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The Belles
September, 1983
EDITORIAL
DRINKING AND FUN--
ONE AND THE SAME?
September brings to mind football games, deb weekend, and
the beginning of rush. Those events, in turn, bring alcohol to
mind. Kegs, fifths, mixers, and little plastic cups go hand in hand
with parties. It seems as if one cannot have football games
without drinks or a frat party without beer. Why?
Because...because...well, actually, there is no good reason why.
Alcohol and fun have become synonymous to the average St.
Mary’s girl. But, come October 1st, over two-thirds of the St.
Mary’s population will have to cut down on the alcohol. Carding
will be stricter and punishments stiffer for underage drinkers. My
point is this - the cut in the availability of alcohol does not mean
we have to stop having fun. We simply have to separate the ideas
of drinking and “a good time.” Believe me, football games are
exciting when you’re sober and frat parties are as much fun with
a Pepsi as with a beer in your hand. So don’t grumble about the
new drinking laws - learn to have fun within the rules. We’re going
to have to live with them, and we might as well have a good time
doing it! rCR 9-15-83
RALEIGH HIGHLIGHTS
by Catherine Loflin and Shannon Coleman
There are many exciting things happening in the Raleigh
area during the rest of September. The Raleigh Little Theater is
presenting the musical “Annie” September 21-24, 28-Oct. 1 at 8:00
p.m. and September 25 and October 2 at 3:00 p.m. The Raleigh
Little Theater is located on Pogue Street'only a few miles from St.
Mary’s. “The Cradle Will Rock,” a musical drama, will be per
formed the 23rd at Stewart Theater on the N.C. State campus at
3:00 and 8:00 p.m. There will be an exhibit of contemporary paint
ings at the museum of Art on Blue Ridge Road near the N.C. fair
grounds. Finally, Loverboy, with guest band Zebra, will perform
in Reynold’s Colliseum on the NCSU campus at 8 p.m. on Sunday,
September 25th.
NEW TEAM MEMBERS
ARE READY TO DIVE IN
By Amy Agner
The Sea Saints along with the swimming and diving team
have started practice in hopes of an excellent season this year.
The swimteam, coached by Sandra Sappenfield, is an integral
part of St. Mary’s athletic department. The team members
chosen for the 1983-84 season are Kathy Keel, Beth Morris, Dawn
Bodenheimer, Annabelle Brandeux, Katherine White, Chamblee
Birch, Amy Dawson, Susan Cresswell, Jill Hooper, Michele
Marcin, Chris Wooden, Suzanne West, Laurie Oates, Augusta
Rembert, Beth Hackney, Lee Thurmond, and Alice Hemingway.
The diving team, which accompanies the swimteam in com
petition, has six new members this year. These include Chamblee
Birch. Lee Thurmond, Noell Hickin, Alice Hemingway, Polly
Russler, and Cathy Crew. Six meets are scheduled for this season,
the first one is in October.
The synchronized swimming group, more commonly known
as the Sea Saints, are ready to perform at many social functions
as well as entertain the parents on Parents Weekend in October.
Sandra Sappenfield composes the s'vimming routines and
coaches the girls This year’s additions to the group are Norma
McDuffie, Lynn Crowell, Patti Shreve, Fredenel Story, and Su.san
Gardner. .Meets and performanros will be announced at a later
date.
KEEPING THE ST. MARY’S
STUDENT BODY HEALTHY
by Beth Morris
This year, The Belles is
sponsoring a health column for
students to help provide infor
mation on common health pro
blems and questions. I will be
writing the column, taking
questions from St. Mary’s stu
dents and attem pting to explain
problems, as well as providing
assistance on where to go for
help with those problems. I am
not an expert, only a person who
is genuinely interested in the
subjects of health and body
m aintenance.
The first subject I will
cover is an old St. M ary's tradi
tion - dieting. I find the ongoing
pasttim e of dieting very hard to
understand. I'm not against
losing weight, just the way
some people go about it. The
following is an excerpt from a
nutrition textbook which well
explainsmy position on dieting:
DIET. No particular diet is
magical, and no particular food
must either be included or
avoided. You are the one who
will have to live with the diet, so
you had better be involved in its
planning. Don't think of it as a
diet you’re 'going “on”
because then you may be
tempted to go "off.'' The diet
can be called successful only if.
the pounds do not return. Think
of it as an eating plan you adopt
for life. It m ust consist of foods
that you like, that are available
to you and that are within your
means.
Do not- and this is hard
advice to follow - allow yourself
to get tern pted into trying to fol
low a crash diet plan, and do not
try to reduce your weight below
the acceptable range. The risks
of either of these courses are
numerous and serious. Once
you accept the fact that you will
havetochangeyour habitsfor a
lifetime and lose the weight
gradually to lose it perman
ently, you can put your energy
into the positive effort of doing
the job the way it has to be done.
ANY QUESTIONS - concerning
diet or any other areas of health
please write to "Health
Questions,” c-o Beth Morris.
Box 313. Questions and answers
will be printed in each issue of
The Belles.^,
COMPUTERS AT
ST. MARY’S
by Vaiden Kramer
Do you remember the survey we filled out during assembly
last year that dealt with our interest in having computers at St.
Mary’s? Well, thanks to the students and a select board of faculty
members. Dr. Coffee, Dr. Hume, and Mrs. Jenkins, our school
now has computer terminals for both the faculty and students to
use.
Introduction to Computers is taught by Mrs. Whitley, and is
offered each semester for high school students who are inter
ested. The course not only deals with how to use the computers,
but also gives the students the history of computers and how they
operate.
The computers used at school are called the IBM-P-C. The P-
C stands for personal computer, and it has more memory
capacity than our regular home computers. A “floppy-disc” is
used to store information entered in by the person using it. The
disc can store up to 200 pages of material at one time, and the
information can be erased, so one could use the disc over again.
They range in price from $2 - $3.
St. Mary’s is also thinking about opening a computer lab, to
be used as a library for faculty and student use.
“RISKY BUSINESS” NOT
ALL SEX AND COMEDY
by Cathy Hancock
Now in its sixth consecutive week, Paul Brickman’s “Risky
Business” is still bringing in the crowds. It is a late summer re
lease along with other sexy comedies like “Vacation” and
“Porky’s II,” but in the case of Risky Business, sex and comedy
are merely added attractions to the movie.
Although the commercials depict Risky Business as a sex-
filled comedy, the humorous moments are few and far bet
ween. For viewers who expect to be kept rolling in the aisles, this
movie will be a disappointment.
Risky Business will however be a delight to those viewers who
appreciate good drama, because the movie doesn’t lose every
thing when it loses its comedy. What remains are two talented
young actors, Tom Cruise and Rebecca de Morray, and a story
that teens and adults alike can relate to.
Tom Cruise as Joel brings to life a familiar character. Joel is
a typical American son who wants little more than the respect of
his parents. Because he is human, and in order to add excitement
to the movie, he strays, gets into a lot of trouble, and it takes the
help of a prostitute named Lana (Rebecca de Momay) her profes
sional friends, and Joel acting as their pimp, to get him out.
The movie, with some humor and sex thrown in, is really
about the pressures of growing up; the need to cut loose verses the
necessity to take responsibility for one’s actions. Because of per
suasive acting, along with some comic relief, it is a delightful
change of pace from this season’s other blockbusters, and a must
for avid movie fans.
The Belles
of
StMaryS
September,
1983
Vol. XLV No.l
STAFF
E ditor - R ebecca R ogers
Assistant Editor - Annabelle Brandeaux
Sports Editor - Ann M arie Cam pbell
Advertising Editor - Della Jones
Reporters - Cathy Hancock. Typists - Lara Gribbs, Ann
Anne Raymer. Jeannie
Trueblood. Beth Morris,
Catherine Loflin. Shannon
Coleman, Jo-Jo Allred.
Vaiden Kramer. Amy
Agner.
Campbell. Rebecca Rogers.
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