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Calling All Pens Letters To The Editor...
by Kimberley Shackleford
Welcome back! The Methodist campus is quite active this semester. Whether it
be the campus security forces issuing parking stickers, comedians in the Lion's Den,
or three-hour waits for the infamous yellow ticket in the Business Office, things are
definitely humming. How do you feel about all this activity? How much of this activ
ity involves you? Do you feel that you are somehow being left out of all this activity?
If so, we would like to hear your feelings.
The Small Talk staff consists of approximately ten people. We would enjoy the
addition of about one thousand more-the rest of the student body. Writing for the
newspaper is not a difficult thing, many articles could be completed in under an hour.
A letter to the editor could normally be done in under thirty mmutes. What would you
write about? ANYTHING! If it interests you, it interests us. Photographers and de
sign personnel are also needed.
Material may be turned into Dr. Michael Colonnese in room T231. If he's not
there, slide it under the door. It's best to give us both paper copy and a copy on disk
so we don't have to retype. The journalism "team" can be found in room T244 on
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:15 to 1:45. JOIN US! This semester you will no
tice deadline dates posted across campus-pick one of those dates and make it your
time to be heard. Take a minute and get a byline (Extra-curricular activity always
looks good on a resume).
WHEN DRINKING^L A FRIEND, v
OR GET A RIDE WITH A STRANGER.
Drinking and riding can lead to a loss of license, a conviction, or even worse.
That’s if you're lucky. The fact is, 50% of motorcycle fatalities involve \ o ;
riders who have been drinking. So if you have been drinking, get a rideX®/
with a friend. It's the best call you can make, motorcycle safety foundation v
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THE CAMPUS SECURITY MISSION
The pritnary obj6?ctive o-f the SecLirity Department is to
provide a sa-fc? and healthy environment that both enhances and
compl i mentn the College's ©tducational mission. Uniformed
security o-f-ficers are on duty twenty—four hours a day, three
hundred and sixty—five days a year to help maintain that balance.
Operating a vehicle on campus is a privilege, not an
absolute right. This is the case in all of North Carolina.
Regulations governing: tra-f-fic, parking and registration of motor
vehicles are set forth in the Student Handbook. All students
desiring to utili£e campus driving privileges and parking
facilities must register their vwhicles with the Office of Campus
Security, and pay a registration fee which is set by the Board of
trustees.
The Campus Security Department has an Open-Door Policy where
any member of the student body (staff, faculty, and students) can
come in and see es-iactly what the Security Department does to
make this community safer. Students are encouraged to set up an
appointment with the Director of Security so that the student can
accompany an officer during a shift to see firsthand how we
properly discharge our duties.
We in the Campus Security Department are totally committed
to making Methodist College a great community to live in, work
in, and to learn in. Cooperation with the policies published by
the college, and the laws of the State of North Carolina, is of
the utmost importance, to enable us to provide a safe and healthy
learning environment.
Wi 1 'R". Saunders
Dicj^^tor of Campt.is Security
Conservatives
Corner
By Chris Larkin
Happy New Year! And welcome to
1993, the year with a new President, a
slightly used Congress, and a storm of
liberalism sweeping the nation. My best
friend told me to stop talking politics and
start doing something about it. That's
why I have come to protect Methodist
College from the impending storm. My
first piece of advice, "Run for Your
Lives, Liberals on the Loose!"
Now that I have destroyed my objec
tivity, I am equal with the media and can
proceed with the issues.
COLORADO BOYCOTT NOT!
What is going on with this country?
There is a huge movement among the en
tertainment industry to boycott Colorado
because the citizens passed (democrati
cally, I might add). Amendment #2
which says that a person isn't entitled to
special protection and privileges based
on sexual orientation. You mean it's
GAY BASHING? Not hardly. Allow
me to put into clear terms what this
Amendment means. The amendment in
effect says that homosexuals will be
tr^ted like normal citizens. If that is
"gay bashing", then I am a card carrying
member of the A.C.L.U.!
This amendment is the best thing to
ever come out of Colorado (sorry guys,
Coors is a little furtlier down the list). It
is time that we put the past behind us and
start becoming what we should be,
AMERICANS. Notice there is no hyphen
before it. Americans, not Gay-
Americans, African-Americans, Hispan-
ic-Americans, White-Americans or even
Franco-American (sorry, I like Spaghet-
tios).
I will be the first to admit that there
have been some horrible injustices done
to people in American history. There
was a time when special-rights programs
were necessary to establish equality.
However, their effect is quite negative
now! People who aren't on the receiving
end of these programs are begiiming to
resent tliose that benefit from them.
Tliere also seems to be a growing separ
atist movement going on. Each of the
specialty groups is trying to show that it
is superior to the others. This growing
tension is not healthy! Where does it
end?
In Colorado. This state has finally
taken the initiative, stood up against the
tide and said "Enough! Let's all start liv-