PAGE 2
THE TWIG
OCTOBER 1. 1984
EDITORIALS
Were you ready for this?
Editor’s Note:
Concerning Bonnie Franklin
What mafces Dean Sizemore frown
then smile? Or. Thomas leave the room,
then return? Rhoda Somrs slump In her
seat then nearly fall out? And make the
students laugh hysterically?
A male sfr/pper, you say? No - Tom
DeLuca.
Put Tom DeLuca at N.C. State Univer
sity, Duke, Wake Foreet, UNO-CH, etc.,
andhe'sflne. But when you put him at the
small, angelic Meredith College • suddenly
Tom DeLuca becomes a criminal to many
students and administrative figures.
Tom DeLuca opened many eyes,
mouths and minds at Meredith. His cheap
Ibuf humorous] comedy was prolKibly the
first of its kind at Meredith artd I wouldn't
be surprised if it’s the last.
The first half of DeLuca's show was
the com^y. The slide show was edged on
by forced laughter; however, as the show
progressed the laughter nearly drowned
out DeLuca's voice.
But, grovt-up Tom! What is a thirty-
year-old man doing playing with Barbie
dolls? Kinda kinky, huh? And what's this
with the road signs? I'll adntit I did laugh at
a lot of the slide show and I'rri pleased to
say I was not alone. Overall, Meredith stu
dents seemed to accept Deluca's comedy
side of the show. Unfortunatdy, mw\y
students mre unable to feel comfortable
Bethlehem, PA, (CPS) ~ Most
collegians have “exceedingly high” career
expectations, but don’t expect “to
sacrifice personal happiness, famiiy,
health or ethical principles,” in order to a-
chieve them, a new survey of just-gradu
ated students has found.
The sun«y of 2000 students, sponsor
ed by the College Placement Council
(CPC), also found that most students are
willing to wort^ long hours to achieve their
ambitions.
Nine ot 10 students would willingly
spend more than one night a month away
from home for the sake of their jobs. Some
34 percent of the students were willing to
stau away from home more than five
nights a month.
“To some extent, they may be setting
themselves up for a fall,” says Dr. David
Hopkins, a University of Denver business
professor and a co-author of the study.
enough to laugh due to the reserved at
mosphere created af this college.
After the slide show, Tom DeLuca
took volunteers from the audience to use
as props for practical iokes. Sopft/e Grady
and Howard Goodstat were two crowd
pleasers. Although some of DeLuca’s
pranks were out of line, the students still
loved them. The continuous laughter
showed this.
Following the slide show DeLuca a-
gain turned to the audience for volunteers.
This time it was for his hyprtosis act. This
is v^t we paid to see.
There's something about watching
other people look stupid that appeals to
many. And when these people don't realize
wftaf they are doing, it’s easier to laugh at
them.
Tom DeLuca’s act as a whole was
widely accepted by the students. Just be
cause he was out of line at times didn't
seem to make a difference. DeLuca’s act
was not typical for Meredith College, but I
felt it was very beneficial.
For three hours on Monday, Septem
ber 11.1984, Meredith College was like ev
ery other college. It was a first. And un
fortunately, it was probably the last.
Cynthia L. Church
113 Heilman. 7881
He notes many students want it all
job satisfaction, frequent feedback from
their bosses, “a rich personal life”- al
though combining such qualities in real
life is extremely difficult.
“Tf»e student and employer will have
to modify their perceptions of what they
expect from each other,” advises Linda
Pengilly of the CPC. “It’s going to be a
two-way stretch.”
Asked to rank 20 different job attri
butes in order of importance, the nature of
the work itself was the most essential in
gredient of liking their jc^s.
The next most important attributes
were the opportunity to use their skills and
abilities, the chance for personal.develop
ment, professional recognition and ade
quate wages. Hc^kins says. .
Hopkins coauthored the study with
the late Dr. Sandra E. LeMarre, also of the
University of Denver.
Many misconceptions of Bonnie
Franklin's visit to Meredith College Friday,
Sept. 21, have developed among the
students, parents, faculty and administra
tion. To dear up any disputes over this
matter, I spoke with Rhoda Sowers, Di
rector of Student Activities, to clarify what
actually happened.
Bonnie Franklin was traveling
thn^ughout North Carolina campaigning
for Gov. James B. Hunt’s seat in the Sen
ate. Franklin asked the Democratic Head
quarters if she could speak to a women's
college in Raleigh. A Hunt representative
recomnnended Meredith College to her af
ter getting tt>e ‘o.k.’ from Meredith, she
accepted.
"Hie Young Democrats asked to spon
sor Franklin's visit and were given permis
sion. The Y.D. had nothing to do with
picking Franklin's topic, “Voter Registra
tion and Women's Issues.” This topic
came directly from the Democratic Head
quarters.
“No one at Meredith, not even the Y.D. had
any idea what she (Franklin) would speak
on,” said Rhoda Sowers, “Anyone that
knew that Bonnie Franklin was campaign
ing for Hunt would expect her to say
something about him."
As for the issue of “false advertising”
Franklin's appearance on campus. Sowers
said, the information published should
have revealed that Young Democrats were
sponsoring the event; however, it was an
Dear Editor;
We would like to vorce our concern
over the use of Meredith's all women cam
pus as a media projection for Jim Hunt.
The Meredith campus should not unknow
ingly t)e victim of the Hunt for Senate cam
paign follies. What was painted to be a
"Voter Regislratioo and Women's Issues"
speech was tumed into a Jim Hunt redly.
The fault should not be put with Ms.
oversite, which frequently happens to any
organizatiuon.”
What few people realize is that Frank
lin did speak on her chosen topic. She did
not have to spend her entire time on that
topic. As long as it was touched upon, the
advertising for the speech was justified.
When a visitor appears on the Mere
dith campus I beli^ total respect should
be given to that individual. Unfortunately,
not every student feels that way.
During and especially after Franklin's.
speech, Franklin was vertially attacked by
several Helms supporters. These students
exhibited little class. And came across as
being uninformed radicals.
In an interview following her speech,
Frar>klin said that she was glad the stu
dents were excited ^x>ut the campaign
and was sorry the Helms supporters were
so intent. “They defeated their purpose."
I think it's great to strongly support a
candidate t» it Helms, Hunt, Reagan, or
Mondale; however, I think that when your
vertial support turns into obnoxious com
ments, something is definitely not right.
I hope Bonnie Franklin's opinion of
Meredith College will not t>e lowered due
to the reception she received from several
students. I also hope that when the Col
lege Republicans have “their visitor,” the
Young Democrats will conduct themselves
in a presentable manner. Two wrongs do
not make a right.
Franklin, but on the people who published
the publicity for the speech. We feel the
circumstances were unequal because Sen
ator Helms did not have equal representa
tion against Ms. Franklin’s remarks. The
content should have been made cl^r to a-
void misleading the students.
Thank you.
College Republicans
Collegfe ^rcuis report
"Exceedingly high
job ambitions
Cynthia L. Church
Editor, The Twig
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
THE TWIG
ncrc^ crifcgp
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROUNA 27607
In the Courtvard Sar^ Rowe
Jennifer Bruffey
Jiff Hensdale
Cynthia L. Church
Staff Reporters^
Rene Folds
Editor-in-chief
Layout Editors
Anna Clark
Jill Hensdale
Managing Editors
Malinda Britton
Tara Owen
Elizabeth Henderson
Business Manager
Elizabeth Heriderson
MichtieCherry
Layout staff
Kimie Turman
Stuart Looney
Photographers
Stephanie Bennett
Jennifer Jackson
Assistant Business Manager
Bridget Lee Young
Catch All
Deer Nosy
Advertising Manager
Sally Woolard
Art & Leisure Editors
Tara Owen
Advertising Staff
Martha Ann Naylor
Sports Editor
Debbie Sauls
Kimie Turman
Exchange Editor
TaraOmn
Feature Editor
Elizabeth Smelcher
Proofreader
Copyediting Class
Circulation Managers
Cindy Patterson
Entertainment EdUor
Kimie Turman
Advisors
Dr. Thomas Parramore
Sophie Grady
Entertainment fleporfer-fras/ Campbell
Ms. Rhoda Sowers
Kimberly Lovelace