Page 2, The Aletheia
Editorial
Students Talk Back.
Mr. Editor
I am writing to you as a
person who is very
concerned with the events
that have taken place over
the past two weeks . As a
result of that little "event"
that took place in Howerton
on Feb. 19, I feel as if my
rights have been violated
and stomped on like there
was no tomorrow.
But my concern runs
deeper than that. I feel as
though members of this
community are lazy and
unwilling to make a stand
for this kind of injustice.
College, to me is to prepare
us for the world we are
about to enter. And if we
just sit around and let people
walk all over us then I don't
know what has happened to
the reputation that
Americans have earned all
over the world.
Over the past few weeks, I
have heard jokes, rumors,
and cut-downs towards the
resident director of
Howerton. But, in my
opinion, I feel as though
many of the men here in
Howerton are the ones who
should be the butt of all the
jokes. The level of
immaturity is unbelievable
for anyone who is going to
college. The point in your
life will come when you
face up to any or all the
responsibility. Those people
who are setting off
fireworks are probably the
ones who are making the
most noise about the
escapades on the 19th. And
in my opinion, those are the
ones who caused us to go
through that. If those 'little
boys' would grow-up, then
maybe some of us could do
what we came to this college
to do. And until those
people decide to grow-up,
innocent people will
continue to be persecuted till
someone puts their foot
down and slaps the R.D. on
the wrist and says 'NO!'
Robert Bingham
Dear Editor,
I am writing in concern
for the Howerton incident of
February 19 and I find it
hard to believe that only a
handful of the 400 plus
students have written letters
to this column. Men of
Howerton! Where are you?
I am only a day student, so I
suppose I really shouldn't
care, but because of lack of
letters to this column, I feel
that it would be almost
criminal not to speak out.
My concern grows
deeper daily as fellow
students complain, but don't
act on their individual
feelings and ideas, not just
in this matter and concerns
of this school, but on a
national and even world
basis -the apathy is almost
unbearable.
Ladies and Gentlemen;
welcome to the United
States of America, where
strangely there seems less
concern for any issue than
in the Soviet-Bloc nations!
And here the basic
freedoms of speech and
press are all too often left
idle.
I was personally
shocked when I heard about
the Howerton ordeal; first
Apathy Continues...
and to get involved. Five
people did, out of 350+
students; APATHY
AGAIN!
One day in the not to
distant future we are going
to be thrust into the real
world, where we -will
probably be hit by a bus
because we don't care if it's
dangerous to play in traffic.
It's not too late to reverse
this vicious cycle of apathy
that can destroy the college
as well as the world. It's
time to get off your can and
write letters to the editor,
become active in the school
and to STOP GRIPING!
It's basically time to PUT
UP OR SHUT UP.
YOU can make a
difference. You don't have
to spend every waking hour
doing things with the
school, just a little time and
commitment will go a long
way if it is contributed by
all.
We love Montreat
because it's what we've got
and we're going to make it
the BEST college in the
South with or without
YOU! Are you with us? or
are you just going to sit
there and watch the world
go by without you. If want
to pledge to be less apathetic
then put on the green ribbon
that came with your paper
and wear it with pride from
today till spring break. If
you see someone who's not
wearing a ribbon, just give
them a big smile because
you know they are too
apathetic to care. Thanks
for your patience in our
mini-lecture, but we hope it
will go a long way towards
solving the apathy problem.
the firecrackers, then the
dorm meetings, room
searches, Spanish
Inquisition, the hours
standing in the night cold,
followed by 48+ hours of
insufferable complaining,
accompanied by coughing
and sneezing, etc.,etc...
From one standpoint I
can defend the action taken,
to a degree, though I
seriously doubt it had any
positive effects on the
problem at hand, or
benefited the leadership of
Howerton. I know that it is
easy to push someone to the
brink of insanity, and
gentlemen, I believe you
succeeded.
If more people would
have taken a stand and
expressed their feelings
constructively, you could
Cont'd on page 10
Robert W. Graham
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