September 30,1982
The Voice
Page 3
Stepping Out With Emanuel Vaughn
Studio 105 vs The Spectrum
Many on and off campus FSU
students spend their weekends
socializing in several of the clubs
Fayetteville has to offer. Two of the
most popular of these clubs include the
Spectrum and Studio 105 located just
off Murchison Road. Therefore, each
of these clubs has created its own
unique atmosphere in order to win the
majority of patronage from the other.
So, different tactics are used by the
management of the two clubs in order
to win us over. These tactics include
things like contests, live entertainment,
extra special events and price specials.
The most popular of these tactics
would probably be the price specials,
which both clubs offer on a regular
basis. As a matter of fact, any female
at least 18 years of age can step out free
of charge to either one of these or a
long list of other clubs, free of charge,
any night of the week except Monday.
Although there are specials offered for
males, they are not as appealing as
those for women.
But lets take a closer look at these
clubs, starting from the outside and
working our way in, and try to deter
mine from these findings why one club
may be more popular than the other.
If you drive your own vehicle, you
may consider parking accomodations
as an important factor in choosing a
club. At Studio 105, the only paved
parking available is in front of the club
and must be obtained early in the
evening. The only drawback to
arriving early and staying is that you’ll
probably find yourself blocked in by
another vehicle. The only other im
mediate parking available is on the side
of the building and is mainly made up
of dirt and different combinations of
holes. There are other available
parking spaces across the street from
Dear Editor,
I realize that this may seem quite
unusual for a college, but I hope you’ll
be able to help me with this. My name
is Donald Tubman and I am currently
incarcerated in Georgia. My request is
that you put this letter in your school’s
newspaper as an open letter. I am
making this request with the hope that
there’s some sensitive person who’s
willing to share a smile with a lonely
handsome gentleman from time to
time.
I’m 25 years old, 5’10”, 173 lbs. I’m
the club which are paved but because
of the constant flow of traffic on the
Murchison Road, trying to walk/run
across the street once you’ve parked
your car can be a dangerous experien
ce. As for the Spectrum, driving
patrons will find pretty much the same
accomodations as offered at Studio
105. The Spectrum offers the same-
one section only—paved parking spaces
on the side of the building. Basically,
there is not the problem of being
blocked in but it does occur from time
to time. The only other available
parking is a large unpaved lot with the
same dirt and hole combinations
Studio 105 offers. The only advantage
the Spectrum has, as far as parking is
concerned, is that it sits well off of
Murchison Road and therefore limits
the traffic flow. Well, as you can see,
there is not much difference between
the two clubs where parking is concer
ned.
Now, lets look at the overall ap
pearance of each club. Both are basic
block or brick structures; however, the
only facet that takes away from the
overall appearance of Studio 105 is the
large group of gentlemen who never
fail to crowd around and/or in front of
the main entrance of the club.
As for the interior of these clubs,
there are some interesting similarities
and differences. Both the Spectrum
and Studio 105 offer two bars selling
beer, wine and soft drinks. When
looking at the dance floors and seating
arrangements, there are some
noticeable differences. Studio 105 of
fers three dance floors, two being stage
type and the third being on the floor.
These dance floors are relatively small
but are easily accessible from any place
in the club. The Spectrum on the other
hand, has only one dance floor, which
a professional musician. My in
struments are guitar, drums,
saxophone, and flute. The tenor sax is
my favorite because, although I do
play alto and soprano, my original
technique applies best to tenor. I am a
licensed pilot and I enjoy swimming,
racketball, tennis, motorcycle and hor
seback riding. I’m attending college
here, but when I’m not studying I play
chess or backgammon. I like music of
all types; however, and although I’ve
is of a fairly nice size, and a dance
stage. No matter where you decide to
sit in the Spectrum, you’re able to see
the dance floor and most anyone in the
club. The interior of Studio 105 is not
made in this fashion. So therefore,
patrons must browse around before
they are able to see everyone in the
club.
As for music, both clubs play music
which is appealing to the young black
patrons-finger snapping, hand clap
ping, head rocking, get down music.
The difference is probably the fashion
in which the music is played.
Studio 105 offers a group of D.J.s
who call themselves “Soul Patrol.”
These group of young men play a large
variety of popular black music. They
are also very proficient with the “mix”
(the almost unnoticeable blending of
two or more similar tunes) and they
also display just as much expertise in
the area of the “Rap.” The Sepctrum,
on the other hand, offers two D.J.s,
Craig “Hollywood” Hughes and P.J.
Parrish. They are also very proficient
with the “mix” but are lacking (if you
like D.J.s to do a lot of talking) the
dimension of the “Rap.” Although,
they will rap from time to time, they
are not what one would consider rap
ping D.J.s.
From these few observations you’ll
be able to determine which club is for
you. If you’re already patronizing one
of these clubs, maybe you’d like to
patronize the other. But for those of
you who’ve been to both and have
already decided which is the best for
you-Right On! Just remember that it’s
you, the patron, who decides which
club wins the game.
Caution: Before you go out be aware
that the Spectrum does have a dress
code.
Tenure May
No Longer Be
Protection
Campus Digest News Service
For the first time at a number of
schools across the country, tenured
professors may become casualties of
budget deficits and decreased
enrollments.
According to spokesmen for the
American Association of University
Professors, colleges and universities
are under pressure to lay off or let go
tenured professors in response to
federal spending cuts in aid to
education.
Temple University, University of
Idaho, state colleges in Pennsylvania
and California and some community
colleges all are considering the
budgetary move.
The AAUP is offering alternatives to
schools which plan on letting go
tenured professors this fall, although
the faculty group argues that colleges
can’t fire tenured teachers unless the
institution is removing an entire
program for academic reasons, or if its
survival is at stake.
One of the alternatives includes
changing assignments for faculty
members. One school in Michigan will
offer retirement incentives to avoid
laying off 100 tenured faculty mem
bers.
Pot-smoking
Laws Are
Too Tough
Campus Digest News Service
Questioning the effectiveness of en
forcing current marijuana laws, a
committee of the National Academy of
Sciences recently urged the elimination
of criminal penalties for the practice.
The committee said in its report that
easing the laws would not increase the
use of pot, but it would lessen the
amount of money and time spent on an
“ineffective” law. Nearly 400,000 per
sons are involved each year in
marijuana-related cases.
Although the committee was not
recommending the outright
legalization of the weed, they did say
civil sanctions (fines) would be a more
cost-effective means of curbing blatant
use of the drug.
The scientists pointed out in their
report that over 55 million Americans
have used marijuana even though the
government has spent millions of
dollars trying to prevent them. They
said present laws are not preventing use
of marijuana, and therefore they
should be modified.
The institute which sponsored the
report, the result of a four-year study,
has rejected the committee’s con
clusions. The National Institute on
Drug Abuse says it will not consider
implementing the recommendations.
The institute’s director aisagrees
with the conclusion that drug use
would not increase with the easing of
penalties. He says removing punish
ment for marijuana use would be taken
as a signal from the government that
pot was harmless.
Another spokesman for the institute
says decriminilization now would fur
ther deteriorate the wide-spread use of
drugs in schools. There is some in
dication that current efforts have
slowed the daily use of marijuana
among teenagers.
The president of the science academy
also disagrees with the committee’s
report charging the group with putting
their own values into what was sup
posed to be an objective study.
The chairman of the committee ex
pressed surprise at the report’s recep
tion because the group did
acknowledge the drug’s harmfulness.
He also said the conclusions were not
radical and were aimed more at the ef
fectiveness of current legislation rather
than the pros and cons of drug use.
It was also noted that similar con
clusions were reached ten years ago by
the National Commission on
Marijuana and Drug Abuse.
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(Continued on page 4)
The Voice
Speaking For Ourselves
Volume 37, Number 1
September 30,1982
Editor; Jacquelyn E. Stewart
STAFF
Emanuel Vaughn
Nero Coleman
John McNeil
Advisor: Mr. Charles Mooney
Carlton Bell
Cheryl McCalop
Letter to the Editor: