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Editorials
Editors’ Notes [ResponsiblyinformS
by Amy Cass
What has happened to Salem's campus in the last couple of weeks?
Since Dean Eulalia Cobb's resignation on October 9 (student common
knowledge on October 18), Salem students and faculty have expressed
emotions of outrage by her decision to leave the college after serving two
snort years. Of course each and everyone of us, (student, faculty, female
and male) has seen this woman become a vivid part of the Salem College
and community bringing with her an energetic, vibrant, and flamboyant
personality. , . j
As such a small, unique community we should be pulling together m ordei
to understand and cope with Dean Cobb's resignation. Instead, through my
eyes, I have seen students and faculty split and exhibit outrage at a time
in which we need to support each other. But even more than that we
should be supporting Dean Cobb for her decision.
President Litzenburg sent a memo to faculty and staff announcing Dean
Cobb's resignation explaining it was due to "family considerations." Many
of the various campus members expressed outrage toward Dr. Litzenburg as
"pressuring Dean Cobb's decision to resign." The fact is that Dean Cobb
did resign because of personal family reasons. Therefore, we as students
and faculty should accept her resignation and not presume additional
reasons.
In turn, after Dean Cobb's resignation, bottled emotions and feeling;
about various campus problems broke and resulted in students taking a look
at Salem's administrative management and future welfare. For the past
several years, our main goal has been to improve conununication among
students as well as the administration and staff. In the future let's don't
just assume something. Much too often people in this community have a
bad habit of hearing what they want to hear and accepting that as the
truth. . j i
For some reason I, as a student, feel we have been sheltered and not quite
aware of what has been occurring here at Salem. I don't want to believe
something that is not the truth behind the actual story. We are mature
young women who care very deeply for our home here at Salem. It is only
fair that we understand the cimrcumstances that effect our well-being
while we are students.
As a senior at Salem College I am very much concerned about the future
of this institution. One of the most unique aspects I see in Salem is the
closeness and unity among the students, faculty and staff. Now I am
apprehensive about the welfare of the college and all the special p>eople
who make up this distinctive, historical community. Even though in seven
short months I will be an almuni of Salem College, I will always continue
to care about it's future.
by April Edmondson
The ability to communicate
effectively can have many different
twists. For instance, one may feel as ii
making an announcement in the
refectory during lunch or dinner is
effective communication, or that
sending a memo to another individual
represents effective communication.
Of course, the first thing we must all
realize is that each individual may have
a different perception of what effective
communication is! In many instances
making announcements in the
refectory, sending memos, and calling
special meetings may be the most
appropriate and efficient way to
communicate the needed information.
However, there are times when
communicating can be a tricky and
difficult process. Concerning the issue
of Dean Cobb's resignation, the
manner in which Dean Cobb and
President Litzenburg went about
informing the Salem community was,
evidently, not the best way to deal with
the situation. Perhaps, the fact that
neither Dean Cobb nor President
Litzenburg realized the significant
impact this decision would have on the
by Paige Parker
When I started this article, I, like
many Salem College students, wanted
to know why we were not informed
about the violent events that have
tciken place concerning Salem students
in the last couple of weeks. I had full
intentions of writing a very negative
editorial voicing my concerns, but
before I started to write, I went to see
Steve Wright, who heads Public Safety,
and to my surprise my attitude
changed entirely. He, just like us, wantr
students informed, but he cannot dc
this alone.
The student body of Salem College
prides herself on unity and
involvement, and if this is true, I have
to question why Salem has endured 218
years without a Student Awareness
Committee. Students do need to be
informed when Salem students are
assaulted and when cars are broken
into in the FAC parking lot, but Steve
Wright cannot possibly do his job and
report every incident to the students
when they occur. Even when Public
Safety sends out memos to the students
about tips to stay safe, many students
look it over and ditch it in the trash.
We, as college students, need to take
warnings seriously. No one that is ever
assaulted, raped, or murdered goes out
with the intention to be hurt. We want
to be treated as responsible adults, but
we often avoid the act of being
responsible.
Steve Wright is in the process of
organizing a Student Awareness
Committee which willO inform students
of the events which occur concerning
Salem College students. I do not feel
that 1 am alone in wanting to know what
goes on at Salem, both good and bad. k
is up to us, as students, to unite with
Public Safety in order for important
information to get to students. We
all busy with out hectic lives and so i®
Steve Wright, but if we join together
and work together, I think our
accomplishments will be immense.
I, Susie Salem, wish to bring to
everyone's attention that our Student
Government Association's president,
Strat Newitt, did a wonderful job in her
meetings with the Board Of Trustees.
She not only missed two days of classes
due to lengthy meetings, but she also
missed several tests and had to give up
her personal time to make up these
tests. I do not think that she, nor
anyone else involved in student
government for that matter, receives
enough thanks from the student body.
I have' seen Strat put off things that she
r6ally needs to do until later becait®
"Salem business" came up.
Strat is definitely a very dedicate
member of our community, (not W
mention a wonderful friend!) and rea 7
cares about Salem. She is willing to
the extra mile to get information on
campus issues and she is willing to stic
her neck out for all of us. j
So, Strat, three cheers to you for a ^
you have done for us, and for all ika
you will do!!
college explains the failure to express
this information more adequately. I
believe if they had realized the
consequences of Dean Cobb's
resignation, they would have addressed
the problems which have arisen much
differently.
It is important for the students,
faculty, and staff to remember that we
are a community - we are a very special
family. We have the opportunity to
open and close doors at our beckoning,
and, indeed, if we do not take the
initiative to do so, we have no one else
to blame except ourselves! We, the
students, have the privilege to express
ourselves to one another without the
fear of retribution. It is the student who
can speak and be heard far louder than
the faculty of staff member. It is the
student who has the ability to demand,
expect, and receive change. For it is the
student that this college revolves
around.
As capable adults, it is our
responsibility to ask questions when we
do not understand and to demand the
answers. We have an obligation to
ourselves and one another to find out
as much as possible concerning the
issues which involve and interest us.
Tfve Satemtte
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