Agriculture Students Demand Equal Representation
Last week, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students protested the increasing presence of Mays Business School students on West Campus. The agriculture students are demanding they receive the same representation and study opportunities that business students are afforded by the university.
“First it was putting all the freshman classes and business small groups in agriculture buildings, and then it was taking West Campus Library and changing it to the Business Library or whatever the fancy new name is,” said Ryan Drury, a junior animal science major. “I’ve heard Mays students joking about seceding and taking over West Campus, but now it wouldn’t even surprise me.”
Canyon Jennings, a sophomore meat science major, agreed with Drury’s sentiments. “It’s bad enough we have to listen to those city slickers yap about their urban living in Dallas and Houston in the Ag Cafe, but now they’ve taken our library rights too,” Jennings said. “Isn’t there a place on campus for the original heart and soul of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas?”
Texas A&M University officials have responded to the protests and have assured students that the 20-year campus construction plan will include a separate area for agriculture students. The new building plans are to be discussed after the planned Wehner expansion is completed sometime in the next decade.
—Milidairy Walk
Riding horseback and scanning the horizon for any cattle left behind, Milidairy Walk proudly lifts his hat and wipes the sweat from his brow. It’s been a long day on the range, and he is ready to get some shut-eye. As he takes in the beautiful sunset, he ponders what his family may do with the ranch generations from now. The sun slowly dips below the hills and Milidairy Walk turns for home, hoping to return before supper gets cold.