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Friday, Noveittber 15,1996
Editorials
Do a good deed—it won’t kill
Sarah Rogers
Campus Life Editor
The other day I did a good deed. I
was at Wally World when I saw a stray
dog lingering outside of my favorite
hangout. He looked so sad and lonely.
So, I went inside and bought him a
hamburger. When I came back outside,
he was gone. First making sure that no
one was around that I knew so as not to
ruin my image as a typically rude and
unpleasant person, I then raced to my
car and spent thirty minutes driving
around the parking lot searching for my
mutt in vain.
My roommate, who merely thought
that we were making a routine trip to
Wal-Mart, was not amused by my
attempt at humanity. “You’re crazy,”
she said. “But at least you tried.” That
is exactly right, I thought. At least I
gave it my best shot. So, even though
my good deed wasn’t completely
successful, I did more than most people
would have done in the same situation.
And with that single experience, my
new lifestyle as a good deed doer began.
The next morning I spent fifteen minutes
talking to Dot, the woman who cleans
the bathrooms in my dorm. (See last
month’s editorial for more on Dot).
Afterwards, I went to Hardees and
ordered the usual—a chicken biscuit with
ketchup. I decided it was the best
chicken biscuit that I had ever eaten.
So, I called Hardees and told them to
keep up the good work.
On my way to class I passed my ex
boyfriend and smiled at him. It wasn’t
one of those nasty, fake smiles either. It
was a real one.
In Ethics 1 complimented Mr.
Woodruff on his new haircut but
recommended that he not wear his navy
blue road-runner print tie with the pastel
striped button down.
In the mailroom I didn’t curse my
family and friends for not sendifig me
mail for the third week in a row. And I
even cut out geological related news
articles from the newspaper for Ms.
“We have been labeled as
Generation X - a group of
losers expected to do
nothing ”
Pittman so that she won’t think that I
sleep with my eyes open everyday in her
class.
Certainly, there was no stopping
me. I was on a roll. I was busy doing
good deeds, and the ironic thing about it
was that it was actually a lot of fun and
made me feel much better about myself.
Then I wondered why more people
you
don’t partake in good deeds. Is it that
underlying fear that if we open
ourselves up to others we might be
rejected? It’s possible, but highly
unlikely I realized. Everyone likes to be
complimented in one way or another. It
doesn’t hurt anything, and it helps life to
pass by a lot more smoothly. In
Sociology, Steve Martin said that when
people recognize and speak to one
another a human bond is formed. That
Steve Martin’s a smart guy, you know!
My point is (since I’m sure you
were wondering) that we have been
labeled as Generation X - a group of
losers expected to do nothing with our
lives. A lot of us are, but certainly not
everyone. If we all did something nice
for, say, three people a week, imagine
how much nicer our college and,
inevitably, the world could be. So, call *
your mother, say thanks to the ladies in
the cafeteria, and please tell Mr.
Woodruff when he isn’t matching.
Newspaper is more than just print
Rhonda L. Parker
Editor
Another late night at a computer,
the image of columns burning into your
retinas. All of a sudden, a scream
erupts from someone in the room wfio
looks up, bleary-eyed, and says, “I
found a misspelled word.”
Welcome to the world of the
newspaper staff.
For the last issue (October 4), we
stayed up until 7am, trying to perfect the
little things, correcting major errors,
and generally killing ourselves to put
this paper together.
What really bugs me is that some
people either don’t care about the paper,
or they decide that it’s not important
enough to waste their time with, so they
automatically throw it in the trash.
What they don’t realize is all of the
blood, sweat, and tears that go into this
publication-not to mention the money
we spend to get it printed.
We work on this newspaper because
we want to-not because we’re getting
paid to do this. We enjoy putting this
publication together and seeing it
distrubuted to everyone. But we don’t
enjoy seeing our work go unappreciated.
Think about how much you might
miss if yoi^didn’t read the newspaper.
What if this campus didn’t have a
newspaper, or any means of
representation in the media world?
Many people take the existence of
this newspaper for granted. Oh, well,
it’s just a campus newspaper, right? It’s
not like anyone really puts forth a lot of
effort. Wrong!
“We do not enjoy seeing
our work going
unappreciated*’
This newspaper is the result of
many hours of hard work and
dedication. As I’m typing this, about
six people are working on laying out
pages and making everything perfect for
our deadline in eight hours.
Remember that as you throw this
issue in the trash.
The Clarion Editorial Policy
The Clarion is the student newspaper of Brevard College. Our editorial
pages do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Clarion staff, faculty
advisor, or the Administration or staff of Brevard College.
Letters are welcome and appreciated, and all letters must contain
author’s name and signature.
Letters can be deposited at the Clarion office, MG 104.
The Clarion Staff
Editor-in-Chief
Rhonda L. Parker
Asst. Editor/Copy Editor
Rick Call
Design/Layout Editor
George Spitzer
Staff Members:
Ryan Reynolds
David Nickel
Jennifer Galloway,
Carrie Bauer
Jay Smith
Campus Life Editor
Sarah Rogers
Sports Editor
Scott Wolfe
Advisor
Rhuemma Miller
Eric Cohen
Claudia Argiro