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The Red and Black. Thursday, October 6. I»77
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Editorials
The Red and Black
BOB McKELLAR
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Increase understandable
After a health fee increase this
fall it has now been announced
that students will be charged for
prescription drugs which were in
r* ‘ ' .
No one likes paying extra for a
service which was previously
free, particulary after a fee
increase, but in this case we
have to take the side of Health
Services.
According to Health Service
Director Dr. John Curtis, “The
(fee) increase of last year will
not compensate for the $200,000
deficit of last year.”
Health Services in the past has
been plagued with funding
problems. One floor of the
infirmary is unused because of
lack of funds. Employes of
Health Services have tradition
ally received lower than average
salaries. With the fee increase
Health Service officials have
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nupeiuuy iney will soon oe able
to utilize the empty floor of the
building.
By charging for prescription
drugs, health Services will be
able to make some long awaited
improvements in other areas and
should be able to hold down costs
without making all students pay
for services which only a few
students use.
Curtis has promised that there
will be no additional fee
increases in the next three years.
Ideally Health Services will
make some needed advance
ments in those three years.
GLEN VEY
You can’t afford
not to vote
Student government at the University
seems, for the most part, to be a lost
cause. The antics that have perpetually-
plagued SGA continue to haunt succes
sive Student Senates, effectively causing
each year's SGA to
lose any credibility
that it might have
had otherwise and
since student gov
ernments usually de
rive their power
from their credibi
lity within the admi-
ration and the
student body, the average student would
expect the University’s SGA to have
about as much strength as a newborn
lamb
Being a born optimist. I take an
alternate view of the power game here
SGA is not in last place in this game. In
fact, compared to other players in this
delicate sport, we are in second place
behind the heavy favorite, the adminis
tration . with a small surge, we very well
could beat the champion at its own game
The most powerful student government
in the nation is the University of Colorado
Student Union (UCSU). USCU oversees a
budget of $3 7 million subject only to the
annual approval of the Colorado Board of
Trustees UCSU supervises all operations
of the student center, health clinic and
recreation center; it pays salaries and
Glen Vey is a senator from the College of
Arts and Sciences
has hiring and firing authority over all
employes working in the three buildings
UCSU operates.
This impressive organization got its
improbable genesis in 1969 when the
administration established student-facul
ty boards to make policy and oversee the
allocation of student activities monies.
From there, aggressive persuation,
extensive research, and year-to-year
continuity has guaranteed UCSU a place
at the University of Colorado for many
years to come
This university will never get that far,
you say Perhaps SGA will never control
III THE red and black
Patricia Templeton, Editor
Steve Bills, Ed Stamper,
Executive editor Business manager
Jerry Mason and Matt Prichard, copy editors; Bryant Steele, campus editor;
Tom Barton, city editor; Gregg Steinle, state editor. William Haines,
i nment editor Swann Seiler, feature editor. Pete Foley, sports editor,
George Sicay. photo editor. Hope Dlugozima. assistant campus editor; Yvonne
Williams, assistant state editor. Ed Grisamore, assistant city editor; D.J.
Pascale, assistant feature editor. Larry Locke, assistant sports editor; Janet
Boll wire editor
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Subamptini rale is 117 per year
Let’s hire better players
As everyone knows, the primary
purpose of a great univeristy is to field a
great football team This is even more
necessary these days since the alumni
will not give money unless the team wins
a lot of games
preferably on televi
sion If the alumni
do not give enough
money, we will not
be able to afford to
hire the best play
ers. If we can’t
afford the best play
ers, we may lose a
lot of games and the whole University
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will become useless
This problem is particularly acute this
year, since we have already lost two
games. Aside from the problem of
decreased alumni contributions, further
losses would probably induce the regents
to abolish the University as an
unproductive use of state funds.
It is therefore obvious that something
must be done to provide more money for
the football team I have made a
Bob McKellar is a graduate student in
the School of Business Administration
thorough study of the problem and have a
few suggestions for alleviating this grave
educational crisis
First of all, I see no reason why
students should be given tickets at
reduced prices Granted, some of the
players do enroll for some classes, but
the flow is definitely one-sided
Students who were not hired out of high
school to play are not asked to try out for
the team and in fact are almost never
allowed to participate at all. Compared to
the professionally recruited players, the
general student body makes no contribu
tion to.the team, which is essentially a
separate entity contracted to represent
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the operations USCU does, but there is
evidence of potential, especially in the
area of academia.
Each school and college on campus (13
in all) now has a student representative
on the University Council (the Universi
ty’s educational policy-making author
ity), compared to only eight representa
tives two years ago. The Academic
Affairs Advisory Council is the Univer
sity's top policy making board, made up
of the 13 academic deans, the five
vice-presidents, and President Davison.
The AAAC will now allow SGA to send a
representative (the executive vice-presi
dent) to its meetings
The University Curriculum Committee,
which approves all new courses before
their inception, now has seven SGA
representatives in its process There are
three standing committees of the Board
of Regents that have students on them
from throughout the University System
The University has the potential to fill all
three of these important committees
This partial list should give the average
student an idea of the potential of student
government at the University. To get our
foot in the door is in reality a giant step,
and we are taking that step
There are now too many unfair policies
made by the administration without the
consideration of the student point of view.
Progress is being made by SGA in these
areas, but until our goals are realized,
you. the average student, will pay more
tuition, be restricted by more academic
regulations and be frustrated by more
administrative hassles
Of course, to win the power game on
this campus, we must be willing to give a
little of ourselves. To have the support of
a substantial number of students would
be the impetus needed to propel SGA
ahead in this amusement we call power
It’s not as if you were being asked to give
up your first male child, just your vote
Reading The Red and Black daily should
give you an accurate account of what the
issues are
I’ve heard people tell me they can’t
afford the time to keep up with the issues
and to vote I wonder if they can afford
not to.
Students are also poor contributors
financially, and their impact is miniscule
in relation to the friends and alumni of
the University. The student body is *
basking in the success of the team, but is
not pulling its weight with the dollars
Effective immediately, students should
take their chances with the general *
public, paying standard prices and
standing in the same lines. This will
result in an increased income of seven
dollars per student per game, a *
substantial amount of money. In addition,
tall fences should be erected at both ends
of the stadium to eliminate the ruffians
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currently create a greu ueai c. trouble
but pay no admission at all.
While special privileges should be
stripped from the undeserving students. •
more attention should be paid to taking
care of the wealthy contributors who
actually are the team’s reason for being.
Half-way measures such as having »
students move out of their own parking
lots during games are not enough Some
alumni now have to walk as much as a
quarter mile to reach the stadium, a «
clearly intolerable situation.
There is an ideal location for additional
parking just north of the stadium. There
is a funny looking building standing there i
now, but it holds nothing of any
importance It is supposed to be a
memorial to somebody or Either, but I’m
sure whatever that person did is ,
insignificant compared to our current
gridiron feats. There are also some place
names around the walls, but I don't
recognize any of them as being in our ,
conference
Inside, the building houses a collection
of campus cranks and political hacks,
plus a few battered pool tables and a
closet sized “ballroom.’’ This motley *
collection of meager assets would hardly
be missed if the building were tom down,
and in its place we could erect a beautiful
multi story parking garage for use during
football games. With ft little bit of
imagination, the garage could be shaped
and decorated to resemble a seven story
bulldog.
Inside the massive head, high enough
to provide a view of the field, would be
built a luxurious hospitality suite for the
largest contributors. Food, drink, soft
music and the company of specially
selected coeds would be provided as
added incentives for generous giving.
Although students would not normally
be able to park or otherwise use the
facility, a concession would be made fpr
student representation A second suite
would be built for the exclusive use of
SGA officials, appropriately located at
the opposite end of the giant bulldog
Admittedly, there will be some costs in
dollars and inconvenience associated
with these projects. However, we must
remind ourselves that the pursuit of
scholarly excellence has never been easy,
even before the recent increases in the
cost of fuel for chartered jets
It is only through dedicated effort and
the institution of reforms such as I have
proposed that the sacred goals of
education and the furtherance of
knowledge can be protected from erosion
tetleis^Iletters
‘Wipe out pimentoes in our lifetime’
TO THE EDITOR:
All students on this campus, at least
the native Georgians, know that kudzu is
taking over the world. It is a terrible
threat to our society. But. there is a more
pressing threat which presses closer to
home. The University dining halls are
being taken over by pimentoes. At first,
it was subtle. Now it is ridiculous There
are pimentoes in turkey stuffing, rice,
lima beans and English peas to mention
a few What is next, pimentoes in jello
and yogurt?
Students unite! Let's wipe out
pimentoes in our lifetime.
JOE FRANKLIN
‘The facts on
animal cruelty’
TO THE EDITOR:
The letter from Philip Soucy (Sept 30)
asked for facts on cruelty to animals. As
a third year pharmacy student who has
participated in pharmacology lab, I feel
that I am qualified to supply such facts
In one lab we sedated a rabbit with
pentobarbital and then injected pilocar
pine Pilocarpine excites the muscarinic
receptors to cause salivation and profuse,
uncontrolled bowel movements the
salivation was so great that 22 ml of
saliva was collected in five minutes
Atropine was injected as an antidote but
the animal didn't respond and later died
In another lab designed to demonstrate
the effects of anticonvulsant drugs,
pentylenetetrazol was injected in mice to
produce seizures The three mice not
receiving an anticonvulsant drug went
into seizures and two of them died In a
similar lab tremorine was given to mice
to produce symptoms of Parkinson’s
disease No deaths resulted but it was
sad to see mice holding on to each other
trying to keep each other from shaking.
As a final example of cruelty, cocaine
was injected into the peritoneal cavity of
a mouse The mouse quickly experienced
hyperexcitability and thrashing followed
by depression and death This was done
to demonstrate the quick absorption of
cocaine through the intraperitoneal route
as opposed to the subcutaneous route
These are the facts of cruelty to
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of this letter, I believe that much of this
is totally unnecessary but the fact is that
such cruelty does exist.
RON Cl.ARK
‘A challenge
to get involved’
TO TIIE EDITOR:
In -regards to Bryant Steele’s article
“Practicing for silent majority" (Sept
30.1977). I feel it should be noted that
there are others who agree. Steele
comments on "the need for student
involvement" because "the University
would be the winner.” The following
quotes are from The Pensacola Journal.
The article was entitled "Heard about the
Texas Aggie Jokes’’" (Nicholas C.
Chriss-May 14, 1977).
"Almost everyone in the Lone Star
State has heard the story about the angry
Texas Aggies who gol into an argument
with a group of Louisiana Cajuns visiting
the Texas A&M University campus here
"The Aggies, as the story goes, became
so riled that they began throwing sticks
of dynamite at the Cajuns, who lighted
them and threw them back ”
"And every Texan has heard the story
about the Aggie who thought bacteria
referred to the rear entrance of a
cafeteria If these sound a lot like the
Polish jokes that got Polish groups up in
arms a few years ago. (hey are But
there is one difference Aggie jokes are
spread mainly by the sons of Texas ASM.
the Aggies themselves."
Well the article continues lo say, "In
1970. at a time when many other college
students were demonstrating, several
thousand Aggie students marched on the
president's house Bui not to protest
"They went to honor and to welcome
Dr Jack K Williams and his wife on his
first full day in office
"George W Strake Jr , a Houston
magnale. was so proud of the students
that he ordered his foundation to give two
$5000 contributions to ihe Aggie student
government
"The school is not only conservative in
in spending too. A new medical school
will cost only about $4 million because
present buildings will be renovated and
used But on the other hand a new
student center a couple of years ago cost
millions of dollars, and was done in
atrocious design—lending credibility to
stories of Aggie poor taste."
Anyone who has been inside of
Memorial recognizes the need for a new
student center on the University campus
SGA is working toward the development
of a new student center in the near future
through publicity, discussion with admin
istrators and by support from the student
body This is you—Bryant Steele’s "silent
majority.”
This is a new year. 1 challenge you to
gel involved.
ANNE WOOTEN
Senate recorder
‘Bob Dylan
would cry’
TO TIIE EDITOR:
Bob Dylan would cry
Yes. Dylan, the figurehead of the
anti-war, anti-establishment generation
would cry if he saw this campus. No. not
because ROTC people walk the streets
freely or because there are no campus
demonstrations, but because of the
subtle change in young America’s ideals
from that of an environmental and
human concern to the materialism so
prevalent now
The Greek system, orginally designed
to help those of lower incomes enjoy the
benefits of education, has instead
become a mechanism for separating
the wealthy students from the rest.
Almost extinct in the late 60s. the Greeks
have made a comeback No longer is the
status symbol long hair and a VW. it’s
now tennis shorts and a Grand Prix
A Greek comeback isn’t the only
reflection of changing ideals in Ihe
college environment. The role of the
University is changing also Once
regarded as a source of new ideas and a
broadener of young minds, the University
is slowly becoming a job training center
One has bul to note the number of students
in fields like business and education
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Leary wanted us to drop out of the real
world, and sadly many have. We’ve
dropped out of the real world into one of
materialism. It’s past time this
generation got off its double-knit clad
butts and began setting an example for
political leaders and future generations
to follow Maybe then. Dylan will sing
about us.
JOEL ELLIS
‘Many students
are offended’
TO THE EDITOR:
l am a junior at the University and am
writing the Red and Black because I feel
many students here have been sorely ,
offended and I for one intend to stand up
for myself. In a letter to the editor
printed on Tuesday, the writer accused
each and every one of us University t
students of being the vilest, filthiest and
unfriendliest people he or she had ever
met Apparently, since that person has
been here (a total of one week), he or she
has problems in the area of interpersonal *
relationships It is not that there are not
a lot of creepy inconsiderate jerks going
to school here There are, but this place,
like every other place I have ever been,
also has its share of intelligent,
interesting, and sensitive people.
Not being accepted by the “in crowd’’
is only a problem for those people who *
want to be a member of the in crowd
These people inevitably exclude them
selves from any crowd by being the sulky
arrogant type of person that no one wants *
to have around. I for one am not good
looking, nor is my hair split down the
middle, and I always try to remember
my belt, thank you. I must confess that 1
sometimes lust in my heart and can be
heard to mutter an obscenity now and
then.
Most important, I am not a member of
the in crowd, nor do I have any desire to
be one of that elite Because of this, I
have managed to make a number of
friends who I feel are very good people
All in all, I can not help but wonder
whether at least part of the letter
writer’s problem lies within his or her
self
JOHN ftMITH