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If you're going somewhere
interesting this summer, or would
just like to write, think about
Variation next year. The DTH
magazine supplement needs articles
on everything from North Carolina
politics to farming in Afghanistan.
The ultimate success of the
magazine depends on two things: the
quality of the articles we receive and
the efficiency of the management.
Students are the only ones who can
help us with the first part, and we
have done our best to take care of
the second.
Gary Phillips will be next year's
Variation editor and will spend
much of this summer organizing the
publication. A Rolling Stone format
is planned and issues will come out
once a month for the entire school
year, a total of eight issues.
Gary, this year's Union head,
plans on allotting far more time than
has been spent in past, years on
Variation. His publication
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''he Vice President
Oh, he is so versatile. He goes
forward in time, he goes backward
in time, all the while staying in the
same place.
Last week, in the continuing tales
of our cerebral sensation, Gerald
Ford, we saw him trying his hand
at ESP (Extra Sensory Perception
Jerry). Jerry said that if and when he
were made president of the United
States, James Schlesinger and
Ronald Ziegler must go. Needless to
say, this statement caused no little
consternation on the part of the
president's mild-mannered press
secretary.
However, Ford made no
co mment on what he would do when
Nixon
The turnout for the impeachment
march in Washington this Saturday
has been slight. Only 12 people have
signed up to make the trip for the
good of the country.
Please take the time to protest
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Michael Davis
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Steve left Carbondale before the end of the
fall quarter last December.
The girl with whom he had shared so many
fine days at Southern Illinois University
wanted some breathing room. She needed
some time to think --some time to clear away
the murkiness of a relationship that, after
three years of soaring, had skidded to a
standstill.
She loved him though with a passion so
rich and rare that she did know how to let
him go for awhile. She was confused and
trapped.
Steve loved her too. He cared enough to
withdraw from school and uproot to
Colorado for a few months to allow her the
opportunity to resolve her confusion.
On the way home from his trip to
Colorado he stopped to take some pictures
at the edge of a cliff, but got too close to that
edge and tumbled 100 feet over the jagged
drop.
Twenty hours later. I got a call from
Carbondale. "I don't quite know how to tell
you this, a friend said, "but Steve's dead. He
died yesterday in Colorado on his way home.
I don't know all of the details.. .all I know is
that he's dead and will be buried in West
Chicago on Wednesday."
1 made a promise to myself alter that
phone call.
I swore that I would never waste another
day floundering in the mindless excesses of
daily life, for I was now not only living my
dreams, but the dreams of my first college
roommate, who was somehow inconceivably
gone. '
I'm not ashamed to say that I loved my
roommate from the very start. Luckly
enough, I took the time and energy to get to
know a quiet kid from the Chicago suburbs
whose tastes and desires were quite foreign
to my own.
We laughed a lot together -and studied
like madmen that first year. Steve and I
Wednesday, April 24, 1974
it
experience includes working on a
state-wide high school newspaper
and he intends to assemble a staff
expert in all areas of publications
work (reviewing, feature-writing,
layout, etc.) Every effort will be
made to meet the deadlines with a
quality product.
We urge students to read the
upcoming issue of Variation which
will be distributed during exams.
Variation was begun two years ago
as a replacement for Saturday issues
of the DTH in an effort to vary the
student news media and to save
money while the DTH is going
independent of student fees. We
regret the irregular publication of
the last several months and will
increase the number of issues next
year.
So think about your summer and
the possibility of writing up some
vacation experiences. We'll do our
part with Variation if you'll do
yours.
time wi
elected in 1976 and re-elected in
1980.
But on Monday, the nation's
number one seer decided to look
back in time, and declared
confidently (to paraphrase): If I
were president back when the
Watergate scandals broke, I would
have pushed for an inquiry.
"In my judgment," said the vice
president, "1 would have given a sort
of nudge to my employes as hard as I
possibly could."
Well, Jerry you're v.p. right now,
in the present, regardless of your
expectations, so watcha gonna do
about that?
Sua D.C
Nixon's scandalous activities.
Carpooling information may be
obtained from Peter Gilmore at 933
5713, not in the Pit as previously
reported in Tuesday's editorial.
Total cost for the trip will be under
10 dollars.
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played the role of the gawky freshman to
perfection.
We were like brothers, and I shared the
great joy that was his to have discovered a
girl named Nancy, who turned his world -about.
I often replay the scene of Steve, Nancy
and myself all bidding one another
goodnight within the confines of a
crackerbox dorm room.
It was surprising how well I got to know
my roommate in such a short span of time.
We tolerated each others' habits and
accepted each others' shortcomings. But
most of all, we had the time of our lives and
treated each other like sensitive human
beings.
Even after I transferred to Chapel Hill in
the fall of 1972, I kept in close contact with
Steve. He was important, not only because
he was my roommate, but also because he
was a great friend, confidante and counselor.
What he had to say was important. What he
felt I earnestly wanted to feel myself.
I wanted to know what he dreamed
about what was making him happy or
bringing him down.
And in the lonely times now ! still wonder
what he dreamed about, and his memory
aches inside me.
Don't waste your days. Tell your
roommate how much you care, if you do.
Don't sit around and whittle around the
edges of the day. Go out and have a beer.
Throw a frisbee. Make your roommate
laugh. There's something very special going .
on, if you tune in.
I do have a final thought. In the midst of
all the frustration, disgust and fatigue of the
upcoming finals week, take some time out.
Don't let the avalanche of paperwork stand
in the way of your being near someone who
counts.
Time waits for no man, but no man is out
of time.
With all the political rhetoric being
bandied about these days by the candidates
for Sam Ervin's Senate seat, it is difficult to
determine what they really think. Wouldn't
it be a refreshing change if the three leading
candidates came out and said what they
really think? With that in mind, here's how
their campaign objectives might sound if
they decided to really "tell it like it is."
Nick Galifianakis
"The most important issue for me in this
campaign is that I don't end up being a loser
again. I'm still pissed off that all the grits in
this state voted for that red-necked Jesse
Helms, instead of for a charming and
intelligent person like me. I'm also sick and
tired of jokes about my Greek heritage. Is it
my fault that I have a name that no one can
spell or pronounce? I've also had it with the
references to the fact that my brother runs a
hot dog stand. That's not my fault, either.
"As for the issues in this campaign, I am
ready and willing to say anything to anybody
if it will get me some votes. I intend to make
liberal speeches in Orange County to cash in
on my popularity at UNC, and make
conservative, "good ole country boy"
speeches in the east to try to get votes from
all those dirt farmers who refused to vote for
me in 1972. On the issue of impeachment,
Jeffrey W. Taylor
Why not choose
Any enthusiastic soul can research the
origins and the principles of the two
major political parties, but it is
important to realize that these principals
have been aligned and realigned so often
in political party history that a
consensus on party doctrines is
impossible to determine.
The point to be made is that no party
has a monopoly on brains or idealism or
statesmanship. At the 1956 Republican
National Convention, Dwight D.
Eisenhower noted that Republicans and
Democrats alike are motivated by the
same loyalty to the flag, by the same
devotion to freedom and human
dignity, by the same high purposes for
the nation's security and its people's
welfare. But, in the practical pursuit of
objectives, we differ in our methods, in
our traditions, and in our philosophy of
government's responsibilities.
We Republicans do hold two
principles to be of prime importance.
First, every person has the right to
govern himself, to fix his own goals, and
to make his own way with a minimum of
governmental interference. Second, it is
for government to foster and maintain
an environment of freedom encouraging
every individual to develop to the fullest
his powers of mind, heart, and body;
and, beyond this, government should
undertake only needful things, rightly of
public concern, which the citizen cannot
himself accomplish.
Space does not allow elaboration on
specific issues in which the parties differ.
For those interested in this area, a
wealth of material is available. In
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I'm in favor of kicking Nixon out on his ass.
On the controversial issues of the day, I will
talk a lot and say very little, and 1 promise to
change my stands every day, depending on
the audience. I will take firm stands only on
the non-controversial issues like tax reform
and inflation that no one can disagree with.
"The other candidates are hardly worth
mentioning. Robert Morgan is just a flashy
version of Jesse Helms, a simpering coward
who is afraid of not having a job if he loses,
and who is too chicken to say anything about
any issue. Henry Hall Wilson is a liberal
carpetbagger who will lick the shoes of his
big business pals if he is elected.
"Just remember, folks, that a vote for Nick
is a vote for mediocrity, which is the major
industry of our great state."
Robert Morgan
"First of all, I want to make it clear that I
have no intention of resigning as attorney
general. Of course, I really don't give a damn
about the office. I just want to be sure that 1
have a job if I lose this election. I intend to
stand on my record during this campaign,
because if I'm standing on it, no one can get a
look at it and find out what a crummy job
I've really done. The only reason I ran for
attorney general was so I could get my name
in the papers a lot before 1 tried for the
particular, the reader is referred to pages
41-133 of Party and Constituency:
Pressures on Congress by Julius Turner
and revised by E.V. Schneier, Jr. This
book can be found at the undergraduate
library. Specifically, Messrs. Turner
and Schneier outline party differences
on procedural issues, international
affairs, pressure groups, social welfare,
and internal improvements.
Admittedly, the GOP is currently
having problems, i.e. the stigma
attached to Mr. Nixon and Watergate.
But one man does not constitute a whole
Rick Sebak
Year at Lyon: forgotten flock
Rick Sebak is currently a member oj the
UNC Junior Year Abroad program in Lyon,
France.
Like a forgotten flock of giant dodo birds,
the 28 remaining members of the 1973-74
UNC Year-at-Lyon program realize that
they are the last of a dying breed. Total
extinction will come by the end of June, and
the world will lose another tiny sub-culture,
which, like a fat and heavy bird, never had
the ability to rise, let alone fall.
Apparently, after 10 years of-generally
dissatisfied students, the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill has decided to
disctoninue its special relations with the
Universite de Lyon, and to relocate its
French-speaking Junior-Year-Abroad
program in Orleans, a small city in the
famous Loire Valley.
The UNC people in Lyon this year have
no mam
Senate. Now that I'm the front runner, I'm
sure as hell not going to let some Greek loser
or a commie beat me.
"To make sure that I get the most votes, I
intend to cater to the same right-wing nitwits
who elected Jesse Helms. I will be non
committal on every important issue to avoid
antagonizing anyone, and I will make the
most of the fact that I am the cutest
candidate in the field. If anyone says
anything bad about me, I will call it mud
slinging and character assassination, and if I
am accused of being wishy-washy, I will not
dignify the charges with a reply. I will also
emphasize my non-existent ties with the
Kennedy campaign, because many people
are gullible enough to believe such garbage.
"As for my unworthy opponents, they are
both morons. Wilson is a pinko, who says he
is for the people but who is actually up to his
ears in big business. As for my other
opponent, how can anyone trust a man
whose name is a mile long and whose brother
runs a hot dog stand in Chapel Hill
"If you vote for me, you'll certainly get
what you deserve."
Henry Hall Wilson
"First, let me say that I really am tied to
big business interests. Of course I deny it, but
the Republicans?
party. The purpose of the Young
Republicans Club on this campus is not
to support President Nixon because he
is a Republican and not to support
unfailingly the Republican party right
or wrong. Rather, our purpose is to
bring the Republican party to make
decisions upon issues that we feel are
just, reasonable and right. To have any
other purpose would be blind and
unproductive partisanship unworthy of
either free men or of the students of this
University.
In the coming year, the UNC-YRC
met the news with a mixture of emotions.
Lyon, now the second largest city in France,
has finally begun to seem like home to most,
and a regretful goodbye will probably be in
order upon departure. The release from the
poor quality academics offered to foreign
students in Lyon, however, will be celebrated
as a long-awaited escape from
imprisonment.
Lyon, while cold and heartless at first, has
its share of special treasures which can
charm disenchanted Americans and make
them forget the unsmiling, often
unbelievably rude, French men and women.
There are lots of accommodating cafes and
restaurants where one can sit and talk for
hours and hours, long after the coffee has
been drunk. Lyon also retains a special
attraction not to be found in smaller French
cities: it stays open after 8 at night.
The Universite cTOrleans, however, is one
of the newest in France, and it is doubtful
that the administrators there could be more
disorganized, confused or incompetent than
those in Lyon. Academically, the Course for
Foreign Students at Lyon is worthless, and
Orleans cannot help but be an improvement.
The predominant feeling among the group
this year concerning next year's change
seems to be one of deep regret. "Why
couldn't they have done it one year earlier?"
is the most common query.
Hopefully, the change to Orleans will
mean several advantages for next year's
group. They will be legitimate pioneers, and
they w ill be finding a life in the city where no
reputation has yet been established.
Most importantly, they will not have to
put up with Lyon's group of unsatisfactory
instructors and the wretched Course for
Foreign Students. Why the Dey Hall office
of the UNC-Lyon program has continued to
inflict this torture on students year after year
will probably never be explained.
Because it would be totally useless for this
year's students to leave behind the
guidebook which they'd planned for next
year's group, they can only hope that the first
group of the new program will start the
tradition and be most diligent in leaving
some kind of written legacy for the students
who will follow. For 10 years, each group of
UNC students has arrived in Lyon without a
word of warning or preparation from their
predecessors. No record of student
satisfaction with housing was ever kept, and
annually the same tyrannical landlords were
forced upon UNC students desperate for a
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what else would you expect me to do in a
backwards state like this? I actually hate
North Carolina, which is why I left. The only
reason I came back to run for the Senate is
that my friends in Chicago want another ally
in Congress who will attend to their special
interests. I would have rather run in some
other state, but this is the only one where
people are dumb enough to believe all the
stuff I've been spouting about caring for the
people.
"Actually, I couldn't care less about the
people, the state or the issues. I just want to
get into the Senate so I can help out my
business buddies. This campaign is also a
good way for my corporate backers to spend
some of the excess cash they've accumulated
by exploiting the American public.
I don't really care about my opponents,
either. The only reason I'm slinging around
mud aoout I. Beverley Lake is to embarrass
that pompous, snotty-nosed Morgan. As for
Galupolukis, or whatever the hell his name
is, I don't think many people will vote for a
guy whose brother runs a hot dog stand in
Chapel Hill.
"So, on May 7, vote for Henry Hall
Wilson, the businessmen's friend."
And who says that the truth isn't stranger
than fiction?
offers you an opportunity to get into
politics, to work for the principles in
which you believe, to learn the nuts-and-bolts
of politics, to work for a strong
two-party system. We will be offering
prominent public figures and
candidates, a club newsletter, active
campaigning at student, local, state, and
national levels, and an active hand in
shaping Republican party principles
and policies.
(Jeffrey W. Taylor is the Chairman of
the UNC Young Republicans Club)
place to stay in September.
Many of this year's students who would
have voiced complaints have been silenced
by the news that the program is being
changed. They hope nonetheless that next
year's group will be violently vocal in
demanding satisfaction from the new
program.
Although no members of this year's
program have seen the booklet for the
Orleans program, most would probably like
to warn all applicants to be especially
skeptical of the wording found therein. The
UNC Year-at-Lyon booklet does not present
a realistic or valid picture of the program as
it exists.
Also, out-of-state students on this year's
program wish to encourage fellow out-of-state
residents to investigate first the
possibility of attending the Universite
d'Orleans as independent students. While
the $225 tuition currently paid by in-state
students is probably the biggest bargain in
American Junior-Year-Abroad programs,
the $ 1,800 charged to out-of-state students is
nothing short of outrageous theft. The actual
price of attendingthe foreign students course
in Lyon is a mere 60 francs ($12) a month.
The overall incompetence of the
program's organizers can be seen quite
characteristically in recent problems with
preparations for the final year at Carolina.
The Dey Hall office made no arrangements
for special consideration of UNC-Lyon
students as far as campus housing or pre
registration was concerned. After 10 years of
operation, one would imagine that they
would be capable of handling the bits of
bureaucratic maneuvering which students in
France are incapable of carrying out by mail.
While the traveling and the
opportunity to live in Europe for a year have
been excellent social experiences, the UNC
Year-at-Lyon program must for all practical
purposes be considered a 10-year-old failure.
The poor academics, the uncommonly
terrible instructors, and the general lack of
organization in the French University
System as well as the Dey Hall office have
overpowered all possible delights w hich can
be found at Lyon.
Realizing their inability, and the utter
futility of such action, the UNC students this
year will not even attempt to fly into the face
of this adversity. And like dying dodos, they
can only hope that the new flock next year
will be strong enough to adjust successfully
to the new habitat.
j:m Coopsr, Greg Turossk
Editors
Kevin McCarthy, Managing Editor
Michael DaYis, Associats Editor
Jean Swa'lov, Associate Editor
Ken Allen, Maws Editor
Harriet Sugar, Feature Editor
Elliott Yamcck, Sports Editor
Tom Randolph, Photo Editor
Bob Jasinkicwicz, flight Editor