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published by students of new college, sarasota, florida vol. vii, no. 18 april 21, 1971 von schmidt MAN TO MAN you can get • Quite a number of men on tm campus have express an in anything rides aga1n terest in learning about Wom Lewis Dalven en's Liberation. Many have said that they realize they ha you want It's one o'clock and I've just returned ve oppressive attitudes and from the Eric Von Schmidt concert kno are working hard to understand cked out loaded as can be and still smi and rid themselves of offen By the end of this month, ling. This year's event was an unquali sive behavior. Because m en New College will have rec ei\' fied success--it sure was fine to see such have expressed a desire to ed a definitive reply from the a good portion of the NC community clean their heads of this ex Mary Reynolds Babcock Found boarding or non-(and some noncoms) , cess destructive baggage, a ation regarding a request for filling Hamilton Center and having a !JXXi group of men will begin to funds to institute a "New Per time. meet weekly to discuss the spectives on Women" program. S~ with a little less booze, and a good things they want to understand The proposal submitted to the deal more general facility than I've he and liberate themselves from. Foundation spans a three-year ard before Eric started the program with The purpose of the group isn't period, beg inning next year a flub. A~d he flubbed again, too, b~ to increase our ability to in- with a $30,000 budget. A who cared? No one and that wasfine, tellectualize and argue about board re presenting New C ol1ege too. Eric was obviously in excellent the topic of sex roles. T h e women students, faculty, and form through the whole show but some group cap.not be successful un staff would be empowered to how still m anaged to get better toward less its members commit them fill the following positions: the end when the shout "Galley Pole" selves to changing the person One full-time, one-yearfa rang out amidst the many "Chantilly al content of their lives from culty position--$15, 000. Lace" fans, and the faintly audible "Co sexist to human. The goals of Two one-term faculty posi rrina" buffs. So the set ended with Eri::'s this men's group can be sum tions--$12, 000. own version of Leadbelly's old "Mama m arized nicely by a statement Various short-term speakers did You Bring Me Any Silver?" Other the New York Radical Femin The program would be inde hits in there also come to mind--the ists made concerning similar pendent in that it would not be included in any division. In neat falsetto on "Who Knocked the&~ groups for worn en: etc. ", "Bingling and Barley Circus", and 11 a )to develop personal sens order to insure the integrity a slew of real oldies newly dug up, 1 ike itivity to the various levels of the program, it may alsobe "Jtmco Partner" and "Travelling Road a nd forms that the oppression necessary to find an alternate Blues." takes in our daily lives; b) method of obtaining faculty More significant though, is that Eric to build group intimacy and status for the board 1 s s-elect had some new original material as well, thus group unity, the founda tons. The faculty, with it 1 s which is refreshing, and that it was good tions of true internal demo present make-up, would not stuff. He is negotiating with Poppy Re cracy; c)to break down in our consider itself qualified to cords on a new LP. (His others are The heads the barriers between judge candidates for a Black Folk Blues of Eric Von Schmidt on Pres "private" and "public" (the S t u d i e s P r o g r a m . L ike w i s e , be. tige with Geoff. MUldaur et ai and ~ personal and political), in ing male-oriented, it is a 1 so . p- not qua ified to judge candi on Mercury. A ~am~ Of cutsfiOm&' ects of our oppression:' dates for a Women's Studies first Lp, along with some other mat stuff Some suggested topics: l)How Program. by Lightning Hopkins, The Holy Mod al does the role that you play as We are eager for suggestiODS Ro1mders, Van Rork, and Tom Rush can a male oppress women?2)How from all New College Women be had on Come Take a Trip With Me, is that role destructive to yourl as to candidates. Please send on Prestige , I think a note to the Women's Com Although all the sotmdmen and technt. relationships to other men?3) mittee. cians had a gas setting up their shit, the How did you first become a PA and lights were marginally abortive. ware of your role as a male At least they had the good sense not to ("that's sissy stuff"/"little bo}f 11 11 1 push it, so all the gear never became don't cry / that s women's very obtrusive, and it did have the happy work")? 4)How have the roles effect of leaving us with an excellentta you've played in your life af pe recording, courtesy of Kirk Kerekes. fected your life?S)What arethe I trust everyone's enjoyment of the co personal implications for you Quote of the Week: ncert was increased by the participation of liberation from roles? 6) of several able accompanists--three on What are the political im pH Let's get these JOkers on the road. harmonica and one on kazoo--and though cations of liberation from roles ] . Elmendorf it's hard to be impartial, I'd say this ye 7)What is Women's Liberation ar's harp playing far surpassed last year'lO and/or Radical Feminism?Hope· Listening back to the tape makes me thi fully at some point ·the group nk that the gem of the entire set, was will be able to hear speakers that beautiful country-sounding piece Eric from the worn en 1 s group, and and I did right after Dr. Strangelove. finally would be in a position CALENDAR After that, two anymous harp p 1 ayers to decide how to carry on the lent their talents to the music and cont hattie against sex roles a n d ributed well to the whole spirit of the roles in general as liberated Responding indirectly to a faculty thing. Eric obviously got a kick out of men. charge to investigate the 4-1-4, the EATS it all, but not so much as with the mys The first men's group meet college council has developed a few po tery kazooist. ing will be Monday, April 25 The Food Improvement Committee is ssible solutions to a number of New col I was about to congratulate Don Gold from 1:00 until 3:00 in room# completing the first part of its nutrition iege probiems. This problem solving berg on a nice job and sign-off--without 316. At that time a permanent survey with a dietary analysis of 150 stu took place during an all day synectic se mentioning the evening's other showstop time and place for meetings dents. Dietronics, a medical computer-. ssion with peter Bergson. The council per and mystery guest, the next Stu dent will be decided on. For fur ized analysis from the Hanson Research realized that since calenders affect all Chair resident, the man who a in 1t non» ther information contact Scott Corporation will be use. Dietronics is 'll aspects of the college, we had to work any, that is, David Pini, whose legend Taylor: Box 83 or C-dorm. sed largely by physicians who want to with the broad goals of the college and know their patient's nutritional intake wi not restrict ourselves to the pxesent sys is such to inspire song, and whose song a bout broke the whole place up. thout becoming involved in complicated tem or the 4-1-4. our solutions have chemical analysis. Participants in this been presented to the community in a part of the survey will be asked to com memo from the council dated April 14. plete a checklist of what foods they eat A second memo should now be in circu- and how often they eat them. Results lation. Please read and re..flect upon which will be made available to the in the ideas presented in the two memos. A dividual participant will include appros:: working calender has to be presented to imate daily intake of vitamins, miner~ the trustees at their May meeting. protein, essential amino acids, and cal The college council and E P C have ories. This information (which, incide now resolved to JOin hands and work to ntally, would cost $5. 00 if obtained gether on solving policy and implemen through a physician with Dietronics) will tation problems. Hopefully this spirit allow the individual to adjust his or her of cooperation will spread o 1 er the cam diet in order to get proper nutritional in pus and we can present definite plans to take. the trustees. Please keep submitting i The Food Improvement Committee ne- deas and concerns to Bill Herman and eds 75 volunteers from the natural foods Jono Miller so that our ideas may get program and 75 from the 1-egular food better. program to participate in ':his portion of the survey. A sign-up sheet will be po sted in Hamilton Center for students who wish to take part. Participation will al Kimi Janice colleen so include completion again at the end Mary Jo Kathy Debby of the term of the CMI and CWF 2 forms Deborah Karen Eileen which have been administered to most Christ me carol students this past week. If you have not filled out these forms yet and wish to pao ...• and thanks to Sidney ticipate , contact Michael Kabling, Les Puppet Heads for the Caucasian Chalk Circle, a production directed by Jeff Hun ter. It will be seen sometime thiS term. lie Kinney, or Phil Bird. kevin res1gns
ce, masochism or diplomacy; unless a Dear Cauldron: Dear Women of the Cauldron: T h is i s s p e c if i c a 11 y addr e s "You can please some of the people person is blessed with these traits (or is sed to the women of New Col some of the time, and you can please The purpose of this letter is to quelch a seeking a large ego trip), he cannot su lege. What I am going to say a few of the people all of the time. It ny rumors which may or may not be cir fficiently serve in a position of "leade~ is so much from my soul that seems as if I'll have to please all of culating as to why I am no longer in ch ship" at NC. He very likely cannot su I regret my only vehicle is the people some other time!" W. S. H. arge of a newspaper on this campus. 'This rvive NC itself. the school newspaper. But it is, in case anyone might mistmderstand The complex logistics of the Natural And I can't. This is my last term here must be said _ .. me because of, as Bill Herman put it, Food Program.has made it difficult to and at this point I find it impossible t ~ my gross incompetence, a letter of res care what happens to these halh~dmlls Sisters - Look what they've satisfy both Servomation-Mathias Bros. ignation as editor of The Catalyst (not and the 75 students on the program. of learning. done to our~!!.&. the Chauvinist) Many students have made constructive To Kimi Nakata et al who now l'lm this We are being co-opted. There I did not agree to take over the p a per criticisms that Tom Estep has welcomed from Sidney Jones for my health; I did paper, I extend my sympathy, best wi is something in us which and, whenever possible, immediately shes and assistance. To those who help KNOWS, which is truth. But it because I felt I had the ability to po implemented. It has been difficult, how duce a publication for the student body. ed and encourage me during my short somehow we can't demand of ever, to appreciate steadfast complaints term as editor, thanks. To those who ourselves much less of others I still feel I have the ability but I domt with many undercurrent feelings. This have the initiative. As long as the pa ostric~zed, c_astigated me and threatened We must stop asking for our is by no means a healthy attitude. per is suitable for airplanes or wrapping me with thell' steaming vortex thanks :f r e e a'Oiil. It i s n 0 - 0 n e e 1 s e I s If you have a complaint, I ask that garbage, the average Novo Collegian And, especially to all the rest: thanks: to give. We must !_ake what you change your dissatisfaction into a cares little about the content of a news- is inherently ours. goal of the NFP so we have specific 2aper. I'll go quietly as I came. We have gotta learn from goals to strive for. I also ask that you I do not possess the attributes of patien- what has happened. We ~ treat the NFP with the same trust it has Kevin Davis for 40% of the funds and got instilled in you. Our Natural Food Pro parliamentary oppression, we gram is the first that Servom at ion has asked that our money not be ever attempted, so it should be under speii'tin support of a news stood that Tom Estep needs more con paper that's very title is an structive ideas about improving the pro insult to us, but that paper gram than he does complaints. is still being printed. (ed.note: F~r those of you who think that Estep the SEC did not vote to dis has it easy, ask the hot line participants continue the CHAUVINIST, who are giving him flak because the but as of this printing the ed NFP apparently has a greater variety of itor has quit). We ~sked for foods. Ask the NFP people who complain a proportional amount of wo that the hot line program is getting bet men teachers on the faculty ter. Man! You can't win. and got on 1 y 4 . We a s k e d the Estep has been serving as many fresh student body to let USliave a vegetables as he can locate. Since this woman faculty member who supply is often limited, he serves fro c o u 1 d h e l p us t o g r o w t o gether zen vegetables. To clear up a little ru and work to change what is mor, the only canned vegetable his happening, and we get a man company serves is string beans. They are far superior in their consistency to w h o a g r e e s t o g i v e us a n:ere fresh or frozen mUlti-aged beans. portion of what we asked for. A major delay in the high-protein Sisters, we don't want the rich dishes that many are asking for is Letter to the Editor judice on the part of the straights as be MAN 1 S charity, we want his the lack of response from those who vol cause of Gay people to take the initia i f b . We d on 't w ant a fa c ult y unteered to write up recipes. Incidental To the Gay people at New College: tive in_ establishing a college-wide co 6 women, we must explain ly, Brewer's yeast has been added to all1 mmunity. to the president that 40% of the casseroles, so your protein intake has For a school supposedly as liberated as The question now is "Why bother? 11 the faculty is 20 women and not been as low as you figured. New College, the absence of a Gay co- The answer to me seems obvious a s that we will withhold our tui If a vegetable is tmder or over cooked mmunity (in the sense of Gay p e o p l e obvious as the absence of openly' G a y tion until we are given a pro it may just be that a shortage of kitchen' knowing and openly associating with o couples, a s obvious as the secrecy pe mise of twenty by 1972. help has prohibited close supervlSIOn ot ther Gay people) is ridiculous. To me, ople feel obliged to maintain here ab Sisters, if our money is con the preparation. For those of you who this absence suggest one of two possibi out their homosexuality, and as obvioa tinued to be spent to print a are worried, all vegetables are steamed. lities: (1) homosexuality is so accepted as the circulation of "queer" jokes. fucking newspaper called the The lack of food at the end of a meal by the New College communitythat th What to do? If people are interested is due to unconscious overeating and to ere has been no need for a differentiatm getting together could mean a chanc e ' CHAUVINIST we either cease meal planning, both of which will hope- to meet each other, have fun, discuss lte 'l'eductt.on eace:l11.lly O'l' Gay community, or (2)Gay people have we burn the office down! been afraid to face the unpredictable problems, whatever we feel i s needed. Yes, I am a raving, angry, There has been great difficulty in find- reaction to their coming out. The first ike to hear w at people think sug gestions, fears, whatever. If youlre w madwoman. Yes, I have kissed ing some much-desired products such as seems to me highly unlikely, witness the complete lack of any openly G a y certain about coming, out, I'll respect as much ass as the next wom soybeans and cheese, not to mentionfin ding a reasonable price. Please keep the activity in spite of the fact that there your confidence. Catch me when I'm an But I have finally learned· faith. are probably at least 100-150 Gay people my lesson. I grew up in Bir around (I live off campus) or leave a Very little sympathy will be expressed to at New College. More likely, New note in my mailbox, number 67. m in g h a m , A 1 a b a m a and I saw those who find it necessary to rip offtrom College is not conducive to Gay. activi Cindy Cumfer the ~ • same tricks, co ty perhaps not so much because of pre- options, and prostitutions either program to solve their personal used on the blacks. People problems instead of trying to obtain a were using the same half-assed goal at an institutional level; so if you reasons for putting down Mar discover that I jump on you when you BRAN tin Luther King_ to me, as- suggest something in a negative manner Complete line of musical t'Ii'eyaoTobin Morgan. There please remember that it's probably be- ' instruments and accessories is no difference. We can w cause of the student I've just talked with. --fine classical guitars-- used books either look around and see Phil Bird BOOK EX CliANGE .. I!:A6V TO OI!:AL.. WITM " what this system is doing to 3913 Brown Ave. our minds and destroll"-y it, 1!527 MAIN ST~EET or we can continue to see our SARA08TA, ,..1...0~10 .... 331177 sisters and brothers slowly become as docile as a Ke ...... seyian lobotomy victim. We must all help each o ::nJ.a.inly ther to rise, TOGETHER! booksl _L • Don't concentrate on our los ST. ARMANOS KEY .A1J {j_flc.t_r (.111"t ses, concentrate on the fact SARASOTA. 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