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  • Voices The Western Carolinian Page 5 Thursday, September 28, 1989 Letters to the Editor ^ Christine Faris, Editor Surf City Not Beach Boys' Turf A couple of weeks ago 1 attended my first Catamount football game. The game was remarkable for several reasons. First, we won - in particularly dramatic fashion. Second, the WCU marching band eschewed the trite fight songs one normally hears during half-times and instead blasted out tributes to American popular culture. They played Beatles, they played surf, they played Hair. However, there was a small injustice done that, as a product of the 60s, I feel duty-bound to correct. At one point the announcer proclaimed that the next song would be a tribute to the Beach Boys. Much to my consternation, the band played Surf City\ Please note, Mr. Band Leader, that while the immortal opening line "Two girls for every boy" was penned by Brian Wilson, surf music's Norman Mailer and head Beach Boy, the song was actually sung by Jan and Dean. While the Beach Boys usually get all the credit in the surf genre (and lately, the advertising bucks from the beer companies), it was Jan and Dean who sang the original versions of such classics as Little Old Lady from Pasadena, Dead Man's Curve, and Ride the Wild Surf. In the year of the 20th anniversary of Woodstock and the summer of a series of geezers and wheezers tours (Stones, Who, Dylan), let's pay tribute to our roots and give credit where credit is due. Otherwise, nice job, band. How about a tribute to Little Richard next game? I can't wait to hear the sousaphones belting out Good Golly Miss Molly. Hal Herzog Department of Psychology Library Meant for Studying, Not Partying As a student of WCU, I try to spend a lot of time in the library studying. Usually, I'm greeted with a bunch of loud, obnoxious, card-playing cretins who have no concern for people who actually want to use the library. The loudmouths' noise permeatesthe air; it is not exactly a conducive environment to higher learning. I have a suggestion. If people want to play cards, talk, and be idiotic, they should stay in their dorm rooms and leave the library for people who want a quiet studying environment. Name withheld by request Jesse, Part Three: National Dimwit Day Recently, The Western Carolinian ran an editorial heralding the sheer number of victories that Senator Jesse Helms has won for the Tarheel State. After reading Steve Jones's article, I decided to investigate. Was Jesse Helms a competent, if right-wing, senator? Had I been too harsh on the only senator to support dictator General Pinochet of Chile? According to the Congressional Record, Jesse Helms has had a large number of legislative victories. Among those hard-won legislative gems is a bill condemning biological and chemical warfare (Senate Resolution S238). Can't you just imagine the resistance he overcame to get that through? What a trooper. On the home front, Jesse went to bat for such burning issues that I don't see how he fit it all into just a year. Where would we be without such crucial legislation as National Food Service and Technologies Week (Senate Joint Resolution 76), National Ceramic Tile Industry Recognition Week (Senate Joint Resolution 71), National Dairy Goat Awareness Week (Senate Joint Resolution 66), and, as if that weren't astounding enough, the inspired National Duckling Month (Senate Joint Resolution 107). Obviously, I was too harsh. With Jesse Helms at bat for North Carolina, no duck, goat, ceramic tile, or cuisinart shall want. David Lange "Vainglory" High at Cullowhee Dragway I am pleased to know that I am not the only one who is annoyed by the drag strip shows and hollering antics of Cullowhee cowboys. The willful, wanton, and reckless driving and shouting heightens their vainglory but their audience probably snickers deceitfully while those of us who are annoyed mutter expletives. I admit there is a challenge, thrill, and pride in making a machine perform to its maximum, but there is a time and a place for those activities. Midnight is not the time and the campus streets are not the place. What ever happened to consideration for your fellow man? Sincerely, Carlen M. Emanuel h Computer Catalog a Welcome Addition to Hunter Library On one of my recent visits to the library, I used the new computer system for periodical indexing. While it was far from the first time this semester I had used that system, it was the first time I had used it extensively for a large variety of subjects. I was quite impressed with the ability of the computer to locate the subjects I needed as quickly as it did, and with a surprising accuracy to the exact subjects that I needed. Hunter library has recovered nicely from the fire that struck recently and made great improvements. Bravo to the staff of Hunter library. Charles Bailey Are Foreign Investors Taking Too Much? by David Johnson If land is the most valued resource that any nation can have, just what have we been doing with it? In my search to answer this question, I found that we as a nation and as a people have been selling quite a bit of land to foreign investors. In this debate of protectionism versus free trade, I will throw things to light so that they may be considered also. In the 1988 United States government statistical abstract, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Economic Research define a foreign investor as someone who is not a legal U.S. resident or a citizen of the United States. I found in looking farther that some of the largest investors in our cropland, pastures, and forests are foreign corporations. There are 9,838 corporations that invest in property inside the U.S. Another startling fact is that 11,107 foreign businesses own holdings of 1,000 acres or more. I would like to put forth these questions: What are they doing with our national soil? Is money the only benefit that we receive? How many jobs are created for the American worker? Are the resources being used wisely? A foreign corporation might not always have our own national interest in mind. Now, before you label me a conservative protectionist, let me bring a few more points up. The largest investors are the United Kingdom, 28%, and Canada, 12%, respectively, although there are others. Mexico and West Germany are some of the foreign countries with corporations that own holdings in the United States. 59% of United States farms and farm lands are owned and or operated by families and individuals who are citizens of the United States. Foreign investors own a total of 40% of American soil, farmland or forest. It does give you something to think about, doesn't it? 40% is still a lot and that number keeps going up every year. Whatever your viewpoint, ask yourself this: Do I really know what their interests are? What are we getting from foreign investment in America? It's a lot to think on, isn't it? ^ The Western Carolinian is published weekly by Western Carolina University's Publication Board. It is an independent student publication that receives its funding through student activity fees and advertising. The Carolinian is printed at The Waynesville Mountaineer, Waynesville, NC. The Western Carolinian welcomes editorial input from students, faculty, and staff on matters of public interest. Please address correspondence to: Voices P.O. Box 66 Cullowhee, NC 28723 AH submissions will be considered, but The West- em Carolinian reserves the right to refuse publication of offensive or otherwise unsuitable material. The Carolinian is not responsible for opinions expressed on the Editorial Page. #± Student On The Street What Do WCU Students Think of the Alumni Tower ? Sandra Bowling Charlotte, NC Senior "I think that they could spend the money on something better than the tower." I Laura Adams Cullowhee Sophomore "A great addition to our university." Chad Underwood Newton, NC Freshman "Great thing for the alumni, gives them something to be remembered by." Dan West Littleton, NC Sophomore "Extremely beneficial to the school because we need something here to turn attention to the school. Other campuses have landmarks, and this will be one for Western." Rebecca Duncan Hendersonville, NC Freshman "Going kind slow, and it will be a good structure when it's finished....look forward to it being finished." Tammy Pallium Hayesville, NC Senior "An attractive monument. A lot of universities have clocks, towers, and statues. I agree with some students, that the money could be put to better use."
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