Show — diBdgig f— Pape 2 October 5 1995 I Viewpoint Go ahead call me a liar Let your voice be heard students faculty and members of the com munity to submit letters to the editor guest viewpoints and political cartoons Write: The Eagle CEU 451E 400 N Price UT 84501 Letters and guest viewpoints must be typed (300 words or less) All works must have the author's hill name and a phone number where they can be reached Editor will grant anonymity of opinions only under special circumstances 7he Eagle reserves the right to edit any letter or article Cartoons must be in Ink and are not returnable The Eagle encourages by Dani Weigand editor The duties of a collegiate journalist are to blaspheme the administration shock the public and cause severe paranoia among those on campus who have made even the slightest mistake If this is the way you view journalism students at Clil (or anywhere else for (hat nutter) I suggest you take a moment to exercise your brain (cognitive power) and try to understand w hat our job as a publication is try ing to accomplish lor this campus The Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics states We believe the duly of journalists is to serve the truth We believe the agencies of mass communication are carriers of public discussion and information acting on their Constitutional mandate and freedom to learn and report the lads We believe in public enlightenment as the forerunner of justice and in our Constitutional role to seek the (ruth as part of the public's right to know the truth We believe those responsibilities carry obligations that require journalists to perform with intelligence objectivity accuracy and fairness The Eagle has an obligation to keep students and faculty aware of their sumnmdings and to infomi them of events that will make an impact on (hem as they happen on campus As this is my second year writing for this publication I am appalled (hut not surprised) at the way the members of this program are treated by faculty because they choose to open the eyes of the public to their surroundings “Academics arc so used to people taking notes and laughing obligingly at all their jokes And they make people disappear all the time by flunking (hem or denying them lenua1 but they can't do that to a'porters which is all the I moa1 irritating since they are their major competitors for inllucncing the secular mind" This statement by lecturer best exAnne Matthews a'porter and history plains how the “hierarchy ol administration” annihilate those who quest ion their authority or worse yet choose to publish opinions that contradict their own A prime example of this occurred in 990 w hen Eagle viewpoint writer JI) Connovcr expressed his opinions in an article entitled "Money appears to be moa important than the rights of ('HD's dormitory students" In a'sponse to this article lie received a letter from some “concerned students" "JI) Connovcr Who in the hell do you think you arc? We do not need people like you! You aa the turd in the punch howl! U’ave the college We will be belter w ithout you!" I'm sure thea is a lot of faculty that would like to see such writers bum at the slake As a matter of fact I know of a few people w ho would like me to mysteriously disappear before I write any moa "controversial" articles I've been told that the only aason I came to this school was to make a certain faculty member's life difficult as well as being called a liar (by moa than one individual) Speaking for myself I like nothing moa than to walk into the office and find that someone is bent out of shape because of an article I've written It gives me Ilie opportunity to check my information and know that I am right Our job is to infomi the public Some people feel that it is unfair to print articles that show that someone has made a mistake Malaysian journalist said Sheila Nattarajan-KahmaTHE EAGLE that if journalists know there is had news and fail to repot I it the people will sutler The people have a right to know If something hupvns on this campus that ullccls students andor the campus newspaper is obligated to inform the people as a w hole What is not lair lor some is not lair to others We do not judge who is right and who is wiong that is up to the reader The Eagle is not the "turd in the punch lowl"The Eagle is here to keep you informed of your surroundings and let you lake action on (lie issues presented ( it's culled freedom of the press a first ammendmeni constitutional right Yes students have rights tixi in case that has been forgotten) If you disagree with what we do don't just sit there and tell people that the newspaper is a bunch of lies Gel up off your bull and do something The Eagle is open to suggestions and welcomes letters to Ilie editor If you want lobe heard do it through the paper just make sure you leave a name and number with your letter so we can 1 n MIKE CLAYTON lac-iilt- contact you "Wow some welcome You'd think they'd give CEU students the same treatment as those football players" x It's a world dog-eat-d- og by Michael Clayton staff writer No matter where you go in the United States you're going to bump into many different people and the many life styles they live in I've noticed that from East to West things lend to slow down and pick up a hit Everyone knows what Utah is like so it may be tricky to sum it up in a paragraph or two The differences between here California ( w here I was born and spent the first few years of my life) and Eastern Pennsy lvania ( w here I spent two years as a missionary) in and of themselves arc vastly different rmgoingtothrow ihcCalifotniaiheory out the w indow and concentrate on the other two I 'tali the good-olBeehive slate think is very laid hack in comparison to Pennsylvania By “laid back" I mean people seem to take things in stride and (end not to rush through what they have to do In this c n cu instance things tend to d I go smoothly w itli little icsNiiky I will cite an example later on Eastern Pennsylvania the birthplace ol our nation was more ol a "hive" ol activity The competitive naturcol Philadelphians is comparable to a "Dog eat Dog" atmosphere -- Pi on -- 1 1 he I 'i mud mg I 'at hei s dow n to the massive corporations and government which now dominate the struclureol iheliletheMiiladelphian's idea of being m the lorelront of what's going on is more of a way of survival than the placid attitude most Utahns take I'm not trying to apologie for the extremities I'm using I'm just ing to clarify a point try- I 'irst on the Utah side of things the friendliness of its ciliens lends to be more enjoyable than the cold shoulders often offered in Philadelphia I'd rather he in a comfortable environment where friends are easily made than trying to survive on my own I'm not talking about receiving enough baked goods to open a store alter moving into a new subdivision hut of the sale atmosphere w Inch can be enjoyed and where children may he raised without fear Now I know this sort of utopia is fading from our lifestyle but its something we need to preserve The reason I say that we need to preserve this way of life is because of what I witnessed in the “mean" streets of Philadelphia Imagine living in a place that is people Throw in a purely bad garbage pick-u- p schedule colorful graffiti and a certain way of survival and you have Philly The lifestyle is one of demanding and utter conformity If you don't wear the right style of clothes stay true to your respective heritage or have a new pair of “sneaks" you may he labeled as one not to be included ( to put it nicely) Sure here in Utah nice clothes are a trend but in Philly it's a mode of acceptance IXm't get me wrung on this point there are people in Itiilly who choose not to conform and begin (heircircleof friends which hold no connections to this code of living but the peer pres-xio is great and often can't be avoided That'sone thing I like about the people m Philadelphia they hold true to their heritage and help each other out Sunr the gangs aie one thing but to them wall-to-wa- ll u family is first I think that in order to help you understand w hat I am gelling at I need you to do a lew things Imagine yourselves in a society where things seldom if ever change Your expecta- tions have been laid down for you basical ly you ' re caught i n a rut You ' ve got to use your own mind and escape from this lilestyle you share with five million people Its not easy hut it can be done Me? I like my sneaks broken in and my clothes comfortable So do many lliiladelphians and there is nothing wrong with this I guess that what I'm saying is that there is more in life than a new pair of sneaks a code of acceptance and the traps we often pul ourselves in We need to remember that there arc others out there to help us and neighbors who need our services loo As I said before when you go Irom East to Wcstthingschangc There are places in the West that are typical of the East and likewise reversed Maybe we can learn from each other and set a new pace |