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Th* Red and Black
Tuesday, November 11, 1969
Michael Howell, Editor
Ideas in conflict seek similar end
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Sandro Scaromucci
Business Manager
Michael Howell
Editor
Pat Rogers
Managing Editor
Undermining influence
Given new impetus by President
Nixon's hard-line speech on Viet
nam. a second observance of the
Vietnam Moratorium will be held
later this week to protest continued
American involvement in the
Southeast Asian war. The first
moratorium served as a medium
showing the broad base of Ameri
cans who are against the war We
feel the second protest will only
undermine the influence of the
first.
It is a basic communications
concept that with rapid repetition,
a medium tends to lose its effec
tiveness and is tuned out by its au
dience We would hate to see such a
fate assigned to the protest meth
ods which have been employed, by
and large, bv participants in the
moratorium. Non-violent dissent
is a part of American tradition and
is one of the prime means a group
has in mading its grievances
known
The Red and Black supports a
moderate role in Vietnam extrica
tion. An immediate and unilateral
withdrawal would endanger Ameri
cans in the last ranks of those leav
ing A push for a military victory or
a conference table settlement
seems less than satisfactory. A
reduction of troop levels with-
Vietnamization of the war, at all
possible speed, is the adviseable
route
We do not support America’s
position in Vietnam, we do support
America This is a relationship
many people cannot see as con
gruent. They equate Vitenam dis
sent with betrayal of country
“My country-right or wrong" is
applicable as far as it goes, since
no matter what course the United
States may take in Vietnam it will
still be the nation of its citizens.
However, these same people will
be less than the citizens the coun
try needs if the accepts and pays lip
service to a movement or policy
which he feels is morally objection
able. We are all Americans; we all
have different views of our coun
try's mission.
Protest continues over a war
which no one supports and many
condemn. Dissent is legal, we only
hope a repeat moratorium will not
cheapen the value and power of
protest.
A proposed yearly editorship for the
Red and Black has been a point of con
troversy since an endorsement of the
idea was made by the Senate and ve
toed by SGA President Randall Sea-
bolt While opinions concerning the
advisability of the new system were def
initely in conflict, a number of sound
quesUons and proposals, both negative
and positive were made which helped
ihis editor see better the relationship
the Red and Black has to this campus
and the people on it
THE PRIMARY attitude obsemd
has been caution about accepting the
change since a bad editor, with a year
ly term, could do damage to much
more than just the paper With the
reach of the paper s circulation, an
editor has a broad base to work for
good or to be damaging While, at first
glance, this worry over a bad occupant
of the editor's office, seems like less
than a vote of confidence, much of the
rationale for this attitude, in light of
the past, can be understood An editor,
likewise, appreciates the concern
many people show for the paper, in
spite of the fact their concern includes
opposition to a move which he thinks
will benefit a publication which has
only recently started on a climb from
mediocrity
AN OBJECTION which has been
harder to understand has been that
which states that a yearly editorship
would deprive people from being editor
since the paper would have only one
editor during the year, rather than die
traditional three The argument is
sound educatonally but loses some
thing in the translation to pracUcality.
Improvements cannot be made and
objectives cannot be obtained in a term
of office which runs only 10 weeks A
student body officer would have trou
ble formulating a rules revision, such
as we have seen in the past two years,
if he took office in September and letl
in December
If the Red and Black is to be a teach
ing toy of the School of Journalism,
then all-campus improvement should
be sacrificed for a system such an edu
cational role If this is the paper's role,
then let the editor change every month
He would not be in office to improve
the product, but rather to learn the
techniques of its production.
HOWEVER, IF THE paper is func
tioning to serve the University student
as a communications medium, then it
should have an effective management
system which will make it able to es
tablish and hopefully accomplish
■Reader reaction
objectives and to be an all-campus
newspaper
Still, like the first objection, the
second can be understood since the
purpose of all activities at the Univer
sity is to be a complementary part of
the learning experience The student
senator is learning the rudiments of
government as the editor is learning
the rudiments of journalism Both
should expect and accept the mistakes
of the other, neither rarely does
NEWSPAPERS ARE often less than
popular with their readers and the Red
and Black has done time in the arena of
student dislike. This year's editors
have worked in an attempt to improve
the quality of the paper and. hopefully,
upgrade its image
This writing is not an attempt to
reopen a closed case, but rather to
show that opinions in conflict need not
necessarily have a wrong side and a
right side If you depend on the paper
to report your activities, quality and
responsibility in the editorial manage
ment is mandatory This need would be
fairly assured since a bad egg would be
removed in 10 weeks rather than in 36
HOWEVER, IF your relationship to
the paper is one which is seeking the
good of the paper in order that it might
serve the ultimate good of those who
make up its readership, then a system
offering the stability for steadv and con
tinued improvement is foremost in
your mind
Both seek a superior medium and
neither sees the attainment of this goal
in the same way.
The attitude of this editor has not
changed; rather, the rationale behind
the attitude of the other side has be
come more clarified The opposition
logically does not have his support. It
has his respect.
Judiciary series
Feelthy
The recent additions to the pro
cedures and regulations of the Stu
dent Judiciary have drawn a fair
amount of criticism because of the
stipulations which call for a high
degree of secrecy in court proceed
ings
The Red and Black has stated
previously that it feels there is a
gap of information between the
student body and the Judiciary.
Students deserve to know the inner
workings of the Judiciary, if they
are to come under its jurisdiction
To this end the Red and Black is
initiating a series, probacy run
ning for several weeks, ythich will
analyze the background and devel
opment of the Judiciary, its legal
implications, the relationship it
has to the students and the rights of
the student before one of the
courts. It is hoped that the series
can include a breakdown of the
usual punishments handed out for
conviction on a specific charge.
We have supported the Judiciary
and are developing this series to
show students exactly the nature of
the system and where they stand in
relation to it. The Student Judici
ary must have respect to function
effectively That respect must be
built on information and uhdersiand-
ing of the mission of the system.
We hope this series facilitates this
understanding
Greek dialogue
The rectnt panel discussion on
the Greek system, sponsored by
Delta Delta Delta sorority, was the
type of dialogue which wiil assure a
Greek system on the University
campus which is flexible and dy
namic rather than a static collec
tion of conservatives bemoaning
the passing of the Old South.
Tradition is a great thu* in that
it ties generations together and
bridges the gaps formed by age,
occupation and attitude Stili, it is
not the stuff of which progress is
made. A system, especially in an
educational arena like the Univer
sity, must change if it is to continue
to attract people to the organiza
tions.
Fraternities and sororities an
the most highly organized minorit;
on campus and as such wield i
great influence Their role i:
changing, however, it is still an in
fluential one
The Red and Black has repeated
ly given its support to a vital Gree
system. We hope that the com
plaints and praise which came ou
of last week's panel will receiv
the consideration of the Greek oi
ganizations on campus. Thes
groups are part of the Universit
and they must be its contemporary
not its ancestor
Steve Stewart, Columnist
Let analysis precede
Uke vou. 1 have come through the
supper line in Bolton Hall and disgust
edlv k’l the cashier pull out two cou
pons for one meal one coupon having
been intended for an earlier meal but
now useless 1 have grumbled about
University bookstore prices Daddy
told me before I came here that my
bank paid checks at par and nobody
ought to charge to cash my checks and
it annoyed me to see even the Universi
ty charging a dime to do it
Two of Uiesc annovanccs sull exist
The exception is the check-cashing
charge which was lifted last week by
the University's vice president for
business and finance..John L Green
Jr Bui there are indications that the
other grievances soon may be ehminal
ed
From a student forum last week
came suggestions for single-meal a-
dav tickets tickets representing cash
denominaUons to be used in paying for
meals and tickets that could be used
am time the owners wished According
to Brooks Franklin. SGA advisor to
business and finance, food service offi-
ci-tls are anxious to accommodate stu
dents. and they will take these sugges
tions alnog with others coming from
second meeting this Wednesday -
under consideration
Currently, you buy a meal ticket for
two or three meals a day. so manv days
a week, if you miss those meals, well,
that's tough Franklin s explanation is
this the price per meal for a ticket
holder is lower than the cost to those
who pay cash This is possible only
because some students miss some
meals
Nobody forces me to buy a ticket,
and I figure that by buying one I'm
going to same money - even if 1 miss a
few meals I take the nsk voluntarily
and I prefer the present svstem to one
in which I would have to pay more to
get tickets for use whenever I please
i though I think the alternative svstem
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peectures
The Minicinema is currently featur
ing “Easy Rider" which, despite its
occassional triteness, is an extremely
entertaining motion picture. Duo",
the short which precedes "Easy Ri
der". was produced by the Canadian
Film Board and is as entertaining as
the feature. But sandwiched between
these two excellent film offerings is an
incredible potpourri of flesh the prev
iews of the coming attractions
The previews graphically depict the
content of the films-to-come by using
close-ups of breasts, buttocks, and
"other” portions of the female anato
my For a moment after viewing the
previews. I thought that the Mimcine-
ma had turned into a slag film empor
ium But that could not be the case
Stag films have much more class than
“Camille 2000".
That the public demands to see this
adolescent trash is a sad comment on
our society.
"X" rated films are not a reflection
of any sexual revolution tearing at the
fabric of our society On the contrary,
if one is taking part in a sexual revolu
tion. he is not going to need to leer over
his popcorn at moving pictures of a
naked woman Films of this ilk rele
gate women to a position of plastic
servitude
The outrageous popularity of these
films makes it very obvious that our
society has more than its share of voy
eurs. We take more pleasure from
what we see others do than from what
we do ourselves We look instead of
live. Actors have sex for us just as
football players are men for us We
get our jollies vicariously; except for
getting drunk We can do that just
fine - all bv ourselves
criticism
should be instituted as an option i
This is one of several indications I
see that Auxiliary Enterprises - the
University organization that operates
the bookstore, the cafeterias and other
services operates with the students'
welfare in mind
An obvious need, then is for better
communication between Green s off
ice. which controls Auxiliary Enter
prises, and the students Recognizing
this need. Green is working actively
with Franklin to answer student ques
Uons and reposnd to legiUmate student
compalints
Such an attitude on Green's part has
been shown before, as in the case of
Student Activities funds last year The
funds were allocated, apoarentlv. by
administrators with only token student
participation When charges that facul
ty members had mishandled some of
the money came to light Green agreed
to turn the authority of alloraUon en
tirely over to the Student Senate
Now the vice president says a study-
will be made bv spring quarter on the
feasibility of giving students discounts
on textbooks
Green and his co-workers are show
ing that they want to accommodate
students This is the way it should be
But manv studenst still are eager to
criticize the office of business and fi
nance Let these students look at
least, before thev leap
Questions judicial changes
To the Editor:
I as a student of the University
community, would like a clarification
of one of the recent alteraUons in the
Student Court regulaUuns made by the
Judicial Council. As 1 understand it: 1)
No one may observe court procedures
of the Student Judiciary (unless the
student-defendant asks for an open
hearing ); 21 The press is banned from
all court proceedings; 3) No record can
be made of court proceedings other
than those approved by the court.
ABOUT POINT number 1: The rea
sons for this being instituted is, accord
ing to Chief Justice Robert Bolander.
TO THE EDITOR:
It is with a deep appreciation of the
goals of the University and more spe
cifically with the graduate and law res
idents of Morris Hall, that this letter is
ueing offered to your readers and the
University directors
Morris Hall, with its select group of
students from around the country and
throughout the world, represents a
cross-section of the University's aca
demic and professional training and
achievement on the graduate level.
WITHIN THE PAST month, a coun
cil and its officers were elected to de
fine basic dormitory issues and if pos
sible. to act on them Acting is being
taken to have various physical items
brought into the dorm, and various
other items purchased through council
However, much has to be done that
is beyond the time Council members
can afford to put into the job It seems
to me. speaking for the members of the
council and in turn for the residents of
Morns Hall, that the University should
take the initiative and bring the facili
ties in Morris Hall at least to a tanta
mount level as in other dorms on cam
pus
BECAUSE OUR dormitory has
mature men seeking advanced degrees
in a majority of the University depart
ments. professional studies is primary
to the residents and it is absurd to think
that we must operate through the same
channels, or observe the same rules as
other dormitories and obviously end up
with less becasue of the time element
TO THE EDITOR:
The Vietnam War Moratorium of
Oct 15 apparently well served its an
nounced purpose — the setting aside of
a day in which we could all contem
plate anew and re-evaluate our role in
that ill-fated venture No doubt bigots
an both sides of the question used the
day for their own purposes, to damn or
subvert as the case were Still, there
was afforded a needed opportunity for
many concerned people to evaluate
through honest and objective dialogue
what our next moves should be
Bl T WHAT IS the purpose of the
one set for November * 1 What new ap
proach or dialogue is being put forth
that warrants another full day of our
time 1 Have issues so thoroughly ex
plored in October changed so drastical
ly that we need another full day to go
"that many students are not familiar
with Judiciary procedures . . This is.
in my opinion, is foolish. The easiest
way of insuring the right to a closed
hearing is to place a notice at the bot
tom if the summons to the hearing. In
effect, the move made by Student Judi
ciary has barred anyone from under
standing the court system This ration
ale is self-defeating How can a student
become familiar with Judiciary proce
dures unless he is exposed to cases
which are open to the public?
In regard to point number 2: Why is
freedom of the press being trampled
upon?
and because of the administrative in-
flexability inherent in housing at the
University.
The University then should take the
primary steps to find out for them
selves what improvements need to be
made; improvemen’s which go beyond
the level of coordination and coopera
tion which would be possible by acting
through University housing It is just a
shame that Morris Hall has less to of
fer than other dorms; and it should be
the responsibility of the University to
find out for themselves the changes
which should be made to provide the
advanced degree student with a reason
for living at the University while persu
ing his professional studies
GEORGE MARTIN WEINBERGER
PRESIDENT, MORRLS HAI.I, COUN
CIL
TO THE EDITOR:
We are writing in response to the
questions raised by Clark Howell Dor
mitory and, in particular, Charles
Frear There have been many ques
tions asked, and we will do our best to
answer any which anyone might have
TO ANSWER THE question about
judges, we had two teams, each com
posed of a student, an art teacher and
an administrator First, they rude by
every exhibit to get an overview of the
over them again in November 1 U not.
then what of real value to our country
can come of such a day 1 Certainly it
can afford comfort to Ho's successors,
but little to our own government It can
also be used to disrupt classes and even
allow a few cheap headlines to be
grabbed But will it change announced
national policy one iota 1
SO DOU BT THE announced policy
of t‘resident Nixon for the phased and
orderly withdrawal of all troops from
Vietnam will not please all of us Yet it
leads to what we all say we want, the
cessation of hostilities and the return
of men from there If on solemn reflec
tion it appears that participation in
another moratorium will further that
aim. we should do so. if nut. then we
should condemn it as the sellish act of
a disruptive faction
RONALD E. SWAYER
Once again, how can anyone learn
the procedures of the student court
without a case study to understand why
a decision was made in a particular
situation?
THE STUDENT-DEFENDANT
should, by all means, be given the right
to a closed hearing, but. if these altera
tions become rules, then the student-
defendant has to request an open
hearing Most defendants could care
less whether the case is open or closed.
I agree that the student-defendant
should be given protection, but should
not the public also be given protection
to insure an adequate knowledge of the
courtroom procedures of the student
court?
What would happen if civil and fed
eral courts took the same measures to
apply to the American people? Is jus
tice a mystery? Are its procedures a
mystery? How is the public to deter
mine the adequacy of the Justices, and
even the judicial system of the Univer
sity if it cannot observe or record the
administering of justice by this sys
tem?
IN SUMMARY, it appears to me
that the new alterations that are ques
tioned here will create, in the long run,
more unfamiliarity, rather than famil
iarity with the judicial system and pro
cedures. It wil take a great deal of
trouble to get an open healing, every
once in a while, whereas, before, the
student-defendent could request a
closed hearing Now. he must request
an open hearing if he wants? The stu
dent body as a whole should be request
ed. too. and other avenues should be
sought, perhaps the one suggestion list
ed above.
Alan Jones
displays. Next, they came back and
judged carefully their top six enoices,
and finally, they came back to choose
the top three Mr Frear, we doubt that
the lady you saw hesitate in front of
your dorm was a judge
The question was raised about the
place of religious centers in the same
category as men's residence halls.
Upon receipt of the entrance fees, there
was 17 sororities, 13 fraternities, nine
women's and five men's dorms offi
cially entered Also, two religious cen
ters entered, and since we had no prize
money for their group and there was so
little competition in the men's divi
sions for the prize money, it seemed
logical to us to put them in with men’s
dorms
THE THIRD POINT, about Russell
and Creswell building their display
together, can be answered this way In
hindsight, we see that it was an organi
zational error to allow two dorms to
officially enter together However.
Hugh Ruppersburg. president of Rus
sell Hall stated, "altogether we had no
more than 20 different people working
on the display." Also, we gave the
plaque to Russell Hall, since the dis
play was on their property ."
Thank you for your interest, for we
are presently revising the lodging for
next year's contest Also, we would like
to take this opportunity to thank every
organization which did enter, for it
made many alumni very happy to see
this tradition carried on
Biftad
Improvement sought
Charges answered
Moratorium questioned