'day, February 21, 1992 The Hilltop of MHC - page 3 Letter to the editor E, FOR WE ARE MERELY MAN .Recently I received a letter from '"end with this poem in it: and again we all sin. what God created. . simply man, r are nothing. ~^ever ive are made to represent hef/7/ng. Pten ivell een OTS sis. made -"aut! US in His image ■4 lust because I sin (,®s this mean that I don t but sin time and love ^Sometimes when I fall u wiiGii I lan ' it be like dominoes and take F a//? you to understand and just out your hand. -.®" / am'weak and you are strong need you pointing fingers ‘®// me that I’m wrong. Iclal $' EfESlS ars H81 IlC^J. N tiled Upl Mlege 2875* twice ihoOl hatever Prin h ?nies to you to stay right by my side t o Say ya man," even when it’s not jOf ivay. ,''6 God from the heavens to the ,'o^es Uf K )q because / have a beer or two ®sf/iaf mean you love him more? Oil w"'“‘ ■■■■■■•■■■ Oon’f know the pain I hide things I cannot deny, tf, Puk when I’m high and when ■'low 'On, me, don’t take my pot of ' drown me with your Bibles Pdy ftv// of guilt ■ ‘ you ever leave me ig^^^esus never would. Vul^^t you forgive me because 'q «noiv you could. hf ^''umors are like stakes driving my heart. deep down that you don’t that Jesus and I will ever Don’t mock me and stare Just love me and let me know you care. Cause after all is said and done yyhat’s the worst thing I could do? But say thank you for making me and God one and one again. I may not always live my life ac cording to his plan But hey, what can I say?...I’m not God, I am merely MAN! Reading this shocked me...and reminded me of Jesus’ main com mandment. Love. It’s hard to do this because it’s easy to feel that if we love, we’re condoning whatever activity it is that we disapprove of or that people will not know what we believe. People will know what our beliefs are, if we uphold our standards. Love. Even if he wanders in drunk every night? Love. Even when she sleeps with the campus? Love (and don’t believe everything you hear.) Even when he doesn’t respect my beliefs? Love. Even when that "Christian" doesn’t love me? Love. Love. It’s so difficult to grasp the real concept of love, but we all must continue to strive for it, we must sacrifice our natural feelings of anger, envy, and jealousy to love. It helps, I think, to remember one line in particular, "You don’t know the pain I hide.” We don’t know what each person is carrying around, so we have to leave know ing that and changing, if need be, to God. Our job is to love each other. Erica Brotzman SURVEY: CONDOMS AND MHC The following is a survey approaching the students and faculty of Mars Hill College about their feelings towards plac ing condom and/or birth control advertisements in THE HILL TOP. All questions should be read very carefully and answered in the same manner.Individuals wishing to partici pate in this survey should respond to the questions on a separate piece of paper and mail their reply to THE HILLTOP, P.O. Box 1148-C. Names can be included, or you can remain anonymous. If you wish to include additional comments, you may either include them in your response, or call Carol Jo Howell or another staff member. Results of the poll will appear in the next issue of the paper, so be sure to respond as soon as possible to be counted. 1) Would you, as a student/faculty member attend ing/working at a Baptist institution, be opposed to seeing a condom advertisement placed in THE HILLTOP? Birth control advertisement? Why or whynot? 2) If not opposed to the idea, do you feel that there is any kind of need to place such an advertisement in the paper? 3) No matter what your response, would your feelings be altered in any way if the advertisement was put in the context of battling the AIDS virus? 4) Do you feel the advertisements would promote safe sex on campus? 5) Do you feel the advertisements would promote sexual activity on campus? 6) Are there any other effects you feel the advertisements would have on the student body or activities of the student body? 7) Do you know anyone who is currently sexually active on campus? If so, are they practicing safe sex? 8) Are you yourself currently sexually active? If so, do you practice safe sex with your partner(s)? 9) Approximately what percentage of the student body would you predict issexually active, and what percentage of those do you predict are practicing safe sex? 10) If you chose to remain anonymous, are you male or female? Senior, junior, sophomore, or freshman? Com muter or do you live on campus? 11) Any additional comments? Our Silly Past: Remembering the Kaiser serialist ill Tk 9® quite a history of silli- _ students are always trying \ri I® with stunts that will go ^iirTiii^ I,? *he record books. There was . your s '|,|i hung on the mud hole (other- g with a ^ g hown as the future cafeteria) say- ght now |y 65^ you build it, they will come." all acro5\|((iiy a stuffed skunk was used to ?ople juS’-jijl ,9| p ne living daylights out of sev- ms are tou Pie on camous. And once all naintenahV ■ ■ -I ah‘' « jr ;e at 342 i'®to||°Ple on campus. And once al 1® in Melrose dorm were perfect unison to gain re- Taining ,, ■ uimouh ya,,, ,w- 0'. k’lhir, ®P°n a certain disliked RD. But drtr,A 4.. .4.44.. ...... 4......aH 1988 Royalty at Mars lIillV Secret agents thwart ing deadly terrorists? A royal Charles-and- Diana-stylc wedding on the mountainsides? And (»asp) is there really a harem walking our lovely Christian campus? The answer is yes - to an extent. Seeking to develop a new tradition, some stu dents have begun their own mythical answer to the Round Table, hoping to rival the creative genius of "Star Wars." C.S. Ixwis. and the land of Dune "Royalty" (such as it is) takes the title of the Kaiser, after the great Kaisers of the German limpire (Kaiser is the German name for C:aesar or kung). And the person presently holding that title is Greg Burnette (alias Grover Sebastian). GS. as he is affectionately known, is from Little Switzerland (alias the Bavarian Forest), ,NC. Burnette's subjects decided he deserved the Cjp9 Pone to date has ever topped (jfc of Kaiserbecausc of hiscolorful person- ThT?® .01 a certain G.S. Burnette ality: "Lord, I'm such a character." he is fond of ^ ® certain G.S. Burnette ^ ^ ° kaiser s the Kaiser? i.'ile ® following reprint is from an iijOl^i^^ritten by Chris Royster, and i 4® Everything. It is coming up 'Of .5'"’ -, anniversary of the found- ,'ilcj Ae Kaiserdom, so I thought it 5.®,9reat for everyone to hear “to; a®in the story of the Kaiser. Zip-^'l Ownhouse 003 is now 103). ty: The Kaiser s domain is the townhouse com plex on campus. From T ownhouse 003. his royal headquarters, he delivers his State of the Domain speeches, when he issues edicts on such matters as "official favorites" (the sport of wrestling for its aesthetic value) and "anthem for the domain" (Steppenwolfs "Born to Be Wild"). But since his formal installation last year, the Kaiser has been plagued with numerous coup attempts sponsored by sinister Serbian National ists (his arch rivals in nearby lownhou.ses) for control of the domain. It is rumored that some ol his own subjects arc subversive members of this group. Some of the Kaiser's lighter adventures, how ever. include snowball battles and nefarious as saults from a water ho.se (fed by his own "loyal" housemates). T he Kaiser was stunned this year when the women of his domain, those located in Town- house 101 specifically, revolted against the Kaiser's "chauvinism" and stole his most prized possession - the Royal ,Mace. T he Kaiser mod eled the mace after the .Mai's Hill College mace, and it has been displayed al most of .Mars Hill's football games. In the games it was used (Kaiser GS waves it over his head in the manner of a monk waving incense), the Lions have never lost. Once the women of the domain had the mace in their possession, they blackmailed the Kaiser into submitting to their demands for a co-ruler. So. early in September, a ceremony was held to crown Pamela .lanulet. official representative of the Women's Liberation Activities, as Kaiseretie. Janulel spoke about |thc| joy of her corona tion: "1 would like to thank all the little people out there. I will cherish these memories always." she said while rubbing her carefully manicured fin gers through her long blonde hair. "We, Kaiser GS and 1, enjoy such pastimes as fashionable conversation over tea and crumpets and expen sive shopping sprees at McCrory's Boutique." The kaiser, apparently taken by his lady's charms, commented, "She’s a wonderful, great looking gal with class, creativity, and sex appeal." T'hc Kaiser, who plans to be a Baptist minis ter. estimates that he has a harem "of al least twenty" female friends that don't mind having him give each of them a friendly hug each day. Itven with the conce.ssion of naming a Kaiscr- elte. the Royal Mace has Mill noi been returned. but the Kaiser is iiying to recover iTbefore the next home football game. Rumblings continue among some of the Kaiser's subjects (alias, his housemates), who seem on the verge of launching another coup because of his concessions to the women. "GS Kaiser is a wimp." one subject said. Referring to the many water attacks against him. the Kaiser slated. " They are unfair assaults against me,..but on hot days they come in handy." Still the Kaiser remains optimistic about his status. " The best things about being in this ele vated state is that 1 have risen from relative ob scurity to social prominence." he .said. The Kaiser has recently created a number of auxiliary organizations for the defense of his do main Among these are the KID (kaiser Intelli gence Agency), KzN'TO (Kaiser Atlantic Treaty Organization) and KT'OGH (Kaiser for Reunifi cation of the German Homeland). His foreign policy consists of making satellite nations out of most of the dorms on campus and uniting them in an assault on Russia. As his fame has spread, the Kaiser has been recognized (ie, addressed by his title) by several faculty members, including Dr. Pat Verhulsl. Rev. Sue Fitzgerald. Dr. Robert Melvin. Dr. Jim Lenburg. and Dr. Jon Crawford. So what does the future hold? Will the Kaiserette find a real Prince Charming? Will the Kaiser be over-thrown by his own subjects? Will he abdicate and hand his mantle to a new lead? 'The answers to those questions arc uncer tain. but the Kaiser knows the road to victory and security is long and bumpy. And as Dusty Rhoades .said, "If you can't run with the big dogs, Dadd), stay on the porch "

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