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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: ALL NIGHT MOVIE FESTIVAL SATURDAY To the Editor; In the last issue your staff made several subtle, yet not so subtle, comments as lo the attitudes of the students at Elon as well as the narrow-mindedness of administra tive policy. I believe the time has come for the students of Leon (as Captain Quirk would say) to attempt to re lease themselves from the domi nation of Dr. Danieley’s opinions. On many occasions, bills passed by the S.G.A. have gone all the way to our beloved president be fore being rejected. This seems en tirely unreasonable; and if the stu dents of Elon cannot go to their president without any other prob lems except how to grow roses or ask where is the best deal on a case of Bibles, then what is his purpose? Elon College has fallen into a pit of complacency and self-pity; and is probably one of the top five con servative schools in the South. Some may think this is allright, but the fact is that the demand for con servative schools just does not exist anymore. Therefore, I will take this oppor tunity to plead to the students of Elon to back the S.G.A. in any at tempt to obtain for us, the same privileges that other adults at simi lar institutions enjoy. Really, doesn’t it seem strange that you can go across the street and buy a beer, yet you cannot bring it back on campus or in a room you have paid for? sincerely, Arnie Peters Dear Arnie: We appreciate your letter; how ever, in your next one please be careful that you do not insult any one to the extent that you may regret what you say later. —the editor To the Editor: The invitation extended to mem bers of the faculty as well as to students to enter into an exchange of ideas through the columns of Broadside Today Staff staff kenn hey cricket powell judy carpenter bill crocker bob me cormick patsy smothers pamela smith susie lauber pete eldridge mark smith shawn ferris kathleen northrup kathy vaughan jerry horton Chris auer richard beam mary anne moore tom schaefer don thomas editor drew petrizio co-editor bonnie dorman publisher james s. denton Broadside Today is appreciated. I like to think of our life together here on the Elon campus as akin to that of a family in which each one is interested in the welfare of the family as a whole. As in any family there are diversified, and sometimes conflicting, ideas of what will contribute to a rewarding life together. When conflicting viewpoints become vocal as is the case concerning some of the col lege's rules, it seems to me that emotional and mental relaxation are vital if we are not to allow emotional attitudes toward the issue to erupt irrationally and lead to needless attack and antagonism. May I respectfully suggest that the approach be that of creative discussion. This is fundamentally different than debate. In debate persons with differing views regard each other as opponents and seek to impose their own views. Each side usually tries to prevent the other from making its case, and are likely to come out more firmly entrenched in their prejudices than when they started. In creative dis cussion, on the other hand, per sons with differing views regard each other as allies and seek to learn from each other. Each par ticipant is eager to have those who disagree make their position just as clear as they can. Thus partici pants emerge with their ideas It has come to the attention of the S.S. Today staff that the paper is not giving “equal time” to all Presidential candidates. If the readers feel the same way, please let me assure you that the paper has no intention of being one-sided in presenting political views. In other words, the personal political leanings of the staff are not pur posely manifested in the paper in any shape or form. Therefore, let me take this op portunity to extend “equal space” to the campaigns of all Presidential nominees. Articles, slogans, and quotations will be accepted; how ever, their insertion will depend upon the amount of space avail able. If you are a political activist and would like to see your candidate publicized in the S.S. Today, please deliver your propaganda to the S.S. Today office located on the 2nd broadened, developed, and cor rected. Sometimes it helps for several from each side to attempt to state the position of those on the other side in words which the other side will accept as fair and adequate. If both sides keep at it until the position of each has been formu lated in a way the other approves, areas of agreement to both sides may become clear as well as areas of disagreement which require further work. Sometimes we humans err in assuming there are only two sides to an issue and that the answer is so simple that any right thinking person should be able to see it. Most issues are complex and their solution is not arrived at cheaply. Time and patience, and a great deal of strenuous intellectual ac tivity are required if we are to see all that must be taken into account when decisions are made. With all good wishes. Sincerely yours, Alfred W. Hurst Campus Minister Dear Alfred, Thank you for your letter. It was well received by the entire staff of S.S. Today. I just hope that everyone will read it as closely as I did. —the editor floor of the William S. Long Stu dent Center—and remember, “vot ing is a privilege, not a right—do not abuse it by failing to register and vote. The Editor Attention All You Creative Writing Buffs!! Do you feel you have the Mark Twain touch or the prose style of a Robert Browning, and would like to see it in print? If so, please deposit your masterpieces in the campus mail as soon as possible, addressed to box We of the Broadside Today would like to see just what kind of literary talent (if any) exists at Elon College. Who knows? This could be the start of something big! 2 a.m. breakfast, too. The Student Government has arranged for those students who enjoy staying up (but not out) to be able to do it, and together. Be ginning at closing hours Saturday night (actually morning) there will be a breakfast served (ham and eggs) followed by a movie festival that will continue through the night. Harden Dining Hall will be the breakfast room. Students, dates, college personnel and alumni are all invited to attend. The charge for non-meal ticket students will be one dollar for the ham and eggs— the movies are free. The women students are asked to get a notice from their house mother Thursday or Friday indi cating that they have signed out properly. The Coffee House Committee re ports that the movies shown will be; First fi/ien in the Moon (color) Road Runner Cartoon Festival The Seventh Voyage of Synbad The movies will be shown in the recreation room of Harper Center beginning at 3 a.m. Procedure for women students who are planning to the All Night Movie Festival is as follows: “On Thursday or Friday dormi tory women planning to attend the breakfast and movies must sign a list kept by dormitory hostesses and receive a ticket which she must sign and present at the door when she comes in at 2:00 for the break fast. There will be no need for a woman to sign in to her dormitory if she is on the dormitory list and she has her ticket to present at the breakfast. A woman planning to at tend the breakfast must not sign out for overnight. After attending this function, if a woman wished to leave the campus, she must go to her dormitory and sign out.” —Dean of Students THE UBRARY: QUIET AND SERENE? it seems that every year the library of Elon College becomes a place for social fun and chit-chat rather than a quiet serene place where one can study with no in terruptions. The social scene is partly due to the girls of the freshman class be ing able to leave their rooms and sign out for the library. Instead of being quiet about their privilege of escaping from closed study it seems they cause quite a bit of confusion. Mr. Lambert, our librarian, in forms us that the main floor is the oniy floor where conversation is allowed. The basement and the second floor are to be extremely quiet at all times and used for ser ious study. It was also reported that ciga rette butts were found on the floor and holes were found burnt in the carpet. This is quite disgusting and very upsetting when the student body is constantly trying to prove to the faculty and administration that we are Indeed “mature adults.” Freshman, please show your ma turity and have some regard for everyone and for you “oldies but goodies,” need I ask? Bonnie Dorman fHiQAi NlGHT^y' Politically Prejudiced? PAGE 2
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