Editorial opinion Eighteen students, faculty members, ad ministrators and town shed their suits, ties and titles a few days ago and played volleyball. They formed two iteams but not teams of students against “them." Students, faculty members, administrators and town officials played together on teams with each other rather than against each other. They introduced themselves and called each other by first names, dealing with each other as people and equals rather than numbers and bureaucrats. When they started the game they all knew the rules, but they played together ijke bumbling novices. As the game went oh, they started talking to each other, letting each other know \jvho was going to hit the ball when. They helped eadh other, filling in'the gaps when someone fell or ran somewhere else to hit the ball. They taught each other better methods of servingand hitting the ball. j By the end of the’ game they played more like professionals fast and efficiently.- This game of volleyball, played at the • En campment, capsulizes what the Encampment was all about: introductions, communication, filling in the gaps, learning and ignoring formalities. At the Encampment names became people. Students, faculty members, administrators and town officials were introduced to each other so that they could matdh names ithey had, heard to physical people with human characteristics. They met in a friendly atmosphere which should make the tone) of The question of funding Last spring 70 of the more than 300 student organizations sub mitted budget requests to the Associated Student Activities budgetary committee. Since University budget allocated only $152,000 for student activities, only 50 of those, organizations received money, and few received all they requested. For the past several years the University has managed to give the student activities funding com mittee some&additional “temporary funds” to distribute to the student organizations according to criteria set up by the committee and the University. Recently the University switched into the student activities' 1 budget about $60,000 in “temporary funds." The administration deserves a big thank-you for this much needed additional money. Some projects student organizations had given up Berli Editor's note: Arthur Tui summer under a program University. 1 ByARTHI of the Colli e ■ j Qar .:„ This same bureaucracy is responsible for the ever- Even from a relaljvejy ren of West Berhn, presen , [jnes The ||ne at y checKp £ int charMe t 0 get into ihe 365-meter . the-East. the line at the Volkspolizei (Peoples' Police) Alexanderplatz dominates horizon. This tower headquarters, and even the line at a sausage stand symbolizes the re iFt > y P y_ share the same ancestor. what once was the center of theboid Berlin, the Berlin of Gne must have the patience of a saint t 0 endure the the Hohenzollerns. e , mins rvf waiting, and there is no alternative. A nation of stoics, Socialists, a new i y;i g so to say. lives on the far side of the Iron Curtain. But three decades ago., I .- . J not only the citizens of the GDR are subjected to the But not all a i in fca p . waiting, the tourists receive the same privilege. On the twist to an old maxim thp « oMheWa empty whQ|e y Un|ted ; States citizens have % easy- when shells of ous s • compared to citizens of the Federal German Republic, mosaics of the Cathedral look down not upon an altar, Amef j cans rece jve mare smiles esoeciallv when thev bu. -stead upon a pile £ rub We On (he Museum WestGermansreceive Island, the yet to be rebuilt, although Host|le glances and have orders barked at them. according to ’9 . 9 ~ 9 jSo the Americans come in great numbers to the East, prepared tor. .t , . Crossing the border presents no insurmountable dif- What is being built, in lie-i of the Cathedral et al. is ticulty. After a little paperwork and a fiscally-absurd the "Palast der Republlk," a monuijnent to the quarter- ra t e 0 f exchange (all guests must pay out 10 West of-a-century old German Denocratip Republic. Like the German marks for the same number of East marks; a large paved areas of Versa lies and the the bank would give you three times the amount of East Palast is intended tojaWe thu visitop to instill a certain marks), the. tourist finds himself strolling along the feeling of respect rqinjgled with fear. : Friedrichstrasse en route to the subway that will take According to thei tourist guidebooks, the him to-" Alex", what Berliners call Alexanderplatz. socialist metropolis bf Berli i is a charming mixture of abound in the capital. Hundreds of soldiers Playing bal hope of sponsoring may be able to get off the ground now with these funds. The budgetary believes that if the .permanent funds were increased; by the a mount just given in temporary funds, student organizations could be given sufficient- money for their planned projects. The committee needs the funds most in the spring, when the organizations submit their budget requests to them. When the com mittee must deny an organization permanent funds for a program in the spring, often the organization will not resubmit that request when the committee receives temporary funds that could pay for .the program. As a result, many good programs are lost. Temporary funds also cannot be counted on. This fall the committee received temporary funds and two years ago they received about AMfJESTY R&.UL.V : mixture of did and new la studied in Germany this the old and the new. Many areas of the capital are rather sponsored by Georgetown run-down, when compared to cities in the capitalist world. HoweveK it must be said that there ismo Harlem here. The reconstruction efforts come slowly l , burdened with the red tape (pardon the pun) characteristic of communist bureaucracy. RTURFA ' :gian Staff their future working relationships more friendly? It is much easier to get a goal accompished when you are dealing with a friend rather than a name. j Many of the participants went to workshops where they learned about issues they|had known very little about before. They learned the factual background of the issues. As students, faculty members, ad ministrators and town officials; who may never have communicated with each other 'before, exchanged what were many times conflicting views and ideas, those who knew little about the topic werq, exposed to both sides of the issue. New ideas and approaches to problems were discovered through that communication and learning process. Opposing sides now understand each other better and may have compromised and modified their, ideas so that the gap between them has begun to be. filled. Encampments must continue so ttjat this in troduction, communication, learning ana> gap-filling process can continue to bring students, faculty mem bers, administrators and town officials closer together and closer to solving University prob lems. But more important than continuing the En campment itself is continuing the spirit of the En campment. That cpirit is. people working together in an informal,' friendly atmosphere to solve problems .rather than opposing organizations demanding things from one another. $lO,OOO but last fall they received nothing. E The committee did receive $40,000 in temporary fun ds last spring, but next year it could receive nothing. This makes student organizaitons very insecure. They do not know how to plan for the coming y ( ear because they do not know if ttjere will be sufficient funds provided through temporary funding. To give the organizations that security and to make sure good programs dolTot have to be drop ped, permanent funding must be increased. The questions of how much this permanent base should be in creased whether the increase should come from a student ac tivities fee or a tuition increase, and what percentage of funding should be temporary must be studied by students and ad ministrators together before the next University budget is written. This side of the truth I hate you, V stopped long enough to flash my phony cards at the burly bouncer. My friend Rocky showed him a tattoo that said “Korea 1952" and the two of us strode illega% into the bar. “Nice place." I said loud enough so that everyone within earshot would be sure I was 21. We ordered drinks and started staring at all the people there. Most of them were stoned or wrecked. A few of them were drinking, too. “I'm. with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board,” a voice said over my shoulder. I faced him, starting to plead temporary insanity when he continued, “and I was worjdering if either of you two fine 21-year-olds could spare a buck for another drink." He stumbled off before I could throw him a quarter]. By JACK JACKSON of the Collegian Staff from the Volksarmee (Peoples' Army) walk the streets, enjoying their passes. More than once, soldiers from the Soviet Red Army can be seen on leave, eagerly photographing the sights of the city. In the schools, East Germans learn that the Russians are their brothers and protectors. One East Berlin joke runs: What's the difference between a brother and a friend? Answer: You can choose a friend.. Solidarity must first erode cen turies of distrust an'd hatfed in order to take hold. Approximately 20 Red Army divisions are stationed in the GDR, without them the Soviets would lose their control completely. That control almost slipped away on June 17, 1953. Thousands of workers called strikes and took to the streets. Even West Berliners walked over the wall-less border to participate. Party Secretary Walter Ulbricht managed to save his skin, but a good many comrades lower in the Party fell into disfavpr. Today there is no dissent. The people are proud of the fact that they enjoy the highest standard of living in the Eastern Block. This standard of living entails mail delivery of only two or three days a week, waiting lists for cars, etcf'bn the other-side, unemployment is unknown (there’s always some kind of job fouhd for the jobless person, however menial) and insurance seems to be better than before. For better or worse, the GDR exists, and as of several days ago, officially established formal diplomatic ties with the United States. Hopefully, this recognition will result in a greater understanding between the two nations, an understanding that a decade ago -was un thinkable. 'Hello, Shields? Five of mv advisees got every course they pre-re^istered for. What's the matter?' The registration scheme By ROBERT GARFIELD of the Collegian staff In a survey taken at the Nuremberg trials, nine out ot ten ex- Nazi officers agreed that the best way to obtain information, cooperation or anything else desired from an enemy prisoner is to break down his resistance, usually by depriving him of food and sleep. Evidently the people at Shield s have a copy of that survey. It saddens me to report that sometime ago the University, in conjunction with a number of campus organizations and downtown businesses, began incorporating that strategy in a sinister plot which threatens to physically, psychologically and financially undermine every student registered at University Park. The frightening truth is that the hatchers of this dreadful schpme have refined the Nazi method. It is now so subtle, so ! insidious, that most students are not even aware of what is | being done to them. How can you resist a force you cannot even see? I shudder to think that I myself have been subjected to it so long, but the very fact that it hasn't been uncovered sooner is evidence of the resourcefulness of their diabolocial plot. Suddenly, while eating my dinner last night, I realized what was being done. I was trying to figure out what courses I had signed up for that day at registration when the whole sordid mess became apparent to me. The horrid truth struck me with such impact that the spoon fell right from my hand. Even as I write this expose, I am scraping Spaghetti-O's off the leg of my pants. REGISTRATION! Why hadn't it occured to njie before? Follow me as I reconstruct the events of my day fronj the time I handed in my course cards to the time I arrived,at home. See if the nasty truth does not reveal itself to you as well. ; 11:00 A.M.: After two hours on the floor, trying to find a fifth period class on MWF that meets third period between Willard and Sparks and fills an other cultures requirement, I’m exhausted. After'l hand in my course cards (and forget to make a copy of my courses), I order La Vie in advance. I’m worn out, so I don't notice’l’ve gotten myself in debt by ordering La Vies Robert Redford Rocky hadn't been watching. He was busy staring at girls, trying to find one for me to meet. Rocky is too shy to talk to gir(s. but he points out the best ones for me. He pointed to a freshman girl who wound up in the bar because she thought the line outside was for registration. She was filling out her number four card with a swizzle stick. Brimming with the full established value of my twenty and one years, I walked over and said. "Hi." "Are you Robert Redford?" she asked. "Of course not. My name is . . .” She walked off with a sigh before I could finisfujhe seat she left empty was soon filled by another girl, so 1 tried again. "Hi," I crooned bathingcher with the full force of my three voldka collins. "You're not Robert Redford," she "said and walked away. I went over to Rocky. through to the year 2000. In a daze I've joined Back the Lions. One dollar for seven days and seven nights. Rah, rah. Signing becomes a habit. I sign up for fraternity rush. Then sorority rush. I walk up to the ACTION booth. In a selfless move, I devote six hours a week to explaining to international students thevitures of the outer loop. My head is spinning. I’ll sign anything just to get out of Rec Hall. As I’m leaving I register both my car and my bike. In my hurry to leave I’ve forgotten that my bike is in Philadelphia and that I don’t own a car. _ 11:25 A.M.: I’m finally outside. Before I know it I've bought season tickets to the Hitlel House lox and bagel brunches. As someone reminds me that West Halls is showing "The Love Muscle” Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, I convert to the Baha'i faith. | By now, I no logger control my actions. I’m handed a pamphlet by someone from the Campus Crusade,for Grom mets. Seeing the error of my ways, I persuade the canvasser to convert with me, and we both devote our lives not only to grommets, but to gaskets and flanges as well. .While per suading him I also signed up for kung fu lessons and give two pints of blood. 12:10 P.M.: In a trance. I follow mass of students to the Student Book Store. 2:10 P.M.: By the; time l get into the Student Book Store, I have forgotten whati courses I registered for, but I feel com pelled to pick up a few items: 12 doz. spiral bolebooks (Cheap. They have University of Guam printed on thism) 3:30 P.M.: I finish checking out. 3:45 P.M.: I arrive home, but only after having made commitments and purchases that I never would have of my own free will. ! By now you, probably see how you too have been menaced by this devious and sinister plot. Now that I've revealed it to you. you can be on guard for it when you register next term. Hopefully this will spell the end of the treacherous conspiracy. He tried to explain that Redford was a new disease, mostly. All the girls are in limbo, hanging around the bars waiting for him. : 'I looked around the room, watching the girls. Each of them, in turn, was looking , around carefully, fixing their stares only at tall blonde guys that hung around with Paul Newman.- I ordered Tequila and squeezed twelve lemons through my hair. “Hi," I said to the girr next to me. She passed out lemon poisoning. I tried again after washing my hair out. “Hi." I smiled. She looked at me closely. 1 must have looked very much like Redford at that point paused before walking away. ; » ’That's not fair." I yelled running!after ■. "You’re being a snob." ) She turned. "There are three reasons why you can’t call me a snob,” she said iCollegian DIANE M. 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I'm friendly, second, Fm outgoing and third. I'm better than you." She walked off while Rocky was explaining that to me. , t Finally, out of desperation. I walked up to a girl and said. "Hi. I'm Robert Redford's little brother." She looked up through the haze with a gasp. "You can't be. It isn't possible. You don't look at all like him. (she sniffed once) except for your hair. He always washes it with lemons." Rocky and I left the bar. I was depressed and Rocky saw it. so he suggested I change my'image. We went home and I put on a Superman uniform and fixed up a pair of glasses so I’d look like Henry Kissinger. I was a blaze of red and blue. Nobel Peace winning glory when I stepped back into the bar. "Hey, look," someone screamed, “it’s Robert Redford's brother." Successor to the Free Lance, est. 1887 Member of the Associated Press Charter member of the Pennsylvania Collegiate Media Association New subscription rates CYNTHIA A. ASHEAR Business Manager
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