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Is It Fair?
It’s that time of year again when the students on
campus are worried about passing, failing and what
they are going to do next semester. In my opinion it is a
very bad time to be harrassed by the campus policeman
who is trying to keep his “image” up by waking up
students at late hours or calling them into his office and
telling them, “you don’t have any friends.”
Is tois fair to the students? Especially now near the
end of school when we have more important things to
worry about than being kicked out of school.
—Jim Rich
Eternal Man
I’m eternal man, I’ve lived an infinite time.
Let me tell to you the things that I did find.
Relieve your mind from all its task, and let it wander
free, for it is the only way you will understand, and have
the light to see.
Drift back through time and space to when the world
began, out from the ocean came a thing that called itself
man.
At first you were a humble thing, you gazed on the
earth with awe. You were frightened and bewildered, by
all the things you saw.
As time passed by you walked upright, discovered
fire, and learned to fight. You made as your servant, the
beast of the land, and counted them by marking in the
sand.
As your kind progressed, you sprang forth a new
creation, learned to communicate, and formed a
civilization.
All this time you worshipped things, you did not un
derstand, the celestial bodies, and even your fellowman.
More years followed as you searched, for another
land, and learned to sail the seven seas and plant the
crop of man. You cau^t up with your future as you sped
upon your way, nothing could stop a thing, that could
change night into day.
And what could defeat a thing that could rule the
skies, prolong its life, destroy the world, or increase its
size?
You set back and boast of how you are Supreme, I’m
Eternal Man, and say you’re in a dream. What fools are
men, who are blind, but who claim to see, who rape the
earth of its life, and think they get it free.
Do not strangle on your greed, use only that you need.
Put back all you take from the land, and you can be
Eternal Man.
And rob not your body from this earth, for even that
has some worth.
I’m not God, or anything of the kind. To be like me,
there are answers you must find.
To you, I come as a friend, and hope you understand.
For I have seen you die a thousand times, please, not
again.
MShKlfla you should have listened for I did forecast
your fate, but just like all the other, you couldn’t stop
your take.
If you had stopped to listen, and not just to hear,
opened up your eyes, it would have all been clear.
Some mortals around you tried, but all in vain, they
were not loud enough, to penetrate your brain.
Someday, man will think and do as I have said. He will
be Eternal Man, instead of being dead.
Damned are those who spoil this land for they’ll never
know. Eternal Man.
—John Slay
College Deferments
tor Draft May End
The Senate Armed Services
Committee has voted to let
President Nixon end draft
deferments for college students—
starting with those entering
school after the current
academic year.
The provision approved at a
committee session Friday differs
from the House-passed measure
enabling the President to carry
out his announced plan of ending
the deferments retroactive to
AprU 23, 1970.
The Senate panel, nearing final
action on a iaft extension bill
close to what Nixon asked,
decided authority to end student
deferments should take effect
when the bill is enacted.
This presumably will be
sometime before the current
draft law runs out June 30.
Any college student who en
tered school before that date
would be free to complete his
four-year undergraduate
program before becoming
subject to the draft.
Nixon, in announcing he would
end deferments if given
authority, said this would apply
to students at junior colleges and
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On another key point, the
committee voted Friday to keep a
provision permitting con
scientious objectors to serve two
years in an alternative civilian
service. The House had voted to
increase this to three years.
After two years’ service, the
objector, like other draftees,
would stay in a reserve status for
another three years.
The Senate committee expects
to finish work on the two-year
draft extension next week,
possible Tuesday. It will come up
in the Senate about two weeks
later.
A Senate-House conference
committee will have to resolve
differences in the two versions.
Besides the date for ending
deferments and the service for
conscientious objectors, the two
biUs contain vastly different pay-
increase provisions.
The Senate committee went
along with the President’s
proposal for $987 million in ad
ditional pay and allowances,
including enlistment bonuses for
men volunteering for combat
duty.
The House, however, has
nearly tripled that to about $2.7
billion while ruling out the
enlistment bonus.
The administration hopes the
pay increases plus decreasing
manpower needs as the Vietnam
war winds down will attract
enough volunteers to do without
the draft by the time the two-year
extension runs out July 1, 1973.
But the House Armed Services
Committee expressed doubt
about this goal, and members of
the Senate committee likewise
are skeptical it can be achieved.
QUESTION: In your judgment,
do you think that Lt. William
Galley deserves a life im-
[»-isonment penalty?
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WHO WERE ASKED
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SKIP GALLOP Soph., Port
smouth, Va. Everyone has their
own opinions based on in
sufficient evidence published by
the Army. I believe Calley is a
“scape goat” for the staff in Viet
Nam. Undue stress was upon
Calley and direct orders were
given to him to carry out to the
fullest. Under war conditions he
acted as any other commander
would have. One more argument
to be made if Calley is guilty,
what about the men responsible
for the atomic bombing of Japan?
DONNA JONES Soph.,
HeathsviUe, Va. I believe that
there was a crime committed but
I don’t think Calley should not be
held responsible for it because he
is just a small fry who was
following orders. If anyone
should be punished it should be
the general in command but I
really see no need in punishing
either because war is war not a
game of baseball, where you
exhibit fairness and sport
smanship. If we remove the
military system in the U.S.,
Russia and China there will be
peace on earth. It is hard to do
this because man is man.
BRENDA WOODFIN
Fresh.,Atvonia, Va. The verdict
in Lt. Galley’s trial upset me
^eatly because I could not
imagine placing a murder charge
upon a soldier in Vietnam. The
enemy is everywhere, so how can
you know who is the innocent
civilian and who is the enemy?
War is ugly, inhuman and
heartbreaking. The innocent are
victims of war crimes. I feel Lt.
Calley should not be singled out to
bear the war crimes committed
at My Lai. The charges if any
should have been soon thereafter
and all involved charged in
cluding the commanding officer.
GIs in Vietnam cannot be ex
pected to fight for their country if
they are to be convicted of
murder when they return home.
dead and the village and the
addict that hated Calley and the
private Mead Lo who sold his
story to Time-Life and a jour
nalist all are guilty of same or
similar crime that Calley is but
are not punished.
Capt. Daniels/the prosecutop
has done a commendable job as
prosecutor but has disgraced hi§.^
"uniform b^Kis IStteir of ‘criticism'
to the President. He should have
waited a week until he was a
civilian. Officers in the Armed
Services of the U.S. do not have
the right to disagree publically
with the policy of the President of
the U.S. and commander in chief.
The verdict against Galley
should have been given by court
martial two years ago after a
complete investigation at that
time, not now. Seventy to eighty
marines, soldiers and airmen are
in Federal prison for similar
crimes at this time but they
were tried and convicted im
mediately after the crimes were
committed.
A Poem
HARRY WHITLEY Soph.,
Murfreesboro, N.G. In my
opinion it was an abortion of
justice that Calley was even
brought to trial. The decision of
the court is just another sympton
of the disease which is ripping at
the heart of the American nation.
WINSLOW CARTER Soph.,
Hubert, N.C. In my opinion, I feel
that Calley is guilty of killing
these people and that something
needs to be done. One should,
however, realize, that this is war,
and is there any justification
when one is caught up in a
situation like this? I do feel he
should not be sentenced to die,
but he should be given some
punishment.
ADRIAN WYNNS Soph.,
Ahoskie, N.C. The court gave
Calley the only verdict they could
other than death. The evidence
presented and the judgment
made on this proved that he was
guilty of murder. He should have
been brought to trial two years
ago while all the other men of his
unit were also subject to punish
ment as he is. The method that
brought about his trial by court
martial I do not personally like.
He was only one day from release
from active duty when the
charges were brought against
him by the Army from evidence
presented by men who were out
of the Army and could not be
tried. The photographer that sold
the official photographs of the
JETE EDMONDS Soph.,
Kilmarnock, Va. In my opinion, I
feel as thou^ Calley is guilty, but
who am I to judge. I don’t know
the evidence presented for or
against. I do feel, however, that
whatever sentence is passed, it
shouldn’t be life or death. I
believe that this is too much to
ask against a man who is fighting
for his country. I feel that had
Galley been fighting a war in the
U.S., that these charges wouldn’t
have been brought against him.
Maybe I should say that a
definition of the situation should
apply. Who can say what each of
us would have done, had we been
in his position.
A photograi^ of Kelsey,
Crinkled and fading
Lies unframed on 5ie foremost
lUiiu. Shelf of mind.-- " .booW . a?vEici
Her smile peeks curiously
Round her mouth.
Betraying dreamer’s thoughts
And secret plans.
Two faint dimples play
Upon her cheeks,
Echoes of laughter
Tender and gay.
The nose is a nose.
No heart-breaking beak.
Nor Ceasar-mountain,
But has reflections
Of a sun-flecked, dimpled day.
Two half-moon eyes
Speak nought but love and care;
A kitten is as gentle,
A young colt as sensitive.
Two soft brown jewels
A thousand diamonds cannot trade;
Large eyes, quick to sense trouble,
Eager to bring laughter
To the air.
Tender, tender—
Even though
Touched with pain,
By anger.
By grief.
They still wrinkle up with joy
As easy lips express
Unneeded words.
A crown of hair.
Long hair,
Dog-eye brown
A twisted strand.
Sneaked over the rounded ear
Restless finger moves it back.
And runs through chocolate velvet locks.
A look that glows
Come summertime.
As the sun sweeps golden brown
From dimple to dimple.
And touches haloes to velvet curls.
But now sli^tly worn and flushed
From standing such close scrutiny,
My photograph of Kelsey
Will soon be all that I have.
As the flash of the jet
Takes her up and away
From those sun-flecked, dimpled days.
By Craig Thompson
February, 1970
Hutchens Elected SGA President
The recent Student Govern
ment Association elections
showed the students’ lack of
interest in campus politics. The
simmering trend of student
enthusiasm can be seen by
comparing this year and last
year’s election results.
Freshman, 17 per cent in 1969-
70 as compared to 12 per cent in
1970-71. Homecoming, 18 per cent
in 1969-70, fifteen per cent in 1970-
71. SGA, 34 per cent as compared
to 23 per cait. Sophomore, 20 per
cent in 1969-70 and not yet filled
for this year.
Bill Hutchens, SGA President
elect, was quoted saying that “it
was partly due to the attitude of
the candidates.” There was no
campaign made by any can
didate except himself. He is the
only one who bothered to put up
campaign posters. Two students
claimed that many other students ,
resent showing their ID cards {
just to vote. J
Here are the SGA officers fori
the academic year 1971-72:1
President, Bill Hutchens; Vice-1
President, Ronald G. Dunn;ji
Treasurer, Carl W. Cunningham; j;
and Secretary, Joel Rose. l
Male Social Go-Chairman,|^
Thomas L. Patt; Female Social j
Co-Chairman, Sue Ella Gamer;|
and Historian, Susan Riggs. p
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