Subdude Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 THE college in College Station is the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, a k a Texas A&M, home of the Aggies. Beyond the sprawling, oak-lined lawns of the university, alumni Aggies have established vineyards, restaurants, hotels and enough bars and honky-tonks to claim plausibly that College Station and the neighboring town of Bryan have more drinking establishments per capita than anywhere else in the United States. College Station also has the George Bush Presidential Library, extraordinary Texas Deco architecture and the sort of relaxed cowboy atmosphere where, even if you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazed2010 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Not a bad travel article, but it's very superficial. Maybe I'm too suspicious of the NY Times, but they can't write anything about Texas without letting their elitism show through. Why was it necessary to write "you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Not a bad travel article, but it's very superficial. Maybe I'm too suspicious of the NY Times, but they can't write anything about Texas without letting their elitism show through. Why was it necessary to write "you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Get a closer look at the gorgeous campus of Texas A&M, whose central cluster of beige and brown buildings rise out of College Station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazed2010 Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Wow! You find that paragraph to be insulting? There really is no hope for some people.The content isn't as insulting as the way the author wrote the article...its possibly the worst writing I've ever read.THE college in College Station is the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, a k a Texas A&M, home of the AggiesYikes.And nothing is more Texas cow townie than Catalena Hatters (203 North Main Street, Bryan; 979-822-3353; www.catalenahats.com), where real cowpokes get their headgear and the place to start going native for the weekend. The rows of hats include pink felt numbers that would have made Annie Oakley proud and classic 10-gallon models that will have you staggering out on Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Don't get me wrong...I think its awesome that they decided to write an article about College Station...its just ...so...i don't know...hokey....lol.-JustinJustin, when the school, it's students, alumni and hometown spare no expense trying to prove to the world that it is the most countrified, conservative, caucasian college on the face of the planet, when someone finally notices, and writes about it, no matter how complimentary or otherwise, we cannot then complain that it makes us sound hokey.I went to school there, and dammit, often times we ARE hokey! The fact that our hokieness is entertaining to outsiders doesn't change the fact. If not for that hokieness, College Station would be just another podunk college town, overrun with chain restaurants and strip malls, unworthy of a writeup in the Times. BTW, that hokieness is the very reason my non-A&M friends always want me to take them to a football game. It certainly is not because they want to see our nationally ranked engineering department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 I'm aware of the North Korean spectacles, and yes the Times does have writers who live in Texas, and call it home, but they don't write for local consumption or approval. They write for editors in New York City.Maybe that's the problem -- you're used to being spoon fed stuff that's designed for local approval.And chances are that the writers you're complaining about aren't writing for editors in New York City -- they're writing for a regional edition. Either way, if you like what some New York paper wrote about your town, then why not stop reading the New York newspaper? It's apparently not meant for your town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazed2010 Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Good Points RedScare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspci07 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Maybe that's the problem -- you're used to being spoon fed stuff that's designed for local approval.And chances are that the writers you're complaining about aren't writing for editors in New York City -- they're writing for a regional edition. Either way, if you like what some New York paper wrote about your town, then why not stop reading the New York newspaper? It's apparently not meant for your town.No one would be complaining if the writer actually did some homework. To me, it's as though the writer picked up an A&M Info Guide from 1930 and started copying it verbatim. For one, "A&M" doesn't stand for anything anymore. It USED to stand for Agricultural and Mechanical, but now the letters are just symbolic. Also, the rivalry with TCU? The hand sign info is correct (and it was the first handsign in the conference, btw) but TCU is not, and never has been, A&M's arch rival. The info about the bars came straight from an information guide as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 I am not sure why people feel slighted. The article called the ATM campus gorgeous for Pete's sake!ATM is NOT a pretty campus. During the "browner" months, it's downright depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEaggie08 Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I am not sure why people feel slighted. The article called the ATM campus gorgeous for Pete's sake!ATM is NOT a pretty campus. During the "browner" months, it's downright depressing.hater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDeb Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I am not sure why people feel slighted. The article called the ATM campus gorgeous for Pete's sake!ATM is NOT a pretty campus. During the "browner" months, it's downright depressing.I just moved to College Station in January, and I'm actually quite surprised with how nice the campus is. Many of the buildings are ugly as sin, but there are a lot of trees creating a lot of shade and the landscaping is quite tasteful. There's a good bit of green space, too. It's not a beautiful campus like many older schools, or those with fortunate settings, have. But it's not bad, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProHouston Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I am not sure why people feel slighted. The article called the ATM campus gorgeous for Pete's sake!ATM is NOT a pretty campus. During the "browner" months, it's downright depressing.Main campus is actually very beautiful. Old oak trees, open lawns, historic architecture, pedestrian friendly, shoot, everything this forum holds near and dear to our hearts.Not to mention the Freebirds across the street! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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