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The Ked and Black. Friday, November 2. 197V
‘Perceptions
Our congratulations are ex
tended to all the members of the
1979 All-Campus Homecoming
Committee for the job they have
done in planning this year’s
homecoming.
The homecoming week
activities started last Sunday
with the Bulldog Stadium
Stampede road race and will
continue through Saturday with
the homecoming game against
the University of Virginia
Cavaliers.
Long hours of work and
planning went into such
activities as the beer and shrimp
picnic, the fireworks show, the
Sanford Bridge Banner Contest,
and of course, the homecoming
parade which is scheduled for
Friday afternoon.
This vear’s parade will feature
former athletic director Joel
Eaves as the grand marshall.
Georgia Bulldog favorites Vince
Dooley, Larry Munson, the
Redcoat Band and “Uga,” will
also be featured in the parade,
which will begin at 3:30 this
afternoon, covering Miliedge and
Lumpkin.
Saturday, the homecoming
awards will be presented, as well
as the 1979 Miss Homecoming
and her court. And then the
Dawgs will trounce the Cavaliers
from Virginia.
The Homecoming Committee
has done an excellent job in
providing some sort of activity
for almost every day of the
week. We want them to know
that their hard work is
appreciated.
We would like to suggest one
additional activity to be con
sidered for future homecoming
celebrations. It seems that there
should be some sort of a
homecoming dance, either on
Friday or Saturday night.
A homecoming is not complete
without a dance. A homecoming
dance would give students a
chance to get together for a nice
evening in celebration of home
coming.
A homecoming dance may not
be as well received as we think
it will be. But we would like to
suggest to next year’s home
coming committee that they look
into the possibilities of such a
dance.
It could add just a little bit
more to the already successful
homecoming week that we have
had for the past few years.
Random thoughts
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‘No knowledge of American system’
‘Apologize for
TO THE EDITOR:
In reference to a few of Seth Cohen's
articles. I would like to say that it is
quite apparent that Mr Cohen has no
knowledge of the inherent workings of the
American system as it has evolved today
In 1902, or shortly thereafter, cocaine was
illegalized—yet 75 years later it is
available now as it was then: just a bit
more expensive.
Who at this campus has not been to a
concert or walked through a high rise
dorm and not smelled a controlled
substance that the American government
has spent millions of dollars trying to
make disappear?
What I am talking about is Mr Cohen's
article on gun control. If guns are
licensed to the point of unavailability or
outlawed -it is a fact of life—that guns
will still be available for thoae that can
afford them
It is a right of the American people, as
citizens of this nation, to bear arms. And
it is half-witted people like yourself that
worm their way into politics that get
half-baked schemes through legislature-
such as licensing of gun owners—that are
ruining the very foundation of this
country.
It is bad enough now when I go to the
store to buy ammunition for my .22 that I
am treated like a known offender. You
are going about the issue in the wrong
way The right way? I do not know, but
do not infringe on my rights as an
American citizen.
While on the subject of rights, I do not
see that you had any big gripe about
being kicked out of a private party. If
you were asked to leave—it was apparent
you were not wanted by those giving the
party. I do not care if they wore Izods or
overalls, the fact is that it is his party
and his right to say who is welcome and
who Is not.
If you would like to live In a place
where the government is generous and
knowledgeable as to the private lives of
its citizens, go live in Red China- they
have good gun control laws: but beware,
Seth, they don't have parties, either
NEIL HARRISON
‘Angered by the
immature actions'
TO THE EDITOR:
1 was particularly pleased to see Fire
Marshal Clint Almond’s letter in the Oct.
31 issue His letter convinced me that I
should write this letter even though the
people to whom it is directed will
probably not read it. I wonder seriously
whether they can read at all.
Hie people I am referring to are those
self-centered, thoughtless morons who
find fun in vandalizing other people's
property by stealing fire extinguishers.
From what I have heard, this practice
seems to occur rather frequently in the
Athena area and is even tolerated, to a
degree, by those being vandalised
Some people go to far as to find humor
in this crime There is nothing fun or
funny about stealing a fire extinguisher.
They are placed in buildings for the
purpose of saving property and lives in
the event of a fire.
They are also expensive and not easily
replaced. I live off campus in an
apartment complex that has had so many
fire extinguishers stolen recently that the
landlords have now stopped replacing
them in some buildings. Mine is one of
those buildings.
I now have the choice of either taking
the risk of living in a building without a
fire extinguisher or buying one of my
own. I am on an extremely limited
budget and did not plan to have such an
expense, but I will probably end up
shelling out the dollars to avoid taking
the risk of losing everything in a fire
I am greatly angered by the immature
and criminal actions of these thieves and
I will be on my guard from here on out to
stop this sort of vandalism from
occurring. I am especially angered by
the people who tolerate this sort of action
and don't report it
There is no excuse for endangering
other peoples' lives and those who are
responsible for doing so had better start
realizing this before a serious tragedy
occurs.
AMY SIMES
‘Who is
Rulla Lenska?’
TO THE EDITOR:
In my opinion this newspaper always
has exciting and revealing stories, but
why hasn't anyone reported any
information about the R L Conspiracy
It is high time the public is given the
facts about the true identity of Kulla
Lenska
Why won’t anyone come forward and
tell the truth about who she is and lor<
what she does for a living’’ It seems as
though this conspiracy has crept up into
the highest levels of the advertising
world.
Ms. Lenska's face and deep voice
(which can be very questionable) has
been promoting beauty products for
almost a year now The public is being
brainwashed into believing this woman is
an authority on beauty, movie making
and London
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and
anyone can be an extra in a movie, but I
recently visited a national travel agent
and asked for a Rulla Lenska guided tour
of the Great British Isle and they said,
"Who?"
I feel it is my responsibility to join the
growing number of concerned citizens
who ask the question without any
reservations, "Who is this Rulla Lenska
and why should I believe her’'’
If this conspiracy is not stopped, people
will soon quit believing television
commercials Next our children will be
battered with selling tactics from
unknown cartoon characters
Imagine having a world full of
advertising, with unknown celebrity
authorities How revolting will this
situation become before someone is
willing to stand up and shout, "Who is
Rulla Lenska???”
SHAWN CLARK
inconvenience
TO THE EDITOR:
We. the members of the Journalism 101
Advertising Group, would like to clear up
the misunderstandings felt by some of
the contestants in the Village People and
Cher look-alike contests sponsored by
The Mad Hatter.
Due to our position as guest of The Mad
Hatter, the contest was not conducted
according to policy that we. as a group,
set up.
We would like to apologize to those
contestants who do not feel that they
were given ample opportunity to win. and
at the same time, we express our regrets
that there was ambiguity in specifying
that there would be only one $100 first
place prize and several other prizes
awarded to other contestants.
We neither exclusively supplied, nor
controlled the distribution of all the
prizes As a group of students it is our
purpose to learn what problems and
processes go into an actual advertising
campaign as conducted by a legitimate
business
We apologize for any inconvenience
created by our learning experience and
extend a heartfelt thanks to those
persons, organizations, and businesses
having supported our educational efforts.
THE AD GROUP
JRL 101
Neil Williamson
Random Thoughts continued...in case
you missed this column last week. I
suggested that instead of rocks, bottles,
and ice, the tracksters at Georgia
football games should throw marsh
mallows Well, only nine or 10 bags
appeared and were dispersed through the
crowd, but the effect worked perfectly.
East Campus Road was not nearly as
littered with the other garbage, and
marshmallows rained on Kentucky fans
between 11:30 and 12:30.
Neil Williamson is a senior in the College
of Arts and Sciences
I am sure that coach Dooley’s letter
had a great bit to do with the
extraordinary behavior of the fans in
general Granted, there was one ugly
incident but on the whole 1 think last
week was a fine example of what people
will do when confronted with a
reasonable request.
To take the idea one step further, I
propose that the athletic department
shell out enough cash for about 3000
marshmallows per game to be tossed into
the crowd before home games The cost
of the white blobs and a janitor to sweep
the streets after the contest is far less a
price to pay than that of an injured
person. Besides they are biodegradable
(the marshmallows that is).
I am totally floored that only about 4900
tickets were sold for the Atlanta Rhythm
Section. As a member of the Contempor
ary Concerts division all I can say is
“What the hell do you people want?”
Sorrv, Charlie, but the Beatles, Stones,
and Dylan just ain't gonna get together in
Athens. Ga.
Who do you vote for for president?
What do you know about Teddy
Kennedy's platform 9 How does it differ
from Ronald Reagan’s? Jimmy C.’s from
John Connally V Who is George Bush?
These an some of (He questions you
should be asking yourself now—so that
you may make the right choice next
November Don't just pass on your right
to vote; it’s not God-given. Be a
responsible adult and learn about these
people who want to run your country, and
then do something about supporting the
one you believe in
Well, it is cold season again and as I
define it. ‘‘the ultimate drag,” has
nabbed me again Coughing, sneezing,
sniffling and wheezing have been
commonplace on campus these days.
Have no fear though because your
boob-tube shall soon be filled to the brim
with all sorts of cures.
No matter what the medicine, the
recommendation is always the same,
‘‘Take some of this crap, drink a lot and
sleep for seven to 10 days.” Even Granny
Clampett knows that much.
The grapevine fells me that marijuana
is a precious commodity 65 miles west of
here After talking to some native
Atlantans this weekend I believe that all
these big drug busts in south Georgia and
Florida are turning Atlanta dry All for
pot You'd think some of these law
enforcement agencies had better thing?•
to do with their time and our money.
Speaking of hooch, 1 read in Thursday s
Atlanta Constitution that a state Senate
committee is debating tbe consJL
of marijuana. I hold true to my opinion
that the pros shouldn’t be smoking ti a
stuff since they are in training or on the
field most of the year. On the other side*
the cons are already in jail for
committing a crime so what the heck are
they doing with it.
Halloween doesn’t seem the same in*
the Classic City without a huge bash at
Beaver Mansion. The costume parties
that ravaged that house every October
are legends in Athens. I wonder if the
sorority that inhabits our old stomping *
grounds even knows about the ghosts of
Kelly, Sherill...
An old high school classmate of mine
has been turning Ga. State University *
upside-down Columnist Henry Jenkins of
the Signal, GSU’s student newspaper,
filled the Entertainment section with info
and stories on the gay hotspots in 4
Atlanta That, coupled with the quote
from a GSU prof, which claimed
something to the effect that 10 percent of
all Greeks were gay. has the GSU-SGA • |
reeling.
I am told that about 75 percent of
SGA members art fraternity and*
(or» sorority oriented I can see it now.
“Welcome to the Hollywood Hots.
Atlanta's number one nightspot, tonight
1 ,
University, ..Kitty Litter .”
Things that make
me mad as hell
Staci Kramer
A few years ago a movie named
Network made famous the phrase “I’m
mad as hell and I'm not going to take it
anymore!” Well, this column is going to
be my window to shout out of today about
things that make me mad as hell.
Staci Kramer is editorial assistant of The
Red and Black
1) Something that ticks me off is the
use of North Campus grounds as a
parking lot during football games. No,
I’m not talking about the parking lots
already in existence, but the ones created
artificially by alumni in front of the law
school on the grass
And I'm all for the alumni being able to
picnic on the grounds, but they damn
well ought to clean up after their picnics
I'm not trying to bite the hand that feeds,
just asking for them to take as much
pride in the grounds of the University as
they do in the football team
2) Buildings on campus make me mad
as hell, and in this I’m not alone.
Buildings with escalators that don't work,
mazes like Brooks and P-J that would
make a rat crazy, windows that don't
open, chairs bolted to the floor in
Baldwin, classrooms without windows
There's a list that could go on forever
3) The bookstore during book rush, the
bookstore during a publisher’s sale, the
bookstore sending back textbooks before
the middle of the quarter, the bookstore
not buying enough texttnioks and the
bookstore's promises to reorder that
usually never come tru;
4) People who don't cheer at football
games, people who throw rocks and other
harmful objects (marshmallows not
included) off the tracks, people who gave
up on the Dawgs after the first three
games of the season and are now making
v-
ITi Red and ‘BlacK
plans for the Sugar Bowl, >he prices of
Cokes at football games, and the
sacrilegious practice of selling seats on •
the bridge
5) People who don’t like people from
the North, people who don’t like
southerners, anyone who has bigotry in •
their heart without ever thinking why,
religious crusaders who tell me I’m a
heathen, racists and people who make
fun of religious crusaders •
6) Doo»or« who make *'x appointments
for tlie same > then show up two
hours late, doctors who tell you you’re
fine but .hey d like to take some x-rays to*
make sure, doctors who tell you it’s only
a virus and then say come back in a
week if it’s not better and we ll take
some x-rays, doctors who tell you*
stomach aches are psychosymatic
because they can’t figure out what’s '
wTong,...
7) Child proof bottles that only a child #
can open, the screw on the side of the
T V that says “Do not touch,” labels on
blankets and bedspreads that say “Do
not remove,’’ fine print and cleaner
you're not supposed to u.bale but you
have to spray on in difficult places
8) Bands that keep you waiting for an
hour and then play for only an hour, 14
concerts worth seeing in the Atlanta area *
in the same two week period, waiting in
line for seats and then being shoved oui
of the way by people who got there aftei
you, and clubowners who overael *
concerts.
9) Backseat drivers, TV
quarterbacks, people who listen to quiz
shows and sav they know all the answers •
people who »ell artists how to draw
people - .v.l columnists how to write,
peopl. wKr try to tell other people what
to tii a'k people who complain about «
WUOG and haven't ever listened to It.
101 Slow drivers in a fast lane, people
in the ight lane on red that don’t turn.
\venue can’t make u}. *
its mini, Huge city buses on narrow
roads, an 1 roads in Athens altogether
11) No liquor on Sundays, especial!'
(he Saturday Night part of Sunday, prices ,
of beer and no alcohol on campus, no pub
in the student center and people who
can’t handle their liquor anyway, self
included
Lasts like this cm id go on forever, but *
unfortunately my space is up. If you'd
like to tell me what makss you mad as
hell, I’d like to lister
(Thanks to everyone who contributed
their ideas and pet peeves.;
Julie Fincher Mm MU- \whm\ Onus Prada' Lit
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