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PAGE 2 — THE DECREE — NOVEMBER 10,1989 The Decree OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE Editors — Terrie Roberts and Diane Jensen Staff — Dhana Chesson, Mark Brett, D.A. Lentz, John "Cy" Moriarty, John Pernell The Decree is located in the Student Union, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Wesleyan College Station, Rocky Mount, NC 27801. Pdfcy is determined by the Editorial Board of The Decree. Republiciation of any matter herein without the express consent of the Editorial Board is strictly forbidden. The Decree is composed and printed by The Spring Hope Enterprise. Opinions published do not necessarily reflect those of North Carolina Wesleyan College. yet We^Tern iPea IhtroPuced in tfe Condoms are needed Condoms are needed on the N.C. Wesleyan College campus, and should be made available by the college. As of Nov. 2, there were six confirmed cases of sexu ally transmitted diseases among NCWC students. Also eight pregnancy test were given at the Spruill Health Center by Nurse Janice Stump, who said these statis tics are high compared to past years. She believes the num bers will continue to rise. It is obvious students are having unprotected sex on this campus. While we do not mean to suggest that the availability of condoms on campus would stop unpro tected sex, their availability would increase the likelihood that students would think about and, let us hope, decide to use condoms when they engage in sexual relations. Several students were in formally asked if condoms were available on campus, would they use them. One- hundred percent of the re sponses were yes. Although people could just be saying this and would not practice safe sex if condoms were available, we believe if they were available, at least a few more people would use them. While Nurse Stump's fig ures of STD’s are high, they do not necessarily represent the extent of the diseases on this campus. Several students may be walking around in fected with a variety of STD’s and not even realize it. These students may infect others un knowingly and the potentially fatal cycle will continue. In an article printed in an issue of The Decree last year, Dean Marron said that con doms would not be dispensed on campus due to the legal liability North Carolina Wes leyan has to its students. With the growing concern over AIDS and other STD’s, we believe it is vital that students have easy access to condoms to try to reduce diseases and possibly save lives from the deadly AIDS virus. The use of condoms is the only known protection, be sides complete abstinence, from diseases such as AIDS. Therefore, we hope that North Carolina Wesleyan wiU one day allow condoms to be dispensed on campus. lame oKE ijj O.":) Players deserve reward Team requests free rings Dear Editor: This institution has taken a lot of my parents and my money over the last several years. I don’t think my parents have minded a whole lot paying for my tuition, meals, room and books because I am going to re ceive something extremely valu able for all that money which is a diploma. However, my parents as well as myself are having an extremely difficult time under standing why we have to pay $295 for a national champion ship ring. After winning the national championship in baseball last June, Coach Fox asked each of us right there on the field if we wanted rings. Of course we all answered yes with no hesitation. I guess in all the excitement no one stopped to think that the col lege would not even consider paying for these rings. Coach Fox did write each team member during the summer and tell us the cost of the rings and that we Letters to the Editor would have to pay for all of it. Being a national champion means being the best and of course we wanted the best pos sible ring to signify our accom plishment. That cost came to $295 for a 10k gold national championship ring which I will wear with pride. But will some one please tell me after all that the baseball team has done for the national recognition of this institution why I, along with 22 of my teammates, must pay for these rings? Coach Fox indicated to each of us when we returned that the college would not pay for any portion of the rings. I felt sorry for Coach Fox when he was giv ing us this news because he knew we would not understand and c o N D O M M A N Wfftt, IW S£T7L£0 ino M/ pOftMiTD4y AT fJoityft CoLj.SQ£ B Ur Jr A aa/0 To i Qoaa AUSIC .... y 0 0 lliiii No CONDOn^ i o I J that some of us would not have the money. The college appar ently sees no benefit of us having accomplished this feat. It seems that the college feels no responsi bility for helping us to buy the rings. For a student athlete here who spends time, energy and money to represent N.C. Wesleyan this attitude is ex tremely unfortunate. Is this the reason we are having to pay for our rings or does the college re ally not have the money? Beside paying tuition, fees, room, board and books last year, I also spent $55 for a pair of baseball shoes, $37 for a pull over jacket, $45 for a quilt jacket, $26 for baseball sweats, and $100 for a new baseball glove. This is a total of $263. Now I am being asked to pay another $295 for our champion ship rings which means playing baseball here last year cost me $560. I do not mind paying for shoes, jackets, and gloves be cause I understand from Coach Fox that the department does not pay for these items for any stu dent athlete here. But would someone please tell me why I have to pay for a national cham pionship ring that myself and my teammates worked so hard for? (Continued on Page 3)
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