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Jane Fonda's name is both an advantage and a handicap to the Indochina
Peace Campaign.
It's good that the group has, a well-known celebrity like Ms. Fonda to
speak and work on its behalf. Undoubtedly, she attracts many listeners not
really interested in the cause but only in seeing her. And listeners can
become followers.
But the Fonda name also carries a handicap. Anyone who saw Ms. Fonda
speak at Memorial Hall, Friday, February 8, cannot help but be convinced
by her sincerity. But anyone who has seen Barbarella cannot forget Jane
Fonda the actress, and thus can't help but wonder if this is just one more act
on her part and only a different script.
Therefore, we recommend a close reading of the literature that was
available after her speech and that can now be obtained through the Chapel
Hill Peace Center.
The lndo-China Peace Campaign is validly trying to promote peace in
Southeast Asia. The war may be officially ended but over 50,000
Vietnamese soldiers have been killed since the Peace Agreement was signed
on January 17, 1973. This "new war" is assisted by American technicians,
equipped with American bombs and funded by American tax dollars. It is
the same war in a new form, only now U.S. involvement is more easily,
concealed from the American public.
Furthermore, the Thieu regime, with U.S. support, has created a police
state in which questioning of government policy often leads to
imprisonment and torture, maybe even death. Part of the Peace Agreement
was to "respect the ceasefire and . . . settle all matters of contention
through negotiations and avoid all armed conflict" (Article 10). But Time
magazine reported last February that Thieu ordered his police: "If a
stranger enters your village, shoot him in the head."
The Peace Agreement also recognizes the Saigon regime and the
Provisional Revolutionary Government as co-equal administrations in
South Vietnam. They are to join with neutralist forces to organize free and
democratic elections. So far the Thieu government has not seen fit to do so
and instead carries out flagrant violations of the-Peace Agreement.
The U.S. must accept responsibility for the actions of the Saigon regime
because it remains totally dependent on American military and economic
aid for existence. Last year American tax dollars accounted for 80 per cent
of Saigon's operating costs.
The Nixon administration can be made to honor the Peace Agreement if
the public makes a strong effort to end the war. The Indochina Peace Pledge
is one way to generate pressure on Congress. Public endorsements of the
pledge show Congressional representatives your support for legislation to
terminate U.S. involvement in the war. Letter-writing campaigns are also
valuable. .
Until the U.S. really gets out of South Vietnam, the Vietnamese people
will not have a chance to form a truly democratic government and the war
will continue.
Jane Fonda is not putting on another act when she dramatizes the
seriousness of the situation in South Vietnam. Her script is no joke. War
never is.
Jim Taylor
Why imcDtS: exoFcnse
I haven't seen The Exorcist yet. but from
all iVe heard, it seems to represent a pefect
explanation for all our current events.
Someone has even gone so far as to suggest
that Richard Nixon, our beloved chief
executive, may have been under the
influence of demons for the last couple of
years. This would explain his obvious
involvement in Watergate, the Ellsbergcase.
the ITT affair and all the other things we
haven't heard about yet. If this is the case,
then all we need to do is to exorcise these
demons from the President and he will be
freed from their ev il influences and could get
back to methodically destroying the country
as his own man. which is obviously what we
all want, right?
Speaking of Nixon let's hear it for the
berserk helicopter pilots! If only some of
those choppers that have' been helping the
Navy take people for a ride could divert their
energies towards San Clemente. Key:
Biscayne and other crucial targets, we might
not need an exorcist to deal with our most
pressing demon.
With all these demons running around, it's
getting hard to know who to trust. Sam
Susurt UlMr
Editor
Csthy Farreil, f.'ansging Editor
CHI Welsh, flaws Editor
OsvSci Eekrldga, Assocista Editor
flsincy Pets, Associate Editor
Kevin t'zCzrthy, Features Editor
Ctlictt Vrnock, Sports Editor
Tern Randolph, Photo Editor
Ernb Pitt, Night Editor
February 28, 1974
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Ervin is joining Jesse Helms' jolly crew in
trying to rid our nation of the plague of
bussing. Uncle Who?
The demons have even invaded the inner
sanctums of the University administration.
It seems incredible that the bureaucrats in
South Building are willing to so blatantly
deny the rights or even the existence of
students here. The Winston decision and the
recent exclusion of students from a panel
studying the four-course load both seem
evidence of demonic possession of
administrators.
I wonder how demons select their targets?
Do these victims sell their souls or are they
taken by some process of spiritual eminent
domain? How much would Richard Nixon's
soul bring in open trading? Could Lucifer
buy the entire University administration at a
group rate? How about the whole state of
North Carolina? Such questions must haunt
even the most casual observer.
Some people, of course, would prefer to
dismiss the exorcist thesis as hogwash. Take
Billy Graham (yes, by all means take him!)
for instance. He says the current exorcist
frenzy is merely playing on superstitions and
obsessions with the supernatural. As
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Fall. 1970. I'm back to take my exams and
teach Poli Sci 41. It really wasn't that big a
deal, but one of my classes was scheduled for
8 a.m. in an inconvenient room. I asked for a
change, but the Department said it would
violate the UNC Disruptions Policy. I was
furious! Why should I drag my ass outta bed
in the goddam dark to obey some stupid rule
designed to stop ANTIWAR protest?
(Ironically, once I began devoting my efforts
to DESTROYING the system, I was so
enthusiastic I was invariably up long before
dawn!). I would fight it! But you can't fight
the department from which you seek a
degree. Well, I'll start my OWN school! But
you don't have any land, buildings or wealth.
So I just walked around town all night,
running into perhaps a dozen people all of
whom advised me to remain in school. My
course of action was now clear. Drop out.
"My school will just have to be invisible," I
concluded, "people will teach whatever they
can, wherever they can, to whoever wants to
attend. The Invisible University of North'
Carolina IUNC!" I informed the
Letters to the editor
Clean up the campaign litter today
To the editor:
Each year at about this time, the campus is
forced into a political orgy during the yearly
campus elections. Candidates crawl out of
every nook and corner to announce for
offices from president of the student body to
honor court. Despite the claims by each
candidate that he or she has something
different to offer, they all have one thing in
common. To get their messages across to the
students, most candidates use posters,
letters, etc.; otherwise known as litter.
True, it would be great if all candidates
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someone said in a letter to Newsweek about
Graham's statement, just what does he think
he's been doing all these years?
I can't wait to hear what Moses David's
comments on The Exorcist will be. Children
of God, where is old Mose's epistle on the
latest phenomenon? And while on the topic,
whatever happened to the old Comet of
Doom, Kohoutek? Surely as important a
message from up top as this should have
been a little less of a let-down. I thought we
only had 40 days? Was all that hedonism in
vain?
I was all set for the world to end, I even
had film in my camera.
Ah well, you can't win them all. The
candidates for campus office will soon learn .
that. Perhaps the University's current
attitude toward students should be an
indication that you have to sell your soul to.
somebody to get anything done at all. The
answer is obvious sell out until you get
power, then screw your oppressors to the
wall. That's the "Golden Rule" of politics,
isn't it? Maybe that's just the golden rule of
the 70's.
Exorcise yourself. Who knows what evil
lurks in the hearts of men?" The shadow
does, but he isn't available for consultation
much these days. 1 suppose self-examination
is as out of style as "Getting your head
together," but it might be useful in finding
your own particular demon. Demons come
in all forms, but you can rid yourself of yours
if you really try. 1 don't care what your
demon is; you may have bad breath; you may
be a Republican; you may like Donnyt
Osmond; you could have nervous twitches,
smoke chewing gum or be a fundamentalist
fanatic. But whatever ails you rid yourself of
it. How?
Strap yourself into your bed, then try to
jump around and scream obscenities and
obscure Biblical quotes. You may not
exorcise yourself, but you'll scare the devil
out of your roommate.
P.S. Stephen's footnote: Enough of Jim's
crap. What I have to say is relevant, damn it!
Do you hear me? I'm leaving so if you
know me, good-bye. If you don't know me,
maybe you'll get a chance jn September;
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Department of my decision the next
morning. Not having anybody to replace me,
I kept my classes changing time and place,
even collecting $1800! (at many events
someone would ask, How do you pay for all
this?" Don't worry," I'd reply, "it's all
sponsored by the Poli Sci Department!")
As I was now dropping out, the 41 classes
became a sheer joyi The kids were
tremendous all A" people as far as I was
concerned. So I really didn't hassle 'en
about doing the required work. "After all,
what are A's for, if not to give to your
friends," I told 'em. While we did stick to
government for the most part, there were
also sessions like the one at midnight in the
Forest Theatre or the abortive attempts to
liberate Wingate, Elon and Bob Jones
Universities. (At Bob Jones, 1 had my
driver's license confiscated, was ordered off
the campus and, for a change of pace, ended
the evening with a w hore in.the Earle Hotel.)
Anyway, by mid-October, IUNC was
ready for its Open House in front of South
.Building. My plan was to get the whole town
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'DO YOU HANDLE DOMESTIC CASES?'
could be persuaded to campaign in some
other manner, but this is doubtful because as
soon as one candidate puts up posters, the
others must follow suit to keep up. For
weeks after the campaign, posters will dangle
from every lamp post and classroom wall
until they either rot or are torn down by
custodians.
Since campaign literature, is inevitable,
. surely there must be a way to keep the
campus from looking like a dump.
Therefore, I am making the following
proposal: On February 28, the day after the
elections, all candidates shall remove all
campaign posters and letters that are still up
and take them to one of the paper recycling
stations in town. There are large boxes in
most dorms for this purpose and dempster
dumpsters behind Wilson Library and
behind the Municipal Building. By recycling
this scrap paper, not only will the campus be
largely free from litter, but the paper can be
recycled and used again later; maybe even
next year for campus election materials.
Recycling has been a very minor issue on
campus during this election and yet is one
that should draw a great deal of attention.
Currently, there is only a token effort by the
student body to recycle paper and little or no
effort to recycle glass and aluminum.
Therefore, proposal number two: The new
Campus Governing Council should take
steps to instigate a recycling program for
paper, glass and aluminum cans. This would
be a very worthwhile program that could
benefit everyone.
Maybe if this and other similar programs
such as the student food co-op and teacher
course evaluation are adopted by CGC.
student government will rid itself of the
Mickey Mouse syndrome.
Mark Dearmon
ebane guilty
of generalization
To the editor:
1 would like to respond to Willie Mebane's
letter of Wednesday, February 20. Mr.
Mebane informs the students on campus and
especially Chancellor Ferebee Taylor and
"other administrators." that black-white
relations are not improving on campus. He
supports this belief with a single letter he
received stating that his previously published
editorial was "stupid." "Nobody cares what
the nigger news is or what you, of all people,
think." He goes on to say that "this is the
black-white relations on this 'liberal'
campus."
On the basis of one letter Mr. Mebane
soundly proves that race relations are not
improving on campus from one letter that
was anonymous and mailed to his home in
Durham. How can we be sure that the writer
even attends the University?
Mr. Mebane is guilty of a hasty and
unfounded generalization. He is guilty of
what many whites have been guilty of for a
long time judging the whole black race by
the actions of few. Mr. Mebane is now
judging the white race by one letter written
by one prejudiced white person. Certainly he
cannot assume that all whites on
campus share this feeling. If this were true, I
out for it, announce a State Picnic for
November, then one for the US in Spring.
"Within a year I'd have the whole world
together with .me on top! I'd then find a
cabin in the woods somewhere and do
whatever I pleased. A shifty son-of-a-bitch I
was, indeed!
For the Open House, everything from
South Building to Wilson Library was lined
with crepe paper. I was dressed as a Wizard,
auctioning off dollar bills, and handing out
lollipops to passers by. 1 unfortunately
handed one to a high UNC official who,
upon recovery, ordered me to remove all this
shit. This, plus very poor attendance, really
put a damper on things. 1 was heartbroken,
my plan shot. 1 went through the motions of
celebrating, took $35 worth of lemonade
down to the Pit, and begged people to take
home gallons-at-a-time. (Since you could
never tell beforehand what would click,
many Invisible events were to have this
terribly depressing atmosphere of forced
gaiety. Other events, however, were indeed
incredibly exciting.)
would have to agree with his conclusion. But
one letter is not enough evidence.
I am not saying that Mr. Mebane should
completely disregard the letter he received. It
does prove that there are still some ignorant
biased people around, but this comes as no
shock to me and I'm sure it comes as no
shock to Mr. Mebane. Nonetheless, it is
highly unfair to judge the black-white
relations on this campus by the actions of
one prejudiced person.
Susan Mulholland
523 Granville East
Campus cop
wouldn't listen
To the editor:
On February 14, 2:00 a.m.. we heard a
strange knock upon our door. Upon opening
it, we saw a campus cop. The cop wished my
roommate a happy Valentine's Day and then
gave him a roll of toilet, paper. He then
preceded to give a lecture on why it was
wrong to throw toilet paper out of our
window. Despite our continual denials of
having participated in such an event
(because we were doing what any other
normal person does at 2:30 in the morning)
he still refused to believe us. He told us he
saw the paper come out of our window and
that if we did it again we would be charged
with damage to public property. He then
shook my roomate's hand and exited from
our suite. Had it not been for the fear of the
honor court and capital punishment, we
could have shown him a quicker way to exit,
through our ninth floor window. We don't
mind having cops wish us a happy
Valentine's Day if that's what turn them on,
we don't even mind if they do at 2:30 in the
morning with toilet paper as a gift, what we
do mind is the idea of being accused of
something we didn't do while the police
would make no attempt to believe our story.
It seems to us that the campus police could
find better things to do with their time than
retrieve toilet paper and wish students a
happy Valentine's Day at 2:30 a.m.
John Dixon
Bob Franklin
925 Morrison
Lesbians using
Women's Lib
To the editor:.
Lesbian feminist Charlotte Bunch states
that lesbian "theory" is based on the
assumptions that our society is male
supremist with its institutions benefitting
only the rich, white, and males. Some letters
to the editor last week have already
discredited these charges. 1 might add that
both AWS's shoddy treatment of Judge
Alexander (a Black woman), and the lack of
coverage for her in the DTH as compared to
the full coverage given Ms. Bunch, are
indicative of the feminist movement's
concern only for the middle-class, white, and
female.
The prominent role of lesbians (e.g., Kate
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But IUNC was underway! While some
might dispute the contribution of
"Techniques in Defecation" or "Nude
Running 4 1," many courses did impart more
repectabls skills. More importantly, I
enjoyed it and there were always the
surprises. Like having 27 people show up
during Spring Break in front of the
Fcuntainbleu Hotel in Miami Beach, or
folks in James reporting discerning an
aroma from Grateful Dead Appreciation
(held in Morrison!) or the course where only
I End the instructor attended! (Since it a-
held in her room, and she was in m
it gave rise to the regrettably faN nut
1 was seducing my students. I
tried.)
Sometimes, though, I'd be plagued with
guilt. Why was I. a dirty old man of 24.
sneaking into freshman dorms to peddle my
vile material (No, 1 couldn't begin
THINKING like that, dammit. That was
what this was all about to tear down these
goddam barriers. So never again would I (or
anybody else) ever feel too old, young, crazy,
stupid, poor. So never will one person
require a membership card of another. I
would never go back to society as it was.
And, not wanting to be an outcast, I'd just
keep hammering away until it cut out all this
bullshit.
So my fight gave me purpose. And
purpose, strength. Strength, euphoria and
power. "Do you read the newspapers?",
someone once asked. "Only when I'm in
them," I replied. I meant it. So much had
been bottled up for so long, it now rushed
forth with a vengeance. Much that was good,
but also chauvinism and super-egotism. I
recently found a letter from my sister, dated
December, 1970. 1 had never even read it. It
said, "Dear Nyle ... 1 really don't understand
your sudden desire for so much attention.
One who feels at home with himself does not
need it. The reality you have built around
yourself could easily collapse, leaving you
despondent and desperately unhappy
because it is not devoted to enjoying life in an
unpretentious, balanced way. I am very
excited about what you are DOING, but
concerned that you seldom mention or care
about anything else. You were always, to me,
one whom I could share with, tell all my
feelings to, and 1 knew you would consider
them. Now, I'm not sure. Please, I assure you
I only say these things out of my love for
you and 1 feel sad about it because I feel I've
lost a friend."
Millet, Jill Johnson, and others) in
motivating, articulating, and guiding the
feminist movement is one of its most
disturbing aspects, although probably less so
at UNC with its large homosexual
community. Nori-lesbian feminist leaders
dare not denounce lesbianism, because of the
power of the lesbian faction and the charter
standing of its members in the Sisterhood.
The lesbians are, in effect, using the
feminist movement to seduce or rape the
American woman (both mentally and
physically), and the normal male and female
should consider this in the same way as if
another man were doing it. The stated
purpose is to destroy the American male's
supremacy by cuckolding him on a massive
scale. Noble goal. Saying that a lesbian
relationship can be sexually fulfilling is a
contradiction in terms, by definition of
"sexual," which necessarily requires more
than one gender. Homosexuality is asexual;
it would more aptly be called "genito
emotional." Ms. Bunch, having struck out at
heterosexual love, even has the conceit to
claim that lesbianism is a higher form of
sexuality. Sour grapes?
The DTH gave saturation coverage to
Warren Farrell with long articles on Feb. 4.
12, and 13 more than for Gloria Steinem.
Both Farrell and Bunch teach courses in
sexual politics at American University
designed to emasculate the American male.
Interesting group they've got up there. It is
equally interesting that AWS and the DTH
editors choose to put such emphasis on this
emasculatory approach to feminism,
emphasis that could better be devoted to
positive aspects of the feminist movement.
One might say that I'm suffering from
castrophobia. but, so far, it's needless I just
checked.
Giles Aldrich .
405 Ransom St.
Butterflies is
Stephens' pic
To the editor:
The photograph of the butterflies in
Monday's DTH, which incidentally was
printed upside-down, was erroneously
credited to Tom Randolph. It's mine. The
cutline was also incorrect. It has been
affectionately labeled "Fellatio." " -
Janet Stephens
me Mystery Photographer"
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