| Misconceptions about Ambassadors |
Scott Maxwell
Ambassador President
Senior
SM38271 |
To
The Editor:
A recent call into your “Free for All”
section of the newspaper has brought to my attention there are people
at Appalachian who have many misconceptions about the Ambassador
organization.
The Ambassadors were founded 25 years ago with a mission to improve
the quality of our university by working with the Alumni Association
and University Admissions. Over the years, the Ambassadors have
been called upon by the Chancellor’s Office to assist in various
official university functions. The Ambassadors are composed of 38
undergraduate students who volunteer their time to serve Appalachian
in a wide variety of activities such as hosting Alumni Association
and Chancellor events and giving campus tours to prospective tours
for the Office of Admissions.
It seems that our organization has become known for one thing only,
and that is the infamous yellow jackets. The jackets are not just
given to each Ambassador. Every Ambassador who wears a yellow jacket
pays for a large portion of the jacket out of their pocket. Private
donations, not student fees/funds, are used to pay for the remaining
balance.
The Ambassador organization is made up of individual students who
each hold and express their own opinions. Very rarely does the organization
as a whole take an official stance on any university issue, and
we have yet to do so this year.
Any of our members would be happy to provide further information
on the Ambassador organization and our mission and purpose. |
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| More campus event coverage needed |
Ryan Satterfield
Senior
Accounting Major
RS38142 |
To
The Editor:
I am a senior, former Student Government Association
(SGA) senator and an avid Mountaineer fan. In my three-and-a-half
years at Appalachian State, I have never been more disappointed
in the news coverage. I think The Appalachian staff can improve
their coverage and promotion of events on campus.
First, concerning the proposed athletic funding, it bothers me that
only stories in opposition have been reported to the student body.
I agree with the letters Mr. Haynes (Nov. 12) and Mr. Greene (Nov.
19) wrote in supporting the funding. I believe it is necessary for
our athletic facilities to expand in order to remain competitive
with schools in the Southern Conference. More importantly, I feel
it is often overlooked the impact athletics have on our university.
Athletic events bring in additional revenues and provide publicity
opportunities across the country.
Secondly, it discourages me that in the Nov. 21 issue the home opening
basketball game vs. Mars Hill was not promoted, nor was the home
game vs. UNC-Charlotte. The school paper is the main source of information
to the students. How is the student body supposed to attend a game
if it has not been properly publicized?
Finally, I challenge The Appalachian to consider the positive influences
expansion and renovations to our athletic facilities will have on
our university. I also challenge the staff to do a better job informing
the student body of issues and promoting events held on campus.
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| Reader impressed with Entertainment
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Nikki Nystrom
smidge_28@yahoo.com |
To
The Editor:
I’m looking into going to Appalachian next
fall, and it’s exciting to know that there are some good heavy
metal bands, as well as very informed listeners. I can’t believe
Kevin DeLury actually has heard the glory which is Dream Theatre,
those masters of music. Posion the Well likewise is also a very
good heavy metal band, and I think that Kevin has created a good
sound for me to compare to how Bloodjinn sounds. This article was
extremely well written and I am glad that people like Kevin and
publications like The Appalachian exist in North Carolina. Hope
to see you fall ’03! |
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| Anti-abortion insert still wreaking
havoc |
Jamie Pattengale
duckyou78@hotmail.com
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To
The Editor:
I became concerned about my rights as a woman
in regard to my reproductive choice recently after having read a
report on the intentions of Pres. Bush to appoint Dr. W. David Hager
as the FDA Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee Chair. Sources
told Time Magazine that his private practice will not prescribe
contraceptive drugs to unmarried women and advises reading of the
Bible and praying for PMS. Then even more close to home, the dissemination
of lies and half-truths to Appalachian State University’s student
population through “The Silent Epidemic” insert on Homecoming
week. One of the articles titled, “What about Rape and Incest,”
advises against abortion for those who have been raped or incestually
impregnated saying it only, “… accentuates the traumatic
feelings associated with sexual assault rather than easing the psychological
burdens.” The study also states, “the incest victim is
more likely to see the pregnancy as a way out of the incestuous
relationship because the birth of her child will expose the sexual
activity.” As a victim of incestuous rape by an uncle, I would
have never carried his child had I become pregnant.
To conclude, I am personally offended both by this paid advertisement
that the school chose to insert and am personally offended by the
lack of concern for the dissemination of these lies and blatant
propaganda to scare people away from taking control of their own
reproductive health. |
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| Boone Yellow Bikes largely a success |
ASU SAVE Club
(Students Actively Volunteering
for the Environment)
Boone Yellow Bikes committee
byb@appstate.edu |
To
The Editor:
Fourteen Boone Yellow Bikes were placed on the
central campus of ASU on Sept. 18. The goals of this community-owned
bicycle program are to provide a free, fun and less polluting transportation
alternative for people on campus. Although there have been some
instances of bicycles being vandalized, parts (especially the signs)
being stolen and bicycles leaving campus overall the program has
been a success.
We retrieved most of the bicycles on Nov. 22 for storage over the
winter. If you find any of the bicycles that are still out, please
bring them to the bike rack in front of Kerr Scott Hall. The bicycles
will be back out on campus in the spring. Increased community support
is essential to in sure that the program continues to grow.
You can visit our web page (http://www.appstate.edu/~byb) to learn
more about the program and to see how you can help. |
