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Ramu Is Mistreated Hopefully most of you have heard of the attack on Ramu, our school mascot. An investigation of his pen, indicated that someone or ones had thrown bricks at him which had cut his lip and the side of his head and chipped his horns. They must have chased him ^1 around the pen as was evidenced by the bricks being spread EVERYWHERE in the pen. Ramu had and has no protection from such an attack. Is it fair to keep Ramu cooped up in his home on campus? Although the atmosphere has cooled down concerning his mistreatment other such incidences could be foreseen in the future. Perhaps, a building could be erected in his pen, the same size as the present one—but build it so Ramu can be protected from anyone’s sadistic tendencies. Either that or place him on a farm somewhere, in the care of someone who will look after him well. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ S 'V / \ Does anyone know why these objects are cluttering up the left side of the G-building? They do a lot for campus safety and appearance? see EMERGENCY TO: All Students, Faculty, and Staff FROM: Student Government Association Senate SUBJECT: Reward For Information About Ramu DATE: 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, 1972. Within the last twenty-four (24) to thirty-six (36) hours some person or persons threw approximately 50 bricks at the college mascot, Ramu. These bricks chipped and broke his horns,made numerous abrasions on his body, and cut his face. There is evidence that the person or persons chased the ram around the pen in order to hit him at closer range. The Student Senate of the Student Government Association believes this action to be the lowest thing that anyone could do. The Senate voted unanimously to offer a reward for the apprehension and conviction of the person or persons who were involved in throwing the bricks and hurting Ramu. If you have ANY information which will give any indication as to the person(s) responsible, please do your part. No respectable person can stand by and let something like this happen. REWARD OF $50.00 The Student Government Association Senate is giving $25.00 and Greg Singletary, Student Senator, is giving $25.00 for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the person or persons who hurt Ramu. Give any information immediately to: Dr. Fred T. Badders Dean for Student Development Mr. Tommy Holland Director of Student Activities Miss Nancy Mercer Speaker of the Student Senate Mr. Larry Coffman Student Attorney General see LETTER Dr. Fred T. Badders Student Development Center Southeastern Community College Whiteville, North Carolina 28472 Dear Dr. Badders: I read the memorandum describing the attack on the college Ram, and I am as upset and disturbed by this act of cruelty as most others on the campus seem to be. I surely hope that those who participated in this needless assault on a helpless animal can be found so that they may receive treatment. It occurs to me that the greatest inhumane act in the whole affair is our keeping 300r animal in a pen behind jur school. A ram has certain natural functions to perform, and our Ram surely isn’t 1oing this. This ram needs to be on a farm somewhere, so Uiat he can roam free and undisturbed. I submit that it is inhumane to keep this noble animal as we have done. Why do we have him at all? Do the students even know we have him? He gets hauled around in parades from time to time, and gets photographed, and that is about the extent of his par ticipation in our school life. If we helded a football team, we might take him to games and keep him on the sidelines as a symbol of our school. We don’t field a football team. I suggest that we find a home for the Ram on some farm in the area. If we just must have him with us for parades and picture taking, surely we coidd arrange for him to have visiting privileges. Constructively, William A. Harper Mathematics Department Trash Resurrection WHITEVILLE— Two classes at Southeastern Community College are launching “Project Recycle,” which they hope will expand into a county-wide effort to emphasize what communities can do to help reduce the drain on natural resources. Spearheading the program are students of Instructor Heath Rada’s Sociology class, and students in Mrs. Winnie Cook’s Environmental Biology class. They have set a weekly collection schedule of items which can be recycled, and the first collection day is Tuesday, April 11 Collection points are the Simmons Drug company building on the Madison Street entrance in Whiteville, and the old Koonce Drug Store on Main Street in Chadbourn. These collection points will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., on collection days Items and articles which the classes urge individuals, families, and groups to bring to collection points are newspapers in bundles, corrugated cardboard, IBM cards in boxes, aluminum such as foil, pie plates, cans, etc.; clear glass and green glass containers, which are clean but with labels left on. Rada and Mrs. Cooke expressed enthusiasm with the manner in which the student groups have launched, and are supporting, “Project Recycle”. Members of the two classes have organized committees to handle the various procedures involved in the project, such as manning the collection stations, looking for sufficient numbers of vehicles to transport collections from local points to area collection points at Wilmington nd Lumberton, and soliciting the interest, support, and help of other groups, not only at Southeastern Community College, but also in any and all towns and communities in Columbus county. “We hope this project will expand to include this entire area,” say Rad and Mrs. Cooke We believe we are making a good start, judging by the early response from many people. The students are very optimistic, and have taken the project as a serious means of achieving a worthwhile result.” Plans are to add other collection stations around the county as th e p roj ec t enl arges. ’ Student co-chairmen of “Project Recycle” are Jimmy Hobbs of Hallsboro, and Mary Abram of Fairmont. expressed appreciation to Simmons Drug in Whiteville, and J.M. Jackson in Chadbourn, for allowing them toe use of their buildings for collection stations. Rada and Mrs. Cooke also expressed pleasure with the increasing interest in Project Recycle. Several other faculty members at Southeastern are participating, as well as the Biology Club at the college, and the Women’s Book Club of SCC. The board of director of the Whiteville Jaycees has endorsed the suppling of trucks for transporting items for recycling. Meetings also are bei^ planned with the Whiteville Chamber of Commerce and the Chadbourn Merchants Association rthe hope of adding still more support. “mile we have ^t up centers’in Whiteville and Chadbourn say Rada and Mrs.Cooke, “we are also telling others to work’ to get centers established at many other points in the county ” The eventual goal of “Project Recycle’ is to inXe armanv area communities and citizens as possible “Thk^ii partial solution in helping to save our environment’’ ^ life is a bov\d of cherrys. the happiest people ^ learn to eat the pdts or remove Aem in tiriK. | others swallow pit and all in one gulp and | never taste a thing. others squash the cherrys ri^t| off and drink the jiioe. i guess the best thing about i dienys is you can do v\^t you will with them, you can ^ even throw or give them away—cause they’re yours. ■ You will notice, please, that one of the above is Black; one White; and one Indian. You will also notice that all three have the following: nose, mouth, eyes, eyebrows, ears, face, chin, hair, (all three curly), and clothes. We now take a moment to thank the 3 people above for letting us use their pictures^
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