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University Daily Kansan Wednesday. Oct. 19, 1960
Politics and the UDK
What is the Daily Kansan's stand on state and national politics?
This year, as in many years past, the Daily Kansan has been severely criticized by members of the Republican and Democratic parties for being a partisan organ. How has the Kansan presented the issues, to be confronted by such conflicting accusations? Do these accusations mean that the Daily Kansan is inconsistent in its treatment of different political issues and personalities?
THE ANSWER TO THESE QUESTIONS IS definitely No. The editorial policies of the Daily Kansan are clearly stated in the Kansan Board Constitution, the authority governing the policies of the newspaper. There are three general policies which apply to the question of partisan politics on the editorial page. The constitution says:
As the official student paper of the University, the Daily Kansan stands for the student. It supports all moves for bettering student conditions. . .
— The Daily Kansan editorial department presents criticism, comment and opinion on campus and off-campus issues.
The Daily Kansan shall not support specific candidates or specific political parties in state or national elections.
THERE ARE TWO SPECIFIC CASES INvolving Kansan editorial stands which have drawn the bulk of the criticism. Some readers feel that the Daily Kansan has become decidedly Republican through its criticism of Gov. George Docking and his policies. We do not feel that this is so. The Kansan feels that it is necessary for
the good of the University to find out where the governor stands on specific issues concerning higher education. The Kansan has not endorsed or unduly praised John Anderson, the Republican nominee. The newspaper has only strived to get the stands and beliefs of the two gubernatorial candidates on higher education because it is vitally important to the future of the University.
ON SOME OCCASIONS THE KANSAN HAS criticized the governor for his actions, but the Kansas reserves the right to criticize any public official for any stand he might take. This is a responsibility of the press — to be the public's watchdog in political matters.
The other specific situation involved the editorials the Kansan has run following the last two debates by the presidential candidates. These comments were run as guest editorials. The Daily Kansan felt that the writers, both assistant professors of speech, had carefully analyzed the situation and presented sound views. If opinions vary sharply from those expressed in the Daily Kansan, a reader may present his views for publication either in the "Letters to the Editor" column, or in the column, "It Looks This Way."
THE KANSAN SHALL CONTINUE TO press all candidates for their beliefs on issues that are felt to be of vital concern to the University. The Kansan shall continue to criticize actions of public officials which seem questionable or wrong. And the Kansan shall not endorse any candidate or political party, but reserves the right to praise candidates or parties for what we consider admirable stands taken on issues of concern to our readers.
The Editors
LET'S MAKE LOVE: GRANADA:
COLOR.
One of the better musicals of the year. The Gallie charm of Yves Montand and a well-organized, if somewhat stale, plot give the show dash and color.
The plot is unusual in that it is defined to a degree seldom found in the typical musical. Montand plays a billionaire who finds that an off-broadway troupe is planning to satirize his amorous adventures. A publicity agent, played by Tony Randall, drags Montand to the rehearsal, where he plays himself in the satire and manages to fall for the star, played by Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn is plagued by an acute case of the bumps and grinds accentuated by a little too
At the Movies
much flab around the hips, but she and Montand strike sparks in places, particularly in the show's feature song.
The billionaire decides to woo the showgirl without letting her know he could buy Fort Knox without turning a hair. He wants to be loved for himself and not for all that dirty money. So he learns show business from stars like Berle, Crosby and Kelly and uses his own front office to purchase a controlling interest in the show.
Armed with the talents his teachers have cultivated, he edges in on the show and finally displaces the male lead. Then he tries to convince Marilyn that he really is a man of, means, but isn't buying any. The movie ends when Montand, desperate because Monroe won't believe him, arranges an interview for her with himself, in his office. After a stormy scene, the pair dissolve into each other's arms and croon the title song for the hundredth time. And a happing ending was had by all. . . .
At times, Montand was too sugary to be genuine, but for the most part he radiated a sincerity and awkwardness that was refreshing.
Monroe, who usually acts with all the dramatic fire of a female Buster Keaton, is well cast this time as the naive, hardworking chorus pony who gets a chance to star and doggedly gives it all she's got, which is considerable. Marilyn never breathed heavier or wrigled more alluringly, but this time the effect is fairly natural. She and Montand work well together.
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
"NOW GET IN THERE AN' FIGHT."
The show has lively and colorful atmosphere, spiced by girls, girls and more girls. The backstage scenes are strongly contrasted with the opulent offices of Clement Enterprises, which Montand heads.
All in all, a bouncy, fast-paced musical with an entertaining and complete plot.
Tony Randall, in a major supporting role, is given almost no chance to exercise his talents, which are great. His lines are mostly stale and not at all funny.
Bill Blundell
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NEWS DEPARTMENT
NEWS DEPARTMENT Ray Miller Managing Editor
DEPARTMENT John Peterson and
Bill Blundell ... Co-Editorial Editors
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT
Mark Dull Business Manager
From the Magazine Rack-
Conciliation or Death
"Communists and anti-Communists can live together, or die together, or, just possibly, arrive at the superiority of one of the two groups. For my part, I wish to see them live together, and I wish most earnestly to see them not die together. If this worst possibility is to be prevented, it is not enough for each side to bristle with H-bombs ready to be fired off whenever a flight of starlings is mistaken for enemy missiles. It is necessary that each side should learn to treat the other with common courtesy and with the realization that we all live in glass houses. The calm assumption that of course the other side would cheat, but of course our side would not, is made by both sides. But to hear some champions of the West speaking, one would never guess that the other side can be equally sincere in its suspicions. Let it be granted that there are risks; but once this has been granted it should be admitted that our present courses involve a far greater probability of far worse disasters than any that are to be feared from more conciliatory policies.
"There is nothing new about fanatical aversions. The best answer to fanatical aversions occurs in Act III, Scene I, of 'The Merchant of Venice,' which, slightly adapted to modern circumstances, says: 'Hath not a Communist eyes? hath not a Communist hands, organs, dimensions, senses, passions? fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same summer and winter, as a Capitalist is?"
(From an article "Peace? and Freedom?" by Bertrand Russell in the May 9, 1960, New Leader.)
UDK Criticized
Editor:
It has become a routine with the Daily Kansan to grab hold of a certain number of people on the campus immediately after Nixon-Kennedy debates in order, apparently, to ascertain their opinions about the performances of both presidential nominees. We consider this practice to be a splendid thing. However, we are unaware of the procedure, if any at all, that is followed by your journal in regard to this. We hope that it is not only reporters' personal acquaintances who are interviewed.
The statements published in your paper, if the October 14 issue is any guide, are mostly partisan in character. Objective reporting and unbiased journalism, we submit, call for the total reversal of this policy in the future.
Here we are not concerned with the validity of the alleged demagoguery, intellectual inferiority, and "wishy-washy" attitude of Mr. Nixon during the debate. We venture to think, however, that some of the assertions made about the vice president seem to have been
exaggerated to questionable proportions. Under these circumstances, it is only reasonable that the Daily Kansan should take into consideration the following suggestions:
1) We propose that in the future people approached by the Daily Kansan should declare their political loyalties along with their statements.
2) If possible, and we are persuaded that it is, the Kansan should present to its readers both sides of the issue by publishing opposing viewpoints.
We look forward to reading a relatively objective coverage of the forthcoming debate.
Kub N. Malik
Graduate Student
Karachi, Pakistan
Manfred Grote
Graduate Student
Schmiebebrake, Germany
Eileen Maddocks
Lawrence Freshman
Ann Ruppenthal
McPherson Freshman
Akos Kovacs
Yugoslavia Sophmore