WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1972
THE DECREE
PAGE 3
1). Politics is a dirty business,
a, yes,
b, no,
c, maybe: sometimes,
d, none of the above
e, all ofthe above can go cram
it.
This was the first question
on a psychological attitude test
that I took when I was four
teen years old. I had been
taught not to make sweeping
generalizations, so -I answer
ed c. I was wrong — the “cor
rect" answer was a, I re
member thinking that I was
facing TRUTH — not that poli
tics really is a dirty business,
but that the test was wrong and
I KNEW I was right! I must
have been a pompous little kid.
It actually has taken six years
of growth to begin to perceive
the dimensions of the above
statement. I’ve learned that
politics is not the only thing
that’s dirty —anything that man
touches is capable of becoming
soiled — because man is ob
noxiously selfish. If I stop at
this point of evaluation, I will
become like most students at
Wesleyan — cynical. The nou
veau college image to portray
is one of coolly, apathetic “wis
dom beyond years” — but with
no experience to back it up
(“Wow man, I can dig it, but
everything is hopelessly ab
surd”), There is one more
step. True wisdom sees how bad
things are and the necessity of
living one’s life doing something
about it.
My third “revelation of
truth” that I will share with you
is that politics is not only a
national T. V. campaign for
the presidency. It is a way of
life. You’ll find it in any in
stitution in the world including
dear little Wesleyan. If you
don’t believe me, then think
about the “speeches” given at
the Founder’s Day convoca
tion. That should be obvious
enough to convince any self -
respecting student (that’s about
the only kind of respect one has
left after one of those pro
grams).
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
In politics, when one is given
a position by the good grace of
the person in power, the ap
pointee’s actions are always
motivated by one thing — stay
ing in the good grace of the ap-
pointer.
Both administrations, Wes-
leyan’s and Nixon’s, are to
blame for the current apathy.
One can’t help being complete
ly discouraged after working
conscientiously through the
supposedly open channels, one
is promptly rebuffed by an ad
ministrative veto.
But, as a “great American
hero” once said; “Dont give
up the ship!” Talk about a
political statement. That was
pretty obvious wasn’t it? In
case you’re interested, I just
happen to be related to that
great hero. But please don’t
stop reading just because this
writer sees himself as John
Paul Jones.
Just as it is the American
public's responsibility, come
election day, to keep politicians
on their toes and Nixon on the
right track (no pun Intended),
so it is our responsibility as
students and financial support
ers to keep Wesleyan on Its
toes. Remember their lovely
little saying, “Freedom With
Responsibility”? Well, we
want a little freedom to show
how responsible we are. In
order to be responsible and
keep Wesleyan responsible, we
must be sure that Wesleyan can
answer for every action. There
fore . . . “Wesleyan, we raise
our voice to thee . . and
SCREAM: l)Where did the sum
mer school actlvitly fee go?
2) Why do the supposedly In
tellectual elite of this world
succumb to the tactics of mali
cious gossip to achieve their
purposes? 3) Why can’t stu
dents, who pay extra money for
an overload of hours, get their
money back after they drop the
additional hours over fifteen?
4) Why are there different le
vels of punishment for the same
offense (Why does the means
of punishment depend on whe
ther you have longhair, whether
you’re male or female, black
or white, student or teacher,
rich or poor, sycophantic or
honest)? 5) Why are black
student’s applications to this
college considered separately
from the white’s and why are
black students always assigned
black room mates? 6) If Wes
leyan, as an American college,
supposedly reflects the Amer
ican political system of demo
cracy, then how on earth can
the Dean of Students office abo
lish the right of students of
trial by peers? Any red -
blooded All-American gets de-
wey-eyed when the BIU of Rights
is read — and violently defen
sive when any of those precious
rights are threatened. When the
student’s rights as American
citizens and Wesleyan students
are cancelled or denied, what
is their reaction going to be?
Anyone In power who makes il
logical or unconstitutional deci
sions better be prepared for
some violent reactions.
Any academically respecta
ble college would say that their
purpose is to better the A-
merican society by teaching
the young self-respect, high i-
deals, and a more profound
manner of thinking Intelligent
ly, logically, and openly. Pm
sure Wesleyan would agree that
this too is Its purpose. By not
acknowledging that Wesleyan
students can think logically, act
responsibly, or have intelligent
opinions, isn’t Wesleyan say
ing that it has made no con
tribution to society, and has
foiled in its attempt to ele
vate the students; therefore,
Wesleyan has no purpose, and
its continued existence is awas-
te of Rocky Mount’s and stu
dent’s money, and EVERY
ONE’S “life’s blood”.
“To you with failing hands
we throw the torch”. It is
- your turn, students. We all
know it Is easier not to make a
fuss and continue trying to get
by as usual by just breaking
the rules. But, I don’t think
that is right and I don’t think
that you do either. Note: I
discovered what Truth and Right
are — living one’s life trying
to reach one’s conception of
Truth and Right.
EDITORIAL
(Continued from Page 2)
and how many of them are spe
cial students Mr. Garlow \e-
plied:
“There is always the possi
bility that someone may not
know the facts, but each year
within ten days after registra
tion any student organization
on campus can request through
proper channels, specifically
through the Dean of Students of
fice, for any set of figures. If
the student government official
would have requested through
Mr. Maxwell or even directly
through me these figures could
have been made available with
in ten days after registration.”
Mr. Garlow further stated:
“The full time equivalency
of part time students is com
piled at the same time as all
other enrollment statistics
(prior to October first).”
It seems that the elections for
day student senators has not
been postponed because of re
cord or the lack of thenj, but
because of some other, unknown
reason. Whatever that reason
is it is a sad state of affairs
when a group of students is
not represented on a student se
nate for almost an entire
semester. It makes no differ
ence whether or not, now that
applications are available, day
students apply for the senate
seats to make this editorial a
valid one. They should have
been given a choice before now.
Dorm residents . , , what if it
were your representation?
Mr. Harrison and Mr. Kersh-
ner, as Election Chairmen, it
seems, blew It. This column
would like to know the real
reason that day student senate
elections are just being held.
And for that matter it would
be nice to find out why some
people think this Year’s fresh
man class needs longer to get
to know each other than that of
any other freshman class in this
college’s history.
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By HERB HENNEY
Those Of you who read this
rag with any sort of consistency
will know that this is a new
column. You are right. The
purpose of this series is to make
you aware of some of the dis
coveries in science that don’t
receive national attention. I
also hope to speak with the pro
fessors of the sciences here at
Wesleyan to get their views on
many issues. So stick around
and I just might say something
that will interest you.
I was reading Science Digest
the other day and came across
an article I would like to share
with you concerning marijuana.
I am compelled to say at this
point that I don’t use nor ad
vocate the use of marijuana.
There have been some dis
coveries concerning marijuana
that merit some comment. It
has been found that the pure
form of marijuana (delta-9-
titrahydrocannab inol - THC)
has some medical value. Tests
show its effectiveness in low
ering high blood pressure, trea
tment of migraine headaches,
epilepsy, and lowering body
temperature (suspended anima
tion).
The U. S. Army has studied
suspended animation in dogs
which has been induced by a
single injection of pure THC,
These dogs have been placed
in suspended animation for as
long as eight days. The dogs re
covered and were normal in all
respects. The Army has also
found that THC could possi
bly be a battlefield aid for cas-
ulaties, enabling these men to
be put into suspended animation
until they could receive proper
medical attention.
THC has also been found to be
twenty times more potent than
repespine (the current drug be
ing used) in lowering high blood
pressure. The drug’s capability
for lowering body temperature
has important applications in
supressing high fevers on body
metabolism.
Another aspect that has come
out of these studies is that
marijuana purchased on the str
eets contains small amounts of
THC; therefore some scien
tists believe that the “high”
usually associatedwithsmoking
marijuana is in the imparities
or is a psycholc^cal factor.
Next time . . . who knows;
it depends on what I feel like
writing about.
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