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(Btmn?rtfntt !a% (Eamjma Serving Storrs Since 1896 VOL. LXIX NO. 4 STORRS, CONNECTICUT September 23, 1971 new campus section: world news See Page 3 student vote causes concern could control mansfield Response to a federal court order ruling that college students may vote in Connecticut includes an editorial in The Middle town Press which says the ruling could have the greatest impact in Storrs "where students would control the town." The Mansfield population figures, which include It students, are 20,183, according to 1970 U.S. Census figures. A university spokesman said UConn makes up about half of that figure. Thus, the vote of UConn students would have an effect on the town's vote. (See story on page 9.) "laconia" is synonymous with racing excitement ... Campus reporter Martin Reiser was on special assignment this summer at the annual motorcycle roadraces in Laconia, N.Y. From the one percenters to the big event on Sunday afternoon, excitement is the word for any summer motorcycle weekend. But Laconia is m*re than just any motorcycle weekend, it is a traditional motorcycle happening with the best riders, the freakiest freaks and the largest crowds. It is the second weekend in June. For Reiser's pictures and story of that weekend turn to pages 4 and 5. Faculty Art Show continues this week at Art Museum v r- 1 majority age student senate soccer game The Governor's Commission The Student Senate began its Led by goalie John Demeter, on Majority will hold a public consideration of a new finance the UConn defense stymied a hearing tonight at 7:30 in Shafer policy at last night's meeting. potent University of Bridgeport Auditorium at Eastern The Associated Student front line and helped to score a Connecticut State College in Government will not receive the 2-1 soccer victory in the Husky Willimantic. The Commission is student activity fee monies until home opener, Wednesday. Tony studying the advisability of a new finance policy is Graziano kicked in the winning granting full adult privileges to approved. Also, a review of the goal, late in the game. Page 12. 18 year olds. history leading to Wednesday's V meeting. Page 6. J add and drop headaches (Emttwrttntt flailg (Eampitfi by Mark Fisher the sub-play popularly called endurance during the preseason There's an interesting new "Hunt the Signature" and its training, and forward-thinking Serving Storrs Since 1896 sport on campus this fall - one related activity, "Double-Talking students could be seen all which, although perhaps not the Counsellor". through Orientation Week smashingly popular with Game equipment running up to the fourth floor of September 23, 1971 ' students, certainly seems to be suppliers-including the people Beach Hall (where the Math taking up a considerable amount who print the multicolored IBM Department office is located) of their time. New rules cards and duplicate petition and down again. A member of v inaugurated by the forms-report an unprecedented the Rules Committee, which is Administration have made this demand for their product. responsible for keeping office contest even more exciting, Rumor has it that local "muscle locations secret until Opening provocative, and thrilling than in men" were offering special crash Day, was overheard while the years before. I refer, of courses to develop running watching them muttering that course, to Adds and Drops, there must have been a leak are seemingly designed to make somewhere. competitors more aware of their Other rumors that graduate own involvement, require each students from the Speech book—swapping student to go to individual Department were moonlighting offices for his section changes tutoring students in the Finer and course adds or drops. The Resolution R-37-20 unanimously passed the Student points of "B.S.", however, seem basic object of the game remains to be totally unfounded. But a Senate last night and it's effects could be far-reaching. the same as in past years, local TV station did report an however - the achievement of a unusually high audience for a The establishment of a "book-snap" ' at UConn (see workable schedule. recent rerun of 'The Willie story page seven) is an innovative idea which could relieve The spirit of interstudent Sutton Story." competition has been nurtured Personally, I miss the milling students of the enormous financial burden and the by each department's adopting crowd and screams of despair in enormous physical problem of purchasing books. irregular, unpublished office the corridors of the hours for course changes. This Administration Building that Sen. David Kaplan points out that the "book-swap" is to forces students to run all over marked my freshman year be conducted entirely by students and solely for students. campus seeking entrance to a course changing. My big moment needed section and provides new this year came when I Theoretically, last semester's books could be exchanged dramatic highlights, such as the discovered, after lounging in the for this semester's books, making the usual $75-$100 spectacle of an eighth-semester halls of Physical Science for 15 ... student finding he must register minutes, that the Physics purchase at the University Bookstore unnecessary. for the next semester in order to Department had moved their Helping students should be the number one goal of the get the one course he needs to offices to Room 105 in the new graduate. IMS building. But the season is e * Associated Student Government. Helping students to save Sudden moving of department barely half over yet, and there's money in this economic depression deserves an extra offices and their location on the still bound to be some exiting top floors of buildings also add action ahead. round of applause. to the contest's excitement this Afr. Fisher is a staff member of year. An interesting sidelight is The Daily Campus. poetry public SLEEP'S PER1PHER Y TO MY CHILDREN AND LO VERS age of majority Pastel prisms wall me, lifeless gift to time and dream, My poems The Governor's Commission on the Age of Majority will I pace no effort, lay broken- gasp no trends of fright shattered be meeting tonight at Shafer Auditorium in Willimantic. but carry frets within my foggy hands. and melted away (see story page 7) We urge all students, faculty and other by living, community members to attend the public hearings and Abandoned yet to lack it doesn 't matter give their views on this important issue. of crystal thought, /guess - but I see no future Oh god Alvin Dozeman, assistant dean of liberal arts and for the milky cataract How shall I tell you sciences at UConn and a member of the Commission, that dawns and dwells my dreams? My dreams? called us up the other day to talk about the necessity of to foster dull defeat! by Joffre Levesque getting some public response. by Edward Morrow If the majority age were lowered to 18, he said, people 18 and over could enter legal contracts, get married ■' • without parental permission and could even legally enter a THOUSfrr leox bar and have a few drinks. FAT. Instead of being half-citizens, in effect, people over 18 tint* might be granted the right to fully participate in the operations of society. But, its really up to you. Lowering the majority age is only a possibility. It won't be handed out on a golden platter. Like the voting amendment, it will take organization and effort. A good first effort would be to show up tonight and l fOfl/£R WJflfe speak out on the issue. ■mxwT uBUraep. xv Mlk)P 66Tt\U6 U>9IW6 MY (U w HAIR- (Urninprttml Uatlg (flamjraii Editor-in-Chief Stephen P. Morin %>nn Managing Editor Business Manager Ronald Robillard Jim Thorpe mvs (3AU? 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The Albanians would United Nations 26th annual expel the Nationalists. one hour and 40 minutes reading FT. McPHERSON, Ga. - (UPI) you that the court in closed General Assembly Wednesday. It the panel 36 pages of written Since the measure has not yet - Capt. Ernest L. Medina today session, and upon secret written was an unexpected show of instructions. reached the floor of the was found innocent of all ballot, has found you not guilty strength by the Chiang Kai-shek Part of the time between 2:53 assembly, it was believed that charges of crimes at My Lai by a of all specifications and forces who are fighting to retain and 4:19 was taken up with a many members simply voted by five-officer jury that deliberated charges." a place in the United Nation. 10-minute recess, and the tradition in selection of the vice 57 minutes. The president of the There were audible gasps recalling of the court to hear the presidents.