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HARDIN-SIMMONS BRAND December 9 1988 Page 2
Op Ed
The Brand staff:
Patrick O'Donnell Editor
Steven Isaac Features Editor
Jimmy McCorkle Sports EditorPhotographer
Marcie Ginn Advertising ManagerBusiness Manager
Bruce Shatney staff writer
Leigh Ann Whiddon staff writer
Ruben Hinojosa contributing writer
Dr. Ray Johnson staff columnist
Randy Armstrong faculty advisor
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Sports editor heads for Florida
to take up life of infinite leisure
The time has come. I am
finally out of here. I'm sure
everyone that knows me
thought that I would be
around as long as Tom Jones
or Hillybilly but my ship has
come in and I am bon voyage.
No I did not receive a
degree or at least one on
paper. I accumilated a whopp-
ing 69 hours during my five
and a half year stay here at
good ole HSU (choke choke).
I did however make a lot of
good friends and gain a ton of
knowledge. Some knowledge
about people work whose
hlne end to smootch and
whose you don't have to. I
aquired experience in taking
a lot of pictures meeting peo-
ple and seeing changes of the
overall campus.
For those of you who don't
know I am going to Ft.
Lauderdale Florida to study
photography for two years at
a college called The Arts In-
stitute. Some day I hope you
will look in Sports Illustrated
and see Jimmy McCorkle by
some of the pictures. That is
my ultimate goal.
To those of you I have had
close contact with I hope you
prosper in all that you do. I
hope to stay in touch with
each one of you and will pray
that we might one day gather
again and talk of old times.
To the BRAND staff who
have put up with me through
out the years I say that I wish
you had a bigger budget
more dependable help and a
typesetterprocessor of your
own.
I cannot lie and say that I
won't miss this place or the
people that r.ake it what it is
but it is time for me to take
that step into what I feel God
has called me to do.
I hope that as a person I
have been what you thought I
was and that I as a christian
was that same person.
I'm sure if anyone has
made it this far in this story
you are truly a friend.
So So long HSU thanks for
the memories.
NO MARCY I NEVER DID
LEARN HOW TO SPELL!
AND NO I AM NOT GOING
TO FLORDIA JUST TO TAKE
PICTURES OF WOMEN ON
THE BEACH!
story
sports
Corkle
by
editor
resigning
Jimmy Mc-
Tammy Mantooth
Seasonal magic
It's magic!
Many times I have
wondered what makes
Christmas so special. It could
be the sights and sounds that
suddenly appear as the
Thanksgiving turkey is
cleared from the table but I
think it is magic!
It is magic that fills the air
when a warm fire glows in the
fireplace and magic when the
Christmas tree is assembled
and decorated with or-
naments and flashing lights.
There is magic in the
Christmas carols that we hear
while shopping or driving
around town.
It is magic that kept the
"Grinch" from taking
Christmas away from the
"Whos" and magic that
transformed Mr. Scrooge. It is
magic that Rudolph was born
with a red nose.
In Bethlehem when a cou-
ple searched for a room in the
crowded city there was
magic in the night as
shepherds listened to angels
proclaim the birth of the
Christ child. Wise men from
the East followed a star plac-
ed magically over the stable
where everyone gathered to
see the new born king.
It is definitely magic that
makes this time of year so
special to people of all ages
but there is something even
bigger than magic and it is
love. Love created the magic
we feel during this season
and love makes it special.
Share some magic with so-
meone during this holiday
season and feel the love of
Christmas.
Staff member reflects on lessons
Whenever some type of
special day comes around
people have this smarmy sen-
timentalist tendency to lean
back and ask themselves the
deep and probing question
"What was I doing exactly
one year ago today?" It's rub-
bish! All this romanticism is
ruining the youth of today; we
need to take a tougher stance
toward life. For example ex-
actly one year ago today was
doing exactly the same thing I
am this very moment (not that
I was asking myself because
I wasn't): sitting in front of an
outdated typesetting
machine trying to think up an
editorial so that the paper
might get completed and
Patrick and I might get a cup
of coffee in our tummies
before classes start.
Dr. Ray Johnson
Christmas of all times is
the worst time to give in to
such mental meanderings.
They lead one to become a bit
misty-eyed with remem-
brance. But I admit even the
most staunch and rugged of
us non-emotional types do
every once in a great while
have that insufferably human
longing to look back along
the year's paths and see from
whence we came and to
where we go.
In other more simple
words I've been thinking
about all that's happened
since Christmastime last
year. No no I won't bore you
with the details. But
perhaps... perhaps a lesson or
two learned. Humour me.
"The greatest is love." How
many times have you heard
that? Believe it. No know it
to the depths of your mind.
Simply believing is not
enough it never has been.
Living on the whim of belief
and feeling which both so
easily scatter on the breeze
when faced by adversity is a
grave mistake. Know love for
those to whom you are com-
mitted including God.
Treasure your family. This
is one of the biggest lessons
I've learned. I told you I
wouldn't bore you with the
details and I won't. Sufficeth
to say each of us goes round
only once. There is no second
chance for listening to a
parent's reminiscences of his
or her own childhood. Most
young people don't realize
what an incredible wealth of
knowledge and common
Birth order: studies revealing
A part of how you ex-
perience life seems to be in-
fluenced by whether you are a
first-born youngest in-
between or only child. Many
studies of birth order bear
this out.
First-borns seem especially
destined to achievement.
Consider this: of our first 23
men to fly In spaceN21 were
first-borns. Among oldest
children aje such well-known
people a. Billy Graham
Henry Kissinger Albert Eins-
tein and Gj&ge Washington.
Onlies often compare with
oldests in fitynny ways. Some
of these Include Sammy
Davis Jr. Franklin D.
Roosevelt Jean-Paul Sartre
and Charles Lindbergh.
Much has been written on
middle children. The most
marked Influences of the or-
dinal position seem to go with
the middle child of three .of
the same sex. Middle children
tend to be quite comfortable
socially and statistically they
are good matrimonial risks.
Many successful politicians
come from the ranks of mid-
dle children. Some well-
known in-betweeners include
Alexander Haig Albert
Schweitzer and Hubert Hum-
phrey. Last borns seem to escape
pressures that were placed
on earlier borns. A pastoral
counselor friend has said that
an oldest child Is reared
under law whereas later
bofns are reared under grace.
Parents do typically seem
more relaxed when dealing
with later children and older
siblings often complain when
they see younger ones easily
getting advantages they had
to fight for and which came to
them at b older ages.
Youngests are most apt to be
married having come to at-
tach great importance to pro-
tection from others. Some
well-known youngests in-
clude Ronald Reagan Bar-
bara Walters and George Har-
rison. Some studies have found
that performance on achieve-
ment test decreases with
birth order. First borns tend to
score best followed in se-
quence by seconds doing se-
cond best thirds coming in
third etc. And the smaller the
family the better one tends to
score. These results lose in
consistency when there is a
wide time gap between sibl-
ings and studies also show
that mixing the sexes among
siblings tends to alter the pat-
tern. Interesting Isn't It?
sense can be gained from
asking mom or dad to recount
hisher growing-up times. Ask
them. Don't don't wait a
minute longer.
One of God's greatest gifts
to us is human fellowship. He
has provided us with in-
numerable others who share
our faith in Him. If you have a
partner an intimate see to it
that heshe is not excluded
from your thoughts about
your spiritual life. Keep in
mind the verse about two be-
ing better than one.
Enough of that. I've learned
more in the past year than
can ever be recounted. And
besides although we often
listen to others when they of-
fer advice we rarely heed
their words. That's why each
of us has a life of his (her)
own.
Perhaps one last thing
though. Many of you are
graduating either in
December or May champing
at the bit to finish these last
few classes and get out into
the real world at last. It is
good that you have
persevered through several
years of college and will soon
attain degrees attesting to
that.
As a May '88 graduate I
often have people ask me if I
have a real job anywhere. Do I
earn any decent money? Am I
in a great apartment? Have I
gotten a better car than my
poor old Pinto which a
60-year-old tree fell across
two years ago? I can only
answer yes to the final ques-
tion: dad and mom bought me
a car for graduation.
Anyway the point is this: I
have not yet seen one one-
thousandth of the money I
thought I'd make or a glimpse
of my own dwellings. But I am
Indeed happy. I have "the
greatest of these." Joyous
Christmas Patrick mom dad
and Matt and all the O'Don-
nell clan. I love you all so
dearly.
Letters to the editor
Student questions
Editor's accusations
It seems as though our certainly intelligent and eloquent
Mr. Patrick Martin O'Donnell is in the process of carrying
out his own holy war with the purpose of weeding out this
campus of all bigotry. He carries this "Jihad" out with una-
qualed written zeal and pronounces a harsh judgement. My
question is isn't this inherently wrong? Isn't it our duty to
correct and admonish our Christian brothers and sisters?
The bigotry that Pat addresses is indeed a problem and
has been so for thousands of years. For one motive or
another all through the history of Christianity there have
been those that speak utter holiness and live on the
somewhat different level of apathy and mediocrity. Paul
dealt with this same problem in most of his letters in the
New Testament. I would like to say though knowing that
Pat is a concerned brother in Christ that his way of ad-
monishing and Pauls' way are quite different. These are the
three basic differences that are obvious in addressing this
age old dilemma. First of all Paul always began with words
and commendation (not condemnation) to his people. His
writings were in a very gentle spirit from beginning to end.
Secondly when he did begin to correct and admonish It
was very constructive and uplifting. With all due respect I
think all the Brand readers (are there any of you out there?)
can agree that Pat's editorial's are hardly uplifting. If I were
truly to be touched by one of Pat's editorials and sincerely
desired to change my "disgusting" ways Pat doesn't even
give me an alternative path much less point me to the Bible.
Surely if he points out to me what is wrong in my life
shouldn't he also point to me what the right way is? How
God's love and kindness is meant to lead me to repentance
how His grace can break me from the habit of sin? Paul
spent his entire life living out his words. His actions spoke
as loud as his words if not louder. What we as a Christian
community need are living examples of a Christ-like
lifestyle. If Pat is deeply concerned about our welfare then I
suggest that he be the living example that we need. For
Heaven's sake aren't there enough whiners already? The
third difference is that Paul spent the majority of his letters
of exhortation on what should be done instead of our wrong
doings.
Pat what about the new Christians that are sincerely
seeking to please God. Aren't these editorials a stumbling
block to them? What if you had just been saved and all of a
sudden a respected member of the campus calls your ways
"disgusting?" Wouldn't that grieve you?
Someone said a while ago that Christians are the only
group of people that shoot their own wounded. How true. ..It
seems to be something that we're continually doing to each j
other. We're all a part of the body of Christ united by the Ho-
ly Spirit to work in harmony and unity bringing others into
Jesus' loving arms. If your finger is hurt don't smash it to
bits. Heal it. Nurture it back to health gently and softly.
I thank God for His incredible patience with me and I
thank Pat for addressing a problem that really does need to
be addressed but I also exhort him to be gentler and kinder
with those that don't meet up to his standards of the "ideal"
Christian.
Micah Boswell
Editor's Note: Although Mr. Boswell Is entitled to his opi-
nions I must correct his Interpretation of the term
"disgusting" which appeared In my last editorial.
The term In question was used In the portrayal ot a cer-
tain attitude sometimes seen In the Christian community.
This attitude may cause one to avoid a nonbellever
because his actions may be deemed as being wicked or
"disgusting."
I do not subscribe to this attitude. I do not see the
nonbellever or his actions as being disgusting. However I
am disgusted with the notion that any nonbellever would be
subject to damnation because some Christian who believ-
ed his actions to be "disgusting" would not reach out to
him.
Student expresses
appreciation for
classmates
This semester I have learned so much more than
academics. Many of these 'lessons of life' I have learned
with the help of my fellow pre-nursing classmates. This is
my attempt to express my appreciation of them.
I've loved making new friends this semester.
At this stage in life the opportunity to make new friends
seldom occurs.
i
Coming back to school I had many insecurities.
I thought by being married and almost thirty that I would be
unique.
But I'm not am I?
We've all gotten to know one another.
We've loved and supported one another through hard times
(including A & P!)
And laughed together through the not-so-hard times.
I'll miss you throughout the holidays.
I hope we'll all be back together next semester.
I look forward to more good times together whether they be
trlumphand or trying (because it's through these times we
experience the most growth).
"Every day is a gift-giving holiday If I will but make It so."
(copied)
Name withheld by request
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