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EDITORIALS 'Po£e n^iree, Metheia My Annoyance with "Annoyance" By Janie King As I opened my Ale- theia to the second page, my attention was auto matically caught by the darkened article named “Annoyance.” As I read through this well-written article I laughed and by the time I got to the end there was only on thing I could say to all you poor, pitiful, annoyed upper classmen: waah, waah, waah. Since John was so quick to group all the freshmen together in one category, I will feel free to do the same with upper classmen. You say we are “vulnerable to peer pres sure, prone to flock in groups and tend to dress exactly alike.” Sorry folks, I didn’t mean to be a clone. Next time it’s twenty degrees outside I’ll be sure to wear shorts and a T- shirt just so I’m original. I might catch pneumonia and die, but hey, at least I’m not dressing like ev eryone else. Another thing that bothered you so much was that we call and ask for your help in classes that upperclassmen are fail ing and we freshmen are doing well in. I have two replies to that: 1) How is it that we are doing so well in these classes when in your article you said that we “break curfews just for the sake of rebel lion, skip classes on a whim, and turn in papers late?” Could natural in telligence be a factor here? And 2) What are you, being the great upper classmen you are, doing in all theses classes with freshmen anyway? Upperclassmen feel that freshmen are cliqu ish. I would have to sadly say that this is somewhat true. But tell me John, you said that you watched some poor freshman stand in the rain for 45 minutes waiting for a friend so she wouldn’t have to sit alone in the cafeteria. How exciting is your life if you have noth- *lHe Metfieia fjtki is an Independent ‘.tixieni-written .md student- munaged newsp.iper lor the Montreal campus of Montreat- Anderscm College. Opinions expressed herein arc not necessarily (Jrosc of tJie student Ijody, faculty, student adviser, or the M-AC administration. It is publislwd bi- weekly during tlie regular sdiool year by the Publicaljons Board, Mark Bolide, editor. T.O.Box 1267 Montreal, NC 28757 (704) 660-8011 Annoyance, In CCosiny. By John Mills Apparently my article in the last issue oftheAletheia caused a little bit of contro versy. Well, if I offended anyone (English 101 teach ers included) I would like to apologize. I’m not really sorry for the article, just for the state of mind of a few of the readers. The article was obviously satirical, and most (if not all) freshmen on campus found it humorous. It has become apparent to many of us (English Ma jors) that in order to avoid crushing the toes of certain students (and Professors) in future articles, we must define the terms in which these (particularly mine) ar ticles are written: Satire: literary compo sition holding up to ridicule vice or follv of the times. Follv: a foolish action Hopefully, future ar ticles will cause “smirks” and “giggles,” not “frowns” and “tears.” I was also asked to address the article “Advice to Upperclassmen,” by a member of the newspaper staff, and several upper classmen. However, due to heavy precipitation, I’m avoiding the outdoors. And since the Aletheia staff is comprised of mostly upper classmen, the odds of this article gettingpublished are as poor as a freshman an swering a question correctly in class. Hopefully, this will be the final article on the “Battle of the Classes.” I, along with otherupperclass- men, await the transition of this summer with open minds, longing for the change of behavior: from “Freshman” to “Sopho- moric.” Well, maybe things aren’t getting better after all. P.S. How can we, as ing better to do than to watch some girl for nearly an hour? (In the rain I might add.) Maybe you ought to follow her lead and get yourself a friend. I am really excited that such qualified per sons such as yourself and other “concerned upper classmen” are research ing the possibility of put ting the maturing experi ences of “Freshman Summer” into the sum mer after high school. That would be great for everyone. That way fresh men aren’t an annoyance to upperclassmen and we don’t have to listen to you whine. Let me know if you need any help with your research. One last point that I will conclude on. Just remember: although you are now great, awesome upperclassmen, you were once e 1 “annoyance” too. upperclassmen, take you seriously if we cannot ob tain a copy of your paper? Please consult your Profes sor and request additional publication.
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