The panty raid and the press
According to certain elements of the Kansas press, last Wednesday night was really something in the Daisy Hill area.
A Wichita paper carried a United Press International story Friday, under the headline "Panties, Bras Sail Through Air at KU," which said that KU coeds threw panties and bras out of dorm windows and one woman did a stripease on a ledge 10 stories high Wednesday night in a "new-dimension" panty raid.
The same story quoted Dean Emily Taylor as saying the young dancer had "fun," not "suicide," in mind when she performed. The whole thing was described in vivid detail—sort of like one might expect to find in a true confessions magazine.
Now really—somebody had their facts mixed up. There was a panty raid of sorts at Oliver and there was a girl at McCollum who either sat
on her window ledge or sat inside and rested her feet on the ledge.
But there have been no reliable reports of anybody performing a striptease ten stories above a crowd of chanting men. And if the Oliver excitement, which was not connected with the girl in the window, is a "new-dimension" panty raid, then panty raids are definitely on the way out.
We get the feeling that somebody in UPI was having a slow night and got overly excited about what were really minor items: incident about the girl in the window (from which, we assume, grew the striptease story) was not worthy of press association coverage; the panty raid was little more than an amusing feature.
Come now, big people and grown ups out in the world, quit setting bad examples. Your mistake was at the expense of a lot of women at KU.
— Eric Morgenthaler
The people say...
To the editors:
Hooray for KUPA!
After reading in the UDK of the recent developments on the KU political scene, I cannot hold back my support and complete agreement with the aims, ideals, and proposed programs of the newly formed Kansas University Progressive Alliance.
It is about time that the responsible leaders on this campus approached student government with a mature, co-operative attitude rather than with the usual political focus-pocus that was so evident in the past.
I SINCERELY hope that the Alliance will be true to its stated philosophy of the "elimination of political parties as the dominant force in campus government, and their replacement with responsible student leaders chosen on ability rather than as political favors," and that KUPA will not be just another name for these same corrupt organizations that have been based on the petty jealousies and personal whims of a few power-crazed people.
Although this Alliance will not solve the problems of an ailing student government and the general student apathy towards campus politics, I feel that it is a significant step in the right direction.
The ideas that were set forth are sound—now it is up to the Alliance and the students of KU to put them into action. If this is done, I feel many students will regain much of the confidence in student government that has been extinguished over the past few years of party dominance.
Dennis M. Taylor
Rancho Cordova, Calif., junior
Cordova, Calif.
To the editors:
For the sake of education, someone must stop the hatheaded idealists who propose "to clean up campus politics." Dirty politics is the only thing that makes the ASC realistic as a learning experience in operational democracy.
Bitterly,
Carol Chittenden
Lawrence senior
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To the editors:
Apathy—the big word of the day. College students are so apathetic nowadays, our elders declare. And by many indications we are. The UDK said we're apathetic about the ASC. This may well be true (though someone cares enough to start another party).
The senior class is an excellent example of our apathy. Take the issue of hats and sweatshirts. "I'm really disappointed," said one
coed, "but I guess I really don't care." Our unwillingness to do anything about anything is best exemplified in the motto on the '67 sweatshirts: "and we shall inherit the earth." Who shall inherit the earth? You've got it—the meek.
"I Think It Says Here That We May Stop Using Tear Gas In Vietnam"
WE'RE SO MEEK even the parties are dying out, as Mr. Harrington pointed out in Monday's UDK. No senior pre-party, no senior cheerleaders (what self-respecting, apathetic senior is going to yell?), and the senior party will be a week after senior day so it won't conflict with the activity carnival.
Alas! What light from yonder window breaks? It's Oliver Hall, flashing at Ellsworth. Very definitely an unmeek thing to do. But they're only freshmen. They'll learn. They'll find out that "security hours" are not only to keep them secure, but also to keep them secured.
AND NOW WHAT are those crazy boys doing? They're flashing back! And now they're yelling and making noise. They ought to know better than that. Oh my goodness, they've broken out! "Roving gangs" of them are running down the hill right through Stouffe Floor. Now they're right outside Oliver and the girls are shouting to them. What was that pale thing flying through the air? No! Ah, here come the Campus Cops. Thank goodness. It's been such a shocking half-hour. Those students were showing some spirit-
It's heartening to know that immediate steps are being taken to prevent any future outbreaks. It's obvious to us that the older generation can reflect upon their own college experience and see the danger in the boldness shown by those few college students. Goodness, a thing like that might spread. It could kill Apathy!
Janet Whalen Wichita senior
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Monday, October 3, 1966
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We were walking by Strong Hall the other day, debating whether to cut our 3:30 or not when our attention was caught by several squirrels pacing back and forth on the sidewalk.
By ROBERT COLVER
SQUIRRELS dissent
They appeared to be carrying placards of some sort and were being cheered on by another squirrel, standing on the steps.
"Hullo," he said, handing us a mimegraphed pamphlet as we came near. "Care to join us?"
WE SHOOK our heads politely and mumbled something about being late to class already.
He assured him that his cause was undoubtedly quite just and that in our heart, we knew he was right. "By the way," we added, "just what is your cause?"
The leader pointed to a nearby placard which said Support S.Q.UJR.RELS.
"Our cause is just," he persisted, offering us a placard. "And our grey-furred brothers need all the support they can get." A lusty cheer went up from the grey-furred brethren.
Another lusty cheer from the marchers.
"WHAT does S.Q.U.I.R.R.E.L.S. stand for?" we asked, "outside of the obvious."
The leader puffed up several times normal size, which on a squirrel is still none too big, and boomed out "Squirrels Quest for the Undeniable, Inalienable, Right to Room Everywhere there is Living Space!"
"Impressive," we said, "translate."
"WELL, IT'S all covered in our pamphlet," he said, handing us another pamphlet. "But basically the$^a$ simple fact is that this university has been maliciously, cold-heartedly—I might even say bigotedly—trimming and even
cutting down completely trees and shrubs all over this campus.
"Trees and shrubs that were the very homes of some of our grey-furred brothers. Trees and shrubs that sheltered them from winter's icy blasts and shaded them from summer's searing sun."
Some of the more soft-hearted marchers were weeping unashamedly.
"But we've had enough!" he shouted. "We are no longer the timid woodland creatures in the position of humility and subservience to which custom has relegated us. We demand our rights."
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HE PAUSED for breath, and a tired but enthusiastic cheer rose from the grey-furred brethren, most of whom were sitting on the step, fanning their tired feet with their placards. A couple of voices in the rear shouted "Grey power!"
Just then another squirrel appeared on a window ledge and shouted down to his comrades. "We have won! We have whipped the bureaucracy of Strong Hall into servile submission!" The marchers cheered and waved their placards.
"They have promised," he continued. "to see about setting up a committee to look into the possibility of recommending that our grevance be suggested to the Board of Regents. Victory," he shouted, "is ours!"
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THE GREY-FURRED brethren jumped up and down in glee, throwing placards in the air and slapping each other on the back. The leader turned to us.
"See," he said, handing us another pamphlet, "I told you our cause is just."
The crowd of marchers hoisted him on their shoulders and paraded off down Jayhawk Boulevard.
We decided to cut our 3:30. Somehow Abnormal Psychology had lost its savor.
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