The Compass Thursday, September 28, 2000 3
Editorial Poetry
Compass’ New Look
by Stacy Brock
Editor
Fellow Vikings, welcome back to Elizabeth City State Univer
sity and welcome to the first edition of your school newspaper, the
Compass.
In order to understand the direction in which we are headed,
you must understand where we have come from. For over forty-
years the Compass has covered people, issues and events that have
affected our campus — and has done so successfully, for the most
part. However, there is always room for improvement.
In addition to continuing the legacy of reporting news and
events, the Compass staff has created new columns and added new
features which we feel are also beneficial to our readers.
In the past, editions of the Compass have been available only
in print; however, because we now live in a technologically ad
vanced age, we plan to offer editions of the Compass in print and
on the ECSU website.
Other new enhancements to our publication include the once
extinct column, "Sista to Sista." This column is designed to
address important matters that affect young females. The "Brotha
to Brotha" column, also new, will target young males and will
appear in the October edition.
Our new advice column will attempt to answer questions and
respond to comments readers submit on various subjects. All letters
will be given serious consideration, and in many cases, ECSU psy
chology students will serve as consultants in this effort.
The role of the journalist is to inform people about issues and
events that are specifically important to them. As decision makers,
however, we as writers sometimes fail to leam what you, our
readers, desire, which is why the most important strategy for
improving your student newspaper has been to recruit writers
who are committed to existential reporting. We assure you, all
relevant issues and events will be aggressively addressed.
The Compass staff for the 2000-2001 school year consists of
supportive advisors and diligent reporters who are committed to
publishing information which will prove beneficial, as well as
entertaining, for ECSU students and the University community.
We are depending on your support!
The Compass
The Compass is published by Elizabeth City State University students under the
direction of the Department of Language, Literature and Communication, Dr. Velma
Blackmon, Chairperson
Editor Stacy Brock
Assistant Editor Amanda Parker
Copy Editor Inger L Parker
Arts & Entertainment Editor Michael Fournier
Sports Editor Clayton Mercer
Photographers Staff
Office lUlanager Detra Stith
Advertising iVlanager Brian Gray
Staff writers Antonio Barrow, Abrian Carter, Siiaron GregannI,
Chi’Mur Knight, Derek Lyons, Heather Malone,
James Polk, Laquisha Tisdal, June M. Yuiska
The Compass welcomes letters to the editor. Letters should be sent to ECSU
Box 815, Elizabeth City, NO 27909. All letters must be signed and include the
writer's address and telephone number. They may be edited for length, clarity,
and taste, as well as accuracy and grammar. Because of limited space, not all
letters can be published.
Twenty-two hundred copies of this publication were printed on recycled paper at a cost of 45e each.
Elizabeth City State University
is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate degrees.
Unrequited Love
il SEEMS ihAT rhESE fEEliNqS you hAVE iNsidE
you doN'r uNdERSiANd
whiU i dANCE ON aIr, ANd shoUT ffiOM Roofrops
CAUSE i jusT Miqkr Be youR man.
EVERyrhiNq seems cool ancI i fiNAlly reIax
Iet My quARd dowN ANd jusr Uy bAck,
whEN I'm wiih you i'M cool, I'm hAppy, I'm saFe
Iree Irom obscENiiiEs OR mentaI Amoks...
i ihouqkr you lovEd me bAck.
you Told ME you lovEd me In TRipU 8 tImes
rill My body was sore wirk reIease
ThE huNT tIhAT I WAS ON WAS COMlNq TO A cloSE
ANd NOW, MAybE, i could hAVE SOME PEACE.
buT A fuNNy iliiNq aIxjut Iove, if you ikiNk ANd not kNOW
tIhen It REAlly doN'T woRk out.
you Thouqk My Iove, you were CAuqk My Iove
now I'm quIte ANd WAlk AROUNd wiih My liEAd hANqiNq dowN
ANd loVE NOwhERE TO bE foUNd.
i TRy A loT ANd SOMEtImES too IfARd
TO receIve a queen's hANd
ONly SOMEONE who would FeeI ThE WAy I IeeI
SOMEONE TO UNdERSTANd.
I could qo ON foR EONS ON how you were SO SWEET
buT ME you NEVER kNEW.
how could ONE so SWEET bRiNq so Much PaIn
so Much qRlEf, so Much raIn.
I wAlkEd AROUNd In youR raIn, as liqhTENiNq kissEd My bRow
NO WORds WERE EVER SAld,
I jusT pRAyEd, SO disMAyEd, i bROuqhi This on MysElf
I would RAThER you loVE ME, ihAN FeeI ihls WAy iNSTEAd.
OvERCOMER
The Compass Wants
Your Poetry!
The Compass wants to feature
student poetry in all issues. Please
follow the guidelines mentioned
below when submitting work;
• Due to space limitations, poems
should be 50 lines or less;
• All manuscripts should be typed
and brought to Room 111,
Johnson Hall or sent to The
Compass, Campus Box 815;
• Please enclose your name, phone
number, major, classification, and
manuscript title on a separate
sheet.
The Compass reserves the right to edit
work in cooperation with the poet.
"Experimental" and innovative
poetry is welcome!
Numbers You Siould Know,
finwfvency911
Campus Police 335-3266
ECSU Infirmary 335-3267
Student Counseling 335-3273
Elizabeth City Police Dept 335-4321
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