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Albany Student Press
Vol. LVII No. 28
State University of New York at Albany
Tuesday, October 20, 1970
F.S.A. workers and their problems were among the areas probed by Central Council in its interrogation
of Peter Haley and Robert Cooley of the Faculty-Student Association.
“It’s all very well to break the
law in the name of the higher
morality, but the hard part is
submitting to the penalties im-
posed by the law,”
—John Mitchell
Life, Feb., 1970
Justice Department
Cancels
“As you know, the dustice
Department’s areas of responsi-
bility such as law enforcement,
civil rights, and environmental
quality—are also subjects of
deep interest to many younger
Americans.”
The above is the basic ration-
ale for Attorney General John
N. Mitchell's plan to send repre-
sentatives from the Department
of Justice to 51 college cam-
puses. The colleges include
schools in 32 states and the
District of Columbia, ranging in
variety from public and private
schools, large state universities
and small colleges, religious in-
stitutions, and Negro colleges.
The schools scheduled to be
visited in New York State in-
clude: SUNY Albany, SUNY
Delegation
Buffalo, City College of New
York, and Wagner College (on
Staten Island).
In an attempt to
“answer
questions about the Depart-
ment’s policies and programs,”
three representatives were to
have come to Albany State this
Wednesday.
Due to the illness of the Jus-
tice Department’s team leader,
Benjamin Holman, who is the
head of Community Relations
Services, the visit has been post-
poned. Although no new date
has been set, the team, consist-
ing of two men and one woman,
is intending to set a new date
for the forum.
The new date, time and place,
as well as biographical back-
ground on the team members,
will follow.
--old torch
FSA Interrogated
by Ken Stokem
Central Council interrogated Robert Cooley, the Executive Director
of FSA and Peter Haley, Director of Food Service, last Thursday
night, in an attempt to learn more about FSA.
One of the first questions to be asked was about the existence of
discrimination in the Brubacher Dining Area against male students
with long hair. Incidents of this have been reported to Grievance
Committee several times. Peter Haley denied having ever heard of any
problem existing in this area. He stated however that it is policy to
have anyone with long hair, male or female, cover their heads with
either a hat or hairnet,
Dick Wesley followed this with a question as to how FSA would
react: to student employees unionizing to negotiate for higher wages
and better working conditions. Haley said that no student was being
Paid less than the federal minimum wage of $1.60, and that more than
half were being paid above it. He further stated that an increase to a
minimum of $1.85 would be forthcoming within a week or two.
The manner of spending profits made by FSA was another point. It
was explained that often FSA does not realize any significant profits,
only $8,000 two years ago, and that when one area of FSA does
realize a profit, such as Food Service, that it is often absorbed by
another area that incurs a loss, such as the bookstore. FSA
representatives pointed out that a profit of between $150-175,000
was probably made last year by Food Service, but much of this would
be absorbed by a loss of business by the bookstore due to last spring's
strike. Any monies left over would then go for internal improvements
of the many areas of FSA, and to hold the line on costs and prices.
A committee has been set up by the Board of Directors of FSA to
determine exactly where the money is to be spent. Cooley further
pointed out that any profits left after this, must go to the Chancellor,
since FSA is a non-profit organization.
FSA was asked where the benefits, if any, of the new “caging”
policy were going. He pointed out that before it was instituted, Food
Service had been estimating that it was feeding 130 students for every
100 meal contracts. These benefits were dismissed by Cooley as an
increase in food costs, He pointed out that there had been a calculated
risk made by FSA, that the “caging” would enable Food Service to
hold board rates to last year’s level in spite of rising costs, He further
stated that there has been no change in the quality of the food. So far
the results of the risk are unknown.
SUNY Student Editors Join
To Regain Control of Fees
Editors of nine university news-
papers met here Saturday and
called for an end to mandatory
student tax and administrative re-
view of student government bud-
gets.
The editors also laid the ground-
work for a statewide organization
of newspapers to be known as
New York Student Press Associa-
tion (NYSPA).
The editors approved an edito-
rial which was to be run through-
out the state and to constitute a
uniform statement of opposition
to the court order and to the
power of administrative review.
The editorial was addressed to
the meeting next Saturday of
State University Presidents. It
called upon them to take
immediate steps to end the
“crutch” of mandatory tax and
hold a statewide referendum on
the tax, and to establish the
groundwork for an effective
system of voluntary tax.
The editors maintained that the
effect of the court decision was to
destroy the autonomy of student
governance and the freedom of
students to organize themselves.
The editorial said in part: “The
procedures that have been establi-
shed by the Executive Committee
of the Board of Trustees allow
University presidents to impose
their own political beliefs and
biases on the entire system of
student governance.”
The statewide editorial marked
the first time that editors had ever
met in New York State to coordi-
nate a joint statement of opinion.
The editors also planned a
meeting in Binghamtom of at least
50 statewide newspaper represen-
tatives to ratify plans for the New
York Student Press Association.
NYSPA would include a full
time Albany correspondent with
coverage of the legislature, the
Chancellor's office, and the State
Education Department. The Al-
bany Office, separate from the
Albany Student Press, would also
coordinate coverage of other cam-
puses and channel the news stories
to campus newspapers around the
state.
The formation of NYSPA would
also facilitate the issuance of fur-
ther statewide editorials. Albany
State, Stony Brook, Buffalo, Bing-
hamton, New Paltz, Fredonia,
Brockport, and Iona were repre-
sented at the meeting.
The stand taken by the editors
did not relate to freedom of the
press. It was based, instead, on
their concept of student govern-
ment: the inherent freedom of
students to organize themselves,
the constitutional right of stu-
dents to express their own politi-
cal beliefs.
“The matter is urgent. Never has
the need for constructive and col-
lective action been greater. To
allow the situation to worsen is to
surrender inalienable rights. Stu-
dent Association leaders face the
responsibility of reclaiming the
authority they have surrendered
through dependency on state and
university protection.”
Saturday, the Student Associa-
tion of the State University
(SASU) will meet here to discuss
the ramifications of the decision
by Justice Koreman to place all
student funds collected by manda-
tory tax under the review of the
Board of Trustees. The State
University presidents will also
consider any course of action they
may wish to take.
Editors expressed the fear that
nothing significant would result
from the meeting unless pressure
were expressed on the student
presidents.
The formation of NYSPA and of
3ASU both issued from the need
seen by student representatives
and editors to act collectively in
confronting problems seen as
common to all campuses in the
SUNY system.
The first of these problems arose
when Justice Koreman enjoined
the Albany State Student Associa-
tion from spending any of its
funds until the Board of Trustees
had approved its budget. The
Board of Trustees, in turn, applied
the decision to all campuses under
its jurisdiction on which manda-
tory tax existed.
Never before had student
governments in non-private
schools been subject to adminis-
trative review. The decision, more-
over, came at the same time as the
release of a report by State Comp-
troller Arthur Levitt ordering a
review of all SUNY student
governments on the basis of in-
consistencies found in audits of
several student government books.
Several student government
leaders saw repression in these
events—a move by state officials
to deprive student governments of
the freedom to run their own
affairs and to express their politi-
cal beliefs.
The editorial noted that the
only basis for such review was the
nature of mandatory tax and ar-
gued that the dependency on uni-
versity cooperation in the collect-
ion of the tax was, in effect, the
abdication of students’ rights.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1970
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sponsored by the Math Club,
Tues., Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. in the
Faculty Lounge of the Earth
Science Building.
Representatives of Pi Mu Ep-
silon (national mathematics
honorary), Math Club and Math
Central Committee will explain
the purposes of each group.
Come meet the other math
majors and faculty. Refresh-
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Rally: Students will meet on
Thursday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. at
the administration circle to
travel to Temple Ohav Shalom
for services. Following the ser-
vices there will be a rally at the
Jewish Community Center in
Albany. If you have a car avail-
able to drive some students to
the services, please contact Perle
at 457-8074.
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Dr. Robert D. Allen, Chair-
man of the Biology Dept., will
speak on Cell Mobility and
Amoeboid Movement, Thurs-
day, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. in Bio
248. Dr. Allen will show several
of his original films. Sponsored
by the Biology Club.
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The first meeting of Zetetics
(Philosophy Club) will be held
Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Humanities third floor lounge.
Drs. Reese, Leue and Deitsch
will discuss “How Should Philo-
sophy Be Taught?” All are wel-
come.
Class of '72
presents
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Friday, Oct. 23rd
tickets are $1.50
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Buses leave Circle al 6:30 pm
Tickets on sale in CC Lobby
Mon-Fri from 10 am-2 pm
Jor more information call 7-7359
Interested in participating in
an effort to study Jewish
prayer, thought and culture and
make it relevant for us today?
Or, applying the action orienta-
tion of Jewish tradition to con-
temporary social problems? If
so, come on Wednesday, Oct.
21 at 7:30 p.m. to LC 21, and
join those of us who on Yom
Kippur grappled with these very
same questions and have de-
cided this never-ending ques-
tion. The entire SUNYA com-
munity is welcome.
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Psychology Department Col-
loquium: Dr. Phebe Cramer will
speak on “The Associative Or-
ganization of Memory” on
Thursday, Oct. 22 at 3:00 p.m.
in LC 19.
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The Class of 1972 is sponsor-
ing a NITE AT THE RACES, to
be held Fri., Oct. 23 at Saratoga
Racetrack. Price is $1.50, which
includes admission and trans-
portation, Buses will leave circle
at 6:30 p.m. Tickets will be on
sale in CC Lobby, Mon.-Fri., 10
a.m.-2 p.m. For information call
457-7959.
Peerrrrry
There will be a New Demo-
cratic Coalition meeting Thurs-
day night at 7:30 in CC 315.
Endorsements of statewide can-
didates and plans for campaign-
ing for Al Lowenstein will be
made.
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with an introductory lecture on
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rest and relaxation, and ex-
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enjoyment in daily life.
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School of Education. Three
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the Executive Council were
elected. The senators are:
Marianne K. Bruno, Stephen
Hulbert and Richard D. Pfister.
The Board members are Fred A.
Childs, Dana G. Davidoff,
Dwight Hulse, Mary J. McKearn
and Adrienne Pfister. Elections
will be held in the School of
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
PAGE 3
A smiling Homecoming Queen, Linda Marshall, and Freshman Princess Angela Sloboda ride in
Saturday’s parade around Perimeter Road, just before the the football game which Albany won 25-24.
(And, before the concert featuring Seals and Croft and Sergio Mendes and Brazil ’66).
An Unorthodox
Jewish Experience
by Robert Schwartz
After participating with over
100 students in an intensely in-
spiring and stimulating Yom
Kippur service, many Jewish stu-
dents have decided that this type
of experience cannot be limited to
merely three days a year. As a
result of their Yom Kippur ex-
perience, these students have be-
gun formulating plans to meet
together on a regular basis in
order to reconstruct traditional
Jewish prayer, education, and tra-
Guns on Campus
The Board of Trustees of the
State University of New York has
mandated that individuals who
wish to possess firearms on cam-
Pus must have them registered
with a designated university offi-
cial. SUNYA students may initiate
registration cedures by visiting
the Office of the Director of
Student Activities in Campus Cen-
ter 130. The make, model and
identification numbers of the wea-
pon will be needed for registra-
tion. Registration must be com-
pleted and approval given prior to
bringing the weapon on campus.
ditions into a creative and progres-
sive force which can better both
their own personal needs and the
needs of society. Their first meet-
ing, open to all interested, will be
Wednesday Oct. 21 at 7:30.
During the Yom Kippur services,
these students, through poetry,
prayer, and the writings of such
Jewish philosophers as Abraham
Heschel, Erich Fromm, and
Martin Buber, critically examined
such topics as the existence of
God, the necessity and relevance
of traditional temple services, and
a redefinition of Yom Kippur
from its traditional emphasis upon
atonement for one’s sins into a
day of self-reflection in order to
obtain personal growth. Despite
disagreement on this topic, all
-Participants commonly felt that
Judaism cannot be limited to a
pre-determined ritual of prayers
and observances, but instead it is a
force which relates to every aspect
of one’s life.
Therefore, many students desire
to reconstruct a new congregation
on campus which in drawing upon
traditional prayer, teachings, and
observances, will enable them to
explore and study Judaism in a
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Along with concentration upon
the study of Jewish culture, the
group intends to further combine
their knowledge with the tradi-
tional Jewish emphasis upon
Social action in transforming
Judaism into a truly living reli-
gion.
Homecoming
Spotlight Shared
By Non—Greeks
“The fraternity-sorority image
was still there, but involvement by
non-Greeks was greatly in-
creased,” commented Chairman
Chuck Gibbs on Homecoming
1970.
Evidence of the new trend ap-
peared most prominently in Sat-
urday’s Homecoming parade. Nine
of the twenty floats entered were
non-Greek and were judged within
their own “Best Non-Greek” cata-
- The Livingston Hall--
ilton Hall entry won the com-
petition.
Other awards were given to
Kappa Delta and Gamma Delta
Chi, “Best Theme;” Psi Gamma,
“Most Imaginative Entry”; and,
for the fourth consecutive year, to
Sigma Tau Beta, “Best Greek En-
try.”
Floats were judged for imagina-
tion, relationship to theme, con-
struction, and spirit while in mo-
tion, and for appearance, imagina-
tion and theme while stationary.
Also awarded was the Fraternity
Scholarship cup to Beta Phi Sigma
with an average cum of 3,157.
The sorority award will be an-
nounced.
Queen and Court
Reigning all day Saturday as
Homecoming Queen was Linda
Marshall a sophomore, sponsored
by Alpha Pi Alpha. Junior
Catherine Poluzzi, entered by Chi
Sigma Theta, served as runners-up,
and Angela Sloboda, sponsored by
Alpha Lamda Alpha, was Fresh-
man princess.
Angela Davis Caught
By FBI in New York
NEW YORK~—(CPS)-Angela
‘Davis has been apprehended in a
mid-town Howard Johnson’s,
apparently on an informant’s tip-
off. And the New York com-
munity has answered her arrest by
the FBI with a warning: “Every
day Angela is in jail, a New York
City policeman will be killed.”
The message, delivered to the
FBI and media, was made the
morning after Davis’ capture, in
the form of an anonymous phone
call.
The 26-year-old radical was ar-
raigned on the charge of unlawful
flight for crimes of murder and
kidnapping in connection with the
attempted courtroom rescue of
two black brothers in a San
Rafael, Calif., courtroom on Aug.
7. She allegedly bought the guns
that were used in the action, and
which killed Superior Court Judge
Harold J. Haley. Although Davis
was not present at the incident,
she is being charged with murder
and kidnap because of a California
‘law which makes an accomplice
‘liable for the full charge. She was
put on the FBI most-wanted list
Aug. 16 for fleeing across state
lines.
Bail was set at $250,000, which
she could not post. Extradition
Papers have been filed in Cali-
fornia, which she is expected to
fight. Arrested with her was
Rudolph Poindexter, a black Chi-
cagoan who has been charged with
harboring a fugitive.
Two hundred people demon-
strated in front of New York’s
Women’s House of Detention the
night of the arrest (Tues.), shout-
ing “free Angela.” ‘There were no
ineidents or arrests.
Davis has been in New York for
some time, according to the word
on the streets in New York, pre-
paring to leave the country,
Probably for Cuba. Her com-
panion, Poindexter, allegedly was
heir to a large sum of money. The
FBI apparently learned of her
whereabouts from informers,
since her presence was not a se-
eret, according to sources in Har-
lem.
Contestants were judged for
beauty, poise, originality, spon-
taneity and school spirit, and were
crowned at Friday’s Champagne
Formal and Banquet.
“The dance was a success,” ex-
plained Gibbs, “in that it was the
unusual: girls wearing dresses and
boys dressed up.” The affair was
attended by over 200 persons and
was set in a Mardi Gras theme.
Other events of the Special
Events Board sponsored weekend
included a pizza parlor and
concert. Although planned, a Fri-
day night bonfire and pep rally
was cancelled due to adverse
weather conditions.
Event chairmen were Jim
Waters, for homecoming queen
contest; Judy Avner, parade chair-
man; and Judy Mazzeo, formal,
Next year’s Homecoming week-
end is tentatively scheduled for
the weekend of October 8, 1971.
Puerto Rican
Flood Aid
by Lesley Weinblart
A state of emergency was
declared in Puerto Rico, last
Tuesday, after the island was
ravaged by hurricane floods the
previous weekend. Therefore, the
145 Puerto Rican students of
SUNYA have organized in an
effort to send aid to the
unfortunate victims left homeless
by the floods. For the past week,
collections have been made of any
money, clothing and any articles
that students wished to con-
tribute. Due to the urgency of the
crisis, these collections will con-
tinue this week.
There will be a large cardboard
carton in the lobby of the Campus
Center for this purpose. Moreover,
in their attempt to collect funds,
the Puerto Rican students have
been soliciting for contributions
door-to-door. In addition, they
have planned an auction to be
held in the Campus Center, in
which articles collected during
the drive will be sold to the
highest bidder. A bake sale is in
the planning, and the revenues
from all these activities will be
sent to Puerto Rico, as will parcels
of clothing collected in the drive.
Antonio Perez, organizer of the
fund drive, stressed the urgency of
the situation, and expressed a
wish for generosity on the part of
SUNYA students. Anyone who
wishes to make any contributions
can leave his donations either at
the EOP office with Mr. Perez or
in the cardboard box at the Cam-
pus Center.
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1970
Nixon: Not Enough
A Statement By SMC
The “peace” proposal which
President Nixon outlined on Oct-
ober 7 does not in the slightest
degree represent a departure from
the basic political and military
policies of the U.S. government.
Rather, the proposal is an arro-
gant re-assertion by Washington of
its “right” to dictate to the peo-
ples of Southeast Asia the govern-
ments which Washington chooses
on the terms Washington chooses-
a “right” Washington has won in
the last decade solely by waging
brutal and devastating warfare
against the peoples of Indochina.
Nixon’s new proposal was de-
signed-like Johnson’s ‘proposal for
“peace talks” in 1969, like
Nixon’s “Vietnamization pro-
posal, like- the Cambodian in-
vasion-to buy time while the ad-
ministration continues to seek a
military victory in Southeast Asia.
As the October 8New York Times
pointed out, the proposal is not
“really new.””
NIXON TODAY--
Immediate negotiations for
cease-fire in place through-
out Indochina to be inter-
nationally supervised...
NIXON 1969-International
body acceptable to both
sides to supervise cease fires
(presumably local), plus a
cessation of combat after a
year of troop withdrawals.
Nixon’s move from an. inter-
nationally-supervised cease-fire to
a cease-fire internationally super-
vised is not enough!
The anti-war movement has con-
sistently demanded the immediate
withdrawl of U.S. forces from
Vietnam and Southeast Asia. We
have seen this to be the only
demand consistent with the best
interests of the people of the U
and of Southeast Asia. As long as
U.S. military forces
remain in
Southeast Asia the bloodshed and
destruction will continue. We have
not been disarmed by Nixon’s
deceiving efforts to buy time; we
will not be silent as the “dove”
congressmen and senators would
have us be.
Instead, we: will re-assert our
demand for the total and im-
mediate withdrawl of ali U.S. for-
ces from Southeast Asia by join-
ing with other Americans from all
walks of life in massive anti-war
demonstrations on Saturday, Oct-
ober 31. In Albany, the Student
Mobilization Committee is work-
ing with other anti-war groups and
individuals who are sponsoring an
anti-war demonstration on that
day. All people interested are
asked to assemble at 11 a.m. with
banners and signs at Draper Hall.
Transportation for SUNY stud-
ents who would need a ride to the
downtown campus will be pro-
vided. The march will proceed
down Western Avenue to the steps
of the Capital Building where
there will be anti-war speakers and
presentations.
This action will be a massive and
visible display of popular dis-
satisfaction with Nixon’s phony
peace plans and in favor of the
demand to “Bring All the Troops
Home Now!” It is a forthright
assertion of the fact that despite
the government's efforts to sup-
press dissent through Agnew’s
polarizing rhetoric and through
the government's brutal suppress-
ion and victimization of political
the movement is not
stifled but growing. We are here,
only in larger numbers and with
more spirit than before.
Since the Cambodian inva-
sion “to save American lives
and shorten the war’’--2,261
American GI’s have been
‘illed in com!
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Since Nixon’s first troop
withdrawals and ‘‘Vietna-
mization” began-- 7,175.
Since Nixon’s inauguration
with his “secret peace
plan”--12,189.
Since Johnson’s Paris “peace
talks”--18,875.
Since Kennedy launched the
Vietnam “police action” in
1961- 43,568 GI’s have
been killed in combat!
These lives have been lost in
addition to the hundreds of thou-
sands of Vietnamese and South-
east Asians who have been the
victims of U.S. and “allied” mili-
tary power.
We are not fooled by Nixon’s
“peace” plan,
We will continue to confront
U.S. aggression in Indochina.
We will continue to support the
right of Liberation groups in our
own nation to fight for
self-determination
We will continue to challenge
the government suppression of
political activists at home.
We will continue to oppose the
policies of U.S. imperialism in
Indochina and resist it with more
energy at home.
We demand:
1) The immediate withdrawal of
all U.S. troops from Indochina.
2) The freeing of all political
‘isoners.
3) The ending of campus com-
plicity with the Defense Depart-
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We as students struggled hard
for these demands last May. Let
us show the government that the
struggle begun last May still
continues. Join the first mass ac-
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In Defense Of Liberalism
by Bob Wamer
1970 America, a highly polarized nation politically, seems to shun
progressivism or liberalism in favor of either the politics of reaction or
radicalism. This country, then, is unwilling to peacefully redress its
grievances: the social injustices, economic inequalities, and political
oppression. Both the right and the left are in violent combat with one
another.
Both extremes, however, do agree on their common enemy, the
liberal. The liberal is termed “radic-lib” who is “soft on crime and
disorder” (in the old days he was soft on communism), as well as a
naive stumbling block to the revolution. The reactionary Nixonite has
blamed liberals since the New Deal for disorder, moral disintegration
of youth, the violation of private enterprise, and for the raising of
hopes of the black man, so that now he expects complete equality.
And it is the liberal who shelters the radicals from oppression, and
who taught their children to behave as such.
The radicals, though, must get rid of the liberal, because as long as
progress continues and democracy is broadened, the total revolution-
ary sweep of America will never happen. The liberal, to some more
dogmatic leftists, is a phony, as in Phil Och’s “Love Me I’m a Liberal.”
To some more generous radicals, though, he is just naive and
misguided. Therefore, the liberal is in a bind; or at least, his position is
sadly in the minority.
What liberals are attempting and have been doing in the past is to
consistently strive towards perfection, though never expecting it; to
do this, there must be an evolutionary trend based on a democratic
tradition that always builds upon democracy. The liberal denies the
conservative and reactionary viewpoints which try to either maintain
the status quo or return to the past; the holders of such a philosophy
usually have some political, economic, or social stake in the
maintaining of privileges or at least have something to lose.
The radical, however, will accept nothing but revolution (most
likely, bloody) on the assumption that what exists now is so bad that
amything following must be better. He refuses to understand, firstly,
that in any bloody confrontation, the forces of reactionary repression
will always win because of their violent ethic and tremendous power.
Secondly, once a revolution is accomplished (which is hypothetical),
it will take repression to battle counter-revolution. This is a bloody
cycle. In a revolutionary or reactionary ethic, democracy will never
win out, compared to an evolutionary system.
It is doubtful, then, that the liberals and radicals differ in their
causes; the schism lies in the means to obtain the ideal goals, and at
what pace change will occur.
The radical’s strategy is to bring on the revolution by provoking
repression and an ensuing police state. Their strategy has no place for
liberals, reformers, or progressives, because they will only slow the
inevitable tide of history which is in the radital’s favor.
The rationale for the ensuing revolution after the fascist state
becomes a reality, is that the people will rally behind radicalism to
unshackle their oppressors. History, however, disproves that. The
American people tolerated Lincoln’s martial law, A. Mitchell Palmer’s
severely repressive reign as Attorney General during Harding’s corrupt
administration, and Governor Huey Long of Louisiana. America
today, is widely accepting and even pushing for repressive “anti-
crime” bills which are, of course, a guise for the suppression of
anti-administration activists. And as stated above, America will
support repression; therefore, in any violent struggle in this country,
fascism will prevail. The tragic story of Greece should suffice as a
lesson.
The liberal’s alternative, then, is the electoral process, ie. the
Democratic Party, since the radical’s creed of violence is not tolerable
at this stage in history. The liberal also accepts the reality that not
everything he wants will be realized immediately. Furthermore,
liberalism is based on the premise that political, social, and economic
progress can only be built upon the principles of an evolutionary
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“We deal with people not drugs”:
The Hope House is a personal
rehabilitation center for drug ad-
dicts. It’s twenty members rely on
their guts, perseverance and con-
cern for each other to learn how
to once again become a useful
part of society. Hope House is not
another merry-go-round for ad-
dicts. The program offers no
sympathy for the addict, just the
chance to pick up the pieces and
start over again, Moreover, the
addict must help himself before
the Hope House will accept him as
a member.
To become a member of the
Hope House is not an easy task.
Before an addict will even be
considered, he or she must stop
using drugs. Most of the present
members crashed. Once he’s clean,
he must prove his desire to join,
first to himself and then to the
members. Once the members of
Hope House feel that the prospect
has made a sincere investment of
his mind and body towards him-
self and the program, they accept
him as a member. One member
explained this selection process by
saying, “We deal with people, not
drugs.”
Although they were addicts, the
members agree that drugs were
only a symptom of their prob-
lems. The program teaches its
members to accept themselves as
well as each other. It enables its
members to cope with the pres-
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Furthermore, the program has no
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to proceed at his or her own pace.
The Hope House is a relatively
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presently no finished members,
similar programs have enjoyed
80% successful completion of the
program by their members, and of
the 20% left, half returned to
complete the program success-
fully. Perhaps one reason for this
success is the weekly seminar.
Every Wednesday night at 8:00,
members, guests, parents and
prospects come to the Hope
House at 231 South Pearl for an
informal exchange of ideas. This
group is called the “family,” and
unlike many families, they gen-
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completed the program, they are
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When asked for his opinion of
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a narcotic. When asked whether
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soft drug, another member ans-
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or soft doesn’t matter.” Another
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by Beth Jo Knapke
Sergio Mendez and his Brazil
°66 presented an outstanding
concert of great rhythmic
sounds on Saturday, October
17, for Homecoming Weekend.
This concert revealed Brazil
°66 to be more than two beauti-
ful girls with unique voices and
an accompanying group of good
percussionists and drummers.
‘They blended the piano, drums,
and tambourines with the voices
to produce a rendition of “Go-
ing Out of My Head,” which has
never sounded quite as good on
record because the instruments
are not usually as outstanding as
the voices.
Sergio Mendez accompanied
many of the pieces, and the
delicate sound of his electric
piano created a beautiful con-
trast with the heavy Brazilian
beat. The girls’ orange, brown,
and white maxi dresses swayed
as they danced to the exciting
rhythm. Throughout the per-
formance the entire gym vi-
brated with the constantly
changing tempos of the South
American music. One member
of the group became so caught-
up in the rising crescendo of
musical fire that he tossed down
his instrument in order to ex-
press himself in an intricate
Brazilian dance.
Towards the end of the con-
cert the performers surprised
the audience with the Beatle’s
“Something” and “Day Trip-
per.” Both were done in the
familiar Mendez style, with the
emphasis on the voices, which
were both powerful and re-
sounding.
They also delighted the audi-
ence with two of their best-
known songs, “The Look of
Love” and “The Fool on the
Hill.” In “Fool,” Sergio played
his electric piano with appro-
priate subtlety. The audience ex-
pressed its enthusiasm and ap-
preciation by demanding three
encores, all of which the per-
formers were happy to provide.
These included “Scarborough
Fair” and “Basy to be Hard.”
Seales and Croft entertained
in the manner of Simon and
Garfunkle: that is, with empha-
sis on folk and folk-rock. How-
ever, either the _ustics or the’
performers themselves were in
poor condition Saturday night,
since many of their words were
garbled. They had a nice “folk”
sound on the whole, but it was
often difficult trying to dis-
tinguish what sounds the folk
were trying to produce.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1970
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
PAGE 7
THE ASP SPORTS
“The Purple and Gold Machine”
Boggs, Finn, Wesley Star in Fine Effort
Danes Whip Siena, 25—24;
by Mike Piechowicz
Albany State added another in-
stallment in their tale of David
and Goliath with a 25-24 home-
coming victory over Siena. It was
the second win of the season
without a loss for the surprisingly
strong Great Danes.
The Albany offense was again
keyed by hard running tail-back,
Bernie Boggs, who churned out
159 yards, one touchdown, a field
goal, and two extra points.
Despite only a one point margin,
the game was no ‘heart-breaker’
for Siena. Their fate was sealed
from the second play from scrim-
mage, when Boggs exploded from
just over midfield to the Indian
eleven. Three plays later, tailback
Rudy Vido took it in.
Siena went into the locker
room, however, with the only lead
they were to hold. The Albany
defense yielded to Sal Guido, who
toppled into the end zone with
3:58 left in the first half, and a
daring fake kick went for the two
Booters Lose To Plattsburg;
Harriers Fourth in Codfish
by Dave Fink
The Great Dane varsity soccer
team traveled to Plattsburg Satur-
day and were treated quite in-
hospitably, coming away on the
short end of a 5-0 score.
Obviously, State couldn’t mus-
ter much of an offensive through-
out the game. This has been the
team’s problem for the past few
weeks.
The score was only 1-0 at half-
time with the lone goal resulting
from a penalty kick by the north-
erners’ forward Ricky Graves. Al-
bany seemed to collapse in the
third period, however, as Platts-
burg registered four more goals,
including two by the home club’s
star forward Bill Garvy and one
more by Graves,
Coach Bill “Schieffelin felt that
goaltender John Thayer played
another fine game. In order to
gain more offensive punch,
Schieffelin moved captain Joel
Volinski from fullback to center
halfback. Joel promptly pulled a
hamstring muscle and thus, his
effectiveness was considerably les-
sened. Meanwhile center forward
Fred Campbell’s offensive efforts
were effectively thwarted by
Plattsburg as he was double-
teamed throughout the game.
Coach Schieffelin said, “The de-
fense played very well. They
didn’t make any real mistakes.
You only have to look at the final
score to see the real problem.”
State will try to get back on the
winning road Wednesday when
they travel to Hamilton College
and then on Saturday will venture
south to Stony Brook.
Also this past Saturday, Coach
Munsey’s harriers finished fourth
in the Codgish Invitational Cross
Country meet. Boston State was
first with 49 points, with Spring-
field second (58), Boston Univer-
sity third (87) and State fourth
with 88 points.
Dennis Hackett was the first
Albany runner to finish, coming
in sixth, Nick Demarco and Pat
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The Munseymen next meet New
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not lost to them since 1962, the
first year Albany featured cross-
country as a varsity sport.
There will be a Basketball Cap-
tains’ meeting on October 23 at 4
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point conversion to put Siena on
top, 8-7.
‘The majority of the wind chilled
7,000+ homecoming fans came
back for the second half, however,
and were rewarded with a State
TD drive that was climaxed some
four minutes into the half with a
39 yard bomb from Bill Flanagan
to Ed Williams. Albany’s lead
moved to 17-8 just minutes later,
when Bernie Boggs lofted a 26
yard field goal through the up-
rights and just over the cross-bar.
Bernie doesn’t waste any distance.
Albany finished their share of
the scoring with Boggs taking a
Flanagan pitch-out for the score.
State cinched the game with a
pass to Ed Perka for the two point
conversion and a substantial 25-8
lead.
Coach Bob Ford said he was
“always pleased with winning.
When I first came here I didn’t
think we’d win a game. When I
saw the talent we had, I thought
maybe we’d be in a few...”
Albany has been somewhat
more than ‘in’ their ball games.
They’ve completely dominated
them. The only points scored
against them have come in the
closing minutes of either the first
or second halves, due primarily to
freer substitution. “When we turn
to our bench, we’re in trouble,”
glumly commented coach Ford.
Reflecting back on earlier days,
Ford said, “When we started, we
wondered if we’d be able to score.
Now we know our offense can put
points on the board.”
‘Our offense’ pretty much sums
STB ClinchesLeague I Title
For Second Straight Year
by Bob Zaremba
With a 6-6 tie against Potter
Club, STB clinched their second
straight League I championship
yesterday afternoon, with one
game remaining in their season’s
schedule.
The Club went into the game
with only one loss and one tie,
while STB was undefeated and
untied. A win for EEP was a must
if the league crown was to remain
in doubt.
STB scored first on a one yard
pitch out to Jay Handelman early
in the first half. The extra point
was wide and the score stood 6-0.
The rest of the half saw no deep
penetration by either team.
The second half opened with
very little action until Jack Adams
dropped a punt snap on his own 8
and STB prepared to sew things
up. The first call was the pitch
play, but this time Potter Club’s
John Wilcox was there instead of
the intercepted lateral. That tied
things up but Art Dixon’s attempt
at the extra point was off to the
left.
The momentum shifted and STB
had to give up the ball but it soon
became clear that the Club wasn’t
going to move anywhere. Quarter-
back Larry Myers and STB took
over on their own 15 with less
than three minutes remaining. A
tie alone would have clinched the
championship but Larry went the
win and put the ball in the air. He
got his club down to the-EEP 15,
and with one second left lofted a
pass that was hauled in by Tom
Sears, but only after it had been
swiped at by his own man, making
it incomplete.
Then it was all over, and the
crowd marched sullenly off as if it
had never begun. Partly because a
tie leaves one rather limp, and
partly because they didn’t get to
hear the Potter post-game sports-
manship cheer.
Handelman, and ran 92 yards with
Rank 4th in State
‘up the work of Bernie Boggs in
the first two games. Mr. Boggs has
accounted for 35 total points (4
touchdowns, three field goals and
two extra points), in addition to
his 307 yards gained.
Coach’ Ford also felt special
praise should be given to Ernie
Thomas who turned in an out-
standing job in his first starting
assignment at the swing back posi-
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Statewide Comment
The recent rulings which grant University administrations the
Power to review and censor the appropriations of student
governments on campuses in New York pose an intolerable threat
to student autonomy. The procedures that have been established
by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees allow
University presidents to impose their own political beliefs and
biases on the entire system of student governance.
This system must be eliminated, and the rights of students to
self-governance must be upheld. It is vital that the Student
Associations of the State University (SASU) take immediate
action at its October 24th meeting to insure that these rights are
reclaimed.
The attempt to sabotage student rights in New York State not
only deprives students of the freedom to run their campus
activities; indeed, it threatens the guaranteed constitutional
principles of self-determination and political expression.
At the meeting this Saturday, therefore, student governments
must take immediate action reasserting their sole, legitimate
authority over the disbursment of student activity fees. They
must move as quickly as possible toward freeing themselves from
the crutch of mandatory student fees. It is this crutch that
fostered the present situation that does not allow students to
govern themselves.
If all that emerges is pious rhetoric or statements of principle,
then student association leaders will have failed in their first
responsibility: protecting the freedom of that government.
From that meeting should emerge a call for a statewide
referendum on mandatory fees and plans for an effective
campaign to educate the student voters to the necessity for
voluntary fees. From that meeting, as well, should emerge the
basis for a plan for the implementation of a voluntary fee. For it
is apparent that student governments must now “enforce” their
own collection through price differentials and through rendering
the use of their facilities and membership in their clubs,
contingent on the payment of fees. In short, student governments
must move immediately to a separate corporate status.
The matter is urgent. Never has the need for constructive and
collective action been greater. To allow the situation to worsen is
to surrender inalienable rights. Student Association leaders face
the responsibility of reclaiming the authority they have sur-
rendered through dependency on state and university protection.
A Living Wage
The Faculty Student Association has been guilty of gross
inconsideration toward students by its reluctance to raise the base
wage rate of $1.85. It is the height of inconsistency to maintain
an organization that is supposedly geared toward serving the
students while at the same time refusing to pay those students a
decent living wage.
Promises that the wage rate may soon increase do not erase the
bad image that FSA has accrued to itself by this policy. Moreover,
the wage that is indicated, $1.85 does not go far enough toward
establishing a living wage. No one in 1970 can live on an income
that is less than $2.00 an hour, particularly when that income is
docked by the time allotted for meals.
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On a wall in a New York City
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reads, and I quote, “No dogs
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see nothing at all wrong with a
sign like this; could be. However,
if you give it a little thought
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people can’t read signs. But then,
maybe it wasn’t meant for blind
people; maybe. It could be that it
was meant for sighted people,
with dogs, in which case someone
has decided that one dog is better
than another dog. Now, just to
show you how simple I am it had
occurred to me that, just as peo-
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dogs. Of course, some are tall and
some are short, some are light and
some are dark but all are dogs
nevertheless. This is obviously a
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Perhaps I’m making too much of
this. Possibly someone simply
made a mistake. But then, if we
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hasn’t someone corrected it? Just
too minor to deal with, huh?
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a valid argument, on the surface
anyway, but if we look deeper we
see the same mistakes being made
there, too. An example? O.K.,
how’s this, according to the pre-
sent administration, and recent
administrations, the reason we are
militarily represented in southeast.
Asia is to insure the freedom of
the southeast Asian people, cor-
rect? O.K., now the usual argu-
ment is why don’t we insure the
freedom of the people here first.
Personnally I find this to be a
valid argument however, this is
not the mistake I had in mind.
Instead, let’s assume that it makes
some sense for us to be there, that
our fighting for freedom is justi-
fied. O.K., so we’re over there
(not here) fighting...for peace,
spending a great deal of money, in
an attempt to bring freedom and a
better life to the Asian people. If
this is true then how come we're
fighting? I mean, it would seem to
me, that if freedom is our goal,
instead of fighting our money
would be better spent in peaceful
endeavors. For example, the go-
vernment could help support the
Care program, or the S.S. Hope
Medical shop, or Radio Free Eur-
ope, or offer better salaries to the
Peace Corps volunteers. Maybe
even the USO could get some of
the funds, especially since they
deal directly with the servicemen.
And why doesn’t the government
adopt a few foster children? In
fact, why don’t they adopt a lot
of foster children?
But then, like thinking all dogs
are dogs, these suggestions are
ridiculous but, it does give you
something to think about, doesn’t
it?
God Wouldn’t Budge
by Barry Kirschner
Once upon a time, the world
was pretty empty. There was only
one man, and he didn’t even have
a name. Rumor has it that he was
a damn good fellow, so this
chronicle will call him A-damn.
A-damn was pretty happy with his
female partner, Even, though they
didn’t have things like movies and
television, They tried to make the
most of their positions, proving
themselves able.
Wanting to move to the suburbs,
they sought eviction from their
country garden. When asked why
\they wanted to leave their original
home, A-damn and Even only said
that they wanted to avoid the
wrath of god (who was raising
cain). By this time A-damn’s wife
bore two children, and there was
no telling how many children
would have been bored if they
only ate fruit and vegetables.
| They traveled to their new home
iby ship. A-damn got sea sick
which allowed Even more time to
skipper the boat. The oldest son
proved to be a very able member
of the crew, but the second son
didn’t want to follow orders.
Throughout the entire trip he was
thinking of the Caine mutiny.
When the voyage was completed
no grudges were felt against the
second son, a Christian act indeed.
Eventually more people started
popping up and the world got to
be a pretty groovy place. They
still didn’t have movies or tele-
visions but comedians like Mel
Brooks entertained regularly.
Everything was going well until
somebody asked what purpose life
has. For no apparent reason this
made everybody around para-
noid. All of a sudden people
started asking questions like Why?
and what is reality?
These questions, and others like
them, were causing turmoil in soci-
ety. Masses flocked to the indi-
viduals of high status like
O'Reilly, and Hoover, and Mitch-
ell for answers, but they didn’t
know from shit. People were up-
set about their inability to find
direction, and even the invention
of the compass didn’t help.
Then people decided to petition
god. A flock of leaders went to
this shrub that was on fire and
started asking questions of it. The
shrub didn’t talk much and the
leaders got furious, demanding
answers, What about free will? Do
we have it or not? How about
Purpose? What's our purpose?
Soon the crowd was yelling,
“What do we want?—purpose
When do we want it?—now
What do we want—purpose
When do we want it—now
Purpose now! Purpose now!”
God didn’t think too highly of
the methods of his petitioners,
but realized that if he didn’t
answer quickly, they might burn
all the shrubs down. He agreed to
speak with a few of the organizers
of the insurrection about the is-
sues involved. The meeting was
helled in god’s office.
There were‘ about 10 demands
discussed and god gave in on each,
but then said he had 10 com-
mandments of his own. Quoting
John Arbuckle he said “you get
what you pay for,” so don’t ex-
pect something for nothing. The
only questions still to be discussed
were those of purpose and free
will,
God wouldn’t budge on the pur-
pose demand, leaving that for man
himself to decide. The resolution
of the free will problem was
worked on for quite some time
before one of god’s administrative
assistants proposed a compromise
acceptable to all. Under this plan
any man could decide his own
destiny, as long as it was an
unhappy one,
Needless to say this was a monu-
mental decision. Because of it we
can read about Oedipus, Hamlet,
Willy Loman or anyone else
whose fates seem to run parallel
to our own. Most have decided
not to bother with the free will
clause (clause 22 in the covenant).
Those that have, have lived and
died or are somewhere in the
Process.
And what of god? He sits proud
of himself in his house of warship
wondering how people can be $0
stupid to bargain with the guy
who makes the rules.
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