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Gloria Steinem carried her salad outside
the Carolina Inn and dumped it on the
ground last night in a demonstration of
solidarity with the United Farm Workers
lettuce boycott.
A line of 10 sign-carrying pickets cheered
as Steinem and about 12 students attending
the banquet scattered the salads.
The Chapel Hill Friends of the United
Farm Workers planned to picket the
Carolina Inn because they discovered non
union iceberg lettuce would be served.
"The reason we're choosing this occasion,
the Gloria Steinem banquet, is because she
worked with Cesar Chavez and should have
something to say about being served non
union lettuce, said Kathy Macbeth,
spokesmen for the picketting group.
Macbeth said her group had already
contacted the Carolina Forum and the
Association of Women Students, the groups
that co-sponsored Steinem's appearance on
campus.
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be interpreted as a demonstration against
Steinem or the AWS," she said.
At a press conference in the Union
Thursday, Steinem said she would probably
carry her salad symbolically outdoors.
The pickets marched for about one hour
chanting "Chavez si. Teamsters no" and
"Carolina Inn lives in sin."
They carried signs bearing the slogans
"Don't eat scab lettuce aii3 grapes" and
"Viva la Causa." The demonstrators
marched around the circular drive facing the
North Parlor where the banqu:t was held.
Kirk Henderson, a UNC junior marching
in the picket line, said he hoped Steinem
would react favorably to UFW cause.
"I hope she will make a statement to the
effect that she wished they hadn't served
iceberg lettuce," he added.
Students waiting inside to attend the
banquet voiced skepticism about the
picketline.
"We feel a little victimized," Jim Conrad, a
UNC junior said."It seems to be a token type
thing. Why don't they demonstrate
everyday, not just when Gloria Steinem is
here?" he added.
Marita Quigley, a UNC junior, said the
complaint should have been made to the
manager rather than by picket.
Both students were among the group that
accompanied Steinem in discarding their
salads.
Macbeth said a complaint to the manager
would only have stopped the Carolina Inn
from serving non-union lettuce one night.
"They might not serve it to Steinem, but
they would serve it to everyone else," she
said.
She said the picket was used mainly to get
the group's cause known.
Gloria Steirrem comss.out of thf Carolina Inn with a bowl of lettuce selad In hand.
Twelve peopla attending the dinner joined in the UFW boycott of non-union lettuce
Thursday night.
(Staff photo by f.lartha Stevens)
The History of Feminism slide show and
discussion presented by NOW. 2 p.m. in
Room 202, Carolina Union.
Miss Julie. 4 and 8 p.m. Graham
Memorial.
Film: Georgia, Georgia, story of a black
woman in Harlem. 6:30 and 9 p.m. Great
Hall, Carolina Union.
Jane Fonda, 4 p.m. Memorial Hall.
Tickets 50 cents at Union desk or the door.
Holly Near, feminist and anti-war
folksinger, 8 p.m. Memorial Hall.
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81 Years Of Editorial Freedom
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Founded February 23, 1893
feminist movement
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"The change is fun," she said. "Sure it's heartbreaking, sure it's crazy. All the
world views you and what you're doing as odd, but it makes life better."
It was feminist Gloria Steinem speaking at a press conference Thursday
afternoon.
"All feminists are viewed as angry and difficult, but they're not," she said. "We
enjoy the movement; it makes us better people. It's joyful."
After arriving 45 minutes later, Steinem strolled into 205 Union, flicking her long
brown hair away from her famous purple goggle glasses.
The 38-year-old co-founder of the National Women's Political Caucus and Ms.
magazine, Steinem appeared on campus for the Women's Festival, co-sponsored by
AWS and the Carolina Forum.
Speaking frankly and quietly. Steinem said she feels optimistic about the feminist
movement because "we see changes in each other" and a growth of confidence.
The women's movement is no longer a fad, she said.
"Like the rest of the country, it's staggering forward in uneven stages but has
entered the consciousness of everyone in the country."
"You see groups of women mobilizing; yet, you see expectations rise,
unemployment rise and the gap between males and females, blacks and whites grow.
"These are conditions for revolution and I think we're having one: raised
expectations, raised self-esteem, yet shrinking opportunity."
Steinem noted that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was just ratified in
Ohio, and said although legislation is not a panacea, "it is a first step."
"It is a legal remedy which at least sets the moral tone," she said.
"If we don't do what we can do, what we are gifted to do, we will resent the men
around us," she said. "And if men react in a hostile way, it's clear they are very, very
insecure."
She said she likes herself better now, having people-to-people relationships. "In
the past, I would have played the role the men around we wanted," she said. "Then 1
would have resented him."
"Men think they have a vision of what women want," she said. "We don't want to
imitate what the man's position has been. We want a total change. We don't want to
imitate what men have been."
Men's liberation will not come until they see their self-interest in it, she said. "You
can't give someone freedom. It's the process that makes you free.
"Humanity and freedom are to be gained. Liberation is trying to seize power over
our own lives. Survival is the principal issue."
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Student members will meet with the
Affirmative Action Advisory committee
today, for the first time since their
appointment to the committee two months
ago. The four students are expected to
express their dissatisfaction with the delay in
meeting.
Student representatives on the committee
have charged Affirmative Action officer
Douglass Hunt with stifling student input
through the delays.
The committee has not met since the
students were appointed December 11, 1973.
Hunt said no meetings have been held
until now because schedules could not be
coordinated to get more than two-thirds of
the membership at the meeting.
He said he did not receive word of the
student appointments until Dec. 14 and felt
the students should have a chance to read the
background material and meet with him to
ask questions before the meeting.
Student members of the committee said
they are dissatisfied that no meetings have
been held.
. Patricia Timmons, a student on the
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by Bob Ripley
Staff Writer
Craige Graduate Center President John
Sawyer agreed to step down Wednesday
night when the dorm's executive council
called for his resignation.
The dorm's vice president, Humphrey
Cummings, who was asked to resign in the
same motion, refused to comply with the
council's order and assumed the office of
president.
The action came as the council decided the
entire dorm should have a voice in the
selection of the officers. Both Sawyer and
Cummings had been appointed. Sawyer was
appointed by the previous president, and
Cummings was appointed by Sawyer.
The council passed a second motion
demanding the resignation of Cummings,
but he again refused to leave office.
"I have seen two presidents resign in
disgust over petty and childish practices,"
Cummings said. "If Craige is ever going to
get a decision for the University about the
graduate center as a viable academic entity,
then the rule of reason and law must be
restored, and that's what I intend to do."
Several members of the council said
impeachment proceedings might be initiated
against Cummings if he does not step down
today.
"It was the fact that both the graduates
and the undergrads were refused the right to
vote for officers after the president resigned
in December that made me call for Sawyers
and Cummings' resignations, Lloyd Scher,
the only undergraduate on the council said.
Cummings said he thought Scher's
presence on the council itself was illegal with
the Craige's constitution placing only
graduates on the council.
"They have been acting with power they
don't have," Cummings said. "This has been
blown out of proportion for someone's
political reasons."
Scher said he thought impeachment
proceedings would be unnecessary because
Cummings was appointed by the council and
the council could rescind its motion.
"I hope he'll resign on his ownScher said.
"I think a great deal of Cummings. I would
support him as interim president anti give
him my support if he ran in the new
elections." ......
Scher also said Residence Hall
Association (RHA) officials were planning
to allow an undergrad from Craige to serve
on the governing board and were going to
extend an invitation to the graduates in
Craige to be represented as well.
committee, said the issues of affirmative
action should not be skirted, as they have
been delayed long enough.
Timmons said as a future lawyer, she is
"going to be faced with problems of both
female and black minorities," which give her
strong feelings about affirmative action.
Member Leonard L. Lee Jr. said "I'm not
as upset about not meeting as I am that we
may not be able to do anything once we
meet." Lee said his main concern is for the
University to make more black faculty
appointments when it implements the
affirmative action plan.
He acknowledged that he is still not sure
what the committee does, but expects that
after they meet, he will be able to say more.
Student members Murray Fogler and
Margaret Griffin were unavailable for
comment.
Black Student Movement chairman Willie
Mebane said students have an interest in
affirmative action policies because they will
be hurt by poor faculty appointments. He
added that students should have more than
token input on the committee.
Bill Snodgrass, president of the Graduate
and Professional Student Federation, said
students will be the pool from which future
faculty and staff are chosen.
Student body president Ford Runge said
he hopes "the affirmative action advisory
committee listens to what they have to say
and moves to correct any problems they may
perceive."
Runge convened the student leaders at the
request of Chancellor N. Ferebee Taylor to
select a panel of students for the committee.
Taylor then chose the students from that list.
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Steinem and UFW picket
Hunt announces for editor
Michael D. Hunt, a junior political science
major, announced his candidacy for The
Daily Tar Heel editorship Thursday.
The 19-year-old Raleigh native said he felt
the DTH could use some new blood.
"That's why I'm running," he said, "to give
it new blood."
Hunt cited several changes that he'd like to
see made in the paper.
"First, I intend to make it a better looking
paper, in terms of style," he said. .
Pointing to a recent DTH, Hunt explained
that some of the headlines didn't fit the
stories and were halved when the paper was
folded.
Hunt said specific sections of the paper
also needed to be changed.
"I intend to revamp the editorial page," he
said. "It's been too light in the past."
The feature page and the news pages also
need to be changed. Hunt said. "The people
working in features, don't go deep enough
into their subject matter," he said.
As for news, Hunt said the only thing he
wanted to see was more investigative
reporting.
Sports have been the best thing in the
paper, he said, and he anticipated no
changes.
Hunt said he didn't think the competition
was going to be too rough. He said he
expects to gain the support of some DTH
staff members.
Though his campaign is in formational
stages Hunt has already decided on his
strategy.
"It's personable not a poster campaign,"
he said.
"I've got as good a chance as anyone else,"
Hunt said. "Assuming I get more votes than
anyone else, I'm going to win."
Hunt said he wants to see the DTH
eventually become independent.
"I plan to work very closely with the
business people on that respect," he said.
Hunt was the assistant advertising
manager for the DTH last summer.
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Speeches by high-ranking foreign officials,
exhibits, movies, foreign dinners and programs
will highlight this year's International Week,
"Hands Around the World," which begins
Sunday and runs through Monday, Feb. 18,
Robert Rhodes James, a top United Nations
official; Paul Cotton, New Zealand consul
general in New York; and Mladen Soic, director
of the Yugoslav Information Center in New
York, will speak on international topics on Feb.
10, 11 and 14, respectively.
Five foreign dinners will be served during the
week, each prepared by students from the
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appropriate country.
I-Week 1974 is more ambitious than similar
programs in the past, chairman Werner Martin
of Zurich, Switzerland, said.
A "Get Together" with the Chapel Hill
Recreation Department will give townspeople
and foreign students a chance to meet each other
away from campus. The event will be held at 7:30
p.m. Feb. 13 at the Municipal Building and will
feature demonstrations in table tennis, judo and
karate by foreign students.
A variety show, "Give Them a Hand," will be
held at 8 p.m. Feb. 16 in Memorial Hall. There
will be approximately 13 performances by
foreign students. Proceeds will go to the Chapel
Hill Burn Center.
The first of three speakers will be Jones,
principal officer in the executive office of UN
Secretary General Kurt Waldheim. His talk, "A
New Era in International Relations?" will be held
at 8 p.m. Feb. 10 in Memorial Hall.
A reception will follow at 9:30 p.m. in the
Planetarium Faculty Lounge.
Cotton will speak on "New Zealand's
Environmental Problems and Politics," at 4 p.m.
Feb. 11, in room 335 at the School of Public
Health. He is expected to discuss the
controversial French A-bomb tests near New
Zealand.
Soic's speech, "Changing Relations between
the USSR and East Europe in the Era of
Detente" will be held at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 in
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Short movies on various aspects of foreign
countries will be shown throughout 1-Week from
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 10-18, in the South Lounge
of the Union.
The dinners will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the
following places during the week Feb. 11-18:
French dinner, Monday, Feb. 11, Lutheran
Church;
Latin American dinner, Tuesday, Newman
Center;
Indian dinner, Friday, Chapel of the Cross;
German dinner, Sunday, Craige dorm;
Chinese dinner, Monday, Feb. 18,
University Methodist Church.
Tickets for all dinners are $2.50 and are on sale
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at the Union desk. Carr dorm and Ledbetter
Pickards. Tickets for the variety show are 50 cents. All
other events are free.
Exhibitions from more than 20 countries will
be placed upstairs in the Union from 1:30 to 6
p.m. Feb. 15 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 16.Tjie
exhibitions will include information, displsyi
(not for sale) and maps, and will often be manned
by students from the respective countries.
1-Week is financed by Student Government
fur;ds plus $780 from the class of 1933 building
furd.
There are approximately 300 foreign students
and 100 foreign faculty and staff member1 at
UNC,