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Fellow students, you have
probably heard this speech
many times. But for some of
you it has not sunk in. You’ve
heard the saying, “What you
get is what you give.” This is
very true in the college envi
ronment and especially true
about society in general.
So many times people say,
“There’s nothing to do around
here.” This statement could
not be further from the truth.
There are organizations that
need and want student sup
port and ideas. This may
mean giving up some of your
free time, but it’s well worth
the time. Not only can you
meet new people and make
new friends, but this will also
help you get used to what you
will probably do the rest of
your life.
Most of you will work in
teams to solve problems, and
this expeiience will help tre
mendously. The business
world looks very favorably
upon people who have par
ticipated in groups. In a world
of competition for jobs, you
need every advantage you can
grasp.
What we are trying to con
vey is the importance of get
ting involved in extra-cur
ricular events. Sports are not
the only extra-curricular ac
tivities on campus. There’s
the Student Activities
Committee, Wesleyan Chris
tian Fellowship, and the
Wesleyan Singers. These
groups are just a few of the
many groups on and off cam
pus that want your support.
So what are you waiting
for? There is much more to
receive from college than an
education in the classroom.
Get involved!
Promises from the President
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By LESLIE H. GARNER, JR.
Wesleyan College President
Two weeks ago, 1 attended the
Presidential Candidates Forum in
Chapel Hill. I felt a certain sympathy
with the candidates as they recited
their litany of promises. As your new
President, I, too, am in the business
of making promises. Unlike the can
didates, though, I hope you’ll take
my promises seriously. Here are six.
Promise 1: Wesleyan’s obliga
tion is to help you prepare a meaning
ful, productive life in a complex
world. In return for your diligence in
study and service to colleagues, you
will take from this place knowledge
you can use to achieve economic
independence, personal integrity,
and spiritual peace.
Promise 2: We’re all in this to
gether. Nobody here will do it to or
for you. We are all in the business of
leaming, which is much easier if we
work together. I’m already aware of
some challenges we face. Improving
facilities for student activities, add
ing computers, and developing extra
curricular activities are among them.
I trust you will alert me to more. I
look forward to leaming about them.
I won’t fix them for you. I’ll face
them with you.
Promise 3: This is going to be
fun. I realize that a guy who cares
about litter may seem dull. I’m not
really. Building our community at
Wesleyan will be fun. We’re going to
try new ideas. We’ll hit some home
runs, and we’ll strike out some. As
Mike Fox can tell you, you can miss
six out of ten in baseball and be a
hero.
Promise 4; It won’t be all fun.
Some of our work will be tough,
some frustrating, some maddening.
We should celebrate the successes
but be prepared to discuss the frustra
tions in an open, constructive way.
Promise 5: The cracked door. For
a President to promise an open door
is foolishness. There are too many
demands on my time for me to be
available instantly, sometimes even
to my family. Yet, if you can wait a
day or so, we can almost always find
time. Within a few weeks, I plan to
schedule regular conversations with
groups of students, faculty, and staff.
I’ll try to do most of the listening.
Promise 6:1 like you. I think the
world of students. You have the
chance to straighten out the things
that old folks like me have messed
up. Your future is what keeps the
faculty and staff in education. What
ever we do is motivated by a sincere
interest in you, no matter how bone
headed it may appear at the time.
Promise.
And if these aren’t enough, feci
free to choose from the following
promises: A new deal, a fair deal, a
chicken in every pot, and a govern
ment as honest as the American
people. If you do, simply remember
they all came from candidates before
they became Presidents.
Boxer-gym shorts a. sign
of changing fashion here
By ANGELA MARTIN
My eyes must have played a trick
on me, I thought. Surely the guy who
just passed me in the hall wasn’t
wearing his boxer shorts under his
gym shorts!
I stole a second look and with
shocked resignation realized that
Wesleyan was once again undergo
ing a fashion craze.
First it was the Kojak look, minus
the lollipop. I can understand some
of the trials students undergo during
the fraternities’ initiation week. I
swallowed that craze, for hair grows
back rather rapidly.
Then it was the “preppie bum”
look — ”hole-y” jeans with Fox
shirts. It was rather neat looking, if I
had to say something positive about
the attire. The jeans weren’t ragged,
just neatly ripped in some very con
spicuous places, like the knees or the
pockets on the backside.
Now it’s the boxer-and-gym
shorts combination, which seems to
be almost as popular as bacon and
eggs.
“Jams” are another story. The
brightly colored, mid-thigh length
shorts with the abstract designs are
also popular at Wesleyan, as both
guys and girls can wear them. The
“jams” come with “matching tops,
which can either be worn separately
or with the jams.”
There are students who do not
wish to make as bold a statement as
do those who wear the jams or the
boxer-gym shorts combination.
These conservatively dressed stu
dents wear a more watered-down
version of the jams. The colors are
soft pastel yellows or blues, with the
tops to match. And for the students
who are even more conservative,
there’s the common shirt and jeans
outfit.
Why the sudden change in fash
ion at Wesleyan? Could it be that this
is just a phase, a fad that will die out
when something else comes along?
Or is it possible that some freshmen,
not familiar with the area climate,
came ill-prepared, as far as having
only one particular type of clothing
to wear? One student, who asked not
to be identified, believes that
Wesleyan’s new wave of fashion is
just a fad.
“Every college has its own style.
I’ve been to East Carolina and North
Carolina Central, and each of them
has its own style,” she said.
“Wesleyan’s going through a phase.
It’ll die out.”