PAGE TWO Senate: Danas,Bus, lU.S.L., and Shore Eleven people convened in Founder's parlor at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday evening for the weekly Community Senate meeting. Following a brief moment of silence, president Bill Fleming reminded those in attendance of the upcoming elections runoff, the South Asian festival and the provi sions being made to fete the basketball team. Nominations of students to both the Selec tions committee and the Dana Scholarship committee are be ing welcomed. Any student with a 2.0 cumulative quality point average is eligible to re ceive a scholarship and may be nominated by any commu nity member for such an a ward. Nominations should be submitted to Don Woodside, Dr. Purdon, or Bob Willis of the downtown campus by April 4, 1973. Announcement of the new shuttle bus weekend service was made. The bus will be running for the next three weekends. For details regar ding this trial arrangement, any interested student should contact either Bill Fleming or Ann Sager. Elizabeth Zulick reported to the group on the National Student Lobby conference held a week ago in Washing ton, D. C. The three-day affair was attended by Beth, Robert losco, and Bill Fleming, and consisted largely of legislative seminars workshop studies. N.C. Civil Liberties Proposals Face GA. by Gordon M. Thomas The North Carolina Civil Liberties Union recently an nounced legislative recomm endations that have been or will be made to the 1973 N.C. General Assembly. Briefly summarized, the proposals provide for: The abolition of corporal punishment in the Public sch ools except in extreme, well defined situtation involving quelling a distrubance, con fiscating weapons, self-defense or protection of persons or property. That students in all pub lic schools, state - supported institutions of higher learning, and private institutions accep ting state aid be accorded their rights to all due process procedures guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution in sus pension - expulsion proceed ings. Opposition to any move to reinstate capital punish ment. That juveniles be granted basic legal rights. (This pro posal has not yet been com pleted). Support for a Bill of Rights for prisoners, includ ing freedom of religion, the right to receive uncensored publications, access to courts and to the media, due pro cess of law before punishment for an infraction of prison rules, and the right to vote in elections. Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Removal of criminal pen alties for the manufacturing lobbying procedural instruc tion, and opportunities for discussion with Congressmen. All N.S.L. newsletters and circulations have been placed on file in the library for in terested students. Three hundred dollars was awarded to the Union for a joint activities banquet to be held in April for campus lead ers and the generally concer ned. Seriate elections will be held in the fall and the Shore proposal for the rehabilitation of that facility into a realistic co-educational situation is a waiting further discussion by the Board of Trustees when it convenes later on this Spring. Students are reminded that the Senate convenes weekly at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday in Founders parlor. The meet ings are open to all. And remember: If you don't vote, you can't bitch. Alarm ist Nabbed Police were called after a Milner fire alarm was pulled by an off-campus student last Sunday night. They booked the offender, who was subse quently released on $lOO bond and who will stand trial for turning in a false alarm. possession, use, and sale of marijuana, except sale to min ors under 18. The removal of criminal penalties for sexual relations between consenting adults. Major changes in voting rights, including absentee vot ing in all primaries and general elections, a system of voter registration by poat cards fur nished by the government, permission for students to vote in the city or county where thev attend school, and allowing employees to have time off from work with pay in order to vote. Allow individuals to be heard in administrative agen cies and in the courts when proposing measures to pro tect the environment. An extension of rights of public employees to partici pate in collective bargaining. Support for legislation providing limitations to police use of firearms. Legislation supporting basic human rights for pat ients in mental hospitals as well as other civil liberties aspects not yet completed. Support for a strong and efficient state anti-discrimina tion statute. Support for legislation re quiring recorded votes and open meetings in the N.C. General Assembly. Support for a state con stitutional amendment permit ting registered voters between the ages of 18 and 21 to seek and hold elective public office. GUI LFORDI AN TTk Qurifor&ort Editor K. Rice Managing editor L. Swan Business R. Gelman Sports J. Shields Photography R. Catoe, C. Fenske Staff L. Lathrop, K. Reddick, K. Sloan , C. Fenske, K. Dempster Contributors .... J. Hiratsuka, E. Hall, B. Shelton, K. Dempster, S. Schedin, G. Bunk Advisors D. Owens, L. Swofford The Guilfordian is published weekly except for examination per iods and vacations. The Guilfordian is not an official publication of Guilford College, and the opinions expressed herein are solely those of the authors and editors. Office: Room 223, Cox Old North, Phone: 292-8709. Mailing address: Guilford Coilege, Greensboro, North Carolina 27410. Subscription rates: $4.00 per year, $2.50 per semes ter, distributed free of charge on the Guilford College campus. Blacks Not Militant, According To Peers Storrs, Conn. (1.P.) Only 10 per cent of the nation's black college students are militant in the eyes of their peers. This finding is one of many repor ted in a survey conducted by a University of Connecticut assistant dean of students. When asked if the militants were in control. Dean James Lyons noted, the respondents were evenly divided. Twenty seven per cent said yes, and the same number said no. Per haps more telling than the percentages were some sample comments: "No, our black leadership group is responsible and seems interested in maintaining high academic records." If you are in favor of one, some, or all of these NCCLU positions, your help is needed in writing letters to state leg islators urging them to adopt those positions if they have not done so already. Organiz ed letter - writing campaigns can have a profound impact, especially in a state legislature. Students should contact Gor don Thomas, Frazier 32 phone 292-3233. Faculty and staff please contact Kathy Sebo, Archdale 213, extension 72. ißun-off Election There will be a run-off for Senate Executive Council between the Mattheson-Zulick -Forman and Rice-Lathrop- Haddad tickets all day Mon day, March 26, in the small dining room. Education Aid To Be Cut Students are urged to write their Senators and Congress men to ask them to support federal appropriations for di rect grants to students, direct low interest loans, and grants to colleges to provide jobs for students. These programs have recently come under fire from the administration, and Con gressional support is manda tory if they are to continue. "No, the group in control appears energetic, responsible and goal-oriented." No, our militants for the most part are angry young men and only one or two have any real problems." "No, the group in control appears to reflect mature jud gement and leadership." "No, the group in control are moderates who are work ing hard to build something good." "No, our control group is just damned committed and concerned/' Perhaps equally interesting was Dean Lyons' survey con clusion that it is not the liberal Northeast schools which are taking the lead when it comes to admitting blacks. He found that the Midwest compiled the best record here with the East tied with the West for third. Dean Lyons reported the greatest agreement among his respondents occurred when queried on black studies pro grams and the need for more black teachers. Sixty-seven of 68 campuses concurred on these two goals. Dean Lyons also found evi dence that the larger a black student community on cam pus the smaller the participa tion of individuals in black organization programs. "In those schools where there are fewer than one hun dred blacks, most of them are actively involved in the organ ization. When the number goes above this figure, participation declines. This can be explained in several ways," he stated. First, he said, the larger the group the greater the like lihood of conflict. Then, he continued, as the numbers grow, communications be come a problem. Finally, he found that the larger popula tions often give birth to se cond and even third black stu dent organizations. Although Dean Lyons does not address himself to the possibility, it appears that a similar phenomenon and set of circumstances exists in the white student community. The U of C black adminis trator also pointed out that 62 out of 68 campuses sur veyed had black student or ganizations with the most po pular names - "Black Student Organization", followed by "Black Student Union". FRIDAY, MARCH 23, >073 Selections For Judicial Board The Selections Committee for the Campus Judicial Board has announced that Ana Azcuy and Don Yelton have been chosen to serve as alternates to the Board for the remainder of ?his year. Final selections for Judicial Board members for next year have not yet been made. All campus organizations are therefore encouraged to con sider their own members for possible applicants, in order to insure a broader base of representation among poten tial Board members. Regarding black leadership. Dean Lyons observed that one-third of his respondents believed tuat the most articu late students were the ones who acquired the mantle of leadership. "They were not always the best leaders, but possessed the 'rap' necessary to keep the organization moving." The student leaders were reported by nearly one-fourth of the campuses as being in academic difficulty. This was attributed to the time required to handle leadership responsibilities. To Th© Editor March 7, 1973 To The Editor: There are 165 courageous people at the Dow Chemical plant in Bay City which has been on strike for 14 months. They would like to enlist the aid of your newspaper and members of the student body so that we may survive. Dow Chemical is using its unlimited resources in an attempt to des troy us economically and eli minate the collective bargain ing process of our Local Union which is 14055 of the United Steel workers. Many workers and their families have suffered unlimi ted hardships in the loss of in come and personal property which they have had to sell in order to feed their families be cause Dow Chemical refuses to resolve an unjust labor dis pute provoked by Dow Che mical and its local manage ment. In the interest of humanity we ask that you print this let ter in your college paper and that the student body aid us by refusing to buy Handi-wrap plastic food wrap and Ziploc bags which are made at the Bay City plant. If there are individuals or groups on campus who would like to aid us in this humane endeavor, please contact me at the address which is given below. We request that they boycott the above mentioned products which are produced by Dow Chemical in Bay City and by any other aid or acti vities which may aid our cause. Thank you, Martin Schwerin Local 14055 401 N. Chilson St. Bay City, Michigan

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