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Published weekly by students attending .Atlantic Christian
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New Wine Letters To The Editor
Fire Trap
By LEO. C. WHALEY, JR.
There have been many, too many, negative attitudes
in regard to the brick walkway. However, one more
factor must be brought out and to the attention of the
administration. My concern is over the safety of the
occupants, as well as, their belongings and the building
itself.
Since last year’s fire in the New Dorm, we all should
be concerned about our safety in case of a fire. Luckily
the damage was contained to one section on the third
floor. This was due to the type of construction and the
easy access the firemen had to the building.
Until this past summer, Caldwell had nothing to worry
about. It was during our vacation time that the new
nursing unit was added to the campus. To provide water
and sewage services to this new structure, a hole was
dug in that portion of Roundtree St., which runs from
Woodard to the brick walkway. This cut off any fire
engine’s immediate access to Caldwell.
Firemen now have several options from which to
choose, if they need to reach Caldwell. First the trucks
could stop and lay hose to the scene, but with a fire
hydrant within 100 feet that seems senseless. Secondly,
they could drive across the lawn next to Harper, but the
fountain and flower plots present an obstacle. Their last
choice which would come to mind first is to let the trucks
drive down the brick walkway from Hines.
An inquiry at the main fire station revealed that one
truck would more than likely break and-or displace the
bricks. This seems like a senseless waste of money and
beauty. Therefore the best solution to the problem is to
fill the hole in Roundtree to preserve the beauty of our
campus.
Changes
By DARBY MclNTVRE
Changes .Accomplished
CHANGE! This seems to be
the great issue at ACC — but
what is being said about change!
The change that this writer
has heard about is the change
that we haven't gotten, I don't
know where everybody has
been. We are always so quick to
gripe and raise Hell about what
we don’t get and virtually no one
says anything about the changes
that we do get through.
Atlantic Christian College has
revised and changed more in the
past year than any other college.
Considering the Dark Ages ACC
has been in, we are now at least
seeing the light. The Student Life
Committee, faculty and the
administration made recom
mendations to the Trustees and
Administrative Council to get
these changes made that the
students requested. People on
this campus are really in
terested in getting things
changed. Yes, pressure.
Granted it is a method of per
suasion but don't pressure and
demand your way into a
negative reaction.
Cooperation and working for
responsibility and proving your
maturity in handling how you
request your change is going to
make a difference in the result.
Last year the women’s rules
were changed a great deal and
just recently the Executive
Committee of the Board of
Trustees eliminated the social
form requirements for off-
campus events. This means that
there are not restrictions on
these events such as chaperones,
setting up bars and rental of
facilities.
We’re making the changes so
let’s support the ideas and quit
griping about what hasn’t been
handed to you. Let the carpet
issue die and enjoy the car
peting, and walk on the brick
walkways and appreciate them.
If you're really interested in
change, get support and work
for it. Don’t sit on your hands
and gripe!
SNEA
Begins
By JO AW HOWARD
The Student National
Education Association has
begun its activity on the Atlantic
Christian College campus for
this year. The first meeting was
held Thursday, September 14, in
Hines Hall. The new President,
Nancy Brinson, announced the
student membership drive,
which began Monday and will
continue until October 3i.
Anyone wishing to join SNEA
may fill out a membership card
in the lobby of Hines Hall from
9:00 until 4:00 Monday through
Friday of this week.
BvBOB JOHNSON
The song says, “1/® a
beautiful morning” and that
statement couldn’t be more true
when 35 smiling Christian faces
appear for an early morning
worship prayer experience at
7:10 o’clock on Thursday
mornings, in Howard Chapel.
It’s really good to the old bones
to see that many souls dedicated
to the faith. You know these
people have got to be true
believers too; either that or
they’re crazy, who but a true
believer or an idiot would get out
of the rack in time to make it to a
worship service by 7:10 a.m.?
It’s always a strange sight as
the Christians drag half awake
bodies over to the chapel. During
the singing there’s always
someone that hasn’t quite joined
the ranks of the conscious and
they’re either one verse ahead of
everyone or one verse behind the
rest of the group, or someone
who wasn’t exactly on time and
they^come stumbling in about 20
past and always have something
bright to say, like, “Hey, was
this supposed to start at 7:10?
Then there’s the outrage of
eating together. Last year when
a big crowd was 20 people there
was no problem accomodating
that many folks at one table, but
38 just can’t fit at one table.
Close fellowship is one thing, but
have you ever tried to eat
scrambled eggs scrunched
between two people, balancing
another of the brethren on your
right knee, and attempt to
maintain at least the
appearance of some manners. It
does look kind of odd to go to
class when you’re 19 or 20 years
old with egg and orange juice all
over the front of your shirt.
All this nonsense is to say
there is a great and wonderful
spirit alive and well among the
Christian community at Atlantic
Christian this fall and you can
find out a little about it if you’ll
drag yourself out of bed early
one Thursday morning and
break the bread of life with us.
Until the wine gets pressed next,
Bob hoping you’re Praising His
Name!
A Day In
The Life
A day in the life of a freshman.
Since all of us have been one or
are one now we can sympathize
with our fellow freshman or
ourselves as the case may be.
Being a freshman is:
1. Ecstasy over getting away
from home for the first time only
to learn of ACC’s rules for girls.
2. Being able to arrange your
own schedule so you can sleep
late, only to have the class filled
by upperclassmen. Result: 8:00
classes Monday thru Friday.
3. Waiting in a “blue million”
lines.
Being a freshman is:
4. Being called the “stupidest
freshman class I’ve ever had”
by all of your teachers.
5. Having to read more
paperbacks and hardbacks than
you thought were in existence.
6. Having teachers who think
theirs is the only class you have.
7. Never having a teacher not
show up for class.
8. Carrying a pocketbook (you
can always spot a freshman girl
the first two weeks)
9. Exuberance over being able
to make your own decisions only
to find out there are too many to
be made.
10. Fidning out your English
background wasn’t as great as
you thought it was.
11. Having teachers who keep
you the whole fifty minutes
every single time class meets
12 Not being able to keep
track of time on date nights
13. Not being able to accept the
Dear Editor,
As a woman of this campus, I
beg to differ with the words of
the five gentlemen who wrote
“Linda Loveable.”
Well, boys, as the American
Indian saying goes, “Listen, or
thy tongue will keep thee death.”
For a long time now, men have
had many more privileges than
women. This not only applies in
the society of the establishment
world, but on college campuses
as well.
Recently, this campus went
very radical on the rules and
regulations regarding women.
For the first time in this
college’s history, women may
wear what they please (as long
as it is decent), and many of us
are finding today’s styles a lot
more comfortable than those of
yester-year.
As for make-up, hair-styles,
etc., many women are moving
towards simplicity. Going bra-
less, shoe-less, and with a
minimal amount of clothing and
make-up is more comfortable.
You men complain when you
have to put on a coat and tie just
to get a picture taken. It seems
that you would be a little
sympathetic. Don’t you think
that we women enjoy being
comfortable, too?
Yes, men, think about it. And
while you’re at it, take a good
look at yourselves before you go
cutting up any of us women.
A lot of us wear curlers to bed
at night so that our naturally
curly hair will be the long silky
type that you men so love and
adore. A lot of us get up a little
earlier to put on a little make-up
so that we all might have that
“cover girl” image that men
seem to admire. There is
probably not one girl on campus
that does not put in some extra
time to make herself a little
presentable.
Perhaps the men of this
campus should take a good hard
look at themselves in the mirror
before they walk out that door in
the morning. What they will see
is the male counterpart of Linda
Loveable.
To Mr. “Joe College” I say I
know that what I see standing in
line at breakfast in the morning
looks like a drowned rat.
Uncombed hair on the heads
with unshaven faces, all looking
like they have been to hell and
back, seem to be the standard
appearance for men in the
morning.
Have any of you ever thought
about how you talk around
women? I know from what I’ve
heard, that a lot of the talk
around campus is fit to be only in
the locker room of a football
team after losing a game.
I hope that this exchange of
words between male and female
components of this campus will
make us all a little more mindful
of ourselves; if not in dress, but
at least in action and speech.
With the hopes of a better
day,
Darlene Ward
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Dear Editor,
Election time is a big event
throughout the United States. It
reaches every church, social
fact that those girls on your
dorm council are really your
friends after they “campus”
you.
14. Feeling like you’re the last
culture on earth after all
habitation has been wiped out.
Something like desperate!
15. Feeling like all eyes are on
YOU (for some this is good)
16. Being a freak and seeing
the limited number on ACC
campus.
17. Being straight and fitting
right in ...
18. Panicking when they call
your name over the intercom in
the cafeteria.
gathering, and school Th
November electing
have really hit the ACC
Many times campaianfr'
ippn have
been known for mthi
Th^isho.,K.ca„p“'’*5
As others on this ^
know, I am a staunch
supporter I am in the proci®;
campaigning for his el^tinr .
this seems to have upset
people. The McGoS "*
paign has been a clean 2'
paign but there are those t
support of Nixon who have be
a little less clean.
For example the McGover„
Committee has placed severa
posters to promote McGovern's
campaign on the ACC campus
The day after the posters were
put up, someone tore them down
It appears that someone is notin
favor of a twoparty system
Some of our workers placed
bumper stickers on their cars
only to have someone place a Re
elect the President sticker on ton
of It. If I am not mistaken there
is a federal law prohibiting this
During these two happenings
none of our people have
retaliated at all to my knowl-
edge.
Threatening notes have been
received by some members of
this McGovern staff, I can onlv
see them being written because
of an affliation with McGovern
There is no place in any form of
politics for things like this.
It’s a shame that politics turn
to scare tactics or dirty pool. It’s
a blemish for the Republicans to
have this minority causing this
trouble. Politics is not a game,
but it’s not life and death.
So in the fairness of politics,
let there be two parties
represented at ACC. Let our
posters stay and our bumper
stickers remain as they are.
Remember, no matter who
you vote for in November,
VOTE. This is a vital power that
is at our command—USE IT.
Peace & Politics
Burt May
Chairman of Finance,
Student Volunteers
and Publicity
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Dear Editor,
Every year about this time
college students begin to ponder
which issues will be made
controversial and which ones
will be pushed aside for the next
class.
We’ll all admit that ACC has
its problems, just like other
colleges. However, there is one
issue on our campus that we
cannot afford to shirit -
literally. That is the matter of
$5.00 parking tickets for
violations of campus parking
regulations. Why is it that
college parking fines are five
times the amount of those ad
ministered by the City of
Wilson? To say that ACC has a
parking problem is an un
derstatement. Students who
work and live off campus find it
virtually impossible sometimes
to find a hole to place their car
in.
Professors who are irked D)
students trailing into classrooms
late should support this causeas
well. If ACC cannot provide
adequate parking
students they should eit ®
abolish parking tickets or a
least reduce the cost from
ridiculous $5.00. ,
I am sure that it has cross
many students’ minds that ti*
college is actually out to mas
profit from such things;
parking tickets, inflated h .
fines, drop-add
equipment fines, etc. Maybe
sounds minor to some o
changes being Pushed fof'“ i
is certainly something
affects nearly all of us.
Steve Smith
Senior Class