US withdrawal from the Olympic Games
Pro:
For many years, the Olympic games have been the symbol of world peace arid
goodwill. The ancient Greeks’ idea of the Olympic games was such that wars would
cease for the duration of the event, but would resume afterwards.
To such a warlike culture, the games assured peace for a time, but twentieth
century countries, for the most part, want to keep this aura of friendship and good
natured rivalry. Unfortunately, there are powers in the world that would rather
not participate in the cause of world peace, and many people believe that a substan-
tial retaliatory measure could be the United State s boycott of the Olympic games
\he decision to do this has been questioned by the athletes and other
involved with the games, but I really wonder If such an altitude is not n bit selfish
when one considers the logic behind the move. If enough countries, say Canada,
China and other allies choose to boycott the games with the US, Russia may be faced
with a responsibility, if not a hollow victory. Many allies of the Soviet Union, along
with her people, would question the motives of the Russian leaders and the ettect on
the worldwide attitude toward the USSR. . .r u n-
Russia is a country that is very careful to keep a good image, and if her allies
have the opportunity to see this image marred, then measures to restore peace in
Afghanistan may be the result. . , r * j
Why can’t the true spirit of the Olympics overide the attitude of wasted money
and training and go instead toward an even bigger victory — world peace?
Student Exchange
Imagine wood-burning stoves, a two-
seater outhouse, an amorous small town
cop, a' “high” mountain at an elevation
of 5,000 feet, listening to blue grass music
by a fire, nauseating rides on endless dirt
roads, a five-day experience in health
food starvation, tennisplaying hillbil
lies, and guinea farmers. How about
being televised on the 6:00 Charle
ston news, playing uninhibited games
like “Johnny Brown”, waking up with
the dreaded task of conjuring up an “I
learned” statement, and besides all this,
a college with a two-story dining hall
with music piped-in and good food
Sounds pretty amazing! Let us tell
you how the experience went much
deeper than that . . .
Sixteen students from Westmont
College in Santa Barbara, California,
involved in a January term exchange
program met with sixteen similar stu
dents from Mars Hill College for five
days of orientation and getting acquaint
ed at Highlander Center in New Market,
Tennessee. The remaining two weeks
were left for each student to plan his or
her own experiences according to their
individual interests. Using Mars Hill as
home base, we lived in mountain homes,
visited day care, medical, educational,
and law-enforcement facilities, local
artisans, historical sites, and enjoyed
plenty of entertainment and hospi
tality from the mountain people.
We were challenged and stretched
in more ways than one. Probably the
most interesting factor for us was ex
periencing the culture and values of
the mountain people firsthand. Both
of us had the opportunity to live with
mountain families for four days. This
gave us a chance to develop a deeper un
derstanding of the mountain lifestyle
that we find difficult to reduce to written
words. We were deeply affected by
the importance land had in personal
and family identity: material wealth
and houses do not carry near the signi-
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Con:
The Olympic games in theory, are intended to bring together amateur athl
from all around the world to participate in a friendly, non-political atmosphej
competition. Unfortunately, at least the last three Olympics have been marreo,
political interventions of a decidedly unfriendly nature like demonstrations,
outs, countries being barred from competition, and, as in the case ot the
Olympics, actual deaths. The 1980 Olympics seem doomed fp° suffer the same
of political problems, problems which can only be aggravated by the withdra
the United States. , , ,
Another point to consider before pulling out of the games would have to he VJtlt
amount of time that many of the potential Olympic contenders have invested i
hopes of competing at Moscow in 1980. For many, a large percentage ot eir social
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opportunity from them without a good reason would be tragic. Of course, tn ,s
ficulties in Afghanistan and Iran are serious, but the United States has plicati
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failed to participate only during times of actual world warfare and still mam lenged
the games during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Never before have
political disagreements with other countries provoked such action. _ ^ ^ ar
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ficance as they do for us. It was re
freshing to experience life from such a
natural, honest, and peaceful perspec
tive.
Days spent with the group were en
lightening in a different way. We visit
ed people involved in unique activities
beyond day-to-day living. Peter and Polly
Gott’s hand-hewn log cabin and Polly’s
beautiful watercolors gave us a healthy
respect for hard work, human ingenui
ty, and skill. Drew Langsner demon
strated his craft of making chairs and
his wife, Louise’s talent of making bas
kets. Flashy quilts were Bea Cutshall’s
pasttime. Having time to sit and visit
Ruby and Lowell Johnson, Fushia Rice,
Don and Nancy Durrell, and Theresa
Zimmerman gave us a flavor for what
people were interested in. Homecook-
ed dinners brought beans, creamed corn,
potatoes, chicken, and soup, not to men
tion homemade bread and butter, milk
straight from the cow, and home-brewed
beer.
The most surprising aspect of the trip
was the very special friendships that
we made with the Mars Hill students in
such a short time. We never expect to
feel so at home or have so much fun!
Some of the memories we will always
carry with us include long talks till all
hours of the morning, playing cards and
stuffing pizzas in the student coffee
house, taking excursions and enjoying
the long drives together as much as the
sites, invigorating hikes, side trips to
Northeast Georgia and Charleston,
and just good ol’ teasing between “hill
billies” and “beach bums.” These
friendships have left imprints on our
lives that we-hope we will never lose.
In looking over these three weeks,
we come to realize that this learning and
experiencing will not come to an end as
we return to Westmont, but will continue
to affect the way we view our lives.
Susan Stover and Julie White
Westmont College students
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But there seems to be yet another problem in our withdrawal from the U y relatio
games and that is the very act of withdrawal itself. Running away from a pro of
is not going to make it go away. If the United States (and many others countries. ^
so, as is evidenced by the growing number of countries withdrawing! truly ^ decisft
that the actions of the Russians and Iranians are deplorable and inexcusably
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the case of South Africa and Rhodesia in 1976. I think this would serve to pr"
the prestige and honor of the Olympics instead of making it seem the moc s(g^^ ^
that something like a Free World Olympics would tend to cause. It wouldn t to the
the problem of the Olympics being used as a political weapon, and it would pro
end up being a Free World Olympics anyway: but it would at least spare the U thegg ^
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States and other countries the indignity of having to back away from the issu
would preserve at least some shard of the Olympian ideal.
Darryl Go* contg°
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Appalachian Forum to be held, Feb. 13
will examine “Resources for Women’s
Studies in Appalachia:” and in an even
ing session at 7 p.m., she will lecture on
“The Changing Roles of Women in the
Family.” A reception for Dr. Lord will
be held immediately after the evening
session in the main lounge of the college
union. Dr. Lord earned her undergra
duate degree from West Virginia Univer
sity, where she was a Phi Beta Kappa
scholar, and her master’s and Ph.D. from
Indiana University. In 1973, she was a-
warded the University of Tennessee’s
Alumni Association Teacher of the Year
Award. Her articles have been widely
published and she is the senior editor of
Appalachian Women and The Female
Experience in America, published by the
Educational Development Center of
Newton, Massachusetts. She is also co
author of The Black Female Experience
and a book on sex role development.
Currently she consults with national
and regional organizations in govern
ment, industry, and higher education on
topics related to women in management,
regional studies, and sex equity in edu
cation and psychology. Ur. Lord
served as spokesperson for the
tional Association for Women in Psy'
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logy. At the University of TennS®^
she was formerly the director of .. ^ou
sne was lormeriy me airecior a-
school’s Appalachian Center, and^^ the^
served on the Chancellor’s Task
on Women, The Commission for Wo'*
and the Women’s Studies Coordin^ ^
Council. . re?
Dr. Lord will, in the first ses* [n
“Growing Up Female in Southern'
palachia,” discuss the socialization I
men are subjected both at home a” caJ
school. The second session, “Resoij
for Women’s Studies in Appalac'
will examine books, films, and “I ^
resources helpful to those interest®
this area, including teachers who ''
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to offer courses on Appalachian
The third session, ‘“The Changing E
“The Changing
of Women in the Appalachian Faff'
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of women in the family as well as
will consider the past and present ^
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care availability, and domestic viokp .^Pp
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It’s Not Just a Job; It’s an Adventure!
Opl
The Mars.Hill College recreation de
partment will be offering a “recreation-
information center” for spring semester.
This service will consist of assisting stu
dents in new and different activities
and enabling these individuals to i-
dentify, locate, and use resources in
the Mars Hill and Asheville areas.
Anyone interested should come by
Tom Wood’s office in Chamber’s Gym
nasium any Tuesday from 9 a.m. -
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Are you the kind of person who wants to get involved with Mars Hill c
Do you enjoy responsibility and the chance to meet and work with lots of P
Would you like to belong to an organization of students who have fun and
money too? Well, your opportunity to have the kind of job that you want is Pf iet
The Housing Office is looking for a few good men and women to fill ad''^i .^P
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ous positions, in the Residence Halls, for the 1980-1981 academic year. If
to know more about these positions, you can talk with the staff in your ReS '''ho|g
Hall. They will be glad to answer any questions that you may have. w’^Ppv
Applications for Resident Director positions are available through
22, 1980. Applications for Resident Assistant positions are available througnuq^^
ruary 29, 1980. Don’t delay, come by the Housing Office TODAY and pick up
plication. This could be your answer for an exciting and rewarding future!