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RAMBLER
Thursday, March 3, 1988
Editorial.. .
Condoms for safety
not a sinner's item
The Humbler and Managing Editor Susan Mnriman have
received a lot of feedback on her letter about condoms. Most
people found the letter to be funny. Others thought it scandal-
ous. The letter recounted a stors that was funny when told
but discussed a subject that has become prominent only in
the last few s ears.
In the past, there were two reasons sou bought condoms.
You bought them as a method of birth control or as a joke.
Tsvo weeks ago National Condom Week svas observed. No joke.
As a sodetv, we are fond of recognizing certain weeks of
the sear with specific names. Secretary's Week, “Be Kind To
Animals" Week, Drug Abuse Awareness Week and now Na-
tional Condom Week. Each of these has been designated
as a time when sve are made aware of the topic of the week.
Nobods gets in a huff if we advocate kindness to animals.
It’s no joke when we advocate drug abuse education. Whs do
people get offended or embarrassed when it comes to condoms?
What makes condoms so offensive?
Condoms now serve a greater purpose than a gag or a
method of birth control. They serve as a life saver. C. Everett
Coop, United States Surgeon General sass that the best way
to prevent AIDS, barring abstinence, is the use of a condom.
People being people will not abstain from sex. Using a condom
is the onlv way to keep yourself out of risk.
Despite this, using condoms is still looked down upon.
It is no wonder people get embarrassed when buying condoms.
People still think sou are fooling around and don't want to get
sour mistress or girlfriend pregnant. Now people start to
wonder if sou are gav. Until society wakes up and recognizes
AIDS as a genuine concern, condoms are still a “no-no.”
Of the three major networks only one, ABC, has jumped
to the front in trsing to inform viewers of AIDS. Even Fox
Television is doing its part. Local stations like Channel 5 are
not running ads from their networks. Is stepping on toes more
important than saving lis'es? What is so Dad about condom
ads? Networks advertise feminine hygeine products. There is
no mvsterv of how those are used. If you are going to ban
condom ads, ban tampon ads.
Schools strive to educate their children on AIDS. Parents
scream that the schools are advocating that their children have
sex. What would sou rather have? A child that knows how to
take care of themselves or a dead child?
Until this nation stops looking down on condoms and their
users, the embarrassment will still be there. The best friend a
condom user has is the condom dispenser. Women have the
dispensers they need in their restrooms. Why can’t the men
of this campus have the same?
Here is an opportunity for Wesleyan to jump into the fight
against ignorance and AIDS. It is understood that we are a
Methodist school upholding Christian values. Just because we
are Christians doesn't mean we can’t catch AIDS.
Rams get set for post-season
by Michael Janies Kwas
in traditional style similar to
fending off the ancient Roman
cynics, the Texes Wesleyan Rams
basketball squad silenced their
critics by capturing a spot in
NAIA playoffs. The Rams shun-
ned the talk of lack of experi-
ence. no proven big man and
living up to last year's team.
Instead Wesleyan finds itself on
the threshold of the THE nation-
al tournament Quite ironically,
in the same position as last
year's All-American dotted team.
Somewhere out there, Coach
Charles Jolley is smiling. “I'm
pleasantly surprised that wc
made the playoffs." C'mon coach,
deep down you knew this team
was playoff caliber and you
couldn't wait to let the shackles
go and let these men show their
stuff. Oh, by the way, the Rams
clinched their playoff spot by-
unwrapping a one point victory
over Incarnate Word 83-82. The
unlikely hero was Brad Simmons,
who hit a last second shot and
finished with a solid 18, includ-
ing 8 12 from the field.
That was Saturday after the
Hams had experienced an out
and out. rough and tumble week.
Last Tuesday saw Jolley's men
produce business as usual in dis-
posing of Dalla Baptist Anthony
Armstrong pushed in 25 in that
game to lead the Rams over a
fiesly Indian team Quite pos-
sibly, road weary and fatigued
Wesleyan traveled back to Tor-
nudo Town for a rematch with
Midwestern. The boys from
Wichita Kails did what they do
naturally and blew the exhaust-
ed Rams away. 84 62. If there
was a bright spot in the game
it was the play of Chip Dickens
who scored 13 points in 20 min-
utes and added seven boards.
But Saturday's victory put the
Rammies back in the driver’s
scat. They now stand at 18-14
overall Thanks again to the play
of Simmons and the A-Train who
helped bring the Word down by
burying 23 points.
And burying the net is what
Armstrong has been doing the
whole season. A-Train leads Wes
leyan scoring with a 147 point
clip per game. Considering the
ten plus games Anthony has
missed to injury, this is respect-
able. Right behind Air Arm-
strong is Jeff Kalbfliesch, aver-
aging right at 14 points and
leading the team in field goal
percentage 156.71. Rod Gordon
leads the team in assists with
slightly over three and a half
per game.
The Rams have a balanced at-
tack and are just two games
away from the national tourna-
ment. Their projected first op-
ponent in the playoffs will be
East Texas Baptist in Marshall,
a two and a half hour trek from
Ft. Worth. A victory here would
probably mean a show down in
San Antonio against St. Mary’s.
“We have the capability of win-
ning those two. We also have
the capability of losing,” said
Jo'ley with a smile. Deep down,
one can only guess what Jolley
is thinking for his team and
what he knows.
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor:
In response to your commen-
tary and letter to the editor
i Feb. 11, 19881, I feel I must
make a few comments. Both the
commentary and the letter were
very careful to avoid mention-
ing the organization or the in-
dividuals involved. This is prob-
ably a good idea when one is
taking a petty personal gripe to
a public medium. It is not a good
idea when what results is an
ambiguous indictment of the
TWC Greeks. If my brotherhood
appears lost within my fraternal
structure I’m glad to have Amy
Paige Wolf and the concerned
friends to tell me, I never even
knew.
The TWC Greeks have a great
burden to bear. We are expected
to meet high standards in our
moral, civic, and academic lives.
At the same time we provide
the entire school with the only
social gatherings of any conse-
quence. Personally I couldn’t pos-
sibly care less about some guys
who wanted to go to a fraternity
party to mooch some free beer
and left disappointed. Maybe he
should think about contributing
something to these organizations.
Then he may be able to affect
some changes from within.
Otherwise I can only say that
we Greeks can manage our own
affairs. It's easy to idly sharp-
shoot our faults, but next time,
tell it to your mother.
Jimmy Strebler
To the Editor:
In regard to the letter by Jim-
my Strebler, 1 understand your
concern for protecting the re-
putation and standards held by
Greek organizations. As a mem-
ber of one, I know about de-
fending the reputations and
standards of these worthy organ-
izations that often come under
attack. There are a few points
which you mentioned that I
would like to address.
You completely missed the
point of the commentary, which
is used to express “personal
gripes” instead of social com-
mentary; -that's for editorials.
The point of the commentary
was not who was involved, the
names were not important. What
was important, and still is, is
that the honor, truth, loyalty
and brotherhood and sistorhood
pledged by Greek organizations
have been shed for petty jeal-
ousy and immaturity. This has
happened on more than one oc-
cassion in more than one sorority
or fraternity and it does not only
apply to this campus.
The headline was misleading
to suggest that only fraternities
are at fault. Organizations of all
kind are at fault, not just the
Greeks, However, the injustices
that I wrote of were exhibited at
this fraternity party, and I was
prompted to write about it. I
have become disillusioned with-
in my own sorority at times
when I find that what I pledged
is not necessarily the case.
You said that the TWC Greeks
“provide the entire school with
the only social gatherings of any
consequence.” Pardon me if I’m
wrong, but I believe that SAC
and SGA work their hardest to
provide social activities for the
students, without regard to who
is Greek or not. Just because
you're Greek doesn’t mean you’re
better; you are blessed to be
able to serve in a bond of broth-
erhood that strives for common
goals.
And, for your information, the
“guy who wanted to go to a
fraternity party to mooch some
free beer and left disappointed"
is the farthest from the truth.
He is a 22-year-old TCU stu-
dent who is a member of a frat-
ernal organization there. The
fraternity party In question was
serving only colas, no alcohol
was there; therefore, no mooch-
ing was necessary. I would sug-
gest the next time you choose
to confront someone, you have
the facts straight before you
start your attack.
On one point, I do apologize
to you and your fraternity for
feeling as though you all were
under attack. That was not my
intention. I was hoping that or-
ganizations could learn from the
commentary. But, if something
within the commentary struck a
chord with you, then maybe
there is something you need to
examine.
Thank You, Amy Wolf
This spring’s Willson Lec-
ture Series has been sched-
uled for March 8 and 9 and
will be delivered by Dr. Wil-
liam H. Hinson.
Dr. Hinson is pastor of the
First United Methodist Church
of Houston. He holds degrees
from Asbury Theological Se-
minary, Boston University,
Chandler School of Theology
and Georgia Southern.
Tuesday's lecture, at 10:00
a.m. in the Fine Arts Audi-
torium will be entitled “An
Epidemic of Itching Ears.”
"Why Not Just Be a Good
Person?" will be Wednesday's
lecture, same time and place.
Both lectures are open to the
public without charge.
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