Point News, 1986 February 24

              February 24, 1986/The Point News-7
p o A Time to Speak Out
Education is what St. Mary's College is all about.
Every aspect of the learning process from the
philosophical to the historical is propounded upon by
this educational system of which we are all a part. When
one considers the value of education, be it liberal arts
or otherwise, the single most important rule is that
knowledge and wisdom are our most important assets, for
they form the foundation from which flows all other
benefits.
So it is with the utmost dismay that we learned of
the recent proposals by President Reagan to trim the
budget through the slashing of educational funds, student
loans and the avenues through which those who normally
would not be able to attend colleges can do so. It speaks
somehow of an incredible lack of foresight from one who
commands our nation's highest office, that the youth of
America must suffer for the sake of new missiles and jets
to be created for the sole purpose of destroying life. Is
it not better to promote knowledge and wisdom and under­standing
than to merely say "might makes right?" For
those who hope to better their position in life, educa­tion
is their best choice. Those who seek education as
their avenue of hope for the future will have little hope
if funding is cut to the quick. We urge all students at
St. Mary's College to write their congressmen and Sena­tors
to decry this insensitive proposal. If they as our
leaders, wish to balance the budget, let's not do it at
the cost of our future.
Violence on Campus
We are extremely disturbed at the violence which has
occured on the campus of SMC in recent weeks. Most
disturbing was the stabbing which occured on Sunday
night. Dr. Ted Lewis only recently learned of the fights
which have been taking place, fights which "out of
towners" who aren't supposed to be on campus are
perpetrating. Dr. Lewis has promised to have local
authorities (Sheriff's Dept.) make regular, highly
visible patrols on the weekends in an attempt to stem the
growing number of incidents. We support him fully in that
effort. We realize that security is limited in manpower
and they need h elp. We sincerely hope that the tragic
events of recent weeks can be avoided in the weeks to
come.
Joseph Norris
E Mn
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To the Editor:
Tomorrow at 8:30 pm
there will be an open
SGA meeting upstairs in
Charles Hall. Open. That
means anyone can come. Most
likely all the Senators and
Club Representatives will
be there, they have to be
there, and probably the 3
or 4 people who usually
attend SGA meetings will
come to add their opinions.
Several important issues
will be discussed and voted
but generally the
Council and
will vote
to their own
due to the fact
on,
Executive
Senators
according
opinions
that there aren't any
students interested enough
to find out what’s going on
and to let us know how they
feel. It would be nice if
we all had the time to talk
to each and every student
personally to find out what
they think about issues at
the college, but obviously
we don’t. That’s why we
have open SGA meetings.
Most students would
probably be amazed to know
the importance of the
issues the SGA discusses.
These issues affect
student’s living
situations, wages for
campus jobs, and numerous
other issues that directly
affect us. The SGA also
disposes of over $100,000
that is made up of the $90
Activity Fee all students
pay. This budget pays for
people such as Dick Gregory
and Marshall Crenshaw to
come here, and all other
programming on campus.
How many times have
people complained about St.
Mary's lack of handicapped
facilities, limited choices
of study areas, small
library, over-crowding, and
just a genral lack of fun
things to do? All these
issues have or can be
discussed and acted upon
by the SGA, but not without
student input.
Tommorrow Jack Krafft,.
head of the Public Safety
Office, will be in
attendance to discuss
campus security with
students. At this time he
will be given some student
suggestions for improving
security overall, and it is
a wonderful opportunity for
us to let him know how we
feel about recent incidents
and security problems. Of
course, if you don't care
about the security system
on campus that's okay,
don't bother coming. It
probably isn't very
important anyway.
We'll also discuss a
budget request from the
Outdoor's Club, which is
not chartered and has no
President or Tresurer. They
would like $510 for
transportation to the Key's
for Spring Break so they
can bike down to Florida.
Personally, I'm not going
to send 20 people to
Florida for Spring Break
with my activity fee. If
they're really dead-set on
biking and can’t afford the
transportation to Florida,
I’ve heard that Maryland’s
a pretty nice state, and
they could just wait until
summer for the sun.
Perhaps I’m being
unfair to the Outdoors
Club, or maybe a majority
of St. Mary’s students want
to send them to Florida for
Spring Break. If so, I’ll
be happy to listen to these
people tomorrow at 8:30 in
the smal] cafeteria in
Charles Hall. Please make
your voice count in these
issues.
Cecelia M. Stephens
Vice-President SGA
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SENIORS!!!
Don't forget to order caps and gowns Monday, Feb.
24 through Friday, Feb. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
SGA office.
Experienced housekeeper. Have excellent references.
Please call 863-7453 after 1 p.m.
How's the graveyard shift in Calvert working out?
A pair of roses is always a nice combination.
Mario, Mario, I want a baby!
Debbie,
I'm sorry I have so little time to talk to you,
but if you need someone to talk to I'll make time, for
you. S.E.
Avatar meeting, lower Charles Hall, Tuesday, Feb. 25,
at 8 p.m. All interested parties are invited to attend.
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