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WONDER WOMAN MEETS G I JOE SEE PAGE 8 A GENERATION IN SEARCH OF A FUTURE SEE PAGE 10 Reprofile COVER: ,...., photo by Bob Keough...) This weeks cover story and centerspread Some time ago, after receiving rather is a photographic takeoff on the Wonder bad comments about reprinting an ar- Woman & G I Joe comics strips that ticle from a major magazine, REPOR- were popular during WWII. It was con- TER staffers decided to refrain from ceived by Bob Keough, an instructor in using reprints. T )day we must break Photo Illustration. Bob (shown below that precedent. Reporter on Hon Tom Island, South Vietnam) 4 APRIL 69 The NEW YORKER magazine, in its VOLUME 45 - 15 was a Navy diving officer prior to joining the RIT faculty. His experience March 22, issue, ran an extemporaneous in Vietnam gave him the insight to speech presented by Dr. George Wald, create this humorous yet sensitive pho- professor of Biology at Harvard Univer- to-essay. The entire story will be put on sity, to teachers, research scientists, and EDITOR students at Massachusetts Institute of Bob Kiger display later this year in the College Union. Technology. Dr. Wald, a Nobel prize MANAGING EDITOR winner in biology, spoke on the current Dean Dexter n n world wide student unrest with em- BUSINESS MANAGER phasis on U.S. students. His speech, "A Ed Cain We would like to announce the appoint- Generation In Search of a Future" was EDITOR AT LARGE ment of Mr. Jack Williams (Journalism- so poignant that the NEW YORKER Neil Shapiro Printing) as news editor. The newest devoted their entire column, "Talk of NEVVS addition to our staff, Jack worked last the Town", to its verbatim publication, Jack Williams summer as a war correspondent in Viet- saying "There is nothing we might print ART DIRECTOR nam-alah G I Joe. in these columns that could be more Tom Castle urgent." GRAPHIC ARTS David Folkman Many times this editor has sat down PHOTOGRAPHY at a typewriter compelled to say some- Jay Needleman thing about the growing sickness within PRODUCTION STAFF our society, and just as often finished Dick Boissonnault knowing that the real problem had not Guy Clark even been identified, let alone resolved. George Measer Mr. Wald has, in this editors opinion, Ray Fleming put his finger on the problem and sug- Bruce Chernin gested a simple yet controversial solu- SECRETARY tion. Beverly Crego Don't miss reading this powerful ADVISOR statement—it says too much about Mr. Thomas O'Brien today to be put off until tomorrow. If CIRCULATION you believe, as we do, the importance of Greg Enos spreading this message, tear out the ar- The REPORTER is published weekly by students of ticle and send it to someone you know Rochester Institute of who is a part of this "generation in Technology, One Lomb search of a future." Memorial Drive, Rochester, New York, 14623. Editorial and production facilities are located in room A-238, of the R I T College Union, phone 464-2212. !Sr Reporter - Page 2 GREG LOOKS BACK by Greg Evans Dexter The following is a candid article by for- weak link, I believe, is the faculty. mer SA president Greg Evans on his Today, in our society, things are year as student chief executive. It was changing rapidly, especially in technolo- written at the request of REPORTER gy. Professors who are using the same editors and gives somewhat of an inside course outlines they did five or ten look into the man that many consider years ago, should revitalize their course to be the finest student president RIT objectives. Also, faculty members who has had in recent years. The informality penalize students for lack of attendance is intentional, for in his note to Mana- (which is against Institute policy) ging Editor Dexter he stated, "This is should revitalize their teaching methods. not a formal address of the Association, Both students and professors should be but only a letter expressing my basic communicating and learning from each views and opinions of the past other. administration—which itself was not for- Failures? The greatest, I believe, and mal, far from it." -- Editors. that I'm sorry for, is Student Court, the third branch of S.A. I personally feel The year 1968-69 will probably go that it fell to an all-time low, which is down in local history as the most con- partly due to my lack of attention. fusing and yet important year we've I also made a number of errors in ever had at RIT, but I believe this year's diplomacy during my first weeks in Student Association will also be remem- office, but were immediately corrected. bered in the years to come as a time in Jack and I tried to our utmost to work which student government was rebuilt— for the majority and well-being for all when its respect was raised to a level students at all times, but it's impossible where it truly became the STUDENT'S to make everyone happy when you, the GOVERNMENT' president, have to make the decisions. With the move to the new campus, This is why the office of president at Jack and I experienced many unex- times, becomes a lonely, frustrating po- pected problems and difficulties. Fol- sition. lowing Paul Smith's administration was Another weakness of this year's S.A. probably my greatest challenge, because was the handling of the S.A. funds. I believe Mr. Smith's year, for a mo- Never during the year did we know ment, destroyed student government, exactly where we stood financially; we and thus the Student Association had Evans---off the hook could never seem to get an audit from little respect or power. believe, set the course of our administra- the administration. I highly recommend Our first quarter in office was a time tion. that the S.A. funds be withdrawn from when Jack and I spent many hours re- I personally cannot express the great the Institute and placed into an outside building and organizing the Student As- cooperation that I recieved from the account. sociation. We felt that students an administration. It is their insight and There are a number of organizations their organizations had to become aware loyalty that keeps RIT ahead of most and individuals who I must thank for that they did, indeed, have a president other campuses in most aspects of col- their help and advice. I do not think I and vice-president who cared about lege life. could have succeeded without the help their futures — officers who they elected Many have asked what I believe the and confidence I obtained from Alpha and officers who were going to work for achievements and failures were of my Phi Omega and Theta Xi fraternity for them. I must admit, Jack and I felt administration. I believe the achieve- their contributions throughout the year; confident that we could do a good job ments were many, but there also were especially to their fine president Norm when we were elected, yet it became a many mistakes and errors. I must com- Schoenberger. APO and TX were vital challenge to both of us. We had the mend my vice-president, Jack, who saw to the success of my administration. initiative, ambition, and desire, but not 93 resolutions go through senate, a the backing and support of our constitu- record. Probably the most important I would also like to thank Jeff ents—as a result, we spent many long resolution this year was the passing of Gregory, Ralph Cyr, Al Ritsko, and hours discussing and sometimes arguing the student bill or rights. Of the resolu- Chip Evra for their personal advice and about how we were going to lift S.A. off tions, many dealt with small items, but support. Without these men, the de- the ground—the only answer was work what is important to remember is what cisions I had to make in times of various and personal contact on both our parts. 89 out of the 93 resolutions, which crisis would have been in great error. The result was that Jack and I became ranged from the planting of trees to I would like to conclude by saying to the first president and vice-president to tuition change, were implemented. Joel and his administration that I have play their own roles —because we were laid the path for them to follow, and it sincere in our efforts to do the best job Another achievement, is representa- is a hard and long road indeed. It is possible, and because we knew we could tion on the Faculty Council, vet the extremely important for the new ad- only do it by "being ourselves," our faculty themselves, I believe, will be ministration to gain the support and specific duties rarely overlapped. Jack Joel's greatest challenge. Throughout respect of the students , faculty, and was concerned with senate (contrary to my administration I found communi- staff—to work with them and never act Popular opinion, Student Senate is only cating with the faculty, in general, to be as puppets. The government represents one S.A. organization) as it's chairman, very difficult. They are less willing to student opinions and views, and if and I worked for all organizations as cooperate with the students as com- guided and directed properly it can be student body president. To be effective pared to the administration. They are very powerful. I only wish that I could leaders we realized our separate, as well usually very defensive when presented continue to work for the students, to as cooperative responsibilities, the sepa- with constructive criticism from the stu- fulfill their wishes and desires, for it has ration of our power, and the desire to dents.

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