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A NEWSPAPER OF IDEAS
Too Many Requirements
The people behind the educational philosophy of
Atlantic Christian College have long held by the liberal
arts tradition. They believe that the purpose o
education is to broaden a young person’s perspective by
introducing him to things he might not be exposed to
outside the learning community.
This philosophy is a valid one, but its’ aim may be
hindered by the set of requirements that were drawn up
to accomplish it.
The 1975-76 catalog states that “a minimum ot 124
semester hours is required to complete the Bachelor of
Arts, the Bachelor of Science or the Bachelor of Fine
Arts Degree.” Out of these 124 hours, 53 hours (twenty
classes) are Basic Requirements which every student
must take, regardless of the major. These are the
classes such as Composition and Literature, Algebra,
Western Civilization, and so on. In addition to these
Basic Requirements, a student is required to select a
major. Each major has its’ own number of required
courses, usually from twelve to fifteen; this represents
from 36 to 45 more required hours. When you add it all
up, a student is required to take from eight-nine to
ninety-nine hours; this leaves only twenty to thirty
hours that are “free” hours that the student can dispose
of as he likes. There is, in other words, very little room
for self-direction. One has to ask if this kind of strict
regulation benefits the student as a whole.
One of the ideas that circulates in the sessions which
deal with educational policy is that a student must be
shown what is best for him; a certain number of
required hours are necessary to insure that the student
does not confine himself to areas of study that interest
him, while missing classes which might do him more
good.
This might be a valid idea to some extent, but is it
valid to the point where a student is left with only twenty
to thirty hours to do with as he pleases? It is a harsh
reality that many a student has wasted many an hour in
classes in which he has no inclination.
Fred Claridge
The Pie Went Sour
In the last issue of the Collegiate, I wrote a short
story about a new fad which had manifested itself on
campus. The new fad was hitting people in the face with
a pie. I knew some of the people who were throwing pies,
and to listen to them talk, it seemed like a harmless
enough thing to do. That is the reason I wrote the story; I
thought it might get a few smiles for a new and tran
sitory fad that was just beginning.
The consequences of my writing that story, however,
turned out to be much different than I had thought they
would. It seems that the fad was harmless enough at
first, but that like all fads, it grew out of proportion.
Many people began to throw pies, and some of the people
who got hit did not enjoy it. It escalated to the point
where tempers are aroused; it was no longer a game, it
was a source of general bad feeling.
Perhaps the people throwing the pies should
reconsider before they decide to throw another one.
The people who were disturbed about
the pie-throwing need to take account of themselves, as
do the pie-throwers, because it would have been so easy
for a small problem to have turned into a major one.
Fred Claridge
Across The Table
The Collegiate
FKtDERICK CLARIDGE
Editor
.Associate Editor Michael Walker
Business Manager Robert Wilson
Cartoonist Darrell English
Photographers Douglas Hackney, Peter Chamness
Sports Writers Guy Hyatt, Russell Rawlings
Feature Writers Nick Giennon, Spenser Smith, Brian Hunt
Proofreaders Dale Adams, Terry Bosley
.\dvisor Milton Rogerson
The Collegiate is published nearly every week each regular
semester by the students of Atlantic Christian College
Wilson, N,C. 27893. The views expressed herein are not
necessarily those of the faculty or administration.
Was It Wise To Vote Jimmy Carter]
President in our lifetimes. upi
Yes! But the Vietnam nightmare .-How?” pubS?
By CARL T. ROWAN
WASHINGTON — A week
ago my Washington Redskins
played the Dallas Cowboys
before a nationwide television
audience. The Skins were
utterly conservative on of
fense, offering no
imagination, no daring, no
boldness except m
desperation. Dallas was
venturesome, especially on
the crucial third-down plays.
I agonized through that
game, thinking from time to
time that it was a piercmg
commentary on the political
choices before the American
people.
It was imagination and
boldness that won last Sun
day’s football brawl.
It was Jimmy Carter’s
promise of boldness and
imagination that won
Tuesday’s political con
frontation.
Yet, the election was so
close as to demand that we
Americans ask some serious
questions about our society.
We have all known for many
years that Ford was not
presidential timber. His fellow
Michiganders never assumed
him a valid candidate for the
Senate, let alone the White
House. Ford himself
disavowed any claim to the
presidency when he was under
consideration as a
replacement for Spiro Agnew.
So why did so many people
vote for Ford as President?
You can cite greed on the part
of big business, regional
prejudice on the part of anti-
Southerners, religious bigotry
on the part of both Catholics
and Protestants, naked party
loyalty on the part of some
Republicans.
But the overriding factor
was the same thing that led
George Allen to a devastating
defeat: excessive timidity and
caution.
Anybody who looked at the
unemployment figures, the
price of food, the other
economic indicators, knew
that Ford had been a failure.
Anyone who looked at our
foreign policy knew Carter
was right when he said that
Secretary of State Henry
Kissinger had been func
tioning as President in this
field. Jerry Ford knew less
about foreign policy than any
President in our lifetimes.
But the Vietnam nightmare
was over. We were not in war
anywhere. The country had
endured some grievous
economic troubles, but it had
not collapsed. And Ford was
lucky enough to be there to
reap the credit.
Millions of Americans were
in no mood to gamble. They
chose the lackluster but
“safe” mediocrity over a
Jimmy Carter they did not
really know.
If these play-it-safe voters
had prevailed, this country
would have gone the route of
last Sunday’s Washington
Redskins. But we are blessed
that a majority of Americans
opted for some of Tom Lan
dry’s boldness. They decided
to gamble on Carter.
Now it is up to Carter to
prove that the whole nation
won because most Americans
were not content to run three
conservative plays and then
punt on “fourth down and less
than a yard to go.”
No!
By MIKE WALKER
“Jimmy Carter said during
his campaign he expects a
healthy economy to produce a
60 billion dollar bonus in
federal revenues, which then
can be spent for new
programs, a tax cut, and a
balanced budget.
But like the “peace bonus”
that never developed after the
Vietnam War, Carter’s bonus
may be nothing but a puff of
campaign smoke.
Carter must prove to a
doubting business community,
an army of 7.4 million
unemployed, and a congress
that has been known to can
nibalize presidents with
stronger economic
backgrounds that he actually
can raise employment,
stimulate business, cut taxes,
and balance the budget within
the next four years.
Initial reaction from in
vestors was negative.
The day after Carter was
elected, the stock market
plunged 17 points below its
level the day before the
election. Senate Finance
Chairman Russell Long said
before the election Carter’s
economic plans sound like
“pulling a rabbit out of a hat.”
The above was taken from a
UPI
How?” publishedearfer
week. “How?”isavS
question. With all
Paign promises the la?
machine has spewed ouu^
over the past four monfe ,"*
hard to see how Mr S “
could accomplish themlf
Apparently many peoDlehf
asked themselv^^'
question, as indicated bv tl*
abovCs quoted -5
The Carter camp hashitthe
unemployment problem £
during their campaign-
have made it a major poinS
indicatethataspresidenl,
Carter will make jobs throuS
federal jobs and public wol
prop-ams. But people fail.
realize that 1.4 million
went back to work last ^
and that 7.5 million
cannot be put back to
once. It takes time. Fm'
thermore, if you crea^
lederal jobs, you must als
create the money to pay tor
them. This nation is already h
debt. When you are in deb
you do not spend more money
If you do, you are in trouble,'
So, where is this money'
come from? Taxes, is'the
answer. Wait a minute, *
happened to all those tax cuts
we were promised? It will be
the pockets of the middle-clas
taxpayers that are hit tlx
hardest. Most of us fall in tte:
category. Also, when yot
create jobs you create ii>
flation. This may not seer,
important to many politicians,
but then they are not the ones
who will have to carry thee
lunch in a basket if inflatioi
continues to rise, Tlii:
problem is paramount in as;
economic policy to be pursuec
in the next few years,
Mr, Carter has made a loti
promises, and I hope for (k
sake of the country lhalheca;
keep them. It is impossiblefo:
him to carry them all oui
since he has made so many
As Barry Goldwater said, "I:
Mr, Carter can keep just m
third of his promises, then!
will attend the nes:
Democratic Convention f»
the purpose of renominating
him to the presidency,” It l<
this writer’s opinion that wilt
the election of Mr, Carter, wf
may have put the first nail ii
the lid of a coffin we have beei
building ourselves for the pas
thirty years.
Forum
DearEditor,
I remember when my high
school counselor told me college
would be an open door to the
world, if only one would step into
it. So it has been my pleasure to
roam about ACC and very
casually open doors. Sometimes
the knobs are sticky, but that
only adds to the charm of our
lovely school. Overall I have had
pleasurable experiences with
the doors and knobs about our
campus.
That is until Tuesday night,
when much to my surprise, I was
not able to sneak into the lecture
after its ■ start. The door to
Hardy suddenly exploded with
stacatto bursts of creaks,
squeaks, and general-hell-
raising type noises. Everyone
who entered the lecture late was
soon met with a thunderous
ovation of sound from the door
which spoke very plainly in door
language and said “You’re late,
you’re late, you’re late” twenty-
three times before thumping
shut. This created a general
disruption, and pangs of em
barrassment to certain in
dividuals.
I enjoyed the attention when
sixteen faces spasmodically
spun around to see who it was
making all that noise. I felt
really awful though when one of
those cute sorority girls walked
in anci was immediately
assaulted by blasts of noise and
a chorus of turning heads, S
wanted to die I am sure.
It would be for the genet
benefit of a healthier campus
this radical squeals
eliminated.
Very Seriously Yiw
PahaskeyLonglia;
P, S. Its the door all then}
the right.
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