Op-Ed
November 4, 1992
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Homecoming efforts will
end up in the garbage can
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Now, don't gel me wrong,
an arlisl, I fully support
I have been involved in
Elon’s homccoming competition
since I pledged in the fall on 1990,
however this year I will not be
involved.
As an artist, I fee! the
limitations put on this year’s
theme offensive. Offensive? Yes,
offensive. I will not participate in
events that will require the
destruclion of my creations.
Why should I bother to waste
my fraternity’s money, my tinie
and my talent making a float or
banner that will have to be
destroyed after the competition is
finished? It seems so senseless.
We can’t even use Disney
characters on our homecoming T-
shirts, so 1 guess we’ll have to
take lots of pictures to remember
this year’s homccoming (or will
we not be able to take pictures
also?)
Disney’s demand to proicct their
copyrighted characters. It is their
legal right to control the use of
their characters and images.
Disney is being very courteous in
letting us use their copyrighted
characters.
What 1 don’t understand is
why the school would pick a
homecoming theme that would
have so many restrictions and
guidelines for the organizations to
follow. Yeah, I’m pretty sure that
there are going to be banners,
floats, skits and other activities
that will be absolutely incrediblc,
and that they will probably be so
great because of the Disney theme.
1 just don't understand the
reasoning behind picking a theme
in which all of your time, money
and hard work will end up in the
garbage can.
Steven Kahle Merbster
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To the Kditor:
How many limes have we
Elon students heard ihe term "the
community" of Elon College, not
only in reference lo the town but
also in reference lo the college
itself?
In my three years here, 1 have
heard it countless limes, and I
must admit that I have also used
it.
However," after Monday's
embarrassing display of disrespect
towards both Governor and Mrs.
Clinton and Senator and Mrs.
Gore by some members of our
student body, 1 will think twice
before calling Elon a community
again.
I have always ihought of a
community as a group of people
living together and working
towards a common goal. Within
this group are people with
To The Editor.
differing opinions, interests and
values. However, members of
such a community are respectful
of the beliefs of others wilhin the
group and also have the
responsibility of upholding the
ideals of the community to those
outside of it.
Unfortunately, on Monday,
several members of our
"community" chose to scream
malicious obscenities not only at
the political candidates, but also at
Mrs. Clinton and Mrs. Gore, and
furthermore made me ashamed of
being associated with such a
group.
I, for one. am supporting the
Clinton/Gore campaign, but even
if President Bush had been the
candidate on that stage, I would
never have shouted such
disrespectful and offensive
greetings (and believe me, it is not
because I have nothing to say).
Everyone is guaranteed the
freedom of speech by our
constitution, but I also believe
that everyone deserves a certain
amount of respect - even those
whom you are not supporting.
On Monday, we had the
responsibility of representing our
school on a national level, and
unfortunately, some people failed
to meet that challenge. I can only
commend those who worked so
hard to make it happen, those who
turned out in support, and those
who came out to listen or
peacefully protest.
Emily Viverette
Student
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