St. Edward's University Hilltopper (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, March 18, 1983 Page: 2 of 10
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Forum
Friday, March 18, 1983
Editorial
Financial aid needed
for our student leaders
“And I’m hungry like a wolf. .
Hit-and-run
angers owner
—Courtesy Rose Shuler
I
Awareness key to survival
Capitol blaze sparks fire prevention tips
Information
tended periods.
A wareness of potential hazards:
LETTERS LETTERS LETTERS)
Reward private enterprise; don’t attack it
Knowledge of safety features and
equipment:
5) Use wired appliances careful-
ly. Unplug televisions, stereos,
and radios when away for ex-
Room 300P
Main Building
Plan the course of action in case of
fire:
1) Plan a primary and alternate
exit route.
1) Know where fire extinguishers
are located and keep them
operable. Learn how to use
extinguishers and report miss-
ing, damaged, or discharged
extinguishers.
3) Know where alarms are lo-
cated, learn how to use them
correctly, and respond to all
alarms!
8) Be on the lookout for ar-
sonists and report suspicious
activities to campus authori-
ties.
3) Store flammables away from
heaters.
4) Prevent the accumulation of
debris.
4) Know where fire escapes are
located and keep them free of
obstruction.
4) Plan to give the fire depart-
ment clear information on the
location and extent of the fire,
or any other pertinent infor-
mation.
1) Be careful with cigarettes and
matches.
6) Plan for action in case your
clothing catches fire. Stop,
drop and roll! If burned, cool
the burn with cold water, then
seek immediate medical atten-
tion.
2) Plan to remain calm, then act.
Every moment matters.
3) Plan a route to the fire alarm
and a method to others.
By CIAN CONNERY
Staff Writer
4) Take your trash directly to the
dumpster.
5) Be careful with flammable li-
quids such as paint, hairspray,
and lighter fluid.
6) Use appliances—hot plates,
electric blankets, irons, space
heaters carefully.
Care of combustibles:
1) Follow campus rules concern-
ing fire prevention.
2) Smoke only in designated
areas. Use only safe ashtrays.
There is, however, another group of students who equally deserve
the attention of the financial aid powers-that-be.
The students who are rewarded for their on-campus service have a
valuable commodity: time. Time that other students spend working.
A way to help these students free their time from off-campus work
and allow them to utilize their time in service here should be exam-
ined. The editor knows students who own their own businesses or
who work in family businesses in order to stay in school. Some do it
by choice and some do not. The students who do not could be of-
fered aid. Many would willingly convert their efforts from life
maintenance to University service. And St. Edward’s desperately
needs committed students.
6) Never store motorcycles, mo-
peds, or gas cans indoors.
7) Decorate with flame-retardant
materials.
HILLTOPPER
Campus Mail Box 714
A survey could be conducted of students who must work to
finance their education. The number of hours could be counted to
determine whether or not a student has adequate time to devote to
campus activities. Those who express a willingness to participate in
SEU leadership positions could be offered aid in the same way that
aid is now offered to Student Scholarship Board students.
Perhaps we could convince some of St. Edward’s hardest-working
students to expend their efforts improving the quality of student life
here at school.
James Moore
Freshman, History
Sincerely,
Paul R. Cerqua
Bio/Chem
Sophomore
—Duran Duran
There are students at St. Edward’s now and there will be students
here in the future who will be hungry for financial aid. Some will
even be hungry for food.
— William Shakespeare
“The evening’s discussion will be opened by:
1) moderator tossing out a controversial statement which had
been made known through publicity to the campus at least a
week in advance
Editor: Eric Shephard
Managing Editor: John Cernohous
Associate Editor: Al Puente
Copy and Layout Editor: Diane Lee (page 3),
Sports Editor: Robert Castillo
Sports Staff: Kelly Cote, Andy Lyon, Ted Stavinoha,
Dawn Watson
Staff Writers: Cian Connery, Bob Labry, Patricia Keating,
Pam Phillips, Diane Lee, Cindy Olsen
Reporters: Colleen Cole, Rob Wood, Jonetta Zajac
Contributors: Rose Shuler
Advertising Manager: Ken Fesler
Asst. Advertising Manager: Diana Marquez
Photography Supervisor: Blaine Pennington
Adviser: Julie Newton
The Hilltopper is an award-winning weekly newspaper published
by the students of St. Edward’s University. The opinions expressed
are either those of the staff or of the individual writer and do not
necessarily reflect those of the University.
OR
2) two opposing organizations or people make a 5-7 minute
statement each, telling the views of their organization, but
not selling that group specifically
The floor is then opened to the audience which can, when selected
by the moderator:
1) make a 1-3 minute statement of her/his views
OR
2) ask a question (or a series of not more than three questions
of one of the speakers
Time will be kept by the moderator, and participants must agree
(their appearance at the FSA signifies agreement) to stop speaking
when time has been called, in order to allow others a chance to
speak.”
444-2621, Ext. 389
St. Edward’s University 3001 S. Congress, Box 714»Austin, Texas 78704
Dear Editor,
A very deplorable incident oc-
curred on Feb. 28 between 5 and 8
p.m. behind Premont Hall. My
1966 Mustang convertible, my most
valued possession, became a victim
of an unconscientious, irresponsi-
ble, ignorant act by a self righteous
person who lacks common cour-
tesy. This particular person had the
audacity to leave the locale of the
incident which is a criminal offense.
/
I just hope that some day soon, in
the very near future, this irresponsi-
ble self-centered person will acquire
enough courage to locate and con-
front me.
St. Edward’s University
HILLTOPPER
2) Never leave burning candles
unattended. Keep candles
away from flammables.
•
3) Be cautious with flimsy, flam-
mable decorations such as
posters and holiday decora-
tions.
5) Plan survival techniques in
case you are trapped in your
room. Keep doors locked.
Seal all cracks. Open windows
slightly. Tie a wet cloth over
the nose and mouth. Stay low
(smoke rises). Signal rescuers
by waving a sheet or cloth out
the window. If you cannot sig-
nal, phone. Do not jump from
a window if you are higher
than two stores.
I am amazed at the audacity of
those who will boast of our nation’s
high standard of living and then ad-
vocate programs that hurt the
“capitalistic pigs.” Who do you
think grows our food and runs our
factories? Certainly not the ones
who press for more programs that
will increase the federal deficit and
steal more of the producers’ profits.
Only by working for ourselves
(profit) can we help each other with
a healthy economy and preserve the
most advanced (and most free of
government hampering) country,
America. Let’s think about what
the President is doing realistically.
He wants to return power to the
states, who have been over-
shadowed by the national govern-
ment since the Roosevelt era. He
has discussed the elimination of
corporate income tax (which, like
all income tax, I am opposed to).
The corporate tax is even more un-
fair because it represents a double
tax. Once again, we see the idea of
private enterprise attacked.
What is so evil about giving peo-
ple what they’ve earned, what they
deserve?
—EAS
Rules, format available
for free speech alley
Polonius: What are you reading?
Hamlet: Words, words, words.
Dear Editor, world when people in our own
The editorial of Feb. 25 is even country are going without. Besides,
more erroneous than that of Feb. isn’t the job of governments to care
11. The President’s policies have for their own populations? Why
once more been misinterpreted. should we sanction the activities of
It was stated that Reagan’s totalitarian states (whether left or
policies “take” money from the right wing) by catering to their
poor and “give” it to the rich (the demands for aid? The sooner those
rich being the businesses in par- nations realize they must stand on
ticular). The editorial fails to ex- their own feet and not break
plain why that money was taken America’s back, the better we will
from the businessmen to begin both be.
with. I am referring to such near- John Anderson’s remark about
extortion measures as the web of Reagan’s wanting to “rip whole
federal regulation, corporate taxes, years off the calendar” was also
and anti-trust laws. noted. All I want to know is, what’s
I have sympathy for the poor; wrong with that? Our periods of
don’t get me wrong. However, I greatest growth were “whole years”
draw the line at stealing from one ago. The obvious conclusion is that
man to pay another. It is this Robin we were doing something right then
Hood mentality that will inevitably that we’re not doing now. And
destroy this great nation if not cor- what is that? Behaving like
rected. The fact that the capitalistic Americans and not Soviets. Like
businessmen did not beg or plead capitalists and not socialists.
for their wealth seems to have been The world’s mightiest economy
overlooked. They did what should was not built by the flaccid who
be encouraged, not punished—they whimper about “community prog-
earned it. ress” and “social well-being.” It
Another flaw in the editorial is was built by men who dared make
the contradictory suggestion that money and not panhandle it. The
we feed both hungry Americans and pathetic state of the Russian
those in the Third World. We can- economy reinforces what I’m say-
not worry about the rest of the ing.
Since February’s Capitol fire, fire
prevention has been ignited in the
consciousness of building ad-
minstrators. Fire safety is ap-
plicable not only to governmental
buildings, but to dorm life and
to every environment—offices,
theatres, cafeterias, maintenance
and power plants, and ever-in-
famous chemistry labs.
There are four general areas of
common-sense responsibility in
fire-prevention: 1) awareness of
potential hazards, 2) care of com-
bustibles, 3) knowledge of safety
features and equipment, and 4)
planning the course of action in
case of fire. Here are a few bene-
ficial tips on fire prevention:
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