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The Other Paper Page 5 I t ’ll Take All O f Us To Keep It This Way Lives° f Dea,h First impressions of the new hill campus are all basically favorable to me, and especially so if one is comparing the aesthetic beauty of it to the downtown campus. My first thoughts were “It’s all lovely, but. . .” The inevitable question set in. Can this new campus remain aesthetically lovely? How long will it be before the beautifully car peted study areas in the library will be littered with student debris, even though waste baskets are at an arm’s length? How long before the first student carves his initials into the desk tops? How about those areas of lush green grass? Is it too much to ask that we may stretch out upon it to relax with a good book or a friend without stepping over mounds of trash tossed there by careless students? The sparkling clean restroom walls, sans the filthy graffitti at the downtown campus, appear to be just waiting for that first mark. (I’d like to chat with some of these students who practice graffitti to see what are their reasons for defacing the en vironment of others.) Then there’s my favorite place. . . the library. Hopefully, with all the spaciousness and func tional glamour here, a student will think twice before he defaces or steals books and periodicals when there are copy machines readily available. I especially resent theft or damage of library materials and take it very personally when I can not finish research on something because, after several weeks, I must face reality. The material for which I have been waiting is NOT checked out, soon to be returned for use by other, rather stolen by someone thoughtless. I have a dif ficult time appreciating the double standard of a student who would steal a book, rather than copy it, yet wears patches on his jeans speaking of “love,” “peace,” “con cern,” and “caring.” During this past autumn, as a student at the old downtown cam pus, I became aware of the rise in student apathy, which by spring grew rampant. Although I asked several students what they thought the reason to be, no one seemed to have an idea, but certainly did agree that it was becoming con tagious. I developed a theory which may be proved right or wrong when 3,000 (??) students embark on this new campus this month. A STUDENT’S AESTHETIC SURROUNDINGS HAVE A DIRECT EFFECT OR APPARENT RELATIONSHIP ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT OR STUDENT APATHY. Recalling those . “ institutional green” walls, narrow corridors, poor lighting and lack of an out door campus at Midtown, I cannot believe this new environment will have anything but a positive effect on students. Certainty for those returnees who have attended downtown campus, the contrast should be most pleasing. A student may abhor the ar- chitectual style of the new campus buildings, disagree with the The Athlete, The three most im p o rtant elements in the athlete’s life are himself, his coach and his school. All three elements must work in some kind of harmony if the athlete is to achieve greatness. In response to the athlete’s dedication the school must give the athlete recognition. This usually occurs with some kind of spontaneity. The school usually does not need to be told to respect their great athletes. Schools often do not appreciate the contribution of the athlete to their community, however, and this especially is true of the less well known athletes in a school com munity. Many great athletes are great only for the dedication that they exhibit away from their school mates. Hours of practice go into each of the athlete’s performances. This is the aspect of the athlete’s life that the school community does not see. It goes unrewarded. It is carried out usually in solitude. The hours of dedication are the things that are most obvious to the O policies of the administration, feel the prices of the bookstore too high, or hold any other personal gripe, but how can one not ap preciate the newness, spaciousness and the feeling of freshness surrounding them? Hopefully, students will be reflected in it, rather than destroy it. Of course, analyzing aesthetics, is very superficial in relationship to many important functions of the institution. A completely gorgeous campus with poor quality instruc tors or a weak curriculum is of no use to anyone. To new students who have not had the experience of attending classes at the old campus, it may be harder to appreciate, but to those of us “returnees,” this aesthetic contrast is a joy which we do not wish to see destroyed. As far as I can see, there is only one factor having a direct effect on this college campus remaining as lovely as we find it today. That’s you and me! Yes, time and use will place their toll, but that’s analogous with the patina- on fine sterling silver. The effect of student apathy,, carelessness and destruction isn't cherished by anyone. There are many more effective ways to protest the establishment or the ad ministration than via the graffitti on restroom walls. (This method also has a very limited circulation.) I’d love to walk around this campus next year and believe my little theory as correct. It’ll of us to keep it this way! By Liz Einstein By Chris Holley Stepping on a mountain, Eating cotton clouds, Drinking Atlantic fountain, Spitting on the crowds. Birds-around my hips, Stars that never rose, Ankles made of clipper ships, China between your toes. Sitting in a candlestick, Chewing on the fire, Watching as a spider spins his silver web—desire. Walking in a dream that You have only seen, Try to get away, when What is said is what you say. Open your eyes - see visions of nothing. Open your ears - hear mute wisdom. The Coach & The School Armored truck in black, Bread crumb upon his back, ‘rodding on the slaten land- Life is not at hand. coach and he appreciates them to a high degree. Athletes are too often left to fend for themselves in the social context of the academic in stitution. It has been stated that an athlete need not be forever vic torious if he is to be great. The coach can spot the great athlete before the rest of the student body and, therefore, the student body does not appreciate or help the athlete when he needs it most. When he is on the way up the great athlete is by himself with little or no recognition. There is no doubt that the at titudes of , the student body profoundly effect the career of their athletic teams. A team that wins does so in part because they have the student body backing it with Jill its spirit. The school provides great support for the athlete. So does the coach, and the athlete responds b y , bringing athletic glory to the school. A team or individual effort by an athlete completes the academic experience by giving the school a sense of identity that it would lack without his effort. The three part relationship of athlete, coach and school forms one of the great connections bet ween the academic community and the society in which it participates! School spirit is a term too often denigrated in schools these days but its significance is great. Life is tall and green, forever can be seen. Looking for a clear? I never heard of fear. • . ’ See the pretty faces, Walking in the trees, Seeking the oasis Where life is on your knees. Close your eyes Close your mind Close your ears - And you will find. Little: lady blue-bird, ' 1 A purse upon her wing, Leaves Tony in the grocery store, His head a-wondering. DEADLINES FOR NEXT ISSUE ARE: I -------- M O N ., OCT. 2 -------- 1 UNTYPED ARTICLES (by 11 am) W ED., OCT. 4 TYPED ARTICLES (by 4 pm) TYPED ARTICLES MUST BE DOUBLED SPACED .
