Page 12, The Rocket April 22, 1983 T EEEREDITORIALS VOICES ACROSS CAMPUS Fiv ee dit OrS l o aVin g ggc}l,((??u feel there is anti-semitism here at Slippery As the end of another academic year draws near, my thoughts turn to the seniors who will be missing in the fall. am very happy for them, they have reached a goal. They are also ready to enter the ""real world.” Five seniors I know very well have already had a taste of the "real world.” They have worked with deadlines and pressure as well as many of the professionals I have known. These seniors are editors of the Rocket. Many students do not realize the time and effort that goes into each week’s Rocket. These five seniors know very well. Not only do they put in anywhere from 20 to 40 hours a week simply putting together an issue, they also deal with the public and see the results of their work almost immediately. Granted, it is not thrilling to see your week's work in the mud or strewn about the cafe. There is not much fun in being yelled at by perfect strangers either. But these edi- tors know how to deal with people, they have had practical newspaper experience, and they have met a great many more people at SR than they might have. Ken Bryk has worked for the Rocket for two and a half years, as Managing Editor last year and Editor this year. Not only that, but he works at the library, and is active in many other groups. Ken has taught me much about this campus, the people on it, and the way things are done. I am not sure what I will do next year the first time there is one of our everpresent minor crisises. ¥ Jetf Talarigo is our Associate Editor, was our Copy Editor last semester, and wrote for the Rocket for a year and a half before that. This semester he and T.P. Sheppeck shared an honorable mention from the National Society of Collegiate Journalists for their Personal Opinion/Commentary co- lumn, “Fire Safety questioned, Part 2.” Not only is Jeff an excellent editor and writer, he is one of our finest come- dians. Without Jeff next semester, Wednesday nights will not be nearly as entertaining, and neither will our head- lines. Jolo Bodnar is our “Jo of all trades.” In three years, she has been assistant to the Copy Desk Chief, Graphics Editor for three semesters, and Sports Editor for this year. She also keeps the office respectably clean, enforces the deadline for classifieds. and takes both reasonable and unreason- able complaints calmly (until the complainer leaves.) I could go on, for it is JoJo who keeps the Rocket running on a day to day basis. She is the only person I know who can be cheerful at breakfast, after 12 straight hours at the Rocket office and an away basketball game before that. Maureen Kinney has been our Copy Desk Chief this semester, and worked at the Rocket last semester. How she has managed to proof all the copy every week is beyond me. What does she read Friday morning? Gwen Albers has put three years into the Rocket. As our Features Editor this year, she has done a remarkable job with too few pages, and too many ads. She is the only one who comes in and does her work while it is still light out. Her attitude is one of the most professional I have seen, even when we fight for stories. These five friends will be in the “real world” next year. They are some of the best people I have met on this campus, and while I know they will all do excellently in their fields, I hope the "real world” is ready for them. s Kim Schludecker Rocket Managing Editor Rocket Staff The Rocket is published weekly during each academic year by the students of Slippery Rock State College. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the college and the student body. 28 a8 Editor Ken Bryk Associate Editor Jeif Talarigo Managing Editor Kim Schludecker Sports Editor JoJo Bodnar Features Editor Gwen Albers Graphics Editor Jim Rogers Business Manager Tim Johnson Copy Desk Chief Maureen Kinney Advisor Mr. Joseph Normand Staff: Jim Aronson, Cheryl Bauer, Matt Brennan, Kevin Dunn, Tom Fas ano, Kim George, Bob Hamilton, Yuzo Hasewaaa, Andy Heitzelman, Doreen Jones, Kevin Kearney, Kim Klein, Dave Korpiel, Bill Lennox, Rob Lyons, Lee Anne Marks, Dave Marin, Nancy Mickle, Paul Paterra, Mark Radziewicz, Tracy Ray, Jayne Rennie, Charlie Slaight, Jetf Sullivan, Matt Veralli, Bob Weiser, Jim Yeamans Graphics: Joe Drago, Jim Feudale Typesetters: Pam Crippen, Kathy Smith, Sue Smith a0 26 o 26 26 MICHAEL MONTGOMERY SENIOR “Evidently, there must be a touch of this problem due to the letter a student wrote to the Rocket. But, we do not have any such hate groups on this campus. Slippery Rock is an institution that is known for people accepting others on a first-name basis. 1 do feel it is important, and others should realize it hap- pened once, there is apart- heid, so who is to say it could not become a national propa- ganda deVice again?" BOB HAVRILLA GRADUATE OF SRSC “Yes, I think there is anti-se- mitism and it comes from the younger generations. I think it's hereditary from genera- tion tg generation." (Photos by Kim George.) JIM ARONSON FRESHMAN "I am Jewish. I am very proud of my religion, but not to.the point where I am ob- sessed with it. The people who think there is anti-semi- tism here at Slippery Rock ought to take a good look at themselves. If you feel you are so different, thé attitudes of your peers will change, too. The Rock has the nicest atmbsphere around, and people like me or hate me - for me, not because I'm Jew- ish."” DWIGHT TURNER SENIOR “I'm sure that anti-semitism does exist here at SRSC. However, it exists only on a social level and not an in- stitutionalized level. The anti-sematic people who do exist are few in numbers as compared 'to the whole stu- dent body and staff. All in- dividuals must learn to deal with all levels of discrimina- tion in everyday life. "