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pagt2 THE LANCE February 19, J9SI Hold Graffiti Artists Accountable Twenty years ago some students got together and plotted a protest about the Vietnam War. They wanted everybody on campus to be thinking about the war — to challenge the conventional wisdom of the “authorities” that justified so much killing. Their means were effective: they chose to vandalize a prominent brick wall, the one on the causewalk that faced the cafeteria, to make their statement. As a pro vocative political statement, the graffiti wall was bom. We have certainlychangedthe wall over the years! It’s changed from a venue of serious expression to a bulletin board of inane “personals.” Who cares who “so-and-so” has the hots for?” From occupying just that small part of the wall, it had spread over ten times the wallspace. Now, it covers even more. M & Shave enlightened us with “Let It Be.” Could it be that they thought as those original activists once did, that their statement is so im portant that it justifies vandalizing new territory? Who thinks so? We feel that we students must draw the line on the graffiti. It was a good move by those students 20 years ago to inaugurate “the wall.” It is an addition to our campus. We now have a great means of speech, a virtual free license to commandeer the best medium on campus and we don’t consider it vandalism. But the causewalk is a different story. That is vandalism. Just as those protesters years ago paid the consequences of their actions, “M & S” should pay their consequences. Maybe students of the future won’t view graffiti on the causewalk as vandalism. For now, however, we do view it as vandalism and feel it should be treated as such. Let’s not sit by and let a handful of students decide for the rest of us that the causewalk is fair game. Through our own judicial system, let’s make M & S face the consequences of their actions. An appropriate sentence would be painting over the offending message and a small fine as a contribution toward eventual repaving of the causewalk. Not only would that look better than smears of black paint, it would make for a smoother ride. Give Female All-American Equal Banner While watching a recent basket ball game my atleniion became focused on a banner hung in the gym which denotes the retired jersey of Will Peterson, our only All American male basketball player. Then when I glanced throughout the gym to find the banner displaying the Pittman name, our only female All American bas ketball player, I was shocked to realize that there was no such symbol honoring the retired jersey of Eva PitUnan. Maybe this is just a large over sight on the part of the P.E. Department or maybe this error is not an error but a blatant show of sexism, I am not to judge. I am one to bring this matter to the community’s attention and suggest that Ms. PitUnan be honored as that of her equal, Mr. Peterson. I would also like to bring the at tention of the community to a more recent entry into our All Ameridan lineup, Ms. Lori Stroud who was selected for All American second team this past fall in Volleyball. Perhaps she, too, should be honored in a similar fashion. Janice Willis WSAP Gets Cold Reception The students who volunteer for WSAP are having a hard time of it Although WSAP is not on the air, we are doing work, having meetings and continu ing operations so that when we do get a new sound board it will be relatively easy to broadcast again. Returning to the air will be easier than having warmth. Heat has been a worse problem, by far. For at least two winters there has been no heat in the cottage that houses the radio station. The extreme cold is not good for the aging equipment or the records. Recently it has been colder inside the station than outside, even at night Space heaters are not suffi cient for the whole cottage. Now that there is no running water, it is virtually impos sible to work at the station for any length of time. Getting our heat fixed is a pains taking process because we have to per suade the Physical Plant people to talk to a person in town, who is in charge of the heat in the station. The keys to the cottage are in the Physical Plant Possibly the guy in town has been out to fix it, but the students can tell no difference. Having no heai makes it hard to catalogue the records. If we return to the air soon, disc jockeys will be unwilling to come because of the cold This has happened previously. The heat problem causes a chain of other problems for the radio station. li hinders the dreams that both students and faculty have for the radio station and the communications program. WSAP c-jinnni get off the ground when people penna- nently borrow records or break into the radio station and destroy the bathroom facilities. We are working hard to estab lish the radio station as a creditable panof the St Andrew’s community. Your support would be welcome. As a final note I would like to say “thank you” to Mike Rodgers, David O’Bryan, Cynthia Moore, GregSevems, Chad Esposito and Laura Rose for al their hard work and their indifference to frostbite. I would also like to thank John Thomas for the great programming job he is doing. Everyone has been great! Jo Frost Acting Manager WSAP UDOKlNtOMME^' . sWUARESemNSTlREP'" ✓ TiREDwTlREPCFWE, IRAN-OONTR^SCiJ^"' timetomo^onto CJTHB^IWINSSNOW'N' aiweRTWiNSS''* OIHERTHINfiS"' clK iUinni HrmA VOL. 26 NUMBER 7 THE LANCE The opimom expnswd on theie pam m notncccsMnly Ihose of THE LANCE, the college or the jtudenl body, but ire of the »gJ»l tadividuils. AH eiiitorijlreiruikj tie the inpOTjibaity of the editor. THE LANCE welcomes •ndencoanige»rc«pooMB>'he in this publicaticn, but reserves the nj}it of editorial heedom u govenied by lesporaiblB jQuinalism. Further informMion may be obtained from THE LANCE ofTH* or by calling (919) 276-3652, e«t. 300. PhotDgraphy: Roooey Co&nan tnd staff Adviser hioc Milby TypeaBtting: Jaum Bellavia Special thanlra to the OfUce of CfwnTnwiij«tic»>« MarketiDg PHzUbd by The Ljjuinburg P^changp Buck Tredway.. Deb Kelly.. Dave Snyder Bonnie Blackburn ~ Robert Fuller ...... Jon Pargas Jill Stricklin & Betb Kuaso . Jennifer Woodward Denise Peck ....... Edit(V-ai*duef — Associate Editor — Mauging Editor ......... Copy Editor —Layout Directs Qail & Ink RHitnr —.™ Arts A Entertaimiaent Sports Section Editor Cunpax News Section Editor SUfrWrltcri: Bobby Simpxu (PoW Blank), Julie Norem (Senate Rep»t). Stffw Skinner (diac spin), Bobby Mnaengwa (Mzala Speata), MyU Ganen (health). Bob Martin (Window* m theW»ld), Brian Rodgers (Educalioii Update), Tany* Olaon (Book Revieww. Meg Anderson. Eric Eubank, bnsinca Box 757 St. Andrews Presbyterian College Laurinburg,N.C. 2A352 276-3652. EXT. 300
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