Chance
ONCE AGAIN this year, the Col
lege of The Liberal Arts is leading the
way in broadening communication be
tween students and faculty members.
Liberal Arts Student Council is
sponsoring a Discussion Day tomorrow,
When students can meet with faculty
members, talking with them on a
personal basis.
In this way, students can relay
problems they are having without going
through the red tape or embarrassing
situations often involved in meeting with
professors. The faculty members in the
HUB should be eager and receptive to
hear complaints, queries and suggestions.
That’s the whole purpose of the HUB
session.
SOAP BOX style oratory may be
alright for airing grievances, but when
constructive changes are the goal, critics
must take their cases to the persons
capable of acting on them.
It is often difficult for a professor
to deal fairly with a procedural or cur
riculum question when it is directed to
him from the middle of a crowd of 400 in
‘American Revolution 2’
By PAUL SEYDOR
Collegian Film Critic
The scenes of violence during the
Chicago Convention which open the
new documentary “American Revolu
tion 2“ (now at Twelvetrees through
Friday) are liable to prompt you to a
bereaved dismissal: “Oh, this again!"
Fortunately that • impression is but
brief, for the Convention is used only
as a necessary introduction for a pene
trating study of
a community in
action. Set in " 'Burn, Baby,
Chic a g o, the '
movie follows Burn'is
the efforts of
three groups de- c hanging to
termined to halt
the police bru- Buiia, Baby /
tality of which Build/ "
they are the vic
tims.
The three groups are a Chicago
contingent of the Black Panthers, led
bj an impressive and impressively in
telligent young militant named Bobby
Lee; some poor, -uneducated whites
who, sick of unjust treatment from the
police, have formed themselves into
an organization called the Young Patri
ots, and some upper-income middle
class whites genuinely interested in
working with the poor and disenfran
chised.
Although a documentary, “Ameri
can Revolution 2” plays like a well
constructed story and moves with a
much unflagging interest, while rarely
forgetting its purpose to inform. The
most intriguing aspect of the movie is
its portrait of Lee, who emerges as a
startlingly well-directed individual.
The way, for instance, his sheer de
termination and unshakeable “cool*'
c~ , ? v ’ l e s him to win over an audience
of hostile middle-class whites is one
of the most authentic pieces of drama
’ve ever witnessed. Even more in-
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Editorial Opinion
Forum Building. But on a one-to-a-few
basis, such as would be the rule at the
Discussion Day, a concerned professor
can deal with a complaint more directly.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT about the
Liberal Arts faculty members is that not
only are they willing to listen to student
complaints, but they are eager to do
whatever is possible to satisfy legitimate
grievances.
Liberal Arts Student Council Presi
dcm Pete O’Donnell is optimistic about
the meeting. “The Liberal Arts faculty
is amazingly receptive to change. It is
ready for meaningful give and take with
students outside the classroom barrier.
No\y all we need are enough concerned
students.”
O’Donnell is close to the crucial
point of the discussions session. For it to
be successful, any students who want to
rap about problems they’ve encountered
in the college must turn out for Discus
sion Day.
MAKE IT TO the HUB Reading
Room before 4 p.m. tomorrow.
Now at Twelvetrees
teresting is the way he talks the
fledging Young Patriots out of vio
lence, and then helps them organize
and search for a stronger, presumably
more effectual power-base in the com
munity. “You got to go to the com
munity." he says, “you got to tell
them ‘This is where we’re at,’ to tell
them what you believe and what you’re
trying to do. You got to get them be
hind you.’’
The movie then follows their ef
forts to get that support, winding up
on an extraordinary meeting between
the citizens, aided by the Black Pan
thers and the Young Patriots, and a
representative of the police depart
ment. Although the sergeant promises
to do something about the complaints,
it is left unresolved as to whether or
not he does (Will there be a sequel?),
and the movie closes on the skepticism
of the militants.
There are flaws, to be sure: Partly
by his own mouth and partly by the
moviemakers’ bias, the police sergeant
is made to look like a fool (something
which, admittedly, hardly places un
due stress on the imagination). But it
is still inexcusable that there should
be no attempt to suggest the problems
of his position. He is, in other words,
turned into a type, an object of too easy
scorn and derision. Often the movie
makers whet our curiosity more than
satisfy it. I wanted to know much
more about Lee (some interesting am
biguities are raised but then dropped,
i.e., why, compared to his poor, black
peers, he is so well-dressed in clothes
that look fairly expensive). I wished
for a fuller portrait of the Young Patri
ots rather than a sketchy outline.
Couldn’t the moviemakers, whose
cameras have been so penetrating, have
gotten some actual footage of the day
to-day police intimidation that caused
so many of these people’s complaints?
I believe most of what was charged.
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but, without being shown and getting
it all from one side, I'm uneasy in my
belief.
I’m also uneasy about the movie
makers. They are identified only as
The Film Group, Inc., of Chicago; such
collective anonymity makes me sus
picious not only of intent but of re
sult. I don’t believe this movie is a
put-up job (and even if it is, that
wouldn’t alter much of its power or
penetration), but if it is, that might
explain the glaring omissions. For in
stance, why doesn’t the movie go on
to show us what, if anything, the police
sergeant does subsequent to the meet
ing? If it were shown that he made
an honest attempt to investigate the
complaints, then our impression of him
would have to be drastically altered.
The chief value of “American
Revolution 2,” aside from its surpris
ing suggestions of hope, seem to me to
be its exploration and depiction of cer
tain prevalent attitudes among the
young, the poor, the disenfranchised,
the disillusioned. On the level it is, by
t;'. w 3. lc'hally funny, deprrs g,
frightening, and, most importantly for
a documentary, illuminating.
Chicago did not, as some have
claimed, split this country right down
the middle; it merely served as the
ultimate and unmistakeable confirma
tion of a latent schism that has been
extant far too long, and has deepened
far too rapidly. Perhaps movies like
“American Revolution 2," and the re
cent “Medium Cool," and last year’s
“Weekend," will help us to understand
this division in the simple, human
terms that it seems only film is capable
of; therefore, more equipped to begin
the difficult process of reconciliation.
Unless I’m misreading him totally,
Bobby Lee and others like him, despite
their words and because of their ac
tions, are telling us that “Burn, baby,
burn" is changing to “Build, baby,
build.”
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Women’s Liberation Movement;
Bosom Binding—Bad Business?
By PAT GUROSKY
Collegian Assistant City Editor
All over the nation women are
once again heeding the call. Shedding
their aprons, brandishing spatulas and
abandoning their bridge clubs, they can
be seen boldly storming employment
offices, picketing beauty contests and
spunkily parading in protest.
It’s nothing new. Ever since the
first cave man whomped his chosen
mate with his club and dragged her
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has been the i , y ,~b
submissive
ciety. But all j
along certain .4
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rebelled?''."
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lower position
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for the freedoms, rights and responsi
bilities rightfully theirs as human
beings.
Bui today's neofeminisis are going
even farther. They ask iheir sisters to
shed not only their aprons, but their
bras as well.
For the bra, they claim, is the
supreme symbol of the restrictions
still clamped on women in our society
today.
The women’s liberation movement
—some call it the braless revolution—
varies widely in its goals and in the
militancy of its members. Some want
nothing short of a complete reversal
of the “mom-wife at home with the
letters to the Editor
SDS Explains NLF Flag
TO THE EDITOR: Some people in this community feel
that it is inconsistent to march for peace in Vietnam and at
the same time indicate support for the National Liberation
Front, the victims of the relentless imperialistic war waged by
the U. S. ruling class.
SDS on the other hand declares that to simply “be for
peace" and not support actively the heroic struggle of the
Vietnamese is .morally and intellectually dishonest. It ignores
the very reasons why the ruling class continues to violently
deny self-determination to the Vietnamese.
By carrying the NLF flag, SDS declares open support for
the aims of the Vietnamese people. We do not feel that the
so-called “violence" of the oppressed Vietnamese is immoral
or unjustified. In the face of U. S. imperialism, any and all
methods of struggle ere imperative in order to achieve their
just revolutionary demands. We. the members of SDS. declare
not only our support for the total victory of the NLF. but also
for the liberation struggles of all people oppressed by U. S.
imperialism.
We call for the withdrawal of all U. S. occupation troops
from the Third World and from within our own borders. We
reaffirm our conviction that only the destruction of capitalism
in our country will make possible complete liberation and
freedom for all peoples of the world.
Dana Friedman
SDS Co-Chairman
(graduate-math-New York City)
Unity in Desire for Peace
TO THE EDITOR: I want to comment on Mr. Blanch’s
letter in Saturday's Collegian from the point of view of a
foreign student. Mr. Blanch says: . .had we presented the
Communists with a unified America the war would be over by
now.” This is a very doubtful statement and only proves how
malinformed the writer is, concerning U. S. tactics of
negotiation in Paris and about failures of U. S. diplomacy
before the “peace talks” n sta^d.
However, countries all over the globe show an ever in
creasing concern about i ie uasvvHv m this country regarding
kids and dad-hubby at work earning
money” roles of most of the world’s
cultures. The movement unfortunately
also has in its ranks bitter souls who
are just plain man-haters and who
pursue a personal vendetta against the
alleged sexual exploitation of women
by men.
Others, like NOW (National Or
ganization for Women) fight adamant
ly but quietly for abolition of abortion
laws and against de-facto discrimina
tion against women in hiring.
So what does all this have to do
with the supposedly pampered Penn
State coed, as tradition-bound as you
can get and about as easy to incite to
action as a pregnant cow?
For the 'most part, absolutely
nothing.
The typical coed here will never
have to' face discrimination against her
sex. She’ll'be a school teacher or home
economist (human developer?) for two
years, then settle down, honestly happy
with hubby, home and humble house
hold harassments. There’s nothing
wrong with this, as long as she’s not
fooling herself.
- But there are girls here who know
themselves well enough that they can
courageously face the fact (and it does
take a bit of nerve) that they can’t
hold marriage and motherhood as
cherished ideals and the ultimate goals
of their lives.
Perhaps they are girls who will
have to compete against men in their
chosen professions—-or perhaps they’ve
already met problems in dealing with
the lovable yet super-sensitive male
ego—even here at University Park.
Case in point: in an interview for
a high student appointed post on cam
pus a coed was asked by her male
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interviewer how, if she received the
position, she would “change the dis
advantage of being a woman into an
advantage.”
Being a woman isn’t a natural
disadvantage—that only comes when
men feel they could be surpassed by
women, and take steps to stop them.
Some of the back room bull sessions of
BMOCs criticizing certain female stu
dent executives on campus show this is
true. 1
The PSU coed still gets the raw
end of the deal here in many ways.
Take our admissions policy for example.
You don't really think the Trustees
whipped up the three to one male
female ratio to provide us with a really
swell social life, did you? The Uni
versity has repeatedly been charged
with employing higher entrance re
quirements for women than for men.
(On the ratio bit, let’s be honest—
is it really that great? After a national
magazine a few years ago proclaimed
PSU males to rank among the ugliest
and dullest on the nation’s campuses,
and coeds confided in their dorm
rooms that they agreed, some would
say—so what?)
Sure, beginning with this week,
coeds don’t have hours anymore. Sure
21-year-old senior women can live
downtown. But 17,18,19 and 20-year-old
women are still confined to the dorms
while men students the same age have
full freedom to live where they want.
As long as this and other injustices
(there are many) exist, there is work
for PSU women to do.
So, women, even if you’re not
ready to climb on the revolutionary
bandwagon to fight for your rights, at
least experiment with going braless.
You might find yourself enjoying that
freedom, and craving for more.
the war. A positive American image is fading sadly and
rapidly, making it at best unpleasant for a lb S citizen to go
abroad or to cross their own borders to the south.
If you, Mr. Blanch, arc not concerned about the world's
opinion, go ahead, blame the liberal students for the prolong
ing of the war. But remember also, that they are active m
showing the world that somebody in this country cares and
believes that the unity of a people is best manifested in the
desire for peace.
In my opinion a “unified America” of your definition
would result in an extinction in “unity” of the Vietnamese
people.
Eva Knausenbcrgcr
State College
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