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The paparazzi
Mel Gibson might be getting
a divorce. The Queen of England
might step down. Madonna is sick
and dying.
All these statements are lies,
but they drew you in to read this
article. Tabloids do the same
thing, as do talk shows. They cap
ture us with an appealing headline
that sparks our curiosity.
With the death of Princess
Diana the press is being ques
tioned the world over. The right
to privacy has become a pressing
issue. Celebrities have argued that
their privacies are being disre
garded. "But both are equally to
blame, " says Richard Steer, a stu
dent in London, "the celebrities
because they encourage positive
advertising but are upset when it
turns on them.. .the press, because
they are basically soulless and ma
nipulative."
Initially the paparazzi were
blamed for Princess Diana's death.
Later it was known that the driver
of the car had been drunk. But the
paparazzi had hounded Diana
since her marriage to Prince
Charles. They were a constant
source of stress to her, as they are
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World & Nation
The Paparazzi and
Princess Diana
BY GREGORY RINALDI
Staff Writer
to many other celebrities.
The paparazzi aren't the typi
cal journalists. They are photog
raphers and journalists who are
known to act almost like bounty
hunters. The "bounty" is the price
placed on the most revealing pic
ture, the most bizarre —usually pri
vate—story.
"Paparazzi are a bad thing,"
says Steven Lark, another London
student, "they only annoy celeb
rities who are lucky enough not to
have to struggle with life's prob-
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Goodbye England's rose;
may you ever grow in our hearts.
You were the grace that placed itself
where lives were torn apart.
You called out to our country,
and you whispered to those in pain.
from poor health in recent years.
She said her divine call to work
among the poor had come in 1946.
(Reuter)
College News
A former Louisiana State
Universtiy fraternity pledge, hos
pitalized after binge drinking at
the same party that left his best
friend dead, Tuesday sued the uni
versity, the fraternity and the bar
that let him drink. Donald Hunt Jr.,
19, of Mandeville, La., was hospi
talized for five days after the party
for alcohol poisoning, his attorney,
"Candle in
the Wind"
AS SUNG BY
ELTON JOHN
AT DIANA'S
FUNERAL
Fast F
lems such as working constantly
for cash or worry where the next
meal is coming from."
The fact is that we buy these
papers, we watch those talk shows,
we want to hear this gossip. The
consumer has to accept some of
the responsiblity.
Tom Cruise called up CNN
hours after Diana's death. In his
call, he blamed the rise of the
paparazzi with money: "'You look
at the kind of money that is gen
erated for the newspapers and for
these paparazzi—that's why the
paparazzi are so persistent."
It all comes down to us. If we
want this gossip, the paparazzi are
Now you belong to heaven,
and the stars spell out your name.
And it seems to me you lived your
life
like a candle in the wind;
never fading with the sunset
when the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall
here,
along England's greenest hills;
your candle's burned out long before
your legend ever will.
Loveliness we've lost;
these empty days without your smile.
This torch we'll always carry
Frances Strayham, said. His friend,
Benjamin Wynne, 20, of
Covington, Louisiana, died from
alcohol poisoning after the frater
nity party. (Reuter)
One of the first female cadets
to enter Virginia Military In
stitute was suspended from the
school for two semesters for hit
ting an upperclassman, officials
said Tuesday. Details of the inci
dent, including the woman cadet's
name, were not released. Women
were admitted to VMI for the first
time in August, ending 158 years
of male-only education at the
state-supported school. (Reuter)
The Guilfordian
September 12, 1997
going to thrive. The bounties are
going to rise. But if we don't buy
that magazine, if we turn off that
Geraldo episode, and if we enjoy
the celebrities without immersing
ourselves in their personal lives we
defeat the paparazzi.
Guilford College loves to use
the word "boycott." Boycotts do
make a huge difference as they cut
off a company's supply of busi
ness. An effective boycott of super
market tabloids and paparaz
esque talk shows would stop the
paparazzi. The money would no
longer be there. The bounty hunt
ers would vanish.
for our nation's golden child.
Even though we try,
the truth brings us to tears;
all our words cannot express
the joy you brought us through the
years.
Chorus
Goodbye England's rose,
from a country lost without your
soul,
who'll miss the wings of your
compassion
more than you'll ever know.
Chorus
What began as a random
sweep for illegal drugs, weapons
or other contraband at a South
ern University residence hall
became a challenge to the con
stitutionality of the entire dorm
search procedure.Patrick N.
Devers, the student at the center
of the legal battle, is claiming
Southern University is essentially
asking him and every other stu
dent to sign away their Fourth
Amendment rights as part of the
residential housing rental terms.
All students are required to sign
the document before checking
into the dormitories each semes
ter.— (Reuter)