April 20, 1976
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making people aware of one
particular, obnoxious, dis
courteous habit...GUM
CHEWING!
Gum chewing is bad when
people chew it like a cow
chews its cud. They get so
entranced in their gum that
they don't realize how loud it
is. And then, in the middle of
class, you find yourself also
preoccupied with their gum
chewing... of course, only until
a professor asks you a
question!
I'm sure people are aware
that gum is not good for them
(and don't care either) but it
isn't fair to subject others to
that incessant swishing,
chomping, elastic gum-sound
or that infernal popping,
snapping, cracking of this
rubbery substance. It is
annoying and inconsiderate.
I know I can't ask gum
chewers to quit their habit,
but I beg that they have a little
more consideration and keep it
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out of the classroom. ...it is
hard enough to concentrate as
it is. Don't let this habit
overpower you as it seems to.
Besides...did you know that
this habit is bad for your jaws?
It provokes arthritis of the
jaws in later years.
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out anew in whatever direction
seems plausible, to leave our
contemporary biases behind,
and utilize any part of the
existing system that may be
applied to our current
problems. Glenn Tinder's
concept of humane uncertain
ty exemplifies the process I
see as essential to our
continued growth and there
fore well-being.
To recapitulate what I have
said, real community is an
important, even essential
ideal that we must work
diligently to actualize. The
quality of others' lives is
intrinsically tied to our own
lives. This is a fact of
Twentieth century life that we
can no longer afford to ignore
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on our shrinking planet. The
problem of the lack of
community is not only
dangerous in our small setting
but even more so in the larger
society, and paramount on the
international scale. This lack
of community goes hand-in
hand with estrangement. I
would be a simpleton if I
thought I could explain why
we are estranged (that is the,
emotional detachment one
from another). But nonethe
less it is with us and we must
face it with courage and
vision. The "do your own
thing" philosophy has now
become a hinderance of a
community rather than a help
as it was originally intended.
So what does all this have to
do with the Administrative
Board's hearing?
The problem they focused
upon was alcohol and its effect
on the community. I contend
that alcohol is not so much a
cause of estrangement and
lack of community but rather a
symptom. I personally drink to
excess because it is a way I
have found to bridge the
barriers of human interaction
and therefore lessen the
degree of alienation that
seems omnipresent. It does
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however have the potential of
doing just the opposite, and
therein lies its destructive
capacity. Alcohol is not the
problem as I see it but it does
play a significant role in the
larger issue of estrangement.
1 think each individual must
question his/her own motiva
tions for drinking, understand
as much as possible about its
effects on them and they
company and consider the
overall consequences. Now
what of the underlying
problem of estrangement?
It is my hope that this article
will induce a small amount of
dialogue, if only for one
Tuesday's meal. Perhaps the
dialogue will encourage inde
pendent thinking and reflec
tion on these issues and
others. It is not the final
product that I am seeking but
the process along the way. It is
my belief that by reflecting we
will find it unacceptable to sit
back, disengaged from our
social relations and therefore
be inspired to become actively
involved in some sphere of our
community. Involvement,
whether pro or con is of the
essense!
P.S. I'm open to your
reactions.
Keep the faith,
John A. Bell
The Gultfordian
Box 17717, Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C. 27410, phone
855-9158
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Chemistry Auction
Monday April 26, 10-1:30
there will be an auction of old
glassware and equipment
from the chemistry laborato
ries. We will use an open bid
j-stem where you write your
name and bid down and at
1:30 the highest bidder gets
the item. You can rebid as
often as necessary. Proceeds
from the auction will be used
to beautify King Hall.
WARNING - This stuff is
two years of trash destined for
the junk pile unless you buy it.
No bid is too low.
A lifeguard will be at the lake
next week (4/20-4/25) for the
following hours:
Tues. 11-1
Wed. 11-3
Thurs. 11-1
Fri. 11-1
Sat. 3-5
Sun. 1-3
GIVE THE GIFTS OF SIGHT
AND LIFE... to the North
Carolina Eye and Human
Tissue Bank. PETE MOORE
has Donor Pledge forms for
those wishing to donate their
eyes and/or other organs after
death. He can be reached in
Dana 211, at extension 48. or
at 292-5370.