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•THE WEST GEORGIAN. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1983
-Opinion
GEORGIA!^
Ellen Wilson
Editor
Julianne Foster Craig Cunningham
Managing Editor Advertising Manager
Joe Cumming
Advisor
It's Absurd
Our state legislature is discussing a piece of absurd legisla
tion again. They want to raise the drinking age to 21.
Our lawmakers may have already made their decision by
the time this paper hits the streets. We hope that if they have
made their decision already they did realize the absurdity of
such a law’. We hope.
We can’t be sure that will be the case since one house has
already said yes to the bill.
The legislature already moved to raise the drinking age to
19 two years ago under the pretense of keeping alcohol out of
the high schools. That was absurd enough.
But that’s beside the point.
That has already been argued and the 18-year-olds who lost
their right to drink have now passed on into the never-never
land of 19 or 20 and are legal again.
Until someone steps in to wrench that right from them
again.
Now, let’s think about it, honorable lawmakers.
Why 21?
Why not 18,19, or maybe 25 '! Does it really make that much
difference?
Well, yes it does. A 19 or 20-year-old, or even an 18-year-old,
would be denied the right to drink but not the responsibilities
of voting, serving the country in case of a draft, and choosing
a future.
A 19 or 20-year-old would have to break the law to drink.
But that would probably not keep the majority of them from
doing so.
Don’t make such an insane mistake. Think about it first.
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Grad Student Says Bleedling Hearts Should Think For Whom Tears Are Shed
To the editor:
For those who are repulsed by the
sight of our country s death machines,
and whose tears come easily at the
thought of a man or woman waiting
out tlieir fate on death row, 1 would
ask them to consider another picture
for comparison.
That condemned man or woman is
never guilty of one crime, i.e., murder
of one individual. Asa pebble is tossed
into a lake, producing ripple upon rip
ple. so does that one murder. Not oniv
Presidential
Apology
To The Editor
After reading a letter in last
Wednesday's paper titled Cobb
Residents’Not Entertaining,” we, the
members of the Cobb Hail Council,
felt a need to clarify any misconcep
tions tliat could have been aroused by
Peggy McHugh's letter.
Cobb Hall wishes to apologize to the
Admissions counselor, to Peggy , to
the prospective student, and to his/-
her parents, for any embarrassment a
few inconsiderate students may have
caused. We also wish to convey to
everyone that we do not feel W.G.C.
“sucks" and “is a dump. "
Cobb Hall Council
s/Lanny Thomas.
President
\vEST GEORGIAN
News Editor Thomas Ballenger
Sports Editor Jimmy Espy
Entertainment Editor Marsha Dyer
Features Editor Cindy Booker
Asst. Features Ed. Don Stilwell
Business Manager Vivian Couch
has a life been taken one life, but
many innocent people have been
deprived of a life they shared with so
meone they loved: parents without a
child; children without parents;
husbands without wives; wives
w ithout husbands, and finally down to
friends without a friend.
last year, in Decatur, Georgia, a
brutal, torturous murder was com
mitted. Two women were picnicking
on their lunch hour at a public park
when they were acousted by two men
who beat, kicked, raped, sodomized,
and mutilated them, resulting m the
death of one, and crimical injury to
the other. Due to a legal loophole, the
murderers were given a seven year
sentence which will probably be cut
'Hey Cheerleaders, You're Doing A Good Job !'
To the editor
Honor the Braves Night" that was
the theme of the West Georgia Foot
ball Banquet It was a pleasure to be
at this event with such a fme team. A
team that I am a part of— or at least I
think I am a part of—.
I am a cheerleader here at West
Georgia and 1 have been for the last
two years. I take great pride in my
position to help raise school spirit and
being associated with some of the
finest people and best athletes that 1
R'n R Commentary on Journalism
“I don't know why I thought I should
have some kind of divine right to the
blues...”
- Pete Townshend, "Slit Skirts,” All
the best cowboys have CHINESE
EYES
“It's sympathy not tears people
need when their the front page bad
news
The incense burned away and the
stench began to rise
And lovers now estranged avoided
catching each others' eye
And girls who last their children
cursed the men who fit the coil
And men not fit for marriage took
their refuge in the oil
No one respects the flame quite like
the fool who’s badly burned
From all this you’d imagine that
there must lx- something learned..."
Yes, there must be something learn
ed.
But I'm not sure quite what it is,
Pete.
'Die lines of this song and some
others of Townshend's works have
haunted me during the past week. And
as much as 1 can see the reasons why,
I'm still not sure.
And even listening to the words
doesn’t seem to answer the questions
lingering in my head.
Questions.
That's what my line, so to speak 1
ask a lot of questions.
And yet, every once m a while 1 run
into folks in the administration of this
fair school who not only don’t think I
should ask questions for answers prin
table in this publication, but tliat my
publication shouldn’t question the
events which become the front page
news.
I should lx* more specific.
I had one of these run ins last week
with Public Safety, President
Maurice Townsend and Director of
College Relations Tracy Stallings I the
latter two indirectly i over one piece of
front page news which we all ap
parently had different ideas about.
short.
Crazed? Irrational'’ Insane'’
Without a doubt. And it so. why im
pose the death penalty? The salient
reason is, that in so doing, those
specific men will not be able to kill
again. What society can survive such
attacks? What society can afford to
run the risk of having these same men
act out another episode of insanity - ’ In
fact, what society has ever stood for
such an act to be perpertrated upon a
member? In bygone days, a family
member, or a whole tribe would be
honorbound to avenge such a deat. In
our present culture, we have elected
to appoint the legal system to avenge
such attacks for us When they do, we
are repulsed.
For those bleeding hearts who
know . I'm on a squad that can com
pete with any other cheerleading
team m any state. .And beheve me we
stood up next to the best at collegiate
camp in Knoxville this past summer.
Eight superior ribbons and one ex
cellent ribbon in two years sym
bolic to that of the football's team
record. Yet, the cheerleaders get
about as much recognition for their ef
forts as a fleas teeny weeny. Who
cares if the girls that climb to the top
Photographers Fred Ledbetter, Betsy Kidd,
Bob Owen
Staff Writers Libby Shaw. Reid Lipshutz, Jeff
Broadhurst. Jackie Elliot. Nancy Hudson,
Don Stilwell, Eric Warren. Angela Turner,
Joanne Morado, Calvin Houston, Zeke
McDaniel, Beverly Mcßrayer
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The outcome was not the same as
the discussion, but that's beside the
point because there were some ex
tenuating circumstances But I sUll
resent the fact that I was expected as
a student journalist not to ask
Typewriter tappers,
You're all just crappers
You listen to love with your intellect
A4 pushers you’re all just cushions,
Morality ain't measured in a room
He wrecked. ('He' refers to the lire
They don’t give a shit Keith Moon is
dead' from the previous stanza )
—Townshend, "Jodsand Jim”, Fmp
ty Glass
“Typewriter bangers on
You're all just hangers on
F very one’s human cept Jools and
Jim
I .ate copy chumers,
Rock and Roll learners
You’re hearts are melting in pools
Of gin.”
Not a real positive picture of jour
nalism.. But there’s more
But I know for sure that if we met
up eye to eye
A little wine would bring us closer,
you and I
Cos you’re right, hypocrisy will be
the death of me
And there’s an i before e when
you’re spelling ectasy../*
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Wild Animal Reserve
I Var Fditor
1 am a second quarter freshman at
West Georgia and have ceased to be
amazed at the repulsive conditions of
the restrooms. let me say right off
tliat 1 am not laying the blame on our
janitors. The vast majority of
students here are civilized humans
who know the proper places to carry
out their bodily functions. This letter
is not directed to those of you. I am ad
dressing those sub-human creatures
who have failed to learn the basic
essentials of toilet training.
would cry for the condemned, 1 would
ask if Mrs. Buice had been your wife
or mother, would you still cry for her
killer - ’ If a drunk driver kiUed your
husband, would you cry for him, too’
Perhaps you need to ask those
mothers of Atlanta's murdered
children who they are erving for
There is no pat answer to the issue
of capitol punishment except that
socity must protect its members from
those who would destroy them. By
whatever means is necessary.
.And finally finally, won't some
one please cry for the victims'’ They
are Legion
Carol K Williams
Graduate Student
of the pyramids risk their lives
looks easy huh -1 Who cares if the girls
that balance themselves with their
trusted partners on one arm risk lan
ding wrong and possibly causing
severe injury. Who cares about the 24
hours of practice, three or four tunes
a week to entertain the crowd. Who
cares about the backaches, head
aches, and muscleaches we get every
other week. Now don't get me wrong,
we're not asking for any special
Ellen
Wilson
There's something in that, too.
But the things that Townshend
writes aren't ail journalistically
oriented
"The sea refuses no river
And right now this river's banks are
blown
The sea refuses no river
Whether stinking and rank
Or red from the tank
Whether pure as a spring
The sea refuses no river
.And this river is homeward flow
ing."
"The Sea Refuses No River,”
CHINESE EYES
Yes, amazing as it may seem there
are still those of you who are vile
enough to use the bathroom in the
sink, not to mention the acrobatics
that must be involved. Maybe I'm old
fashioned and have a closed nund to
new things. But I fail to see the advan
tage in this method. Is it fun ’ Do you
do it at home? Does the whole family
use the sink ’ Mom. Dad, and sis '
Realistically, I don’t expect answers
to these questions. I'm sure these peo
ple aren't literate enough to read,
much less speak.
I would like to make a proposal to
Parking Lots Exasperating
Dear editor:
I am continuously exasperated by
the condition of the unpaved parking
area across the street from the Social
Science-student parking lot.
The unpaved area is primarily
Georgia red clay and embedded
boulders, which surface contrapud
denly just above the clay. During
rainy weather, the parking area
becomes a muddy guagrrure, lending
itself only to ruin automobile engines
and interiors as well as shoes and
clothing. Because the area's entrance
and exit are the same, the area is
highly conducive to traffic jams and
fender-bender accidents. Students are
praises, or to have our picture put m
the papers or placed on a poster or to
receive gifts of any kind, but maybe
the next time you see a cheerleader
pat him or her on the back and say
"Hey, you're doing a good job."
Believe me, just having one of your
peers say something good means a lot
more than you think.
Since relv yours
s/Lamar Thomas
Captain WGC Cheerleader
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That's Just It
“We tried not to age
But time had its rage
We're w ashed over stones
From babes into clones of the mean
The sea won't refuse this muddy
nver
Won t deny the sulfurous stream."
1 hope he’s right.
Sometimes, walking in the streets
of this city,
I see all the faces of the w inners and
losers
Why can't 1 see a change—
Before 1 say goodbye "
"Prelude, Face Dances Part
Two,” CHINESE EYES
I don't know .
But I'll ask another question.
Why?
President Townsend regarding these
people and their bizzare bathroom
habits. . Using entire rolls of tisue at
once, writing on the walls with
various substances... The proposal is
this Perhaps we could alot a small
section of woods for these people, sort
of like an animal reserv.
Again, 1 apologize to the majority of
you who are decent, respectable peo
ple. I just hope that this will reach a
few animals out there and make them
realize how repulsive there are.
Jeff Wilson
always trying to drive in and out of the
same entrance-exit zone while dodg
ing parked cars in the center of the
entrance-exit area.
Adding to the hazardous conditions
of the lot is a two-foot drop-off from
the entrance-exit zone to the clay sur
face. This drop-off has been responsi
ble for knocking my car’s front end
out of bne as well as puncturing the
tires on several of my friends' cars.
This drop-off also prevents one from
driving out of the lot unless he has a
running start, which endangers punc
turing a tire and colliding with a mov
ing car on the street. This entrance
exit zone is adjacent to a rather large
crater" whicn is virtually impossi
ble to avoid if there are several cars
close to the entrance-exit zone. Not
only are students constantly getting
stuck in this red sink hole" but we
are constantly scraping the underside
of our automobiles as we drive
through slowly.
Needless to say. the conditions of
this area are not conducive to prefer
red car care. West Georgia College
needs to purchase this property, level
it and pave it in order to provide
another parking lot in which West
Georgia students can park without
lamenting driving to school.
s/Shelton Eubanks