Show 2— CEU Friday February 141981 Freedom of the OPBIMIOIM Student newspaper continues to be a forum to express press questioned by student To student opinion By Todd Curtis editor At last! The Eagle finally received its first real letter to the editor this year which we published in the January 24th issue But some students on campus felt that the letter should not have been printed Some students even went as far as to say that the college newspaper should only print happy uplifting stories As editor that bothered me that students are narrow minded enough to want only happy fillers I would gladly like to publish only uplifting things but if something is wrong then I feel that it is my obligation to publish In the bottom of every staff box in each issue of the Eagle there is a statement that reads "The official student publication of the College of Eastern Utah Price UT The Eagle is dedicated to giving into the studentbody it represents The editorial formation and sen-icin the Eagle do not necessarily reflect the opinions expressed viewpoints of the administration faculty students or staff" Now as editor I must print any information that is pertinent to it e college life Enough said there Now on to the question of editorials As stated in the press box "The editorial opinions expressed in the Eagle do not necessarily reflect the view points of the administration faculty students or staff" To put it simply the editorial page of the Eagle newspaper is for you the student to express your feeling pertaining to college life local or state-wid- e affairs It is a way for you the affairs or even world-wid- e student to express your viewpoints and make them vocal other than by standing on top of a box in the middle of the campus and shouting The first amendment states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press CEU or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances" The first admendment guarantees everyone including students the right to speak their mind When a letter to the editor arrives it is printed in its entirety It is left up to the advisor or editor to edit any profanity They cannot edit for grammar spelling or personal philosophies It can berest assured the letter to the editor that you the student write and the letter that is published will be the same I nor any member of my staff or even the advisor for the newspaper has the right to censor an opinion expressed in a letter We on the Eagle staff cannot silence an opinion nor we cannot censor what that individual may be trying to say Some feel that a student newspaper is not a forum for student n but a vehicle for "good news" to keep everybody happy If this were the case then why have a student newspaper at all? My staff and I are proud to be able to print a school newspaper for your enlightenment and enjoyment If you at any time feel that something is not right and you wish to express your views on a subject then by all means send it to us Please type your letter double space it and slide it under the door of the Eagle staff office room US of the administration building Your thoughts and opinions are sought on matters that you feel are important If there is a problem that you want solved publishing it in the newspaper will certainly draw attention to it The problem may not be solved entirely but just putting it mi the editorial page of the newspaper will at least make people aware of the problem and it might even give you peace of mind op-nio- Recent play enjoys incredible success By Michelle Sellen entertainment editor If anybody at CEU didn't see Seven Brides for Seven Brothers they missed an incredible show For three days last week the cast and crew produced a (day that got better every night that many felt was perfect the first night On Friday they even had to turn people away because there was standing room only in the Geary Theatre Dr Corey Tuckness can be proud to be the director of his first sold-operformance at CEU in seven years ut The Eagle Staff would like to congratulate Dr Tuckness the director Jay Andrus musical director Carolyn Gwyther choreographer Rebecca Winsor assistant director the cast and crew Price businesses and community and the faculty at CEU that made "Seven Brides" the success that it was "One Eagle staff Todd Editor Business Manager Entertainment Editor Sports Editor Women's Sports Editor Todd Green Chad Davis Vance llaug Photographers Curt“ Michelle Sellers Dave Anderson Jackie James Barton frank Walter Rebecca Winsor Christopher Harrison Jamie Hartzell Mary Lucille Purcell Karen Swope Venneri Shannon White Tracy Stamatakis Wade Olsen Derek George Susan A Polster Robvn UT Tht EifW adadicatad Th official muff pubticaliaaaf IhaCollfif f EMiarn Utah Pnca Ih Tha editorial opinion il H aarvica MudMtbody and rtpnwnto ta living Information da aol Birniirtljr reflect the viewpoint! of the adminairatioR faculty EafW the in aapiwad tudenta er ataff "This was the most work Corey's (Tuckness) ever done mi a production He also went quite a bit over budget but in the end it was all worth it" Winsor said The play had four sets which were really two reversable sets on rollers I beard that this was new twist in stage craft management at CEU It seems that the best job possible had been done for every aspect of the performance even including new renovations in stage design I would also like to congratulate Mrs Gywther who choreographed the play The cast spent a month concentrating mi just the choreography and the end result of dancing gymnastics and stunts was fabulous I especially enjoyed the scene where the brothers go to town to court and end up in a kind of dancing duel with the town boys This show even had the most important ingredient for a production-enthusia- sm You could tell from the energy that the performers had that they really enjoyed performing in the play All of them did great job especially Sandi Jorgensen Mark MacDonald and of course The brothers’ "Almost everybody involved with the play helped in building the set and preparing for the performance The cast worked well together and because of that the production went really smooth" Winsor said She added "It was so hard to tear the set down on Saturday when we had just finished it that week" When you look at the magnitude of putting on a musical most people involved probably start to think "Was it worth it?" After all of the audience is gone the applause is over and all you have left is the costumes memories and loads of remains of stage make-u- p homework Was it all worth it? Yes it was The memories will not only stay with you but also with the people like me who came to see the play One thing you can never change is the past and on those three nights you made the past exciting entertaining and most of all incredible The STARS drama club and their advisor Dr Tuckness truly are what they claim to be-st- ars The Editor: Letters to the editor help make news even if they criticize hurt and dishonor faculty or students at Because of the 1st amendment I was informed by the advisor of the paper that we have the freedom to write degrogatory remarks about people we want to criticize Helpful suggestions for improvement should be related in a positive and constructive way Any student past or present should consider helping with their time and effort in the project of which they feel needs improvement If he or she wants to complain instead of shareing in making something better then they should keep silent If something constructive needs to be expressed that person should have the courage to confront the teacher or student and talk to them The teacher or student that is approached should try to have an opened mind you should not become defensive or take it personal We all need to improve The letter to the editor on "Contemporary music sought by basketball fans" appears to be written in a spirit of contempt rather than one of helpfulness It V misleading because it implies that all fans have this opinion Lona Colby displays her ignorance about music when she choses to blame the Mr Siggard is a band director wonderful person and he teaches music with a high excellence It is an honor and privilege to learn from him Obviously Lona Colby was hoping to hear a Rock A Roll band or a group from MTV Our music band tries to bringewymenttoaNsges We are a Jazz Band which plays songs from the past and at the games we share what we have been practiceing as a Jazz Group and we play theme marches Most of the students in the band are new this school year 1985-8- 6 We paractice 40 minutes each day and give up Friday and Saturday nights to try to bring Our pleasure to the audience satisfaction is in the love of playing music We are not paid musicians who spend 8 hrs a day on music We are full time students majoring in other studies I wonder why since the begging of 1985-8the band has not been mentioned in the school paper as to our existence The paper has a page about the athletic department and even when the teams lose the games very little is reported on how they should improve Other department such as the Forensics Business Theatre Art Cheerleaders are given coverage Y es maybe our type of music does not please the swingers of modern day Rut we should be reconized as an unpretentious Art Form I am proud to be a student at CEU leu strive for UNITY 6 Jean Trew-Gram- es Editor's note: In reference to paragraph two the first amendment guarantees the freedom of expresssion How one accepts that terminology is up to the individual Also letters to the editor are printed as they are received |