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Vista: March 19, 1981 University of San Diego Digital USD USD Vista USD News 3-19-1981 Vista: March 19, 1981 University of San Diego Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/vista Digital USD Citation University of San Diego, "Vista: March 19, 1981" (1981). USD Vista. 858. https://digital.sandiego.edu/vista/858 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the USD News at Digital USD. It has been accepted for inclusion in USD Vista by an authorized administrator of Digital USD. For more information, please contact [email protected]. UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO Senioritis by Vern Ismen Page 2 - Vista - March 19. 1981 COMMENTARY Letters To Society Threatens Intellectualism by Flint Lewis mainly concerned with our grades. The Editor ty's intellectual syndrome. As students in a college environ­ How many times have they asked Females receive an extra dose of ment, we face a variety of diversions you to talk about something you indoctrination. At an early age they and social options, all of which affect learned while at school? Our peers, are told to be seen and not heard. our selection of priorities. Nearly all on the other hand, approve of us When they grow older, they quickly of us entered college expecting, but Thank Dating and accept us only if we operate on realize that displays of intelligence definitely not desiring, to be intellec­ a low intellectual level. Desiring to be will frighten off potential mates. To tually tested and challenged. We all popular, or at least accepted, most prove this we need only look at the looked upon college as something to of us do mask our intelligence. You Fan epitome of society's image of the be tolerated in order for us to even­ The reasons for this indoctrination undesirable female — the "spinster." tually get a job. In other words, we can be traced to the fears of our In the typical media stereotype A huge thank-you is owed to Dear Editor, see college as a means only and not parents and to society as a whole. where is she relegated to working the everyone who worked on the St. After reading the 'discussion' bet­ rest of her life? — in the library, the Patrick's Day 10K run this Saturday, ween Hilary and "Male" I've reached seat of intellectualism. March 14. The event was a great a conclusion: that being that I would Males are similarly socialized. success (even though the 5 kegs of welcome a single date with Hilary Young adults are channeled at Guinness and 100 cases of Miller ran more than 10 dates with "Male" if I ridiculously early ages into organized out by 9:15 a.m. — tsk tsk!) The was of the opposite sex. sports. This is no accident. They are proceeds will be used to benefit expected to fulfill the role image of USD. Special thanks are due to: the masculine male displaying his Karen Reed I base my claim first on his in­ athletic prowess Possibly this train­ Crew teresting contradiction. He does ing was necessary in pre-industrial Skip Walsh not consider dating an important society where physical labor was Sister Pat issue, yet he's quick to establish that needed for survival, or in societies And the many other wonderful he's kept a datebook for 3V2 years. such as the Greeks, where athletic volunteers who contributed to the Furthermore, he reveals the exact training was an aid in war prepara­ event. number of dates, along with an exact tion. But surely such an emphasis is number of different girls. not needed currently when one of the supposed benefits of technology is that it frees us from physical labor Secondly, I can't fathom his and instead gives us time to devote Thanks philistine objection to the previous to scholarly pursuits. issue's front-page article. I, for one, A discussion of our history of anti- appreciated the fact that the article intellectualism would be sterile Again wasn't inundated with a pile of without an analysis of the factor(s) statistics to back up the findings. In behind such feelings. I venture that addition, it's any newspaper's this whole movement is the result of Dear Editor, responsibility to deal with subjects society's fear of the culmination of The Religious Studies Club would that are pertinent to a majority of its intellectual pursuit — powerful like to thank all those who con­ readers. ideas. History is filled with examples tributed to the canned food drive last of how ideas transformed existing week. We collected 117 cans of food social and political realities. One which will go to the Catholic Com­ need only analyze the great revolu­ munity Services' emergency Lastly, I question his intentions for tions of our history to see how assistance program. In addition, we going on dates in the first place. It truthful the adage about the pen be­ received $10 in donations to aid wasn't clear whether he dates to en­ ing mightier than the sword really is. "Operation Rice Bowl!" Special joy someone's company or to punc- What is the relevance of this to thanks to Zeta Tau Alpha sorority tilliously register another mark in his current U.S. society? Simply, ideas, who strongly supported the drive. book. as we have seen, represent change The R.S. Club Mark Vitali and transformation. America has always prided itself on its stability and sense of continuation. Following the turmoil of the 60's when the precepts of society were severely shaken and questioned, we took a new course — a backlash aimed at preventing a reoccurence of intellec­ S=>UL-L-1\/A>J = tual questioning. Despite this backlash, at least one segment of our Chinese Language and Cultural Studies society remained a bastion of in­ J.j CLCS OFFERS: tellectualism — the university. I feel * Reasonable expenses * Travel strongly that USD is sincerely com­ * Concentrated study in Taiwan as an inherently valuable exper­ True intelligence breeds nonconfor­ mitted to learning. But unless the at­ $ * Extensive course listing * Full University credit ience. We have been socialized to mity. A thinker threatens to titude of the students changes the ENTRY DATES: 4/1-6/12; 5/15-9/4; 9/21-12/18 view college this way by a fearful, challenge existing society with new university will continue to serve only First Quarter: Tuition $780; Housing $200. anti-intellectual society, distorting ideas. Nearly all societies fear a perfunctory role, acting only as Accepting Applications our perception of the educational change so they brand intellectuals as some vacant way-station we pass system. "radical" or 'extreme." (Except in through on our way to finding an oc­ X. for all Quarters There are two segments of our the areas of science where change is cupation. /K For Free Pamphlet and Information: society which account for the bulk of seen as beneficial to society). This My point to USD students is this: Chinese Language and Cultural Studies our socialization towards anti- leads to the popularity of the non- we all have a tremendous opportuni­ & P.O. Box 15563, Long Beach, CA 90815(213) 597-3361 intellectualism: First, our parents, intellectual conformist. We all wear ty here which we are forever taking and secondly, our peers, who are in­ similar clothes and use the same ex­ for granted. We are gaining greater fluenced by their own parents and pressions, the most popular of which mental faculties even through bor­ PREPARE FOR act accordingly. Our parents, as part show the least amount of in­ ing, repetitious lectures and seem­ of our results-oriented society, are telligence. We are all a part of socie- ingly useless assignments. This men­ MCAT-LSAT-GMAT (ST m tal discipline is the cornerstone of the SAT-DAT-GRE • CPA intellect. The importance of gaining • Permanent Centers open days, supplementary materials. • Voluminous homestucty materials this ability is that the process makes evenings and weekends. • Small classes taught by skilled constantly updated by researchers us think — making us use the think­ • Low hourly cost. Dedicated full- instructors. expert in their field VISTA time staff. S^S tot.vtaocSM a m ' to make up missed • Opportunity to transfer to and ing machinery we so often choose to Conptete JEST-rvTAPE facilities lessons continue study at any of our for review of class lessons and over 85 centers. Editor abuse or ignore. As this ability is Vem Ismen developed, important results occur. 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