The Ithacan, 1978-02-02

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February 2, 1978 Vol. 51/No. 16 Ithaca College published independently by the students of Ithaca Colleg~1SlCETiiY!~ New York 3 1978 Garden 28 Blows 1w~Top by Charles Ratcliff awaken by the noise of the roof the area was kept clear of Last Thursday morning at coming off and he described it as unauthorized personnell so no 9:30, winds in excess of 40mph sounding like a herd of elephants body else would be endangered tore the roof' off of Garden trampling the roof. Another by falling debris. In general, the Apartment 28, forcing the tem student, Rob Eldridge had been situation was-handled extremely porary evacuation of 2 apart awakened for about half an hour well by Ithaca College personnel. ments and slightly damaging 3 and according to him, the roof Special pra:se is due to Harold cars in the parking lot below. was making alot of noise before it Cox and Roy Pealo for the role The roofs of the Gardens are actually come loose. A third they played. Howeever some made of 3 layers consisting of student, Margaret Millspaugh, people, especially those people three-quarter inch wood topped called Safety when she saw who live in Garden 28, remain by a layer of tarpaper covered someone get hit with ·a piece of concerned about the possibility with sections :of corrugated blowing tarpaper. Fortunately of this type of thing happening steel. The wind got underneath that student wasn't hurt and again. Section of corrugated roof cover photo by Rob Eldridge one of the steel sections and tore thanks to Safety's quick response ing Garden Apartments still it loose. This caused a chain hol,ding on reaction and tore another section loose and damaged a third Review section. In all, about 40 feet of roof was affected. The two sections that came completely ERA Debate: DeCrow VSm Schlafly free blew across the street and by Julia Stromsted excitement and drama came a votes (3 more) before March 1979 passed in 1972-The Equal Oppor landed on top of 3 cars parked in The tension of irresolution and more perceptive understanding in order to be ratified and tunity Act; The Education A R lot, scratching paint and indecision seemed to hang over of what had actually transpired. accepted as an amendment for mendment, the Equal Credit causing some minor dents. The the crowd last Wednesday night In other words, I stopped our national constitution is ab Act-and to assert that no other third section flapped loosely on following_ the ERA debate be operating on pep-rally mentality solutely necessary, in DeCrow's law was now necessary to top of the building until two tween the two national greats: and began concentrating on the estimation because "our laws are supplement or further the efforts members of Physical Plant, Karen DeCrow and Phyllis - facts that had been generated not comprehensive enough,""are of these laws. Again, she Harold Cox and Roy Pealo, Shafley (NOW ex-president and during the debate. not enforced," "are not equita seemed unable to explain why braved the high winds and bitter leader of the STOP-ERA MOVE As I began to review the ble,"and "are too susceptable to these laws hadn't stopped cold to go up on the roof and MENT.( debate. I found, surprisingly, arbitrary change." She listed sexism in our nation, and then secure it. According to Emil To most, the debate had been that the debate had been far numerous examples of inequality when faced with data proving Policay of Physical Plant, the confusing: what exactly were more successful than I had such as reduced credit ratings sexist practices under the law, actions of these two men pre the issues? What laws were originally realized. and benefits for women, the she simply tried to deny that vented any further damage to being proposed? What were the At the onset, Karen DeCrow denied entry for gifted young sexism existed! the roof which could have ramifications? And who had began her discourse with a women into advanced science necessitated the evacuation of actually won the debate? · And "general audience" mixture of highschools, lower social security Her strongest statement in her the entire top floor of Garden 28. for a few moments after it was all information, facts, statistics and and insurance benefits, limited first speech blasted ERAers for Once the loose section was over, I too, sat musing over all rhetoric, abstractions and emo access to "government man-pow inviting "the meddling fingers of secured, students were allowed that had just been said and tion to explain briefly what the er" projects and military training the Feds"into "our personal and back into their apartments. wondered why my reactions ERA was and to support its schools, etc. community affairs" (at this point Friday morning, Policay and were not more clearly defined. passage. "Our Supreme Court needs all I thought back to the McCarthite Don Runyon met witli the My answer came only as the ''The ERA states that equality the help it can get on equal rights Red scares from "meddling Feds architects of the building who crowd dwindled (and the last of law shall not be denied or issues when it rules that sepa and creeping Communism!") She assured them that no other roofs Burchite was pried from his chair abridged by the United States or rate but unequal highschools for did not care to respond to had been damaged by the winds. in the back) and I realized that any ·state on account of sex." young men and women are DeCrow's reference to the past On Monday, a roofing contractor with the abatement of mob The ERA which needs 38 state constitutionally fair." She stated 18 year-old sufferage amend put a temporary patch over the this halfway through her speech ment as proof that the ERA need damaged area to alleviate the then concluded with a challenge not escalate Federal intervention problems of leakage until the ·Mushrooms Blossom to an American nation which and domination. weather turns warmer and per brought thunderous applause One was left, at the close of manent repairs can be made. from the capacity crowd: · "A her speech, knowing a great deal Director of College Relations in Garden Apartments country which holds itself up about Schafley's personal opin Walter Borden did not have a before the entire world as a ion, but not knowing any solid dollar estimate for the damage by Bette Ann Sacks Plant. According to Housing leader in Human Rights issues reasons why she or we should be but the college is insured for such A problem'has sprouted in one Goordinator, kMichele Viotty, can not deny these rights to 53 opposed to the ERA in particu accidents, including the damage of the bunkers. According to "Housing can only refer the per cent of its population!" lar. done to the cars. Fortunately, no Brana Frankel who lives with problem to Physical Plant. After Ms. Shafley began on a differ The discussion then moved on students had to find alternate Sandy Cohen in bunker 29-5-1, that, it is ini;heir hands." ent tactic by resorting primarily to the November Houston Con hou.sing for the night but the mushrooms are "growing around Physical Plant responded four to sweeping generalizations and vention for International Wo college would have provided that the edges of the water heater days after housing filed the unsupported accusations. "Wo mens' Year. Though both deba as well. through the· carpet." complaint. The problem was not men in this country have all the tors did not seem above sensa Both Policay and Borton spoke The students moved in the cured. The students said that constitutional rights that men tionalism, generalizations, 'ap with praise about the response of apartment during the end of first Physical Plant "just left pieces on have-the US Supreme Court in peal to emotion or patriotism.' Safety and Physical Plant and semester and discovered that the the floor; it was really gross." 1875 declared that women are Ms. Schafley at this point opened the cooperation of the affected mushroom problem was starting Five days later, Physical Plant "persons" and that women can up with a deluge of accusations students. Policay blamed the to occur about one and one-half retruned to pick up the pieces. have any career or occupation and aspersions against the Con accident on a freak of nature weeks into the second semester. The mushrooms have grown they want." She was not, vention organizers that surpas instead of a flaw in the roof. He The problem was reported to back and no action has been however, able to rebuke the sed all deviations from accepta said it was a combination of high housing who informed Physical taken to alleviate the problem. examples and data forwarded by ble debate form thus far. winds coming from the right MS.

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