March 9, 1 989
The Lance
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Dear Editor,
I was informed by a very reliable source
that over Christmas break, 27 laboratory
animals died due to a lack of adequate food
and water. Upon talking to the professor in
charge of the animal laboratory. Dr. Dennis
McCracken, I was told that he had not been
aware of this, but that he would look into it.
Without indicating who my informant was,
I can personally vouch for his/her integrity,
as well as assure you that he/she is in
almost daily contact with the animal lab.
There is no other reason for this person to
have sought me out other than in the hope
that I would do something for this. They had
no reason to lie.
Nothing can be done about the animals
that died over the break, whatever their
number, but we can work to make sure that
this situation does not arise again. Spring
break is coming up and the animals must
be attended to. I encourage you to talk to
your science and psychology professors
about your concerns. I'm sure Dr McCraken
would be interested in speaking with con
cerned students, as well. St Andrews prides
itself on being a research institution and
thus, has a responsibility to these animals to
provide adequate food and water.
If anyone is interested in becoming more
involved with Animal Rights in general,
please feel free to contact me at Ext. 478 or
my home phone 268-4488.
Phyllis Dunaway
Opinion
Audacious Junk
with Janice Young
On the evening of Saturday, February 25,
set forth with a friend in the direction of
Farrago. There was a BSD party taking
place, and once arrived, I dug into my pock
ets for the two dollar cover charge. That
taken care of, I wandered in, and was
greeted by the sight of dancing people.
I felt a sudden urge to become one of
them, so my friend and I hit the floor. After
dancing to a few tunes, we decided to rest
until what one of us deemed a good song
came on. Alas, that long awaited moment
never came.
I decided to make a request, and the
deejays said that they would "try" to play it.
Try? After a while, I asked again, and then
again, and eventually sent three other
people to ask as well. These types of par
ties are for everyone on campus, so why
was our request ignored? I personally saw
the song I wanted to hear in their box of
tapes. It wouldn't have been a problem.
The party was dominated by rap music,
and I was a paying customer. I feel my
request should have been respected. The
song 1 wanted to hear was "Running" from
Information Society. For those of you who
are unfamiliar with it, it is a freestyle song
that is neither long, nor deemed unholy by
the P.M.R.C. Instead, it is a song that is
easy to dance to, and happens to be the
one I wanted to hear.
1 intend to attend another BSD party next
year, as rumor has it that this was this year's
last. But if it is again rap dominated, I shall
leave and never attend another. I m not
paying to go anywhere that someone ex
pects one to listen to their music, but will not
listen to yours. The deejays seemed to
enjoy what they were playing, though 1
wonder if anybody else did.
TriBeta Update
with Teresa Tadalan
&l\/largaret Currie
This semester, Tri-Beta
members have added bird
watching to their list of
springtime activities. At
Che raw State Park, approxi
mately 80 miles east of St.
Andrews, an endangered
species of woodpecker has
recently been discovered on
the park's 7,000 acres of
woodland. In order to keep
a record of the growth and
spread of this species, the
South Carolina Heritage
Trust has asked St. Andrews
Tri-Beta and Health/Science
Club members to participate
in a population count of the
Red Cockaded Woodpecker
for an environmental impact
study. The project will con
sist of walking through
assigned areas of the park
searching for the nesting
sites of the Red Cockaded
found. Minor details have
yet to be finalized before
students can begin work.
In other news, Tri-Beta is
offering a tutoring service to
anyone who needs help in
the fields of science and/or
mathematics. If you are
interested, please sign up on
one of the posters in Belk,
Morgan-Jones, or the LA
building, or contact Chuck
Corley at ext. 464.
DID YOU KNOW?!!!
- that the distance from the
bridge of your nose to your
chin Is equal to the distance
from the outside corner of
each eye to the baci of your
ear?
- That the vast majority of
DNA mutations are caused
by the action of water on
DNA molecules?
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IFrom the Editor'5
DeSk
I would like to take this opportunity
to commend Howard Hall and those stu
dents who were Involved In the presentatlor
and organization of the student forum that
took place on March 1. What could have
been a screaming match and roasting of
administrative officials turned out to be an
orderly airing of legitimate gripes. A forum (
this nature was a timely event, especially o
a campus that revolves around rumours anc
heresay.
One student a‘t the forum mentioned the
fact that now that suggestions have been
made to rectify certain "unconstitutional
violations", what Is the time limit for these
changes and what Is the next step if these
changes aren't dealt with? The forum made
Its point, now it is up to us to act. As Presi
dent Hall stated at the forum, w® J’®/®
"rights, power and responsibility. Now lets
use it.
DLK ;