UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN editorslals Unsigned editors represent the opinion of the Kansan columnists. Signed columns represent the views of only the writers. September 27,1979 New paper an asset It was not very imposing, but when the four-page debut issue of the Criterion, a newspaper directed toward blacks and other minorities, hit the streets Monday, it made a solid contribution to the University community. First of all, it showed how a group of students, after four years of fighting for funding, could develop talk of the newspaper directed toward minorities. But more importantly, the mere fact that such a newspaper was needed—or at least perceived as being needed by the minority community—told the Kanans staff that we must examine how our paper is serving readers. IN FACT, each time a paper such as the Criterion or the Graduate Student Newspaper is established, it is a challenge not only to the students who read it, but also us—in challenge to look at ourselves and see where we might have failed. The Kansas, after all, is recognized as a paper for the students of the University of Kansas, in theory at least, for all of them. But somewhere along the way, we may have left someone out. Somewhere we missed enough students who felt they needed to have a voice in the University community that was not possible through the Kansan. The Criterion is an alternative, another way to gain experience in reporting, researching, editing and production, and at the same time to provide an additional forum for minority issues. BUT THAT alternative should not block out the possibility of minorities working on the Kansan. Quite the opposite is desired. With each new semester, and its accompanying turnover in staff, it is hoped that minority students will seriously consider entering the reporting and editing courses that include Kansan work or applying for the paid staff positions that usually follow such class work. The Kansan applaudles the Criterion for asking us to once again take a long, hard look at our paper. Although the Kansan staff each semester stirs toward representation of the entire class, we do sometimes fall short of that goal. Through additional and continued awareness of minorities, perhaps we can achieve that goal. Ralph Nader is a great cheerleader but a lousy coach. His popularity and pull are undeniable. Monday night he kept 1,700 people at attention for more than three hours. Nader rally provided no game plan He delivered a speech that was witty and wise, that inspired and inclined. He offered his audience dozens of cheers for the causes he supports. But there he stopped, a few inches below the surface, when the bottom line was yards deeper. HIS POINTS are valid. His mind is sharp. There is no question that he knows his stuff. The problem was, so did his audience. Nadar's two-hour speech, smooth and eloquent though it was, fitted from question to question, from drinking water to defense spending to dog food. This is because truly new statements take time to assimilate. An old and well-liked thought, clothed in a bright new phrase, is still immediately recognizable. Applause is a good measure of the amount of fresh information being conveyed. There exists an inverse relationship between the number of applause and remark, the less novel that remark must be. FIRST, NADER's visibility is so great that it would be hard to find anyone who watches television or roads newspaper and with Nader's political inclination. Nader got a lot of applause Monday. That applause should have tipped him off to two important facts he seems to be unaware of when he lectures. As a rule, people do not attend lectures when they know they disagree with the speaker. The Klu Xilan does not attend meetings for the sake of jelusentia polite meetings It was obvious that the audience was sympathetic to Nader's politics before the lecture began. He had few listeners who needed to be converted. Nader should have recognized that and thus realized that his audience was familiar already with the superficial aspects of his Neighborhood groups gain clout N. Y. Times Special Features NEW YORK - In recent months an army of journalists, policymakers, social scientists and politicians has begun to discover that "neighborhood movement" forms a kind invisable saga, below the altitudes of president, rock stars and football heroes. *in cities as diverse as San Antonio, Chicago, Cleveland Atlanta, Baltimore and Boston, the "neighborhood constituency" Coalitions of neighborhood groups have won passage of strong legislation on issues such as bank mortgage-lending practices in state after state. The 1,000-page report of the National Comptroller's Office provides evidence of measure of clout at the national level for the nascent movement. THIS, WIDE agreement has developed that some "neigh-bhood phenomenon" exists. Exactly what it represents, is unclear. If one neighborhood fights the banks, and other plants urban gardens. The same community group may oppose school busing. But in New York, the city's busing ordinances simultaneously. While neighborhood activists have formed a major base for a new generation of urban politicians such as Mayane Jane Byrne in Chicago, Dennis J. Kucich in New York, and others many away from political involvement altogether. Confusion in describing the neighborhood movement, however, points to a fact about this form of insurgency that holds up very differently than other forms of radicalized neighborhoods, paralleled by other processes at work in the nation, confounds traditional political categories of left and right alike. And one fascinating question is how the new activism may help confront this trend in the 1980s, with untold but enormous consequences for the future. For the left, the邻居hood activism represents a surprising and unexpected social movement. Bv Harry C. Bovte CLASSIC LEFT-WING theory focused almost exclusively on the industrial work force as the agency of change and the industrial work place as the focus of social conflict. New-lefthorists added other constituencies; youth, blacks and other minority groups. It involves a crazy-qui mixture of income, race and racial groups. It involves traditional institutions such as churches, family networks and ethnic associations, which predominant left-wing thought has seen as backwaters of provincialism and con- Finally, instead of mobilizing behind conventional left-wing goals such as big government programs, standardized delivery of services and master planning, neighborhood groups are more likely to seek decentralization of decision-making, emphasis on local resources, respect for local variation in culture, ethnicity and style of life. FOR THE right, however, such departures from left-wing orthodoxy offer scant consulations. Neighborhood groups across the country have demonstrated a need for taking on not only governmental authorities but also corporate giants. Banks and insurance companies, utilities, plants that plan relocation out of the community, real estate and healthcare institutions find themselves frequent targets of community survival and revitalization under the banner of community survival and revitalization. And by banding together, neighborhood Davis frequently win against corporate Golathas. Indeed, the major strategy of organizing taught by such community organizing and-training institutions is to provide training in both the Academy and the National Training and Information Center is a "majority" approach that seeks to unite constituents torn apart from different scale coalitions of self-interest against the rich and powerful. THOUGH THE neighborhoof ferment does not neatly fit into conventional political pigeonholes, the movement itself is a Through involvement in tiny block clubs or in mamml巾 multistate groups like the Associated Community Organizations for Reform Now, people gain new insight into the system, themselves and each other. Formerly stilent Americans learn that they can fight—and sometimes take over—city hall, that the world is not simply dog eat dog, that ordinary people can learn public skills necessary for exercising some control over their lives and institutions. As Gale Cinchia, chairman of the National People's Action neighborhood coalition it put. "There aren't many vehicles for blue-collar and marginal people to feel that they can do anything," that organization does. It gives a sense of control and dignity. THIS, S. the neighborhood movement of the 1970s has opened a *kind of space* that, at the grass roots of American society where people work and play, is growing. Through such free democratic space in the neighborhoods, and elsewhere, belief in charity itself, an old American notion, has Harry C. Boyte recently completed a book about neighborhood and citizen organization. A longer version of this article will be published soon. lynn COLUMNIST byczynski topics-nuclear power, environmental problems, consumer advocacy. NADER SHOULD have analyzed his audience. Then, the second thing he should have considered was that in every political debate he had to talk beyond the consciousness-raising stage. Nader should have taken his two-hours and our $3,500—and addressed the issue promised：“Energy Monopolies vs. Energy Consumers.” Feminism is an example of a movement that has made the transition, continued to grow and is now reaching its 50th years ago with restless women gathering, talking, recognizing their problems and challenging them. Then women took to the streets and went into the street to argue their cause so desperately needed. New thetum is passed. Action has replaced talk and solutions to problems finally are being made. The ant-nuclear, environmental and consumer movements, as taught by Nader, are still in the bra-burning stage. LET'S FACE it — we know the problems, but we don't know the solutions. And yet, we are content to let the fine minds that should know how to use the backs and keep our spiritisms high. Furthermore, he should have shown us which door. He should have presented us with all the evidence of the problem, given us a solid stand to argue from and then marched us out the door prepared to do battle. which tool? NADER MADE a joke about students who NADER MADE a joke about students who study with their highlighters in their hands. "Procrastination technique number one," But Nader, in effect, did the same thing. He tempted us with some sketchy information about student action through a message he sent to me, and he told us to write for more information. Rather than teaching us how to play the game, Nader left us at the pep rally, yelling the cheers. "Procrastination technique number one," he said. "Underline it now, learn it later." It was a valuable opportunity wasted. Carter's re-election chances slim As the start of the 1900 presidential primaries nears and the candidates and their positions are confirmed, a position, some pessimism has been raised about the possibility of a successful reelection for the presidency. Carter has been wounded by sagging public trust and confidence; the same trust is weakened in the public and in the government when he entered the White House two-and-a-half A similar scenario may be unfolding today. Carter has done little to help the U.S. economy, while growing inflation, rising unemployment and the enormous threat of a serious recession in Europe. John COLUMNIST fischer Along with this wound, which appears as if it won't bear, Carter has been continually addressing the issues alike in Congress on his policies and programs. Carter has received little support from lawmakers for energy and inflation. And moreover, his foreign trumpons have been overshadowed by his own actions. IN HIS determination to restore confidence and trust in the government and in the country, Carter has often been compared to Grever Cleveland. But the comparison is not convincing. While Clever was trying to end corruption and other problems in government, the country was suffering from serious problems that almost went unnoticed by his administration, such as an increase in depression and raising unemployment. Carter has tried to relieve the country of some of its economic woes by cutting the cost of education and increasing the expense of ending some important public programs, creasing more unemployment rates. THE "LEAN and austere" fund of 1800 plans to eliminate 158,000 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act jobs, $20,000 in school lunch subsidies and $600 million in Social Security benefits. It also would cut funds to cities for urban development and for higher education programs. The public schools, such as farmers and blacks, were upset. Also, with unemployment and inflation rising, some economists predict that the state will have to support the end of the year. Carter has lacked leadership in the economic arena and the public has become confused by conflicting reports about the various the country's economic situation is. ALTHOUGH CARTER has set some policies in an attempt to boost the dollar and control inflation, such as the 7 percent wage increase limitation, overall she has done little in the area that is perhaps the most relevant to the country now and in the future. In foreign affairs, however, Carter has excelled and he will long be remembered in history for improvements in his military prowess; he great gains for the United States in this area, and he has truly not been fully recognized for his work. CARTER HAS established the framework for peace between Israel and Egypt and has responded relations with China. He also has strengthened ties with Saudi Arabia produced a SALT treaty important in the process of controlling the nuclear arms race between the two nuclear superpowers. And Carter has strengthened ties with Japan, the Asian countries and our traditional allies. CARTER RECENTLY has begun to concentrate on domestic issues in an attempt to regain public support. But it may be more difficult to expand the focus of appeal to expand and dispublicize groups. Basically, Carter lacks leadership, and he is not a leader in the needs leadership. The public is confused with the economic and energy situations and the need for rapid innovation. It is further bewildered by the governance that is a president and a Congress that does not seem to take action on the problems con- At this time, the chances of Carter winning a election bid are slim. He may very well be a one-term president unless he can, within the next year-and-a-half, provide the needed leadership for Congress and the country and solve the nation's economic crisis. Only then may he regain needed public support and have a chance in 1980. THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN USS 689-6498 (Published at the University of Kansas May 14th through May and Monday and Thursday during June and July except Saturday, Sunday and holiday. Second-class postage paid at Lawrence, Kansas 68940. Subscriptions by mail are $10 each six months or $74 in Douglas County and year round for the county date. The student subscription is a 14-month joint, through the student activity fee. 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I refer to the accompanying text to President Carter's bumbon incident. To the Editor: The title of the editorial, 'Dole gile unamusing,' sets a tone of toughish conflation. The editor found to be laugable, if not disgusting. In order to attain credibility, the editorial would have to take toask the host of the report day after the report day had a field day over the reported attack. Instead, the editorial chose to single out Dole, and in the end, join in ribbing the On Sept. 4, the Kansan office staff casigated Stempel. Dole for poking fun at the president over the matter, while on Sept. 19, the Kansan office editorial cartoon lampooning the incident. are the editorial writers at the Kansas are determined that Bob Dole have the image of a hatchet man that they will go to all lengths to prevent him from taking the expense of the president is the major criterion for the hatchet man designation, the Kansas had better reconsider before it was done. Besides, any editorial that seems to be based on the same philosophy as the "Alien and Sedition Acts" of the Adams administration would appear to run contrary to the basic tenents of freedom of the press. Is that good journalism? To quote the Kansan: "An image is more than just a proclamation." If the Kansan is to project an image of credibility, it had best shelter the hycvocrys. Steve Hitchcock Russell junior Feature stories, art a refreshing change To the Editor: In rebuttal to the letter printed Sept. 24 concerning the Kansan's yearbook-like qualities, I feel that they have reviewed the Kansan rather harshly. The University Daily Kansan is a paper primarily for college students and deals with news. An occasional light feature is a welcome respite from the perpetually busy newsroom, where each day in the larger metro papers. If they would care to look at some of the other papers in the area, they would see many stories like the one Lawrence, Kan, is by no means a hotbed of fastbreaking news stories and the artwork is usually relevant and done in good taste. start reading the Washington Post and skip he University Daily Kansan entirely if they are bored. The Kansan is a university newspaper and should be looked at as such. I suggest they Tammy Dellett Eldorado junior To the Editor: Editorial, letter right to censure Turkey I would like to comment on Sunni Malthu's answer to a letter by Ms. Hadipajvou dealing with Turkey and its involvement in Ccurus. THE KILLING and the destruction, the invasion and occupation of Cyprus were and are carried out with weapons supplied to the insurgents. They were used only for the defense of Turkey in case He says there is no expansion policy in this age, and that Turkey invaded Cyprus in 1974 to restore constitutional order. If that's the case, why were all the Greeks in the occupied area expelled from their homes? Why was 6 percent of the Greek community massacred? And now, five years later, why should refuges allowed to return to their homes? of an attack. This is stipulated in military aid to all NATO countries. If Turkey does not abide by agreements she has signed, why should she receive more aid? Attacking another country is a violation of international law. Using U.S. weapons to do so is against U.S. laws. Ms. Hadjadivop and editorialist Fischer were correct in their analysis. No aid should be given to Turkey until the end of the occupation of Cyprus, untainted by war. The government, and until proper guarantees are given for the complete independence of Cyprus. Costas Orundiotis Lawrence graduate student Letters Policy 1 The University Daily Kansan welcomes letters to the editor. Letters should not exceed 500 words and not exceed 500 words. They should include the writer's name, address and telephone number. If the writer is afflicted with a medical condition, should include the writer's class and home town or faculty or staff position. Should include the right to edit letters for publication.