distribution without representation - tyranny! Once again budget time rolls around. Yes, it’s that time of the year len organization presidents are seen groveling on their knees outside the SGA office. But this year something is different. . . SGA King Lee Levan declared that the funds will be doled in closed ssion. This is unusual, to say the least. To say the most, it’s a damn iame that students who are paying their tuition and fees have no say in here their hard-earned cash is going. Since when does an SGA president we the power to hold confidential sessions when over ten thousand dol rs for twenty-three clubs is up for grabs? Levan rationalized his closed 1 session by noting that the presence of sople could influence the votes of the senate. Astute observation, ee, but then you may dismiss half your senate, as a number of them hold ositions in various organizations. And you better believe they’ll fight >r their share of the funds. Why didn't our senators speak up for us ? Why didn’t they tell Lee hat their constituents wanted to attend these sessions? Why can’t the leep in SGA listen to the people who sat them in Senate seats? It is jvious that the people have the power, but they don’t know what to do ith it! Something else is different this year. This newspaper sees its re sponsibility to the student body, all of it, not only the SGA. We refuse to accept closed budget sessions because our own budget is at stake. We refuse to tolerate blatant governmental errors because printing costs are held over our heads. When you’re wrong, SGA, we’ll tell you. And we’re telling you now! Spiro vs. by Maurice On Friday, September 25, 1970 lile everyone was pondering the urses and teachers they will be aking this semester, Vice-President tgnew met with students and stu- Lent leaders on the David Frost )w. One imagines that such a eting would be a real battle (or e a puppet show). The kids were intelligent, sensi ve, and inquisitive/ which is prob )ly predictable. Since SDS, the ’eathermen and the Black Panther :ty were not represented, the tone s moderate and controlled. Per- ps too controlled to communicate e real feeling of despair one gets )m watching the Vice-President’s ck jockeying. His contentions are ide from the position of patriotic rillusionment and fear. His poise a conservative is that unerving ility to position himself as the il-informed and confident law fl-order advocate. If the meeting was a formal de te, the kids would have been killed Staff of the CAPITOLIST Assistant Editors: LEE NELL TOM HAGAN MAURICE KANE Business Manager: RICHARD MARX Circulation Managers: LOUSIE LEOPOLD TONY McGOVERN Photographers: ERIC MURRAY JOHN FANNELLY THE CAPITOLIST Students J. Kane Jr. since the facts interpreted by Spiro sound reasonable enough. That is, if you can shake the uneasy feeling that something sinister is happening in the US of A. Lest I begin to sound like a radical, I must say that I really want to believe that we are getting out of Vietnam, that student demonstrations go too far, and that Civil Rights is not being undermined by the emphasis on the economy. However, I cannot believe these things. What new was learned of the ra tionale guiding government policies? Nothing. What did the Vice-Presi dent learn of student unrest? Noth ing. What new respect was gained for the Government? None. What was learned was that students are confronting politicians, asking mean ingful questions and being turned away by policies and decisions cloud ed in obscurity and priority. What was also learned was the need to learn how to survive in a frustrating and arrogant political beaurocracy. Sports: TONY McGOVERN Contributors: ANN OSTROSKI KATHI DOOLEY LU ANN BERULIS RQGER HAWKINS MICHAEL RIX CHERYL JOHNSONBAUGH ANN FERRINO JIM LEWIS DAN DURANTE CHARLIE BUSSISON TERRY WIMMER MAURICE KANE October 14, 1970 Letters to the Editor Well what’s with the new social committee? A simple enough ques tion that might be asked by any col lege student at any typical college. The answer at any typical campus might be: “Well, this week there will be a concert and dance or a movie and speaker and a variety of things to do on campus.” Probably at the beginning of the term the stu dents purchased an activities card and from these purchases the com mittee has used the money wisely to provide the students with numerous activities, not simply one dance a week or one movie a week but a va riety of more than one activity in a given week. Perhaps these students were required to purchase the activi ties card and those who do are pleas ed because what they get is plenty of activity but alas that is what usually takes place at a typical campus, but this is Capitol Campus. At last year’s elections it was voted to have an activities card. So for the neat price of $7.50 per term -the lucky purchaser is privileged to attend one super activity per week. Then there’s the other student who figures maybe $7.50 is a little too much to waste on dances or 3-year old movies this student decides to attend one of the better events of the year. He gets there and is greet ed by a sign: “activities card holders free, others, $1.25”. That’s better yet, social committee! The reason for this outrageous price was be cause it supposedly included a break fast, but then I guess one must re member that the remainder of the money could be used “wisely” for the next dance. Maybe then the punch could last a little past 11 p.m. Now students, the rush is on! This is supposedly the last big chance for you to purchase your activities card. If not, be prepared to spend at least $l.OO for “great” activity. So get ready. Get out your dancing shoes and popcorn. It looks like it’s going to be an unforgettable term, and, for activities card holders, a most unfor gettable waste of $7.50. Concerned student Capitol Campus Awareness Committee. Peace Action Day October 31, 1970 Leave Name and Number in room Wll2
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