From the Editor
Dear Readers,
I am extremely pleased to report
that comments about the last issue
of THE LANCE have been over
whelmingly positive. The student
body, college administrators, faculty,
and even a few members of the St.
Andrews' board of trustees have
shown their support for continued
growth and success of THE LANCE.
The encoungement and support
made a tremendous amount of dif
ference as the staff put this issue
together. Many people have made
suggestions about how to make THE
LANCE a better student newspaper,
and I will incorporate them into our
future plans.
This issue of THE LANCE is very
special as we help to celebrate the
25th Anniversary of our college and
that all-time favorite St. Andrews
tradition: ExtravaGANZA.
Our Art Editor, John Ward,
is to be praised for his hard work on
the cover illustration. He has done a
terrific job. In this issue of THE
LANCE we are pleased to bring to
you a special word from President A.
P. Parkinson and TWO new columns:
"Windows on the World", by Dr.
Bob Martin, and 'The Arts at St. An
drews," by sophomore John Brown.
THE LANCE welcomes new staff
member Kelly Hunt who is serving as
Advertising Manager.
On Saturday, April 12th, I had the
pleasure of meeting with a few ad
mitted students, and I expect to see
between ten and seventeen of them
join our staff next year. As always I
encourage everyone to contribute
THE LANCE and help make it your
newspaper.
Seniors graduating in May,
remember that THE LANCE would
love to print any poetry or prose that
you wish to submit for the final issue.
Deadline is May 6.
Finally, I am pleased to announce
that I have been appointed editor of
THE LANCE for next year. I will do
my very best to provide you with a
high quality newspaper, and I hope
to get THE LANCE ready to enter in
to state and national college
newspaper contests.
Sincerely yours,
Heidi Jernigan
Editor
Ext. 487/Box 79
The Lance
Staff Contributing to Thi« ls»ue
Editor Jernigan
Assistant Editor Deborah Kelly
Photographic Editor Schmid
Art Editor Ward
Sports Photographer Daily Diaz
Contributing Photographer Nhi Phan
Staff Writers David Snyder
Ranra Richard
John Brown
Advertising Manager Kelly Hunt
Advisor
Contributing Writers Reeta Roy
Rochele Bailey
Dawn Alastik
Del Spruill
Special Thanks to Jerry Bledsoe of the GREENSBORO NEWS |
AND RECORD, Steve Tutchen, Lori Dickey, Rochele Bailey, Dr. |
Powers and the folks in the Development Office, President Perkin- |
fson, Penny Geffert, Nhi and Jim, Donna Byrd, Dr. Larry Schulz, |
^ and the great people at THE LAURINBURG EXCHANGE. |
^ The opinions expressed on these pages are not necessarily those of THE 5
i LANCE, the college, or the student body, but are of the signed individuals. |
^THE LANCE welcomes and encourages responses to the material in thisj
@ publication, but reserves the right of editorial freedom as governed by respon-'
$sible journalism.
To the Editor
Dear Editor,
I have always sincerely believed
that the students here at St. Andrews
were at least thoughtful and con
siderate towards their fellow
students' feelings, if not halfway in
telligent as well. On Tuesday, April
15th, Maintenance painted over "the
wall" so that the Ganza Core Com
mittee could advertise "Extravagan
za," and other students would be
able to express any new thoughts,
ideas, etc. That very evening, a few
select students felt the urge to fill
almost the entire wall with mean
ingless graffitti. If I had not sketched
out the Extravaganza design earlier in
the day, I'm sure that portion of the
wall would have been filled up as
well. I personally know of several
students who had planned to put
quotes, sayings, and designs up on
the wall in light of upcoming events
such as the trustees' visit, alumni
weekend, the 25th anniversary
celebration, Extravaganza, gradua
tion, etc., but were unable to do so
because of -these people who un-
thoughtfully chose to "hog-up" all of
the wall space. In addition, the graf
fitti that these students chose to use
was pretty stupid, and even
somewhat offensive. "The wall" was
established (so to speak), so that
students would have a creative outlet
to express their ideas, feelings, and
art. Graffitti which "glorifies Satan"
and exposes certain persons sex lives
is neither creative, nor does it con
tribute to the St. Andrews communi
ty in any sort of way. As several of us
were out painting the Ganza Design
on Wednesday, we heard nothing
but negative comments from
students, faculty, and administrators
who passed by and read what was
on the wall. I hope in the future,
students will take into consideration
WHAT they are putting on the wall,
and HOW MUCH space they are
utilizing. Hopefully, the wall can once
again become a valuable, interesting,
and intriguing part of the St. An
drews community.
Lori Dickey
Students Voice Their Opinions About THE LANCE
After THE LANCE reappeared on
March 4th a survey was quickly
taken to measure student reaction.
The results are as follows:
What suggestions do you have
for making THE LANCE a better stu
dent publication?
"The Lance is great."
"Have a paper come out once a
week." (Staff response: With such a
small staff and our current budget,
that would be impossible. Would
you like to join our staff?)
"More opinion; comics; stocks."
"I thought the last issue (March
4th) was the best ever."
"More color might be nice." (Staff
response: We have splurged on this
issue but at $30 per color on every
two pages, it can get very costly.)
"More interesting photos. More in
teresting campus-related articles
rather than political."
"Better writing of articles. More
diversified articles."
'The March 4th issue was ex
cellent and a great improvement."
"Keep up the good work and keep
it coming on a regular basis."
"More articles and more student
writers. I'm sure more participation is
needed." (Staff response: You are
absolutely right. How about joining
the staff?)
"Just having a Lance, in whatever
shape, was a major improvement.
But what was done was excellent."
"Coupons from area businesses."
(Staff response: We contacted area
merchants a few weeks ago, and we
hope to have some results soon.)
"I'm very pleased that THE LANCE
is finally back and in such good
shape."
To all those who took the survey,
thanks for being so honest with us.
We hope that everyone will feel free
to offer suggestions about how to
improve THE LANCE. Also, if you
have a story idea, we would love to
hear about it, or you may submit your
own freelance work. THE LANCE is
here for you, and we aim to please.
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