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Page 2 The Pendulum November 9,197g Bryant M. Colson Editor Craig Harris News Editor GraysoB Whitt Miice Robinson Sports Joy Hamilton Entertainment Editor Censorship vs responsibility In a recent visit to Duke University, Ed Bradley, chief White House/ correspondent for CBS-TV news stressed an age-old phrase well known to many journalists: “freedom of the press.” Press freedom has been a major concern of journalists since before the days of Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer. Bradley discussed censorship versus responsibility. The Pendulum staff agrees with Bradley in that the press, to remain free, must be responsible. Journalists must put aside all personal biases to uphold the responsibilities of a free press. In his talk Bradley quoted Albert Camus who said, “A free press can, of course, be good or bad. But without freedom, it will be neither good nor bad.” The media provides the people with a large percentage of news and information. It’s a primary source of information. Censorship deprives the people in that they can’t see the untold story. Bradley, in his Vietnam experiences, said, “They wanted us to withhold the bad news, and report only the good news.” This type of censorship takes away from the responsibilities of a journalist who must report the bad and the good. Freedom of the press is a constitutional right, but many times it is held in question. Ali versus Spinks was once considered the fight of the century; however, censorship versus responsibility has now taken its place. Congratulations to homecoming queen Bonnie Irby and her court. The Pendulum Deadline for articles, letters to the editor and features — Mon. 1 p.m., room 205 student center 2nd floor. Staff meeting, Monday, 3 p.m. David Sams Maggie O’Connell J.P. Hnrd Al Williams Laurie Alcon Jeannie Hairaton Clayton Vaaght Loretta Coble Mary Ellen Priestley PRODUCTION STAFF Layou( Pasteup Photography Photography Copy reading Circulation Manager Distribution Typist Adviser Published by Communications Media Board of Qon College in conjunction with the Student Government Association. Founded on October 14, 1974, as the student newspaper of Elon College, the Pendulum is published each Thursday during the school year except during examination, summer and holiday periods. The Pendulum reserves the right to edit any letter for length and to avoid libel. All letters to the editor are wel comed and must be submitted with author’s name, address and telephone number. Better services for Elon students Dear Editor, This week I would like to discuss briefly the value of Student services at Elon. Since Elon is an established small, private, four-year liberal arts institution, the state and fed eral governments do not wield the power they have at state schools. However, just be cause Elon is a private in stitution, it should not be ex cused from providing the basic student services. Granted, some student serv ices are money-making ven tures (i.e. the campus grill), but there are times when students should and must come before the dollar sign. Although the administra- tion seems capable of sincere concern for Elon students, I would add constructive ac tions to sympathetic under standing. We, as students, cannot fully appreciate our new skills lab or the projxjsed fine arts center unless we remain in sound mind and good health. With all the donations from various cam paigns it seems a shame that no funds have been allocated (riipst comments: for improved student services. Perhaps now that the cam pus life committee of the board of trustees has re quested health care hours on a trial basis for Saturdays, we will see how much weight the administration places on the well-being of Elon students. Sincerely yours, Robin Nfoser Robin Moser SGA President Diplomas for the dogs NEW YORK, NY (CPS) — Diploma mills — those busi nesses at which you can buy facsimile college degrees are roundly deplored by aca demics who see them as a threat to the value of diplo mas earned through hard work. But not even the ang riest academic could have foreseen that diplomas would have gone to the dogs this soon. But Shanna, a German Shephard, has been guaran teed a doctorate in recreationi management and supervision from Pacific College. The de gree costs $150. Shanna’s friend, a human named Leonard Stavisky, pur chased the Ph.D. to prove a point about diploma mills and correspondence schools. Stavisky happens to be a New York state legislator out to stop what he calls ‘‘unscru pulous diploma mills.” He saw an ad for Pacific College in Esquire magazine, and asked Shanna’s owner, Sha ron Shiffman, to apply. On the application, Shiffman ex plained that Shanna not only had no previous education, but was under-age. Shanna is a six-month-old puppy. Angry student Dear Sirs, 1 would like to present a problem I have observed here at Elon. That is the problem of gas-cap theft. Recently, I have noticed quite a few cars in the parking lots with out gas-caps. My roommate had a cap taken from her car and re placed with a rather beaten- up cap. Later, that cap was taken, and now she has none! Can’t this person or persons find anything better to do than steal gas-caps? (Maybe to you it’s a game, but to some of us it is important, so please try to get your thrills elspwhere Tammy Winstead
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