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The Dally Collegian
A Letter From Home
Just call him Tex
David Finesilver
I was choking down my third
cup of what passes for coffee in
the cafeteria the other day. with
same of the habitues known as the
Nuts of the Round Table, when
someone brought In a new student
and introduce d him. His name
was Knockwurst or Nlcklcsworth
or something like that, and he was
one of the biggest men I've ever
seen. He bad gooseberry-green
eyes, naming red hair that stood
on end, and so many freckles he
looked like one-of those drawings
in the ads for acne remedies.
"PeVrple call me Tex," he said. In
a voice that came from down
around his toenails.
"What part of Texas are you
from?" someone asked.
"I ain't. I'm from Louisiana. I Just
dont want no one to can me
Louise."
"Why do people caH you Tex?"
"Cause I tell 'em to." r~
As he spoke, Tex kept his
thumbs hooked In his belt i found
out later he did that to keep his
knuckles from dragging the floor.
He towered over everyone there,
which annoyed Randy Totempole.
Randy had always been the tallest
member of .the group. Randy
looked up at Tex and said, "How .
tafl air you, Tex?"-
"Bout this tan "Tex said, hold¬
ing one hand over the top of bis
head.
"How tan is that?" Randy in¬
sisted.
'Pretty talL".
"You play football?*
■Yeah."
"What position you play in?"
"Klnda bent over." He illustrated
by going into a lineman's crouch.
Even bent he was bigger than
Randy.
The table was crowded to capac¬
ity. It looked as If Tex was going to
have to stand.
"Where's he going to sit?"
Randy's brother. Johnny, wanted
to know.
Randy began to squeeze and
compress himself and bis chair to
one side. "Anywhere be wants."
Tex sat there, a little apart from
the group, and laughed nervously
whenever anyone noticed him.
Eric made a Joke about dumb
jocks, and Tex roared with laugh¬
ter, slapping Eric on the back
hard enough to make everyone at
the table wince. The next "dumb
Jock" Joke got a weak grin: another
Joke of the same genre got the
comedian a stare.
Tex looked down, studying his
shoes.. Then he spoke, so softly
that everyone had to strain to
hear.
"I guess y'all think Just 'cause I
talk funny I dont know much.
Well, maybe I dont But I can tell
when I ain't wanted. Nice rneetln'
ya." And he got up and left the
table.
If nothing else I had to admire
his dignity- something the rest
of us lacked- so I followed him.
When I caught him at the door, he
had tears In his eyes.
I said, "Tex, the people in this
group have been friends for a long
time, some of them for year.. '
See TEX, page three
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Reasons to salute the flag
Last week you wrote an editorial ex¬
plaining your refusal to salute the
American flag. You claim that sinceyour
Chicano and African American "broth¬
ers" and "sisters" aren't as free as whites,
you, have no reason to salute the flag.
I'm right there with you. I shudder to
mink that as I stand at a public event
with my hand over my heart, i
where your hands are at any given
moment, but I am Interested that you
cite the low numbers of minorities at
Fresno State as evidence of racism or
lack of freedom. In case youve forgotten.
students are selected by. their demon-
strafed smarts, not their race. The only
exceptions to this rule fi-vor you darker
folks, not us people of pallor. Some of
you are ushered into the untferattfos
wtthhorTendousgradea-Theeuphemis
ticjusuocauon is "historical underrepre-
But the use of ethnicity as currency
See LETTER, page three
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Object Description
| Title | 1990_09 The Daily Collegian September 1990 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1990 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | September 5, 1990, Page 2 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1990 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | The Dally Collegian A Letter From Home Just call him Tex David Finesilver I was choking down my third cup of what passes for coffee in the cafeteria the other day. with same of the habitues known as the Nuts of the Round Table, when someone brought In a new student and introduce d him. His name was Knockwurst or Nlcklcsworth or something like that, and he was one of the biggest men I've ever seen. He bad gooseberry-green eyes, naming red hair that stood on end, and so many freckles he looked like one-of those drawings in the ads for acne remedies. "PeVrple call me Tex," he said. In a voice that came from down around his toenails. "What part of Texas are you from?" someone asked. "I ain't. I'm from Louisiana. I Just dont want no one to can me Louise." "Why do people caH you Tex?" "Cause I tell 'em to." r~ As he spoke, Tex kept his thumbs hooked In his belt i found out later he did that to keep his knuckles from dragging the floor. He towered over everyone there, which annoyed Randy Totempole. Randy had always been the tallest member of .the group. Randy looked up at Tex and said, "How . tafl air you, Tex?"- "Bout this tan "Tex said, hold¬ ing one hand over the top of bis head. "How tan is that?" Randy in¬ sisted. 'Pretty talL". "You play football?* ■Yeah." "What position you play in?" "Klnda bent over." He illustrated by going into a lineman's crouch. Even bent he was bigger than Randy. The table was crowded to capac¬ ity. It looked as If Tex was going to have to stand. "Where's he going to sit?" Randy's brother. Johnny, wanted to know. Randy began to squeeze and compress himself and bis chair to one side. "Anywhere be wants." Tex sat there, a little apart from the group, and laughed nervously whenever anyone noticed him. Eric made a Joke about dumb jocks, and Tex roared with laugh¬ ter, slapping Eric on the back hard enough to make everyone at the table wince. The next "dumb Jock" Joke got a weak grin: another Joke of the same genre got the comedian a stare. Tex looked down, studying his shoes.. Then he spoke, so softly that everyone had to strain to hear. "I guess y'all think Just 'cause I talk funny I dont know much. Well, maybe I dont But I can tell when I ain't wanted. Nice rneetln' ya." And he got up and left the table. If nothing else I had to admire his dignity- something the rest of us lacked- so I followed him. When I caught him at the door, he had tears In his eyes. I said, "Tex, the people in this group have been friends for a long time, some of them for year.. ' See TEX, page three LETTER TO THE EDITOR Reasons to salute the flag Last week you wrote an editorial ex¬ plaining your refusal to salute the American flag. You claim that sinceyour Chicano and African American "broth¬ ers" and "sisters" aren't as free as whites, you, have no reason to salute the flag. I'm right there with you. I shudder to mink that as I stand at a public event with my hand over my heart, i where your hands are at any given moment, but I am Interested that you cite the low numbers of minorities at Fresno State as evidence of racism or lack of freedom. In case youve forgotten. students are selected by. their demon- strafed smarts, not their race. The only exceptions to this rule fi-vor you darker folks, not us people of pallor. Some of you are ushered into the untferattfos wtthhorTendousgradea-Theeuphemis ticjusuocauon is "historical underrepre- But the use of ethnicity as currency See LETTER, page three ifcuttfc by R«y d.ll*n£tey iMKMtUSUSMT ■»as«Tr$wEHerr wne-nfi-AosK! TWCjQTTO m> ne sot •*> oo it mm rw eon* ialk mm arr The CfeOegianis atffl seeking matthowpeogleforthe fouowrngrjoalukais: fjfT*11 Ifl fjt "Wi Drop by the newspaper office In the Keats Campus Building faranapplkation. |
