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Page 2 Western Maryland College October 4, 1991 Editorial: It's 1:.1X*!! 0 K m1tG;~S{f""""""""",w"""'~;::;':dW'£*Bt:L~;3:\.r¥tW_KJt::~Jf::"" Andrea Covington Last semester, when The Phoenix ran two off color com- ments from students in the 60 Seconds on Campus box, I received a number of complaints about it. I heard a lot of mumbling about how the quality ofWMC's students must be declining since they couldn't articulate their views without using cuss words. The question, which ran in the April 4, 1991 issue of the paper, was "What do you think of {he freshman/sophomore residency requirement?" It was a heated issue that invited passionate responses. Those who complained to me about those two particularly passionate responses said that I should have found other students to quote and ditched the "unintelligent" answers. Some even suggested that I had a responsiblity to project the most intellectual image of the student body that I could. The first student, senior Steve Lane, responded "It sucks. Ijust think it's plain stupid. Itdoesn'tmake any sense. I feel sorry for the people who can't afford to live on campus." Even though this is not the most eloquent and witty answer in the world, Iknow Lane is a smart, sensitive guy who has one of the most enviable GPA's on campus. He simply said what he felt, which is all The Phoenix asks of any 60 Seconds interviewee. The more controversial comment came from sophomore Dennis Walker, who said "I think it blows." I didn't know a lot about this guy back then and I just wrote him off as some goof who was trying to get a rise. That's not an excuse to censor the guy, though, so I decided to put Walker in. him in Parents Weekend Jam-Packed Well, that was last semester. I have Walker in one of my classes now and I have to admit that I thought having class was going to be a real joke. As it turns out, though, the Kristin Vick joke is on me. Walker is sharp as a tack. He participates in view given by college president Library's new electronic log. class often and although he is still cussing away, Walker On Friday afternoon, cars Robert H. Chambers. Receiv- Following the picnic barbe- hasn't said anything in class so far that wasn't well thought out from all over the east coast and ing positive recognition from cue at the caboose that after- and astute. He might not be a genteel orator who models other areas of the country drove Newsweek, the book Dr. Cham- noon were four athletic compe- himself on such stuffed shirts as Thomas Babington Macauly into the campus ofWMC. Sep- bers reviewed was written by titions. The playing fields were and Charles Dickens, but he can get his point across. tember 27 marked the first day WMC scholar Ed Regis called hopping with Womens' Soccer Actually, that might be what so many people complained of The Parents' and Families Great Mambo Chicken and the vs. Messiah, Field Hockey vs. to me about. The intellectual elitists who rule the cognative Weekend and was the begin- Transhuman Condition: Science Susquehanna, Football vs. life of this campus think WMC students should be ning of three days of constant Slightly over the Edge. Library Ursinus, and Men's Soccer vs. victorianesque in their eloquence and should refrain from activity. Director David Neikirk then pre- Gettysburg (See related articles), vulgarities. Its a shame, too, because more often than not, the A family dinner kicked off sented parents and families with Throughout the active after- person who puts her thoughts into the simplest and most basic the weekend on Friday evening, a brief update of the Hoover See PARENTS, Pg. 4 Col. 1 language available is the one who is best understood. An and was followed by the show- orator can be as flowery in his prose as he likes, but if nobody ing of "Dances with Wolves" in understands what he's said, then all those 25¢ words aren't Decker Hall auditorium. A spe- The Phoenix worth the gunpowder it would take to blow them to hell. cial presentation Toward the Ultimately, students who put their feelings into simple, Year 2000: Weird Science and basic, forcefullanguage can't be legitamately condemned if Information Technology was Editor ••••••.•.,••••.•...••" ••••••.•••••••.••••••...•••••••••Andrea Covington Assistant Editor ••••••·· , Jennifer Scott everybody understands them. So stop worrying about simple given at McDaniel Lounge on Layout Editor •••....••,.•••••..•.•••••••••...•, Constantine Frangos words. Even four-letter-words have a valid place in modem Saturday morning. Included in academia. Cl the presentation was a book re- ~~~~~~~O;Ed·i·;;;~·_.::_.::::::::_._.:::::::::..:::_.::::::::::I;~b it~~~ Production Assistants ••... Andrea Covington, Jennifer Scou Catalogue library account, and the library currently serves as trustee emert- Cartoonist , Mike Jenkins bulletin board is also displayed. tus), and received an honorary Reporters ,••••.Wendy Bollinger, Andrea Covington, Jen Hill from Page 1 Overthesummer, the old first Doctor of Science degree from Lauren E. Himmel,Kristine Holland, Rebecca Kane, of the Dynix system is set up, floor was reopened as level LL, the college in 1979. A retired Bob Kirkendall, Mike Kubacki, Demetri Lambros, everyone will need their J.D. card Currently, floor L is finished, dentist who maintained a prac- Dave Miller, Todd Robinson, Jennifer Scott, to take out books, videos, re- and they are now putting in book- ticein Dundalk, Dr. Hoover lives Kristin Vick, Tracy Walter, Peter White serves,etc .. shelves. The old third and fourth with his wife in Hunt Valley. In caseofapower failure, the floors are being renovated, and Dedication of the library is Fuddy Duddy "., •..•••..••,." .•.• Terry A. Dalton Dynix has a backup generator, are expected to be completed by October 13. "After the dedica- The Phoenix is published bi-weekly. The opinions expressed and the Transaction Assurance October 1. Among things being tion," said Neikirk, "we will be- do not necessarily reflect those of Phoenix staff members, the Program (TAP) makes backup constructed in the old building gin moving books,and we'll take faculty, or the administration at Western Maryland College, copies of information in the sys- are an education curriculum our time so it won't inconve- The Phoenix welcomes submissions and Letters to the Editor. are spaced tem. room, as well as an audio/visual nience people ... everything Letters that are one page, typed, and double Letters exceed- The Dynix also has modems room. should be done by 2nd semes- guarenteed publication in the upcoming issue. which enable it to hook up to the Twoofthelibrary'smostgen- ter," Cl ing that limit will be published disk as space permits and must be submitted on a Macintosh Microsoft in either Word, outside world. According to erous donors are Samuel and WriteNow. or MacWrite formats. Please include a phone Neikirk, "Modems will be Elsie Hoover, in whose honor There's more to number for verification. hooked up to campus phones, the library was named in 1975 journalism than writing! Address mail to: The Phoenix and terminals will be set up in and whodonated$I.2 million to Want to handle ads or 2 College Hill residence halls." the recent expansion/renovation take pictures? Western Maryland College Other features of the Dynix campaign. Dr, Hoover has been Join The Phoenix westminster.Mlr 21157 are that students can look at their a WMC trustee since 1972 (he