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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1970-11-12_Vol37_No21_05

! The Cat's Paw I 1 By THE INIMITABLE PAW 1 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN November 12, 1970 5 (EDITOR'S NOTE: This column contains language that may possibly offend some readers.!) You know when a good movie comes out, the industry always does a remake of the flick, and changes the title and a few details in hopes that the second movie wUl gross as much as the first? But somehow that second movie always turns out to be a quite rotten and cheap imitation of the first. Well, readers, in lieu of this comparison, let us consider the spectacular which came to WCU lastyear—"Hairs to Your Education." This little farce, for those of you fortunate enough to miss it, starred the PE department heads and co-starred a few thesplans of the School of Education as welL The plot was this: In an attempt to thwart clean thinking and good clean physical health, a few weirdos majoring in PE decided grow their hair long—longer than the average onionhead, that is. But as true avengers of justice and the Amerikan way, the heads got their heads together and decided that the individuals already herewith cited should, in order to keep the department free from embarrassment, deep their hair a neat length. However, their gallant efforts were put down and the revolution came forth like a headful of electric bush. And you know what, the PE and Ed Department are stiU in existence, in spite of those slanders and disruptions. Seems as if the kids cant decide for themselves how they should appear. And of course they wont know how to dress and shave and such when they get out of the institution. They have no res- ponslbUity whatsoever. Finis. Well, that was last year's bomb. And to top things off, true to form, the Industry has another—even more atrocious remake this year. This delectable little tidbit of human nature is called "Hairs toYour Pie or Clothes Make the Man." This classic is the saga of the same lovable group of muscle- heads who romp their way into the hearts of nobody, in particular. This time the gang decides, since its hair plot failed, to get rid of those who dont uphold their ideal of the AU-Amerikan, "well-dressed" stereotyped robot, YouTl be amazed at the clever cliches the boys come up with at the spur of the moment like, "We want everyone to be different just like everybody else," and "No comment." You'll thrill at their amazing feats of physical skUl like juggling pre • registration procedures, You'U gasp as the guys poke their noses into everybody's business but their own. You'll cry with the guys as their leader is threatened by a band of organized rowdies who call themselves "Defenders of the Just and True." And you'U probably be even more pissed- off when they try the same crap again next year and the year after that, That's this year's WCU award winning Movie of the Week. If you don't want any more of these foolish reruns to be made, dont pay to go see them, If that doesnt appeal to you, then get people to stop thinking that the department is something sacred and special, because, friends, a department in which a person is not aUowed or encouraged to be an individual, is suppressing creativity and, in essence, true education. If you dont want to do that, burn your jockstrap in protest, If you don't want to be that violent- boU it. You girls be original. But let's stop, at any length, these violations of our rights, our individuality, and our intelligence,, An well, tUnexttime, •* remain, respectfully, your obedient servant, T. P. GRAFFITI of the WEEK- It stinks In here. NEXT WEEK: Mr. Natural gets bonked on the head with a slate by old Doc R, K„ Ik of the English Dept. for thinking the prof's teaching methods are outdated. Storm's Eye Trade Bill By DENISE S. SCHICKEL Trade may be the most important issue presently facing the world community. The U. S. Congress wUl soon vote on the Trade BUI of 1970, this bUl may have a very major impact upon your life and the future of the U. S. in international affairs. What is the bUl and what can you do about it? The bill imposes import quotas on textiles, shoes and eventually a wide spectrum of other products. The controversial aspects of the bUl are the authorization by law to impose "teSjjporary quantitative limitationson imports of certain textile and footwear articles" and to extend quota eligibUity to other products if sufficient evidence is presented to the Tariff Commission, Such evidence as the imported article underselling the domestic article = and - either the import of the article is above the minimum or it is increasing at more than a minimal rate or the domestic production of the article is declining too fast. The immediate goal of the trade bUl is to establish an nual quotas on textile and footwear articles in order to strengthen and rebuUd the American textile and footwear industries. Established quotas by law has the effect of reducing the volume of trade which CAN be carried on between the U. S. and other countries. The broader implications of the bill lie in the passages found under "Other Presidential Authority." This section contains the potential for restricting aU U. S. trade with other countries. The bill directs the President to "take such action as he deems necessary and appropriate when a foreign country unjustifiably restricts any U. S. product." A statement signed by 5000 economists declares that an import quota bUl at this time could severly damage our relationships with the international community, bring about a world-wide trade war that would drastically reduce our exports, and possibly lead to a second major world depression. Nixon has been negotiating with Japan for voluntary re- CONTINUED Page 8..„ Speed as an aid to study? STEPHEN H<VM -SENIOR "The term speed refers to a large variety of drugs and I suppose in certain cases it might be found beneficiaL" NELDA CARTER -SOPH. "I dont think you should have to take speed to stay awake for an exam. I'm not m favor of final exams in the first place; there is too much work to cover in too short a time." VICKI HESS - FRESH. "I think it is ridiculous. You need your whole consciousness to study and it seems like that would distract you." ?^^i *«H^to|^^^^^^i iS 1 1 Mr ■ y4 WA JAY HERRING - FRESH. "If you felt you Inad to pass a test or exam and there was no other way to stay awake, I guess It would be alright to take speed if you didn't make a habit of it," GERALD SMITH - FRESH, "I don't approve of using speed In Spanish, I start to go over the work thoroughly about three or four days before a test and then I don't worry about it." ARNOLD CORRELL - 2nd qtr. FRESHMAN "I don't think a person should use speed - he should prepare in advance for exams so he wouldnt have to use It," Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, Did those who gave and did those who collected money for the aid of those people beinj used as scapegoats in the Kant State affair dirty their hands by their actions? I sincerely think not The only thing dirtied in the Kent State affair were the faces of the victims as they lay and twisted in the mud trying to hold their bodies together. To say we should collect money for other causes such as Palestine, Biafra, and Vietnam is another absurd suggestion, We as a nation can not even help protect the civil lib- erites of twenty-five individuals not to mention the four gunned down by trigger-happy guardsmen. How on earth can it be suggested that we collect money for Vietnam? As a nation we pump more money into that country in a few hours than most of us will see in a lifetime. Yet there is light at the end of the tunnel or so we are told. There has been light at the end of the tunnel since 1964, and I suppose my children will be looking down at the same light. The people at Kent State need a good decent lawyer because they have been wronged. They were wronged then and they are being wronged now. It does not take a Ph.D to realize the backbone of a good defense is a good lawyer. To those who support the people at Kent State, thank you for your support, To thole who oppose these people, you have my sympathy. BUl M.'McCormick P. O. Box 2187 Dear Editor, What right does Student Government have to ask for a Departmental head to resign -especially since no apparent investigation had taken place. The SGA has the right to question any act taken against a student. But, it also has the duty and responsibility to investigate fully any complaint a student has, By their quick action against Dr. HamUton, the SGA has faUed to act in a responsible manner— perhaps it is time for the STUDENT BODY to ask for the resignation of the SGA. Paul Felsberg Dear Editor: It seems at though WCU has produced another folly„ Again the complaint is the Scott HaU parking problem. The mistakes there are equitable to the blindness of constructing a buUding and realizing when finished it is backwards. Parking was better before the so-called "modernization." Who could be so shallow as to think that out of eight hundred women no more than 19 men would be visiting them at the same time. That's close to an insult, women. Plus you have to consider that some cars wUl be parked and left whUe the driver goes to eat or visit the local U. C. Also there wiU always be one or two D stickers to further crowd conditions. That leaves approximately 15 parking spaces for visiting people to park. I have no engineering solution except to open in some manner the circle, and the original exit-entrance. I'm no engineer and have no degree in engineering like somebody is supposed to have. Students here we have another great Cullowhee exposition of whatever you want to call it, I know what I'll caU It but it cant be printed. The majority of the students arent troubled by this clumbersome act but it's state property and is to be used for many more years so why not correct the blunder now. _. Sincerely, (name withheld by request) Dear Editor, I would like to make it known that the course of action I took against Dr. Hamilton was not for the purpose of his removal as head of the physical education department but because I felt he had trespassed on my personal freedom and was in direct violation of the regulations set up by the university. It has been rumored that I was denied my right not because of dress but because of personal hygiene. I would like to clarify the fact that during the course of the whole conversation, my personal hygiene was not mentioned, The fact that I and my clothes were or were not clean was not the point. The point was that I was not wearing "suitable clothing" for a physical education major. Upon asking Dr. HamUton to clear up this rumor on personal hygiene, he refused, saying the conversation was between Mr. Siewert and myself and he saw no reason to in- CONTINUED Page (U.

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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• Date
  • Date original: 1970-11-12;
  • Date digitized: 2017-11-09
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  • Dimension: 15.75" x 11"
  • Pages: 8 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • College student newspapers and periodicals
  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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  • Jackson County (N.C.)
  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
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  • Western Carolina University
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1970-11-12_Vol37_No21
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