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Lumberjack DR. DON NEWPORT ACC President September 11 im- pacted each of us in a mu!- titudeofways. Formany, it brought the fear offl)'lng to the surface. For others, it engendered the spirit of voluntecrismand the giving of time and money to the Wlfortunate. For many, the spirit of patriotism rose to unprecedented heights. Recently, an un- signed e-mail came to my attention that brought an added perspective to the world in which we each live. The academician in memustnotethatthcnum- hers cited in this e-mail have not been verified and might not pass muster in class, but I think their underlying mes- sage is valuable. Thee-mail simply posited that ifwc shrink the earth's population to a vii- !age of precisely 100 Just What The Doctor Ordered ... Perspective people with all the existing If you have food in human ratios remaining the the refrigerator, a roof over- same it would look some- head and a safe place to thing like the following: sleep ... you are richer than 75% of the world. There would be: If you have money 57 Asians in the bank, in your wallet, 21 Europeans and some spare change in a 14 from the Western Hemi- dish somewhere, you are sphere (North and South) among the top 8% of the 8Africans world's wealthy. 52 would be female If you arc reading 48 would be male this article as a student at 70 would be non-white AlpcnaCommunityCollege, 30 would be white you are among the top I% 80would live in substandard of educated citizens in the housing world. 70 would be unable to read As my unnamed 50 would suffer from mal- source suggests "when we nutrition consider our world from such 1 would be near death, 1 a compressed perspective, would be near birth the need for both acccp- 1 would own a computer. tance, understanding, and The following adds education becomes glaringly further perspective to the apparent." world beyond Northeast Or, as a remarkable Michigan .. Native American, Chief Jo- lfyou woke up this seph, reminded us so many morning healthy rather than years ago: "We are all con- with an illness ... you are nected with those who have more fortunate than the one gone before us, and "".ith million who will die this those who will come after us, week. right here, right now." Drop us a line w let us know what your thoughts are. We always a;,priciate input from our fellow students. Has something we've said motivated you in sime way; let us kfl9W. AU contributions can be dropped of at the Lumberjack office m BCT 106 or e-mail us @ the_lumberjack_news@hotmail.com ERJCBENAC Entertainment Editor Scientists are funny. ERIC BENAC Not in a Monty Python way. More like a Charles Manson way. They think they understand a lot of things They think they just about have all of the universe's secrets unraveled. Well, I got some news for you; you don't Sure, you guys have figuredalotofstuffout. Like how to send men to the moon. or twenty thousand leagu under the sea. Another b thing scientists have achicv arc computers. They ha made life better, in there o way. working with the limit resources we have. But what about t universe? Where'd it co from? What was there befo the universe? Is time trav possible? What's at the cent ACC Bookstore's Sllewall lala Low£St Prices EVER .... lolnl laldll'llbn .,._. ..... ,~ .................... __ ,.__..,. . ~------- JE~NIFER WEBB Managing Editor It seems like every time I tum around I'm being scolded by an instructor for one thing or another. 1 thought I was a 20-ycar-old college student who has her own apartment and bills, and is essentially responsible for herself. (With the occasional help from daddy of course) But as it turns out my instructors seem to think different. For example, l missed one class and my instructor was "all over me" about where I was. I think that ifl'm paying SI000.00 plus to attend this fine learning institution that my presence, or lack there of, is none of anyone's business. As long as I'm passing my classes and getting my work done, what concern is it of theres? As far as the attendance policies of some of the instructors go, l think they Suck. The school doesn't have a general attendance policy so, why should the instructors be given that freedom? Although instruct1Xs aren· t always upfront about their attendance policies, they do enforce it in one form or other. Group panicipation and lass panicipation seem to qe e most popular way to ensure ttiat your attendance will be regular. Arc we in High School Page 4 INSTRUCTORS RUINING THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE or what'! Is it necessary to force us to be here by hanging our grade over our heads? I must, however, commend those instructors that allow us to assume our rightful place a~ adults in this world. Tt's nice to see that at least some of you around here recognize that we are capable of assuming responsibility for ourselves I do understand that some classes around here require you to participate in group activities, but I have found that instructors seem to milk it for all its worth. Give me a break. In a four- yearuniversity, the ·'baby me factor" goes right out the window. They could care less if you're there and pass or not, as long as they get there money. Why should it be any different at a two-year? Do you think that your helping us by treating us like we're still in the 10th grade? And lets be honest, does it really help the students attendance to nag at them like you're their parent. If I wanted to be nagged, I'd call my dad. I think that it should be a requirement of all instructors to use the "Black copies, repeating assignment~ and long agonizing lectures about homework, as well as receive feed back from their students. I, for one, would be more willing to contribute to some instructors if my thoughts weren't going to be made public knowledge. The freedom of voicing my opinion to just the instructor is, in my case, more appealing than making a group discussion of the matter. College should be a time to find and achieve a newfound sense of independence, free from nagging parents. The college experience is one to be looked back on as a time of self- discovery, and a time when you are coming into your own as a person and as a productive member of society. 1 know that we don't always act like adults, but that is all part of the process. Give us a break; some of the "adults" around here don't even act like adults. So the next time you're in class and an instructor jumps your case about attendance, you can tell them to refer to this editorial. To set the record straight, this editorial is not meant to offend or anger(well maybe on some level it was) but only to serve Board" Internet site to as motivation to insure our ensure the independence of independence. If you really the studeqts. If instituted want to help, let us be properly, instructors would responsible for our own be free of the hassle of education. TTACKS SCIENTIST'S EGOS of a star? If anti-gravity exists, where is it? What are atoms's made of? What are the things atoms are made of: made of'? What happens after we die? Are psychics real? Is Jerry Springer real? All ofthese questions, and many others, are ditlicult to answer. In fact, scientists haven't really answered them at all. They have a lot of theories and ideas, but no definite answers. Who can say, though, if these theories aren't just bull'! The average person can't understand things like the theory of relativity or black holes. Only other geniuses can understand these theories. How can we be sure that they just aren't scientist lies? Not to say we haven't gone far. We have. The thing that bothers me is the scientist's attitude that they have just about everything figured out; it's just a matter of time before we're masters of the universe. much like He- Man himsclf. We!l,l'msorry, but until scientists can figure out why people buy Britney Spears CDs, I'll keep the same attitude. Ciao! The Waiting 1s _0ver .... ! 91¼~--......... 1111(1, _, __ _ • ijp ... 100_.,.....,.lllk!IINtto 1 •lilllo~ ·--,., ... -·---• FCC - lll:hdl\rp' •No~~ .. - • No--""~'"""rod,.iooullglBIJ + No !!IOt<IIM!',i;lllltO!!ll'1i!AI! ~ • r+ommo~14>lhoplima1111t!lf!Wr~u111o-ol .,_lno -..--1 ...... • 00 I.IOIE FRU&TRATIQNI --~Mal ~ -~