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From the
Editor's desk
Farewell,
This is it. The last issue. It
seems like all I do is
say'thank you’, but you all
have been ‘supportive
therapy’.
It has been a long road and
I speak for myself and the
staff in saying that we have
enjoyed making the paper—
hope you’ve enjoyed reading
it.
Take care and support the
next staff like you have this
one. ^
Lynette Gutridge
Editor, 1982-83
Dear Students,
I would like to say that this
has been an interesting year
for me. I really enjoyed my
position as Coresponding
Secretary of the Student
Government Association.
It was an honor to be a
member of the Executive
Board and I enjoyed working
with the other members of the
THE COMPASS
ExecutiveEditor—
Lynette Gutridge
Assistant Editor—
Gwen Nixon
Copy Editor—
Z.Mariah Bunch
News Editor—
R.J.Walker
Features Editor-
Lee Bowser
Faculty Adviser—
Dr. Robert Thorne
Executive Board.This was a
wonderful experience which
will guide me in the future.
I would also like to thank
you, the Student Body for
allowing me to accomplish
this goal.
Sincerely yours,
Tahira H. Hafiz
Corresponding Secretary
Student Government
Association
by Algie Mabry, Jr.
A transition from high -
school to college for a new
freshman can be terrifying,
as well as an enjoyable ex
perience. The fear of making
new friends, getting use to the
cafeteria food, or waking up
early for an 8:00 a.m. class,
are among a small list of.
things that many freshmen
dread. Adjusting to college
life may be an easy process
for some, where as for others.
it is a drastic change. In doing
so, many positive and
negative attitudes are
created. Here at ECSU, like
any other freshmen class, the
Class of 86 has experienced a
once in a lifetime event.
Adapting to this new en-
viroment and way of life, the
Class of 86 has made similar
response to those who have
traveled this course before.
Not many campuses are as
fortunate as ours to have
their very own celebrity. Yes,
a celebrity! Reigning from
Manteo, North Carolina,
Anthony Carver, alias
“Prince,” has made an
astounding impression on the
Freshman Class, as well as,
the University at large. His
transition from high school to
college he explains was
rather smooth.
“It can be said
that college is
‘another world . ”
—Algie Mabry, Jr.
“I had no problems at all
getting used to the new en-
viroment. The only fear I had
was getting acquainted with
an entire different set of
people, wondering will they
accept me for who I am, my
qualities and potentials, or
what I possessed.”
Reflecting over the school
term as it comes closer to an
end, Anthony reminisces over
his freshman year and views
several negative aspects of
the institution that he wishes
he could change or alter.
“To be frank, I would
definitely change or work
around the biased attitudes of
many of the students here.
The atmosphere tends to be
phony at times, maybe
because of the prejudice that
exists among the students.
One day a person says
hello,the next day he doesn’t.
Other than that, I love ECSU,
mainly because of its
closeness to home.”
For a commuting student,
especially an entering fresh
man, the modulation from
high school to college can be
tedious. For Deborah
Williams, a native of
Newland, North Carolina, it
was the opposite.
“Coming straight out of
high school and preparing
and adjusting myself to
college was quite easy. Even
as a commuter, I enjoy
driving back and forth daily.”
Deborah relates to the
University Center as a “rest
stop.”
“I really love the
University Center and the
numerous services that they
offer. The Center is just like
your typical highway or in
terstate. Traffic is extremely
heavy around noon and there
is a great deal of noise during
the middle of the day, par-
ticularly in the
Kaleidoscope.”
It can be concluded that
college is another world.
Moving from high school to
college is a true outer space
experience. We look foreward
to seeing next year’s Fresh
man Class and hope that theii
transition will be as smooth
and easy flowing as the Class
of ’86.
To The Editor:
We tried to count up all the things we like about you but;
the calculator we used only went to 99,999,999!
We’re going to miss you! ! !
The COMPASS Staff
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Feature Writers
Rita Carroll
Harold E. Stokes
Rick Jones
Lynnette Watson
Tracy Hoggard
Algie H. Mabry Jr.
Shawn Watson
Michael A. Emmert
Renate Jones
James Howard
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