Arizona State University - Sun Devil Spark / Sahuaro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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All activities involve some type of interaction and that is the most important thing. Extension In theory, government should be of the people, by the people and for the people. In reality, it is often something else. It is the responsibility of Bill Sage to blend one into the other. Major for this task are diplomacy and human understanding. As this year ' s Activities Vice President and a senior political science major, Bill Sage is well qualified in both areas. He holds one of the most demanding in student government. Under his charge is virtually every activity that a student encounters on campus. This ranges from the fine arts and celebrity to a stimulating art exhibit on the Mall. As chairman of the Activities Council he directs the efforts of six boards. These are: Faculty-Student Relations, Rally and Traditions, Student Information, Cultural Affairs, Student Relations and Social Board. For Bill, the big idea is to foster and understanding among students and eventually among nations. He intends to get a degree in international relations which is essential for his future profession of a career diplomat. When he entered college his major was in foreign languages but he soon changed to science because it was more and dealt with relationships among groups and individuals. Bill ' s language background Spanish, German, Portuguese and Polish. Each time you learn a new you open up a new world. Last summer, on a scholarship from the in International Living, Bill had the rare opportunity to live with a Polish family. The office of Activities Vice President gives him still another opportunity for in the fine art of human Today more than ever before form a vital part of a student ' s total education. I have always felt that no longer can a person sit in a classroom situation and become an educated person. The formal education must also be supplemented by an opportunity for social education. Every person has many different experiences and through interaction, via activities, he can share these with others. All activities involve some type of interaction, and that is most important. Activities touch every student in one form or another. However, the majority of students take for granted the activities on the campus. They don ' t realize that these activities are planned and executed by students in government. They assume that someone, somewhere is working for them and constantly looking out for their interests. Let it be known that this is what we try to do in the Activity Coordination Council meetings each week. Often the cry goes out that in the bigness of the university, the role of the individual is lost or at best reduced to a bit part. A comparison between the educational at Polish universities and those in the states reveals more room for expression than students realize. In Poland, the university encourages the student to be overtly cold and rational. There is an absence of emotion and sentiment. Students are prepared for a life in which they will have only one role, that of their profession. You shall do that which the Council of Vocations shall prescribe for you. Anthem by Ayn Rand They are taught what to think rather than how to think. All texts are printed by the Warsaw Publishing House, the only house. Students are exposed to one train of thought, there are no liberal arts or fine arts courses as we know them. There is only one program, and that is in your chosen vocation. In the American system, education is not as cold or as sterile. There is a very real attempt to present an awareness and an appreciation for a wide range of areas. If students think that is cold rhetoric then activities an opportunity for meaningful self expression, awareness and emotion. 22