The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 7, 1985 Page: 2 of 8
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By Kenny Simon
Yes, it’s that time of year again. No,
not Christmas, bufCTattoer time to
decide, now, what classes vou wish to
take next semester-Pre-Registration.
(For those (*f you who do not have a
clue as to what 1 am discussing, go to
the Registrar’s office in the Cullen
Bldg, as quickly as possible.) For the
rest of the more : in tune
population...read on.
It is rather humorous that most peo-
ple get tense as pre-registration rolls
around. It is a biannual event, but
more than that, it uses the same format
that things qEThis;nature use. This
bureaucratic . qorraUmg is something
that we as human beings have to deal
with for the rest of our lives in the
mainstream of society. Whether it is
an election, trying to return a store-
bought item at' the Customer Service
window, or applying for your first
credit card, there is always the same
hassle accompanying feeling tha’ you
are the only one who does not know
how to beat the system. I think this is
the foundation for that basic fear of
the system in our society.
Every year, the same thing happens
and the same questions are asked of
(usually) the same people. One would
think that somewhere along the way,
someone would figure it out for
themselves. I think we are doomed as
a species to be always blind to our
shortcomings and mistakes. People
worry about what color card they get
and often times wonder why? It is due
to the number you own, or the lack
thereof. A good system, really, when
one thinks about it. Those with more
experience get first pickings. (I wonder
if this goes back to the Roman army’s
Spoils System.) Except for the
athletes, of course. They are above us
all.
People ask how soon they should ar-
rive. They ask whether or not they
need a pen or pencil. You know we
have to fill out that stupid ques-
tionaire, so bring one this year. And
the worst, of course, is the person who
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Letters to the Editor
This space is reserved for editorial
comment from the reading public.
We, the Megaphone Staff, invite your
opinions and critiques of any issue
Editor,
What is the deal with this “Queen Polly”
stuff?! As I have read along through the
nature of this column. It can only be one of
two things: either it is actual student ques-
tions (surely not!) and serious response (no
way!) or it is supposed to be comic (searing,
social, I’m sure) satire. If it is the former
(God forbid!) then this student body and
the advice-columnist are both in an ex-
tremely pitiable state and deserve no serious
consideration. In the case of hte latter
(spare me!), the quality of the humor is so
deplorable as to warrant no serious con-
sideration either. The s6rt of stupid, biting,
belittling sarcasm I see each week is not at
all amusing; it is, rather, degrading and ir-
ritating. So, do us a favor and save
yourself the trouble...bag it, man!
Jeff Wright
To the Editor of the Megaphone,
In your editorial, October 29, 1985, you
urged men to strive towards your ideal of
chivalry. You asked that men treat women
with respect because of certain virtues that
they hold, namely beauty, kindheartedness
and love. I must point out to you that^ these
that interests you. Send to Box 48,
Campus Mail. We expect to hear from
you!
virtues are not inherent in the female sex.
There are plenty of women who are ugly,
cruel and hateful. And there are just as
many men who possess these so-called
, feminine attributes of love, beauty and
kindness. Do they not deserve to be treated
with respect? I realize that you were making
preposterous generalizations, but I do not
understand why you did not chose such vir-
tues as intelligence, ambition and strength
that might cause women to be in need of
such a display of respect. A better defini-
tion of a chivalrous person is a man or
woman who treats others with courtesy and
respect simply because they are fellow
human beings. Men who do this and give up
treating women as the “weaker sex” or
placing them upon pedestals are not
“jerks” as you called thenj^Being placed
on a pedestal may spuncfcriafcfl&jfifst. but at
a second glance you can se^Piwfestricting
it really is. You can not dance on a pedestal,
you can hardly move lest you fall (which
would really be a blessing in disguise).
There is no reason to have separate codes of
behavior for each sex. If everyone would
treat one another with kindness and human
decency then we might progress towards an
egalitarian society.
In the spirit of nit-picking your editorial;
you stated that since such an astonishing
issue, as the death of chivalry, had reached
Southwestern you felt compelled to address
it. I hope that Southwestern is not so ar-
chaic that women’s liberation has not
reached it. You also said that women’s
liberation was creating a problem for
chivalry, well did you ever consider that
chivalry might be causing a problem for
women’s liberation? I especially resent the
comment that many feminists resemble
“husky males’’ because they are
dominating. Over-dominance is equally as
unattractive lira male as it is in a female. I
consider myself a hard core feminist; I
would rather open the door myself, pay for
myself, and I appreciate people who
substitute the word humankind for the sex-
ist term mankind when referring to the
human race. Kenny, do I appear as a
“husky male” to you? Anyway, what in-
sight do you possess that allows you to
define feminity?
Your editorial was sexist, and I found it
quite offensive.
Jennie Jones
This week we received an eloquent letter to
the editor concerning chivalry among the
fraternities. We at The Megaphone liked it
very much, but are sadly unable to print it
without a name. If the person who wrote
the letter will send in his or her name, we
will be overjoyed to print it.
Thank you,
Kris M.
tries to get his/her Academic Advisor’s
signature at the last minute, i.e.
through the back door on the day of
pre-registration. Come on, you are in
College now, you know that they
won’t let you through that back door.
Make plans to see your Academic Ad-
visor before it starts.
Finally, a few words of advice in the
use of logical reasoning. Plan your
strategy before you enter the gym.
Know what classes you need and have
some reserve classes ready, just in case.
Think about which classes will have
the longest lines and go to these first.
Save the obscure class, that only you-' -
are taking, for the end. Get your Core’
Classes out of the way. I know this
sounds like a how-to manual, but every
year there are a large handful of people
who panic and end up with classes they
do not want.
Perhaps if you can start here and
learn to beat one bureaucratic system
you can progress to more advanced
levels of difficulty. Then again, there
will be some rats who cannot even
master this simple maze. To them, I
say, good luck in obtaining your share
of the cheese later on.
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