THE LANCE
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welcomed, though subject to space limitations. Box 757
October 24,1974
Cafeteria Discussed
Dear Sir:
In the past few days, a new
policy requiring all students to
show ID cards has
feet in the cafeteria. Inis let
ter is an attempt to explain^
much of the reason for this
policy as we know.
Contrary to popular beliei,
the cafeteria staff and
Epicure employees are not
responsible. Instead, they are
the middlemen enforcing a
policy designed by the
business office and Dean
Doubles. This action is in
tended to stop those people
from eating in the cafeteria,
who have not paid any money
for food. It is entirely for the
benefit of SA boarding stu
dents, to protect their money
from being misused. To allow
Student Criticizes New
Security Measures
Dear Editor:
Weeks before fall break
there were rumors of poten-
tialy contraversonal changes
in some of the rules con
cerning campus life. Shortly
before break these rumors
became face, as reproduced
in the last issue of the Lance.
Campus police now has a
“right” to come in the studen
ts’ homes. Some of us may
laugh at the idea of calling the
tenements a home but
anywhere I lay my head for
nine months of the year I con
sider my home. I also assume
that I will retain my in
dividual rights as guarenteed
by the “American Con-
stituion”; private in
stitution or not. From reading
the statement of the new
policy in the Lance on©
gathers that these new mea^
sures will in no way inter
fere with our “rights” to pri-;
vacy. Just reflect for a mo^
ment on the example given by
_ in the article, it goes some-!
thing like this; Revele mayi
just pay a visit to Kings Mt.l
and aimlessly wander around.!
the. courtyard making sure
no bandits or Ft. Bragg thugs
are lurking behind the coke
machines. Come on, three of
our dorms are two story ie
without a courtyard...is cam
pus security going to sit in the
lounge and wait for a crime to
happen. Since the policy as
reported in the Lance was
ambiguous, I will assume the
worst, that being they will
also be able to enter the
suites. If it is any other way
then we must kssume that the
two story dorms will not
receive the same vital protec
tion. You of course realize
now that all my worst fears
are based on shadowy assum
ptions however I learned my
Watergate lessons and now
tend to form my judgements
from reading the real sh
between the lines.
That whole god aracie,
intentionally or not, assumed
we were stupid fu_ sh
You will further notice that as
this letter progresses the
author seems to loose control
of his proper vocabulary but
I, as I hope most of the
American people, am tired of
being told (pick one) not give
the whole story, half truths or
blatant lies.
I for one don’t want campus
security in my dorm much
less in my suite-for the same
reasons I wouldn’t want a cop
standin g in my front yard or in
my house proper. The people
who passed this rule seem to
feel its their duty to protect us
from boogie men whether we
want it or not. We’ve got keys,
more keys than we can use, so
if we want to lock our doors
we’ll do it. I’ve been ripped
off but are we that
materialitic or allow for the
“potential” of the abuse of
some of our basic rights. If
what we must logicaly
“assume” to be the future
present policy of campus
security to continue there
exist the potential if not the
probable for many of us not to
be back in the coming years.
If this is an effort to rid the
campus of drug fiends and
illicit love affairs (remember
it’s the cop on the beat” who
enforces the rules) then
please find a way that is more
in line with our democratic
ideals.
I wish to apologize to any of
the campus security force
who felt this was an attack on
them personaly. I respect you
guys and if there is a need for
your service I won’t hesitate
to call.
By Tom Ryan
Cars
any other persons to eat in the
cafeteria without paying
would ultimately result in a
severe money shortage for
food at the end of the
semester. You can image
what we may be eating if that
happens.
Undoubtedly, any student
who paid for his meals is en
titled to eat in the cafeteria.
Because of the increasing
number of students who sneak
in, one way or another,
however, we have been asked
not to allow any one to eat
unless they first show their ID
card. 'Diis rec^uest may be in
convenient at times, but,
hopefully, it will prevent the
inconvenience of no food in
December.
Complaints, as well as
suggestions for improvements
should be taken to Dean
Doubles. Until a better system
can be found, we ask only for
your understanding and co
operation.
Sincerely,
Gray Fox Helen Moseley
the lance 1
Classified s
FOR SALE
Motorcycle 1973 Harley Da
vidson 5X-350. Low mUeage
purchased new in Jan
1974. Asking $695.00. See
R. urie in R & E Center
or call Ext. 212 or 276-2145
evening.
The College Union is now
providing a Rent-a-Bike ser
vice to anyone interested
The bikes are supplied by a
company out of Southern
Pines (who rents to colleges
and motels). Although the cost
is rather steep ($7.50 per
week) it does include some
good benefits such as: com
plete insurance coverage if
anything happens while on the
bike, (including damage to
clothing). In addition, the bike
is inspected every week, so if
anything is wrong, they trade
bikes at that time. If you are
interested, see Susan Hamill
in the Student Personnel Of-
fice.
r
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braking, is prevented. The
only problem found in this
type of vehicle is that of
steering. Because of the 300
pound fly wheel attached to
the gine, it is very hard to con
trol the car when turning
sharp curves at high speeds.
Vespa Motors Inc. donated
two automobiles. These were
the only two that the spec
tators were allowed to test
drive. The Push Petal car, a
three vrtieeler, was powered
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LEWIS LEARY, POET AND CRITIC, will be readi^ on
November 6 works of Mark Twain, Ezra Pound, and William
Faulkner.
by pedaling with the feet. TTiis
two seater, given a good wind
and pedal power, could get up
to about twenty miles pwer
hour.
The final entry from Vespa
Motors was called the Citicar.
This electrically operated
machine seats two com
fortably. It was equipped with
a 110 volt built-in battery
charger to constantly
recharge the six volt battery.
It could get up to sixty miles
per hour with a new tottery.
The cost of the car without ex
tras was 2,560. The spectators
waiting anxiously to test drive
it indicated that this was the
favorite of the show.
SAS Evaluation Continues
By Diane Hogg
This is the second part of a
series of articles devoted to an
interpretive exploration of the
SAS program.
The idea of a “common
educational experience” was
formulated in the SAS Im
plementation committee as a
source of regenerative and
vitalizing ideas for the entire
community. The Common Ex
perience program was plan
ned with widely divergent
eductional theories in mind.
Whitney Jones, one of the first
to verbalize the program, lists
three educaticmal plans whidi
influenced the S.A. Common
Experience: the Oxford-
Cambridge model in whidi
lectures are regularly pre
sented as additions to
courses; the Chautaqua
model of New York State
where concerts, films, plays
and talks are staged with the
idea that education may be
carried out through “enter
tainment;” and Ivan Dlydi’s
idea that there are ways of
educating which are non-
complusive.
Implications
As with the entire SAS
program, the theories behind
CE imply a change in
educational methods and
goals. The CE experiment
requires a broad understand
ing of the word education. CE
does not “happen” only on
Wednesday at 11:30-
education is inclusive. CE
requires initiative on Oie part
of students and professors—
curiosity is essential. (TTie CE
committee ^ ^s represen
tatives from the College Union
Board.) Education is the
defining point of our com
munity; it is not something
restricted to the classroom.
Problems
Common experiences of fall
semester have generated
frustration and conflict: is
building a greenhouse an
educational experience? is the
lecture format disappearing?
Can film^naking be important
to a pre-med student? Two
educational views seem to be
influencing the situation: the
idea that it is valuable for a
persbn to take the initiative to
learn many things about his or
her environment, and the idea
that little is worth knowing
and it is the professor’s job to
sift the environment and
present the student with
valuable knowledge. Although
these are extremes, the con
flict between specialization
and liberal education shapes,
in part, our response to CE.
Problems have inhibited the
effectiveness of the common
experiences. SAS classes have
largely failed to integrate CE
programs into their format.
SAS 401, the section study
ing myth could have utilized
the Appalshop events for
discussion of the myth of the
outsider in Appalachia.
Follow-up discussion of ideas
generated in CE have not
assumed a creative role in
campus life: ideas, if they go
beyond Avinger or Vardell,
are not an active part of
student life. And most
damaging to the program and
the community, there to
been an excess of negative
reinforcement and a
deplorable absence of positive
input.
Potentials
The common Experience
program is the subject matter
of our learning situation: Wed
nesday, 11:30: films; lectures
and panel discussions. It is
also an attitude: how do we
view educaticHi? what are the
limits (and creative leaps) oi
our perception? Not all
programs touch the com
mon cords of thought that toe
Black Mountain Festival m
last q>ring, but CE has the
potential to create a unique
educational environment a
S.A. The diance for an in
tegrated life is here...what is
our response?