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EDITORIAL
Last week in this paper, there
appeared a section of pre-printed
notes .to the powers in
Washington expressing
discontent with the war in Viet
Nam. How many of those ever
left Capitol Campus?
1 can hear it now. “Not this
crap again.” But really, it seems
that no one cares what happens
to him anymore. It seems also
that we should care and, in that
case, should be willing to do just
a tiny bit about it.
For example, when we
learned that Pat Murphy was in
danger of losing her job, some
students went to see Dr. Grimm.
About 20 or 30 went. But that
office should have exploded
with people. And out of that
situation grew several proposals
involving more student power in
decision making at Capitol
Campus. When it came to a vote
on these proposals, about 450
people voted. Sure the vote was
decidedly in favor of the student
power, but 450 people? That’s
less than the 60% average
turnout for a national election.
And these things are going to
affect us directly.
Frustrating as it is sometimes,
we must get involved. Having
tried and failed is one thing, but
not having tried at all is quite
another. And even at that, 1
doubt seriously whether we ever
deserve to give up at all.
Bitching is fine as a start. But
it takes more than that. Writing
a letter to Washington can’t be
that hard. And according to
Ralph Nader, a “substantial”
number of letters to the White
House on any given subject is
about two or three hundred.
And if you want to bring it
closer to home, we’ve got any
number of organizations on
campus where your help is
needed. Tutor a kid, go to the
SGA meetings, join the Head
Shop—anything.
WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
HERE’S HOW
Cut these out and send to the appropriate Congressman or
Senator, or to:
President Richard M. Nixon
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.
Dear Congressman/Senator :
As a student and concerned citizen, 1 urge you to support actively
any bill or amendment which would limit the President’s power to
send our troops into Cambodia, Laos, or North Viet Nam, or to
further escalate the war in lndo-China in any way.
Dear President Nixon
As a student and concerned citizen, I wish to notify you that I
oppose the use of our troops in Laos, Cambodia, or North Viet Nam
for any purpose. 1 wish to state further that 1 oppose the escalation
of the war in any way and consider your recent statements and
policies to be a deception of the American people.
STAFF OF
CIPITOUST:
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
DOIO
The potential here at Capitol
is amazing, but for lack of
interested people, nothing gets
done. If this school is not living
up to your expectations, do
something about it—don’t give
up on it.
You may be tired of
anti-apathy arguments, but you
must also be tired of being
pushed around. Get involved and
then get someone else involved.
It’s all in your hands. You can
do nearly anything if you do it
together. So, get together and do
it. Go out and conquer.
Zap
Your’e DEAD!
WZAP, the silent voice of the
silent student body, will remain
silent for at least the rest of the
term, maybe longer. According
to Station Manager John (Nice
Guy) Musto, transmitter
problems in Meade Heights are
not permitting the golden
throats of Weeler, Rocco,
Hadfield and the other
ZAP-Jocks from being heard (let
alone seen!).
The primary problem with
the station is that the quality of
reception in Meade Heights is
just not that good, due to a
mysterious transmitter problem
which has , the illustrious
ZAP-brains totally baffled.
“Maybe next term” says Big
John. It really is a damn shame
that all that money has gone
into renovating the station
facilities, and...no ZAP. As is the
case with a lot of things here at
Capitol, it just doesn’t make it
and seems as though it never
will.
HOT LINE
944-1033
-OR
THE CAPITOLIST
lEJIKFHBEI
Capitol Campus stands at a
crossroad in its evolution. A
time of evaluation,
recommendation, and action is
at hand. All students must be
made to realize that it is their
gravest concern to have an
authoritative voice in such vital
matters as the hiring and
dismissal of student affairs
personnel, the selection of
faculty members, and having a
formative role in decisions
concerning student affairs. After
realization, students must then
strive for the establishment of
set procedures by which
students can make their opinions
and desires known and felt.
Capitol Campus is a family
comprised of three members:
the administration, the faculty,
and the student body. This is a
concept we shouldn’ t forget,
for to do so would lead us to
overlook the uniqueness of each
member. The administration, for
example, is the member whose
function it is to attend to all
matters which pertain to the
running of Capitol Campus.
They also provide services such
as counseling and student affairs.
The faculty is here primarily to
teach. Although there are
obvious overlappings between
these two members, they
wouldn’t even attempt to try to
usurp each others unique
contributions to the whole. In
more obvious words, it is my
hope that we, while pushing for
the needed changes, will not
forget our uniqueness.
In conclusion, let me say this
to anyone who harbors the
notion that the student body as
a whole, and concerned students
in particular will with time,
impending term papers, and
finals, lose interest. Forget it.
NEW
SECRETARY
Susan Ference has resigned
from her position of Recording
Secretary of the Student
Government Association. She
explained that personal
responsibilities have prevented
her continuation in the office.
President Lee Levan
immediately announced the
appointment of Missy
Rotondaro to assume that
position. Levan gave as his
reason the rewarding of many
hours of volunteer services
contributed by Miss Rotondaro
to SGA and other worthy
causes.
Sincerely,
The SGA Senate confirmed
the appointment by unanimous
vote at its meeting of February
24, 1971. At the same meeting
the Senate expressed its
appreciation to Mary Jane
Lovelick, SGA Corresponding
Secretary, for assuming work
above and beyond the normal
duties of her office in time of
need.
Sincerely,
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Letters To The Editor:
Dear Editor
Thank you for your
endorsement of the People’s
Peace Treaty. As you probably
know, this is just the beginning
of our efforts to reach every
American and ask him or her to
join us in ratifying this Treaty of
Peace with the Vietnamese.
Following are some of our
initial organizing plans. The first
stage calls for campus actions.
Following endorsements by
student body presidents and
campus newspaper editors, we
are calling for Peace Treaty
Committees to be established on
each campus. They will seek
additional campus endorsements
from faculty and administration
members, their student councils
and senates, and other campus
organizations, and then hold
campus referenda. Hopefully,
you will be able to help set up a
Committee on your campus.
The second stage calls for
these Peace Treaty Committees
to work with community
organizations to organize
grassroots support for the
Treaty. Their tactics may
include door-to-door canvassing,
seeking endorsements by
prominent members of the
community, trying to have the
Treaty introduced into city
councils and state legislatures,
and arranging to put the Treaty
on a city-wide ballot in the next
local election. We hope that
these Committees will present
the Treaty to every possible
group and constituency in their
local communities.
It must be made clear that
the Peace Treaty is not simply
another petition drive. We are
asking each individual to declare
peace with the people of
Vietnam and to pledge
themselves to undertake
whatever actions are appropriate
to implement the terms of this
Joint Treaty and to ensure its
acceptance by the government
of the United States.
We desperately need money
to continue organizing national
support for the Peace Treaty,
and we would appreciate your
help. Please send a contribution
to the Peace Treaty Office, 2115
‘S’ Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20008. Also, if you can,
arrange to have a Peace Treaty
Speaker appear on your campus
and in your community by
calling 202/387-5100.
Thanks again for your
support. The recent invasion of
Laos and the major escalation of
bombing add a new note of
urgency and need to the
organizing efforts around the
Peace Treaty. Your endorsement
has been an important first step
in a campaign we believe can
finally end this war.
Frank Greer
Peace Treaty Coordinator
To all members of the Capitol
Campus Community:
An amendment to the SGA
Constitution has been proposed
by the Student Government
Association at its meeting of
March 3, 1971 by a vote of 10 in
favor, 0 opposed, and 1
abstention. The amendment
reads as follows and will be
added to the Constitution if
approved by a majority vote of
the student body in the next
special or regular election held.
“If, upon the absence of a
senator, he informs the
Executive Committee in writing
of his absence and a person that
will serve as proxy for him at the
meeting, such person will be
allowed to sit at the meeting for
that week for the absent senator.
“Such a person needs to meet
the following standards: He
must be in the same class as the
person for whom he is proxying.
If the senator for whom he is
proxying is of a particular
curriculum, the proxy must be
of that curriculum.”
This letter is to give adequate
notice to all those concerned.
Peacefully,
Lee Levan, President
The Capitol Campus SGA
This Week's
Things To Do
TODAY—Open Pot in the
New Lounge!
TONIGHT-8:00 Chess at
835 Nelson Drive. 8:00 Roller
Skating, Gold Skate Rink—free.
FRIDAY—Pay your bills for
Spring Semester!
SATURDAY—9:OO XGI
Party.
SUNDAY-Mass in the
Student Center at 3:45.
MONDAY-8:00 Meeting of
Head Shop at 836 A Jones.
TUESDAY—3:OO Judo Club
Practice... Tuesday night—TßA.
WEDNESDAY-Happy Saint
Patrick’s Day! (9:30 Mixed
Bowling).
POET’S CORNER
The Unspoken
Language
Eyes interlock
saying more in
seconds
Than years of words.
Hands touch
in the dark
feeling more than
many love acts.
So much to say
So much to know
So little time
in this brief show
Can I sing with you?
Do you know the words?
by Samantha
Peace,
March 10, 1971