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  • July 13,1995 Western Carolinian 12 Editorials World news unite now. Write the war, write the weather. Precognitions of anchormen, psychic stockbrokers, REM readouts of corporate executives. Nothing real is reported in a world where everything reported is believed. Nothing real happens outside of what is reported. The facts are trapped inside prompters and hard drives. Nothing is sold without a commercial, in fact, does not exist before the copyright is approved and the first press release is sent out. Stop the commercials for Utopian society and surprise everything disappears. No food or clothing or laundry detergent. All gone because no one knows where to find it or if its on sale or if its better or if its safe and no one knows what the competition is. Fear & Ignorance are in charge of Information. Eradicate their monopoly and suddenly you find yourself in the perfect society of oblivion painted walls. No more sponsors no more movies no more dreams. "Precisely what is a dream? A certain juxtaposition of word and image."—W.S. Burroughs. Media is the controller of all outside word and image. Manufacturers of the dream state. See the president not only in relation to himself but what the announcer says right before he appears, what sound bites follow, what talk show hosts say later that night, first words you hear in the morning after a night of forgotten dreams. Media is control. When this happened, no one will ever be allowed to document—Just one day (it I happened to each of us) we come home from a hard days work, sit in front of the TV, and do nothing but change the channels for two hours because there's nothing on. But if there was really nothing Life After College; What a treat by Lynn Jones Editor in Chief I sat and wondered, five minutes ago, what happens to us when we graduate. I realize what is supposed to happen but also am watching my friends post-college lives evolve, slowly. Here are the facts: 1) Upon Graduation we are supposed to get jobs 2) We are supposed to be prepared to work, in these jobs 3) We are supposed to begin paying back college loans one year later 4) We are supposed to calm down and party at a minimum level 5) We are also, sadly, supposed to begin dressing better What really happens? 1) We mail out over 100 resumes only to get two call-backs, if we are lucky 2) We sit by the phone wondering what projects we can accomplish without leaving the house 3) We spend all our graduation money on those dressy new work clothes 4) We run out of our graduation money; this is assuming we have gotten money for graduation 5) We try to remain optimistic about the job search while repeatedly glancing at the positions available at Family Dollar in the want ads 6) We call all of our old friends, in hopes that they also are struggling with the search and will make us feel better When I was in high-school older people told me that those years would be the best in my life. I always thought, really, well shoot me now please. Thankfully they were wrong and college has definately been the best times of my life, so far. College, however, I do not feel is preparing us for the "real world." In fact, it is nothing more than a holding tank. Yes folks, we are here to learn about the subject of our choice and then upon graduation hope that maybe one class will apply to the job we manage to get. Don't get me wrong,, I have learned a lot at WCU and will know even more by the time May '96 rolls around, but I doubt it will apply in any way to my vocation. For example; One of my friends majored in Print Media/Communications and she finally found a job in a surf shop processing books and selling wetsuits. Another friend is selling nails over the phone; he majored in Graphic Design. And yet another pal majored in Interior Design and was lucky enough to get a job drawing up blue-prints for an architect. As you can see, things don't always work out as planned. Hopefully we will all get to work in our chosen fields. But don't bank on it. on, why do we do it? TV media has no interest in fulfilling us. They want us to flip through all the channels. How many commercials do you see in one scan of the dial? At least two for every ten commercial channels (there is always a commercial somewhere since the Invention of QVC). You may only linger on the commercial for 2—3 seconds, but that is all they need. The entirety of a 30 to 60 second commercial is a surplus for advertisers. 3 seconds is enough time to breed familiarity with the conscious, subconscious, and reactive mind. 3 seconds is enough to show readinjg level by up in a dream, to get you humming a jingle on your way down the hall, but you only know part of it so the next time that commercial comes on, you'll watch it to learn the rest, just out of curiosity, just to find there was nothing else to it—Just that tiny bit in your head looping over and over again. World news unite now. Re-write the wars for peace, the politicians for truth, the killers for mercy. Edit the biologic film. Splice in Buddha with Jesus and Marx. The Marx brothers, that is. World news take control; nothing can stop you now. The only recourse is for you opponents to create their own media and the cycle perpetuates truth. Everything we write is propaganda. Write out addiction write out crime write out Alzheimer's virus write out AIDS write out rape—pretend it doesn't happen—world news tabloid now-tissue thin paper blows away in the wind over empty streets-where are the people? at home with their tape recorders and short wave radios and movie projectors and modems preaching the electric media circuit. Watch it happen. "Freedom of Speech," Continued from Page 11 I'm concerned, Jesse can hate while the more sophisticated nation laughs at his stupidity. Helms recent attacks on the victims of the AIDS virus have left a taste in my mouth I will not soon forget. In case any of you missed his antics, Mr. Helms said that persons with the virus basically deserved this fate because of the "immoral, disgusting" and "indecent" acts involved. Can I raise my hand and remind Hitler, I mean, Helms that sex is not disgusting, and that many people have contracted the disease through transfusions, and through no fault of their own? Ryan White, who died last year of AIDS contracted through a transfusion is just one of the many examples I could name. Did Mr. Helms consider this young boy, his family? Ryan's mother asked if Mr. Helms felt the same way about people who have cancer because they smoke. I assume he had no comment, or at least not one I would like to hear. The point is Jesse Helms is not practicing Freedom of Speech. He is practicing and spreading a hate throughout a nation of already scared people. We are scared of AIDS because we do not understand it, yet we know it kills. How about a little education, Jesse? Instead, he is saying that all the people with the virus deserve to die. The last time I checked, God hasn't been around in a while, and he didn't have grey hair and glasses. The second topic was brought up by a close friend of mine. We were discussing abortion, and how many people we knew that had one. My friend is among the many women who have had an abortion. As we talked, I was shocked and amazed not only at the numbers of people around me who have had them, but that I never really thought about it. I have always been pro-choice, and merely glanced at the pro-life bumper stickers on people's cars as I was driving down the highways. These are not simple statements; they are personal attacks on anyone who has ever had to go through the pain and trauma of having an abortion. Women who have abortions have the choices to do so. However, I hardly think it is the same as a trip to the dentist. The physical and emotional setbacks of an abortion are lifelong. Each time one who has suffered through this pain sees a bumper sticker or a protester voicing their angry and holier-than-thou opinions, the pain reoccurs and they are forced to re-live an agonizing, yet sometimes necessary event. There is a huge difference between speaking your mind, and throwing a sword into someone's heart. There comes a time when personal choice and life-style needs to be respected, no matter how one feels about these choices. Education, counseling, and understanding are the necessary methods we need as a society in understanding and dealing with both AIDS and abortion. In both instances, I can't say that there is any child who wants to grow up and have either. But in order to have peace in an otherwise hate-ridden world, we must try to grow with and grasp the insight of speaking out to help, not hurt. Beatrice Finklestein
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