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5= FP wmia /l£/£HS Man,a social creature,is born with an i»^e desire to communicate. Prom earliest time he has toiled to discover the most effective means of transmitting his feelings — his desires,his dreams,his despairs — to other men. The development of a spoken, and then vn?itten meth od of commxmieating satisfied the scientific and rational side of his nature, but left him still searching for some way to express the vague and tu«ei^ous part of his inner ^eing that his reason had labeled emotion. It was this craving to relate emotion"that led him to create a totally subjective language, — the language of art, ' One of the three primary forms of artistic expression was music. Em ploying at first his voice, and later adding drvms, pipes, and strings, man was able to imitate the music he heard in the universe around him, as well as the musical emotion that welled ut) from within his soul, delating his ^personal observations to those who surrounded him in a way that his vocabulary never could. As he experimented with his discovery, he began to realize the unestimable value of it, Hq found that not only could he make himself better vmder-- stood, but also he could use his device as a force to persuade, or to excite his listeners. Today, thousands of years since the first note resounded through virgin forests — today, in an age of undreamed of methods of communi cation, music continues to one of the most popular languages. Depart ment stores and factories pipe in music to keep their customers and employees content and relaxed while they are seperated from their home hi-fi's and radioes; advertising men build their commercials around music that will appeal to the clientele that they are trying to reach; almost all dramatic productions^rely heavily on musical support to set the tone of the action; a worldwide youth sub culture has sprung up out of a mus ical common denominator. In our modern society,, easily prone to conflict, a musical paradox evolved. The very subjective natui’e of music which made it ideal for* communicating otherwise ineffable emotions, caused many different manifestations of the art to develop, and the various groups of devotees found they were unable to inter- Qpmmunicate, In the 19^0's, the diverse appreciators found themselves sunk into one of two polarized fac tions, the classical music fans (who tended to be rather mature), and the pop or rock and roll fans (who gener ally were adolescent)# In I96O however, as communication became an Issue of vital interest, and the efficiency of the scientific wonder machines in promoting actual personal intercourse and understanding was no longer the receptacle of universal awe-struck faith, the bars wiiich ...'i MceST since It cost those Involved one immed iate suspenlon. Elon is one of the few schools In 5he academic world blessM or I shoUd say cursed with an administration that gra4uated fr om the school whi ch they preside over. What we ha^ ve at Elon is a case of incest, and fascism is the bastard baby of this marriage. It would appear that our school would profit by having people who know Elon rim it, but Instead of using this to the advan tage of Elon, the administration has been and will continue to per - petuate the con” servatism that th' ey knew and loved. The time for a oh- ange at Elon is ^ hand. There is a saying, "it is eas. ier to get a new foreman than a new crew" so in using this adage we the st^udents should in form the adminlS'. tration that their services are no longer needed. The time has come to - lay for a new pre sident. The power belongs to the st- udehts, use this power and seize the time. MARK WHAT WAS SAID mir MufMAM jRak/dy DAV15 Whatever creaibiilty remains with Nixon's foreign policy statements is now being used to defend the recently pronounced "Nixon Doctrine." Defined by the establishment media as a " low- profile policy," we find in essence nothing new and nothing definite.^ Emphasizing the possibility of United States military intervention only in cases of external aggression, the ad ministration: in all probability will extend its paramilitary devices, such as the CIA, to Engage in counter-revo lutionary activities in the third world nations. As an instrument of imperial ism the eiA has been essential in the repression of people's movements as now shown in Laos, In Laos, the charge of external agression has been raised to justify CIA-backia* forces of Laotian and Thai mercemary fighters to defeat the revo lutionary Pathet Lao movement. It has been recently revealed that this invol vement has cost ^00 casualties and the loss of 400 aircraft. In keeping with the record so far, it will probably be only a matter of time before ground forces are implemented. Perhaps the Nixon Doctrine can be described as "low-profile" only insofar as it substantially reduces the amount of economic assistance. Accordingly this will leave the third-world nations with the alternatives of either gain ing assistance through multinational banks or through private United States^ investments, both of which promote capi* talistic exploitation , A partnership ■ of Britain, France, West Germany, and Japan will wield this iiiperialistic O I'd 6 IT Q As with the case holding in Viet Nam, it . is lik;ely that the Nixon admin istration will continue to intensify assistance and support to repressive ree^imes, such as the Siagon regime. As we find the military budget remain ing at escalation levels and donestic ills being ignored, the stage must be set_to demonstrate oppossition. ~ The fall antiwar demonstrations revealed that the movement has the po* tential ability to mobilize millions intp action demanding immediate with drawal of all United States troops from Viet Nam. The same potential exists for the spring mobilization effopts. With a sustained effort, this could I, Dale Kaufman, exile iji residence, was on March 10, in the year 1970,en gaged in conversa tion with the Att orney General of the become an effective device.in demanding Honor Court, Mark rearrangement priorities and national JordAn, when said policy. The Student Mobilization person did tell me committee, havinp' grown into the largest that ^ we (the'*Elon g^udent antiwar group, now emphasizes four”) did dress necessity of a massive approach grubby ^d chewed spring antiwar offensive. Other tobacco(which we ' groups must become reactivated if the deny doing as vigor- spring offensive is going to be effec- ously as most farm- tive. Also the movement must not fail e»a chew it) he neglect the issues of poverty, guaranteed that "the racism, domestic repression, and other Honor Court will conditions which stem from the present suspend you"I arrangement of priorities.
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