The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, October 30, 1981 Page: 2 of 23
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Egypt's new president steps in with a cool head
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appears
to have taken firm control of the government in
the trail of Anwar Sadat's assassination. After
expressing a desire to rule in much the same
way as his predecessor so far Mubarak has
acted according to his promises.
At the same time he is taking a somewhat
cooler-headed stance on some decisions than did
Sadat. This comes at a time when cool and level-headed
negotiations are imperative to carry-
ing on peace negotiations in the Middle East.
Mubarak recently said Egypt will turn the
other cheek to Arab insults. Unlike Sadat who
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prehensive study of the incomprehensible.
Students will study the illegible scrawls ofACU
bureaucratic Red-Tapists including Registrar
Ken Rasco and secretary Chic Owens creators
of the famous Chic-Ken Scratchings.
Prerequisite: Enough credit hours so that the
degree plan is visibly updated by masses of
lines scratching out previous totals.
Although the above course does not appear
formally in the catalog seniors will recognize it
as a requirement they should have included in
planning their all-important final year.
We urge all prospective graduates to sign up
for the course if they have any intentions of
graduating within the year. Deciphering of the
degree plan is essential to an understanding of
what is on record with the registrar's office and
critical mistakes have been known to happen.
One hypothetical student experienced a
severe setback to her graduation plans. "I
mistook the numeral-35 in the To Do' column to
be a flourish of the registrar's signature. In-
stead of signing up for Degree Plan De-
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year taking electives."
Transfer students and those who have
changed their majors should be especially
attentive in registering for Degree Plan Deciphering.
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usually had quick comeback to Arab verbal
punches Mubarak has said he will tell the press
not to attack Arab friends "even Libya."
Many of his decisions are very cautious with
Mubarak himself saying he will often use a
"wait and see"policy.
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an autonomy agreement with Israel ten-
tatively scheduled to take place before April 25
until a good solution is found good for Egypt
Israel and Palestinians. Concerning the Camp
David accords and the Egyptian-Israeli peace
treaty Mubarak says he has "the same
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patience (as Sadat ) maybe more."
In the face of unrest in his own country the
new president said he will not release political
prisoners arrested in September but will wait
until the proper authorities have completed
their investigations.
Immediately after the death of Sadat most of
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peace process. Hosni Mubarak so far seems to
have quelled most of those fears by beginning
his presidency with a firm hand and some cool-
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Another Homecoming already?
My my. Are you back again already? Why it
seems like just last week we finished cleaning
up the paper plates and leftover mums from
Homecoming 1980.
I suppose you've noticed a few changes
around the campus since you graduated from
here back in 1967 or 1979 or land-none-of-my-business.
For instance we've got a new bell tower just
south of the Campus Center erected in honor of
Garvin Beauchamp by the class of '80. Oh that
was already up last year wasn't it?
Well anyway how about the new Don H.
Morris Center? Oh yeah that was up last time
you were here too.
Wait a minute have you seen the new
president? I knew something had changed
around here. And have you seen his new office?
Neither have I.
We've got a new chancellor too. I'll tell you
honestly he's doing the best job of any chan-
cellor they've had since I've been here. It might
be too soon to tell but I predict Dr. John Stevens
will be known as one of the top two chancellors
in the first 80 years of this school's history.
We've also just finished a bunch of new tennis
courts. And the city repaved Campus Court a
month or so ago. And a lot of neat new graffiti
has been added to the Don Morris Center the
Campus Center and probably to your car
windows by now. f
Of course some ACUish things never change.
The Optimist already has had a couple of
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good controversies this year. I'd tell you what
they are but they're so sensitive I'd rather not
take the chance of mentioning the subjects
again. Why remind our irate readers?
The GAT A fountain is still doubling as a trash
receptacle and washtub.
The Bean still puts out a mean chicken-fried
steak. Very mean.
We still have Tuesday night devos and dollar
movies Friday night Mission Outreach
meetings and every night mush rushes in front
of McKinzieHall.
And they're still selling 75th Anniversary
artifacts. Take my advice and stock up on them
now. In a few years or so I think they're going to
take all of the plates music boxes magazines
and rocking chairs that are still unsold double
the price tags and sell them as antiques.
Well we're glad you could make it. It's
always nice to see alumni back on the place.
Gives it that lived-in look. So have a good
weekend spend lots of money relive those old
times and be gone by Monday. Some of us
have work to do.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, October 30, 1981, newspaper, October 30, 1981; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99602/m1/2/?q=central+place+railroads: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.