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Socol Descri
by Scott Socol
On Tuesday night, March
27, a party was held in my
suite, A-32, in Bryan Hall.
Unfortunately, I happen to be
located directly above the re
sident coordinator, Ron
Cruickshank. The party pro
ceeded smoothly and every
one was enjoying themselves
immensely. Things began to
quiet down somewhat around
11:00 but there were still
people partying and the mus
ic continued playing. Then at
approximately 12:00 our
friend Ron came upstairs re
porting complaints, of which
I had gotten none from any
one living around me, and he
proceeded to request that the
music be turned way down.
When questioned as to why
by an innocent partier other
than myself, he replied he had
gotten two calls complaining
about the noise. The partier
then replied, "Oh really, two
whole calls," to which Ron
responded in his finesse man-
ner, "Shove it up your ass."
After that confrontation Ron
left and within 15 minutes
the music was dispensed with
and the party ended. It
Touching Thanks From Thieu To Nixon
On January 27, 1973, on
the occasion of the signing of
the agreement on ending the
war and restoring peace in
Vietnam, President Nguyen
Van Thieu sent to President
Richard Nixon the following
letter, expressing the sincere
gratitude of the Republic of
Vietnam to the government
and people of the United
States. (For your edification,
amusement, and/or indigna
tion, we reprint it here )
Dear Mr. President,
On this historic day when
our two governments side by
side have just concluded an
agreement for the cessation
of hostilities in Vietnam, in
the name of the government
and people of the Republic
of Vietnam, I am writing to
express to you, and through
you to all the American peo
ple, our heartfelt gratitude for
the great sacrifice that the
United States had made
throughout so many years to
help us defend our freedom
and our right of self-determi-
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should be noted here that in
the past on a tew occasions
similar confrontations had oc
curred, and the music had to
be turned down at what seem
ed to me and many others a
rather early hour for a week
end night.
The next morning, Wed
nesday, at approximately
8:00 a.m., I was awakened by
a pounding on my door. I
opened it, and Ron Cruick
shank and Ken Schwab were
standing there. They inform
ed me that I had to be moved
out of the dormitory by Fri
day and at the time I was half
asleep and just asked them to
leave and I would discuss the
matter later. Of course, I was
too pissed off to go back to
sleep and I was racking my
brain as to what to do. To tell
you the truth, I was baffled
and in a state of disbelief. I
ran around trying to figure
out how to straighten out the
situation.
I found out that the final
authority which had had me
expelled was Andy Gotschall,
so I proceeded to visit his of
fice. I calmly and collectedly
gave a detailed analysis of
nation.
We are aware, through
past experiences, that an
agreement on ending the war
can be only a first important
step towards the elaboration
of durable peace. It is never
theless encouraging that after
many long years of fighting,
the killings and destructions
are to stop at last, opening a
new era in which all the hu
man and natural resources of
all the parties concerned can
be devoted to more construc
tive purposes.
We know that the build
ing of a genuine and lasting
peace will require much vigi
lance and persevering efforts.
In these endeavors, we value
very highly the continuing
support of the United States
towards our common goals
of peace in reconciliation and
in freedom.
On this day, my thoughts
go to all those who have suf
fered and have given their
lives in order to uphold the
ideals which our two nations
GUILFORDIAN
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what had occurred, and in
cluded my complete amaze
ment at being kicked out of
the dorm without any warn
ing and never having had any
previous charges brought
against me. The only response
I got from Andy was that the
Administration reserved the
right to do what they did, and
that his decision held: I must
move out.
I left his office even more
pissed off than when I enter
ed and began searching for
another way to fight the ac
tion. I spoke with Bill Flem
ing, the president of the Se
nate, Bill Edelblut, president
of the dorm, Jane Matteson,
and Moulton Avery, all of
whom showed deep concern
for the manner in which
things were handled.
First Bill Fleming spoke
with Andy and was told what
I had been told, that the deci
sion would stand. Bill explain
ed the ramifications the case
could involve due to student
concern, and finally set up an
agreement for the House
Council to meet with those
involved, merely to determine
whether the action taken was
hold dear, in particular to the
brave young men of the val
iant United States Armed
Forces who crossed the ocean
to fight at our side in various
parts of Vietnam and whose
sacrifices have stemmed the
tide of invasion.
uur anectionate tnougnts
go also to those of the sold
iers of our two nations who
have fallen into the hands of
the aggressors and had to
spend a part of their lives in
dreary captivity. I am pro
. foundly rejoiced that as the
hostilities are ending, their
ordeals and the long vigil of
their loved ones will be over
soon.
To all these brave men
and their families, the people
of the Republic of Vietnam
extend their warmest thanks.
Sincerely,
Nguyen Van Thieu
President of the Republic
of Vietnam
OF INTEREST
There will be a required
meeting for all present reci
pients of the N.C. Prospective
Teachers' Scholarship Loan
on April 11 at 1:00 in Room
211, Duke Memorial Hall.
Any new students who
plan to teach in N.C., and
are recipients of this program,
are invited to attend.
Students in Sociology and
other related fields interested
|in the study of Appalachia
are invited to meet with Bob
Johnson and Andy Gottschall
to plan an off-campus seminar
for the Fall of 1973, on Tues
day, April 17, at 12:00 noon.
Areas of study already
considered as possibilities are
those that deal with the hu
man and environmental ef
fects of strip mining, the na
ture of the institutions of the
region which encompass the
family, religion, education,
social services, health, econo
mics and politics.
This first meeting will be
to identify interested students
and to establish a planning
structure.
nstatement
proper. We then decided this
would have no effect on the
final outcome, and therefore
would be unnecessary. What
was needed was . for the pro
blem to be worked out ac
cording to the process out
lined in the Pathfinder, which
involved the due process of
law which many students had
worked hard at having estab
lished. Bill, Jane, and Moul
ton met with Andy again and
explained our position. It was
then decided that he would
speak with Ron and give him
3 alternatives: continue to
demand that I be removed,
drop the demand completely,
or drop the demand and press
charges, as is the customary
process by the rules set out
in the Pathfinder. Andy spoke
with Ron Wednesday night
and called me into his office
Thursday morning. At this
COMMENT On Socol:
Student Rights
By Moulton Avery
Last Wednesday morning
at approximately 8:00 A.M.
Andrew Gottschall, Guilford's
Dean of Students was present
ed with information which
prompted him to take, within
the following 30 minutes, a
course of action which vio
lated every concept of due
process of law on campus.
The decision, which he
described as an "administra
tive" one, involved a com
plaint by Ron Cruichshank
against Scott Socol, a resident
of Bryan Hall. Mr. Cruick
shank's contention was that
Socol constituted a continu
ing nuisance to the dormitory
and that he should therefore
be evicted. Mr. Socol's alleged
nuisance is not the issue here.
What is at issue is the slipshod
procedure used in this case.
What is at stake is the system
of justice we have worked
hard to preserve on campus.
There exists within Bryan
Hall a duly constituted judi
cial system for dealing with
intra - dormitory problems.
This structure, which Mr.
Gottschall has relied on ex
tensively in the past, was
completely by-passed in the
heat of an emotional decision.
There exists as well a ser
ies of appelate judicial bodies
instituted to insure fairness
and fundamental due process
on campus. These were ig
nored.
The defendant may or
may not be a nuisance to the
hall, but that decision and
any punishment resulting
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THURSDAY APRIL 5, 1973
time he said that he realized
the course of action taken
had been hasty and wrong,
and he extended a full apolo
gy to me. He said he hoped
it had not inconvenienced me
too greatly, and that he was
willing to accept full blame
for the actions which had oc
curred. He did say that Ron
still had the option of bring
ing charges against me. So far
I have not heard anything fur
ther, but I do expect to soon.
I feel that this whole con
frontation brought out the
position between students
and administration, and I
can't say how thankful I am
for the manner in which the
student body stood up and
fought for me. I feel that now
the administration may rea
lize that students feel that
they have worked too hard
for fair treatment of the stu
dent body to allow the admin
istration to throw it all out
the window.
from it should not be made
by the office of Student Per
sonnel or the Dean of Stu
dents in a half hour, the night
after a particularly emotional
incident.
The decision to evict So
col without a fair trial has
been reversed by Dean Gott
schall under pressure from
elected Student Senate mem
bers but the fact remains that
there are at present no safe
guards to insure that this sort
of arbitrary violation of stu
dent rights does not occur
again.
Before this case fades
from view, we must take steps
to insure that this sort of
arbitrary action is not repeat
ed. The Student Senate is be
ing urged to draw up a set of
standards strictly delimiting
the cases in which "adminis
trative" decisions may be
made outside of the establish
ed judicial process.
Under the present system
a student could be removed
arbitrarily without charges ev
er being brought against him.
This deficiency must be cor
rected if due process and jus
tice are to continue at Guil
ford.
This is not a straw-dog
issue. It strikes at the heart
of the concept of student
rights. The fact that the Dean
chose to ignore established
channels of due process can
not be quickly explained
away, and it is my sincere
hope that the matter will not
soon b6 laid to rest.