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EDITORIAL OPINION
A Look at the 70s
In just a few days the 1970s will be over. The decade that taught
us so much will become history filed away in our brain. By some,
the 70s will be remembered as economically difficult, politically
unstable, violent and morally lax. Others will remember the
decade as one filled with fads, scientific discoveries, self-help
books and heros.
But to those of us who spent the 1970s reaching towards
adulthood, the years will simply be remembered as “the good old
days.”
Most of us were ten when the turbulent 60s ended. We were old
enough to see what was going on around us but too young to fully
understand it. As the decade grew, so did we. Our parents were
determined that the 70s wouldn’t be as tumultuous as the 60s. They
almost wanted the new decade to be like the one they grew up in —
the care-free 1950s. Nostalgia became an epidemic.
The 50s had its share of fads and lifestyles that have been
transplanted into today’s world. Although the 70s had its own
special fads and unique ways of living, much of what our genera
tion does is borrowed from the 50s. There were revivals of the toga
party, roller-skating, the infamous panty raid, and even the high
school prom.
The 70s were rich with fads. There were streaking, skate boar
ding, back packing, the CB radio, those yellow smiley faces and
the “Have a nice day” expression.
There were a new breed of heros in the 70s as Jimmy Conners,
Chris Evert and Billie Jean King helped rocket the tennis explo-
siK John Travolta had everyone dancing iHanllj^ron show^
tlWeven the great records were breakable; Steve Martin maiie
us believe that dumb is funny; Anwar Sadat showed that one man
could instigate peace; Mohammad Ali proved a tough comeback
is possible; the crew of Apollo 13 taught us space exploration is a
risky business; and Gerald Ford proved that nice guys finish last.
Just as he did in his famous “Checkers” speech of the 1950s,
President Richard Nixon tried to convince the world ‘I am not a
crook.” Perhaps if he had had the toothy smile that helped Farrah
Fawcett sell a zillion posters, the disgraced leader could have sur
vived Watergate.
Hollywood did well in reflecting the public mood of the 70s.
“Grease” and “American Grafiti” and “Animal House” respond
ed to the demands for nostalgia; “Star Wars,” history’s biggest
grossing motion picture, “Superman” and “Alien,” provided us
with the necessary science-fiction for imagination; “Jaws” turn
ed everyone into a shark expert and had us swimming carefully;
“Patton” showed us war while “Coming Home” and “The Deer
Hunter” showed us its effects; “The Exorcist” and “The Omen”
both had us suspicious of little kids we knew; Woody Allen made
great comment on society in all of his movies; and films like “The
Sting” and “Rocky” had us smiling.
Yes, the 70s were good to all of us. They were the years that
witnessed our most precious moments: the relief of finally becom
ing a teenager, the thrill of shaving, getting a driver^ license, the
nervousness in the first kiss, the joy of the high school prom, pro
udly accepting our high school diplomas and the challenge of mak
ing it on our own in college.
Years from now we’ll be telling our grandchildren all about the
days when we were a teenager — the good old days — the 1970s.
-GREG BASSETT
Another Hour Would Help
We understand why it is necessary to have a closing time for the
dorm lounges. We recommend, nevertheless, that the dorm
lounges be kept open an hour later on Friday and Saturday nights
than the established 12 o’clock.
Some television shows that are popular among Chowan students
do not go off until 1 a.m. Many couples like to watch these shows
together but are unable to because the residence hall lobbies are
locked at midnight. We suggest that the lobbies be locked at 1 a.m.
on weekends only, as this would not interfere with academics.
Other students study together and, occasionally, this rule in
terferes with studying because students who are studying
together have to quit at midnight and have nowhere to resume
their studies.
We suggest that the 1 a.m. closing be tried for one semester to
determine its feasibiUty. —WILLIAM HOBSON
Haigler
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last year’s talent show.
His present band, Class Action, was
formed this summer. They play their
own material as well as songs by other
artists most of which is country rock.
They usually play at small private
parties and bars in the northern
Tidewater area. They also gave a
concert at the Urbana Oyster Festival
in Virginia this past October.
Joe has had twelve of his songs, all of
which were written while he was with
Caribou, copyrighted. He is waiting
until he finds a publishing company to
copyright the rest of his material.
He ultimately wants to make a living
with his music, but he also adds,
“Music is a very competitive field and
the chances of me becoming a star are
slim.”
Scabies
Warning
Issued
By SARAH G. WRIGHT
Director of Health Services
Scabies has been making a
widespread comeback in the last few
years. The public schools have ex
perienced an increase in the number of
people seen with the condition.
Due to the close contact among school
diildren, scabies can spread rather
rapidly. Since it is that time of year
when college students are returning
home for the holidays, there will
probably be more contact with the
outside community.
The nurse is often asked what is
scabies. The following as a printout
provided by the Hertford County Health
Department titied. Scabies, 10-18-74.
SCABIES
Scabies is a skin infection caused by
the “itch mite”, a very small eight
legged creature that burrows into the
skin. This results in severe itching.
Mange in dogs is caused by a mite
similiar to the one that usually affects
humans. The dog mange mite can
spread from dogs to humans, causing a
form of scabies that is usually milder
than that due to the human itch mite.
In adults and older children the itch
ing rash of scabies is found most
often between the fingers; the“wrim,
armpits, waist, and thigh areas are also
commonly affected. Children under
five years of age may have scabias
anywhere on the body.
Itching does not usually begin until
the mite has taken up residence for one
to two months. Unless treated, the
human form of the disease can last for
years.
Human scabies is spread from person
to person by close physical contact and
is generally a problem only among
members of the same household.
Spread from infested bedding or clothes
can occur but is thought to be rare. The
adult mite can survive away from
humans for two or three days.
Treatment of scabies consists of
applying Kwell ointment (cream,
lotion) to the entire body (except the
face and scalp) after a bath in the
evening. The ointment is left on
overnight and another bath is taken the
next morning to remove the medicine.
Kwell is a prescription drug. Some
physicians may prefer to prescribe a
different drug and-or different direc
tions. Retreatment may be necessary
in some cased but is not usually
required.
Since it takes such a long time for
itching to develope after a person first
becomes infected with the itch mite, all
members of a household should take
treatment at the same time whether
they all have symptoms or not. Clean
clothing and bedding should be used
beginning immediately after treat
ment.
Current Issues
Hypocrisy of Iran Regime
Bared by Embassy Takeover
By DEAN LOWMAN
The recent capture and takeover of
the American embassy in Teheran has
not only created a sense of world
concern and sympathy for the hostages,
but has also revealed the obvious
hypocrisy of the Ayatollah Khoumeini-
controUed government of Iran.
Although the revolutionary students
had a good idea in attempting to get the
exiled ex-shah to return to Iran, they
went about it in a totally absurd
fashion. They failed to realize the
political and economical impact that
the takeover could cause.
Approximately 90 per cent of the
countries that have sided with either
Iran or the United States with regard to
this incident have sided the U.S. These
countries have mainly been concerned
with the safe release of the hostages
even though the tactics of the ex-shah
are being protested.
Those few countries that have sided
with Iran have done so largely for
religious reasons (most of these
countries are Moslem) and have not
been that mindful of the safety of the
abducted Americans.
This imbalance of sentiment ult-
mately will hurt Iran in a crucial
area—the pocketbook. The United
GUEST PERSPECTIVE
HARRIS
By PAM HARRIS
Cheerleader Co-Captain
Cheerleading at Chowan College is
open to both male and female student.
Tryouts are held early in the Fall
Semester.
Cheerleaders,^Jepted.tp.on^'
tain entjiusias^oa^j^h§(ji,d^pir,U>i|q w
promote and develop a sense of good
sportsmanship among the students, and
to better the relationship between
Chowan College and other teams at
athletic events.
Cheerleaders for 1979-80 are Pam
Harris, co-captain, Murfreesboro;
Jackie Bass, co-captain, Durham;
Denise Martin, Roanoke, Va.; Diane
Palmer, Fayetteville; Kather Ferrell,
Roanoke Rapids; Carol Culp, New Lon
don; Denise Reynolds, Virginia Beach,
Va.; Fredda Powers, Norfolk, Va.; An
nette Johnson, Hertford; Eddie Tomlin,
Buena Vista, Va.; and Johnny
Carsterns, Indian, Cape Charles, Va.
Our cheerleader sponsor is Mrs. Alice
D. Vann, director of residence life.
States has already declared a
moratorium on oil purchases from Iran
while France has claimed that it would
not take advantage of the extra
availability of oil this move created.
Perhaps the most illogical aspect of
the takeover is that although the
captors profess to be members of the
Moslem faith, a religion whose theme
proclaims peace and brotherhood,
these men gave chosen to use styles of
both violence and torture in the
treatment of the hostages.
Also, the entire populace of Iran has
been seemingly swept off its feet by the
revolution and rule of the Ayatollah.
At times, it appears the followers of
Khon^ini have made him into a hero,
an idol, a god. Surely the beliefs of the
Moslem faith would not allow anyone to
be worshipped more than Allah, its god.
However, the event has occurred.
Both the takeover and the idolization
of the Ayatollah are well-intended;
however, they have exceeded their
bounds. True, the ex-shah may have
murdered many hundreds of people,
but didn’t the Ayatollah immediately
have many of his own enemies put to
death after taking
It seems that the Iranians may have
exchanged one evil for an equal, or
potentially more severe, one. Highly
illogical!
However, if the shah did commit
these crimes, he should be tried and
given just punishment. But there is no
question as to the senselessness of the
student takeover of the American
embessy. It (the takeover) begat only
violence rather than justice.
Student Forum
Dear Editor;
Instead of verbally or physically
attacking the Iranians I feel we should
be asking their forgiveness for forcing a
dictator upon them for twenty five
years, who exploited his own people for
personal gain, simply because he gave
us favorable treatment in the use of
Iran’s natural resources.
We preach democracy at home, but
support autocracies abroad so long as
they give us good financial deals for
their natural resources. With only 6
percent of the world’s population we
are still using annually 40 percent of the
world’s natural (non-renewable)
resources. The rest of the world is now
demanding their fair share, at least in
the profits. The U. S. A. will have to
learn to eat some “humble-pie” and
change our life style, or be in constant
conflict with the rest of the world.
Yours truly,
John W. Gosnell
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cashed after December 12th,
until January, 1980. How
ever, Cashier's Checks and
Money Orders will be cashed
as usual.
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