February 2, 1970
The N.C. Essay
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unintentional act of living theater.
Whether or not Mick knew what was
happening is impossible to say. Ob
viously, it must have been a hectic
scene, in the darkenss, people mov
ing everywhere, shile a song is per
formed that induces tension, fury,and
rage. Let it bleed. Can we blame the
Angels? No, because they live by a
strict and basic code: when threaten
ed, act agressively. They understood
their role to be that of "law enfor
cers." While that law may have been
reduced to that of the jungle, they
did what they saw as necessary. Their
actions are really quite predictable
and anyone who isn't aware of their
way Idf life is a fool.
The tragedy of this event now
focuses the blame on us, we must face
the repercussions. No, "we" were not
there, but "we" are on trial, our
whole life style. Altamont only af^
firms what the darker (and least pub
licized) aspects ofl Oodstock fore
casted. We've proven that we are hu
man and all too vunerable. We get so
God- damned freaked-out and stoned
that we cannot react intelligently
when a bad scene is going down.
"What could we do?" Certainly some
thing more than move away, as many
did, to make more room for fighting.
And certainly something more than con-
deming Mick Jagger or the Hell's An
gels. If we can't be involved, we
shouldn't be what we are. It's past
time to sit and watch as tears go by.
We can't cop-out on the Angels.
They are, like it or not, an element
of the counter culture we have crea
ted. We must learn to deal with them,
change their heads, or control them
when necessary.
So, after five years we are faced
with the task of starting all over, of
rebuilding the beauty that was broken.
Incidents such as this cannot continue.
We have to see that a pig cop smashing
a long hair in Chicago is no worse
than what happened at Altamont. Cap-
tian America said it best: "We blew
it." And it is with these foreboding
Miltonic echos of Paradise Lost that
we enter the Age of Aquarius. Peace,
man.
DEADLINE
FOR ADDING COURSES IS TUESDAY
The deadline for adding courses
in the academic division has been set
for Tuesday, February 3. Courses may
be dropped without penalty anytime
before Friday, February 20.
CONVOCATION PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1970
1:30 P.M. AUDITORIUM
Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, Op. 35, No. 3 Mendelssohn
Alan Zingalet piano
Pavana Luis Mi Ian
Allegretto from Sonatina F. Moreno Torroba
Etude No. 1 HV Villa Lobos
Recuerdos de la Alhambra F. Tarrega
John Patykulaj guitar
LeViolette A. Scarlatti
Pieta, Signore A. Stradella
Viaki MoFadden^ soprano; Rieko Nakashima, piano
Songs from the Chinese Britten
David Ferryj tenor and guitar
I se oub I iee Li szt
Prelude in G sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12 Rachmaninoff
Etude Tableau in E Flat minor. Op. 39, No. 5 Rachmaninofi
Benjamin Bradham, piano
SCHOOL f€flTUR€D
In the February Issue of Seven
teen Magazine there will be a full
page color picture of several of the
NOrth Carolina School of the Arts
dancers as well as a feature on the
School of the Arts as a School for
pursuirigq-a career in the performing
arts. The circulation of the maga
zine is over 6 1/2 million giving
the school some needed publicity.
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