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lEititnrial Jpag? PAGE TWO THE CLARION January 29, 1971 cjCetterd Oo Dear Editor: The proposals before Presi dent Davis at present concern ing open dorms and dorm clos ing hours are by no means un justified, and even if these pro posals seem trite or unneces sary to some, I feel that the passage of such proposals would greatly increase the morale of many of the students. As a re sult of these more lenient reg ulations, the students would perhaps feel as if they were being treated somewhat more as 'College students. In addition to these justified drives for open dorms and an extension of dorm closing hours, I would like to call the attention of the student body and the faculty to another area of dormitory regulation in which change would also be desirable —the sign-out policies. I feel that if one’s parents grant blanket - permission, there should be no need for such a detailed sign - out procedure. The use of a register to sign out merely by signature and a brief description of destina tion would be a more sensible means of signingout. ot The desired changes in pol- icy in dorm regulation, includ- ing the sign-out policy, are ef. fectively used by the majority of colleges and universities. For example. Queen’s College and Vassar, which one might as sume used stern regulatory measures, have respectively, a six a. m. curfew and twenty, four hour dorm visitation. Therefore, the revamping of the dorm regulations of Brevard should not seem irrational or demanding. Sincerely, Susan Decker SGA Reflects On Its Fall Semester Procedure The U. S. Should Clarify Position In Indo-China The latest hints of continued U.S. presence in Cambodia were somewhat unsettling to many Ameri cans, and once again we find our&elves questioning the integrity or motives of the U.S. government. Con flicting reports which come from newspapermen other observers often give us the impression that someone is trying to pull the wool over our eyes on the subject of our involvement m Indo-Lhina. Within the current war administration theije seems to be a mysterious problem of credibility. This is increasingly alarming to the large _ majority ot Americans who are trying to see good in the cu^ent gradual withdrawal program. Grasping for new hope that the war is being ended as quickly_ as possible, reports of secretive maneuvering are bringing about great uncertainty in the minds of many. We wonder just what our government’s motives are, and as to just how sure of our leaders we can be. After various conflicting statements, we often later find, through an explanation of some sort, that the government did do something contrary to "v^hat they were telling us. Now, granted there are some things that perhaps should not be heavily publiciz ed, but the manner in which they are concealed seems to be one of the worst features of this. Today people are not quite as placid about what their government .does. Complete frankness might prove to be worth more than some of_ the surprise factor that is lost in clarifying our position and help ing to unify the nation. And perhaps, just perhaps, we will find that our leaders are more trustworthy than we earlier believed. Student-Davis Conference Proves Successful President Davis’ conference, held last Tues day for a small group of students to present their grievances, was probably one of the most successful undertakings ever attempted at Brevard College. K proved to be a monumental achievement for botn administration and students. . . i . x-v -r ^ the ^ush^^c(^fer©nce room of the administration Students Air Grievances In Conference building, but the atmosphere was far from formal. Many of the thirteen wore blue jeans and army jack ets, and they spoke with informal vocabulary. It was simply a “rap session” with President Davis., ^ The students were free to talk with Dr. Davis about anything that might be bothering them. Many problems were brought out — few were solved. But the 'point was to bring students and the administra tion closer together. President Davis can certainly consider this a major contribution to student - administration rela tions at Brevard College. A closeness between stud ents and the administration can only mean a smooth er operation. By Frank Owen September marked the be ginning of aliother year at Bre vard College and another year for Student Government Asso ciation. When the first semes ter is reflected upon, one real ly wonders what the SGA did. So the purpose of this article is to inform the interested in dividuals and groups on campus of its accomplishments. We met on September 23, 1970, for the first time; and at tendance, as well as enthusiasm, was soaring. Although, relative ly new to our task of relating student affairs to the adminis- stration, we were willing to learn. We realized that “the journey of a thousand miles be gins with a single step.” But to some, the trip was a long and tiring one, with only a hard core remaining faithful to the cause. Committees and Commit tee Chairmen were appointed. Their purpose was to encompass all campus activities and offer better solutions to the problems. Dave Chestnut headed the Con stitutional Revision Committee and by April 15, the student body will have voted on a new constitution. The first semester of SGA produced a total of 31 proposals, some major in importance and some very trite. Of these 31, on ly 19 were sent beyond the SGA. Some of the major pro posals were the broadening of Brevard’s curriculum. This pro posal was sent to Mr. Roy, chair man of the Curriculum Com mittee. At the present time, the curriculum is under evaluation and, in reasonable time, signi ficant changes will occur. A proposal on the elimination of final exams was submitted by Dave Chestnut, and the Facul ty, at the February Faculty Meeting, will vote on this issue. Probably the most needed pro posal concerning students on faculty committees was passed. The Committees now with Stud ent representation are com mittees such as the Library, Athletic, and Curriculum Com mittees. In the near future this will be of a great benefit to the students at Brevard. Perhaps the most controversial proposal to date concerning Open House was vetoed by President Davis. So as you see, our first se mester had its up and downs, but we were able to place be fore the students, the possibili- ty of an effective SGA. How ever, we are only a tool for the students’ benefit and without student support, we cannot be of any great influence. We must repledge ourselves to the task and frustration of working dilig ently for the student body; for it is here, within the SGA, that everyone will praise us if we are successful in our endeavors, but will too quickly blame us if we fail. The CLARION The VOICE of Brevard College Mark Todd Editor-in-Chief Mike Jones Associate Editor Susan Moss> Jim Carroll Advertismg Frank Owen, Laurie Pearson, David Arledge, Susan Har rell, Betsy Goebel, Lynn Ryder, Dennis Avery News Reporters Mike E. Thorpe, Rowe Haden, John Pepper, Rod Jones Sports Reporters Diane ^liiith, Adele Dickieson, Barbara Snider Typists Kent Deardorff Photographer Mrs. Ena K. Sigmon Advisor Published weekly during the college session, with the exception of holidays and examination periods, by stud ents of Brevard CoUege. The opinions expressed in this periodical are those of the editorial board and not neces sarily those of the College. Printed by The Transylvania Times North Broad Street. Brevard, North Carolina. President Robert A. Davis held an informal conference Tuesday afternoon with a small group of students who had come to air their grievances. The students asked for twen tieth century church ideas to be brought to Brevard’s camp us. They were mainly concern ed with a breakdown of the ad ministration’s formality. Dr. Davis agreed that there was a gap between the administration and students. “But communica tion is a two - way street,” com mented Dr. Davis. The students also discussed drin’:i’ g and dorm visitation is- .aeo with Pr. Df.vic. “Some peo ple do. t rtclize e’re col’ege stuuvflts, and v. 3 need to let off steam ” s-ild one student. Most 01 the «ti.dents felt that the open dorm policy would in stitute responsibility. Dr. Davis stated that Sims Student Union is a place to socialize with tlis opposite sex, and a place to let off steam. He was mostly concerned vdth abusive drinking. “Some things asked for by students would change the course of the insti- UTLOOK & nu, DJJ tution,” said Dr. Davis. “We girls’ dorms closing hours, com- must know where we are going pulsory attendance at convoca- and where we have come from.” tions, conduct rules in dorms, Other topics discussed were and school spirit Admissions (Continued From Page One) plans to expand the program to include the entire southeast area are already under consid eration. He and his staff will be in Greensboro and Charlot te, N. C. in the near future. EDITOR Have you ever stopped to think about how poox- ly we often communicate with each other? Some- ^ times it amazes me how unable or unwilling we are to stop and open ourselves up to people. It seems to stein from, at least in part, the fact that we s^m to gear ourselves to an impersonal, fast moving that allows little more than just basic small talk to come out. All those little defenses we collect over the years somehow inhibit us from getting into real ly meaningful communication. i While the experiences we have as we grow an mature and form our personality are important, haps it is just a human quality that we only commuW- cate to a very small percent of our potential. of our problems in the world today are made haroe to solve because of this problem. Even the so called “generation gap” is only a wide as people make it in their failure to comniuW' cate, a failure which rests with both 1= really great to see kids who can really talTc over with their parents and vice versa, and_really ? an accurate understanding of the others’ views. Perhaps a part of this is attributable to som kind of art. However, it seems that it is soraetnms we all should try to develop.
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