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THE CLARION
Tuesday, February 13. 1979
Editorials
Editor Speaks
LOVE...What of it?
By Debi Crane
Love...whatof it?
One songwriter tells us that love is just a four letter
word, while Hollywood would have us believe that we
could not live without it. From those days long ago when
the first semtimentalist said, “I love you” nothing has
been the same.
Look at Broadway. Over the years hundreds of songs
have come from there dealing with love. “What I Did
For Love” (if she had to do something for it. was it
sick?), “If this isn’t love there’s no Glocca Morra” (as
we found out there was no Glocca Morra so logic woiJd
have us believe that there is no love), “I’m in Love With
a Wonderful Guy” (would you expect the heroine of
South Pacific to admit that she was in love with a real
stinker?).
Just listen to the radio and you will get the
following...“I Honestly Love You” (I would hate to think
that she dishonestly loved him), “I Love to Love You
Baby” (Do you think it would have been much of a hit if
the words had gone I hate to love you or better yet, I love
to hate you?), “Love is a Many Splendored thing” (is it
really???), Or the aforementioned “Love is Just a Four
Letter Word”. (So is hate...do you hear of anyone
writing a song about it?), “Love is a rose but you better
not pick it” (Why not?), “All You Need is Love’ (as
anyone can tell you...you also need food and water...did
the Beatles ever do a song about that?).
Of course Erich Segal did his bit for love...According
to Erich love meant never having to say that you were
sorry. Come off it Segal. If love means never having to
say you are sorry then no one who is in love can be a real
person. After all, how many people do you know that are
never wrong? In other words — what worked for Ali and
Ryan won’t work for real people.
What about love as opposed to lust? One T.V. network
advertises its soap opera lineup as “love in the af
ternoon”... wouldn’t it be closer to lust in the afternoon?
After all, something deep inside me tells me that there
has to be something more to love than just sex.
We sign our letters with the word love an^ we describe
our feeling for a particular brand of potatoe chips with
the same word. Clerks tells us that they would love to
help us...and little kids tell us that they love to go to
school. Does this tell us something about love? Or is love
such a word that-it has many different meanings?
I could go on and on discoursing on this subject of love,
but in a way I fear that I actually might uncover
something on the subject which I don’t want to know.
That last line itself might explain how many of us feel
about love - LOVE IS A BIG MYSTERY.
THE CLARION
Brevard College, Brevard, N.C. 28712
Published during the college session by students of Brevard
College. The opinions expressed in this periodical are those of
the editorial board and not necessarily those of the college.
Editor-in-Chief Debi Crane
News Editor Mike Edmiston
Features Editor Tom Snyder
Sports Editor Bobby Hayes
Photographers Ron Grenier, Chuck Miner
Reporters Mark Lowdermilk, Alan Baker,
Debbie Willenborg, John George, Donna Mulford,
Scott Singletary, Vanessa Davis,
Duncan Rawis, Carol Miles,
Tim McGuire, Peggy Mudd
Advisor chamlee
PTK PRESIDENT, Karen McCall and campaign
manager, Donna Harriger relax after their big victory.
Good Job, PTK
The Clarion wishes to extend a hearty congratulatory
handshake to PTK. This organization is one which has
continually made its mark on BC.
We all knowwhatPTK is (at least if we all read our last
copy of The Clarion). We all know that it is a very
honorable organization...and organization which ad
mission into certainly entails great honor.
This time our chapter of PTK has outdone itself.
Brevard College’s fine chapter has been elected
president of its district which includes many chapters in
two states. A very fine showing indeed...we would have
been proud of you no matter what. But this recognition
definitely should instill a sense of pride not only in the
members of PTK itself, but also in every member of the
BC community.
Congratulations again and keep up the good work.
Boarding Students
Vs. Day Students
THE WAR HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH. Who
cares whether a student lives in a dorm or drives to
school. Either way that student is an important part of
the Brevard College Community.
How many times a day do we hear derogatory
statements like the following...He doesn’t know
anything, he hasn’t lived here all his life...He’s just a
townie, what do you expect?...They come from out of
town and expect us to fall at their feet...They are all
hicks from a hick town...The list could go on and on but
The Clarion hasn’t the time, space, or patience to spend
printing trash like the above.
Neither group can say truthfully that the full blame
lies with the other group. Although each might die
trying. The day students would have you believe that the
resident students are out to get them. While on the flip
side the boarding students would feel that commuting
students are out for their blood.
This writer can speak from experience on both sides
of this issue. Because I have been both a boarding
student and a day student. Both ways are fine, and I feel
I met some neat people who belong to.both groups. Then
why, do I ask, does this problem exist?
Perhaps it all lies in attitudes. Webster’s defines an
attitude as a behavior representative of feeling or
conviction. In other words an attitude is the way one
acts in response to the way one feels. A student feels that
he is being persecuted and he reacts with an attitude of
hate and dislike. As small children we all learned this
kind of response.
To say that this problem should disappear is to beat
an old subject to death...We all know that it should. The
attitudes of both sides involved are learned reponses
which can be unlearned. Maybe with a little un
derstanding from everyone BC and all it’s students can
draw closer together like a real college community
should be.
letter to the Editor:
To the Editor,
This school has got to be money
crazy. It seems like every time 1
turn around, someone is getting
fined for one thing or another. I
just got fined for backing into a
parking space. Can you believe
that?
There has to be another an
swer, besides fining students. We
aren’t made of money, but ap
parently the school thinks we are.
I’m surprised they don’t fine us
for walking on the grass. The fair
thing to do would be to give us at
least one warning, instead of
slapping us in the face with a
ticket. I’m sure a lot of students
feel the same way I do. I hope the
school decides to change some of
the rules or I’ll end up on welfare.
Thanks for the chance to voice
my opinion.
James Zimmerman
ADVISOR’S NOTE:
Rhuemma C. Miller, Assistant
Professor of English at Brevard
College for ten years, resigned at
the end of the fall semester to
take on new responsibilities in
Texas. Those faculty and ad
ministrators who have been at
Brevard for several years will
remember all the different ways
Rhuemma served the college and
community. A popular high
school teacher before coming to
BC, Rhue assumed duties as a
drama teacher and director of all
the school’s productions, in ad
dition to her teaching English.
She also directed the Brevard
Little Theater for several
seasons. With the addition of new
faculty, Rhue’s duties shifted
primarily to the English
department where she handled
composition, speech, and British
literature. And certainly not least
of all, she advised the CLARION
for many years, helping to build
it into sound paper.
Rhuemma’s absence will be
felt by everyone here at Brevard;
it’s impossible to replace
someone who has contributed so
much of herself over the years.
Those of us in the English
Department will especially miss
her quick humor and energy that
were so much a part of our day.
Rhue accompanies her
husband David to Carroleton,
Texas, a suburb of Dallas, where
he begins new duties with DuPont
Corporation. THE CLARION
wishes Rhue, David, and their
daughter Christy, all the best in
their new start, and hopes for
their immediate success.
The Clarion staff invites
reader input into our
publication. Anyone in
terested in having
something printed is asked
to please get in touch with
Mr. Chamlee or Debi
Crane. Letters to the editor
will also be accepted. Place
letters in Post Office Box
144 or give to a member of
theistatiT. Names will be
withheld upon request, but
must be provided initially
The Clarion reserves the
right to edit.