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Kim Laster, Editor
Elizabeth Lamb, Managing Editor
The Rambler
Opinions
Michael Brandon, Advertising Manager
Rebekah Britton, Layout and Design
Founded 1917, Member Associated Collegiate PresiJ, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association
Racism alienates campus community
To the campus community:
Recently, a member of our
campus community received an
anonymous hate letter. Of course,
hate letters arc usually anony-
mous because it's "the only way
the ignorant anil cowardly can
feel powerful. This situation is
one which 1 never expected to
experience on the Wesleyan cam-
pus.
I'm not simply saddened, I
am disgusted. I'm not disap-
pointed, I am angry. It 'is vitally
important that each and every
one of our students, as well as
each and every member of the
faculty and staff, understand that
this blatant act of bigotry is more
than ample grounds for expulsion
or dismissal.
Institutions of higher educa-
tion are supposed to encourage
conversation among diverse cul-
tures and creeds. We are here not
only to learn about science or
business but also to learn about
each other.
This is where we prepare
ourselves to live in and to con-
tribute to the world. Hate mail is
not conversation. It's not protect-
ed speech. And if the person or
persons responsible are made
known, they will no longer be
part of the Wesleyan community.
If the author of the anony-
mous message was making sortie
unfathomable attempt at humor
then that person has made a
grave error in judgment.
Hale mail is not funny. Ii is
not clever. It is not practical joke
material Furthermore, it * til not
be tolerated.
I strongly urge the author of
the hate letter If you have some-
thing to say, say it out loud, as
long as you are willing to cite
justification for your points of
view, to listen to the opinions of
others and to be open to the pos-
sibility that new information may
cause you to change your view.
If you are so filled with
hatred that you cannot reason,
then seek professional help. If
you refuse to listen, you don't
belong at Texas Wesleyan.
Sincerely,
President Jake Schrum
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Davtdian tragedy
5 TXtem: Urofipad it
lik* Noraaahot*
6 TXtem *«' hog
or tilia* (on your own)
7 cowboy tv*
8 TX Oftwson s tast
hit: *You Got
9 TXiam. 'as wmicom*
ataafcunk
picnic*
12 TXJamlgot
I havanl avan thought
o* yat* (confidant)
17 « TX Ranger rod*
with. ___ Cogborn
In 'Trua Grit*
20 TXiam; 'mad as a
snaka*
22 a'duatar* (2 wds )
23 TXism: "if I thought
any harder I 'd
my brain*
24 "Gone to Texas"
meant "on *
29 TX ticks can carry
disease
30 TX Richards & Miller
31 San Antonio street
32 in Orange Co. on 1-10
36 TXism: "compadres"
37 TX garage sales
can be found in
areas
43 TXism for false teeth
45 they're a minority
at Denton's TWU
47 killer bees .a
, TX man 300 times
48 to point a rifle
50 this Rangers' Kevin
became a Brewe'r
91 Waoo bom comedian
Martin of 'Rename* (fcvt)
52 TXiam: *wom _ _ ■
trawl* • (tired)
53 in Collin Co. on hwy. 5
54 TX*m -blister _* (handle
55 rn*rn«tional communi-
cations company (abbr)
56 hymn- Jhe tight*
58 TXiam, m with* (join)
58 TXiam 'got an _
in tie hole* (reserve)
80 TX cactus: goblet
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CROSSWORD
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DOWN
1 Coleman plane
preserve (2 wds
TXism; 'donl give
_ aholler
TX Joe Don Baker film
" Hand Luke*
this Premingerdi- 1
rected TX Tierney 1
9 this was to be
smashed in Ellis Co.
10 TX Morgan
Fairchild (2 wds.)
TX Spacek film: .
•Violets __ Blue"
12 TXism: * a right
smart piece* (far)
13 Texas of
Public Safety
14 TXism: "bring
home the bacon" 28
15 TXism: "tough 33
_ old boot"
Fiesta Diaz y
Houston's Shelley
Duvall was this Olive
TXism: "he's a little _
In the hat size" (slow)
exCowboy Noonan (inlt.)
Alkman's objective
TX Prentiss TV 34
show:" and She"
sixth sense 35
TXism: "there's
more of them than 37
in Texas" 3Q
parcels out
TX Pride tune:" 39
Rather Love You"
in Comanche Co.
on 16: _ Leon
TXism: "got my
sights it"
TXism:rat" (tot)
UT Heisman
winner Earl (init.)
"can't roller
in a buffalo herd*
campaign slogan In
'24: *Me for Ma And
Got a Dern
Thing Against Pa"
STSU Is LBJ's
mater
TX Tommy Jones
of "The Fugitive"
44 TX golfer Byron (Init.)
46 *Mr. Sam" (inlt.)
49 TX dessert:
home cream
50 TX Cynthia Parker
was captured in a
Comanche
57 TX Kenny Rogers'
"I Don't You"
Dallas comes to Fort Worth
By W.T. Pfefferle
Special the Rambler
Sure Dallas sometimes seems
about a million miles away but
the night life it offers is worth the
35 minute drive. Over the next
several weeks we'll take a look at
the nightlife offerings in the 214
area code: nightspots, music
clubs, restaurants, theaters, etc.
Today we hit four very cool
nightspots.
Bar of Soap—3615 Parry
[Exposition Park area across
from the Cotton Bowl] 214-823-
6617: One of the only places
around where you can do your
laundry, get a refreshment and
watch way cool live music. The
place is seedy but of course that's
good.
About 10 giant red booths
and a dozen stools at the bar. Lots
of regulars, one pool table and
when you're, tired of the action
there, two doors down you can
get a new tattoo or have your
tongue pierced at Skin and
Bones. (Live music only Thurs.-
Sat.)
Barley House*—2916 N.
Henderson [take 75 North from
Dallas to Knox-Henderson exit]
214-824-0306: Right next to the
Yegua Creek restaurant, this
place is a hidden treasure. Two
pool tables.
Blues and rock music from
Thursday to Sunday night. Big
screen for sports and a pretty
good hunk of dateless SMU kids.
A bonus note: Two blocks
east of Barley's is RC's, another
spectacularly seedy joint with a
very righteous jukebox and some
of the best pool competition in
Texas.
Club Dada—2720 Elm [Deep
Ellum} 214-744-DADA: OK,
everyone already knows this
place. But it still provides a
decent night out.
It's not the groundbreaking
music club it once was ('86 and
'87), but it's the safest spot in the
Mighty Ellum.
Of course nowadays the City
of Dallas promotes Deep Ellum
as a cute sigh'tsee for tourists and
there's nothing much more main-
stream than tourists, is there?
Everyone needs to hit Dada on at
least one early Saturday night.
The Dead Thang, the now leg-
endary Grateful Dead cover band,
plays 5-10 p.m. every Saturday
night—free.
You'll hear loping, rambling
14 minute versions of nearly all
kinds of songs, actually, every-
thing from Led Zeppelin to Hank
Williams. This may be one of the
biggest crushes of the week any-
where in Texas (crush= crowd)
and it's a great place for singles.
Tipperary Inn—5815 Live
Oak Street [corner of Live Oak
and Skillman] 214-823-7167:
This is a very different night out.
On Tuesdays the place fills
up for trivia. Paul spins cool
tunes and asks super trivial trivia
questions. Teams play against
one another for a $40 coupon
good against your bill.
Competition is fierce but funny,
friendly and wacky.
Three TV screens for sports,
friendly staff and good, hearty
FOOD. (Try the loaded baked
potato.) Sample question from
last week's game: What kind of
restaurant does Alan Hale (the
Skipper from "Gilligan'sTsland)
own? Answer: Seafood.
Next week we take a look at
dedicated music venues.
The Rambler Wesleyan
TlXAf WIfllVAN UNIVimiTT
Adviser: Dr Marian Haber
SPC Committee C hair: Dr. Miriam Rspinosa
SlafT: Christ) \wad
Brewa Croskev
Nto v.- Cumhic
Stephen English
John Marrx
Dominick Mastrangelo
Carey Reynolds
Tekisha J. Stack
Matthew Smith
Photo Editor Cartoonist; Khampha Bouaphanh
Photographer: Iran Dang
Is the world coming to an end?
The Rambler is a weekly
publication of Texas
Wesleyan University.
By Christian D. Woriovv
Special lo The Rambler
Peopk* complain how bad
off the world is becoming.
Crime, drugs, racism, hate, war,
famine; and a host of other ills
threaten the wtirid at every step
The environment is being
assaulted by humanity in its
attempt to achieve technologi-
cal perfection while its popula-
tion continues to rise exponen-
tially hcyond five billion peo-
ple.
Presently in Atactica, there
a growing trend toward con-
>erv Jttsm. of so. it wms Rush
Umtaugh and other apaiKxi
broken are cm radio and televi-
sion clicking the conservative
viewpoint to those desperate lot
answer* or seeking only to vali-
date their own belief*
W« all know thai the
The RamNrr welcomes your View*
, .'a 1,«
Republicans have reclaimed the
House and Senate and are in a
good position for the 1996
presidential election. Clinton is
a lame (hick, trying to cooperate
with the Republicans in the
hope that ihey will flounder,
allowing him to place blame
upon them during the election.
Crime supposedly is ram-
pant in all facets of American
life, as arc drugs. Wars, coups
and revolutions ate occurring
here and there across the world
as the United States ponders
what to do in foreign policy.
I tunutcty, we have to ask
what the root of tfus problem &
b it the Lihcrah and Democrats
who have allegedly let the
country and world go downhill
met the Last few deeades? Is it
the youth of the world who *im-
ply don't care anymore?
for
— —
many have tried the typical
political angles. We brought in
Ronald Reagan to help Amcrica
after Carta's term in office; we
elected George Bash to help
push things through as well,
until he floundered in our eves.
• We wondered whether
Ross Perot had the answers we
sought. We elected Bill Clinton
in the hope that the Democrats
could solve the problems that
Reagan and Bush had lefi
us We elected the Republicans
into a Congressional majority
With Newt Gingrich and Bob
Dole leading the way so that
they could dean up the mcsss
that Clinton has made .
We have made Rash
lamtaugh a minor demigod of
conserv atism and many of us
have made Ross Pen* seem lo
he the prophet of a political
""Second Coming,"*
But what will happen, say,
if we elect Phil Gramm or Bob
Dole into the White House in
'96 and the president happens
to have a Republican Congress?
It should be pointed out
that John F. Kennedy only got
25 percent of his proposed leg-'
fetation through the Democratic
Congress in the early 1960s.
What makes anyone think that
the Republicans can do any bet-
ter? Indeed, what happens if the
Republicans happen to fail—
catastmphically or otherwise?
Do we try lo put the
Democrats back into power
again, just as before, when they
could do no better? Though il
may sound dark and forebod-
ing. the American people may
actually gel fed up enough with
both parties' that Ross Perot or
someone like him. could get
enough of a protest vote thai he
could enter the While 1 louse.
Indeed, this person's sup-
porters could even attain pow-
erful influence and positions in
the Hoase and Senate.
The ramifications for the
nation (and the world) in the
next few years will be very
important. There is the poten-
tial for a golden age, just as
there is the potential for an
authoritarian cyberpunk era of
corruption,
Many people say that the
government has lx.cn slowly
chiding the rights of the indi-
vidual in favor of the state.
Channel 5 is airing a report on
militant North Tcxans forming
a private militia to protect their
rights when the time comes.
In the end. it may come
down to thai...but let us pray it
docs not.
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