Campus Question: Who Will You Support in the Coming Election?
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By HARRY PICKETT
EDITOR
The campaign for the 1980 presidential elections officially gets under way this week. It should be interesting to see just who will
seek the nomination in his respective party, and who will t>e declared favorites. Smoke Signals went out on campus and asked
students and staff members: Who will you support in the upcoming campaign, and why ?
PHIL ROYCE, director of public relations-"! like President (Bruce E.) Whitaker. In the minor election, I like Ford or Baker.
I’m a Democrat whovotes independently. I think I’d like to see the Republican Party get a shot at solving the inflation problem.”
CATHY TAYLOR, Onancock, Va.-“Reagan. I think he’d do a better job. He’s more prepared than Carter.”
FRED GLOVER, Fayetteville, N.C.-“Carter, because I think he’s doing the best he can now. I don’t want Kennedy for the sim
ple fact that he’s got everything now, and he wouldn’t make anything better. ”
PHYLLIS GREER, Aulander, N.C.-“Kennedy. Because I think he is more honest than the other candidates.”
MOJDAH MOSTOWFI, Abadan, Iran-“Kennedy. I liked his brother (John) who was killed. I think he’s good for the United
States.”
XAVIER LOVE, Miami Beach, Fla.-“Kennedy. Because his brother was president and got killed and his other brother was
killed, so I think he’d be good for the people.”
RANDY MURPHY, New Bern, N.C.-“Kennedy. Because right now he seems to be getting more support. He’s already had two
engagements in New England and one in California. For a man who hai^n’t been campaigning, he’s doing pretty good. And the
Kennedys have much money to campaign with.”
J.P. LEONG, Prince George, Va.-“Right now Kennedy. I usually vote for Republicans. The Kennedys have had more pro
blems in politics than anyone. They have wonderful charisma and can persuade people over. Right now Kennedy until I hear
more speeches.”
BILL THWEATT, Columbia, S.C.-“I would support the incumbent. He has efficient policies dealing with foreign nations. He is
a humanist.”
SAO VANG, Laos-“Carter. Because he’s pretty strong. I like his peanuts. Kennedy is too much for women.”
KIRK DOUGLAS BURTON, Currituck, N.C.-“Kennedy. Because his family has a large political background. He has been
known to win elections over leading candidates. His Democrat support is very heavy. He has the majority of the black
votes...also has more power than any other Kennedy has been known for so far.”
HEATHER HOLT, Newport News, Va.-“Carter. Because I believe he’s done a satisfactory job as it is. He’s done a good job
with the peace talks. Without his work it would have been hard for Egypt and Israel to come together. I believe in peace for all na
tions and all people. And what he did intrigued. I’m also for the Salt 11 treaty.”
BETTY JO DARDEN, Pinetops, N.C.-“ Jimmy Carter. Because I like him. He’s a nice president. He’s been a great president
despite the inflation. If he wins the election, he will make things better for this country.”
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Volume 11 Number 4
Traditional Aity and Modern Teko (Photo by Janet Herzing)
Western Influence
Viewed Two Ways
Students in Dr. William F. Ramsey’s English class were paired off to write
essays on opposing sides of the same subject as an assignment during the spring
semester.
Dr. Ramsey found the following pair, written by two of Chowan’s international
students, to be entertaining and informative and offered them, with the writers’
permission, to Smoke Signals.
October 26, 1979
ON THE MOVE—Roger Babson, 2nd Floor East quarterback, eludes the outstretched arms of 1st Floor Parker's
Jeff Adams while looking down field for a receiver in his team's 12*6 victory for the Flag Football Title. (Photo
by Janet Herzing)
Residence Hall Fire Drill Finds
Damaged and Inoperative Alarms
"The Loss of Tradition in Truk"
By AITY OTTO
There are a few bad influences
coming in my country from the United
State. They are caused not just by those
Americans in Micronesia, but also by
those Micronesian students who have
returned from school in the United
States. They have brought in all sorts of
ways that have changed traditional
Micronesian values. Nowadays in
Micronesian three obvious things have
dianged significantly the way we are:
money, clothing and less need for work.
Money, which was nothing to us
before, now really has changed the way
people in our country live. As is well
known our place in just a simple place.
We can live even without money. We can
live peaceful this way and people
always have cooperation in the com
munity.
However, we have got to know
money too quickly and it sure has
changed us. People are getting to like
having money because they don’t
have to work anymore. For example,
they want to have money so they can
just buy themselves rice. They don’t
want to work on farms anymore. They
are getting lazy.
Clothing was nothing to the people of
Micronesia before, bccauce they just
made their clothes called “lavalava.”
But nowadays they have a big change of
dress. They wear sun dresses or other
kinds of dress style. They spend money
only for their clothes and not for more
important things.
People are forgetting their
traditional survival skills, all the useful
activities. People will not work on
farms. They won’t go fishing anymore
because if they have money they will
just buy from stores.They do not build
sailing canoes now. They are starting to
(see TRADITIGN, Page 4)
"New Freedoms in Truk"
By TEKO GABRIEL
As the world knows, Micronesia is
way, way behind. It is still holding on to
the traditional way of life and old
customs. It does not realize that some
customs are just crazy, that change can
sometimes be good and very useful. It
is time to get our little Micronesia
moving, so that we can catch up with
the good life. Three areas of Western
influence are good. They are money,
clothing, and modern work.
Money can free us from a life of work
and disease. In Micronesia, life can be
hard. There are people who get sick
because of working a lot. They do not
live as long as they should. With some
money they will not be slaves to work.
Men will not have to spend every day
%hing to stay alive. They won’t have to
ork hard at a farm life all the time.
They will not have to build a new house
every year if money can buy modem
materials.
Clothing also can be freedom. I like
the American way of dressing that I am
now following. Our crazy customs don’t
allow women to wear pants in Truk. But
I prefer wearing pants, dresses, skirts
and shirts. I just go down with my
money to the store, enter and buy a pair
of pants and a shirt. I go back home
then change. What a feeling. I don’t
have to worry about making clothes
anymore.
In Truk clothing is not a luxury but
hard work. If you make yourself one
“lavalava” it will take you a week to
finish it. Suppose you don’t have
anything left to wear. Your only clothes
are wet. Surely you will find yourself
naked, with no more clothes to wear
and none to buy.
People in Truk are locking for paid
(See FREEDOM, Page 4)
By HARRY PICKETT
Editor
With a quorum for the first time this
year at its general legislative meeting
Oct. 15, the Student Government
Association approved the appointments
of its members to 13 SGA committees.
SGA President Mike Burke appointed
the students at the semi-monthly
meeting to serve on the active commit
tees of the college. The members are as
follows:
Class Absence: Bill Gambrell and J.
P. Leong. Scholarship: Bil Gambrell,
Carol Culp and Keith Kills. Library:
Louis Mangas, Cyrus and Mary
Barham.
Athletics: Belinda Elmore, Steve
Laney and Gene Jenkins.
Graduation: Bennie Bridgewater,
Michelle Newborn and Joe Morgan.
Cafeteria: Mike Burke and alternate
Terri Tatum.
nothing and Etiquette: Nancy Loy,
Jo Herring, Keith Ricks and Gerry
Moran.
Intramural: Belinda Elmore, Steve
Laney and Gene Jenkins.
Hospitality: Jim Thomas, Terry
Grizzard and Carol Farmer.
Health: Eddie Butler, Philip Orthoho
and Judith Pender.
Student Activities: J. P. Leony, Joan
na Jaff, Mike Burke, Pat Csigi and
Greg Kaserman.
Faculty-Student Relations: all ex
ecutive officers, Gerry Moran, Michelle
Newbern and Susie Moore.
Financial Aid: Dean Lowman and
Carol Culp.
In other business, the SGA voted to
make a donation to the Book of
Memories Fund in the name of Heather
Nelson, daughter of Steve Nelson,
director of Student Activities.
SGA allocated $500 to sponsor
“Tracks” in a dance concert here
November 15. According to Social Co-
Chairperson for Men Greg Kaserman,
this band is “well-rounded” in the sele-
(See SGA, Page 4)
COLCLOUGH
By DEAN LOWMAN
With over 1,000 persons living in
seven multistoried dormitories, it ap
pears that the student body of (3)owan
College would be on the lookout for in
adequate fire-fighting equipment and
faulty alarm systems. Apparently, that
is not the case.
Even though an approved procedure
for escaping from burning buildings ap
pears in the Student Handbook, the only
reference to fire prevention is a caution
By DEAN LOWMAN
Stepping into the position of Head
Resident in a dorm considered to be one
of the wildest on campus is not the
average person’s task. But then Parker
Hall’s Scott Colclough is not the
average person.
“I first found out the job was
available when I talked with Coach
Smith at Campbell College’s basketball
camp,” explained Colclough. After
talking with Dean Lewis and Dr.
Whitaker, he got the role. “Dr.
Whitaker reminded me that I would
have to enforce the three major rules—
no drugs, women, or alcoholic
beverages.”
Through stricter enforcement of
these and other college policies, Col
clough has turned Parker Hall into a
respected dorm campuswide. Col
clough reasoned, “I don’t like to give
tickets or ‘bust’ anyone, but Chowan
didn’t hire me to sit back and do
nothing.”
He elaborated: “If a dorm has good
RA’s and students who take pride in-
themselves, I feel the dorm will be pret
ty well-behaved. However, anywhere
“to be careful when smoking in any
campus building.”
The handbook also Usts prohibitions
against burning of incense and or
candles, heaters or appliances with
open coils, tampering with alarms or
extinguishers without permission, and
deliberately setting a fire with the in
tent of destroying property. However,
many students have neither read the
handbook nor attended hall meetings
discussing fire safety. This is where
you go there are always a few
troublemakers who make it hard on
everyone else.”
In addition to Colclough’s role as
Head Resident, he serves as a defensive
line coach in football (It’s easy when
you have good personnel to work with”)
and as assistant basketball coach. He is
also a member of the Housing and Stu
dent Activities Committees.
Even with all these activities to at
tend, Colclough finds time to associate
with the various members of his dorm.
He is often found in the lounge of
Parker Hall taking on students in card
games or backganunon. Colclough add
ed that he likes to “play tennis, a little
golf, and go water skiing when the occa
sion arises.”
In addition to his other hobbies, Col
clough “loves music.” His favorite ar
tists include Rod Stewart and Billy Joel
but he likes “just about everybody.”
His biggest interest, however, is the
well-being and future success of the
students he comes in contact with. “I
guess my biggest disappointment
comes when I see someone quitting
school after just a few weeks,”
part of the problem lies.
Another part of the problem is that
while most students know the Resident
Assistant, many have no idea of who the
fire marshal is on their floor. “We are
in the process of obtaining signs that
wiU be placed on both the fire mar
shal’s and RA’s doors,” explained Mrs.
Alice Vann, Director of lU^dence Hall
Life. “These are the people who should
be informed in the event that a fire does
(See FIRE, Page 4)
lamented Colclough. “I know some of
them are a long way from home and
might have problems in adjusting, but I
feel they could benefit from living on
campus for an entire semester.”
Having graduated from Campbell
College (now Campbell University),
Colclough knows what it is like to attend
school in a small town. In fact, he
believes “Buies Creek may be the only
place I ’ve ever lived that’s smaller than
Murfreesboro.” He added: “I know
there isn’t as much to do in Mur
freesboro as there is in other towns.
However, the friendly students and
faculty can make it (life at a small col
lege) all worthwhile.”
His interest in the students combined
with his policy of “dorm takes priority
over coaching” reveals Scott Col-
clough’s desire to improve his surroun
dings. And, in view of the im
provements shown in Parker Hall this
semester (a decrease in property
damage, higher participation in the
President’s Cup competition, a more
active Dorm Council, etc.), his desire is
being met.
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