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The Rambler
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What do you want to see
the school change before
you graduate?
Jack Brandon
senior
management information systems
"I would like to see the third floor of
the administration building pull their
act together, and one side of the hall
never say 'its across the hall' to
a student."
Eric Owens
senior
biochemistry
"I would like to see better food and
more campus activities, but since
there are really no facilities, it's kind
of hard to think of any. Oh, whatever
happened to the honors program?"
Rosie McCormick
freshman
psychology
"More organizations probably
because there is nothing to do
on campus."
Adrian Villanueva
freshman
computer science
"More intramural sports, or at least
have some."
Candace Curry
sophomore
"I would like for them to do the
career fair every year and open up
the opportunity for internships and
jobs each year."
Yoknyan Love Dahale
junior
political science
"Better service at the dormitory, such
as the staff should receive phone calls
at the [front office]. Some of us miss
a lot of phone calls because they are
not there."
Do you want to see something change about this
school? Submit your thoughts through a letter to
the editor complete with name, classification and
major, along with contact information.
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Phil McNeary, campus life editor
Man Nettles, sports editor
Jad B Saxton, entertainment editor
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Rambler Ratings
Thumbs up to the Student
Government Association. Their con-
tinuous efforts to beautify this campus
are admirable.
Thumbs up to the Greek Week partici-
pants! It's great to see so much energy
and spirit from each fraternity and
sorority!
Thumbs up to all the students who
visited or prayed for Dr. Bruce
McDonald while he was in the hospi-
tal. We have a community!
Thumbs up to all the students who are
planning to serve their spring break on
missions. People do see what you do,
and they do appreciate it!
Thumbs up to all the RAs attempts to
improve the lifestyle of on-campus
living while sacrificing time and ener-
gy. Keep up the good work!
Thumbs up to the professors who
always have their door open and are
willing to help their students. This
means the world to us ignorant few!
Thumbs down to professors who
expect their students to attend class on
a day that they do not. A video is not
a teacher, you are!
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. Thumbs down to the guides for the
high school groups who visited last
week. Please keep your eyes on your
kids, and don't let them wander!
Thumbs down to residents and guests
who leave the entry doors open. We
not only hear the annoying alarm, but
the sound of your brain not working.
Thumbs down to students who com-
plain about their jobs but never apply
anywhere else. Action is required for
change, so get up!
Thumbs down to the gentlemen who
use the only ladies bathroom on the
first floor of the dormitory. You have
different plumbing, so go elsewhere!
Thumbs way way way down to
administrators who say they want to
help the paper, but then stand us up.
That's just not cool.
In pursuit of women, one man asks:
'Is there a thug handbook available?'
My mother and father raised me to
be a respectful person. They taught
me to pay attention when someone
is speaking to me and to always mind my
manners. They also taught me to carry
myself like a human being with
sense. This type of discipline has
been passed down from generation
to generation and has a proven
track record - or so I thought.
Why is it that in the year 2005
women would rather date guys that
are considered "bad boys?" It
seems that the good guys are no
longer hot commodities and find
themselves alone, dateless and
holding up the walls in late night ——
chat rooms. All the manners that were
taught, all the lectures about how to tuck
your shirt in and wear a belt is no longer
quality rearing but useless chatter.
Women seldom admit that they are into
bad boys and will justify their actions by
saying, "I want a man. not a pretty boy."
Since when did wearing pants that fit and not
having tattoos garner the "pretty boy" tag?
And why is it that women somehow gravi-
tate toward the gents with a criminal ele-
ment? I've heard of very pretty, well-
dressed, well-spoken women that constantly
visit their "Mr. Right" in the wrong place:
jail.
Women these days are even attracted to
guys who do drugs. Marijuana has no place
in my life, and it's a shame that I've actually
been considered a fuddy-duddy because I
choose to say no. What is this world coming
Phil
McNeary
policy and
Dear Editor: f|
The staff of Texas Wesleyan University ne
the way it deals with student absences.
If a student can manage the workload of IWPWBWS attending regu-
larly, then why should he be forced by threats of lower grades, failure or being with-
drawn from class, due to lack of attendance?
The facts are that Texas Wesleyan University is a commuter school that costs an
extremely high amount of money to attend. When a student drives as far as I do (40
miles round trip) and pays the amount of money to attend, he should be given the
choice to attend class at will.
When a teacher withdraws a student at this institution, it costs him in excess of
$1,000 simply because a student may have known the material and wanted to save a
little gas money. An attendance policy is necessary for kindergartners, not college
student paying thousands of dollars a month.
Justiii Swinehart
junior, mass communication
Patrick
Johnson
to? Have drugs, alcohol and crime become
the new fashion? Must you indulge to be
hip? Is there a thug handbook available,
because I don't know the rules.
I see nothing wrong with wearing baggy
clothes, as some don't like the snug
fit. But I refuse to wear my pants so
far below my waist that my under
clothes reveal themselves to the
entire world. Once again, some
women find this attractive. Not all
bad boys wear their clothes this
way, but many do.
I will never attest to having the
cleanest mouth in the world. Much
to my chagrin, I have been known
——-— to allow feelings of anger and out-
rage manifest themselves in the form of
curse words. This is something that I've per-
sonally and publicly vowed to work on and
realize that this may well be a lifelong
endeavor. Bad boys seem to not care who,
what, when, where or how they offend peo-
ple with their poisonous tongues. As I stated
earlier, some women seem to flock to the
bullet-breath brutes.
Some people would consider me a hater
- that is, someone who wishes he could be
like the very person that he slanders. Let the
record be clear that I in no way shape or
form desire to enlist in such a corps. My
rank in this world should not and will not be
predicated by whether or not I'm a bad boy.
But unfortunately, it seems to be related to
getting a woman.
Phil McNeary is a junior mass communication
major and is the campus life editor for The Rambler.
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Men and masculinity:
Beware
of !
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Men have a proud her-
itage. Our spears
downed the buffalo, our
planes pierce the clouds, our
shovels break the earth. But
fellow men, be warned. A
new
beast
roves our
ranks,
and some
of our
best have
already
fallen. In
2005 the
hunter
has be- -
come the hunted.
But the pink shirt, unlike
physically dominant preda-
tors like lions, is a passive
hunter. Found usually on
department store shelves, it
stalks men, and by means of
strong mind control makes
its way into shopping carts,
to checkout counters and
finally to closets. It is here,
in scores of bedrooms each
morning, that the pink shirt
swallows up men.
Once inside the pink
shirt the man's masculinity
diminishes drastically, as the
pink shirt soaks it up. While
men still retain their deep
voices - since the head usu-
ally is not swallowed - they
still appear feminine while ,
inside the pink shirt. The
aftermath is loathsome - a
disgrace akin to carrying
purses or wearing long
braided hair.
Fellow men, under the
present distress our losses
can be catastrophic. When
there is no longer a distinc-
tion between the sexes, then
being a real man will have
lost its honor, its veneration.
This beast attacks, at its
core, our very identity.
Men, if you have not yet
purchased a pink shirt,
DON'T! If you already
have, yours will be a harder
battle to fight, but it's not
too late, and you can still
win. You must resist the
shirt every morning. As you
rummage through the closet,
you will feel the urge, but
remember the shirt, without
your aiding it, remains
immobile. You cannot be
swallowed against your will.
This is where it gets
tricky. The shirt attempts to
bend your will. It'll tell you
that girls like guys in pink
shirts. Men, as important as
the ladies' views are, we
must remember that our
masculinity is at stake.
Remember all the other fool-
ish things we've done to get
the girls.
Tell yourself it's not the
color she likes, it's your
courage to do something
daring. Also, girls will not
dislike you for standing up
for yourself. They will
understand.
I urge men everywhere
to stand up to the pink shirt.
Openly defy it. Shout, "I'm
a man!" The pink shirt,
though soft and subtle, is yet
a savage beast. Don't be vic-
timized. If we stay strong,
and fight hard, we can win.
Patrick Johnson is a sopho-
more English major and is a staff
writer for The Rambler.
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