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Show J:- i i-i"rrrii n -iin-n editorial Editor in chief: Heather R. Stallings Phone: 626-7121 He bee gee bees, it's Fifteen years after being told his disease was in complete remission, Eddie found himself back in the clinic suffering from seizures and a nervous stutter in his voice. "Doc, I don't know how to explain it," Eddie said. "Say 'Aah,'" the doctor told him. "Aah, Aah, Aah, Aah, Stayin'A...." "Just as I thought," the doctor interrupted. "You've got Bee Gees Disease. Your leisure suit was a dead give away." "Dis goes here, and dis goes there. I've got the Saturday night fever blister!" "And knock off those ridiculousfinger-pointing gyrations, will you! Nurse, sedate this man and pipe in some early Beatles music, stat!" Okay, so the above scenario was made up in response to the latest group to climb aboard the comeback bandwagon. Sorry if it offended any of you dyed in the wool discotheque fans, but I thought disco died 1 J Kase I - J "Kase in point" in the polyester. Come to think of it, maybe that's why it's returning. Polyester does last forever. What is it with comebacks? The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, Kiss, The Beatles and now the Bee Gees. These groups made their multiple millions selling albums and concert tours, became financially secure for life by most people's living standards, and yet they had to make comebacks years later. You'd think they could have afforded some training for a career change after the music died. (Hey, that just reminded me of a Don MacLean song. You know the one about driving out to a dry levy to say goodbye to Miss America or something like that? Never mind) Is there no new blood or real creativity in the music industry anymore? Did U2 really perform The Monkees' 60s hit "Daydream Believer?" Are we really headed back to the days of flashdancing and people sweating in expensive clothes? Whatever happened to Badfinger or The Strawberry Alarm Clock? Whatever happened to the serious columns that used to fill this space? Which brings us to the real point of this week's installment stay in school, make yourself marketable and diversify your talents so you have something to fall back on and don 't have to make a parody of yourself. (Now where did I put that Bix Bciderbecke album? ) letter to the editor Offended by Signpost's WSU Greek coverage I am writing in response to the photo printed on the front of the May 7 issue of Tfie Signpost. The photo printed on the front cover shows Greeks at Weber State University with their hands up one another's pants. I found this photo both offensive and demeaning to the Greek system at WSU. The caption beneath the photo calls this "another bizarre part of Greek Week at WSU." This photo and caption belittle the Greek system at WSU. The photo caught editor's note Greek members at an innocent Greek Week game and exploits them. The article related to the photo goes on to praise Greeks for their community service. The photo was inappropriate for the related story. As a three-year WSU student and Sigma Gamma Chi Fraternity alumni, I have been offended constantly by the coverage The Signpost has given the Greek system at WSU. Every year, The Signpost seems to give demeaning statements regarding the Greeks. This year was no exception. I ask, where was Tlw Signpost when the Greeks participated in a community service project? Where was The Signpost when the Greeks donated food to St Annes's Center? The Greeks are a beneficial part of WSU and I would encourage people to take another look at the Greek system. For example, the Greeks participate in service projects and constantly support WSU athletics. Overall, Greeks produce much more than a "bizarre" week of activities at WSU. Chris Coombs WSU student, fonner Sigma Gamma Chi Fraternity vice president The photo of the Weber State University Greeks and the caption was not meant to be offensive, or to exploit WSU's Greek system. Bizarre was a fine choice for the caption; it is not a derogatory word. Webster's College Dictionary defines bizarre as strange or odd. Soccer and vol leyball may be "normal" activities, but making sculptures out of cans, chugging root beer and snarfing Jell-O could be defined as bizarre. The Greeks are all about community service and having fun. These bizarre activities incorporate both. The photo shows tlx; Greeks having a good time dur ing their week full of service and fun activities. I agree Greeks produce much more than a "bizarre" week of activities at WSU, they also have a good time. This is what the front page photo portrays. Heather R. Stallings The Signpost editor in chief 'Be the rainbow in someone else's cloud' An amazing woman graced Weber State University's presence last night and inspired thousands of listeners. She is Maya Angelou, poet, historian, author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and di rector, and is best known for her book "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings." Angelou began her lecture with an inspirational statement, "When it looked like the sun wasn't going to shine anymore, God put a rainbow in the clouds." Anyone can be the rainbow in someone else's cloud, and children need these rainbows in their clouds. All it takes is for one person to believe in themselves enough to know they can make a difference in someone else's life. How many times do we as "little undergraduate students in Ogden, Utah," think we could never make a difference in an other person's life? We always think someone else will make the difference? Each one of us has something to offer someone else the person you sit next to in class, your next-door neigh bor, the child who smiles at you when heshe passes you in walking. According to Angelou, we are all family one big huge family full of Blacks, Whites, Asians, Hispanics, Indians, etc. She said she is amazed when we think family only includes those we share same blood-personal history. "All humans from Birmingham, Ala. to Birmingham, England from Paris, France to Paris, Tex. all want the same things. We want jobs where we fi are needed. We all want healthy children and safe streets," Angelou said. We do all want the same things in life. She said the more we understand this, the better off we are. This is so true. Think about it. We all want to be loved, admired, respected, etc. The realization that we are more alike than different, will give us the faith in ourselves to be that rainbow in someone else's life. Just think of how different we would treat each other if we thought of everyone as our brothers, our sisters, our mothers, our fathers, our nephews and nieces our family. This does not need to be a spiritual realization, it can be an intellectual realization. Angelou referred to the different races, which I believe are conjured up by humans, as "God's choice of the colors of the people's skin." Think about this one for a while. We should be privileged to be whatever color we were given. In acknowledging these privileges and similarities over differences, more love for other people and for ourselves will emerse full force and drive us to be the rainbow in someone else's cloud. We, as humans, and especially as learning students, need to really look inside ourselves and, like Angelou said last night, realize we are only alive for a split second compared to how long the universe has been around. What can we do with our split second? Do we focus on our differences, or do we focus on our common ground? What we need to do is realize we are all one big, giant family wanting the same things out of life and we are all searching for that rainbow in the clouds. opinion by Heather R. Stallings, The Signpost editor in chief Recipient of the UFA General Excellence award i yrsri mm rs $m tr.J Li Editor In chief Managing editor News editor Campus affairs editor A8.E editor Sports editor Copy editor Features editor Graphics editor Photo editor Ad designer Production mngr. Advertising mngr. Online editor Secretary Adviser Publisher Signpost fax Heather R. Stallings Taylor S. Fielding Mellyn L. Cole Leona Christensen Melinda Taylor Brandon Rodak Tyler A. Holt Heather Wallentine Broc Porter Chad Arnold Melissa Boothe Derrick Andersen Raymond Chow Colleen K. 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