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Connecticut College Digital Commons @ Connecticut College 1972-1973 Student Newspapers 4-5-1973 Pundit Vol. 57 No. 5 Connecticut College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1972_1973 Recommended Citation Connecticut College, "Pundit Vol. 57 No. 5" (1973). 1972-1973. 8. https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/ccnews_1972_1973/8 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1972-1973 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Connecticut College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author. CON ECTICLJT New London. Conn PUNDIT April 5. In] VOLUME 57 NIl. 5 Shaw's Cove Referendum to be voted on April 10 a guarantee by local merchants By ROBERT FISHER that an equal amount of money At a meeting held Tuesday lost by redevelopment will be night in the Student Government replaced by incoming room, concerned students, Jay busin essmen .. The Miner and Levin and Philip Goldberg, Alexander Lumber Company and Associate Professor of the Crocker Boat Yard are two Psychology, held an informative such !inns. meeting on the Shaw's Cove The third major opposition Redevelopment Referendum. concerns subsidized housing. The The Referendum calls for 1.4 new housing in the Shaw's Cove million dollars to supplement a 24 redevelopment area, contrary to million dollar Federal grant to what the taxpayers believe, will redevelop the Shaw's Cove area. not be low-income or subsidized, The area runs from the Lehigh but privately owned gas station on Bank Street, to "New London should be a Howard Street, and from Howard better place because of Con- Street to Hamilton street, en- necticut College here and New compassing all the land enclosed London is not better because of up to the waterfronL Connecticut College. If Con- The sparcely populated area, In necticut College doesn't turn out which ninety-five per cent of the to vote, we will lose," explalned residents have already left, is a Mr Goldberg who encourages all "universal blight,' commented Cornmuntty members to vote in Jay Levin. The referendum Iavor of the Shaw's Cove would guarantee housing Referendum on April 10. refurbishing without an increase The feeting of the meeting's in number of housing units, new organizers was one of necessity. utilities and sewers for all of They feel that there is no reason downtown New London, an open to .oppose this Referendum. They and unpolluted waterfront and stressed the point that if New the widening of Bank Street, The London doesn't seize this chance redevelopment area will also to obtain Federal money to irn- hopefully encourage private Howard street, part of the Shaw's Cove redelopment area prove the city, another chance development by local businesses. will probably not be offered. New assessed for ten thousand London will become a subject of The voting on April 10 deals slumlords." This organization, million dollars will account for dollars." "This amount," added desolation. They feel tlJat there wi th gran ling <:J. 1.4 million the limited tax increase. which keeps its membership a Goldberg, "would be reduced exists a necessity on the part of dollars of city money. If this secret, is opposed to the each year." the Community members to vote proposal is passed, the Federal The major opposition to the referendwn for several reasons. The second major reason for and work to guarantee the Government will grant the Referendum is the New London One reason is that redevelopment opposition, the Taxpayers fee~ is passage of this Referendum. All remaining 24 million dollars to Taxpayers Association, a five- that implementation of Shaw's students interested in working on New London. The vote is a hundred member group, who, would mean an increase in taxes. Cove would result in a loss of Referendum Day should report to guarantee to the Federal according to the sixth district The tax increase, however, ac- business. However, Jay Levin the Student Government room in Government that city interest in representative, "tend to want cording to Mr. Goldberg, would pointed out that "there is already Cro at 8;00 p.rn. on Sunday eve. redevelopment exists. The 1.4 status quo. They are out-and-out be .. ten do llars a year on a home Students ROT in Chapel Potpou rri of pol itica I possibles paste By LAURA DACOSTA aod bloody baadages, Iboaled The following is a list of class Alison Mis~t Stuart Jacobson aDd CARIN GORDON "ROT on!" whlJe the demudl officer candidates. Timothy Yarboro Sherry Jayce Oa April Fools Day lbe ..en belDg IUd. Carotine Kent ",., sceee outside of FIUIIling ss of 197i Judicial Board; foUo.. 1Dg "u to be released after Paula Rae Marcus Hall was ODeof dramatic chaos, sident: Hollis Baker 18:15 p.m. David Peltz u PiJlkertoo guards, UIUlbie to LeRoy Jones Carin Gordon Members of lbe suberslve Ted Sehlette gaiII eatrance to tile buUdIDg, Robin Lindner Andre" Hudders Racial OrgaDizalloD for Trulb regrouped for a ae" oUeaslve. Carol Spencer Estella Johnson Judy Sehwartz (ROT) loDIgIll seized FallDiDg Red aDd white baDDers, cretary·Treasurer Franklin Siegel David ShUlIWl Hall, CoDDecllcDl CoDege's ad- proclalmJDg "RJcbt On ROT" Barbara Green Binky Polan Bill Tovian mlalstratloa blllldlag, Irom Susan Jean Zaleski aod dlsplayIJII tile group's sbfeld· ial Chairman: Jackie Woodard QDd~r tbe DOlel of campul 1Ik~ ""'blem, bung from upper· Lisl Ungemack Class of 1f14 Commlllee On S\lIdeDI-Des security guards. President: lakrdlsclpflDary Majen Efflcleatly galDtDg coatrol of story wiDdows, ominating Committee: HWe wOD't get out of here unUl TelT)' Betteridge Richard Allen lb~ slately gray grulteedlfk:e, Peggy Brill oar demuds are mel aDd tile sky anna Darragh Delra Boger lb~ radlcals ~led a IIsl of 18 Steven Carl""" ckan up," an UDide.lltlfted leade.r Len LuPriore Stuart Meyers Rory Callahan demands on \be doors of tile Secretary-Treasure r bulldIDg, Among tile points "ere shoukd, R~later added lbat tile udicial Board: Marsha Craig Katie Paine demands for tile estabUshmealof demands might be aegollable, Susan Jacobs Judy CuUer Social Chairman: Laura DaC8sta a 1181101181 bolkfay on April 1, Al lasl repo~ ROT members Stuart Jacobson appeared to be digging in for the Bob Himes Beth Dowling inkUectual freedom lor slime Marilyn Kahn nigbt, aad reiDforcemeals were Nominating Commillee; Robert Huebseher molds, aod tile legalfutloa of Dana Sochacki arriving continually. Jeff Whitestone Susan Maje ika pelly Iarceay. Judicial Boord; Tb~ orgultalloa also On the first morning of April Class of 1975 Bernard McMullen Sophia Hanlus demanded complete amnesty for Allen Carrol and Charles President: Andrew Miller David Shuman ils memrers aod sympalbhers, Morrison along with a group <i Josie Curran Cheri. Smith Shannon Stoeit ''W~'re lired of Dol relag able interested comrades formed the David Merves Marsha Testa The following is a list of to turD rlghl on a red Ugbt, aad Radical Organization for Truth Monica Rothschild Holly Wise WI:: want an unconditional (ROT). Privately fWlded, ROT's secretary-Treasurer; committee candidates. Yoshi Yoshimura Commlllee On Sladeal-Deslgaed guaranlee of sunny weatber major support com,es from Char lie Curkin The above Commillees are the Gea~ral Educatloa tbrougb May n," a spokesman Harkness house with Social Chairman; Student-Faculty Committees that Charlie Curkin for tile aaarcbfsl orgaDizalioa representative contingents ,from Donald Kane will supervise the New Academic Jason Frank said. Olber members of tile (COalinued Oa Page 13) : Nominating Committee; (CualtDaed On Page-l7) groap, "eariDg black arm bands Bambi Flickinger Patty Harcourt OD.. '" a... ""For 'Shaw's C~ove ... Letters to l;: On Tuesday, April 10,New London will vote on the Today is Election Day. As members of the College Shaw's Cove Redevelopmenf Referendum. the editor Community, we all have a responsibility t The passage of this bond issue would secure a seriously and objectively consider the directionw~ Federal grant of 24 million dollars to redevelop a wish the school to assume and then select the major block of a now desolated and remotely To The Editor: candidates who most accurately approach this populated New London. This redevelopment is the In recent issues of pundit I direction. last chance New London has to stop the spread of have noticed an inconsistency in Studentgovernment can onIy be effective Whenit the use of titles for members of city deterioration. Unless New London seizes this the college faculty and staff. In is considered a reaIistic and serious proposition, As opportunity, other sections of the city will become one issue I found the same in- the vehicle for student opinion, it is necessary for victims of this cancer. Private redevelopment is dividual referred to as Miss, Dr., this serious entity to be composed of serious per. impossible due to cost, so the city must act now for '<ind Dean. We all know what sonswho wi II work for the students and the school. the implementation of this Federal redevelopment. Emerson says about consistency, Hence,the most fruiff~1 method of gu~r<!nteeing but in this case I think the Enacting this refurbishing would improve practice is contrary to the spirit the existence of an effect I ve government IS to select downtown New London as well as rid the city of a of the school. the most effective people. haven for' crime and vandalism. In my association with Con- Regardless of who you believe is the most Two ma [or obstacles which might prevent the necticut College one of my responsible candidate, everyone should vote. passage of this desperately needed referendum are greatest pleasures is a sense of mutual repsect individuals have EMPLOY THIS RIGHT TO GUARANTEE -EF- the New London Taxpay.e.csAssociation and the for each other regardless of age, FECTIVE STUDENT GOVERNMENT.

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