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Opinions of The Daily Tar Heel are expressed on its editorial page. All
unsigned editorials are the opinions of the editor. Letters and columns
represent only the opinions of the individual contributors.
Harry Bryan, Editor
Thursday, November 4, 1971
Lana Starnes
Games are a favorite Basttime
Got a problem?
form a committee
At present, two important
studies are in progress on the
Chapel Hill campus: the Committee
to Review and Revise the
Undergraduate Curriculum,
recently appointed by Chancellor J.
Carlyle Sitterson, and the
Presidential Commission on the
Goals and Organization of Student
Government, appointed early this
year by Student Body President Joe
Stallings.
Both committees can serve a
useful purpose with academic
reform badly needed on this
campus and with changes in the
structure of Student Goverment an
absolute necessity if it is to fully
represent the student body.
Both appear sound as far as
membership and goals are
78 Years of Editorial Freedom
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Paddi Hughes Adv. Mgr.
Letters to the
Gilliam charged with bias in Pmb Board action
To the editor:
I do not think many people are aware
of what happened at the Tuesday,
November 2nd meeting of the
Publications Board concerning WCAR.
Some of the members on the Board (of
those that did show up) were grossly
unfair especially the chairman, Charles
Gilliam. The meeting was closed to the
public for -about an hour, despite Mr.
Foreman's specific wish that it be
opened. Entrance was even denied to the
press until a limited number of people
were let in on a restricted basis.
It seemed obvious to anyone who
could get in, that Mr. Gilliam recognized
only certain people with raised hands and
Mr. Gilliam often seemed to make surveys
of the number of cracks in the ceiling
with his eyes. In fact, he hardly seemed
to listen to any of the answers to
questions when Mr. Foreman was allowed
to speak on some questions that were
"revelent" (in Mr. Gilliam's own words).
Mr. Gilliam seemed to have already made
a decision on the case before he even got
into the room. He seemed to have already
presented his side of the story to the
other Board members, seasoned with his
own personal hatred for Mr. Foreman. In
fact, he seems to have even said
something to the effect that it has already
been discussed. The Board refused to
allow the staff to complete its statement
on the matter.
There were some members of the
Board who listened with interest. But
most people there knew little or nothing
about the management of a radio station.
Probably almost none had been down to
the station. Probably nobody had listened
to WCAR except Mr. Gilliam, who
seemed to have done that only recently.
In short, the Publications Board seems
to be somebody's little committee where
members spend two hours being slightly
public-service-minded without ever really
knowing the deep facts except the
concerned, but we wonder if they
will follow in the footsteps of other
committees formed in the past few
years on this campus.
Look at a few from the past.
The Chancellor's Committee on
Student Activities Fees, chaired by
John B. Adams, dean of the School
of Journalism, made sound
recommendations two years ago
after a study of the entire scope of
the student fee issue. It has been
practically ignored.
More than S30,000 has been
spent on studies whose goal was to
correct this campus' parking
problems, but the problem is worse
than it has ever been.
The Faculty Athletic Committee
investigating the death of Bill
Arnold recommended a further
study of the UNC football program
in general. The Chancellor has done
nothing about it, despite the fact
that he was in contact with the
committee while its report was
being written.
And what about all the standing
committees on campus whose
advise is many times ignored by
South Building?
Certainly, some study
committees have met with success.
The Merzbacher Committee's
reforms in the General College wer
re put into effect in the spring of
1970 and have proven worthwhile
(despite the fact that the
Merzbacher Committee didn't go
quite far enough in the changes it
suggested.)
But, in general, we can only be
pessimistic about what will happen
to the recommendations made by
With the slight success shown by
their predecessors, you, really can't
help but be pessimistic.
editor
chairman on occasion. One man may not
always be willing to reveal all of the facts.
If Student Government works in any
manner like the Publications Board's
meeting on November 2nd, then most
students would probably want to have all
of Student Government done away with.
If most students ever saw what Student
Government was really doing, they would
probably want their money back, it
seems that Student Government has been
fighting the University so much, that it is
beginning to resemble it, except only on a
more childish scale.
James L. Manley
201 Mangum
Chapel Hillians
can save dogs
To the editor:
In a recent article of the DTH
concerning the problem of stray dogs in
Chapel Hill, the author anticipated the
objections and protests that would arise
concerning putting these animals to sleep.
The author, however, did not and could
not cover all possible protests in his
article.
Gus Shoffner, the Chapel Hill dog
warden, is just doing his job, I guess but
killing is wrong whether it be man or a
dog. the article state, "Obviously, dogs
without tags are without owners, or at
least, owners who are not concerned
about the animal's welfare." God did not
create all animals to be pets or to be
owned by man. Should a squirrel without
a tag be caught and put to sleep because
it seems no one cares about "the animal's
welfare"? I realize my comparison is a bit
ridiculous but so is Mr. Shoffner's
solution.
The article also says that
"free-running" dogs with or without tags
C7
One of America's favorite pasttimts is
playing gamer.. Now, Webster offers
several definitions of what a game is. 1)
Any form of play or way of playing;
amusement ; recreation ; sport ; frolic ; play.
2) Any specific amusement or sport
involving competition under specific
rules: as football and chess are games. 3)
Any test of skill, courage, or endurance:
as, the game of life.
As students we come familiar with the
variety of games in our attempts to forget
the day-to-day humdrum of college
existence - classes, tests, and papers. For
a short while we like to get away from
our worries and become absorbed in
beating the hell out of our opponent,
regardless of the competition.
Interest varies widely from a game of
football on the lawn to beer chugging
contests to bridge to billiards.
On any night of the week you can find
a group of students gathered together to
participate in some good fun and
competition. It might be a game of cards,
ranging from bridge, to poker, to hearts
to old maids. Or it might be a game of
athletic prowess - football, basketball,
bowling, golf or tennis.
Or perhaps one of the old board games
is taken down from the top of the closet:
the playing pieces are given out; the
money is distributed; and the dice rolled.
Board games have always been
popular. From childhood we have been
Lou Bonds
Trick or tre
(Editor's note: Hie following column
is being reprinted due to printing errors
when it appeared in Wednesday 's Dailv
Tar Heel.)
The doorbell rang loud and long last
Halloween night. We were ready for the
little beggars. The whole bit. A
Jack-O-Lantern cut with a nifty warning:
"We pay taxes to welfare - ask them
instead of us."
For the more persistent gum-choppers,
we had other deterrents. Our porch was
sprayed with "No-Pet," a strong repellent
which is supposed to keep dogs off
furniture, but we found it works well
with humans too. There were choice
candies for the hard-to-please. Licorice
(most kids hate licorice), Vicks cough
drops, diced carrots, sugar-free chewing
gum (Wrigley's bought several
commercials indicating how great
chewing gum is for Halloween, but kids
hate to get chewing gum) and plastic
bananas.
For good measure, we turned all the
lights in the house off and parked the cars
a block away. Still, we knew one or two
hoodlums would filter through and try to
put the bite on us. So, we didn't shave
that day, tousled our hair, wore sleeveless
will be picked up. It is just as hard to
keep a dog from getting loose and
running around as it is to keep a four year
old child in the house all the time. The
article was entitled, "People must show a
bit of humanity" well, why don't we
and try to help these dogs rather than
murder them?
I am a resident of Morrison dormitory
and I know of at least one hundred other
Morrison residents who would love to
keep one of these stray Chapel Hill dogs
and take care of him. The dorms,
however, will not permit dogs in the
rooms because of the high cost of flea
extermination. We are concerned about
these dogs who are as sacred to the UNC
students as the cows are in India. They
are part of our Chapel Hill life and we
would like to help.
If students show their concern and
obtain shots and tags for these animals,
will the city give in a little too to solve
this problem? It would cost each person
in one dorm suite $.81 to get one dog his
shots and tags and S.81 is not too much
to pay for a life. If we do buy tags for
these dogs, even though we cannot keep
them under lock and key, would this save
the death penalty for them? If so please
publish the address (es) of the Chapel Hill,
veterinarians so that we UNC students
and other concerned Chapel Hill residents
can save these loved animals.
Sally Hurr
948 Morrison
Room pollution
a big problem
To the editor:
A major factor in air and water
pollution is the fact that it is often
possible for the individual firm to pass
the cost of pollution onto the society at
large, rather than paying to control the
systematically exposed to them.
Remember kindergarten and Car.dylar.d.
Chutes and Ladders and Go to the Head
of the Class. In elementary school there
was Nancy Drew, Bingo, Careers.
Tiddledy Winks, Barbee and Casper.
As one progressed through school the
pmes became more intriguing and
difficult. Some of the popular games were
Clue, Life, Game of the States. Parcheesi.
and Scrabble.
Among the college crowd a few of the
old standard games are snll quite popular.
Many a night is spent playing Monopoly,
Risk or chess.
To appeal to the college student, as
well as older adults, game manufacturing
companies have come out with new, more
complex and supposedly relevant games.
The games are supposed to appeal to the
more intellectual segment of the public
and they're supposed to look nice on
your library shelf.
Among the intellectually stimulating
games on the market today are:
Executive Decision: a game of
corporate management and big business.
Each player is a top level executive with
the authority to purchase new raw
materials to produce the product of his
choice and the responsibility of selling
the finished goods at the best market
price. The player who makes the most
profit for his corporation wins.
Hall
undershirts and practiced looking surly in
the mirror.
With these preparations, I opened the
door ready to confront the plastic
costumes, the screams of ghoulish horror
and the normal three word imperative.
"Good evening, sir. A pleasant day I
trust. I'm sure you are acquainted with
the unique traditions and customs of this
country and are, by now, quite aware this
is Hallowed Evening, later shortened and
mutilated to the banal terminology
'Halloween.' For lack of time, I shall not
go into the history of this holiday.
Suffice it to say, it is accepted practice of
minors in this neighborhood to solicit
sweets and candies from area inhabitants.
Have you prepared a reply?"
I was somewhat taken aback by this
approach. Their attire bothered me, too.
Instead of costumes, the two miniature
William Buckleys were dressed in
ordinary street clothes. The only thing
out of the ordinary about them were the
signs they carried. "Joe Valachi bears the
burden of our degeneration. Support the
death penalty" and "Don't disenfranchise
six-year olds. Give us the vote."
"Hold on a moment. IH get you some
candy." These kids were definitely made
for the licorice.
"Pardon our conservative mannerisms,
pollution at its source. We see the same
principle at work in many classrooms.
Some rooms on campus have become
virtual dumps, as the convenience of the
individual who leaves trash on the floor is
paid for by the rest of us. And, as in hte
case of industrial pollution, the cost is
distributed unequally, some groups
bearing more of the burden than others.
In the case of room pollution, of
course, it is the janitors who pay the
most. Saying "It's their job," is an
evasion. My part time "job" is cleaning
house, and I'm blessed with a family who
try to make a person's work easier rather
than harder.
Mrs. Samuel Putnam
Route 4, Box 506
Radio employe
lauds Foreman
To the editor:
I'm sure the Publications Board found
Bob Foreman a pleasant enough way to
spend Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately
the Bob Foreman they discussed did not
remotely resemble the Bob Foreman I
know. Having worked for Mr. Foreman
and having seen WCAR grow from a six
hour a day top-0 station to a
twenty-four hour a day progressive rock
station under his leadership, I was
surprised to learn that he was in fact an
incompetent, irresponsible bungler who
has turned WCAR into a jukebox. He
certainly had me fooled.
I thank you, Mr. Gilliam, for showing
me the erior of my ways and pointing out
the weasel in our midst. If I ever again
need help in turning something I love into
a political football, I'll certainly call on
Gary Chamblee
319 Stacy
Woman-Man: a p; for mile
chauvinists and women Lbbers. In this
battle of the sexes each we mm must
accumulate enough status points to prov
her equality (and possible superiority) to
men. Each man must collect enough
status quo points to prove cr.ee and for
all a woman's place is beneath him.
Women, of course, are a: a disadvantage
throughout.
Who Can Beat Nixon": up to seven
challengers ire pitted against Nixon fcr
the presidency. To wn. the challenger
must be the first to gam 2 TO of the 35 S
electoral votes cast by state electoral
colleges. Nixon, as incumbent, has certain
advantages. Each player can choose to be
one of eight candidates, which include
Nixon. Sen. George McGovem. Sen.
Edward Kennedy. Mayor John Lindsay,
Sen. Edmund Muskie. Sen. Harold
Hughes, Gov. George Wallace or run as
the "dark horse."
Blacks and Whites: A game in which
the player can experience the ghetto life,
live on welfare and try to buy into a
white suburb. The challenge is to
redistribute the wealth and power and to
shake up the status quo.
Insight: a game in perception. Each
player tests his power of perception by
evaluating the personality of every other
player. Two to 20 can play.
For those who find fichtine and war
oiveen
sir, but would you happen to have
coupons redeemable at our local
supermarket instead of candy?"
"Coupons?"
"Yes, you know. A sort of preventive
measure to insure that no candies are
treated with hallucinogens and cannibus
sativa, perhaps, better known to you as
acid and grass."
"No, I don't think I have any
coupons."
"Well then, while not in full support
of the capitalist policies of this country
both here and abroad, we would endorse
a proper revenue appropriation as an
acceptable alternative for coupons."
"What's that?"
"Got any money, Bub?"
"No. Look, all I've got is candy
CANDY! I swear there aren't any drugs in
them! Just plain candy! Honest fellows!"
"Yes, you do have an honest face. But
one can never be too careful these days.
Do you happen to have a urine sample
handy?"
"What the "
"You see, sir, we can make a fairly
safe estimation of your character by
analyzing your urine sample. If no drugs
appear, then we would be most happy to
accept youi candy. Also, we note that
Women entitled
to activist role
To the editor:
In response to Charles Jeffries editorial
of October 29 I would like to say that a
black sexist is as bad as a white one. I
would like to know why Mr. Jeffries
thinks that activism in the black struggle
should be a man's job, with black women
sitting at home only to lend support.
How can any movement toward
freedom espouse enslavement as part of
its revolutionary plan? How can black
revolutionaries subjugate their women to
passive, supportive roles in order to carry
on the struggle for freedom?
When Mr. Jeffries says that Women's
Liberation is irrelevant to black women
he denies that black women are entitled
to an activist role in any struggle, whether
it be in the Black Revolution or in the
sexist labor market.
If a black woman must hold down a
job so that her heroic black man can
carry on the revolutionary struggle, why
should she be subjected to the repressions
that she will face in seeking employment?
Quoting Mr. Jeffries, "The tendency
of movements like Female Liberation to
take energy from the black struggle is one
of the main objections to the idea of
liberalization for the black female."
Female Liberation seeks to make women
the political and economic force they
deserve to be. How can Mr. Jeffries object
to black women becoming a powerful
political and economic force -a force that
can give strength to the black struggle?
It all sounds as though Mr. Jeffries
wants the black family unit to take on all
the trappings of the white mid die -class
family where the wife and mother plays
second fiddle to the man.
Mr. Jeffries says, "We have to free the
:.-.:r.fu:.-. there ire an unlimited number
of pmes of combat. They include: Hit
the Beach. The Battle cf the Bulge.
Gettysburg. Diplomacy . D-Diy, Jutland.
Waterloo, U-Boat. Dogfight. Battle-Cry,
Stalingrad. Broadside md Afnka Korps
WWII Desert Campaign.
With ill these think games there is stall
a Utile room on the shelf for the good oid
fun games. The sports games ire still
around ir.d the field has been expanded
to include yacht racing, hockey, horse
racing, golf and stock car racing.
Nonsense and party games ire still
popular and a bit more sophisticated.
They include:
Smess: a chess-tike game m which the
oNect is to capture your opponent's
"Brim." Chess pieces ire libeled
"Brim." "Numbskull." and "Ninny
Wine Cellar: in adult vintage-tasting
game that provides each player with the
opportunity to stock his own personal
wine cellar. With each move a plaver
takes a wine card, a mission card or i sip
of wine.
The newer games are a lot of fun.
They add a little excitement to an
evening of study or enhance the fun of a
party. But the old. time-honored games
are still the favorites of young and old
alike.
Anyone for Spin the Bottle or Post
Office?
take two
your face is somewhat unkempt,
indicating that you haven't shaved in the
last few days. What are you doing with
the razor blades, mister''"
"Listen, fellows. I didn't shave today
because I forgot to. I swear the candy is
good. I swear on a Bible."
"That won't be necessary . Here. Sign
this piece of paper."
"What's that"?"
"This is merely an affidavit swearing
that you will assume full financial and
moral responsibility for our welfare in the
event we suffer psychological
disturbances from your laced candy or
physical harm from your razor blades."
"But the candy is good! Look. See, 111
eat it myself. Real candy. Ummmm,
good! Real good. Please take it in the
spirit of Halloween. Remember the good
old days? Remember Halloween as it used
to be. Take my candy for old time's
saite!
"I'm sorry, sir, but these are trying
times and certainly not an era Of trite
sentimentality. I'm afraid we can't do
business with you, sir. Goodnight."
"Hey, wait a minute. How come you
kids have so much candy if you're so
careful about the candy you take?"
"Oh, that's simple. Show him the
urine samples, Ernie."
people as a group before we begin to
assign roles," yet in his opening paragraph
he assigns the black woman the role of
staying in the home, "with the offspring
of the Revolution."
Mr. Jeffries then has the incredible
audacity to say that the Female
Liberation movement consists of "lonely
housewives" and college girls who came
to college to get married and failed. That
statement is equivalent to the bigoted
generalization that all blacks have a
natural sense of rhythm.
Jeffries fears that if the Female
Liberation gains too much momentum
that the black struggle will be lost. If Mr.
Jeffries has his way there may be a
victory in the black struggle but it will be
a victory only for the black male - which
is only half a victory.
Mr. Jeffries ends his article by saying
when the black woman discovers the
importance of her supportive role in the
black revolution she will realize that "it
ain't that bad." Let me remind Mr.
Jeffries how important the role of slavery
was it to the economy of the South. Was
it all that bad to be a slave?
Peter Deane
1908 South Lakeshore Dr.
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