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The Red and Black
Friday. October 5. IWM
THE RED AND BLACK
Eitabltshed 1893 — Incorporated 1980
Harry Montev ideo, General Manager
Melissa Jordan, Editor In Chief
Clarice Makemson, Managing Editor
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Opinion
Athens has its own right-wing punks
Quiet riot
By tabling proposed changes to the city’s noise ordinance until
at least January, the Athens City Council has demonstrated its
insensitivity to student concerns.
Of course, excessive noise is a problem that must be controlled
in a college town like Athens, where students often escape the
frustrations of classes by partying late into the night. We don’t
dispute that all residents of this city have certain rights to peace
and quiet. Whether it’s a family trying to get some sleep on a
Saturday night to wake up early for church or a student study
ing for an exam, no one enjoys someone else’s noise being
thrust upon him
But the city’s current noise ordinance, after revisions signed
by Mayor Lauren Coile on Sept 10, goes too far The first
change—extending the distance one can be held accountable for
noise disturbances from 50 to 300 feet—is understandable. Im
agine a loud party at the end of your street; most stereos—and
even the voices of a large group of people—can create a real
distraction from this distance.
The second change, which makes “shouting, singing or
disturbances illegal on private as well as public property, seems
unnecessary. If someone were hooting in his yard loud enough to
annoy others, the 300-foot noise disturbance rule would apply.
The third change — requiring that outdoor events involving
commercial entertainment or amplified sound be registered with
the police 72 hours before the event — is a step into dangerous
ground for the council. We agree with the University’s Director of
Judicial Programs, Bill Bracewell, who contends that the council
has overstepped its bounds: “If you wanted to invite friends over
and hear music, you would conceivably have to register three
days in advance,” he said.
It is our belief that students, like any other people, will behave
responsibly when treated with consideration and respect. Instead
of requiring advance registration of parties, the city should lake
positive measures, such as sponsoring community forums bet
ween students and other residents and devising a more specific
ordinance that takes all parties’ rights into consideration
A few years ago, the Dead Kennedys recorded a
song about Nazi punks The problem at the time, as
they saw it, was that people forgot that punk is
basically an individualistic movement, not another
excuse for conformity The band bemoaned the
mindless destruction with which they were
surrounded, calling instead for positive involvement,
like trashing banks But. in case you have been
asleep, times are changing, and punk is changing
with the times Well, I just wonder what the DK’s
would think about the unique Athens' Keagan punk
It's time to trash these thrashers
A Reagan punk is basically an anomaly, a creature
developed by irony and fed by paradox Being both
young and conservative must be a very empty
combination, for, in youth, one typically searches for
the new and provocative Conservatism, however,
implies that the current way is the only way; there is
little room for argument or individuality This
combination of young and conservative has produced
that most nauseating of all personality types, the
new right yet cool, people who support progressive
bands but denounce progressive ideas
Athens is supposedly the southern version of Punk
Mecca But every new band these days, except for
Twisted Sister, wants to be a new wave or punk band
The punk movement as a w hole has now lost most of
its early promise, for here come the trendy masses
Of all the recent alarming shifts to the right, the most
disturbing is this new kind of punk, the Keagan slam
dancer Nowadays, attendance at an Athens punk
show is practically the same as attending a Keagan
Sheldon Kohn
Bush rally
Consider last Saturday night s Replacements show
If, as a friend says. Urban Punk is catching, we are
going to have to modify our definition of punk As I
spoke with people and just generally watched the
crowd, I reached the startling conclusion that
alligators are now punk I know this is hard to
believe, but one's eyes do not lie Also, coming to
Lunch Paper in your daddy 's BMW is now very punk
When we speak of punk in I9B4, we are no longer
talking about people with blue mohawks and leather
jackets Maybe the number of alligators at a punk
show is the only true measure of how well the
economy is doing
People who attend a punk show ought to have an
obligation to look and act somewhat punk, even if this
only means unbuttoning one's collar How would you
feel if someone came to O'Malley's to discuss
literature’’ One cannot even pose as a member of the
avant-garde without a little sincerity By the wav. if
there is one thing a punk hates, it is a poseur
Perhaps the general low quality of the punks ac
counts for the lame slam dancing we saw. These
neophytes are a long way from true punkdom The
Keagan version of the slam dance looks like two
sisters having a pillow fight The people who began
the slam dance were motivated by real feelings of
anger and helplessness Most of them were either
rejectors of conformity or just plain misfits. One
would not have worn an alligator to their show
People have turned the slam dance into the latest
trend by gently humping into one another and jum
ping off the stage in the spirit of good, clean fun
Trendy people tend to be shallow and unreliable
Jennifer Vick is one of the few local people with a
true punk attitude She has strong opinions about
these new punks "I'm just tired of the pseudo
thrashers," she said The band was excellent, but
the people weren't They just saw slam dancing on
TV " Everybody who understands anything about
punk knows that punk is first and foremost political
As Jennifer puts it. You can’t thrash and then
campaign for Reagan '" Apparently you can in
Athens.
I am over Reagan punks Given our general
societal lust for the new and improved, except for old
and tired presidents of course, soon a new trend
should sweep away Reagan punks Right wing
punkdom is an obscenity
Sheldon K<
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ihn is a graduate in the English depart
Mr. Reagan only understands military ’ ’a language
TO THE EDITOR
The following is in response to two
editorials in Wednesday's Red and
Black concerning the "rude"
demonstration during George Bush's
speech Monday
The editorials contained a number of
falsities that I’d like to clear up 1 was
one of the demonstrators and I cannot
believe the absurdities and simple
minded conclusions drawn by the
vrilm
Firs!, in defense of Mr Mondale s
supporters, there were two groups of
demonstrators One was the Young
Democrats, and the other was a group
of assorted political activists who were
by no means Mondale supporters The
Young Democrats did demonstrate
peacefully, that's why our group
demonstrated separate from them
In his editorial Gene Taylor states
that liberals never complain about
Soviet atrocities <i.e the invasion of
Afghanistan) This is the type of im
plication that really makes me angry I
abhor the actions of the Soviets and in
principle I agree that the United States
is correct in sending aid to the Afghan
rebels, because they are fighting for
justice We are not Soviet lovers at all
On the other hand. I do not support
the present administration's policy of
sending aid to Central America because
the peasants there are fighting for
enough food to survive
The most obscene statement was in
Will Wellons editorial when he states.
“ Mondale supporters were demon
strating peacefully and respectfully —
so peacefully that they had to be
restrained by the police from a group of
Keagan supporters
My God. Will, people who weren't
there may actually t>elieve you’re
telling the truth At first I was con
cerned when the Slate Patrol came
over because I feared they were going
to break up the demonstration, but
after a few seconds my fear turned to
genuine relief We were outnumbered
at least two-t^one by Keagan sup
porters, who shouted "faggots and
"commies.” I even asked one redneck
if he was planning on fighting because
he had his fists clenched
As for non partisan speeches. I was
not given an advance text of Mr Bush s
speech, all I knew was a man who
supports the slaughter of innocent
women and children was speaking on
our campus I don't care if he came to
speak on proper preppie attire. I II
protest to let him know 1 don't approve
of the massacres he's funding As far as
rudeness goes I thought we were pretty
tame There had been talk of blowing
air horns during his speech but since
we support Mr Bush's First Amend
ment rights, we chose not to There
was barely a whimper heard during
his speech, the tiooing chants came
during applause before and after he
spoke
Perhaps the most frustrating part of
the day was trying to argue with people
with black and white mentalities If
you're against Mr Keagan you're a
commie, or faggot, period The last
time someone pressed this doctrine we
had the McCarthy witch hunts He was
alive and well and living in Athens on
Monday
Mr Keagan s foreign policy in
Central America can be summed up as
this It's alright to slaughter innocent
people who are trying to give their
children enough food to eat because
their country is close to ours and
someday they might come up and at
tack us and make us all atheistic
commies I contend that is immoral
My solution is to allow these people to
have their revolution then support the
new governments The Nicarguans
asked the United States for weapons
and teachers so they wouldn't have to
buy them from the Kussians. but Mr
Keagan refused and now they get the
weapons from Kussia and the teachers
from Cuba, therefore, we blew a
chance to halt Soviet influence in that
region
The only language Mr Keagan un
derstands is military It is my belief
that Mr Reagan's policies, while
sincerly attempting to halt the spread
of communism, have only helped it; I
truly believe that
The most important thing I’d like
people to understand is that we are not
anti American, and we certainly are
not pro-Soviet — we simply believe
there is another more sound road to
justice and I think that's what everyone
wants
Be forewarned, if you bring any more
facists to speak, we ll be there, rude as
it may seem, rude as it may be
MONTY GKFF.NF
B.F.A. IMaywriting
Redheads and moderation: no match
TOTIIF. EDITOR
My roommate reads “The Preppy
Handbook " Like the Bible
And thats OK Part of dorm life
involves being open minded, right 0
But it becomes difficult to remain
open-minded when the roommate is
careening around the room in plaid
Bermudas (pink and chartreuse plaid,
at that) trying to find her pink shirt
with the chartreuse trim, and
passionately accusing you of stealing it
Like, pink and chartreuse just are not
my colors. OK°
She is a redhead, and she is. not to put
too fine a point on it. exhausting
My KA “bops' everywhere Bops to
class, bops to Russell, bops to Tate.
bops who knows where She thinks in
boldface, like this “Oil. Jeannine. 1
just lo\r your outfit It’s so artsy!" And
I am confident that if I ran into her in
the wilds of Africa. I would be greeted
with her trademark. “Illgurrul "
She is also a redhead And she is
exhausting
Now. I don’t know that many red
haired guys But the three that I do
know could teach Ozzy Osborne to be
mellow lacking the determined vigor
of their female counterparts, they drift
through life in an alcoholic haze and
with the devil's own luck
But red haired women are so
energetic as to bring on thoughts of
parallel evolution Perhaps, after all.
they're not really human
The secret to this energy may be the
fact that, to a woman, they firmly
believe in the legend of the Titian
ha 1 ml goddess This legend dictates
that red haired women be beautiful,
charismatic, and never, never do
anything in moderation
So perhaps, inside of every redhead,
there is a shy. demure little girl trying
to get out Maybe someday, all
redheads will be liberated from the
tyranny of titian tresses
Meanwhile. I think I’ll go buy some
stock in Miss Clairol It never hurts to
hedge your bets
JEANNINE MARLAR
Freshman, arts and sciences
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