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©ttonal PAGE TWO THE CLARION February 19, 1971 Laos Offensive Arouses Many New Questions Of Credibility The American people are Duzzled as to the conflicts in the aims pf the Ni^xon war policy and what is actually happemng now that th’e South Vietnamese, with American air suppo , have entered Laos. We wonder how can we end the war quickly by expanding it. As m the Cambodian invasion last spring, the Nixon policy seems to be to flush out communists, using Laos as a sanctuary, m order to enable the South Vietnamese to stand on their^wm^ the Cambodian invasion, American troops are not actively involved. However, there ^^^ve been reports of some Americans being secretly employed as advisors, which tends to concern the public once more as to the “credibility gap” of the Nixon stat^ ments. Also, the extensive but adniitted U. b. air support has resulted in heavy casualties to date in American lives. Ko The conflict then in present policy seems to be our hesitancy to accept that the best way to end our role in Indo-China and allow the South Jietnam^e to take full control is to “give them hell while we are still there. It would be for us to simply bow out with %whimper^^ but the nresent administration seems to feel that it is more feasible to give a maximum effort before we do leave, whenever that is. . . The disillusionment with American policy is derstandable, and indeed, there are many need to question. However, despite the fact that the media and many others ^^e increasingly suspici ous of our motives ,theire is still a chance that our policy may be worthwhile in the long run. Sine this invasion is primarily being carred on by th South Vietnamese, there is :Some glimmer of hope that they are becomming more independent and self ^'^^^^The^ question of a proper policy is not an easy on-o to answer, and the most popular ways not always the best. At least our government thinks so, since they continue to cut their own throats as far as’public acceptance goes. Waiting For Disaster While residents of the Los Angeles area in California slowly return to life as us^al ^ an oc casional interruption cau^sed by ^ tists are busy at work. They seem to think that tne devastating earthquake that occurred there last week is only an omen of bigger things to come. In other words, the most populous state m the nation is sitting on rather shaky ground because fmmense faults in its crust. While residents con tinue to pour in, building homesites on land liable to collapse almost any tme and ® slides or flash fires, the possibility of disaster re ixi aiH'S When it will ha^ppen, no one can say. The following items have b^en observed by the Sims Student Union employees; 1. The toilet roll holder in the second floor men’s room was torn off the wall, and someone tried to flush it down the toilet. 2. There are at least nine cigarette burns in the sec ond floor carpet. While we expect this to happen on occasion, we do feel that nine holes in one month reflects carelessness. We have found evidence that people have walked across the tables and couches. . Although we have tried to confine food and drink to the Tornado Room, we have found an ice cream cone down the back of a couch, chocolate on sev eral pieces of furniture, and drink “rings” and spills in many areas. In what seems to be a juvenile “mini temper tantrum” over a bad shot, several students have been crashing their paddles down on the ping pong table. ^ Someone thought it was cute to paste up stamp size papers that came in junk mail all over the mail room. Other students must have seen this happening but only expressed apathy. 8. Power does not make a good pool player though it seems several students think this is the case. Many balls have been bounced on the floor; several have found their way to the windows. 9. An adequate number of receptacles have been placed around the build ing for cigarettes and ot trash, but many times the floor is used through de sire, or laziness, or care lessness. 10. And we have even had the burning of ping pong balls in the ping pong room. Some fun!. As has been requested by the students, the hours for the Union have been extended and the lounge areas are now open at 8:00 a. m. Saturdays. I think the above will stand in answer to the request (Clarion Feb. 5) for unsupervised opening of the Sims Student Union. Toby D, Ives iTie CLARION The VOiCE of Brevard College .. , Editor-in-Chief fA Associate Editor Mike Jones —-— -- Susan Moss, Jim CarroU Frank Owen, Laurie Pearson, David Arledge, Susan Har- rell. Betsy Goebel, Lynn Mike irTh;;pe; R.«e'H7de;, John Pepper, Diane SmSfAdele ikkieson, Barbara Snider Kent Deardorff Advisor Mrs. Ena K. Sigmon PubUshed weekly during the college session, wth the exception of fi.umavs and examination periods, ^ ents of Brevard College. The opinions expiessed 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. Apathy Is Often Overemphasized ^ By Susan Harrell There is unnecessary guilt felt by most individuals toward the label - Apathetic. There is no need to search, for a level of humanity on which to hang apathetic irresponsibility. To pin general disinterest on col lege students, teenagers, adults, just adds to the over - empha sized tendency of this decade and the past to categorize large social levels by degree of emo tionalism . toward progress. Students are not revolutionary maniacs, and the section of humanity over the age of 35 is not apathetic toward progress. The social trend has been toward individualism and un- critlzed freedom of choice, therefore, freedom of interest. There is no need to worry about in whom thQ apathetic wave lies. Everyone sets his own pace and should be aware that there are too many in evitable changes in world liv ing to como, to identify emotion ally with each. There is a need for a balance where there tends to exist an excess of emo tional response. Progress can not be stopped or delayed for long by the calm conservative human el ■ ment, only brought down to earth. Individuals for fear of being apathetic toward a world that needs direction often take steps in the progressive sequence too fast. It is easy today to become caught up in a wave of emo tionalism that becomes destruc tive, labeling all that do not follow such a frantic pace as apathetic. There has to be some apa thetic, cautious, non - emotion al approach to chan|!e in order to keep us all from running too fast away with our emo tions and actually leaving the green fields of life behind. The slower paced individuals are not apathetic; they serve to balance those of us that move too fast. UTLOOK & EDITOR If the latest trend in pop music is any indica tion, Religion is finding new life with many of the un der - 30 generaton. Particularly with the release oi the albums, Jesus Christ, Superstar, and George a rison’s All Things Must Pass, we are seeing a nW in terest in the expression of religious beliefs. Altnou^ the new interpretations are perhaps strange to m y. they are a healthy sign in our secularized Since we can find value and relevancy thro g a modern interpretation of oar religions behets, tnib seems to be better iJ- .r sticking t^, '-ne old, w^-cn me often find of litLle value lor our ow; experie-'C^-,. In former Beatle George Harrison’s album^ ^ mark in itself, he relrtes his philosophies oi religion in a way that strikes the keen ^^tene between the eyes. In relating his o’V'^n struggi his years of atheism, he then goes on to tell ot satisfaction he has gained from instituting interpretation into the issues of concern to views on religion and death are perhaps interesting. ^ So through this new 'pathway “Godrock” movement, there is ho;pe for a tion of the Christian Religion by the young peopi the world. Still, this and other new u^ld religion are meeting mixed response by , ^ guard” in Christianity, those who would cling old institutions and rituals till they collaps , as can be seen to some degree today. aris- While it’s true that the new ing at the present are probably not tne answer by any means, this new t^’^in of seems to be capable of reaching young people ana fering something of value.
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