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THE DECREE
TUESDAY, OCT. 7, 1969
Letters To The Editor
(Continued from Page 2i
would spotlightastudentaweek,
which was a good idea. But in
stead of concentrating on the
well-known Wesleyan figures,
such as SGA officials, class of
ficers, etc., couldn’t you dis
cover some students who may be
less conspicuous, but maybe
more deserving of recognition?
Personally, I get tired of see
ing the same names and faces
in print. There are many stu
dents here who are now under
taking worthwhile projects that
haven’t been publicized. For
example, two senior girls are
collecting empty cigarette
packages for a blind girl who
needs 16 pounds of them to ob
tain a free seeing-eyedog. Per
haps if our pai>er publicized
things such as this, the stu
dent body wouki show a greater
response to such worthy pro
jects. Can’t your stafl see fur
ther than the people in its office
and the organizations to which
these people belong?
Also, there is a continual
discussion of the Vietnam War
in the Decree, which, I agree,
stimulates interest in current
problems. But couldn’t the DE
CREE also discuss more cam
pus controversies? Among
these (and there are many)
might be the discussion of the
quite drastic raise of tuition, the
academic value of mini-mester,
the lack of publication of im
portant events such as selec
tion of cheerleaders, athletic
functions, the selection of offer
ed courses, and perhaps the
gross inefficiencies of the fte-
gistrar’s office and Business
Office. These are just a few
of the topics that might be ap
proached in the DECREE.
Granted, there are many pro
blems in our world today with
which we ought to be concern
ed. But shouldn’t some empha
sis be placed on the problems
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that face us at Wesleyan Col
lege and some attempt be made
to accelerate the necessary im
provements.
Another point that should be
made is the obvious biasness
of the Decree Staff. Perhaps
the staff might be objective in
presenting pertinent issues,
such as the “dispute” over the
elections in South Hall. Only one
side was presented andthiswas
in favor of APO. Those whowere
not present on the night of Sep
tember 25 are not able to form
an opinion on this issue because
they were not presented with
both sides of the story. More
than likely, APO was right in
their position, but a reader pre
fers to make his own decision
of the basis of his own know
ledge of the incident. Why not
present both sides of an issue
and then use your editorial to
state YOUR opinion?
In conclusion, I feel the idea
of publishing a school paper is
worthwhile, but the DECREE
does not satisfy the need of the
Wesleyan Student to be inform
ed. Many people on this campus
do not read your publication at
all because of its lack of per
tinence to the average student
on Wesleyan’s campus. Perhaps
the addition of new features
such as spotlighting people with
talents or interesting hobbies,
student polls or opinions on
campus controversies, the an
nouncement of social, frater
nal, political, and athletic ac
tivities, presentation of all
sides of an issue—be it a na
tional, local, of school issue--
and just an over-all appraisal
and discussion of what life at
Wesleyan College is REALLY
like. I suggest that with some
renovations, the DECREE could
bring about an awareness of
Wesleyan students—an aware
ness of fellow students, of the
organizations on campus, of the
problems facing the school, and
above all, an awareness ofwhat
the student can contribute to
unify the student body.
Sincerely,
A student who cares!
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Department of Defense, Health,
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collection on the mezzan
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rowed for three days. Students
are encouraged to use these
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