EDITORIAL Watch your back

Being in the business of wntmg and reporting news keeps a journalist abreast as to the goings on in the world around us. The problem is that everyone's profession does not offer the same luxury.

That being the case, people need to make an effort, such as reading a paper. turning on a radio or watching a news program on the television, to stay informed. If you find yourself to busy for any of that right now, or just not interested. it is not likely that will change with time.

The theater department, with all of this in mind, has chosen "Cabaret," as the 40th Anniversary production.

''A person in one of my classes did not know where Bosnia was,'' theater director Neal Newman said. That was part of the turn of events that inspired his choice of this particular play.

The setting of "Cabaret" is Berlin, Germany, 1939. At this time, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party were rapidly gaining power. The premise is that this rise to power was essentially overlooked by the masses and Hitler was looked at as a lunatic who would eventually fade from prominence.

As we all know, his demise did not come until 1945 after the worst war the world has ever seen. Those Germans who decided not to get involved with the politics of the day, because they figured it had no affect on them, did not necessarily support the Third Reich, but by remaining indifferent, they, in effect, allowed it to happen.

To be informed and distance yourself from politics is one thing, but to ignore current events and write it off as poppycock is downright dangerous.

As a responsible member of society it is essential to be informed and make a choice rather than to mindlessly follow and allow others who have not a care in the world for you to determine your future.