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THE LANCE
THURSDAY, APRIL 22.1971
THE LANCE
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Parting Shots
Richard Coyle, representing a group of seniors, presented
the Senate at its last meeting before spring brealc with a series
of criticisms and concerns about the operation of the Gradua
tion Committee. Included among the problems he outlined
were the method of choosing Professor Humphrey as spealcer,
the two votes taken on the same questions, the Inconsistency
Involved In the operations of the committee In Its open and
closed meetings and vaciliations on matters such as whether
graduation would be held outside or inside, and the question
of which seniors would be on the final list for election as
senior class speaker. Many of his arguments were well taken
and deserved discussion and suggestions. He suggested that the
Senate either disband the present Graduation Committee or
make strong recommendations to the present committee on
its approach. After long and weary debate the Senate did
neither. The student declslon-maklng body appointed a student
who just happened to be at the meeting to fill an open position
on the committee, although Coyle had listed other students who
shared his concerns and who had Indicated a willingness to
serve on the committee. As soon as they had appointed the new
member, several Senators left, leaving recommendations to
be made feebly without even the force of a quorum.
The Senate, which Is Invested with the power to consider
and act on such matters, failed to do so responsibly with no
concern for the expressed feelings of a sizable group of seniors.
It is time now for seniors to take matters Into their own hands
since It is their graduation only a month away.
The Graduation Committee, granted, had few precedents
or guidelines for their operation. Yet they are falling in
their major purpose, to plan a graduation ceremony which will
be responsive to the desires of seniors, organized and mean
ingful to the students participating In it and to their famUles.
It cannot be said too strongly that, although what is done Is done
It is not too late for seniors to have a voice In their gradua
tion. An open meeting of all seniors would seem to be the best
way of accomplishing this and seniors are urged to suggest
this to members of the committee.
For next year the new Senate would be well advised to
clarify the now-existing statement on the Graduation Com
mittee In the By-Laws of the Constltuion and to provide guide
lines for the new committee. The best way to handle these
kinds of problems would seem to be stopping them before they
arise. '
Kudoes and congratulations to the zpg group who are malunt
a vigorous and sustained effort to raise the consciousness of
this campus about ecology. Ecological disaster may be only
few years away. It behooves each of us to aid In averting it
not only here but In the great big world out there. And the
time Is now.
This is it, the long-awaited moment, when the present staff
of the Lance steps down and or out and a new staff Is faced
with the whole tangle of dlfflcultles that publishing a paper
entails. We think that next year’s staff is a strong and capable
one and we wish them luck.
You’ll excuse a few descents Into nostalgia. Remember that
first issue with all the freshman comments, and the accom
panying uproar? How about the campus reaction to the military
recruiter picketing, the April Fools Issue, the Infamous pic-
ture of Dick Pnist?
It’s been a beautifully harrowing year. We gratefully acknow-
lege the caustic and Invaluable suggestions from the campus
up to and Including the f—- oft comment in our suggestion box’
and the delightful responses to the Senate polls.
We thank you for your patience, strained though it may
have been. And to those people who have managed to wade
through the b.s., a double thank you. and we hope you’ve learn
ed from it along with us.
Contributors to this issue: Marshall Gravely
Police Search Brings Arrest;
Question Of Jeopardy Arises
Steve Point
John Frye
Walter Thompson
Lanl Baldwin
Kris Gilbertson
Tom Edge
Jeff Neill
Art McDonald
Photographers;
Larry Street
Mike McQuown
John Campbell
BY SARA LEE
There was a bust on this cam
pus Tuesday night, conducted
by the Scotland County sheriffs
office and Jack RevlUe, campus
security officer. Dean Decker
was called in only alter the
episode had begun. The student
Involved was chargedv’lththree
felonies, and bond was set at
fourteen hundred dollars.
Thus St. Andrews has had
two situations in which students
were exposed to two different
types of search involving drugs;
one conducted by college of
ficials and one made by civil
authorities. As must be evi
dent this puts students In an
extremely precarious position
of double jeopardy, subject to
both college and civil search.
Students who use drugs can
not expect to be totally un
restricted within the boundaries
of the college. They can not
expect to be protected by the
college either and they have,
in fact, been more than ade
quately warned about the risics
of drug possession and usage.
Ilie situation of double jeo
pardy, however, is undefined.
The Code of Responsibility
specifies that all local, state,
and national laws be observed,
but it does not specify that
local, state, and federal officers
must enforce them indepen
dently from college officials;
in fact the Code states very
explicitly the procectare for
search on campus. What
role can the college play
in exercising restraint
over what happens on college
property? More importantly,
who makes the decisions, who
bears the responsibility for ini
tiating a bust? What powers and
responsibilities does Dean
Decker have in the case of an
actual bust?
The Committee on the Imple
mentation of the Code of Re
sponsibility seems best suited
for providing guidelines for this
situation. We would suggest a
sub-committee be formed from
that committee to receive re-
DC March Focus
Of "Offensive"
The National Student As
sociation in conjunction with
many other groups has planned
another “springoffensive”with
its main impact beginning this
weekend.
The NSA "is calling for a full
spring calendar of activity a-
round the country in opposition
to the illegal and Immoral aims
of the “Nixon Doctrine” and the
so-called “V1 etnamization”
program. We urge our fellow
students to come to Washing
ton, D.C. on April 24, to de
mand a complete end of our in-
vovlement in Indochina, and to
participate in the non-violent
civil disobedience planned for
later that week. For those who
are unable to come to Washing
ton, we urged that they help
organize a nation-wide cessa
tion of “business as usual”
on May 5--in order to take the
People’s Peace Treaty, which
has been signed by the National
Student Unions of South Viet
nam, North Vietnam and the
United States—to their com
munities. The treaty allows for
a simple and just end to our
Involvement in Indochina, poli
tically and mUitarily, leaving
the people of that area free to
determine their own destiny.
More information on the
spring movement is posted on
the LANCE door.
commendations and proposals
from students, administrators
and the campus security police.
This needs to be done immedi
ately. Students deserve to know
what kind of response they can
expect from the college in drug
cases, and the question of double
jeopardy must be clarlfled.
A further question this in
cident raises is the nature of
the campus “security” of
ficers. Precisely what does
their job entail? Is it what the
name implies—a position of
securing the safety of the peo
ple and property of the col-
lege-or does the job also in
clude the further duties of in
vestigating and arrest? In oth
er words, is there a distinction
to be made between “security”
and “policing” and who Is to
make such a distinction?
Presently the chain of com
mand operates from the se
curity officers to Mr. Babcock
to Dr. Davis, the CoUege's
business manager. This seems
Inadequate for security officers
who come into everyday contact
with what is popularly known
as "student affairs.” instead
we recommend to Dr. Hart as
President of this Institution a
thorou^ re-evaluation of the
priorities and responsibilities
of the campus security officers
and a public announcement ot
any decisions made in connec
tion with this matter. And we
also recommend that the Dean
of Students or some member
of the Student Personnel Ser
vices office be included in at
least the informational chain of
command and ideally in the
chain of decision - making In-
volving the security of some or
all students.
Youth Conference Turns
Out As Nixon’s Problem
By Marshall Gravely
Each national administration
holds from time to time during
its term of office a series of
White Conferences about the
needs and Interests of various
groups of Americans. The Ni
xon administration has already
held two-on children and the
aged—and this week began an
other one-on youth. The first
two were held in Washington,
but this conference has been
moved to Estes Park, Colora
do. Estes Park is an isolated
spot in the Rocky Mountains
north of Denver, a perfect spot
for a conference especially a
potentially hostile one com
posed of young people, not known
as the best friends of the cur
rent administration.
Many of the one thousand
delegates realized this attempt
at co-opting this conference be
fore it ever began, and spoke
out publicly about the need for
response on Nixon’s part, not
patronization. The administra
tion spokesman at the con
ference quickly disavowed these
charges, but they weren’t able
to change the sentiment. One
delegate took the microphone
away from HEW Secretary Rl-
chardson and sjrake about the
mistrust evident at the con
ference, concluding by asking
for the immediate resignation
of Nixon and his Cabinet.
The mood of distruct seemed
widespread. On the first day
the conference passed resolu
tions calling for the end of the
Indochina war by U.S. withdra
wal, the legalization of mari
juana with certain restrictions,
and the end of capital punish
ment. These resolutions are al
most certain to be rejected by
the President, but the reaction
is also sure to be one more
sign of the isolation of Nixon
from youth.
The “model youth” Invited
to Estes Park smelled a rip-
off; the results show that It
didn’t work. Nixon may be able
to schedule a conference In the
Colorado mountains far from
Washington, but it seems he
cannot isolate it from the
concerns of American youth.
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