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HAPPY HOLIDAYS ^CLK Progress Ha mpered By DIANE ARNOLD WCLK, Clark’s radio station which was to have started broadcasting Sept. 1, according to a report given the Panther last year, is still under construction. When asked when the station would start functioning, Do nald Gray, a sophomore mass communications ma jor from Los Angles, Cali fornia, replied it is “too far off to say.’’ Several factors have contributed to the delayed broadcasting. There have- been several equipment de lays, difficulties in getting the monies for the station, and manufacturing delays. Most of the equipment has arrived. Though no tentative date for broad casting has been project ed, construction of the sta tion is steadily progres sing. Jim Harri s and Mrs. Quo Vadis Gamble make up part of the professio nal crew of WALK, Mrs. Gamble was previously news director for WYLD in New Orleans. In addition to being program director for WCLK, she is teachingthe Radio News course at Clark. Harris is an elec trical engineer from New York. He is in charge of putting the “wires” togeth er for the station. The conception of a radio station in an outgrowth of Clark College’s attempt to find “the way to extend com munications” viewed Mrs. Gamble. The station pro bably will be incorporat ed in the mass communi cations Building project ed for construction begin ning in 1975. The station is now located on the third floor of McPheeters-Den nis in Room 330. When asked about the- broadcasting format for WCLK, Mrs. Gamble re plied that it would be “ba sically jazz.” Percenta ges cited were from 60% 80% jazz. The station will also broadcast news, 60% local and 40% international, open talk shows, public ser vice and religious pro grams. WCLK will be broadcas- tingon Dial 91,9 with hope fully an 8-mile receiving radius. Photo by Patrick Spencer WCLK personnel working hard to get WCLK, Clark’s new radio station on the air. THE PANTHER Clarkites Urge Nixon Oust By BRENDA CAMP and BARBARA MASSENBURG In a survey conducted recently on the Clark Col lege campus, faculty and students alike cried “foul” to the White House disclo sure last month that two of the crucial Watergate tapes were missing. Many of those interview ed called for President Ni xon’s resignation or his im peachment. “He didn’t want reveal ed what was on the tapes,” said Ms. Glenda F. Jenn ings, a senior home econo mics major from Way- cross, Ga. Ms. Jennings said that the missing tapes has “something to do with his (Nixon’s) crookedness,” On Oct. 31, following Nixon’s agreement to turn over the Watergate tapes, the White House announc ed that two tapes, contain ing conversations between the president and John Dean and John Mitchell, simply did not exist. In subsequent testimony, White House officials ar gued that the two conver sations, believed to contain information which would substantiate or refute the President’s claim that he knew nothing of the Water gate cover-up, were never recorded. On Nov. 23, after this survey was completed the White House announced that an 18 minute segment from another crucial tape con tained no audible words. Miss Natilon Hunter, an assistant in the Reading De partment called for Nixon’s impeachment. “I told some of my stu dents in my class in Sep tember that the tapes did not exist,” she said. “When you say resign, it denote negativism, so I de finitely don’t want him to resign, Miss Hunter said. But like several others interviewed, Miss Hunter expressed pessimism that the Congress will really impeach Nixon. Mrs. Isabella Jenkins, director of the Reading department, said, “My first reaction, without any - thought was ‘they’re lying again.’ My next thought was possibly that the tapes were destroyed. My last thought was that it reduced the creditabliity of the White House, especially mine, to a very low level,” she said. But Mrs. Jenkins pre fers a thorough investiga tion of the case before any type of impeachment ac tion is begun. “Congress shouldn’t in stitute impeachment pro cedures just for the exer cises of it or as a struggle for power,” she said. A 19-year-old sopho more from Macon, Ga. Ma rilyn Dozier, said that the White House probably des troyed the tapes because they implicated Nixon. She stoutly ' refuses to believe that the tapes never exist ed. “Nixon shouldn’t resign/ said Ms. Dozier, “I want him impeached. He shouldn’t have lied from the beginning.” W.Hale, instructor of re ligion and philosophy at Clark said, “Something was in those tapes people weren’t supposed to find out.” “If the tapes were mis sing, why didn’t we find out earlier?” Hale asked. “I believe they were recorded and then destroy ed,” he said. Bernie Horsey, Fresh man class president, said he just wants Nixon out of office. “If impeachment proce dures are quicker, get him out. Either way (impeach ment or resignation), just get him out,” Horsey said. Clark history professor, Dr. Edward Sweat, said the Watergate affair -has re sulted in a “whole under current of disbelief and cy nicism on the part of Ame ricans in general toward the political process.” But Sweat said he doesn’t believe Congress has enough grounds for impea- ching'Nixonr. “One result of the whole long drawn-out controversy stemming from the initial revelation about Watergate down through the business of the tapes had been a loss of confidence in the Presi dent as an individual as well as in his capacity to gov ern,” Sweat said. “I would say that if we ever get a vice - president confirmed, it might be best that Nixon resign,” he said. Cellar Presidents Act on Crime Issues By KATHERINE HUGHEY On October 25, 1973, approximately 200 Clark College students met with the Board of Trustees to discuss the need for in creased campus security. The Board of Trustees met the following day to hold “full discussion” about improvements in campus security. Several positive steps, which include re commendations from the students, have been propos ed to alleviate the secu r rity problem. In a letter to all Clark students, President Vivian W. Henderson outlined the following security mea- sur©s! -•-Clark has been instal ling additional lights on campus since September. --Clark is seeking to hire “off-duty” city police men to serve as part of the security force. - - Guardhouses will be established around campus as additional security of ficers are hired. --Professional consulta tion is being obtained to help establish better pro cedures for campus secu rity. The presidents of the Atlanta University center institutions are taking co ordinated steps to stren gthen security and to mini mize the impact of crime in the neighborhoods sur rounding the campuses. According to Oswald P. Bronson, action taken up by the center presidents in cludes increasing the num ber of security guards, es tablishment of a twenty- four hour security center command post, and mea sures where high standards of performance by secu rity officers are being en forced. Bronson asked faculty, students, and staff to im plement special internal security measures. Stu dents, faculty, and staff should assist the security guards by reporting suspi cious behavior to them, locking doors and windows at appropriate times; stu dents should minimize late night hours; and everyone is asked to abide by“No Parking” and other traffic regulations. Continued on page. 3 Free Ads Do you have something you’d like to sell, trade or buy? 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