Nixon Repeats Hard Line War View
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The Courier Volume 1 Issue 19 Article 1 4-11-1968 The Courier, Volume 1, Issue 19, April 11, 1968 The Courier, College of DuPage Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.cod.edu/courier This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@COD. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Courier by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@COD. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Students Spark Drive to Help Riot Victims College of DuPage students have bers of the Students for United rallied to help homeless victims of Government, a college political the Chicago riots. Collecting food party. Members of the party went and clothing, they worked with stu¬ to Chicago Saturday night with some dents from Maryknoll Seminary to faculty members to volunteer their transport It Into the city. help. After seeing what had to be done. It was decided a food and The two-day program was ex¬ clothing drive would be of special tended through Wednesday because aid. of so many requests for aid. The group contacted radio and The program, called Operation television stations and said stu¬ dents would pick up contributions Pick-Up, was organized by mem- from anyone caUing the operations headquarters at the Student Center. The college administration sent a memorandum to Instructors to be 2d Political Party read In the classrooms announcing OPERATION PICK-UP resulted In carloads of food faculty are shown sorting some of the items brought the collection drive. and clothing being collected by College of DuPage to the Student Center, students for riot victims in Chicago. Students and to Back Slate With more volunteers than they could use to make pickups, the in April 24 Elections organizers sent extra people door to door soliciting contributions. A political party calling Itself Several faculty members who had Leadership of The Students for offered their help accompanied the DuPage has been formed and will students, drove carloads of goods to back a slate of candidates In the collection points, or contributed April 24 elections. money to buy essential items not contributed. The members of this party be¬ lieve it necessary to bring about Working in groups of two and better organization within the stu¬ three, the students returned with dent body. Some students and fac¬ boxes and bags of food and clothing. ulty members have complained about student apathy in the past Students at Maryknoll called and I year. The new party believes this stopped at collection points reg¬ has been caused partiy by the lackof ularly to help transport items to a main campus which led to a lack churches and community centers in of communication and a general the city. In some areas where de¬ Vol. I, No. 19. Weekly Publication of College of DuPage, Naperville, Illinois liveries were made. National Guard lack of school spirit. A spokesman escorts were necessary. said, “This will be partially but April 11,1968 not entirely alleviated next year No estimate was immediately once the main campus is in use.” available of the total amount col¬ lected. One group in two hours re¬ How to achieve better organiza¬ turned with four carloads of con¬ tion Is the major concern of the tributions. members of this party, organizers Bruno Band to Play say. Nixon Repeats Students said the majority of the people solicited were exceptional¬ at Spring Formal They have some ideas they feel ly nice although a few made caustic will be effective in bringing about The Mayo Bruno Band has been remarks and slammed their doors. selected to play at the spring for¬ a much needed unity among the students. mal, "Try to Remember,” April Hard Line War View The opening of the Federal Re¬ 29 at Marrlot Motor Hotel on Hig¬ lief Program in stricken areas These matters will be discussed gins road. The band, which was prompted many Chicago community Richard Nixon, GOP presidential at a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, recommended by a faculty member Choice 68 Is the national col¬ organizations to state the proba¬ candidate, has presented a stra¬ April 12, In the Student Center. was chosen by Mary Ellen Kelly, legiate presidential primary in bility of outside help being un¬ tegic blueprint of policy to Choice which the College of DuPage will Students Interested are urged to spring formal chairman. Students necessary by week’s end. 68 that differs little from the ad¬ participate. attend. are reminded that the dance Is ministration’s policy prior to open to all students, not just those President Johnson’s withdrawal In Nixon’s view the war Is one of graduating. Tickets are $5 a from the 1968 campaign. couple. aggression from the North — a separate state -- and he discounts those critics who see the struggle In terms of internal civil war. Even Most Lyons Goers Nixon’s scenario thus Invites the characterization of the North as "aggressors” and the South as "invaded territory.” Await Central Campus The United States is therefore By Raymond Voss obligated to "maintain a sufficient Miss MacLennan lives in Naper¬ level of military activity to con¬ The majority of students attend¬ ville, goes to Lyons and then Glen vince the enemy first, that he can¬ ing College of DuPage at Lyons Ellyn for classes. not win the war, and second, that Township feel the move to a cen¬ She said just trying to keep up for him to continue pursuing a mil¬ tral campus will be beneficial to with her schedule is tiring, much itary victory Is not worth the cost.” the college as a whole. But there less traveling 10 miles to talk to Nixon felt that only when the com¬ are some dissenting opinions. a teacher for 10 minutes. munists realize that their fight Is hopeless should our military effort Of the students interviewed, Rick Johan Jesik asked, “Why should1 slacken. Carlson, sophomore, best char¬ a person have to go all over the acterized those disliking the move. world to go to school?” On no account, Mr. Nixon con¬ tinued, should our strategy of Carlson said It would be more Mike Cross welcomed the switch bombing the North be abandoned difficult for people to get to one because it would bring the stu¬ or temporarily halted because of spot. dents together and give the op¬ rumored peace feelers or hysteria When asked if the consolidation portunity for more activities with on the home front. On the con¬ wouldn’t allow a better choice of more people involved, trary, the conditions for cessa¬ classes and times, he said his year start a gun or hunting club after tion of bombing should be rigid at the University of Illinois was the consolidation. and subject only to the halt of good that way but here more people One of the most often mentioned hostilities by the North. "If sup¬ would probably enroll and cancel phrases concerned the use of a high port for the aggression in the South any benefits. school building for college classes diminishes, then the bombing can Now, he said, he knows about and the stigma attached. Every¬ diminish. If the North ceases to half the people at Lyons and the one would be glad to leave this fuel the war In the South, then the bigger the school the less people behind, it appeared. bombing can cease.” Nixon re¬ you get to know. He said he doesn’t fused to accept anything short of a want to get lost in the crowd. Another idea brought out was conventional military "victory” in But Linda MacLennan, sopho¬ that the improvement in organiza¬ Vietnam, as a negotiated settle¬ more, went to the Indiana State tion and communication is sure to ment involving concessions to the University for a year and said the be realized. North appears to be unacceptable move would be good for both the to him. students and the school. All in all, it seems that the big¬ gest change to be expected is in BEAUTY AND BEAST contest, sponsored by the Lettermen’sClub, She said a greater feeling of be¬ the students themselves when it’s has this entry from the Masqueraders. The beauty is Donna Dellutri, He did not, however, feel that longing would help build tradition finally evident that the College of freshman, Elmhurst, and the other character Is Ed Hummel, fresh¬ those who are clamoring for the and this can’t come with several DuPage is an institution of higher man, Glen Ellyn. Winner of the contest amongCollege of DuPage clubs utilization of nuclear weapons campuses spread around the area. learning in one location. will be announced at a mixer April 27 at the Student Center. should be catered to. THE COURIER, April 11, 1968. Page 2 The Courier is a weekly publication by students of the College of DuPage with administrative offices in Naperville, Ill. Advertising Surrealistic rates may be obtained by writing Randy Haas, advertising man- ager, at 180 Exmoor, Glen Ellyn. Editorial offices are in the LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS Student Center. Telephone 653-2361. Cleo Disappoints Publication personnel include: EDITOR, Terry O’Sullivan- Our Critic ADVERTISING MANAGER, Randy Haas; SPORTS EDITOR, Scott E£t(e X,Y Z,+ n. 2$^- Betts; CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER, Jim Cmolik. Faculty adviser is By Alice Yoder LAX Gordon Richmond. 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