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. 'WW Pages • THE VILLANOVAN • September 18, 1970 Cats Trounce Maryland 21 -S VIlblQAMOVAM SEPTEMBER 23. 1970 UNIVERSITY, VILLANOVA. PA. Vol. 46. No. 3 VILLANOVA Defense Account's For Six Fumbles Peace Corps Recruiting MoratOriUm Radicalized thrown their support behind the movement, in an mankind's needs in foreign By RICK SALVUCCI As Peace Corps closes in on effort to add more strength and genuine impact to nations." "New Directions," its lOth birthday, a recent survey Aside from a multiplicity of groups, a more the impending Strike. Pincetich continues, "are more shows that during this time 28 radical stance seems to be the leitmotif of Vil- seeing the recent upheavals throughout the nation than a statement of policy - they Volunteers from Villanova Univer- lanova's activist segment, having met for the open- during the time of the Cambodian operation, as are a set of announced goals. sity have served overseas in the ing session of the semester in Dougherty's East portentous, Ressler pointed out that the war Because of host country requests 60 countries served by the agency. Lounge at 7:30 p.m. on September 14. Representing, has taken on a character whose ramifications to for specific skills, we are widen- Currently 14 recent graduates of by consensus estimate, somewhat less than twop^r society as a whole can no longer be gainsaid, ing our talent search. Further, Villanova are in training or ser- cent of all full time students in attendance, those especially in their collective impetus toward in- we hope to make programs more vice around the world. participating in the largely expository meeting tegrating more and more sectors of the peculation effectual by offering more inten- Despite recent rumors that had were first addressed by Steve Kline. into the Peace Movement, culminating in the spont- sive training, and especially skill Peace Corps ttirashing about in Acting more or less as coordinator for the aneous creation of the so-called anti-war training, to the young college grad- a death agony, significant gains various factions, Kline ticked off a list of issues universities, those that hold Kent State as an uate." Off campus. Peace Corps have been posted in such aca- of concern to the radical students, namely: expression of the highest tragedy in American New Directions needs include hand demic skill applications as busi- Vietnam- that the war is not a mistake, but rather University society today. skills, professional businessmen, ness degrees --up 75%; civil en «• a single facet in a continuing attritional pro- Outlining the action of the 31st of October, experienced teachers and tsirmers, gineers—up 23%; physical ed— cess. Ressler hoped that demonstrations throughout the city planners, and architects. up 2%; home ec majors—up 6%; NROTC-that its ultimate removal from campus is area's Utaiversity Community would merge in These skUls will fill 29% of the mechanical engineers—up 19%; the stated objective, to be ettocted in the follow- a massive noontime rally at JFK plaza, at 19th and overseas volunteer ranks - the other engineering degrees, up 10%; ing manner: tiiat no furttier NROTC candidates JFK Boulevard in Philadelphia, to be followed by remaining 79% must come from agricultural degrees, up 47%; and should be accepted into the program, although continuing involvement of the participants in anti- the campus community. industrial arts degrees—up 99%. ttiose presently enrolled could opt for com- war activity. According to Pincetich, "the Programs calling for liberal arts pletion. Ultimately, 1974 would present itself as Organizationally, the Mobilization movementwni earlier image of the grass -hut- V majors, as always, were filled target date for shutdown. be divided into cadres or task forces, forming latrine-digging vohinleer do- early. ted, Currlculum-a general liberalization along lines of the nucleus for a coordinated strike. The task ing his own thing has vanished The gossip bruited about the that suggested by the Moratorium-BSL coalition forces will be constituted as follows: from the scene. Program struc- academic halls and through the in Sk>ring '70 semester. Diminution of re<|uire- 1. Black and Puerto Rican-with lines to their and intensive skill train- media that Peace Corps Ibced turing ments and expension of electives sought. representative community organizations. ing is making for a more ef- eztlnetioo in 1970 has proren to Student Llfe-ameliorization, especially regarding 2. Women's Task Force-in conjunction with the fective volunteer - a less frus- be exaggerated. Blown slightly off- parietal privileges. various segment of the burgeoning Women's volunteer. course In late 1969 due mainly trated Esperimental College Lib activity. "Your skill will be t|sed. And to a mlsinterpretatioD of Peace Women's Caucus-in line witii Women's Liberation, 3. Labor Task Force-centering around the UAW better way to sharpen it than Corps' " New Direction," the agen- what designed to "get the women on campos together." strke, in an effort to scandalize the nation *: in an on-the-J6b situation where cy's college recruittng efforts Conoem tor Labor-ties to be established with at the conduct of GM as one of ttie nation's ideas and solutions can be nearly floundered. your labor unions, focusing about the present UAW largest war contractors, whose very economic practiced." Peace Corps is cur- ' ''The unfortunate misconception GM strike. difficulties are largely the creation of a self- 60 nations over- had Peace Corps abandoning the rently serving Ecology-continued action in concert with Environ- imposed war inflation. Such an anti-war strike Africa, Asia, and Latin campus in favor of skilled work- seas, in mental Action, the organizer's of last May's involving industry would be unprecedented in with just about every ers, mid -career professionals, Anwrica, highly successful Earth Day, and backers of the nation's history, taking place in time of skUl on the roster. and highly-trained technicians," academic Villanova's Propane Car, which recently com- a war, albeit undeclared. Education, Math- says John Pincetich, Northeast Majors in pleted a nationwide run under competitive con- He also proposed a two week Moratorium on Science, Engtaeerlng, Business^ ReglflBBl Director. "This was not, dlttQins. classes to occur at the time of the November Agriculture, Liberal Arts, Home and is not, the ftust Peace Corps Having summarized, Kline introduced Jay Re- elections, a move largely fostered by the Prince- and Physical Educa- will continue to view' the aca- Economics ssler, director of the Philadelphia Student Mobil- ton based Movement for A New congress, and one as well as 40 other aca- I demically trained volunteer as its tion, ization Committee in Philadelphia, whose main already implemented in area schools, notably are needed fOr pro- backbone. The success we have demic skills, thrust concerned the tentative Octdber 31 Anti- Penn and Drexel. beginning this spring and enjoyed over the past ten years grams War demonstration, called by the National Peace Ressler expressed support for the chicane Mor- would not have been possible with- summer. Action Committee in aeveland, with ties to Black atorium, a largely Mexican-American group, whose "Politics is hard to avoid," out the dedication, hard work, and Third World organizations. anti-war activites recently lead to violence; a tele- said Villanova grad Bernard Cal- and self-denial of the thousands Ressler spoke of the increasing involvement of gram expressing the sentiments of the Villanova lahan Jr. (Mech. Eng., '67) upon of college graduates who have labor In the Movement, pohiting out that men such Committee to End the War in bdo- China was sent of the UAW had served and will continue to serve (Continued on page 1 as Pat Gorman and Paul Silver (Continued on page 2) Photo by Bob Fontaine 0) THE BIG The Cat defense, was the name, of the game against Maryland. They forced six Terp fumbles, three of which resulted in Villanova scores. ^i^f?*"""- By JACK KELLY six, this Tl» 1970 Villanova football team ineffective also. The inability of played his versatility and became knee. "There was no whistle on the 'Cats again added garnering the ."."» i'' opened up the new decade with a either offense to get moving in the leading ground gainer for Vil- the play," Brannan said after the time the defense actual tally. Hol- . , :/ sound victory over the prestige the first quarter resulted in the lanova (121 yards). Combining with game, "The ball was in play and credit for the the Terrapins on' seeking University of Maryland teams punted a total gainers. I gave the kid a good shot." With land's punt put ;•:> fact that both Helm's bursting Wood- nine period. The front •• .;;> ^ Terrapins, 21-3, in the first game of 7 times, sophomore Duane Hol- ring came to life and hit Siani this Incident in mind the Mary- their own put a tremen-^ ever played between the two clubs land doing the punting chores for for eighteen yards. The 'Cat of- land team started a near free- four of Villanova did' at College Park, Maryland. There Villanova averaged a 37.3 yards fensive machine progressed to the for-all at the end of the half dous rush on Shugars (they cracked him were rumblings that Maryland has per boot. Terp four before penalties and a but both teams were quickly part- that all day) and the endzone/' attained big time stature and that The scoring (^portunitles were near miss in the ^idzone stopped ed. It seemed apropos that the causing a fumble in a Junior defen- Villanova would be soundly plentiful for both teams in the the drive. But here is where Vil- Maryland marching band formed Ernie Messmer, sive tackle, plunged on the ball Ul drubbed, but none of these rumors second, third, and fourth periods.