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George Mamedov (left) and Ycvgeniz V. Afanasyev, third secretaries of the Soviet Embassy in Washington, D.C.,
pause to hear a question from the audience during a speech on U.S.-Soviet relations last night at the HUB.
Soviet officials warn of conflict
with U.S.
By KATHY MILLS
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
If harmony is not achieved in present U.S.-Soviet
relations, serious conflict will result, two Soviet
representatives told a HUB audience last night.
George Mamedov and Yevgeniz V. Afanasyev, third
secretaries of the Soviet Embassy in Washington, said that
the Cold War cannot continue indefinitely.
“There comes a time when a ‘hot war’ will result,”
Mamedov said. “There will be no more water, but fire, next
time.”
Referring to U.S.-Soviet relations, he said that the edge
between war and peace is narrow and that it may easily be
overstepped by one of the parties involved. The two nations
must cooperate with each other or face possible destruc
tion, he said.
“The one road that the United States or the Soviet Union
may walk alone is the road to oblivion,”- he said.
The United States currently refuses to negotiate with the
Russians, Mamedov said. He said that internal matters,
such as presidential elections and primaries, are more
important in the United States than peace with the Soviets.
“Every four years during a national state of emergency
called elections, America expects all problems to come to a
standstill,” he said. “Everything that has taken hard bi
lateral efforts to achieve is now being destroyed.”
He said hope that the situation will improve after 1980 is
unfounded.
The United States is continuing to build its military
program and to pour money into arms in order to gain
military supremacy, he said.
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before the Afghanistan crisis,” Memedov said. “The U.S.
believes their purpose is to bring the military might of the
West to Russia, to give America military supremacy.”
However, he said that nobody can intimidate the Soviet
Union. “We’re not afraid of the American challenge. We
know better than them the course of war.”
Mamedov said differences between the nations may be
solved even during times of conflict.
“In 1972 the Soviet Union accepted Nixon despite
America’s involvement in the war in Vietnam, and im
portant agreements were made between the nations. Some
very fruitful multi-lateral negotiations were made then in
Europe,” he said.
Mamedov called for an opening of communications
' between the United States and Russia that would enable the
powers to work together for the best interests of both.
“I hope that through communication we can bridge the
gaps between us,” he said.
Afanasyev said that relationships between the Soviet
Union, China and the United States are vital to the world’s
political stability.
“We are not opposed to America’s good relationship with
China,” he said. “At the same time, we will not close our
eyes to the fact that the U.S. and China could use the new
relationship against us.”
He said that the Soviets are attempting to better their
relations with China, and that Soviet-Chinese relations are
not as stormy as Soviet-American relations.
Mamedov was asked what would happen if the U.S. un
dertook a naval blockade of Iran.
“I can offer only pure speculation of what the Soviet
government would do,” he said.
WEEK
1980
East Fairmount, Between Hetzel & Garner
Block Party • 7:30 P.M.
East Fairmount • Garner to Locust
Skits • 7:30 at Block Party
Thurs., April 24
Gentle Thursday
Friday, April 25
Happy Hours A Bar-A-Thon
Scavenger Hunt • 7:00 P.M.
HUB Lawn
Olympic Games ® 2:00-5:00 P.M.
Best “3” Skits • 7:00 P.M.
Awards • 8:00 P.M.
IFC/PANHEL
presents
Wed., April 23
Chariot Race • 5:00 P.M.
Sat., April 26
Skits • 11:00-2:00 P.M.
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Nash: tugging at
By JUSTIN CATANOSO
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Graham Nash is serious about his music and the message it
carries. He fully understands the powerful influence music has
on this country’s youth and after 18 years of putting his beliefs,
emotions and experiences to song, his message has lost none of
its impact.
Last night in a filled Eisenhower Auditorium, Nash gathered
an overwhelmingly enthusiastic crowd into the strong yet
subtle arms of his acoustical sounds and carried the crowd
away but not before tugging at their minds with his anti
nuclear energy songs, tugging at their hearts with gentle love
songs and humble personality, and certainly, tugging at their
memories with songs that remain timeless.
The concert was more than an unforgettable musical ex
perience. It was also a glimpse of a man obsessed with his
causes and submerged in his desire to unite people and ideas
through careful thought and understanding.
Accompanied on stage with only acoustic guitarist Joel
Bernstein and keyboardist William Smith, Nash opened with a
classic tune written in reference to the Vietnam war a decade
ago. Somehow though, “Military Madness” seemed even more
relevant last night.
“Military madness,” Nash sang, “it’s killing our country.”
On the last verse, he replaced the word “military” with
“nuclear.”
In a post-concert interview, Nash said, “Throwing that word
nuclear in there drives people nuts. I don’t do it for effect, I do
it to let people know I’m totally serious and committed to a
certain lifestyle and certain ideas.”
Doctor explains theory on racism
By CALLAS RICHARDSON
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Dr. Frances Crest-Welsing, for
mulator of the controversial “Color
Confrontation Theory,” gave a talk and
discussion on how her theory explains
racism in today’s world.
“My theory is an attempt to explain
the very nature of racism by whites,
blacks, yellows, reds and browns.”
Welsing said. “Racism is the most
important problem facing the world in
the ’Bos.”
Welsing said she started focusing upon
racism while she was in residency as a
psychiatrist in Washington, D.C.
“I was working in a training center
that had a predominantly white staff
that insisted that black patients could
not discuss their - problems and could
only be treated with drugs,” she said.
Fire causes minor damage and injuries
A small explosion of flammable
cleaning solutions resulted in a fire
which caused minor damage to a
cleaning room and slight injuries to the
owner of a College Township business
yesterday morning.
Alpha Fire Co. responded to a call
from Walter McCloskey, owner of
McCloskey’s Office Equipment, 305
Benner Pike, at 10:51 a.m. McCloskey
“After I began talking to patients, I
realized that there were inherent
problems in existence that had
everything to do with racism. ’ ’
“Therewas a pointwhere I discovered
that whites and the colored races
seemed to separate,” said Welsing.
“I read everything that I could get my
hands on, and listened to a lot of
reasonings,” Welsing said. “But despite
everything I read I still wanted to know
why people treated one another this
way.”
An inspirational point for Welsing
occured when she attended a Black
Power meeting in 1967.
“After that meeting I met a black man
who described racism as simply a global
system for maintaining white
domination,” Welsing said.
Welsing then formulated a reasoning
had already extinquished the fire when
the fire company arrived, but had suf
fered minor burns of the arms and face
and was treated by ambulance
technicians.
The fire started when the flammable
liquids McCloskey was using to clean
equipment were ignited by sparks from
a short-circuit in an exhaust fan in the
cleaning room. McCloskey was able to
minds, memories
That commitment shone through clearly with the songs
“Barrel of Pain,” written about nuclear waste barrels leaking
in the Pacific Ocean, and one of his four encores, “Power,’’
written by fellow MUSE member (Musicians United t$ Safe
Energy) John Hall and his wife.
At the outset of the concert, Nash said, “We’re going to do
our best songs the best way we know how.” He more than lived
up to his promise.
Mixing songs from the early ’7os equally with releases from
his new solo album “Earth & Sky,” Nash showed thjit his
talents, like fine wine, are mellowing and improving with age;
Evidence of that improvementcame through songs
“Magical Child,” a beautiful piece written for his two-year-old
son Jackson, and “Out on the Island;” a song born on the
beaches of Hawaii.
By and by, the beauty of Nash’s songs is their timelessness.
“Chicago” and "Teach Your Children” sung in harmony
with the Eisenhower Auditorium Choir remain as valuble
today as the day they were released.
In a particularly dramatic and chilling moment, Nash, on
piano, shared his trip through Winchester Cathedral with an
emotion-filled rendition of perhaps his finest musical work,
“Cathedral.”
The crowd simply could not get enough. Its thunderous
standing ovations won three encores, including “Our House,”
Nash’s final song, “In the ’Bos,” fittingly ended the evening.
Nash showed, musically and mentally, that he is ready for the
coming years. His desire now is to prepare as many people as
possible.
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for racism based upon genetics and
psychiatry, contending that the white
races account for only 10 percent of the
world population.
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colored races being inferior,” Welsing
said. “As a psychiatrist I know that
those who insist upon their superiority
have doubts about their superiority.”
“I don’t hate whites,” he said. “But it
is a genetic fact that the white race, is a
mutation, for whites can only produce
whites, whereas the colored people of the
world have been known to produce off
spring of every color. ”
Welsing feels that people are not
satisfied with their genetic heritage.
“People have to learn how to respect
the way they look and learn how to
respect themselves,” Welsing said.
use a company fire extinguishfii’ to
confine the blaze to the cleaning room
and prevent any damage to the struc
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While an estimate of damages has not
yet been made, a spokesman for the
company said the damage was
restricted to wiring, paper and cleaning
supplies in the cleaning room.
—by Paul Eckert
.iiarts
Pianists Lonnie Liston Smith and Dexter
performed on campus Saturday
as part of this year’s Black Arts Festival
which continues through tomorrow.
Everything from west coast folk to British invasion
Hipsters: good rock 'n' roll is never far out of style
By MARY JO SANTILLI
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Looking rather motley in well-worn
pull over sweaters and long hair, (except
tl# lead guitarist who sported short hair
and Elvis Costello-like horn rims), The
Hipsters ranged through an assortment
of original tunes and rock ‘n’ roll classics
at a downtown bar last Thursday night.
The Hipsters followed within the
garage band tradition in that they
played, seemingly, with no other
motivation than their love for playing
rock ‘n’ roll.
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Their equipment was unfortunately
s.y inferior; lead singer Reuben Sairs
played a guitar that definitely looked
like it had seen better days. During the
|| # first set he and the lead guitarist had to
tune up between each song, and the
p| amplifiers tended to fuzz with the
U'ij volume was cranked up.
Yes, if The Hipsters ever become
intent upon success, they may have to
r.| their image from ’6os Hippie-
C‘,;t casual to a slicker, more modern look,
and similarity slick up their act.
k j But I guess I really can't be too sure;
Sairs’ attitude was impressive. ‘‘My
dream,” he said, “is to play a $l5 Sears
Robuck guitar in Carnegie Hall.” (The
definitive punk attitude circa 1976.) The
tSpsters may have missed the boat by a
few years, but nevertheless good rock ‘n’
roll is never out of style.
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Despite technical difficulties and some
ragged edges, The Hipsters played rock
with a reverent passion, which made for
some intense music.
Particular numbers stood out for their
drive and energy. During The Buffalo
Springfield's “Mr. Soul” and CSN’s
“Wooden Ships,” the guitarists locked
into each other gathering incredible
momentum; the dramatic impact of the
songs’ instrumental passages were
overwhelming, proving that
sophisticated equipment means nothing
next to having your musical chops
together.
Neil Young’s electrified "Hey, Hey,
My, My” which Saires introduced as
“the reason for my existence," was
another high point. Here, their just
adequate sound equipment actually
worked as an advantage. This tune is
Young's ode to rock ‘n’ roll in all its
raging, ugly, offensive glory and the
fuzzy distortion that resulted from the
band’s emphatic execution (the louder
the band played, the more hideous the
sound became) added an appropriate
dimension.
Their choice of covers revealed a well
rounded rock ‘n’ roll sensibility. Tastes
ran the gamut of '6os pop, from British
invasion (The Stones, The Animals. The
Kinks, The Yardbirds) to psychedelia.
(The Doors, Donavan) to west coast folk
(The Band, Buffalo Springfield). Add
Wansel and Smith
well worth a listen
By DAN McKAY
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Dexter Wansel split a bill Saturday Smith and his sideinen in the Cosmic
night with Lonnie Liston Smith, playing Echoes, however, came next into play,
before a small yet receptive audience at Their smooth, soulful jazz style
Eisenhower Auditorium. A good many in showed the vitality and polyrhythmic
the crowd were probably torn by the contrast of Earth, Wind & Fire, and they
ravages of this year’s fabulous Phi Psi were every bit as together as that band,
festivities, but the show had the buf- In fact, singer James Robinson had all
fering effect of a gentle spring shower. the range and power of EW&F’s Maurice
White. The band’s music is something to
lay back and float on like a king-size
waterbed. ■
The band’s music is like very fast, but
music review
• _ light, fusion jazz. It was not nearly as
After Wansel's opening act, which heavy or funky as the music played at
lasted barely more than a half hour, it last fal i> s Atlantic City Jazz Festival;
became readily apparent that something Robinson’srich delivery of some very
was amiss. Technical difficulties with beautiful lyrics stood out like a brilliant
his band’s sound system proved to be the ru by.
insurmountable, obstacle to a suitable He and the others in the band mostly
jOTesentation- for their talents. It’s a played tunes from their . most fecent
shame, because Wansel’s music showed album, “Love is the Answer.’.’ If this
early promise. concert is any indication (a'reasonable
In a way Wansel was like the kid who, assumption), this disc should be worth a
dissatisfied with the progress of the listen.
some 'sos rock ‘n’ roll to that list, such as
Buddy Holly and Fats Domino.
This sensibility was well reflected in
their original tunes, which, by the way,
were pretty exellent. Both Sairs and lead
guitarist Dick McEwen exhibited a real
flair for lyric writing. Titles like “The
Nuclear Twist," “Rock Around The
Communist Block,” (both excellent
satire) and “Rumours of War," (well
done reggae) give one an idea of where
The Hipsters’ political sentiments lie.
Although many of their original
numbers exhibited a decidedly new
wave feel, their songs were mostly new
wave by association, reflecting the at
titudes and musical traditions that have
fueled the new wave. In other words, 70s
nihilism and love of musical dissonance
and atonality were mostly absent from
their music. Their politics resemble The
Clash’s, critical but hopeful. Musically
they range from the pure fun and
traditional punk of The Ramones, to the
British beat of The Jam, to the
rockabilly of a stalwart traditionalist
like Dave Edmunds.
All categorizing aside, I enjoyed The
Hipsters • tremendously. Besides their
musicianship, it was the sense I got
while I was listening that these guys
listened to and loved all the same music
as I did while they were growing up. The
relationship was from one rock ‘n’ roll
lover to another.
game, takes his ball with him as he
storms off in protest.
The Hipsters played a wide variety of rock’n’roll selections for a crowd gathered on the HUB lawn this weekend. This per
formance was one of many activities scheduled as part of Earth Day 'BO.
Gentle Thursday and
so much, much more
There’s a lot going on here within the Slowly,” reads from his prose at 8 p.m.
next few days (besides, of course, Gentle tomorrow in the Corner Room Hotel.
Thursday’s semi-gentle activities), so Command Performance The Center
just as a reminder here’s a schedule of Stage Players present “Godspell” in a
special campus events going on here special Gentle Thursday preview
within the next few days. I mean, as long tomorrow night, and Friday and
as you’re going to party all of Thursday Saturday nights in Kern Graduate
away, you might want to keep it up Center.
through the weekend. Holly Near Concert A singer.
African Music Mandinka griots, or songwriter and cultural worker whose
bards, Alhaji Bal Konte and sons Dembo music is loved and respected across the
and Ma Lamini perform on the Kora, a country, Near and pianist Adrienne Tori'
21-stringed instrument said to be the perform in a concert at 8 p.m. Friday in
precursor of the banjo, at 8:30 tonight in Schwab.
the Paul Robeson Cultural Center. Jazz Offering Tim Everman and the
Reading of Fiction Novelist Mark East Coast Jazz Offering perform at 8:30
Harris, perhaps best known for his p.m. Sunday in the HUB Ballroom in a
works based on the realm of baseball, concert sponsored by the Student
“The Southpaw” and "Bang the Drum Foundation for the Performing Arts.
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