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November 10, 1969 The N. C. Essay Page 6 hy Kathleen Fitzgerald My first reaction to this film was, "I wonder if Arlo Guthrie and his friends needed money or if they just did this for the hell of it"? It seemed to be one of those typical Holl}TWood efforts to get to the heart of some controversial problem that the Establishment is currently prob ing over cocktails and usually ends in the production of something like }Jild in the Streets, Then I thought, "Well, perhaps I'm just paranoid because I know most people will see this film and walk away assured that the hip world is indeed, just as they thought, composed o^se3^an^dr^^frea^^s^d^^jOuts|^^^ S.G.fl. (Cont. from page I) would eliminate this problem by being a written standard upon which the S.G.A. is based. The S.G.A. should take a defi nite stand on student opinion and provide communication between vari ous factions of the school. We should be more than voices however, that is, we should see that responsi ble action is taken. The S.G.A. must fulfill a need to function. As said before, this function should be to mediate be tween the students and administration. An organized representative body will get more action than an arbitrary, disorganized one, because authority will listen to a representative student body before it will listen to a small, random group of students. The administration is very interested in students' following the chain of command. For students, the S.G.A. is the first link in this chain. If students are aware that the only voice they have is the S.G.A., they will come to it and demand action. Students at NCSA do need a voice and a desire for one has been ex pressed. The S.G.A. could and should be that voice. At this point, however, students are not aware of the S.G.A. and its functions, and as a result, they don't care about it. The unawareness is unjustified, though, because the S.G.A. and its officers were introduced to students during orientation. There have been no questions from students as to what the S.G.A. is doing. In fact,, students have been operating effectively without a particular organization. Here we are specifically referring to the petitions drawn up in the college dorms concerning campus drinking privileges. These petitions were presentated directly to Mr. Ward and action was taken with no mediat ing body. So I took a look from another angle, ie., how this film affected me as a presentation of Arlo Guthrie's and * Penn the director's view of this sub culture in society and found that as such it is valid and it is realistic. Alice 's Restaurant is based on the song, The Alice's Restaurant Massaaree, by Arlo Guthrie and is al most plotless. The film is concerned, rather, with the relationships in a commune between the young and the young and between the young and the older (maybe it's between the "hip" and the "hep"), with what these peo ple want and expect from other people, with what they can give and what they can take, with the definitions of responsibility. The story line, such as it is, is this: Alice and Ray Broch have bought a deconsecrated church in Stockbridge which is a haven for the homeless and the hip. The restau rant of the song is set up to finance the venture. Among the refugees is one Arlo Guthrie, they baby-faced, golden voiced bon vivant through whose eyes the story is told. A constitution is not a ne cessity. The S.G.A. functioned without one last year. Also, the absence of a constitution could mean unlimited freedom for the or ganization. Without a constitution, however, the S.G.A. makes itself a god. This should not be so. A student government should be a mediator, not a judge; a process, not an end. Each student has a represen tative on the S.G.A., but the question which is present in any dem ocratic government was raised: Does my representative really represent me? Without a constitution, the S.G.A. is not structured and people do not have faith in an unstructured organization. Unless we have a constitution, we have no more power than any other group of students. Everyone involved with the school should be aware of the S.G.A. and its functions. Its basic function should be that of being a mediator. If there is no mediator, many students are left out because they are not aware of issues until they are past. Any issue disc ussed by representatives would have more impact because it would represent a majority student opinion. In the presentation of any issue and any decision made concerning it, both majority and minority opinions should be heard. ATTORNEY-GENERAL TO SPEAK AT CONVOCATION WEDNESDAY The Honorable Robert Morgan, Attorney-General for the State of North Carolina will address the stu dent body at convocation on Wednes day, November 12 at 1:30 in the Main Auditorium.’ The Attorney-General will be speaking on the relation of his office to students at institu tions of higher learning in North Carolina and their relation to the law. Wednesday's convocation is required of all students. FEEDBACK -Job Sanders A NEW EATING EXPERIENCE BREAd CEREMONY AND SENSORY LUNCH Why: Has eating become as per functory as defecating? Is it what you eat or how you eat? Can eating be a loving experience? When: Saturday, November 5th at noon. Where: Basketbal f Court Between Sandord and l^loore Dorms What to Bring: Something comfortable to sit on. A small quantity of some thing you'd like others to tafete and experience eg. 50(t worth of cheese fruit, bread, etc. Who: YOU! Students, faculty, cafe teria staff, everyone — From the legal aspect: Without a constitution, the S.G.A. could at any time be dissolved by Mr. Ward. With an approved constitution, stu dents are protected. If the ad ministration refuses to listen to us, we can take our case to court. All present at the meeting agreed that we should have a con stitution. The constitution should include an explanation of the purpose of the S.G.A. and it should set powers and restrictions. The role of each officer and representative should also be established in the constitution. As the writing of a constitution is a long process, we agreed to begin organizing it immediately. It is im portant that the constitution be written with extreme care and that the needs of the school and all legal aspects should be considered in the writing of it. A volunteer committee was established for the purpose of drawing up the constitution. The final draft will be presented to the administration and to the students for approval. Several issues unrelated to the constitution were mentioned. These will be discussed at a later date. Note: S.G.A. meetings are held at 1:00 on Wednesdays in Room 321. All interested students are invited to attend. „ CeI I a Sparger (Cont. on page 7)
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