Page 2, Salemite, Oct. 10,1980
Editorial
We were the teenagers of the 70’s. When we think
of the 60’s, oun thoughts turn towards the Vietnam
War, racial riots, and rebellious teenagers. We
think that we could never be as radical as those
young people were. We are apathetic to national
affairs and events in our own college community.
What will our generation be remembered for?
LEGISLATIVE BOARD MEETING
October 6,1980
I. The meeting was called to order by Vice-
President Marakas.
Definitely there were good little boys and girls in
the 60’s who studied in school and went proudly to
Vietnam; but we hear more about the draft dodgers
and drop-outs. Did that decade of such major
changes cause our generation to be apathetic? We
suffer from the remnants of ideas criticized and
torn up by the dissenters of the decade. We weren’t
faced with war; most of our experiences with
segregation were in grade school when we were too
young to care; and sex and drugs are now com
monplace conversation.
II. Vice-President Marakas explained the results
of the student exam questionnaire, which prompted
discussion of the matter. A proposal will be drawn
up by Executive Board based on the results from
the student and faculty questionnaires, and it will
be presented to the Calendar Committee. If the
Calendar Committee accepts the proposal, it will
then be presented to the faculty at the November
4th meeting.
The nation seemed to take a rest during the 70’s
and Watergate will probably standout as the
biggest crisis of the decade. But what was the youth
of America doing for ten years? We grew up. We
formed our ideas on sex, religion, education, and
the family. We went through adolescence and came
out as individuals. We seem to make up our own
minds. Our generation has not wanted to “make
waves.” We seem to be more mature and able to sit
back and analyze a situation before joining in
because everyone else is.
III. Vice-President Marakas brought up the
proposal of the Curriculum Committee, which
states that students can count the content of a
course towards two majors but the credit of the
course can only be applied to one major. Vice-
President Marakas explained that this would
eliminate the possibility of a student obtaining a
double major by merely taking two or three more
courses in that department. President Goldthwaite
announced that better lines of communication need
to be established between the student-faculty
committees and Executive Board, as well as bet
ween the students and faculty on those committees.
The 80’s may bring war, women in the draft, and
destruction by nuclear warfare. We are told, as all
young people are, that we will become the leaders
of the country. Therefore we are drilled in right and
wrong and instilled with a sense of moral duty to
our nation; but I fear most of us could care less.
Why are we indifferent to issues that will directly
involve us, if not at the present, then in the near
future? We have formed our beliefs and have strong
opinions, but would we go marching and rioting to
see our proposals carried through?
IV. Vice-President Marakas informed the
members of Legislative Board that another
meeting may have to be scheduled at the end of
October in order to vote on any constitutional
amendments, or discuss the Calendar proposal.
V. With no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Katie Davis
SGA Secretary
Target Your Future
Look around us and see how this apathy affects
our college community. Do we care if Old Salem
residents get mad if we park on their sidewalk? Do
we look forward to SGA meetings so we can voice
our opinions? How many people really want to
write for The Salemite, or work on the yearbook
staff, or get involved in the political clubs? The
small turnout of women who want to leave a mark
on Salem is discouraging. This college is the best
place to start on a small scale to get involved and
have a vote in almost everything that is done. We
can never become leaders of America if we cannot
be major instigators in the thought process of a
school of 600 people. We come for education, but
this education includes much more than what
comes out of books. We should broaden our
knowledge of people. We are mature young women,
but we will constantly form new ideas and opinions.
Being involved on campus will give us the in
teraction with peers that is needed to complete our
education.
Len Brinkley and
Judy Aanstad, the
directors of Financial
Aid and Lifespan Center
respectively, are co
sponsoring . a program
entitled, ‘Target Your
Future.’ The program
which will be held for
four consecutive
Tuesdays from 4:00 to
5:30 p.m. starting Oct.
14th is for any interested
Salem students who are
undecided concerning
majors, careers,
lifestyles, or the future
in general. Topics
discussed in small
groups will include:
skills, values, oc
cupational information,
personality types, in
terests, expectations
and decision making.
The program provides
an excellent opportunity
to combine personal
inquiry and academic
choices. Interested
students should call
Becky Pack: 721-2625,
or drop by Lehman Hall
as soon as possible. If
the scheduled times
present a conflict, get in
touch with Len or Judy.
byTerlCapshaw
Associate Director Needed
Salem College invites nominations and ap
plications for the position Associate Director of
Admissions. Minimum requirements include
bachelor’s degree and 3 or 4 years of work and-or
graduate school experience. Person should possess
communication, analytical, and interpersonal
skills. Responsibilities include market research
and participation in planning and executing
recruitment program. Position available July 1,
1981, or soon if mutually convenient. Applications
should be submitted by January 1, 1981, to Mary
Scott Best, Director of Admissions, Salem College,
Winston-Salem, NC 27108 919-721-2621.
Blackout
Installation of new electrical power lines for the
Student Life and Fitness Center Project requires
that some of the existing power lines be discon
nected while new lines are being installed.
Plans for:
College Campus Area - Power out for about 30
minutes and then restored.
Academy and Fine Arts Building - Power out 2 to
3 days. Power restored by Saturday evening, Nov.
29th or on Sunday, Nov. 30th.
Campus Telephone System - Service is disrupted
during power failures. A temporary power line will
be connected to the equipment in the FAC to keep
our system operating. However, the service will be
inoperative for the 30 minute period that all power
is off.
Politics
The Republican and
Democratic clubs on
campus have been
Why shouldn’t we be as devoted to our causes as
our brothers and sisters of the 60’s? We don’t have
to break laws to see our ideas carried out, to create
a better environment for ourselves, and to always
be open to new propositions. So don’t be indifferent.
You believe that your thoughts and beliefs are good
ones so share them with your fellow students. Show
American that the teenagers of the 70’s wili be the
brightest and most innovative leaders of the 80’s.
Joan Gentry
CONGRATULATIONS to the new Freshmen
Representatives to Fremdendienerin!
Gwen Campbell
Mary Weeks Fountain
Bo James
Lee Ann Manning
Rainey Rembert
Salemite
working all year in
preparation for the 1980
elections, now less than
a month away.
According to club
members, there has
been enormous student
interest in political
activities in Winston-
Salem.
The Republican Club
hosted a dessert party
Oct. 1 for Anne Bagnal,
republican candidate
for the U.S. House of
Representatives.
The group also
organized ‘"The Big
Event,” held Sept. 26 at
the Benton Convention
Center. Bill Brock,
Republican National
Committee Chairman,
spoke to students and
"vrepublican candidates
'for state and local of
fices.
Interested republi
cans registered to vote
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or picked up requests
for absentee ballots at
the club’s Carnival
Booth.
A mock presidential
election is scheduled for
after fall break. Voters
may cast their ballot at
a designated table in the
refectory.
Salem Democrats
have been working
overtime to organize
student aid for White
House officials, secret
service and the press
entourage who visited
Winston-Salem last
Thursday. Approxi
mately 100 Salem
students attended the
rally in support of
Carter.
The Vance Aycock
Dinner held in Asheville
Oct. 3 raised several
thousand dollars for the
Western Carolina
faction of the Young
Democrats.
Mary Morrow,
president of the Salem
College Yo^ng
Democrats, said the
club plans to host a
speaker this spring who
will discuss ways in
which college students
can get involved in
politics.
The executive com
mittee of the N.C.
Federation of College
Democrats will also be
on campus later this
year.
The elections board in
the refectory is an
excellent place to find
political cartoons,
editorials and other
information about
candidates. Mary
Morrow coordinates the
democratic side of the
board; Mitzi Dooley
posts the republican
side. Students wishing
to post bulletins on the
board should contact the
appropriate coordin
ator.
Mary Morrow said
she has been
“pleasantly surprised”
at the number of
students, democratic
and republic, who have
become involved in this
year’s election. “It
takes strong com
mitment,” she said,
“and we have a lot of
thd t * *
Carolyn MrCnllum
A
Word
For
Spirit
I am a ten y®^'
veteran of all gifl*
schools and by the ti®®
I graduate from Sale®,
it will be twelve years
The choice of a women'
college was not diffic
for me at all, I had bee"
in both co-ed and singly
sex schools and I knew
preferred an all girD
school.
Why? Because mo*'
women’s colleges a®
smaller than most co-e«
institutions, and beingj
gregarious person I i®®
to know, or at least ^
familiar with, tai
people around me. I f®®,
good being able to sa)
“hello” to most of ta®.
girls on campus, and
feel richer when I ni®7
more people throug
classes an
organizations.
To come to a smai
girl’s college is to say ^
care enough abo®r
myself to go to a small
academic environme®
where I’ll be noticed a®
get attention. This
precisely why o®
should get involv®'
here, to say “I’m he®
and I care, so this
what I think.” Have y®**
ever noticed that y®“
can identify most g®**
on campus from a®”
tivities other tha®
classes? And if y®"
can’t, you wonder wl>®
they are?
Salem is a scho®^
where you can g®‘
directly related w®.
various activities a®
organizations. This |
how you meet peoP®
and they meet you; ita,,
great feeling to hear .
know you, you work^
on —.” This is
essence of Salem. 0®
school spirit! Would®
you rather put
spirit and enthusias®
for the school into a
activity or talent tb®
you’re interested
rather than waste !.
cheering at a footb®
game? Sure tha®
spirit, but who is it go'®*
to benefit: the team, 1®,
athletic departme®*"
These represent 1*’,^
school, but they do®
represent you and y®®
interests.
At Salem we
express our school sp® ^
and benefit ourselves
well as others. So, K
involved, join K
organization, run for ^
office, make j,
suggestion to LiU* ,(
about SGA and foU^'^uj
up! Its all there for
asking, you just hav®
care enough to
Salem your very be
your spirit!
Johanna Mlllert
126 Clew®