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THE COLLEGIATE
Published Weekly By Students Attending
Atlantic Christian College, Wilson, N.C.
The views expressed on this page are not necessarily those of
the faculty or administration at ACC.
Editor: Joyce Copeland; Business Manager; Toni Valente;
Managing Editor: Joyce Clegg; Sports Editor: Billy Dixon;
Photographers: Ed Harris, Jim Lowery; Circulation Manager:
Pat Parvin; Cartoonist :SUDIE PARKS, Harold Rogerson, Gale
Foss.
Staff: Jim Abbott, Robby Koelling, Celia Looney, A1 Cooke,
Imogene Thomas, Mike Hughes.
Does Anyone Care
When does devotion to technicality cease and desire
for justice end? This was the problem facing the
executive board in their recent struggle over day
student elections. The excuse given for allowing obvious
decrepancies in balloting procedures was quite legal at
the time of the called meeting. No one had been able to
find the rules governing campaigning at the polls and
presentation of I.D.’s. This-was the technical excuse for
validating the elections. The board was legally correct
in its decision.
The board should be commended for taking im
mediate action when a ruhng of the 1968-69 executive
board was found. This ruling prohibited campaigning in
balloting areas. There was no other direction to take, the
election had to be declared invalid, thus the day students
will go to the polls for the third time to select their of
ficers.
The question arises; however, as to whether or not
this action should have been taken previously. The
voting procedure should be a private matter. Choices
should be made on individual evaluation of the
qualifications of various candidates. Campaigning at
the polls, with or without the knowledge of the can
didate, is not only injust, it is immoral.
One might ask, who is responsible for this dilemma.
The fault lies, not solely on the board or on the elections
committee, but on every student who is content to let
such injustices exist without question. The executive
board was just following the rules as they had been
handed to them.
The elections committee and executive board should
draft bylaws concerning the conduction of campaigns
and elections. These bylaws should be a permanent part
of the SGA constitution. This would prevent any further
incidents of the sort experienced by the day students.
The passing of bylaws is only part of the solution. The
answer to this problem and indeed every problem on
campus lies in genuine concern by the student body. If
you do not care, why ask your elected officials to care.
Their powers as a legislative body are nil without your
support. Remember, things happen only when people
care.
You Are Responsible
The editorial in the last edition of the Collegiate (One
Step Forward?) placed the blame for the stringent
regulations attached to the new women’s visitation
privileges entirely on the Student Life Committee. This
however is not the case. This committee presented a
more lenient proposal to te administrative council which
was promptly denied. The amended proposal was more
or less a compromise. If the new rules work there is a
chance that the door may be opened a little further. I am
sure you are aware of the people who will be responsible
for the success of the privilege, that’s right: Y..O..U.
2 Recitals Are Slated
On Sunday, May 10, at 3:30 in
the afternoon, Vickie Newsome
will be presented by the Depart
ment of Music in a Senior piano
recital. This program will be
held in the Choral Room of the
Music Building. The program
will include works by Cham-
bonnieres, Loillet, Schobert,
Beethoven, Brahms and
Prokofieff.
Monday evening, Danny
Meads and Clinton Patterson
will be presented in a recital in
Howard Chapel. Mr. Meads is a
Tenor and will perform a variety
of works including German
Lieder, French and Italian Art
Songs and Contemporary works
in English.
Mr. Patterson, whose in
strument is Trumpet, will pl^y
works by Vivoldi and White. He
will be assisted by James Searl
in a concerto for two trumpets.
Accompanists for the evening
are Barbara Strickland and
Dorothy Jane Bostick. The
public is cordially invited.
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Forum
By JIM ABBOTT
Once again the omnipresent
but invisible bubble which seals
the strudents of A.C. apart from
the REAL world has been ef
fective. The SGA Executive
Board’s refusal Monday night to
debate ,^let alone pass a motion
of protest against President
Nixon’s invasion of Cambodia is
evidence of this.
The meeting was a
provocative study in human
nature, (see related story page
one) After Mr. Broyal read his
motion the Board members sat
in quiet embarrassment
refusing even to second the
motion and open debate. It was a
living portrayal of the carefree,
nonchalant attitude that is no
prevalent here among students
and faculty.
Until last Thursday it seemed
as though Mr. Nixon was making
genuine efforts to end our
Southeast Asian involvement.
However with unprecedented
audacity he disregarded the
advice of his Secretaries of State
and Defense, neglected to
forewarn or consult even his
most intimate Congressional
associates, failed to contact
either the Secretary General of
the U.N. or the new government
of Cambodia, and then single-
handedly plunged America
further into the everwidening
Southeast Asian holocast.
What did Nixon’s actions
mean for America? For our
educational system it meant that
by the middle of this week well
over 100 colleges and univer
sities would be subjected to
student and faculty protests. It
meant closted doors for many
schools here and in South
Vietnam. And for four Kent
state honors students it meant
death.
What did Nixon’s actions
mean for Atlantic Christian
College? Precisely nothing. The
business of the college had gone
on as usual. The events in
Vietnam, Cambodia, and even
Kent State University are all too
far to present any threats to the
contuation of the peaceful, blase,
college life that exists here.
Rather than adding their
The Presidential Report
The question if often asked ot
me as to how one is selected to
serve on a committee of the
S.G.A. Well it’s very simple. The
President of the S.G.A. appoints
the person (s) he feels that are
qualified to fill these positions.
As S.G.A. President I intend to
do this but the technique of
selecting people is going to be
somewhat different from what
has been done in the past. This
year I wish to ask you, the entire
student body, for volunteers to
serve on these coniniittees.
Those committees which are in
need of people are the En
tertainment Committee, Student
Center Committee, and the
Campus Awareness Committee.
The Entertainment Com
mittee consist of ten members.
There are as follows; two
representatives from the Fresh
man class, two from the
Sophomore class, two from the
Junior class, and one from the
voices to the anguished cries of
disapproval being echoed by
students in N.C. and around the
nation, our student leaders on
the Executive Board have found
it moe advantageous to pursue
the outworm paths of silence and
disinterest. “Ignore it and it will
go away.” they hope.
I wish I could believe this.
However, history has proven
time and again that those who
remain silent and obedient to
their government’s every
command soon find themselves
being totally controlled by the
government. History has also
shown that those who lack the
moral courage necessary to
express dissatisfaction over
government. History has also
shown that those who lack the
moral courage necessary to
express dissatisfaction over
governmental policies ^and
actions end up erecting crosses
on Mt. Calvary and stoking the
fires at Auschwitz.
The sand in the hour glass is
running out. The time has come
for the students and faculty here
to look past the images of
security found in the beer halls,
fraternity houses and tree
shaded avenues of Wilson and
march into the forest of reality.
For if we are to survive as an
educational institution we must
boldly confront all of the issues
of our time.
Senior class, and three faculty®
members. Co-Chairman of the®'
committee shall consist of onei®
person selected from the Senior^
class by the S.G.A, President®!
and a faculty member approved®f
by the S,G,A, Executive Board.ilfi
In the past this committee haste
not functioned exactly asri'
specified by the Constitution but®
this next academic year 1 seen#f
reason why it should not do solst
The reason for asking your lielp™
in this matter is to get those—
persons who are truly interest in i
serving on these committees. ^
The Student Center Com'
mittee is another situatiot'^^
where a Co-chairman is needed,*®
Anyone interested in working^""'
with Miss Parrish in this"'
capacity please let me know. A®
representative from each of the“><*
four classes is needed,
Also the Campus AwareJiess>l>
Committee needs one anfa
hopefully two people to serve as ,
chairman of chairmeiiJ)
whichever thg case may be.
If there are any questions as
to the functions of these com-G(
mittees, I shall be more ttian
happy to explain them to you.*
The reason for asking your help"
in this matter is to get those
persons who are truly interestedD
on these committees. If you are
ti>red of student apathy, then
volunteer for a committee and
do something about the situation^
that exists here on this campus.,
It’s up to you, the Student Body,
as whether the social status o
A.C.C. changes in the year 1970-
71. This is your change to help in
the cursade for social changes of
Atlantic Christian College, your
alma mater. "
TakeNote
There will be no campaigning
in Hines Hall or the lobby of the
student center during election
hours. Any violation of this
resolution should be reported to
the Elections Committee,
This rule will be in effect
during the May 12-13 W
Student elections.
The Pine Knot office will be
open from 4-5:00 p.m., Friday
May 8 for those who have not yet
picked up their yearbook.