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Commentary And Prospective
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Trying to find a job while at
tending school here is a tedious
task, teredo you go? Whom do
you talk to?
I have applied for jobs all over
town and as yet have not had one
come through. This I cannot
understand. Who can help me?
Seeking the answer to these
questions, I talked with Mr.
Stone, work study supervisor on
campus, who said there is no
formal office for student job
placement. An ordinary student,
not on work study, has actually
no help on campus in obtaining
work: a little ei^a money. Tliis
should not be!
Wake Forest University, Salem
College and Winston-Salem State
have job placement programs
which help students obtain
work. Businesses such as
by alan zingale
At present, music majors
continue to struggle with in
sufficient practice facilities and
the entire music department
seems at a loss for what to do.
There are simply not enough
practice rooms. Pianists suffer
most from this, since the piano
department is so large (close to
forty majors). Also, unlike other
musicians, pianists can only use
the practice rooms containing
pianos.
There are approximately
twenty upright pianos available
during the day to any music
major, since the 14 studios are
then used for classes and
teaching. Most of the studios
become available in the
evenings, on a supervised sign-in,
sign-out basis. With this
arrangement, there is hardly a
chance when ever half the
pianists can practice
simultaneously, since in-
The Artful Dodger, NCSA’s
literary magazine, is now ac
cepting material for a fall
edition. Short stories, one-act
plays, poems, essays, art work,
etc. be included. If you are
interested in submitting
material, please see Robin
Kaplan; or, leave manuscripts in
the Essay office or in Box No. 374.
Thank You.
Photo By Beck
by cortlandt jones
Reynolds Aluminum, Wachovia,
Hanes, Rose’s and King’s recruit
employees on campus through
the job placement office.
Although the jobs are not
guaranteed, it is a basic start.
Why can’t NCSA offer something
like this?
The school frowns on students
working because of extra activity
in the student’s chosen art. This
alone answers the above
question, but the problem is not
remedied. There are times in a
school schedule that allow extra
time to make money. The school
shouldn’t frown on that.
An office should be set up to
recruit jobs and employees on
our campus for part-time and, or
^mporary jobs. A little-spending
money in our empty pockets is a
good feeling.
strumentalists, vocalists, and
ensemble groups share these
rooms. The congestion becomes
quite obvious when you realize
that, ideally, every music major
should practice a minimum of 3
hours a day (excluding
vocalists), and that this much
time usually accumulates in the
evening, after classes and dinner.
To cope with this situation, a
practice system of the “dog-eat-
dog” type has been used over the
years, at the insistence of the
students. It is a battle system, to
practice when and vrfierever you
can, and the majority of pianists
feel that this method is the most
practical and efficient.
- The administration has
repeatedly proposed practice
scheduling as the only present
solution to the studio problem.
However, pianists met with this
unfavorably last year, and
though attempts were made to
initiate a week-end schedule-
program this year, the plan failed
and was withdrawn.
The only solution is obvious,
but, of course, not feasible: the
ad(Ution of piano practice rooms.
It is a serious fact that there is
not one practice room in the
commons building or the new
dorms. The present practice
room control provides security
for studio protection. Tliere
seems no choice, but to bear with
the difficulties through sharing,
until more rooms are added.
The recent death of Janis
Joplin, caused by an overdose of
heroin, was a tragic and bitter
example of what many young
people are doing to themselves
today. Why smack? Why such
and evil, ultimately life-sapping
drug?
OK. Let’s be realistic.
Smoking grass (or hashish), in
itself, isn’t going to kill you.
Enou^ said.
Smack, horse, whatever you
want to call it, is another trip. It
will ruin your system, rot your
brain, and leave you a shell of a
hunum being. It doesn’t take you
anywhere; it won’t “give” you a
thing.
I don’t want to come on like one
of Nixon’s G-Men or his insipid
“drug reports.” Nor am I the one
to teU you what to do wi& your
life or your body. But it seems
like a foolish thing ( putting aside
even the legal considerations for
a moment) to be taking
dangerous drugs, putting foreign
substances into your system, that
are going to harm, maybe kill
you. I can’t see where that’s at.
Even acid, LSD (on a com
parative level) is a dangerous
thing to play around with. There
simply isn’t enough information
about it yet. We don’t dnow how
harmful it is or its “benefits.”
I’ve seen too many people get
screwed-up by tal^g trips in-
discriminationately. Yes, I know
it can be “he^ful,” I’m aware
that some people have attained
“^eat understanding” while on
acid trips. But it can also be a
horrible, terrifying experience
(even if it’s “good acid”). And
there’s enough horror and terror
in this world today already. We
don’t need full tab of sunshine to
provide it for us.
by the staff
In an effort to help 25 students
and faculty indicted by the Ohio
Grand Jury, the Kent State
student government has
organized a defense fund.
William, Kunstler, Chicago
Seven attorney, will defend the
students. The£ssay staff would
like to establish a support fund
and is accepting contributions in
the Essay office to be forwarded
to Kent State.
Congratulations to all the
dancers, Agnes de Mille,
Gemze de Lappe, David
Evans, Robert Lindgren,
Marc Gottlieb, the NCSA
orchestra, the Camerata
Singers, and those unseen
“techies” for a beautiful
evening. Hie World Premiere
was an exciting event with
visiting dignitaries, lots of
flowers and that sweet smell
of success. No less successful
were the other three ballets.
Tlie face-lift, which has been
in progress all summer at the
theater, was finished in time.
We’re all walking a little
taller!
by nelson malloy
Note: This letter was printed
upon request. It does not,
however, necessarily reflect the
opinion of the editor or the staff of
the N. C. Essay.
It has been proven through the
social practice of the ad
ministrative apparatus of this
present government, ever since
it’s (sic) inception one-hundred
ninety-four years ago that it has
been nofunctional for Black
people in particular and poor
op^pressed people in general. All
minority ethnic groups, Blacks,
Peurto Ricans, Mexicans, In
dians, Red and Yellow people, all
poor oppressed people in general
in this country find themselves
excluded from all decision
making processes. Ttiere is no
doubt that justice and peace
belong to those able to afford it,
those people with a particular
class, the ruling class.
For too long in the past we have
hapahazardly sat by watched
others, that didn’t have our in
terest at heart, determine our
destiny. We have allowed them
to send us to wars we know
nothing about as to the reason
why or what for. We have let this
non-representative government,
so far as poor people are con
cerned, deny us our hunum right
to life, liberty and pursuit of
happiness. Repressive measures
against the people that violate
their most basic rights of privacy
are being infringed upon by
constitutional amendments such
as the “No Knock Bill.”
by fred avery
TTie problem of population and
its capacity to reproduce under
ideal healthy conditions is not
becoming a major issue of
concem4t is already the most
serious problem facing mankind.
In the year 1930, the population of
the world was recorded at two
billion, but it has been predicted
that by the year 2,000, the world’s
population will be a frightening
ei^t billion. We are not dealing
with a population bomb, we are
dealing with a population ex-
idosion!
America, the beautiful! Indeed
you are! But you exceed the
worst definitions of putrifaction
in your blindness, your inability
to see that your playground, your
domestic tranquility is a selfish,
mutated mask when compared to
the harrowing state of mankind
beyond your shores.
The population of the United
States is a mere 4 per cent of the
world’s total and yet it has the
unbalanced audactity to demand
dose to 60 per cent of the world’s
resources.
E^ach year, food production in
undeveloped countries falls a bit
further behind burgeoning
population growth, and people go
to bed a littie bit hungrier. While
there are temporary or local
reversals of this trend, it now
seems inevitable that it will
continue to its logical conclusion;
mass starvation.
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Preventive detention and ex
cessive bail (ransom) are other
repressive measures that people
are subjected to in the realms of
the present constitution.
When ever people attempt to
use so-called legal channels of
redress, their pleas sounding of
agony and pain fall on deaf ears.
At this time we are calling for a
new constitution. A constitution
written by the masses of people
throu^out this racist country
that is representative of them
and that will give all power to the
people.
November 26 in Washington, D.
C. there will be held a
Revolutionary People’s Con
stitutional Convention. This
occasion will mark the coming
together of all progressive people
and organizations that desire a
more representative government
and see the need for a new con
stitution. Your presence at the
Constitutional Convention is
greatiy needed to assist us in
building for a better society.
Resources are also needed:
Donations of money,
mimeograph paper or office
supplies to get information out of
the people. If you can assist us in
getting transportation, that
would also be a great help.
Send Contributions To:
National Committee To Combat
Facism
1602 E. 14tii Street
VTmston-Salem, N. C. 27105
or call; 725-7026
Towards a New Constitution
Nelson Malloy
The rich are going to get
richer, but the more numerous
poor are going to get poorer. Of
these poor, a minimum of 3V^
million will starve to death this
year, mostiy children. But this is
a mere handful compared to the
numbers that will be starving in a
decade or so. And it is now too
late to take action to save many
of those people.
The only real hope in this crisis
lies in the grassroots activities of
individuals. We must change
public opinion in this country
and, through public opinion,
change the direction of our
government. Exposure of the
issues through the media is not
enough. We must create enough
pressure to convince politicians
that their political survival is at
stake unless ttiey get be^d
some really effective measures
to deal with mankind’s most
pressing problem.
So, mutated melting-pot, open
your eyes: don’t let over
population become a fantasy by
letting nature bat last. Because
then there would be littie or no
population at all; rampant
st£^ation would have crippled
the earth, if not destroyed her in
chaos.
If you want to help; write to
ZERO POPULATION GROWTH,
INC.
1158 Lisa Lane
Los Altos, Calif. 94022
by angela davis
“Resistance, rejec
tion .defiai^ce, on every level, on
every front are integral elements
of the voyage towards freedom.
The path of liberation is marked
by resistance at every
crossroads; mental resistance,
physical resistance, resistance
directed to the concerted atte
to obstruct the path. ! tmnk we
can learn from the experience of
the slave” - Class Lecture.