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BryanHighSchoolApril
14,.1983
EDITORIALS
Seniorswouldlikesayingraduation
theywillbeenteringnextfall.ThereareseveralthatarestillunabletodecidewhattheywishSeniors,Seniors,Seniors,
to
doaftergraduation.Seniors,Seniors.Seniors,Graduation.ThiswordmakesSeniors.Seniors,Seniors.chills
run
upanddownthebackSeniors.Seniors,Seniors,ofmost
students,
ThismaybeSen
i
0
rsbecauseofthethoughtoftheGRADUATIONlong
wait
onMay
24
to
receiveSeniors,
Seniors,
Seniors.one'sdiploma.After
aU,
one
on-
Seniors,Seniors,Seniors,
ly
has
to
waitthroughacom-Seniors,Seniors,Seniors,mencememspeaker,theSeniors,Seniors,Seniors,'MomentsofReflection',
a
listofSeniors,Seniors,Seniors.some500orsonames,andmanyAshasbeennoticed_bymostothersmallthingsbeforeonecanunderclassmenand
reachers,
thewalkoutof
G.Rollie
Whiteandclassof
'83
hascontractedsay,
'I
havegraduated.'"SENIORITIS."ThisdiseaseManyseniorsfeelthattheusuallyhassuchsymptomsas:Commencementspeakershouldbeinglatetoclassornotevenbelimitedtospeakingnolongercoming
[0
class,notdoingone'sthan
15
minutes.Agreatmany
work
in
class,
andbeingseniorsfeelthatitwouldbe
uninterested
10
anythingothermuchmoreappropriatetoletthanparties,pranks,
and
gettingthepresidentoftheseniorclassourofschool.speak.Meerali,the
president
ofAlthoughmostseniorsaretheseniorclasscanreflectonmorethanreadytoleave
thepor-
howmost
of
theseniorsfedsince
talsof
BHSandforgetabouttheyareinthe'sameshoes'asschoolforawhile,manyhavetherestoftheclass.alreadydecidedonthecollegeIfeelthatgraduationwould
Humanitydebatesfreedom
byPamUoyd
EditorialEditor
by
MarilYD.
Thompson
reponet
Freedom
is
theconditionofbe-ingfree.
It's
notbeingrestrainedfromdoingwhatyoulikebytherightsofotherpeople,bylawsandcustoms,and
by
yourownphysicalandmentallimitations.Freedomcanbeeitherafreedomoracurse,dependingonhow
it
usedandcon-trolled.Butfreedomdoesnothavethesamemeaningtowardsomethings.Therearefreedomsguaranteedbylaw.Theyarefreedomofreligion,freedomofspeech,andfreedom
of
thepress.Themostinterestingfreedomofthe
three
is
the
freedomofthepress.Freedomofthepresshasbeenatopicofcontroversyeversincetheinventionoftheprintingpressinthe1400's.Aprintedwordcanbeagreatpowerforgoodorforevilbecausebooks,.magazinesandnewspapersstronglyinfluencemanypeople..Publishers,printers,andauthorshavetriedtoobtainandkeepahighdegree
of
freedom
to
printwhattheylike.Still,govern-meatsandprivategroupshave[nedtorestrict.insomedegree,mefreedomofpeopleprintingwhattheywant.Thisstillremainsapro-blem.Everynationplacessomerestric-tionsonfreedomofthepress.Generally,pc?piecanbringlawsuitsagainstpublishers,primers,orauthorsforunfavorablepublicationswhichdoharmtoanindividual.Somecountriesevenhavelawsagainsrobscene
Of
inde-centpublications.Censorshippro-
videsanother
checkonthefreedomofthepress.Censorsmayexamineeachpublicationbeforeit
is
printed,
orrightafteritispublish-ed..Theauthoritiesmaybanacer-tainedition,orpermanentlyban
the
publication.Therearemonopolies
to
restrainthepress.Thisiswhennothingcanbepublishedwithoutthepermis-sion'ofthoseinauthority.Theserestraintspreventtheworldfromknowingwhat
is
reallygoingonaroundus.
It
hidesthetruemean-ingsandfactsofnews.Printingisoneofourrnostim-portantmeansofmasscommunica-tion,alongwithradio,television,andmotionpictures.Printingformsthebasisofourwholeeducationalsystem.
J
thinkthegovernmenthasnorighttostopprintingofanykind.Howwillpeopleknowwharisreallygoingonaroundthem
if
it
isn'tprimedtruthfullyandfully?Whatdoesthegovernmentthinkprintingisfor?Lies,sillygimmicksorsomething?Ifeelthatthepressshouldhaveir'sfreedom,withoutsomanylimitationsasthereare.
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bemuchmorerewardingandmeaningful.
if
thesenior
class
couldhavesomesayinhowgraduationistobeheld.After
all,
it
is
OURgraduation.
I
alsofeelthat
most
parentswouldappreciategraduationevenmore
if
it
wasshortenedsomewhat.
Most
peopleareverytiredaftersirringin[heco1JjsiumonhardseatsfortWOorthreehours.Changesareinorderforgraduation.
It
is
a
ceremonyfortheclass,andwefeelitistimethat
WE
havesomesayin[hewaythat
it
isheld.
Norseman
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Lerrers-to-the-Editor,
classified
advertis-
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them
inmailbox73
orin
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articles
willbepublishedwithoutby-lines.Allother
correspondence-should
beaddressed
to
TheNorseman,3401E.29thSt.,
Bryan,
Texas,77801.
Ediror-in-Chiel
SusanStitelerEditorialsPamLloydClubsandNewsJamesBradfordFeaturesAngeliaMooreEntertainment'QuineFloydSports:SonyaAllenStudentPageMikeGrimailaAncontributorsAdvertisingPamUoydExchange..SonyaAllenChiefPhotographerKarlaJamesPhotographersTroyFarrarJerryGeorgeChrisGuessDavidJenningsToddDillardLarrySinclairAdvisorK.S.Naylor