9 pm Wednesday Maroh 1 West Akers 've got this gigantic front-page collage and these week when Allen Ginsberg and the US Kiss-In share the two pages of copy on United Students, and we'd like to be SAME FRONT PAGEI able to say it was all planned way in advance by the editors Putting our quivers of anticipation aside for a moment and iheir ouija board and crystal ball who told us that the and talking about the Issue at hand, let us take a line or two kiss-in and the boycott and the coffeehouse would an happen to apologize to all the non-MSU students to whom the US this week (plus, needless to say, Allen Ginsberg, who started pages may seem perfectly unintelligible; let us furthermore it all), but we can't say thai, cause that's not really what feel sorry for all the MSU students who may share the out- happened. It was pure coincidence, and so will it be next of-towners' feelings. Hurry up, please, there's still lime. for a one week study of the Report ly suspect that only God knows exact­ prior to US making Its own report. ly what's going on with the parking Progress Report I personally feel that US could have situation on campus, and even ihen made such a report about eight weeks I'm not so sure. I can report only ago, but failed to do so through a that it looks like student parking combination of bad leadership and lots are slowly being moved off- that particular brand of hesitancy campus in the genral direction of which plagues so many groups whose Sidney, Austrailia, and that US is Where US is At most Important virtue should be de­ uptight about ii. 1 he fact that park­ cisiveness. That's all in the past, ing spaces are admittedly restricted By BRADFORD A. LANG own decisions. No picket lines or however, and lei's just say that I on campus is overshadowed in their molotov cocktails are being planned think Mr. Brown knows what he's minds by the absurd spectacle of or predicted. The people who have doing. Like the Williams Committee, students being denied parking places' "Are you going to write some more the Brown Committee has called upon nasty stories?" asked the sweet young been conducting the price study — in favor of such functions as Farm­ particularly Dave Crawford — have all members of the academic com­ ers' Week and the Last Lansinj thing sitting next to me at the United munity to present their views. But, Students meeting last Tuesday night. done a competent and seemingly Chamber of Commerce luncheon. thorough job; their goal is quite rea­ unlike the Williams Committee, US Anyway, the group voted to establish She looked at me tentatively. I'm not will probably be more inclined to pay sure whay my reply was—something sonable at the present time, although a committee whose function would be I suspect that some kind of stronger attention to the views of students. roughly to push for more student to the effect that 1 would wait and (4) The Open House Project: Annie see what happened. And (to make a action will be necessary in a few parking or at least to hold on to what cases when the effects of the study DeChant, chairman of the open house now exists. I, for one, refuse to long story short) I did and I won't committee, seems to have made an not necessarily in that order. become evident. think seriously about trying to cor­ abrupt about-face from a formerly rect the parking situation. When It I mean, God knows I try not to go The booklet, by the time this goes weak position, and the committee is comes to problems having to do with Out of my way to say "nasty things" to press, will be nearlng completion, now calling for permanent open - traffic control, I am usually reduced about my frlneds. And I certainly and portions of it will be published houses all weekends and for several to suggestion s that bubble gum be haven't been responsible for some by THE PAPER this term. The en­ hours each week night, with no re­ nlaixri in the coin elo*«- of al! -the of the violent attacks that I've been tire booklet should be ready for dis­ parking meters. accused of making. A lot of people tribution In the dorms and on the have been running around lately say­ streets of E.L. at the beginning of (7) .The Akers Kiss-In Project. I ing that United Students Is either Spring term. Anybody who doesn't am honestly not quite sure how seri­ dead or dying, and I'm not sure take advantage of the information ous the majority of US members are whether I'm supposed to have pre­ which will be available to him de­ about this one. The initial discussion dicted it or caused it or what. But serves to get screwed. of the project was mostly on the level just for the record, let me say that of hysterical laughter in response to US is neither dead nor dying, and (2) The Coffeehouse Project. Here, also, a lot of work has evidently such faux-pas as J.J. Friel's : "If that anybody who thinks it is must the people are gettin' screwed on this be crazy. been done by Dave Macomber's com­ mittee. They've been contacting . ." And so on. The heart of the You see, I never really meant to clergymen, professors, and student matter rests on a report that Akers convince anybody that there were groups, raising money, investigating Hall now has a new rule which, in basic flaws in the structure or lead­ various possible locations, etc. They effect, boils down to a ban on all ership of U.S. that would prevent it seem to have settled on the concept forms of public sex acts save hand- from being effective. The structure of turning the coffeehouse into a holding. CI here are those, by the is great, and the leadership is at quasi-commercial project, although way, who believe that hand-holding least as enthusiastic (if not quite no final decisions have been made. Is a sex act.) 1 don't know how new this rule is, and I'm not sure that as experienced) as any student •When they are made, the committee rights leadership we've ever had it's restricted only to Akers, but I will not be operating without either guess that now is as good a time as around here. The problem, as I see financial backing or information. A it, is that their analysis of the whole any to protest the ridiculous restric­ very thorough job, to be sure, al­ tions on civil liberties represented university and world situation is sad­ though I sitll have reservations about ly lacking; my purpose was to warn by such rules. 'I he idea of a kiss- the purpose of the whole project. I In (scores of people kissing, hugging, them of the possible consequences of suppose if it makes money and pro­ this. However, I'm tired of bitching strictions whatsoever. I hat's a far' etc. in the general vicinity of the vides the "community of scholars" cry from the MHA-WIC proposal, Akers womens' lounge) is, as some­ about it: they're just going to have to with another needed night spot - muddle through for a while without which involved a permanent open one pointed out at the meeting, "a gathering place, the thing will have house one night a week, probably real groovy Idea." The demonstra­ a cohesive view of things until they been worth the effort. It just won't begin to see the connections between with the usual restrictions. The US tion will be held Wednesday, March be what we all originally expected. 'proposal is now being considered 1, at 9 p.m. at West Akers Hall. what they now classify as individual, Ah, well isolated issues. by somebody along the hierarchy, Be prepared, perhaps, for the Revo­ but I'm afraid that lis success or lution. (3) 1 he Academic Freedom Pro­ failure will depend on how much So much for the nasty part. I have ject. A committee was established support can be gathered from the been accused (quite rightfully, I sup­ last term—chaired by a now inactive mass of students. It seems to me thai Those are the major projects now pose) of neglecting to mention all the member—to investigate the Williams the controversy • over open houses underway. Others—such as the com­ good things that US has been doing Report and to come up with recom­ is as close to the heart of general mittee on grading policy—seem to lately. An attempt to rectify this mendations. It never did that little student unrest as one can get; If have disappeared in the ubiquitous fog 'gross error therefore follows (rec- thing (although the Williams Com­ US doesn't push this issue as hard of red tape and committee meet­ commended reading for all those who mittee was provided with all kinds as possible, it will be making a very ings. It's just as well, since 1 doubt claim they don't know what US is of recommendations, most of which grave error. if United Students' limited man - trying to accomplish): it unfortunately rejected), and so power can handle any more projects, lost its chance to have any effect (5) Off-Campus Housing.