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P a g e 5 THE EMPATH O c t o b e r 9 , 1 9 8 4 Editorials Death of the Blue Goose Last week I was dreaming of lights on the athletic field, but I have been brought back to earth by an incident that deeply disturbed me and the lacrosse team. Last Friday there was scheduled an away scrimmage against the U.M.B.C. lacrosse team. We are in our fall schedule which is a learning season. None of the games count on our record. Despite the casual atmosphere surrounding "Fall Ball", everyone was anxious to play Friday aft e r noon. Many of the players skipped classes to get the opportunity to play in a game. As many of you already know, we never got there. The school bus, not too affectionately called the Blue Flyer, the Blue Goose, the Blue Bomber, and some other names not fit for print, never made it out of Southern Maryland. The bus is suffering from old age. It was delivered in 1973 and has seen extensive service ever since. From the outside it may not look too bad, but inside are years of boxed lunches, sweaty athletes and wear and tear. The lack of an operating bus isolates many students. Large groups such as the Wind Ensemble and Chorus cannot fit into the vans the school o w n s . And there are a limited number of vans, which means that two teams cannot be scheduled for an away game on the same day. God forbid that some other club might need a van to go into W a s h ington, or a class wants to travel to attend a lecture. The College needs an operational bus. The lights can wait. — M.R. Wasted Effort St. Mary's has been lucky recently to be the recipient of many gifts in the form of landscaping. Last year we received azaleas and crepe myrtle. This year an azalea garden was planted oposite the library. These d o n a tions are helping make the college much more beautiful. We are not protecting our gifts, however. Everywhere on campus you can see dead and dying bushes. We are throwing away money, and making the school look like Death Valley. The topsoil in Southern Maryland was washed away hundreds of years ago when the land was cleared for timber and farming. What is left is red clay— not too conducive to growing anything. But the development office and maintenance, each year, just stick the bushes into the ground without preparing the soil. And every fall, we return, and see the toll the hot dry summers take. Nearly all the new bushes planted in front of Dorchester are dead, some of the crype myrtle have died. When is this massacre going to stop? The investment in some mulch and manure would not be wasted. It would be nice to bring some of our benefactors down in several years to show them thriving greenery. Do we have that many donations that we can afford to waste them? The only thing St. Mary's lacks sometimes is a little common sense. — M.R. College Press Service Letters to the Editor Memories Dear Editor: One night, a few weeks ago, walking deep in thought across the campus, I passed a girl walking toward me who said, "Hello!" She seemed in the bloom of health, and so full of happiness that I was taken aback. I called out in the darkness, "Who are you?" She giggled or laughed, and said, "Lisa." I said my name and mumbled something about wondering whether we had met before, and that that was why she had spoken. She said, "No, I just thought I'd say hello! I'm sorry," and she laughed. I laughed, too, and apologized, and we each walked our way. That was Lisa Zsebedics. What happened was an outrageous crime, a blot. We must make her life important to us, make it influence the way we live here. We can make her life meaningful also by making sure we do not let this happen again. So close the event, we know she is not gone. She cannot be gone. A great many people loved her here. She knew she was loved. The friendliness and humaness in the moment when I met her, from someone who could easily have been I, will remain in my memory forever. Yoshe Kalb Security Carelessness Dear Editor: I have read about the improvements that security has been undergoing and feel that there are a few more to be made. I watched one security man driving around the campus ticketing cars for parking illegally. He pulled out of the Anne Arundel parking lot, spinning tires in the gravel. He then failed to stop at a stop sign and while turning into the Charles Hall parking lot from Route 5, he failed to use his blinker. It is bad enough that many drivers fall into these careless habits, however, security is supposed to be setting an example by following the very laws they enforce. I am also a little concerned about the condition of their patrol car. It runs very rough, has loose fan belts, burns oil very badly, and needs suspension work. I do not believe that we can have an effective security force on campus if their only patrol car is falling apart. Security has a tough job to do, a job that would be made a little easier by gaining the respect of the college community. They need to clean up their driving habits and fix their patrol car so they do not have to park it on the grass somewhere when it eventually breaks down. Name Withheld THE EMPATH The Empath is p u b l i s h e d w e e k l y 10 times a s e m e s t e r b y the students of St. M a r y ' s C o l l e g e of M a r y l a n d an d f u n d e d t h r o u g h the student ac t i v i t i e s fee r e q u i r e d of all f u l l - t i m e s t u d e n t s . Letters, arti c l e s and c artoons are welcome, b u t are subject to e d i t i n g an d condensation. All m a t e r i a l s u b m i t t e d mu s t be signed. Dead l i n e for all m a t e r i a l is 6:00 p.m. F r i d a y s f or p u b l i c a t i o n the f o l l o w i n g Tuesday. The Empath o f f i c e s are located in the b o t t o m of C h a r l e s Hall. Phone 30 1 - 8 6 3 - 7 1 0 0 e x t . 314. S u b s criptions are a v a i l a b l e for $10.00 p er a c a d e m i c year. Send checks to: The Empath, St. M a r y ' s C o l l e g e of Maryl a n d , St. Mary's City, MD 20686. E d i t o r - i n - C h i e f ......................................... M a c k a y R i p p e y Assistant E d i t o r ......................................... Phyl l i s Bean News E d i t o r ................................................. Joh n O r a v e c Features E d i t o r ......................................... Bobbi K i e n a s t Sports E d i t o r .............................................. M a t t O'S h e a E ntertainment E d i t o r ........................................ T o m M o yer Photo E d i t o r ................................................. Bar t M e ier Copy E d i t o r .............................................. Lisa Grazioli Production M a n a g e r ............................ M i c h e l l e S h e w b r i d g e A d v e r t i s i n g M a n a g e r ...................................Nik k i V a l l i e r e W o r d P r o c e s s i n g C o o r d i n a t o r ........................... R o b i n Ler n e r A d v i s o r ................................................... G o r d o n K e s t e r Staff R e p o r t e r s ................... M i c h e l l e Bowie, B e t s y D a l l a m Lyn d a Davis, K e v i n Hill, T i m Howie, Sean M a l o n e S t a c y Marbert, Ja y McMahon, B r i g i t Shea, C h r i s t o p h e r Smith S ean Smith, N i c k y S u t h e r l a n d / u H , MR .'PR .eS /D S v ^ U & o u r rH e % . 5 M i l l i o n Loam .. . AMD NEW t H0USiNUqr. .. M/HAT W£ Au_Y N£& IS A NEW 8U .S /
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FullText | P a g e 5 THE EMPATH O c t o b e r 9 , 1 9 8 4 Editorials Death of the Blue Goose Last week I was dreaming of lights on the athletic field, but I have been brought back to earth by an incident that deeply disturbed me and the lacrosse team. Last Friday there was scheduled an away scrimmage against the U.M.B.C. lacrosse team. We are in our fall schedule which is a learning season. None of the games count on our record. Despite the casual atmosphere surrounding "Fall Ball", everyone was anxious to play Friday aft e r noon. Many of the players skipped classes to get the opportunity to play in a game. As many of you already know, we never got there. The school bus, not too affectionately called the Blue Flyer, the Blue Goose, the Blue Bomber, and some other names not fit for print, never made it out of Southern Maryland. The bus is suffering from old age. It was delivered in 1973 and has seen extensive service ever since. From the outside it may not look too bad, but inside are years of boxed lunches, sweaty athletes and wear and tear. The lack of an operating bus isolates many students. Large groups such as the Wind Ensemble and Chorus cannot fit into the vans the school o w n s . And there are a limited number of vans, which means that two teams cannot be scheduled for an away game on the same day. God forbid that some other club might need a van to go into W a s h ington, or a class wants to travel to attend a lecture. The College needs an operational bus. The lights can wait. — M.R. Wasted Effort St. Mary's has been lucky recently to be the recipient of many gifts in the form of landscaping. Last year we received azaleas and crepe myrtle. This year an azalea garden was planted oposite the library. These d o n a tions are helping make the college much more beautiful. We are not protecting our gifts, however. Everywhere on campus you can see dead and dying bushes. We are throwing away money, and making the school look like Death Valley. The topsoil in Southern Maryland was washed away hundreds of years ago when the land was cleared for timber and farming. What is left is red clay— not too conducive to growing anything. But the development office and maintenance, each year, just stick the bushes into the ground without preparing the soil. And every fall, we return, and see the toll the hot dry summers take. Nearly all the new bushes planted in front of Dorchester are dead, some of the crype myrtle have died. When is this massacre going to stop? The investment in some mulch and manure would not be wasted. It would be nice to bring some of our benefactors down in several years to show them thriving greenery. Do we have that many donations that we can afford to waste them? The only thing St. Mary's lacks sometimes is a little common sense. — M.R. College Press Service Letters to the Editor Memories Dear Editor: One night, a few weeks ago, walking deep in thought across the campus, I passed a girl walking toward me who said, "Hello!" She seemed in the bloom of health, and so full of happiness that I was taken aback. I called out in the darkness, "Who are you?" She giggled or laughed, and said, "Lisa." I said my name and mumbled something about wondering whether we had met before, and that that was why she had spoken. She said, "No, I just thought I'd say hello! I'm sorry," and she laughed. I laughed, too, and apologized, and we each walked our way. That was Lisa Zsebedics. What happened was an outrageous crime, a blot. We must make her life important to us, make it influence the way we live here. We can make her life meaningful also by making sure we do not let this happen again. So close the event, we know she is not gone. She cannot be gone. A great many people loved her here. She knew she was loved. The friendliness and humaness in the moment when I met her, from someone who could easily have been I, will remain in my memory forever. Yoshe Kalb Security Carelessness Dear Editor: I have read about the improvements that security has been undergoing and feel that there are a few more to be made. I watched one security man driving around the campus ticketing cars for parking illegally. He pulled out of the Anne Arundel parking lot, spinning tires in the gravel. He then failed to stop at a stop sign and while turning into the Charles Hall parking lot from Route 5, he failed to use his blinker. It is bad enough that many drivers fall into these careless habits, however, security is supposed to be setting an example by following the very laws they enforce. I am also a little concerned about the condition of their patrol car. It runs very rough, has loose fan belts, burns oil very badly, and needs suspension work. I do not believe that we can have an effective security force on campus if their only patrol car is falling apart. Security has a tough job to do, a job that would be made a little easier by gaining the respect of the college community. They need to clean up their driving habits and fix their patrol car so they do not have to park it on the grass somewhere when it eventually breaks down. Name Withheld THE EMPATH The Empath is p u b l i s h e d w e e k l y 10 times a s e m e s t e r b y the students of St. M a r y ' s C o l l e g e of M a r y l a n d an d f u n d e d t h r o u g h the student ac t i v i t i e s fee r e q u i r e d of all f u l l - t i m e s t u d e n t s . Letters, arti c l e s and c artoons are welcome, b u t are subject to e d i t i n g an d condensation. All m a t e r i a l s u b m i t t e d mu s t be signed. Dead l i n e for all m a t e r i a l is 6:00 p.m. F r i d a y s f or p u b l i c a t i o n the f o l l o w i n g Tuesday. The Empath o f f i c e s are located in the b o t t o m of C h a r l e s Hall. Phone 30 1 - 8 6 3 - 7 1 0 0 e x t . 314. S u b s criptions are a v a i l a b l e for $10.00 p er a c a d e m i c year. Send checks to: The Empath, St. M a r y ' s C o l l e g e of Maryl a n d , St. Mary's City, MD 20686. E d i t o r - i n - C h i e f ......................................... M a c k a y R i p p e y Assistant E d i t o r ......................................... Phyl l i s Bean News E d i t o r ................................................. Joh n O r a v e c Features E d i t o r ......................................... Bobbi K i e n a s t Sports E d i t o r .............................................. M a t t O'S h e a E ntertainment E d i t o r ........................................ T o m M o yer Photo E d i t o r ................................................. Bar t M e ier Copy E d i t o r .............................................. Lisa Grazioli Production M a n a g e r ............................ M i c h e l l e S h e w b r i d g e A d v e r t i s i n g M a n a g e r ...................................Nik k i V a l l i e r e W o r d P r o c e s s i n g C o o r d i n a t o r ........................... R o b i n Ler n e r A d v i s o r ................................................... G o r d o n K e s t e r Staff R e p o r t e r s ................... M i c h e l l e Bowie, B e t s y D a l l a m Lyn d a Davis, K e v i n Hill, T i m Howie, Sean M a l o n e S t a c y Marbert, Ja y McMahon, B r i g i t Shea, C h r i s t o p h e r Smith S ean Smith, N i c k y S u t h e r l a n d / u H , MR .'PR .eS /D S v ^ U & o u r rH e % . 5 M i l l i o n Loam .. . AMD NEW t H0USiNUqr. .. M/HAT W£ Au_Y N£& IS A NEW 8U .S / |