Highacres Collegian, Feb. 17, 1977 - Page Five
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To the Editor:
HiJ My name is Art Boyce,
Coordinator of the Residence
Hall. I am sure that by now
most of you readers who in
dulge in reading the articles
in The Highacres Collegian are
very aware of who I am. At any
rate, you know what I look like
and that I have a lot of ideas
about life, ranging from Christ
to drugs to marriage. For those
of you who do not know that
much about me or even why I
am writing this editorial, I
suggest that you read the
January 28, 1977 issue of The
Highacres Collegian. I am the
guy that used to get "high"
frequently during my younger
years.
My purpose for writing to
you arduous readers of our
glorious "Hazleburg Times"
or shall I say "Peyton Place -
Book II" is to clarify for
all the students, staff, ad
ministrators, faculty and mom
mies and daddys, who are so
wholeheartedly concerned about
the "well-being of our stu
dent body," those statements
made in the last issue of the
Collegian.
To begin with, I do believe
that the drug laws in our coun
try should be amended. People
who smoke marijuana, drink
alcohol, use amphetamines, do
a couple of "reds," or take
advantage of the drug caffeine,
should not be looked at and/or
treated as criminals. They are
our brothers and sisters and,
in a great number of instances,
our mothers and fathers. They
are again, in most cases, dis
pleased with their present en
vironment and have chosen the
route of "drugs" as their haven
A majority of .people who use
drugs do so in a positive way,
or at least that is what they
think. Given that there are a
number of people who will try
Various drugs (of which alcohol,
observe the highest percentage)
for primarily "curiosity" sake
or peer pressure influence, the
rest of the population who use -
drugs do so with the expressed
intent of altering their own
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personal reality as it present
ly is. Whether these people want
a change because they are so
"blown away" and frustrated with
life that they do not feel as
though they can handle it any
more, or they just want a plea
sant and quick period of relax
ation (i.e., a quick beer or
two on the way home from work,
a martini before dinner, or a
quick "bong before evening
vittles) or because it's—
easier "to be themselves" and
to talk to the opposite sex,
or shall I say in general terms,
to become "less inhibited," or
because they have got another
300 miles to jockey to make their
schedule, ten-four good-buddy,
and they need something to keep
them going. Whatever the reason,
the usee of these drugs feels
as though somehow or another
his/her own personal reality
must change and be more condu
cive to their needs ancl that
they will acheive tl.cJr desired
end via the use of "drugs."
Our purpose, as I see it,
as law-abiding, concerned
citizens is not tc incarcerate
these individuals because of
their vices, but rather to help
them and ourselves at the seme
time.
Man's use of drugs is
more a symptom of a problem
rather than the problem itself.
People do not use drugs because
it is innate to them as humans.
We learn this behavior from our
environment, from our peers,
from our mommys and daddys and
through our media. We are en
compassed by a viscious circle
which will continue to engulf
us unless we as parents and
educators of oue society stop
and take a look not only at
our youth and what they are
experiencing but at ourselves
as well, and Logoi lie r, In a
unified effort, help our
selves Lo understand arid rope
wtlh our problems and share
In alternate ways In which we
can find the peace, happiness
and security for which we ail
ao seemingly aimlessly
THANKS
To The Editor:
This is to acknowledge
the efforts of the volunteers
who assisted in any way dur
ing the Red Cross Bloodmobile
visit to the Campus on Jan
uary 21.
A special thanks to the
donors who made possible a
collection of 77 pints of blood
during that visit.
I would like to express my
appreciation also to my Co-Chair
man, Frank Strauss, Mr. Cerula,
Mr. Tito and the Custodial Staff,
Peter Pidcoe, Karen Weber, Circle
K Club, the student who deliver
ed the blood to the Red Cross
facility in Wilkes-Barre, Chris
Leauber, and to the Staff of
WHCB- campus radio, for their
precious time and concerted ef
forts.
Sincerely,
Mrs. M. Tamea, R.N.
Campus Health Service
WAKE-UP
continued from page 4
there is no response, why
should a few people be sub
jected to criticism from all
Bides, such as the SUB has
been. To this I say to the
other students here at High
acres, "Wake- up and Get In
volved." if you don't like
the events come up with
new ideus. The SGA and SUB
meetings are open to every
one and we have the money to
stage decent events, if we
get feedback.
I have gone to past
events, and I've enjoyed them.
Maybe you will Loo.
M. Werner
'>lh lerm-
Treasurer SGA
Win*re hove all llie Semi
-Korina