Page 2 The Pendulum, Thursday, Nov. 6, 1980
Lights prevent crimes
Not only is security still a problem at the college, but so
are the lights around campus. One cannot help but notice
how dark this campus bMomes at night. It is not well
lighted, an^ this fact presents problems.
Better lights are ne^ed to prevent crime. Students cannot
even walk to the library without feeling insectire. Aroimd the
gym parking lot there are not enough lights. It is not safe for
commuter students who have night classes and have to walk
to their cars. The gym lot should be adequately lighted.
At Harper Center, only one light shines in the back
parking lot in one little spot. Many students return late at
night, and the parking lot may be dangerous especially if one
is by himself or herself. Brighter lights should put in along
the sidewalk from Harper Center to the main campus. A girl
cannot feel safe walking by herself.
The campus as a whole needs better lighting. Something
must be done for the safety of the students. Crime cannot be
stopped until brighter lights are put up around the campus.
In the meantime, students should be careful when walking to
the library or to their cars.
Pay the penalty
The majority of students at Eton College are basically
honest. They do not take things from other people with the
intent of converting them to their own use. Larceny, petit ot
grand, is not in their vocabulary.
But some students do not fall into this category. They
apparently feel comfortable taking things from other people
as long as they do not have to suffer ill consequences.
Several incidents of vandalism and stealing have occurred
recently on the college campus and in the town. Students
have bMn caught with the goods. Most persons who steal are
caught, and they have to face a judge and have punishment
meted out to them. Not so with students, it seems. The
college forms a net into which they fall for safety from what
other adults must face; that is, responsibility for their own
actions.
Most students are not minors. They say over and over,
‘We are not children. We want to be treated like adults.”
Then they should know that theft carries punishment varying
with the value of what is stolen. And punishment includes
many years in prison. Laws are set by governments to protect
people, not as traps.
Nationwide, crime is increasing. To halt this rise and to
protect ourselves, we must work wherever we are to set goals
of plain honesty and responsibility, not least in a small
college. We must demand that ethics and values in life be
taught to all, and that the college itself does not deflect the
normal course of justice by coddling those who break the
law. Some time a college man and woman must face life.
Why not here and now? If they learn from an experience, let
them tell us all so that the di^age to us and to them may
not be repeated.
^etidulum
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Problem for late-comers
Dear Editor;
Too many women stu
dents are uninformed about
the combination door which
is the only entrance after 11
p.m. for resident students of
Virginia and West Dorms.
Living on First West, I am
very aware of the great
number of girls who must
potmd on the door or yell to
anyone inside to let them in.
These women should have
been informed the first day
of school of the combination
which would unlock 'the
door. Since it was neglected
at the beginning of the
semester, information should
be given now before any
thing harmful happens.
TeriMlllfr
More questions for politicians
To the editor:
A newspaper article is
supposed to be non-partisan.
In last week’s edition,
“Economy, foreign policy
concern candidates,” was
full of biased opinion, incor
rect information and only
part truths.
Carter does not support a
$727.6 billion tax cut. The
budget for the fiscal year of
1981 is less than S625 billion.
On defense Reagan, as
well as Carter, supports
more spending in this area.
In 1976, Carter promised to
cut defense spending, but as
he has said, its been in
creased every year. You
failed to mention that while
Carter supports draft regis
tration the Democratic plat
form calls for a peacetime
draft. Reagan is the war
monger?
While Reagan opposed
SALT II, he has said that
negotiation for SALT II
should be started.
Carter has said that he
would not interfere in Amer
ican farmer trade. As one
can see from the Afghan
invasion. Carter has not
kept hiis word and the worth
of the grain embargo has
proved no good.
Are civil rights, ERA, and
mass transit the most impor
tant issues this year? Since
1964 dvil rights have im
proved. True, everything is
not perfect, but it is hard to
erase 300 years of history in
15 years. I support equal
and civil rights because
everybody is guaranteed
these in the Constitution.
During the four years that
Carter has been in office not
one state has passed the
ERA. In fact several have
repealed it.
Why has it taken 35 years
to develop synthetic fuel
capabilities? During the last
years of World War II,
Germany operated on syn
thetic fuel. Democrats have
controlled the White House
for 19 of those years and
Congress for 25 years. May
be somebody should talk to
the oil companies.
A lot of people complain
about nuclear power. People
can have high prices because
of oil or "dirtier” air be
cause of coal. Unless they
have a better solution quit
complaining. Solar has not
been proved to be cost
effedent at this time.
You also failed to say that
Carter wants to spend ano
ther $12.5 billion of our tax
dollars. Is that non-infla-
tionary? On the tax cut issue
Carter says the Kemp-Roth
tax cut would be infla
tionary. “What’s the dif
ference between giving peo
ple the money to spend and
jetting the government spend
it?”
Since September the Pea*
duium has run only 4 or J
articles or editorials on the
elections. With county,
state, and national election,
as well as a N.C. constitu
tional amendments and local
referenda, bdng held this
year it appears that you have
been somewhat lax in your
coverage. An Elon student is
running for the N.C. House
of Rep. and no mention is
even made of it. A candidate
for the U.S. House of Rep.
was on campus and again
there was no announcement
or even coverage of his
presence.
Keith Ndsoa