The Register, 1983-11-15

              the important consideration here is that the student government leaders must as far as possible have the assurance and the full support of the student body students cannot afford the luxury of not becoming involved in we be able to start thinking in terms of what is best for the student body in stead of what pleases the administra tion it is amazing how student pro posals get lost when students begin to consider whether the suggestions will have the benefit of the administration's liking or not student leaders should use their membership on all committees to learn what the administration is doing and to present the concerns of the student body published serai-weekly during the school year by north carolina a&t state university students j the a&t register the lead column on the opinion page is writ ten by the editor in chief of the a&t register it does not carry a byline none of the col umns on this page necessarily reflects the opinion of the staff represented for national advertising by evanstotf/tc 60201 1633 w central st to receive the a&t register send 9.50 for one year or 17 for two years to the a&t register box e-25 north carolina a&t state university greensboro n.c 27411 to cover mailing and handling costs editor in chief . managing editor news editor circulation manager distribution manager adviser associate news editor business manager advertising manager sports editor chief photographer production manager head typist art editor william peoples mrs loreno m marrow doris person michael thompson jamie ruff gina davis deborah taylor .. derek mclendon j . richard williams jay hall joey jones .. mildred seaman .. malcolm aaron .. kathy thompson j for students cass communication advertising services these persons fail to realize the staff number many times they want staff members to forward their calls to the registration and records office as opposed to being satisfied by obtaining the correct phone it is very irritating and time consum ing to receive call after call particularly on tuesday and friday mornings and afternoons during production from in dividuals requesting copies of their transcripts and other information about college credits the callers in many cases are not to be blamed but those alleged informa tion sources who can't distinguish register from registrar by michael if there is one thing the a&t register staff can do without it's got to be phone calls from persons who think they are calling the registration and records office thompson members are above all responsible for producing newspapers which have deadlines to meet not forwarding calls therefore you should not get upset if you are instructed to call 379-7595 even if you are calling long distance after all the staff is not at fault and the newspaper will not be completed any earlier if interruptions persist you may consider this action most unhelpful but you can't always think of yourself either there are two sides to the story this issue may not apply to today's students but there are former students who can appreciate this editorial if they subscribe or have access to the school newspaper remember if you want registration and records dial 379-7595 you as well as the newspaper staff will be much better off page 4 the a&t register tuesday november 15 1983 take a day off me everyone seems to take smoking as a personal pro blem but smoking affects everyone and all en viro noments just for the record we are the most important the smoker's concept is well first i have to smoke two packs a week then one pack a week then one pack a day before cigarette smoking will harm this is a serious question that all smokers should ask themselves not only thursday but everytime they cough and it hurts or everytime a friend walks away because of the smoker's bad breath perhaps it is because smokers can not see the harmful effects right away and think that the damages are only long-range if smoking is so terrible why does everyone do it,or at least try in at one point in their lives now how many smokers will really consider caling it quits for for a day or for good in 1982 just over 19 million american smokers attempted to give up cigarettes on smokeout day the annual observance of the great american smokeout is thursday yes that dreadful day has come around again this soon the college administration is always quick to point out that the student body is the most important part of this in stitution and that the college exists for the students students are just as apt to claim that the procedirrg statement is just a nice catch phrase which sounds good . the truth is that many students feel powerless when dealig with the ad ministration and some have difficulty in perceiving themselves as part of the most important component of the col lege community.as a group the student body has failed both to recognize that it has extensive powers and to use those powers when confronting the college administration augustine's college in raleigh the following editorial is a reprint froir the pen college newspaper of saint every non-smoker has his/her petty points about smoking so smokers take heed to the non smokers request at least in public whether there is a sign up or not it is not only your life you have to think about smoke ever gone out eating or dancing and when you returned you had to send your entire wardobe to the cleaner because of someone else's smoke or have you ever asked for a waitress to direct to the exit because the exit sign could not be seen because of consideration must be given to public facilities such as transportation terminals libraries dining areas or nightclubs when it comes to smoking people are very defen sive about their reasons for smoking this attitude is fine in the privacy of one's own room or home but not in public facilities the situation can be resolved in a simply enough fashion we have to start believing for ourselves what the university and the student government administration has been telling us for if ders will only be fooling themselves years-that we are the most important lf , they thmk a fe , w selected individ ls alone can make the appropriate part of the institution only then will demands of the administration the whole development process of the