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page 2 E cd[ dL -t c=» X- i- September 27, 1989 Walltown Shortcut: Shoulii Decide? by tear Satty Tht sound of Mot lay Crus rang through tha air as tno ■tudants froM NC88M antarad tha dark and oMinoua taction of Durhaa called UalltoMn. Unprovoked attackers assaulted tha innocant taanagars and knocked thaa to the ground. Tht NC88M students, hoaever, attuaad tha fora of Super Nerds and beat up the attackersj they then proudly aalked back to school at the ausic ebbed on... This event at the Hall Theae Dance last Hcekend, Mhile portraying a huaorous interpretation of tha Ualltoan incident, underscored a theae of levity toaards the event and the decision aade by the school declaring Halltoan off-1iaits. The school had ar. obligation to enact its' rulingi Halltoan should bo off 1iaits for the protection of all students on caapus. In late August, tao students Mere assaulted aithout provocation at the dead end of Earl Street in Halltoan. Tao students aere treated for ainor injuries. Coaaon sense clearly dictates tdiat an individual's reaction should bo to this situationi Halltoan is unsafe} therefore, avoid it. Since there are plausible alternatives, there should be no aotivation for entering Halltoan at all. NCSSM, by accepting its role as a residential school, also accepted the respon sibility of enacting all aeasures necessary and proper to insure the safety of each student on caapus. Each student, in turn, accepted these rules for the benefit of attending the school. Much like the sign out policy or the disciplinary policy, the school designed rules for "Every student has a duty to accept the school's policy" "Walltown should be off limits." student protection. Essentially, every student has a duty to accept the school's policy. The Halltoan Decision was enacted to eaphasize the danger of entering the area. People have been hurt, and probably aill be hurt again ^'unless Halltoan is avoided. Those aho enter Halltoan do so at their oan risk. Opposite view by Scott Laearma Halltoan. For NCSSM students, the name of the residential neighborhood on the other side of Broad Street evokes tao contrasting ieages. One of these is the relsKation of a stroll aith friends to Northgate Mall, and the other is the terror induced by the threatening actions of violent strangers. Uhich of those vieas of the neighborhood should ae have, in light of the late August assault on three of our students and the adelnistra- tion's response? To ansaer that question, the specific actions of the adeinistration concerning this situation need to be consi dered. The decision to declare Halltoan Park off lieits aas certainly an understandable one, since as a residential school NC88M has been en trusted by parents aith the responsibility of protecting its students. The alternate routes suggested by the adeinistra tion' s eeeorandue are another problee aith the nea policy. Many students feel safer traveling to Northgate via Earl Street and Halltoan Park than via Club Boulevard. And ahile the Broad Street - Suess Road route eay be tha least dangerous of the three, it is far enough out of the aay that soee students aould not even consider taking it. Hith this choice, of course, ae eust accept responsibility for our oan aell-being and take the blaee ourselves if soeething happens to us. That's ahat ae're going to have to do out in the real aorld. Doesn't it Mke sense to start noa? Hoaever, it * seeas doubtful to ee that this noa policy can be enforced effectively. Soee students are already cutting through Halltoan on their aay to Northgate aith no response froM RA's or other adults on caepus. _ ■ . , .-;ou uwfcu As you aalk in to give your nuiber, nothing seeas different at PFN. Hhen you step further in, hoaever, you see the cool, fresh, right- colored salad bar and tao lines for entrees. These are a fea aaong the changes at PfM this year. They aay not be great big changes, but Jess Seller has done plenty aith Halted resources. Students should realize that the cafeteria is a real job for a handful of PFM Meets Approval hard-aorking people. They aren't there for the glory, as anyone knoas. All they do is try to aake their services better for their custoaers, but they can't do it if students are stealing froa thaa. Have respect for the cafeteria, and enjoy the free aeals available noa. It aon't be se easy after NCSSM. 1 think PFM has iaproved, but only aoderately. It still has soae ainor details to fix enough cups available for the nuaber of people coaing through for a aeal. Another On Sept. 11, 59 seniors and veteran staff aere asked to ahat degree PFN has iaproved this year. The results of the poll appear as follows! 66Jt said PFM iaproved aoderately. ifH said PFN iaproved little or none. 135£ said PFN iaproved greatly/significantly. Higher Enrollment Not Needed Have you been close to the cafeteria at 5 p.a.? Then you know the problea — a line past the security desk, a ainiauM 20-ainute wait and not an eapty table in sight. Other places that are overly crowded include New Dora lobby, the laundry rooas, and even the fish tanks during social half-hour! These situations can all be attributed to the fact that there are 553 students at NCSSM, and this year the ouestion seeas to be — "Are there too aany juniors?’ •Are there too esny students?’ There are only 25 aore juniors (289) than seniors (264) this year, but there are il3 aore students. This apparent ’invasion’ of juniors really began last year with the class of 1990. There were 270 juniors last year and only 170 seniors. There is a significantly saaller difference in the enrollaent of the two classes this year. Hhen NCSSM was in planning, the projected enrollaent was 900, but after the Hatts Hospital site was chosen, this changed to 600. One Bight think that the aore students StM has, the up, for exaaple, keeplrni lower the standards, but this is not the case. According to school officials, adaission standards are as high as aver, and in no way are they "just trying to fill dora rooas.’ Hhile there has been an increase in enrollaent, there has also been an increase in tha quality and quantity of applicants. According to the adeinistration, population will never increase over its present enrollaent. Obviously, our facilities can't handle even SO aore students as we are already facing over crowding probleas. The Stentorian Staff Advisor - Keith Beasley Consulting Editor - Mike Ounzenhauser Editors - Kia Tisdale, Ross Little Production Coordinator - Ross Little News Editor - Lisa Senzel Editorial Editor - Brent Ooff Features Editor - Dana Buis Arts.and Entertainaent Editor - Kasi Jackson Sports Editor - Kasi Jackson Photography Editor - Chris Lands Distribution Managers - Aai Parker, Lindsey Haldrep News Uriters - Beth Crawford, Leigharm Pake, Kristi Young Editorial Hriters - Aaar Setty, Rob Owns, Scott Laaana, Shannon Oliver Features Hriters - Teresa Laabe, Jarrod Hiatt, Natalya elder Arts and Entertainaent Hriters - Joe Fernandez, Scott Callicutt, Pati Beauchaap, Becke Uhite, Debby Bone Sports Hriters - Tie Tucker, Darice Hitherspoon, Kasi Jackson, Stephen Schneider, Robert Easterling Photographers - Chris Lands, Jo Peterson, Michelle Fordaa Artists - Eric Coker, Ross Little ••Special thanks to John Hoodard for assis tance with article printing.^^
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