The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, January 28, 1972 Page: 3 of 8
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A rundatnentil aim of the Optimist this year 1ms
been to recognise and meet the needs of the ACC
student body both through expended news coverage and
positive editorial leadership. Theee goals hive met With
varying degrees or success.
The majority of the news copy In the Optimist has
concerned itself with student affairs. Few aspects of
campus life have been completely ignored. Recognizing
the relative "information isolation" of most ACC
students the editors created a weekly "News Briefs"
column and sporatically introduced full scale analysis on
topics ranging from the wage-price freeze to a theological
perspective on drugs. Feedback woukl seem to indicate
that this policy and its subsequent programs have been
relatively successful.
In reexamining the effectiveness of its leadership as a
voice of the student body and reflection of student
"opinion the Optimist editors have found the Fall issues
'to be somewhat lacking. Some have compared the
: Optimist to a bowl of oatmeal: the quality is good but
for a steady diet it's too palable there is nothing to
chew on. The editorial policy of the Optimist this
; semester will be then to give the students and
administration of ACC something to chew on.
-'J Tills policy has already been inaugurated by two new
"Columns which will begin next week. One of the
' columns 'The Sons of Sceva" will be a satire written
- by several outside the Optimist staff who have been close
to student and administration "affairs for some time It is
not meant to present factual information though at
times its satire will closely approximate the truth. Its
purpose is to present food for thought on a campus
; level.
The second and perhaps most sJgnifioant innovation
-in this "student voice" policy will be a column entitled
"Inquiry." "Inquiry" wKl investigate and factually report
on any campus subject of student interest from
nutritional standards in the Bean to where your money is
being spent. Students who fed they have been given the
run-around been ripped off or have any question
ooncerntag campus affairs should write to "Inquiry "
Optimist Box 8203 ACC Sta.
At the heart of the "student voice" policy and
"Inquiry" is a basic principle of the student's right to
know. The ACC student invests a great deal of his time
money and future in ACC. He has a right to know about
the affairs of the college. The Optimist in no way wishes
to purposely be negative or put a bad light on different
segments of campus life. The editors seek only to
ascertain student questions and report the facts.
The opinion stated en the editorial page by the editor and his
writer we individual opinions awl are net mmhmRv reflection
of the official policy of the ACC administration. The Optimist
welcomes letters of opinion from readers. Letters should be held to
a maximum of 300 word and be neatly typewritten
double-spaced on a 86 space line. Address: Letter to the MKor
ACC Box 8908 Abilene Texaa 79801. The Optimist reserves the
right to edit any letter received to fit apaee limitation.
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The Student Mouth
It' not the shaggy hair nor
the bell bottoms nor the love
bead nor the tie-dyed ahtrt that
give the student hi Image. It's
hi mouth.
The atudent mouth I a
complex creature. It oan shout
at demonstration whimper
through Love Story gap In
horror at the atrocities of war.
But none of these gives us away
as students. It's the Meaningful
Dialogue the alg-aeg big talk
and the apaeed-out emaM talk
that makes the student mouth
from tooth to Hp the unique
organ it is.
Being a mouthy student I
decided to Investigate the
subject. I decided to get right to
the throat of the problem. I
asked a student what he
perosived student language to
be.
"The stud lingo? Man that
went out with the fifties.
Rapping isn't where it's at man.
It's a big head trip. And you've
got to have a good head In order
to have a good mouth. Dig? Got
the scene? It's a regular high."
Suffering from a regular low I
decided that perhaps the best
way to investigate student
language was to observe it. I
wangled myself an Invitation to
the Student Life Seminar Work-
shop party and picked up a few
mouthy tidbits there.
I walked through a beaded
doorway and introduced myself
to a tall skinny pock-marked
girl- "And who are you?" I
asked.
"Who am I you ask?" she
asked. "I could tell you I'm
Delorcs Shiumple. Thai's true.
True I am Detores Shiumpla
Ye. Ye. You've probably
already guessed: of the famous
Newark Shiumple family. Some
people call me Dee. But who am
I rcaMy? I am the sun. I am the
moon. I am a strange concoction
of whatever you want me to he
and what I am not and what I
would like to be. I am my
famous father's daughter and he
is my son. I am a complex of
complexes. According to my
analyst I am a profound
combination of Joeasia and
Oedipus searching searching
searching for the right womb.
"Say" she said pausing. "Who
did you say you are?"
I moved on toward a kid
sitting in the yoga position
contemplating hi navel which
he referred to as Felix.
"Where is it at Mttle beMy
button? It is at where. Where
what? Where whatever that's
what. Give me meaning. Say
something because I am really
into you oh navel 'o mine.
Speak to me Felix." His stomash
growled and he grinned. "Right
on Felix."
A group at mini skirls were
standing around talking about
their home ec class. Suddenly a
large boisterous girl ' with
sensitive eyes pushed her way
into the crowd. "Hey sisters.
Let's have a little group
dynamics here. A IHtie meaning-
ful dialogue. My name is Betty
and my primary interest is
people. And of course the
on-going life process. We've got
to get organised sisters. Let's
have a little intense on-going rap
session here. You're all good
head. Now get it together."
"Um" said a small blonde
coed. "I made a relevant blouse
the other day. With a pease sign
on the left shoulder . . ."
"HeUo" I said to a sad-
looking girl sitting on a pillow.
"Talk to me."
"You married?"
"No."
"You want to get?"
"Not really . . ."
"I knew it I Rejection once
again Cecelia" she cried aloud
to herself. "$16000 It cost Mom
and Daddy to send me to school
that's room and board and
tuition books clothes and pills.
That doesn't even include the
nose job the hair transplant the
dermatologist's bills and getting
my ears pierced which is already
sending Daddy to the poor
house." She straightened out her
St. Laurent chemise. "All that to
send little del to college so she
could find a husband. Well
look at me. Look at me will
you? What good did it do? Do I
look engaged to you? Look at
my left hand. Do you see an
engagement ring? Even 'a ring
mark? As naked as Adam if I
could only find Him. What's
wrong with me? Why can't I get
a man?"
"You mean 'old man" I
Interrupted.
"I don't like old men."
"No no no. You've got to
learn to talk with it."
"With what? I should learn to
talk? $1808 they spend on
braces and he's letting me I don't
know how to talk."
"The student jargon. You've
got to team to be hip or is M
pounce om W
v. pollution i; n
hep? Weil whatever. Why don't
you go over to that guy sitting
there with his legs crossed and
ask him how Felix is. Ask him If
he's got an old lady. Maybe you
two can ah groove together."
"Well why not" she said
getting up. "It doesn't cost
anything. Thanks" she said and
then added "Daddy-o."
The kid and Cecelia were
married two weeks later in one
of those terribly Now new
weddings in Central Park.
Cecelia wore gold lame Correges
boot. Felix froac hi navel off
Ciei's father is buying him a new
one.
"What are you doing here?" a
bespectacled be-bearded fellow
said grabbing my arm "Why are
you wasting your time when
there's a war going on killer?
People are starving in Africa
glutton. Women are discrimi-
nated against chauvinist pig.
Education needs reforming
dummy. There's crime in our big
cities criminal. The plight of the
migrant worker racism the drug
problem. And you're sitting here
at a party."
"But so are you" I pointed
out.
"That's different" he said.
"This is my party. Excuse me."
He walked over to another guy.
"What are you doing here?
People are starving in Africa
glutton . . ."
"Far out man" the kid
answered. "Like um like well
like y'know groovy wow like
man like I can't relate. It's a real
bummer and like all that but
wow . . .'
I had had enough. Between all
the relevance and relating the
head trips and the dead trips I
decided to tike spMt. I marched
right out of the party to the beat
of a different bummer.
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