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The Lance Michael Greene Editor loma Wldtaker Associate Editor aif Fitzgerald Sports Editor Sheikh Jagne Business Manager Marlt Powell -. - Advertising Manager Ed Neely Events Coordinator Mickey Richey External Circulation Rufus Poole Internal Circulation r*r W T I nftn« AdviSOT Teresa Chavis PatMcNeeley LisaWollman Beth Cleveland Gibbs Moody Chet Naiman c. 0. Spann, Jr. Woody Shepherd Holly Allen _ Graham Disque Sheila McAllister Wynne Segal Arthur Goodwyn JcfciiWB EUzabetii Snively Steve Lowery Earle Roberts Steve Kunkle Tony Ridings Anne Kimrey Yana Banks LETTERS Report Rel Basic Goal Is Correct EDITORIAL Excellent Opportunity The dedicatioi of the Moi^an-Jones Science Center and the John Blue Laboratory tomorrow will long be niunbered among the more important dates in the history of St. Andrews. With the large number of guests, alumni, and St. Andrews Associates on campus, it will be an excellent time to show our support for St. Andrews. The keynote speaker at the dedication ceremonies is Robert Payton, president of the EXXON Education Foundation. With several lectures already held, the St. Andrews symposia on the “Values and Expectations of Science and Technology”, will continue tonight with a panel discussim of the various papers already presented. On the panel will be St. Andrews faculty as well as a guest panelist-Dr. Donald Huisingh of N.C. State University. Tlie syn^)osia will conclude on Friday with Rep. James Martin speaking on the interaction of science and gover nment. Let’s take this opportunity to demonstrate our support for St. Andrews by attending as many of these events as is possible. Science Symposium around” with whatever ne wants to do. Dr. Hitchings con cluded with the observation that relevance is only deter mined by hindsight. At 3:30 Wednesday af ternoon, Dr. Harmrai Smith spoke on “Genetic In tervention”. Dr. Smith is professor of moral theology at Duke University. He discussed several methods, or paths, that genetic in tervention might take in cluding artificial in semination, use of lasers, or radiation, to name a few. Recombinant DNA ex periments with Escherichia coli are being conducted now, and Dr. Smith discussed results that might come from such research. He also discussed possibilities for treating genetic “defects” with techniques of genetic in tervention. Along with this, he expressed the fear that we will come to treat physical bodies and not the persons that are manifested in these bodies. According to Dr. Smith, there are some very serious questions that need to be an swered. If we have the technology to alter our genetic make-up, ought we to use it? Will we be able to use this technology responsibfy? If we are to use this technology to rid the population of “defec ts”, who is to decide what “defects” really are and which ones should be eradi cated? And what criteria will be used to determine who will decide what “defects” will be eliminated from the popu lation? We have been experiencing an age of advancement in science and technology, and we are now having to answer questionsHiioral questions- we have never before en countered. Tlierefore, while we have become a nation of technological giants, we are a nation of moral infants. JOB AVAILABLE WANTED: A married couple with no children who are college graduates with degrees in the behavioral sciences or human service delivery fields to work as teaching- parents in a treatment home for emotionally disturbed children. Work scheduled: seven and one-half days on duty, six and one-half days off in rotation with anothercouple. These are N.C. State Merit positions. Salary range $9,300 to $10,152, depending on prior experience and educational background. Interested couples contact Children's Treatment Center, Box 1436, Southern Pines, N.C. 28387. Phone 919- 692-8811. To The Editor, I would like, at tiiis time, to come out in favor of the editorial of two weeks ago, which was so thoroughly lam basted last week. First of all let me state that I agree with “crusty old Michigan publishers”. The basic goal of a newspaper is, has been and always should be to “print the news and raise —That is why it’s called a newspaper. This, however, should not, prevent that same newspaper from enjoying an occasional ex cursion into creativity. Such excursions are a good thing for all concerned. However, the creation of an entire issue of semi-interesting stream of consciousness writing and to tally predictable answers to silly questionnaires at the ex pense of ‘liard news” like power failures exceeds the limits of botii “excursions” and “creativity”. As for the Lance’s “new air” and “broad base”, I feel that both of these resulted from a format so juvenile and uninteresting that the paper contained nothing worth arguing over. Continuing on to those “can ned homflies”, if tiiey are so expressive of the views of so many SA students, let those students send in their own editorials. A college newspaper is for the use of the students, not the Farm News Service. A “canned” editorial has no place in the Lance regardless of content. Finally, as to John Patton, I personally like John and I hope he likes me. However, I disagree with both the article in question and with his philosophy and methods for publishing a newspaper. It was this philosophy which, I think, received a firm knife in the front. In conclusion I would like to wish tiie new editor well and express my hope that the Lance will continue it’s for ward progress and explora tion, never forgetting that an idea is neither bad simply because it is old, nor good simply because it is new. Sincerely, Brian Dolge On Results Of STMS Surv, On Sabbatical Next Year Dr. Donald Barnes, Associate Professor of Oiemistry and Riysics, and Chairman of the Division of Mathematics, Natural and Health Sciences, will be on sabbatical next year, working with the Environmental Protection Agency. Specifically, he will be in the office of the Administrator for Toxic Substances. According to Dr. Bames, his asSigiunent will be to evaluate plans for the implementation of TOSCA, the Toxic Substances Control Act, which was passed last faU. The idea is to anticipate environmental crisis and handle them before they arise. Tliat is to say, the agency will have to determine whether a chemical wiU be toxic or not before it can be produced in quantities greater than one hundred The Symposium will con tinue Thursday with Dr. Ted Wendell at 11:30 a.m. in ST MS, and a panel discussion at 8 p.m. in LA 100. Dr. Alexan der will lead the panel which will consist of other SA faculty, and will have Dr. Donald Huisingh of N.C. State University as guest panelist. Ihe Dedication will be on Friday (29th) at 10:30 a.m. The Symposium will conclude Friday afternoon at 2:30 in Avinger. Representative James G. Martin will speak on the “Interaction of Science and Government, and the Im pact on Liberal Education”. This will be followed by a panel of SA alumni and students who will discuss their careers or career plans and how their experiences at SA have aided them. FOR SALE Classicial guitar for sale, new Yamaha including gui tar case, best offer. Check with Student Life Services Office. pounds. So a person or com pany wanting to produce a new chemical in these quanti ties would have to divulge in formation on how the chemical is produced, how it (continued on page 4) ey As reported in last LANCE, a survey about th attitudes towards 21! T|icsmModen,SciS MS) the science course . fered to freshmen, was dr ted ^d then distributedtoi freshman class by the St I drews Studies 102 class tai by Garrett Paul. Sensing j nsing dissatisfaction freshmen involved the course toe ckss, presided over bs Tom Dunn, conducted the siir vey to assess the situation ani to suggest improvements. Here are the results of lat survey: Deadline For Self-Nomination For: Dorm President Dorm V-P Dorm Social Chairman Is Friday, April 29 At 5 p.m. In Student Life Service I Election Results had 176 votes. Bubba McAllister had 81 votes, and Clay Murray foUowed with 68 votes. Thirty-three votes were cast for writeWns. Tlie College Oiristian Coun- cU (CCC) wiU have Bill Owens for a new President, who received 203 votes. Gar nett Craiaway, his opponent, received 160 votes, and four votes for write-ins were cast. Vice-Presidency of the CCC went to Marie Buffaloe, who ran unopposed and received 310 votes. Write«ins had seven votes. Tlie position of Secretary- Treasurer of the CCC had Robert Poston with 129 votes, followed by Tommy Brown with 120, and Bromwen Wood son with 97. A run-off was held, coinciding with the Presidency of the Student Association’s, between Poston and Brown. Robert Poston won with a total of 211 votes, with Tommy Brown following with 123 votes. For the Judicial Board’s two year term, two can didates of the five won a position. Dawn Clark won with 189 votes, and so did Jeff Walker with 140 votes. Following these were Joey Sherr with 115 votes, and Steven Kunkle with 104 votes. There were two votes for writers. Three candidates earned positions on the Judicial Board for a one year term: Dr. Spann with 286 votes, Nanciann Boggs with 191, and Brian Dolge with 164. Bubba McAllister followed these with 102 votes, and 13 votes were cast for write4ns. For the two senior positions on the Student Faculty pellate Board, Earle received 240 votes and E Cox had 220. Casey dleditch trailed with ISi votes, with write*ins receiving six votes. Jon D. Rossi won the junioi position on the Apellate Board running unopposed. I’ received 242 votes and write ^s 17 votes. For the five open positions on PIRG, there were ten can didates competing. Peg Kays captured 223 votes, John Pat ton 204, Lin Thompson », Cathy Davidson 199, anil Carol Wall 179. Trailing tliis winning field was J® Conyers with 165 votes, Weatherly Hardy with I J votes, Oieri Shapiro with. votes, and Kent Allen with ^ votes. There were six votes cast for write*ins. All winning candidates wn occupy their offices beginninS Fall Term of 1977. BOB'S JEWEL SHOP The Place to go for aM Jewelery MabiSt. College PW*
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