KANSAN Comment Asking for trouble By STEVE SHRIVER Kansan Staff Writer The November phase of the moratorium may not have been as vocal, especially on the local level, as the anti-war protests in October. It may not have seemed as vocal to the "silent majority," for several reasons; 1) The moratorium had to compete for news coverage with the launch and flight of Apollo 12. 2) Many of the most dedicated dissenters were in Washington for demonstrations. 3) President Nixon's Nov. 3 speech may have united some October demonstrators behind us. 4) The November phase may not have been as newsworthy an event to journalists as the initial October protests. 5) The pro-Nixon demonstrations in the previous week and on Veteran's Day may have united still more potential anti-war marchers behind the President. For those reasons, and maybe several more implicit ones, the November phase of the antiwar moratorium did not seem as strong or as moving as the October phase. The demonstrations, although they may have been as large as and as seriously concerned as the initial demonstrations in October, did not become, seemingly, as apparent to the "great silent majority." Part of the reason can be attributed to the fact that the October moratorium was so successful. Any demonstration would have had a hard time following the scale of those protests. Newspapers did not devote as much time and space to the November marches because of two reasons. The launch and flight of Apollo 12, an event of tremendous national significance, has been splashed over front pages for the past several days. Although the moratorium is of national significance, especially the march on Washington, newspapermen felt it did not deserve the great amount of attention it received in October. The reasons are simple. The moratorium is not a new idea, neither are anti-war demonstrations, and moreover, peaceful protests receive less news coverage than do violent ones. The Lawrence and KU phase of the moratorium suffered on the local level because many of the anti-war demonstrators had traveled to Washington or Topeka to demonstrate. KU's efforts against the war were more along the lines of open class discussions and sit-ins, all conducted very peacefully. The push for united support of Nixon's plan for Vietnamization reached a peak on Veteran's Day when thousands turned out to voice their approval of the government's stand. These pro-Nixon demonstrations coupled with Nixon's Nov. 3 speech analyzing the war and "possible acceptable solutions," may have persuaded some potential anti-war protesters out of the streets on Nov.14 and 15. Nevertheless, hundreds of thousands of unhappy Americans did turn out to voice their disapproval of the Vietnam war, with the focal point in Washington. More than 300,000 expressed their opinions in the nation's capitol and only one violent incident to speak of, marred an otherwise peaceful day. But a large percentage of the demonstrators are young, many are students and they are characteristically impatient. They want results and they want results in the near future, if not now. If Nixon does not acknowledge this minority, if he does not give some attention to their self-respected opinions, he will have more trouble on his hands, not only abroad, but here at home. If Nixon does not make some major move to end this war, that same minority will grow larger. If Nixon's plans are set back, if he delays Vietnamization, that same minority may grow into a majority. America is growing impatient and after seven years of frustrating, seemingly endless war, it is no wonder they are losing confidence and pride in their country. 'If they try to put me out of business it'll be the biggest fight of the 17th century!' Readers' write As a proponent of Black Pride I would like to register my embarassment by the events that took place in Memorial Stadium on the 8th of November. To the editor: First, the black queen came riding in a Cadillac and I think that she should have walked, ridden a horse or been in an old car. Second, she should not have been elected because she is cute. I think it is contradictory to say black is beautiful and then choose a queen on the same value judgment we reject. What is beauty after all? If we know what we mean by SOUL we should have chosen maybe a Miss Black Personality. Not farce about something we all know is only skin deep. So what did we do but imitate what we tried to reject. I think we ought to think real deep when we search for blackness. S. C. Rutherford 1101 Indiana To the editor: The undersigned do recognize the Student Senate, however, we wish to register concern about affairs relating to the Residence Halls. A number of matters have recently come up before the Student Senate which pertain directly to the organized living groups and since the Student Senate is representative of Students, not residents, we propose to continue to govern affairs which pertain primarily to our living units. This governance is done in conjunction with 1.) the individual contracting to live in residence halls, 2.) individual residence halls, 3.) the Association of University Residence Halls (AURH), 4.) the Student Personnel and Housing Administration, as well as 5.) regional and national organizations, which offer valuable assistance. During the past eight years AURH and the halls have been sensitive to, and have implemented changes which have been beneficial to the residents, and we feel that we can continue to do so. In contrast to the structure of the Student Senate we currently have mechanisms both in hall and inter-hall established to respond to resident's concerns. Rather than duplicate these efforts and programs we suggest that the Student Senate address itself to matters other than those unique to the residence halls. We recognize that this statement calls into question the powers of the Student Senate defined by the Senate Code. This should not, however, be construed as an attack upon the Student Senate, but rather, as an attempt to facilitate the defining processes which are contingent upon the execution of a new governing program. Sincerely yours. John P. Wulf Oliver President Kristi Authier Lewis Coordinator Pam Bailey G.S.P. Spokesman M. Earl Forman Naismith President Michael L. Bradley McCollum President Pam Bailly Corbin President John J. Wilpers Ellsworth President Marilyn Darling Acting Hashinger President James L. Foley J.R.P. President David Gore Templin President Keith A. 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