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Page 2 The Gold Bug March 20, 1973 People should know lsetters to the Editor's what is happening Shock expressed over broken statue Last week, President Richard M. Nixor March 13, 1973 accept his message, he doesn't even ask that you ~~~~~I~id:!U~:~e!iif~l~~S:~lte°be~~in:~: look at his art if you don't want to. But is it too much Dear Editor: the Watergate incident of last June. Recently Iwas shocked to discover a broken statue to ask of those who are not pleased by a particular property enough not to piece of art, to respect We feel1his is incongruous to the govern~ in the foyer of Decker Lecture Hall. The statue had destroy it? It is my opinion that art is more than ment's stana on newsman's rights to con been on display since first semester, for the benefit just "property", and when someone destroys it, he fidential sources. Certain courts, legislators, of all W.M.C. students. destroys part of the artist along with it. and administrators claim newsmen shoulc reveal their sources of information to those A piece of art-work does not necessarily have to be Sincerely yours, ~overnmenal representatives who request it pleasing for it to be art, but all art carries a Bev. Thorn In the line of investigation of reported criminal message. An artist does not demand that a viewer activity. _ We, as both college and semiprofessional 50 yearsago in Goid·B~;~.:·······""······"··'··········"1 journalists, observe the sanctity of those sources who bless us with confidential in- ~(rr~~t~~~f~~~~~eT~ed~~~~~~d~o~ez:~~~~; I ct~r~n~f~t~~er;e ':~l~,~~fnr~ I In the beginning- sees it as our duty to act as the public eye on At first it was known as Black and Whit~ since it ~as publish~d by,th~ newly forme~ ~~ack and White I the government. Independent studies have stated this sense of professional ethics in conscientious reporting has improved ar Club (now Phi Delta Theta). Issues dUring 1924 Included women S rights and prohibition. (Note educational backgrounds of journalists have also the 1924 News Editor!) improved. To reveal sources would lose sources of. information necessary to the : ~~k~tfo~i~:~i knowis what I read in the newspapers." That B1LACli{ AND WHITE; is our basis for journalists' immunity to in- i ve~~~a!~~~2~~~O~!~~/~~ b~V?:~~~ro~~lr~ith our stand on testimony by White House aides. J A WEE!{['Y NEWSPAPER WITH A PURPOSE I gn:l~~~n~~i~t:tr~t~~;r:ii~~~nfob~~tTf~r~~u:~ issue so disturbing to the vital freedom of the Vol. I.·No. 1: western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. Jan. 22 '24 : :tY~~i~h~~~i::6:~ ~~~i;s t~Sd!~iJeef~~et~~ matter themselves. We begin to wonder what ,I President Nixon tears his aides will reveal to DR. WILLS SEES NEED FOR PAPER the Senate, which, not incidentally, has check DLACI( AND WlIITF. STAF~': Attention and balance power of review over the • His Letter Call~ Newspaper, To Value Of The ! executive branch of the federal government. ol~~~~a~o~i!~z~ide;eo;s~~~r ~~t~~~~~orK. cident to the investigating Senators. As journalists, we ask for newsmen's immunity to preserve the confidential flow of in- formation to the media and to the people. We feel both are congruent with the American th~frl;~[~r:t to know what is happening in Honor Court fair? The Honor Court is planning to make their i penalty system more uniform, providing the majority of the student body agrees. This vote, which will take place tomorrow in the Grille and at dinner, is a very important one and should be viewed as such by all students. Uniformity, at first, would seem to be a nice property for a penalty system; and the Honor ,:,:o~aGuas TO White House Court mentions (in an article on page 3 of this issue) that it would be fairer. The new ,,·.j,It·1I1 r"l)litlL:f' Hf'c'ulIlC's Suhser·ihn 10 proposal students willvote on tomorrow states that all first offenses will result in an "F" for W:!I H'•. u. t. ,\111111111. K 'ucnson ill I·hi,·f A. L::I"r the course, and a secoml offense will result in 1::I..,sr,·,·,'in·d1lrrl!uestfrOlllthCl'resi_ of Ihe Aloha "r IIII' IInil!'d Slil!!'!; that he ue mnno.t (continued on pag~ 4/ li"II., ut his l)\\·n exnon so. However 110']1:, slarr will, in pr-r son. Journey tn the cold Bug .··1:·,' '·l!~I'>I! wilh ;Iud lh"ir Iln's,'nt "oml'lim('nts Aloha to ~fr Ihr the ann '·."I,'plil in Ihp fir.,t of Ih" rtmo colll'~e. tue histofy of March 20, 1973 VolumesO,No.S d:lionnl!y roruseu. 11111t 1111 annual has been pre- EdltorfoCathy Nelson and Frincoi.Oeruse I" th .. !'rpsr.1<'nt and it marks uro, ~Inl! -~I! dar. if fpplln" Managing Edilor· Nellie Arrington. drmm·nlC.v I~ :J .. I,fPSf'nl In jlr;)~il,·r"··lh,'· thnt h,>~jnninl!~ our owfh '.'f u n"II' ,Ie~ire in lll[lking- Ideul, the ns Aloh.r set ltonsnn, I':d'ior I~ Sports Editor· Chip Rouse \~Ia~s h·(or,'. u Spninr and PhotOgraphy Edllor· Rlcl>a'd Elliott mu~1 hI' 1fti,l in· ~oll"!!:"". I;'n~hl if n,1 11,,' Iinlio'!<_ [In-I h.. :mlifnl masterl'ieep. prodUction, which \Jut typi. 11 ~Indl'nt~ 1:III~t parly· h" Circulation Ma .....ger. Debbie Day rpl;I)<"ln~ih·I!tI('R fhlll r 011 u"on Ihr. in.lil"lilnal·. al''''.~I~hpre or th!' whole college life i : Adverllsing Millager. Bob Ramsdell ~~ :P!~r~~~~:?the:~ 1~~! BILlcher,· : ~he ro!·!!'gP and a gr('nl(,f ,1p~lrr 10 ('0'/ :",,1 iI,!' :"Iminislration havE' he('n SIIC- Charlie Engelmler, Reggie Lee, Mark Phenicie, ! Keith Pteff.n, Chip WrlghL • ~:;~:l~~O~nel~~~rr~~i~7~~~:~\I~I:~~(, ;~~I~I'I~~~~ .,1)" ;""111''] UUI. and Ihi~ y<.'ar the ('ol1e~e ! rll'nl~ cprassad in this papar do not l\8CassarilyraflK;tthOSlit 'this ]{'(t{'r lind bnllevE'~ R!ncprE'ly in ractg I' .,,:t. D. (' ofthaadministrationofthacollege. .: j",~~~,h'\ in Wi;!1a ;:~~~W~~!o~ou:~i7re10 : Addr81S all mail to Box 3, Wartern Mary/and Collaga, ·~~ ..~~~..t~~I:I~h~~;!r~~p~~lr{'· rnorE' prIVllf'g{'s'l d.",· Ilf I'r('H;,I<.>n! Hnrliing- r{'lIMes. th • I.•.••••••••••••~••..•••••••••••••••~••••••.•••••••••••••••~••••••••.i. Westminst .... Maryland 21157.'