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The Bed and Black, Tuesday. November ii. l!*7!t
'PerceptionA
Last Thursday the Clarke
County Planning Commission
rejected the Historic Preser
vation Ordinance proposed by
the Athens Clarke Heritage
Foundation as being “overly
broad" and “a boon for
lawyers.”
The ordinance, which called
for the establishment of a
historic preservation commission
to define historic areas in Athens
and approve the “appropriate
ness” of exterior and environ
mental changes to buildings
\> .hin the designated areas, had
already been approved by the
Development Committee of the
Mayor and Council.
ne ordinance was opposed by
■ "sentatives from downtown
ding the Athens Downtown
Development Authority execu
tive director. They argued that
an ordinance of this kind would
sadly hamper efforts to revive
downtown, that the ordinance
would only interfere.
We feel that the ultimate
saving of downtown may be its
restoration as a historical area
All too often the commercial
possibilities of preservation ai
ignored.
Too many downtown buildings
have been bereft of their hist
value; too many buildings an
allowed to fall into disrepair A
ordinance would be an insurance
policy of sorts. It is dis
heartening that the downtown
merchants and real esta
owners could probably get aw ■
with anything if a new. weaker
ordinance is passed.
W''hni>* in ordinance govern
ing aichitectural additions, in-
congruencies too often appear
and incomplete restoration is
often the result.
It seems that some people are
only for preservation when it’s
easy or when other people are
doing it. That should not be the
case. It is unfortunate that this
attitude prevails.
The commissioners asked to be
>s being all for
vation. They’ve
ed a meeting to
discuss their own ideas for a new
ordinance.
inance they rejected
too strict. But
■ are the ordinance
is not a paper tiger.”
At last, a magazine
r
The secret of
Edward Moore
Wade Harrison
Brian O'Shea
Well, folks, you can slop holding your
bieath. We have a maga/inc at Iasi When
I read a couple of weeks ago that the
Georgia Student Quarterly was getting
ready to come out. 1 was hoping it would
live up to the advance publicity- and 1
wasn’t disappointed.
Brian O'Shea Is a staff writer for 7hr Bed
and Black
If you just got in from the ti uk* he
Georgia Student Quarterly is a magazine
published at the University of Georgia by
students and it comes out quarterly The
University has been witluur
magazine since last fall tt>.
when the last issue of int|
stands.
And the differences between the tv. arc
incredible. Impression was a literary
magazine, which was also published by
students at the University quarterly, but it
appealed to the upper crust of the literary
environment here. And for a literary
magazine, it wasn’t bad; however, so
much of the content was off the wall and
some of it w as dow nright strange and main
people didn’t bother to read it.
Letters
lo make matters worse, a group in the
I• mzlish department publishes a literary
magazine periodical!). and in the case of
literals magazines, it is possible to get too
much of .i good thing.
II. > SQ (that's what we in the trade call
I •! magazine this campus has
or .i long time. It provides the
it*, for magazine students to try
real” publication while
• s an in-depth feature look
i as you don’i get in The Red and
B' k • w here else.
It you haven*
maga/ine. you
cents, hut just
movies ai P.l ct
cuts
picked up a copy of the
should. It does cost 50
remember even the bad
si a dollar.
n ven enough money
i>> put out one
c done that. The rest is up
Wording to Karen Culpepper, feature
editor of the magazine, sales are going
prill \ well, but they aren't sold out yet.
And as much as the magazine needs
readers ii also needs talented artists.
' 'Ciphers, and layout people
. something to read.
V! ii m : a/tne and newspaper majors
to work for The Red
and Black should get your backsides in
motion.
Support of this magazine is important,
not because it’s new and not because it’s
been put out by students; it’s important
because the students who put out this
magazine have worked hard to provide a
quality first issue and have earned the
right to campus support.
Several of the old Impression staffers
have been instrumental in designing and
putting the GSQ together. They recognized
the Impression’s weaknesses and have
attempted to correct them through this
publication.
Like any creative endeavor, the success
or failure of this magazine will turn on its
ability to keep a constant flow of new blood
to the magazine office on the fourth floor of
Memorial. If the same people are forced to
do all the work, they will burn out and the
magazine will become stale.
The debut of the Georgia Student
Quarterly presents an exciting challenge to
the campus to keep a good thing going.
And for those of you who need the
experience and don’t want to work on a
magazine, our door is open, as usual.
Once upon a time, a young man named
Fdward Moore decided to run for United
States Senate. His qualifications were
remarkable. He had made it all the way
through Harvard Law School with only one
cheating rap. He had taken a number of
trips abroad where he had performed
i dented feats of international
nucy. such as giving recognition to
i he communist government of East
Germany.
Wade Harrison Is a pre-forestry major
He had taken the trouble to vote three
s out of the past lb elections in which
t had been eligible to vote. He had
ived unquestionably good public
' ice experience, having held down the
issistant district attorney for a whole
<ml having tried one case all by
himself.
So was anyone surprised when he won
his parly's nomination over a highly
respected state attorney general who was
also a five-year city council veteran and a
-tmpion of civil rights? And was it any
surprise that Fdward Moore went on to win
that election and was subsequently re-
clccicd to a full term in I9b4? Not really.
I r '• ■ >ii see. “Edward Moore" was not his
v hole name.
'A • ii is it about the rest of his name that
would elect such a nun to the U.S. Senate?
Whai is it about that name that would
result in his being a leading presidential
contender after l%8? What is it about that
name that allowed him to remain in the
Sen.n- and he re-elected again after he
caused Mars Jo Kopcchnc’s death in the
waters ot inappaquiddick?
What is it about that name that gave him
the opportunity, the audacity, to stand on
the floor of the Senate only five years later
and proclaim that "If this country stands
for anything, it stands for the principle that
no man is above the law ”?
The name, of course, is Kennedy, and
once again that name—with the money and
power that is attached to it—has allowed
Fdward Moore to become his party’s
leading presidential contender.
So far the only “issue" in his campaign
besides his name is his leadership, which
K- mi d\ thinks ho can provide more
ely than President Carter. As for
Ins stands on defense, the economy,
energv. and national health insurance.
Senator Kennedy at one time was at least
definite; his position was inarguably
liberal.
And to his credit, he had the guts to
criitci his ow n slain brothers, adnured as
thev were, for their support of the Vietnam
w.r He called for massive cutbacks in the
space program in order to spend more
mu me on public works, even though the
moon landings were one of the few dreams
of Jack Kennedy which were finallv coming
true.
Such liberal positions, though contro
versial. at least showed an ability to stand
up for what he believed, rather than to fall
back on the popularity of his brothers. In
retrospect, however, it seenis that Ted
Kennedy is as much a follower of
prevailing opinion as Jack and Bobby were.
Todav he avoids the liberal label, calling
himself a "pragmatist." The public is so
used to labels such as "liberal."
"moderate." and ''conservative" that it
is unlikely many will know what a
"pragmatist" is—which is undoubtedly
what the Kennedy forces are counting oi
A "pragmatist" will be whatever
Senator Kennedy chooses himself to be S '
far. he has chosen to be an attractive
personality. His positions on most per
tinent issues have become so blurred that
they arc indistinguishable from President
Carter’s.
It is doubtful that he can move •
farther to the right without damaging his
credibility ; nor can he move much to the
left without totally alienating the growing
conservatism in America and risking a
debacle such as the Democrats experi
enced in 1972. So it is quite likely i ...
throughout the election he will continue t
rely on his claims of leadership and his
charisma rather than any ideological
position.
It is generally accepted that the 197b
presidential contest was a battle over
images rather than issues. Will the vot» ’
stand for another personality contest
Don't they realize that unimpressive old
ferry Ford, in his own humbling way, was
ai least able to hold inflation down below
the two-digit level? Perhaps.
Certainly Jimmv Carter will not get any
fun' i b\ merely presenting himself as a
c» m. hardworking man of integrity
I trust to handle things. Nor
will any Republican candidate get any-
win bv relying on personality. Indeed.
Id look pretty grim for our
p> m . ik Senaioi Edward Moore, regard-
or las leadership,
t na is for him. he is Senator
Moore Kennedy—and that name
money, power, press coverage.
ie. and cleetability. Never mind that
represents a family whose rise to
• of the most sordid chapters in
an ’olitica! history.
ause io much of the American public,
stands for Camclot, the Once
President, the New Frontier,
of the King.
In 1980 ihai name may well award the
high, st off', e in the land to one who has
‘Put an end to the printing of crap’
Fdward
it
pow. r is on.
American |
Because -
"Kennedy
and Future
the Return .
do
tha
ethmg
tbi
merit that office, other
name of Kennedy.
TO TIIE EDITOR:
On Friday. Nov 22. a totally asinine
column by Staci Kramer described filings
which made her "mad as hell W 1
have my own list, a list shared i Lent s
by most of the students on the .ampi.
But this list only consists of one item the
stupid, pointless, illiterate, insulting,
irritating trash which The Red and Black
has the gall to print regular)\ u i» -h im
of columns.
Some might say that if t
such things. I should ta ! . K..
column and show to all the v. mid c\
where she goes wrong Some n
that if I am to call her work
enumerate the reasons for my cm.
elusion.
If. however, there was any doubt
the worthlessness of it this letter would
not have been written in the first place
This protest is not toward the olun I
disagree with or do no' tj
one other reason or another
It is rather directed
more si
maud th;
1 am c
this pap<
NEWS ITEM*-
PRIMITIVE TRIBE
DISCOVERED
columns whose stupidity and meaningless
ire evident and unquestionable; it is
directed against the columns which have
< o journalistic merit by any extension of
the imagination.
h In- past critics such as Dawn
Phillips have written to The Red and
Black and by the use of heavy sarcasm
have tried to say the same thing.
Obviously to no avail. It is time to
^ • r« action of the students in a
•aightforw'ard manner, to de-
• intelligence not be insulted
k ant dribble.
illing lor Bill Krueger, editor of
pu* an end to the printing
•:its every person who
• ii a complete sentence.
ii ning of the year, it
v policy of The Red and
Black . to have writers" scrape up a
column every week or so (I realize that
some writi only twice a month-thank
most part, better than
1 ' way into print, a lot
nu do appear
1 moan that
obliged to print
everything that is written for them,
whether it is scum or not.
1 lor <H would not think it was a
humanity if The Red and
i n a minimum of
•rguments for the
useless garbage might
In* pan Ihe Red and Black does indeed
have a certain space to fill and it is very
understandable that the few good writers
the rag lias just do not have the time to
concoct all tin*- columns.
Bui. lor myself. I would rather see
vhkh the reader can
dog than some
of the statements that some of the
writers dare to print.
Or. if the editor hesitates to put empty
spar, t his paper, how about a simple
We were going
to Lave a column here, but the copy that
i s lust too stupid
to print '• o one could complain against
this simple realistic description of the
situation
Mr Krueger please take notice of this
problem try to correct the wrong your
paper is doing to every literate person on
this campus For once, let an insistence
on quality be the real editor of the paper
MURRAY GARNICK
‘One-sided and
ignorant views’
TO THE EDITOR:
After reading Seth Cohen’s artiele in the
Oi» 24 - f The Red and Black, on gun
control. I was compelled to respond to his
one-sided and ignorant views.
Mr. Cohen mentions that when one
interprets the Constitution, he must take
into account the events taking place at the
time the document was written. And after
doing so. he may then apply his
interpretation to another period of time.
Then let us turn to one more application
of his method. In the late 1700s. the 13
colonics were being repressed by British
tyranny. Any and all publications were
censored, for they were a means of
propaganda.
Now. if we use Mr. Cohen’s methods of
strict interpretation, does this mean that
since we are no longer being repressed by
Britain we can no longer have newspapers
and other publications?
In essence, does he imply that the 1st
Amendment is no longer applicable? True,
a handgun differs from a newspaper. But 1
had to show how his own reasoning is
invalid for his interpretation.
Mr. Cohen said that many handgun
owners are possible murderers. This point
1 do not deny. But if these owners are
educated in the proper safety and use of
their handgun, then these night time
defenders will be deterrents to crime and
not additions to it. Also, exactly what
would a neighbor be doing in your house at *
1 a.m.?
Mr. Cohen proposes a solution to the
crime problem. His solution is to make all
privately owned handguns illegal. Ob
viously. he is basing his solution upon the
effectiveness of previous problems solved
by total illegality.
Such problems as marijuana and high
way speeding have been resolved by total
illegality. They are more prevalent now
than ever. Clearly, your solution is an
example of a foolish and ignorant Utopian
thought.
There is a partial solution to the problem
of crime. It is known as stiffer penalties. If
someone is sentenced to 40 years imprison
ment for a charge of premeditated murder,
then this person is not eligible for parole.
Good behavior should not enter into his
case. This means that this person serves 40
years, not 39 or 19 or two, but 40.
This will very effectively prevent this
person from breaking the law again at
someone else’s expense. And if you think
that this punishment is "inhumane," try
explaining your view to his victim.
In closing. I’d like to pose a question to
Mr. Cohen. Let’s say. hypothetically, of
course, that your solution gets into our
lawbooks. And one night, you are suddenly
face to face with a knife-wielding assailant.
What are you going to do? If you say that
you would defend yourself, answer me
this...with what? And if you choose to
outlaw an item because of statistics, try
this one. Fifty-thousand people are killed
yearly by automobiles.
RANDALL ITKIN
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Nancy Neihery
< iitin< edHor Just m Gillis
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