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K P ^r-1 Page three/Carolina JournaUOctober 24, 1978 ^ Phoenix Society charges editor with "misrepresentation” Angels mad as hell To the Students: This letter is in response to the Oct. 3 Carolina Journal article by Nancy Davis headed "Student legislators Receive Salary for What?" I have ex pressed my thoughts on this subject before the Student Legislature, and now wish to address myself to Davis, the newspaper and the stu dentbody. For purposes of iden tification, I am the presi dent of the Phoenix Socie ty, the American Indian student organization on campus. I've dealt with legislature for nearly three years with a great deal of success, and although we would like to see an increase in efficien cy in that body, a goal we can see them working toward, we have chosen not to make official com plaints, but to be patient when things take longer than we think they should, and to encourage them to improve with our support. Historically, it has been the fate of Indian organizations to be ig nored or even destroyed ^ p etc&vb, ^ t^WUrt j QWdiM^ by governmental bodies on all levels. This has not been the case with our Student Legislature. In fact, their support has kept us going under some very adverse conditions. If only for this reason it should come as no sur prise we were appalled at the use of our organiza tion's name as ammuni tion by Davis in her attack of our benefactors. We have been used, and we resent it. Our feelings Sophomore president lauds administration and various clubs (continued from page 2) better communication with the commuters and the students on campus through various means. I believe in having an open government which is ac cessible to the students. I will continue to fight for this with all I have that is within my power. I encourage all clubs to take an interest in the In terClub Council. They are were misrepresented without benefit of inter view or consultation, an act we, as a people, find most inappropriate. It is not my place to challenge Davis' motives or tactics regardless of my opinions about them, ex cept when, as now, I have been this personally af fected by them. Also, hav ing no knowledge of the legal rights and/or stan dards of ethics relating to really beginning to do some great things. Get in volved now because in the future this council could become a source of power for all clubs on campus. One other thing I feel needs said is the fact we have an administration very attentive to student needs. In all the things we government try to ac complish for you they give of feelings publications such as this newspaper, I cannot say with any degree of cer tainty whether or not her use of my organization is justifiable from a jour nalistic standpoint. I can say, however, my respect for her and for publication has been negatively af fected. I hope this situa tion can be rectified, reestablishing a positive relationship among us all. Jill Gillon us much help in it. This ought to encourage all you out there to get even more involved. Remember college can be a lot more if you as a student can get more involved. Your con tributions can also be a definite asset to the col lege as a whole. Until next week I will -continue to do my best for you. David Currie To the Students: Who the hell is this Jim Dedmon character who pretends to know something about sports? He writes like a freshman and he knows about as much about football as Liberace. First of all, we would like to introduce you to our coach, Jon Steven son. (I might add last year our team, the same team, was not only undefeated, but was never scored upon. We had no coach and no practice last year.) Secondly, we have practiced several times, which is more than we " ’I "he degree df civi Irai ion in a soc iety can Be judged by entering ifs prisons!." G DOSTOEVSKY, THE WOUCtCF THE VMp (reprinted from the Charlotte Observer) Governor Hunt should pardon Charlotte 3 To the Students: Andrew Young was absolutely correct in asserting there are hun dreds of political prisoners in the United States. We need not even leave our own city of Charlotte to see the cruel injustice brought upon these prisoners of conscience. I refer to the Charlotte 3, including UNCC graduate T.J. Reddy, the latest victims of "American injustice." The members of the Charlotte 3 were recently returned to prison after being notified the Supreme Court refused to hear their appeal. The Supreme Court has become consistent at refusing to look at the U.S. Constitution and the laws of the nation in formulating their decisions. Having known Reddy when he was working at the Bookstore on cam pus on work release from prison, I find it in conceivable a man so in telligent, so creative and so willing to aid his fellow man, can possibly be a threat to society. Trapping a person as in nocent and talented as have needed. And thirdly, why have we not seen your face, Dedmon, at any of our games? Show your face instead of your ass, J.D., and if you have a brain at all you will come around and root for our team. Also, we would like to thank you not to refer to our quarter- back as "short.” Remember, J.D., good things come in small packages. How about ac cepting a challenge from our quarterback in a game of one-on-one basketball, big shot? 7th Heaven Angels Reddy in a dungeon of guilt leaves one wonder ing if there's any justice in America. I know Reddy and I know he does not belong in prison, but I am confi dent as well the other members of the Charlotte 3 are also bear ing the blame for crimes the government has created. Where does justice begin? Or does it exist at all? I am urging Governor Jim Hunt to pardon the Charlotte 3 immediately. We do not need another copout like with the Wilmington 10. Show you've got the guts to make a decision, Jim Hunt, and free three in nocent men, the Charlotte 3. When beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti was on campus recently, he read a poem condem ning the South African government over the im prisonment of a black poet, and he used the line "liberty is not freedom." Reddy suffers from the same oppres sion; only in South Africa we call it "apar theid" and in America it's called "justice." Michael D. Evans
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Student Newspaper
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