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I".>" at., University, ,of-Cincinnati . ' NEWS""RE Published Tuesdays and Fridays during the Acaqtynic Year e tif,. Vol. 57 Cincinnati, Ohio "Friday, January ~16, 19'70 No. 20 Students" learn- , thru, SCIPinvolvement \tllfl'." "SCIP is basically a clearing house. We remain in contact with Cincinnati social agencies. -In general, they are under-staffed and have an inadequate budget. We feed people into these programs. For-example, we-try to se t up good, well rounded programs for clubs and schools in unperprivileged communities: We really do not change that many lives; we do .not try to. These kids have been brought up in a certain life style that is their own. We-can learn as much or morefrom them -as'Jhey can /rO,m uS.' ThiB'iBreally, an education lor those who get - involved. ~Someday we win be; voters and this might help us fulfill tha(task, better than it is 'being. done now. This is our norm. , However, ue can play the' great ' , liberal or radical role... it is . easy; since we do not Pfly for it now. This program brings "an insight into the problems of; others, but most importantly it makes you look- at your own world with a wider perspective. Students should realize that we ~ are not the great hope of mankind; yet we have to carry this idealism and in some cases, radicalism into our next stage. of life-the established stage, or 'we Senate considers donn are not going to change or do 'anything except become another generation that had. some good for future meeting site ideas when they were,young, but : .. as I got. older and got a Student Senate at its January 21st meeting. will elect delegates to job-then got married and bought by Jim Lipovsky Acting on Marc Rubin's the University' Senate for the remainder of the '69·70 academic year. News Editor (A&S-71) proposal, the Senate a home and had children and the Students interested in serVing as a delagate must petition by January approved the bill by a large responsibilities built up. " 19 in the -Student Senate Office 222 T.U.C. and should attend the Senate meeting Jan. 2'1. Student Senate, in an effort to margin. An amendment that Art Cohn improve communications with the would have required one meeting Chairman of SCIP student body at large, has voted to be held outdoors was defeated. The site and date of the meetings - to conduct at least two Senate meetings per quarter in the have yet to be chosen and cleared residence halls "upon their for residence hall approval. approval. " The Senate also approved S.221, "UC boanl .e.ber diScussesideas Amendment I to the Student Government Constitution. The amendment, to become effective thai raised question of.'Co.inunism' with the seating of the 1970-71 Inside story Senate, stipulates that the by Randy Kleine Langsam, as reported in the very difficult to do anything , 'Student Government is the NR Staff Reporter Cincinnati Post and Times Star, about it now. You have to prove Brodie Blast official - representative of, the said, "Unhappily, people make that the man had no reason to .•.. page two full-time students of the Ohio , Mr. Philip Meyers, member of accusations. I get this on all kinds talk about communism," said College of Applied Sciences and, ~ the U.C. Board of Directors who of issues, not only political, from Meyers. the Raymond Walters Branch." Metro Show caused a city-wide stir when he people who don't get along with "I do not know the name of the page two The amendment also provided mentioned- in a Board meeting facu lt y -members. 'The vast man," he admitted, "because this that the Senate shall expand to 44 that one man on the U.C. faculty m a j o r it y of charges are student is careful not to let it -be members in order to preserve is an "avowed Communist" and unfounded. " known. Scope what Senator John Schneider that another has been described as ,Speaking of the avowed "In this case I am an avowed (A&S-70), a' sponsor of the page three "left of left," has voiced his own Communist, Meyers said "A anti-Communist. I feel very measure, termed the strong opposition to Communism. student in his class was quite strongly that anybody who proportionate representation Meyers, a nan who became a upset by'it-'why did they let a believes in communism," Meyers according to -individual colleges. Nowhere builder after he retired, has been person like that teach;' It was stated, "ought to be put on a page six Another. measure passed was S. on the Board of Directors for 18 reported' to me, I suppose, boat, sent over to Russia and 378, dealing with the Student years. He said in an-interview with because I am on the Board. dumped on the shore over there. ealth Service. The measure Ii the. News Record via telephone "In another case it was reported How' any American citizens can charged the Facilities and Services , Bear-facts from Florida: "I made no to me that a .man was 'left of left.' believe in communism after you Committee "to' work with the accusations. I said that it has -been He preaches and he speaks about witness the despotism .... the .page eight student representatives to the reported through various sources it in his class," Meyers continued. complete disregard for human Student Health Service's advisory that a graduate student assistant "That is all I know; I was not freedom and for human life that committee" to study student' NYR&R admitted in his class he is a there. ,exists in Russia today, how complaints about the health page fourteen communist. I was not there; I did "In the Board meeting I asked if .anybody could be a communist I . service' and to find ways of not hear it." this could be investigated-could don't know. ' alleviating them. University President Walter C. anything be' done about it. It's (Continued on page 2) Page Two THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI NEWS RECORD January 16, 1970. 'Liberal; life of college' -professors '"' ~' .~ ~ _.'- f'oslers ideas aboulsociety' s wrongs' (Continued from page 1) "This has nothing to do with Marxism will always break down, communism," Meyers explained, where it was completely incorrect. Meyers explained that many "but I mention this because so And written by a man wlio was a theories seem to be good bu t in many things in theory are good bastard if there ever was one," practice they fall apart. As an but in practice they break down." IMeyers pointed~ut. example he cited unemployment , . "Then he begins to say, 'Well, compensation. The theory, Meyers explained why he there's something. to this;' I think Meyers explained, is that if a man believes some college professors he's right.' And pretty soon they wants, to work and wants respond to ideologies like begin to believe that what the employment, he and his children communism: "In the liberal world needs is more communism should not be allowed to starve. environment in which the college and less of our capitalistic system .. He is entitled to the 26 weeks professor lives, there- are many I can see where it takes place but, unemployment compensation that things. that, to his mind, are by gosh, if the man does not want is given if one cannot find a job. wrong. If he lives in this to look at the other side, I say he "I t's conceivable-that's, the cloistered atmosphere of the doesn't belong in our University theory," Meyers stated. academic world, and it is nor in any other university. But in practice, Meyers pointed somewhat a cloistered Maybe in the Russian university; out, people who do not intend to atmosphere, he begins to think and that's where, by gosh, I'd find employment often receive our system is wrong. send them. " not only the 26 weeks of , "I' hen they begin reading ,"In all counts I am violently unemployment' compensation; bu t Marxist communism and do not opposed to communism and I e veri more due to poor have enough experience in ,believe, as a member of the Board, administration. worldly matters to see where if I can prove that any professor is using time in the classroom to preach communism, I would be for throwing him out, despite t enure and everything else," Meyers said. "I can see where that subject would come up in economics or in political science, but then a teacher should discuss it just as a book would discuss it.?" he concluded. _ According to the same Post and (NR photo by Bill Heckle) Time-Star story professor of law Dr. Wilber R. Lester said that the Arn e r i can Association of Fire' at Brodie Complex University Professors allows relative topics to be discussed freely in class. brings fire corps to UC type of heating. The heater was Peter R. Thoms the Board's A special canvas used to cover legal adviser, has ~oted that the situated underneath the canvas JOHNNY METRO'S all Souled Out featuring top entertainment will concrete and keep it from freezing California court system holds that and became too hot causing the take place' live tonight at Wilson Auditorium at 8 p.m. Rehearsing for caught fire Tuesday afternoon membership in the Communist brief fifteen minute fire. the show above is the band known as "Roman Orgy" who will be near the construction site of the Fire Marshall Hoff of the Party is not sufficient grounds for new Brodie Science Complex.

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