Letters To The Editor
SU Water Works Are
A Continuous Mess!
Dear Editor;
Why, oh why, does WSSU insist
on having the worst water works
and sanitary facilities this side of
the Rockies? I thought for sure a
STATE UNIVERSITY would
have running water and indoor
plumbing, but how sadly
mistaken was I.
Taking a shower is like fighting
a battle with a madman. Either
you are flooded with a mass of
ice-cold water, or burned-baby-
burned with a surprise attack of
steaming hot water. And the
toilet-perhaps it should be called
“el privy.” Have you ever spent a
Sunday when the toilets wouldn’t-
flush and the cold water spout in
the sink ran hot? And your
mother came to visit and had to
use an inoperative toilet? It is a
new experience, beheve me.
Since the school KNOWS the
system is inadequate, why isn’t
something being done about it?
Why not repair the pipes during
the summer, instead of
inconveniencing the whole school
during the school term? I’d like to
see a little more action on the
part of the school, and a lot more
action from the toilet.
Silence, Please!
Dear Editor:
The library is run by a group of
babbling, unawaring librarians.
Constantly the librarians on the
first and especially the second
floor are heard talking loud in the
library. Many students are not
able to study through the
constant chattering.
There are many students who
to the library to study because
it is supposed to be a quiet place.
Of course talk is expected when
information lis needed, but this
constant, loud, personal news to
each other is unnecessary.
Students make noise also, but
there is always a librarian
around to Shhhhh! a student
down. So, Dear Librarians would
you please keep it down too?
Sincerely,
D. Hargraves
Come On Time,
G. Ross Don’t Stall Line
No Gridiron
Strategy
Dear Editor;
It has come to our attention in
the form of two terrible, terrible
beatings that we need a new Head
Football Coach. This institution is
being very poorly represented on
the gridiron. This is not due to the
kind or quality of our players but
the management and stragedy
used or forced upon them by their
coach. W.S.S.U. is being ran in a
traditional manner in order to
space one person’s feelings and
the pride of the players. These
fellows practice their tails off five
days a week to go lose
unneccessarily each weekend.
They have no say in the action
on the field. They are the ones
who are put down and considered
sorry. We spend good money
recruiting excellent players each
year to sit on the bench because
of the mere fact that they are
freshmen. They have no
experience in college football.
How in the ?! ?! are they to get
experience in college football if
they’re made to sit out their
freshman season! The game we
played against Virginia Union
was the worst offensive game I
have ever seen. That
quarterback, put in by our coach,
threw the ball everywhere except
to one of our receivers. The coach
knew that McClary could get
hurt. It’s true that everyone can’t
play, but can’t we use the best
that we have instead of the
oldest? This school has a
traditional football coach, a
traditional basketball coach, and
a traditional administration. We
need to stop sitting back and
complaining and do something!
For a start, let’s recruit a new
coach! We sent Livingstone a fine
coach, the wrong coach, in
respect to improving our staff. As
usual, we realize our mistake
when it is too late.
Everyone says we possess little
or no school spirit. It takes some
kind of a person to be content
under these frustrating
circumstances. We have spirit
and we are loyal to OLD S.U. This
is why we can’t sit back and do
nothing about this shaky
situation.
Let this editorial be a first step
towards getting the RAMS back
on the road to winning.
Thank you,
R.B.&C.P.
Students seem to have a very
difficult time reaching the
cafeteria, and once they are in
the cafeteria, up to the front they
go, and back go the lines.
Students shouldn’t cut in line
because people who are in line
become restless from the long
wait. Although people have
different classes to go to and a
designated time to be there, it’s
still no reason for 5 girls to cut in
front of 50 people.
Be a RAM! RAM’s don’t take
any short cuts; it’s hustle and
bustle all the way! You’re
hungry! So What! Think of all the
people who come in front of you
and who’ll be pushed to the back
because of you! Stop and think!
Would you want people to cut in
front of you?
RAMS are unique individuals
and we try to be the best. Respect
your peers and show concern for
those older than you. Is the food
worth all the cuts given in line?
RAMS, it’s up to us! We can do
something about the situation
because we created it! As for
now, we’re still quite fine, but
when it comes to eating, Come on
Time ... Don’t Stall The Line!
Submitted by
Bev Blackwell
vMor
Book Corner
Communication Vibrations
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Our paper is the voice of
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State University — and we
want each of you to be
heard.
By LARRY L. BARKER
Editor
Prentice-Hall
Incorporated
146 Pages
l^arry Barker refuses to call
COMMUNICATION
VIBRATIONS a book as such for
many reasons. He insists that
communication vibrations are
iiut feelings which books do not
generate. Books “smack of
routine learning, statistical
studies, and all of the traditional
things” which Mr. Barker deems
are necesary but not very
interesting.
COMMUNICATION
VIBRATIONS is a collection of
articles written by a variety of
personalities in mass media. The
majority of these selections deal
with the many aspects of
communication, whether it is
personal (speaking on a one to
one basis) or publically speaking
to an audience.
In addition, in order to
f>enerate specific vibrations that
books do not possess, poems,
vignettes, pictures, puzzles,
games, cartoons and posters are
also included. So,
COMMUNICATION
VIBRATIONS, if read with the
vigor and enthusiasm which its
editor transmits should provide
the reader with an idea of the
extensive research done in the
area of communications and
couple of evenings of
entertainment.
Many of the articles in the book
were very interesting. One in
particular titled “Hot Language
and Cool Lives” by Arthur
Berger examines the overly
descriptive American natures.
He feels that this makes us
devalue our lives because we
paint distorted conceptions of
events or things that are
perfectly normal just for the sake
of those around us. In Mr.
Berger’s words, “We all want to
live giant king size lives in an age
where there are few giants or
kings.”
“How to Cope With Social
Disaster” is a condensed version
of an article by Barbara Walters
of the Today TV show. In this
selection, she shares a few of her
“Foot in the Mouth” experiences
and explains the most tactful way
for the victims of similar
.situations to escape possible
embarrassment.
As Ms. Walters explains, the
first step in an uncomfortable
situation is to determine whose
feelings may have been or
definitely were hurt. Then, use
personal discretion to find out
whether an explanation, an
apology or perhaps a “little white
lie” is the best solution to the
disaster.
Out of approximately twenty-
five articles whose titles and
specific subject matter ranged
from “The lx)ving Message in a
Touch” by Norman Lobsenz to
“A Snob’s Guide to TV” by l.arry
Tritten, this particular reviewer
most enjoyed reading “Rapping
in the Ghetto” by Thomas
Kochman. The author has done a
considerable amount of research
into the “black ghetto idiom”
which is definitely unique. Mr.
Kochman begins by defining the
term “rapping” (which he
discovers is done to rather than
with a person) then goes into a
detailed analysis of its main
aspects. His explanations of
“shucking it”, “jiving” or just
“running it down” are very
humorous and surprisingly true.
Excerpts from various novels on
ghetto life reinforce many of his
conclusions.
COMMUNICATION
VIBRATIONS also contains
“communiquizzers” which are
puzzles especially written for
communication students. Before
tackling any of them, 1 would
suggest that the reader be in a
solving mood or else the puzzles
could be quite boring.
Since COMMUNICATION
VIBRATIONS is intended for
college .students, concentration
on the articles rather than the
other visual material is
recommended. While some of the
frames were stimulating and fun
to work with, others proved to be
a little on the elementary side.
by Mickey Flowers
Editor
COMMUNICATION
VIBRATIONS is just one of the
new books found in O’Kelly
Library. Other new arrivals
which may be of some interest
are listed below. The books were
taken from the index of the new
hooks which is composed
periodically by the library.
PHILOSOPHY and
F’SYCHOLOGY
PERSONALITY AND
LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR by
Henry Knowles
VERBAL LEARNING AND
MEMORY by Leo Postman
RELIGION
COVENANT: THE HISTORY OF
BIBLICAL IDEA by Delbert
Hillens
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SURBURBIA IN TRANSITION
by Louis Masotti
THE LIBERAL IMPERIALISTS
by Henry Matthew
IJTERATURE
WRITERS IN REVOLT by Jack
Conrey
Song of a Prisoner by Oket
p’Bitek
Pit
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Johnson, Ray Williams, Mary Hargraves, Beverly Blackwell, Janet Brower, Jackial
Herring
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Mary Pearson, Janet Brower
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PHOTOGRAPHY - Mickey Flowers, Joey Daniels
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