Roy Buchanan: Theater: Heavy, Mellow Charlie the Opening Night Audience of Last Monday Night a Legend with a Lack of Taste (E.G
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li 'I !i II !i fl Vol. LIV., No. 24 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. Friday, April 30,1971 :1 i 'I; ,I GU Lounges House I Anti-War Marchers by Bernadette Savard New South opened three, Loyola The University housed an esti also opened two lounges (second mated 750 to 1000 anti-war de and third floors), while the Quad monstrators April 23-24, far ex offered the third Ryan lounge and ceeding the original estimate of 200 the New North basement lounge. offered early last week by Vice Copley was only open to personal President for Student Life Patricia guests of residents as was the Rueckel. International Student House. Sec Kevin Moynihan (Coll. '71) ond and third floor lounges of St. acted as housing coordinator for Mary's were made available for ., the weekend. Located in a hastily guests, as were the first, third, 'I set up office in the Student Center, fourth and fifth Darnall lounges. Moynihan registered guests and Palms Lounge was opened at issued passes to demonstrators to 2 :30 a.m. Saturday to accom be housed in University residence modate the overflow or students halls in an attempt both to keep an needing housing, and the Hall of estimate on the number of guests, Nations followed at 4 :30 a.m. The influx of anti-war demonstrators has resulted in the turning of nooks and crannies every'where into and to enforce security with the These two rooms, however, were impromptu boudoirs. Not even the sacred salons of Student Government or Student Activities were immune as University. The gatehouse at Healy not used on Saturday evening as the evidenced by this now typical scene. (Photo by Pat Early) Circle was used as an information number of students needing shelter and referral center for marchers had diminished. Radicals Demand looking for food and shelter. The Hall of Nations did not House councils decided inde prove to be an acceptable solution pendently as to what facilities, if to the housing problems of all any, were to be offered to demon anti-war demonstrators. Eight strators for shelter according to the wounded Vietnam veterans partici 'Shut Down University May 5' regular guest policy of the Univer pating in the march were allotted I sity. Harbin opened three lounges space in the Hall. These paraplegics by Wanda MacClarin should comply with these demands coming here by providing housing I (second, fourth and sixth floors), could not sleep on the floor, Rewrite Editor to support its claim of neutrality. space. The Student Senate has i however, and were moved to the The Georgetown May Day "The University is not really responded by'" passing a resolution University infirmary where they Committee has called for the neutral," according to Smirnoff, asking that all available space, 'Ugly' Men, received beds for the night. complete shutdown of the Univer citing the existence of Reserve including dormitories, fields, and Food supplies and money were sity on May 5, in conjunction with Officer Training Corps units on McDonough Gym, be opened to the contributed by Georgetown stu the nationwide strike that day campus as well as the University's demonstrators. I dents to help feed the peace planned by the People's Coalition connection with the International In response to the May Day ,. Rueckel, Vie marchers. Coffee, bread and cook for Peace and Justice. Police Academy. Committee's demands, the Student ies were served at the Student This proposal is one of three The Committee has been show Academic Board, at a meeting Government offices Friday evening demands made by the Committee ing a film on May Day in the Monday night, passed two resol For Award until the supply ran out. Alfred to the University community and dormitories as part of their efforts utions dealing with the rescheduling Nicolet, food service director, also administration. Secondly, the May to rally potential May Dayers. The of exams. One encourages faculty by Art Wheeler I donated extra food from the Day Committee has urged that film shows what the war is doing to members to make alternate exam Who is the ugliest person on cafeterias. Saga served an additional exams now scheduled for May 3-5 both the people and the land of arrangements with individual campus? Each year students have 575 breakfasts on Saturday, but be rescheduled for individual Vietnam, how the People's Peace students, stressing that official the opportunity to vote for their this increase was not entirely due to students who want to take part in Treaty was made, and exactly what University policy provides that no favorite choice in AlphaPhi Omega's the student guests. He noted that the non-violent civil disobedience activities are planned for May 1-5. student's rights to demonstrate will "Ugly Man on Campus" contest. many Georgetown students on the planned for those days. According to the Committee, be impaired. A scheduled exam Dr. Patricia Rueckel, vice board plan who normally sleep on The third demand is for the one of the most important of these ination, the resolution states, "may president for student development, Saturday mornings, ate breakfast endorsement of the People's Peace activities is the People's Lobby in be considered an interference" with Dr. Peter Krogh, dean of the Saturday before leaving for the Treaty, both by the administration Congress, which has as its purpose the rights of free speech and free Foreign Service School, the Rev., Capitol. The pay cafeteria services and by the students through yester bringing the war into the offices of assembly. R. K. Judge, S.J.,dean of men,Major of the University were available as day's referendum. the men who make it. The second resolution, directed Richard Ranc, ROTC instructor, usual for those marchers who could Barry Smirnoff (SFS '72), one Further, the May Day group has to both the six-member emergency Russ Moon (SFS '72), unsuccessful afford to buy Saga meals at the of the members of the Committee, petitioned the University to open committee to cope with unforeseen presidential candidate, and J. Gar regular price. maintained that the University its doors to the demonstrators disturbances resulting from May vin Walsh (Coll. '72), former Day and University President R. J. student senator, WGTB announcer, Henle, S.J., recommends extending and man about campus, are the six the definition of a "legal excuse" lucky ones who will contend for Friends of Masl~ and Bauble Plan for mIssmg an exam, and the the Ugly Man award. creation of an appeals board to Jim Sdoia (SFS '71), APO review cases in which a student's project advisor, says, "If the stu eligibility to miss an exam is dents on this campus can't pick one Drive to Gain Support for Theater questioned. The further legal ugly person out of the candidates excuses delineated by the SAB for we have up, they are a pretty poor The newly-formed "Friends of Economics Department, head of is required of the organization is to missing an exam are: "those ex judge of character." the University Theater" have ini the group, expressed the hope that maintain public relations for long ceptional cases where blocked the Friends could help press for Dr. Rueckel has promised to tiated a drive to enlist support for range goals." public thoroughfares or mass public ," campaign vigorously for the award. the Mask and Bauble Dramatics improved theatrical facilities at Both Schure and the incoming demonstrations" prohibit a student (Continued on Page 13) Society. Dr. Gunther Ruff of the Georgetown. president, Charles Walchonski (Coll. from taking his exam; "that The Friends will conduct a '72), believe that the members of exceptional case where the danger University-wide mailing campaign the Friends will exercise their of massive civil disorder in the in September inviting all members influence in gaining recognition for Georgetown area may threaten of the Georgetown community to the Univeristy theater. Noting that serious danger" to a student; and join the organization. A newsletter the Washington theater community those stUdents serving as medics. ., will also be circulated among already holds Mask and Bauble in This resolution shi.fts the responsi.b alumni, parents of students, and esteem, Walchonski expects that ility from the faculty to the other supporters in order to solicit with further planning and work the administration for deciding who aid and publicize the season. University theater can acquire an can and who cannot reschedule his During orientation week, 12 even wider reputation. exam. special half-hour perfomances will be held at Stage One to acquaint Next year's program has already the freshmen with Mask and Baub been determined and includes a le's activities. Faculty and students Shakespearean play (probably Mac INSIDE will be urged to buy regular season beth,) Ibsen's Enemy of the People, Special supplement on subscriptions which include tickets and ever·popular Calliope (a stu to all four major plays and three dent-written musical comedy) and the March on midnight theater productions. three midnight theaters. Washington ...... See Insert The outgoing student president Cop Out by John Guare will of Mask and Bauble, Steve Schure open the season Oct. 15. Guare is a Rennie Davis in Gaston (Coll. '71) believes that "the Georgetown alumnus who, having Friends will function as a direct written the first Calliope, has gone Hall ........................ p. S3 liaison between Mask and Bauble on to critical success in New York; and the University and Washington his current work, House of Blue What now for the GU Dr Donn B. Murphy, moderator of the Mask & Bauble Society, will be communities." Schure notes that Leaves, being hailed by The New on~ of the beneficiaries of a new organization whose ultimate aim is to already the Friends have offered York Times as the season's "best Symphony? .............