Show SO WWW WHAT Hi again well to start I would like to ST RE-ST STATE RE-STATE ATE my position for all of those who didn't catch it the other time not unlike York- York New New York and see if maybe this one gets understood My job as VP V.P. in charge of Publications is isto isto isto to produce all of the stu- stu publication efforts and to help recruit and organize organize organize or or- and help the executive executive executive tive council select each of the publications publication's editors to then assist as much as possible the successful production tion thereof Inasmuch as I Is s saw w the need for a competent competent competent compe compe- tent tent- regular student newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper as being of number one importance I directed most of my energies towards points west even to the point of my self appointment to the position of editor I felt that by occupying that chair it would be up to me to see it happen and also up to me to answer for its failure if that became the case Now it seems that my presence over-presence in the newspaper has had some very potent negative effects on my original goals for this publication I want a aloud aloud aloud loud effective student voice on this campus so the community community community com com- out there would see us functioning as a college college college col col- col- col lege situation and maybe change some of the very stereotyped reactions some of those folk have towards this school I didn't then and dont don't now want it to be my myown myown myown own publication for my own means So because we have some very competent caring individuals on the papers paper's staff I 1 I have delegated some of the responsibility and authority connected with the I L production of this paper f J Managing editor the editors editor's chair that really gets the workload is now being occupied occupied occupied pied by Susan Zimmerman The photography department is being handled quite successfully successfully successfully suc suc- by Gema who incidentally is also a senator and the business dept is still James Larsons So see this can produce e its own newspaper can provide the needed bodies to handle some of their own affairs and if were we're lucky maybe it'll even last past this year and into next and beyond And in the meantime with my newly freed time I can lend more of a hand to Dan DanBeck DanBeck DanBeck Beck who's editing art magazine Dreams and Shadows Now my reason for laying all this on you is to clear up a afew afew few of your misconceptions about this paper and to turn you on to it as it My editorials are my opinion I repeat MY EDITORIALS ARE MY OPINION and no noone noone noone one If I wasn't editor then I would be expressing them in letters to the editor but I would express them So why do these seem to constitute constitute constitute con con- my complete domina domination domination dom dom- ina tion and ownership of the aper Why do I hear some of my staff being asked if I am speaking for them Why do doI I see my staff being treated by instructors as if they were me Cant Can't all of you digest the simple ea easy y knowle knowledge ge that what I sign sigh I said and andin andin andin in no way is anybody else conne connected ted so WAKE UP MEATHEADS I SAID MY WRITING IS MINE AND I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS IT'S CONTENTS The position of this newspaper as asfar asfar f far r as editorially is one of freedom and ope openness ess There is no way that there will be beany beany beany any censorship of views as long as th they y are re expressed without slander and without libel So ahead and come 7 1 l use this outlet to express yourselves There has got to tobe tobe tobe be enough stuff bothering you to give you something to write about so spend five and scribble some thoughts down and get them to either Susan Zimmerman or myself myself myself my my- self and we will print them Dont Don't be afraid to express yourselves especially when the need around here is so grea great t. t Because Ill I'll continue contin e you youcan youcan youcan can bet on it Peace |