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Page Two, THE HILLTOP, November 3, 1977 (( Good Afternoon, Congressman Gudger’s Office” Editor's note: This is the first in a ser ies of articles written by John Snell, a Mars Hill College junior who is in an internship program with Congressman' Lamar Cadger of the Eleventh Congress ional District. Ring! Ring! Click. “Good afternoon. Congressman Gudger’s district office. May I help you?” “Uh . . . Yes. My name is Mr. Dealy. 1 got this here newsletter from Sena tor — I mean Congressman — Gudger and he said to just let him know if we have any problems and he'll help us.” “That's right, sir. How may we help you ?” “Well, I need to know where I can get shoes where the left foot’s shoe is small er than the right foot's shoe.” “Un-huh.” “You see, I’ve got this atrophied left foot and that means I need a 7V2B on that foot and a 9D on my right foot. Can you tell me where I can get pairs of shoes like this, without all the ex pense of buying two pairs of shoes and using one shoe from each pair?” “Well, sir, we’ll see what we can find out for you. If you’ll give me your phone number, Mr. Dealy, we’ll call you and ' let you know what we find out . . .” And so went my first real telephone case on my first day of work in the dis trict, or home, office of Congressman Lamar Gudger. I will back up here, though, and explain how I got into this work. Representative Gudger is a fresh man congressman, a first-termer, re presenting the seventeen counties of Western North Carolina, the Eleventh Congressional District. He has initiat ed a public service internship program in conjunction with the four senior colleges in his district. Mars Hill Col lege, as one of these schools, selects a student each spring for the internship the following fall semester, with the other three senior colleges also being allotted one internship slot apiece every year. Last spring, after completing the nece ssary paperwork and interview, 1 was selected from among the three appli cants here at Mars Hill to participate in the internship program this fall. Editorial Terrorism: Can We Withstand This Threat? Our society is presently being attacked by groups of people known as terrorists. They take what they want by force causing much heartache as well as national panic. Their tactics include assassinations, kidnappings, skyjacking and bombings. The vic tims of their crazed actions include not only public officials and bus inessmen, but innocent school children and tourists. What is society coming to when people feel the only way they can get what they want is by terrorism? If normal channels of progress and change are not effective, is violence to be the result? If this is to be the present state of individualistic groups, then how does this effect us here and now? Our society must create a valid channel for unrest and revolt against the system. When people feel threat ened and closed in, they often react violently and irrationally. If this type of reaction follows a natural group of citizens, think what it does to oppressed and misled groups of people. The world has recently taken a stand against this type of per suasive terrorism. The West Germans sent commandoes to rescue the 82 passengers and 4 crew members on board the skyjacked lufthansa jet. They were successful in their mission but other ter rorists retaliated in killing their hostage industrialist Hans-Martin Schleyer. Then West German Chancellor Schmidt took a stand and decided to track down these murderers at all costs. This nation has decided that enough is enough, and we should not be constantly threatened by these terrorist groups. Is this how it is to be, back and forth, attack and retaliate, murder and be murdered? Even so, it is good that this country has taken a definite stand. Perhaps other groups won’t act so freely in their violent attempts. We as citizens and students should become aware and concerned over this situation. A similar occurance could happen anywhere at anytime. Are we going to idly sit by and watch these events occur or will we take a stand as the West Germans have? Sure, we cannot change any situation alone, but our atti tude as an entire nation could affect many decisions. Even so, the question still remains, what is the answer to this wild type of terror istic behavior? Perhaps, the stand taken by the West Germans will effect the outcome. It would optimistic to think as much. You may ask why I got into this pro gram. After two years of regular struc tured classes, I was ready to view my education from another perspective — that of experience. The practical learn ing experience offered by this intern ship opportunity, along with my interest in our nation’s politics, and the sixteen credit hours from the school for my participation in this program all inter sected to draw me into the internship. The internship has been set up where the student works for two weeks in the Congressman’s home office in Asheville, and then goes to Washington, D.C. for a six week stint in the office there. I am in the first stage of the internship, being put to work in the home office answering telephone calls from consti tuents, receiving visitors, typing letters and memos, and filing material. I am also visiting the federal agencies locat ed in the Asheville area, the Social Se curity Administration, Veterans Ad ministration, and Cherokee Indian Reser vation, for example, learning about their functions and how they relate to the congressional office. Let me focus on a particular aspect of our work in the home office; tel®' phone calls. The constituents of this district can, and do, call our toll-fr®' telephone numbers with various poses in mind. Some call seeking hdf for their problem, be it a furnace new ing repairs or a sudden cut in thei'' Social Security benefits. Others er* needing information, like wanting ^ copy of a particular House bill or wan*' ing to know when Congressman Gudg®* will be back in the district. There at® also those who wish to give support a* opposition to a particular piece of leg'®' lation, for example the proposed Moan Mitchell National Park. At tima®' however, people are just wanting *,® talk with a sympathetic person. dently, all kinds of people, with n* kinds of problems, come to us for ass'*' tance. Oh yes ... I imagine you are won dering about that man who phon® needing those mismatched shoes. called orthopedic hospitals and sh® stores, all to no avail, but finally found® local shoe manufacturer who said n could help. We were then able to re*®' this information on to Mr. Dealy. In Retrospect By Wright Culpepper The wind is a marvelous thing. With it the rains come and the rains go. Our actions are many times affect ed by where the wind blows. The moving air is very inconsistent. The names we give wind prove how it varies. Breeze, gust, squall, gale, tornado, and hurricane are all different words that represent the same phe nomena. Wind can blow so gently that it bare ly rustles the leaves on a tree. Later the wind can come and pick the same tree up by its roots and carry it miles away. In the Summer, a light breeze can be very comforting. It cools the body on hot days and brings refreshing nights. It helps us survive the heat of the sun. In the Winter, a light breeze can be very inviting. It causes the cold to bite into our skin and makes our bodies numb. It makes the temperature seem colder than it really is. The Holy Spirit is like the win®; Jesus said, “The wind blows where ** wishes, and you hear the sound of but do not know where it comes If® and where it is going; so is everyo"® who is born of the Spirit.” (John 3:8J The Spirit can be very comforti"^' When we are doing our best to set'',® ^ . .... .6 . . „ irit God and things become rough the Sp*® comes and lives with us. He helps through our trials and gives us and a refreshed soul. The Spirit can also be very irritatii’^' When we are not living the kind of that we should, the Spirit comeS to us what we are doing wrong. We longer feel peaceful, and our so® becomes sick. We need to listen and hear what Holy Spirit is trying to tell us. Do "'.j feel comforted or irritated? The Sp*®' wants to give us peace. There is ooo one way He can do this - We must se«^ to serve the Lord and glorify His nai® in all that we do. May God bless you. SEIjp Hilltop Co-editor, Debbie Clary Co-editor, Janice Taylor Associate Editor, Bonnie Shaw Sports Editor, Scotty Miller Photographers, Kirk Hall, Sam Tunstall Advisor, John H. Campbell, Jr. Contributors, Joy Bridges, Wright Culpepper. Trudy Goodrich, Kirk Hall, Sara LeFever, Phyllis Sledge, Robin Turley, Linda Wells, Jimmy Zimmerman Member of the associareo coLieciaTe PRessi a> Staff: Cheryl Aldridge, Dale Blevins, Melio'^^ Brown, Cliff Cunningham, Brenda Ennis, DonH® Enochs, Ellen Peterson, Phillip Ray, Jennif®® Taylor, Linda Vanderbrock, Nancy White. The HILLTOP is an official publication of Hill College. It is published bi-weekly in academic year, except for minimester, coH®^® holidays, and examination periods. News formation or letters to the editors should be ma ,il' ed to THE HILLTOP, Box 1148-C. Mars Hill Co* lege. Mars Hill, N.C. 28754. Subscription Rates: $2.00 per year; Circulation^ jJCl yeui , Liircuiu*'*'' 1,200 Membership: Associated Collegiate Pre®®! . First Class Rating, fn’ College Press Service. 1976, ACP. ,S'«m Ho St£
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