nor th ~.dakota North Dakota ' 97, lssue4l fl March 27, 1981 ' . ·No more 'humor' . ·at the-Spectrum · ext year's enrollment up, The · Board of Student year, that t he board. be ap­ Publications v·oted 5-3 yester­ proached wi'th a fa irly s pecifi c day to ban the publication of outline of plans for a ny fu ture dents applying earlier anot her Spectrum humor humor issue, and t hat. when such humor iss ues are produc­ · By C.E. Duginski ly enrollment) are hovei:ing accepted eventually enrolled • issue this year. BOSP is the ed t hey should not be mailed The SU admissi6ns office is around the 17 percent mark. at SU. publisher of the Spectrum to riencing what director "We're interpreting pretty "Knowing that doesn't help which the editor is responsi­ off campus." The motion was appar ent ly rge Wallman· calls "early cautiously," Wallman said. us," Wallman said. "The ques­ ble. lication syndrome." , "We used to be able to go by tion is how much will it (ap­ The motion came from triggered by the publication a The number of applications the figures, but this year has plications) taper off?" Spectrum adviser Ray Bur­ December l 980 humor issue, the " Wrecked 'Em."" ived for next fall were up been different from any Another consideration in ington (proxy for Kilbourn Another motion by Bur­ much as 41 percent over a other." calculating enrollment is ·the Janacek). Burington moved ington to cut back publication ·1ar period last year, caus- , It's different in that number of returning that BOSP "advise the Spec­ of the Spectrum to once a speculation that enroll- · students are applying earlier. students. But significant trum that it should not week was rejected. at could also be up con- "This is ·pure spe'culation," figures will not be available publish 11nother humor issue rably next year. Waliman said. "But I think until after pre-registration in during the current ac~demic That was several weeks students are concerned about May. Now Wallman says it_ financial aid and concerned Until then, Wallman said, New diet plan stresses ms to be . tapering off. about housing." "We don't know where it will ·. ates of the increase in In the past, 85 to 90 percent go." 'cations (and subsequent·- of those who applied and were act·ivity, three squares By Deb· Farrell "How many times have you Bikini season is on its way gone home and Mom has and a lot of people are starv­ made all your favorite food." ing their way back into last If you don't eat all of it, or inor in.Women's studies approved ·year's swim suit. Unfor­ say no, Berg explained, Mom tunately, Francie Berg thinks. you don't appreciate By C.E. Duginski Some areas where a minor ly studied has been -directed argues, that extra fat will just her anymore. After all, look at The North Dakota State in women's studies may be · toward men," Lindgren said. keep ·coming back, and the all t hat time, effort and love of Higher Education beneficial in"clude positions "But if there is at any time a , starvation/indulgence cycle she poured into it. " Reject my approved a new minor in with social· agencies d,ealing legitimate need for_ such a will keep going_ in a vicious food, reject me " seems to be en's studies at SU, but with child and woman· abuse study, I see no problem with circle. a prevalent feeling of most re is some question as to and-r~pe. that." There is a way to break mot hers. practicality of such a Lindgren also feels that Hanson argues that while that cycle, though, said Berg, ''. Eating habits are in con­ ee. with increased unemploy­ most historical material deals author of "How to Lose trol of our lives," she con­ Dr. C.T. Hanson, of tbe ment and the present mainly with inen, the· minor Weight--The Action Way." tinued. "You've got to change h and drama depart­ economic situation, women in "presumes that history has Simply eat three solid meals a those habits before losing nt, doesn't see a strong more households will be forc­ treated men fairly." day-don't bother to count the weight." Otherwise the tional application for the ed -.to work, "and for some calories- and be active. weight will just keep coming · or. "In the contemporary ~ouseholds, this is quite an Hanson's final objection to This simple formula delves back. Id, we tend to think of adjustment." - the program is that it sets a deep in to . the sub­ · Sounds too simple, doesn't rything as having to have Background in women's precedent for special interest consciousness, into lifelong it? practical application. A changing roles in society as groups. "Now anytime a patterns that cause · eating It is this simple if you · or should reflect a voea­ provided by the new minor ·special interest group wants habits. Because of t he en­ follow the basic steps outlined al skill." might help in dealing with the recognition, they just press vironment most of us have by Berg. For instance, if all The defense for the pro­ -social adjustments involved. for a m.inor." been raised in, Berg said, food the food is kept in t he kitchen, mi s the theory behind a However, Lindgren does has become the center of our instead of in snacking dishes ral arts education, Hanson see a time when such a minor The women's studies minor lives. in other rooms, you won't be ·, "knowledge for the sake could . become a purely is made up of courses already Meals at dinner table, reminded of food all t he time, 1nowledge." · aesthetic pursuit. "The prac­ offered on campus, with the snacks between meals and, of she explained. ,O ne proponent of · the tital part may fall away, but exception of an additional in­ · course, desserts, have all Eat in the dining area for .or, Dr. Elaine Lindgren, the historical aspect will troductory course, University come to be big social events all t hree meals and eat· until 1ology, says she is aware ~lways be there." 150, offered this qua,rter. ·for most people, Berg said. ~ou're sa~isfied, but not full or It here are some criticisms Another objection by Han­ "There are not many get­ -st uffed. Eat what you like, ong faculty and students, son is that the minor is 'Tm not objee,ting to a togethers where you don't see she continued, but make sure she argues that there are discriminatory toward men. course in this," Hanson said. people ~ating." it's good, solid food from the ently practical uses for "We don't have a minor in ' "I just don't see any reason Food has also become a way four food groups. h a minor in the job men's studies." for grouping them together in mothers show their love for ket. "What we have traditional- a minor." their children, she ·added. Action Diet to pages Spectrum·ad-viser: paper is ,not keeping campus informed 0The Editor single advance story publicizing campus-wide fully with the News Bureau and I'm sure offered lth!nk it is far t~.easy at times for people to ra­ events such as the annual Concert Choir Christmas the Spectrum the same kind of cooperation. nahze their own position without looking at the Concert, annual Home Concert of the Concert An updated 1973 Code of Ethics from t he Society . Choir, and annual Home Concert of the Concert of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi, under This, in my estimation, is what the editor of the Band. The three concerts involved a couple- of hun­ a section entitled "Responsibility," suggests "t he , ct~um, Julie Holgate, did in her March 24 dred SU students and were primarily directed at public's right to, know of events of public impor­ lor1al, which in part read, "I do not believe it is. SU students. tance and interest is the overriding mission of the responsibility of the Spectrum to promote each Another major event, .the Little International, mass media." . · every campus organization. That is the duty of was not totally ignored because stories -0n the - I continue to believe t he advance meeting story, Publicity department within those groups." managers, qu,eens and the Man of the Year were the advance speech story, the advance concert If You can't get space in the Spectrum news col­ published. story, etc. (the bulletin board function) should be s, where can your publicity department turn? I But the Spectrum carried no stories announcing one of t he major functions of any newspaper , as do Understand an arguement that would ho•d you the time , place · or activities of the annual most editors, including.t he editor of the Forum. ~ld buy advertising; that is, if you're a profit­ Agricultural Engineering Open House, Physics I'm sorry that Julie Holgate, in her own wisdom, ing organization . .Even if, you're not, perhaps Depar tment Open House, Horticult ure Open has decided to throw out one of t he basic tenets of should occasionally buy. some advertising. House and Little Internationl Livestock Judging sound journalism observed by most newspapers in : 8ut this shouldn't preclude stories from the . Show. the country. The, campus community is suffering ; ct~um about upcoming events. Since the Spec­ These events involved hundreds of SU st udents because of that decision. ill 1s primarily a student newspaper and each and received far better publicity -from t he local The Spectrum has not been fulfilling one of its .r :eceives significant funding from t.he student Fargo-Moorhead media- t han they did on campus.