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Editorials
Helms, Remarks Run Deeper
Than King Birthday Action
As some of you may or may not know, a bill is currently being debated in Congress on
the issue of whether to make the birthdate of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a na
tional Holiday.
of Am'erTcr stidenlTe'i? of academia at WSSU, but as future leaders
national levels happening on the state, local and
tinn'^ Republicans are trying to head off passage oi' the Kins leeisla
North r" T Helms, who is supposedly representing the peS e of
Th^ a filibuster to stop the legislation from being approved
e same Jesse Helms who has such close ties to the neo-conservative Moral Maioritv
th maintenance of Christian virtues. Yet, Helms has publiclv
stated that Kmg was a proponent of Marxist philosophy and was actually a communist
n doing so. Helms is causing the citizenry of the entire state of North Carolina to be
\^ould be directed toward Helms for making his statements.
is not like we can not do anything about the matter. With an election vear raoidlv an
h’ Carolina must send a message to Helms that his ovLtlv
acist and unintelligent ways wiU no longer be tolerated. To do this we must carefullv
cast our votes for candidates that truly represent our interests ^
wSh and the Congressional elections
we fan be proud Presidential candidate we must look to people that
Samuel Davis
Editor-In-Chief
On Mandatory Attendance
da^L“poUcy^"‘* a mandatory class atten-
Some of us may view this policy as unjust, but actually it is “justice for all” atten-
inlL adopted earlier many students would not be
n h » w *'“*at.ons” they may be in now. Adoption of the policy is truly
decline on the academic probationary list.
students who are enrolled at the univer
sity to further their education. These students adopted their own personal attendance
policy upon arrival at WSSU. Their personal policies probably run parallel with that
of the university. These students usually do not miss classes unless they become ill or
some type of emergency presents itself. Conscientious students don’t resent the
** rr'u^’ presents no threat or problems in their educational plans.
The majority of students who complain about the policy are probably the ones who
H r We all know of the countless WSSU students
on Jrobi n^w." " And the majority of those student are probably
As far as the students who consider themselves “paying customers,” they are
u intelligent customers. If they do not want to get their money’s worth from the
JirrTn ^re not the ones paying their tuition If
they did, they would not have to be forced to attend class.
Some returning students have complained about not being given ample warning
about the policy. The March ’83 issue of the News Argus, featured a front page sJ^
ra the proposed policy. The only student who voiced an opinion on the issue was Chris
Board of Trustees with his/her grievances. So. we all knew about the proposed policy
but we simply ignored it. k f
As students we must all realize that acquiring an education is a real challenge. Ob-
teining a sound education is a job that requires a great deal of time, effort, and most
importantly, h^ard work. Just as all other jobs, we must be present in order to receive
our reward. Though our reward for obtaining an education at WSSU has no immediate
monetary value, m the long run, it is worth more than any pay check.
The task of getting an education requires long, hard hours, and the working condi
tions are sometimes unspeakable. But the reward is worth every slave-driven hour
once it IS acquired.
Realistically, we all know that the mandatory attendance policy is a blessing to the
ouJIelve/' ^ education, in spite of
We all have heard the saying “association brings along assimilation.” The man
datory attendance policy closely associates us with our fields of study; thereby caus
ing assimilation with our prospective professions. In other words, if we are in class
every day we vi^ill become more knowledgeable in our major courses. Hence, intellec
tual growth and self-confidence will be our just reward.
C. CRUMP
Letter To Editor
Dear Editor;
I want to commend you on the recent
publication of the News Argus, I applaud
and appreciate the position taken on com-
pulsary class attendence. I look forward to
a continuation of the fine quality exhibited
in the recent issue of the News Argus.
Sincerely,
Douglas Govington
Chancellor
of Winston-Salem State University
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