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Editorials
Stumbling Blindly
By Larry Sage
If the people attending the Alamance Executive’s
Club’s dinner, April 6, were any indication of what
middle class America is thinking then beware young
America - War Will Prevail!
The enthusiastic response of the group to aen.
Goldwater’s remarks about bombing Hanoi, and keep
ing our commitments to guard Southeast Asia at any
cost showed definite signs of pro-right feelings.
However, the most significant point made was against
communism. The Communists are responsible for stu
dent riots and the various demonstrations, so it is be
lieved.
“If I were a Communist,” remarked Goldwater,
“these would be the areas I would work in.” Well
we all know that Sen. Goldwater is a^ staunch anti-
Communlst and many like him use the “Communists
to place the blame for our turbulent society.
They are blinded by “Communism” so much so that
it seems they can’t see the possibility that what is
happening is caused by the society they represent and
defend to the end.
The end will come not by “Communist” Inspired
revolution but by their own corruption and blindness
by their warmongering and pseudo-patriotism and na
tionalism, by the dollar signs in their eyes and weak
security of split-level home, two cars and a winter
vacation in Florida.
Middle class conservative blindness will undermine
America. Their lack of understanding, lack of sight,
lack of ability to listen and their cause against The
Communists” will eventually succumb to its own wrongs.
The “Silent Majority”, the oppressive right wln^j
gung ho Americans are the cause of the “Revolution
—for their oppressiveness only causes those whom they
oppress to turn against that which Is established.
So who Is to blame - the Communists or conserva
tive right wing Americans? History will be witness and
judge.
Campus Encounter To Join
In L.A. Forum Activities
The Campus Encounter the topic of drugs. Others
has collaborated with the will be scheduled in the
Liberal Arts Forum by future. All are welcome
rescheduling its displays to come and participate,
during the week of April Anyone with suggest-
19-24. Under the chair- ions for this organization
manship of Larry Sage, may contact Larry Sage
the combined faculty- or write Box 3123.
student organization will
show examples of cam- S G A
pus talents in 3-D works, (Continued from page 1)
sketchings and creative , ,
writing. There will be n^xt year, but we re
displays of both student individuals in our de-
and faculty work in the cision making,” stated
arts and crafts to be seen McBrayer.
on second McEwen and The Senate, according
In the library. to the officers - elect.
Included on the Campus needs to be more repre-
Encounter Committee are sentatlve of the student,
faculty members Mrs. niore knowledgeable of
Bessie Sloan, Miss Elolse parliamentary procedure
Baynes, Miss Edith and more open-minded.
Brannock and Drs. Will- Vardavas stated that,
lam Elzey and Albert ‘the Senate must repre-
Gmlnder and Rev. Alfred sent all Interests,” The
Hurst. The student par- three were especially
ticlpants on the commit- concerned about the pos-
tee are Joan B. Rlggan, siblllties of a “stacked
Ellen Barnes, Kay Saun- Senate,” one operating
ders, Barry Simpson and for special interest
Dave Fuller. groups. Vardavas com-
Also, an activity for mented that certain pro-
this organization has been fessors could “keep their
monthly open forum dis- paws out of Stu-
cussions on second floor, ^®nt Government affairs
Student Center. The last money.”
one was held April 15 on Other things the new
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Maroon and Gold
Low Budget Films Win Out
By David Spicer
In 1969 the movie In
dustry experienced
something that is becom
ing more and more pre
valent today: the drifting
away from the stereo
typed Hollywood picture
to an embracing of the low
budget films with themes
relevant to the problems
of America’s society and
attitudes. No more are the
films of the stature and
scope of *'Gone With the
Wind,” “Ben Hur,”
“Cleopatra,” and ‘‘The
Ten Commandments”; no
longer do movies usually
concern themselves with
apple pie and motherhood,
gaudy spectacular wars,
and the historical past
(except In the case of
Westerns such as “The
Wild Bunch” and “Butch
Cassidy and the Sundance
Kid”). Rather, they deal
with the Inner conflict of
modern man and with ta
boo subjects that Holly
wood has refused to deal
with in the past.
One would think, then
that the Academy Awards
would give due credit to
these efforts that have
strived to present Amer
ica and its people as the
way it really is, rather
than what Hollywood
would like to to be. But
no, that did not happen.
In the first place, the
Academy ignored many
Important films, such as
"Easy Rider”. “Alice’s
Restaurant”, ‘ Last Sum
mer,” and “The Wild
Bunch” in favor of med
iocre representations
such as “True Grit.” Se
condly, of the six main
categories, only three of
the choices as winners
were completely justi
fied. while two could be
questioned (best sup
porting actor and act
ress) and one was a fla
grant example of token
ism (best actor).
S. G. A. Administration
hopes to gain Include: a
Commuter Board, com
muter mailboxes, stu
dent representatives on
faculty committees, stu
dent vote on the Board of
Trustees support for the
new I.G.C., and more
Interest in S.G.A. func
tions and events.
“We are going to stir
up some (controversy),”
added Vardavas.
Oxmrteas studies
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of study in London, three
weeks free for personal
travel. All expenses ex
cept the three weeks of
free travel are cover
ed In the $800 cost.
The Paris Summer Stu
dy offers five weeks of
study in Paris, one week
in the Loire Valley and
three weeks of personal
travel. Cost of $850 co
vers all expenses except
1970 Academy Awards
BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR:
.“Anne of the Thousand Days” (Universal)
“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (20th)
^“Hello, Dolly!” (20th)
Z_“MidnIght Cowboy” (United Artists)
“Z” (CInemaV)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR:
Richard Burton (“Anne of the Thousand Days”
_ Dustin Hoffman (“Midnight Cowboy”)
_ Peter O’Toole (“Goodbye, Mr. Chips”)
_ Jon Voight (“Midnight Cowboy”)
X John Wayne (“True Grit”)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS:
_ Genevieve Bujold (“Anne of the Thousand Days")
_Jane Fonda (“They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?”)
_ Liza Mlnelli (“The Sterile Cuckoo”)
_ Jean Simmons (“The Happy Ending”)
jc Maggie Smith (“The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR, SUPPORTING;
_ Rupert Crosse (“The Reivers”)
_ Elliott Gould (“Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice”)
Jack Nicholson (“Easy Rider”)
Anthony Quayle (“Anne of the Thousand Days”)
_x Gig Young (“They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?”)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS, SUPPORTINd:;
Catherine Burns (“Last Summer”)
Dyan Cannon (“Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice”!
_x Goldie Hawn (“Cactus Flower”)
Sylvia Miles (‘‘Midnight Cowboy”)
Susannah York (“They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?”;
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING;
Arthur Penn (“Alice’s Restaurant”)
George Roy Hill (“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
Kid”:
X John Schlesinger (“Midnight Cowboy”)
Sydney Pollack (“They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?”
Costa Gavras (“Z”)
It Is this last category that causes one to be dis
illusioned. While Wayne is a great actor, his perform
ance In “True Grit” was not up to par to those of the
other actors nominated (Peter O’Toole in “Goodbye
Mr. Chips,” Richard Burton In “Anne of a Thousand
Days,” and Dustin Hoffman and John Voight in “Mid
night Cowboy.”) The Academy displayed its obse
quiousness and phoniness when it Ignored talent In favor
of sentimentality. In fact,the Academy Awards this
year illustrated beautifully the idea that the “new wave”
of films is striving so sincerely (and succeeding in
most cases) to present to the public that the American
Establishment is phony, hypocritical, and plastic.
If the Academy Awards presentation did not suc
ceed in anything else. It did make the average sensi
tive, intelligent, thinking being come to the conclu
sion that no longer does It mean anything as far as
quality Is concerned. In the future, one will probably
not worry whether a movie has been nominated or
elected for an Academy Award. Rather, he will seek
some other criteria bywhlch to judge a motion picture
for its quality such as the Cannes Film Feslval, the
New York Critics Award, and his own personal con
ception of aesthetics and quality in the cinema. It
is such a pity, too, for those little gold men would
really mean something if they were presented widi
sincerity, honesty, and a cognizance of quality.
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the free travel.
Each study group will
leave New York June 11
and return August 13.
Teachers will be from
the faculties of Guilford
College and UNC at
Greensboro.
Shotts will conduct a
72-day Seminars Abroad,
visiting 12 countries to
meet students, study the
culture and understand
people. All travel will
be by air, with students
spending from four to nine
days in each country.
Cost of the Seminars
Abroad, leaving New
York June 8 and re
turning August 20, is $1,
810. That covers all ex
penses, Shotts said.
Students wishing more
information may contact
Shotts at Guilford Col
lege at 292-5511 or by
calling him at home at
294-0229 In the evening.
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