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Show Page 6 DIXIE SUN September 28,1990 Voices What's Going On These Days? that those always thought Jesse P. Rightwinger Guest writer book burnings were good for the soul. I was sitting home the Another thing that other day watching Jerry really ticks me off, (pardon Falwell when it occured to me my French), is all of these boys that there were many things running around with long hair, wrong with today's youth. and to top it off they wear First of all what's all of this earrings too. The next thing hoopla over this censorship you know they'll be wearing issue? Why, back in my day if you said a dirty word or said nasty things you got into trouble. Heck, that's why we tried to get rid of all of those pornographic books like Huckleberry Finn and The Grapes of Wrath. Shoot, I dresses, and we really won't be able to tell tbe difference!! Just when thought I'd seen it all, I was driving over by student housing and I saw a boy and girl kissing rather intimately. Do you people have no shame? Why I Changing Times Matthew A. Turvey Staff Writer As we usher in the fall school quarter of the 1990-91 year at Dixie College, there are many changes occurring here and all over the world. Many examples of these changes are visible in people's attitudes, the styles they wear, and even in the politics they preach. styles some people are wearing are much different than in high school. Gone are all the garish clothing and jewelry, they have been replaced by the natural or "granola," look. If you take a look around you'll see an awful lot of tie dyes, old jeans, and boots. Hair styles are also changing, the hair sprayed poofed up style of old is fast being replaced by straight or natural looking hair. Guys with long hair and hair of all one length is also more prevalent than a few years ago. This is not to say that everyone is changing in this way , but a shift to more natural things can he seen. Hollywood and the The disposable age is fast coming to a halt, as we are seeing what the result is doing to our garbage landfills and ultimately to the planet. The effortless throwing away of all of our trash is now being replaced by the conscientious recycling of aluminum, paper, music industry has also and glass. Also being phased changed. From the early days out is the use of products like of Heavy Metal when partying styrofoam containers and cups all night was the major focus that are harmful to our of lyrics, to now when many atmosphere. All of this is groups are going sober and coming at the perfect time, urging young people to do the because with a few more same. One of the most wasteful decades our planet publicized events of this year would have been unsaveable. has been tbe freedom of We are also entering a speech issue. It turned an new decade of world freedom. underground rap group into Just think, a mere 2 years ago household names in a matter the Berlin Wall was still intact of weeks. The point they're as was the Soviet Block. making is if you don't like it Today is a much different don't listen to it. In movies world in Eastern Europe, the and T.V. safe sex is one of the wall is gone and so is most of major topics of focus. Soviet control. For the first Does all of this point to time since World War 2 the a new and better time for the leaders of the U.S. and of the world? Who really knows, but Soviet Union met as allies to if you can just make it to try and solve the Persian Gulf Christmas break you should Crisis. be alright. Here at home in the U.S. and at Dixie College things are also changing. If you take a look around campus you'll notice that the Helga and I waited for our wedding night for that sort of thing. Now to top it all off I heard the new biology books Professor Slade at Workshop have a bunch of pornographic and obscene pictures in them. I'm not sure what to do, but I think that Madonna, Motley Crue, and that 2 Live Crew, are all responsible and should be punished for their shameless acts. All I can sa is judgement day is comin and then well see who saying what at the pear: gates!! Dixie College professor, Jay Slade recently attended a two week teacher institute in Pittsburgh at the Graphic Arts' TO TRVINfEj DEC.I Foundation. GATFGAERF are international research foundations for the Technical ON The teacher institute is sponsored by the Graphic Arts Education Research Foundation. Professor Slade was one of 20 Graphic Art educators selected to attend this summer's institute. Participants had hand-o- n printing industries. bE A MAJOE.? ,1 experience with all the production areas found in a modem printing facility. 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