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• TIA.HTH <MW%nA> tOOiOl
Febuary 4, 1980
number.
Editorial
Nuke ’em till
they glow!
ail on wailor
Recently, the Afjjanlstan crisis tool4 a turn from gloomy to
({niesome. During this past weekend, an event took place which
even the most barfiaric of nations would look upon with disgust
and disbelief.
Kussian soldiers entered an Afgan city, took all of the women
and children and ushered them into a building. Then the soldiers
took all of the men and lead them to a field where they were lined
up, forced to crouch down, and massacred. Then, without waiting
for all of the victims to die, bulldozers moved In and plowed the
“criminals” into their new graves. The charge? Supposedly,
aiding nearby Afgan rebels, who continue to fight against the
Kussian takeover of their country .
And what is the United States doing about all of this? Cry ing
out, for one thing. Refusing to sell the Russians any more wheat,
for another. And, lo and behold, even the United Nations has
gotten into the act by harshly slapping the Russians on the hands
Isymbolically, of c-ourse), and saying, “no, no, we mustn't do
that.” Luckily, this was not the United States public school
system; we would find ourselves in court over corporal
punishment.
This is not an attempt to Justify, condone or even suggest the
possibility of going to war. Heaven forbid. I'm within the draft
age. But It can raise some Interesting questions along this line as I
try to gel to my point.
First, should the draft be reinstated? Should registration for
the draft be reinstated? If the draft is reinstated, should women be
drafted as well as men? I hope not, because that will mean my wife
will have to get a haircut. Oh well, Canada Is nice this time of year.
Which brings me to my second series of questions. How in
tarnation docs Canada keep themselves out of these messes? WTiy
doesn’t Canada ever go to war? And finally, why doesn’t the
United States declare war on Canada, then surrender and become
a territory of that unusually wise nation?
But, finally, here are my real questions for the day. W\v Is It,
that this entire worid seems to be so caught up In killing? Why is it
that billions of dollars are spent yearly by nations throughout the
world In attempts to find better ways to destroy human beings?
The Collegiate hereby offers a solution to all of these worid
problems. Let us all take our billions and devote them towards
nuclear energy , and maybe within a few years, we will not have to
find weapons to destroy each other; we’ll have already done It
accidentally.
ENDANGERED
SPECIES
The children of
Cambodia
The condemned people of
Cambodia await the final
tragedy: extinction. One
third of the population has
perished. The living face
death by starvation. And the
children are too weak to
r cry. "Soon there won't be
X any Cambodians left at
all." mourns an
exhausted refugee.
Save the
Children
Westport. Connecticut
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For the past two weeks, Sail
On Sailor as been appearing m
this very same spot. Mind you,
it has been appearing here, but
not necessarily unnoticed. On
the contrary. I have been
criticized, cussed, riduculed,
congratulated, spit at, been told
what a fine job I'd done, and
picked on for expressing my
feelings. At least it goes to show
one thing. Sail is NOT going
unnoticed.
But out of all the remarks 1
receive, there is one question
that constantly keeps coming
up: "Why do you call it Sail On
Sailor?” To answer this ques
tion, there are a few things 1
must explain.
Two summers ago, 1 fell m
love (Yes, this is still the same
article. I told you there were a
few things that needed explain
ing). 1 fell madly in love with a
time and a place, a crystal blue
sky, and the crying gulls that
made it their domain. With the
sandy white beaches that are
scattered about the Neuse
River, with the life style of the
locals in a little fishing village
called Oriental, with lazy, hazy
summer days, and with the
diamond-spangled nights; it
might not sound like much, but
that's part of the mystical
attraction that this time and
place had on me.
It was in this setting that I
was privileged to work, sur
rounded by water and wilder
ness. It was here that a love
story unfolded, not for myself,
but for several hundred others.
The name of the place was
Camp Don Lee, and I was a
counselor.
. To try to put all the emmi
into words that I fpr’,™*
summer would be an in, '
ility, because 1 exner^*''’'
everything from love^o h?
from anger to contentmem a;
every combination of evemhi
inbetween. But somehof I?'
the good memories that have
permanently etched themselv«
include helping a child reafof
his self worth for the first ,ime
in his life, teaching someone tlie
fine are of hiking a sailboat
learning to give and take a rela^
tionship, and most important of
all, realizing at the end of the
summer, 1 had grown.
And it was at this camp, just
like at hundreds of other camps
the voices of campers and
counselors rang out in song,
see page 3
Letters to the Editor
Mr. Editor, Sir:
1 would like to express my
opinion and forward it to those
who are always complaining
that there is nothing to do
around here. 1 often hear people
say that it is boring around
ACC; however, the school is
only as boring as the people
make it. It is so easy to sit
around and complain, but with a
little more effort from all of us,
we can have worthwhile activ
ities coming up all the time.
Iwould like to propose a
solution to each person who falls
into this category. Get involved
in some of the fine organizations
on this campus and help make
things happen. Find out who the
presidents of the organizations
are and get to know them. 1 am
sure they will be more than
happy to discuss your ideas and
accept your participation. On
page 64 of the ACC Handbook,
(a book few seem to have read)
there is a list of all campus
organizations and their presi
dents. The choice to contact
them and improve the campus
and ourselves is your own.
Sincerely,
John C. Clyburn
December 13, 1979
Dear Sir:
On behalf of the students at
ENCSD, 1 would like to take this
opportunity to thank those of
you who were responsible for
the delicious candy donated to
the school today. 1 am sure that
the students will enjoy these
treats very much.
Again we say “thank you” for
remembering our students in
such a thoughtful way. I would
also like to take this opportunity
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Christmas.
Sincerely,
James F. Massev
Student Life Director
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