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The incident came Wednesday,
House asked tliat a picture of Pre!
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day, and later said the president ha
aides in view of the press corps for
time.
The photographer said he used
lustrate Reagan's practice of chai
suit into other clothes to maintaii
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iook at arrivals.
Tuesday night, UPI sent a
subscribing nnws organizations ss
House had asKed that the photo n<
followed a telephone call to the neu
deputy V hite House press secretar
was a general rule against taking
president aboard Air Force One w
permission.
Apparently, Reagan's aides fe
would wrinkle the president's ima?
That's ironic, considering this is
will probably be re-elected becaust
presented in the media rather thar
policies and practices. There's no <
videotape and still photographs of
ine wood on his ranch or swimmini
are published nationwide. But by ci
this instance, the White House is
that feeds it.
More importantly, however, this
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ing his scary sense of humor while
his weekly radio address by saying ]
bombed in five minutes, help illi
fault of Reagan and his admini
becoming too much like the last R
dent to be reelected ? Richard Nix
reiauonsnip witn tne press is oeco
more adversarial, confron
manipulative.
Reagan must remember that, ale
ly pulpit that he uses to preach wh
tional American values and life
responsibility to keep his alarming
and not give the world another rec
And he must realize that the media
office the bully pulpit that it
manipulated as he and his campai
Most importantly, Reagan mus
as he extolls the "American
freedoms that make America cr
free to report on campaigns, espe<
campaigns, free from any atemj
tion, also makes America great.
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incident and the makeup than with preparing
Keagan display- *manve product ior tneir vie>
warming up for _
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Russia would be ed wi? concede that the r
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im.ng more and ?overage8is too frequently
tational and for that which is short and vi
pealing. Yet still we act rightc
fident that we who are devoi
)ng with the bul- printed word do a better job
lat he calls tradi- min8 the public. Perhaps the
styles, comes a envy: anchormen with the
jokes to himself
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which make his nci|jiui air
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if TV journalists
ourselves. smiles make the bie bucks
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linfully at can hardly sustain the roaches i
pearance. apartments.
nore con- However, two recent incidc
r perfectly television "reporting" suggest tl
id applied criticisms aren't all that hars
an infor- presumptions of superiority n<
vers. far off base. v
The first occurred at the Dem
if press- convention in San Francisco
lature of CBS correspondent Tom Bradli
e for the cocted his own little media eveni
irnalists. inging together Chicago Mayor
V news is Washineton and his much-I
total pro- political opponent Eddie Vrdol;
complete questioning. Neither knew the
sacrificed would be present, and the result
sually ap- immediate display of fire
:ous, con- Outraged, Washington called I
ted to the the "lowest human being on
of infor- while Vrdolyak smirked and C
reason is chorman Dan Rather chuckle
ir olastic his booth above.
i/ice for changing
I that most young people continue are a goo<
ol so that they can be something: out senior
nan, married or whatever. they look
ly on campus you sit in your dorm Male fr
t being cut off from friends and company
elief), your aspirations will seem a to snendii
t to be something ? a freshman. The ab
i upperclassmen, most of who will trait. The
an, I was never one. I came to wardrobe
vorldly knowledge and suave three year
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there's no
d from other freshmen. What do Levi's anc
right until
ess, and the generosity of The Dai- the cornei
lpiled a few tips essential to getting two winte
Follow my instructions and within
whispering behind your back and There i
ewalk. Hell, you may even get in- clothes yc
least midi
/eryone knows you live in a dorm. fraternity
iorms, but most make the mistake truckload
y freely admitting it ? even saying buy anytl
on the assured air of one that lives As far
oice. Namely, an upperclassman. of low-lev
this disad
:ad of the bars. Freshmen still have you "pro
eir studies, so most use all that free won't nec
\ means losing the use of all five when you
of stupor-inducing drug. then, too
ieniors are all trying to make up If you
:arrying 21 credit hours to cover up many of i
'11 seldom find one out living it up. not sure <
ly be carded, and that's a dead the uppei
there are some things you should
lie relationship on campus. If you
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not unwarranted I
while The intention behind Bradley's stag- |?
salaries ed show nndouhterilv thp camo m
in their that lay behind Sam Donaldson's re- \
cent persistence in hounding Nancy 1
;nts of Reagan about what she thought of the ]
hat our furor over Geraldirie Ferraro and John
h, our Zaccaro's finances. Reagan replied she
ot that wasn't qualified to answer ? a
legitimate response ? but Donaldson
ocratic continued on camera to press the point j
when until Reagan could only utter a I
cy con- neipiess proiesc.
t by br- While a reporter should try his best
Harold to ferret out any information that the
oathed public has the right to know, enough's
yak- for enough. Dogged pursuit of sensational
? other moments, while not confined solely to
was an television journalists, is especially ramworks.
pant among that group. Our counterBradley
parts in network studios should stick
Earth" to what's relevant.
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freshman image
d-looking.young female, make it a point to search
men and offer to buy them a drink, especially if
like they might work on the campus newspaper.
eshmen should simply sit back and enjoy their own
because, face it, you have no chance. Look forward
ig a lot of time talking to your pillow.
ility to dress like an upperclassman is an acquired
only way to fit in right away is to have inherited a
from an older brother or sister who put in at least
s at college.
because being a student doesn't pay very well, and
it much attention to neatness. So those two pairs of
i the clean shirts vour Darents boucht vou won't look
I they've been reduced to a lump of wrinkled rags in
of your room and have stayed there for no less than
:rs.
s one other way to get the proper look. Whatever
>u have on right now, don't take them off until at
term. Of course, if you are thinking of joining a
or sorority, the problem is much simpler. Invest in a
of double-knits, then when you arrive on campus
ling with greek letters on it.
as academic life goes, you'll be anchored in a buncn
/el classes that all freshmen must take. You can skirt
vantage by dropping subtle hints to classmates that
bably should have passed this class the first time." It
:essarily be a lie; you probably covered the same stuff
i were a sophomore in high school. And you flunked
do happen to get into an upper-level class, answer as
the instructor's questions as you can, even if you are
3f the answers. It'll clearly label you a freshman, but
classmen will thank you for it.
The Daily Eastern Maws
Eastern Illinois University