The Battalion editorial Monday stated "Aggies would never do something as dangerous and classless as what happened at Lubbock this weekend," but the paper's staff obviously has a short memory.
The 1995 game versus the Longhorns at Kyle field featured beatings of UT students who were tackled and punched the face by members of the Corps of Cadets. More zealous members of the Corps pulled their swords on UT fans to defend Kyle field. The next week, The Battalion rightly called the actions by the Corps an "embarrassment to Aggieland."
After the 1995 UT-A&M game, many individual Aggies also recognized the problem, but some defended themselves by suggesting that UT fans had asked for trouble by coming onto Kyle field. One Aggie senior wrote to The Daily Texan "if anyone is to blame for this it is UT students, not the A&M Corps of Cadets."
Those defending the beatings by the Corps and other Aggies seem to forget that UT also has a memorial stadium, and that Aggie fans celebrating victory on the turf there in 1994 were not physically assaulted by their rivals in Austin.
Aggies, Longhorns and Red Raiders all have been part of some shameful moments associated with heated football rivalries, and sadly, this will continue.
But this incident and the ensuing response teach us two things. First, Aggies are not good at history. Second, and more importantly, do not ever lose to Texas Tech.
Jarrad Prasifka
Graduate Student
Leave Utah alone
In response to George Deutsch's Nov. 5 column:
I was both confused and frustrated by Deutsch's column. I was confused because the point of the article was lost on me, and I am sure I was not the only one. I was frustrated because he resorted to generalizations and out-right name-calling in an apparent attempt at humor.
I think he was trying to make the point that citizens in Utah were about to lose some of their First Amendment rights with the appointment of this new "porn czar."
I suppose we should expect nothing more from an over-eager budding journalist hell bent on protecting freedom of speech for all Americans no matter the cost. And considering he is also a member of the libido-full, 20-year-old demographic, I can see where disrupting the flow of pornography would ruffle some feathers.
Well, actually, no I cannot. This is happening in Utah. A majority of citizens of Utah voted to elect a governor. That governor appointed Houston to be "porn czar," a decision he probably did not reach in the middle of the night without consulting many people. Sounds like the democratic process at work to me.
By making generalizations about citizens of Utah, particularly those belonging to the Mormon faith, Deutsch loses the point of his article and loses credibility as a journalist.
Sean O'Daniels
Graduate Student
I find Deutsch's article on Utah's porn czar to be hypocritical. He ends the piece with a very pompous "It is intolerance." But his article could be a flagship for intolerance. I lived in Utah for five years and it is indeed the nesting ground for over-zealous Mormons, but should not we be tolerant of their values?
If you have ever been to the state, you would realize that about 80 percent of the population probably does not see a porn czar as a waste of money. Who are you to tell people they are wasting their money? Do the majority of A&M students think spending money on beer is a waste of money? Probably not.
I just love how some people are so self-righteous about their quest for tolerance and in doing so they trample on values, criticize religion and poke fun at a woman for her choice to remain unmarried.
Tamara Adams
Class of 2003
Do not look at the pictures
This letter is in response to the horrifying pictures on display at Sul Ross statue. These pro-life campaigners are attempting to gain support for their cause by showing graphic photographs of fetuses. They are absolutely revolting.
Roe v. Wade has not been overturned and women have spoken. Do not dignify this garbage by stopping to look or to speak with any of the people standing in front of the booth. United, we should stand for choice.
Chris Young
Class of 2004