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answers to collegiate crossword on page 5 ■Page Two, THE HILLTOP, Friday, OCTOBER 15,1982 EDITORIAL In this first issue of the HILLTOP, we had planned to give our readers a basic I summary of the policies of this newspaper. Yet, in review of the recent furor caused I by the dismissal of head coach and athletic director Claude Gibson, we have decided I to confront this issue and do so as objectively as possible. I The HILLTOP should not be considered anti-athletic because we strongly support ■ all collegiate athletics, including the football program. We feel that the protest by [candlelight was constructive. The football players and other students had a right to I ask questions of President Bentley. The football players felt loyalty to their coach I and wanted to express their disaggrement with the decision and their confusion oyer I the matter. They demonstrated this in an orderly, constructive, and conservative {manner. The players’ request for a conference with President Bentley was also a ■ reasonable one, and they conducted themselves in like manner. I However, we cannot condone the players’ refusal to participate in the Newberry Igame. Their protest was obviously a tribute to Coach Gibson, but even he advised Ithem to play. One does not pay tribute to a favorite author by burning his book; [neither should one pay tribute to his football coach by boycotting a football game. I The player boycott was not a simple act which only involved the players’ feelings [about Coach Gibson’s dismissal. The boycott touched students at Newberry as well [as Mars Hill. It also may have affected Mars Hill’s chances at future NAIA champi- jonships, and a considerable settlement will have to be made to Newberry for its loss- les in revenue. The Hilltop MARS HILL COLLEGE P.O. Box 1148-C Mars Hill, North Carolina 28754 Editors: Gina Worley & Steve Ferguson Staff Advisor: John Campbell Advertisements Manager: Christel Young Sports: Alisa Sampson Mary Ann Teague Creative Consultants: Stefanie Briggs Wanda Dickey Cartoonists: Alan Drumm John Hooper James Maxey Office Staff: Edith Harrison Reporting Staff: Andy Behl Tammy Buchanan Jennifer Cadmus Robert Carmichael Cynthia Crawford Jennifer Goodrum Daniel Harris Linda Judge 'layers who joined me team did'not sign a contraci lo piay tor a specmc^ They agreed to play for Mars Hill College. The players’ actions did notW change the status of Gibson’s dismissal. Perhaps a more appropriate measure have been a formal petition or simply to wait and let the appeals process deci the issue. Since the Newberry boycott, Gibson has filed an appeal; therefor. dismissal is not final until the appeals procedure has been completed. We support the administrative decision to release Gibson from his duties. , ^ ministration has repeatedly stressed that Gibson’s discharge was not caused c 1 sj ^H-FM, ministration nas repeaicuiy sucsscu incident but a series of incidents over several years. Bentley cited three incide ^ n, resumei Stati( ‘ember 17. The sta reUirning home'on weekends to find, each time, another conflict between G# and other administrators. This decision was not a rush decision as many Hill stude claim • hh frequ( Under questioning by students, Bentley stated that he took into consideratj Mof* welfare of Mars Hill’s athletic program as well as problems faced by the u ® man 50 p family. In speaking with the editor of a local publication Gibson said the ir; the f station between himself and other administrators had occurred over a period of years. astest grov ' . vus and also a our point of view, this dismissal decision was not a split-second one. „ The job termination of any individual is unfortunate. We regret the situati ^ hands on quired such action, but we feel the administration’s actions were both reaso ^ considering 1 and justifiable. _ , * A final note: The opinions of this paper are just that - opinions. As edito and always will - state our opinions as clearly and constructively as possiD^ Wv^h pf ^ ivite you, our fellow students, to do the same. Your opinions and viewpoin equj invite always^be welcomed, but they must be signed. If requested to do so, we sider withholding the name from publication ^ard yVMH collegiate crossword W, 1 2 3 n ■ 5 6 7 8 ■■ 1 H9 10 11 12 13 15 \b W l9 ^■22 ■ WL II 7T 29 3U ir H33 24 35 ^■36 ■I ■ 38 ■ IT W~ 4s 49 w vr .leeiate 54 TT- has son sucl to inci on the is Wolfi *‘®^rdat6:l the An?’ ''^ednes( a n. ^ ‘he A. stalled !''^''®”'i«er the-;'* the Sprin Power outpi orld. 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