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PAGE 2...THE COMPASS...October, 1972 EDITORIALS EDITOR’ MESSAGE Earlier during the se mester, a memo was mailed to the faculty, staff and students re questing that everyone submit their news to the COMPASS STAFF, if you had any to be published. Also, each organization was mailed a letter later, asking for the name ot the president of each or ganization. There was ve ry litde response from members of the faculty, staff and students. Many have the propensity to sit nonchalantly and cri ticize but when asked to offer criticisms and sug gestions, they have noth ing to offer. This is a bitter pill to swallow but we must face facts. Eliza beth City State Universi ty cannot prosper with this type of attitude. One of the largest con cerns voiced by the stu dent body during the first year was the F-O-O-D. We need to get away from this and think about ele ments that excell us. I don’t fail to realize that a balanced meal is a nec essity for our consump tion and physical as will as mental well-being. It has been said that some students do not per form as well as they sh ould academically. The bookstore has a deficit of old unused books. New books have to be ordered for classes but the prob lem is that we will get the books like we should, after the deficit of old unused books is taken care of properly. Irre- gardless what the prob lem is, students should not have to go without books that are used for Professional Education courses. We have to de cide whether to have a deficit of old books or DONALD LIVERMAN produce a deficit of in capable future teachers because they did not have a book for a hand source. ECSU’S library has re ference materials but when an instructor as signs a chapter, to be read in the textbook, he means that chapter and naturally you would use some other references but you cannot get the assignment pro perly if you do not have a textbook. This is par ticularly true if the book store do*;s not: have the textbook. For example, in a class of over twenty students, not over five students have a textbook in a professional educa tion course. Some pro fessional education cour ses are accelerated and this makes the situation worse. We, the faculty, staff and students mast jointly labor fervently in order for ECSU to evolve pro gressively. For “To Live Is To Learn” and a Stu dent has a better chance of learning if he is equip ped propsrly with the ba sic tools. The Compass staff wishes all a happy and prosperous year. Let us hear from you. The Compass STATE UNIVERSITY NEWSPAPERS The Compass State University Newspaper Staff Mem bers: Columbia Scholastic Press Association Editor - In-Chief Donald Liverman Associate Editors Barbara Alston Carolyn Jones Managing Editor Shelia Rountree Feature Editor Lemuel Eley Exchange Editor Hattie Honablew Secretary Shirley Jones Treasurer Annie Mitchell Miss Compass Brenda Smallwood Proofreaders Lois Hines, Sundra Bray, Dorothy Wilson, Pat ricia Roberts, Alma Jenkings, Connie Roberts, Carolyn Jones, Eva Britt Typists Connie Roberts, Carolyn Jones, Deborah Irving, Sundra Bray Contributing Editors Brenda Small wood, Shirley Jones, Lois Hines, Hattie Honablew, Shelia Rountree, Dennis Deloatch, James Collins, Clamity Parker, Jeannette Boone, Barbara Alston, Connie Roberts Faculty Advisors: L, R. Ballou and J. T. Williams Ihe COMPASS is published bi-monthly during the school year by the students of Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909 Editorial opinions or those articles on the editorial page are not necessarily those of THE COMPASS or the University. From Student To Professor As a former student and now as a faculty mem ber of Elizabeth City St ate University, I have had an opportunity to watch this university grow from a rare and special vantage point. I will deal, how ever, only with my im pressions of this univer sity in my new role as a facilty member. 1 returned to this cam pus with mixed emorions; in one sense it was home coming (1 had not visited the campus in seven years), and in the other sense, it was the begin ning of a new facet of my teaching career. Ar riving on this campus, 1 found many changes in the physical plant itself. Ma ny buildings that now ex ist on this campus were not in existence at the time that 1 was a stu dent here. Although there are many of the same faculty members as well as new ones, most of the administration, including our Chancellor, Dr. Thorpe, came to tnis in stitution after 1 gra duated. These changes, my new job, and my past association with this in stitution has required a very unique kind of ori entation for me. One of the changes re quiring a unique kind of orientation has been working with faculty members, many of whom , were former teachers of mine. In every case, I have found a mutually co operative attitude toward the job we must perform together. 1 havebeencon- tent and willing to ac cept their advice while they have demonstrated an equal willingness to accept my ideas and ex periences. To me, this is a sign of progressive pro fessionalism of p'0.si.tive change. I have found the admin istration, at ECSU, to be dynamic and progressive both in its attitude toward the faculty and the stu dents, 1 think it was this attitude and progressive spirit, as exemplified in a meeting that I had with Dr. Thorpe, which was a motivating factor in my returning to this institu tion to teach. Among the most pro- fouai changes that I have noticed, upon returning to this campus, is the in creased freedom and op portunity of the student to make decisions con cerning !iie social and academic aspect of his life at this institution. It is my hope that as a faculty mom'osr and as a former student, 1 can serve, not only as an ad visor to students, but al so as a symbol of what can be done by graduates of this institution, 1 plan to concentrate a great deal of my energy toward increasing the number of alternates by which the teaching-learning pro cess might bo facilitated at this institution. Am 1 Is my purpose only to en dure pain beyond release Can I not have a shade of happiness Why me, who chose my name I’m weary lonely and sick, 1 can no longer play this game, and just as I consume all hope, again I find nothing nothing to subtain me. Oh, God, please have mercy for without it I can’t be I seem to hurt more than ever a human being If only I could reason why or lay someone the blame Possibly 1 could appease myself lifeless and drained of all my desires Oh God Oh God please don’t stop loving me LINZELL HOWARD My Way Why can’t I have things my way Who s to say its the wrong way I’m so tired of doing things your way. Can’t 1 be myself! Do this, do that, to H— with you! I’m going to do things my way It's time for a revolution You had your chance. I’ll have mine by force or by freewill As long as 1 have it way I don’t care cause 1 don’t have time to live. EDITH DIRTH Forever I will love my love forever and a day Pleasant memories will remain with me always The days we were toge ther The times we were apart My love remains with me in mind and in heart. A love so profound, unable to be stole I will love my love forever and a day My love is a love I will always love And in time of sorrow when my love is gone, the thoughts of what use to be keeps me lingering on. And as time goes by I shall never regret, the love 1 have for my love, the love lean never forget. VANCY MITCHELL We The People We are the people Black people People with a past of oppression and undeserving pain. It was our people Who were tormented Beaten and robbed of their individuality. It is us the people who are still being abused, scorned and tormented but we now stand we now fight back. We are the people Black people Who will stand tall in the face of danger to strive to right the wrongs that were infringed upon us by the whites. It is us the people who won’t be pushed into a corner and torned of our integrity won’t be whitewashed won’t be robbed of our individuality won’t give up in the face of defeat Rather it is us that have a plan for the man and we dam well won’t be oppressed. by SUNDRA BRAY “Questions” 1. What is the present total student body? Ans.: 1,280 students 2. Why isn’t there a re quired Black Cultural cl ass as to enhance the knowledge of the blacks? Ans.: There is a course in Black History offered but it is not required. 3. What activities are open to Freshmen? Ans.: All school ac tivities. 4. Why isn’t there a lounge in West Lodge? Ans.: There is a lounge but at the present it is being occupied. 5. Why aren't the sani tation conditions better in West Lodge? Ans.: We all are here on common ground. 6. How long will West Lodge be used as a dor mitory? Ans.: Indefinitely. 7. What are the visiting hours at New Men’s Dorm and West Lodge? Ans.: No definite visiting hours. 8. Why aren’t financial aid students able to have a car on campus? Ans.: Under special con ditions students are al lowed to have a car. 9. How can freshmen get in contact with the dif ferent sororities and fra ternities? Ans.: All freshmen girls arc invited by different sororities to a rush party- I'he guys have smokers. 10. When will Bias Hall steps by cleared? Ans.: When the freshmen girls go in and the guys move.
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