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Spanos on
ignorance
Christine Spanos
I would like to make a formal apology to Dr. Diana Hume George
regarding my absence at the Race Relations Forum, March IS in the
Reed Lecture Hall. Had I not been committed to a previous
engagement, I would have eagerly swallowed my Ibuprofen and gone
in search of a new, "enlightened attitude." I do hope the invitation
still stands for the next diversity event and I anticipate, if nothing
else, a topic for my next column.
But enough of the old - on to the new. Ignorance has always been
a pet peeve of mine.
I seem to recall a time, I believe I was in the sixth grade, in which
our nation was up in arms over the terroristic acts imposed upon the
American Embassy in Iran. I'm sure you all remember the Iranian
Hostage Crisis,.
I vividly remember the day they were released. It was a time when
our entire nation came together as one to welcome home the victims
of international hatred. While waiting for the school bus to talep me
home, I looked to my friend Janie and expressed my joy and relief
over the much awaited release of the hostages. She looked at me as if
I were from a different planet. Her blank stare gave me a strong
indication that she didn't know what the hell I was talking about
I tried to explain to her, as best I could, about the events that had
been taking place in Iran over the last year. I've never forgotten how
ignorant she was of major world events. But from that point forward I
began to realize that Janie wasn't the only person who was ignorant
of her surroundings.
On the right track
As I entered high school, a time when football games,
cheerleaders, and parties are the dominating factors in most teenagers'
lives, this realization of widespread ignorance became most evident.
I will never forget the day I sat in my American Politics/Current
Events class and five students didn't even know the space shuttle
Challenger had exploded.
So what can be done about such ignorance? Chris Whittle has the
answer.
Whittle is Chairman of the Board of Whittle Communications and
developer of Channel One. Channel One is a twelve minute news
program for teenagers which brings state-of-the-art satellite
technology into schools.
It sounds like a great idea, right? So why is it getting so much
opposition?
Because along with $50,000 of loaned equipment and daily news
broadcasts, Channel One broadcasts two minutes of commercials.
Does that sound so bad?
Time and time again, we hear how things should be done to better
die education of American teenagers. We hear how so many schools
arc ill-equipped to offer top notch educations to their students. Here
we have Channel One which offers the "opportunity to bump many
schools from the have-not category closer to the haves."
Some educators seem to think that the two minutes of
commercials, which are divided into four thirty second segments, are
filled with bad education, bad business and basically unethical. Since
one of the commercials is a commercial for the campaign against
drugs I don't understand how anyone could say Channel One's two
minutes of commercials are unethical.
While Channel One may not be for every school, the
overwhelming positive response from parents and educators indicates
simply that Channel One is an idea whose time has come.
Maybe with Channel One coming into our schools, the Janie's of
my time will become obsolete.
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Dear Louanne,
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The Collegian Advice Column
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so what? When (and if) she's ready to have
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"If a woman says "no" and really means
"yes, but you have to convince me," then you
don’t want to be with her anyway. She’s
playing a game and it's a game nobody wins.
Forget about "losing an opportunity." Just
walk away."
If you're into game-playing, you don't
know much about good sex or love. You
could score every week for a year with a
different woman and never know the joy of a
mutually agreed-upon and sustained
relationship.
As for those unliberated women who still
play games, if you walk away maybe they'll
learn how to take responsibility for an honest
relationship.
HELP! I need to hear your concerns.
Please address your letters to:
Dr. Louanne Barton
Reed Bldg.
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first floor Reed Building.
Signed,
Louanne