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The Clarion Tuesday, March 2, 1982 Will You Have Enough Money To Attend School Next Year? - - 1 _ /~v o ^1 ^/^1 A college education should not be denied to a person because of his financial situation, but the Reagan Administration doesn’t seem to believe this. The Administration is on the verge of aban doning the Federal Government’s long-standing guarantee of student (financial) assistance, possibly forcing millions of students nation-wide to drop out of college or to go part-time. Jack Peterson, president of the American Council of Education, said in a recent issue of TIME, The Administration is advocating the abandonment of a 25-year commitment that col lege will not be denied to any person because of financial condition.” Such financial and programs as the Pell Grant, Supplemental Education Op- protunity Grant (SEOG), National Direct Student Loan (NDSL), and the College Work-Study Pro gram lie on the Reagonomics cutting block, ready to be sliced down to the bone. Reagan has already begun to phase out Social Security educational benefits, affecting more than 150,000 students nation-wide, including some in the Brevard area. One local high school student whose family relies on Social Security and who wishes to attend Brevard College next fall stated, “It really scared me. I don’t know if I will be able to afford it. 1 don't even know whether I’m going to get a education or not.” Reductions have just begun, but their impact has already been felt both locally and nationally. And it’s going to get worse as the Reagan Ad ministration plans to dismantle the Department of Education itself in the near future. The Clarion maintains that this is bad news, both for the students and for the nation’s welfare. America cannot benefit from a reduction in the educated. The federal deficit may be decreased somewhat by these cuts in educational assistance, but they may only hurt the nation in the long run. The Clarion believes the Reaga Administration should increase educational funds that’s where the true wealth of a nation rests in its mind power. Brevard College students should band together THEmitHIIs/ and take action by writing letters to Congressmen. Concerns should be voiced, because without opposition, scheduled cuts will surely ensue. “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” Yet many prospective and talented students face some closed doors in the near future. This is wrong. The Reagan Administration has taken a poor step backwards. We All Learn to Accept Criticism by Melanie Mullins “Not everyone is going to agree with you,” my mother has constantly told me. “There’s always going to be someone who will critize what you do or how you do things,” she adds. Well, now I know what you meant Mom! Sometime during the day, we all are bound to be critized by someone in some form or another. Perhaps your roommate thinks your hair is too short, or maybe he does not like the way you express your feel ings. No matter, we all are criticized in one fashion or another during the course of the day. In turn, none of us can deny the fact that we step into the critic’s shoes from time to time too! Unfortunately, finding fault with others is a part of human nature. For the most part, criticism hits us like a ton of bricks. It is not easy to keep smiling when someone makes fun of or condemns your best eforts. For instance, what do you say when someone tells you that you are incompe tent? More than likely, your reaction would be a negative one. However, criticism can be positive. Criticism can actually strengthen us if only we will let it. When someone criticizes you, obviously you must be doing something right or he would not be finding fault with you. In other words, he must have a void in his life which he attempts to fill by cutting you down. For the most part, people find fault with what we feel are the stronger aspects in our hves. In turn, don’t we often criticize others’ qualities which we ourselves do not possess? We are all guilty of judging our peers. (Sit at any table in the cafeteria and you are bound to hear someone talk ing about somebody else). Criticizing others is a hard habit to break, you open your own self up for judge ment once you start judging others. If you “dish it out,” as the old saying goes, then you should also be able to take it! We all should take a good inventory of ourselves before we open our mouths about what is wrong with the rest of the world. In turn, the next time someone criticizes you, don’t withdraw from the rest of the world and feel like an out cast. Be positive! You possess some quality which he does not! Ironically, as you start to feel better about yourself, you are less likely to find fault with others. Why am I suddenly concerned about criticism? As a Journalism major, I realize I will forever be faced with criticism, and I am sure I will not be guiltless in criticiz ing others myself. I have recently realized the impor tance of learning to accept criticism. I can honestly say that the experiences I have encountered at B.C. have helped me to handle this better. I hope you can too! Letter to the Editor Clarion Readers Respond To OBVIOUS, Evolution Dear Editor, education,” I would like to state that I am appalled at the Science department’s teaching of evolu tionism and blasphemy of crea- tionism. Granted, the constitu tion enforces the separation of church and state, but does this necessarily mean that anything bibical should have no place in public schools? If this is to be taken literaly, why are there church-affiliated schools to begin pants!” on the playground. I with, and why is religion required classify putting this under my at Brevard College? In a non- In their letter to Readers the ^ category with stuffing church-affiliated college, editor oToB^ glow- -y -a.lbox w.th “You may have perhaps the teaching of evolution ing compliments and nasty rebut-already won a million dollars” would be less controversial, bu I tals. I have neither, but I submit announcements. do not lend my support to some reactions, and I prefer to ^ ^ t nu u 1 • which IS against Christian pnn- submit them to The Clarion. . ^ ^ The characteristic of this ciples. publication which bothers me is I suspect that all but a very few expressed in their paragraph members of the college com- soliciting responses: “...we munity do applaud the notion of thrive on animosity.” Although putting out the truth in print, as perhaps just as unfortunate well as having as much jour- choice, this word does indeed nalistic and literary “meat” in characterize the tone of OB- our college publication(s) as VIOUS. Controversy is often a possible. There is a difference, good thing. Animosity is a bad though, between the apparent one (among the synonyms: ill- and the obvious. What is truly ob- will, unfriendliness, hostility, vious needs no expression and hatred), journalists are expected to print nothing other than what appears; to them as the truth. The idea of an independent publication could be a good one if more substantive writing were included and not the products of just anyone harboring delusions I was not overwhelmed with the meat which these pages served. “God is dead” may elicit some of literary adequacy and having response for the religion faculty, animosity to vent. The concern but I wouldn’t stay up waiting for that products of the Brevard Col it (that’s what their courses are lege community represent high for). There’s a personal attack on standards is a valid one. Melanie Mullins, whose writing Sincerely, ability is described as “sordid” Dr. Clarke Wellborn (a sordid ability is kind of Hke a purple smell). There’s polemic ^ ^ ^ =1= against American institutions, mental stagnation, society in Dear Editor general, but where was any As a Sophomore who came to substance to rebut? In fact, at the Brevard to get a “Christian end of the piece, the writer con fesses that not only did he not say what it was he considered ob vious, he’s not gonna, either, ’cause he don’t care what his readers (all vegetables) think. If the alcohol guidelines, parietal regulations, etc., are strict in order to uphold certain positions of the Methodist doc trine, why aren’t the guidelines for the Science courses (and in fact, all courses) just as rigid? If teachers hold an anti-Christian standpoint on certain issues, they have every right to hold and ex press their views; however, they should not do so in such a way as to make their students uncomfor table. Name withheld upon request In both of these latter pieces there is seen a contrivance of a striking effect, achieved by rum maging through a thesaurus without reference to a dictionary and by the college equivalent of a third grader yelling “under- The Clarion welcomes readers comments and opinions. Address your letters to The Editor, Box 497. Please include your name. CLARION STAFF Melanie Mullins Editor Jon Zillioux Asst. Editor Cecil Collier Business Manager Steve Rabey Photographer Randy Ward, Tim Ellis, Laura Hines Cartoonists Ken Chamlee Advisor Staff: Kari Howard, Sandy Hulbert, Gay Harshbarger. Chris Burchall, Mike McCormik, Steve PlotterLisa Atkins, DeAnna Johnson. Patsy Dickey, Craig Wilson. Randy Ward, Regina Wortman. Tim Ellis. Maria Sentelle, Nikki Jardine. Lynn 'Johnson.
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