The Compass Monday, April 23,2001
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EhDITORlAL
It’s Your Investment
Stacy Brock
b_stacy@mailexcite.com
I've always believed that we are all where we are meant to be. However, I didn't
believe that when I matriculated at Elizabeth City State University. When I
graduated from high school, I was very indecisive about what I wanted to do. At
first I wanted to get a job, then I decided I would enlist in the Army until my
mother insisted that I come to college and work toward obtaining a degree, which
I'm glad she did.
Many of us attend college and choose colleges for different reasons. Some of us
attend college because we are persuaded to do so by family members and others,
and there are those of us who attend on our will. However, no matter what our
reasons are, we're here and should make the best of our college experience.
Vikings, I'd like to encourage each of you to enjoy yourselves and excel aca
demically. Make new friends and expose yourselves to new experiences. And
utilize the resources that are available for you to better prepare yourself for your
field of study. This includes your instructors and peers. University facilities,
which may all not be sufficient right now, but are; nevertheless, adequate, organi
zations on campus and in the ECSU commimity.
Lastly, take pride in your University. When you pay a lot of money for certain
clothing items, you make sure when you step on the yard that the brand of your
clothing is known because many of us are convinced that 'more money' means
'better quality.' We need to treat our University the same way. Now that we've
decided to invest in a college education at ECSU, which is not cheap, when we
step on or outside of the University, we should have something to show for the
time and money we’ve put toward our education because if we do, we're dictat
ing to others that we're getting our money's worth; we're getting a quality
education.
Viking farruly and community. I've enjoyed sharing my perspective on differ
ent issues with you. However, it's now time that I sign off as editor of your paper,
a job I thoroughly enjoyed. I thank you all for your continued support and wish
you all the best.
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 Parker
Arts & Entertainment Editor Michael Fournier
Sports Writers Derek Lyons, Shannon Penn
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Office Manager Detra Stith
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Layout Designers Stacy Brock, Amanda Parker
Staff writers Antonio Barrow, Sharon Gorgani,
Elizabeth Martins, Chi’Mur Knight, Heather
Malone, James Polk, Chrishanda Rodgers,
LaQuisha Tisdal
Advisor Dr. Ngwainmbi
Financial Advisor Mr. March
The Compass welcomes letters to the editor. Letters should be sent to ECSU
Box 815, Elizabeth City, NC 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.
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Poetry Corner
I Hate You Fear
aU My UFe
you SToppEd ME From liviNq my cIreams
I NEVER AppROAchsd My CRUsk
I NEVER pUyEd ON tIiE bAskErbAll TEAM
EVERy TIME I TRIEd TO QET Up
you WERE ThERE TO kEEp ME doWN
I kEpT My ThouqhTS to MysElf
My MINd WAS NEVER SOUNd
SO MUck I kAd TO qivE to TkE woRld
buT bECAUSE of you I NEVER qAVE
I STAyEd TO MySElf
aIone liviNq iNsidE of Tkis cave
MANy pEOplE WERE NOT AblE TO SEE My bRiqkT sidE
bECAUSE you kEpT ME IN TkE dARk
MANy SAW My ACTIONS
buT NEVER kEARd My kEART
I kATE you, I kATE you
so MUck you kAVE SToIeN fROM ME
I'm a man wko sits aU aIone
IN A koUSE TkAT IS EMpVy
foR so loNq, I TkouqkT you were My fRiENd,
bECAUSE you AlwAys skowEd me an EAsy WAy out
ANd bECAUSE I NEVER WAlksd TkROUqk rkE RAIN,
My kEART is fAciNq A dRouqkT
I kATE you fEAR
I kATE you fROM TkE boTTOM of My kEART
TkANk you foR aU you kAvc stoIen
ANd TkANk you foR kEEpiNq ME IN TkE dARk
...it's not over fEAR, I'll bs bAck
By: James Hill
FAiTk Is:
pAiTk is bEliEviNq iN soMETkiNq you can't iMAqiNE
FAiTk is lEniNq qo of aU loqic ANd reason
FAiTk ckAllENqES STATisTics ANd bREAks ruIes
FAiTk is liviNq iN a WORld of UNCERTAiNTy ANd kAViNq a qUARANTEE you will
SURvivE
By: C. Knight
Copyright 2001
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