The Davidsonian Volume LXXII,Number 17 Davidson College,Davidson, North Carolina 28036 Friday, April 8,1983 Court Committee Completes Primary Study

ByROSS HOLT status of the eating houses. In addition, The Patterson Court Study Commit- there was, he said, general agreement The Proposal...... and the tee of the SGA (PCSC) has ended the that freshmen shouldbe introduced tothe We believe self-selection is a via- first phase of its investigation into self- courtearlier,perhaps as early as the sec- ble part of Davidson College's social Catalogue alteration selection with a roughdraft proposal de- ond week of school. system. Webelieve that fraternitiesare signed to define self-selection "more After Taylor's report,Gouldread the important to both PattersonCourt and openlyand accurately." proposal, emphasizing that the commit- to the College and community in gen- A proposal for the 1984-85 David- At a student forum held Tuesday in tee waswillingtoalter itbasedon student eral; that the alternative of total self- son College Catalogue'sdescription of Chambers gallery, committee member sentiment. selection clubs is essential. We fur- Patterson Court: keep the first para- Burt Taylorreported onthe studentinter- Gould'sreaction to the followingdis- thermorebelieve thatit isa freshman's graph of "Patterson Court" (p. 25 of views his subcommittee conducted. cussion was "very positive". Due to the natural right to select responsibly the the 1982-83 Catalogue) but re-word Chairman Warren Gould then read the "wide spectrum of ideas," according to house he wishes to join;and that it is a the second paragraph as follows: PCSC proposal and opened the floor for Gould, thecommittee opted to postpone fraternity's natural right to be selec- Affiliation with the Patterson discussion. offering the proposal to the SGA until tive. We therefore propose that the Court eating houses is based on indi- Taylor said he and committee mem- another open forum could be arranged. present social system, called Self- vidualself-selection. Freshmenarein- bers PeteSkillern andPat Woodward had Gouldalso saidthat thecommittee would Selection, be more openly and accu- troduced to the Court by openhouses conducted interviews with a representa- accept counter-proposals and alternative rately defined through re-wording the andinvitations to meals, and they are tive from each Court house, usually the resolution. catalogue, and through an open,hon- invited tobigdances andinformalpar- president or rush chairman. Although Gould said he would like to have all est education of the freshmen during ties throughout the year. The four Taylor saidhehadexpected lessofacon- proposals in to himby Friday, April 15. orientation. In addition to fraternities Court fraternities extend "oral en- sensus from the interviews,he noted cer- The next open forum is scheduled for extending "oral encouragements", the couragements" tofreshmen they wish tain areasof agreementamongalmost all Monday, April 18 at 4:30 in Chambers Court fraternities shouldbe allowed to to pledge in the spring, and very few houses. He saidthat all theinterviewsre- gallery. openly confront or challenge an unen- freshmen pledge a Patterson Court flected concern that the system be made Despite the discord of the first forum, couragedshotgunner, but that no Pat- fraternity without such an encourage- more open and honest, and work more Gould felt that "with certain changes in tersonCourt houseshould actively dis- ment. During March the freshmen clearly and efficiently. (thePCSC) proposal, it wouldbe accept- courage a student. The freshmen must select the house they wish to join. All Tayloralsosaidthat somehouses had able to the student body." He specified be made aware of the extraeffort and Patterson Court houses strongly en- voiced uncertainty over a two-tier sys- that those changesmight include rewrit- added responsibility of joining a Pat- courage thefreshmen toparticipate in tem, in which fraternities would be al- ingtheopening sentencesof theproposel terson Court fraternity. We believe a house's activities and be familiar lowed to extendbids and eating houses to make more clear "that thebottom line this proposal toberepresentative of the with a house's characteristics and would remain self-selected. He said the is that a student has the natural right to majority of the PattersonCourtand the members before the house selection consensus here was that the bid system select the house at which he wishes to studentbody. process. would present problems with the social (Continuedonpage 4) Inside This Week Focus:Drinking AgeandDavidson

By MARY HARDING andDAVIDRESNIK "Drinking Focus: read about the student poll and details on the pro- The effects of raising the North poseddrinking age See page 3. law. Carolina drinking age to nineteen will weight most heavily on—three aspects of Davidson's social life freshman hall parties, "Human Sexuality: presenta- parties, Patterson Court and the tions spark heated discussion. Read 900 Room. the summaries on page 5. Dean of Students Will Terry saidthe College would like todecide its position on thenew law by theend of spring,even "Pie Assassins: Delts throw for though the law would not go into effect dough. Read a personal account on until October 19. The on Campus and Religi- page 6. Council ous Life will discuss Davidson's re- sponse to the law. Terry said Davidson must "uphold the law in some manner or BoozeBrothers:bb frolics on way,"but heis notsure how it will been- Patterson Court. See page 7. forced. Terry said the College's biggest re- sponsibility willbe educatingthe student effects 11 'Baseball: Wildcats nearlypulloff body about the law's on campus. I The process will involveoff- upset. Page 9. educational Will parties disappear with theolddrinking age? campus fraternity and Patterson Court house representatives, hall counselors, Associate Deanof Students SueRoss pectations." and Union representatives. feels that there will have tobe a College Ross feels it will be difficult to regu- late and enforce policy concerning al- "Opinions: Revell blasts ideologi- Terry believes that "most of the par- policy if the law is passed. "We would a a ofadvice from students and fac- cohol consumption at Court parties, cal imperialism. Page 11. tying would go on off-campus" if the get lot stare raises the drinking age to 21, and ultyifthelaw is passed. We'll have tosit "We're not primarily enforcers. We're this would naturallyresult inmore drunk down asacommunity anddecide how we supportersof a high standard," she said driving,henoted. can make mutual agreements about ex- Continuedonpage3) Friday, April 8, 1983/TheDavidsonian News Summary

C. ShawSmith et altoConjurein Love Students AttendForensic Conference InCleveland C. Shaw Smith's magic show will roll intoDavidson for a benefit perfor- Two Davidson College students took part in the recent nationalconference of mance marking Smith's retirement as director of the Davidson College union. DeltaSigma Rho-TauKappa Alpha, thenationalhonoraryforensic association, The "Saucy Sorcery" begins at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16, in Love Au- at John Carroll University in Cleveland,Ohio. ditorium. Smith describes it as "an afternoon of tacky talk and tantalizing tric- Elizabeth Brooksof Asheville and Valerie Hinton ofFort Lauderdale,Fla., kery." were among 400 students from more than 40 states participating in the confer- "It'sarealhomecoming forme," Smithsaid."Over the years wehavedonea ence, which included eventsin many categoriesof public speakinganddebate. number ofshowson campus, at Montreat and atalumni meetings,but this is the Brooks andHinton took partindramatic interpretation,duointerpretation,inter- big oneand a very special onefor us." pretive prose and interpretvwe poetry. Duringthe early years Smith's wife,Nancy,and severalof their five chil- It was the first national-levelcompetition for the twostudents,who areboth dren took partin theperformances. For example, in 1969 all seven Smith's did sophomores at Davidson. 14 shows in 14 days for soldiers at U.S. Army bases in Germany and Italy. For Thestudents' faculty advisor,speechprofessorJeanCornell,whoalsomade this performance, Smith willbe joinedbyNancy, threeof their children,a son- the trip, waselected tothenational board ofDelta SigmaRho-TauKappaAlpha. in-law,and two grandchildren. Cornell hasbeen a member of the DavidsonCollege faculty since 1971. Ticketsare $4 foradults and$2 forstudents and children. Proceeds fromthe Inaddition toher public speaking activities,Brookshasbeenactive withthe performance willbenefit the Artworks,a non-profit school inDavidson thatof- sailing team and with WDAV, Davidson's 20,000-watt classical music FM fersclasses in dance,drama, music and painting for children and adults. radiostation. Sheis thedaughterofDr.and Mrs.JerroldLeeBrooksof 5Ballan- treeDrive in Asheville. Hinton is the daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Robert T.Hinton of 5260 N.E.15th Student Recitals PlannedFor Spring Avenue,Fort Lauderdale. TheDavidson College music department will host its annual student music recitals April 10 throughMay 7. Degree MayBe Worth As Much As A Million The studentsolorecitals are free and opentothepublic. Therecital schedule (CPS) College graduates eam about 40percent more over a lifetime than non- is as follows: grads, but men continue to earn about twice as much as women regardless of April 10: Organrecital by junior Jane Redd at 8:15 p.m. inHodson Hall of educational attainment, a new Census Bureau study shows. theCunningham Fine Arts Building. Male college grads can expect to earn from $1.2 to $2.75 million over a April 20:Trombone recital by junior Daniel Metzel and trumpet recital by lifetime, according tothe study, while malehigh school grads will take in only sophomore Hank van Deventer at 7:30 p.m. in the 900 Room of the College $860,000 to $1.87 million. Union. Women,on theother hand, will make from $520,000 to $1.2 million if they April 24:Organ recitalby senior Neal Biggers at 3:30 p.m. in the Davidson have college degrees, and between $380,000 and $800,000 with only high College PresbyterianChurch. school diplomas, thestudy reports. April 27: Piano recitals by senior Derek Harbin and sophomore Anne Lof- quist at 7:30p.m. in the 900Room. Delos StringQuartet ToPerform May 1 : Trumpet recital by senior Jon Lawry at 8:15 p.m. in the Davidson The Delos String Quartet will perform April 12 at 8:15 P.M. in Love Au- College PresbyterianChurch. ditorium. Theprogram will include works by Mozart,Shostakovich,andBeeth- May3:Voicerecital bysenior sopranoCynthiaClark at8:15p.m.inHodson oven. Hall. The Delos String Quartet, winner of the 1981 Colmar International Quartet May 4: Piano recital by juniorMary Fant at 8:15 p.m. inHodson Hall. Competition in France, will conclude Davidson College's chamber music May 5: Voice recitals by seniors Joyce Robinson, mezzo-soprano and series. Samuel Sommers, baritone,at 8:15 p.m. in Hodson Hall. Themembers are violinist Daniel Rouslin,a graduate ofthe Oberlin Conser- May 7:Pianorecitalby sophomoreLauraMcDonald at 8:15 p.m. inHodson vatory; violinist Jan Baty, who has studied at Eastman, Yale, and the Juilliard Hall. School;violist Barbara Westphal, trainedasaviolinist withBroadusErie and It- zhak Perlman and asaviolist with theGuarneri Quartet'sMichael Tree;andcel- list Kevin Plunkett,who studied at the PeabodyConservatory, the New England Govt. Proposes To Relieve Schools of Draft-aid 'Police' Conservatory, University of Southern California and Northern Illinois Univer- Duties sity, where he received his masterof fine arts degreein 1979. (CPS) TheUSDepartment of Education may relieve male studentsof the need The visit is sponsoredby the DavidsonCollege Union Co-Curricular Coun- to document that they have registerW for the draft in order toget federal finan- cil and open tothe public without charge. cial aid. At a congressional hearing last week. Undersecretary of Education Gary Jones said the department may change the controversial proposed regulation, and changeits effective date from July 1,1983 toFebruary 1,1984. '83-84 HonorCouncil Members Elected Honor Council elections were completed Thursday. Results are: Under the new regulation, men would stillhave to declare whether or not Senior Honor Council — *- Lindsey Rader, Tom Walker, Brad Uline. they had registered,but they wouldn'thave to"verify" theirregistrationin order — Junior Honor Murray Simpson,Ed Henderson,Shep Robinson, toget aid. Council The changes,Jones toldthe Housepostsecondaryeducation subcommittee, Thomas Evans. — Bradford, "will reduce substantially the administrative burden that colleges and schools SophomoreHonor Council Rob Sayres Rudy. — William Stroud, MegSurratt. believed was inherent in our proposedrule." Review Board Student — Kathleen Huff. Congresspassed alaw last yearrequiringmen toshow proof of military reg- Conduct Council — Rachel Brownand Matt Merrill. istration whenthey appliedforfederal studentaid. TheDepartmentofEducation Devense Advisor — and ReligiousLife Sam Hay,T.Hartley Hall. hasbeen struggling to draw upregulations to implement thelaw. Council on Campus

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Editor.DianaBohrer,RoxannaGuilford,Mary BethHarding,Paulette Kurani,JeffHol- Carolina28036.35£JJ!tSS^SS»^SS*251 land, John Ruppenthal,Mike Tantillo Features Staff: Fred Broadwell,BrianButler,CraigDetweiler,Jon Glance,BobFinch, Meador,Editor Duncan Fraser, News Editor John Krotchko, Eric Long, Kirsten McDonald, John Marks, Matt Morris, Tracy Ann ' DavidResnik,ExecutiveEditor ThurstonHatcher, Features Editor Thompson Barry Elledge,OpinionsEditor Sports Staff: BobbyBarnes, Scott Huie,Kara Gilfnore, Garry Sullivan Jeff Mann,AssociateEditor Steve Soud, SportsEditor Photography Staff: NeilCooksey, Angelique Foster, AnnHunter, PeggyPierotti RossHolt, ManagingEditor AndersonScott,Photography Editor BusinessStaff: David McCurry,Kurt Henjes,William White Lent/ Ivey,Business Manager Jeffrey Danese, AdvertisingManager Production Staff:RobHollenbeck,Jim Morgan The Davidsonian/Friday, April 8, 1983 Alcohol IntegralPart of Campus SocialLife ByDAN VOORHIS This poll was conducted the week of April 8. Seventy-four students were Seventy-fiveDavidsonstudentswere asked the following questions, and the figures listed below represent the surveyed at random last week on their roundedpercentages: drinkinghabits. Why do youdrink? social relaxation. with drunk other Results show that almost 90 percent food of students polleddrink atleastoccasion- 59% 23% 13% 3% 2% ally. More significantly, most students How often do youdrink? ofthosestudentsdrinkforsocialreasons. lessthan This raisesthequestionofthe functionof once a month 1/month 1/week more alcohol oncampus. 10% 19% 23% 48% "For the party atmosphere, some How muchdo youdrink ontheaverage? people need alcohol. People expectit," 1drink 2 3 4 5orrnore said Pi Kappa Alpha social chairman 15% 26% 31% 12% 17% Steve Reardon. "Some have justasgood How oftendo yougetdrunk? a time without,but for a lot of people I Never lessthani/mo. 1/mo. 1/week more guess it's kind of a crutch." The poll 31% 27% 24% 9% 9% suggests that most students consume a moderate amount, two to four drinks, aged." siderably toned down; that's because of should be allowed to on campus," he and do notseek toget drunk. The College's official policy is that peer pressure," said Terry. "Students said. "Drinkingis partof aPattersonCourt "it will not officially encourage drink- used to get killed returning to campus Vandalism and violenceare products party," saidPAX president Drew Wells, ing," a hands-off policy which began drunk,"he said. of drunkenness,but only a few get that "but one must recognize the non-drink- only in 1969.Previously neither students Terry believes that school policy is way, according to Officer Wayne King. ing groupand provide alternativebever- nor faculty were permitted todrink onor much lesshypocritical than it used tobe. Most people either drink moderately or ages." off campus. "These partiesnow are con- "People drink more in society, so they are inoffensively intoxicated. Reardon and Wells said their houses provide the types of social events the members of their organizations want. Those who like to drink join a house Drinking-Age and Campus whereothersdrink,said Reardon. (Continuedfrompage I) Most people polled agreed that re- sponsibility lies with the individual . , FreshmanHalls Because theCollege runs it, the law will campus. But trying to keep 19 year olds rather thanthe institutionand would not have to be strictly enforced. "It's impor- out of the 900 Room will be more diffi- change "We are working the present form ofCourt parties. on a policy for the tant to have a place where the College cult. Because so many people will be halls,"said Those who do not want to drink do not freshman Freshman Advisor can sponsor and regulate the consump- tempted to break the law, he hopes that Katie have to.Mostof thoseaskeddownplayed Dagenhart. Although there are no tionof alcohol,"said Ross."A lotof stu- the law won't breed a disregard for law guidelines theeffects of social pressureas theorigin definite yet, Dagenhart said dents are going to drink," said Ross. itself. theCollegecould of much drinking. notsponsorhallparties "The question is where, with whom,and The Alcoholic Beverage Control serving alcohol if theage is raised. to extent. "Your attitudes toward drinking what A place like the 900 (ABC) licenses the college to serve beer lirtle," Court started when you were saidjunior Patterson Council President Roomcanregulate that.Itwill bedistres- and wine in the 900 Room. The ABC Lee, and Freshman Advisor Rob Spaugh Dick "being in college is just the rec- singifthat is affected." checks up on the college periodically. ognizes that culmination. Freedom is the only differ- there "definitely has to be Union Director Shaw Smith said the Smith thinks the ABC would become some kind of change," but he hopes ence." it Union will set its policy after the CCRL "more vigilant" once the law goes into Whenasked whetherDavidsonsocial won't affect social lifeon the Court. deliberates on the new law. He said that effect. Freshman halls will events placed too much stress on drink- "work toward the Union's guidelines will ultimately Smith said that the 900Room would mixers," ing,about 25 percent replied yes.Dean non-alcohol related said depend on "what students come up close ifNorthCarolinaraises its drinking of StudentsWillTerryagreed. "Drinking Spaugh, even though stopping drinking " with." age to 21. is not necessarybut itis inevitable, said on freshman halls is impossible. He said Smith "isn't against anything that The laws effect on Patterson Court he can speculate about what the Terry. Terry suggested measures in his only saves lives,"but he wonders how thelaw parties "would depend on what the ad- last "Dean'sOutbasket"newsletter tore- school's actual policy for freshman halls willeffect the900Room. "How can you ministration says," said Rusk President duce the alcoholic aspects of social eve- will be. keep a room open and exclude a large Sherri Lind. Emanon President Caroline nts. He asked for alternative beverages portion of the studentbody?"he 900Room asked. Boudreau agrees. "We would probably and food at parties and urged "more Smith said the Union has had no have to be more careful when serving creativity to cut down on the guzzling. Rossfeels that the900Room willbe problems with 17 year olds in the 900 beer, but we would follow the adminis- Anything to excess should be discour- the aspect of social life most affected. Room,because there are few ofthem on tration's guidelines." DUIMotivatesLawReform

BYKELLY SUNDBERG presencebeingrequired. North Carolina adults would like to see the age forbeer Keeping 18yearoldsfrom drinkingis not thedirect- -Eliminating plea bargaining. The lesser crime of and wine raised to21. Twelve other states have already ing forcebehind thependingNorthCarolinaStateLegis- "driving recklessly after drinking", which currentlycar- raised theirlegaldrinking ages.Statistically, life expec- laturebill which wouldraise thelegal agefor consump- ries noautomatic driver's license suspension, wouldbe tancy for Americans aged 16 to 24has decreasedin the tionofbeerandwineto 19.Thebillresultedfrompropo- eliminated. last 20yearsas highwaydeath tollshaveincreased.The sals made by the Governor's Task Force on Drunken -Enactingstiffer penalties. A driver's license would number of DUI-related teenage deaths increased sig- Driving. Accordingly, the bill focuses on changing be immediately revoked for 10 daysif heregisters .10 nificantly whenmany stateslowered legaldrinkingages "drivingunder theinfluence"(DUI) laws. percentBAC. in the 1970's.Therationalebehind raising thedrinking TheDUIbill includes fourmajorpoints: The pending legislation mirrors a national mood. age for beer and wine to 21 is that—one can get justas -Redefining the crime. The existing standard of Since 1980,38states have formedDUItaskforcessimi- drunkonbeerand wineasonliquor alcoholis alcohol. driving while "appreciably impaired' wouldbereplaced lar to North Carolina's. Drunken driving is also a pri- If 18, 19,and 20 yearolds have more trouble obtaining by"impaireddriving",applicable whenthedriverregis- mary concern forNorthCarolinians. A recent Charlotte alcohol,they willdrink,drive drunk,anddie less. tersa .10percentbloodalcohol content(BAC)level ona Observerpollfoundthatamajority of stateresidentsfelt The legislature's bill entails changing the drinking Breathalyzer machineor shows signsof impaired phys- thatNorthCarolinalegislatorsshouldmakeDUIlegisla- age only to 19, however. Some observers have raised icalormental facilities. tiontheir toppriority. questionsabout thatportionoftheDUIlegislation. First, -Changingrules of evidence to facilitate,DUIcon- Public opinion also supports raising the legaldrink- enforcingadrinkingage of 19may prove impossible on victions technically. Breathalyzer test results wouldbe ing age. According to several polls (UNC Journalism collegecampuses,Second,raisingthedrinkingagedoes admissable as evidence without thetest administrator's School and Charlotte Observer), 55 to 77 percent of not protect an 18-year-old froman olderdrunkdriver. Friday,April 8, 1983/TheDavidsonian Age Cripples LanguageLab

termsof tobe BYPAULETTEKURANI "In equipment,thelabis not the lab is built sturdy,according to the 1974conversion from reel-to-reel to thatold," Pittard, Malfunctioningrewindsystems,bro- said Director of Audio Visual but with an average ofeight stu- cassette,when somerecordingshadtobe buttons,and ken distorted sound recep- Services Ruth Pittard. "The biggest dents stoppingand startingeachmachine transferred tothe new cassettes. tion— are all problems plaguingDavid- problem with the machines is the stu- ten to twentytimesan hour,it isnotsur- Thisterm professorsare trying to lis- son's 25-year-old languagelaboratory. dents' carelessness. Considering the prising that the tape players continually ten to oldtapes in order toeliminate and Installed in 1958 and updated in amountofuseandregular wear and tear, wear out. replace thebad ones. 1975, the James "If I Wilkinson Jervey III occasional machine breakdowns are to consistently get my usual The quality of some tapeshas to do beexpected." Language Laboratory has faced greatly machine everything's all right. But with manufacturing, according to Pit- increased use over the past four years On some days as many as 150 stu- otherwise, Irun into problems," said tard. which has sped the deterioration of the dentsuse thelanguagelab's 40booths to Freshman JaniceEvans. "Some [tapes] have telephone con- complete system. assignments.Theequipmentin Problems with the tape players in- versations in the background. This clude malfunctioning rewind systems, shows that they were carelesslyrecorded buttons falling off, and destorted sound at the studios,"sheexplained. reception. German professor Esther As for as the language lab itself, it's Classof '87 Announced Wruck said— that theproblem is generally in a "holding period" where renewal is known the equipment is simply get- concerned, according to Vice-president BYKIRK KIRKPATRICK tingold. for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Former Chairman of the Language Faculty T.C.Price Zimmermann. Davidson accepted 595 students for Lab Committed Hallam Walker agrees "Now is not the time for upgrading enrollment in the class of 1987 last Fri- that constant maintenance is a problem. old-fashioned technology," he said. "I day. The 1,801 applicants from which "Although the lab, as it is set up now, suspect that in five years language labs the class was chosenrepresents a 20per- accommodates the students in terms of will becomputerized, so we're reluctant cent increasein applicants overlastyear. equipment, it will have to be renewed to make any major changes until we Fifty-eight see percent of thoseaccepted within a few years,"he said. the outcomeof the future." willenrollin September,projectedDean Erik Christensenispartlyresponsible This concept of language teaching at of Admissionsand AidJohn Financial V. for upholding themachines.But,accord- Davidson was first introduced by Griffith. Theclassof 1987,which should ing to French professor Lauren Yoder, Spanish Professor Pedro Trakas in 1955 be nearly 40 percent female, isexpected "Erik doesn't have time to do all the when hesuggestedthat theCollegeset up to have 330-340 members, approxi- work. If we had a full-time person who a lab that wouldhelp students in their de- mately the size of the current Freshman maintained the equipment regularly, velopment of foreign languages. A year class. perhaps it wouldn't have to be renewed later,acommittee wasformedconsisting Griffith said that he pleased with is as frequently." of professors Trakas, Howard French, the of those selected. quality One out of Dean of Admissions and Financial Another problem plaguing the stu- and GeorgeB. Watts (chairman). six accepted (107 total) students were Aid JohnV. Griffith dents is the quality and sound of the Theplans for the language lab,how- class valedictorians,and the mean SAT events during like SGA weekend." Easy tapes. ever, werenot realized until 1958,after a score rose to 1230. SAT mean scores access to the Prime 750has already had "Students areused to top-notchqual- donation from Dr. and Mrs. James Wil- haverisen from 1 180 to1230in past 4 the an impact and will become an increas- ity from their own sets," said current kinson Jervey Jr. inmemory of their son years. important ingly factor. "The terminal- Language Lab Committee Chairman and Davidson alumnus, the late J. W. In 1980 Davidson had roughly 1,560 studentratiomay someday carry asmuch Lois A. Kemp, "and they expect it here, Jervey HI. Thelab dedication was held applicants; in 1981, 1,700; in 1982, importance as thatof faculty tostudent," too." on February 21 of that year duringa for- 1,500;and this year 1,801 ."Theapplic- hesaid. Griffith alsopoints tothe impor- Sometimes extensive use results in mal ceremony. Presidents, professors, ant pool seems toexpandand contract, so tance of the Sloan Grant in integrating static-filled and hard-to-understand and administrators from neighboring Davidson becomes more widely known science^andtechnology inthe liberalarts tapes. Thedeteriorationresultsalso from schools and collegesattended the event. on one hand and more selective on the program. other." Griffith said that "it is clear that Griffith said the impending change Davidsonwill attractmore applicants." from the trimester tothesemestersystem The Admissions Officeattributesthe has no impact on admissions. He claims 20 percent in Honor Expanded increase applicants to sev- that from theperspective of the prospec- Code eral factors. First is the increasing na- tive student, the advantages and disad- tional awareness ofDavidson's "impres- vantages of both systems balance each sive academic credentials." Among the other. to Cover Computers prominent and more tangible factors are When asked about the tuition in- the dining service and the new computer crease for 1983-84, Griffith feels that system. Griffith said, "TheCommons is Davidson remains a bargain whencom- BY DUNCANFRASER "damage to information onthe computer a major plus, especially for visitors and pared to thecostsofother schools. The Student Conduct Council voted damage toproperty."Inaddition, thead- last week to amend the Honor Code and mendment emphasizes theassumptionof Code ofResponsibility tocover the Col- privacy on the computer and prohibits PCSC Proposal legecomputers. TheCouncil must takea any "unauthorized review, transfer, or (Continuedfrompage I) second vote on the amendment not less alteration of information on the com- than 14 daysafter the initial voteaccord- puter." eat." Inaddition,hesaid,thelines reading ing to the Code of Disciplinary Proce- The proposed changes were written AlthoughGould said he "the court would ide- fraternities shouldbe allowed dure.' last month by Mathematicsprofessor L. ally like a to student referendum on the openlyconfront or challenge an unen- The amendment calls for two addi- R. King, German professor Hansford SGA recommendation,he saidthat some couragedshotgunner"mightbealteredto tions to theHonor Code and one to the Epes, and juniorHunter Monroe. members of theSGAhadvoicedconcern something similar to, "a freshman has Code of Responsibility. The first addi- Monroe believes that the changes that the student as a the to body whole might right approach the fraternity rush tionclassifies anyattempt toenterthead- will"create amorerespectful attitude to- not be enough status, educated well on the chairman andaskhis and tobean- ministrative computer withauthorization ward other users on the computer." Al- nuances any propopsal of to cast an in- swered honestly." anHonor Code violation. though violations oftheHonorCodeand formed vote. Since the SGA is the stu- After the PCSC madeitsreport at the The second addition broadens the CodeofResponsibilityhaveinvolved the body's representative dent elected body, SGA meeting Tuesdaynight,Gouldsaid descriptiopn of plagiarism to cover the computer in the past, the wordcomputer pointed Gould out, it "theoretically that as many senators as possible would "unattributed use of a computer al- is nevermentioned in eitherdocument. should be able to vote wiselyand come be at the April 18 openforum toheardis- gorithm (i.e., a set of steps designed to The reason for making the change up with thebest reommendation." cussion on proposals. end)." all Then on April achieve adesired now, according to Monroe, is that the The main concern of the SGA, said 19 the SGA on will vote the proposals The third amendment is in the Code "computerhas settled inmore totheCol- President Monroe, Hunter is to"come up and find one it feels willbe most repre- of Responsibility and says in part.that Jege," and this amendment merely "ad- with a system that best represents what sentativeof thestudent body. will be viewed in the same manner as juststhe computer tothe College." the students want■." TheDavidsonian/Friday, April 8, 1983 Features HumanSexualityExamined

Dr. Thornberry Speaks OnDouble Standard

ByROXANNAGUILFORD

Political science Professor Mary Thornberry ad- dressed a full 900 Room audience on the double stan- dards of sexual behavior Monday evening. She traced the concept of a dual morality from the middle ages to the present, emphasizing its implications for Davidson men and women. Her thesis centeredon the debasement of human be- ings. Women, being placed into a "virtuous mold," be- come somehow less than human. On the other hand, a value system that allows men to stray seems to view themas the "weaker sex". Ineither case, the personhoodof a given individual Mary Thornberry discusses the doublestandard is compromised in order tofit a standard of morality. Thornberry called for a re-evaluation of ourselves homosexuality, one of the gay activists, Simone, re- In the middle ages, a woman's sole virture was her and of our relationships, with an attempt to incorporate torted, "What made youdecide to be a heterosexual?" virginity (at least pre and extramarital virginity). This the full range of virtues for both sexes.It was this final Seldom was there any indication of defensiveness was articulated by a 14th century writer quoted by statementthat started afieldquestionand answer period. Presentingthemselvesas normal,happy people with sta- Thornberry, "Only once suspected for all to be lost." One man suggested that the abolition of the double ble lives, Billie, Simone, and Dan (they gave no last Any hint of scandal would ruin a woman. Tragically, standard wasactually amajor step toanasexual society. names)demonstrated what they said:namely, homosex- many still hold that same attitude today. Thornberry disagreed, maintaining that the elements uals are humanbeings like everyoneelse. The only dif- It is this double standard of morality (sexual and that make men and women unique are not bound up in ference is the sex with whom they have sexualrelations. otherwise) that leaves men free to innocently pursue the morality. Men and women can operate under an asexual If anyonecould be termeddefensive,it wouldbe the same activities that would give a woman a reputation, code of conduct yet remain fundamentally different in audience. Some of the audience were disturbed by the rhornberry mentioned drunkenness,dancing on tables, other areas. idea of homosexuals adopting children, so they dis- flirting with and dating numerous partners as examples It was interestingtonotethat while Thornberry'slec- cussed the effect of parents uponchidren. Thepanel re- of this. Menare congratulated; women are condemned, ture thoroughly developedher thesis, the ensuing dis- sponded by pointing outthat their parents were she said. In the realm of sexual activity, it becomes the cussion seemed tobear it out even more. Davidson stu- heterosexual. Don cited a study in Science magazine slut/stud syndrome. But it is not always the woman who dents, it appears, tend to view each other not as persons whichpresentedchildren living with ahomosexual set of suffers from this perception of morality. but as reflections of their preconceived notions. Such parents displaying no greater proclivity towards In addition toi the terms slut and stud, there is the comments as "Davidson men never date Davidson homosexuality than any other children. problemof lady/wiimp. Whereas a woman who is"good, women," "Men operate on desire but women do so on Role playing was another question area of discus- gentle, faithful,andself-controlled" isa lady,aman dis- feeling," and "Theman is the'giver' in a sexualrelation- sion. Many of the students wondered if in homosexual playingthese virtuesisoften termed a wimp.Thornberry ship so it is the woman's responsibiity to say 'no'" are relations one partnernecessarily plays amore masculine used this example] to show how Biblical standards have evidence of this. There were,however,honest attempts role while the other plays a more feminine role. been perverted and dualized. Yet while the Bible in- to probe the attitudes of the opposite sex and to under- For the majority of the gay community, the answer tended thequalities for generalapplication, Thornberry stand what it means to be maleor female. was no. Thisdid not seem to satisfy some, who tried to asserts that in actuality they are only required for At one point a man asked outright, "What does it get Simone to admit that she wanted to play the man's women. Boys will be boys, as far as society is con- mean to be female?" to which others countered, "What role. (Concerningthisissue,a youngman madean inter- cerned, and boys will misbehave. does it mean to be male?" The general consensus was esting comment in the Union cafe Afterward. "I don't Drawing on the non-duality of Christian virtue, that absolutes can no longer apply to sex roles. Such know whythey got so defensive about the butch/femmc Thornberry emphasized the prohibition of gossip. roles are influx;they remain undefined. stuff. Everyoneknows that's how homosexual relation- Among females, it allows one woman to justify herself ships are.") at theexpenseof another. The"virtuous" womanaffirms Dan was asked how he reconciled his Christian be- herself by spreadinggossip, beit slanderous or truthful, Bolding, Wheeler, liefs to his lifestyle. HisresponsetracedPaul's supposed about another. By doing so, these women give implicit condemnation of homosexuals to a misinterpretation. approval of the system that renders them unequal and Gay Activists Address Actually, he said, Paul was speaking against the "mor- even subjugated. ally soft and the temple prostitutes." He cited the oldest Often, even feminists support the double standard, extantcopy ofRomans asevidence. maintaining thatif womenhad control they would not be Homosexuality One student spoke of a"sadness" shehad noticed in in better shape. Their justification is that women are her homosexual friends and wonderedif that was com- somehow inherently domicile. This is, in effect, the Homosexuality was the topic Tuesday night in the mon. Inresponse,the panelmembersbrought out one of same argumentusedtosubjugatewomen forhundreds of 900Room as theCommittee on Women's Concernsand the most important points of the evening; most of a gay years.They areonlyrestating the"higherpriority"argu- Y Student Service Corpspresented the second evening person's problems come from heterosexuals. None of ment for their own preferences. In the long run, said ofa focuson sexuality at Davidson. the gay persons on the panel would care to become Thornberry, this could not only be self-defeating; it Panelists discussing misconceptions about heterosexual; none consider themselves depressed or couldprove self-destructive. homosexuality included Director of Student Housing maladjusted. Accepting ayou-asked-for-itphilosophy isalsoself- Bill Bolding,staffpsychologistJohn Wheeler,andthree Ifonecommon themeran throughthe two-dayfocus destructive. Thornberry illustrated the "blame the vic- representatives fromthe Charlottegay community. on human sexuality, it was the importance of under- tim" syndrome by citing the gang-rape of a woman in Boldingopened the evening by addressingsome of standingand acceptance.Noone forcedtheaudiencesto New Bedford, Mass. Reactions included those who the myths about homosexuality, maintaining that accept feminism or homosexuality as a different moral blamed the womanforbeing alonein a bar,flirting, and homosexuality does not have root in the individual's code. Rather, various values,lifestyles, and ideas were apparently forbeinga woman. past. In response to an implication that gays choose presented for observation and discussion. . .. 6 Friday, April8, 1983/TheDavidsonian Pies Assassinate WarnerHallWorksOut HATCHER By THURSTON they were eliminated as targets. ByEMMACARNE The other day as Iwalked out of The shaving cream assassinations "Make sure the weight is in your class,Isuddenlyknew it wasspring.No, ing room in the newest Patterson Court pose one significant problem in that the thighs, not your hands." "Don't lock the romantic couples in the hallway intentions behind them eatinghouse. personal range your knees!" This is Warner Hall at 6:45 didn't tell me. Neither did the cloudy Taftattended classeslast summer and — from friendly revenge tomurderous ven- on Monday, Wednesday, or Fridayeve- skies outside. It was something more dettas. Some peoplegive and receive the has the routines well in hand. Sheopens ning. Fleetwood Mac replaces the more with fairly exercises, it was afeeling thatcameoverme.Itwas pies understanding that it's all fluffy gentle warming-up \ usual sounds of Styx and Michael advice paranoia. white fun. But about one-fourth of the giving frequent about postureand ~^~ "I Jackson,and the technique. As the workout progresses, The Pie Assassins are back in full victims end up angry or in tears over an jA living room is the physical fitness and flexibility form this year, and the Phi Delt pledge incident. of M yw filled with each is tested. with the black wig on his head toldme A victim of recent attack at PAX girl severely ■ i young women so. Every time Isee asuspicious-looking found herself bewildered and confused For women who cannot orprefer not swim, character Ifeel certain he has a pie to over "It was very unex- to run, or participate in varsity the incident. /^^^F stretcmn6' ancl throw at me. This time he didn't, sports, this provides an excellent way to right pected and sneaky," she says. "I won- flexing under I'm inside and locking my e^V-M J^ J^^\ keep fit;even so, an hour of suchgruel- but staying dered who hated me that much." the instruction door justin case. says '^^^HH^.'^m >J ling work straight after dinner may well An anonymous assassin that he *"« E^idtJof sophomore No has outa dollar tohit seema dauinting prospect. Most Warner one shelled justdoesn't worry how someone will re- Laura Taft. me yet, but seventyotherpeoplehave in- spond. "Idon't really think about it,"he Hall members who do not take part ap- Taft startedmuscle-toning classes in vested in seeing their distant friends or says. "I do and the hell out of pear toview theactivities of theenergetic just it get Warner Hall winter term, when other close enemies get the shaving cream there." minority with amused indifference. forms of exercise were strictly limited. Taft has received treatment. Don't get the manwrong,though.He a good response to "It's less popular now that the weatheris $25 Phi Delta Theta initiated the Pie As- in his heart. her program. At for ten weeks many does have a sensitive spot better and peoplecangooutdoors more," sassin business two years ago as a fun- When asked ever rears its consider the program a bargain,but par- whether guilt she explained; even so, about 25 girls in draising idea and it opened with mixed business, responds, ticipants have actually noticed results. head into the he tracksuits, shorts, legwarmers, or tights reviews. Students had a great time with Well, time this Says Taft, "Everybody thinks it's a real "Guilty? sometimes. One regularly attend the classes held three it,but the faculty found that it left a bad gave puppy doglook and we just effective program." girl us a times a week in the thickly carpeted liv- menthol tasteintheir mouths,solast year couldn't hit her." — Films - KlaatuandGort Teach... — BYCRAIGDETWEILER steady performance buoys thefrantic,stretchedactingof would like to hesimply eliminates them. Withclearly The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951), Directed by his supporting players. Patricia Neal would appear defined herosand villains. TheDayTheEarthStoodStill Robert Wise; Starring Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, ridiculous if Rennie did not add a stable presenceto her tugs at the viewer'semotions. Hugh Marlowe,Sam Jaffe, and Gort. ***l/2 hysteria. Neal's "Klaatu barada nikto" scene is a classic We can learn much from this crude work of art Fans of the mindless, flashy, space wars in recent because of her difficulty in delivering silly lines. Most today,even ifit is over thirty years old. With the danger cinema willnot be interestedinTheDay TheEarthStood lovable and memorable of all the characters is old iron- of nucledar annihilation increasing daily, we should Still. Those intrigued by thought-provoking, sincere, side, the robot Gort. Gort reacts to the absurdity of the stand still for aday to recognizethe massiveproblem be- and probable science fiction should be sure to catch this guns and violence that surrounds him in a manner many fore us. Wednesday's film. Robert Wise's The Day The EarthStoodStill raises serious questions about man's responsibility and ac- countability toward the he BravjIjStep weapons creates. Made dur- Time Bandits: a ing theheight ofColdWar tensionin 195 1,TheDay The EarthStoodStill is extremelyrelevant given the current nuclear arms buildup. Time Bandits ( 19X2) Produced by George Harrison;di A JBJjmBB di- An alien visitor,Klaatu, and his trusty robot,Gort, rected by Terry Gillian;starring David Warner, John 1 Jfi frfljgg^H pKa/ 3^^^ come from outer space to deliver a prophetic warning. C'leese, Michael Pacin, Shelly Duvall and Graham** / Ji^JWR ll\^Bi53Kp/f8 Concerned about man's bombs destroying their own Champan. Showings:8:00 and 10:30, $1.50.Rating: )Lf^ peaceful planet, Klaatu (Michael Rennie) and Gort (Lock Martin) land in Washington, D.C. to call the Whenever a new film is released most critics tend to \ \ 'i Khd^^^^K earth's attention to the hostile arms race. Rather than push it into a certain genre and then attack or praise the TilBlffl Ifev staging a sit-in or ademonstration,Klaatu offers aquiet movie for how well it follows "the rules" of that particu -vHtM Kv message toman the peace.With qualities about need for lar category. Some movies, like Citizen Kane defy any V^^W\^^ftaH|B M\i similar to Christ,Klaatuattempts to communicate love particular style and make new rules while gleefully des- \\ Mjfj^j|1 ■)] and brotherhood among men, and the harsh treatment troying the old standards. Time Bandits, a dazzling, \\ Jl$[^h\%xwSffl\ln7/7sM% Klaatu receives parallels the rejection thatChrist would often dizzy, collage ol all genres from science fiction to I experienceifhe were to Worldleaders ffi&BSKb'/ HwBKlJum/s //I* come today. con- Jonathan Swift,is no Kane but one can't help admire its g^g^MJLMJ Jn&jfBk^ S vene and discuss what should be done about the ques- /J£ joyfully |nnovative imagination and brave steps into the k ml^i MmF tions Klaatu raises but ultimately rely upon the military v unknown (andperhapsuncommercial) worldof fantasy/ v/ HMkNNI / to deal with the visitors. m^^ Day -— The The Earth Stood Still is alarming in its Produced by George Harrison,whocertainlyhas the ,,- ■■ K^fij B" / -^ realism and relevance to modern society; one readily = bread todive intoendeavorslike this.TimeBanditsis the : S^B y feS BE?— S -_ questions whether the attitudes in the Kremlin and the story of ayoungEnglishlad whoescapesultra-material , 1§^^BU - / 'i^ White Housediffer any from the tunnelvision displayed ultra-boring Earth and, with the help of six time travel By ■ ■ ;>Jri^jjj^E.. w^ by the leaders in the film. ling dwarves realizes his wildest dreams. Along this y^^^C"^' Simple in technical effects, The Day W&' its the Earth psychotic yellow brick road ourhero meetsup with such jj||| mt "%z* J^^ StoodStill isbolsteredby stirring,humanperformances. illumiharics as Napolean (IanHolm), Robin Hood (John M W^^^H^'--^^ Advanced for its period, the film palesin comparison to Clesse), and even Godhimself (Sir Ralph Richardson). modern cinema's spaceships and piloting creatures.Di- The film slides wildly fromcomedy todrama(of a sort) Parts of TimeBandits,particularly the Napoleanse- rection is clear and fast-pacedbecause it centersaround reaching new heights of hilarity with Monty Python, quence,don't work atall,and theDwarves get tobeabit the dramaof the story rather than thepyrotechnics.One luminus John Cleese and momentsof real compassion much after a while,but Iencourage the viewer toover- does not wait for overwhelming space battles, but the by a beautifully restrained Sean Connery as Agamem- look their faults and enjoy Time Bandits for what itis: a reactions of humans toa stressful situation.MichaelRe- non. Time Bandits'conclusionis sheer geniusand alone delightful fully experimental movie witha real sensibil- nnie is superb as the humane extra-terrestial. His cool, makes theentire trip worthwhile. ity. Few films these days can say that. TheDavidsonian/Friday, April 8, 1983 Music GlancePays Tribute to Singles By JONATHANGLANCE sung along with, danced— to, laughed now free-lance eccentric), a man some late show fromOut There.How- In honor of Spring Frolics I at, but never ignored "Da Da Da" whose wall of confusion is in direct ever,a bitof mystery always made for thought I'd pay tribute to that great never rises above joyousmindlessness contrast to Trio's desertof space. This agood single, soI'mnot complaining. American institution — the Single. In and a great beat. Well Mr. Clark, I'll one raises some questions, like where And is that a theramin solo Ithought I its purest form, this little 7-inch disc of give this one a 99, Ijust, uh,liked the did thatold mancome from and what is heard? Oh, just an artifical one, like vinyl became the voice of all the little beat and could dance to it, youknow? this Frankenstein fable on vinyl sup- most of the sounds. Well, nobody bands who didn't have enough songs Uhhuh,uh huh,uhhuh. posed to mean? With lyricslike "When blends artifice and reality as ef- for an album. A single should bekind Thomas Dolby: "She Blinded Me with I'm dancing clolse to her / Ican smell fortlessly as Thomas Dolby. A of dumb (to appeal to DJsand themas- Science" the chemicals / It's poetry in r. lion / metaphysical party disc for the ses), fairly short (under four minutes From the opening synth cords to And now she's making love to me / Eighties, no less, and a great David works best),and annoying enough to the fading drum computer beats this The spheres are in commotion / The Byrne imitation to boot, with lots of be catchy(like thosedrug store jingles single leads thelistener through the ec- elements inharmony," it ishard to fig-— halts and glides and bumps. Slip this you always hum). The three singles lectic weirdnessof one Thomas Dolby ure out what planet Dolby'a from one on to your next disco, and watch under this week's scrutiny are radi- (ex-keyboardist for Lene Lovich and you feel like you're eavesdroppingon thingshappen out there. cally different but describe the bound- aries of thegenre quite well.Warning: in the course of writing this review I listened to each single at least five Duran flawed withSlickness row; a Duran times in a remember that Iam popular in Britain are responsible for meaningless, trivial, and sometimes trained professional, so don't attempt - this in your own home. By JOHNEDWARDS its success in America sharp forced, but on the other hand, the Trio: "Da Da Da" melodies, slick production, tight har- stream-of-consciousnesseffect is quite — Duran The greatest single of the year Duran is thebiggest of the wave monies, and especially, dancability. interesting. Besides, who needs mean-— maybe of all time! This unlikely 45 ofeuro-electro-disco-pop. This type of Thedrum and synthesizer/bassrhythm ingful lyrics in dancemusic anyway from the Fatherland of PopKultur re- music seems to be— the up and coming in the backgroundcoupled with strong they just get in the way. defines minimalism while parodying thing in America it isnew and Euro- melodies and enoughguitar to make it Slickness is Duran Duran's down- itself. One guitar, one drum, one peansounding(although not necessar- sound like rock in the foregroundmake fall. The band is personalityless, not "cool", Casio, two languages on one record! ily European), making it yet for excellent disco music. too bad a fault in itself,but it is a trait "Da Da Da" went to number one all slick and harmless enough to be ac- Themelodies and "produced"har- stemming from overproduction.There over Europe for the simple reason that ceptedin acountry which has heard so monies are this band's strong points. arenostirring individualperformances after you'veheard itonce you've got to many comparisons between the vol- Duran Duran writes quite good pop on Rio, and, worst of all, no commit- hear it again (the mark of a truly great otile British music scene and the stale songs, notably "Rio","Hold Back the ment. This quality causes the songs to single).Of course, repeated listenings American scene, and doesn't know Rain", and "Save A Prayer",although wear with repeated listening. Actu- can reduce you to a state of twitching what todo about it. Bands like Duran none of the songs are appreciably ally, it is acredit to the songwritingon incapacitation, but that's cool too.Ina Duran and Flock of Seagulls are filling worse than the rest, except for "Hun- the album that this sterility is not im- day andage whenthe novelty record is tht gap by providing a dance alterna- gry Like the Wolf. (Why dobands re- mediately overwhelming. The emo- something of a, well, novelty. Trio tive to funk and a listening alternative lease the worst song onan albumas the tion is locked into the melody, never looks to be a front runner for the to hard-pop-rock which is not exces- single?) Theharmonies give the songs touching the playing orproduction. "Headhunter & theCannibals 'Landof sively adventurous. an urgency which propels both the It is hard toget tooexcited about a a 1 ,000Dances' Award" for 1983. As Rio was released almost a year tunes aiid the dance. There is some band which isn't excited about itself. I if to show that the B side of a single ago,quickly rising tothe topofthe En- question as to where the knob fiddling understand that they are terrible live, glish charts, due in good neverreally matteredanyway,the flip- part to the stops and the singingbegins,however. also. Maybe— these guys are session side of the English/German version is acclaim for their first album (untitled). ThelyricsonRioevokeambiguous musicians for the sameeffect minus in German/English. A songthatcan be The same ingredients which made it feelings. On the one hand, they are the sterility, RoxyMusic. Transatlantic Music: AnEnglish Viewpoint universally rejected. A similar fate will undoubtably fit cards, is incomprehensible to most people in the ByJAMESRAMPTON befall Duran Duran. U.S. — A.B.C. makes lesspretense about theephemeral Ican foresee many more British groups some Since my arrival at Davidson, even more fre- appeal of their music, manufacturing a striking type of whom—already command strong minority follow- quently thanIhave been asked, "Do youknow Prin- of heavily produced, tongue-in-cheek love song. inghere bridging that wide Atlantic culture gap. cess Di?" Ihave been asked, "Do you know U2 / Their faculty for unashamed showmanshipbordering Culture Club, fronted by the charismatic and soulful Duran Duran / AdamAnt/ ABC./TheEnglishBeat on self-parody should keep them in favor with the Boy George, and Musical Youth, filled with infecti- /Squeeze / Joe Jackson/ TheClash?" So,itseemed to British for at least another six months. ous, youthful buoyancy, stand clearly as the main me a good idea to make one universal reply to this The (English) Beat and Squeeze lasted longer contenders at present. But Soft Cell, Echo and the taxing question in this hallowed publication, laying than that,but their rise overhere was mirrored inade- Bunnymen,— Spandau Ballet and The Thompson particular emphasis on the specifically "English" as- cline in the U.K.That is not to say that you can't be Twins notable respectively for their prediction for groups. popular (witness seediness, hairdos, pects of these on both sides of the Atlantic the their innovative — their bizarre U2's empassioned and lively brandof rock is at hero-worship "passion" of the Beatles, The Rolling wardrobe and their excessiveenergy shouldbe fol- presentcorneringthehardcore of theBritish "floating Stones,and other such supergroups),but it is adiffi- lowingon their heels. trendy" market,much inthe same waytheClashdid a cult balance to strike. Two artists who seem tohave The traditions of British successes in the U.S. is couple of yearsago. At the same time,Duran Duran, achieved this recently are the Clashand Joe Jackson, now deep-rooted, from TheBeatles through TheRol- dominating the U.K. equivalent of the Grammy though neither without certain cynical minorities in ling Stones and TheWho right up to Dire Straitsand Awards last month,has the currentholdon thelucra- Englandcastingaspersions about their streetcredibil- The Clash. However, it is still refreshing to realize tive "teenybopper" / screaming-young-girls sector. ity. Theanswer appears tobethat youcan'tpleaseev- thatcertain things will always be lovedexclusivelyin What apity theydidn't play at theSpringFrolics after eryoneall the time,especiallyconsideringhow great- your own nation. The British may have given the all. ly English and American music tastes can vary. This Americans Paul McCartney,and the Americansmay Their exotic, escapist videos have proved the is borne out by the general ignorance over here of have given the British Michael Jackson (fair ex- basis of their hard-sell success. The essential fickle- popular yetesoteric Englishbands such as ElvisCos- change, no robbery!); but esoteric bands like, say. Attractions, defunct, Bodily ness of the British music-listening public is under- tello and the —The Jam (now Chairmanof theBoardhere orGrievous Harm lined by the fact that Adam Ant was doingexactly the alas), Madness,and UB40 whose very name,rep- in Londonare never goingto be very likely tomakea same thing only a yearago and is now more or less resenting theofficial of British unemployment bene- wildly successful trans-Atlantic crossing. Friday, April 8, 1983/TheDavidsonian — BBReviews SpringFrolicsonCourt — Sorry guys. We lied. (Uh,isn't lying Oh,shut Scholars' nanny,Sue. One Englishmanwas heard to RUSK: "Welike tothinkofRuskHouseasacol- up,Hunter!We don't care if itisanHonor Code vio- quip, "T' 'ell wit' wot she says! These blokes can legeserviceorganization as well asaneatinghouse," lation!) Due to circumcisions, er, circumstances party!" commented a young bovinous creature. In keeping beyondour control, we are unable to bring you our Phi Delt: The Delts plan to sit out on their new with this feeling, the Ruskies plan tohelp Tom"Par All-Faculty Party Team. In lieuof the Party Team, Lambert Construction Co. bench and drink beer. 3"Cartmill outintrimming thegolf course."Udderly however,BBproudly publishes itsguidetothe 1983 Okay, so that's all they ever do, but nobody ever incredible!" Cartmill quipped. SpringFrolics. Everyone knows about theBIGeve- claimed that the Delts have overactiveimaginations. KA: "After those barfed-out things you said, nts, butwhatabout thesmallerfunctions? Let's takea With the departure of Dillon the Hun, passersbyno we'renot going totell youabout themaxed-outawe- look atPatterson Court andsee what's shaking. longer have to worry about being hit withbeer bot- some weekend we're having," Social Chairman Joe Pika: As a follow-up totheir annual Wet Dream tles; however, noted author Ben Pope (check his Calvin whined.Gee whiz, our weekend'smined. Girl Formal, thePikes plan to have aBeach Party. latest work in frontof theDelthouse)plans tochange Fiji: Aside from roastingapig thoughtfully donated Oh,what fun!By bringinginan incredible amountof this. "Raisehell!" he commented. by Rusk (a LARGE pledge class this year, we as- sand, the Betas hope to legitimize their football SAE:TheHoddiesplan todo what they doall the sume),it's business as usual at thePizza Hut. Busi- throwing. Hey, people throw footballs at the beach time. "We're gonna spend lots of money, get really nessshould bebooming indeed,as SpringFrolics al- all the time. Perhaps Farrell andMartin should buy drunk, and have lots and lots of sex!"claimed Clint, waysresults in sky rocketingdrug sales. somesand;itmighthelp.Party-crashers shouldexer-— Chip, Cliff,Clay, Stinky, Throbber, Craig,and the SPE:Who gives a crap? cisecaution. AsPatty McMaster warns, "Don't F ThumperFarabow, who hasrecently been named the A final note on this weekend: we know you're withBeta!" winner of theMr. Split Personlaity Awardas well as wondering where the concert isgonna be. Well, we ETC: ETC will celebrate (?) their last Spring the winner of the AmericanBald Eagle Look-Alike can't tell you that, but we can tell you where it's not Frolics by crying over the demise of their house. contest. gonna be. 1) The Golf Course. Cartmill refuses to That's it. Crying. As House President Laura ATO: As usual, the ATOs plan to save the allow the golf course to be used, claiming that the McDonald says,"Nobody wants to eat witha bunch whales. Look guys, it's not Rusk House that's fold- Masters will be moved from Augusta to Davidson. ofSPEs. What makes you think anyone would want ing, it's ETC! Wake up and smell the ambergris! "Hell, one fraternity already has half the Masters' toparty with them?" Goodpoint. Handkerchiefs re- Emanon: Having blown their social budget on flags," Tom claimed. 2) The Field Hockey Arena. quired. their Easter celebration, the DCFers plan a quiet Although this is the most incredible place tohave an Warner Hall:In accordance with their massive weekend. Lance plans his own celebration. "Bleep outdoor concert at Davidson, Field Hockey coach social budget, the Warner Hallies plan to have a 'em," he said. Following Spring Frolics, Emanon Dee Mayes won't hear of it. "They'll ruin it!" she mixer with a male group from every college in the plans to hold an excommunication party for Mr. cried.BB ishaving trouble withthis.ChapelHillputs Southeast. As one of theparty girls said,"We get re- Stokes. 50,000 kids into KeenanStadium for Chapel Thrill ally tired of having the SAEs."The E's were repor- PAX:Doesanybodyactually know theseguys?If (which,by the way happens tobe worth millions of tedlylaughingas they left for their 293rd mixerof the so,let us know what's goingon. dollars more than our lousy field hockey pit), and year. BSC: We don't know what the BSC has planned DC. can't get 1,000 in the pit? We're baffled. Oh F&M:Asexpected,F&Mplans to have several for SpringFrolics,but we hopeit's not arumble with well . . .Shalom. bong hit parties, much to the dismay of the Rusk the the KKKA's. Classifieds — — — FOR SALE — yamaha Stereo Equip- Automotive repairs for students If FOR SALE Sanyo Stereo Music Lost A dark blue sweater with yel- truntable, tape low, ment (Receiver,tapedeck,headphones).- you need your car worked on and don't Center includes cassette green, and red small diamonds If you like stereos give me a call. 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Asking at 210Lorimer.End of CollegeDrive.Call Has no collar and (may) answer to the cellent condition. Size 9 1/2 (wearer $180.Call Elizabeth - 6028. after 6pm. -1630. name Sam. If found, please contact Dr. would use 8 1/2-9 in daily shoes). Price — Klein at extension 314 (1Jackson Court) $40.Call 892-5266. RUG FORSALE Tanrug6x 12 good 1 lost a white pulloversweater some- or 892-8306. condition. $20 negotiable. -4872, ask for where on campus. Size, medium. If — — FORSALE: Steel Frame Typing Table Laura orKirsten. found,call Bradat -6364or leave at Union For Sale 1977 Grand Lemans sta- grey color, four casters withleglocks. Desk. tion wagon. 57000 miles, 2 new radial Size14" deep26" high 18" wide with two LOFT FOR SALE — Sturdy!! Single snows, 4new radial summer tires,cruise 8" hingeddropleaves.Price $32.Call892- bed loft (School frame fits in) Connected Loft for sale, alreadyin summer stor- control, many less than one year old 5266. by bolts.-4872,—ask for Laura. age, ready to be assembled next year. parts. Call 892-6835 evenings and 892- FOR SALE Yashica 35mm camera Call -6043. 2000 ext.303during theday. As of February 1, 1983 Ihave been with electronic flash and 2 rolls of film. missing bundle of laundrythatthelaun- p.m. 10' x 12' dark brown indoor/outdoor a $100.Callext.312or663-0597after 6 Large table, two-tiered,attrac- dry processed. If carpet, excellent condition. Call-6043. corner someone has mista- — tive,good condition. Call -6043. kenlycollected my laundryplease—return LOST long black peacoat, wool. it promptly. Thank you. Signed cur- Lost inlibrary,3/24. Call -6321. 8' x 12' beigecarpet, warmand com- rentlywithout clothes,Drew Wells. fortable,call -6043. 2-tiered in-tables and cinder-block shelves.Cheap!-6043. — '76 Honda 450 decked out with LOST pair of wire frame glasses, windjammer fairing, softback sissy bar, LOST: Gold bracelet with Maria en-- PERSONALS probably lost behind Sentelle. Call Mark backrack,box and more. Big enoughfor graved on it. Please contact Maria at TT and VOC thank DCF, CS and the Whelan at6353or returnto 407 Sentelle. the highway,nimble— enough for thecity. 6646. SFS.GB. In great shape new tires, oil,recently — tuned.$950. John-3329. FOR SALE Bohsei 17" refrigerator, Susan:Roses are red,violetsare blue, Ihave lost an oyster colored London excellent condition, excellent price! no one on earth is stinky as you. Love, Fog windbreaker. If found please call Icould besleeping onthe streets,but Lindsay,-6043. Bill. Tomat-6435. you can help.In twoweeks Imove out.I ama20-year-oldDC student whois work- How 'bout that Pack? Wolf wolf wolf State) Senior interested in housesittingthis ing an internship this quarter.My inter- 2 bedroom apartment for rent in wolf wolf wolf! Go No. 11 your nship doesn't afford me enoughmoney Mooresville. Appliance. Washer/dryer summer. If need someone like me $260/month. please call892-6053and ask for Dale. for rent,but I'm agoodhandyman.Iwill hookup. Call 663-6487 for EHL: What doesn't kill us makes us maintain your yard,do painting,carpen- appopintment.References required. have strongteeth. Pastor's wife seeking babysitter on try,or minor electronic workin return for — Mon. from10:30-1:30andoneafternoon a room.Call soonIJohn -3329. Found one pair of glasses (ladies). SAE: Thanks for thebooks. Sam. a week. 15 min. from Davidson. One Green sofa, 6' long, well-loved,very Found in front ofgym.Contact Mrs.Wal- child,age1year.Call 875-6683. comfortable. Call-6043. ley.Athletic Director'sOffice. SAE:Thanks for thehotdog.SPE. TheDavidsonian/Friday, April8, 1983 Sports InBaseball 'Cats GiveU.S.C. aRunfor theirMoney ByBOBBYBARNES sparked the debate centered around a runs to lead off the inning sent starter Davidsonbunched three singles together The Davidson baseball team came swing that everyone saw except the two Matt Walker (2-2) to the showers; four with one out,but came up empty on the within twofeetandtwodebatablecallsof umpires (how both of them could miss more runs marked the end to a stringof Scoreboard. Baldwin had three hits, in- pulling off the biggest upset incollege something so obvious is still a mystery). successful relief performances by Ed cluding a couble, and Knox and Keith sports since, well, sinceN.C. State beat TheBucscontinuedtopoundout hitsoff Whitesides. In all, the visitors hit seven Helfant each had two. Houston. The 18th ranked University of relievei DougWiley whiletheCatscould roundtrippers. The Cats travel to Charleston Mon- South Carolina pulled out a 9-6 victory offerno threat at theplate. Scott Weaver, The Cats proved more aggressive— at day to play conference power The over ascrappy Wildcat teamWednesday leading the teamin hitting, drove in the the plate, collecting tenhits half com- Citadel. TheBulldogs finishedsecond to night in Columbiabefore some300fans. only run with a fourthinning single. ing from the lasttwo hittersin thelineup, South Carolina in the Atlantic Regionals TheCats wastednotime convincing ETSU took the second game 1 1-3 to Al Baldwin and Chip Knox. unfortu- in lasrS^ears NCAA tournament. Barnes theGamecocks thatthey came toplay as complete the sweep. Again, the game nately, they managed to strand eleven and Walker will take the mound for catcherPhilipGordonchased home John wasclose until theBucs scored six times runners. Characteristic of theday for the Davidson. Mahoney witha first-inning home runto in the final frame. Back-to-back home Cats was in the second inning when left. U.S.C. battled back with a pair of runs in thebottom halfoftheinningtotie the game. Theythen took the lead with a run in the third only to fall behind as DCTennisDefeatsCarolina David Emery drilled a two-run single to put theCats ahead4-3.Thesee-saw con- ByTIMMCGAUGHEY tinued with U.S.C. tying the score in the Davidson's Men's Tennis team(8-6) fourth and goingahead in the fifth. posteda rain-delayed victory over West- The Cats refused to die. They ern Carolina yesterday.The wet weather threatened in the sixth to chase the start- postponed the final four matches,yetbe- ing pitcher and then came up with a pair fore the rains set in,Davidson's top five of runs in the seventh off South singles won five of nine matches sched- Carolina's ace reliever to knot the score. uled to assure the rain-shortened victory. Gamecock third baseman John Sullivan TennisCoachJeffFrank complainedthat put his team ahead for good with a the weather had "wrecked the team's seventh inninghomer that just cleared a practice and play schedule" all season. shortcenterfield fence. Earlier this week the Cats postponed Scott Weaver (1-3) took the loss des- their match against Johnson C. Smith pitepitchinghisbest gameof the season. University due to rain. Despite such Seniors Philip Gordon and David — Emery problems Frank feels the team"is play- led the Cats each with two hits and ing as well as ithas all season." two RBIs in four at bats. TheCatsgoagainstconference oppo- Davidson opened the 1983 confer- nents Marshall and VMI this weekend, ence schedule with a pair of losses to and goodplay will beparticularly impor- league-leading East Tennessee State. In tant.These teamsare inDavidsonto play the opener, the Buccaneers topped the several matches in one weekend, thus Wildcats 14-1.ETSUbrokeopenaclose saving time and money. Davidson needs game with six runs in a wild fifth inning to establish momentum going into the that featured the ejection of Coach tough final weeks of the season when Geroge Greer and starting pitcher Bob they face strong UT-C and Furman swingsfor Barnes. Much of the controversy which teams. JohnHackett Davidson FromtheLockerRoom:The AthleticComplex is little open timein thegum. son wouldcheat itself to put $14 million into a com- By STEVESOUD Davidson has committed itself to a strong, Divi- plex and not add a few frills at relatively little extra A debate will rage amongDavidsonfolk foryears sion Ibasketball program, and this goal cannot be cost. The immense expenditure does not imply a de- realized to come: it will concern the proposed athletic com- without a new facility. The basketball pro- emphasis of academics. Just because the College Last week's treatment the subject in The gram cannot recruit to its greatest potential with plex. of spent $3.6 million on the Commons does not mean Davidsonian was unfair; Ishould like to present a 2600-seat Johnston Gym. When Davidson competes we are to becomenationally famous foreating! Notre view. with Richmond for a player, Richmond has a head more encompassing Dame, Stanford, Michigan, UNC, and UVA are all start their Most schools in Present demands onJohnston Gym eclipseits ca- becauseof new arena. the known for excellence in athleticsand academics. for sub- member Southern Conference (Marshall, VMI, pacity. It was built a 1000 all-male UT- Anew athleticcomplex can onlyenhanceDavid- body. Chatanooga, East Tennessee, Western Carolina) student Its lockerfacilitiesarebarely adequate. son'sreputation. Davidsonis little known outsidethe space is cramped. As many as six varsity have either completed new athletic complexes or Office Carolinas and Georgia; when people know its name, teams, not to mention intramurals and edu- have plans to do so.Itis not a matter of"keepingup physical it is most oftenbacauseof thebasketball program. If cation,compete gym the with the Joneses." Itis a matter of surviving the for spacein winter.Quarters in thebasketball program returns toprominence, it will were so cramped that intramural games were nearly fast-paced world ofcollegebasketball.IfDavidsonis not only pay for itself (UT-Chattanoogamade over to who has tried to serious about a strong basketball program, it must forced Saturdays. Anyone play $100,000 for theirone NCAA tournament game),but weekday knows how have somethingmore rickety,cramped pickup basketball on a winter than Johnston it will also bringmore applicants, from whombetter is. Gym. limitedgym spacereally Consequently,Davidson studentsmaybechosen. ItisDavidson'snew andre- complex Building a new complex comparable to needs a new athletic . others vamped facilities — the library, the Commons, the Thepreeminentreasonforanew gym arenais does not imply a "Xanadu" nor does it imply some and Union,the chemistry building— which attract qual- the space dilemma. If men's and varsity overwhelming commitment to The plans women's athletics. ity students. Better facilities will bring better stu- basketball had a new practice area, it would open for the building'are neither for a Xanadu nor for a dents. IfDavidson is tobecome the forward-looking about six hours a day. Secondary uses for the gym "Spartan" building. Tobuild a no-frill complex re- institutionitclaims tobe,it mustbuildthe new athle- greater flexibility. As now, quires an enormous monetary David wouldhave far it is there commitment. tic complex. Friday, April 8, 1983/TheDavidsonian h

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DrinkingAgeLaw Davidson may not be a party school, but it still parties. Drinking saturates every aspect of this campus. A recent Davidsonian poll suggests that 80 percent of Davidson students drink at some time or another. Though few Davidson students drink only to get drunk, many drink for social reasons. North Carolina'sproposeddrinking agehike wouldhitDavidson stu- dents intheir bellies.Thelaw wouldaffect three majoraspects ofDavid- son's social life: the 900 Room,Patterson Court parties, and freshman halls. Nearly every freshman wouldbe under age ifthe state passed the law.How isthe school going to regulate this large group? Freshman year is a crucial time for socializing and becoming ad- justed to the school. The law, ifenforced to its fullest extent, would make freshmen second-class citizens by alienating them from the mainstreamofDavidson'ssocial life.Many freshmen willfeelthepres- UHeu r *»«t> it?!" suretodrink. Someofthemwilldo itoffcampus.Someofthem willdo it intheirrooms.Shouldthehallcounselors makedaily checks foralcohol? Should they require freshmen to submit to a breathalyzer test? Davidsonmustdecidehowitwillenforcethestate'slawindependent ofany judgmentabout themorality ofthe law.ClearlytheCollege must take some stand onenforcement; itonly remainstobe seen whatwillbe LETTERS done. Davidsonmaychoose to strictly enforce the law andreturn to the mentality ofthe 1950s when drinking was forbidden on campus. Or it may be more lenient. Whatever happens, the law cannot be ignored. More onPosters Davidson willhave tomake some decision. WhentheCouncilonCampusandReligious LifedecidesDavidson's /Editor's note: This letter came to The My friends, in the real world, there position on the law,itshould keepDavidson's social lifein mind,mak- Davidsonian office addressed to the stu- are courts, jails, and mental institutions College.] for citizens who perform ing sure not to destroy whatlittlelifeit hajheft. The College must find dentsofDavidson such acts. At Tothe students ofDavidson College: Davidson there is the Honor System. As some way to enforce the law withoutblitzing Davidson's vitality. Iknow of no way toreach the student the wife, daughter, neice and aunt of population of Davidson College other Davidson graduates,Icallon you,ifyou than through The Davidsonian. SoIwill have notalreadydone so,to immediately Don't Talk, Listen use this avenue toexpress toyoumy dis- report those responsible for these actsof may and anger over what Iobserved on vandalism. Good points arose from professor Mary Thornberry's talk on the your campus recently during your elec- Your personal integrity and the long double standard Monday night: a doublestandard does in factexist here dons foryour governingofficials.Every- tradition and undisputed reputation of Davidson College stake, in Davidson's ivory tower; women as well as men perpetuate it;indi- where Iturned Isaw campaign posters are at thathad been literally mutilated. Mrs.LenoraParker vidual effort isessential toovercomethisgeneral attitude.ButMonday's talk ensuing discussion revealed a more disturbing pointabout David- son: genuinedialogue here isarare commodity. Thanks Perhaps the charged emotions concerning male/female relations at Davidson prevented easy discussion Monday night. The issue's com- To theEditor: giving their house for the occasion;— Corps would Peregrine and Giorgio'sdonated beer plexity may haveprecipitatedthe frustratedoutbursts andapparently ir- The Y-Student Service like tothank thecampus and the commit many thanks to their establishments;the relevant comments. — Monday's discussion was not unique in itslack of nity for theirsupportandparticipation in D.J.s were exceptional John Marks lucidity,— however, for students face the same phenomenon everydayin Y Week of March 14-18. The Inner- and WarrenGouldreceiveour utmostap- class talkingateachrather than toeachother. So often,thepoint van- Council Dinner owes its support to the preciation for their talents; the band ishes as studentsrevelinhearing themselves talk. Dean'sOffice forthe financialand moral FRED graciouslylentus theirequipment Most students here are ambitious to a cerain degree; at this highly support. The Crop Dance-a-thon was a for theaffair. Forthisand much more we tremendous success due to the effortsof thank-allthosewhohelped,all thosehwo competitiveschool, thepremiumonproving competence andequality to Beth Maczka. We raised $240.00 at the were involved, and the entire Davidson peers is fail great. Althoughmany toparticipate inclassdiscussion at all, door and expect tocollect about $400 in Campus. others view the classroom asaperfect forum foremphasizingtheirabil- pledges in the fight against world Thanks, ity to match or surpass classmates. Discussion is supposed to spur hunger. The PiKAs were generous in Y-StudentServiceCorps thought, and it issupposed toinvolvemore than oneparty. Thesolutionisat oncesimple and challenging. Meaningfuldialogue LettersPolicy hasitsplace; whenthe timefortalk arises,acknowledge TheDavidsonian welcomes letters day.Wereserve theright toedit letters theimportance fromour readers. We require that let- for length and clarity. The Davidso- ofyourcompanions As a liberalarts recognizing . college the valueofthe ters besignedand include theauthor's nian does not in any way endorse the individual, Davidson is a wonderfulplace to realize one's self worth. address and phone number. All letters opinions-expressed in the letters it Without caution, however, that can become allthat one realizes. must be inour hands by7 r> m Tiies- prints*. The Davidsonian/Friday, April 8, 1983 Opinions Rearrange Sports Center'sPriorities forty people, perhaps. Next in line, if the money ap- letics suggest. pears, is a swimming pool hiding as a "natatorium." Some say that once the varsity basketball teams are Jeff Mann Many people like to swim, and Davidson deserves a outof Johnston Gym then it will be much more openfor swim team. Figure 200 people waiting for something IMAC and other general student uses. Fair enough,but like this.Lastofall comes theplum whichmost students why shouldn't the student body getuseof the brandnew will use, the multi-purpose area for racquetball, IMAC, facility? It makes more sense tohave the fewest number Hurray!— At last!TiredoldJohnston Gymis finally to free play, etc. of people using the lesser facility. We already have a be retired but only apiece at a time. It is obvious that theTrustees puta basketball palace perfectly goodarena in Charlotte.Sure, it would be nice ThenextitemonDavidson's wishlistis anew sports above facilities which more students willuse inhopesof to be able to play all home— games really and truly at complex. Theproposedathletic complex announced last regaining the days of old and unseating Dean Smith as home,but that's only nice not a necessity. week shows quite clearly the College's priorities. The thepatronsaint ofNorthCarolina.Iam asenthusiastic as This example of mixed-uppriorities is nothingnew. sectionsofthefacility most students willuse willbebuilt most concerning Davidson basketball. Ithrilled when The aggrandizement of Davidson as an institutionoften last. The whole building will in fact be built inreverse we beat Notre Dame and cursed when our victory over takes precedence overDavidson as a place for students order of utility. That this order may present a problem UT-C was taken away. However,Irecognize that the and learning. While the greaterglory of Davidsoniscer- stems from the notion that a new sports facility is in- days when Davidson can be a national power are over. tainly an admirable goal, that glory should come from tended for the entire school, apparently an assumption The costsof Davidsonpursuinganationallyranked team Davidson's students and academic reputation. A new which the Trustees do not share. would be too high, both in dollars and ideals. It is not athletic complex is necessary,but we should build itfor Phase 1 of the complex will include a "core area" practical for an academic school of our size to pursue students,not some quixotic delusion of grandeur. with offices, locker rooms, training facilities, and a big-time athletics withoutsacrificing in someotherarea. 5,000-7,000 basketball As it stands, the We are not, and should be, Mann isajunior centerIjournalism major Atlanta, seat arena. — two not a Clemson with all the from varsity basketball teams will use this facility about connotations their recruiting andpursuit ofbig-time ath- Georgia andassociate editor of the Davidsonian. AmnestyInternational: Moral Imperialism?

Human rights are primarily the product of modern, western thought. Parading them around the globe is KiethRevell ideological imperialism. Consider the possiblity that eventhough we mighthold humanrights tobe universal. they may only work in a culture designedin the —western style. We mighthave toimport the United States— tech- Iwould like to raise a conscientious objection tothe nology, social structure, political system to Cam- philosophy,or what Iperceive asthephilosophy,behind bodia in order for human rights to work there. Amnesty International (Al). It is my understanding that Second,because human rights arepostulated, rather AI isan apolitical organization whose purpose is topro- than proved, they can be easily challenged by postulat test on behalf of prisoners of conscience and to advance ing something else. For instance, because of cir- the cause of human rights. Iam assuming that what they cumstances a certain society posits maximizing social mean by human rights is the natural, minimal entitle- utility as itshighestconcern. Then,ifasituationarises in ments of any human by virtue of his beinghuman. For which rights conflict with utility, utility takes prece- example,AIclaims that regardlessofcircumstances,ev- dence, even in violation of rights. eryone has the right to humane treatment, which in- I offer the following examples for consideration. cludes amongother things, notbeing tortured. During World War II,the U.S. governmentdecided to Intuitively Ifeel that the members of AI are support- incarcerate a Farge portion of the American Japanese ing a truly just cause, worthy of international attention. population. This,Iclaim, was a violationof their rights However, I am not sure that humans do have rights However,theaction wassupposedlyjustified. Yes, their merely by virtue of their being human;nor am Icon- rights were violated,but national security wasmore im- vinced that AI members can justify their letter cam- portant. Similarly, one could claim that torture and im- paigns on aninternational scale. It is not my intention to prisonment are justified because they help to maintain antagonizeor toarouse theemnity ofanyone.Iwrite this social stability. Eventually, an oppressive government, article only because Iamconcerned withthe intellectual after years of forced stability, could begin to consider integrity of fellow students who have taken upthecause rights. The situation would then allow for them where of Amnesty International. they were not possible before. My uneasiness with AI stems from my skepticism If my objections are plausible, there is sufficient concerning human rights. Unfortunately, one cannot First, they are creations of a particular groupof people cause for AI members toreconsider their position. What prove that these rights exist, particularly in the very existing under certain circumstances during a specific conceptions of justice might arise from acting on cir- broad, universal sense of the term human rights. You historical period. cumstantially dependent values outside of those cir- simply have to posit their existence and their extent. As citizens of a relatively stable western nation, we cumstances? Supposedly, human rights are not circumstantially de- have the time, inclination, and opportunity to think It is important, Ithink, that before we march (or pendent; you don't have these rights at some times but about rights. Our sociocultural contextand our heritage mail) ourviewsaround the globeunder thebanner of jus- others. Theproblem not — is thatonly under acertain set of profoundly effect how we act and what we think. Our tice, we make perfectly clear to ourselves exactly how circumstances— historical, sociological,environmen- situation isdifferent from thatof others. Ourperception justwe really are. tal have humans comeup withthe conceptsof human ofbeauty isdifferent from thatin other countries. So too rights. is our taste in food different. Ideas and ideals are indi- Revell is a sophomore economics major from Miami Iquestion human rights on two primary grounds. genous to particular cultures in asimilar manner. Lakes, FL.

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FRIDAY, APRIL8 HOT AIR BALLOON: Rides even. Guess where. 3 Noon. C'mon folks, why put on airs? Won't "Premed" BASEBALL: UNC-Chapel Hill. Home. 3 p.m. This p.m. 25tf suffice? game will probably be over withby the time you read LET'S BOOGIE: Dance with Threshold. Drink some CROPLUNCH:900Room. 12:30p.m. this. happy juice. Commons. 9 p.m. Is this where we finally WOMEN'S TENNIS: High Point. Home. 2 p.m. MEN'S TENNIS:Marshall. Home. 3 p.m. Ditto. get to frolick? E.S.T., 1 p.m. Central. OUTDOOR CONCERT: Not justone band, but two MORE MUNCHIES: Floats, sammiches (post happy MEN'STENNIS:UNCC. Away. 2:30p.m. (!): Right Profile (better than Bright Profile) and Let's juicepronou/iciation). Cathexis will again make joyful COLLEGE BOWL PRACTICE: . . you know the Active. Does that make sense? Maybe they're aliens. music. 900Room. Until 3 a.m. Dance ticket stub or 1 rest. But heh,they serve free beer. Football practice field. 2 dollah. FRESHMAN COUNCIL: Conference Room. 6 p.m. p.m. POST 3 A.M.: Let's keep it clean,okay? Topic: Should freshmen be allowed to stay up past COLLEGEBOWLPRACTICE:a.k.a. learningtoan 11:00? swer questionsbefore they'reeven asked. GreenRoom. CHAMBERSMUSIC:— Thenoted DelosQuartet.Love. 4p.m. SUNDAY, APRIL10 8:15 p.m. Finally someold wavefor a change. POPFILM: TimeBandits A bunchof 21st centuryFrito CHURCH: Anywhere, anytime highly recommended. SGA: A.k.a.our ilustrious leaders.Conference Room 9 p.m. Banditos stumble across a home-made time machine Atone for recent sins. mounted on a VW chassis. Sounds deep. Love Au- WOMEN'STENNIS: College ofCharleston (any rela- DCFEXECUTIVEMEETING:BlueRoom 10 p.m. ditorium. 8 and 10:30p.m. $1.50. tion toCharleston College?). Away. 1 p.m. MORE MUSIC: Cathexis (kuh thek sis), noun. 1.The PRAYERMEETING:EuHall. 1:15 p.m. Also recom- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 investment ofemotional significance inanactivity. 2.A mended. COFFEE ANDDONUTS: Where theSunday pictures progressive jazzband. Takeyour pick in the900 Room. CATHOLIC MASS. Lingle Chapel. 6:30 p.m. are. 9:40a.m. 10and 11:30p.m. Couldn'thurt. OPEN LUNCHEON: 900Room. 12:30 p.m. LIBRARY: Often overlooked on Friday nights but STUDENTRECITAL:Starring Judy Redd,organist. GOLF: Belmont MonasteryTournament. Away. worth considering for thoseofyou who predict intellec- DCPC. 8:15 p.m.Let the music lull youback into inno- MEN'S TENNIS:Pheiffer. Here. 2 p.m. tual sterility for the remainder of this Frolicking cence. BASEBALL: Warren Wilson. Not here. 3 p.m. weekend. Behind Chambers. Open 'til midnight. EU MEETING: Eu Hall, strangely enough. 10 p.m. COLLEGEBOWL PRACTICE:Don't youguys ever Everyone welcome. stop? Enough of this repetition. College bowl practice every weekday in the Green Room at 4:00. WORSHIP SERVICE: Big Screen Room. 7 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL9 MONDAY, Highly recommended to thoseof youwho sleep through APRIL 11 Sunday for less than virtuous reasons. GRIEF, MEDCATSTYLE:ChambersGallery. 8 a.m- COLLEGE BOWL PRACTICE: Davidson's finest FINEFILMS:The Day theEarthStoodStillandA Trip 6 p.m. Does the local AIchapter know about this? Green Room. 4 p.m. to theMoon. Love. 8 p.m. Warning: The surgeon gen- MEN'S TENNIS: VMI Home. 9 a.m. Q.: Does any- BASEBALL: The Citadel. Away. 6:30 We're p.m. eralhas determined that science fiction watchingmaybe body get up this early on Saturdays? A.: Yes. Tennis there. dangerous toyour I.Q. players and aspiring doctors. JUGGLING: Morrison Room. 7 p.m. Warning: The ICE CREAM: ATO. 10:30 p.m. Good stuff. P.S.: COED TRACK: Johnson C. Smith. Charlotte. And has surgeon general determined that juggling can be Don't sit on the windowsills. presumably runners. dangerous toyour semi-circular canals. WOMEN'S TENNIS: Baptist. Away. 1 p.m. Now AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER: Julius that's more like it. Chambers,Charlotte Attorney. Was detained by South THURSDAY, APRIL14 CARNIVAL: Oh boy, there'll be popcorn, cotton African government.900 Room. 7 p.m. PERIMETER HOUSING: Requests due Mr Bill's candy, and a dunking machine. Can you say "dunking HUMES FILM: 2nd year. Probably Perkins. 4 and 7 office. 8:30 a.m. machine"? Chambers lawn. 12:30 p.m. p.m. Bet nobody shows up. Get off AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Two Russian stu- MUNCH OUT: Lots of ice cream, sundae style. 1:00. Y-STUDENT SERVICE CORPS: Morrison Room dents will talk about nuclear arms and human rights. But beware: there will be a bunch of juggling yahoos 10 p.m. at night. Get off Morrison Room. 4:00P.M. who call themselves the Locomotion Vaudeville. They ONE WEEK:Since the Wolfpack won. Get off ALLSTUDENTS:Select lotterynumbers Thursday and will try to make youlaugh after you have eatenyourself Friday,or sleep in the gutter. Housingoffice. sick with ice cream. Don't let them. Chambers lawn TUESDAY, APRIL12 DISCO: In case you don't get all the frolicking out of still. 2 p.m. 25«l. PREMEDICAL COMMITTEE: Conference Room your system Saturday night. 900 Room. 10p.m.

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