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Page 4IWestel'fl Maryland College/February 27, 1986 ".'.1 ""'. Editorial Music left unheard Who went to see Dwight Collins in The Dark Symphony I Revisited. the minority students' tribute to Black History Month? Who knows it's Black History Month? If you were one of those individuals who wasn't aware of this, you missed one of the best young character actors of recent years. Collins made the understage his own and the audience "believed." The man was able to lift poetry from pages and hurl it into the world of space and movement. Well, Collins is gone and chances are good that he will not return to WMC. He will certainly not make a second appearance for the applause because, while those in attendance gave it their best, there were just not enough people to fill the understage. After the "symphony" was complete, the actor asked for the lights and answered some questions. We found that the man is a professional in every sense of the word. He spoke with a wisdom that must come from endless nights on the road and thousands of bleary-eyed auditions. Besides his friendship with associate professor Ira Domser, and the great chip dip in the green room, what will make Dwight Collins want to return? Nothing. One of the questions Collins answered was rather depressing. A woman in the back said that she had never been taught any of the poems he had just played,and wanted to know how she could learn about them. Collins told her to go to the library. We do have them here. He added that one approach, which students elsewhere do when they want ~o learn something not taught in class, is to ask. There IS no reason in the world why students can't get together outsroe Commuter dilemma unresolved: of class and discuss everything from trivia to Milton. We just don't normally do that here. Think of how different it would be to get some friends, perhaps pick up a professor with an interest, and talk about Jack Kerouac, the Space Shuttle, or Yoga. Parking issue worsens We learn such a very small portion of what our professors have to offer us when we see them only three hours a week. Imagine discovering that our teachers are people like as semester wears on ourselves who secretly eat Velveeta Cheese, hate creaky desks, and harbor an appreciation for some Bruce Springsteen tunes. It may be difficult to believe at first but there are faculty members who would welcome exchange of this type with by Kassie Fischer ing second semester the bot- dents that park in the students. It is aneveryday occurrence at someinstitutions. Why tom lot by the new gym was commuter lots rarely even get not at Western Maryland College? Some commuters at West- designated as a commuter noticed. area. These provisions, how- ,---------------------, ~~~g~a~~~d t~i~I~9~0 hj~~g: ever, simply did not work tt would seem that some- when they should leave their And there are a few reasons thing more should be done homes so that they can get to this year about the commuter ~ The Phoenix class on time. And it doesn't why. For instance, when the parking situation. But after the make their situation any better parking lot assignment sheets attempt ill-fated last year, ,_./ when they can't find a place were implemented, there was most of our non-resident stu- to park on campus. . only a map showing the areas down dents have quieted for commuters, resident stu- about trying to get fair park- Editor-in-Chief... . Bill Mann Recently, commuters have dents, and visitors. Nowhere ing privileges. But others still Managing Editor . Kelly Connor complained constantly about on the flier was there anything complain informally to their Copy Editor ... . Jonathan Slade not being able to find parking about the means by which friends about "having to park Production Supervisor... .. -C. Lloyd Hart spaces in the designated lots, these lots would be moni- all the way down on Pennsyl- Sports Editor ... . .Cynthia Schafer especially for their morning tored. Consequently resident vania Avenue" or about "get- Photography Editor .. Margaret Gemski classes. Gordon Holder, a students are still parking in ting ticketed again in visitors Business Manager . . ..... .. . . Eric Greenberg senior communications major the commuter parking area. parking." These students Advertising Manager Linda Rippion who commuters says that he need to go to the college Production Assistant Beth Jones has "a terrible time finding a administration with signed pe- Reporting Staff place between 9-10 a.rn." The question that has to be titions and bug them until Barbara Abel. Robin Adams. Joanne Cotlitlower. Chuck Cruise, You're probably wondering answered about this situation something definite is done. Chris Ginther, Tracey Kennard, Michael Norkus, David Owings, what commuter do if they is thus: why doesn't campus Commuters have a right to Tina Pagliocchini, Beth Spangler have a 10 a.m. class. At security monitor the parking regularly monitored parking most, it seems, must get to lots more closely? It seems lots that will accommodate school at 8:30 a.m. in order to that they check only one the number of commuter stu- ~~~1=~~~~1I~9:' ~:o~t~il~iO~~d:~~r~suS~~ai~o~o?~m~~S~~~find a parking place. parking lot regularly and that dents at Western Maryland • is visitor's area. When security letters to the editor do not necessarily reflect those of the staff During the spring semester does not monitor the other College. or administration. Editorials are the responsibility of the editor- last year, the college tried to places as well, the commuter So the next time you see a in-chief and approved by the editorial board. The Phoenix improve the commuter park- parking lots become filled commuter run into class 15 reserves the right to headline, and edit for length, clarity, and ing situation. In the beginning quickly (and not only by com- minutes late, almost ready to libelous content. All letters to the editor must be signed and of the year, lot assignment muters). Students who live off "keel over" from exhaustion, authorship will be verified. sheets were handed out in campus then resort to parking don't give him a hard time. in the visitors lot, and, of Remember, he probably had Address all mail to: The Phoenix, Western Maryland College, :~~~ t~i~~e~:S ~~~~o;or ~~: course, get ticketed by secur- to run a couple of miles to get Lw_e_s_tm_in_s_te_,,_M_D_2_t_lS_7_. __J second semester. Also, dur- ity. However, the resident stu- there.