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PAGE 1 THE TWIG JANUARY 17, J973 L THE TWIG NEREVITH COLLEGE SILENT STUDENT? The eleven-day Christmas bombing spree by President Nixon in Vietnam is another example of the “honorable" way America is reducing its Involvement there. By the very devastation of Vietnam, the war will be won and once again freedom and self-determination will be assured in a country which will be so destroyed by constant military activity that the people left will be lucky to have homes and food, much less a democratic government. The hope for peace in October after four more years of ridiculous killing was toppled as the war effort was heightened, so much that the time of the relatively silent stu dent of 1970-72 must once again meet frustration. Already the protests are mounting. Thousands of people deploring the bombing are expected during the Inauguration January 19-21. Petitions to Congress to stop war-fund ap propriation and the renewed bombing are already being sent, including those from students here at Meredith. There is a movement for non-violent resistance to the activity at North Carolina’s own Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal, which ships 1 million tons of munitions to Indochina each year. A silent vigil of protest will be held at the Old Post Office down town on Friday, January 19, from 11:30 - 1:30. The silent student? No longer can we, as moral beings, re main silent, for silence too often breeds apathy rather than thought. The threat of another Kent State has been crucial in causing silent, just as has been the feeling of uselessness and frustration in the fact of utter defeat. Silence in America now could mean Involvement in Vietnam for at least four more years, perhaps for many more. If we, as a “Christian" nation, can remain silent now, we may be forced to remain silent forever. JFS A Step Backward FniTORIAL STAFF Editor Janice Sams Copy Editor Eleanor Hill Feature Editor Renee Lindsey Reporting Staff — Karen Britt, Claudia Denny, Joy Sea born, Norma Heath, Catherine Stover, Susan Webster, Mary Owens, Barrie Walton, Gloria Smith Typists ...Deborah Phillips, Suzanne Martin, Susan Webster Faculty Advisers .... Dr. Norma Rose, Dr. Tom Parramore Business Editor Libby Owen Advertising Managers Deborah Phillips, Emily Johnson Circulation Manager Elaine Williams Staff ... Nancy Alvis, Lou Ann Roebuck, Candy Purvis Faculty Adviser Dr. Lois Frazier i'noiographei .Susan Berry Member Associated Collegiate Press. Entered as second-class matter at post office at Raleigh, N.C. 27611 Published weekly.,..except during holidays and exams. THE, TWIG is served by National Educational Advertising Service, 18 East 50th Street, New York. Subscription Rates: $3.70 per year. Carter Speaks Outt Dorm Responsibility BY CAROLYN CARTER This is the first of three arti cles concerning my perspective of Meredith as President of the SGA. One very Important thing that should be continually em phasized in our living as a community is our responsibil ity to each other. We are here basically at Meredith for a lib eral arts education which we understand as coming from our academic ' experiences. In order to be a balanced human being we must get along with other human beings. Certainly a liberal arts education pur ports to be a principal part of furthering a comprehension of human relations. Human re lations is exactly why dormi tory life is so important. Very few times in our lives will we ever have the opportunity to live in such close proximity to ao many people, it is a real adventure and certainly a pos itive commentary on the state of humanity that so many peo ple can comfortably live with each other. The fact of dormitory life that there are approximately 150-200 people in each dorm who have 150 different ways of doing things means that we can profit measurably from having some reasonable laws by which the community operates. Main ly the concern here is for res pecting each individual’s rights. If someone chooses to study in the room, she should have the right to do this. Res pect for the necessity for quiet during normal study hours in the evening does not necessi tate absolute silence but a rea sonable request for someone else. This business of community responsibility is underwritten by our acceptance of living under an honor system. Our honor system means basically one thing: you are responsible for yourself. By this honor system, we are placing trustin each other to be an honorable person. This trust means that the Meredith student is ex pected to be above common character. Our generation is hailed as one which shuns a false image, hypocrisy, and phoniness and wants its lead ers to be thoroughly honest and real. If we are to be at all contemporary and to make a statement with our lives for the progress of civilization, then we assert that we are of sufficient fabric to live under an honor system. RETAIN DISCOUNT FARES! The recent faculty defeat of the proposal for student repre sentation on the Academic Council is a major step backward in committee development. Since students have been admitted to other college committees, not to mention the Boards of Trustees and Associates, the culminating step in represen tation to the Academic Council would seem to be congruent with past lines of reasoning. Discussion and postponement of this proposal had taken place since May, 1972, only to be finalized in defeat. Although the major issue with the proposal was a question ing of the entire committee structure rather than with the student representation itself, the amount of time taken to reach this decision could have been spent in studying the committees. Five school months passed in which delibera tion of this issue could have occurred in detail with a total review made and reported by the December meeting, with re commendations ready for a vote. In actuality, the proposal’s defeat seems to have been made on the basis of mechanics rather than principles. The issue here is not that of com mittee review; the issue is student representation. Granted the committee structure probably does need some reconsid eration, but the goal of the past years has certainly involved that of increased student-faculty-administration relations and the committees have been designed to enhance this ideal. If better community relations are to be striven for on the Instruc tion Committee, why are they to be denied on the Academic Council? If the students are not capable of making such pert inent decisions as those of the Council, may we be re.ninded that the faculty itself can override Council decisions, thereby easing the possibllty that students could blantantly be changing all of the academic policies of Meredith College? In light of past progress at Meredith for community relations, the defeat of the Academic Council proposal implies a deadlock in academic affairs. Even if students are not at first given the right to vote on the Council, their opinions as observing members could at least be heard. Without this vital com munication among students, faculty and administration on aca demic matters, the community of learning exchange we are looking for cannot develop. The 1972 catalogue states on page 50, “Concern for the unity and diversity of the human exper ience is expressed through an intensive examination of the great body of knowledge available within the traditional aca demic disciplines and through active participation in the life of the local and wider communities." Unity and diversity, hum an experience, examination, knowledge, participation — if these principles are goals, why are we stepping back? JFS Through the sponsorship of the National Student Lobby and Continental Marketing Corpor ation, the COALITION TO RE TAIN AIR DISCOUNT FARES (CRADF) has been formed. On December 7, 1972, the Civil Aeronautics Board an nounced the results of their Domestic Passenger-Fare In vestigation: “that youth stand by, youth reservation and fam ily fares are unjustly discrim inatory and that family and youth reservation fares are also unreasonable." The Board did defer cancellation of these fares pending further hearing on the question of an adjust ment to normal fares. The purpose of CRADF, in the words of Russell Lehr am, President of Continental Mar keting Corporation, a youth fare card sales concern, “will be to alert every traveler affect ed, advise them that they may lose from 25% to 33% air fare reductions if theydon’tactnow, and provide them with a vehicle to express their views so that they will be heard." An open appeal is being mail ed each college newspaper in the form of an ad that can be placed by the editor as a ser vice for his readers. The ad will carry a tear-out letter, to be signed by readers, ap pealing to Congress to act on legislation that can pave the way for continuation of these dis count fares. The letters will be submitted to the CRADF office in Washington, DG .wherethey will be systematically sorted by Congressional District, counted to measure response, and finally forwarded to the proper Congressmen. National Student Lobby Lead ers will then go into action. They will visit the members of the House and Senate Com merce Committees in an effort to get at least one Republican and one Democratic sponsor for necessary legislation from each committee. They will work with staffs of the commit tees, airline representatives, senior citizens and other groups interested in preserving the discount fares. On February 28th a National Student Lobby Conference will be held, with students from all parts of the country in attend ance, to consider this problem. At that time, the delegates will visit with their own legislators to urge positive and final action to retain these important fares. In January, 1968, CAB ex aminer Arthur S.Present ruled that discount fares limited to persons 12 to 21 years old are “unjustly discriminatory” be cause age alone isn’t a valid distinction between passengers. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Pre sent received mail from col lege students by the sack load. Their expression of opinion was so overwhelming that the CAB ruled that airline youth fare discounts don’t unjustly discriminate against adults The board put off any deicslon on a petition to abolish the dis counts until a study of whether the fares were reasonable in relation to carrier costs was completed. Originally youth fares were challenged by National Trail- ways Bus System, a trade association of bus companies, and by TCO Industries, Inc., formerly Transcontinental Bus System, Inc. Over $300.-million is spent by young people on youth fare tickets annually. Each year over 1-million youth fare cards are bought by young people who believe that they are en titled to its benefits until age 22. If the fare is abolished, privileges of the card would be revoked. A number of state, student and senior citizens and persons from such organizations have endorsed CRADF. Following is a partial list of endorsements: American Association of Re tired Persons, California State Universities and College Stu dent President’s Association, City University of New York Student Senate, Continental Marketing Corporation, Handi capped Students Organization, David Turner - Coordinator- The High School Project, Michigan Higher Education Students Association, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Timothv Higgins - President - National Student Association, National Student Lobby, New York City Urban Corps, University of California Student Lobby,Wisconsin Youth Caucus, plus some 70 other state student organizations. A special AIR HOT LINE has been set up to receive tele phone inquiries for up-to-date information on this issue- Since CRADF is a non-profit organi zation collect calls cannot be accepted. There is, however, a number in Houston. Texas, ("Continued on Paee 41 'act"now' Dear Coogress/nan: Please take action to save the Youth Fares and Discount Fares which have recently b abolished by the Civil Aeronautics Board. I would appreciate it if you would also write the CAB and request that they delay enforcement of this decision until Congress has an opportunip/ to act on this important question. Some 5-million students traveled using this discount fare in the past year. This contributed over $400-million to cover fixed costs of the airlines. These carriers can be presumed to have a full grasp of the marketing considerations involved and are. at least, as interested as the CAB in dropping any useless discount fares. Yet. an overwhelming majority of the airlines who participated in the CAB investigation are in favor of these fares. Millions of students have purchased their Youth Fare identification cards with the belief that the cards would be valid until their 32nd birthday. Now the cards are being abruptly cut off by the CAB'S decision. As one of millions of young voters. I respectfully request that you act to pass legislation that will allow the CAB to discriminate on the basis of age by keeping Youth Fares. I will be anxiously awaiting the results of the coming legislation concerning this matter. CRADF (Coalition To Retain Air Discount Fares) 413 East Capitol Street. S.E. Washington. DC 20003 (city, state & tip) Co-Sponsors The National Student Lobby and Continental Marketing Corporation
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