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The Snooze Mostly Haverford, some Bryn Mawr Haverford to admit men in '87 has not been alleviated by Haverford's which men can be respected members mented. The implications of this move are by A Mawrtcr decision to go co-ed and admit of the College, equal in all respects to One woman simply exclaimed, "It's far-reaching. Will sports be modified In a statement to the Haverford stu- women; their female counterparts. about time!" to allow for a tri-system? What about dent body yesterday, the Haverford —The review and assessment earlier The response of the women at both The admission of men is to be a room exchange? How about quotas? administration announced a surprise this year of the composition of the stu- Bryn Mawr and Haverford varied. gradual process. A small proportion of How will the inferiority/superiority decision to admit men to the incoming dent body, its strengths, weaknesses "Well believe it when we see it," one the incoming class, about 20 percent, complexes of present Fords be af- Class of 1987. Reasons for this radical and elements which were lacking; remarked. "Who are we to suddenly will be men, with a goal of 30 percent fected? What will cooperation do? Can departure from traditional Haverford -The desire of the Haverford com- reverse a long-standing tradition and by 1990. The administration hopes traditions such as Class Night con- policy, according to a spokesman for munity at large to change its image admit men? I've become used to the this gradual adjustment period will tinue? the committee, included: from one where freshman males "are Haverford male as he is; the change make life for the bi-College communi- Stay tuned for next exciting install- —A falling application rate which not traditionally loved" to one at will be too much," another com- ty easier and more enjoyable. ment. Dunn will drive van, sex ratio at issue by Silly Person this point; the male/female ratio is all- scenic institutions," Dunn announced. important." She promised heavy publicity and Dean Mary Maples Dunn, in an ef- "We want to see a greater variety of further schemes should the new service fort to further tri-college cooperation, people at parties," she claimed. will soon be behind the wheel of the prove to be a bust. "Our next move tri-college van to provide extra runs. Dunn is eager to begin her new du- may be to require one trip to Swanh- The new schedule will include 6 a.m. ties, although she has never driven a more in order to graduate," she said. Rumors of a similar requirement vis-a- trips, "for someone who might want to van before. She is confident that driv- jog on Swarthmore's lovely grounds," ing lessons with Tex have given her the vis Haverford were denied last week by Dunn stated, and on Sundays every skills needed to maneuver the van. Vice President David Potter of Haver- one and a half hours. ford, when Dunn was unavailable for Should the pilot program succeed, comment. Deans Paula Mayhew and Richard All runs will leave from Goodhart Dunn denied the College was des- Hamilton will also climb behind the and go directly to Swanhmore. Dunn perate for more social life for its stu- wheel. was somewhat hard-pressed to find the dents. "As I see it, this is merely an ex- most beneficial time in which to pro- "The next expansion in the 'balance pansion upon my Convocation New vide more runs. "We really are not con- the ratio' campaign will be van cara- Year's resolution to get out and do cerned with academic cooperation at vans to Villanova, Penn, and other more," she said. Dean Dunn will assume the wheel soon. LUAU denounces all, demands attitude change from community by A New Writer Smalley asked, "Where does our stu- a good time without responsibilities is "Honor Code or not, what real respon- SGA officials are reportedly worried dent government get off asking who really important. We work hard here sibilities do we have? We're students, that support from the common trea- gives a shit? Why can't we just pay our taking tests and writing papers, and we that's all, and anything else is an im- sury may be construed as an endorse- There's a new Bryn Mawr-only dues and not care what group gets the deserve what we want." position on our time to relax, be with ment of indolence, so a forum-emer- group getting off the ground these money? Listen, if they can't just stay our friends, and generally be adoles- gency meeting-ice cream social called days, called Leave Us Alone, Huh? home listening to their stereos and cents." "What the Fuck" will take place next (LUAU), dedicated to "apathy and in- ordering out, that's their problem." Tisket concurred. "I just want to be week, or whenever the publicity comes tellectual disdain," according to co- out, to explain why SGA feels com- founder Kathy Smalley '84 left alone to be naive and self-inter- ested," she stated. "We know a lot of "What the Fuck?" pelled to give money to LUAU. "We had a tough time getting to- people think like us. Our resumes may gether to name ourselves," Smalley ob- A Good Time not be cluttered with activities, but our The co-founders have debated ex- served proudly, adding that "we think heads will be together and well like tending membership in their group to we won't be able to get the interest up The group won't be doing much, ourselves," she observed. Haverford, but find that "they talk in any more meetings this semester." Tasket confirmed, but there may be a more than we do about being involved. In the meantime, prospective mem- Smalley and fellow founder Ann t-shirt forthcoming anyway. "We got a It really isn't true, but it's hard to re- bers are asked to contact Tisket, who is Tisket '85 think that "apathy is here to BMC-only budget for a party in honor "I think we're entitled to watch other cruit. They have reputations. You always at Coffee Hour and all three stay, and we're tired of feminism too." of ourselves," Smalley said. "We think people do all the work," she claimed. know." she said earnestly. hours of Haffner brunch. New Gym must go, parking will rise on shattered pool foundations soon by Someone, We Forgel next year. The College had in hand or anything else, but I like this decision. "Yeah, we're mad," one of the pro- asserted. "Admissions has agreed that it pledged the money for completion of We have a committee that will work testors said. "They can't ever finish can sell the idea of a time-honored ath- In a surprise move Monday, Presi- the gym, with its regulation-sized with them to plan the new parking." anything they start around here. We've letic tradition to incoming students. dent Mary Patterson McPherson of swimming pool and trendy squash been telling prospectives for years that Lions spouting water are still attractive Bryn Mawr College (next to Haver- courts. The money not expended for Demolition crews will probably be there's this new gym in the works, and to the average 17-year-old." ford but before Villanova) announced the gym will instead now be used to de- on campus within the week to begin they put a model in the library and that the foundation for the New Gym sign a parking lot or lots, or possibly a the task of undoing the construction everything, and here we are ready to neo-Gothic parking garage. already completed. Pans of the semi- put up a parking lot." will be razed to make way for addi- The big crane McPherson men- tional parking space. "Parking has always been a problem completed structure will be auctioned at Bryn Mawr ever since cars became a off to undisclosed bidders. tioned at the last Convocation will "We think the additional parking probably remain for awhile longer be- common item of student possession," will be a good thing," McPherson em- "We attempt to take student opinion cause people like to look at it, she said, noted Dean Mary Maples Dunn brisk- Some protests have been raised by phasized, and added thoughtfully, "Of into account in such decisions," Mc- "and we need to keep our students ly. "I'm not at all surprised that people student athletes who think they can't course student protest will be listened Pherson said, "and the three students would rather put up with the small go another year without squash courts. bright and cheery around exam times." we asked said: We want places for our to, but hanging banners is a bit excess- pool and the cramped facilities of the Calling themselves the Block Lot ive in my view." convertibles." old Gym than forego this possibility Tyranny (BLT) group, they have for alleviating parking stress." threatened to hang a banner on May There will be an open meeting to The demolition order coumervenes SGA President Sara Halfabrain Day from the old Gym reading "Save "There's no good reason another discuss the layout of the new parking several months of work on the edifice, commented, "I think the administra- Gas - Ride Horses" or "Go Squash generation of Bryn Mawr students facility sometime before the end of the scheduled to be completed sometime tion is more like a meter maid than and Run Rackets." can't put up with the old gym," Dunn semester.

fr'3 Trying issues R. Pufall: The recent decision to move the path both the Haverford campus and the to HPA one and a half feet to the left of budget lines. its present location should not end We also believe that the steps at the simply with construction of the new Fieldhouse end of the path to HPA What About walkway. The new wayfair is now plan- should be rebuilt. Currently, the ramp ned for a position in which it can effect alongside the steps is concrete, and we 9 changes not only in the Haverford traf- think a nicer material could be found "That Other College ? fic pattern, but within the entire com- from which to construct it. plex bi-CoIlege community as well. And while we're at it, we really don't like crabgrass much and think that you probably don't either. Why can't Haver- The laying out of the walkway, ford set aside some money for a really grading of the surrounding land prior thorough program by ChemLawn or to pouring the cement, the construc- another reputable company to come in tion of the path itself, and the moving and maintain Haverford's grass, which of the lampposts should be accomp- is better than Bryn Mawr's anyway? Letter to the Editor lished as soon as possible. The current And we're really annoyed that you plan to complete the construction at a can't get a knife with a decent edge at Get some significant news into your Who is "Miss" Critchell? Is he, as newspaper! Who need interviews or rumor has it, on every team he reports leisurely pace has its flaws. Students the Dining Center. Carving steak with a editorials - we want Haverford sports. on? This man must be Olympic mater- and their guests will be inconvenienced spoon is not our idea of a picnic. The space devoted to the exploits of ial; let's have him pick his favorite sport as long as construction is taking place We think Bryn Mawr would like it if the foot ball team is appalling in its and GO! scope; when was cricket last men- In spirit. Bill Docherty and we believe a short period of greater Haverford could take care of all of this. tioned? Please correct this biased and inconvenience is preferable to a longer After all, they go to HPA and eat at the uncalled-for weakness. period of workmen leaning on their Dining Center still. Let's get it together, A Concerned Sports Fan shovels. Rapid completion will Haverford, and show ourselves and our safeguard against creating an ugly "significant other" college what we can eyesore and cost overruns, marring do. Spring, somehow The Snooze cerned, until this rainy wonderland has Circulation Pusher, Snakeoil Salesman, Spring began a couple of weeks ago, but Misspelling Editor, Misproduction and you could have fooled us. No birds, no dried out and allows us to waste more time Lost Copy Dcpt., Office Person, Feature- less Editor, Snooze Editors, Assistants to te flowers, no nothing. Just rain, and we wish playing frisbee at Haverford or thinking Snoozers, Anti-Arts Editor, Assistants to Him Too, Executive Sports Editor: "Mitt" Bryn Mawr would stop sending theirs to about going to Bryn Mawr. Chrnchell; Bryn Mawr Sports Editor(twelvc Haverford. All we do is wade around Bryn And where are those squash courts any- inch limit), Haverford Sports Editor (no April Fools! limits here). Graphic Editor, Camera Crew Mawr in a foot of muck and canoe through way? This is cooperation after all. We're and Great Leaders, Darkroom Bunglers, Guide for the Apoplectic Drudge, Opi- the Arch to get from place to place. We've tired of the same old Fieldhouse. We're tired nionated Editor, Squires, Pages, Re- tainers, Stableboys, Jesters (lots), Knaves, given up going over there. Who wants to die of the same old Bryn Mawr. Let's get the Semi-Reporters, Ego Problems, Superego of drowning at a tender age? gym going. Steve Goggletimer Problems, Intemperate Writers, Poets, Editor in Chief Pests, Anynymous Callers, Drudges, and Why hath spring vacated? Why can't we (bui not really) Assorted Hangers-On. Hairline Chasin' The Ncu't is a bi-CoUcgc publication, sort of, ser- write meaningful editorials? Must we punish Hmpcror Editor Meanwhile the temperature dropped ving mostly Haverford with some Bryn Mawr (runs the show) through the floor, and with it our hopes for our readers still more? Weeks and weeks of thrown in for color. The News is open to any- Penny Changed body, absolutely. Contact one of the Editors If maintaining the tans we spent all of break Haverford sports, Haverford scandal, and in- Bryn Mawr Editor vou dare. OlVice hours vary. They hang out at (really) the (College Inn. which is at Bryn Mawr. Dead- promoting on the sunny beaches of Florida sulting Bryn Mawr's weather? When can it lines count usually. If there's a full moon fol- end? We've had enough of ourselves; it's lowed bv classes on Monday chances are The and points south. What's the use of getting a New* will hit the Arch and the Dining Center tan if we can't maintain it? Time for another time to stop being the sheep of March and helbre 6 p.m. Silly pictures go to Haverford. mindless video game, as far as we're con- get on with it. Perpetual Honor Board Head appointed by cabal at BMC by No One Rosenberger will remain a student ly," Gorsted insisted. "George wants to In a not unexpected move today, who is paid for by SGA out of its remain involved, which is more than I George Rosenberger '83 has been cushion ("she may have to go to work can say for most of the women at this declared Perpetual Honor Board head or accept bribes when her tuition tops school." by SGA President Sara Halfabrain the cushion," SGA Vice President with the connivance of Steering Com- Shorn Gorsted joked), and will take The administration is equally non- mittee and the blessing of the deans. mostly English courses. plussed. "Assembly knows what it's "We're tired of trying to make the Asked whether other SGA positions doing, we hope," McPherson observ- election work," Halfabrain opined, could become perpetual, Halfabrain ed, adding, "If we can stay in office for "and ballot stuffing was getting to be looked thoughtful and said, "I doubt years and years, why not George?" too much work. We have better com- it." Gorsted suggested that "SGA is Rosenberger has promised to begin mittees to form." family anyway, and many times suc- taping all trials in academic cases and Rosenberger had little to say for cessors to offices are hand-picked." keeping the reels in a locked cabinet in herself. Under the terms of the agree- Charges from a minority of SGA her room. "Ill only listen with head- ment, hammered out Monday in clos- members that the move was undemo- phones," she reportedly said. "But we ed session with President Mary Patter- cratic and silly were met with confi- need some continuity in this outfit." son McPherson, the athletic depart- dent assurances by Steering Commit- Haverford had no comment, but Why is this woman smiling? See article. ment, and certain English professors, tee. "We know what we're doing, real- they will.

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by Cindy Brown upon his accession to the new weapons are "destabilizing," the United States is safer if the agreements. He said the apparent Despite the billions spent and Presidency. shortening to minutes the time Soviet Union is safer. Carroll pro- superiority of Soviet civil defense requested for defense in the between alert and launching of posed this attitude in contrast to was a "Potemkin village," a Winning war United States, the emphases and missiles, creating unverifiable the belief that threat and attrition facade and propaganda ploy. He efforts of the Reagan administra- Carroll maintained that weapons which could not be ade- could deter and if necessary told his audience that the Soviets tion have and will result in ineffi- defense planners are saying that quately controlled by arms triumph over aggression of any refer to civil defense by an cient weapons systems which will both conventional and nuclear agreements. kind, including that backed by acronym, "Grob," which means destabilize diplomatic relation- wars can be fought and won with nuclear weapons. Our hope is to "coffin" and in slang "the end" in ships and increase the chances proper planning and weapons "No safety" pursue arms control programs Russian. for a showdown between the systems. The word used is He sees "no safety or security" and try to defuse the present Carroll predicted that if the United States and the Soviet "prevail," which Carroll called "a in what defense dollars are to buy situation of arms escalation, he economy stabilizes and improves Union. euphemism for winning, and they "when this is what we're out to stated. by 1984 nuclear arms will be an That was the conclusion of know you can't win [nuclear create." Carroll believes that based on "extremely important" issue in Associate Director of the non- war]." The security of our nation and their previous record of com- national elections that year. profit Center for Defense Infor- Carroll concluded after citing our world depend on a concep- pliance with SALT I and II the Carroll stated, "We don't need mation Eugene J. Carroll, Jr., a figures that the United States had tion of mutual security" in which Soviets will abide by new arms a draft" retired Rear Admiral who spoke more -nuclear weapons though on "What Are We Getting for Our the Soviet weapons had twice the Defense Dollars?" on Monday explosive power. Ours are more night. accurate and reliable than Soviet Vanin to leave Bryn Mawr Carroll acknowledged that he weapons, he asserted. by Cindy Brown brought the views of a military of- "I see no way in the world" to ficer to the discussion, that he assign superiority and deterrence Dean Jo-Anne Thomas Vanin supported strong defense capabilities when destruction is will leave Bryn Mawr in July to as- policies and stated firmly there is virtually assured with present sume an administrative position "no way that it's time to beat the systems. Deterrence "just has no at Penn State. President Mary Pat- swords into ploughshares." meaning anymore" when DRth sides can insure destruction of Two ash heaps Dean Jo-Anne both as well as of the rest of the His military experiences in- world. Thomas Vanin had cluded target planning for a baby girl on nuclear weapons. "I don't think of Limited war? nuclear warfare as an The new weapons system pro- Tuesday, March abstraction." he said. There will posed, such as the MX missile be two ash heaps, and possibly no and Pershing II are all first strike 22. Named Fran- history" should nuclear war bet- weapons. New tactical weapons, cesca Elizabeth, ween the superpowers take place. meant for battlefield use. support He cited the figures for propos- the "concept of limited (nuclear] she weighed 8 lbs. ed defense budget increases as war," Carroll stated. 5 oz. Congratula- submitted by Reagan to Con- A new wrinkle in nuclear capa- Dean Jo-Anne Thomas Vanin. gress. By 1986 the United States bilities, the cruise missile, will tions from the will be spending a billion dollars make a small 21-foot rocket, students. McPherson called the begins to widen her travel a day for defense, two trillion capable of launching from staff of The Col- job a "great experience." schedule for the Centennial Cam- dollars between 1983 and 1988. almost any staging, a new ele- lege Fiews! Vanin is a graduate of both the paign. McPherson anticipates By 1988 60 percent of the na- ment of unknown danger. Pack- Undergraduate College and the that Dunn will name a new tional budget will be earmarked ing the force of a bomb 15 times terson McPherson confirmed last Graduate School of Arts and Associate Dean and announce a for defense, while the remaining that which destroyed Hiroshima, week. Stating that she believed it Sciences. She received her Ph.D. new appointment to the Office of 40 percent will go toward the cruise missile will add to a was "very right for her to go," last year in the Department of the Dean before the end of the domestic programs; that ratio is new generation of weapons McPherson said Vanin has been Education and Child Develop- semester. reversed at present. enabling the United States to discussing moving on from Bryn ment. She also holds the M.A.T. The United States is also slated destroy the Soviet Union a few Mawr for two years. degree from Harvard. Vanin has served as dean of the to increase its share in NATO more times." She has been named Director Vanin was recently named As- senior class and as pre-law ad- defense spending by ten percent, Carroll called the newest of the Learning Assistance Cen- sociate Dean by Dean of the Col- visor for several years. McPher- to 67 percent of the total NATO estimate of Soviet strength ter/Developmental Year Program lege Mary Maples Dunn in antici- son stated that Vanin is her most budget by 1988. Carrol asked issued by the government "one at Penn State, and her duties will pation of Dunn's assumption of senior colleague, having joined whether the American public had hundred and one pages of para- include running a research unit more duties as Academic Deputy the dean's office in 1970 at Mc- been consulted about what it noia in print," charging that the with faculty and graduate to the President as McPherson Pherson's invitation. wanted its tax dollars spend on. Over-design Gwendolyn Brooks reads at Goodhart He said that while Reagan came into office pledging change by Kris Anderson the language. She also read her with the difference between being mained in Goodhart for nearly in the way defense monies were poem "The Mother," commen- alone and being lonely. half an hour afterward signing allocated, especially in terms of "I'm very pleased to see some ting that "I believe that books. Brooks read "We Real Cool," repairing present equipment and blacks in the audience. I didn't ex- motherhood is an elective," which one of her best-known and most improving training of personnel, pect to see many here," poet drew applause from the audience. Entry forms are available for frequently anthologized poems, the armed forces are still plagued Gwendolyn Brooks remarked the 1983 College Journalism near the end of her talk. She with "over-designed, under- wryly at her reading on March 23 After reading from her sonnet Awards Competiton sponsored noted that the poem has been maintained" equipment. at Goodhart Hall. Setting the tone series "The Children of the Poor," by Rolling Stone Magazine. The banned in some places for its line Yet funds for personnel are for her talk, the Pulitzer prize-win- Brooks noted that she doesn't competition, with categories in "We jazz June," which some cen- barely keeping pace with infla- ning poet commented that write sonnets any more. They investigative reporting, general sors believe refers to a woman be- tion, and there are no salary in- "blacks have things to say to aren't appropriate, she feels, in reporting, entertainment report- ing raped. However, Brooks com- creases for the military this year, other blacks, and I'm going to say this "rough, ragged, free verse ing, and cartoons, offers cash mented that she did not intend while maintenance funding is some tonight." kind of time." prizes and a writing assignment the word "jazz" to have any sexual slightly higher. Brooks spoke to a large enthus- from Rolling Stone. Brooks read from other poems connotations, and June referred What has risen is funding for iastic crowd about the "blacken- written for or about children, in- simply to a month, not a woman's The deadline is April 29, and procurement, for the develop- ing" of the English language, cluding "The Life of Lincoln name. winners will be announced May ment of more new weapons "that placing herself in that tradition. West," about a young black boy. 27. The entry form may be xer- don't work very well," and as Car- She cited poets like Haki (Don L. She continued with a poem in- After the close of her talk, oxed from the copy in the posses- roll put it, "continuing the errors" Lee), from whose work she read, spired by her daughter Nora Brooks received a standing ova- sion of The College Hews. Contact in budgeting that greeted Reagan as examples of "blackeners" of called "Aloneness," which deals tion from the crowd, and re- one of the editors. Lt*l Peace Three colleges

Scarcely a day passes that we do not hear more about what the Reagan ad- Tri -college cooperation has taken new directions recently, and the upswing is a ministration plans in its attempt to expand military power. A few days ago Presi- welcome one. The Swarthmore community has resources and opportunities dent Reagan announced that he wanted funding for a new defense system which the two colleges lack, as we have resources which Swarthmore lacks. The designed to shoot down intercontinental ballistic missiles in outer space. meal exchange, new student governmental consultation, and such ventures as This "Star Wars"-style vision has come under earthly fire, and apparently the tri-college musical being produced this spring are all firm steps toward a Reagan announced the idea in opposition to all or almost all of his advisors. He is positive three college community. More needs to be done, however, and The Col- the President, and he has the power not only to make such pronouncements, but lege News would like to suggest some further cooperative links. to use the weight of his office to persuade doubters to accept his ideas. —Room exchange has already been broached; yet unless vacation schedules Armed conflicts involving 45 nations are now taking place in countries all over can be synchronized living at Swarthmore may be difficult for two college the world. The United States is involved to some extent in many of them. When students, and vice versa. Also, issues of academic cooperation should a student diplomats and advisors believe a country is important to the national defense of choose to live at Swarthmore and take all of her or his courses there must be the (J.S., an executive decision can lead to direct interference in what most would worked out. see as an internal conflict. To many, this is the situation in El Salvador. Yet despite the technical difficulties, we endorse this as an option worthy of real And there are those conflicts, historically based, which seem to drag on no discussion. A dorm exchange is a sure way of drawing the three communities matter who is in political office or what damage is done or undone. Peace never together and demonstrating to each the advantages of cooperation with the seems to come, and despair over solutions is regularly expressed. Such is the others. situation in the Middle East, where suspicious nations stand toe to toe and the list of wrongs or alleged wrongs stretches back for generations; or in Ireland, —Library privileges ought to be extended so that students from all three col- relatively quiet now, but far from harmonious. leges may take books out of all three libraries. Going through interlibrary loan is a laborious, if sure, process for finding books, especially if the book or books is for a It is easy for those of us without a lot of obvious power—without the respect course at one of the cooperating colleges. age brings, the economic power money can insure, the political power of friends or public office—to feel resigned to the course the world is taking. Our world, the —Customs Week ought to offer a Swarthmore orientation, and we in turn world of the College, is safe, regulated, and for most of us a haven from what is should offer a two college orientation for Swarthmore students. Students will be wrong outside. more likely to visit the other campuses, we think, if they are familiar with them. We take little time with newspapers and magazines; we seldom read in more —Three college student government committees ought to form fo address detail than what journalists choose to tell us. We don't like Ronald Reagan, for issues of common concern to us all, such as the Solomon Amendment or the fate the most part, but how many of us could discuss exactly what his budget means of student financial aid. The more we can coordinate our efforts to protest, for the average American, the average woman, the poor? organize, and lead, the stronger statement we can make to our home administra- The College, together with Haverford, has launched its Peace Studies pro- tions and to the outside world. gram, a three-year plan to educate the students of the two colleges in the issues of conflict and peace. Like any education, the individual must decide that she or —Three college events such as concerts ought to be organized on a regular he is going to take advantage of the knowledge being offered. So far, while atten- basis. Pooling resources for a big-name band or troupe will broaden the cultural dance at the peace lecture series has been solid, it has not been outstanding; yet offerings of all three communities. the issues at hand are crucial ones. We cannot afford to ignore them or to remain —Social events open to all three schools should be funded by the student ignorant of them. governments. Transportation can be organized to bring people into the two col- It is difficult for many of us to comprehend the thinking behind statements like lege community from Swarthmore or vice versa, and an outdoor concert or social those of Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, who has compared the as the semester draws to a close would attract students. Kremlin leaders with the Nazis, who has all but accused our West European allies The three communities have much to contribute to one another; the sooner the of appeasement in their efforts to prevent the U.S. from deploying new missiles exchange is broadened, the better. in their nations. For many of us World War II is history, safe in books and a thing of the past. For our leaders, who are almost exclusively men, World War II is a part of their past, a war in which they fought, and the culmination of a series of "mistakes": appeasement of the Germans, refusal to arm, refusal to cooperate with allies ear- ly in the war.

Although it is difficult to know for sure, it is probable that the leaders of the (J.S.S.R. are of the same generation, with the same memories; and for the COLLEGE NEWS Soviets, though they were in the end our allies, war against Nazism became cold war when triumphant Soviet troops occupied much of Eastern Europe. One must imagine that history in that respect is much more seamless for the Soviets Kris Anderson Cindy Brown than for Americans, who are apt to separate World War II, the war we won, from Copy Editor Editor In ChW the Cold War, the indeterminate struggle with which we still grapple. 645-6102 645-5649 Letter to the Editor What do we have to say to these men, whose instincts are to arm and to in- Krtsten Stelnet Lauren A. Williams Sports Editor Executive Editor On March 21st and 22nd, eleven Bryn 645-5697 timidate, to prepare against war because preparation is the means of guarantee- 645-6270 Mawr students participated in the first Cen- ing peace? We may have nothing to say to them. Their views may be set far past BethLeibson Associate Editor tennial Campaign Student Telethon. They any effort to change them. called alumnae in Washington D.C., Vir- ginia, Maryland, and the Southwest, and Our real Options are to work to educate ourselves and others about the facts of The College News is a Bryn Mawr raised $3,470 for Bryn Mawr. With efforts arms and conflict, the reality of conflict resolution, and the realization that total publication serving the entire Col- like this, the Campaign to ensure Bryn war equals total destruction far beyond anyone's abilities to put the world back lege community. People Interested Mawr's future will be a success. Many together again. It may take another, younger generation of politicians and public in joining the staff should contact thanks to Susan Bickford '85, Emily Fisch figures to effect any real change; but that is no reason to resign oneself to the one of the editors. Deadline for let- '83, Laura Greene '86, Jane Henegar '83, ters to the editor is the Friday Diana Hunter '85, Enid Kaufman '83, Lucy tough-guy diplomacy to which our present administration subjects us. preceding publication. The College News is published every other week Leete '86, Verena Meiser '83, Lorraine Mur- To do this we must be educated; we must take time to join the organizations on Thursdays while classes are in ray '85, Zoe Swenson '83, and Lauren Wil- which are working for change. We must understand what we are fighting, and session. liams '85. fight it. No one is going to do it for us. When you ask yourself whether you can af- Judy Calhoun '82 ford the time to get involved, to go to that peace lecture or take that class on First class postage paid at Bryn Artemis Hionides '82 issues of war and resolution of war, remember that time for life as we know it is Mawr, PA. Mailing addres: Bryn Kathleen McNamara '82 running out. Mawr College, Rockefeller. Bryn Tracy Thompson '82 Mawr. PA 19010. Centennial Campaign Staff Admiral Eugene Carroll, Jr., paraphrased Albert Einstein in his peace lecture on Monday. Einstein said that with the splitting of the atom everything had changed forever—except our way of thinking. Unless we make up this intellec- tual lag, quickly, there may not be another chance to go back and undo mistakes. It has been 38 years since two atom bombs were dropped for peace; yet we are closer to immolation than ever before. We must believe we can make a difference. We must be heard. There will be The next issue of The College Hews will be April 14. no place safe enough to run to should nuclear war begin. There will be no second Letters to the Editor are due April 8. chance to bestir ourselves for peace.

PAGE 41 I THE COLLEGE NEWS MARCH 31,1983 SobmonAmendmentstudied Peace Convocation urges action The Board of Trustees has lege and recommend an ap- by Cindy Brown Du Boff addressed the them, and you, that they can.' decided to convene a committee propriate course of action. Bryn Mawr held its fourth con- pragmatic question of what in- Karen Dorsky '83 stressed the to study the possible implications At Convocation last week vocation of the academic year diviuals can do by advising his fact that groups can have an ef- of the Solomon Amendment for President Mary Patterson Monday, March 20 on the topic audience "to oppose and reject fect on the way things are. She Bryn Mawr. The Amendment, McPherson compared the of peace. "We are at a turning confrontational ideology," the added, The jobs that we will hold now being proposed in the U.S. Solomon Amendment to similar point in history," economics Prof. kind of ideology that leads to ex- as educated people will be jobs House of Representatives, would regulations proposed by the Richard Du Boff told the au- aggerations, misstatements. with some degree of influence. require that colleges help ad- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania dience. As long as people con- oversimplifications and applica- We must begin to examine what minister a program designed to in the late 1960s and early 1970s. tinue to exist on earth, they will tion of a double standard of kind of influence we want to have tie together draft registration and She said that such rules "put ... possess the knowledge and behavior to the Soviet Union by and what the implications of tak- federal financial aid. Those male universities and colleges, I the means for ending all life on the United States. ing certain jobs are." students who do not register will believe, in the wrong sort of rela- earth as we know it, perhaps Du Boff told his audience, "I She warned that the result of . . not receive federal aid. tionships with their students and beyond recall." think it would be unpardonable non-involvement is tacit approval The Committee will be con- with the government." Du Boff emphasized the threat on the part of all of you to feel of "policies being carried out in vened by Dean of the Graduate The committee will include posed to world peace and ex- that some way, somehow you can our name." Challenging the School of Social Work and Social representatives from all areas of istence by the atomic bomb. He hold yourselves apart from this status quo is essential in this kind Research Richard Gaskins, who is the College; the undergraduate suggested that today's bombs, issue . . . .what we're asking is of informed involvement in all himself a lawyer. The committee rep will be SGA President Sara with a force 700 to 1500 times as that you be committed in- encompassing issues. will outline the issues for the Col- Hathaway. great as that of the bomb which dividuals." Dorsky stressed that work for levelled Hiroshima, "ought to be He warned, "You could all be peace must not stop with nuclear called portable Auschwitzes or claimed by humanity's 'last issues, but must include conven- global Dresdens." epidemic." " He asked whether tional conflicts such as the war in Women's studies option He also suggested that a com- despair and resignation were El Salvador. "Nor can we ignore mon reaction to the thought of really better than struggle. that many of the poor in this by Cindy Brown offer a minor in women's the end of the world through "What you do about it is up to country are young women like The Department of History has historical studies as well. mutual assured destruction was you," he concluded. ourselves, trying to feed their circulated new major re- The new options in history are one of" psychic numbing,' " that Two student speakers who children despite cutbacks in quirements which include a pro- the direct result of student input it could not possibly happen have been involved in campus federal programs," she said. gram in women's historical into the operations of the depart- because the weapons would not organizations dedicated to fin- As to how individuals should studies as either a major or minor ment. Major representatives Use be used. This belief Du Boff call- ding peaceful situations to the address the issues of peace and focus. Under the proposed re- Nehring '83 and Gina Marinelli ed perhaps "the most fateful illu- world's problems. "I don't believe involvement, Dorsky suggested, quirements a student could '84 petitioned the department for sion in the travels of humanity on in the 'students-as-jaded- "We don't all need to be political choose to concentrate in the minor concentration in this planet." materialists' theory,'' Martin activists, but I think we should women's history and receive ma- women's studies. He told the convocation, Hamburger '85 stated. "I think follow the example of the unions jor credit within the department. "Don't make any mistake about it that people, and that includes The department is planning to and churches who have in- Under these rules a student and don't delude yourselves. students, have lost the realization tegrated working for peace with offer a focus in Afro-American would satisfy the usual major re- These weapons, all of them, are that they as individuals can have their other goals.... There is a studies as well. Other focuses quirements and focus at least two designed and deployed to be us- an effect, that they can make a role for all of us. We must each may be approved later, depen- of her courses in women's ed." difference." find our own way to work for ding upon the time and interests history. A course may be taught In Du Boffs opinion the United He told his audience, "I tell peace." of both faculty and students. in that area, or it may be tailored States has led the way in escala- The new requirements are to the student's needs by means tion, "the search for one more in- Academic advising for Semester I regis- scheduled to go into effect with of assignment of research topics. novation, the last new weapons the Class of '85, although tration for 1983-84 will take place from system which will somehow, In some instances courses out- members of the current junior once and for all, restore nuclear side the department which have a class may be eligible to major April 4 to 13 in the Office of the Dean. Sign- distinct historical focus would supremacy" to this country. under either the new or the old also count toward the women's America has built nuclear ups are outside the office in Thomas. requirements. historical studies major. weapons into its arsenal. "We are Registration for Semester I will be April Although specific re- Discussion by the department the ones who have made it cer- quirements have yet to be work- will continue, and a final vote is tain that if there is to be a major 14*^> andoflQ 15ID in Thomas, I nOrildS, 9:30y.JJU 3.1a.m. to 1 p.m. ed out, the department expects to expected this spring. war it will be a nuclear one.'one." and 2 totO 4 p.m.P.m. Perm sponsoring a forum on preventing nuclear war The University of Pennsylvania is sponspon- Group, London; Eqbal Ahmad, Institute for sored by the Lawyers Alliance for Arms April 14, 7:30 p.m.:p.m Peace Fair. soring a month-long forum called Toward Policy Studies. Sponsored by the Social Control. Father Robert DrDrinan, Georgetown; Ar- PreventingD *>.-.. .r*~*t',m*^ NuclearNl. IAUU War"IW —-" throughtU.M,..U thelU., next..*...* C..«***««.*Systems SciencesC?**:»n*t«n andi%nJ l"ll^City and ».i.i Dnnir\nilRegional HarrisonIJ irtii 'in Auditorium,i i "litnrii II'I The1 In, University/ Inlw^n ih thur \XWaskow, / a C1/ CMii MenorahMan Journal; Carolyn three weeks. Leaders in politics, science Planning Departments. Museum, 33rd St. south of Spruce St. M. Craft, Longwood College; workshops and literature have or will give addresses, 200 College Hall, 34th and Walnut Sts. (call 387-3268) and a Community Peace April 8, 7:30 p.m.: Films: "The Day After Fair (386-1530) to follow during the next participate in fora and lead panel discus- Trinity" (1981): "Hiroshima-Nagasaki. Au- April 4, 3:30 p.m.: The MX System and Its two days. Sponsored by the Religious sions. Workshops and films are also gust 1945" (1970). Sponsored by the Technical and Operational Characteristics. Foundations at Penn. scheduled. Graduate Council of the Annenberg Dr. Richard Garwin, Fellow, T.J. Watson Christian Association, 3601 Locust "Only such a prolonged and thoughtful School of Communications. Walk. consideration of nuclear war, beyond the Research Center; Andrew D. White, Prof, at Studio Theatre, Annenberg Center, Large, Cornell, Adjunct Prof, at Columbia, vagaries of political trends, can lesson that 3680 Walnut St. terrible threat," said Penn President Shel- Adjunct Research Fellow at Harvard. April 15, 7:30 p.m.: Films: "The War don Hackney, who oversees the organiza- 200 College Hall, 34th and Walnut April 9: Workshop: Education in a Nuclear Came" (1966): "Eight Minutes to Midnight" tion of the forum. "Penn has joined with the Streets. Age. (1980). Sponsored by the Graduate Coun- citizens of Philadelphia to harness the in- Tony Wagner, National Director of Edu- cil of the Annenberg School of Communi- tellectual resources and magnetism of this April 4, 8 p.m.: Debate on President Rea- cations for Social Responsibility. Spon- cations. university and city in order to address the gan's Foreign Policy. sored by the Graduate School of Edu- Studio Theatre. Annenberg Center, most vital issue of our time." Rep. Bob Edgar (D-PA) and former Rep. cation. Call 898-7371 to register. 3680 Walnut St. John LeBoutillier. Sponsored by the Penn The forum began March 23 and has so April 11,7 p.m.: Psychology of the Nuclear April 17, 3 p.m.: Nuclear War in Evolu- far included a lecture by His Excellency Political Union. 200 College Hall, 34th and Walnut Sts. Threat: Alternatives to Despair. tionary Perspective. Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary General Prof. Robert Garfield. Hahnemann Uni- Dr. Jonas Salk. Director, The Salk Insti- of the United Nations, an address by Pap- April 5, 7:45 p.m.: Medical Consequences versity; Dr. Diane K. Perlman, Hospital of tute for Biological Studies. pas Fellow Norman Mailer, and a debate on of Nuclear War. the Univ. of Pennsylvania; Prof. John Dunlop A, Medical Education Building. the nuclear freeze proposal by Senator Prof. Stanley Baum, Univ. of Pennsyl- Sabini, Univ. of Pennsylvania; Moderator 36th and Hamilton Walk. John Warner (R-W Va) and former Senator vania; with a film, "The Last Epidemic." Prof. Ingrid Waldron, Univ. of Pennsyl- George McGovern. Sponsored by Ware College House and the vania. April 17,8:30 p.m.: Concert for Humanity. Following is a schedule for the rest of the Pre-Med Honor Society. Van Bel College House Piano Lounge, Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, forum events, which are all open to the High Rise North Rooftop Lounge, 3901 39039 Spruce St. Riccardo Muti conducting; Andre Watts, public: Locust Walk. piano; Wilhelmina Fernandez. Soprano. April 23, 7:30 p.m.: Nuclear Strategies. The Academy of Music, Broad and Lo- Christopher Lehman. Director of the Of- April 6, 8 p.m.: Debate on Arms Control cust Sts. Tickets at the Box Office. March 31, 7:30 p.m. (tonight): Super- and the Nuclear Threat. fice of Strategic Nuclear Policy, U.S. Dept. power Conflict and the Vast Majority: Third Paul Warnke, former Director of the U.S. of State; respondents, Prof. James Ben- April 19, 7:30 p.m.: Address by U.S. Sec- World Perspectives. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; nett. Prof. Williams Evan, Prof. Marc retary of the Navy. John Lehman. Spon- George McRobies, Chairman of the In- W. Scott Thompson, Associate Director for Trachtenberg of the Univ. of Pennsylvania. sored by the Penn Political Union. termediate Technology Development Programs. U.S. Information Agency. Spon- 200 College Hall, 34th and Walnut Sts. 200 College Hall. 34th and Walnut St. MARCH 31, 1983 THE COLLEGE NEWS PAGE 5 Ms. editor examines readers through their letters by Cami Townsend husband mending his daughter's wrote recently to thank Ms. for Ms. has recorded the emer- is today a very real parallel with Mary Thorn '66, an editor of ballet slipper), there has been lit- printing an article that had helped gence of the idea of a "post-femi- the 1920s, the years following MS. Magazine since its inception tle real progress in raising her mother start to come to terms nist" generation. In the current the enfranchisement of women. in 1972, spoke at Bryn Mawr on children free from gender stereo- with her daughter's choices; and a issue, there is a set of statements Today, as then, many people March 24 about a decade of types, or in learning to live with- mother wrote to thank them for entitled "Young Feminists Speak are saying, "We've tried femin- changes in women's lives as re- out homophobia. -the same article, because it had Out", in which it is made clear ism." Now. apparently, it's time vealed through ten years of This is not to say that there has- alleviated her fears about her that, among young people, com- for something more "exciting." "letters-to-the-editor." She said n't been a beginning of a begin- young son's interest in "feminine" mitment to feminism is not dying. that the magazine had over ning: one lesbian college student pursuits. However, Thorn noted that there 20,000 written .responses to the original issue, and the mail bag has continued full since then. The Bryn Mawr alumna on feminism and Ms. magazine now receives approxi- beginning ads were really good, that has women out together in another month and if we didn't mately 300 letters per month, a by Cami Townsend very feminist. bars. say it now, we'd never get to say it. fraction of which are printed in and Kris Anderson But over the years it seems Ms. CN: That's great. Instead of the There are a lot of keen issues that Ms. All are filed in the Arthur has had to take a lot of advertising usual man taking a woman out to we pick up on in smaller ways College Mews (CN): You gradu- Schlessinger Library at Radcliffe that is questionable in terms of dinner in a fancy restaurant. these days. ated from Bryn Mawr in the College. whether or not it's feminist. How MT: There's another good story I don't see any lessening in our mid-60's. Were you involved in do you feel about that? on that. There was an advertise- commitment to have articles The letters, Thorn noted, come feminist activities while you were MT: I never felt—I don't think ment for something called "Club about lesbian sexuality and rela- in all varieties. Some of the send- here? we ever felt—that we could get Cocktails." The headline on the tionships. I think we've had a lot ers are simply referred to as Mary Thorn (MT): Well, there ad, which came in after we had "crackpots" by the Ms. editors, weren't many feminist activities. ads that were feminist. Com- of coverage. Lindsay Van Gelder panies just don't put them out. closed the book, turned out to be, did a piece just recently that while others have offered There was a lot of organizing go- What we did feel—what we said "Hit me with a club." The implica- talked about marriage from the "advice" to the women's move- ing on which I was involved in. ment—one person advocating, there—was that we could get ads tion was obvious: violence point of view of a gay woman. There was something called the for example, the elimination of that reflected the full totality of against women. I really believe I think we cover black women Second American Revolution washing machines and dish wash- what we did. that the advertiser didn't know it: as well. In a group we talked to. Conference, which was a very ers. But most of the letters are At the beginning, we went ex- they had a campaign at the same one woman complained that the large and influential civil rights serious records of women's lives, clusively after ads for goods that time with a man saying the same image of black women that they conference. Then there were both thing. But we were upset. We true "case histories." Quaker protests and student pro- had never been advertised in wo- got from reading Ms. was that men's magazines. We really printed a letter in the next issue. tests in the peace movement. they are all poets! It is true, we've The stories—often stories of in- broke through that market, and There were so many letters to had a lot of Alice Walker and tolerable abuse—are told, Thorn Toward the end of the time I now we — not only us, but other us. and we took them to the ad- June Jordon and Audre Lorde. said, "without exhibitionism." was here there were "students' women's magazines — have ads vertiser, and the advertiser got let- There are a lot of black women ac- Thorn maintains that the women rights" protests. Students were for things like stereos. It had ters from other sources. They fin- tivists who are poets. It made us are writing because they are con- concerned about what say they never occurred to people in ad- ally dropped the campaign and think. fident that in reporting the details had in the courses they were tak- vertising agencies that women they wrote us a wonderful letter of their lives, they are doing ing, and certainly there was an CN: What about the working bought cars and stereos. — which we published — thank- something i nportant. They enormous concern about the in class black women? loco parentis attitude. Laws gov- It was an enormous task on the ing the Ms. readers in particular believe that "the personal is polit- part of the advertising staff to go for pointing out what the problem MT: A lot of the people we in- ical." They also wish to establish erning your life on campus were terview for other stories [are out and convince them that this was. communication and in that way very strict—all these regulations was a good bargain. Now it's the CN: Would you reject an ad? black), but it isn't obvious. We about where you would go at build a sense of community: they hottest market in the country. Would you say to an advertiser. have had some good articles on are writing to strangers, but they night. working class women — one re- A lot of that was feminist, be- "Working women" is IT. They "This is too demeaning to wo- know these strangers are want to know how to reach it. men. We won't print this ad." cently by Barbara Ehrenreich and "friends" and often they discover cause of the feeling that we were We did feel that after we had MT: Yes. we would. It's difficult. Karin Stallard. But I think what how much they share through the being treated not as reasonable we're missing is oo/ces from work- gotten the car and stereo and cor- There are some close ones. We've forum provided by the letters col- adults who could have control ing class women. We do publish porate ads that we could then also made decisions that when they're umn. over their lives, but as children. reports; the issues are constantly go after cosmetic and clothing advertising a shaving product and in the pages. But it's hard to Thorn argued that the letters CM: Did you have curfews? and food ads — because we they're showing a leg. that's ap- translate that, to find the voice. are a potentially valuable re- MT: Yes. They weren't com- bought these products. We know propriate—or skin products that source for future women's history pletely abolished, but they were our readers bought these pro- are showing skin. But it's hard CN: In the past ten years, studies. Their intensity reflects loosened to an incredible extent. I ducts. And it wasn't the products and certainly we get a lot of you've printed several articles on the confusion and conflict that can't remember the details but I we were against. criticism. the attitudes of (and towards) think that you had to be in the has marked the past decade. I think it's probably true that We reject ads that we think are young feminists. Do you think They also fill a gap in our records dorm (unless you had an escort) some of the copy in that kind of dangerous to women—like deo- that they have changed a lot? — could it have been after 10:30? that has been left because people an ad is more of a problem to dorant tampons, for instance, MT: Yes, I think they are very no longer tend to take the time to You could sign out till 12, and feminists than the images in a car which are not healthy. different now, and I think it's un- write long, revealing letters to you could sign out till 2 if you had ad. What we try to do is take the CN: It was hard for us to tell derstandable. Your generation each other. a place to go, which usually letters-to-the-editor to the adver- looking through ten years of is- has grown up knowing at least meant a date. You could sign out tiser and say, "This isn't the way to sues how Ms. itself has changed what the outlines of the feminist Several examples of positive overnight to an address that you sell to this audience, and if you're — aside from the ad content — movement are about, and expect- change can be found by following put down. interested in selling to this au- and how what the readers want to ing different things for your- the letters through the years—in- CN: We would like to move to dience, you should know that this hear about has changed. But we selves. cluding decreasing job discrimin- asking some questions about Ms. percentage of people are offend- noticed that in the very first few ation, improved treatment of We noticed in the July 1972 issue ed by what you're saying." issues Ms. really did a good job in There are two ideas that go with women by gynecologists, and [the first after the preview issue], CN: Do you feel that you get covering black women and work- this: One is a comfortable feeling credit reform legislation. "But," Ms. made the statement that "We positive results from that? ing class women. And we were with things that women older Thorn commented, "issues like will do our best to emphasize ads MT: Yes. Some ads are chang- amazed to see a huge article on than you have struggled with for a credit don't really go away. They that are of service to women and ing and some campaigns are lesbian love and sexuality. I long time. But the other is just change to other issues, like reflect the real balance of our much nicer. There's an Interna- couldn't see Ms. printing something of a movement toward pensions." lives." In other words, 50-70% tional Coffee campaign where something like that right now. passiveness. I don't mean that There has been less change in won't be devoted to things like women are sitting together enjoy- MT: You couldn't? Well, not there's less activism, but I think what might be called the deeply- buying make-up, because we do a ing each other's company. We many of our articles are so long that young women feel that more embedded attitudes. While work- lot of other things, like buying thought that was marvelous. now. We had a feeling early on has been accomplished than I feel ing wives still write to describe cars and so on. And some of the There's some wine advertising that we might not be around for has been accomplished. Bryn Mawr has three Mellon Fellows this year talented college graduates into and universities to see three or to three years including the final 1,374 applications, and led to in- by Cindy Brown teaching and research to counter more of its graduates or graduat- dissertation year. Sixty-eight U.S. terviews for 200 finalists with one Two recent Bryn Mawr gradu- the current trend of students with ing seniors named by the Foun- and Canadian colleges are repre- of seven regional committees. A ates and one senior are among scholarly potential who do not dation, and the only women's col- sented, and the 96 Fellows com- national committee, composed the first cohort of 96 Mellon Fel- enter academic careers. lege with two or more finalists. prise 47 women and 49 men. Six- of distinguished scholars and ad- lows named Sunday. The pres- Graduates Ruth Herrold and (The other four institutions were ty are college seniors; the rest are ministrators, made the final selec- tigious fellowships, disbursed by Kathryn Morgan, both of whom Cornell with seven, Yale with five, recent graduates. tion. the Woodrow Wilson National graduated summa cum laude last and Berkeley and Harvard with The Fellows are the product of Between 500 and 600 Fellows Fellowship Foundation and year, and senior Kay Cashman three each). a widespread recruiting search will be selected over the next five created by The Andrew W. Mellon were named Mellon Fellows. Bryn The awards include a stipend, which called for nominations years. Foundation, seek to send Mawr is one of only five colleges tuition and fees and may extend from faculty members, generated

PAGE 6D THE COLLEGE NEWS MARCH 31,1983 Thinking about pro-choice the California law, all these measures do is Of the ten percent who had had abortions, disturbingly, seven versions do not allow prevent young women from seeking safe 90 percent felt they had done the right by Kathy Roth abortion even if the woman's lite is in medical treatment. thing. 56 percent of people surveyed were Women are allowed to choose. As the danger. The law, which asserts that life is a Other laws are aimed against poor morally opposed to abortion yet did'not law now stands, the decision to have child- right for all human beings regardless of women. On Aug. 9, 1977 the Department want to inflict their views on others. ren, when, and how many is left to each age or dependency, holds serious legal of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) In an Associated Press/NBC poll 75 per- woman under law. This law does not mean ramifications. decided it would not provide funds for cent were against an amendment giving that women now have abortions, for The law precludes the shutting off of abortion except in the case of rape, incest congress the authority to prohibit abor- women have always had abortions. A life-sustaining machines in the case of or threat to the woman's life. The poor tions, and 77 percent agreed that "the study by the American Law Institute in comatose "vegetables," and also outlaws should pay for their own abortions. An decision to have an abortion should be left 1956 estimated that as many as two capital punishment. The latter issue average abortion in this country costs to a woman and her physician. million abortions were performed per year, disturbs some conservatives; they are try- $285. The average welfare for a family of Even though the country is pro-choice as many as 70 percent of which were il- ing to change the title to "Innocent Life three is $241. An abortion is equal to the there are powerful people working against legal. Amendment." cost of three months' food for this family. that choice. Marjory Mecklenberg, presi- Although many of these "unofficial" But is the government ready to extend In Pennsylvania actually the situation is dent of Citizens Concerned for Life, was abortions were back-alley and coat hanger this commitment to the poor and the a little better. After the cost of abortion considered for head of the Office of Ado- operations, the Encyclopedia Britanica elderly? And does it mean that if a person here a welfare family will have $1 left over lescent Pregnancy Programs; she is reports that in 1959 a survey of hospitals needs, say, a kidney, that the court can (1977 statistics). How do our congressmen against providing birth control for teens indicated a great many abortions, clearly mandate any individual to donate it? Does rationalize that? Well, we cannot spend without their parents' consent. illegal under state's law, were frequently the individual have the final say over her or tax-payers' money on issues taxpayers do Sen. Paul Laxalt (R-Nev) introduced the authorized by hospital officials. The abor- his body, or do the courts? These are the not support. We do, however, spend in- "Family Protection Act" which removes tions were performed apparently by doc- issues the HLA raises. credible amounts on nuclear weapons, federal child and wife-abuse laws, allows tors who believed the service was worth For an amendment to be passed, two- despite the wishes of most Americans. legal discrimination against gays, requires the risk of breaking state law. thirds of Congress must approve it. Pro- Another argument says that, although parental notification of a minor's request States made the decision on the legality life forces now estimate they control 50 there is separation of church and state, for abortion, contraception, or VD treat- of abortion before 1973, and before 1973 out of the 67 votes in the Senate and 250 abortion is in direct violation of God's ment and prohibits "sex-intermingling" in abortion was a legal practice to all women out of the 291 in the House needed to pass word, and therefore cannot be allowed. sports. in only three states. Then, in the 1973 case an amendment. Bills, however, need only Jehovah's Witnesses, however, can show Jim Ratcliff (R-Sun City) is against abor- Roe us. Wade the Supreme Court decided a simple majority to pass, and regulations anyone who listens that the Bible prohibits tion in all situations except in the case of a that state abortion statutes deprive women never even come up before the full Con- blood transfusions, and Christian Scien- black man raping a white woman, because of "due process" under the Fourteenth gress. tists do not believe in any medical treat- there is "a helluva lot of difference" bet- Amendment to the Constitution by refus- There are regulations currently being ment, yet the government would never ween a black rapist and a white one. Asked ing them the "fundamental right to choose considered which would cut off funding to rule in compliance with those beliefs. why it makes a difference, "Because it whether or not to have children." facilities with abortion clinics (Title X); What these laws do for the poor, as Con- does." (Arizona Republic, 1/24/81). Over two-thirds of the people in the which would pay for pregnancy tests, not gressman Louis Stokes stated, is once Sen. Jesse Helms says ".. . there is no world now live in countries where abortion pelvic exams, VD tests, or birth control; again establish the notion of "separate and reason to suppose . . . backroom abortion is legal, and yearly these numbers grow as which would subsidize only those clinics unequal." deaths will increase beyond what they more countries become concerned with which advocated either use of the Pill Let us now examine the medical aspects were before legislation (if laws are revers- the issue of women's rights. Many people (which only 15 percent of women can safe- of abortion. The abortion procedure is ed)." Those deaths do not seem to bother in our country, however, would like to ly use) or the use of the rhythm method for safe. It is safer than childbirth. Legal abor- Mr. Helms. reverse that trend. birth control. tion has a death rate of one thirtieth its Finally, a Right-To-Life spokesperson is In recent years much legislation has Many of the laws now focus particularly pre-legal counterpart. Less than one per- quoted as saying that within every woman been introduced, some of which has pass- on minors. The "Squeal Rule" said that a cent of abortions performed by clinics in is the desire to be fulfilled through child- ed, which runs a gamut of measured to woman under 18 could not have an abor- the (J.S. take place after the eighth week of birth. Fulfillment is easier if you don't have curtail a woman's freedom to choose tion without the consent of her parents. It fetal development. a choice. whether to terminate her pregnancy, in- was passed, though fortunately two judges It is important to note that candidates If you disagree, if you believe women cluding making abortion punishable as ordered an injunction against it, on the for abortion are not "irresponsible single should have that choice, and if you are murder. As a part of the conservative grounds that it is unconstitutional. A Mass- women." A significant number are married concerned about the many threats to that backlash in this country anti -choice achusetts law in effect for a year states that women with several children. After all, no choice that are made in Congress every measures are gaining in support both in a minor must have written consent from birth control is 100 percent effective. day, then perhaps you will be interested in state and federal legislatures. both parents or a judge in order to have an Education for Freedom of Choice in Ohio becoming involved. A group is forming in The Human Life Amendment is the abortion. publishes information stating that one out the Bryn Mawr/Haverford community to ultimate goal of the most conservative A California state law passed in 1981 re- of three couples using birth control will be active in the area of pro-choice. This Right To Life groups. This amendment quires a physicain to report on any indica- have an unwanted pregnancy every five Pro-Choice coalition has two goals, to defines a fertilized egg as a person entitled tion of sexual activity by unmarried years. educate people about the political situa- to the full protection of the Constitution. women under the age of 18, though the The Pill is 96 percent effective, the IUD tion of reproductive freedom and to lobby. Under the amendment any woman who order does not apply for male minors. 95 percent, the diaphragm 83 percent, We are connected to Planned Paren- has an abortion, and those who assist her, In May or June of this year the Supreme rhythm method 79 percent and contracep- thood but we are a separate group, in- can be prosecuted for murder. Low- court will be ruling on the constitutionality tive foam is 78 percent effective. Every dependent to choose our own course of estrogen birth control pills and the IUD of these laws. Though proponents of these sexually active woman who is not sterilized action. There is plenty of room for involve- both which work by preventing a fertilized measures insist that they are to aid family runs a risk. ment and there is much to be done; with egg from adherring to the uterine lining, communication, the fact persists that Perhaps most people are aware of this this issue we can make a difference. Come would be criminalized as deadly weapons. about 70 percent of women in SafeSpace situation, for the polls show the public to to our next meeting (time and place to be Furthermore, of the 17 versions which houses for homeless minors are there be in favor of abortion as a legal choice. announced). Because women should have have been submitted to Congress, none because they became pregnant. Addi- The Life Magazine poll of 1981 showed 67 the choice. provide a provision for abortion as a result tionally, as the American Medical Associa- percent agreed any woman desiring an (Editor's Note: Kathy Roth is co-chair of of conception following incest, and most tion (AMA) pointed out when it contested abortion should be able to obtain it legally. the Pro Choice Coalition.) Martha Graham to Smaller enrollment receive award Bryn Mawr expects a slightly will admit larger classes and will . . . one of the greatest Bryn Mawr will present choreo- choreographers of all time. An in- smaller overall enrollment in the go into their wait lists well into grapher Martha Graham with the Undergraduate College, accord- August this year. Applications at novator of the first order, she in- M. Carey Thomas Award on April ing to President Mary Patterson half of the Ivies are down this year, vented an entire idiom that made 15. The award is the College's McPherson. Contrary to some and the steep costs of many pri- her name synonymous with the highest honor, established by the rumors, no increase in housing vate institutions are behind lower unfamiliar art form now known as density is expected during the than anticipated enrollments at Alumnae Association in 1922 to modern dance. honor Thomas on her retirement coming academic year. The Col- many schools. "A pioneer whose works have as Bryn Mawr's second president. spoken eloquently against the lege had begun investigating an Bryn Mawr may. because other It is given in recognition of emi- crushing of the human spirit, she option for additional housing on schools will perhaps admit more Montgomery Avenue. McPherson nent achievement by American has been relentlessly absorbed in students, lose a higher percent- women. men's tragedy and comedy." stated, but received "no recom- age of its admitted freshmen to mendation to go forward" with An artist who has worked in Graham will bring three danc- those schools. "I just don't know." dance for most of this century, ers from her company, who will plans to secure this housing from McPherson commented, though Residence Council. Graham has created a body of 171 perform selections illustrating her she expects a somewhat smaller ballets which display a wide range remarks upon reception of the freshman class. of emotion and style. Dance critic award. Kisselgoff will present McPherson estimates that sev- If housing is tight, additional Anna Kisselgoff, a Bryn Mawr Graham, and President of the eral of the colleges with which Haverford Park Apartment (HPA) alumna who writes for The Mew Alumnae Association Barbara Bryn Mawr competes for appli- housing will be sought from Hav- York Times, calls Graham "One Goldman Aaron will make the cants, such as Harvard and Yale, erford, she said. of the greatest dancers of her time presentation. Choreographer Martha Graham.

MARCH 31,1983 THE COLLEGE NEWSl i PAGE 7 Lacrosse opens season, drops one game

by Kristen Steiner Players were supportive on the The lacrosse team capped field as some members got their three straight days of action on first taste of competition. A third March 28 with an overwhelming scheduled match was cancelled victory at Cedar Crest. All three in view of the deluge, and Bryn days pointed towards a suc- Mawr waded back to the van and cessful season. came back to the comforting The first two days of the con- warmth of hot showers and dry centrated action took place in shelter. Hockesson, Del. where teams Both squads hit the road the and clubs from all over the coun- next day, the 28, journeying to try gathered to play. The Sanford Cedar Crest College near Allen- Marathon took much of the town. The varsity went on the scheduled two days and featured field and turned in a solid scoring the CIS. lacrosse team. Bryn streak. The demanding 9-4 marg Mawr's team was split into varsity of the final sum was contributed and junior varsity squads, one mainly by co-captain Molly group attending each day. Moreno '83 who popped in five The varsity squad made the goals. Corny Kietzman '84 led a trip on March 26. Instead of full minor insurgency herself, hitting games with two 25 minute the back of the goal net three halves, the teams played only 20 times. To add to the scoring, minutes to a match. Bryn Mawr Heather Steward '85 made the re- met up with Smith and a club maining goal. from Long Island. The team later The JV team showed an im- played Haverford's squad and provement in teamwork, but Swimmers show strong finished the day against a club when asked who scored, Kathy from Quebec which fascinated Bowers 84 replied, "They did," as the Bryn Mawr players by con- Bryn Mawr fell 3-0. in national competition stantly rattling on in French- Canadian. by Snoozer Archer The junior varsity players took The College News would like Hours of training not only in the small, been that physical activity is a release and the field the next day in a much to correct several errors made in sleepy community of Bryn Mawr College that swimmers must enjoy what they are less accomodating environment. the tenure story in the March 10 with an incredible group of eaters (except doing, so anyone who wants to free all The marathon over, it was possi- issue: of course Terese Grdina), but in decadent those pent-up hostilities regarding work, ble to separate the squads by just Neal Abraham was reap- metropolitan West Palm Beach with Ken- wants to procrastinate a little longer, or checking the player's demeanor; pointed in physics; Raymond yon College's fanatical swim team, paid off wants to eat all the food that is provided the varsity squad was sunburned Albert was reappointed in the for Margie Martin and Helen Collins who for her without gaining weight is en- and bubbling with enthusiasm Graduate School of Social Work stroked their way to victory at Division III couraged and urged to join the swim team. and the JV had mud stains and and Social Research; Joyce Lewis Nationals. Out of 91 teams representing Potential divers take note; there will be a colds. was promoted to associate pro- all sections of the great U.S., Bryn Mawr diving team next year, coach and all the After watching the U.S. team fessor in Social Work; and Swim Team came in 23rd at the finish of neccessities, including the diving board. play Stanford in a light drizzle, William Vosburgh was promoted the 10 to 12 meet. You too can become one of the few, the the squad went on to play Lock to full professor in Social Work. Part of the credit for their splashing suc- proud, the fanatical, and the little weird; Haven State and Bucknell back cess must go to bizarre coaching that in- the ever popular Bryn Mawr Swim Team. to back in a cold, driving rain. cluded practices with sharks present (en- courages the swimmer to go faster), the constant fear of body-fat testing which Bryn Mawr Tennis kept one's eating at a minimum, and swimming in 69 degree water that discour- Wednesday, April 6 Haverford 4 p.m. H aged slowing down. Former All-American Margie Martin was Thursday, / :>ril 7 Immaculata 4 p.m. H one of only 38 swimmers nation-wide who qualified for Nationals in the 50 Back. This Saturday, April 9 College of the season as well she dropped five seconds New Church 2 p.m. A from her 200 Back time. Wednesday, April 13 West Chester Helen Collins, despite illness and the 4 p.m. H haunting presence of extensions dancing Tuesday, April 19 Swarthmore 4 p.m. H in her head, set three team records. She did her lifetime best 200 Fly with a 2:13.1, Thursday, April 21 Moravian 4 p.m. H and her best time ever at Bryn Mawr in the Tuesday, April 26 Grsinus 1:30 p.m. 200IM. Her straiegy: try to look like you're not drowning. Sunday, May 1 Faculty 4:30 p.m. Co-Captain Marieke McLeod, who went to Nationals last year in the 400 IM, pad- dled to her best time ever in the 200 IM Bryn Mawr Lacrosse with a 2:23.7. After four years of diligent bathtub-swimming, smashing into walls, Thursday, March 31 Hofstra 4 p.m. running into lane ropes, and crashing into 4 p.m. swimmers at high speeds, Marieke found Tuesday, April 5 Drew the whole experience "worthwhile" and the Wednesday, April 6 Villanova 4 p.m. new pool a couple years too late. Janet Homyak, another muscle-bound Thursday, April 7 Widener 4 p.m. swimmer, has dropped four seconds from Saturday, April 9 Muhlenberg 2 p.m. • her 100 Free time, eight seconds from her 100 Fly and almost two seconds in her 50 Monday, April 11 Beaver 4 p.m. Fly during her swimming career at Bryn Montgomery Community 4 p.m. Mawr. Nicolle Hirschfield bettered her Tuesday, April 12 previous year's 100 IM time by five Thursday, April 14 Swarthmore 4 p.m. seconds. Other great times were posted through- Tuesday, April 19 Haverford 4 p.m. out the season by a team which now Monday, April 25 Chestnut Hill 4 p.m. dominates the list of the five fastest times recorded at Bryn Mawr and which had for Wednesday, April 27 Drexel 4 p.m. the first time all members having made Saturday, April 30 Philadelphia Textile 2 p.m. points for the team. Coach Lee Wellington's philosophy has PAGE 8D THE COLLEGE MEWS MARCH 31,1983