The Clarion
Tuesday, November 4,1980
Chewing Tobacco
A Woman’s Point Of View
Who’s Got Who?
by Richy Haymaker
After weeks of fighting, Iraq
claimed that it captured the
Iranian port city of Khorram-
shahr Friday for its greatest
victory. Iran said that though the
city’s defenders were stil! holding
out, Khorramshahr and its
nearby refinery cities are prime
targets for Iraq. Most fighting
has been done around oil
producing - refinery cities, which
sit along the Shatt al - Arab, near
the head of the Persian Gulf.
Iraq reported that Khorram
shahr had fallen September 26,
four days after the war started.
However, Iraqi forces hadn’t
counted on meeting stiff
resistance in some uncontrolled
parts of the city.
Baghdad radio broadcast
victory announcements said Iran
claimed Islamic revolutionary
guards and military cadets were
defending Khorramshahr. Iran’s
own military comm.unique also
said its forces had pushed Iraqi
artillery ’oack from Ahwaz, about
70 miles north of Khorramshahr
andAbadon.
by Melanie Mullins
In the last issue I did an article
on chewing tobacco - a not item
among Brevard College men. At
the end of the article I stated that
the next issue would bring the
“History of Chewin’ and Dip-
pin’.” Well folks, this is the next
issue. Unfortunately (as Mr.
Burger would say) I could not
find enough info on the in
teresting topic to give you the
type of story I wanted you to
have. So, the “History of Chewin’
and Dippin’” will be postponed.
(Darn, eh?)
However, another view on teh
divine art of chewin’ and dippin’
is “What do the Brevard College
gals think of their B.C.
Chewin’/Dippin’ men?
55% of the B.C. women polled
were totally against the practice.
Here are a few of their com
ments:
Evelyn Lewis says, “I don’t
hold it against the guys, but the
habit to me is disgusting. It’s so
messy when the guy smiles and
he has those stems caught bet
ween his teeth.”
“I think it’s down right nasty,”
Tereesa Fox says. “It turns the
guy’s teeth brown. No one wants
to kiss a guy with brown teeth. ’ ’
“Men who chew tobacco look
like they have raw plants with
dirt left on it hanging from their
mouth,” Cathy Prevo states.
“It’s terrible to look at.”
“The chewing is not half as
disgusting as the spitting,” Lorie
Hoffman feels.
Tina Wiggins says, “Chewing
tobacco is gross. How could a girl
kiss a guy with tobacco in his
mouth?”
Sandy Nelson feels it’s a nasty
habit. “I don’t see how anyone
could enjoy such a thing.”
Finally, Beth Parker sums her
feelings up in one word,
“Disgusting!”
30% of the gals polled felt that
the unique exercise was okay.
Here are a few of their com
ments:
Jaym.e Cartner thinks it is just
fine. “It doesn’t bother me at all.
After my experience with
“SKOAL,” I sincerely believe
that any guy who can dip
“SKOAL” has got to be a MAN! ”
Pam Burchette also feels it is
fine. “They can dip and chew
anytime, just as long as they
don’t use our sink as a spit can! ”
“It doesn’t bother me,” Betty
Ann Cooper says, “as long as
they think about others when
chewing and spitting.”
Genetic Engineering
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Is Til ere Another You?
by Eliiott Dugger
There are some fascinating
alleys being explored in,the fields
of “genetic engineering” and
cloning by today’s scientists. The
late Nobel prize winner, Dr.
Edward L. Tatum has called the,
growing ability of mankind to
engineer the genetic future of
humans “the most astounding
prospect. so far suggested by
science.” Furthermore, Ca! Tech
biologist Robert L. Sinsheimer
states it as “one of the most
important concepts to arise in the
history of mankind.” He also
says, “For the first time a living
creature understands its origins
and can undertake to design its
future.”
For example, eggs being
fertilized in laboratory dishes,
then being reimplanted in the
mother’s womb result in the birth
of test-tube babies. In the near
future em'oryo transplants will be
available to women who cannot
produce viable eggs of their own,
allowing them to bear children.
As a matter of fact there are so
'’^any test-tube babies among us
that numerous egg banks have
been established and embryo
banks are in the planning stages.
(Animal-embryo banking is
already a substantial business.)
The most interesting but
controversial division of
biological advancement is the
process called cloning (defined
as the duplication of an organism
from a single body ceil).
Presently cloning is already
being used with plants on a wide
scale basis. Furthermore, Dr.
Karl Lelmensee and his
colleagues at General University
in Switzerland, successfully
cloned several mice this past
spring. The doctor and his
colleagues say that in many
respects the cells of mice are as
difficult to deal with as human
cells. In fact, livestock cloning is
predicted to become a
multimillion dollar business
within the next few decades.
However, the most highly
thought of use for cloning (if ever
successfully performed on man),
is for peopie to be able to decide
exactly what kind of children
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I will also place my comment
under this category. I look at the
practice as being very manly and
very “Sheik!” Then again,
having tried the stuff, I can’t say
too much against it!!
Last but not least, 15% were
torn between the other two an
swers.
“I don’t think it looks very nice,
but then again it is not up to me to
decide,” Debbie Billingsly says.
“The worst part is when you see
the guys carrying that nasty
brown saliva around in a cup or
jar. But ... different strokes for
different folks!”
“Personally,” Sarah McNeil
says, “I think it’s really nasty to
stick dirty ole tobacco in your
mouth and spit it in the grass.
But, my Grandma dips snuff, so
... whatever floats your boat! It
definitely isn’t macho though! ”
“It doesn’t bother me,” Ginger
Ogle says, “as long as the guys
are not gross about it.”
Well, here you have it guys!
Here’s what the B.C. gals think of
Chewin’ and Dippin’! Now, what
would you think if your girlfriend
(or any girl) chewed or dipped?
See you next issue!
they want: do they want a par
ticular child to look exactly like
Mommy or Daddy, to be male or
female, or perhaps to be modeled
after film idols, sports figures,
and popular leaders? Sur
prisingly enough, it may even
become possible, by using cell-
freezing techniques, to reproduce
an individual who has been dead
for many years.
I want to leave you with one
quote to think about. “Have we
the right to counteract,
irreversibly, the evolutionary
wisdom of milhons of years in
order to satisfy the ambition and
the curiosity of a few scientists?”
Biochemist Erwin Chargoff of
Columbia University.
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