VOL. XXIII - No. 6
The Lance
St. Andrews Presbyterian
December 7, 1984
Woodrow Wilson Fellow
Sanford Gottlieb
Visits
SA.
by David Tew
Assistant Editor
In the first visit this year by a
Woodrow Wilson Fellow, St. An
drews was honored to host Dr.
Sanford Gottlieb for the week of
November 26-30. Dr. Gottlieb
visited classes, conducted private
interviews, and spoke twice
before large groups in Belk Main
Lounge.
Dr. Gottlieb is currently Ex
ecutive Director of United Cam
puses to Prevent Nuclear War.
In the past he has also served as
Executive Director of SANE, a
citizens’ lobby opposed to
nuclear weapons, and New Direc
tions, a citizens’ lobby on global
issues.
Life for Dr. Gottlieb has not
been confined to the office,
however. He has testified before
Congress and the platform com
mittee for both the Democrats
and the Republicans, and on
November 27, 1965, he was “The
New York Times” “Man in the
News” for coordinating a March
on Washington for Peace in Viet
nam, which brought 40,000
demonstrators to the capital.
In 1973 he discovered that he
was on President Nixon’s
“enemies list”. Several months
later his involvement with
SANE, which supports Soviet
dissidents, led to the Soviets’ de
nying him an entry visa.
He served on the MX Missle
Basing Advisory Board of the
Office of Technology Assessment
in 1980-81, and has contributed
Dr. Gottlieb speaks before students.
articles to several major publica
tions, such as Newsweek and The
New York Times. Dr. Gottliebi
also is a regular commentator on
“In The Public Interest”, which
is broadcast by 250 radio sta
tions.
While at St. Andrews, Dr.
Gottlieb gave a well-received lec
ture on U.S.-Soviet relations, and
how they affect arms talks. The
dialogue was frank, justly poin
ting out that the U.S., specifical
ly the Reagan administration,
has no right to call the U.S.S.R.
an “evil empire”.
In a later private interview. Dr.
Gottlieb allowed some personal
insight into who he is, and what
he is about. In the 1950’s, he felt
like he needed to get involved
with world affairs, but then there
was no place to go. Then one day
he ran across an ad in the New
York Times heralding that we
were in danger like none ever fac
ed before, thanks to' nuclear
weapons. He submitted the
coupon for membership to Nor
man Cousins, the founder of
SANE. Over 5000 people
responded, and the movement
was underway. Dr. Gottlieb even
tually became director of the
Washington chapter before he
left to head UCAM.
When asked if he felt there was
a misconception in America
about the Soviets, he responded
with an emphatic “yes!” “While
it is true that the Soviets have
invaded countries and ferried
troops to trouble spots,” Dr.
Gottlieb continued, “to call them
an ‘evil empire’ or to assume
See Gottlieb page 8.
Laiirinbiirg Area - Home To Many Spirits
By Debbie Egan
There are ghosts in Laurinburg
and its surrounding areas. That is
what many students at St. An
drews are starting to believe.
There has been constant chatter
ing going on among friends about
the strange occurances they have
seen while visiting these
“haunted places”.
Ther are three main sites in
which students have reported
strange occurances happening.
These three places are: McLeod
Cemetary in Maxton, Smjn-na
Church in Smyrna, and “The
Light” located approximately 40
miles from Laurinburg.
The story behind McLeod
Cemetary is that there is a statue
of the Mother Mary located in one
comer of it. This statue is said to
nave life and this can be proven
by feeling the wrist of the statue
in which there is a pulse present.
There are only a few students,
however, that have actually made
it close enough to feel the pulse.
Many others have reported hear
ing strange noises, some soun
ding like footsteps, or seeing mov
ing objects on their way to the
statue, thus, causing them to turn
around and leave rather quickly.
Those students who actually made
it to the statue say they did in
deed feel a pulse beating.
Smyrna Church is known by
many as a haunted church. The
story says that this church was
closed up several years ago
because it was haunted. The
church looks freshly painted to
this day and there have been no
reports of anyone painting it.
Also, there are students who have
reported going by the church and
seeing a light come on inside the
church or the little house right
next to it. The church and house
have been closed up for a long
time, but besides the light coming
on, others have reported seeing
movement in the curtains of the
house. Many students continue to
go to Smyrna Church, but all of
them leave their cars running and
facing out to make for a quick exit
if necessary.
Lastly, there is a place known
as “The Light”. This is a spot out
in the woods that holds a
“spooky” story. It is said that a
man was hit by a train and that
his ghost is still by the tracks.
The reports given by students
who have been to “the light” are
that a light comes from nowhere
and heads right towards you.
They say that the light has no
definite shape and comes right
through the middle of some
bushes: bushes a human could not
get through without being seen. It
is not known where the light
comes from and most students
leave before the light gets too
close to them. There are a few
students, however, that have
stayed long enough to report that
the light comes right up to you
and then just vanishes in thin air.
They had no explanations for
what they had experienced.
These incidents that are being
talked about at St. Andrews Col
lege may or may not be complete
ly true. Believe it or not or
perhaps go out and see for
yourself. Whatever you choice is,
make it with good judgement and
if you choose to visit one or more
of these “haunted spots” be sure
and take a friend.