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Page Two Monday, October 16 -19) editorial TH€ SALtMIT^ GOP Eradicates Crim( Contrary to popular belief, apathy is no longer the most prevalent attitude on campus. The good old days of harmless indifference to Salem have acquired a more serious dimension - irresponsibility. Apathy is non-action. It serves to undermine the morale of the community by creating a tension between the apathetic and the non- apathetic, making the efforts of the few active students seem futile in the face of their inactive counterparts. Though selfish in nature, apathy is essentially honest in that it is open indifference. Irresponsibility, on the other hand, goes a step further than apathy. It is not merely inaction, but negative action. It not only un dermines morale, but actually threatens to destroy the community structure by placing the burden of full responsibility on the already overworked few. It is open indifference, but in a dishonest sense be cause it first seeks responsibUity, then ignores it. It is directly harm ful to others because of its active negative influence. Examples of irresponsibihty can be found everywhere — Founder’s Day skits, failure to close an SDH door, volunteering to do jobs such as writ ing articles or taking polls, then never bothering to follow through on one’s committment. In each of these cases mentioned, students have not remained merely indifferent to campus activities but have accepted responsibilities on their own volition. In each case this responsibility has been cast aside, causing more pain and inconven ience to the students wiio are left to compensate for the neglected work of others than if the responsibility had never been accepted in the first place. In this light, apathy is tolerable and sometimes un derstandable, but in any case, irresponsibility is inexcusable.-CAM Letter... (continued on page 3) EDITORIAL STAFF BUSINESS STAFF News Editor Laura Turnage Feature Editor Dee Wiison Layout Editor Cori Pasquier Copy Editor Kathy Bacon Fine Arts Editors. . . .Barbie Pfiieger Marcia Garrett Photographers Barbara Perry Beth Wiison Contributing This Week . . . Scottie Boardman, Jeri Bounds, Hamilton Dabbs. Sarah Dorrier, Marcia Garrett, Marjorie Griffith, Carol Perrin, Allison Towne, Julia Webber, Margaret Brinkley, Joan Spangler. Assistant Business Manager . . . Lynn Mappus Circulation Manager . . . Lane Crawford Mailing Manager Evie Yancy Muse of Inspiration Mr. Bernhard von Nicolai Member U. S. Student Press Associa tion Intercollegiate Press Alternative Features Service Advisor Mrs. J. W. Edwards THE SALEMITE is the Uncensored Voice of the Salem Community. Published weekly, excluding exami nations, holidays and summer vaca tion, by Students of Salem College. Subscription Price $5.00 yearly. Mailing Address P. O. Box 10447 Salem Station, Winston-Salem, N. C. 27108. Statistics Cited This is a rebuttal to the article written by Dee Wilson which ap peared in the October ninth edition of the Salemite. We disagree with the logic used in this article and refute it point by point. “ “We are opposed to intervisitation for reasons we consider im portant in regards to the privacy of the individuals especially that of a woman.” Women as well as men require privacy. We can think of no good reason why the need for privacy of a female is greater than that of a male. Privacy also includes a couple as well as an individual. “We feel that a girl’s room is her Private Domain and in this res pect should remain free of any unwanted intrasions.” Being her private domain a girl should have the right of inviting anyone she wishes to visit her there. This includes males as well as females. Unwanted intrusions occur at present whenever another fe male visits in a dorm room, when one roomate is studying and the other is not. “The majority of girls lead informal lives after class and especially at night and may be caught relaxing around the dorm...” This points out the main reason why intervisitation is needed on a campus such as Salem. In the first place, the dating at Salem is mostly on a formal basis - he picks you up, you get in the car and drive away to wherever you are going. This formdity excludes the conception of group dating or just becoming acquainted with a male in an informal manner. Further, this relaxed evening atmosphere at Salem, we feel, is more condusive to a real friendship than a night of drinking beer in a public place. “Granted, most girls will continue to hve thus informally but there are some girls who will be uncomfortable wandering around the hall even with a bathrobe on, knowing a male is present in one of the rooms.” Loosen up people! There are men in the world and at some point in your lives you will have to come into contact with them on an in formal basis, and away from fraternity and cocktail parties. Even so, a bathrobe covers more of a female’s anatomy than do hot pants. Being seen in a bathrobe may be a traumatic experience for some girls, but few males we know are disturbed by them. Plus, we feel it is degrading to Salem’s male visitors to be con stantly open to seeing a girl bedecked in rollers, sporting a facial mask, and wearing sloppy apparel...” ■It is sad enough that we as women feel it is necessary to hide our true selves from a male by painting our faces and putting on a pant suit. If a person feels that being seen with rolled hair and sloppy ap parel is degrading just dressing up when ever you meet a male is not going to conceal your Mr. Hyde personality forever. At some point, one must forgo high heels and hose if she wants her relationship to be more than superficial. In 1967 serious crimes in this country increased 16 per cent over the previous year. That means for every 100 serious crimes - such as rape, murder or serious assault - reported in 1966, there were 116 in 1967. And 1968 was no better; it was far worse. The rate of in crease was 19 per cent. For those same 100 crimes com mitted in 1966, there were 138 in 1968. The trend of the late ‘60s is clear. It was up. And up. It was a problem to which President Nix on addressed himself in his cam paign for the Presidency. And it is a problem to which he had ad dressed himself as President. He has attacked it on aU fronts - through innovative legislation such as the Organized Crime Control Act, the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Con trol Act, the Omnibus Crime Control Act; through increased federal outlays for financial as sistance to local law enforce ment agencies and through com prehensive study programs to help pinpoint the causes of crime. Progress was almost immedi ate. In the first year of the Nix on Administration, the crime rate increase diminished by se ven per cent from the 19 percent rate aheady noted for the previ ous year. By last year, that rate of in crease was down to six per cent. And the incidence of crime in 53 of the 156 cities with popula tions over 100,000 actually showed a decrease. Today, we have even more convincing evidence that Nixon Administration policies have scored a major breakthrough in fighting crime. FBI statistics for the first half of 1972 - released the end of September - show that in that time the rate of crime increase over the same pe riod last year was one per cent. And, crime was down in 72 ma jor cities. The reasons for this progress could be cited in the concrete terms of legislation, financial and technical assistance by the federal government to local law enforcement agencies, more and better trained federal agents and other programs initiated by this Administration. But much of the responsibili ty is in the attitude taken by this Administration. It contrasts with the permissiveness of the Democratic administrations of the 1960s. And it is in stark contrast to Auction Circle and star Tuesday, Oct ober 17 on your calendars! Sal em’s Y.W.C.A. will hold its an nual auction in Hanes at 12;45 on this* day. Jim Bray will auc tion the items on the agenda which include (besides home made goodies..r..pies,, cakes, brownies ) a hiking day in the mountains with a trail lunch and a pizza supper in Boone, a steak ditmer for 4, a lasagna dinner, a Christmas buffet, a cookout a high English Tea (a po- hce car ride, too!) The Y s profits from the auc tion go to the World University Service Scholarship Fund to as sist students financially who want an education. The majori ty of the funds are distributed to foreign students who may, upon receiving this help,attend school in their own countries. Check your dorm boxes for a complete list of items to be auc tioned. Come, bring your check- cor^s^’n^"^ exercise your vocal some of the things we are hear ing in this campaign from the Democrat vice presidential nom inee who recently said this aboiit young people who commit crimes: “I don’t see how we can blame them when they break a window or when they steal something...” And even the presidential candidate, George McGovern, has said of Daniel Ellsberg who is currently being tried for the theft of government documei “I admire him for what he dif The Nixon Administration not one that ignores then, causes of crime, but it realists ly places priorities on ctiihep, vention and the protection, wdiat President Nixon has cal “the first civil right” of mericans, “freedom from don* tic violence.” While we study and deve FRANKLYSPEAKING Iqr Phil hank 'HOW DO I KNOW too BOUGHT THIS TTRHI PRPER? WHO DO VOU THINK S3LD IT TO THEM?' of cabbages and kings by Sarah Dorrier How does getting credit for a semester in WASHINGTON so Pretty exciting, don’t you think? Salem has recently been accepted into the Washington Sen Program at the American University in Washington, D. C.Thei 139 participating colleges and universities from all over theU States. The program provides three fields of study, and a studen choose to focus on any one of the three; Government in Action Urban Affairs International Relations and U. S. Foreign Policy Each study area requires a seminar, a project, and either an el course or an internship. The seminar (for which Salem participants would rece course credits) consists of field experience through meetir public officials, lobbyists, foreign embassy personnel, amba and private citizens who have an impact on goverrunent proc Meetings ovcur about four times each week, often in the c the speaker. Each student also does an individual research project whid its one course credit. These projects would be arranged in coi tion with professors here at Salem and would be designed to pi in-depth study in the student’s own particular area of interest. To earn the remaining one course credit, a student may course from the American University’s regular curriculi® r'fMlrt.a .. fullltl course need not be government-oriented; it may even - n...... .,1. . . , , , ..... Qf_ta quirement at the student’s home institution. In heu course, a student may choose tp do an internship in a administrative, or political office. Salem initially had a quota of two students for the spring ter. The program is open to juniors, seniors, and occasional y omores, majoring in any field. American Government (or its f lent) is the only course pre-requisite. A minimum grade of --I—lui auimsMLm. lUILlon 15 pain mstitution, and students live in University housing while m Mr. Bernhard von Nicolai is Salem’s liason with tl Semester Program. He has (as soon as I return it!) a f rnation including pamphlets, orientation information, r 1 you re interested in applying to the Washington Se to see him, because . , FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 IS the deadline for spring nominations!
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