ASP
ALBANY STUDENT
PRESS
self
evaluation?
Vol. LVI no. 18
State University of New York at Albany
Tuesday December 9, 1969
LOUIS J. LEFKOWITZ, Attorney General of New York State,
spoke to 150 students on consumer frauds last night. The event was
sponsored by Delta Sigma Pi, Professional Business Fraternity
Council concerned
with
by Ken Stokem
In a three hour special
self-evaluation session, this past
Sunday, Central Council made an
attempt to bring out the problems
of Student Association (SA). In
attendance at the open meeting
were Council, Commission, and
Committee members and students
interested in improving S.A.
The seesion covered a myriad
of topics and moved from
discussion to discussion, many too
abstract to be easily conveyed.
But two items surfaced
repeatedly throughout the entire
session.Priorities and
Communication.
The theme of making priorities
and then sticking to them was.
reinforced many times. “Are the
students getting what they: want
most for the tax monies? Are we
supporting and financing the
priorities of the student body as a
whole?”
These are indicative of the
questions that were asked.
Though no definite answers to
these questions were sought at the
meeting, the importance lies in
their being asked.
Communication was found to
be tied in with nearly every other
issue raised. “Is there adequate
communication. with the
students?” “Is there a break in
communication betwee SA
groups?” These are the questions
that were asked and to which
hopefully answers will be
eventually found.
The’ ASP itself was tied deeply
into the discussion on
communication. Most people at
the session questioned whether or
not the ASP was fulfilling the
function of a student newspaper
or not. The general consensu
seemed to be the ASP’s primary
function should be that of a
ewsletter, a source of
communication between the
students, rather than whatever
function it now serves.
The amount of power and
control that two individuals-i.e.
the ASP editors-- should exercise
over $8,000 and twelve thousand
people (students) was also
questioned. Communications
Commission tried to defend the
ASP’s position by calling such
charges Positive and Negative
censorship. Communication
Commission feels that any
sensorship at all was intolerable.
In response to these charges it
was pointed out, however, that
the ASP itself was exercising a
from of censorship itself. by
presenting primarily only one
front.
Dave Neufeld suggested that in
some way the Editors of the ASP
continued on page 6
---benjamin
RPA dept. faces problem,
meeting set to clarify issues
by Carol Hughes
; In a letter published in the Albany Student
Press last Friday, students Stratton Rawson and
Jeff Wasserman strongly chastized the Department
of Rhetoric and Public Address for irresponsibility
and poor handling in its procedures for the
appointment of a new chairman. Today at 3:30
pm, a meeting will be held to answer their
questions and those of other concerned individuals
to clarify this issue.
The problem was precipitated when Mrs.
Kathleen E. Kendall, Acting Chairman of the
R.P.A, Department since its inception last year,
presented her resignation This action resulted in
the creation of a Search Committee to find a
suitable successor.
The committee was formed last May in
accordance with the guidelines. supplied by the
College of Arts and Sciences. Faculty members
were Charles Colman, Dean of Humanities
Division; William Reese, Department of
Philosophy; Kathleen Kendall, Acting Chairman,
R.P.A.; Mary Jewett and Robert Norton, Faculty,
R.P.A.; and Richard McNally, Visiting Professor,
R.P.A. Dean of Arts and Sciences, O. William
Perlmutter served as an ex officio member.
Student representation posed a dilemma. At a
meeting of majors held in May, a quorum was
unavailable due to the proximity of final exams.
Those students attending did not feel sufficiently
empowered to make any recommendations.
According to Mrs. Kendall, the issue was
pressing enough to warrant the selection of two
Majors to serve on the committee by the
department, in this case, Mrs. Kendall and Dr.
Richard Wilkie. This action was taken so that the
committee could work throughout the summer.
Chosen were Jan Garvey and Arthur Debin.
Rawson and Wasserman argue that the manner
in which the selection took place was completely
unfair to the students concerned. The agenda for
the meeting did not include the recommendation
of appointees to the Search Committee until it was
added by Mrs. Kendall the day before the meeting
occurred. They reiterate that this plan was not
mentioned at any previous gathering of students in
the R.P.A. Department. Furthermore, the election
was to be held on a day when students would be
unable to attend due to other committments.
The announcement of the presence of Garvey
and Debin on the Search Committee was not
made public for several months after they had
been chosen.
When these criticisms were brought to Dean
Perlmutter early this semester, their validity was
upheld. However, since the committee had been
functioning from the summer through this period,
replacement of representatives seemed unrealistic.
Perlmutter suggested the addition of another
student member, chosen by the students, to the
committee. Although this new individual would
lack the rapport achieved by the other committee
members, it was felt that his presence would be
beneficial.
The proposal was not intended as a personal
affront to either Garvey or Debin. A meeting of
majors was held to discuss the proposition this
semester. At this time, however, the students did
hot see the necessity of electing another
representative.
The Search Committee worked during the
summer, finding and evaluating possible
candidates. After months of study, four names
continued on page 6
ASP newsboard elects editors,
Rohde chosen editor-in-chief
Bill Rohde has been elected by
the news board of the Albany
Student Press to the position of
to open
all candidates for editorship of the
paper were active members of the
ASP. The current editors decided
Rohde was elected by
unanimous vote of the screening
i committee. Although he has not
al
Editor-In-Chief for the next two
semesters.
Rohde, currently enrolled in
the English graduate program, has
been servinthis term as Editor of
L’Humaniste, a politically
oriented publication which
appeared monthly.
His election marked a civange in
AGP nolicias Prinr to thic term
ae
applications to
members of the university who
had sufficient knowledge and
desire to fill the position.
Three applications were
received and a series of interviews
was held wherein a candidate was
questioned as to his ideas
concerning the organization,
purpose, and direction of the
Athany Stndent Prece
held any editorial positions, he
has written columns for the ASP,
and also has served as copy editor
of the Nassau College Vignette.
He will officially take office
with the first issue of the spring
semester.
Pat O’Hern, a sophomore who
has served the ASP for the past
year as technical editor, was
elected to the previously unfilled
position of managing editor.
As managing editor, it will be
Miss O Hern’s job to more closely
coordinate the technical aspects
of the paper. Hopefully, this will
aid in the more effective
production of the ASP.
Anita Thayer was re-elected
News Editor. A junior political
science major, she has been
serving as one of the papers’ two
News Editors for a large part of
this term.
Elected to the positions of
Associate News Editors were
Nancy Durish and Carol Hughes.
Both Miss Durish, a junior from
Endicott, and Miss Hughes, a
| junior from Peekskill, have been
serving as assistant news editors
this semester.
Tom Clingan, a freshman from
' Glen Cove, Long Island, and
Linda Staszak, a junior from Mas-
sapequa, were elected technical
| editors. They will be working with
| the managing editor in revamping
| the production of this paper.
.HEART OF THE UNIVERSITY CLOSED for. the winter as an administration-sponsored safety
maduro
precaution.
Daryl Lynne Wager was
re-appointed to the position of
, Arts editor for the Spring semes-
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1969
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TUESDAY
O'Dwyer for Senator. There
will be a citizens’ meeting to
organize for Paul O'Dwyer on
Tuesday, December 9 at 3:30
pam. in CC 315.
There will be a Parliamentary
Debate on Tuesday, December 9
at 7:00 p.m. in the State Quad
flagroom. The topic will be
Resolved: THAT THE
UNIVERSITY STRUCTURE IS
OBSOLET. Debating for the
affirmative will be Dr. Curtis
Smith of the English department
and negative, Dr. Antony Saturno
of the Chemistry Department.
Women’s Liberation Front
meets on Tuesdays at 3:15 in the
Campus Cer‘er 316.
WEDNESDAY
NDC is sponsoring a panel
discussion on Wednesday,
December 10, at 8:15 in LC 3 to
analyze the first two moratoriums
and to discuss “where we go from
here.”
Dr. Leon Cohen, Dr. Erik
Hoffman, and Dr. Martin
Edleman—all political science
professors, will be on the panel.
The December moratorium
activities will be discussed.
These will be a graduate
students association Executive
Council Meeting Dec. 10,
Wednesday at 9 p.m. in the
Campus Center.
THURSDAY
General Theatre Workshop
under the supervision of Mr.
James Leonard, director of the
Experimental Theatre program,
will meet at its usual weekly time
of 8-10 p.m. Thursday evening in
the Arena Theatre of the
Performing Arts Center. There
will be readings of new scripts,
and sound equipment
demonstrations.
“Spiro T. Agnew and All the
news that fits: A call for
responsibility or a flirtation with
fascism?”
Thurs., Dec. 11, 8:00 Assembly
Hall.
MON. DEC. 15
AFROTC personnel will be at
SUNYA on December 15 and 17
in Rm 209, BA _ building.
Interested students are
encouraged to visit with them or
contact union College’s AFROTC
(phone 374-6523) for more
information.
TUES. DEC. 16
On Tuesday, December 16 at 4
p.m. in Humanities 354 the
Rhetoric and Public Address
Department sponsors a Christmas
Party and a symposium on the
Washington, D.C. March
(November 15). All welcome!
_The New Democratic Coalition
will-meet Tuesday, December 16
at.8 p.m. in CC 375. Plans for
future moratoriums will _ be
discussed.
WED., DEC. 17
Professor Stollenwerf of the
University of Pennsylvania. will
interview prospective Graduate
Students in Economics on
Wednesday, December 17 in SS
323 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
NOTICES
HAVE YOU HEARD? Richie
Havens is coming...Saturday,
February 7, sponsored by the
classes of io7t and 1972.
Attention veterans: The
University of Washington’s
Veterans Association is interested
in forming a national group to
“promote an increase in the
current educational benefits
available to veterans in school.”
Interested veterans and/or groups
desiring more information contact
Mr. Ken Blaisdell, Campus Center
361 (7-7597).
Black Coalition Pickets needed!
Meet at Horace’s Barber Shop,
108 North Pearl Street (next to
Strand Theatre). Picketing hours
are 12 p.m.-1 p.m.,4 p.m.-5 p.m.,
and 7 p.m.-8 p.m.
An American Red Cross senior
life saving class will be conducted
at Bath No. 3, Ontario St. and
Central Ave., Albany, beginning
Monday evening, January 12,
according to John Caviston, Bath
manager. >
The class, he said, will be open
to boys and girls 15 years of age
and older who can swim at least
400 yards.
Instruction is free, but each
student is required to bring his or
her own swim suit and towel.
Girls must wear bathing caps.
Additional information can be
obtained by calling the Albany
Red Cross at 462-7461.
Positions are open on the
following bodies:
--University Athletics Council
-Bonkstore Advisory Board
--Research Council
Please contact Terry Mathias in
C.C. 346, 457-3430.
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ty know the way home
With my eyes Closed.”
Then you-know the way too well.
Because driving an old familiar route can make you
drowsy, even if you've had plenty of sleep.
If that happens on your way home
for Christmas, pull over, take a break
and take two NoDoz®. It'll-help you drive home
with your eyes open.
No car should be without
The College of General Studies
and the Department of Physical
Education are offering a 3-hour,
non-credit course in Driver
Training Education on Highway
Safety. Proof of having completed
the course must be provided
before a road test appointment
will be made to an applicant for
his first driver’s license.
The course will be given
January 12 from 6-9 p.m. Fee for
the course is $5. Enrollment may
be made by check payable to
State University of New York at
Albany and sent to: College of
General Studies, 1400 Washington
Avenue, Albany, N.Y. 12203,
AD-239; or call 457-4937.
Flowers, fudge, and fruitcakes
made at the Albany Workshop for
the retarded, will be sold in the
Campus Center Lobby, Dec. 8-12,
10:00-1:00p.m. It is sponsored by
the Class of ‘71.
Brockport
NDC will have a moratorium
table in the Campus Center from
December 8-17 to encourage
students and faculty to write to
Congressmen and Senators and
President Nixon. -
“Give Peace a Chance” buttons
and Love Christmas tree
ornaments will also be sold.
Experimental Theatre Friday
niight series presents Young
Playwrights this Friday evening at
7:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. in the
Arena Theatre. Young Playwrights
will be a program of staged
readings of the short works of
three student playwrights of the
SUNYA Department of Theatre.
THE FATHER by Timothy
Brennan, TO KICK THE LEAVES
by George Brust, and DAPHNE
by Mary Eileen O’Donnell,
comprise this Friday’s program.
Coffee is served following each
program. Admission is free.
offers
Peace Corps degree
The officials of the Peace Corps
and the State University of New
York College at Brockport
announced completion of
arrangements for continuing and
extending the unique Peace
Corp/College Degree Program to
admit a fourth group of
candidates in June, 1970.
The candidates will be selected
from the ranks of students in
good standing at an accredited
college who are completing their
sophomore or junior year by
June, 1970. Those selected will be
able to earn an A.B. or B.S. degree
and be eligible for a Peace Corps
assignment in one academic year
flanked by two summers of fully
subsidized and integrated
academic courses and Peace Corps
training. They are expected to
major in mathematics or the
sciences; those who have
completed their junior year prior
to entrance into the program have
the opportunity for a
double-major.
The members of the first
contingent completing the
fifteen-month program which
combines the upperdivision
undergraduate education with
Peace Corps preparation are now
serving on bi-national educational
development teams in the
Dominican Republic; the second
group is now serving in similar
assignments in Peru and
Honduras; the third group is now
in the academic year phase of this
joing project and is slated for
Overseas assignment in Latin
America in August, 1970,
At the end of the second
summer armed with the degree, a
teaching license, in-depth cross
‘Cultural preparation and fluency
in Spanish the graduates as Peace
Corps Volunteers will be off on
their Latin American assignment.
As members of the staffs of
teacher training institutions
and/or consultants to secondary
teachers of mathematics or
science, they are important
participants in the educational
development efforts of their host
countries. During their two year
sojourn they have the opportunity
to earn up to twelve semester
hours graduate credit.
Peace Corps and college
officials pointed out the several
features which make this joint
program unique including:
academic credit for Peace Corps
training, two fully subsidized
summer sessions, in-depth Peace
Corps training synchronized with
the liberal arts and specialized
professional preparation,
individualized programming,
opportunity for double majors
and supervised overseas graduate
work,
“This integrated program is
based on our two fold conviction
that (1) to combine the college
and Peace Corps experiences is to
make both more relevant and
meaningful and the personal
product more valuable (2) to
provide much-needed skilled
specialists--mathematics and
science teachers--as Peace Corps
Volunteers in Latin America is to
make a significant contribution to
all concerned,” said President
Albert Warren Brown, of the State
University College at Brockport in
announcing the extension of this
unique partnership.
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
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THE OLD DUDLEY OBSERVATORY on
SUNYA building, will be torn down next year.
3
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---rosenberg
A boycott of Albany County
stores during the Christmas season
organized by the Albany Black
Coalition started yesterday.
The “selective buying campaign
is an attempt to force area
merchants to exert pressure on
the municipal government. The
campaign is necessary to insure
that the Albany Board of
Education implement the reforms
which were promised to the black
community as a result of the
Noyember 12 Albany High School
incident.
The five demands which the
black community feels can be
implemented immediately are:
1, Arrangements be made for
an evaluation within the next two
months of the Albany Police
Department by a qualified neutral
agency (acceptable to the Albany
Black Coalition), with special
attention given to training
Open enrollment, housing,
RPA discussed
by Judy Baldassari
At his weekly conference with
students, President Kuusisto
announced that there will be a
meeting before Christmas of
representatives of all the State
University Units to discuss the
idea of the System going on an
open-admissions policy next year.
SUNYA is presently partially
under such a system with respect
to its EOP program. President
Kuusisto expressed hope that if
such a university-wide policy were
initiated it would be given enough
funds to make it a responsible and
effective one.
The maintenance staff has
fenced off the central portion of
the academic podium because it is
unable to keep the steps clear
during winter weather. They
would be a safety hazard if
students were allowed to use
them.
This university has received
clearance from the system-wide
Central Office to accept bids and
began construction on a 160-unit
married students’ housing facility
which will be built on the other
side of Fuller Road. Construction
is expected to begin in the Fall.
Dr. Kuusisto was asked various
questions concerning the
Department of Rhetoric and
Public Address’s need for a
departmental chairman. Kuusisto
said the Dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences determined
whether or not there is money
available to pay a department
chairman according to the
priorities within the college. The
president said he was aware that
students were concerned about
the search and hiring of a
department chairman.
The student directories have
been shipped’ by the printer and
are expected to arrive here
momentarily.
A question was raised on
CURE’s movement to eliminate
university-wide requirements. As
of yet no proposal has been
submitted to the Undergraduate
Academic Council and until such
is done no action can be taken in
this area.
Also discussed was the fact that
student senators were elected to
the Faculty-Senate after
appointments were made to the
committees. This has resulted in
lack of information and
Plans clarified
concerning housing
by Nancy Durish
An_ investigation into
matter of the so-called
“proposed” Lottery Housing
System brought before LAAC last
week has yielded many definite
answers to questions posed by
members of the University.
First, according to Steve
Lobell, Chairman of LAAC, the
proposal is definitely NOT a
proposal but merely a suggestion !
drawn up by a member of the
residence staff of the university.
The suggestion is currently being
scrutinized by the Housing Staff
along with many other helpful
ways to alleviate future housing
problems.
This suggested housing lottery
would involve a type of quota
system where the Housing Office
would first determine the number
reality, only a small number of
tne students would be forced to move
off-campus during the first few
semesters it would be in effect.
The suggestion, brought up
before LAAC by an administrative
group, caused a great deal of
discussion among members of the
Commission since they had never
before been confronted with the
plan.
Many members experessed
doubt as to the exact stage. the
proposal was in and a
determination to discover why it
was not brought to LAAC’s
attention by the Housing Office.
Further inquiry into the matter
revealed that first the proposal
was merely a suggestion, and
second, that many other students
had read the suggestion and
assumed that LAAC was aware of
of space available for students. A i,
lottery, composed of the names of ~
all students desiring on-campus
housing facilities, would then be
held, the results determining who
remains on campus and who must
Lobell stressed the fact that no
definite formulation of the lottery
housing system is going on at the
present time. He also state that
should the plan be formulated in
by Kuusisto
consequent problems in voting.
Hope was expressed that action
would be taken soon to remedy
this. It was noted that Senate
meetings are open to the public
and each council and committee
decides for themselves whether to
conduct closed or open meetings.
The President was also asked
when action would be taken on a
request from LAAC and Central
Council last year to give
preference to commuting students
in student parking lots, Kuusisto
said he wasn’t aware of this but
commented that since December
1 there has been a SUNYA bus
circling the campus on perimeter
road as a convenience to students.
MOBE tries people’s press
procedures, riot control
techniques, and relationships
between police and ethnic group
communities; i
2. The revision of the present
Black History course through
joint discussion with students,
parents, the State Education
Department’s Bureau of
Intercultural Relations, the
SUNYA Department of
Afro-American Studies, and
Albany High School curriculum
planners;
3. The retention of a qualified
Black teacher at both high schools
for the Black History course, and
the offering of this course to
junior and senior students; and
the initiation of these changes to
Activities
ei Albany Black Coalition urges
~~. selective buying campaign
occur at the start ot the second
semester of this school year;
4. The dropping of all charges
against persons arrested in
connection with the incident at
Albany High on November 12
based upon the recognition that
these persons did not initiate the
disturbance and society can gain
nothing by the continuation of
the charges;
5. The dissolution of the
present student government
bodies at both Albany and
Schuyler, immediately followed
by new elections in which
proportionate numbers of
representatives would be elected
by Black students.
lanned
against the draft
by Ben Johnson
If the ill fortunes of fate have
damned the day you were born
via the U.S. SelectiveService
System, your anxiety may be
lessend by efforts being made on
campus concerning what to do for
those branded with low draft
status.
The beginning activities of the
Anti-Draft (Anti-War) Steering
Committee of Student Mobe were
discussed last night at the first
meeting of the special committe.
The plans are of a two-fold
nature: first, efforts are being
made to attack the unfair and
war-permitting draft institution
itself with a demonstration first
on December 12 at the Watervliet
Arsenal. i
There will be a rally and march
on December 15 beginning at the
State Capitol building at eleven
am. and proceeding to the
Albany Draft Induction Center a
few blocks away.
The second part of the
committee’s work consists of
forming a single cohesive unit of
students on campus who are
distressed over their draft status in
order to inform these individuals
as a group about what can be
done specifically in the area of
draft counseling.
A “Merry Un-birthday Party”
will be held on December 16 in
the Campus Center Assembly Hall
from 10-5 for the purpose again
of providing helpful information.
The goals of the committee
were thus set-up to mobilize as
large a group as possible for the
rally and anti-draft
demonstrations and to reach out
to the distressed students on
campus seeking help concerning
the fate of their draft status.
to show need for war’s end
Student Mobilization
Committee is trying to raise $900
for a full-page ad in the Albany
Times Union sometime during the
holiday season to focus the
attention of the average area
citizen on the need for peace in
Vietnam.
Members of the University
Community may sign the petetion
and give donations to Student
Mobilization at the table in the
Campus Center lobby.
The text of the ad will read as
follows:
We the undersigned submit this
public statement to:
1) Demonstrate our opposition
to American involuement in
Vietnam. We-uphold the right of
Vietnam to self-determination,
and demand an immediate and
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1969
ORS
LEAGUE I SHOWDOWN
TONIGHT
Danes Lo
STATE WAS Both outrebounded an:
lost to Stony Brook.
by Mark Grand
Nothing went right for the
Dane Courtmen Firday night as
they were soundly defeated by
Stony Brook in State’s home
opener, 58-49.
Besides having an off-shooting
night, Albany was outrebounded
54-35 as the Patriots completely
dominated the game.
The poor shooting is
exemplified by the fact that
neither team scored during the
first three minutes of the game.
However, Stony Brook center
Mike Kerr took charge and led
Stony Brook to an 11-2 jead after
the first eight minutes of play.
Senior Jack Jordan and juniors
Alan Reid and Jim Masterson got
the momentum going for Albany
in a surge that brought the Danes
to within tow points at halftime,
22-20.
se 58-49
id outshot Friday night as they
~-deyoung
Vhe second half began with
State overtaking the Patriots and
leading for the first time 28-27.
That was the last time the Dane’s
saw the lead as Kerr completely
controlled the boards while poor
shooting continued to plague
Albany. Senior captain. Jack
Adams, team playmaker, drew his
fourth personal foul early in the
second half and saw limited
action. The result was a steady
increase in the Patriots lead until
the game was finally put out of
teach of the Danes with about
three minutes left.
Kerr hooped 18 points for the
winners while Reid led the Great
Danes with 13 followed by Jordan
and Masterson with 10 and 9
respectively.
The only bright spot in
Albany’s game came on defense
where they exhibited tight and
aggressive play.
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Wrestlers Take 2nd
Union College took eight firsts
and one second Saturday to earn
first place in the fifth annual State
University at Albany quadrangular
wrestling tournament.
Albany was runner-up for the
second year in a row with 51
points to the Dutchmen’s 95,
followed by University of
Rochester in third spot for the
second straight year with 44
points and Williams last at 41.
The win came on Union’s first
appearance in the tournament as
The Dutchmen entered with a 1-0
record on the year after beating
Hartford College. The tourney
uses the Great Danes’ season
opener and they gathered one first
and four seconds.
State’s Bob Kind was the only
defending champion. He returned
in the 167 pound weight class but
lost both his matches after taking
the 137 pound weight class last
year.
The schedule:
December
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Swim ming
Team
The varsity swimming team
traveled to Binghamton Saturday
for a triangular dual meet with
SUNY Stony Brook and Harpur.
This marked the first meet for the
Brian Kelly coached swimmers as
a varsity team. Last year, the
squad participated on a club basis.
The team lost to Harpur by a
71-33 margin and was edged by
Stony Brook 57-43. 1
Jack Schubert in the 200 yard
butterfly and the team’s lone
senior, Pete Klara in the diving
were the only first places
registered by the Danes.
In the 400 yard medlay relay,
State was shutout as was the case
in the 1000 yard free style and
the 200 yard free style. Freshman
Chris Wook took fourth place in
the 50 yard free style for State.
Pete Gerstenhaber was second in
the 200 yard individual medlay.
Freshman Andy McGrorty from
West Babylon was second in the
100 yard free style while
sophomore Bill Hart from Albany
was third in the 200 yard
backstroke.
Finishing third in the 500 yard
free style for State was
Gerstenhaber with sophomore Bill
Smith copped third place in the
~ 200 yard breast stroke.
Albany was second in the 400
yard free style relay.
State, with only one senior and
one junior on the squad figures to
be quite a team in the next few
years, with many of the freshmen
and sophomores now getting that
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by Dave Fink
Who do you think is the number one college football team in the
nation? It would seem that your choice is just as good as the writers’,
the “football experts,” who determine the Associated Press and
United Press International rankings. What is meant by this is that it
has gotten to the point where it is ludicrous for a group of people to
arbitrarily (yes, arbitrarily) list the nation’s top twenty gridiron
powers.
Obviously, the question of who is number 1 is the foremost
concern. Having little basis for comparison, in that only rarely do the
top elevens square off. The “experts” have endeavored to combine a
series of intangibles (it 1s possible that even they do not know what
these factors are) in order to produce, in their opinion, the best team
in the nation. For nine weeks this season and for many weeks before
the °69 campaign began, Ohio State not only was rated first but was
being called possibly the finest intercollegiate football team of all
time. Then, all of a sudden, after completely outclassing all opposition
for these nine weeks, it was Good Bye Columbus (pretty corny,
huh?). Michigan beat them 24-12 and magically, these experts forgot
about Ohio State, dropping them to fourth behind Texas, Penn State
and Arkansas of whom they had played none. Whether this move was
valid or not is questionable but assuming that it was, shouldn’t
Michigan have then been given some consideration as number 1? After
all, they defeated a team that some people thought was the best ever.
If you beat the best, shouldn’t you be considered among the best?
Obviously, this logical thinking never occurred to the “experts.”
Next, there is the case of Penn State, who have at this moment won
22 consecutive football games. Last season, they were obviously
superior to their opposition but were continually ranked below the
University of Southern California and Ohio State. This season they
still have not lost but again, they have yet to reach the top, It seems
that the powers that be have a strong aversion towards teams from the
northeast,
Please bear in mind that this is not to say that the team that is
number 1 is not a great team or that it might possibly be the best.
What it is saying is that there is no real basis for concluding who in
fact is the best.
In essence,
it appears that the AP and UPI polls have been
established for two reasons: 1) to satisfy alumni who will very eagerly
give donations
to their respective Alma Maters when they see the
school in the top ten, and 2) to satisfy the fans’ desire to have their
minds regimented as to who is best and who is second best and so on.
To conclude, it seems obvious that these rankings mean little, Until
a means of having post season playoffs is devised similar to that used
in basketball (this is impractical because it is difficult for a football
team to play five extra games in a season) we cannot possibly know
just who the national champion is. On New Year's Day, Texas will
meet Notre Dame, Arkansas will face Mississippi, Penn State will play
Missouri and USC will go against Michigan. If all the favorites (named
first) lose, there’s no telling who “the experts” would pick as their
number one team. Let it suffice to say that if one of the great minds
of our time, our President, was going to give another plaque to the
best, even he might not be able to decide to just whom it should go.
SPORT
Potter Club and The Brothers
AMIA League I Basketball teams
will play a preliminary game
before the Varsity Plattsburg
game on Tuesday, December 9.
Potter-Brothers game will begin at
6:45 p.m.; spectator doors will
open at 6:30.
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Volleyball intermural playoffs
are now underway. Ryckman | is
in Ist place in the Tuesday night
League I and in Ist place in the
Thursday night League is
Livingston tower (II).
On Tuesday, December 16,
WRA will hold its Annual
Christmas party at 7 p.m. in the
WRA office on the 3rd floor of
the gym.
peed
Dave Welchons of New
Hartford and Tim Minnehan of
Livonia have been elected
co-captains of the Albany
freshman basketball team.
Welchons, 6-2, was captain of
New Hartford High, while
Minnehan, 5-10, was captain two
years at Livonia Central and
gained honorable mention on the
Greater Rochester All-Star team.
Minnehan also. captained the
football and baseball teams.
SHORTS
There will be a meeting to
organize an AMIA_ Volleyball
League on Tuesday, December 9
at 4:15 p.m. in 123 of the
Physical Education Center. All
Prospective teams are asked to
have a representative present at
the organizational meeting.
ok
There will be a meeting to
organize an AMIA Handball and
Squash leagues on Wednesday
December 10 in 123 of the
Physical Education Center. Those
interested in handball should
report at 4:15 p.m. Those
interested in Squash should report
at 4:45 p.m,
ste
The AMIA will hold a
qualifying swimming trial on
Friday, December 12 at 4:00 p.m.
Team and individual entries are
due in the AMIA Office by
Wednesday, December 10.
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“Hear all Albany State
basketball games live on WSUA,
640 on your dial.” Before each
varsity basketball game, WSUA
presents “Clubhouse Journal” an
in-depth report on the Great
Danes with sportscaster Littleton
Harmon Smith Il. t
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1969
ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
Choral ensembles’ program
to feature “Carmina Burana”
There will be two performances
this year of the annual fall concert
of the’ choral ensembles of the
music department of State
University of New York at
Albany. They will take place on
Thursday and ‘Friday evenings,
December 11 and 12 at 8:30 p.m.
in the main theatre of the
Performing Arts Center.
The concert program will
feature the internationally
popular cantata, ‘‘Carmina
Burana,” by the contemporary
Austrian composer, Carl Orff. The
Austrian chose the text for his
work from an anonymous
manuscript found in 1903 in the
monastery of Benediktbeuren in
Upper Bavaria. 38
It consists of pieces by 12th
“Woman.”
TWENTY-ONE NEW WORKS by artist William H. Wilson, an
associate professor of art at SUNYA, are based upon the theme of
and 13th-century wandering
students lyricists writing in
Latin, Middle-High German, and
Old French. The songs of the
poets reflect in impulsive and
sometimes crudely direct
language, lives dominated by the
ceaselessly turning wheel of
destiny. The entire structure of
the scenic cantata is based on the
diatonic, strophic song, an art
form whose simplicity can be
most effective.
Singing the cantata will be a
chorus of 260 voices, made up of
members from the Collegiate
Singers, the Statesmen, and the
University Singers.
Prof. Karl Peterson of the
Music Department, director of the
Woi:, has named the following
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Art Gallery showing
Wilson exhibit, prints
An exhibition of twenty-one
new works by artist William H.
Wilson are currently being shown.
in the Art Gallery of State
University of New York at
Albany. On exhibit are fifteen
paintings, five drawings, and one
foam rubber construction, done
by the artist in the past year, all
of them on the theme of
“Woman.”
Wilson, an associate professor
of art at the University, was
educated at William and Mary
College, and the Cranbrook
Academy of Art in Bloomfield
Hill, Mich., from which he
teceived his Master of Arts. He has
exhibited in ten one-man shows,
including one in Mexico City. His
most recent exhibit was in the
Spring, 1968, at the University.
Mr. Wilson has won numerous
Prizes in regional shows, and his
works are part of the collections
of the Schenectady Museum, the
Albany Institute of History and
Art and the Berkshire Community
College,
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A selection of contemporary
screenprints will be exhibited in
the lounge of the Art Gallery of
State University of New York at
Albany from December 3 through
December 21.
Screenprinting has attracted
many contemporary artists
because its technical flexibility
encourages experimentation.
Artists such as Jim Dine use
signature paste-up, collage and
photos. Andy Warhol and James
Rosenquist adapt commercially
produced screen images to their
own aesthetic purposes. Others,
such as Vasarely, Anuszkiewicz
and Sedgley, use the medium to
produce prints requiring
meticulous color registrations.
The exhibit, which is being
circulated by Aries Publications,
includes other well-known names
in the contemporary art world.
Among them are Andy Warhol,
Ad Reinhardt, Frank Stella, Lee
Bontecou and Robert Motherwell.
For further information
contact, Mrs. Charles M. Liddle,
457-3375.
students as soloists in the Dec. 11
and 12 performances: Lucritia
Famulari, Marie Hyder, Louise
Scudari, Janet Reuther, Deborah
Kling, Warren Sabloff, Steve
Hirsch, Gary Aldrich, Carey Lape,
Peter McEntee, Peter Slam, Fred
Valentine, John Thayer and John
Wanzer.
The accompaniment will be
played on two pianos by Findlay
Cockrell, of the music faculty,
and Ronald Able, a student. There
will also be music by the
Percussion Ensemble.
The public is invited without
charge.
Do you dance? Do you sing?!
Do you play an instrument? Are}
lyou interested in earning some|
Imoney?
Several weeks ago, the Ad Doc}
(Committee for the promotion of
student talent was formed under|
Community Programming
(Commission. Its purpose is to
provide opportunities for those}
students interested in performing}
outside as well as within the
University community. The new
committee is co-chaired by’
Norma Israel and Sandy
Kleinman.
The new committee is a
non-profit organization,
established as a service to’
students. Initial contacts to
lorganizations will be made
through a massive publicity
campaign. The various agencies,
coffee houses, restaurants, etc.
Iwill be given an idea of the type
lof talent available. In addition,
jthey will be invited to a talent!
[Revue which will feature all the
talent the committee is
sponsoring.
If you. are interested in
iperforming and making some
money besides, please pick up an
information sheet in CC 364.
}You will be contacted shortly
thereafter.
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“Rip Van Winkle” opens
tomorrow for o-day run
RIP VAN WINKLE opens
tomorrow night at 8:30 p.m. as
State University Theatre’s second
major production of the season, in
the Lab 2 Experimental Theatre
of the Performing Arts Center.
The 19th Century comedy of the
popular Hudson Valley folk
legend by Joseph Jefferson, runs
Wednesday through Sunday of
this week, December 10 through
14. The curtain for RIP VAN
WINKLE, directed by Edward J.
Mendus of the Department of
Theatre, is 8:30 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturday evening, and
2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Robert J. Donnelly, State
University Theatre scenic
designer, has designed a multi-area
set for RIP VAN WINLKE on the
floor level of the Lab 2 Theatre,
representing various locales in the
18th-century village and Catskill
Mountains of the story.
Because of the experimental
nature of the Lab 2 Theatre and
its fully flexible seating,
Donnelly’s picturesque design
creates an excitingly intimate and
dynamic actor- audience
relationship.
The costumes of these hardy,
earthy Catskill Mountain people
have been designed by Arlene Du
Mond, whose designs recreate the
flavor of these rugged Americans
who lived at the time of the
American Revolution.
The lighting effects for RIP
VAN WINKLE have been created
by Jerome Hanley.
The cast of RIP VAN WINKLE,
featuring Jay Kuperman and
Marilyn Liberati as the title
character and his wife, includes: J.
Guttman, A. Ceppos, R. Didio, W.
Couch, J. Mann, R. Carman, M.
Baxter, N. Gibson, S. Sternbach,
B. Latine, T. Muldoney, M. Bono,
E. Sipos, L. Waters and R.
Friedland.
Tickets for RIP VAN WINKLE
are on sale now at the box office
in the Performing Arts Center for
$2.00, or free with Student Tax
Card. Reservations may also be
muade by calling 457-8606.
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ALBANY STUDENT PRESS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1969
-RPA Department:
Search for a new chairman
continued from page 1
were presented to the Department. At this point
Deans Perlmutter and Colman informed the group
that due to the state budget cuts and the resultant
freeze on University appointments, no outside
nominees could be accepted. Furthermore, when
the budget is restored, there is no guarantee that
provision for a department chairman would appear
since the R.P.A. Department has a low rank in the
priorities of the Division.
Since Mrs. Kendall's
and Dr.
Wilkie (presently on sabbatical leave) does not
want the job.
Since the R.P.A. Department is young, it is, as
Mrs. Kendall termed it, “bottom heavy.” There are
few tenured professors and many instructors who
lack the criteria for consideration as possible
Chairmen.
The presence of Professor Richard McNally has
augmented the problem. Named as Visiting
Professor in June, he is not now a member of the
staff of this university. He has been recommended
by Mrs. Kendall for an Assistant Professorship, a
tenured position, that could
appointment as Acting Chairman.
MeNally’s
not yet been decided.
The prevailing attitude was, however,to accept
McNally since the department
successor
unknown, the department was forced to examine
its own ranks for possible candidates for chairman.
The work of the Search Committee was then
suspended. There are only two tenured faculty
members in the R.P.A. Department-- Mrs. Kendall
Richard Wilkie. Mrs. Kendall had no
intention of remaining Acting Chairman and Dr.
appointment last year was not
without opposition. The department had been
allocated funds for a visiting professor only to
discover the scarcity of candidates.
department is so new, the members had not yet
decided what aspect of Rhetoric and Public
Address would be accented. Since McNally is a
Classical Rhetoritician, his appointment might
imply an orientation to the department which has
be forthcoming.
was still
the
incentive to develop. It was feared that if the
allocation of funds was not used at this time by
the department, further opportunities would not
Mrs. Kendall contends, however, that McNally’s
appointment as Visiting Professor was “strongly
supported by a majority of the faculty,” a position
sharply criticized by Rawson and Wasserman. The
question of McNally’s being hired at the University
has further complicated the matter.
Student majors were asked to comment upon
hiring of McNally
appointments in a four page memorandum. These
recommendations were to be submitted to Mrs.
Kendall who would consider them before making
her own decisions. Those students responding who
knew McNally seemed in favor of his appointment.
However, not all students were familiar with this
professor and withheld comment.
Opinion of McNally has
and other faculty
changed since
the beginning of the semester when the poll was
department.
taken, according to Rawson and Wasserman.
Further opposition has been heard as a result of
McNally’s comments on the role of students in the
McNally haspublically denied aspiration to the
his membership.
lead to his
Chairmanship while serving as a member of the
Search Committee. His actions were questioned in
many quarters as to the ethical considerations of
The role of the student in Professor McNally’s
view was explained recently. He feels that
“students are not junior faculty” Although the
Since the
role of students in the affairs of the department is
a proper one, he remains unconvinced of the
equitablity of “student voting on a parity with
faculty” in departmental decisions.
McNally declared that he is not yet certain as to
whether he would agree to serve as departmental
chairman or even if he will stay at Albany.
Rawson and Wasserman’s letter intended to stir
up the faculty and students involved to activity
upon this issue. The numerous questions they
needed the
present remain unanswered. Hopefully, today’s
meeting will clarify the actions taken by Mrs.
Kendall in meeting this problem.
On my mind
by Barry Kirschner
If Shakespeare can say, “The
people are the city,” I really don’t
think that he would object to my
saying, ‘The students are the
university.” The logical
implications of this is that our
complaints of sterile surroundings
and an impersonal environment,
are no more than manifestations
of unproductive minds and lazy
bodies. .
No less an expert than Yuban
coffee taster John Arbuckle said
it—“you get what you pay for.” If
we are not satisfied with what we
are getting at Albany State, it is
only because we have not put
forth satisfactory effort. This
statement is not restricted to
cumulative indices, but includes
our student government and
various campus organizations.
This very newspaper which
bears the brunt of numerous jokes
and criticisms is a prime example.
It is a reflection, not just of those
on the editorial staff, but the
entire student body. Were it not
for the dedication (bordering on
insanity) of a handful of workers
on the ASP staff, the paper you
now hold would only be of service
in rest rooms.
If we look at our student
government, it is no different.
Meetings of Central Council
border on the ludicrous, and the
elections we haye from time to
time, cross that border. An
electorate which votes for the girls
with the largest chest, or the guy
with the catchy name (ie.
Zipper), deserves what it gets on
this campus.
While constitutional revision
which would have allowed direct
election of the Student
Association President has been
introduced, student apathy has let
it die. Thus we still accept the
policy in which a couple of dozen
students elect a spokesman for
each student of the university.
Last year ‘on campus we saw
the passage and re-passage of a
mandatory student tax. While
over 2,000 students were willing
to sign petitions against
mandatory tax, less than 600 were
willing to move their ass over to
the polling booth and vote their
sentiments. Thus the student
body voluntarily relinquished its
only check on how our
government spends our tax
money.
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People deserve what they elect.
The voters of the United States
deserved Johnson, and now they
have earned Nixon. The SUNYA
electorate has earned its
mandatory tax, its ineffective
government, and its slanted
newspaper. If we follow in this
path, we may see David
Eisenhower in the White House
some day, and that is. neither
humorous nor desirable.
My Lai Publicity
Termed Hanoi Plot
WASHINGTON--(CPS)--The
uncovering and publicizing of
news about the My Lai massacre
in South Vietnam are part of a
plot hatched by the “moratorium
crowd” to continue their “fifth
column efforts to divide our
people and disgrace our country,”
a U.S. Congressman has charged
on the House floor.
In a speech entitled “Pinkville
Massacre--A Moratorium Project,”
Rep. John Rarick(D-La.) said the
publicity given the incident is a
“disgraceful spectacle that
“exceeds even the citizens’
revulsion of the alleged massacre
at Pinkville.
“Tn order to gain a Communist
victory in Vietnam, under the
guise of peace, Americans lower
_ themselves to any level.”
At least 120 Vietnamese
civilians are thought to have been
killed in the incident which
allegedly occured when American
infantrymen entered the hamlet
of My Lai March 16, 1968 and
began indiscriminately shooting
the townspeople. A U.S.
lieutenant has already been
charged with the murder of 109
civilians in the case.
Rarick concluded his remarks
saying, “So once again we find
Hanoi calling the signals for its
‘Dear American Friends’ in the
U.S. This time we find not only
that our national news media is
pushing the Hanoi propaganda but
that they paid to buy the ‘news.’
Council
on ASP
continued from page 1
must be made accountable to the
students. He further suggested
extending the facilities of the ASP
by combining its function with
that of an Administrative
newsheet. Under the plan there
would be an _ All-University
newspaper, serving both the
students and the administration.
The participants in the session
felt that the discussions
undertaken had been very
valuable, but far from complete.
Another session will be held this
Thursday following the regular
Central Council meeting.
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Military against war
sign secret protest
SAN FRANCISO -(CPS)--As
many as ten thousand National
Guardsmen and military reservists
are ready to jeopardize their
military positions by joining
together to protest the Vitenam
War and American imperialism.
An estimated five to ten
thousand guardsmen and reservists
have been signing a _ protest
statement now being clandestinely
circulated throughout the country
and scheduled for release
probably during Moratorium
activities this month.
The statement is one of the
strongest released-by any military
group. “One Vietnam is enough,”
it reads, “Too many people have
been killed already to preserve
America’s overseas empire.”
The statement continues: “We
demand total withdrawal of ALL
our fellow American soldiers from
Vietnam now . . . We demand
armies of dictatorships
throughout Latin America and
Asia...”
The statement does not violate
any military law, according to Lt.
Col. James Elliott, public affairs
officer for the National Guard
Bureau in the Pentagon. But
signees may face tacit reprimands
from lower rank officers in their
individual locales, and some
spokesmen here for those signing
the petition say they risk
activization.
Col. Elliott told CPS that his
office has investigated reports of
the petition “and we’ve found
nothing.”
A ‘spokesman for the group,
Adam Hochschild of “Gl.
Association’’ based in San
Francisco said many of the signers
are students on college
campuses--“primarily graduate
students who joined the Reserves
total withdrawal now of all the or the Guard in the last year or
American soldiers advising the two to avoid being drafted.”
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by Jack Schwartz
America is finally coming out of her state of
shock over our new (?) liberation policy in Vietnam.
Unfortunately. All of us must sleep tonight in the
knowledge that we share in mass murder.
But war is hell, so let’s nail the offenders and get
it finished with. Of course scum like It. Calley
should be punished, even though he was just “taking
orders”; can we let the real villians escape? What of
Johnson, Humphrey, Nixon and Rostow? And Dean
Rusk, Robert McNamara and Arthur Goldberg?
These are the murderers of Song My. Three
administrations and seven congresses, Dow Chemical
and A.T, and T should be put on trial. The superb
columnist of the New York Post, Pete Hamill, has
correctly chosen the site for the endeavor: “It’s a
town called Nuremberg.”
We, the people of civilized America, have allowed
this to happen. In the fifties, we permitted the
treachery of Ike Eisenhower, of the White House
prankster Dickie Nixon, of John Foster Dulles and
his perverted domino theory. Once more the
citizens of the U.S. will shrug off another set of
atrocities. We can march around in D.C., to go home
and feel “real good.”
Student reaction here in Albany is probably no
different than at other morally stagnant universities.
The faculty can go on with their government
research, oblivious to their part in it all, a
microcosm of a syphilitic country exists here on
campus. Next Monday, a bill will be brought to the
University Senate, on the Vietnam complicity of
our school community. Will we continue to be
indifferent, or can we take a stand against
illegitimate authority?
You can’t all run away from this dilemma, thanks
to the ever-present draft system. Playing along with
the numbers game, many students have jumped to
their first chance of real academic freedom, have
joined the ranks ofthe dropouts. I caution against
such action; according to a recent article in N.Y.C.
papers, the chances are not as good as it once
seemed for the high number pickers.
The original Pentagon figure of only the top 1/3
being drafted has been refuted by Selective Service,
whose spokesman puts the percentage closer to 80.
Draft calls are expected to rise, and quotas are
changing. In New York City, it is expected that all
numbers up to 300 have a good chance of being
taken. (N.Y. Post, 12/4/69). Maybe now some of
you will end your ignorant positions on the war and
the draft.
My suggestions for the class of 1970 is to think
about the Peace Corps, Vista or teaching as the best
means of legal evasion. Write to the Boards of
Education in upstate N.Y. or N.J. for information.
Forget N.Y. City, their teaching ranks are already
overflowing. You can also reserve tickets for Canada
or England, or return your draft card to your local
board. Friends tell me that Holland and Sweden are
nice, too.
I would like to review quickly the last fun-filled
issue of the ASP (12/5). Central Council has
surprised no one wity another bunch of asinine
moves. We need a football coach and a troop of
illiterate jocks instead of more teachers and
classrooms, right? And good old Terry Mathias and
his gang want academic credit for their egotistical
tomfoolery. How many credits will Y.S.A.
membership get? President K. adroitly refused to
answer my queries at his last “conference,” with the
great help of Cliffie Thorne. I would still like to
know why the faculty can take the entire library
home with them for free, and who our little
right-wing arsonist at Albany is? I couldn’t mind
protecting pigs like the hut burner, if the school
didn’t arrest every drug offender they caught!
“Breaking Bureacracy” was a fine substitute for a
comic strip. Thorne knows damn well about the
plain-clothed pigs on campus, and the wire-taps on
our phones. That’s right kiddies, the police state has
come to Albany State. Cops don’t have to look at
our records on narcotics offenses; they probably
had copies made before ours were finished.
In “Communications,” trusty Gene Nickerson
certainly knows when to change from conservative
to moderate to liberal when the issue arises! (He
takes lessons from Rockefeller).
And in conclusion, to the authors of the “Kathy
Kendall doctrine”—all the power to you!
Sleep well tonight students; if you were
Vietnamese, you’d probably be dead.
YOU can help
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Editorial
Unneeded roadblocks
Experience is an excellent teacher. At least, this has been the lesson
of the attempt of CURE to end university requirements. For
evidently, this attempt has shown that the University has created a
structure which makes it quite difficult to accomplish positive reform.
Undeniably, the administration here has been benevolent and is
willing to institute reforms—especially when those reforms do not
interfere in basic academics. However, the CURE experience has been
such that we must surmise that when reforms such as the abolition (of
requirements) which invade the academic world are pushed for, the
road is far more twisting and complicated.
We support the proposal for abolition of requirements, for reasons
enumerated in this space previously this semester.
We believe that the sooner they are abolished, the better for all
concerned. That is why all the channels that have suddenly cropped
up to thwart (or more precisely, sidetrack) the eventual dissolution of
University requirements are so distressing. They are not, to our
thinking, necessary nor important for students.
If and/or when requirements are abolished on the University-wide
level, there will still be another way to institute them. Through the
departmental levels. We find this far superior to the current system, if
those requirements will drawn up by a student-faculty committee. In
any event, the current system should be scrapped.
We feel that all the roadblocks standing in the way of requirement
aboliton are unnecessary; we stronly hope that the move to end
requirements will soon be on the road to fulfillment.
Comment
Russian Past Time
We are happy to announce the formal non -existence of SUNYA’s
new Russian Department. As of now only peaceful persistence has
kept alive the hope of transferring out the Russian sector from the
department of Germanic and Slavic languages. Russian language and
literature studies deserve as much structural and financial authority as
German studies.
Surely a new department (overdue to say the least) accords with
the concept of responsibility which this university’s administration
has repeatedly emphasized. Or is that another myth?
Communications
An Approach to Song My
An approach to Song My situation avoiding
motives of fear, hate, anticommunism, patriotism,
ete., but not eliminating their signifance.
In order to understand the Song My massacre of
men, women and children one should try to realize
the meaning of a word that was used in an
interview, on CBS news, by an active participant in
the killings, The word “gook” used, by the service
man to describe Vietnamese is significant in
understanding how a man can be a part of such an
“atrocity.” I have heard this word used by many
veteran service men of Viet Nam and, from context,
“gook” describes and categorizes things, not
idiosyncratic human beings.
The Vietnamese, perceived by “our standards,”
are skinny, ugly, starving caricatures struggling for
survival on a day to day basis. Accordingly they
look debasing and parform debasing activities. Not
having cognizance and human compassion for the
situation that the Vietnamese find themselves some
service men see them as lowly things. An essential
ingredient in order to have the ability to kill, is to
see things, not humans.
This leads to interesting questions. How does the
armed forces indoctrinate men in order that they be
capable of killing humans or is the seed already
there awaiting exploitation? Is it controlable, can it
be directed “advantageously” to kill only
“enemies”, especially in Viet Nam?
Whether the word or method of such a thing as
“gook” is used consciously or unconsciously as a
way of indoctrination by the armed forces is
irrelevant. What is important is that it exists. It is
not the word per se but its meaning which places
the service man in the Song My situation. Maybe the
source of this abstraction can be found home.
“You don’t know who the enemy is” and “they
all look the same” are also frequent expressions of
veteran service men of Viet Nam. As long as service
men are unable to differentiate “friend” from
“enemy”, especially when “they all look the same,”
how is one to expect a decline in civilian (““gook”)
murders? The style of absurdity in Viet Nam
precludes cessation of mass murder of Vietnamese
civilians.
All that is needed are the right ingredients, which
have existed in the past and still exist now, for
another Song My, or worse yet, the continuous
aggregation of single or smaller group killings that
go unnoticed. :
Chauncey DePree, Jr.
477 Livingston Ave. Albany
ONLY ONE THING CAN GET THESE HANDS CLEAN...”
COMMUNICATIONS
Write Nixon!
as time, I know, but there are some
480,000 Americans who won’t be home for
Christmas this year. And there are some 40,000 who
will never see another Christmas again. Maybe I’m a
little strange or something, but I don’t like this
situation one bit and I think it can be changed.
Richard Nixon continually says that we’ve done
all we can to end the war and that the next move is
up to Communists. Well our President is wrong; we
can do more, should, must, and I hope-will.
The usual Christmas cease fire period will be
shortly upon us. Here is another place where we can
take the initiative in trying to end this regrettable
war. We MUST call for a PERMANENT CEASE
FIRE. We MUST take this risk for peace.
The President has this THING about receiving
mail in favor of his policies. After his famous silent
majority speech, he received 40,000 telegrams
supporting what he said. He seemed to think that
this was a mandate to continue his “plan.”
Peace people aren’t wealthy. We can’t afford
telegrams. BUT everyone can afford a six cent
stamp. On December 12, this month’s moratorium
day, I urge everyone to write Mr. Nixon a letter
imploring him to call for a permanent cease fire.
And when we all go home for vacation, write Nixon
another letter and urge your friends to do likewise.
This is Christmas time, a time to display goodwill
toward your fellow man. If you care at all about
your fellow man, write the President. For Christ’s
sake, swamp the President with cease fire Christmas
cards. Give peace a chance. Give a damn.
Alexander Polk
Steps to Nature
To the Editors:
The most exciting development in the fight to
preserve the environment is the effort to involve
young Americans in the battle. The first step in this
program is the April 23, 1970 environmental
“teach-in” on the Nation’s campuses recently called
for by Senator Gaylord Nelson.
Er have to face the fact that, while we are all
aware of the increasing seriousness of the
environmental crisis, we have failed so far to
generate the drive and dedication to make the
necessary changes in National attitudes, institutions
and laws to meet the challenge. We desperately need
the new ideas and new directions that can only be
provided by the new generation--which has already
demonstrated its commitment to improving the
quality of our life and its ability to effectively
redirect national priorities.
I have been in contact with students on every
campus in New York State offering whatever
assistance | can lend to their efforts. I hope that
every conservation group and each individual
concerned with the environment will lend his
enthusiastic support to this project. At the same
time, I think it is important that we recognize that
this program cannot rely upon the unsuccessful
policies and methods of the past. If the new effort is
to be successful, the students themselves must
develop their own priorities and programs,
The essential first step is to get the widest
possible circulation for information regarding the
“teach-in” on New York State campuses. I have
TWO MORE ISSUES OF THE ASP WILL APPEAR THIS TERM, on already contacted several thousand students and
December 12 and December 16. The next issue following ‘that will student organizations but. we need to. reach many
appear the first week in February.
_In order to help the students get started on the
difficult job of inter-campus coordination, I will be
distributing reports dealing with developments on
the various campuses, current environmental
problems and other related matters. As enthusiasm
and involvement builds, this function will, of
course, be taken over by the students themselves. In
the meantime, however, if you have information
that you would like to be distributed to the
campuses, I hope you will bring it to my attention.
Finally, it is essential to develop an inventory of
human resources throughout the State-experts who
might be willing to serve as speakers or assit the
students in developing programs and concerned
individuals who can serve as a source of
encouragement and support. I would appreciate it if
you would send me the names and addresses of any
persons or groups whom you think might be useful
in this area.
I look forward to hearing of your enthusiastic
support of this effort. Sincerely
Richard L. Ottinger
Member of Congress
Mankind +meals
To the Editor:
Last Tuesday I noticed a friend going to eat his
contract meal. Knowing he could well afford in this
small way to help supply food to Biafrans I asked
him why he wasn’t contributing. He answered that
he was sick of seeing his money spent on foreign aid
(he included the U‘S.’s defense spending as foreign
aid) and little being done in the U.S. While I can see
his point about the inadequacies of our domestic
Programs, I question his indifference to starving
people simply because they aren’t American. Would
it not be simpler to establish a democratic and
humane society if American patriots and others of
thf the world could develop a spirit of mankind.
Americans might have to deplete their stockpile of
food and pay a little more in taxes, but it seems that
this would effect a more lasting peace than armed
equilibrium. Dan Quigley
Alden Hall
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