Page 8 The Carolina Journal, October 9, 1968
^‘•Jiist Don’t Got Caught”
Sociologist—Ahead and
Smoke Marijuana”
Oh Yeah
(Continued from page
largest tourist trap of all Europe! The ceiling of the Sistene Chane’J
dirty, St. Peter’s place has a souvenir shop in the side. The coli&
is small, it is hard to tell what the Romans left and what the Itai'l
have put there. The river in the center of the city is dirty with^
flowing in it. The Trevi fountain is awfully small and located'
dirty part of the city. The only things which kept the city f?'
being cojnpletely lost to me were the traffic cops and Mike’s stj^
St. Louis, Mo.-l.P.)-“Go ahead
and smoke marijuana,” said the
dean, “just don’t get caught.”
Probably no college administrator
has ever given such advice. But
Howard S. Becker, a
Northwestern University
sociologist, believes that such an
attitude on the part of deans is
the only way that campus drug
incidents can be halted.
Becker writing in
TRANS-ACTION, a social science
publication of Washington
University, does not believe that
student drug use can be stopped.
“Students want to use drugs and
can easily do so; few college
administrations will decide to use
the totalitarian methods that
would be required to stop it.
“One mi^it institute a daily
search of all rooms and perhaps,
in addition, inaugurate a campus
‘stop-and-frisk’ law. But they are
not going to do these things, so
student drug use will continue.”
Becker believes that the deans
are worried about student drug
use, but they are more worried
about the “great public-relations
crisis” of campus narcotics raids
and students on trial. Yet, Becker
argues, the more administrators
worry about student drug use, the
more such embarassing incidents
they will have to deal with.
“All increases in surveillance, of
course, multiply the number of
cases that come to public
attention,” Becker says.
Becker’s arguments are mainly
based on marijuana-smoking,
which he says is more widely used
than LSD. Marijuana, he says,
causes student health services
much less trouble than alcohol or
the amphetamines that many
students take to stay awake while
studying. “Marijuana,” Becker
says, “has no demonstrable bad
effects.”
of MOSES hidden in a small church near the center of the old^
The statue looks as if it is breathing. This is truly a beautiful v/qa
art. The blanket which lies across his knees looks as if it is b,
wook, instead of cold granite. If you ever get near Rome, see it
The traffic cops are also beautiful. They are dressed in «,(.
uniforms with long white gloves. The movements which theyi^'
direct traffic seem to come from a slow motion film of a ^
graceful ballet.
Becker draws on his sociological
studies of drug use to note that
drug-taking students of today are
quite unlike earlier drug users,
who learned to be careful about
hiding their habit. Today’s
studentsjie says, get cau^t
because they are either ignorant
of the precautions they might
take to protect themselves from
arrest, or are convinced that they
have “a constitutional right to get
high.”
Thankful for the traffic cops and THE MOSES, I bought a bots
of wine and went back to the hotel room to celebrate my birthi^
S.U.C.T.I.O.M
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‘^Politicos -’68”
Up until the latter part of this
summer, George Wallace’s
American Party was snubbed by
both major political camps as a
r a c i s t-in.spired, neo-fascist
movement which would be no
threat except in the deep South.
Wallace \ js portrayed as an
illiterate d.miagogue and likened
to Hitler. W hen Mr. Wallace stated
that he was against continuing
welfare in areas where evidence
a complete waste of
, ' was charged with
agimst welfare. Wlien
ca d for the public to
I local police against
and looters who
over one hundred
ities, his plea was
newsmen as advocacy
lice state. Such
s e n t a t i o n s ,
and, m some
’.ht lies, would long
.-.wtoyed most other
th..
shows
money’
being
Wallace
support
the riote'
ransacked
American
distorted b;
of a p
m i s r e p
generali/.al,
cases, oulr
ago have d'
conviction and patriotism.
Regardless of political viewpoint,
Wallace should be treated with the
respect due to his station - that of
a candidate for the Presidency of
the United States. If he is not
given this respect, it is a reflection
on the American news media, and
the American people who allow
themselves to be robbed of the
chance to see and hear all sides of
the issue - which should be their
right in this democratic country
of ours.
perhaps it is because they have
done their worst, or more likely
because Mayor Daley has been a
fresher target, and Wallace is only
experiencing the “lull before the
storm”.
political candidates.
Wallace naturally became the
brunt of both major political
camps by pointing out: past
failures and flaws in the
governmental system; the
socialistic trend that is threatening
states’, constitutional, and
personal rights of each citizen;
and the ■"do-nothing”,
“fence-riding” similarities in the
established political parties.
Wallace support has swelled to
the point that he draws crowds
topping 14,000 in a neutral state
like Kentucky. In spite of the fact
that the strongest Unions in the
nation have declared all-out war
on him in all Union publications,
he will likely gain support from as
much as 33% of these “blue
collar” suburbanites who are
gravely concerned with crime in
the streets, and racial unrest.
Nixon recently acknowledged
Wallace as a “formidable force”
which may indeed cause the
election to be thrown into the
House of Representatives.
One wonders how Wallace was
able to fight the biasedness of the
visual news media (in an age when
television has become an
unquestionable source of
influence) in such an effective and
penetrating manner as to gain ever
increasing support at the expense
of both political parties. Until
recently, interviews granted
Wallace have been derogatory, full
of cliches, politically unfair, and
socially rude. Mr. Wallace has
been intimidated in every way
possible by our “warriors against
prejudice and unfairness”. He has
met accusations from pushy,
over-riding, gutsy reporters with a
dignity which comes from deep
Wallace’s continued and
mounting successes have been due
to two factors. First, he has made
legitimate criticisms of federal
intervention in areas where it has
been proven to be both inefficient
and ineffective. It is one thing to
say that a child, regardless of race,
may attend any public school of
his choosing, but it is quite
another when students of one
district are “bussed” across town
in order to create vacancies for
children of another race and
district to be “bussed” over to fill
those vacancies.
Despite the fact that George
Wallace has proven to be neither
inept nor the infidel that many
have tried to portray him, there
remain two very serious’^
considerations that prospective ‘
Wallace supporters should ponder
carefully before November. First,
could a man with no experieiie in
foreign relations successfully lead
a nation confronted by such
diplomatic intricacies as arise
daily in America’s involvement in
Vietnam, Berlin, Israel, Cuba, and
nuclear disarmament with Russia?
Secondly, could a minority
President, of neither major
political party, and a controversial
figure at best, unite, and lead a
divided congress, and a divided,
distraught nation, plagued by a
host of problems which would tax
the strength of the greatest,
American Presidents?
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of the faculty supported hiding place
S.U.C.T.l.O.N. and would give
unstintingly of their knowledge
and experience. I think
S.U.C.T.l.O.N. would’ve prefered
money.
As all of this began to sink into
my befuddled brain, foam started
to form at my mouth. In my
delirium I started chanting a
Lamaist mantram learned from
my Tibetan Scout master, but it
seemed to have little effect upon
the vibes in the room; I would’ve
bolted for the door, but there
were too many people in the way.
In the state I was in, it was
probably just as well-1 would
probably have forgotten to open
the door before leaving.
Long afterwards the meeting
ended and everyone left. Half an
hour later I snuck out from my
behind the
curtjt
and ran to my car. I drove hop
by way of back-streets andallev
seeing F.B.I. agents behind evii
garbage can. I hadn’t had su'cl
shocking experience since n
time I stumbled into a revh,
looking for the Men’s rcom-
believe me, you don’t walk out»
one of those either.
(Postscript’ in the year thatlu
passed since this article was &
inspired (?), S.U.C.T.l.O.N.
become one of THE ca,np|,
powers, a group, to quote.
Journal editorial, “to be reckene
with.” It has fielded a slates
candidates, and with help put up
colorful, if unsuccessful fight [(■
major student Governmer
offices. It’s role in the studer
legislature has been loud if noi
always effective.
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Secondly, Wallace has directed
his campaign not to illiterates or
racists, but to the backbone
American society - the middle
class. He appeals to those who,
have absorbed the costs of the
riots, those who pay the lion’s
share of the taxes, and those who
are often the victims of crime.
These factors, coupled with his
“whistle stop” technique of
campaigning have side-tracked his
critics, baffled pollsters, and
caused near panic in both major
political camps.
Since mid-July, Wallace critics
have become mysteriously silent;
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