SPECIAL AD 4
For Those Who Doubt
The Black Ink has been absent from campus publications for the start of this
school year. Not making excuses, but for one reason or another we have not been
able to publish. First, it was SCAPEGOAT, That’s the computer system we use,
and it was not functioning for a good three weeks into the year. Then, Congress
decided to no longer fund the system, and so we were left in hmbo. When we finally
got over that hump and started to put together what is now the first issue, our
template was trashed. Now those of you who know anything about computers know
that this was no accident. Exactly one week before this publication date we again
arrived at the office to find our stuff in the trash icon. Without pointing any
fingers, two members of the Carolina Review staff were in the office and left
quickly and quietly after we got there. Both of us are fairly rationale and not
quick to accuse, but those circumstances were awfully suspicious. Now tell us,
what would the average person deduce from this scenario? Would we be wrong to
believe that the Review is responsible for the first time our template was trashed?
Well, hopefully all that is behind us. We’ve taken the necessary steps that even if
we get trashed time and time again, we’re still going to have a paper come out.
A lot of people come up to us and ask,‘‘Where’s the/m/c (at)?” While some
have been legitimate inquiries, others have made light of the fact that we had
not published. These individuals are the reasonforthisad.lt does not take any
I effort to sit back and criticize. Unless it’s constructive, then we don’t want
anything to do with it.
The spring will mark the 25th year of the Black Ink, If it is going to remain
around for another 25 years then we need help. Both of us will be graduating in
May, so the question remains: who is going to step up and run the Ink next year?
We’ve had enough of people talking about how they are going to do this or do that
and have not contributed. So before you come up and criticize the/nfe ask yourself
what have you done to help. The black community as a whole suffers if the Ink
suffers.
Think about it.
Jacqueline Charles Corey Brown