Page 2—Smc^e Signals, October 2,1967
Campus Voice
Waldo’s World
WelccHne back happy campers. And
for you new scouts, we hope you enjoy
your stay here at Camp Chowan, (just
watch out for the poison ivy, if you know
what I mean.) It’s going to be another
wonderful year of fees, fines, and flogg
ings. It’s another year of delicious food
at the cafeteria and going to all the ex
citing campus activities. This article is
not aimed toward the students as it
usually is, rather, this article is
directed toward the faculty and ad
ministration. The purpose of this ar
ticle is to get the faculty and ad
ministration to do what we students are
here to do. It is a function that we have
been improving on since the day we
were bom. I am asking the faculty and
administration to THINK!
Think about the renovations in West
Hall. It is nice that the dorm is being
made into a nicer place to live. But
wouldn’t it have been fair to all the
residents if the renovation had taken
place all at once. I understand that it
was cheaper to hire students to do the
work this summer, but with the total
assets of the college running over twen
ty million dollars, couldn’t the school
have shelled out some money to do the
renovations all at once and make it fair
for all the students living in the dorm. I
guess saving money is more important
than treating the students equally.
Did anyone stop to think before they
sealed all the windows in West Hall?
Considering the condition of the air-
conditioning in the dorm, it would be
nice if you could open the windows to let
some fresh air in the stale smelling
rooms. Instead, we have to wake up in
the mornings to the odor of musty
shoes, old socks, and whatever so
meone spilled on the floor the night
before. It would have been pleasant to
wake up to the crisp scent of the morn
ing air after a cool night’s rain and an
early morning frost. I guess dreams
just don’t c(»ne true any more.
Think about the parking problems
that I have been trying to get you to fix
since last year. With the increased
number of students having cars on
campus, wouldn’t it help if these pro
blems were resolved and order was
restored. Take the parking spaces in
front of the girls dorms for example. No
one is exacUy siu*e which way the lines
go and the area is full of potholes.
Couldn’t the housing department sec
tion off three areas and rni consecutive
weekends, pave and reline the area?
This way it will not cause too much in
convenience to the students. And while
they are at it, they could also repave
and reline the parking area and en
trance way at the end of Jenkins Hall.
Let me guess, it is going to be done as
soon as someone donates the paint, tar
and time that it will take to complete
the job. This way the college wouldn’t
have to spend any of their precious
money on something as trivial as im
proving the image of the campus and
making life just a little bit easier on the
students.
If s(Hne of the returning students
remember, I was trying to get the curb
ing at the southern end of West Hall to
be made into a parking area for two
cars. I have already seen that parking
ticket season has opened up over there.
The reason I stopp^ writing about the
problem was that the school had
figured out a way to solve it. They
wanted to make it stricUy a NO PARK
ING area. You know, it almost seems
normal that if you want something done
and it would tenefit the school as well
as the students, that you should go for
it. But, here it seems like the school
turns around and does completely the
opposite thing and makes life tougher
for everybody. Think about it.
Think about the lack of activities for
the students. I’m not talking about go
ing roller skating or shooting pool.
What I am talking about is activities for
the student body as a whole, nothing
mandatory, but where students can go
out together and feel some unity. Why
don’t we have more concerts in the
park? The one we had in the park last
year was ftm, but why don’t we have
four or five this year. I’m sure that you
can find a band to volunteer to play. We
have dances, but they’re not geared
toward the student body. They seem to
be set up just so the school can say we
had a dance. Dances should be where
people can go to see friends and make
new ones. They should have themes
such as a toga party where students
dress like they are Romans, the D.J.
could play the soundtrack from Animal
House as well as a variety of songs that
the students wish to hear. Instead, we
have dances where only a part of the
student body goes and people stand
around for a few minutes and then
leave because they don’t like the music
they hear. Why don’t we have a barbe-
que in Squirrel Park where the students
can go out, as a whole, and eat without
being charged for the food like it has
l>een done in the past? There is a strong
need for student unity on this campus.
Think about what would happen if
there was a unified student body on this
campus. Instead of everyone dividing
into their own little cliques, people
would be around campus more often
which would give them a feeling of
campus pride. This is a feeling that is
almost extinct around here. With cam
pus pride comes a warmer feeling
around campus and believe it or not it
may even start to feel like home. Just
think, people may actually be glad to
come back to school after the weekend.
Instead, people come back to school
saying “man, I hate coming back to this
place.” There might be a chance that
less students will go home on weekends.
I hope what I have written touches
some of you people out there and that it
makes you THINK about what I have
said. Think about how you could make
this a better school. Think of a way to
get the student body more unified.
Think of how you can help the students
and work with them instead of against
them. Think of how we together can
make the time we spend here at
Chowan College more pleasurable for
both the students and the staff, for the
better of us all.
Again this year I invite the ad
ministration and students to write in
and tell me how they feel or their reac
tion to what I have said. If the ad-
nninistration feels that nothing needs to
be said than it will be clear to me that
you are not generally concerned with
the students, only their money.
Students, if I hear nothing from you I
will take it that you are perfectly happy
here with the way things are.
Well, until next time...
H llO
Happy camping,
Waldo D. Tuttle
P.S. Hey Irritated, if you don’t think
I’m serious yet, you better think again.
Send any editorials or comments to:
WALDO’S WORLD
Campus Box 770
Letters to the Editor
This article was printed in the last
newspaper of Spring semester 1987.
Editor.
Can anyone, anywhere on E^rth tell
me that there are no rules? Anyone?
Can anyone, anywhere tell me that
there are no problems? Anyone?
Anywhere?
I’d like to take a minute to respond to
the last article written by Waldo Tuttle.
One of his concerns is about all the rules
here at Chowan College. Rules are
made to be followed, just like the laws
that are made by the people we put in
office. When we came to Chowan we
knew there would be rules to follow.
Chowan is a private college which is
kept going by student fees and private
contributions.
I’ve heard a great deal of people com
plain about the college’s visitation
Dear Irritated,
First I would like to thank you for
writing in your Letter to the Editor last
semester. It showed me that people do
actually read the paper and that
someone todc it to heart. You did what I
had been trying to get people to do ever
since I have started writing, and that is
to let your views and feelings be known.
I agree on some of the points you wrote
about.
Yes, I agree that the administration
has problems. Yes, money is spent
rather foolishly here at Chowan. Yes, I
agree that the drinking rule is concrete.
That is one thing that will not be
changed even though it is unfair to the
students that are of age. Yes, I agree
that we should have a meeting of
concerned students and administration
members to discuss matters on an
equal level. This would be better than
someone trying to present an idea to
one of the higher ups without having the
support of other students. This way the
student will not be considered a punk
and be told to leave if they do not like
the way things are done here. I agree on
policy. We didn’t come here to spend
the night in each 'other’s rooms nor to
walk freely in or out of them. Some peo
ple like privacy and were raised dif
ferent. Then, of course, there’s drinking
the rule. We are not supposed to drink
or bring alcohol on campus. It’s as sim
ple as that. Maybe some of the just
graduated high-schoolers need to grow-
up and learn some discipline. Everyone
complains about the cafeteria food—do
something about it.
I will admit that the administration
has problems. They don’t seem to see
the importance of the students as much
as they should. Money is spent rather
foolishly. Take for example all the new
brick sidewalks and the new security
office. They need to fix the parking lots,
dorms, and put a litUe more lighting in
the places needed on campus. They
might even consider the possibility of
these points but that is about it.
About the visitation policy, we did not
come here to spend every night in each
others rooms. It would be nice though if
friends could get together and talk or
study or relax in private without being
stuck in a noisy lobby. And if you’re
thinking that there is a lot of space
outside, you try playing cards with a
friend outside this February. Since an
RA or an RD is supposed to be on duty
every night in the dorms, why couldn’t
we get one to check people in and out on
Monday through Thursday evenings
from 7:30 PM until 11:00 PM. This
would keep the students happy and for
those people who wish to remain anti
social, they can just sit in thier rooms
and keep their doors locked.
Trying to change things is not easily
done. As any mature individual knows,
to start a change in anything you must
first get it recognized. That is what I do.
The hardest part about getting
anything done around here is all the
regulations opposing change. No
petitions, no sit-ins, no nothing, no
change! This is truly a 'conservatives
another night security guard. This
would double manpower when most
needed and give Chowan some protec
tion it needs.
It might be a good idea to have a
meeting of concerned students and ad
ministration members to discuss mat
ters maturely. I believe I heard
somewhere, “we’re all supposed to be
adults here.” Why don’t we act like it?
I’d also like to write a word to Waldo
Tuttie. Instead of complaining about
problems, why don’t you try to help
solve them? Making jokes about these
problems shows you’re a funny man,
but helping to solve them shows you’re
a real man.
Signed,
IRRITATED
only party here.
On the cafeteria food, I am doing
something about it, it’s called Hardee’s.
It may cost a little more, but it’s better
that the mystery oriental dishes.
It makes me feel sad that someone
who takes a genuine concern about this
school stoop so low as to call people
names. I thought that went out in the
third grade. If your idea of being
mature is conforming to the way people
want you to be and no longer having a
good time with your friends, then you
can just call me Peter Pan because I’m
not going to grow up. Maybe this is an
immature attitude but at least I’m not a
prude.
Again I would like to thank you
Irritated for writing in your views. At
least someone around here shows some
intestinal fortitude (guts) about the
need for a change in the administration.
Next time though, don’t call the
students names or we’ll go home and
tell Mommy.
Sincerely,
Waldo D. Tattle
Beer is your choice, but,
Well students, the old scare of
trying to get by with the consump
tion of alcohol is back amongst us,
isn’t it. I know a lot of you are bum
ming and making complaints
about the situation, but that is not
the answer. It is printed in black
and white that the consumption of
such beverages is illegal, so the
question is, “Is it safe?” The
answer is NO!
The purpose of this article is not
to inform you on how to go about
getting hold of beer, but to warn
you of trying to get hold of it if you
are under age.
A litUe while ago I chatted with
the ladies at Fast Fare, (the most
watched convenience store of them
all), and they were telling me how
the students of Chowan seemed to
be asking to be “busted.” The
ladies told me they could see
students in the parking lot ex
changing money with the same
person who has already had been
in three previous times that same
night. They also told me that the
Mufreesboro Police sit right across
the street and watch for the exact
things that are going on. We aU
know that these officers were not
hired to let us go when they catch
us.
There are a couple of other
things to loA for. The law states
that if a minor brings beer to the
counter and gets denied, a legal
buyer can not touch that beer until
it has been put back into the cooler.
If the buyer does not do so, he can
be found guilty of contributing.
The ladies also said that they
have been catching so much heat,
that they can’t sell at all until a
legal pictured I.D. has been shown.
So if you forgotten your wallet,
don’t hassel the ladies, they are
just doing what the men in blue are
telling them to do.
Cheryl, a Fast Fare employee,
told me, “There is nothing wrong
with blowing off a little steam. But
be careful, and look out for the
ones who are looking out for you.”
So people, be careful out there.
Nobody wants to see you get
“bust^.”
Later Days,
Dean Johnson
Who’s Who
at Chowan
By Dean Johnson
You’re ruining our fun!
College is a great place to have fun
and part of that fun sometimes in
cludes drinking. You know how it is,
you get a bunch of people to go out to the
flats with a few cases of beer or whatnot
and you have a good time with your
friends. What I want to talk about is the
people who don’t know how to do this.
To the people who think getting drunk
and getting in to fights over nothing is
what you are supposed to do, you’re
wrong. Stop it because you are killing
my buzz. Tiying to st»rt a fight because _
someone is sitting bn your car is a *
juvenile way to act. If you try to blame
it on the alcohol then you should quit
drinking until you are old enough and
mature enough to handle the effects.
You don’t have to try to impress your
peers by showing them that you are a
big man and won’t back down to
anyone. (Actually it’s a good way to get
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yourself killed one day.) Next time
show them that you can be cool about
the situation instead of acting like a
fool. Asking someone to do something
will get you a whole lot farther than
acting like a fool and telling them to do
it or else.
Hopefully you children that act this
way will grow up soon. Until then, put a
pacifier in your mouth instead of a
botUe. Remember, no one likes a
drunken loud mouth idiot. Quit killing
my buQ).^ asJBU nca aiqos' i ,ssr (bD
Editor’s Note: This artical expresses a
desire for maturity and responsibility
while under the influence. I trust that
you take this article in good faith being
that most of you are under the leagal
age to possess or consume alcohol and
as a reminder, this is a misdemeanor in
the State of North Carolina.
There wUl be a new article in this
year’s paper called “Smoke Signals
Who’s Who.” The article will cover cer
tain hard working people around cam
pus who we feel should receive some
recognition for all the help they do on
campus.
In this issue, we would like to
recognize Scott “Skippy” Cassell.
Skippy is the assistant director of
Parker Hall as well as a sophmore
trainer for the football and basketball
teams. He also tutors Math 101, 102,
Biology, and Religion. He is a member
of Rotaract as well as the founder of
“Capture the Flag” which was an event
that included some of the residents of
Parker Hall last year. He is also a
member of the Murfreesboro Methodist
Church Choir.
Skippy was bom in Charlottesville,
Va. and graduated from Harrisonburg
High School in 1981. He later served in
the army as a medic and reached the
rank of corporal. After leaving the ar
my, he worked a couple of years until
his high school principal influenced him
to go enroll in college.
Skip plans to go to U.S.C. after
graduating from Chowan. Upon
graduation from U.S.C., he plans to
work as a coach for a college or open his
own sports medicine clinic.
Skip said, “I feel that Chowan sym
bolizes a chance for the average stu
dent to realize and gain his full poten
tial.”
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Band rocks Oiowan
For you freshman, there is another
music scene besides the Sandy Shores.
Last year, two rock ’n’ roll influenced
bands jammed the campus
underground scene from within Daniel
Hall. The main objective of the two
bands was to practice for the S.G.A.
sponsored event that was held in Squir
rel Park last Spring. All year long these
two bands were plugging away at dif
ferent times so that each band had
equal practice time.
This year, the returning members of
both temds have united into a sound
that was not comprehensible to the
bands of last year. The energy that
flows from these disciples of the elec
tric progressive scene is nerve twisting
and could be a problem to small
animals and elderly members of the ad
ministration. With this in mind, they
plan to slowly emerge from the practice
room of Range’s pad and move back to
the dark practice closet of Daniel Hall
where the sensation all began.
Since the bass player for the new
group is on the S.G.A., the band hopes
to perform for all the new people of
Chowan in the park before the cold hits
us and drives everyone into those bor
ing dormlife months. Then they can
have all this time to leam all your
favorites.
This band is influenced by that sound
off the newest album of the Cult. Even
their originals seem to have some kind
of raw form that could be found only in
the garage bands of the sixties. We
know that some of you would much
rather listen to Rap, Country, or
Lawrence Welk’s hit albums, but we
know that there are some of you who
come from the beaches and the dark
sides of cities. These are the people who
the band is out to please. CSiowan needs
something, so why not a tremendous
underground scene this year. Not just a
few students trying to start bands, but
one band united with rebels who drive
to the flats every night just in case
there might be something. Maybe it
could be so kool that we wouldn’t have
to leave this school every weekend.
I know this article is supposed to be
about the band, but just between you
and me, the band wrote this article. So
listen children, we’ll let you know.
Perhaps a message on the birthday
board, or a letter handed to you in a
crowded hallway of Marks. What ever
it is, listen tight. We can have control,
underground. IT WILL BE KOOL!!!!!
Smoke
Signals
Staff
Advisor:
Ms. Tracy Hartert
Co-Editors:
Warren Breniman
Dean Johnson
Hulan Williams
Reporters:
T.A.Dunavan
Mike Griffin
Randy Oglesby
Pam Simpkins
Carol Williams
Contributing Writers:
Martin Clemons
Sara Davis
Waldo Tuttle