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Show THE WESEi: CTATS tf'U W7 ': . . Things Are Different Much to everyone's surprise, except our own, the Signpost begrin the 1967-68 school year this week with a definite set of goals and ideas. Although our publication crisis did not make headlines last year, a certain amount of concern was voiced by students and faculty about the Publication Board's selection of aneditor-in-chief. The main worry of critics seemed to be whether or not a girl, or her staff, could take a solid stand on campus issues. A certain amount of this concern is justifiable because, in checking the past five year's publication of the Signpost, no editor dared comment on his editorial responsibilities. Last year's Signpost editor did adopt a set of editorial policies but made no supporting statement. And, within the first three weeks of publication, violated several of his own rules. . Those policies have been re-stated and re-established in this issue as the basis of our editorial pages which will be expanded to two pages for opinion articles from students and faculty members. A student opinion poll was also taken to determine what you think are the most serious problems on campus and a series of editorials about your complaints will begin next week. We with-held from immediately beginning the series to re-check the facts of certain situations which could be easily dis-.. torted . . . and to find out if several rumors could be verified. Other changes which will be noted in our first issue include the addition of a staff photographer, artist, world news and radio editors. The Signpost is swelling to gigantic proportions which will enable to cover campus events more thoroughly and completely. Even the size of the weekly issue has grown from 8 to 12 pages and will continue to expand to an average 16-page. Special 20 to 24 page issues will also be published for special campus events including Homecoming and the Miss Weber State Pageant. The newspaper has one important new rule: we will not promise a story to anyone. This means that we'll try to do our best, but sometimes there just isn't room for everything. If your story gets good coverage, you'll be happy, but if we have to eliminate a picture or cut out several words, we won't be breaking any promises. Reporters work hard on stories and most of them will be used, but the new rule is for your protection and benefit as well as our own. We will also insist on an old rule: deadline's must be met. You expect the Signpost to be on time each Friday, therefore, we expect our campus correspondents to be on time for us. The Signpost exists not for the benefit of editors and staff, not principally as a public relations medium, but as a means by which information may be given out, thought stimulated Can we provide meaningful coverage of campus news? Can we take a solid stand on student rights, school problems? Will we significantly comment on parkings, student government, academic freedom? Platitudes won't answer these questions. Performance will. w eijer Old P c bt Problem of Communism The new Plymouth RoadRunner now m your nymoutn ueaiers where the beatgoes on. C1887 liner Iron . Seven Artn, Inc. ' f ? ' f - ' f by Marshall D. Isaacson WSC English Dept. The issue of whether America can prevent Communist takeover of free nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America is far from resolved in our favor. America's policy of economic aid in the form of money, machines, and materials has had little or no permanent effect in stopping the spread of Communism in these have-not nations. In fact, it has amounted to nothing more than another sandbag on the levee while the tide of Communism continues to rise unabated. We have fed the peoples of these countries for years, hoping to win their friendship. However, a friendship based upon caloric intake rather than on mutual convictions has its limitations, a fact of which we are becoming painfully aware. This policy's fruit has begun to ripen. Unfortuniately, it is a disappointing crop. Some recipients of our aid, such as India, have refused to align themselves with us. Others, like Egypt, have become outspokenly contemptible of us and have drawn closer to the Russians Even more disheartening is the fact that out policy has completely failed in countries such as Cambodia and Indonesia. One thing has become clear: Our dollars have not been able to buy permanent allegiances of others. My criticism of economic aid is not that it is a necessarily Test yourself... What do you see in the ink blots? bad policy but, rather, that it deals with only part of the problem. A full stomach and a warm bed have not proven effective in stopping the spread of Communism among the peoples of the have-not nations. Our meeting their physical needs causes the Communists no anxiety. However Communists no anxiety. However, out meeting their spiritual needs causes the Communists a great deal of anxiety. Actually, religion is more than just a source of worry to the Communists; it is the primary target against which they struggle. Marx said: "The first struggle is therefore against religion... the people must have the scales of superstition stripped from their eyes. Lenin echoed a similar conviction when he stated: viction when he stated: 'We must combat religion this is the ABC of all materalism, and consequently Marxism." In 1950, Radio Leningrad broadcast this message to the Russian people: 'The struggle against the Gospel and Christian legend must be conducted ruthlessly and with all the means at 1 A cockfight? A moth? A moth-eaten cockfight? 2 Giraffes in high foliage? Scooters in a head-on collision? TOT Staplers? (TOT Staplers!? What in...) This is a SwfisagHiirae Tot Stapler (including 1000 staples) Larger size CUB Desk Stapler only $ 1 ,69 Unconditionally guaranteed. At any stationery, variety, or book store. ' CZfc INC. LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. 11101 jSuisivaApa oiai o3 prnoqs noiC :sjade)S J.OX 'lisiaApo )jnoa noA" :9aip!io3 sJ3)ooos 'sauosjaApe suib3b eAtijs'noX isage-na aq"x 'Z (oziqDS 'noX 9jb A"og :)iSipi3b3 u3)Ba-q)om y 'sais -sajBaj ej.nOiC :q)oui y 'aAtssaiSSe aj.noA :iq3ipp03 ass muC n 'X JSaaMSNV the disposal of Communism." The Communists have good cause to fear Christianity. The teachings of Jesus are diametrically opposed to those of Marx, Lenin, and Stalin. 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