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Across the
Editor’s
Desk
Roberta L. Borden
Recently, two topics
have been the subject of a
fair number of conversa
tions here at GW. The elec
tion of SGA officers and
the possibility of a self
enforced Honor Code have
each generated a plethora
of opinions and predic
tions. Both of these will
directly affect each and
every one of us in one way
or another whether or not
we choose to concern
ourselves with them.
Any election requires
those who are voting to be
committed to the outcome
of that election and to the
person who is elected. If a
voter fails to educate him
or herself about a can
didate’s quahfications and
abilities then the voter
must also take the respon-
bility if the person elected
does not perform the job as
he pledged to during the
campaign. Each candidate
should have been
thoroughly considered
prior to being voted into of
fice. Ideally, elections
should not become
popularity contests but
often this is the case. How
many of us really thought
about the outcome of this
election or the abihty of a
particular candidate to do a
particular job?
The other side of the
election coin, the can
didates, is probably even
more important to the out
come than are the voters.
Before accepting a nomina
tion the potential candidate
ought to seriously consider
his or her ability to hold a
specific office and the
quality of the commitment
he is about to make. Upon
being elected each officer
needs to remember that he
is a representative of the
entire student body, not
just himself or a select
group of individuals.
The candidates in this
year’s election are to be
commended for their sense
of professionalism through
out the election. Congratu
lations to the winners!
Speaking for the entire stu
dent body we wish each of
you the best of luck in your
new positions and chal
lenge each of you to do the
very best you can do!
The other topic which
everyone should have at
least heard about by this
time is the possibility of an
Honor Code being enstated
here at GW. I have heard
many different comments
concerning this form of
self-discipline. On March
11 a questionnaire dealing
with the Honor Code was
available to students dur
ing and after the Convoca
tion period. The number of
students who took the
time to fill out one of these
sheets, which merely ask
ed students for their reac
tions to a variety of dif
ferent situations pertaining
to an Honor Code, ought to
be fairly representative of
how successful an Honor
Code would be here. Let it
be said that the majority of
students are not responsi
ble enough to attend class
much less enforce an
Honor Code. Perhaps the
students of GW need to
further examine their
values and how an Honor
Code would enhance or im
pose upon those values. I
would like to receive some
response dealing with this
topic so, if you feel so in
clined, write in and let me
know how you feel about
this topic.
Bill’s Beef
Bill Lang
By Mandy Thomas
“Whudju motha raze ya,
in a barn?” was the ques
tion running through my
mind as I sat in Convoca
tion this morning. Every
week I’d thought the same
think as the buzz in the
LYCC got gradually
louder. Two years ago,
people talked before and
after Convocation with a
few whispers thrown in.
Most people read or
studied. Last year people
whispered a lot and read
less. This year I find it in
credibly hard to listen to
the speakers for all the
dating lives, class reports
and movie reviews that
whirl around my auditory
nerves. I think this is a
good example of the
disrespect that often runs
rampant on Gardner-Webb
campus. The newspaper
has addressed the lack of
respect the administration
supposedly has for
students, but what about
the lack of respect you and
I have for each other. This
disrespect is not only
shown to speakers that
visit this campus, but
especially to our fellow
students. Frankly, I’m im
pressed with Monk’s self-
control and ability to put
up with the rudeness he
receives every week.
The incessant talking
during Convocation is not
the problem itself, but a
symptom of the overall
problem of disrespect evi
dent on campus. Symp
toms are also seen in the
classroom when students
conduct conversations over
the lecture and in the dorm
with general ignorance of
the feelings and comfort of
others. This seems to show
the tendency of our
students to be concerned
with only one thing: con
cerned with anyting so
vague as to be considered
the “common good.” I
don’t know about you, but
I don’t want outsiders to
come to campus, sit in on
Convocation or classes,
and come away thinking
that the average Gardner-
Webb student is crass and
discourteous. Unfortunate
ly, that’s what may be hap
pening, and even more un
fortunately, it may be
becoming true.
Getting back to Con
vocation itself, the com
plaint I hear too often is
that “Convocation is bor-
nig. It shouldn’t be re
quired.” Granted,
sometimes it is boring. But
I have two points to ad
dress on that. First, during
my freshman year, I spent
Convocation hour reading
and doing my homework
like 90 of the students
used to (now they talk).
Then I started listening
and I made an amazing
discovery: More often than
not, Convocation has at
least something to say, if
you listen. Secondly, just
as an athlete enjoys his or
her sport but, understan
dably, dislikes practice,
couldn’t Convocation be
considered “practice” in
basic courtesy and respect?
It m.ay not be fun, as three
hours on a baseball field
isn’t always fun, but it is
necessary to the practice of
fundamental consideration
of others.
For those of you who still
don’t care, I have a bit of
advice: If a husband, wife,
friend, parent or sibling
gets in the way of you
achieving your desires, do
anything you can to
remove them from your
path. Step on their feel
ings, cut them down ver
bally; you might even con
sider stooping to slander,
etc. Don’t let anyone at
all stand in the way of your
wants. When you reach the
end of your life and find no
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one left to manipulate and
find yourself alone, look
back and be happy. Just
remember that you had
everything you wanted.
Try to imagine looking
through the “peep” hole of
a mascot’s “helmet.” Pic
ture, if you will, the faces
who’s attention is solely on
you as the “spirit” of the
show.
The execution of
backhand springs and
“break-dance” move
ments, the use of spirit pro
moters such as a toy ma
chine gun and remote con
trol car, and the attire of
jerseys and jams were all a
part of the Bulldog’s image
of school spirit.
i
Michael Rousseaux is
the man to be credited for
making the bulldog image
come alive this year. Ac
cording to Rousseaux,
“cheerleaders play an im
portant role, but the
mascot symbolizes the
school. The job of mascot
cannot be taken lightly;
you have to represent the
school well.”
Amy Tucker, captain of
the Varsity Cheerleading
squad, stated, “Michael
did a very good job
representing the school as
the mascot and as a fellow
Christian student.”
But next year will be a
different story for Michael.
No longer will he be the
Bulldog for Gardner-Webb
College, but he will be the
“Big-dog” as the president
of the Student Government
Association. When asked
whether or not he thought
the jobs might have similar
characteristics, he replied
“neither are just positions;
there are jobs that need to
be done on campus.”
Since Rousseaux’s elec
tion as SGA president, he
has been meeting with the
present SGA president,
John Singleton, to discuss
concerns of student affairs
to be forwarded as pro
spective possibihties in the
academic year 1986-87. In
the upcoming year,
Rousseaux would like to
see ‘’more student “in
volvement in school ac
tivities, not only on
weekdays but on weekends
too.” And he would like to
see Gardner-Webb get
away from the “suitcase
college” stereotype.