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THE WEST GEORGIAN. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1980
editorial Opinion
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Don't Use Olympic
Wins To Prove Morals
The Winter Olympics are over now, and fortunately, the games have
offered a good time. Surprisingly, little political terror was impinged upon
athletes as compared to other years' Olympic Games, most recent of
which were the summer games in 1972 in which Israelis lost their lives.
The winter games have enjoyed comparatively less of such nonsense in
their history: Let’s all be thankful this year’s games went off without a
hitch, relatively speaking.
The spirit of Olympic competition has been quite an issue in the past, and
is a controversial issue now considering the proposed boycott of the
summer games in Moscow.
There are those who would like to see the games divorce themselves
from the politics that have dominated in the past. The competition is “good
clean fun” they may say, “It should be in the interest of sport” and for the
“benefit of the athletes.”
We should take a good look at ourselves. The United States Hockey team
won an amazing victory in the Olympic games, upsetting, of all people, the
favored Russians.
We are the first to admit our pride for our team. They deserve all the
credit and praise that can be heaped upon them.
But there can be heard in reference to the hockey match such nasty
sayings as "That’ll show the Russians” and "right always triumphs.”
The U.S. could have just as easily lost the match. No political analogies
would be attached to that, to be sure.
Let’s consider our own stance when we accuse the Soviets of "using the
games to promote their way of life."
Aren’t we guilty of the same thing?
Come Join Us
It’s time to blow our own horn a little.
The West Georgian had several members of our staff at the annual
Georgia Press Convention over the weekend, and we managed to walk
away with 10 awards. This was not as good as some of us had hoped for, but
it was very good when compared to some other schools across the state
Top individual winners for the West Georgian included Bob Bolding, Gail
Cowart, and Bill Pennington, who have since moved on to greener
pastures. Debra Newell, still with us as editor, also received individual
recognition.
Along with these good individual performances, the paper as a whole
won awards in various categories.
Despite this good showing, we stil l receive many complaints and few
compliments on our work. The staff takes everything in stride, however,
and tries to do the best job possible to keep the students of West Georgia
informed. The purpose of our paper is to serve the campus community.
If you want to help carry out that purpose and would like to help with the
paper, come down to our offices on the lower level of the Student Center
and talk with us. We need people to help with sports, news, ad sales, or
whatever you can do.
Meanwhile, we hope you will continue looking to the West Georgian for
coverage of campus events. Let us know what you like and dislike about
the paper, and we will try to keep serving you better.
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Debra Newell
Michael Byrd
Bruce Gore
Glovis Gore
Harriett Davidson
Mike Mead, Mark McCloud
Curtia Cox
Tracy Tate David Edwards
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Michael Byrd
Crazy People track me down,
wherever I may go, at every turn I
may take. It was part of some
master plan for my life, I presume,
for these eccentrics to pop up just
when I think I’ve seen it all. The
jolt it gives to my perspective of
life to experience a weirdo at
unexpected moments does me
tremendous amounts of good, I
suppose. You know, “nothing
would surprise me any more,”
then
It started when I was in Kin
dergarten, strange as it may seem.
I knew how to act. 1 knew the way
others were supposed to act, too
just like me; normal.
Then I looked over during the
second day of class and saw Petey
Stevens licking the paste dipper.
He was loving it.
"Is he supposed to do that?” I
thought to myself. Even more
perplexing were the subsequent
questions: “Am 1 supposed to be
doing that?” and "Why haven’t I
heard about this?”
But, as I found out later, some
people are different. Petey couldn't
help it. He was just a paste-sucking
kid.
Then I met Buzz in first grade
They called him buzz because he
liked to play with firecrackers.
When he didn't have anything to
explode, he made his own sound
effects and pretended, He could do
Glovis Gore
A Letter From the First President to Carter
BY GLOVIS GORE
To: James E. Carter, 39th U.S.
President
From: George Washington, the
First
Mr. President,
Having thus far refrained from
expressing my doubts about the
state of the nation, I have recently
taken the matter before The Board
and have been given approval to
forward these words to you.
To begin with, let me say that I,
the father of your country, have
considered every circumstance
and every argument and have
concluded that certain complaints
and advice cannot be contained
any longer
I would like to express to you my
dissatisfaction about the way
America celebrates the birthday of
her first president. It seems that
each year the third Monday of
February is my birthday, whether
Letters
The Editor:
I would like to express my
feelings on the article titled,
"Black Pressure Charged in case,"
which appeared in the most recent
publication of the West Georgian.
I was thoroughly appalled and
extremely outraged by the quotes
of Black Student Alliance advisor,
Emerson Moore, and Linda Davis,
president of Alpha Kappa Alpha.
My feelings are justified in that I
am the “girl” to which thes
remarks were directed. Emerson
Moore said, "I don’t think she was
guilty.” If, in fact, Emerson Moore
was at Brenda Furlow’s trial, his
statement on who was guilty is
apparently of no worth. Moore
should not have been quoted on that
incident at all, because it was none
<f his concern. It was one in
dividual attacking another, not the
Black Alliance vs. the White
Alliance.
As for th • quote by Linda Davis,
President of Alpha Kappa Alpha,
"She wasn’t guilt The other girl
jumped her first. I would like to
inform her of th< rd facts. Her
quote had no r ~'vancy to the
"* : ie. 'ither, sir-e n ere hearsay
Crazy People Seem to Gravitate
Around, Hiding In Every Corner
the best noise of any kid in school.-
“splouchkshkschsh!” I envied
him.
But I didn’t really think he was
weird until the day I showed him
my transistor radio. It was a
Christmas present.
“Yeah it’s real neat," he said. I
was glad he approved. "Does it got
one of them square batteries in it? ”
he asked.
"Yeah, here in back,” I said.
He took the connector off the 9-
volt transistor battery, and stuck
the terminals on his tongue. I knew
that wasn’t anything I had seen
before.
“It tingles,” he said gleefully.
I yanked my battery out of his
mouth and fled.
Later in my life I encountered
another distinct fraternity of
strangos those who get a kick out
of exotic , cruel crimes against
living creatures These include the
guy I met who talked about
tricking a dog into swallowing a
firecracker. He said he would feed
a dog some ground beef until the
animal was gulping each offering
with much fervor and little ap
prehension.
Then a hunk of the snack would
contain a firecracker. He said he
would light it, then offer it to Fido,
and stand clear.
But these types don’t count.
Monday is Feb. 22 my true birth
day or not.
I am told that federal employees
appreciate a longer weekend and
accredit that to me and my bir
thday. But is it right, Mr.
President, for a man to falsely
celebrate his birth date? I cannot
tell a lie. 1 am appealing to you to
correct this untruth.
My next complaint is the fact
that my picture is still being
printed on the dollar bill. I un
derstand from my Sources that the
dollar value has been depreciating
for some time now. Does this mean
that I too, am no longer respected
in the eyes of my countrymen?
Some time ago, I hesitated
before pitching a dollar into a
river. Now, the dollar being what
it’s worth, I wouldn’t hesitate in the
least.
You have definitely had your
share of problems. I understand
is totally invalid as a source when
concrete facts are at hand. It is
actually very hard for me to
believe that a statement of this
nature could possibly have been
uttered by a semi-intelligent being.
When my medical records were
displayed at the assault trial,
coupled with the testimony of three
witnesses who saw and or heard
Brenda attack me, it is difficult to
believe such statements. Fur
thermore, the outcome of the
arrest and school trial both proved
her guilty. In fact, the ‘accused’,
while being questioned at the trial,
went into a frenzy; she actually
admitted that had she not been
pulled off me, she might never
have stopped herself.
Before attempting to make
statements that are not of your
concern, unjustified, and in the
most part false, Emerson Moore
and Linda Davis should abstain
from making biased and
unknowledgeable statements for
which they were embarrassingly
quoted in the paper.
Signed,
Suzanne Beck
They’re deranged, not weird, and
anything a sicko of this type would
pull couldn’t shock me anymore.
I’ve met a guy who chewed the
skin off his fingers, and a guy who
pushed pins through his finger
nails.
And I think everyone has seen at
least one guy who would turn his
eyelid up to expose the slimy
yellow underskin. I was in the
fourth grade when I first saw this
breed of attention seeker Lun
chtime was nearly over, when I
gazed in his direction. I nearly
tossed my cookies. (I thought
nothing could shock me after that
incident, until a cute girl did it in
the sixth grade.)
It has been some time since
anything has really shaken me up
like these incidents.
But that all changed this
weekend. We were up in Athens,
Georgia, waiting to collect the
awards for our newspaper, the
West Georgian. (No, this isn’t the
funny part. I haven’t gotten there
yet.)
We were seated at a table next to
the table of the newspaper staff of
the Technique, the fine paper of the
proud and prestigious trade school,
Georgia Tech (more formally
known as the Georgia Institute of
Technology.)
I have to admit, I was somewhat
in awe. Georgia Tech carries with
that the draft may go back into
effect before long. There will, of
course, be protests. Some coun
trymen may not want to rally to
fight for their country, but I believe
if a crisis arises Americans will
stick together.
I also understand that women
may be included in the draft. If
they are skilled and can do the job,
by all means let them. If women
want equality, then let them see
both sides the good and the ugly.
I’ve also heard that you've had
problems in your cabinet. As you
know, I had a few problems of my
own. I believed that my Secretary
of State, Edmund Randolf, sold
secrets to the French government.
My feelings were badly hurt
when the newspapers accused me
of signing the Jay Treaty because
of my feelings toward Randolf.
To the Editor:
While reading Harriett David
son’s review of the recent
production, “Equus,” which I
attended twice during its run, I
found many of my perceptions to
be quite incompatible with hers
and wanted to share these dif
ferences.
I felt her summary of Dr. Martin
Dysart’s character (elegantly
played by Dr. Joel Auble) as quiet
and calm did not even touch the
essence of this character. His
monologues, as well as several
interactions with other characters,
were present in a vehement, often
“full cry” tone of voice...and
rather than calm, I experienced a
somewhat subtle, yet intense
turmoil present in this character’s
entire being.
Also, Ms. Davidson did not
mention the performances of
Burton Black and Sloane Traylor,
whom I felt delivered better per
formances, overall, than did the
mentioned Donna Schulte (Hester
Soloman) or Rhonda Northcutt
(nurse). Mr. Black’s strong, artful
portrayal of Frank Strang was
amplified by the skilled body ac
tions and facial expressions which
accompanied all of his ap
pearances on stage.
Sloane Traylor’s talented per
forma nee, as Jill, was smooth and
cunning from start to finish,
despite the nervous laughter of
an image of calm intelligence, of
capability, and of competence in
the first degree. These guys would
know how to act.
Then the first award was an
nounced, a “third placer” for Ga.
Tech. The zit-faced Ga. Tech
weirdo began eating his plastic
hat! I couldn’t believe it. And like
the time I first saw Petey Stevens
licking the paste spoon, I wondered
if I was supposed to act like the
guys from Georgia Tech.
I knew I wasn’t supposed to
laugh through the prayer like the
Tech people did. And I knew I
didn’t need to bring a stuffed
bumblebee, because it wasn’t our
school symbol.
But the “hat-eating” baffled me.
Then, just when the shock and
confusion in my mind was dying
down a little bit, another zit-faced
tradesman from North Avenue got
called for an award.
Are you ready for this? Three of
Tech’s top-notch journalists
stabbed forks into that stuffed
bumblebee! I couldn’t believe it.
They were forking their mascot.
I guess it's like Rosann Rosan
nadanna says: “It’s always
something.”
And crazy people of the world, I
have a message for you, too: “Stop
following me. You can’t shock me
anymore, I promise. I have seen it
all.”
Know your cabinet members and
be able to trust each of them,
especially now, when our country
needs to have complete faith in the
government.
The year after I was re-elected
president (1793), Aga Mohammed
founded the Kajar dynasty in
Persia which now, I understand, is
referred to as Iran. I had a feeling
then that we’d have trouble there.
The conflict that has occurred
between our two countries must be
handled with confidence and
patience.
In closing, I would like for you to
know that I try to keep up with the
happenings of my country and
constantly appeal for the peace and
togetherness of the world. Keep our
country vital. I’ll be watching.
Sincerely,
Former President:
George Washington
several discourteous audience
members during a very serious
and delicate scene.
Finally, I would like to extend
my deeply felt congratulations to
all the people involved in the
preparation and performance of
this excellent production.
BRAVO!!!!
Dorothy Thomas
Dear Editor:
It is a good thing to have
divergent views aired and I fer
vently believe that our freedom to
express those views should be
defended. I am a bit disturbed,
however, when I see in the Feb. 20
issue of your paper that there are
people who want to enjoy the
benefits of our free society but
don’t wish to pay taxes or serve in
the armed forces in time of
emergency.
It also seems there are those at
West Georgia who think that all
student athletes are simple min
ded. Just for the record, I should
like to cast a vote in favor of good
citizenship; also, it may be that a
football team would give a
cohesiveness to West Georgia
which is sorely needed.
Harold O. Higgins
Class of ’49
3rd Inf. Div. Korea 1951-2
Member of Board, WGC Foun
dation