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withdrawn in the near future. This
will being the total to 60,000.
Mr. Owen next states that this
is not true de-escalation. Perhaps
this is not true de-escalation; but
this is" 60,000 more troops than
the Republic of North Viet Nam
has withdrawn. It is a proven fact
that the North Viet Namese are in
South Viet Nam in force.
I say that we must let the
North Viet Namese and the Viet
Cong give Peace a chance. We have
tried reasoning and it does but
little good with a force that
recognizes but one thing: a more
powerful force than they. They
sec the seeking of peace and
trying to reason as a sign of
weakness.
Have those who gave up their
lives in a little known country
died in vain? Do not let Viet Nam
become another Korea, a
cemetery of U. S. lives with no
meaning. Let us make it a place to
show that the greatest nation in
the world shall tolerate no
agression, as we have showed in
the past that “we shall not be
tread upon.”
Wlien you are called upon to
make a choice, let no one or
anything influence you. Let your
conscience and the tme facts be
your guide.
educational process. But, that is
little help to those of us who have
devoted our lives to education. We
are not always sure when, or when
not, the educational process is
functioning. It sometimes works
in mysterious ways.
Nevertheless, I have come
across an example which surely
must be considered disruption of
the education process by anyone’s
standards: - a professor and one of
his students are unable to meet a
scheduled appointment because
each must attend different
committee meetings convening for
the purpose of clarifying the
meaning of disruptive conduct.
Yours truly,
James R. Kuppers
We’re Their
Only Chance
Dear Editor,
Robert Rhyne
Clarification
Needed
Dear Editor,
The Board of Trustees has
offered much advice on how to
handle disruptive conduct on the
campus, but they meanwhile have
done little to clarify what
constitutes disruptive conduct. It
appears to have something to do
with the interruption of the
Mr. Owen in last week’s
CAROLINA JOURNAL asked
that peace be given a chance in
referring to the Vietnam War. I
too wish for peace, but I also see
our involvement as the only
chance the Vietnamese people
have against Communist
oppression. On October 15, one
week from today, a “Vietnam
Moratorium” is scheduled for this
campus and other campuses across
the nation. I call not for a protest
against our action in Vietnam, but
for a “Vietnam Class Attendance
Day” to demonstrate to the
Vietnamese people that we do
care and that we want them to
have a chance at freedom-not
opression.
War is hell! With this, no one
will disagree. But so is life if lived
under the oppresion of another.
Ask a Hungarian about the
brutality with which the
Hungarian freedom revolt of 1958
was suppressed. Ask a Biafran
about life in his country today.
Check the number of refugees
that flee Czechoslovakia daily.
These people can tell you what
peace is in an oppressed state.
Does anyone honestly feel that
Vietnam would be an exception
to these?
Your editorial stated that “the
majority of the public does not
support the Administration’s
Vietnam policy.” I say that
99.9999% of the public does not
support any policy in which
people are maimed, killed;
families uprooted; or where many
starve to death. On this question,
it would be most difficult to find
disagreement. However, you next
state that “the majority of the
public says,” ‘Pull out, now!’ ” I
challenge this statement. There is
no reliable evidence available to
support this statement. Sure, all
of us want out, but what would
happen to the people of South
Vietnam if we pulled out? You
next discuss the withdrawal of
25,000 troops and the proposed
withdrawal of another 35,000.
You refute this as meaningless and
not as true deescalation. But, on
whom do you base the fact that it
is meanin^ess? None other than
L.B.J. Whom, may I ask, do you
think sent the majority of the
troops there to begin with? And
pray tell, how many troops were
brouglit home by Mr. Johnson?
I want peace, and I want to see
an end to the war; but I also want
the Vietnamese people to rule
themselves without being forced
into a Czechoslavokian, a Biafran,
or a Hungarian situation. I
support the ‘‘Vietnam Class
attendance Day” for Wednesday,
October 15. Are there others?
Defines
Progress
Dear Editor,
To many of us on today’s
campuses, there is a feeling of
dissatisfaction. This feeling can be
termed as a hang-up, a frustration,
or whatever. What we see in the
outside world changes very little if
we take the time to think about
it. The same buildings that
surround us are seemingly
constant.
Bennett Cox
One
Appreciates
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I just can’t comprehend all the
complaints that students on this
campus have. I think that they all
are being very unreasonable.
Charlie Complaint was made
because on September 21, 1969,
the cafeteria was out of
carbonated beverages. Doesn’t he
know that these drinks are had for
his teeth? Concerning the absence
of breakfast meat, he should be
happy that Saga is protecting him
from the perservatives that
contaminate meat. Why worry
about understanding the hourly
tax rate? Even if you knew how it
works, the fact still remains that
you wouldn’t know what happens
to the money once it has been
collected. Pertaining to the $.80 a
meal that dorm students are
parying, I don’t think you could
find anywhere in Charlotte that
serves at any price food (?) that
comes close to the taste of Saga’s
will.
I find the pictorial on the
beauty of an expanding campus
encouraging. I’m glad to see
students, faculty, and
administrators displaying their
artistic talents by adding their
own touch to the mod and weeds
on campus.
Why all tliis confusion about
demonstrations peaceful or
otherwise? It should be quite clear
that these laws were made for
your own good. Demonstrations
are bad! We all know that. I think
it is really considerate of the
power structure to help us protect
“our” values and beliefs by
imposing such laws.
What are Red Foots anyway?
From the sounds of it, they are a
very deprived bunch. Maybe the
ASPCA could remendy their
situation. Why not give them a
try?
Oh, well. It’s time to rest my
What we want to know now is
wdiat do we use as the rules for
our word progress if we are
baffled by our environment. The
answer is that temple of thought,
the brain. Our brains, in
particular, seem to be needing
progress. The thought of the
dorms springing up from a field
that was a forest, then leveled and
then made into high rise buildings
means nothing to us. What is
important, however, is our
progress that we from experience
feel. If we seek nothing more than
to let our brains see, hear, and
touch these experiences, we have
a ruler. The rate of progress in our
minds seems to certainly exceed
that of our world. Then, it seems
to follow that we certainly find
the answers to our problems
through the use of ur idealistic
souls. We have needed a definition
for progress and it appears to be
that action and development
within the soul.
Bill Hughes
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weary bones for another day of
intellectual stimulation at the
think factory. I hope I’ve made
everything crystal clear.
A Most Appreciative Student
Dear
Aggie
The area that the definition of
progress should come from is the
mind. Everything we see and feel
is defined by it. The environment
is man’s piece of clay, and it
changes only when man decides in
his mind to change it. We as
college students of today are very
keen on the concept of change.
However, when we see a bare field
which suddenly becomes an area
on which dorms, cafeterias are
suddenly built, we immediately
conceive this happening as it
exists in the present. We accept
this area, live in it and possess it as
a “now” piece of reality. Our
need is to see progress, but
another one of our needs is to
realize it today.
Freshman girl.
Just because you are a girl
doesn’t mean you can’t go around
introducing yourself to people. In
this day and time sex doesn’t
really matter. If you see someone
you would like to become
acquainted with, a friendly smile
and my name is ....... ^nd I’m
from , what’s yours? is an
O.K. approach. If you are too shy
for this approach, try joining
some of the various clubs and
organizations on campus. This is
one of the best ways to meet
people. Get involved.
Dear Aggie,
I am a transfer student from N.
C. State. I am now living in the
dorm and have a problem. I really
don’t want an answer, but just
some advice. I have dated this girl
for about a year at State. We plan
on getting married when I
graduate. My problem is I am very
lonely. I want to date some girls
at school at UNC-C, but I feel
guilty about asking someone out.
What should I do?
Lonely
Lonely,
If I were you, I wouldn’t sit
around and worry myself to
death. Go ahead and ask someone
out. One of the greatest feelings
to have is to know you have a love
somewhere who really cares about
you, and at the same time be able
to have fun with other girls. I
wouldn’t recommend dating the
same girl over and over. Date
around. Since you didn’t say
whether you are engaged, I
assumed that you aren’t. If there
are close ties or an agreement of
some type you didn’t mention,
ignore my advice.
Flick
On Monday, October 13, the
Fine Arts Committee will present
another of its fine films for this
semester. The film will be
‘‘WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT”,
starring Peter Sellers, Paula
Prentiss, Capucine, Woody Allen
and Elke Sommer. It will be
shown in the Parquet Room at
2:00 pan. and 7:30 pan. Other
films scheduled for the semester
are “THE MOUSE THAT
ROARED”, “FAIL-SAFE”, and
“TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.”
October 10
is the last
day to
drop courses
without
grade
evaluation
Dear Aggie,
I’m a new student on campus
from out of town. Since I am a
girl and can’t just walk up to
someone and say “Hi”, I have met
only a few people. I would like
your advice or method for
meeting people.
Freshman Girl