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Poge 2 — Smoke Signals, Monday, September 25, 1978 EDITORIAL OPINION All Should Be Involved Involvement, one of the key words to success. In order for a project to be accomplished, people have to get involved. A project is successful only when there is action, not just words. At Chowan, the students complain about most anything; which is not unusual for a small college. But complaining does no good. If everyone sits back and talks, but shows no action, nothing will get done. When America was being built, if everyone had sat back and complained about the way things were being done, we would have never become an independent na tion. But people were involved. They worked hard towards a goal and it was finally reached. The students should be more involved. They should take part in campus ac tivities, be aware of what is happening on campus. The students of Chowan have a right to voice their opinion. This right should not be ignored. If the students’ opinions are not known, then nothing can be done about them. Most people will say, “What good will it do for us to voice our opinion?” It will do a lot more good than if they are not voiced. Many things about the college will never change. Its rules and standards were set by those who were here long before any of us — including the faculty and staff. Without these rules and standards, Chowan would never have come as far as it has. But some things can be done — if we get involved. Instead of sitting back and waiting for someone else to do things, we should all get involved. — S.L.P. What Do You Read? The television age has added many hours to the time most Americans watch films and reduced the time some read. Part of the result can be seen in the failure of certain once-popular magazines, though a partial comeback is now underway. Newspapers and books have not been adversely affected; book publishing has enjoyed good health in recent years and new newspapers continue to spring up, though most are shopping guides or local papers. In metropolitan areas competi tion is so keen, many famous papers have failed or been forced into mergers. Reading remains, despite television, the greatest pleasure and source of in formation to millions. That being true, the reading public is to be encouraged to read worthwhile books. The recent trend toward permissiveness means almost anything can be printed to day. As a result, many have turned to thrills, sex and formerly banned fare as a steady reading diet. For all who wish to improve their minds and increase their knowledge, to become more interesting and informed citizens, reading should include nonfiction, which can be the best reading there is. — Mt. Olive Tribune Nonchalenf Seagulls Nature's Garbagemen While other birds retreat from man's encroachment on the world, gulls—the “garbage pickers” of the winged kingdom—tiu’ive on man’s presence. “Chances are, whatever people do, the gulls are here to stay,” prophesies the current (July) issue of Ranger Rick’s Nature Magazine. Gulls, which live near the sea and far Eat Wisely Now You're Own Boss By SARAH G. WRIGHT Director of Health Services So you have gone away to college? No one will tell you when to get up, when to go to bed, or what to eat. Great! How good will you be as the “keeper of your body” ] Are we to become a society con suming junk food and getting too little exercise? Years can be added to your life by eating wisely, getting enough ex ercise and a proper amount of sleep. Often times the student seen in the in firmary is simply exhausted. You can not expect to stay up until two or three o’clock and make it to an eight o’clock class feeling alert. As you become more exhausted your body becomes more susceptible to diseases. Also recovery from an illness will take longer. How about your choice of foods when you go through the cafeteria line? The cafeteria does serve good food and well balanced meals. If you hope to be fat by the end of your first year in college eat all the desserts, bread and drink lots of coke. Don’t forget all those late night snacks of candy bars, potato chips and perhaps a hamburger before going to bed. This couldn’t be the way you want to see yourself the next spring when it’s time to put on the old swim suit! Walking is great exercise, so take ad vantage of the campus and walk everywhere. Don’t ride from the dorm to the cafeteria or to classes. You will feel more alert after walking in the fresh air. More calories will be burned while walking. Exercise helps improve circulation and you will have a healthier prettier body. inland as well, are exceedingly adap table, according to the monthly children’s publication of the National Wildlife Federation. For instance, where garbage or dirty harbors have driven away other wildlife, gulls flourish. Often called “seagulls”—even in localities far from the ocean—the adult birds are sturdy and strong and, especially for birds, are almost “unflappable”. They adapt to almost any conditions and, according to Ranger Rick, “few birds can walk, swim and fly as well as gulls.” They sometimes catch live fish, but they’re not “picky eaters”. In fact, they usually eat dead fish and garbage. If the tide is low, they may feed on marine worms and crustaceans. Whatever’s handy. In land gulls eat worms mice, grasshop pers, and other insects. They are “farmers’ friends” because they feed on so many of the insects that kill crops, says Ranger Rick. Even their drinking habits are non chalant. Either fresh or salt water is fine, although they seem to prefer fresh, comments the magazine. When salt water is all that is available, special glands in their head remove the salt from their blood. Being “clubby” birds, gulls rest, feed and fly in noisy, chattering flocks of anywhere from a few to 5,000 birds, ac cording to Ranger Rick. If one gull finds food it dives with a loud hoot, “flashing its white underparts,” and signalling “food!” Soon, observes the magazine, the air is filled with with “screaming, darting birds, eager to feed.” When cold strikes and food becomes hard to find, gulls still seem rather un concerned. Some migrate in small flocks to warmer climates. Others stay at their breeding grounds. Many of them die of starvation. The gull’s breeding season usually lasts from March through August, says Ranger Rick. Some of the colonies are very smaU, but some have as many as 20,000 noisy, breeding pairs of nesting gulls. Housing seems to be another indif ferent decision for the carefree gulls. They build their nests on flat places along seashores, on islands, in mar shes, on cliffs or even on building ledges. Edited, printed and published by students at Chowan College for students, faculty and staff of Chowan College Susan Pate — Editor Daniel Bender Jane Bridgforth Allen Davis News Staff Charles Hitchcock William Hobson Cindy Lee Harry Pickett Donna Swicegood Dorms Compete For Cup The President’s Cup is Chowan’s most coveted award. Each May during the annual Honors Day Program, the President’s Cup is awarded to one of the residence halls. There are six areas of competition which are weighed when determining the recipient of the President’s Cup. These are (1) academic acheivement; (2) attendance at college sponsored events (concerts, lectures, cultural events, varsity athletic events, etc.); (3) residence hall education programs; (4) participation in intramural sports; (5) citizenship; and (6) proration. Each of the seven organizations (all residence halls plus the Day Student Organization) which are in competition are rated on a scale from 1 to 7 in each of the six areas. The maximum score for any one of the seven organizations is 42 (7 points x 6 areas = 42). Final score in the six areas is deter mined as follows: (1) Academic Achievement: Each residence hall is divided into administrative units which are headed by resident assistants. Cumulative averages based on quality points are announced by units, residence halls and the Day Student Organization at midterm and the end of the fall semester and at midterm of the spring semester. Academic competi tion ends with the midterm grades of the spring semester. (2) Attendance at College-Sponsored Events: Attendance is based on the percent in attendance. The percent is cumulative. (3) Residence Hall Eklucation Programs: The Director of Residence HaU Life evaluates the quality of such programs on a scale from 1 to 5 (1, poor; 2, below average; 3, average; 4, above average; 5, excellent). (4) Participation in In tramural Sports: The Director of In tramural Sports will determine the standing of intramural teams by units, residence halls and the Day Student Organization. (5) Citizenship; From written records provided by the Associate Dean of Students, citizenship is computed in percents. The percents by organizations are cumulative. Viola tions are calculated as follows: Dean’s Reprimand-1, Work Hours-2, Campuses-3, Preliminary Suspensions-4, and Suspensions-5. (6) Proration: From records provided by the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Br9ration ,i|_^c0ipputgd (0n a scale from 1 to 7 according to' the amount residents are prorated for damages. Since the President’s Cup competi tion was initiated in 1970, the honor has gone to residents of Superintendent’s Barracks (1970), Belk (1971), Belk (1972), Jenkins (1973), McDowell Col umns (1974), Parker HaU (1975), West HaU (1976), BeUc (1977), and East HaU (1978). At the present time Jenkins HaU leads the competition in attendance at coUege-sponsored events. Famous Faces Appear Again (CPS)-The scene may not have ex actly coincided with the ones in the movies, but music promoter Danny 0’- Day scurried nervously from hospital room to hospital room on September 1. Sure enough, the bandages were slowly removed from the faces of the five pa tients untU they were finaUy revealed; EUvis Presley, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, and Jim Croce. WeU, sort of. In fact the people who’d just undergone plastic surgery were volunteers whose real names have yet to be released. After recuperating from operations that made three of them look like Morrison, Joplin, and Croce — two chose Presley faces — they’U launch a 41-preformance musical tour through the southeast. I MEAN, THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE JS SO EmEsm,m knou? so, I MEAN, y/m, w KNOW WHAT I MEAN? Marketing CompetWon Sponsored Tenfh Y Philip Morris Incorporated has an nounced its tenth annual Marketing/Conmiunications Compe- tion for Ck)Uege Students. The purpose of the competion is to provide students with a practical and realistic business project, bringing the into direct contact with the business community. A 1,000 grant wiU be awarded to the winning entries at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; runners up wiU receive $500 grants; and other finalists in the undergraduate and graduate categories wiU receive special merit awards. Entries may deal with any aspect of the broad areas of marketing/communications related of PhiUip Morris Incorporated, its non tobacco operating companies of any of its non-tobacco products. Student chapters of professional societies, regular classes of ad hoc committees of no less than five students at the undergraduate level and no less that two at ^e graduate level under the counsel (rf'vfuil-time faculty members may submit proposals. A distinguished committee if marketing/communications experts wiU judge the selected entries. They are; Eugene H. Kimmel, chairman of the board, McCann-Erikson; Mary Wells Lawrence, chairman of the board, Wells, Rich,Greene; Arjay Mller, dean, Stanford University Graduate School of Business; William Ruder, President, Ruder & Finn; and James C. Bowling, senior vice presi dent, PhiUip Morris Incorporatred. In addition to the grants, two winning students representatives and the facul ty advisor from each of the winning and runner-up committees wUl be invited to be PhiUip Morris’s guests at corporate headquarters in New York or at another corporate location to discuss Respect Lack Nothing New BOSTON, Mass. (CH) — Harvard may claim John F. Kenney and Henry Kissinger, but it had a tough time fin ding a commencement speaker. Based on a student poU, invitations were sent to author Issac Asimov, Woody AUen, Lily Tomlin, and Orson WeUes. AU decided for one reason or another. FinaUy, the class marshals found their speaker, a man who didn’t mind the indignity of being a second choice. Comedian Rodney “I don’t get no respect” Dangerfield wiU deUver this year’s address. their ecuttvw. PhiUp the worl and pri Morris ex- ated, one of oanpages indices sell &] and 1 tion^l, martKteiti Marlboro, throu^ i Id—Benpon Slims, Intema- and Ueer^s, and export aaJies organiifaittons; Mmer Brewing Oompany, IJlper High Life, lite, Iiqn«nb»u brands; Seven-Up ceoQ^y, sKdwer f0 7UP and Sugar Free 7UP soft driiAs; Philip Morris Industrial, which makes speciality chemicals, paper, and packaging materials; and mission Vie jo Company, a ccmmmunity devefcjp- ment and hsme tailduiA coc^^ny in Southero v eii)«iKlD. For aWfion^ ialorbpHin, ; contact Marcket^CogUHWiNittaiM Competi«n, Philip Jfcjrris In corporated, 190 Park Avenue, Slew York, New York 10817. Charlie's Angles Coping . . . By CHARLES HITCHOCK CoUege. Webster’s New world Dic tionary defines “coUege” as an institu tion of higher education that grants degrees. But, a college is also students, fa^ty, and the administration. Let's take a locdc at the students. Cbovan students fall into ten general categHles: male, female, partyers, Qon-partyers, atheletic, non-athleUc, r^igious, non-religious, studious, and (lOMtadioiia. However, each student bes something that is common. Con sistency. There are two kinds of consistency that are important in understanding other people. First, a person is relative ly consistent from day to day. Secondly, IheK is consistency among different people. However, we all reqwnd dif ferently fran each other. Each of us has different traits and certain states we go through. Anxiety is a state many of us go through, but don’t know much about. C^lege students all have anxious matnents. We worry about things, feel tension, dread, and have our foreboding minutes. But, since anxiety is a vague vorry or apprehension that has no dpedfic cause, how can one control anx iety? First, let’s look at different kinds of anxiety. Acute anxiety happens sudden ly and dosen’t last long. Chronic anxie ty ta eoatlnual and should be treated medically. But, for the coUege student wiio suffers feelings of acute anxiety, there is hope! Anxiety often foUows snne kind of ttireat. It can be aroused by the stress of faUure, by the anticipation of being evaluated, by the loss of a loved one, by punishment, and by uncertanity. Anxiety can be controUed in two ways; tlBwigh tiie use of tranquilizers and training in muscle relaxation. By learning how to control muscle tension, people can control anxiety. If you feel anxious aU the time you may be suffering from chronic anxiety. The coUege counseUng center is a good place to go if you feel anxious. There is always someone ready to Usten to you. A few people you can talk to are: Mr. Cliftoi Collins, Director of Guidance (Hid Counseling; Mrs. WUhelmenia our guidwce Counselor; Mrs. Alice Van, ojv Director of R^ijdence Hldl Life; Mr. - Windaw, - tte Associate Dean of Students; and Mrs. Sarah Wright, Director of Health Ser vices. mm mm CATMONS«tC0UEGIATE RESEARCH Over 10,000 listings! All subjects. Send llOWforthis FREE catalog. (offer expires Dec. 31,1978) SeruJ to: COLLEQIAtE RESEARCH P.O. Box 84396, Los Angeles, CA. 90073 liUt iPeetfii 3ntf)o(ogp UMlNa) PnWcitiens ■ sponsoring a ^attoiul Csikgc IPoetrp Content NfConcDurs 1978 open to ail opIla^B afid ui)lvee$ie| studentt desiring to have their poetry anth^09zn^. CA3H PW0ES will go to the top five poems: So This is Chowan! New student, arriving in the rain, gazes ot her home for the next 8 months from under an umbrellG as she prepares to move into residence hall. m $25 Fourth First Place Third Place $10 p'"*- AWARDS of free printing for ALL accepted manuscripts in our popular, handsomelY bound and ooiiyriglnad anthology, AMERICAN COLLEGIATE TOETS. ^ i>»eeWw? October 31 COtSlTEST RbLES AND RESTRICTIONS: 1. Any student is to submit his verse. 2. AH entMBs must be originef end unpifWtshed. 3. All entries must be typed. tfouMe-speced, on one side of the page only. Each poem must be on a s^Mrate sheet and must bear, in the upper left- hand corner, the NAM£ and ADORES" of the student as well as the COLUEGE attended, flit name ar»d address on envelope also! 4. There are oo ivstrictKMt oo form or theme. Length of poems up to fourteen ImoB. Ea#i poem#nust have a separate title. (Avoid "UfXinaa"!) $(«Bl^blaok end vvhite illustrations welcome. 5- The jud«f«' 4lnhk>o ivM bf final. No info by phone! 6. Entrants tf*oi|ld keop a POfliy of all entries as they cannot be returned. M*e winners and att auth9s awarded free publication will be notified immediately after dopjiine. I.P. will retain first publication rights for accepted poefm. Foreign language poems welcome. 7. There is an initial one dollar registration fee for the first entry aruJ a fee of fifty cenu for each additional poem. It is requested to submit no more th«s tan poems entrant. 8. All ervtries mvst be postmefHed not later than the above deadline and fees be paid, caa^, check or money order, to: INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS 4W7 Fountain Avenue CwJ^lystVs, CA 90029
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