The art of recklessly causing trouble

Billy Graham’s column in the October 9, 1986 issue of the Western Carolinian titled “The art of recklessly causing trouble” talks about how last year’s paper had a “spark” that this year’s paper does not. He appreciates that last year’s writers did not steer away from campus controversies such as Lavender Bridges. Lavender Bridges, an anonymously founded student organization open to all individuals, aimed to promote awareness of lesbian and gay lifestyle, provide lesbian and gay resources, and increase communication with all students and community members. The first organizational meeting took place October 10, 1985 and was officially recognized by the office of Student Development on December 13, 1985. The last mention of the group appeared in the October 10, 1991 issue of the Western Carolinian. ; The Art of Recklessly Causing Trouble That Thoreau guy, the one who slept by a swamp, once wrote that metamorphosis was the law of the universe. Everything, he said, was fluid. Fine. Metamorphosis, I don't mind, simply because it's synonymous with evolution, which in turn has something to do with reproduction. Fluids, also, in a number of their variations, are nice to have around. It's change, that to which Thoreau was actually alluding, that pains me occasionally. Let's take, for example, the Carolinian. It's been a smooth transition between school years for the campus paper, particularly In comparison to the year before, when in a Woodward and Bernstein- esque play, Student Government impeached the Carolinian editor (Woodward and Bernstein had the tact, at least, to be justified). However, though the paper does look as good this year as last, there has been a loss in transition. There was - stop me if you disagree -- a spark in last year's paper that hasn't shown itself this semester. Popular controversies on campus were fanned into flame slightly more adeptly. We had bomb threats at our offices, personal threats to our perspectives staff, and queries made as to our sexual preferences. All of this, of course, was ...