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The Kernel
MIDDLE GEORGIA COLLEGE
Cochran, Georgia 31014
A Unit of the University System of Georgia
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Sam Magruder
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Richard Mays
SPORTS
Johnny Watts, Editor; Wayne Cowan
ADVERTISING
Don Cargile, Business Manager; Harry Pittman
LAYOUT
Leamon R. Scott, Editor; Ken Fields
PHOTOGRAPHY
Scott Faulkner; Joe Ezell
ORGANIZATIONS
Cynthia Cook, Editor; Lynda Osburn; Cathy Cross
NEWS
Gary Chapman; Editor; Marie Gordon; Barbara Poole, Vicki Vaughan;
Betsy Jolley; Tommy Coker; Tommy Tillery; Becky Wells
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College. Unsigned editorials represent the editorial opinion of
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editorial interview - drug abuse
WE’VE GOT SPIRIT
By: Sam Magruder
For the first time, as shown
in the Tip-off Tournament, we
showed spirit as it should be.
There was hardly a second in
the basketball game where we
weren’t cheering. What re
sults did it have? We won!
I asked several members of
the basketball team what they
thought of our spirit. Many said
without the help of us they may
have lost.
I asked John Higginbotham
what he thought of the spirit
at the past few games and he
replied: “We’ll put it this way,
nothing makes me play better
when spirit is helping me. The
students are reallygreat.’’ The
same question went to Richard
Johnson: He replied that,
“MGC has really changed this
year,” its girls,good times, and
most of all, spirit. I really
feel like playing my best when
all our fans give us a cheer.
We’ve got a good team and we
are going to make it better.”
Spirit makes the game more
exciting, especially when the
game is close (80-81). If by
chance you haven’t seen the
light, basketball is fun to watch.
The stands were packed
Homecoming night with students
watching the Warriors rollover
Norman Park. Spirit was in the
air waiting for the crowning of
the Queen. What proof does
anyone need? Spirit promotes
happiness and a winning sea
son in basketball. The cheer
leaders are really happy that
everyone is helping them this
year. Thea Lane McKendree
replied “Nothing makes me feel
better than to seeeveryone yell
ing at the ballgames especially
when John makes a basket. Spi
rit is like a gift to us and the
Warriors.”
Dean Reeves, commented by
saying, “The students really
should be commended this
year. They are really doing a
great job ... tell them to keep
it up.” Facts are facts, and
they are here.
As shown by our past few
games and the quotes above,
spirit helps lead the Warriors
to victory.
For all of you maybe that
haven’t been to a game yet for
some reason, well, I already
know your reason -- they don’t
cost anything if you own a Mid
dle Georgia I.D. Oh, yes, there
are a few who think we don’t
have a team. To set you strai
ght, we do. The cheerleaders
not only need your help, but the
basketball team also.
If we are going to change this
school to a place really worth
going to let’s first change the
spirit!
NEW RELIGIOUS
ORGANIZATION
A new religious organization,
the Fellowship of Christian Ath
letes, has been formed on the
Middle Georgia Campus, Coach
Roy Umstattd has announced.
This organization is open to
all Middle Georgia Athletes,
any former high school ath
letes, or anyone else who is
interested in joining. The pur
pose of this club is to promote
Christian fellowship and to show
the relationship of atheletics
and Christianity.
Officers for the 1970-71
school year are: Terry Ford,
Captain; Terry Thompson, Cap
tain elect; and Richard Groover,
secretary-treasurer.
No definite speakers have
been setat this time, but the club
hopes to have Paul Anderson of
Vidalia, the strongest man in
the world; Ricky Lake, a run
ning back for the University of
Georgia football team; and some
players from the Georgia Tech
football team.
Anyone interested in joining
this organization should see
Coach Umstattd or any other
member.
By: Kenneth Fields
This is an interview with a
drug abuser whose name and
identity remains unknown to the
writer of this article. This
drug abuser was chosen from a
number of Middle Georgia Col
lege students who were drug
abusers; all of them remain
anonymous.
The drug abuser picked tor
this interview was chosen be
cause he is the oldest, he has
been taking drugs longer, and
he has taken more “hard” drugs
than any of the others.
Kernel - Do you take drugs?
Da - Not any more.
Kernel - When was the last time
you took any illegal drugs?
Da - It has been three months
since I did any.
Kernel - How long had you been
illegal drugs before you quit?
Da - I had been doing drugs
of many types for about three
years.
Kernel - What forms of drugs
have you taken?
Da . Well, I have done weed
(marijuana), speed (ampheia-
mines), Acid (lED) mescuhne
(a stimulant derrived from the
peyote, mesculine, and cocaine)
and opium.
Kernel - Which type drug did
you take first?
Da - I did weed first because
all the papers said it was ag
ainst the law, and I guess my
curiosity got the best of me.
I always associated with the
guys who did dope and one night
a guy passed me a joint and I
took it.
Kernel - Are there any bad ef
fects of Marijuana?
Da - Yes, you see grass causes
users to come in contact with
pushers who sell “hard” drugs,
like acid. If you have enough
curiosity to do weed, usually
you have enough to do the whole
thing.
Kernel - Is there something
wrong with taking al! kinds of
drugs?
Da - Man, you know acid messes
up your babies. If you don’t
want any, that is fine. If you
do too much dope it takes away
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your ambition. If you trip too
often the acid will change your
personality. Over night it can
change your taste in music from
“soul” to “hard rock.”
Kernel - Why did you take
drugs?
Da - Man, everybody turns on.
Some people drink, some do
sex, and still others kill. For
me dope was just another way
to turn-on.
Kernel - Why did you quit?
Da - I don’t know.
Pant Suits Vs.
Dress Code
By: Tommy Tillery
Women’s Liberation is older
than some people think. One of
its patron saints was a deter
mined suffragette called Ame
lia Bloomer who, in 1851,
shocKed America by wearing
pants as a symbol of her lib
eration. Today, women have
reasons for wearing pants, but
the main reason pertains
to comfort and weather.
As usual, the times have
changed. The main fashion cen
ters of New York City featuring
the very latest in women’s
clothing have announced that
pants suits will be the top in
sales for the coming season.
The long cold winter days arc
approaching, and these suits
will keep the wearer warm,
comfortable, and neail'
dressed.
One of the main issues here
at Middle Georgia College has
been whether or not the gif-
should be permitted to wea:
them. We the students vote 0
for a new dress code along"-
the extra help of the followin'
Stines Jordan, Richard Horf-
Jeff Holder, Mike Appling, L
Meadows, John Fleming, La:
McCammon, Skip Young, She
.Bates, Kathy Skinner, IT
Kernaghan, Mary Jones, E
bara Monfort, Treena HyF
Linda Solomon and Cart*
Vann.
We would like to thank tb’
students for their extra help
cooperation in establishing"
new code.
Men -- Slacks, Berrm#‘
Shirts, Shoes or Sandals.
Women — Dress, Blou^'
Skirts, Culottes, Pants Su '
Bermudas, Slacks, Shoes
Sandals.
The Committee on dress :
vision urges each individuh
use good judgement in mode-
dress.