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Howie Carr rike tkree professor is out ft Opinions of The Daily Tax Heel arc expressed on its editorial page. All unsigned editorial! are the opinions of the editor. Letters and columns represent only the opinions of the individual contributors. va Harry Bryan, Editor Friday. September 17, 1971 .No 3eat a bad one Thursday's editorial pointed out that thi' Presidential Commission on the Goals and Organization of Student Go-.ernment, announced this v. eek by Student Body President Joe Stalling, is a necessary step in re-'.njcturing Student Government to enable it to sere students more equitably and effectively. Ghanee is always necessary when go-, rnment ceases to serve its purpose, and the present government at UNC is rapidly reaching that point. However, it is also clear that if the committee does not consult students in considering various problems and recommendations to correct them, if it does not work at its task with the best interests of the student body at heart, then Student Government's problems will not be solved and could become worse. Before the committee even begins its work, a questionnaire should be distributed throughout the campus so that members will know what students presently think of Student Government, what they feel its goals should be and what they think can be done to improve it. Close contact with students should also be continued throughout the committee's deliberations. Perhaps more however, is the important, attitude of individual committee members. QBpSatii) (SJarSirri 7S Years of Editorial Freedom Harry Bryan, Editor Mike Parnell Managing Ed. Glenn Brank News Editor Lou 1'onds Associate Ed. Lana Starnes .... Associate Ed. Mark Whicker Sports Ed. Ken Ripley .... Feature Editor Hob Chapman . . Natl. News Ed. Bob Wilson Business Mgr. Paddi Hughes Adv. Mgr. Joe Hill Use In our lifetimes we have witnessed the hypocrisy, the chicanery and the bankruptcy of the U.S. government in the Bay of Pigs in 1961, Santo Domingo in 1965 and in Southeast Asia since World War II. The latest in this series is the New Economic Policy (NEP) announced by Nixon on August 15. While being pushed as ameliorative measures to promote employment, curtail inflation and boost our economic status in vis-a-vis the rest of the world, in reality it is a smokescreen for the interests of big business. Until recently the U.S. economic hegemony went unchallenged. Due to the domination of such international organizations as the Export-Import Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the dollar was accepted as a reserve currency thereby providing American corporations with an available source of capital since it was not necessary for them to obtain foreign currencies to expand abroad. Secondly. American technology in the way of computers and machinery was the most advanced in the world, that is the most productive. In the last decade, however, two international factors have dampened this rosy picture: the over-expansion of the dollar through investments and a sever ifollar outflow caused by the U.S.'s Maintenance of t lie Free World Fmpire. This has been exacerbated by the competitive thrust of Japanese and org analysis Though each member Drobablv come from one int; will .-re it group or another, he cannot sacrifice an effective Student Government for a minor gain for himself or for those he represents. Though complete objectivity will be impossible to achieve and though each member must at least protect his group, each should attempt to work toward an equitable government, rather than one in which under-representation is merely shifted. Some students on the UNC campus believe Student Government cannot get any worse. But they will be proven wrong if commission members do not attempt to do the job the campus deserves. Drinkers are going to pot? from Tfie Oiarlotte Obserx vr A federal commission undoubtedly has jarred the cocktail crowd with the sobering news that alcohol is a worse social problem than marijuana. The report is enough to drive a fellow to smoking. But, laws being as they are, a drinker can go to pot, so to speak, but he can't switch to pot. There is always, of course, the possibility that times will change and pot will become as big as alcohol is today. The implications are staggering. For example, imagine the problems of operating "pot lounges." The cover charge would have to be enormous. Otherwise, what would stop freeloaders from walking into the smoke-filled rooms and just breathing? And what, short of gas masks, would keep management clear-headed? And how about the age-old practice of crying on the barkcep's shoulder? Blow a few puffs of whoopie smoke in his face and the man who tends bar might do more talking than listening. Take heed, wives of America, you could be affected too. How easy would it be to smell marijuana on your husband's breath. Would you rather wash glasses or messy ashtrays? Did you ever see a spilled drink-even the most potent of concoctions-burn a hole in your new couch? animation to fight NEI: Western European technology and the stagnation of American industry (like steel). Because of the U.S.'s weakened economic position in the world and the demands cf organized labor to keep up with the rising cost of living, the Nixon Administration was pressured to adopt such drastic measures as the devaluation of the dollar and wage and price controls. The latter is, in fact, the major emphasis in the government's attempt to stimulate recovery. It entails higher profit rates and lower costs for businesses and attempts to restore confidence in the business community. Meanwhile, workers face no relief from the tendency of declining real wages, regressive income taxes and sales taxes, unemployment and inadequate social services. The rationalization behind direct aid to business is that the benefits will eventually trickle down to the working and buying public. But how is employment encouraged when Nixon has ordered u 100,000 cutback in federal jobs and slashes in public expenditures: when corporate tax incentives promote labor saving devices, and when Europe and Japan finally retaliate against the devaluation of the dollar and the import taxes. The national unemployment rate at o percent (and K percent in New York. Boston. Philadelphia, and San I rancisco and 30 percent in black ghettos) will not .1- . .1 you have the sane fresh.nar Lrzl.sb, teacher I did. You probably heard the sane thing twelve years before, or.iv from a first-grade teacher full of the sane k-.r.d of phony wisdom the grad student has. But the fact rem air. s. yo rugh school anymore. (It's ea out because they don't let yo in hizh school.) u re rot :n ?y to figure : cut clasps adoui in:s iirr.e oi ir.e i nes:er. tr.e starting to able to take unread assignments may be pile up. and you haven't been any notes in your big auditorium lecture class because you can't hear your instructor, thanks to his vow that he won't give in to the technocracy and ue an "artificial" microphone. Well, you don't have to worry anymore, thanks to the Orientation Committee and its academic 3dvice booklet. "Easier Work, and Less of It, Too." Here are some excerpts: How to dominate a seminar: At the beginning of some class, raise your hand and ask the instructor, "What do we really mean by the term 'art''1" The teacher and two or three loudmouths are guaranteed to spend the next 50 minutes discussing the difference between art and ( COoir-UrxA toe f cooir-nrxA -for 71 "Gentlemen, you're X A I 11 "XCi V V - 1 V H ft lw -11 ' 1 ft.- . 1 Si i ft filial r j jl i Lou Bonds Price freeze burns President Nixon's wage-price freeze has raised an ambiguous situation for many college students as it has for thousands of Americans across the country. The primary question in almost every mind is "how will the thing affect me, the individual?" Unfortunately, for the college student, the answer to the question is not so ambiguous as Nixon's economic policy. But as Nixon's staff has said, the wage-price freeze will affect individuals differently. The statement does not be curtailed in the long run. Working people will be adversely affected in other ways. In order to achieve rush-productivity . speed-ups will be employed thereby intensifying the rate of work and making labor more alienating. In addition the state will interfere with their right to strike which is ultimately their best weapon to acheive protection from inflation, automation and unsafe working conditions. We as potential educational workers, technicians and government employees will be hit also. More people huntir.2 for less jobs will be the logical result of the administration's draeonian mentality. And for those fortunate enough to land positions, over-crowded and understaffed conditions will be the norm. Immediately, out-of-state students here have to face higher tuition rates which are inexplicably exempt from the wage-price freeze. As consumers we have to face the reality that corporations can roll with the economic punch better than we can. They can introduce new models, sell inferior merchandise and sell less at the same price and make seasonal adjustments. On the other hand, we as part time workers can not obtain wage increases (most of us work for the minimum wage of S 1 0 per hour) and can expect those very same I'.rnh piayifg 'ruks unh pricing to cnloice the wage treeze. What can we do about it' First, we rnass wU.iw.re. an d rui guaranteed not to com back for next month. But you 11 be then the class that attendance cent c-f the c vure crade How to shame your tec ::ne politic comes up in hand and say: "Why. I shins: or. back in 't Norman Mailer..." Your wre The rex: raise our v. her each; : wuj r: w as s::l shamed because back in '6 talking about Munich and dor ou11 be another strike ahead. How to double sham The next tine politics co yo ur -5 ut raise your hand and say. renenber back in "6 around "Why I PmkviIIe. and that du: ib second looev. 1 th: i T.K his name was Rusty... Your teacher now feels guilty because back in bS he was poring over many a quaint volume of forgotten lore in Wilson Library, and now you're three strikes ahead and one out. Cheaters never prosper1: In the two days between the beginning of freshman orientation and the briefing by the attorney general most students violate the Honor Code before they've even heard of it. Why bother with it at all? Another strike. -.1 ryCAi, E TO sumrrer ,-DiCK NIXON vVX preclude the college student. For example, the out-of-state student will not pay the same tuition rates as he did last year. Tuition costs were classified as one of the exceptions to the price freeze. But don't let it get you down out-of-staters. Why, if your father is the principle stock holder of Ford Motor Company, the chances are good that he will be able to pay the extra cost in tuition. His business is one of the Nixon administration's "pets" that will get help should help to revive the Anti-War Movement and direct our attention to the socio-economic implications of the war and the NEP which, to a large degree, is an outgrowth of the U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia. Besides demanding immediate w ithdrawal of U.S. troops and aid, we sould press for the conversion of 3 war economy bases on the production and sale of armaments and munitions to an economy devoted to rebuilding decaying cities, furnishing ' adequate housing, providing inexpensive medical and dental care, promoting educational opportunities, and creating jobs for all regardless of race, class or sex. Second, we should organize ourselves as potential workers. Graduate students, whether or not they are teaching assistants, should begin to consider organizing a union which could push the university and professional organizations into alleviating the tight job situation and erantmg more financial aid to offset the recent tuition increase. Undergraduates, especially seniors, should consider forming an aggressive job information and placement service to ope with the dubious economic future. In essence, we have been the victims ot a policy encouraged by and serving the power! ul. To combat the powerful we iiuist utilize power, and the best wav to do that is to orcanuc. As 1 have been tor. J ol saving: -Pon't Mourn. Organize." The f.vu-.g wedge: Walter Camp and Theodore Roosevelt outlawed this ta...cros rootball fornation in you don't :ake any e van in S:adrum. do ou' The cr.lv Kenan rial ngredient of a flvng wedge i a man. who is usually either the guy the thickest classes or the fastest cr! w.th m class. Eat pler.tv of carrots before the exam and the 11 never f.cure out what vou threw 'errs. Strike tw o Choosing a ter: on this state, ch n paper: If the dude's trees are that he thinks he"s the next Thomas Wolfe (although he sometimes wonders why Harvard's graduate school didn't accept him). If your instructor's from the North, wr.te about F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Crack Up." since he probably feels that he too is 1 V -V ' T to a nervous breakdown. will be even more tragic since he ed his first major (cr hasn't even conplet minor) work. If he Hemir.ewav. well. thinks he's the tell him abou xt t the Cuba. shortage of Yanqui matadors in Strike three, two down. The third world: By this time, it's usually pretty obvious what your teacher specialized in. and chances are it wasn't Africa. Asia or latin America. So some of 4- from their Washington guardians. As for the rest of you non-North Carolina students, you either pay the increase or get out. Have you ever considered a good community college in your state? Now if your father is a bank president, he will probably be able to pay the extra tuition. You see, interest rates paid on loans was another "exception" to the price freeze. If your father is not a bank president (yes, there will be a few of you) and you need a loan to get into the great University, you are going to pay out your tail both now and later. It may be some comfort to know increased tuitions were allowed to remain in the name of improving education. Ma. caught you on another point. Teacher salaries cannot be increased. That's right, the state will be paying its teachers the same old miserable salary that it has all along. That means high school students contemplating college can expect the same education high school students have for the past 40 years. They will still be given those Shakespeare multiple choice questions in preparation for those big years in college. If you 3re an average college student whose financial resources keep you out of the country club, you need to know that foreign cars will not save you as much money as they used to. Nixon took the seven percent excise tax off all cars and replaced it with a 10 percent import surcharge on foreign tars. This means you will pav $200 more for a foreign car and $200 less for an American car. This move is intended to give the Detroit auto industry a b:g boost. But how long will the American "economy car" !a"-t and does it cost as much or less to operate than a Toyota or Volkswagen'.' That's for you to figure out. In any case you can always buy a $3500 car tor $3500 and skip the economy bit all together. Graduate women, do n rt count your savings on grocery items yet. on-proces.scd food prices may go up. This mJudcs cabbage, fruits, fresh vegetables, trcsh iish and. m some college it. class when he's lecturing about r.orhiha in Furoran royalty, raise it hand and sav eah. but nan. what w is co nun down in Africa I near, this course is supposed to be International. isn't it Are vou a racist4"" Not l.v ;.. it make him detens;vr about imposing his niddle-class standards on you when st cones to grading, but your own moral outrage at his racism should be enough to sustain you in a two wffk strike of the ciasv Strike one. The generation gap: The next tine our instructor starts referring to the so-called youth movement as "we". ra:e your hand and say: "Wait a minute, man You ain't one of us. You're so into this system you can't even get this crummy Friday seminar changed. Kiss off Porky " It mav not get the seminar time changed, but your instructor will fee! more impotent than ever. Strike two. Name dropping: Go up to the teacher sone day after class and say. "Sir. have you noticed the same similarities I have between Beowulf and James Joyce's 'Fmnegan's Wake." but if your teacher thinks you have, you're one up on him Strike three and the side is retired. Now it's up to you guys to get sone runs on the scoreboard. Extensions not allowed To the editor: In case any of vou who are reading this letter haven't paid your tuition yet. you may be interested to know that vou have been dropped from school. That's right. With virtually no notice the University has decided to drop everyone from school who didn't pay his tuition by Sept. 15. Wednesday. The University used to allow students to pay in installments. But it stopped doing that and began allowing extensions only in hardship cases. Now. however, not even that kind of extension is being permitted. In my own case I was going to have incredible difficulty in paving by Sept. 15 so I talked to the cashier's office. The told me flatly that no extensions were being given (the order they said had come from a Mr. Bass in South Building). They referred me to the student aid office for a loan. Student aid could lend me SI 00 at the most which was not enough, but better than nothing, so I applied for the loan. The loan was denied. I called back to the cashier's office explaining my situation and they in effect said "tough luck but there's nothing we can do." Why has the University become so inflexible? I suggest that the consumer protection agency of Student Government look into this matter soon. The business to be especially wary of in Chapel Hill has turned out to be the University. Richard Doble Apex, N C. students instances, meat. Although processed items have not gone down, you will at least be assured that you may live off rations of beef stew and canned pork and beans without increasing your food budget. Insurance rates may go up, too. In North Carolina this exception to the price freeze does not exactly cause the college student's hopes to soar. The insurance companies have asked for a 20 percent rate hike that might be approved after the big 90 day freeze ends. Since men under 25 and women under 21 pay a higher fee based on age, the insurance companies can literally take you for a ride - and that's not funny. If you are in the majority of college students who are either males under 25 and women under 21 and have had someone plow into your car, your insurance rates are not frozen but increased and increased and increased some more for good measure. So there you have it, college students. Nixon's wage-price freeze is going to make life better for you at no extra burden - if you or your father controls more than 90 percent of the nation's wealth. If you or your father does not control 90 per cent of the nation's wealth, you would be well advised (by Nixon) to keep your mouth shut and enjoy the remaining 1 0 percent. The Daily Tar Heel accepts letters to the etiitor, provided they are typed on a 60-space line and limited to a maximum of 300 words. All letters must be signed and the address and phone number of the writer must be included. The paper reserves the right to edit all letters for libelous statements and good taste. Address letters to Associate Editor. The Daily Tar Heel, in care of the Student Union. ;::::i::::x:::x:-:.:.:. day -,--
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