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Insight ‘70-'71 Embattled Fonda blasts government policies Speaking before a packed Willingham Chapel, Jane Fooda. actress and proponent of radical change in America, delivered the third of this year's Insight lectures amid some feelings of apprehension by both Mercer and the Macon com munity The star of "Barharella" and "They Shoot Horses Don't They", addressed herself to three basic areas; repression in the United States, focusing on students, increasing criticism of the Vietnam War. focusing on the changing attitude of IF* American military man and the Black Panther Party, focusing on police assualts on its memb'TS the 32 year old Fonda prefaced her remarks with a detailed description of her recent arrest in Cleveland because she was sire there had been some problems with the administration “and the trustees and since it pertains directly to what I*tn talking about political persecution, M She related her experience in Cleveland directly to one of political repression and said that nothing of this sort had happened to her before she began making her political viewpoint pii>lic and wondered if it could happen to her “a white movie actress." what might be happeming to persons less fortunate who could not afford expert legal advice. am apparently on a list of peopi.'to be watched." she said, and am -earched and watched "Tlfe administration talks about terrorism and violence. 1 think terrorism on the part of the law enforcement officials against citizens of the VS. because of their political beliefs is the most terrifying form of terrorism that racist in Hus country." Miss Fonda said there are two areas of law enforcement, however, which have broken down which the administration will not go into and which she is very concerned about. "Nixon has yet to be im peached," she said, and is guilty not only of war enmes but also of violating our con stitutional rights There is a law which says that if a president of the United States invades a foreign country without a declaration of war from congress he can be im peached." In case you are worried .bout being stuck with Agnew." she remarked, “oir nations most jnguided missile; he has yet to be iix'Jcted for crossing state lines to incite to riot." The administration ta taking great pains to win over the students she said, because the young people in America are an incredible threat to change. And they are rejecting more and by Chock Jackass “ more the principles on which the American way of life is "The American Institutions are collapsing; they are ob solete and the government is trying to disguise the in stitutional collapse by making scapegoats of students under the guise of campus unrest." On the other side of the coin she pointed out the tremendous Jase Foods delivered the third of the I might Series lectarea la Willingham Chapel November 17. Photo by Johaay Turner power of the students and cited an example of the pullout of U.S. forces from Cambodia as a manifestation of that power The administration, she said, is scared of what ta happening to students In this country “What would they do without students "for cannon fodder for their wars" she questioned What would they do without students to fill the jobs of the establishment "The .Toblcm is that more young people today are realizing that while everyone la scrambling for a better seat on the ship the slap is sinking " And this she said scares the administration. What the administration is saying is work within the system. but she said the system is closed and cited the example Cent on Page 2 Hildebrand speaks here Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Mark Hildebrand told a crowded audineee in Ware Music Hall November 12, that the German Ostopolitik of Willie Brant is crucial to our relations in central Europe. The secretary, who was in vited by Ambassador Dowling, also commented an the U.S. Inside Cluster Inside Front Page 3 Hkrplkcord >... Page 3 Three Dog Night Page 4 Sports Page 6 Tom Rohinson Page 7 Basketball Schedule. Page 9 Editorials Face 10 MERCER CLUSTER "The Pacesetter of the Seventies" Volume Lll Mercer University. Macon Georgia. Nov. 20. 1970 No~7 Dear Mercer Students I would like to see more students taxing active interest in campus activities. Being the ACTION MAN on campus, I would like to help and contribute my share by answering tny questions regarding events cr activities on campus Just drop me a question, although I will only print your initials in the newspaper Come on now lets get involved la improving our campus, and if you have any problems 1 will do my best to help you. Just drop a signed note to ACTION LINE, BOX 1070 Thanks. Pervau Peter I How come the CAULDRON wen t takr picture* of the FOOD SERVICE CAFETERIA sad pel the pktarn la the YEAR BOOK? That is discrimination against FOOD SERVICE CAFETERIA. CP.A.C. John Lowry. ecfcttr of CaJudron said. ‘If this question means the employees of the Cafeteria, then 1 agree that they should be included in the yearbook, if the staff so desires to picture every employee of the university. In reality ‘Jus is not very feasible ' ■nee the university emplo>es over 430 people The purpose of a yearbook is to duw in pictorial form the events of any given year which not only link that year with the past but to also show those unique happenings which set it apart The yearbook ts not merely a record of those who attend and work for the univer 2-Where are the ping-pong tables and equipment that waa In the ntd Reef ration rnnn last year Why areal these piagpsng Coat, ea Page t SGA alters Honor Code penalty system The S.G.A. approved a change in the Honor Code Mooday N*»v. 16 which allows the Hon jr Council to hand down lighter penalities than the code previously permitted. Chief Justice David Wilts requested the change becauseno provision existed to bridge the gap bet ween giving a violator an F in the course in question and suspending a penality Willi a said that the Council has had a number of cases in the past when the majority of the members felt that the violators did not deserve an F ta the course, which was the lightest sentence previously available to the Council The change includes a fourth degree penality, to be banded down in case of extenuating circumstances An F on the teat or paper in which the violation occurred is one possible sen tence Another penalty provided for in the new code is a censure or written rebuke indicating to the student that (ha conviction is a result of unacceptable academic negligence and or dishonesty on his party The penalty also provides that a notation of the offense shall be recorded in the permanent file of the student in the form of a letter which may be removed at the request of the student upon leaving the university Another provision of the new fourth degree ts a censure or written rebuke indicating to the student that the conviction is a result of unacceptable academic negligence and or dishonesty on his part No notation of the offense would be recorded in the permanent Hie of the student military posture in Europe, U S. economic relatione with th« Common Market, and what he called the substantial "concert of interest" in the SALT talks in Helsinki “Marty ", as he was called by long time friend Ambaaador Dowling, observed that the first phase of the negotiations in central europe was the treaty which Brant signed with the Soviet Unioo. Germany is now negotiation with Poland Brant has tied the acceptance of these treaties with the Berlin four power talks Hus brings the U S. into the question because if the Berlin talks fail. Brant will not be able to ratify the treaties This could bring about a situation like the cold war of the 1960‘s The Soviets have called for a European Security Conference to freeze the status quo in Europe If the German ostopolitik achieves s set tlement with (he USSR this would help German influence in the ESC which would accelerate a peaceful change in eastern Europe Eastern Europe is changing and losing political fervor But Hildebrand predicts that troops will be needed in Europe for at least another generation ki order to keep a power vacuum from developing and letting Russia flow in as they did in the mid-east Hildebrand observed tnai uic US. has favored the entry of Great Britain into the Common Market but that this will mean a sizable economic sacrifice in order to achieve the long range goal The secretary said that the Salt talk anil be the' "moat important single factor in our relationship with the Soviet Union." He added that there is M a fair possibility of success "