THE OPEN DOOR ___________________________ of DeKalb Community College____________________________ Volume 9, No. 4 ________________________________ South, Central, & North Campuses_________________________________________ December 5, 1973 1973-1974 Miss DeKalb Community College RESULTS OF MISS DEKALB DeKalb To Get BEAUTY PAGEANT Bus and 1st Runner-up: Mariann Morrow Limousines 2nd Runner-up: by Gary Gaskill Sara Ann Clarke DeKalb Community Miss Congenialty: College has made plans to Nancy Housel purchase two Checker Limousines and a forty Finalists: Karen Booker passenger bus. Trisha Burns These new vehicles will Tina Cavanaugh add to the convenience of Kay Chappell DeKalb’s students and will Sara Ann Clarke save fuel by reducing the Theresa Espinoza number of vehicles used Roxanne Farris when students go off Kathy Frazier campus for an activity. Laura Gibbs Delivery of the limousines Nancy Hipps is expected around the first Nancy Housel of the year. Marika Klemis The bus has not been Brenda McCluskey ordered yet, but the Ad­ Jan McNeill ministration plans to have it Mariann Morrow by next year. Vicki Plyler Dean Godwin feels that transporting a class or organization in one vehicle Senators May would conserve more fuel Change Posts than using many vehicles. The North and South by Randy Loftis Campuses will share the A special problem of new vehicles. Student Senate attendance A committee will draw up was also discussed at the guidelines for the use of all last meeting. SGA new vehicles for student president, Greg English activities. mentioned the cases of two Multiple schedule Senators, whom he refused athletic events will be to name, who cannot attend arranged so more than one the weekly meetings team can be transported at because of work. one time. He explained that when The SGA budgeted 13,000 the meetings were held at dollars for the two Checker 7:00 a.m. on Mondays these Limousines that can carry Senators were always twelve passengers each. present. The Checker Aerobus Beginning Monday, Company will supply these November 12, meetings vehicles. were changed to 3:00 p.m. Deans Godwin and Mondays. Adams along with Mr. English cited the records Newby have been looking at of the two Senators, buses for DeKalb. crediting them for their A forty passenger single cooperative attitudes. deck bus similar to the type He then suggested that used by the Greyhound Bus the Senators in question be Company should last about granted “senator-at-large” fifteen years. DeKalb plans status, exempting them to pay for the 15,000-20,000 from regular attendance dollar bus next year. rules. A driver will be hired for This drew opposition from the bus, but the limousines several Senators. will be driven by the in­ Don Biles and Jerry Black structor or advisor of a expressed sympathy for the class or student group. Bob Dillon Photo still-unnamed members, but D.C.C. will save money as said they felt that SGA well as gas with the new membership required vehicles, and provide sacrifices. student groups and classes Miss Kathy Frazier They said they knew of no with convenient trans- constitutional grounds for sportation. the “senator-at-large” idea. DeKalb College High School? one of the most funa and know how they fell com­ The only significant I can’t say I blame and learning. This is only exciting times in a person’s fortable and inconspicious difference between DeKalb students for missing some the third essay that I’ve life, even with all the worl College and the run-of-the- classed. After all, they meet been required to write this in this setting. we’re supposed to have to mill high school is that the each day for the traditional whole quarter, including all Though there many are do. But nothing ever instructors are, basically, hour (with the exception of subjects. Sure, we’re serious, studious people happens here, hardly, qualified. P.E., Orientation, and a assigned to read from attending DeKalb, I am except a concert once a There are three other number of other minor textbooks, to do exercises, amazed at the apparent quarter or so. There are no trivial differences that courses, which meet less and to take tests, but unacademic atmosphere parties, school outings, come to mind. One may often). In that sense, basically we are spoon-fed here. People sit in the fakey class get-togethers, or indulge in smoking DeKalb is comparable to in all courses, day in and Student Center and yak, anything of that nature. cigarettes on campus. One roost high schools. day out. I just wonder what some even skipping classes Unless one already knows is free to leave campus as Eng. 101 students aren’t will happen to us all on the to do so. Even worse, there people attending here, it’s one Pleases, and students required to do, nor are they day we are told we must are those who prefer the difficult to make firends are allowed to be absent being prepared for, in­ write a 10,000-word term library for conversing. The unless you’re the real out­ from 25# of their classes. dividual research, study, paper, or a thesis. English library is supposed to be the 101 students haven’t benn going type. sacred hall of studying on and aren’t being trained to I believe that one factor campus. And though talking Editorial Comment do these things in a that can be attributed to the is prohibited there, people practical way. What is impersonal atmosphere do it anyway and no one No News learned in Staricase to here is the campus lay-out. tries to prevent it. Writing and Reading On the DeKalb College Allthis confirms my The DeKalb College Open Door has no news. exercises is not applied. grounds, there are eight wishes to transfer to a The staff as well as everyone else knows it. This quarter’s English 101 brick buildings, each ap­ university or college with The reason we don’t have any news is we don’t know class has not been required proximately 50 yards away an academic setting. I hope about something until it has already happened. We aren’t to do research of any kind. from the next. Between this place hasn;t imposed a mind readers. The writing has been totally these buildings are grass sense of laziness upon me If you have news, tell us. If you want to write, join the opinion, and most anyone lawns, with hardly any which would prevent me staff. can organize some opinions trees, and concert walk­ from working elsewhere. Telling us two days before an event will not get the on a sheet of paper. ways. No one has any NAME WITHHELD privacy here, and I don’t news printed. We have to know before it happens. College is supposed to be BY R E Q U E S T We usually operate on two week deadlines. We have to know two weeks in advance. STUDENT CLASSIFIED ADS Clubs elect reporters and secretaries, but we never see FREE anything. Any student with We have asked the SGA to xerox a copy of their something to sell can write minutes, or have a secretary write it up herself. The clubs it out, give it to us, and we’ll should do the same. run it free for two weeks. As long as we have to depend on The DeKalb Gab for We’ll run it longer if you leads on our news stories, there will be no news in the come by and let us know. Open Door. The Editors A VENTURE IN LIBRARY DEMOGRAPHY Wanted — Pocket Knives It has come to the attention of at least one person at Case, Remington, Winchester, DeKalb; me, that an interesting change in educational buy, sell or trade. potentialities is taking place at our school. Come by Open Door office I am talking about the DeKalb College Library. see Bruce Voyles. At one time, libraries were solemn places, with people sitting around studying or reading. For Sale — 1971 Maverick An exciting transition seems to be taking place at 23 mpg. 3-speed, stereo, DeKalb’s library, however. 45,000 miles, clean. At certain times of the day, the library seems to offer a 448-3516 Doug Boyle. place for friends to meet and talk when the Student Center does not furnish the appropriate atmosphere. For Sale — Light Meter I have increasingly become aware of the bustling hums Weston Master V w/case. of small groups situated throughout the library, replacing Excellent condition, less the quietude that one by experience associated with the THE OPEN DOOR than 1 year old. $30. usually bland and somber athenaeum. editor-in-chief Call Charles after 5PM. 377-5694. Sometimes the Student Center does get rather noisy, LEE HOCKMAN and the library seems to furnish an excellent setting for people to sit and talk about their studies. managing editor business . ager WANTED PATSY TAYLOR Perhaps even a refreshment machine could be brought BRUCE VOYLES *I. Staff writers, typists, cartoonists, photographers, in, and music could be piped in for this accumulation of sports editor advertising represen­ industrious and loquatious scholars. DANNY MALGHON All people who desire to read or study in the library faculty advisor production staff tatives. No pay, no glory, and yelled at sometimes. will be asked either to keep an open mind towards this I. Lamar Maffett, Jr. RANDY LOFTIS Apply any time at The innovative venture in student activity, or to go somewhere DANNY MAUGHON else. photographer Open Door office, B-211, BOB DILLON MIKE TISMA Indeed it is nice sometimes to sit by one’s self, in any upstairs in the Student Center.