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November 1988
Dear Ellie
By Elizabeth Evans
Dear Ellie,
What are the effects of caffeine? Should
I take it to help me study?
Sleep,
Saint Mary’s College
Dear Sleepy,
Caffeine is a stimulant drug found in most
soft drinks, coffee, and tea. Drinking one
or two cups of these beverages will have
no major side effects. However, caffeine
and other stimulants can prove to be harm
ful. Taken in large amounts, caffeine can
cause one to be hyper and very nervous.
Caffeine also strains the nerves, causing
some people to shake.
Caffine may help you stay awake, but it
will not help you study. When a person gets
tired, no matter how "awake” he is, his tem
porary alertness does not help him retain
any information.
— Ellie
Dear Ellie,
How much should a person exercise dur
ing a week?
Couch Potato
SMC
Dear Couch Potato,
Most doctors suggest that everybody get
at least forty minutes of exercise three
times a week. This forty-minute period in
cludes a ten-minute warm-up. Warm-ups
are a must to prevent strains and other
injuries caused by using cold muscles.
After this warm-up, it is suggested that the
person keep his heart rate at an aerobic
level for at least twenty minutes. The last
ten minutes are set aside for cool-down.
Cool-downs are just as important as warm
ups. It can be very dangerous to just stop
immediately after a big workout. Without
allowing the body time to bring the heart
rate down, a sudden stop can cause the
blood to rush to the extremities of the body.
Abrupt stops may cause a person to be
come lightheaded and faint.
Exercise is very important and more
people should be concerned with it. How
ever, don't just jump in, because improper
exercise can be just as dangerous, even
more to one’s health than not exercising at
all.
— Ellie
If there are any questions for Ellie, please
send them to “Dear Ellie,” care of Dr.
Schroeder.
Censorship
about puberty or explanations of the human
anatomy. Why would any sensible person
ban books that concern the process of
growing up? Does someone think that ig
norance is going to solve any problems?
Freedom of the mind is considered basic
to the functioning and maintenance of
democracy. A democracy is supposed to
assume that educated, free people are to
be trusted to determine their own actions.
And if the people are thoroughly informed,
then they are capable of making their own
choices. If the freedom of choice is denied,
because of fear it is being used unwisely,
then the basis of freedom is being de
stroyed. Censorship denies us the ability
to choose from all possible alternatives,
which violates our intellectual freedom. The
library is trying to ensure every individual’s
freedom of the mind, so that everybody be
nefits. Even while libraries try to preserve
freedom of the mind, censorship occurs.
The Library Bill of Rights are guidelines
for libraries to follow, so that the services
of all libraries are fair and treat all people
equally. They are:
1. Books and other library resources
should be provided for the interest, informa
tion and enlightenment of all people of the
community the library serves. Materials
should not be excluded because of the ori
gin, background, or views of those con
tributing to their creation.
2. Libraries should provide materials and
information presenting all points of view on
current and historical issues. Materials
should not be proscribed or removed be
cause of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.
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3. Libraries should challenge censorship
in the fulfillment of their responsibility to
provide information and enlightenment.
4. Libraries should cooperate with all per
sons and groups concerned with resisting
abridgement of free expression and free
access to ideas.
5. A person’s right to use a library should
not be denied because of origin, age or
views.
6. Libraries which make exhibit spaces
and meeting rooms available to the public
they serve should make such facilities av
ailable on an equitable basis, regardless
of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or
groups, requesting their use.
Despite these guides that rule out cen
sorship of any kind, people still challenge
libraries.
“We are not afraid to entrust the Amer
ican people with unpleasant facts, foreign
ideas, alien philosophies and competitive
values. For a nation that is afraid to let its
people judge the truth and falsehood in an
open market is a nation that is afraid of its
people. ” These words of John F. Kennedy
express his opinion of intellectual freedom.
I just wanted to bring to your attention the
challenges to the freedom of our minds. To
me censorship is an early form of to
talitarianism. It’s extremely scary, to me, to
think that the government of the country 1
live in might be leaning towards total con
trol. Our country’s democracy is something
we should all be proud of. I want to be able
to have the intellectual freedom I have
today forever, so let’s all fight to keep ex
treme censorship out of our country.
How Well Do You Know
Your Roommate?
By Cathy Thompson
1. What college does your roommate frequently go to on the weekends to party?
a. UNC-ChapelHill c.ECU
b. N.C. State d.SaintMary’s
e. None—she goes out with her boyfriend
2. What is your roommate’s favorite junk food?
a. candy bars
b. pizza
c. subs
3. What’s your roommate’s favorite clothing store?
a. The Limited d. Benetton
b. Belk e. Laura Ashley
c. Thalheimers Goodwill
4. What’s the first thing your roommate looks for in a guy?
a. smile c. personality e. eyes
b. body d. intelligence f. height
5. How long does it take your roommate to get ready for a date?
a. 5 minutes c. 1-2 hours
b. 30-60 minutes d.over2 hours
6. What’s your roommate’s favorite type of music?
a. hard rock c. beach
b. punk rock d. top 40
e. country
f. Lawrence Welk
7. How old was your roommate when she had her first real kiss?
a. 10 or under b. 15 or over
b. 11-15 d. not yet had a real kiss
8. How many guys has your roommate kissed?
a. 10 or under c. 20-30
b. 10-20 d. too high to count!
9. What’s your roommate’s grossest habit?
a. smelly feet
b. loud, obnoxious burps
c. not taking a bath for a couple of days
d. letting food mold before throwing it away
e. forgetting to change her clothes
10. What’s your roommate’s biggest worry?
a. grades
b. parents
c. boyfriend(s)
d. weight
11. What’s the first thing your roommate does when she gets up in the morning?
a. stretch
b. cuss at the alarm
c. roll over and go back to sleep
d. crawl to the bathroom
e. panic because it’s two minutes before class
12. What’s your roommate’s favorite way to get attention?
a. being sick c. dressing sexy
b. getting hurt d. being obnoxious
College Room Inspection
By Atta Raoufian
When Fall Break started everybody left
Saint Mary’s College with smiling faces ex
cept Dean Hack. After the students left the
campus she had checked almost all rooms
to see whether or not the rooms were left
in a clean condition. Cruickshank Dorm did
not pass the test.
“Maybe I have to use high-school rules
for the college students and let them have
room-inspection every week,” said the
Dean. She surely did not waste any time
letting the students know how disappointed
she was by writing a letter to the girls in
Cruickshank, putting this notice on
everyone's dorm, and commenting on each
room’s condition.
The typical student reponse, "I am in col
lege and if I want to live like a pig they
should let me do that,” stood against Dean
Hack’s opinion that if you act like unrespon-
sible students you will be treated accord
ingly.
During the week of October 17, the stu
dents in Cruick were supposed to face the
dreaded room-inspection. The Saint Mary's
girls rebelled and wrote a petition. At first,
the petition was turned down by the Dean ;
but later on she was willing to negotiate.
As a result, a compromise was reached. |
The Dean agreed not to follow through with |
the room-inspection and in return she ex- |
pects "spotless ” rooms when the girls
leave campus for Thanksgiving break. ,