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Friday, December 9^ Frida Editorial y*l' \ t‘ Mli\ ditor’s Corner B(‘('ky Horner Editor-in-chief Twas the night before Christmas And all thrcugh the mall The shoppers were rushing And having a ball. They ran store to store Bearing their bags Buying more and more China, toys, books, and gags. No one spoke a word But flew about madly Hitting every shop in the place Soon they’d be done, and gladly. For weeks they had delayed Made excuses and portrayed A tendency to put off buying And now, they were trying To get it all done in one hurried motion I looked through the mall What a furious commotion! I, who was done And had only come to watch The last-minute bunch run Searching for the best catch. Like an angry river in a flood Worry growing in their blood Fear that they would not find That perfect gift they had in mind. It was ten o’clock The stores would soon be closed I watched more people flock was mesmerized, and dozed. When I awoke, I found People were still rushing ’round Then the "ten minute” warning came And they hit the checkouts like heavy rain. escaped from the mall So I wouldn’t be trampled When they were thrown out, one and all As I walked to my car I was, again, glad That I’d finished my buying early So much unlike my dad- Who ran to the car as I started the engine Laden with boxes and bags And exclaimed with a sigh as we drove away "I’m finally finished-not a minute too late. And next year, to the last day I won’t wait!” I I Note: In this holiday season, during the seemingly endless ing for the perfect gifts, let us not forget the true meanmg of Chnsmas. We celebrate this holiday not so that we can have an excuse to spend money, get presents and party-but in order to remember the greatest gift ever give to mankind: Jesus Christ. ■ ,i„-c it In the long days of shopping and otherwise prepanng for Ais holiday, it will be easy to iLe the "Christmas spirit” However, if all of our pfts are given from ^the heart-Jesus was such a gift from God-that spirit will remain with us. ... It is more blessed to give than to receive.—Acts 2U.33 — Second Opinion The Spirit of Christmas Ch Craig Cox Columnist To anyone who read "Just the Facts” last year, some of this may sound familiar; indeed, it had been my intent to reprint a piece from last year verbatim, but a disk data dis aster that occurred not too long ago is helping to keep me honest and original. Christmas time is the re^ merchant’s biggest moneymalpig season of the year. This is the time when all of the gadgetry and junk that wouldn’t sell during the rest of the year is dragged out and offered "at special holiday savings.” Stuff that person A personally wouldn’t be caught dead with is suddenly a uni que and fascinating gift for person B. It is a time when people can shop for «hings for themselves that they otherwise wouldn’t, because they can do it under the cover of "Christmas Shopping.” A spectacular number of adults go through toy stores during this season. Who knows how many of them may simply be secretly, anonymously regressing? People-watching can be especially interesting, if dangerous, during this time of year. Simply walking through a store is an adventure in avoiding the small children that seem to come out of the woodwork for the express purpose of bothering p^ents about Christmas gifts while tripping other adults in the store. But while other people’s children can be a pain, they should be the object of some concern. Very often, amid the insanity which accompanies Christmas shopping, the central reason behind it all is lost. I can remember working for a major retail chain one year at Christmas time, and seeing a child being dragged by his mother away from a toy display; the kid wanted - immediately -- some sort of toy which looked as if |t ^ sort or toy wnicn as . ice . destroy whole city blocks wi* J a"' plastic-triggered shot The chili ^ . ig. happy at the prospect of losing i„ e neighborhood’s strategic weapons ^ , was screaming incoherendy at holid neighborhood’s strategic w^pons sounaeu uxc uic lup u. ■ The mother, unhappy at the Maico an^ ^ of a Mastercard bill that looked ^ ^ ■ E a small defense budget, answereo ^ tha child back - at almost the ^ toa,P^=Panng volume - that this was Jesus’ bi# his. To my mind, this v/aSisto^^^ ai not it failed to impress the kid. uui iiu. — - cvcrvi excellent point, although at the i „ - f • a shopping mall and not learn, ds icu.wv. .V. ' *^0 said It is difficult to go to a For hor IoOTD. cc exi I 5 f * ^ SOOri haps we couldn’t devise a Sincg mnct knowledge gained at such a pla^|r'‘3ns_ qu • , that knowledge exists-and is of iKp u' up especiaUy by small children- * Jr ™ does a chUd learn when we “^'"8 an old man with a white beari H, g . ^ can fly, who has omniscient ^ 'hie 7™"^ curate knowledge of all of ^ dvities of all of the children ^ ^^nt planet, and who rewards "Christmas were good? Even better,. v/hePjJSy put Santa on a throne in the i^'^’Pate :>y put oaiiui uu a uiiwiiw *** I of the mall, and allow the lid* • dies to come up like so many plicants to an oracle, each ^ It sounds uncom*7 Country in, E. greed list? u souiius uiii-u— j like a lesson in a new kind ^ tist religion. It’s not Santa '»/*’ i in Mark 10:14, "Suffer ^ children to come unto Me, an, bid them not..” nor is it Santa who died on the cross. It seems drastic to say that is a tool of the Devil. seems to be a nice legend, ‘ tale to be told around Christm But Santa needs to start taking seat to the One who really Christmas, just as fairy tales be secondary to real historic^ Forum Dear Faculty and Staff of Mars Hill College: A lot of the work that Greek or ganizations accomplish at Mars Hill College is often overshadowed by ei'her bad experiences in the past or by stereotyped Greek organizations found on other campuses. I am writing this letter to hopeful ly present a different perspective on Greek organizations and demonstrate some of the positive benefits that we do. For instance, we just recently had a canned-food drive for Neighbors-in- Need. A box was placed by the facul ty mailboxes for you to place canned goods in for Thanksgiving. This box did not generate many donations at all. However, the Greek organizations collected over 400 cans from student delations. The Neighbors-in-Necd program was overwhelmed amount of food and also preciative of the gesture. I would like to take this faculty, tunity to challenge the at MHC to support the Greeks next endeavor. We will be another canned-food dri'' Christmas and we need Boxes will be placed by the | mail box area and also in tb,. Th,„ SlhcfifWnJ be going toward the Neighbors' .ural and Cornwell buildings. This thg 1 program. Please help us, so we some of our gratitude to munity. Thank you. cab bca Sincerely yours. Chuck Phelps, President Inter-Greek Council . Ih S i, s>8n f'fica 'viii - t^bitcci
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