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Bill’s Beef
Across the
Editor’s
Desk
Roberta L. Borden
It seems that the subject of respect is
on a lot people's minds lately, especially the
students of Gardner-Webb. Respect is
essential to any healthy relationship as all
people need to be regarded in a positive way.
Respect deals with feeling or showing honor
toward a person or a thing. We all know what
it is like to have been denied respect and we
have all grown up with the biblical theme
which reminds us to treat others as we would
have them treat us. We are, however, guilty
of denying others the exchange of respect.
Often we become so caught up in our lives
that we ignore the common, but often
deep-rooted, courtesies which when when
combined are recognized as respect. A point
that I would like to raise is that does this
institution and its administrators become so
bogged down in pleasantries that it turns its
back on true respect for the students of this
college? On a very basic level the
administrators of this school are very
friendly and warm, but on a deeper, more
substantial level are we as students ignored?
Convocation would seem to be a prime
target for this idea of a lack of respect.
Usually the convocation program does not
reflect a quality that it would seem the
students of this college would deserve. We
have been promised "better" convocation
speakers but only the future will tell if that
is,in fact, true. We respect this college
enough to attend convocation,so; why aren't we
respected enough to be given the kind of
speakers that we want.
Another arena of respect exists in the
relationship between the residence assistants
and the Administrators who supervise them.
REcently, a male residence assistant was asked
to resign his position because he was,
essentially, doing his job. Again I must ask,
Are we as students respected? It would seem
not.
Respect for the average student is pushed
aside when special considerations are made for
male athletes on this campus. Also, better
supervision in the dormss would prevent the
illicit behavior which now occurs including
substance abuse and visitations violations.
REspect for the many is denied for the
pleasure and freedom of the few. When will
students on this campus all be treated
relatively equally? The optimist and idealist
in me says, "Soon!" while the realist in me
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Bill Lang
There are a lot
of reasons why people
do or fail to do
things. One reason
for acting or failing
to act has to do with
a big thing called
respect. One of our
professors has an old
sign in his house that
says something like:
''Have respect for
your school; Dress up
on Sunday.'' In 1986
dressing up or not
dressing up on Sundays
no longer means a
whole lot as far as
respect for one's
school goes. But
there are other ways
to give and to get
respect, and everybody
likes to be respected.
Most of us have
been taught that there
are certain people or
institutions that we
must respect, a lot of
time regardless of
whether they deserved
it or not. What I'd
like to ask is: Is
respect generated
within a person
because of the way
that person thinks, or
if it is taught and
demanded and gotten by
things and people
around us? There
comes a time when
resoect for resoect's
sake no longer seems
reasonable. There
comes a time (I think)
that respect must be
earned.
For over a year
now we, the students,
have been hearing all
about empty dorm rooms
snd falling
enrollment. The cost
Letters to
the Editor
Dear Editor;
I think that it is
high time that someone
began to set the
record straight as to
how a Christian should
act at Gardner-Webb.
I think that it is
time that WE as
Christians reach out
to those who are in
need. It is all toe
often that we're too
busy to stop and talk
to those who are in
need. I, as a
Christian, have also
failed in my abilities
as a counselor for
those who may need
help. I feel that the
relationship that we
have with Jesus shonlri
per semester continues
to go up. The present
administration has
given us some new
windows, new lounges
and a few other things
to make this school
look externally nice,
but we have had a lame
duck here lately and
no one willing to make
hard decisions. But
what about what's at
the core of this
place? A pretty
handbook full of rules
and a new purpose does
not respect earn.
Either act on these or
decide to change and
act on that change.
Do not say one thing
and do something else.
On V.I.P. and
Presidential Scholar
days prospective
students are brought
through and shown the
golden edges but we
all know day to day
(and weekend) life can
be quite different
than that first
impression.
If Gardner-Webb
wants or expects our
respect, it needs to
respect us. Let us go
one way or another.
Tighten the academic
standards, accept
federal money, and let
us decide our own
social life, or
enforce the handbook,
get rid of a few
people, and continue
some of the academic
ambiguity.
Although there
must be some very
naive people in the
administration,
students who want
respect must also give
a good reason to be
respected. Philosophy
of rhetoric is great
but prisons are full
of great philosophers.
New dorms and lax
enforcement of rules
are good for a time
but don't expect to
wake up hung-over and
get a lot of respect
from the faculty just
because you're in your
seat at 8 a.m.
determine the way we
walk, talk, and carry
ourselves.
I have observed
several things on this
campus and one thing
that I do not
understand is why one
group of Christians
sit at one end of the
cafeteria, while
another group of
non-Christians sit at
the other end. Jesus
went out to the
people. He reached
out where there were
needs. If we are to
form a purpose for our
roles as Christians on
this campus I think it
rtfould be stated as
following:
Challenger
Talk
One great fallacy
which I hear, ever
since Tuesday, January
28, 1986, is that the
explosion of the
CHALLENGER was "God's
punishment'' for
mankind trying to
explore the gates of
heaven just like he
confused the language
of those building the
Tower of Babel.
However, it is a
fallacy to assume that
HUMAN advancement is
opposed to one's faith
in GOD when we, as
humans, are able to
apply automation,
program computers,
walk on the moon,
acquire knowledge, and
become intellectually
and materially
advanced, we will
enentually become
self-reliant and thus
extinguish our need
and desire for God.
But, does human
advancement really
threaten or strengthen
our need for God?
What is advancement
anyway? How do we
know when we, being
humans, have met our
potential? Has man
yet traveled as far,
flown as fast, dug as
deep, or discovered as
much as he was
originally intended to
do? And, answer me
this; what are the
other planets for?
Did God waste his time
and energy by creating
these other planets if
they have no purpose,
or value?
The fact which is
many times forgotten
is that as we develop
in our humanity, we
also develop in our
likeness to Him. If
we are presently
ultimately advanced,
why then can we not
explain our past
discoveries such as
the atom? It is true,
and will always be,
that our discoveries
are far more
astonishing than our
inventions!! Indeed,
God is the creator who
should be worshipped.
Therefore, human
advancement or
discoveries actually
reaffirm our belief in
a creative and orderly
being, known as God.
Tomorrow we will
continue our steps of
advancements (maybe
launch another space
shuttle) and, in doing
so, will continue our
search for better
understanding of the
created which will
cause us to admire and
worship the Creator.
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