Page 2 Th(‘ Clarion Friday, February 18, l)8:i From New Guinea To Colombia to Nebraska By Tim Wilkins What am I going to do? It’s three o’clock in the morning and my story was due yesterday. Maybe I can write about the time I stole a leaky sailboat out of my neighbor’s backyard and set sail for Tia- juana. I probably would have made it if those smugglers from Colombia hadn’t run over me. To think that they didn’t have the decency to throw me a life preserver really ticked me off. Fortunately I was able to grab one of their stray bales and float to Costa Rica. But as soon as I hit the beach I was ar- rested for transporting illegal substances. It took a lot of lawyers, guns, and money to get me out of that one. And what about the time I was kidnap ped by twenty midget cannibals in savage New Guinea? They came thundering out the dust riding domesticated kangaroos (now that’s what I call riding small in the saddle). Luckily, my diminutive size and Jamaican tan led them to believe that I might be related to the tribe. Nah...that story’s too short. Okay, what about the time I fell asleep while rafting down the Ogeechee river in rural Georgia, and woke up an undetermined time later on a dirty beach somewhere in Southern California, surrounded by thirty or so hostile surfers? At first I thought it was just a warped nightmare, but the sound of Devo blaring from a ghetto blaster assured me that I was definitely in California. (Even my imagination isn’t twisted enough to subject my sub conscious to the music of Devo.) Initially I thought the surfers were go ing to kidnap and ransom me for a couple of bottles of Valium. Lucky for me, they had just robbed the neighborhood drug store and were too sedated to be much of a threat. While they argued about the philosophical worth of the little sticks that fudgecicles are attached to, I slipped around their defenses to the highway. Once on the highway, I hitched a ride to Nebraska with a busload of nuns on a scenic tour of the Southwest. But I guess that story is a little too ordinary for The Clarion. Still, I’ve got a truckload of other stories unique enough to grace this issue. For instance, there’s the time I was visiting Iran and accidentally ran over the Ayatollah Khomeni’s foot with my moped. Luckily, the Ayatollah and I are mutual members of the Blue Oyster Cult Fan’s Club. After he apologized for his boy’s rough treatment, we both went out and painted Tehran red. You know, Khomeni isn’t such a bad fellow once he takes a snort or two of Jack Daniels. Hey! Wait a minute! You guys can’t take me away yet! And don’t put that straight-jacket on me! Have you ever tried to write with your teeth? C’mon guys, I haven’t told them about the time I turned down dates with Cheryl Ladd, and Victoria Principal both on the same day! And what about the time... Weekend ID Checkin Jones Gets Several Mixed Reactions By Jamie Harkey Are we at Brevard College be ing treated like incompetents, or are we being protected from un wanted trespassers? Following the college’s deci sion to take up the ID’s of students wishing to enter Jones Dorm during the weekend, many students brought it to the atten- tion of the Clarion staff that they believe they are being treated like prisoners, while others believe they are being protected by the new ruling. Of the 30 students polled on this subject, 19 said they liked the idea of an I.D. check. Those girls say they feel protected from any unwanted visitors. One student, Denese Talley, said, “I think it is a good idea, but The Clarion Editor-In-Chief jon Zillioux News...Cindy Cox, Jo::athan Matthews, Wanda Raines, Phil Monte, Genie Glover, Greg Smart, Jamie Harkey, Tim Wilkins, and Andy Valli Sports...Sandi Zeigler, Jeff Shore, Willy Holeman, and Todd Greeson Life And Culture Regina Wortman Photographers Mike Heater, Dorothy Neill Typographer Jon Zillioux Advisor IVir, Kgn Chamlee it should be enforced in all (female) dorms. But it should be ‘I don’t think the whole dorm should be punished for the mistakes of others.’ stopped when the problem stops.” Alicia Mikell explained, “I think is is good; it keeps the peo ple we don’t want in out.” However, Ihe other 11 believe they are being punished for something they are not responsi ble for and have no control over. ‘I think it is good; it keeps the people we don’t want in out.’ WhatDoWe Want From Our Movies? By Genie Glover Brevard officials are mainly concerned about the values of the movies shown on campus. What are these values? They include friendship, trust, education, and faith in one another. Dean Morris Wray says that violent movies make con tradictory statements to Brevard’s values. “It is inconsistent to reinstate values and at the same time emphasize that which strips values,” stated Brevard College President Jacob Martinson. “Why pay for movies of bad values?” asks Martinson. Brevard needs to justify what movies it chooses to show here. “In my mind, the question is not whether we show R-rated movies, but that we choose our movies carefully.” The Dean also added that the crude, pro fane, the anti-social, and the vulgar have no place at an education institution such as Brevard. “There are so many good movies,” added Dr. Wray, “surely we can choose some movies for recreational purposes wjthout their being anti-social.” Dr. Martinson added, “We have to challenge the pressures of society. A college is not supposed to reflect the prevailing culture, but rather it is to challenge it.” The administration is not completely opposed to R-rated movies. But the selection process should be more carefully approached. Student Council officers do this choosing from current catalogs of movie listings. As Dean Scarborough pointed out, it is important for the college to please its audience since such movies cost a total of $1500 a semester. Generally, the board does not consider those movies which they think will not please the campus in general. Charlotte Breed, the advisor of this board, believes that, as a general rule, the committee does an excellent job choosing movies on their small budget. In the future, though, this board should be more careful in which movies it chooses, because in some previous selections, it has chosen those which are poten tially offensive in one way or another to some students. Letters to the Editor Your Contribution Helps Prevent Heart Disease “I feel we are being punished this semester for something that took place last semester,” added Todd McDonald. “I feel it is ridiculous.” “I don’t think the whole dorm should be punished for the mistakes of others,” said Lisa Andrews. “I feel it is more of a nuisance than a service.” Dear Fellow Student: Statistics show that heart disease is the nation’s leading killer. The prevention and cure of this disease are unknown, but they may be found through your contribution. The Heart Association designates over half of its budget for research. Research is the key to preventing and curing heart disease; therefore, your con tribution is important. Brevard College’s fund-raising goal is $500. This goal can be reached by sending your donation to Campus Chairman Grace Munro, 208 McLarty-Goodson. Please send your contribution to day. Sincerely, Jim Whisnant

Page Text

This is the computer-generated OCR text representation of this newspaper page. It may be empty, if no text could be automatically recognized. This data is also available in Plain Text and XML formats.

Return to page view