Collegian (Hurst, Tex.), Vol. [3], No. [4], Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 26, 1990 Page: 2 of 11
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2 Collegian / Opinion
Wednesday, September 26,1990
Editorial
U.S.A, calls moms
Amidst the tears of their children and the doubts of their husbands who
are facing the task of playing Mr. Mom, military mothers across the country
are boarding buses and leaving for active duty in Saudi Arabia.
It is not that we do not want women to serve our military in the positions
for which they are ably qualified because such an exemption would belittle
their skills and abilities our government employs them for. But is it truly
necessary to send a mother of a new bom baby in the reserves to a foreign
country during the most important time of bonding between mother and
child?
If asked, most of the proud and brave women in the armed services
would echo the same refrain. Although they have reservations on going and
leaving their families, it is a good feeling to test their training in the situations
they were meant to apply their skills.
More important these women reap the benefits of being in the services
and are paid for their work and rightfully should go.
The government, however, should use common sense and compassion
in selecting women. Time should be allowed for maternity leave from active
duty of reserves.
In trying not to discriminate on whom to send to war the government
has gone too far. It has overlooked mothers with newborns.
Presently, surviving sons are exempt from military duty. This regulation
would seem to point out that there should be some provisions made for the
special case of these new mothers who serve their country in the reserves.
Editorial
TCJC and traffic laws
Driving around the Metroplex can be hazardous to one’s health.
But, driving around TCJC can be an experience just as dangerous.
There is a lot of speeding and reckless driving going on around the
campuses, and anyone who wonders about the truth of this situation need
not look any farther than his respective campus.
Students frequently disobey traffic signs, disregard yield signs and
crosswalks and drive the wrong way in one-way lanes.
TCJC has traffic laws. They are listed in the student handbook for
each campus, and public safety officers have in their possession pam-
phlets explaining motor vehicle regulations for students who need
reminding. Driving on a campus does not excuse one from following
regulations.
This editorial is a plea for sanity and safety for everyone while
driving on campus. If a law is on the books, it should be followed; and
students should expect enforcement.
It’s that simple.
To The Editor,
Students can support our military personnel in Saudi Arabia by
sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the following address. You
will receive a packet of postcards with names of military personnel you
can write to. Operation Support, Box #1, Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387.
Cheryl Winn
Corrections
The Collegian incorrectly identified Marian Cantrell on last
week's editorial page. She is the bursar on NE Campus. Dr. Cathie
Jackson is the NE Registrar.
President Bush's seven-hour trip was to Helsinki, not Moscow as
the editorial stated.
The Collegian regrets these errors.
Column: Out of my mind
Fitness games with lap dogs
I’ve owned dogs who were personal fitness trainers,
dogs who took it upon themselves to find things for me to
do in case I didn’t already have enough to keep me busy
and dogs who were schedulers.
The current crop of household dogs (only two but it
seems like more) fit all three categories, but what they do
best is fitness training.
The dogs devote a good portion of
their day to keeping me in shape, by definition
a dog is a quadraped always on the wrong
side of a door. They use the tried and trite
“we must go for a walk right how” strategy,
too, but mostly they spend their time
introducing me to new adventures in aerobic
exercise.
Ones that will never be popular, I
might add.
Waiting for a time when I am alone in
a dark house (3 a.m. is a good time for this
one), one or both dogs will begin a slow,
menacing growl directed at a window or a
comer of the room. This raises my heartbeat nicely.
On the dogs part, this exercise lasts about three
minutes; but I tend to continue it for an indefinite time,
clutching the blankets, staring intently into the dark and
breathing deeply.
A variation of this exercise is the Random Yap.
Apropos of absolutely nothing at all, a dog will sit
directly in back of her chosen victim and say “YAP”
loudly and clearly. A good loud “yap” will jolt the
nervous system and skyrocket the heartbeat and, if the
victim were holding something breakable, provide for
some further bending and stooping exercise. I usually
add some arm-waving and foot-stomping and, depending
on what I was holding, maybe some low-impact high-
volume yelling.
The dogs discovered a new and fiendish exercise
for us just recently. Slipping through the
bars of a supposedly dog-proof gate, our
newest dog, who still wears tags with her
former owner’s name, completely
vanished. This led the family into a two
and one-half hour program of intense
outdoor exercise in the hottest part of a
Texas afternoon. We all participated in
walking, running, bicycle riding and some
healthy lung exercises.
Visions of disabled dogs on the side of
the road, evil-minded dog-nappers and labs
that use dogs for horrible experiments kept
our energies focussed and our heart rates
high.
Meanwhile, the dog spent a lovely afternoon, sort
of a canine vacation. She started us on our exercise
program, walked to a neighbors, asked politely to be let
into the air conditioning and was given a fun car ride to
her old kennel. Once there, she evidently greeted old
friends, relaxed by the pool and played a few rounds of
bridge, ate a leisurely dinner and arrived back home
ready to play.
The rest of us, hot, tired and very crabby, went to
bed early.
Sartor Resartus is simply unreadable, and for me that always sort of spoils a book.
-Harry S Truman
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Collegian (Hurst, Tex.), Vol. [3], No. [4], Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 26, 1990, newspaper, September 26, 1990; Hurst, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1183217/m1/2/?q=%22Education+-+Schools+-+Students%22: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room.