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A special memorandum pnf next
year's new transportation syterr is
being distributed today tQ both
students and faculty. It a.rthounces
(subject to the Trustees expected
approval this weekend) one of the
most radical and fundamental
changes ever to take place in the
University community, and also one
of the best.
The transportation measures are a
mature, far-sighted solution to the
problems both UNC and Chapel
Hill now face. Far superior to earlier
proposals for mammoth parking
lots adjacent to campus, the new
measures cut to the heart of the
issue. Simply not as many people
can drive to campus if the University
is to remain more than a garage, if
visitors are insured access to the
campus and if precious energy is to
be conserved.
Sacrifices will have to be made
since lasting change is never easy.
Many students will no longer be able
to park their cars at their doorsteps,
and the questionable privilege of
hunting for parking places on
campus right before class will be
stopped. Chapel Hill and UNC are
working together to take a leading
national role in teaching a
community how to live most
equitably and efficiently in the 70s,
confined by the limits of energy and
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A Mime symposium
We'd just like to take a moment
here to commend John Crimmins
and his staff, organizers of the 1974
Carolina Symposium on East Asia,
on an outstanding "two-week
production.
The Symposium took a lot of time
and a lot of planning, and the end
result was excellence.
The 1974 Symposium provided a
good contrast to the one on "The
Sorry we
As they say in the real world, due to
circumstances beyond our control, The
Daily Tar Heel was indeed very late in
being distributed yesterday.
Everything was going smoothly as
usual Sunday evening and Monday
morning until our presses, over in
Mebane, North Carolina, decided to
break down at 4 a.m. right in the middle
of the press run.
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The big problem will come with
Carrboro. The bus referendum
failed there (by about 50 votes) and
until a new vote can be held, several
thousand students will be stranded
without convenient bus service. But
despite the inequity of this particular
situation, Carrboro must not be
allowed to jeopardize the whole
transportation network. We will just
have to muddle through the
difficulties until a compromise can
be effected, or Carrboro decides to
accept the transit system.
A student-faculty-employe
grievance committee should be
established in order to meet the
problems that arise, as quickly and
as efficiently as possible. An easily
accessible public board would
alleviate many of the minor
dilemmas which will be
encountered, and would soothe
many a distraught temper. Such
minor but seemingly important
complaints as poor scheduling,
inconvenient bus routes and parking
discrepancies could be worked out
for the good of the community and
for the good of the bus system.
The new transportation changes
will require patience and a spirit of
sacrifice on the part of everyone. It is
a radical change, a mature change
and a change for the better.
Mind of the South" back in 1972.
Whereas the 1972 Symposium
provided a period of introspection,
this year's Symposium was able to
bring the University an unfamiliar
cultural flavor. The performers,
artists and speakers who showed us
this culture were well-chosen.
Again, a fine symposium. The
entire University can only be
pleased.
were late
the rest of the papers had been printed,
we were four hours late, the paper being
completely distributed at noon instead
of the usual 8 a.m.
We have been assured that the
mechanical difficulties have been
repaired, so the paper should be
distributed as usual today. We're sorry
for the inconvenience, and we thought
you'd like to know the reason why.
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Beauty pageants are disgusting... but
they fascinate me. I can't help but watch one
if it's on T.V., whether it's Miss America or
Miss Universe or the host of others in
between. I've even been to a few local and
state pageants because I knew a contestant. I
enjoyed myself immensely.
They are disgusting, though. And
demeaning and downright ridiculous. A
bunch of women, excuse me, "girls,"
parading around in swimsuits and prom
gowns and showing off their supposed
talents before the honored judges, who are
mostly men and a few women, but all
subscribing to the same standard of beauty.
Yes, folks, here she is, the most beautiful girl
in the world, your Miss USA, or Teen Queen
or whatever, not too thin nor too fat, not too
small nor too fall, but with a straight
nose and long legs and good teeth, and, my
goodness, if she has freckles, there better be
just enough to give her that wholesome "girl
Joel Brinklev
Nixoe9 pro
President Nixon has responded to his latest tax problems
in a manner that has become a pattern for him; he denies
guilt on the basis of evidence he will not disclose. In a
statement released last Wednesday, he said he could and
should contest the finding by the congressional taxation
committee that he owes nearly $500 thousand in back taxes
and interest.
Nixon's statement added that he has "valid and
compelling reasons" as to why the committee's findings are
incorrect, reasons he failed to enumerate.
This is the kind of response many have come to expect
from Mr. Nixon, one which will not stand up to close
scrutiny, but which he is sure will never be closely
scrutinized.
This tactic was first seen when he announced several
months ago the existence of secret evidence which, he said,
would clear him of all Watergate related charges. For
obscure reasons Nixon would not release any of this
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Letters to the
To the editors:
If I may speak a few words to Jan
Westerik. She commented last week on the
possible doom of a student food co-op.
Yes, the corop, now in the planning stage,
may not make it, but not for the reasons you
suggest. And yes, it would be terrible if
$1,600, contributed by all students on
campus, was "frittered away."
However, you made the hurried
assumption that the planners neglectfully
overlooked the problems that lay ahead.
At last week's meeting, open to all
students interested in a student-run co-op,
all those nasty problems that come with
creating a co-op were quite recognized and
fully discussed.
Also, we, those who attended, talked of
the benefits such a business would provide.
We weighed the probabilities for its failure
or success.
About fifteen kids volunteered to find
answers to those questions none of us clearly
understood. One person took charge of
making sure Battle House is still available
for the co-op's use, and if so, under what
conditions. Another will call several dairy
distributing companies to get detailed
information on how, on what days, at what
costs, and on what terms the dairy products
will be delivered or picked up, and sold.
Other students assigned themselves similar
tasks: to call a canning-goods company, a
bakery, the Raleigh farmer's market, check
with the health department, and investigate
ail legal procedures involved.
Yes, we realized the problem of a round
trip, 60-mile weekly journey to Raleigh. And
yes, we questioned the four per cent sales tax
the co-op may have to collect. We are
looking into these problems.
We realized that the suggested 10 per cent
mark-up above wholesale cost may not be
sufficient to cover the cost of operation: gas,
scales, bags, etc. The possibility of a small
membership fee was suggested as a means of
Food
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next door, Mom would love her" look. And
poised, always poised, confident and
smiling, ready to answer that BIG question
in 25 words or less and still say something in
the process. It's absurd. I hate it. How
degrading to be pushed and prodded and
graded like cattle at a fair.
But I watch.
I am glued to the television set from the
time a contest is one. I am often critical: "she
has lumpy knees," "look at those teeth,"
"that's talent?" I am pleased when my
favorites are also the judges'. I hold my
breath when the winners are announced.
Yes, I knew all along she would get it. And
then there's Bert Parks up there introducing
Miss America, "Here she is your ideal!"
Ideal? Ah, that's the catch. That's why I
watch beauty pageants. Because all my life
I've heard ole Bert say that same sentence
very year and I came to believe him. And
what's more, like almost every other little girl
AND THEN I TRY FOR THE DIG
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co-op problems discusse
covering these expenses.
We know there is a lot of research to be
done before a student-formed co-op can
become workable. This research, however,
need not take long. And I am hopeful, and
very confident, that those who volunteered
their services will not back-out. All of us
shared an enthusiasm along with a sincere
interest.
.The next step though is a bit more crucial.
The final success will necessarily depend on
reactions from other UNC students. Because
without a minimum amount of student
interest and membership, the co-op cannot
possibly survive.
I hope others see the possibilities of this
student-community project. And if they do,
they will see the rewards it can provide.
Barbara Ruzansky
311 Whitehead
Quiz Bowlers
defend position
To the editors:
I would like to reply to the letter which
appeared in yesterday's paper regarding
Quiz Bowl. The letter from the M athletes-In-Action
contained a couple of annoying
statements. First of all, we never intended or
expected that the entire team would be
disqualified. We just wanted to prevent the
full-time faculty members from playing. I
had heard from several sources that Quiz
Bowl was open only to students. (Evidently a
published set of rules was passed out last
year.) John Hanneford confirmed this.
When we learned that he had disqualified the
entire Mathletes team, we were a bit upset.
We got back in touch with Hanneford and
asked him to reinstate the entire team
(including faculty players.) Hanneford
refused. (I can't say that I blame him really.
Evidently the Mathletes put more than a
to Miss America
growing up in the fifties and sixties, I
nurtured a dream that someday would be
up there, that, would be the one' smiling
through tears at an adoring public.
We have been called a generation of in
betweeners. I think it's particularly true in
regard to Women's Liberation. We didn't
grow up with it, our feminine consciousness
wasn't raised until recently, if even then, and
so now it's hard to shake off i5 or 20 years of
conditioning that made us believe in things
like beauty pageants.
I can remember being very small and
people telling my mother how cute I was and
how black hair and green eyes was such a
delightful combination and wouldn't I be a
beauty one day. Relatives patting me on the
head: "My, you're growing. Look at those
long legs. Why you're turning into a regular
Miss America." It's true that in the sixth
grade I had long legs and was the tallest
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evidence, reminding many of Joseph McCarthy's refusal to
release his list of communists in the State Department. It was
found of course, that McCarthy's list never existed.
Nixon responded similarly when technical experts
reported that the 18 minute gap was caused by five separate
erasures and not by Rosemary Woods' office gymnastics.
Nixon quickly summoned his own experts who, not
surprisingly, reported that the gap was actually caused by a
malfunctioning machine and not by erasure. Again, the
details of the explanation were never released.
There is little reason to think many people believed
Nixon's first explanation of this sort, but this did not stop
him from issuing others. So, there is no reason to believe he
will not use this tactic again.
When he is finally impeached, perhaps he will announce
that he has summoned his own House of Representatives
which, on the basis of secret evidence, has found him
innocent.
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little pressure on him. There was even a wild
rumor that the Chairman of the Math Dept.
called Hanneford to protest.) Thus I sort of
have to resent the implication that we were
simply a "nervous opponent" looking for a
"free ticket to the semi-finals."
The fact that the Mathletes competed
unchallenged in two previous years is
incredibly irrelevant. I have a strong
suspicion that this was due to the fact that
nobody else knew they were indeed a faculty
team. The faculty Mathletes are young
enough that they could easily pass for grad
students. Having taken a course under Tom
Brylawski (an excellent teacher by the way)
three years ago I was aware that at least one
faculty member was on the team. I have
talked with players from teams defeated
previously by Mathletes. They claimed they
would have protested if they had known
faculty were playing.
The Mathletes were certainly not billed as
a "faculty team." Hanneford had no idea
that faculty were playing. They must never
have announced their faculty nature before
or after a game. This makes their argument
concerning student-faculty non-classroom
contact a little too much for me to believe. In'
the two games which I saw, the Mathletes
(and friends) came as a group, sat as a group,
and left essentially as a group. In addition,
their actions of the past few days make me
wonder just how much they "viewed the Quiz
Bowl as an opportunity to mix with the
students." Besides badgering Hanneford and
writing the letter yesterday, they have
conducted polls in their classes and protested
openly last Thursday night at the Quiz Bowl.
(I think it's a movement, friends.)
Personally, I still feel that, the way the
Quiz Bowl is set up now, faculty should not
be allowed to play. Because it is a single
elimination tournament, every time a faculty
team wins, they've eliminated a student
team. The fact that the Mathletes were
defeated previously is somewhat beside the
member of the class, males included. But
then I quit growing when everyone else
started. Friends were comforting, "Don't
worry. Plenty of time. You'll grow." I did.
Wider.
I always had this thing about hollow
cheekbones because I thought they were
elegant and above all else 1 wanted to be
elegant. Beauty queens are .elegant, -or ysed
to be. I spent one whole year walking around
with a face like a fish trying to develop
hollow cheekbones. Of course it didn't work
but by that time I had realized that even with
hollow cheekbones elegance was beyond my
reach. There's no way you'll ever be elegant
when you're five foot three and your nose
turns up.
But still I believed that one day the miracle
would occur and I would wake up and look
in the mirror and not recognize myself. ( Now
that has happened on occasion, but not in
the way I wanted.) But anyway, I grew up
with beauty pageants so I took piano lessons
and acted in school plays, trying to develop
my "talent," for surely the day of reckoning
would come.
It did. The great day dawned w hen I found
out that Miss America was younger than I
was. And so was Miss World. No miracles
were goingto occur. It was too late. Horrors!
I would never be Miss America.
Now that sounds all very foolish and of
course I had known for a good many years
that I would never win any beauty contests.
But still ... I felt as if I'd been cheated
somewhere along the line. Somebody lied or
something.
I hope they get rid of beauty pageants, or
else people wouldn't take them so seriously.
I've come to terms with the way I look and
the way most people look. I know that
beauty isn't skin deep and there's more to
being beautiful than having perfect features.
I think Barbra Streisand is beautiful. And
Cher. And my grandmothers.
Beauty pageants set up false values. They
make little girls think that the only thing that
matters is the way you look. Not that there's
anything wrong with looking good, but
when physical attractiveness becomes the
most important thing in life and when
wanting to be nothing more than an object
becomes the most desirable thing, then I
think that's sad. A whole lot sadder than
finding out you'll never be Miss America.
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point. They were (or are) a damn good team.
Having seen Dr. Brylawski play, I've got to
assume that the "loss of recall with age"
routine was thrown in for a giggle. It is quite
conceivable that they could have won the
championship. I don't think that it is right
that a faculty team should win what is (or
was) designed to be a student contest.
I think the ideal situation would be to have
a separate league for faculty. The winners
from each league could then play each other.
Perhaps this would be getting too organized
to be healthy, but it's a thought
In closing, let me repeat that I am sorry
that the Mathletes were disqualified. I regret
even more that no one seems to be able to
find the written rules which would settle the
question about who can play. Perhaps the
Mathletes were treated unfairly, but their
reaction to it seemed a little childish to me. I
think they take themselves a bit too
seriously, but I suppose we all do.
John Benson
member, The Far Left Suite
9 Old West
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