Residents Petition Against Expansion Inside

UWM POST Vol. XH, No. 25 Tuesday. December 17, 1968 Residents petition against expansion by Deborah Dreyfus "If a student doesn't care about this Students were urged to exercise their university and wants to graduate from a influence to help the university expand, second rate institution — then he doesn't by Steve Lindbloom, president of stu have to take action," he said. dent government, Monday. According to Lindbloom, of the thirty "The residents in this area signed large cities in the country, Milwaukee is a petition asking that university expan one of two that does not have a major sion be stopped," said Lindbloom. university. "The judiciary committee of the com "Most of the people in the city can't mon council will'be considering the afford to send their kids out of town or results of this petition next Monday, out of state for an education. The peo a resolution asking that University ex ple of the city deserve a good school pansion be stopped." here," he said. Lindbloom asked that students and • Another meeting on university ex their parents write letters to their al pansion wiH be held by the state dermen or the aldermen on the judi building commission in Madison, ciary committee, stating their support Thursday, said Lindbloom. for university expansion. (Cont on P. 8, Col 4) Inside Weber report see page 4 Janitorial crew given yule'bah' page 4 Try tactics true for fighting flu page 5 Cagers nip Chicago; get first road victory see page 11 ^rom the l^ori, staff \_Jn a mianiant 9 cliear LjreetinaA n aood ch eer Various and sundry Post staffers (aU those who were around Monday night and would admit to working for the Post) gathered around the Christmas tree to wish their readers a merry and a happy. Front row: Gerry Grzyb, photo editor; Debby Dreyfus, star reporter; Nancy Mack, star reporter; Second row: Jim Hanin, compositor; Dick Mial, star re porter; Ed Goodman, associate editor- news; Angie Reale, copy editor; Ralph DeptoUa , sports editor; Bob Adolph, copy editor; John Severson, editor-in- chief. Back row: Paula Orth, arts edi tor; KeUy Clark, business manager; Kathy Zernicke, associate business man ager; and last but not least, Mary Ol szewski, news editor. On the ground is Tulip, official mascot and a one horse (power) open sleigh (Clark's Mustang convertible). (Photo by Gerry Grzyb - who else?) BBSLSSBBSBBL^BH Page 2 Post comment Tuxedo tales More Christmas gifts Urbanites vs. suburbanites for famous people The latest of what seems an endless stream The problems are often similar. It is time of commissions reporting to President Johnson by Ralph Deptolla to work together. and Ed Goodman made broad recommendations this week on sol Metropolitan and regional governing councils ving our urban problems. It then went a needed should take the first step in effective planning, step further to tell America's suburban residents in providing uniform, improved water and sew Here are the rest of the gifts we would like to see certain that they too face a crisis. age disposal service, and effectively combating people get. They were left out of last issue by mistake. The national commission on urban problems pollution of the air and water. said crime, decay and pollution problems were Block grants, similar to those of the Heller To Nelson Rockefeller — a Standard Oil credit card*, increasing just as rapidly in the suburbs as in plan proposed in 1964, were endorsed by the J. Edgar Hoover — a promise that he can have his job today, the central cities; that suburban life was so commission. They should be effected, giving tomorrow and as long as he welcomes it from John McHale. "dehydrated" that there were large increases 6 to 12 billion doUars a year directly to states, Strom Thurmond ~ a key foreign policy assignment: roving in vandalism, drug offenses and larceny among and cities over 50,000. Both city and suburban ambassador to Burundi. suburban youths; that most suburban develop interests should work for federal approval of Tony Curtis — twenty-five free acting lessons from Chill ments were victims of slipshod planning, that the plan. Wills. many suburbs lacked effective poHce and fire The problem of where to house the poor and Travis Williams — the has-been-of-the-year award and a copy protection; and that most lacked adequate wa where to build the many miUions of new hous of "Run to Daylight." ter supply and sewage disposal systems. ing units needed in this country should be con The government of South Vietnam — a series of lectures on ^ssaV In short, the escapism that suburbia repre sidered a joint responsibility of city and suburb. the democratic process by Mayor Richard Daley. sents to the popular mind is shown to be only And the many other proposals of the commis Howard Hughes — a Monopoly game. temporary. Low taxes mean poor planning and sion — for uniform building codes to help re Mayor Richard Daley — a kiss on both cheeks from Joe 'Ba- inadequate services, and the supposedly pure duce building costs, federal money for experi nans.' Also, a personality transplant from Pigassus. suburban life isn't as pure as the popular myth menting with new solutions, measures to open Mayor Henry Maier — a personality transplant from Mayor makers would have us believe. all residential areas to blacks, the poor and Daley and a kiss on both cheeks from Pigassus. Another equaUy important fact that was dis veterans, and the establishment of an urban Mao Tse-Tung — an autographed photo of Chiang Kai-Chek. covered by the commission was that 40% of development bank to loan communities the mo Aristotle Onassis — a ten dollar gift certificate at Walgreens. the nation's poor live in suburbs. ney they need to get started, among other pro The board of regents — the collected works of the Marquis de It is time to put aside the myths. It is also posals — should be acted on. Sade. time for urbanologists to stop haranguing the It's time for the cities and suburbs to stop Chancellor Klotsche — a bronzed key to the MOC office. suburbs. It is time to be realistic. Suburban arguing and start working together. Tiny Tim — five year scholarship to the charm school of his sprawl is as problematic as urban sprawl choice. John Lennon — a nude photo of Margaret Rutherford in an obscene pose. Eugene McCarthy — an authentic Chicago policeman's uni Legislate transplants form. Spiro Agnew — a brain transplant with a gnat. George WaUace — a brain transplant with Spiro Agnew. South Africa's minister of health, at the urg one life so that a seemingly more important Curtis LeMay — two free passes to "Dr. Strangelove," ing of pioneer heart transplant surgeon Christ person can be kept alive? Will doctors act be William Buckley — a bungalow in Bedford Stuyvesant, ian N. Barnard, has asked the South African fore a person is absolutely dead? Lady Bird Johnson — the soundtrack from "Your Cheatin' parliament to put certain legal restrictions on It is important, if doubts about the morality Heart" starring George Hamilton. heart transplants. of heart transplants are to be dispelled, that Governor Knowles — personality transplant with an oyster. First, the names of donors should be with the United States follow the recommendation Judge Christ Seraphim — a monthly check from the welfare held from publication. South Africa's health minister has made: clear department. Second, it should be illegal to seU organs up the legalities now. Coach Wally Dreyer — two copies of "Run to Daylight." or any human tissue. We aren't quite sure of the need for the res Mayor Maier — life time subscription to The Milwaukee Jour The legal and moral questions involved in triction of revealing names of donors. That nal. transplants have been under discussion in this should be up to the donor's family. We feel Pat Nixon — a copy of "The collected Wit and Wisdom of country and around the world for many months that the second is important and also that con Zazu Pitts." now, almost from the moment Barnard stepped gress should write into law a legal definition Coach John Coatta — six copies of "Run to Daylight" and an out of the operating room from the first suc- of "dead" as it applies to heart transplants, autographed Packer footbalL cessfull transplant. one that wiU not prevent the transplants but There is the sticky legal question of when a that wiU set reasonable safeguards. person is dead. Is there, as some have specula THE UWM POST ted, a chance that a doctor might not save Official student publication of the University of Wisconsin—Mttweukee, 3088 N. Stow«4l .v. Mlhvsukee, Wis. 63211. Editorial phono, 228-487a Business phono. 228-4O40. Published twice weekly during the school year except holiday and exam periods. Second dees postage psJd at Mtwaukee. Wle. Subscriptions, O&OO par year. This newspaper, aa a member of America's tradition of free press, has no cense* on campus. The opinions herein, contained are those of the editors and writers Goodbye 1968 and are not to be Interpreted aa those of the University. John Seversop Editor - |» - CMof We are so angry at this stinking University that we refuse to put out another paper for Business Staff the rest of this year. Season's greetings. Kelly Oar* Bu*tr Ktthy Zemicfce Associate Business Monofrr Pi Sigma Epsilon Advertising Kepjosootelfvos Editorial Staff Edward Goodman Associate Editor - Mew? Michael O. Zahn ChM Copy Editor Mary Olszewski jfwn Editor Angela Reale Copy Editor Pau,« Ortt» — --Arts Editor <*™t Gray* Photo Editor *** °*P*fl« - Sports Editor jftHSikilrTx 4&Mff-aty$ UWM POST Tuesday, December 17, 1968 Page 3 Letters to the editor It's Greek to me Greek 'fantasy world' Letter to Santa To the editor: to the meeting and find out." I said, "No, I It has finally come to pass.

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