page two
the lance
SEPTEMBER
Hi
night views
opinions — editorials
New editor encourages
support on campus
In case aU of you new students haven’t heard, (I am sure there is no
need to remind the elders), St. Andrews’ students have had a problem in
the past few years publishing a student newspaper. Why? Good Ques
tion.
The First Constitutional Amendment certainly applies to this campus
- we do have freedom of press. Also to our advantage we have adequate
working facilities, intelligent, capable students, faculty members who
have offered expert advice, and - believe it or not - available fuiancial
resources.
The answer to the question is obviously lack of desire. I am a fim
believer in Norman Vincent Peale’s approach to a healthy thought life.
You can be or do anything you set your mind to. This sounds like a
wonderful “power of positive thinking” motto but even Peale admits
that positive thoughts are completely useless without positive action.
We certainly cannot ’“think” a Lance into existance. Neither can a few
full-time students bear the load alone, no matter how much desire or
positive thoughts and action they may have.
St. Andrews will have a competent student newspaper this year. The
app^ is clear though, WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! This is your
newspaper and the goal of our dedicated staff is to “please most of the
people most of the time.” We plan to cany out the following objectives
in the 1981-82 Lance: 1) To give a responsible account of newsworthy or
celebratory items, 2) To provide students a worthwhile and educational
form of entertainment, 3) To provide a means for journalism students to
gain practical experience in every phase of newspaper work, 4) To open
up and strengthen channels of communication among the students and
among the students and faculty.
K you feel we are successfully achieving our goals please let us know.
If you find fault in some capacity of our work, please let us know also -
but I ask that you do so tactfully and constructively. We welcome and
encourage submissions of editorials, features, photography, or
anything of interest to you. Thank you for your support.
TERRI DAVIS
Opinions welcomed
The Lance Editorial Staff
would like to hear the opinions of
the St. Andrews’ student body
concerning both secular and
campus politics. We encourage
readers to contribute their opi
nions on matters which they feel
need to be recognized. Two re
quests which we make of
^torial contributions are that:
(1) editorials must be signed by
their author and (2) editorials
should be written in good taste for
a constructive purpose and not
out of malice.
Opinions of St. Andrews faculty
members are welcome. In the
past, numerous professors have
participated in this capacity. It is
our hope that through their con
tributions a closer bond between
students and the faculty will be
established.
Of course, the editorial page is
a page of subjective analysis and
hence, an opportunity for an ex
pression of opposing viewpoints
will be provided.
Editor Terri Davis
Assistant Editors Sharon Stanley
Sherri Reeder
Business Manager and
Photographic Editor Jan Golden
News Editor Maureen Ingalls
Feature Editor Kim Becknell
Editorial Editor Corey Ingold
Sports Editor Mark Drinnon
Copy Editor Sophie Mott
Advisor Libby Turner
A closer look at SAGE
By COREY INGOLD
The incoming freshman class
will be the first class to entirely
experience the newly-structured
SAGE (St. Andrews General
Education) program. Formerly
called St. Andrews Studies, the
program has broadened its input
by requiring seven courses in
stead of six. Two courses (102 and
104) will be taken by the fresh
men during Spring Term instead
of only one as before.
According to SAGE Director
Edna Ann Loftus, the SAGE 101
and 102 courses have changed
their emphasis to provide the
students with better writing and
library skiUs. The St. Andrews
belief in a solid liberal arts
foundation will surface quite
often in the course. Also, some
introduction computer word
processing will be used in SAGE
102. The new SAGE courses will
be critically evaluated because
they are considered to be pilot
courses and as such, are subject
to reform according to fteir
degree of effectiveness.
The SAGE program will
distinguish itself over the SAS
program by integrating aU facul
ty members under a specific
direction of study. Hopefully, this
will make SAGE a diversified
and exciting learning experience.
In a sense, the professors will be
model learners by teaching sub
jects outside of their specific
disciplines.
One major supplement of the
SAGE program is the required
reading of primary documents.
The purpose of this is to help
FRESHMEN experience new SAGE program.
students draw their own conclu
sions rather than reading criti
ques of the document.
As a means of providing for a
solid liberal arts education, the
administration has set up
guidelines called Breadth
requirements to insure that a St.
Andrews graduate has taken a
wide variety of courses. One
course from each of the following
will be required: The Arts, The
Humanities, The Laboratory
Sciences and The Social and
Behavioral Sciences. Also, a
symbol system course (a course
not dealing with the English
language) must be completed
before graduation. The Breadth
requirements only pertain to this
year’s freshman class.
Genetic engineering is seminar topic
By MAUREEN INGALLS
Early last we^, a group of
students arrived on campus for
an “intellectual warm-up” as
Neal Bushoven stated. Wed
nesday, Thursday, and Friday,
September 9-11, was set aside for
an Honor’s Seminar. Bushoven
coordinated the event due to
growing concern by faculty and
students that there was a con
siderable lack of events of this
nature. A total of forty-five stu
dents from each of the four
classes participated in the
Seminar.
The Seminar dealt with the per
tinent issue of genetic engineer
ing interpreted through various
disciplines. Included within the
varying perspectives was Neal
Bushoven who spoke about living
in a complex, democratic society,
and Dr, Bennett who dealt with
toe ethicality of genetic engineer
ing. Also participating in the
forum was Dr. Johnston who lec
tured on technology and its im
plications for the future, and Dr.
Torres who spoke about genetic
engineering and its value to
modem scientific thought.
The series of meetings began
with opening remarks from Dean
Crossley and President Perkin-
son. Max PoUey, a Professor at
Davidson College, was the
keynote speaker. His speech
dealt with the advantages of
receiving a liberal arts educa
tion.
Thursday consisted of two
Questions Seminars with several
(rf the Seminar’s Faculty Team.
Dr. V. Newman, Director of
Career Planning and Placement,
and Dr. Prust discussed several
aspects of careres and vocational
opportunities. The day concluded
with dinner at President Perkin-
son’s home.
The final Questions Seminars
were held on Friday. Also includ
ed in the schedule was a program
ATTENTION!!
S.A. ACTION LINE
Each issue we will feature an
Action Line. If you have any pro
blems with maintenance, profes
sors, or anything you can’t solve
yourself, write us. Send any let
ters to Kim Becknell, Campus
Box 535. We will do our best to
straighten matters. A third party
can oftentimes be of assistance.
entitled, “After St. Andw
What?” in which severalfifi
discussed opportunities fw
an exposure to a wide raif
academic areas.
That evening a Panel te
sion was held to determine (
It Means to be Libeti
Educated”. Faculty pa#
were ^ from *
disciplines — Df. Stt
represented the Social So®
Dr. Loftus and the nowi#
Dr. James Carver repress
the English Department,
Wetmore represented theM
Mathematics, and Sci®
Department, and ModeraW^
Melton represented the V
Department.
The event concluded ob*
day evening, September»
a Recognition meeting.»
ding essays on genetic eif
ing and its implication w
future were recogmzed