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Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1972
Editorial Policy
The staff of the Wayne Communique looks
forward to this year’s paper with much an
ticipation. We invite all to contribute to your
paper. ':
I would like to explain some of the poficies of
the Communique. As reporters,; the staff will
present facts to you from an unbiased position. We
are not here to slant the news or let you see only
our side of it.’Truth in reporting is a must. Our
concern, of course, will always be the ^tudent,
school-related functions, and the promotion of
involvement. > ,
Editorials will be considered for publication
whether harsh or complimentary. Editorials will
be open to all students to express their opinions on
any subjects. Although all editorials may not be
published, all opinions will be considered.
Finally, the paper will concern itself with the
student and his contributions. If you know of a
club, group, or individual who has done something
to warrant recognition, then please let the staff
know.
All articles, opinion, or questions can be given
to the staff by means of a basket located in the
Student Union. Please feel free to use it at any
time; this is your paper.
JOHN H. WHITESELL
Editor
Home-coming in
Bangladesh
Millions of weary, despairing regugees,
mostly women and chUdren, who left camps in
India are now returning to their homeland .. the
new nation of Bangladesh. Exposed to the
-elements, they cling to life, hoping for a roof over
their heads . . . but there is no roof; there is no
house; no crops; no livestock, nothing except a
few scattered heaps of rubble here and there.
The Bangladesh Government asks CARE’s
assistance in mass construction of simple, one-
room shelters. CARE must find $2,000,000 in order
to build 62 villages before the arrival of the next
monsoon rains.
This construction is a co-operative endeavor.
CARE provides simple buildi^ block machines,
roofing materials, burnt bricks, and cement.
Participants, selected on the basis of most
pressing need will furnish sand, soil labor
necessary for molding the blocks, and timber
required for door, window, and roof frames. The
Bangladesh Government will provide additional
needed personnel and internal transportation.
Although this simple housing construction is
of top priority, food, clothing, and medical sup
plies are also urgently needed. CARE provid^
these other essential items in the refugee camps
in India. CARE must now continue to meet these
needs in Bangladesh.
For CARE to succeed in its vital relief and
rehabilitation efforts in Bangladesh, it must have
the generous support of its donors. Won’t you help
in this enormous, humanitarian task by sending
your contribution today to: Bengal Relief Fund-
CARE, Inc., 615 Forsyth Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. 30303.
THE WAYNE COMMUNIQUE
The Wayne Communique is published monthly for the
students of Wayne Community College under the sponsorship
of the Students Government Association. The opinions ex
pressed here do not necessarily represent those of the paper
staff. The Board of Directors, tiie faculty or the staff of WCC.
The people responsible for this issue:
Editor ^ JohnWhitesell
Reporitvs • Johnny Wiggs
Eddie Lane
Advisors ^ Mrs. Wharton
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Dean of Students
Welcome to your college. I am sure that you
will have a rewarding year at Wayne Community
College.
There has been a lot of planning to insure that
your experiences will be beneficial, acadmically
as well as socially, this year. Hopefully, you will
take advantage of the academic preparation by
the instructors and the many activities planned by
the SGA.
The Student Services Division of WCC is here
to serve you, the students. Counselors are
available for personal problems, career planning,
academic problems, financial aid, assisting in
part-time or full time employment, transferring
to other colleges, vocational rehabilitation and to
assist you in any situation that may be a problem
to you. Feel free to come by at any time' to meet
these individuals.
Your SGA officers have been busy during the
summer making plans for varied and exciting
activities for you throughout the year. You may
look for a more successful SGA this year.
Become involved in your college. Make
suggestions for improvements that can be made.
Remember, this is your college. All the resources
at WCC are for you. With your help, participation
and study, you can make this the best year of your
life and make WCC an even better college.
During the year I hope to meet each of you,
and if I can be of any assistance to you, just let me
know.
Best wishes for a successful year.
FEDERAL GRANTS
Many federal grants are also available,
particularly for low income families. Some offer
an added bonus to those who graduated in the top
half of their high school class. There is a free
booklet for the asking that describes these grants.
Write to: FEDERAL AID FOR COLLEGE
STUDENTS, Division of Student Aid, Office of
Education, Washington, D.C. 20202.
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JM
Bill Bennett
by Rick Mitz
Rated X
College yearbooks yearly nearly die of
dreariness when they’re issued every June. It’s
refreshing to see one that’s not the run of the
paper mill — one without pictures of sorority
sisters and their brothers crammed onto a divan,
quarter-and-half and full-backs in their varsity
drag, and beauty queens with shining teeth and
pimpleless complexions.
But last June, along came “Gumbo” a
production of Louisiana State University and one
of the first X-rated yearbooks. “Gumbo” got itself
into producing an honest representation of
campus life. Maybe she was too honest.
Included in the book was a photograph of a
red, white, and blue marijuana cigarette; a series
of satires on such sanctions as motherhood, and
four photos of nudes taken in art classes, which
changed the bookrating from R to X.
“Gumbo” was a partial success. Students
loved the book and, for the first time in the
college’s history, “Gumbo” went into a second
printing.
The State Legislature, however, wasn’t so
pleased. A resolution of disapproval was passed.
Said one legislator, who once attacked the
teaching of Shakespeare in the school system,
“I’ve never seen more nasty pictures. A student
cannot show it to his little brother or sister.”
And the LSU student-body president reported,
“Anyone who thinks that book has pornographic
value hasn’t seen very much good pornography.”
“Gumbo” follows an inevitable student press
pattern. Four years ago, campus papers ran what
were labeled “obscene” words, back when the
watchword, “telling it like it is,” was telling it like
it was.
Now it seems that yearbooks have gotten in
the picture by getting in the pictures of nude
bodies, student smoking habits and other aspects
of life of campus. Maybe one provocative picture
is worth a thousand four-letter words.
LIFE
Life is a gift to be used every day,
Not to i:^ smothered and hidden away.
It isn’t a thing to be stored in the chest
Where you gather your keepsakes and treasure your best.
It isn’t a joy to be sipped now and then
And promptly put back in a dark place again.
Life is a gift that the humblest may boast of
And one that the humblest may well make the most of.
Get out and live it each hour of the day,
Wear it and use it as much as you may.
Don’t keep it in niches and comers and ^ooves,
You’ll find that in service its beauty improves.
EDGAR A. GUEST
—^Reflection Ideals
fGive A Helping Hand!
The SGA urges all returning students to S
welcome the new students with a friendly ¥:
:§ smile. Offer them your help in adjusting S
themselves to WCC. Remember you were new
once. Let’s make Wayne Community College a S
warm and friendly campus. ;i|:
TROUBLED