__~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ____ _A _. _f *-_-- SLAV s Freetos ;luss students - PICKET: Students protest the Inaocnna war, poe»ums sqcvx i and DoD contracts as they picket the Social Sciences building yesterday. photo by Robert Weisenfeld BSU Criticises Strikers At a press conference yesterday afternoon, two spokesmen from Black Students United termed the strike a "failure" and warned white students not to use Black issues. They %criticized the campus for only making a half-hearted attempt at striking by going home and using the move as an excuse to skip classes and avoid finals. "Students on this campus are not ready for a strike," one spokesman said. Terming the strike a "form of escapism," they said that the black community "refuses to have anything to do with it until they put their demands into a racial context." They called for the University to come out in favor of the AIM and HEP programs and accused the administration -of "using" those two programs in the past. Regarding the current demands, the BSU representatives said that the Cambodia invasion is an attack on Third World people and the demands must be put into a racial context. I n a statement released Tuesday, the black community made four demands including "an end to the United States' systematic suppression of the Black Panthers and effect the immediate release of Chairman Bobby Seale and other political prisoners," a unilateral withdrawal of forces from Vietnam and Cambodia, and an end to "racist collaboration with war-related industries." The last demand calls for "an evaluation and exposure of all racist policies and activities on the student, faculty, and administrative levels of this University." STATESMAN STAFF As the strike enters its second day, students are planning ways to bring the movement's intents outside of the campus. Many students spent most of yesterday attending small workshops and discussion groups as the first day of participation in a nation-wide student strike got underway. The strike, which began yesterday at nearly 200 colleges and universities across the country, was approved by the student body at a mass meeting Monday night in the Union cafeteria. At that time, the 1500 people present voted to accept the three demands, forming the basis for the nation-wide movement. The demands, calling for the release of all political prisoners, a unilateral withdrawal from Cambodia and Vietnam and an end to all war-related and DoD research on campus, plus the strike callj originated at Saturday's New T»--- ' C1lu : r cam« f r «&Sinila Black Panther Party Chairman Bobby Seale. Picket lines were set up in front of all the academic buildings yesterday, and many classes were either cancelled or devoted to a discussion of the strike. Class attendance was reported to be about 45% of normal while strike spokesman placed the figure at 20%. 220 faculty and staff members signed a petition saying that "we join the students and faculty of universities and colleges all over the U.S., recognizing that immediate public expression of this opposition to the present course of the Nixon Administration is part of our responsibility as educators and as citizens in a democracy. We therefore will not hold regular classes during this period, but will use that time to encourage discussion of this vital issue." Continued on page 7 A series of fires were set off ground the campus yesterday evening following the breaking up of a rally on the library mall. The largest blaze, which completely destroyed the Tabler barn, was reported at approximately 10:50 p.m. The fire forced the evacuation of residents from all Tabler colleges. Soon after, a fire gutted an the administration. group of English professors, who office housing five art professors Acting President T. Alexander had been holding a meeting in the Humanities building. The Pond, terming the actions "hit about the strike, attempted to blaze, apparently set off by a and run guerilla tactics," said talk the protesters out of violent Molotov cocktail, is thought to that there were some witnesses action. The members of the have been intended for the who claimed they saw who set English department present Registrar's office, located the fires, but no positive included Thomas Altizer and around the corner. identifications had been made as Louis Simpson. Fires also occured in a of this morning. The group of students construction shack near the T h e r e was also an returned to the main rally after -Health Science Lab-Office unconfirmed report of an about a half an hour after having 'building in back of Henry explosion at the construction taken no action. College and under a truck site for the Stage XII dorms. Not for Violence parked near the new "Senseless Vandalism" At the rally, which began Administration building. Pond issued a statement last about 9:45, there was conflict Fires were brought under night in which he said that and confusion between two control and extinguished by five "small groups of people appear groups of students. Some fire companies from the to be making determined efforts preached violent tactics but surrounding area. The fire under to turn this week's deep student most students were not ready the truck was extinguished by a concern over serious national for violence and preferred to student. Tabler residents were problems toward senseless seek alternative methods to press allowed to return to their dorms vandalism against the the demands of the strike. Two by 12:30 a.m. University." He also said that he short speeches began the rally, oUt; WneU tiir bUVIIU !Spa^ a»-U proclaimed that "we're all here for action," she was met with mixed responses ranging from "right on" to "you're wrong" from the divided crowd. After part of the group left for the Computer Center, those remaining at the library debated possible actions that they could take on campus and in the community. The rally broke up shortly after it was announced that Security had received a call stating that a bomb would go off in front of the library at 11 o'clock. There was no explosion. A second bomb threat was made against the building at 11:30, but it also proved false. Ad-hoc faculty and student patrols roamed the campus and watched the bui ld ings throughout the night, in an attempt to prevent further violence. Student security and campus police also patrolled the University. 0I i 0I 1 0 is not considering closing the campus at this time. A special Faculty Senate meeting has been called for today at 3 p.m. in Lecture Hall 110 to discuss the strike. A regular Senate meeting is also scheduled for Thursday afternoon. At the 9 p.m. rally, the large majority of the 700 students present refused to move when an SDS group twice called for a takeover of the Computer Center to end Defense Department research. Finally, a group of no more than 100 students left for the engineering quad, with the intent of occupying the Computer Center. They did not attempt to enter the building, apparently because they felt they had insufficient support. I n s i d e t h e b u i l d i ng, approximately four Security police patrolled the corridors and guarded the inner entrance to the computer room while a Explosion Danger Wind drove heavy smoke and ashes across Tabler Quad from the barn, forcing spectators to stand no closer than the cafeteria. One professor, using a bullhorn, continuously urged students to move even further away, citing the danger of explosions from the barn oil burner and cars parked around the structure. The barn housed groundskeeping equipment and miscellaneous supplies. The cost of the damage has-not, as yet, been estimated. One Tabler resident noted that flames started from behind the barn and an unidentified resident of the Longhill community, which borders Tabler, said "If it was anything other than State property, I'd say it was an accident." Detectives from Suffolk County police were on campus investigating the blazes, but no uniformed police were called by tatesman VOLUME 13 NUMBER 59 STONY BROOK, N.Y. __WENUESDUAY 0MA o, IVIA u a,_ l:_ Lt ts= First Day of Strike Ends- with 4 Fires! Today's Protests to Move Off Camfi Ton Cents Is Class Attendance Low night, while the Tabler IV dormitory was of strike and protest. photo by Robert F. Cohere Taber Br-~-er
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BSU Criticises Strikers
At a press conference yesterday afternoon, twospokesmen from Black Students United termed thestrike a "failure" and warned white students not to useBlack issues.
They %criticized the campus for only making ahalf-hearted attempt at striking by going home and usingthe move as an excuse to skip classes and avoid finals."Students on this campus are not ready for a strike,"one spokesman said. Terming the strike a "form ofescapism," they said that the black community "refusesto have anything to do with it until they put theirdemands into a racial context."
They called for the University to come out in favor ofthe AIM and HEP programs and accused theadministration -of "using" those two programs in thepast.
Regarding the current demands, the BSUrepresentatives said that the Cambodia invasion is anattack on Third World people and the demands must beput into a racial context.
I n a statement released Tuesday, the blackcommunity made four demands including "an end to theUnited States' systematic suppression of the BlackPanthers and effect the immediate release of ChairmanBobby Seale and other political prisoners," a unilateralwithdrawal of forces from Vietnam and Cambodia, andan end to "racist collaboration with war-relatedindustries."
The last demand calls for "an evaluation and exposureof all racist policies and activities on the student,faculty, and administrative levels of this University."
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As the strike enters its secondday, students are planning waysto bring the movement's intentsoutside of the campus. Manystudents spent most of yesterdayattending small workshops anddiscussion groups as the first dayof participation in a nation-widestudent strike got underway.
The strike, which beganyesterday at nearly 200 collegesand universities across thecountry, was approved by thestudent body at a mass meetingMonday night in the Unioncafeteria. At that time, the 1500people present voted to acceptthe three demands, forming thebasis for the nation-widemovement. The demands, callingfor the release of all politicalprisoners, a unilateralwithdrawal from Cambodia andVietnam and an end to allwar-related and DoD research oncampus, plus the strike calljoriginated at Saturday's New
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Picket lines were set up infront of all the academicbuildings yesterday, and manyclasses were either cancelled ordevoted to a discussion of thestrike. Class attendance wasreported to be about 45% ofnormal while strike spokesmanplaced the figure at 20%.
220 faculty and staffmembers signed a petition sayingthat "we join the students andfaculty of universities andcolleges all over the U.S.,recognizing that immediatepublic expression of thisopposition to the present courseof the Nixon Administration ispart of our responsibility aseducators and as citizens in ademocracy. We therefore willnot hold regular classes duringthis period, but will use thattime to encourage discussion ofthis vital issue."
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A series of fires were set off ground the campus yesterday evening following thebreaking up of a rally on the library mall.
The largest blaze, which completely destroyed the Tabler barn, was reported atapproximately 10:50 p.m. The fire forced the evacuation of residents from all Tablercolleges.
Soon after, a fire gutted an the administration. group of English professors, whooffice housing five art professors Acting President T. Alexander had been holding a meetingin the Humanities building. The Pond, terming the actions "hit about the strike, attempted toblaze, apparently set off by a and run guerilla tactics," said talk the protesters out of violentMolotov cocktail, is thought to that there were some witnesses action. The members of thehave been intended for the who claimed they saw who set English department presentRegistrar's office, located the fires, but no positive included Thomas Altizer andaround the corner. identifications had been made as Louis Simpson.
Fires also occured in a of this morning. The group of studentsconstruction shack near the T h e r e was also an returned to the main rally after-Health Science Lab-Office unconfirmed report of an about a half an hour after having'building in back of Henry explosion at the construction taken no action.College and under a truck site for the Stage XII dorms. Not for Violenceparked near the new "Senseless Vandalism" At the rally, which beganAdministration building. Pond issued a statement last about 9:45, there was conflict
Fires were brought under night in which he said that and confusion between twocontrol and extinguished by five "small groups of people appear groups of students. Somefire companies from the to be making determined efforts preached violent tactics butsurrounding area. The fire under to turn this week's deep student most students were not readythe truck was extinguished by a concern over serious national for violence and preferred tostudent. Tabler residents were problems toward senseless seek alternative methods to pressallowed to return to their dorms vandalism against the the demands of the strike. Twoby 12:30 a.m. University." He also said that he short speeches began the rally,
oUt; WneU tiir bUVIIU !Spa^ a»-Uproclaimed that "we're all herefor action," she was met withmixed responses ranging from"right on" to "you're wrong"from the divided crowd. Afterpart of the group left for theComputer Center, thoseremaining at the library debatedpossible actions that they couldtake on campus and in thecommunity.
The rally broke up shortlyafter it was announced thatSecurity had received a callstating that a bomb would go offin front of the library at 11o'clock. There was no explosion.A second bomb threat was madeagainst the building at 11:30,but it also proved false.
Ad-hoc faculty and studentpatrols roamed the campus andwatched the bui ld ingsthroughout the night, in anattempt to prevent furtherviolence. Student security andcampus police also patrolled theUniversity.
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At the 9 p.m. rally, the largemajority of the 700 studentspresent refused to move when anSDS group twice called for atakeover of the ComputerCenter to end DefenseDepartment research.
Finally, a group of no morethan 100 students left for theengineering quad, with theintent of occupying theComputer Center. They did notattempt to enter the building,apparently because they feltthey had insufficient support.I n s i d e t h e b u i l d i ng,approximately four Securitypolice patrolled the corridorsand guarded the inner entranceto the computer room while a
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Wind drove heavy smoke andashes across Tabler Quad fromthe barn, forcing spectators tostand no closer than thecafeteria. One professor, using abullhorn, continuously urgedstudents to move even furtheraway, citing the danger ofexplosions from the barn oilburner and cars parked aroundthe structure. The barn housedgroundskeeping equipment andmiscellaneous supplies. The costof the damage has-not, as yet,been estimated.
One Tabler resident notedthat flames started from behindthe barn and an unidentifiedresident of the Longhillcommunity, which bordersTabler, said "If it was anythingother than State property, I'dsay it was an accident."
Detectives from SuffolkCounty police were on campusinvestigating the blazes, but nouniformed police were called by
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By ARLENE KATZThe University Health Service
has come under attack time andtime ain by groups ofinterested students causing thedirector of health sevies and acommittee of the AmericanCollege Health Association to beappointed to investigate it inMarch 1969. Although all ofthese groups have made"urgent" recommendationsabout the health service,virtually none of these have hadvisible action taken on them.
Dr. Robert Gage, thepresident * of the American
College Health Association,wrote in a letter, "In the fiustplae, it i not clear that the topdmitration of Stony Brook
has a dear coept of the rolethe health of students, facultyand staff can play in developingthe goals and implementing theaeademic oobectives of theinstitution"
The ACHA which did thesurvey found 114 violations of
mD al health service standardsin the health service at StonyBrook, eight of which theyconsidered so urgent that theydid not even wait to type up thepreliminary report beforeinforming President Toll of thesituation. Included in these eightrecommendations were: theimmediate -hiring of fourfull-time psychiatrists on apermanent basis to deal with thepsychological problems ofstudents, the immediate returnof the entire infirmary buildingto the health services (Dr. Gagecommented on the fact thatnine-tenths of the infirmarybuilding is occupied by businessoffices: "the assignment of sucha small proportion of yourbuilding to providing primaryhealth services is eloquent in itsmessnage to students that theUniversity places a very lowpriority on provisions forhealth "
Both the committee doing thesurvey and Dr. Gage also cited"a very serious inadequacy ofthe en tire environmentalsurveillance and controlprogram." Dr. Gage cautioned **Ioffer a more strident warningconcerning the disasters beingcourted specifically in the areaof radiation safety."
According to Phil Doesschateand Matt Katowski, bothstudent members of theUniversity Health Committee set
up by health service's directorDr. John Dawson to study theproblems of the health services,"Virtually none of therecommendations of the ACHAwere implemented.
A list of the outstproblems of the health servicesinclude:
Condemnation of theinfirmary building for firehazards. (Elwin stevens.University Architect, orderedthe infirmary imeaelevacuated September 30, 1969on the basis of "extremelyserious code violations and otherunacceptable conditions in theinfirnary building.')
The real hazard ofradio-activity misuse at StonyBrook in the biology and physicslabs, in addition to the|inadequate means of d _radio-active waste.
The need for additional spacefor athletics on campus with thesuggestion of the mediatenecessity of purchasing 1000additional acres.
The psychiatric crisis oncampus.
The space situation in theinfirmary.
The inadequate andunderpayed staff.
The failure to provide anybusiness and administrativefull-time personnel.
A situation where only tenbeds are provided for acommunity with a population of8,500.
In a recent interview,Doesschate and Katowski listedwhat they considered theprimary problems of the healthservice from a student's point ofview - incompetentdiagnosticians, nurses who donot have sympathetic attitudestoward students and a chiefpsychiatrist whose attitudes
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toward drugs they termed"antiquated. He speaks of thingslike addiction of hashish,marijuana and LSD." Inaddition, fre inspectorsattributed 24 violations out of75 items in the infirmary tomodifications of the buildingwhen the business offices wereput in.
Matt Katowski complainedabout the bureaucracy andinefficiency of the infirmarystaff by citing the example of hisyounger brother who was keptin the infirmary for seven and ahalf hours untreated, sufferingfrom pneumonia, because acertain release could not befound. In a letter to Dr. Dawson,Katowski wrote, "the greatestfault with the health service inStony Brook lies in the grossincompetene and negligence ofdoctors, nurses and recordkeepers I realize that you coulddo a much better job if weinstituted a student health fee toincrease your staff. However Iwill fight that move ... as longas I do not also see that those ofyour staff who are notsufficiently concerned with thewell-being of the students areremoved. Pouring more moneyin to the existing facilities willjust increase the harm done tostudents."
Another serious problem isthe absence of a regularambulance. The University hasin the past depended on theSetauket Fire and RescueService, which takesapproximately 15 to 20 minutesto get on campus. To cope withthis problem students donated
$3,500 dollars to equip two carsto serve as ambulances.Although there are 40 studentvolunteers to drive thesevehicles, they are not permittedto because the state has refusedto provide them with a specialform of insurance.
I In an interview, Dr. Dawsoncomplained about the lack of acontrolled environment - oncampus to protect the health ofstudents and staff, citing thelack of radiation control oncampus "a wmajor health hazard."In addition, he also pointed outthat none of the cafeter a staff isgiven physical examinations andno provisions are made forhandicapped students. He alsojoined Doesschate and Katowskiin stating the urgent need for afull-time psychiatric staff to helpstudents handle their problems.
GAS. Michaelsen, whoevaluated the environmentalhealth and safety problems ofStony- Brook in November 1969commented that " the topadministration at Stony Brookrelegates health and safetymatters to a low level ofimportance."
Other problems Michaelsenfound in terms of Stony Brook'senvironment were: "The lowlevel of maintenance of thebuildings and grounds, to thepoint where the campus had anunkempt look and the interiorsof the buildings, particularly thedormitories, seemed to bedeteriorating at an excessiverate. These have health andsafety implications." In thecafeterias, Michaelsen found
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Protests against the Indochinawar on college campuses aroundthe nation stepped up yesterday,as U.S. forces intensified the warin Cambodia.
American and SouthVietnamese forces opened upthree new fronts insideCambodia today. Twenty-nineAmericans were killed at anartillery base in South Vietnam- the worst American death tollin a single battle in 2 months.
Demonstrators clashed withpolice at the University ofCalifornia's Los Angeles andBerkeley campuses last night,and fire caused $50.000 damageto the University of IllinoisChicago campus.
Thirty persons were reportedarrested at Berkeley and 74 atUCLA. The UCLA medicalcenter treated 12 students andnine policemen for injuries. Atleast six were injured atBerkeley.
Half the 800 NationalGuardsmen who have beenoccupying Kent State Universityin Ohio were being withdrawnthis morning. The campus,where four students were killedby guardsmen Monday, remainsclosed.
Fire bombings were reportedat a number of schools, withROTC buildings the mostfrequent targets. NationalGuardsmen were battlingstudents yesterday at theUniversity of Maryland and theUniversity of Wisconsin inMadison.
Many New York City schools,including Columbia, NYU, andCCNY were closed. Hundreds ofhigh school and college studentsdemonstrated yesterday nearU.N. headquarters to protestescalation of the war. Severalhundred also attended a UnionSquare rally. At Queens College,500 students marched on thelocal draft boa nd a- then satdown in a busy intersection.
Another 500 blocked traffic onthe Long Island E xpreay.
Around the SUNY centers,demonstrations were marked byincreased militance. A reported2,000 SUNY Albany studentsblocked entrance to the NewYork State Thruway. AtBuffalo, police surrounded thecampus when studentsattempted to march off it. Thepolice hurled tear gas cannistersonto the school and bymid-afternoon, clouds of the gashad drifted across the campusand seeped into many building.Earlier, students had marcheddown the city's main streetsfnashing bank windows. Whenconfronted by city police theyerected a huge barricade in thestreet and set fire to it. Theblaze was soon brought undercontrol and no injuries werereported.
In Rutherford, New Jersey,the brother of slain Kent Statestudent Jeffrey Miller, RussellMiner, told a rally yesterday, "Iwasn't part of the revolutionyesterday, but from today onI'm going to be." He said he hadbeen a conservative but now he BARN IS DESTROYIplans to attend Saturday's u s ed by t h e Universit!Washington protest against the T h is photo w a s taken !TnArwhin An_ -
In Cambodia yesterday,American tanks captured theplantation town of Snoul. About40,000 allied troops, half ofthem American, are nowbelieved to be in Cambodia. Anewsman said American soldiersoccupying Snoul looted storesand pocketed the goods.
Lee Weiner ofChicago 7 to atonight at 9:00 iEarth and SSciences Plaza.
Plan Black Halls For Next Year
'ED:The Tabler an. which was comp Yetey destroyed in last night's blaze, wasy for storage purposes. The University has not yet assessed the cost of the blaze.shortly before the blaze reached its peak.
Washington Irving College in GQuad will become a mlackcollege next year. BlackStudents United accepted thecollege legislature's offer last
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Irving will accept blackstudents who wish to live there.up to a maximum of 200, or sixout of nine halls of the college.Present residents of Irving whowish to leave are guaranteed toppriority in the quad of theirchoice.
Irving will be coed next yearfor the first time, but the
arrangement of the balls will notbe decided until next week,when room selection is over andit is known how much room theblack students will need.
H*ie original request for ablack college resulted from aheated discussion betweenActing President T.A. Pond andblack students in March. Theresult was a promise from Dr.Pond that there would be severalhalls set aside for black studentsnext year. An entire collegecannot be completely black,because of segregation laws
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Two Wars Escalate
May 6, 1970
Re~lrlhof Wonndnr
By DON RUBINHow am I going to fillthis cohlumn with a gesswords untilthe next tragedy tastropheimmoral happening -comes bomming aongcatching us out of time?How many timeswe, students stillgoing to hear our wordsechoing distantlyreverberating silentlyto the burst of emptyclapping clatteringstopping nothing!How many ways arewe goingto go throughthe motions/emotions/and pretentionsto no avail?How many of us,idealists all,going to serve theemperors ' wildest dreamsand schemes,be cannon fodderfor imperialist wars!
It is now almost twenty years since Ferlinghetti askedfor a rebirth of wonder. In the midst of Eisenhowerstupidity and doleness the waiting was understandable.Now Nixon, the rebirth of Eisenhower, wishes to return tothe fifties. He wishes that we, too, will seek refuge in thedead past and callously accept "benign neglect" of ourpoor, the escalation of the war, the murder of our brothersand sisters on the campuses and in the ghettos; the judicialmurder of our black brothers and sisters in New Haven; thepolice murder in Detroit (Algiers Motel and Chicago BlackPanthers); the escalation of pollution of our atmosphere(with only bullshit from the administration); like goodAmericans and do nothing. In a man that finds his strengthin the silence of his imaginary majority and the rapiditythat his mad- dog Agnew can chew up the opposition byincredible attacks, we cannot expect reason or logic to bepersuasive. Then how can we begin to be effective withouthaving the national guard gun us down in the back.
I think that Bill Gold's suggestion that it is time for thestudents to refuse to serve in the army in mass is correct.That those now in refuse to go to Vietnam in mass. Thatwe all turn our deferments back into the selective serviceand stop playing their game .... For as long-as we'seek toplay the administration's game and seek ways out of thearmy then we are divided, and prey to attack by the forcesof repression. We have all heard the words to Buffy St.Mare's Universal Soldier and still they have no meaning?
Let the women join us by blocking the entrances todraft boards, by helping in destroying the operations ofthe boards in any way they can. We can all help by notbeing afraid of being arrested, by peacefully sitting in onmilitary bases and other non-violent acts. We should beginto show the same courage in the face of adversity that thefreedom riders and original boycotters had. Only then willthis movement begin to work again .. . Only when thosewho go to the rallies decide that the issues mean more thana one-day involvement and that the risks are worth takingwill the movement take on meaning.... As long as weplay the game of ending the war and give into the Nixonplan of Vietnamization (or Americans kill by proxy) wedon't have a chance, for all our days we, like Ferlinghetti,will wait for a rebirth of wonder, receiving none. For therebirth is only in our own ability to act.
Paye 4 STATESMAN
Last n ight, hundreds of studentsgathered on the Library mall to discuss thestrategy for action today. The rally endedwith little or nothing accomplished.Students complained earlier yesterday thatthere was no action on campus, and yetwhen action was proposed at the 9 p.m.rally, it was ignored or lost in the confusionof the-conflicting speakers.
The- indecisiveness of the-- students,however, did not deter those individualswho destroyed the barn and a constructionshack as well as those that attempted todestroy the resgistrar's office and a truck.These actions cannot be condoned. Thestrike was called to demonstrate solidarityfor a national movement to press for threedemands - the freedom of all politicalprisoners including Bobby Seale, the end ofU.S. involvement in Southeast Asia, andthe end to all DoD contracts and ROTC onthe nation's campuses. Thus an actionagainst the University, especially againstthose buildings which have no relation toeither the function of the University or thebusiness rmiatters is deplorable. The perfectillustration of the blunder came whenlistening to the distorted news reports onthe radio filed by UPI. Wor reed pdaentscannot help the movement.
The Facuity Senate meets this afternoonto decade what, if any, action the facultywill take. Along what avenue the facultyproceeds, however, is irrelevant to thestrike and should be treated by thestudents as such. It has been reiterated timeand time again, that this is a strike notagainst the University, but against thegovernment. The ultimate purpose is not toclose down classes, but to shut down thecountry, force the government to rearrangepriorities, thereby ending aneconomically-oriented war in SoutheastAsia. Shutting down classes is only onemeans to developing political consciousnessin the University community. If the facultywere to end classes and eliminate finals,students, it is our contention, would takethis to mean an extended vacation. Thisshould not happen. It would only serve tomock all that the University communityhas espoused during the past two days, and
to allow the strike to degenerate intoirrelevant nonsense. In the final analysis,however, it is the responsibility of theindividual professors to follow the dictatesof their conscience.
It's time to get together ... together toform a broad-based coalition to press forthe solution of the three demands. It is nottime to give in to self-defeatingacts.Methods might differ, but the ends arethe same.- The vehicle is to work outsidethe University, to gather support fromthose in the neighboring community, tosway support of those ignorant of the facts.For who listens to a bunch of "bums,"anyway?
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Kent State, May, 1970 a symptom ofour times; a horrible example of therepression facing this nation at this time;embroiled in the midst of a bitter politicalcampaign - four dead. These werestudents, thinking, living, creative, andactive. They were concerned, troubled andconscious of the problems of our nation.
Students were cut down at Kent Stateby Nixon. Can it happen here? Canstudents actually be murdered? It seemsunreal to think that one moment a personis here and the next thing he is slain. Whymust this happen in this country, a"democratic" republic?
Where are our nation's priorities? Is thisnation's goal to suppress all those whodisagree by murdering them? What ishappening to Bobby Seale and the BlackPanthers? Will Bobby Seale byelectrocuted?
One of the demands of the strike is toend all political repression in this country.This is only one of the demands, and yet itis an essential part. This nation must learnthat we will not stand idly by!
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To the Editor:An incident occurred on Tuesday
afternoon, the day of the student strike,in the Lckture complex that I and manyother students felt wa truly outrageousand totally ocin It was my decision,as it was for many others, to attend myregularly schedoled dass on GreekMythology rather than the rally at thelibrary or bask in the sun, takingadvantage of the self-imposed holidaythat many others enjoyed. I honestly didnot fedel that boycotting classes wouldhave any worthwhile effect other than toshow my support for the three issues athand.
The class was held as scheduled, as Iknew it would be, although only aboutforty students were present. After tenminutes of lecture, ten or fifteen studentswho were picketing outside the buildingfiled into the room and took up positionsagainst the back wall. Two members ofthe group petitioned the professor forpermission to address the students, whichhe granted. The spokesman asked thoseattending the class to show a sign ofsolidarity by leaving the class and goingto the rally. He called for a show of
support for the three demands and, ifnothing else, to show that we cared aboutthe four students shot at Kent State theday before. (However, the purposes ofthe strike did not include mourning forthese students.)
When be had finished, students of theclaw unabashedly demanded the right tochoose to attend clse if they sodesired. After a brief exchange on therelevancy of the subject matter to today'spolitical situation, and an angry"request" that the protesters leave theroom and return to the rally or the picketlines, the latter group filed out with onlya few jeers and remarks directed at thosewho stayed. The lecturer then continuedfor possibly another ten minutes when sixnew demonstrators entered the room,apparently ignorant of what bad justtaken place.
This second, smaller group was muchmore unruly and unrefined than the first.Two of them began to disrupt the classby making loud, nasty comments.Although they were informed about theprevious group, they continued in theirattempt to close down the dass Inresponse however, two students triedunsuccessfully to forecefully throw oneof the protesters out. Then the studentsonce again demanded the freedom of
choice. But this time it was not granted.The demonstrators refused to admit thatthee was-a choice involved. -Key saidthat the University had closed dow minresponse to the majority of studentswhwere on strilke and that we, as std ,had no right to attend casaec; bad noright to act in opposition to the majority!
The professor, probably wisely,d naped the daw. on the ground thatfurther violence and possibly injury mightresult if it remained in session. From onepoint of viewr the majority was forced tobow to the will of the minority. Fromanother, the freedom of choice that isgranted to each individual was trippedaway by the majnority.
Dr. Pond reportedly stated earlier inthe day that although be supported the
,idea of a student strilke, he also supportedthe riAt of those students rwho wished toattend classes to do so. He added that adiscussion of the demands and thepolitical aspects of the strike would be inorder in the classrooms. Not one of theprotesters mentioned or suggested thisalternative.
Regardless of the convictions of thestudents who attended that dclass, and ofthe fact that they actually precipitated
the violence, I contend that they had theright to do so and that they should nothave been coerced into accepting the willof the mincority (or the majority).
To the Editor:I received a memo the other day
regarding parking policy. I would-like tomake the following suggestion, relating tothat memo, with particular emphasis onbus routes which will be established whenthe new 2000-car lot on south campus iscompleted.
I recommend that the Center Drive,which now ends at the Social Sciencesbuildings, be extended to the Loop Roadnear the Humanities building. The roadshould be one way.. This would allow forimproved bus service to the academicbuildings and greater safety. The presentroad is dangerously narrow for two-waytraffic.
Stan Greenbaum
Smithtown Draft Board, is greeted with applause. Cheapgratitude is easily served. Mrs. Zimbardo from theEnglish Department speaks and one girl says "It's-abouttime some broad at this school knew what was goingon." Applause. It's the clap of a one-armed man.
After two hours nothing happens. But now are wegoing to get more than a spot on the local radio station?Everything that is mentioned that is constructive takesso much time, so much effort, with such undramaticresults ....
Like a baby frightened in a nursery a wail pains theair. Louder, shriller, and then the cry splits.
AT LAST! FIRE!!! Squad car follows fire engine,screaming their way onto the campus amid shouts ofstudents Tabler barn ablaze like the climax of Gonewith the Wind One student mutters, "Beautiful." Oh,there are bursts of disgust for the idiot arsonist who
ctarted the rue (how pathetic it would be if the fire wasan accident), but everyone watches with the same relish,mesmerized. Before them stands the key to fame andglory for another year. Fire, man's greatest resource, hasbeen tapped to unlock the doors, revealing Stony Brookas the glorious burning wreckage by the sea, a triumphagainst the Establishment, and the summer home of Mrs.O'Leary. The Daily News will lap it up. Oh, Joy!
Will wonders never cease. There's more. TheHumanities Building, the Library, Roth Quad evacuated,a construction site, everything that publicity van buy.
Now Stony Brook can once again stand above thecrowd. Its ever-hesitant cast got their wish, blasted inbulletins across the east coast like it was the birth ofsextuplets. Blithering, blubbering students wasted threedays with shameless self-gratification, patting themselv-son their spineless backs for their wro adkerful strike.Aimless workshops, textbooks of rhetor-'c, endlessdiscussion, and microphone fetishism prompted ever-,flame. The idiot arsonist lit the fu;e by hims-l1. But wepushed him, shoved him, with our eyes scquinting ir.anticipation and our mouths drooling lil:e Nerooverlooking Rome. We never moved definitive ly on ourown. But we talked about it. So did Hamlet.
Maybe -low that we have the spotlight orce morewe'll go into our act, and do somnething. We are suchunabashed hams. How can we refuse center stage?
Maybe, just maybe we can s; Ivage the disaster weasked for ourselves. Right now it smolders. Aad all wvhave are ashes.
the shadow of Columbia once again. How humiliating.What to do? Raly upon rally appears across the
campus; support the Panthers, ena researcn, makeqreiser a co-ed dorm. They all appear in rapidsuccession. But alas! What fools these mortals be. Theytal., they bicker, they argue, they talk. Withoutdirection, without focu, with no future. So they hold areal biggie. An all out-ilthe-night microphoned-open-airmass rally to decide what to do, what to do. And theytalk. Their ideas flow like an open sewer. They talk. Andno one listens. Slowly the unity breaks down, andfactions appear. Splinter groups assault each other. Agood idea by a boy named Danny to go to the
violence is revolutionary, and we must never measure arevolutionary simply by his acts of violence. Radicalactions are taken from a radical perspective and thisperspective must never imply that the creation of aradically restructured, world can be accomplishedovernight.
We must call for actions that further people'sunderstanding of our political concerns, and this impliesa long-term committment to move off the campus. Wemust not further isolate ourselves by mindless actionssuch as those that occurred last night. Mass leafleting ofhigh schools, factories and other forces in the outsidecommunity, as well as student populations, must be.undertaken to mobilize forces that can produce realchange. We must also allow for mass action against localdraft boards and defense industries.
Such tactics strengthen the national movement andimprove our own position both on and off the campus.
If we remember our goals and the gravity of thechallenge that we face, and if we are truly sincere in ourdesire for radical change, we must not allow ourselves tobe co-opted into senseless and inappropriate violence.Now, more than ever, we need rationality and both are"revolutionary" words and actions. It is within thiscontext that we -must strongly condemn the senselessviolence that the strike can and has degenerated into.Let us learn from our mistakes.
congressmen, not about changing the system, as ifVietnam was the issue, not the motivation behind it.They say that we should end the war first, and thenworry about "lesser things" like fighting racism andBobby Seale.
As far as I'm concerned,this same attitude is what hasbeen holding the movement back. These people haverefused to relate the problem to the cause, some out ofinnocence, but most because they are afraid toacknowledge the real source - monopoly capitalism.They are afraid because being a revolutionary is afull-time job which might not leave time to go toAirplane concerts. These people are nothing more thancowards, and eventually, they will become part of theoppressor.
So the fires are really no big deal. They are not anexcuse for failure to organize people. And surely, thetargets that were chosen do not compare in necessity tothe fire-bombings of ROTC buildings cros the nation.And they will not compare with any revolutionaryviolence that must take place in Washington Saturday.
Nevertheless, they do have a purpose. When peoplestart preaching non-violence (I'm not talking about therevolutionary pacifism that Dellinger puts into use) as an
excuse for cowardice, then it's just too bad. And if thefires shook some people up, then that's what they weremeant to do. These same people now are condemningthe movement, condemning real struggles againstAmerican imperialism because someone who "might" bein the movement "might" have set the fires. Theseso-called pacifists, for the most part, never really facedthe issues to begin with. Real pacifists, like Dellinger, arenot any less committed to active revolutionary pacifismbecause of the practices of Abbie Hoffman or JerryRubin. I can only look with cynical smile on those whohave been preaching non-violence here as an excuse fornot doing anything because they are cowards.-
These kinds of fires are not the answer. Especially theone in the barn. But if they make people face the isues,to get off their asses, then they have served their pointand there will be no need for these types of actionsagain. However, if people use the fires as an excuse forinaction, as they have been using non-violence, or ifpeople use them to attack the movement or to side-tackthe real issues, then they can rot in their own stagnationand hypocrisy and dii in the coming fascism agaistwhich they had been too chicken-shit to really fight
All power to the organizers. . there is no room forthe cowards or the liberals.
By MITCHEL COHENThe fire set in the barn behind Tabler Quad last night
must be condemned in the strongest terms possible. Notthat I am opposed to setting fires or to massrevolutionary violence. Indded, the Viet Cong and all ofthe other freedom fighters around the world are forcedto use violence to free themselves from the shackles ofAmerican imperialism. However, anyone who is acommunist or a leftist of any shade would not endangerthe lives of people who are not the real enemy.
People on this campus sit around and bullshit all dayabout the war, while they try to ignore the repression ofthe Black Panthers. They say that Cambodia andVietnam are more important because there are morepeople involved there, and because their own lives arethreatened. They refuse to fight the system; they onlyfight self-interested manifestations of it. They call fornon-violence while Chairman Bobby Seale is facingexecution. If non-violence could free him, fine. But itcan't and won't. The preachers of non-violence here areonly calling for that out of lack of commitment. Theynever made the trip to New Haven because the Airplane,that revolutionary (?) group, was giving a free concert.People still talk about changing the minds of their
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The Four-Star ProductionaBy HAROLD R. RUBENSTEIN
Poor neglected Stony Brook. After lapping up thespotlight for so long, where did it go? Poor forsakenStony Broolk, with nary a raid, hardly a strike, and pettypaltry rallies. How is anybody to know we were here?
Hark! A Fairy Godfather. The Big Witch of the Westprovides us with the answer. He casts a spell over ournation that allows him to enter the far-off land ofCambodia And then we are off. Hurrah! A chance fornotoriety, for a new start, for a name. For a front pageon the Daily News. But what happens? Beaten by apittance of an institution like Kent State. Forced into
'"By LONNIE WOLFE
Last night, some members of the Universitycommunity realized their childhood fantasies andexpressed their frustration over events that haveoccurred in our society, by committing senseless acts ofdestruction. The destruction of the old barn epitomizesthe type of actions that serve to divide and confuselegitimate political issues into meaningless discussions ofviolence and non-violence. The systematic politicalextermination of the Black Panther Party, the extensionof America's imperialist adventures into Cambodia, andthe continued involvement of the University with theDefense establishment, have been opposed by ourstudent body and the student bodies around the nationwithin the context of the three New Haven demands.What is needed now is rational action that will help usarticulate a political movement.
The firebombing that occurred on campus last nightand any subsequent similar emotional outbursts areself-defeating and must be condemned. When we arefaced with a monumental task of bringing-a total reversalof American policy at home and abroad we need actionsthat expand and legitimize our political movement. Thismovement needs programs and actions that are of thesame calibre of those of the Black Panther Party, notsenseless mimickry of revolutionary phrases. Not all
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Canfinuvd from paw 2"the level of sanitation in thefood service leaves much to bedeired. There are sanitarydefects both in the physicalfacilite an well as in theoperation of the food service."
Two nurses in the infirmaryspoke of staff problems due tothe state's refusal to give nurses"lines" which would allow themthe benefits of state employeesand said "the nursing shortage inSuffolk County is critical andyet the State University does
The distingucsed Americansoprano, Adele Addison, will bepresented in a recital Tbundayevening May 7 begiing at8:30 p-m. Mis A" In hasappeared with major chestrasthroughout the United Statesand Europe, and bas beendescribed as one of our finestsinging artists. One of the mostversatile of contemporarysingers, Miss Addison moveswitb ease from extremelydifficult modern music tooratorios of Bach and Handel tothe art song. As a solo recitalist,WMss Addison has sung at theCasals Festival in Puerto Rico as
well as at the Festivals atTaglewood. Masschusetts andAspen. Colorado. Miss Addisoeis a member of the SUSB facultyas a Derforming Artist inRidence s voice.
Mis Addison's recital willinclude works by Schubert, JohnCarter, Ravel, Wolf and de Fala.Tickets for the recital, which isscheduled to be held in theLecture Center, are availablethrough the Department ofMusic. Students who have paidtheir student activities fee willbe admitted free. For furtherinformation, contact the MusicDepartment at 246-5671.
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opinion of those interviewedcentered on the problem ofinsufficient space, staff andfunds for the health service tooperate efficiently for theUniversity Community. This wasattributed to the apathy ofAlbany, the students and theadministration. Dr. Dawsoncommented that "there is notcommitment on behalf of SUNYas a body to ensure a healthystudent environment."
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I have sustained all these and have for the most part established a reliableregular delivery service.
BUT I WILL NOT TOLERATE ROBBERY.My delivery boy was held up at South Hall (Gray College) this past
Thursday, and robbed of money and heros.I fail t o comprehend h o w one university student could steal from
another (be it myself or delivery boy). How can young people, whoprofess so much concern for the shape of our worid and for the acts of the"establishment". conduct themselves in a manner so reminiscent of the"establishment"' Acts such as these reflect upon and cause grief for all ofus.A lo t o f people a r e going to be inconvenienced, some will be deprived
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used to d te a person'sposition in society and to limithis access to the goods andservices of society, as inAmerica. Insteadt the term"worker" is given to everyone inas much as it is theirresponsibility to produce what isneeded by society, and theirright to fully benefit from thatproduction.
This idea s evident in allaspects of work in Cuba.Everyone is free to change hisjob whenever he wants and theeducation for more skilled jobsis readily available - the workerreceives his regular salary while
I e arning. People inadministrative positions are seenas fellow workers, not as bosseswith special privileges orqualities. Benefits such as
years, as goods become moreabundant, money will d'speraltogether. People will work toproduce for society and willreceive the results acordig toneed.
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The change in attutde towardwork is illustrated by the tenmiion-ton sugar harvest. Mostof the sugar cane in Cuba is stillcut by hand. This is such hardlabor that no one should have todo it at all, much less as a meansof existence. However, tomedhanize future harvests ofsugar, it is necessary to buy themachinery with the wealthobtained in the presenthistory-making harvest. In ordernot to doom some people to fulltime work in the canefields anduntil mechanization is carriedout, the burden of the harvestfalls upon the entire population.In Cuba, unlike America,nobody womies about losingtheir livelihood because of theintroduction of labor-savingdevices. Almost all the peoplewho are physically capable andnot needed more urgentlyelsewhere, whether soldier,
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(Ed. note-Tit is the second in a series of articks on life asideCastro s Cuba. The series is being written by seven members of theVenceremos Brigade -who are present or former students at StonyBrook.)
The meaning of work in Cubais in a state of transition. Insteadof competing with each otherfor the scarce goos and servicesof society, people are nowcooperating to create abundancefor everyone. Already medicalcare, housing, utilities,entertainment, education, andday-care for children are free forall. Food, clothing, vacations at
the nicest resorts, and othergoods are well within the reachof everyone's salary. When aproduct is not abundant, it isrationed according to need. Forexample, milk, which is scarce,goes to children, students, andthe old and infirm first. Thissystem of distribution gives-wages a lesser meaning in Cubathan in America. In the coming
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research projects gets carried outand decisions about how thefindings of basic research areused Hare not neutral". It wassuggested that an alliance withhigh school students around theright to universal free highereducation be formed. Analliance must also be built withthe workers, scientists,engineers, etc. in order "formankind to pull himself out ofthe quagmire the capitalist rulingclass has driven us into in thepast half century."
Monday night's 11 o'clockmeeting resulted in a -firmdeclaration of support for thestrike and the three nationaldemands. In addition, severalproposals were accepted by thebody of 1500. Residents ofAmman College suggestedinitiating a national campuscommunication network so thatSUSB's strike action could becoordinated with actions ofother campuses throughout thecountry. The idea of workshopswere. discussed and wereapproved by the body. Inaddition, it was emphasized thatstudents should go out into thecommunity seeking supportfrom voters, and from highschool students.
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At a 2 p.m. press conference,yesterday, leaders of the StonyBrook movement said that the"strike was initiated primarilyby students," calling the strike a"vehicle for everyone to gettogether." In discussing the ideaof workshops, Polity PresidentLonnie Wolfe commented thatthe meetings were a way to meetthe "crises on Long Island and inthe country that we mustaddress ourselves to. 1hqworkshops," he went on, "areaction-oriented groups, to devisea program."
thee Weiner, Chicago 7defendant, will be speaking oncampus tonight at 9 p.m. Thereasons for, and ramifications ofthe strike will be the topic of hisspeech.
In other action,approximately 102 members ofthe Humanities departments metyesterday afternoon and passeda resolution supporting theUniversity strike and the threeNew Haven - demands. Thestatement said, "We recognizethat the immediate publicexpression of our support is partof our responsibility aseducators and citizens. We
concerning food stamps and"Fantasy and Fact" in welfare.It was pointed out that the vast
majority of welfare recipients inSuffolk are children and theelderly and therefore notemployable. They also claimthat although welfare recipientsare accused of chiseling, lessthan one percent of Suffolk'swelfare clients have everchiseled. In addition, the averagewelfare family of four receives$183 per month for food andclothing, which amounts to $.51per meal.
A meeting to discuss the waysto expand the strike to high.schools ended with the idea toleaflet high schools tomorrow.Toward the end of the week,interested high school studentswill be invited back here fordiscussion.
The Suffolk County- LaborCommittee also organized adiscussion group on alternativesto war research. Their demand isto remove all DoD research since"DoD is a symbol of theincreasing direct militarizationof our society." Although theLabor Committee says that basicresearch is neutral, the decisionsabout which particular basic
therefore will use the time forregular classes to discuss theseissues with students andmembers of the community whomay be interested. Theworkshops, which began at 3:30yesterday, drew a crowd ofnearly 700 students whodiscussed topics ranging fromthe war to community action.
A four-page community papercame out this morning with thepurpose being to reach "middle
I J r A ,", Jbe paper, includesstrategy tactis of Cambodia, the
question of whether it isunpatriotic to protest the war,whether a military solution iscredible, the constitutional issue,tactics to get communists tonegotiate, and why theUniversity is on strike. Studentsare canvassing several shoppingcenters today in order todistribute the paper.
At the anti-war workshop, amimeographed sheet by theCentral Suffolk WomensInternational League for Peaceand Freedom was distributed. Itasked Americans to wire thepresident and congressmenexpressing dissent to the war.
The People for AdequateWelfare distributed sheets
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SB Students InModel U.N.
Seven Amny Brook studentsspent a hectic weekendrepresenting Yugoslavia in asNational Model United Nationsat the Statler Hilton Hotel inNew York. Over 200 colleefrom all over the country
repeented the nations of theworld in a model GeneralAssembly, Security Couneil andAconomic and Social Council.
Stony Brook's delegation,headed by Marty Abramsnincluded Irving Bitman, RolfKraehmer, Mike McCormick,Paul Blum, Walter Johnson andMarc Leavitt. Phil Chin had beenelected last year as vice-presidentof the Model U.N.
As Yugoslavia, Stony Brookquestioned Indonesia'slegitimacy in chairing theNeW'.ral Bloc since anotherIndonesian was running for thecha rmanship of the Western
Vie spearheaded a "Uniting.or Peace" resolution so theGeneral Assembly could go overthe .head of -the deadlockedSecurity Council and discuss the
illegal intervention of the UnitedStates into Cambodia. Yugoslaviadelegates were also active incommittees trying to bring peaceto the Middle East and takingeare of the Palestinian refueees.
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that only Makes the rot'19701win for the varsity crew thatmuch sweeter. Whey might stillbe looking for that win,however, if it wasnt for thedaring move dined by two ofits members.
Co-captain Noel Gish and KenAsai came up with the idea of amid-course sprint, a rare andsometimes piece ofstrategy. "We were desperate, Iwas willing to try anything,"'candidly exnd Coac PaulDudzick.
With 1000 meters to go thePatriots inasd their strokesper minute from 36 to over 40,and shot ahead of a surprisedManhattan team. But the Crev-was exhausted from their sprint-and had to battle. to hang infront of their opponents' laterally. But they won the race andearned the Statesman Athlete ofthe Week Award for the entireteam.
Beating Manhattan had tomake the victory doubly sweetsince the Patriots had accusedthem of rowing unethically in arace on Friday. At that time,with the two crews neck andneck, Manhattan swerved towardthe Patriots as if on a collisioncourse. SB, of course, tried toavoid the accident, but actuallyit _ only a bluff, theopponents getting back oncourse while the Patriotsfloundered.
"Crews should stick to thelane and row right to the finish."
said the coach. "What they didwas unethical "
Stony Brook faced Post andManhattan on Saturday becauseall throe had failed to qualify forthe Sanger Cup race, symbol ofMet Superiority. Seven teamsvied for the four open spots andtwo beats were run in which thetop two nss qua . Bplaced behind Ithaca, St Johnsand Mtan.
In the consol-ation roundSaturday for the O'Hare Cup,the Patriots led aU the way with
Manhattan staying even till thehalf-way point when the Patspulled away with their ownsurprise.
'The guys were tremendouslyhappy," said Coach Dudzick.'Gwhey a give 100%. Theynever give up."
The coach has something elseto be happy about, too. He hasbeen informed that he can buythree single practice shelk foruse next fall. "It'll force them tolearn to row," he says. "Tbeylrow or swim
With some division winners already determined, theasoftball season will soon be reaching is playoff
stage. The playoffs will be a sing elimination tournament.This means that each team really starts the season over.since the only advantage in being undefeated during theregular season is being paired with a beaten team in thefirst round of the playoffs. The playoff bracketing isshown at the end of this article.
In independent action, the upset victories of Ios Sientosand the Purple Haze over last yearns two school finalistsenlivened this week's activities. Los Sientos, takingadvantage of fielding lapses in their opponents' outfield,-upset a powerful Brothers team in a very close game.Coupling excellent pitching with timely hitting, theysqueezed past Brothers (last year's chmpionship hall team)by the score of 8-7. The Purple Haze, led by the hitting,fielding and- gentleness- of happy Steve Ritter, beat lastyear's independent champion, the Yellowbellies, in extrainnings by the score of 11-10. Purple Haze will most likelyplay Brothers in the first round of the playoffs.
Arbuckle became the third team to clinch a playoffberth as a result of a very tough victory over the Animals.Playing poorly both defensively and offensively, Arbuckledid not come to life until late in the game. Led by LarryRose's clutch pitching and sparked by the cheers of theirfans, Arbuckle came from behind to beat a very stubbornAnimals team by the score of 12-9.
In hall games, WIA3 somehow won another game.Carrying four-leaf clovers, rabbit foots and horseshoes intheir pockets, the boys of A3 won their secondconsecutive 29-28 marathon. In other games: TD2B beatTD3A, 6-2; KGC3A, led by Bill Jelly and Dave Fein, wontwo games, 22-3 and 16-11; AGC1 nipped AGA3, 21-20;and, finally, RBB1, led by Sparky, Basil, Pete, Poc, Shifty,and Richie, defeated RBA2, 16-5.
The answers to last week's quiz were: 1) William &Mary, 1964; 2) Robert J. Wittmer.
This week's questions are the following:1) In last year's intramural track tournament an
individual contestant placed third in total points. Thenoteworthy aspect of this is that this third place finish wasnot in the individual statistics, it was in the final teamtotals. Who is he?
2) What team won the first McDoweU Cup?3) Who is Mr. McDowell?Listed below are the bracketings for the softball
playoffs. Check your intramural bulletins to see when youplay.INDEPENDENTS HALL
By KEN LANGAlthough road-racing may not
have the massive interest of aPatriot Championship Basketballgame, there is a large amount ofstudent interest in road-racing(witness the large number- ofstudents attending the guesttalks by Trans-Am drivers MarkDonohue and Peter Revson, aswell as the larW number ofstudents who go to theT rans-Am race atBridgehampton in late Juneevery year). For that reason,Statesman is journeying up toLime -Rock to cover the secondTrans-Am of the '70 season. Topdrivers like Parneli Jones, DanGurney, - Mark Donohue, Peter
Revson, Jim Hall and SamPosey, driving Camaros,Baracuddas, Javelins, Mustangsand other "pony" cars willcompete on the tight Lime Rockcircuit. Statesman will coverboth the press days and thequalifying race days for stories inFriday's and Monday's issues, aswell as a WUSB special of tapedinters with top drivers. Notmany students may be able tomake the Schaeffer Trans-Amn atLime Rock this Saturday, butthose interested in- going to theMarlboro Trans-Am atBridgehampton June 20-21 willfind our view of the raceinteresting. Watch for it!
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You stopped reading out loud, butyou continued to read every word toyourself.
Chances are, you're doing it now.This means that you read only as fastas you talk. About 250 to 300 wordsper minute (Guiness' Book of WorldRecords lists John F. Kennedy as de-livering the fastest speech on record:327 words per minute.)
The Evelyn Wood Course teachesyou to read without mentally sayingeach word to yourself. Instead ofreading one word at a time, you'lllearn to read groups of words.
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Is Dissent Un-American?By ALEX BASKIN
Professor of Education
The rising tide of protest and dissent amongthe nation's college students has disturbed somewho question whether such behavior is inkeeping with America's history and traditions.The fact is that public demonstrations have longbeen a part of the nation's heritage and thatmost significant social change resulted in partfrom the efforts of dedicated men and womenwho raised both their voices and their banners inbehalf of a cause about which they felt strongly.In most cases they sought to right some socialwrong and sought the support of a broadspectrum of the population.
The public demonstration is indeed aninstrument through which public attention canbe focused on an issue) and the constitutionprovides for its unhampered use in thosesections which guarantee freedom of speech andassemblage. Many of us can still recall thatduring the shattering days of the depression ofthe 1930's men joined together, often noisily, todemand and finally strike for the right toorganize into trade and industrial unions. Therewere some who voiced fears that the fabric ofAmerican life was being threatened by thesemassive rallies, but in time collective bargainingagreements were signed and unions became andremain to this day a vital part of the Americanscene. It is doubtful that this could have beenaccomplished without workers taking to thestreets. It is doubtful too, that women's suffragecould have been achieved without speeches,parades, street corner gatherings and loudprotestations.
Now a new generation of Americans is raisingits voice and new protests are heard across theland-They protest America's longest and mostunpopular involvement in a war. They protesttoo, America's most illegal military undertaking.The Congress, in which is vested the power todeclare war, has not taken this step. The SenateForeign Relations Committee - a bodycomposed of seasoned and responsible legislators- declared on May 4 that the executive branchof the government has for years been"conducting a constitutionally unauthorized warin Indochina." Intelligent men must call for theprotection of the Constitution and must decryany abuse of the nation's basic law -particularly when such violations come fromgovernmental leaders. Those who protest thewar in fact cry out against its illegality and itswasteful destruction of human life andresources. To stand silent at this moment and inthese times is to renounce and to abdicate theresponsibility of citizenship.
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Young men and women who now attend ourcolleges and universities are, in the largestmeasure, persons of conscience and concern.Like many of us who preceded them and whogave them life and warmth and love, they lookforward to the building of a better future, toraising families and to working at meaningfuland productive jobs. They discuss populationgrowth and pollution; they are distressed by theexistence of poverty in the shadow of greataffluence. A tremendous gulf exists betweenwhat the leaders of this society say and whatthey do. ThuM, students abandon the classroomand take to the campus and the quadrangle,hoping to sensitize a nation which now seemsmesmerized and dulled by the war.
The shocked reaction to the shooting of fourKent State University students in Ohio may,through its tragic consequences, shake us andmove us to bring this war to a speedyconclusion. The escalation of the war intoCambodia is directly responsible for the recentupsurge of demonstrations on our campuses.The maiming and killing of students can onlyradicalize the young beyond the hopes and
dreams of the most extreme agitator.Our nation has experienced numerous crises
in the past and solutions were forthcoming onlywhen the basic problem was ascertained andremoved. There is no question in my mind thatthe war is the basic problem and that its end willmarkedly reduce the number and intensity ofthese demonstrations and will contribute to theestablishment of balance and peace in oursociety. The efforts of young people inpeacefully protesting this constitutionallyunauthorized war are indeed an expression ofthe highest form of loyalty to the principlesupon which this nation was founded.
By KEN ERICKSONProfessor of Political Science
By extending the Vietnamese War toCambodia, President Nixon has reaffirmed thepresidential usurpation of the power to declarewar, a power constitutionally vested not in thePresident but in Congress. The conflict betweenthese two branches of government offers a newform of leverage to those who seek to end thewar and hasten the safe return of Americanservicemen.
Coming soon after the President's unjustattack upon the Senate in the wake of its refusalto approve the nomination of Judge G. HarroldCarswell to the Supreme Court, this expansionof the war alarmed the Senate in particular.Senators on the Foreign Relations Committeebelieved they had been deliberately misled aboutU.S. intentions in Southeast Asia by Nixon'sSecretary of State when he testified before themonly a few days earlier, and they demanded thatNixon meet with them to d&scuss the conduct ofthe war.
There are a number of measures which theCongress could take to regain some of the powerwhich now lies with the Chief Executive. Aresolution could be passed prohibiting the use ofAmerican ground troops in Cambodia, as wasdone with regard to Laos and Thailand lastwinter. However, this may be of limitedeffectiveness, for American "advisers" have beenused in Laos since this resolution; a similar smallnumber of advisers in Vietnam soon escalated tohalf a million soldiers there.
Five senators, including Republicans Goodelland Hatfield, are planning an amendment to amilitary supplies or sales bill this month whichwould require phased withdrawal of American
troops in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Sincethe Constitution gives Congress power overnational spending, such a provision will preventexpenditures for the maintenance of troops inthose countries beyond specified dates.
Finally, a trump card lies in the power ofCongress to declare war. By threatening tointroduce a bill declaring war on North Vietnam,Congressional leaders may be able to win backsome of their waning influence onpolicy making. Surely President Nixon wouldnot wish to risk losing such a vote. Yet he maynot wish to win on this issue either, since heprobably would have to take the unpopularposition of campaigning openly for war. Thiswould probably assure that the title of "Nixon'swar" would stick and do to him in 1972 what itdid to Lyndon Johnson in 1968.
How, then, can concerned citizens act tobring the war to a close? In view of increasingCongressional sensitivity to this presidentialaggrandizement of power, congressmen andsenators will be particularly receptive to theopinions and pressures of their constituents.This may be seen in the fact that the Presidentand many representatives and senators arefrequently publicizing the proportion of their mailfor and against the war. Thus, this is themoment for a massive LETTER-WRITINGCAMPAIGN to those elected representatives.These letters should be sent not only to our ownsenators and representatives, but also to othernewsworthy figures who serve as opinion leaderswithin the institutions of government. With anelection less than half a year away. this is themoment to communicate our dismay at theextension of the war to the men who are in d
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against withdrawal but has made itmuch more difficult for Americansto trust in a negotiated peacesettlement.
Mr. Nixon's Wrong FactsEven more damaging to this
prospect is the President's appallingmisunderstanding of what actuallyhappened after the 1954 Genevaarmistice. He charges that with thedeparture of the French army fromnorthern Vietnam, the Vietminh"murdered more than 50.000people and hundreds of thousandsnore died in slave labor camps."
and that on the basis of this historywe must expect a similar bloodbathin the South if American forces arewithdrawn before Thieu'sGovernment can stand on its own.
The President's account iscontrary to the historical record. Ifhis advisers have studied the reportsof the International ControlCommission, responsible under the1954 Geneva armistice forinvestigating allegations of reprisal,they must know that in the firsttwo years following that armistice atotal of nineteen complaintsalleging political reprisal in theNorth were lodged with theCommission, only one of whichinvolved murder. During the sameperiod at least 214 were lodgedagainst Diem's Government in theSouth, including several reports ofmassacres.
Although the I.C.C. did notcomplain that its inquiries intothese allegations were hampered inthe North, it soon encounteredmajor obstructions in the South.with Saigon finally forbidding it inearly 1957 from continuing suchinvestigations there. At that time.the Commission had yet toinvestigate thirty-five allegedincidents of political reprisal in theNorth as against 1.047 in theSouth. Many allegations could havebeen substantiated. We know thatDiem's regime reported publiclythat between 1954 and 1960 therewere 48.200 alleged Communistsarrested in South Vietnam.
Support-Or Solution?It was in the fall of 1956. more
than two years after the Geneva
Armistice, that violence occurredon a significant scale in the North.This was unconnected with theanti-French struggle and wars not inreprisal against Vietnamese whohad supported France against theVietminh.
Those concerned with politicalreprisals might well insist that inany future Vietnam settlement theI.C.C. or its equivalent be mademuch stronger to insure that it iscapable of investigating allegedreprisals effectively.
And any President worried abouta future bloodbath in Vietnam wholooks to historical precedent forinstruction should be as muchconcerned with the actions of anAmerican-supported regime as withthose of a regime we oppose.
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(Ed. note: The above wasreprinted from The New YorkTimes, Dec. 6, 1969. George Kahinis Professor of Government andDirector of the Southeast AsiaProgram at Cornell.)
By GEORGE KAHINThe Administration's most
persistent argument against a rapidor complete withdrawal ofAmerican troops from Vietnam hasbeen that a bloodbath would takeplace if American forces were nolonger available to protect PresidentThieu's regime from the NationalLiberation Front. Others hold thateven if the President's forecast werecorrect, the number of victimsinvolved would not approach thenumber of civilians who are certainto be killed during even a few moremonths of fighting in SouthVietnam.
But however one estimates thesepossibilities, it is essential that aclear distinction be made betweenbattlefield conditions and the.situation existing after an armistice.In heat of battle conditions bothsides in the past-and probably inthe future-have carried outreprisals against those identified asworking for the enemy-particularly when they occupypositions in intelligence, the police.or are believed to be informers.
This was apparently animportant factor in the executionof civilians at Hue, and Armyspokesmen have alleged that itinfluenced American conduct in themassacre at Songmy. So long as aparticular battle is simply oneepisode in a continuing series, bothsides will be tempted to takepunitive measures against "enemy"civilians.
Such actions will probablycontinue until there is a ceasefirebut they should not be taken as anaugury of what will happen after asettlement. This is. however, justwhat President Nixon suggested inhis speech Nov. 3 when he equateda post-armistice situation with thatof Hu^ in early 1968. where manycivilians are reported to have beenexecuted during three weeks ofterribly intense fighting.
in asserting that Hue was "aprelude of what would happen" ina South Vietnam suddenly leftunprotected by American troops.Mr. Nixon has not only argued
"national honor" will be said to beat stake, unless we "honor ourcommitments" to still anothergovernment, that of General LonNol of Cambodia.
The counter-escalation whichthis Cambodian operation willproduce goes directly againstNixon's declared policy of"Vietnamization," or thewithdrawal of American groundcombat forces from South Vietnamand their replacement by SouthVietnamese forces. In invadingCambodia, Nixon has promised toaccomplish more militarily withfewer military forces, and this isabsurd even in terms of his ownintentions. And. even if successful."Vietnamization" wouldperpetuate the essentially militaryapproach to Vietnam which wehave taken, continuing it in thehands of proxies.
In short, we are asked to believethat invasion of another countrywill more rapidly end ourinvolvement in the war in Vietnam,when, in fact, it will prolong thatwar and expand it. Nixon seeks tocommunicate to North Vietnamthat we will not be "humilitated"or militarily defeated; he and hisadvisors do not see that this is notthe issue. American military powerand its effectiveness are simplyirrelevant or counter-productive forany political purposes the U.S.might have in Vietnam, Laos. orCambodia. Military power cannotstamp the internal politics of thesecountries in any desired image; itcan only stamp out politicsaltogether.
with additional displays of militarymight.
President Johnson and hisadvisors, for example, argued thatincreased bombing of NorthVietnam would make the NorthVietnamese "pay a price foraggression" and come to theconference table. When thisstrategy did not produce thedesired result, advisors concludedthat additional targets should beadded to the list. This coincidedwith other kinds of increasedmilitary pressure, such as raising thenumber of American ground forcesto an eventual 500.000-plus andheavy bombing of the Ho Chi Minhtrail in Laos. These and otherescalatory steps were taken on thetheory that. if only enough militarypressure were applied, the NorthVietnamese and the Vietcongwould "capitulate" in the face ofsuperior force.
There were two principal reasonswhy these predictions fell flat.First, the North Vietnamese werewilling to counter-escalate theirinvolvement to compensate forincreasing levels of our own. TheUnited States badly underestimatedthe determination of the NorthVietnamese and Vietcong to matchour displays of mobile cavalry.artillery and airpower with theirown varieties of unconventionalwarfare, such as the Tet offensive.Second, the military escalationobscured the important politicalissues at stake in the conflict, suchas the future composition of theSouth Vietnamese government and
the conditions for Americandisenagagement. Further militaryinvolvement simply committed theUnited States to perpetual defenseof the Thieu-Ky regime in SouthVietnam, whatever its character,and removed any incentive for thatregime to begin necessary reforms.U.S. leverage over Thieu and Kydecreased as our military presenceand bombardments increased.
Cambodia continues this basicpattern of quest for militaryvictories which will allow us to see"the light at the end of the tunnel."as a Johnson administrationspokesman put it. The militarychiefs have persuaded the Presidentthat the availability of certainenemy "sanctuaries" in Cambodiagives the North Vietnamese andVietcong an advantage in striking atAmerican and South Vietnameseforces. The characteristic militarysolution was chosen: a suddenmassive thrust into these"sanctuaries." accompanied by thesolemn reassurances of aPresidential telecast.
Like previous ground operationsand bombing sorties, however.these measures will do little tochange the basic problem for theUnited States: how to disengageour military forces from a situationin which they have been tried, andfound politically impotent. Theoperations in Cambodia will nothelp on that score. The escalationof the war will only make it moredifficult to end the fighting inIndochina and our militaryinvolvement in that fighting. More
Nixon nave interpreted theVietnam conflict as an invasion ofSouth Vietnam by North Vietnam,calling for a military response bythe United States to defeat the"aggressors." When thismisinterpretation has ledpolicy makers into catastrophicerrors, they have felt an evenstronger urge to bail themselves out
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Southeast Asia will strengthen ourinfluence around the world, buteach such exertion has in factfurther isolated the United Statesfrom its friends and strengthenedthe hands of its enemies. Whatreasons are there for believing thatthe outcome will be different inthis instance?
Tactically Unsound?
The operations may well be
tactically unsound from a strictly
military point of view. Critics point
to the failure of the
search-and-destroy tactic in South
Vietnam itself. It hasn't worked
effectively in this region, given the
characteristics of guerrilla
opponents and the terrain. The
enemy response is simply to melt
away. much like the American
revolutionaries during the American
Revolutionary War. and to refuse
battle. When the search-and-destroymission is withdrawn, they simply
return and reoccupy the ground.Since the enemy in Vietnam uses
guerrilla tactics, his need for
supplies and sophisticatedcommunications is much less than
our need. Already there are signs
that the enemy once again has
flown the coop. Our forces are
meeting little resistance and haven't
found much in the way of suppliesor command centers, certainly notwhat the President anticipated in
his speech.Secondly, the enemy responds to
attacks in given areas - not byresisting when the odds aren't good.but by attacking elsewhere in placesleft inadequately defended. Thepossibility of such attacks in SouthVietnam is good. Moreover, theenemy may decide to increase hiseffort in Laos or even in Thailand.where revolutionary forces areoperating. In short, what reasonsdoes the President have for
believing that this search-and-destroy operation will succeed
where so many others have failed.
and that the enemy won't attack in
other areas, thus nullifying the
effects of any accomplishments in
Cambodia?
The American people have aright to answers to the legitimatequestions raised by those whodoubt not the President's sinceritybut his judgment. His speech on theCambodian intervention wasnotable for its failure to speak tothese important and obviousquestions.
The great majority of Americansnow want to end this war. ThePresident himself concedes thispoint. The central issue in respectto the Cambodian operations iswhether they will hasten or hinder
convincing refutation of thearguments adduced by those whooppose the intervention inCambodia.
What are those arguments?
By DAVID TRASKChairman, History Department
The present tactical operationsalong ^ the eastern border ofCambodia, presumably to last nolonger than eight weeks, aredesigned to destroy importantcommunications centers, supplies.and troop concentrations whichsupport the enemy war effort inSouth Vietnam. The President hasordered extensive search--and-destroy operations at severalpoints to clean out these"privileged sanctuaries" and tolower the efficiency of enemyforces fighting in Vietnam andCambodia.
Mr. Nixon justifies his decisionon these grounds: (a) theoperations will ultimately saveAmerican lives (b).they will permitcontinuation of American troopwithdrawals as planned, including150,000 during the next year. inaccord with the policy of"Vietnamization" (c) the UnitedStates is a great power and must actlike one if it wishes to retain anyreal influence on the course of
international affairs.I do not doubt the sincerity of
the President. The difficulty is thathe may be tragically wrong in hisestimate of the situation and in hismethods for coping with it. In anyevent he has produced no
the American withdrawal. ThePresident believes that theCambodian operations will helpsustain the withdrawal policyMany others have serious doubts.
If. during the next few weeks.the President's judgment is provenwrong - both in its political andmilitary dimensions - then he mustchange his approach. It is clear thatrelatively narrow militaryconsiderations influenced him.Secretary of State Rogers andSecretary of Defense Laird bothopposed the decision he made. Ifthis military solution fails, then thecountry has the right to expect thatthose who urge alternative means ofbringing about withdrawal be giventheir opportunity.
It is not too late to reverse thedecision to launch a limited tacticalintervention in Cambodia. It is not
too late to abort the operation if it
becomes apparent that it is not
accomplishing its purpose asoutlined by the President.
(Ed. note: Dr. Trask is noted for his
work in foreign affairs. He is the
author of several books about
Vietnam.)
Escalation To Speed EndThe intervention represents a
military escalation, but more
importantly, a definite political
escalation. Despite the President'sclaims, the operations may mire us
more deeply in Southeast Asia and
in fact interfere with the planned
w i t h d r a.w a I - with "V i e t-namization." ' Far from limiting
to justify the intervention as ameans of strengthening ourinfluence in world politics. In theend. it is argued by critics, whatwill determine our standing andinfluence is the extent to which ourpolicies contribute to generalinternational peace and progress.We have constantly heard fromothers that a show of force in
'NOW. CONCERNING CAMBODIA. LET ME MAKE ONE THING PERFECTLY CLEAR .. .
What if we pu// out?The F
By STEVEN CIMBALAProfessor of Political Science
The invasion of Cambodia byAmerican military forces indicatesthat our policymakers still seek abasically military solution to theproblem of our involvement inSoutheast Asia. Both formerPresident Johnson and President
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WE URGE YOU TO SEND A LETTER SUCH AS THE ONE BELOW
TO YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES NOW!
The Honorable Mr.-
I am writing to you as my elected public official to do all within
your power to end this war. My son (brother, husband, etc.) is dying in
an undeclared war that has no foreseeable end. Our generation has lost
fathers and husbands, and now you take our sons too. And yet our
government escalates the war, with promises and more promises. A lot
of good the promises of a speedy solution do the thousands we've
buried over the past ten years.I am opposed to the Administration's perpetuation of the Southeast
Asian affair, the waste of my taxes for "defense," and the anguish
caused to so many American families.We should have learned by now that war only perpetuates war. Let
us live the remainder of our lives in peace. Let us watch our children
grow up and have children of their own. Stop this war now!Siubruly yours,
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innocent of all violence. Some fewstudents burned down a buildingand smashed some windows. Theseacts were wrong and the authoritieshad little choice but to put a stopto them.
But the students who were killedwere not the same ones whoresorted to violence. One of thevictims had called her parents justtwo nights before, deploring theviolent acts of these few students.The National Guard action was wildand indiscriminate.
Such wild actions by lawfulauthorities call into question ourwhole system of justice. Will thoseguilty of violent and illegal acts besought out and punished, or willrandom terror over innocent andguilty alike take the place of thelegal process?
If this strike helps to awakenand to strengthen in all of us thesense of the sanctity of human lifeand the necessity for fair andrestrained law enforcementmethods, then the strike will havebeen a good thina
By FRANK MYERSProfessor of Political Science
On Monday, May 4. NationalGuard troops on the campus ofKent State University in Ohio firedblindly into a crowd ofapproximately 500 students,wounding eleven and killing four(at last count). The authorities haveoffered two justifications for thisdrastic act. First, they have statedthat they were being shot at bysnipers. But responsible eyewitnessobservers from the New YorkTimes and from the other majornewswire services have stated thatthey saw no evidence of snipers.And, in any case, the properresponse to sniper fire isdiscriminating aim, not frenziedslaughter.
Secondly, the authorities havejustified the action of the troops bystating that the troops had run outof tear gas. But this is nojustification at all, since firingunder such circumstances, and forsuch reasons only, was a directviolation of orders.
We must conclude that theseshootings constitute riotousbehavior-by the National Guard andare totally reprehensible.
These are days when collegesand universities are growing rapidly.More and more parents are savingto send their children to collegebecause they want their children tohave better lives with meaningfuland secure jobs. More and moreparents will send their children, atthe age of 17 or 18, into a world ofbooks and lectures and discussionsabout the knowledge and values
upon which our civilization isbased.
We have long thought of collegeas an idyllic time of serious studyand innocent pleasure. But to alarge extent this has always been amyth. Like all times of growth,college life has always beenaccompanied by pain and problemsas well as solid accomplishments.
Can we be sure that at such atime our children, no matter howcarefully and properly they havebeen raised, will not, out of sheercuriosity, or moral commitment, oreven by accidentally walking by,join in a demonstration? And ifthey do, have we not the right, asparents, to expect that theauthorities will act responsibly andwithout careless disregard of theirlives?
Parents of students attendingKent State rushed to the Universityto take their children, no matterhow law abiding, from the campusto the safety of their homes. Andthey were right to do so, becausethe four dead students were notwild-eyed radicals and anarchists.They were serious and searchingyoung people attending a peacefulprotest against the invasion ofCambodia. And yet their peacefuldemonstration had been broken upand they had been chased acrosstheir campus by the NationalGuard, and then, as they stoodunarmed and confused, wonderingwhat to do next, they were shotdown.
This is not to say that allstudents at Kent State were
The federal Mansfield Bill makes itclear that any Department ofDefense research after November I.1969 must be "mission-oriented."In view of the latest action by ourgovernment in the "Vietnam War,"this marriage between theUniversity and the DefenseDepartment must cease.
However, the probelm is not thatlimited or simplistic in nature. If wehad a set of logical, coherentpriorities, responsible leadership,and extended use of our abundantresources, this country wouldperhaps reverse the present trendand put in proper perspective thepriorities, not only of ouruniversities, but also those of theentire nation. This would clearlyhave far-reaching implications forthe international situation and it isto this end that we must vigorouslywork.
We strike not against ourlibraries, books or teachers, butwith all those who want to join thefight against a government makingdisastrous mistakes abroad withserious repercussions both domesticand international. It is notsufficient to eliminate theaffiliation of the University withthe government, or to redirect thefacilities of the University ; thus,any damage to the resources andfacilities of a college campus iscounterproductive.
We therefore turn to you; it isyour tax money which supports thewar and your children who will betold to risk their lives. It is everyAmerican that suffers with eachescalation of the Southeast Asianstruggle, and it is this same citizenwho is always confronted with thecosts.
By DANNY LAZAROFFPolitical Science '71
The "strike" in which a largeportion of the UniversityCommunity is involved is not anaction specifically or primarilydirected against the University.Rather, it is a concerted effort tosolicit and engage the support of allconcerned individuals and groupsfrom both within the UniversityCommunity and the outsidethroughout the nation, to combatthe policies of the UnitedStates Government in SoutheastAsia, and the impact of thesepolicies on domestic conditions.
The question is always raisedregarding the high correlationbetween our nation's campuses andthe number of so-called"troublemakers ." Perhaps this isbecause it is on the college campusthat young people can best view fortheselves the way in which actionsby the U.S. Government directlyaffect their lives and the lives ofmillions throughout the world.
The nationwide strike presentsthree demands, with the extensionof the Vietnam War into Cambodiathe issue of primary concern. Theother two demands concern therepression of political dissent andthe use of college campuses as hostsfor Department of Defenseresearch. In effect, the University iscompelled to both repress dissentand conduct war-related research.The New York State Legislaturecontinues to survey and approvelegislation(e.g. the Henderson Bill)which aims directly at penalizingdemonstrators by requiring collegesto rescind scholarships and evensuspend or expel student dissenters.
By MARVIN KALKSTEINProfessor of Sociology
"No one is more aware than I amof the political consequences of theaction I've taken."
"I have rejected all politicalconsiderations in making thisdecision. "
"Whether I may be a one termPresident is insignificant...'"
Richard Nixon, April 30, 1970
Admittedly, the President'sunilateral decision to invadeCambodia is beyond understanding,if viewed as an isolated action.There is more significance to it ifwe view it as just the latest in aseries of such actions by Nixon. Tobegin with, we have the President'sstatement with regard to themoratorium to the effect that nomatter what gets said, he's notabout to be judged; this was furtheramplified by his November 3speech where, instead of attemptingto split the moderates from theradicals as was expected, hismessage lumped them together andthen indicated they should beignored. We've also had Nixon's andAgnew's well orchestrated attackson intellectuals, radicals, the press,and students - culminating in thepossible suggestion of an openseason on "campus bums" by his"proud" and "tall" young men inuniform, capped off by his callousand threatening remarks followingthe murders at Kent State.
His attempts to limit the Senaterole in the selection of the SupremeCourt justice before the vote onCarswell, followed by his veiledthreats to the opposition after thevote, were the opening attack onthe powers of Congress. This attackhas now reached a climax with theusurpation of the Congressionalauthorities to declare war.
What the President seems to beup to is a suspension or supersedingof the Constitution. With his severalopportunities, blatantly pursued, topack the Supreme Court his way,and with his attacks on the powerof Congress, he appears to beattempting to concentrate all powerin the Executive branch, contraryto the intent of the Constitution toprovide for a division of powerswith carefully exercised checks andbalances.
What we may be faced with isthe final collapse of representativegovernment. Government has toolong been pursuing the objectives ofpowerful special interest groups,unmindful of public opinion.
As to Nixon worrying about the'72 elections, he may think bedoesn't have to. If he can continuewhat he's been up to with thePanthers, the radicals, the workers,the press, the students, thedissenters, and Congress, maybe hefigures by 1972 he can do withoutan election.
