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MERCER CLUSTER! Letters to the Editor PAGE 3 "The Pacesetter of the Seventies" MERCER UNIVERSITY. MACON, GEORGIA. FEB 17, t970 Volume LI' editor iql Students Are On The Move On Monday, February 9, the SGA Senate adopted a re solution to establish an under ground radio station on the Mercer campus. They also acted on a proposal by the Committee of the Concerned to clean up the Co-op. Several weeks before that the Mercer Community Center got off to a roaring start with a Karate demonstration and planned re creation for the neighborhood kids, tn less than a week the Twa Corbies (2 Ravens) Cof fee House, which is entirely student owned and operated w ill open in the old Rear's Den Restaurant on Montpe lier. A discussion on the topic of why pi ople transfer involv ing some thirty freshmen from Homecoming was highlighted by the performance of the Association in concert on Wednesday, Feb- Mercer was held on Tuesday 11 at the Macon Coliseum, and Wednesday, February 10, 11 at Dean Hendrick's cottage m m ppp ■ ■ vfff&xsissz Environmental Teach-In cently voted to adopt a inter- disciplinary major in Black II d * a‘soccer team and pract io^Ths COnfrOVltS POllUtlOn gularly every week. All of tbeae things are tre- .,| ( th P cursp „f modern man continually tp confront mendously important because ( lon )j P emerged from World War II. armed with nuclear weapon they repreaent efforts by indi to obliterate all human life, vlduals and small groups on Hls popu | ation has since the campus to make the cam- grown at a rate that could pus a better place to live. I His threaten disaster on a global kind of action on a campus scalp And now h e has come which enjoys state wide repu fact , to fapp wllh a new man tatton for apathy is refreshing, made peril, the poisoning of It is even invigorating. bis natural environment with One of the best features of noxious doses of • rhemirals, the whole situation is that garbage, fumes, noise, sewage, constructive efforts are being heat, ugliness and urhan over made through the proper crowding Nearly unnoticed, channels. Things are being ^ p scourge of pollution has done because this is the way already spread so far that a to gel them done. Not only. f pw scientists say only a dras are students talking about pr. jic - cuW van prevent devasta te™ on the campus; they are (j()n aj> lh orough as that of getting things done. And there nur |ear holocaust Even to less U no better evidence of coh do|pfu| prophpLs th e danger cem than results. seems sufficient to warrant a , Tyler Hammett ‘sudden Hoorn in the science ot . .. ecology, which examines the precarious relationships be » tween living things and their ■ surroundings. "Most important ' VrlUSTwl of a |h the general puhlic .has • | ' been seized with such anger V , . and alarm as to goad political Editorials. ,..2-3 leaders into proclaiming com Latter* to the Editor .3 servation of the environment You «M 5 the chief task of this decade Sport*. •• — and jjerhaps of the rest of 86^1 NawtxH....;: the century' ”— For every American, en vironmental decay has become Number 14 a personal experience — a glass of water, bitter with impurities, a mountain view obscured by haze, the acrid smell of industrial smoke or automobile exhaust, the boom of jet or the rumble Of truck piercing the ’ 85-decibel level beyond which noise can do damage to the ear. What he cannot see, hear, smell, taste, or touch for himself, he dis covers in' a grim new sort of obituary dotting the daily press. A few years ago - no body was paying close enough attention to tell exactly when - . Lake Erie died: acidic wastes from the surrounding factories have strained its water of virtually every form of life except sludge worms and a mutant of the carp that has adjusted to living off poison. Louisiana’s state bird, the brown pelican, has vanish ed from its shores (600 of the birds remain in an island co.lony off the California coast, but last year they pro duced only five chicks; the rest of their eggs collapsed •with weakened shells that con tained high concentrations of Snack Bar Sit-In Rally Success The ‘committee of concerned' "held a discussion rally in the co-op recently. The primary purpose was to endorse proposals which were then brought before the S.G.A. for changes and im provements in the recreational facilities in the Student Center They intend that their pre sence in the co-op until 11:30 stand as a popular vqice in support of clean up and hours changes. Organized by stu-' dents, the proposals represent new possibilities of self-destruc ry that soon gave him the power DDT). Cleopatra's Needle, the , Egyptian obelisk brought to New York in 1881. has been vastly more worn and scarred by its last 90 years of exis tence than by its first 3.000.” (co0t«<1 from NewvvMk,- Janunry 2^,19 7 0>. Noise, air. and water pollu tion are just a few of the is sues which will be confronted at the Environmental Teach-In at Mercer, April 8. T he teach- in will include speakers from the national, state and local level who are experts on the various problems' modern man faces in dealing with bis en vironment. . Exhibits, paneT discussions, and speeches will be part of the teach-in, whiyh will last all day Other schools throughout the nation will participate in the teach-in at different dates in April. Since plans for the activi ties at Mercer, are still tenta tive. students are urged to of fer their time and ideas to Cal GOUGH (7-16-.7562I. Dan lhig pen (7-12-9777) or I)r. Alpha Mae Bond (746-2898) the students rather than the elite echelon in time-consum ing committees. The following proposals are now in the hands of the S.G.A ? and its committees: The Concerned Students who met for discussion Feb. 6, 1970 submit the following re solutions: I Coop A. Inorder to change the atmosphere 1 Clean thoroughly 2. Paint a clearer, washable color 3. .Move juke box to back comer for possible dancipg a Change 'the music weekly b. Halt its cheating by skipping over selections •C Repair booths and upholstery 5. Put wooden frames on the walls where pos ters can be plated and changed perio- dirally at small cost B. Cleanliness 1 Permanent signs stating student re sponsiblity for trash 2.. More in number and more sub slantial ash trays' 3. More trash cans. • With larger holes, conveniently local ed 4. Use disposable coffee cops—onty* — • 5, Employ student help with student manager in charge of continual clear ■ up 6. Belter v'ariely of working machines at back of co-op a. Cbffeo b Sand wich c. Snacks Complaint greasy Tood. dirty kit chen area 111 Cse of Co-op and C S C. A. Snack bar open to 12 p.m. weekends, 11:30 weekdays B. Co-op, lobby, lounge, and proposed rec. room open to curfew C Permanent bulletin board in lobby for communication of all school functions D. Replace broken hooks on coat racks Recreation Roorh A. Preferably in the art gallery room fro con venience B. Music through speak er from co-op C. Full time check-out of equipment (stu dent mgr. in co-op) 1). Ping pong, pool, card tables, lounge furni ture E. FW'RH, FMRH rec rooms open as co-ed TV rooms IV Student Awareness A. Notices stating time changes given full publicity B. Permanent listing of hours for each area and responsibility We have met to demon strate our interest and support of the above proposals. We re quest pressure tie brought to hear through the necessary channels so that.these, requests are met- within reasonable, time. The committee of concerned I lie most critical, factor is time The impetus of change, if it’s forthcoming, must .occur within the next levs weeks. And the only ’way In which this can happen, the group is convinced, is to involve the total university and evolve, hearty support ' |'he ad mrust ration and faculty, arc not adverse- to change, vn far Terry Stone w ho is how head.of llie Vo-,Op; excepting the food area, on con raged tile' group to assem ble I here was little opposi lion front- any ’group: ft om tie .Trustees,un down to the e,_en. ’hion students. Each, wettis to (Continued on Page