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An Open Line Of Communication
To The Editor:
A recent issue of much
controversy has been the
question of freedom and
responsiblity, and many have
voiced some concern (some
vehemently so) over several
recent events which seem to
threaten our freedom as
students. I hope to add here
some new insights, and
perhaps a voice somewhat
different position.
Each society has laws which
(ideally) serve to promote and
preserve social order, and
make life together good for all
individuals. Each person in
society has two options with
regard for the law: it may be
obeyed or disobeyed. Because
laws are not always just, it is
not always right to obey them.
However, when a person
decides to break the law,
which is clearly his or her
freedom, he or she must also
realize that there may be
ramifications. When one
chooses to exercise the
freedom to break the law, one
must be ready and willing to
accept the responsibility for
his or her actions as well. If a
law is unjust it should be
changed, but until it is, those
who break it and get caught
will suffer the consequences.
St. Andrews has rules and
regulations which are stated
clearly in the Saltire. The
students have been quick to
cry for the right to choose
their own life style, a right
which is inherently theirs
anyway. What has not yet
been mentioned is the fact that
the Administration has
rights as well. It is their right
and some would argue their
responsiblity) to enforce the
rules that have been
established for running this
college. Thus, each student
who breaks the rules must be
willing to accept the con
sequences if he or she is
caught.
Another point must be made
here. Students are admitted to
St. Andrews, pay their
registration fee, and in so
doing, Uterally agree to abide
by the rules and regulations of
the college before they ever
know what they are. Students
never see the Saltire until they
arrive here at orientation (if
they are lucky enough to get
them then!). Each year, a new
class of students arrives,
agreeing to abide by the
Depression Cont.
model than an illness model
of counseling. It’s a preven
tive kind of model in which
you are helping the person to
make plans, to give direction
to their lives that build on the
strengths which are uniquely
theirs.”
I asked Dr. Thomas to
discuss some of the ways and
means by which students can
“cope” with depression and
its effects,
effects.
DR. THOMAS: “Depression
is so related to the unique life
experiences of the person that
to generalize may speak to
one person and may leave
someone else cold, you know
it’s sort of hard to say.”
“I would make a broad
generalization, that ad
mittedly is easier said than
done but I still think it’s im
portant and that is that we so
often find ourselves becoming
reactors to life rather that
initiators of life and when that
happens then much of what
happens is beyond our con
trol.”
“If we react to what has
happened out there, and that
is mainly our style of dealing
with things, then we are never
really in control of our lives in
any significant sense. We can
always feel threatened then
and become easily depressed
if somehow or otoer we are
always uncertain and
therefore insecure about
life.”
“And as a baac kind of
style of life I would say that
the more that students or
anyone else can get handles
on what is really important to
them, \rtiich is basically their
value system, and then what
kind of life experiences wil be
more satisfying and
fulfilling to them, which is
basically their interest pat
terns and so on, and then
use that as a point of depar
ture for trying to chart some
of their life, they’ll be less apt
to be overwhelmed by forces
going on around them and
therefore less apt to respond
depressively to them. In
very mundane and very con
crete ways I think it’s crucial
for persons to have to least
one or more meaningful frien
dships, relationships, persons
with w^om tiiey can be quite
open in just an informal,
casual, on going kind of thing.
not to take the place of any
formalized counseling or
therapy but just relationship
needs being met.”
“And that will tend to
preclude at least intense
depression. Anyone can get
depressed under a number of
problems and it can happen
literally to all of us. But I
think one can minimize that
with significant relationship
and the absence of that tends
to bring on depression more
quicker, quicker than
anything I know of.”
If a student is interested in
seeing a counselor at the
Career and Personal coun
seling Center they should Cedl
to make an appointment, and
if there is a particular coun
selor they would like to see
they should then request him-
her.
Beginning this year a coun
selor is also available to see
student upstairs in the Belk
College Center (in the office
to the left of the entrance of
the Student Personnel Ser
vices office) on Monday or
Wednesday afternoons on
either a walk-on walk-in or
appointment basis.
To Those Who
Wander Aimlessly
Dear Editor,
We received this
anonymous response to our
Dialogue of 7 March 79, and in
the interest of having the
reactionary faction of this
campus heard from in this
matter, we would like to see
this printed in the LANCE.
Furthermore, we invite the
author of this statement to
identify himself in the interest
of arranging a further ex
change of ideas and opinions.
Hal Bailey
Will Haselden
Your recent dialogue was
way, way off the mark. There
is no alarming trend here; as
matter of fact, I find it ratner
commendable. Judicial
^rocedure^Di^ouJus^oat
down from a cloud, or what?
St. Andrews is not a court of
law. If the four poor, innocent,
just-trying-to-get-along stud
ents were so alamungly
mistreated, why haven’t we
heard from them? You use the
term “liberal-minded” as if
that were necessarily a good
thing. Not so. What this school
needs is a little more con
servative outlook. If you have
been harboring under the
cruel delusion that liberalism
is something to be admired, I
strongly suggest that you take
time to reaccess your values.
The administration acted
irresponsibly? The ad-
minstration acted
irresjponsibly?! ? What about
the potheads? One _rf__ttie_
administration’s chief
responsibilities is to weed out
the bad apples. This is exactly
what they are trying to do, and
their job could be a great deal
easier if some of the students
would leave them alone. I
don’t feel as if I have been
“dealt a blow.” I would have
felt that way if the dopers had
been allowed to stay, though.
Another thing: dope is not a
problem on this campus? By
calling the administration
naive, are you trying to in
sinuate that they don’t
recognise dope as a problem?
Pat McNeely was guilty, NO
QUESTION ABOUT IT. Stop
criticising the police. If you
people would stop being
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rules they have never ^en.
Shouldn’t something be done
about this?
In closing, let me say that
what is needed at St. Andrews
is an open line of com
munication - something that
has never, as far as I know,
existed here. The students are
suspicious of the Ad
ministration because we
never hear from them except
in rare cases (and some who
have heard from them have
not been heard of since). When
nunors are started, and the
Administration makes no
response the students will
naturally assume the worst.
We students want to hear from
our Administration. It is only
because we care very deeply
for St. Andrews that we want
to know where it is going.
When an untrue rumor is
started, we want to hear the
other side of^ the story. I
believe the students and the
Administration can learn
from one another. Anyway,
doesn’t it make sense to try?
Sincerely,
Thomas R. Brown
News On
C.U.B. Structure
BY KATHY BENZAQUIN
STUDENT LIFE OFFICE
The purpose of this article is to introduce you to the new
College Union Board structure to be implemented this faU This
new system will enable the CUB to function in a more organized
manner and to provide a greater vaneiy oi enienainment. An
additional note of interest: the social rep from each residence
hall will be responsible for programming in his/her hall and
wUl not be responsible for all campus events unless voluntarily
joining a committee. The following is a description of the new
CUB structure:
PRESIDENT: elected, responsible for entire operation,
works with Director of Student Activities; administrator.
VICE-PRESIDENT: ejected, responsible tor woriung with
the social reps in planning programs, overseeing performance,
serves as liason.
SECRETARY: appointed, by President, responsible for
paperwork, report-gathering, serves as agent for President.
TREASURER/FINANCUL ADVISOR: appointed, by
President, responsible for keeping books, advising committees
on financial status and matters, checks spending procedures,
signs all money requests, responsible for drawing up budget
based on board input.
EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR OF PROGRAMMING:
appointed by Executive Board, responsible for all overall
coordination of all committees for programming, answers
directly to President of CUB, has voting priviledge on board.
SOCIAL RE3*: elected by dorm, responsible for
programming in the residence haU, voting member of CUB,
has option to work only with dorm programming or to serve as
committee chairperson or member, will partake in
leadership/programming workshops (nine members with nine
alternates)
CHAIRPERSONS: appointed by President and Board of
Directors through self-nconination, responsible for forming a
committee, developing and budget, programming on given
dates for that interest area, work closely with Executive Co
ordinator of programming and Director of Student Activities,
planning and implementation of programs, do not hold voting
priviledges.
COMMITTEES: Movie, Farrago (management and
coffeehouses), Bands/Dances, Special Events/Lecture,
Publicity.
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES: Professional, hired
representative of Student Life Office, advisor to CUB,
responsible for working closely with President (CUB) and
board members, serves as resource person, signs all money
requests, ultimately responsible for program planning and
implementation, keeps college activity calendar (publishes
monthly calendar), holds training sessions and planning
meetings with executive board. Signs all contracts.
If you’ve been to the Belk College Center lately, you’ve
probably noticed a few new faces similing at you fromthe table
near the Student Life Office. The Director of Student Activities
has initiated a new service for you - the “checkout counter”!
Available nightly, Sunday through Thursday, from 7 p.m. -
midnight, there are a variety of tatole games (Risk, Monopoly,
life. Sorry, etc.) playing cards, and magazines to check out.
All you have to do is leave an I.D. and use the Belk Center to
play your game in. In addition, infonnation will be available to
-Visitors of the college.
rights and start being more
concerned about the victim’s
(that’s all the normal people
here) we’d get a lot more of
the burned out space cadets
who wander the coswalk
aimlessly...
“it is rumored” You would be
the type to listen to rumors.
Don’t attack anyone unless
you’ve got some racis, chump.
You want assurances of your
security? Don’t do drugs - and
you’ll have nothing to worry
about, will you?