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Students Perspective: National and
International
from CPC
Pick up a newspaper, magazine, watch
the television, listen to the radio . . .
You cannot avoid the youth and their
increasing impact on society.
A placard says "McCarthy for Presi
dent" and with this symbolizes the
growing dissatisfaction with the present
political structure and specifically a dis
satisfaction with the war in Vietnam.
Backed by this rise in activism, especi
ally student activism, a whole tradition of
student riots in Europe through the
centuries.
Students, by their psychological nature,
are freer than most other member of a
society. On the whole they aren't strictly
confronted with the decisions to earn a
living and the responsibilities involved.
The idea that they should be molded to
play their roles for the times is obsolete
and it has been demonstrated, both here
and abroad, that there is vast discontent
with a dominating politics of any Nation
over the world.
A Hypothetical: Narcotics On Campus?
Keith is skying. Taking hold of his
mind, his body suddenly grows to fill the
entire room. The ominous quiet of the
dorm rises to a crescendo of hums. Keith
doesn't feel guilty about his actions, nor
does he fear the police. For him, the
police just represent another branch of
the Establishment for which, he has re
spect. Like many of today's youth, Keith
belongs to that special sub-culture of
society which has really dropped out. He
hasn't dropped out simply because he has
turned to pot, he hasn't turned to hippie
type because that requires too much to
commit himself socially. No ... Keith has
completely dropped out. He is just a leaf
on the deluge of society. He is not like
his friend Thomas B. Tom is very active
in student affairs, soft spoken, and fairly
gentle. As a matter of fact Tom is too
active. His fellow students despise him,
from the moment he came to G. tech.
he has made one fatal social mistake. He
has taken a stand on something. He, skies
on occasion.
Meanwhile, in another dorm across
campus, Bart J. is. busily wrapping small
envelopes of marijuana, commonly known
as "nickel bags". Mark, an honor student,
■sells marijuana for fun and profit. The
fun part comes from somewhere out of
state by any means of transportation
feasible. For you see—Mark is a user too.
He pays for his own "pot" by selling it,
for about ten dollars/gram.
Methedrine is coming more and more
to the fore, although marijuana is still by
far the largest selling narcotic in the U.S.
It is estimated that around 30 lbs. of
unprocessed "Meth" enters New York
everyday. The reason why methedrine is
rapidly replacing marijuana is simple con
venience. Meth is easier to ship, hide, and
use.
Tonight, Keith and Tom are both
going to Professor S's for coffee and small
talk. After Keith and Tom leave Professor
S. and his wife will 'sky' until early in
the morning. Over their lives hangs the
ominous cloud of apprehension and the
paranoia which accompanies the user.
Many years before, while Professor S. Was
teaching up north, a few faculty members
were discharged for being implicated by
the police as pot users. The good Profess
or and his wife know that being caught at
this more conservative college could bring
worse results.
Sleeping quietly across campus in the
new dorm is George Y. George is what
the Establishment calls a "leader of Men",
perhaps leader of robots would be a
better terminology. You see George doe
sn't think; he emotes. Presently he is
dreaming of the excitement of future
operations. Tucked away in one of the
corners of his mind are the thoughts
about his new assignment. Just this morn
ing, the Dean had called him into his
office and told him about the "sudden
rise in the use of narcotics on the
campus." George's assignment, "if he
should choose to accept it", is to crack
this syndicate. There is only one catch
THE GUILfORDIAN
George never gets the right man; he
always succeeds in causing a disturbance
which keeps the users on their toes. Also
his constant harassment brings many non
commitals over to their side.
Some pot-smokers begin to treat it as
if it were a religion. Perhaps this the
prime reason why so many narcotics
agents avoid any direct contact with
stuff. They say that an agent can no
longer be trusted after he has been on a
"trip". Most agents wash their hands
after every investigation in order to pre
vent any accidental trips. Most narcotics
agents are passionately against the hipp
ies (Pot Smokers too)! The strength of
their conditions leads one into caution
when listening to their arguements.
One never knows who is a "Narc" and
who isn't. The results of this is that the
user is submerged in a state of constant
paranoia. Fortunately, the person who has
turned on, very few people are ever appre
hended and those who are, are hardly
ever prosecuted. What will happen to
Keith, Bart and Tom? Fear, anxiety, and
Flight. Which isn't to bad, if you like
plenty of excitement. Perhaps someday
government policy will become versatile
enough to handle these deviants, but this
seems very far off when viewed in the
cool hard light of the governments diffi
culties in handling the Negroe. It seems
highly unlikely that in a land of bigotry,
and prejeudice that good-sense will prevail