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Susie Salem
by Patricia Earnhardt
says Farewell
You may have noticed the recent craze over " Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles." I think the creator(s) of these new crime have a hidden
idea they may have not realized. For example. Turtles are subjected to our
environment, and they are becoming mutant ninjas. If these turtles are being
forced to become mutant ninjas to fight off the earths problems; what is going
to happen to fish, otters, cats, dogs, birds and even the human race? Do we
need to suit up in ninja outfits in order to survive the environmental problems
we are facing in the United States?
Apparently, yes! We do need some type of warrior suit to fight off toxic
waste, unclean water and air we cannot breath. It is estimated that in twenty
years the earth's rain forests will be so depleted that we will not have
enough oxygen for the earth's population. I have a mental picture of a city
street in twenty years, and everyone is walking around pulling oxygen tanks
behind them.
What do we have to do in order to stop the depletion of oxygen and the
death of our environment? Well first, we will have to plant a tree farm the
size of Australia. No, I'm not kidding. We should be very happy that Salem
has done its part in starting that tree farm. But, the tree farm is only the
beginning.
The most important thing you can do right now is to be aware. Be aware of
ECO, the new environmental awareness group on campus. They are doing
their best to make Salem environmentally aware by leaving us boxes for
bottles, cans and paper, all to be recycled here in Winston-Salem. The earth
week reminders in the Refectory are also part of their challenge.
The challenge is to make you aware. If you were aware that what you may
consider trash can almost always be recycled you are ahead of most other US
citizens. And, once you realize the importance of tossing your paper, cans and
bottles in recycling bins and not the trash can, we v^ll be less likely to need to
be earth ninjas.
As a prime example of what you can do I bring your attention to the
dolphins. "Charlie" the Tuna has something to cheer about. Starkist, and
other tuna canners, have jumped on the save the environment band wagon.
The tuna canners are buying and selling only dolphin free tuna. This is a great
step for dolphin activists and those who have stopped eating tuna in order to
boycott canners.
Persuading companies such as Starkist to change is just one of the many
things you can do to help save our environment. It is however, up to you. How
do you want to live the rest of your life, outside in the cool, fresh breeze , or
inside hooked up to an oxygen tank and drinking bottled water? An editor's
note on how to start saving the environment: keep this and all your other papers and
take them to be recycled.
by Karen L. Elsey
An amazing thing happened
this past weekend. Something
that has not happened since
Christmas of 1988. My entire
family gathered in Atlanta to
celebrate the Easter
holiday—everyone except for me,
that is. My Easter dinner was a
Subway sandwich, while my
family had a Honeybaked ham.
As I talked with my family long
distance, I could not help but
wish desperately that I was
there with them. It was quite
depressing. Why did I not join
them you ask? Because Salem
College did not have Easter
Friday or Monday off. Many
students were able to go home
because they live nearby. But for
those of us who live more than 6
hours away, it was not that
simple. Why doesn't Salem, a
traditionally, if not officially,
religiously affiliated school'
have a day off for Easter? But it
is not just Easter.
It seems to me that Salem's
yearly calender is a bit senile.
Isn't it time to make some
adjustments. I would like for my
parents to attend at least one
Parent's Weekend before I
graduate. They have not
attended yet because of the
timing of the event. Why is it
two weeks after Fall break and
two weeks before Thanksgiving
break? When one lives far away,
say Pittsburgh, for example, it is
a little hard to make all these
trips and not declare bankruptcy.
Father/Daughter Weekend is
also scheduled awkwardly. I
know that when this schedule
was first set up there were
probably fairly good reasons for
it. Isn't there a way we can adjust
it so that the students do not miss
out on anything? Especially the
Easter Bunny!!
Listen To The Mustn'ts
Listen to the MUSTN'TS child.
Listen to the DONTS
Listen to the SHOULDNTS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me-
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be.
I hope that everyone has or will enjoy Salem as much as I have, because it
and all of it's people hold a very, very special place in my heart.
Tfi-e SciCemite
Salem College
Winstorv-SoCcm, North CaroCina 27108
(919) 721-2825
Editors-In Chief-
-PatriciaEamhardt
Karen Elsey
Copy Editors Kathryn White
Susanne Estes
Editorial Editor Paige Parker
Sports Editor Galen Miller
Office Manager .Jenny Savage
Advertising Editor Elizabeth Fennell
Business Manager Laura Brooks
Photographer Lesley Stokes
Facvilty Advisor George McKnight
Staff Reporters- Amy Cass, Ginny Crable, Dawn Darby, April Edmondson, Tricia Forbes,
Laura Franklin, Heather Glasscock, Steffan Hambright, Caroline Horlbeck, Hope Lamnt
Karen Lewis, Katherine Livermon, Jenny Savage, Gaither Smoot, Caroline Swope, Tammy
Taylor, Anne Tucker
As I sit down to write my last Susie Salem, I must admit, tears fill my eyes.
It's hard to believe that my four years here are over. These have been the
best four years of my life. You probably think that you may never feel this
way...I did. But for some reason, all that changed. The reasons are easy to
name, yet hard to put into words. These reasons are my friends. Christy will
always remember me and of course my little piles that have b^n scattered
about our room for four years. And I will surely never forget her underwear
folded in one inch squares and stacked according to color, solids, or designs!!!
Then there's Mole or Hedgehog, depending on the day. She's been such a
wonderful listener and drinkin' buddy. The wall outside of Corbin's would
have fallen down if Jules and I weren't there, and where else would we have
so much fun but at Ruby Tuesday's watching Big Nerd and Phil—the
Conductor of Love and Merna's pad in Longboat Key, and KJ's mid afternoon
(that continued into the night) naps. My dear buddy, Strat, has been there
through it ALL...I'll never forget the men in Starke, Florida!! (Or the
conversation on the way to Starke!)
Okay, so this is getting a little mushy. I can't help it. Everyone here at
Salem has a little characteristic about them that you will always remember.
Be it a smile, a laugh (Jennifer Morgan’s got one of those!) or car trouble,we'll
remember each other for something unique. I guess, too, I don't really want to
grow up and face the fact that Salem will never be the same to me. We U
graduate, more freshmen will come in, and Salem will go on. But, I think we
all have taken as much as we can from Salem, and we’ll give just as much
back! This little poem by Shel Silverstein is one that always sticks out in my
mind, and it really applies to the Qass of 1990:
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