4 Monday. October 19. 1970 University Daily Kansan KANSAN comment Harvard Bombings: Death Knell? The bombing of Harvard's Center for International Affairs has sounded another death knell for academic freedom. The current wave of terrorist bombings is resulting in a counter wave of repressive measures directed at various campuses and a growing national design issue for a good many political candidates. But beyond the natural revolution felt by most students lies the true revolutionary effects of these terrorist bombings—a growing unanticipation for what have been termed radical causes. Speaking of the fatal bombing at the University of Wisconsin's Research Center in August, Wisconsin sociologist William Sewell said, "I think it's entirely possible that the monstrous nature of what has happened has caused students, and especially faculty, to be much less sympathetic with radical causes now." The Harvard bombing had been predicted by both students and faculty. All flies had been removed from the building, secretaries had been removed from the building, and graduate students had asked for offices elsewhere. The effects of fear's permeating so many innocent lives can be almost as tragic as the bloodshed. Quiet inaction means passive acquiescence. If enough revulsion and rejection can be manifested toward the bombings by American students, the perpetrators perhaps will realize the barbarous futility of their actions. It is, of course, the student population that suffers when another bombing wins another thousand votes for a Reynolds Shultz or for a legislative candidate runs on a platform advocating a reduction in state appropriations for higher education. "Now we are at war," says Bernardine Dohren, of the Weathermen. But what Bernardine neglects to note are the victims of her war. They include not only the innocent maimed and murdered victims, but dedicated faculty members who see their files and papers, which representing their life's work, destroyed in a fire, are being burned or increasingly taking their toll by numbing the effectiveness of American students in their roles as political ideals. If the bombings do continue, the day may not be too distant when academic freedom is but a fanciful myth—a relic of another era. Other civil war stories in efforts to arrest the campaign of terror. The Weatherman underground must be branded as the cancer that it is and passive acquiescence to its revolutionary tactics must be halted. Bob Womack An Ignoble Symbol For A Good Cause By GALEN BLAND Kansan News Editor Sam Goldberg, having discarded his long blond wig, sat on the stage of Hoch Auditorium and listened to ex-professional football player Dave Meggyesy speak. Sam Goldberg, self-proclaimed minister of physical education for Woodstock Nation, stood on the stage and named Meggessey to his self-proclaimed Hall of Fame. Sam Goldberg, symbol of the oppression of all athletes, stood on the stage and demanded that the league not allow them to play. Sam Goldberg, whose application for admission to the University of Kansas failed to include a few details that would have a bearing on the award, told us the athletic department was unfair. No doubt there is unfairness in athletics. No doubt coaches have their own peculiar biases that affect their dealings with players. No doubt athletes are oppressed. The movement may have substance, but the thought of Sam Goldberg as the symbol of a man who is involved in this But Sam, some of us do have our doubts. And some of us who can see the inhumanity of bigtine college athletics are not jumping on the jock liberation band wagon. Now Sam, I might point out a few differences between your case and Dave Meggyessey's. Meggyessey found himself in a system he did not like. "Football," he said, "has been called a game of life, a game most like war. The same people who so strongly support football are the ones who support the war in Vietnam." Meggessyne and another like him, Chip Oliver, formerly of the Oakland Raiders, have said that they object to being treated like "pieces of meat" by their coaches. They object to being thought of as something inhuman, a cog in the football machine. Point one in the difference between the cases of Sam and Dave: Magggyessy objected to the system and got out, while Sam was thrown out and then objected to the system. Another point in the case: Meggessy物jected to the game of football, while Sam did not say he objected to the decathalon, in fact he apparently still wanted to compete in it. Sam Goldberg, shining knight of the jock liberation movement, symbol of oppression. Sam Goldberg can not be reinstated on the track team because he is inelegible. What Sam's application for admission failed to show was that he had been enrolled in a California junior college as early as 1961. NCAA rules clearly state that an athlete, in any sport, shall have only five years of eligibility to play in a state. In other words, a player can be red-shirted—not playing for only one year. Sam's time has run out. It had run out last year even though it was not known then. It may be the athletic department's responsibility to check the records of all its athletes. If Sam Goldberg may have been thrown off the track team because of a bias on the part of someone in the athletic department. This, however, would be hard, if not impossible to prove. Sam could shed light on the issue if he had any positive evidence of this. For instance, a coach might have berated Sam for his political beliefs. But Sam's case is cloudy. The athletic department has listed reasons they dismissed him from the team, and cited specific examples in giving their case against Sam. If Sam has any questions about his past moves, he can from the whole movement is "Sam was dismissed because of his political beliefs" and so, it is the NCAA's responsibility to reprimand schools that do not do so. "oppression of athletes," but there are no specific examples to support those contents. **problem:** To the leaders of the Jock Liberation movement; why not find another symbol? Somewhere in that great realm of athlete oppression there stands an athlete who has been oppressed and could compete and is not as devisive a character as Sam Goldberg. Negotiation Isn't Worth The Cost If the Jock Liberation is to expand and have any success at all, it must broaden its base before other examples of the oppression athletes besides this one muddled case of Sam Goldberg. "This patently unreasonable demand is totally unacceptable." "All we are saving is give neace a chance." —Richard Nixon (Oct. 7, 1970) Plastic Ono Band One year ago last Thursday, the nation and its president witnessed the first national military exercise. Since that blustery day in October, when everyone thought they were making a meaningful protest—one that would influence anyone—93 Americans a week have been killed. It seems as if the only people the war and meaningful protest has really affected are those in the country. While doves and hawks talk of winding the war down, the death count climbs as if it is running The war as a campaign issue has all but disappeared. Many of the most resolute doves have been cowed into a humiliating silence by the constant badgering of the vice president. Student cries have all but vanished into the ethereal realm of a hoary quixotic dream. Nixon speaks of negotiating an immediate cease-fire. Instead of America's unilaterally quitting and letting its smoking guns cool, its President asks for a negotiation cease-fire. headlining for an appointment with the grim reaper. Negotiation time is poorly spent when 95 deaths a week are charged against our account. Peace doesn't have much of a chance as long as the people of America let themselves believe that Vietnamization is anything but controlled killing. —Tom Slaughter LETTERS Ballard Center Needs Support The United Fund has chosen once again not to support the Ballard Community Center and its programs for the year 1970-1971. We had sincerely hoped that our organization would again appeal to the generosity of those who supported the center so willingly last year. However, because our organization has no federal funds or other grants forthcoming, the Center must continue serving the community by continuing to serve the community of Lawrence and low-income people with their many needs. Without the motivation from the Ballard Center, legal aid for those who cannot afford private therapy presently. Presently, legal aid is available at Ballard Center, the County House, and East Side Center. Last week, the groundbreaking ceremony was held for our biggest project, Hope Plaza at First and Manhattan streets. We also began a project for low and limited in come groups is progressing favorably, and, if things continue as rapidly as they have been, we will be able to occupy on or about February 1. It will fill a desperate need in this community for those who now live in extremely substandard housing and for whom there has never been an alternative. Without impetus from Ballard Center, employment and job-training programs in conjunction with the state's reality. Local banks and businesses have trained and hired people from low-income areas. The State Department never had the opportunity to hold and keep responsible jobs. To the Editor: Without the efforts of the Ballard Center staff, a Federal Credit Union designed to make loans to low-income people would have been outpouring from the Center. The Credit Union has now been in operation for almost a year and has been responsible for keeping needle people self-reliant. The Credit Union offers many services, including financial counseling. The above are just a few of the kinds of services the Ballard Center has provided because of people' support. Other programs of the Center this past year included cultural improvement classes, Boy Scouts, an intensive tutoring program, numerous others. However, the Ballard Center most importantly provides an outlet for people to air their problems and from these present programs and to expand further, we urge to everyone once again to expand their involvement in the contribution will be taken those whose needs are so great and whose resources are so little. Lenore F. Findlay, Program Coordinator, Ballard Community Center problems the Center strives to act as the catalyst for solving problems whether they be of a nature or not. In order to contour our nature. In order to contour our nature. Winn's Claims Disputed congressional records on votes congressional votes only four of these votes have occurred since Congressman Winn has been in office. He voted for the republican nominee. A front page story in the Kansan of October 12, reported that Congressman Winn claims distortion of his environment for the mayor he voted for "every major piece of water pollution legislation that has come to the House floor for action." Winn's views of the environment are perhaps too narrow. The League of Conservation Voters, a non-partisan organization, supports legislators who protect the environment, has produced an analysis of forests; he voted against an amendment to spend $1 billion for clean water; and voted against increasing the size of the San Bernardines Area, the boundaries of which were much too small. The voting is often complex and may involve voting to recommit bills, to permit certain amendments, etc. I will not take space to describe in detail the issues and votes, but will describe only the general nature of congressman's votes. He voted against a move to delete funds for the SST; he voted to permit increased logging on national No politician is against "Environment" in his public statements. Congressman Winn's voting record indicates either he improves improvement, or he simply does not understand the problem. Kenneth B. Armitage, Professor of Biology To the Editor: "Well students, the first thing to remember about making a campaign speech is . . ." RAPPING LEFT Respect Requires Impartiality Bv GUS DIZEREGA The University Judiciary has made its ruling on the Sam Goldberg case and even those who chafe at its decision should feed bound by its decision, for if student power and governance are to mean anything, then we, at least, should not stand in contempt of our own institutions. This is not to say that the砂 has settled, however. The mistakes made by many of Sam's supporters should not obscure the fact that a government department should act as an autonomous duchy within the university, extracting financial tribute from the student body while acting in my interest. A flagrant violation of student rights occurred over the issue of the "log-in". The University Events Committee and the Athletics Committee—unfortunately assisted by the silence of the Chancellor—have shown little regard for the Student Code of Rights, Responsibilities that was prepared by the Senate and signed by the Chancellor. Article 13 of the code reads: "University facilities shall be assigned to student organizations for regular business meetings, social functions, and for programs open to the public. Reasonable conditions may be imposed to regulate the timeliness of requests, to determine the appropriateness of the space assigned, time of use, and to insure proper maintenance of the facilities. Subject to the same limitations, the university facilities should be made available for assignment to individuals or groups within the university community." (Fairchild University, "University Preference may be given to programs designed for audiences consisting primarily of members of the university community.") In disregard of these clear provisions, the Events Committee attached a number of unreasonable regulations to the proposed use of the track for a "Jog-in." The most ludicrous was that the sponsors should post $1,000 bill, lost they damage the track or field. While it is hard to damage a field football is played on, it is even more ludicrous if it falls through the mud. Camerals! They also ruled that the permission of the Athletics board had been disregarded. Unreasonable as those demands were, everything was finally approved until the baron of the duchy stepped in—Wade Stinson. Stinson said "no" and claimed that the field and track were only for athletes. Obtained, the Athletic Board fell in line with Stinson and his team to say they had no evidence of such an attack which should prove beyond a doubt that, despite some foolish rhetoric, no violence or confrontation was desired. Lawrence's civil servants in blue and gray were there anyway, appropriately symbolizing the force behind the assaults she protections' the student's field by preventing students from using it. 2) The University Events Committee and the Athletic Board should be charged before the University Judiciary with violating Articles 13 and 17a. "Ordering picking and other forms of peaceful protest are protected activities on the university premises in the absence of will with free passage through area where members of the university community have a right to be." for an attack on one is an attack on all. What are we to do? Several things are obvious. 1) Chancellor Chalmers should clarify his stand on the subject of the Student Code and its enforcement. 3) The immediate resignation or dismissal of Baron Wade Stinson should immediately resign or be dismissed from the University Events Committee for having demonstrated no respect for the rules of the game, and not fit for his position. What's fair for the goose is fair for the gander. 4) If found guilty by violation of the Student Code, all members of the Athletic Board who voted against the "log-in" should be removed. If we are expected to respect the law, it must be enforced on all impartially. We can expect no less. 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