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I don't see why everyone is getting so uptight about draft
• registrator!:" In air probability a draft won't be called anyway,
; Besides,* if- worse comes to worst, think'of the poor Postal Service, "
whose employees will register the 18 and(19 year olds -- what else do
they have to do anyhow?
Just' because a young man'registers'tor the draft doesn't mean : "
he'll be-drafted. And if"he is, he could'always take a trip to Canada •
before showing up at boot camp.
(Registration j_s merely a form of-identification, so the government:
knovte where to find people if it needs them. With today's unstable '
international invironment, such a protective measure is just common '
sense. In case of national emergency, several weeks would be cut off
from'.time needed for general mobilization. But such mobilization, I ;/
believe, shouldn't .include women. You see, khaki is tacky and oJjye "
green, as in fatigues, doesn't match my eyes. ' '
•To draft women goes against the basic family structure which
America «is founded on. Think of all the spur-of-the moment-
marriages, worse yet babies, which might' result as desperate women
attempt to avoid a draft. If, however, a woman should wish to
-^volunteer for military service, she should be allowed to. Every
woman who fills a non-combat duty frees a man for combat.
Think of the poor male 4-f's who'd be left alone on the home
front - what would they do for company if all the women were in
the service. And consider that 4-fs aren't necessarily losers -- John
Wayne was one. Who wouldn't prefer to stay home with a 4-fer like
John Wayne than share a foxhole iwth a Marty Feldman look-alike?
Several of the 2,544 women at Fort Hood have complained of
sexual harassment. This harassment has ranged from pinching,
grabbing and obscene phone calls, td serious on-the-job incidents
sexual, and non-sexual. 1 don't have' to go to war for those
"privileges." No, home sweet home just sounds better all the time, :
I'd rather be a harassed civilian than! a harassed soldier any time.
c/lisun.( Wfi its....
First Miselassifieds (finally...)
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' tjy Jliia CyfiExk'
I haven't- 'written a tacky
column all semester. They tell
me it's time,"s'o Juan, this one's
for you...and yours,.'
It has been_ called to our
attention by various and
assorted persprrag.es that the
Tacky-J has been accused of
(shock) rUrmitig {horrors^,
national news {oh,my).
'Bout all I ••• say is-we
know. We put it there. For a
reason.
Aren't ya'll Interested in
expending your, horizons?
Whatever happened to raising
one's consciousness?
Well, l'nr;sti|' not being
hateful enough. Let's try a
different track."..." I
Tarleton news, .is. great. And,
believe it or not, we'll run all
the campus news^ we can. But
there is more* to* life than what
happens around,,this university.
Someone pdinted out that
there is television and/or (other!
newspapers for/students to read
if they want tojincl out what's
happening in' -the"-real world.
True. But how,i$arty,,Qf you ever
read anything fcu4 the. hometown
rag, and then only to find out
who's getting married ot
pregant? " ' ' **"*
I wish we had a national wire
service here to keep the students
better informed. We don't,
though, and aren't likely to get
on anytime soon. Nine people
(the number of which'
constitutes the J-TAC reporting
staff) just can't keep up with all
the events happening in the
whole wide world. We need to
be better jntormed of .what'S:
going on outside for our own
sakes if nothing else. Inside, the
best we can do is keep up with
what's going bn at other
universities.
At last-the point of this
column.
Some of this news we bring
you does have far reaching
consequences;" some of it is
trivia. Keeping- up, being well
informed, doesn't mean just
knowing about earth shaking
events. The small stuff can, be
important, also; Fun and games
do more thvan disclose the.
undercurrents' "of our society;
they give us ideas for ourown
outlets, too.
So, c'mon. to whom it may
concern, open, up your little
minds. There's,; a whole new
world out there.
P u b I i c a t. i a n of
misclassifieds ■ ■ can 7 be
guaranteed, as they will run
only as space is available. We
reserve the right to modify
names to protect ourselves
from libel suits arising out of
t h e m o r e m a lie i ou s
misclassifieds.
Congratulations and best
wishes to Silver Keys member
Craig Cline and his bride.
Patsy. -- Your Big Sis.
Thanks God! W.'s rabbit
didn't die , Will wonders never
cease. P.?
They say management is a
bitch - so that's what they got
to run the club. Signed, the
Masses.
To the survivors of the
unfortunate victims mangled in
the rush for seats at last week's
Barbara Mandrel! concert-
Unite- let's see if the SAF
committee can find a better
way to manage the opening of
the gates at future concerts.
B.A.
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Lost a tourquoi.se, choker with
porcupine quills and about 15
stones. Call Hillary Morris,
8-9420, if found. Reward,
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Jeri-Happy Birthday, from the
Blacksheep, You're our choice
for the "Most Embraceable
Ewe of the Year."
Grassburr Editor Polly Brown
asks anyone who has not
received his pictures or proofs
from Stevens Studio to call the
Grassburr Office
Monday-Friday afternoons
from 1-4 p.m.
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9 9
9 9
Happy birthday, Debbie. From
T.B.
A new field has been named
after the 'Twit of the Year' --
Twit Field!
DH 8, PC
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The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 21, 1980, newspaper, February 21, 1980; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth141446/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.