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Letters
continued from page 3
them.
Why vote? was theinitial question. Well,
you'll have old schoolers telling you that
you have to vote because your forefathers
died for your right to vote. Yes, fliey did
figjit for the opportunity to vote but not to
vote ignorantly because you feel you have
to. Everyone should definitely be regis
tered to vote—butnotneoessarilybealigned
with either of the tw^o major p^es. If all
"African Americans" were registered as
independents that would makeouragenda
up for grabs to either of the two major
parties while having no pre-commitment
to either parties. It could also provide the
option of successfully running an indepen
dent candidate on the local level sud\ as
Vermontcongressman Barry Sanders, who
is a socialist.
In November, the choice is yours—or
maybe not,afterlookingatflieoptions. We
shouldn't become a people begging for
rights and power solely tfmjugh the gov
ernment. Not at one time Iwve I seen
Korean people begging a politician to take
on their agenda, yet as a people they have
economic power, which comes from doing
forselfanddependingonself. Whetheryou
dedde to vote or not become informed on
the political agendas of the people in office
and who you want to be in office, you
should know why you're saying "no," to
the process. Business goesonasusual in the
govemmentwhetheryoupartidpateinelec-
tionornotand what goes on has an effect on
you.
Tarick Scott
Man foraging in trash
upsets ECSU student
To The Editor
An incident occured recently that really
turned my stomach.
I was sitting on the gazebo and 1 looked
towards thelibrary and an elderly man was
going through the trashbinbehind Womack
Hall. At first 1 thought he was picking out
aluminum cans, but he reached in the trash
can and pulled out something and put it in
his mouth. I wanted to say something but I
couldn't I wanted to go over to him but I
didn't. I just kept watching him just as the
other students did who walked by him.
He kept putting a lot of things in the two
brown bags he had brought I don't know
what his atuation was, but I'm sure he
Sex education begins
at home, student says
To The Editor;
When I accept my responsibility only
tJ’en can I say I am grateful for my world.
The world is what we make it. What we see
today are the results of mistakes they made
yesterday.
What we see tommorrow are the results
ofwhatwedo today. It'sa shame thatpeace
3T>d respect have been replaced by power
sndmoney. Thechildrenareourfuture. So
teach them to love themselves and they w^l
love others.
Words I came across, soon after Ecirvin
"Magic" Johnson announced his HIV test
•^ssults. Howappropriate,lthought,educa-
fon, urxlerstanding and prevention all be
ing the only sure cure from a very hungry
disease. Education, prevention, and under
standing— teaching that must begin at
home.
Some people speak outlikeMichael Jack
in, Elizabeth Taylor, The National AIDS
Foundation and now even Magic Johnson,
on the seriousness of this new epidemic
AIDS. Some people ignore signs,
advice and even deaths of close friends.
Clinging to that old saying, "It won't hap
pen to me!"
Then there are the lucky few who are
taught at home—taught that casual sex is
no longer permitted and is considered rude
and ofesive to the people who really care.
Achieving longevity of life is what's hap>-
pening now, and what should be taugjit
fiistathome. People of all colors, ages and
backgrounds have the right to grow old
gracefiilly. Hease,Iimploreeveiyparentto
take a minute and teach the children.
The following numbers will provide in
formation designed to teach our youth safe
sexual practices. Sadly enough, these num
bers will also provide information on the
consequences of unsafe sexual behavior.
The Perquimans County Health Depart
ment (919) 426-5488 or 426-5498. TNAF
Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina
(800)342-2437
To all parents and guardians:
Remember...it's not magic! It's knowl
edge!
Eric Skirmer
ECSU's Housing Dept,
needs innprovenrient
didn't have to go through the trash to find
something to eat. I know there is nothing
thattheUniversitycandotopreventpeople
from going through the trash cans here on
campus. My heart went out to him when I
sawhimeatingoutof the trash cans. Maybe
he didn't know that there is help out there
for people like him. I look around campus
anal see the many people who are collect
ing foods for the needy . Then there is the
Salvation Army and Soaal Services. Noone
needs to find food in the trash but that
incidentprovedtomethatnoteveryonehas
food when they need it the most.
Arw Herring
To The Editor:
The housing at Elizabeth City State
University needs much improvement and
reorganizing due to bad conditions and
overcrowding in the dorms. There have
been many complaints about the over
crowding at Elizabeth City State Univer
sity. Some people have more than two
people in their room. I have seen girls
very upset because there were four people
in one room. I am thankful there's only
two people in my room. Many rooms
have no window screens; my room is one
of them. I have asked the Director of
Housing about the window screens, I get
the same reply every time: they have
been on order for one year. It seems to me
that the Housing Dept, needs to get a new
Interviewing the candidate
contractor.
Sanitary conditionsatdormsacross the
ECSU campus sometimes are very un
clean. Last week my dorm was not cleaned
for five days. Several parents when came
to visit for the weekend were very upset.
Another reason why 1 think the Housing
Dept, at ECSU needs improvement is
there is often no hot water. Most of the
time the water is cold with little pressure
behind it I think the Housing Dept, could
at least provide us with drinking water
on my floor, but there is no water foun
tain on my floor. I think the Housing
Dept, at ECSU needs improving and re
organizing.
Elroy Jones
ECSU News Media major Mark Morris (left) and Kim Pierce, Public Affairs Director of
WRVS, interview Democratic gubernatorial Jim Hunt during his Oct. 31 visit to campus.
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