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  • PAGE 4 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5,1976 editorial Issue: abortion? Unemployment is on a steady rise while the American ecomony continues its equally steady collapse. Given these conditions one would expect that 1976, as an election year, would be dominated by frank discussions of solutions to our impending economic peril. And yet, what fills the front pages of our daily newspapers? Abortion. It is becoming painfully clear that once again the candidates, issues and party platforms will address themselves to important realities only so long as it is politically expedient. To make abortion and busing the "national issues" in this election year is not only fraudulent but nearly criminal.Why must American public allow itself to be duped again by politicians who will publicly stand only for what they are sure will not cause their political fall? It is a sad commentary on the bicentennial to think that after 200 years, this is the degree to which our system of government has evolved. Remember Vietnam? Every night the media gave reports on the number of casualties suffered on both sides, complete with commentary on the mounting resistance to the war. However, few and far between were reports on the fortunes made by war profiteers in the United States. The logic has changed very little. It is considered safe to give out the various economic statistics each week but then no one in politics or the media [assuming a distinction is legitimate] will report on the collusion between government and the oil companies, corporate control of America, or related economic blights on our country. If we are to have a choice in the coming election, it's time to dust off the skeletons in our closet and approach the issues which affect our destiny. Busing and Abortion hardly qualify. [LH] Scientists find new 'Triangle' (CPS)--Scientists have discovered what appears to be another "Bermuda Triangle" in which craft flying through a certain area encounter weird difficulties such as broken gears and disrupted radio transmission. Relax, however, if you're planning a trip, unless it's to Mars. The area scientists are worried about is located in space about 35 million miles from earth and 135 million miles from the sun. That spot, which stretches for about 5 million miles, is the celestial stomping grounds of the "Great Galactic Ghoul" who has just gobbled up his seventh space ship. The Ghoul's latest victim is the U.S. Viking spacecraft currently headed for the angry red planet where it is scheduled to look for signs of life this summer. The Viking craft lost one of its three soil sampling ovens in a mysterious explosion. Other Ghoul casualties include a battery of the Mariner 7 which exploded while in the Ghoul's lair, a Mariner radio which malfunctioned temporarily but went back on after leaving the Ghoul's orbit and two Mariner craft which lost their guiding star upon reaching the area but later regained it after leaving. "It's uncanny," says John Casani of the Pasadena Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "The Ghoul always seems to know when we're coming his way." The Ghoul has no apparent ideological hangups. Two Soviet space shots, Zond 2 in 1964 and Mars 1 in 1965, have also been stung. Those two ships lost their radios as they crossed into the Ghoul's orbit and they never came back on. '76 10 cent flicks will be shown at 2 pm in the U.C.'s Cherokee Room. Three Stooges and Our Gang. LOSTll Red down filled vest in stuff sack, last Wednesday night at concert. Call 293-9388. Everyone is invited for"A Trip around Iceland," a slide show to be given by Dr. Gary White of theW.C.U. Earth Sciences Dept. in 238 Stillwell on Wednesday night, Feb. 11. This program will be sponsored by Sigma Gamma Epsilon. 8 pm . L1TTMLI Sherman explains column "~YV z.s~zr\ Ca?o_ina\ Editor-in-Chief- Staff Writers Sports Artist Annelle Beall Rob Daves, A. E. Brown, Jr. Harvey Harris Tom Addison Photographers- Copy Editor Typist Layout Business Manager- Sales Manager Statistician Ad Layout Ad Salesman Circulation Secretary Editor Emeritus. — Advisor -Will Mclntyre, Stokes Gatewood Mary Lou Yakush Debra Sales - Cara Massey Leigh Haut, Marlicia Gaut Frank Thomas ^Wesley Hensley Joan Estridge Lynne Sarella, Nancy Davis Terry Putman Harry Gruber, Betty Wood Denise Mills Dwight Sparks Gerry Schwartz Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to call to the attention of your readers an article appearing •n today's paper. Over the past few years Student Government has been repeatedly called upon to help keep students informed as to what it is doing. In response to those legitimate requests we, in Student Government, have developed what I hope will be a regular column for the Western Carolinian. The purpose of this column is to keep students informed as to our activities as well as other important issues that are of general interest to the student body and related to our work. To that end, many of the articles will concern campus issues that S.G.A. is currently working on. It is hoped that in this way many of the Association's positions can receive your positive and negative input through either letters to the editor or directly to S.G.A. This will perhaps prove to be the most important function of these columns. Your reactions will prove of great value to Student Government and I encourage that you respond to the questions raised in the S.G.A. report. In this way I hope that a greater degree of interest and discussion of campus issues will occur. Many of the articles will be on issues of student rights, as well as others that may not directly involve Western, but are of importance to students neverthe less. An example of that is today's article on voter registration. I hope that these columns will prove of interest to students and inspire the type of discussion of campus'issues that is necessary to productive change and growth of the institution. Thank you for your concern. Sincerely, Stephen Sherman Vice President, S.G.A. Bloodmobile apology Editor: I would like to apologize to the students of W.C.U. and the residents of Cullowhee for the Bloodmobile closing up so early last Tuesday. It was not the fault of Alpha Phi Omega. We were informed by a representative from Asheville that we could take in 200-250 pints of blood, and that for no reason were we to shut registration down before our designated time, 6:00. When the Bloodmobile got here; the head nurse informed us that we could only take in 150 pints. By 4:00 we had 150 pints and we were forced to close down. This greatly upset us, but at the time we could do nothing. We are sending a representative to Asheville soon in an attempt to prevent future occurrences of this type. Sincerely yours, Tim Huble V.P. Alpha Phi Omega
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