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BILL FERRY'S SIDE
by Larry Gilligan
Bill Ferry, ex-night
time librarian, has been
seen around campus for
the past few weeks wear
ing cardboard signs (Your
Rights X No Sir and This
Ones For You!) and tot
ing an American Flag.
Why? Not because he got
fired. On the contrary,
he resigned. He's pro
testing the "violations
of students and faculty
rights."
There are basically
two events that lead up
to Mr. Ferry's resigna
tion: Event Onp - Mr.
Ferry claim:. tnat he had
been overcome by toxic
fumes several weeks ago
while working the night
shift. He had to close
the library early and
get emergency treatment
at the Hazleton General
Hospital.
Mr. Ferry explained
to the Collegian that
the library has a ven
tilation system that
"draws outside air in
when it gets hot in
there." This system was
Gettin' wild on the 14th
working the night Mr.
Ferry fell prey to the
toxic fumes.
Mr. Ferry told the
Collegian that certain
atmospheric conditions
combine with low clouds
and a wind coming from
the south; thus present
ing an ideal situation
for the campus to become
engulfed in these fumes.
The source, according to
Ferry, is the Valmont
Industrial Park.
Event Two: Because
of an ongoing discipline
problem with an individual
student in the library,
Mr. Ferry threw this per
son out. But before
throwing this student out,
Ferry said he had talked
to Mr. Tyce, the head
librarian. Mr. Ferry
quoted Mr. Tyce as saying
"I'll back you up 1109."
So Ferry ejected the
student for the rest of
the semester.
Two days before Spring
Bread, Ferry recieved a
memo stating that this
individual would be let
into the library begin
ning after Spring Break.
con ' t pg . 5
The Pe
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LOVE LIFE
by Amy Muschek
What is life to you?...
It's to live. People say,
"Live!" I breathe, I eat,
I sleep. My heart beats
and keeps my body function
ing - I live. No big deal.
But do you "live?"
"Live life to its full
est" is a popular saying
that is often written in
yearbooks as those "famous
last words." Wise grand
parents whisper it in youth
ful ears as if it was the
key to abundant living.
To live life to its full
est might mean accumulating
as much money as one can to
live in luxury, or having
as much fun in one twenty
four hour period_. It may
mean making someone's day
by a simple smile, reach
ing out to do something
good for someone you don't
know, or making an effort
to find only the positive
things in situations and
people.
"Live today like it was
your last." Sound familiar?
I don't think this was writ
ten in reference to skipping
school or spending all of
your credit on your credit
card because you have the
urge to shop! I believe
this saying means to live
each day like you didn r t get
another. Be honest with
yourself. How would you
spend the next 24 hours if
it was your last? Would
you want to be alone, with
friends or family, or with
someone you love dearly?
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March 111911
Would you attempt to leave
a feeling, thought, or
memory behind for others t
remember you by?
I would want to leave
a kind of strength that
surpasses all doubt, lone
liness and pessimistic
attitudes. To live life
to its fullest, in my in
terpretation, means to be
optimistic. Look always
on the positive side of
things. If you remember
that there is always some
one who has it worse off
than you, you can count
your blessings and realize
that for every bad thing
in your life, there are
at least two good. If
anything, look in the
mirror... What do you see?
You see a living human
being!! That's one pos
itive thing. You have
been given one more day
to live! A fresh new day
to start again. A new
day to leave behind all
the things of yesterday.
With a positive attitude,
you can come up with a
list as long as your arm
of good things you have
in your life.
"Where there's a will,
there's a way." What a
true cliche. If you want
something bad enough, have
a positive and determined
attitude, you will succeed
in getting that item,feel
ing or task accomplished.
Think of all those
terminally ill people in
the world. They recall
how they lived their lives,
and some regret the things
they've done or said.
They ponder how they could