Is There A Community
At St. Andrews?
Com.mu.ni.ty (ke myoo ni tee) n. 1. a social ground
whose members live in a specific locality, share govern
ment, and have a common heritage.
According to the above definition, found in the Ran
dom House Dictionary, St. Andrews college fulfills al
the requirements for a community.
We all live in the same locality, we live under the same
government or at least we are supposed to, and we all
share the same heritage of being members of St. An
drews. ,
Yet one part of a community that tne dictionary fails
to define is the sense of loyality and devotion that peo
ple are supposed to have for their community and its
inhabitants. .
This is where, I believe the St. Andrews community
fails to meet the requirements for a community.
1 am not saying that there is no common bond or
loyality to the St. Andrews comniunity by its in
habitants, but it is certainly not what it could or should
be. „ .
This failure to devote oneself to the college lies in us
all; both the faculty and the students.
Bill mil
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The students of St. Andrews seem to be filled with a
sense of apathy that infects every aspect of student life.
People constantly complain about things in their lives
but rarely want to act accordingly to rid themselves of
the problems.
Examples include the constant complaining about
things to do, about the food in the cafe and the lack of
power the students have.
All of these complaints can be deemed legitimate, but
there have been no ideas for events that could generate
student interest, ideas or suggestions to Saga to improve
the quality of food or any action taken to dismantle the
administration’s decisions that create aggravation
amongst the students.
It is a right to be vocal and to be responsible in
following your words with action.
The faculty of St. Andrews seem to want to isolate
themselves and not interest themselves in the students
lives outside of class.
It is certainly not a requirement for the faculty to at
tend student social functions, but it certainly does
reflect an attitude of indifference among the faculty.
By no means is the whole faculty guilty of this, there
are several faculty members who are present at more
college functions than most students, but there is a large
percentage of professors that are only seen while they
have academic business on campus.
Being at college is a great learning and growing ex
perience and if we are to have any sense of community
outside of school once we leave we need to create a
healthy community while we are here.
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November 10, 1982
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CWER TO THE POUCE IN R.ECORD NUMBERS ?
Energy Policy Initiated
This is the first of a series
of articles to inform the St.
Andrews community about
energy conservation projects
which have been completed
at the College. If you have
any energy saving ideas
please submit them to the
Business Office.
Before you can appreciate
the need for and the benefits
of conservation you should
know a little about the con
sumption and cost of utilities
at the College. Last year
utility cost at the College
amounted to approximately
$462,000. This averages out
to approximately $675.00
spent for each member of the
St. Andrews community.
This cost is composed of the
following:
Electricity—$253,000;
Fuel Oil—$179,500; Water &
Sewage—$29,500.
Fuel Oil Conversion
To cut back on the cost of
fuel oil used for heating in
the large boilers, a low cost
oil is now being burned. Last
year modifications were
made to the systems to
enable the boiler to burn a
thicker, lower grade of oil.
The oil is 15 cents per gallon
cheaper than the oil which
had been used previously.
The cost is lower because the
oil is less refined. This
thicker oil must be heated to
make it thin enough to burn.
In fact, if allowed to cool the
oil becomes as thick as chew
ing gum. This project will
save the College $15,000.00
based on a projected con
sumption of 100,000 gallons.
Why No Heat or Hot
Water Lately?
Have you ever tried sucic-
ing chewing gum through a
straw? One of the heaters re
quired to pre-heat and thin
the fuel oil malfunctioned
and the boiler operator had a
difficult time coaxing the
thick oil through the fuel
supply system to be burned.
The heater has been sent out
for repair and temporary
measures have been made to
keep the system operable.
The system is working fine
now.
One final note-the College
spent approximately $1-30
on utilities while you read
this article.
Roving Reporter: Abortion
The last roving reporter on
the abortion issue created
quite a controversy. Since we
received some more
responses we have decided to
publish additional comments
about abortion.
Johnny Mack-Granvitle-
Use contraceptives and don’t
sweat it!!!
Dick Prust-Faculty-
Aborting a fetus is not
murder because a fetus is not
a person. A person is really a
person only when it becomes
self reflective and self aware,
in other words, after it has
had its first philosophy
course.
N.C. Hart
Two months pregnant,
and the gentle handsome one
says he cannot marry you.
He has not yet felt the
manhood of his life. He says
he’ll offer help, but it is your
decision.
So you raise your head and
ask the question-knowing
you must listen only to
yourself. Open nights and
you hear nothing. All is
quiet. So we’ll have the baby.
Three months pregnant.
The young handsome one
wants to move across the
states-to the west. You hear
these words , and see them
plainer than the day. The
child has no father now. The
child has no father.
You try so not to hear the
worst in all those words.
You’re not a man. You know
there is a difference which
must be necessity of parts. A
child cannot form without a
father.
Turn about. Give up the
child to another world, and
you feel guilt slapping you
for days and months. Until
beneath that plague an
understanding grows of the
love that men can bring, a
wholesome one. A child fully
grown in love brings bless
ings to the world. A child
grown without that fullness
lives and spreads a sterile
seed.
A baby was conceived, yet
now complete only in that
timeless world.
" Contest Winners
DeTamble Library Kiddie
Kontest pinners
1st Rhonda Moody
Orange - Soph. - Dinner New
China (for 2)
2nd Kam Jones - Concord
- Soph. - St. Andrews Scarf
3rd Jerry Lisenby ■
Albemarle Junior - Calendar
& Journal
“CUTEST” was a TIE!
No. 15 Margaret Bennett
No. 23 Bob Busko (unders
tand this is not the first tune
this picture has won Bob a
Cute Baby Title...also
childhood winner).
The staff hopes everyboa
enjoyed the contest as wuc
as they did.