month and
BOOM!— Instant equality for all!
"I don't feel that I have to apologize
for something my ancestors did
years ago," one of the "Mohrs"
said,
I'm not asking for your apology
"Mohrs," I'm asking for some
respect. It seems to me that I am
the one you are looking to for
apologies. For example, the news
might air a story about a crime
committed by an African-American,
and the "Mohrs" look at me as if I
am the criminal.
How about those statistics? I
am asked constantly, "Do you
know how many black families are
on welfare?" I personally have
done no wrong, but I am labeled
the bad guy. People look at
African-American college students
as if we are responsible for the
actions of everyone in our race.
We are here busting our butts just
like everyone else, and we don't
need any skeptics degrading us for
what someone else did. That is
like blaming all the Anglos for
David Duke's actions.
I know many people will ask
me this question, so I will answer
it now. Why do you stay at
Tarleton? If you have these
problems, then why don't you
leave?
The TSU student body is not
made up of "Mohrs" (at least I hope
not). Tarleton is a great place to
get an education and that is not
going to change despite what
people think of me. What
difference does it make? No matter
where I go, there will be people
who look at me as a violent,
ignorant and lazy black man
begging for a handout.
Racism is not going to end if I
run away. But when is it going to
end? When we stop trying to be
equal, and start trying to be one.
Roderick Richardson is a
Sports Writer for the J-TAC.
Due to the influx of letters in re-
sponse to Mr. Mohrs Jan. 23 letter which
began a racial debate, tlw editorial staff
at the J-TAC feels that this issue has
beeri overly; addressed We appreciate
letters, but we will no longer print let-
ters or columns on this subject.
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