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Page 2 The Clarion September 23, 1987 ri-ARION Editor Bi^r Orrell Assistant Editor Bill Meiners Editorial Page Editor April Woods Sports Editor Kim Belanger Advertising Director Jim Barker Staff Reporters Andrea Henry, Dorsey Waldron, Carlisle Turner, Jay Schulthess, Dan Perry, Kenny Monteith, Pat Mellon, Mike McGee, Julia Love, Juan Peanut Kincaid, Kathy Harbin, Heather Conrad, Jay Carter, Selena Lauterer, Mark Brom, Lee Hegge and Celia Alves. Faculty Advisor Jock Lauterer Editorial Of Ollie and the Press by April Woods “Oliver North for President!” Who can question the fact that the free press is one of the most power ful forces initiated and upheld by this country’s constitution? The first sentence of this article is just one recent example of the positive influence press coverage can have. Of course oathe other hand, we have the Gary Hart saga— an example of the possible negative ef fects of press coverage. ‘ Perhaps the effect a story could have should not be considered. Perhaps the only question that should be raised is whether or not, for any reason, does the American public have the RIGHT to know a par ticular piece of information. If so, does that right preclude all other rights? Did Congress have the right to know about the Contra aid covert operation? Does Oliver North owe his allegiance to his country or to his superiors? What if those allegiances conflict? Does the press owe its allegiance to the government that upholds its rights, or to the people whose spirit formulates those rights? If the press does not tell the whole story because of possible negative political/security ramifications, then the press is being censored. If the press prints any and all information recklessly, our enemies could take over and create real censorship. Saying that what the media informs the public could, in theory, destroy the freedoms of this nation by indiscreetly exercising those freedoms is not an overstatement. The average citizen does not have the time or the resources to investigate on a day-to-day basis what President Reagan is doing, what the prime ministers of other nations are doing, or whether or not the garbage barge is still floating around on the Atlantic Ocean. The average person relies on the press to do this in vestigating for them. It is my personal belief that the press has not only a right, but an obligation, to deliver the truth - as untainted by personal feelings as possible — regardless of the possible consequences. This belief is backed by an honor system which does not allow me to engage in power games using information as a weapon, nor does my freedom of speech give me the right to maliciously malign the reputa tion of others. I feel that if the voting American public is to make sound decisions regardmg the welfare of this nation, they must first have all pertinent information in connection with the issue in question. I think the same idea applies to this campus. The students need to be fully aware of the structure of the Administra tion and guidelines and events surrounding these structures before they can decide whether to take this campus as it is, or to make some positive The Mellon Patch Welcome to BC. I’m your host, by Pat Mellon Well, here we are. 1987-1988 Brevard College. The campus is shining, the birds are singing, and the students are ready to sink their academic teeth into the cuisine of knowledge. I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome everyone to Brevard. For the freshmen and new students, my name is Pat Mellon. I’ll be your guide on this voyage down the winding road to reality. Before I start, I’d like to recognize a group of individuals who fought the elements, conquered opposing enemy forces, and triumphed despite discourag ing odds. Hats off to the Brevard College Summer School Class of 1987. Since I am your host, I think we should get better acquainted. I was born in Tam pa, Fla., and I live there when I’m not at Brevard. I’m a Libra, and I enjoy tennis, candle-light dinners, and water-sports. But there are some more important things you should know about me. First of all, few things impress me. I’m impressed by artists. All kinds of artists. Musicians, painters, poets, and, yes, especially writers. Anyone who can take nothing and make something out of it gets my respect and my admiration. I’m not impressed with how much noise you can make in the parking-lot in the mid dle of the night. I’m really happy that fourteenth beer up in the forest made you feel like singing, but there’s a relatively good chance that I may be sleeping at 3:30 a.m. I’m not impressed by how fast your car goes. If you see me staring at you as you race by me in the parking lot, I assure you it’s not because I’m awed by your perfor mance. And if you ever see me stopped at a red light, don’t pull up next to me revving your engine. I don’t think your car is tough, I don’t want to see if I can get off the line before you can, and you’re not worth the gas. Lastly, I don’t care what kind it is, I don’t care how big it is, and I don’t care which country made it; there’s not a stereo on this planet that can impress me. So, there’s no point in playing yours so loud that everyone on the floor-can hear it. Chances are nobody likes the song you’re playing anyway. “ Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, we can focus on Brevard. There’ve been a number of changes here at Brevard as well as in society. Burger King construction was com pleted over the summer and Brevard has Whoppers. I was there on opening day, salivating with anticipation. My maiden Brevard Whopper wasn’t any better than the ones I’ve had in Hendersonville, but it was a nice change. Cafeteria-evasive students can choose Hardee’s, The Col onel, the Clown, and now the King. Oliver North replaced Jim Bakker as America’s favorite “grace under pressure” personality. Ollie seems to be a nice guy, but the information gained from the hearings hardly seems worth the weeks of Wheel of Fortune I missed. Pat Mellon SI I was watching television a couple of days ago and I nearly had a cardiac when I saw a condom commercial. It seems like only yesterday when I was buying my first box of condoms, and here they are on television...(wait a minute...that was yesterday.) That’s a lot of fun, huh guys? C’mon, you’ve done it. You wander aimlessly around the drugstore keeping close watch on The Aisle, until there’s no one else in the area. And then, with speed and percision, you sweep down the aisle and grab the first box you see. Then you stand, smiling, proud of your accomplish ment, until, of course, you realize you’re standing in the middle of the store holding a box of condoms. You don’t want to stick them under your shirt— (if you’re accused of shoplifting, it could be embarrassing)—so you wrap your hand around the box, making sure all ex planatory words and diagrams are covered. The only person in the world who has to know you’ve purchased prophylac tics is the cashier. There’s no two ways about it. You can hide them from your mother and you can tell your friends you don’t know how that round mark got on your wallet, but the cashier’s gonna’ know. My advice is this —make sure you get a box with a price tag on it (across-the-store verbal price checks can be ugly,) and have your money ready, so you can make a quick get-away. However, I never thought I’d see anything quite as ridiculous as Spuds MacKenzie. Not only is Bud Light’s Original Party Animal one of the ugliest dogs I’ve ever seen, but he actually manages to look bored on his commer cials. Nonetheless, Spuds is a celebrity, and he’ll probably make more money this week than I will in the next three years. As to the changes here on campus, no doubt new students have a lot of questions...(and just because I’m a sophomore doesn’t mean I have the answers— I’ve got questions too). 1) Why do I have to have my I.D. to get into the cafeteria when the person at the door checking I.D.s knows who I am? 2) If I’m paying so much money to eat in the cafeteria, why do napkins from Shoney’s keep showing up? 3) Why do I get parking tickets for park ing in the parking lot of a campus I pay to goto? And $5.00 a shot? Where does that money go? Wouldn’t happen to go toward payments on Dean Witek’s Porsche now, would it? 4) Why am I paying $25-$30 bucks a book Turn to page 5
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