Editorials The Day After” Very Thought Provoking To the readers: The movie “The Day After” which was shown on the local ABC channel recently IhT •» said it was propoganda advocating on fhP conscience of many people Z m ff disarmament is the only way to setUe the matter or not, the fact remains that currently the U.S. has over 40 S nuclea^ warheads and the Soviet Union probably has even more. oL^di^ijlaf building more nuclear weapons when we have so many at our^disposal. After all, we can only strike out in our defense a limited number of What really concerns me is the probability of someone tapping into our defense Pentagon oLiarwol say L intn nth - have a foil-proof system.” However, the number of people tapping into other sophisticated computer systems shows that no system is perfect wiS would two supposedly intelligent nations threaten to J?ve all hlTrri nuclear build-up. Surely we ve aU. heard that nuclear weapons are a deterent to war. However the fact re- *" smaller, nontheless important battles since the time we developed nuclear weapons. Though many critics of the movie, said the movie was used by ABC as a V. / j out that damage to the earth would be much more severe than what was depicted in the movie tn hS® ^ attack, such as that shown in the movie would be subject to disease, pestulence, famine and slow, painful death. What Americans should think about most in deciding where they stand on the issue nuclear wea^ns is the fact that in a nuclear war there are no winners. As the late inventor, scientist and genious Albert Einstein stated years ago, “I don’t know what ItfclTaSd'Sra^ By Samuel Davis, Editor-in-chief Yuletide Greetings At th^ time of year, m^t of us are preparing ourselves for the Christmas season ^ we look at the days ahead let us not forget what Christmas is supposed to be A time of givmg expressing our feehng for our loved ones in various different wavs hIh® cheerful time of year. A time that many of us pause to reflect on the good deeds others have bestowed upon us. Also, a time to celebrate with friends and family this most joyous season that it is not the gift itself that counts, but rather the message behind what is being given. I harken back to the old passage of K *’^ds..“Peace on earth..Goodwill to men.” That sums up what we all should be about as we approach the holidays. When you give, give from the heart. You are the person that has to decide how to ex press your feelings for people in your life. Samuel Davis 03|ie Ntixii0AT^u0 of V^nston^lem State University Columbia Scholastic Press Association Medalist Published monthly by the student-^ „f IT . c i 27110. Distributed free of chame to th * I'niversity, If inston-Salem, \'.C. Vniversity. ^ ^ faculty and staff of (f inston-Saleni Slate Sam Davis Carolyn Baker Carlton Crump.... Constance Lower^’. William Pass Steve Gilmore Sharon Edmond .... Wayne Richardson. Victoria Graves.... Keith Hilliard Diane Alston Terry Dunnings Julia Murrell [ Devonne Neely Katrina Weathers.. I Cynthia McPhail... Angela Corbett Charles Cession.... Local Ad Agency... Editor-In-Chief Entertainment Editor Assignment Editor News Editor Sports Editor Layout Editor Business Manager Circulation Manager Advertising Manager Photographer Office Manager Advertising Assistant Layout Assistant Reporter Advertising Assistant Reporter Layout Assistant Reporter Associate Consultants, Inc. 2524 Druid Hills Rd. Winston-Salein, N.C. 27105 761-10601

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