The Highaeres Collegian
Apathy:
so what?
Campus comment
Students respond to campus apathy.
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Apathy exists to some extent on
all campuses. The only way to
combat this is internally through
student leaders, to student
organizations, then to the student
body.
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Student apathy on this campus
is at such a degree that it is
seriously hampering the func
tionability of faculty, students
and sponsoring organizations.
Thomas R. Swarr
Apathy on this campus can be
overcome with the help of
students. What we need is en
thusiasm and interest. And it can
and will be found here at
Highacres.
Alita Rovito
SGA President
by George P. Yanoshik, Jr.
According to' Funk and
Wagnalls Standard College Dic
tionary, apathy is: a.) Lack of
emotion., b.) indifference, lack of
interest.
Now that the Fall Term is near
ly over, we all must look back in
retrospect and compare our in
itial plans to what has actually
been accomplished in the past
several weeks. Nothing, or very
little should be our conclusion.
Does the term "apathy".apply
here? Yes! It certainly does.
Initially, sophomore club
presidents had a very optimistic
outlook for the Fall Term, as evi
dent in the "Activities Super
market" a program which
takes place every year during
freshman orientation. Freshmen
were filled in on all of the plans
and details of each club and
organization on campus; and,
hundreds of new applications
Apathy can only be detrimental
to the full development of a stu
dent's personality and his
memories of college life.
Timothy A. Swarr
Chris Mash
The time spent to
plan student activities has yet
to be justified by student
response to these activities. If
this trend continues, the Hazleton
Campus will see a serious
decrease in activities.
Often a student's failure to get
involved in extracurricular ac
tivities is not one due to apathy,
but to lack of time because of
studies and job commitments.
Lisa Rogosky
Commentary
flooded the desks of club
presidents and advisers.
Many devoted sophomores
spent endless amounts of time
and energy organizing activities
which, if taken advantage of,
could provide a lot of fun and en
joyment for everyone on our
campus. These activities were
obviously not well received by the
majority of the student body. The
turnouts were, in many cases,
pathetic.
With a new term rapidly ap
proaching we can do either one of
two things. Freshmen, in par
ticular, take heed: we can renew
the optimism once possessed by
our campus leaders and actually
get involved and make our ac
tivities work. Or, we can remain
just the way we are now ac
complishing nothing and not tak
ing advantage of all the campus
has to offer. It's your choice . . .
you decide.
From the
Editor's
Desk
One thing we find most
astonishing at Highacres is that
many journalism majors on cam
pus do not become involved with
their campus newspaper.
Why is being on a college
newspaper staff so important for
a journalism-bound student?
On-the-job experience that a
staff reporter gets is almost
limitlessly fteneficial and useful.
By interviewing campus of
ficials, faculty members, and
students, the college reporter
practices his style of reporting; if
he wants to change his style of
reporting or work on it to his
satisfaction, there is no better
place to do so than at college. A
college reporter can pick up
many of the "tools of the trade,"
for instance, the rules governing
journalistic form and style, the
terminology associated with jour
nalism, and more. Also, a former
staff member can list his college
newspaper experience on a job
resume when applying for work
after college.
Lisa Vendura
The exposure of a reporter to
the different people he en
counters will help him to round
out his personality, to discover
new insights, to share ideas, to
cooperate with other people, to
mature and discover himself. All
this comes from working on a col
lege newspaper staff.
Competition is what survival is
all about; it is a very real and im
portant part of everyday life.
Plants compete for water,
sunlight, and soil. Animals com
pete for food and shelter. As
students, we know what it is like
to compete for grades. Working
on a newspaper staff also in
volves competition. Only the best
writers survive.
Freshmen do you have all of
these assets? If you, want your
college publication to survive
next year . . . you must get in
volved!
Collegian sets editorial policy
It is the editorial policy of The Highacrea Collegian to inform
students, faculty members, and the community accurately and hn
partially of current school news, to present features, columns, and
editorials in the interest of the student body, and to uphold the values
of freedom of speech.
The Highacres Collegian encourages and welcomes all readers to
express themselves through writing a "Letter to the Editor." The
Highacres Collegian reserves the right to withhold printing if the copy
is libelous, profane, invades the privacy of an individual, or defames
one's character.
Letters must be signed with name, address, and phone number in
order to be printed. Names can be withheld upon request.
The editorial board reserves the right to edit or not publish letters
which do not meet the above requirements.
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Vol .17, No. 1
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