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Letters To The Editor:
Dear Editor
After reading the articles
submitted by Mr. T. Wimmer
and the “Dude Hadfield” 1 was
gripped with a desire to write a
few words of my own. Articles
have been written about what to
do about the conditions on
campus, especially at the “prison
compounds” known as the
dorms. When there is a
complaint, we get those
petitions signed to show our
unity. 1 think if we were united,
we wouldn’t have such a noise
problem in the dorms.
Methods of sound-proofing
would improve the living
conditions at the dorms. But I
feel people could do their share
also, e.g. couldn’t we turn down
phones so they wouldn’t ring so
loud? There are supposed to be
consideration hours in the
dorms...but.
People who know me will
break-up when they realize it is
me writing this. I am also guilty
of slamming doors, yelling
obscene metaphors in the halls,
or playing my stereo too loud.
However, if 1 am annoying
someone, why don’t they ask me
to keep the noise down?
Whatever happened to
communication among people?
People, from my point of
view, must rediscover themselves
and start to communicate again.
By communicating with each
other, or attempting to, the need
for noise, as a form of
recognition, will, hopefully,
disappear.
The Academic Services Office
has received from the Records
Office at UP a list of students
for whom they reported student
status to the selective Service
Local Boards for Winter Term
1971. Included is a list of
students with “missing data”.
Please stop in Room E-106 to
check if your name is on the
discrepancy list.
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EDITOR: Rosemary Scanlon CONTRIBUTORS:
ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Lu Ann Berulis
Lee Nell Missy Rotundaro
Tom Hagan Ann Ostroski
BUSINESS MANAGERS: Bill Winkler
Richard Marx Michael Rix
Roger Hawkins Terry Wimmer
PHOTOGRAPHERS: Dan Durante
John Fannely Chandler Wolf
Don Davis Tony McGovern
Eric Murray Skip Lewis
EDITORIAL CONSULTANT: Charlie Bussison
Jim Benn Paul Snyder
Dear Editor
Approximately three weeks
ago, while I was attending a
meeting of the SGA, a few
matters came to light. It seems
as if our elected officials
consider functions going on
here, their functions
inparticular, a game. 1 feel that
this is not a place to air our
petty grievances or conflicts of
personality. Perhaps some
attempts should be made to v
reach a common ground
between representatives and
executive officials. Time is a
luxury that they can ill-afford.
To spend it in so called debate
and argumentation with the
results being no action or no
decision. This shows an abuse of
public (student) trust.
The members should accept
responsibility of taking actions
on any thought or views put
forth that should or will be
carried out. This is not to be
viewed as an attack on your
organization, but as an attempt
to have you examine yourselves
and take the necessary steps to
make SGA a more productive
organization.
Letters to the Editor must be
typed (double spaced) and
dropped in the newspaper
mailbox by Thursday at 4:00.
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THE C*°ITOLIST
THE COLUMN
WHERE’S THE
PROBLEM, BUDDY?
by Terry K. Wimmer
The growing crisis involving
the possible separation of Pat
Murphy from the Office of
Student Affairs has brought to
my attention the genesis of an
even more potentially dangerous
crisis within the academic
community here at Capitol.
Students and members of the
faculty represented at the
College Council meeting held
last Thursday afternoon publicly
questioned the organizational
structure and idealogical concept
of the Office of Student Affairs.
The problem evolved when
members of the Student Affairs
Committee (consisting of
students, faculty and
administration) questioned
Director Herpel on why they
were not informed of the
re-alignment there will not be
only assistants to Dean Grimm
on Residence (as is Pat Murphy)
and Student Activities, but also
two new positions consisting of
a Student Activities Coordinator
and a Residence Coordinator.
Doesn’t it seem amazing that
the administration of this
University can proceed to alter a
major subdivision of the
academic community without
consulting the University
Committee (in this case Student
Affairs) organized and developed
to handle matters such as this?
Not only is it amazing, but
equally as frightening.
What this has caused is not
only the necessity of a complete
student sponsored evaluation of
the organizational structure and
idealogical concept of the Office
of Student Affairs, but it has
also caused the faculty to
wonder whether it too will be
the next target of the reckless
t actics used by the
Administration. Do we have to
extend our investigation to
include an evaluation of the
Administration’s role in the
academic community? Do our
problems only exist in the Office
of Student Affairs, or do they
extend into the office of
Coleman Herpel? Within the
next week or so, we should have
a better perspective of what has
to be done.
CAPITOLIST
STAFF
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NOW AND BEYOND
“I’ve worked the way I’ve
been trained and the school
shouldn’t be so concerned with
appearance of the thing, but the
attitude of the people. I work
for people and with people.
That’s what I’ve learned and
that's the way I’ve acted.” So
feel the many students who
rallied to voice their objections
at the second Capitol Campus
College Committee meeting, in
reference to Pat Murphy’s
contract not being renewed. As
student after student rose and
spoke his mind, some more
fluently than others, waves of
anxiety came streaming across in
the form of alarm at the
possibility of losing an
invaluable means of
communication with the
administration to what seemed
to be Capitol Campus’ little
genocide, in the form of distrust
in having to accept “professional
decision, professional
judgement” as a valid reason for
dismissal. What seemed a
tolerable, though dehumanizing,
situation between a student and
the Student Affairs Office,
became intolerable when Miss
Murphy was not afforded the
professional trust so much
needed in the execution of her
duties—including the job of
communicating with the
students while at the same time
not breaking confidences.
And why is it that something
of this magnitude must come
about before other points of
contingencies are uncovered. At
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by Skip Lewis
the Capitol Campus College
meeting when plans for the
restructuring of the Student
Affairs Office were made
known, not only were the
students surprised, but the
faculty members also were
stunned. No one had mentioned
it before. Never had the
administration deemed it
necessary to bring the matter to
the attention of the Student
Affairs Committee comprised of
faculty members, student
representatives and
administration personnel. Is it
that the administration does not
know or has it forgotten that
what one member of a college
family does must affect the
other members.
We as a college family in
determining the rightful
expediation of the Murphy
dilemna must realize also the
answers to such questions as:
what are the boundaries of
student rights at Capitol
Campus; shouldn’t faculty and
students be consulted and asked
their ideas and recommendations
on restructuring of such
important areas as Student
Affairs and Academic Divisions;
and shouldn’t students have
more of a say in who will head
and staff their affairs office?
In closing, I would like to
offer a thought pertaining to
Miss Pat Murphy, and perhaps
it’s a thought that has universal
application—most people have
wounds that few other people
ever see.
A committee has been
established for the revision of
rules which govern students here
at Capitol Campus. Some of you
may have gripes, complaints or
maybe misunderstandings
concerning certain rules that
govern you.
A “Bitch Box” is now
available for these gripes. If you
have a bitch concerning any rule
write it down and throw it in the
bitch box. The committee will
do its best to try and work out,
in any way possible, these
complaints. The box will be
located on the bulletin board
near the round table.
So don’t be afraid. If you
don’t agree with something, let
us know. It may be grades,
)es credits, student activities, exams
:e or maybe even health. We will be
happy to hear from you.
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Discussions are tentatively
scheduled for Thursday nights,
the first to be this Thursday.
POET'S CORNER
They
You know how you
go nuts looking
and you’re ruined as
you press it
and it’s bounced by
the public eye
A movie magic society labels
you the fool
When they cart away your will
and fill it with a recipe
that’s guaranteed
sure to make you an individual.
Well resentment results
and even this is part of the form
They breed friction they think
so pious as to create war
between teams of duplicate
individuals—having
the common effort to be unique,
“Hey, I’m a freak.”