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Disaster Editorial
Draws Fire
Letters To The Editor
Roberta L. Borden
It seems as though this issue of the Pilot, and almost every
conversation on campus, has turned once again to the never-
ending statement—“There’s never anything to do on campus.”
I, myself, have been guilty of this hopeless whine. What we need
to ask ourselves is if this is really true. Granted, a lot of you
believe there is nothing to do besides getting drunk or rolling the
campus. Somehow I don’t buy this. If you expect Gardner-
Webb to sponsor school-related beer-fests, like Appalachian or
Carolina, then you are crazy. You might as well mail your
transfer forms out right now.
Social life does have its place in a college community and G-W
tries (they really do) to provide things that you will enjoy par
ticipating in. They are not; however, your own personal baby
sitter. You are big boys and girls now and ought to be able to
productively passify yourselves. Boiling Springs is a virtual
desert; culturally, but how many sizeable towns and cities border
it in all directions? How many movie theatres are in Shelby?
A thought that you may want to consider is that responsibility
and/or academics can be interesting. Talk to your friends about
something newsworthy. Read a book. Go out and jog. Do
something that will be beneficial to you in some way.
I have heard about a group of men on this campus who often
stage elaborate war games. I assure you, this does not appeal to
me, but at least they are using a little ingenuity and creativity.
They should be commended for this.
When clubs are left unattended, plays left unseen and unpar
ticipated in and recitals left unheard of, I know you are severely
limiting yourselves. Try something new, get involved, and stop
feehng sorry for yourselves! You’d really be surprised at how
trivial your problems seem when you accurately see how your
life is related to others. Focus upon the great opportunities
which are available to you and all that you should be grateful for
in your life. Don’t waste your time but rather carefully invest it
and you will see the profits reaped from even a minimal amount
of effort.
... it is very sad to think someone could put
such a slam on the volunteers who put their hfe
on the line every time the tone sounds.
I would just like to say to the writer of the ar
ticle on the mock disaster, God help you if you
are ever in need of help. After all, you might
need to call on someone. Just pray that if you
do, someone will be able to hear your cry. God
help me that I might be close by to assist my
rescue unit in helping to save you from pain. A
big majority of our volunteers are also
employed by Gardner-Webb, they have in the
past laid their life on the hne not only for
Gardner-Webb but for all of Boihng Springs
area.
The students were not pressured into being
patients, they were volunteers. I’m very sorry
they were injured that night.
Sincerely,
Yvonne Justice
A member of Boiling Springs Resuce LFnit
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Dear Editor,
Your paper showed ignorance in printing this
article. I don’t think you know anything about
the group you are “putting down”; allow me to
tell you a few facts about these people. All these
people are volunteers, none of them are paid
for this job which they do out of love and con
cern for others. Do you know how many times
they leave their families to do a volunteer ser
vice? They don’t ask for money or even thanks.
They just wish people who don’t know what
they are talking about wouldn’t put them
down.
First of all, the first patient of the night was
hurt before any ambulance or fire truck arrived
on the scene. The second patient might have
been hurt because of the simulation, but don’t
accidents happen every day?
Second, the two, not one, patient in the base
ment was located in much less than an hour.
However, it might have been more than an hour
before these students were moved, that is the
way it should have been, they were marked
dead. The dead people in a disaster are the last
to be moved.
Third, the disaster was handled in a very co
ordinated and professional manner. Concern
ing these small groups of disaster workers your
paper said were moving about without direc
tion; did it occur to you they may have been
assigned to assess the situation. Sometimes you
must decide what needs to be done next and
where more help needs to be placed.
If we ever do have a “REAL” disaster at
Gardner-Webb, I pray God will help us all. I
also thank God now for the fine volunteers we
have in this area and pray they never have to
use the training they received in this disaster. I
am proud to say I am one of those volunteers.
It is our feeling that this paper owes us an
apology for the grave misjustice done us. This
experience was for us to practice our skills and
in our opinion we didn’t do bad.
Think about it next time you call the rescue
squad or fire department. When was the last
time you volunteer your time?
Debrah Hope
Boiling Springs Rescue
I know this won’t be printed in you paper,
but at least I got my say.
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Dear Editor:
I was appalled at the description and
criticism given to the personnel involved. I
helped the Boiling Springs Rescue Squad and
was involved in the mock disaster.
I would hke to emphasize to the Gardner-
Webb student and faculty that all the personnel
which responded to the disaster were
VOLUNTEERS. We volunteer our time to take
the training to help aid the needs of others. This
mock disaster was part of our training. The
author of the article (which was not signed)
described he observed workers moving about
without direction and appearing rather confus
ed, did he expect everyone to know exactly
what to do at all times? I ask you, does your
athletic teams go out to play a game without
practice? NO! I graduated from G-W in 1981
and was womens basketball manager for four
year, I realize the hard work and practice which
goes into preparing for a game. Well the same is
true for this practice mock disaster. We must
practice for the real thing which we all pray will
never happen.
Renee Blanton Walker
Professional Wrestling: Fact or Fiction
In the last year and a half,
professional wrestling has
made headways towards
becoming the country’s most
popular and watched “sport”.
Not since the days featuring
wrestlers such as Lou Thesz,
Buddy Rogers, and Gorgeous
George has wresthng enjoyed
such popularity as it does now
in areas throughout the world.
Avid fans can feel the pain
their favorite grapplers suffer
in the ring, but the majority of
people contend that the sport
is pre-staged and in simple
terms — fake.
To support the accusations
of wrestling’s untruthfulness,
ABC’s top-ranked program
“20/20” recently sent report
John Stossel to interview
wrestlers Eddy Mansfield and
“Dr. D” David Schultz. In the
case of Mansfield, he publicly
denounced wrestling as being a
put-on. Mansfield was more
than willing to tell the viewing
audience his truth, for he had
been “Blackballed” by many
promoters around the country
and was thus unable to wrestle
by Ronnie Warrick
professionally. In the inter
view he showed Stossel that
fleshwounds obtained in a
match result from tiny razor
plades taped to a wrestler’s
wrists. He stated that one wipe
of the forehead produces what
many fans come to see, this
being blood. On cable televi
sion shows such as “Regis
Philbern”, Mansfield
demonstrated the correct pro
cedures for executing harmless
suplexes, body slams, and the
death-defying leaps from the
top of the turnbuckles.
Upon Stossel’s interviewing
Schultz, the reporter suffered
permanent hearing loss from a
slap from the 285 pound
wrestler. According to many,
Stossel provoked the wrestler
by asking if the sport was in
deed fake. Due to the pain and
loss that Stossel suffered, a
six-digit lawsuit was presented
against Schultz.
On the other hand, many
people are steadfast in their
opinions that wrestling is ge
nuine. Accidents have occur
red inside the squared circle
that can support the theories
of these people. The most re
cent accident resulted in the
death of a former tag-team
wrestling champion. Jay
Youngblood. Youngblood
died in a hospital in Austraha
from heart failure which
followed a match in which he
suffered a brutal beating from
his opponent. Several cases
surround wrestler Ox Baker
who traditionally defeats his
opponents with his famed
“Heart punch”. Baker has
killed two young mat stars
with this fatal blow.
While the issue of wrestling
being real or fake wages on,
promoter like Jim Crockett in
Charlotte and Vince
McMahon in New York are
collecting heavily at the box
offices. As long as heroes such
as Hulk Hogan and Magnum
T.A. are battling villains Ric
Flair and Roddy Piper wrestl
ing will survive in the United
States and will eventually will
become the number one sport
in the nation.