Page Two
Is There
Justifiable
Censorship?
by Kim Ormand
The relationship between the student newspaper and
the academic establishment has long been subject to
controversy. This controversy is especially sensitive
when discussing censorship. The restrictions placed
upon the paper by the Uniform Guidelines here at
Brevard can be viewed in two ways — as censorship or
as enforcement of goals of a private church-related
church.
In terms of censorship the Guidelines do prohibit, in
effect, freedom of speech. Two of the guidelines that are
especially relevant in terms of censorship say that “if
factual statements are made, they must be verified by
appropriate College officials”, and that “in official
publications, the College, as publisher, reserves the
right to advise, modify, correct, or reject any material
which is considered to be inflammatory, unfair, in poor
taste, or improper.” By placing these particular restric
tions on the paper, the pressure builds enormously and
can stifle the students’ creativity. The newspaper on the
college campus is said to be the training ground for pro
fessional journalists. However, with the sense of “big
brother is watching you” the paper’s creativity and
freedom of speech suffers.
Yet, The Clarion is meant to be a source of com
munication for the students as well as the faculty and
administration. By setting up guidelines for the paper,
the college is simply encouraging the paper to be
thoughtful and careful in reporting the news. In other
words the paper must be responsible in the presentation
of the facts and not harm anyone in the process. For ex
ample, in the Guidelines it says that the paper “may not
be used to personally attack individuals or groups either
directly or indirectly, whether in articles, or letters to
the editor.” It seems that the college is not meaning to
stifle the students’ creativity but wanting to encourage
the goals of a church-related college. These goals em
phasize the students’ growth intellectually, personally,
and socially.
Personally I cannot see censorship in any case. It
tends to bother my perception of constitutional rights.
The Clarion is a newspaper run by the students and is to
be the voice of the students. Yet it is an official publica
tion of the college and that fact must be kept in mind
also.
The Clarion
Friday, September 20, 1985
Continued From Page 1
Morgan Ledbetter, son of Mr.
B.M. Ledbetter of Yadkinville,
NC; Patience Lynelle Lewis,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Lewis of Merritt Island, FL;
Pamela Christen Ligon, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Ligon of
Hilton Head IsL, SC; Lindsey
Loveless, daughter of Mrs. Lorna
Loveless of Black Mtn., NC;
David Eric Mays, son of Mrs.
Betty T. Mays of Winston-Salem,
NC; Saronda Lynne Morgan,
daughter of Mrs. Pat A. Rogers of
Rosman, NC; Christopher Car
roll Morrow, son of Mr. arid Mrs.
R.C. Morrow of Brevard, NC;
James Edwin Moten, H, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Moten of
Raleigh, NC; Permeco La-Shan
'i
Photo By Kent Thompson
To the Editor,
The Clarion
Dear Kim,
Living is easy here at ol’ BC, in
spite of the unreasonable
demands of ugly, mean and nasty
profs and the occasional cock-a-
roach sneaking off with that
peanut butter sandwich hidden
under your pillow in case the mid
night munches attack. We live in
a pleasant town, the campus is
beautiful, our work is interesting
(most of the time), and there are
lots of people to meet and ac
tivities to pursue.
I really wouldn’t have it any
other way, but it’s easy to forget
that there are problems troubling
the world which reach even here.
Certainly that is the case with the
nuclear arms race—an obsession
which grows stronger each year
and for which there is no place
remote enough to flee, not even
here in Hooterville.
A number of students and
others on campus began to meet
last semester to t^lk, study and
write letters in an effort to do
something — anything — to help
ourselves deal with our fears,
anxieties and feelings of
helplessness. We came together
from different political
backgrounds, and we had dif
ferent ideas about solutions to the
world’s problems, but we all
shared a desire to become even
just a little more involved in the
decision-making process.
It helped, and we are going to
continue to meet this year, pro
bably every other week at the
dinner hour in the cafeteria. We
can share a meal, and share
ideas. At times we’ll have a short
program like videotape or even
an outside speaker; we’ll bring
writing materials and have
letter-writing parties (we’re still
waiting to hear from Gorbachev,
but Mr. Helms and Mr. Hendon
have responded).
We welcome anyone who would
like to be a part of a group like
this. If you are interested, please
let me know, and I’ll make sure
that the information gets out to
you.
And bring a friend. But no cock-
a-roaches, please.
Peace,
Preston Woodruff
Dept, of Humanities
Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Rollin Myers of Columbia, SC;
Junko Magaoka of Japan;
Yasuko Nishikawa of Japan;
Patrick Desmond O’Grady, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J.P. O’Grady of
Dublin, Ireland; Jennifer Lee
Phillipoff, daughtei’ of Mr. and
Mrs. J.V. Phillipoff of Seminole,
FL; Juliette Cathryn Reynolds,
daughter of Mrs. G. Reynolds of
Yorkshire, England; Andrea
Lynne Rose, daughter of Mrs.
Glenda F. Sanders of Murphy,
NC; Kathryn Lynne Scogin,
daughter of Mrs. Jean S. Green
way of Americus, GA; Lori Ann
Sheldt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
T.R. Sheldt of Sharonville, OH;
Atsumi Shibahara, daughter of
Masatoshi Shibahara of Nimeji
City, Japan; Evan Miner St.
John, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. St.
John of Charlotte, NC; Brenda
Gladys Stanton, daughter of Mrs.
Ann L. Stanton of Greenville, NC;
Mari Tosaka of Japan; Angela
Virginia Vickers, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R.H. Vickers of Fair
Play, SC; Myranda Renee
Wilcox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R.C. Fincher of High Point, NC;
Angela Renee Williams,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.B.
Williams, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. L.B. Williams of Marion,
NC; Maria Georgia Williams,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.W.
Williams of Horse Shoe, NC;
Robin Renae Williams, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Williams of
Silver Creek, GA; Thomas Frank
Willson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Willson of Brevard, NC; Melanie
Anne Wilson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. B.M. Wilson of Franklin,
NC; Theodore Christopher Wolls-
tein, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.A.
Wollstein of Rome, GA and Mika
Yoshimura of Japan.
Honor Roll
Carol Anne Adams, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Adams of
Charlotte, NC; Dawn Angela
Austin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
H.R. Austin of Penrose, NC;
Carla Maria Betz, daughter of
Mrs. Pat N. Glazener of Brevard,
NC; Michele Louise Bowling,
daughter of Mrs. T.B. Bowling of
Charlotte, NC; Elizabeth Ann
Brackney, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E.A. Brackney of Brevard,
NC; Andrea Lea Braymiller,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.F.
Parkenton of Elizabeth City, NC;
Rebekah Beam Carpenter,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.E.
Carpenter of Granite Falls, NC;
Richard T. Chamberlin, Jr., son
of Mrs. Jean H. Perriman of
Clearwater, FL; Wilma Arleca
Chapman, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. L.A. Chapman of Lake Tox-
away, NC; Stephen Michael
Chavoustic, son of Mr. and Mrs.
D.P. Chavoustic of Coral Springs,
FL; Caryn Alicia Clause,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.C.
Clause of Maggie Valley, NC;
Martha Ann Clemmer, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Clemmer of
Kings Mountain, NC; Mickey
Allen Cogdill, son of Mr. and Mrs.
F.A. Cogdill of Brevard, NC;
Christopher Daniel Crowder, son
of Mrs. Carolyn T. Crowder of
Oxford, NC; Samuel Walter Dun
can, son of Mr. and Mrs. S.W.
Duncan of Murphy, NC; Letitia
Eshaun Eason, daughter of Mrs.
Velma J Pinkard of Apopka, FL;
Frederick Eugene Edwards,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.E.
Edwards of Jacksonville, FL;
April Lynn Filkins, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S.D. Filkins of
Estero, FL; Ellen Gatewood
Forbes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J.L. Forbes of Salem, Va.;
Melissa Beth Gaither, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Gaither of
Madison, FL; Alex Brice Gard
ner, son of Mr. and Mrs. B.E.
Gardner of Greensboro, NC;
Kenneth Darrell Gray, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Velvia Gray of Penrose,
NC; Melody Robin Grubb,
daughter of Mrs. J.O. Grubb of
Penrose, NC; Daniel Paul
Heater, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.P.
Heater of Mauldin, SC; Charles
Austin Hinkle, son of Dr. and
Mrs. D.E. Hinkle of Blacksburg,
Continued On Page 3
Attention, foreign students!
We at The Clarion invite you to
write in and give us any sug
gestions, problems, or com
ments you may have regar
ding Brevard! We are glad
you’re here and would like
your opinions on campus life.
So, please, anything you want
to say, send it to Kim Ormand,
Box 426.