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Show Page 6 HJeber tate THE SIGNPOST FRANKLY SPZUOKG November 7, 1969 by Fhil Frank 9 Adjust election rules BY JOHN HART Student Govt. Editor THE NEW WING of the student union is, according to Farrell Shepherd, director, going through a "shakedown cruise" as all new buildings do. PERHAPS THE physical arrangements for elections may be considered in this light also. The main polls, located just north of the base of stairs, created an awkward situation for candidates. VOTERS COULD enter from the stairs, the two north doors, or the lobby and be within the twenty feet margin between the candi. dates and the polls, unaccessible to the candidates. ELECTIONS ARE WON AND lost by the candidate's activities on election day, how he impresses the voters, etc. Meeting the voters on election day has been one of the only bits of honest to goodness comparing of the candidates, instead of comparing campaign mana. gers, and their cute poster designs. THE NET RESULT OF present arrangements is the overwhelm, ing temptation on the part of the candidates to sneak a little closer to the polls and meet more people. (Overwhelming because it was done rather often last Friday, not limiting itself to any single candidate.)THE POLLS should be moved farther north to give each candidate a fair chance at all the voters. Goodness knows, all voter awareness possible in the school should be nurtured, not hindered. ANOTHER THING WHICH should be done before the major elec tions later on is setting up penalties for infringing rules. Now, ex-cept forviolatingposter space and losingthe poster, or the five dollar deposit, action against candidates is "all or none" an3 seldom are the infringments severe enough to warrant disqualification. The elections committee warns and rectifies as soon as it can, but often the damage is manifest in the total vote, beyond censure. . THE ELECTIONS committee should set up automatic penalties (which are beyond their jurisdiction) for violation of rules. THESE PENALTIES should -be in terms of a vote penalty, graded by number of days violated amount of people who came in contact with violation, and the times the candidate was warned. A one to five percent penalty of total vote, scaled before in rules so as to be out of jurisdiction of the elections committee, (who are quite busy with responsibilities as it is,) is not out of proportion to the problem. This also would eliminate the touchy area of candi-dates "ratting" on each other, which they are slow to do. Miss WS - gone TWO PICTURES of past Miss Weber State title holders were stolen recently from the west wing of the union building. These pictures were valuable to the college and very difficult to replace. The thief has not yet been caught. THE ELEVATION of people from high school to the college level should be a step up in the areas of responsibility and maturity. Unfortunately, occasionally there appear people who have actually reach, ed the university level and still cannot keep their hands to them-selves and off property belonging to others. BESIDES THESE students, Weber State College has other, special problems when it comes to maintaining the valuable properties on exhibit around the campus. Youngsters are allowed to roam the cam. pus at all hours of the day and night. These children are of allages--high school, Junior high, and even younger, elementary. school students. Children of these ages should not be allowed to use the college facilities so freely. They cannot possibly be expected to adhere to adult codes of conduct, and, while it has not been proven absolutely that these kids are stealing property from the college grounds, it could very possibly be the case. LAST YEAR, SOME very valuable photographs were taken from an exhibit in the union building and also a stereo was stolen from a room in the same building. Gangs of young children were seen running a-, round the halls of the UB the same nights the thefts took place. Something should be done to curb future thefts of college valuables. Dcbrr tate 1 1 1 I Jltp0St 1 KHPitcN-rcD rem national aOvrtiino r National Educational Advertising Service A DIVISION OF Cadch'S dihit mui KirvtCKS. inc. QO Lxlngton A v., Umw Yorfc. N. Y. 10017 . . Published weekly by the Associated Students of Weber State College during fall, spring and winter quarters. Entered as second Class mall at the Ogden, Utah, Post Office. Mailing address: Weber State College, 3750 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, Utah, i ': The opinions expressed on the editorial pages of the Signpost do not necessarily represent those of thestudentbodyorthe administration.; Letters to the editor must not exceed 250 words and must be signed to be considered for publication. Marilyn Larsen Editor-in-chief Lyle Karras Business Manager 5M W1HN to 7I7KWWCT. NO.MM7 Peace and Freedom BY JOE HEINZMAN Columnist On Monday, Nov. 3,1969, President RichardM. Nixon made a direct appeal to the "great silent majority" for support in a quest for a "future of peace and freedom," I question the meaning of peace and freedom. Is peace death? If so, 31,000 plus Americans now enjoy peace. Is peace the dictatorship of Vietnam and the subversion of its tortured people? If so, they have peace. Is peace the derogation of thousands of senators, representatives and students who support the moratorium? If so peace exists. Does freedom mean making "little Americas" out of the world? If so the U. S. has made a good start in Korea, the Phillipines, South Vietnam, West Ger. many, etc. Does freedom mean liberty? If so, does liberty mean justice? If so, what is a "just and lasting peace"? Try as I may, justice cannot be defined except relatively, Le., justice is not dis-covered through war. I would appreciate your opinions, I dare any of you in the "great silent majority" to define freedom, liberty or justice, I don't think any of you can. The President indicated that peace and freedom cannot be attained if the U.S. loses this "winless war". He said that if we lose in Vietnam that we will have more war. He suggested Europe, the Middle East and South America. Does he mean that there will be more Vietnams, more grief, more indescribable anguish for the people of our great, wounded nation? I believe that he has implied this. Why more Vietnams could occur is a difficult question. We have seen the futility of muddling in a worthless garbage dump of a nation (Viet, nam). Could we make the same mistake again? I imagine that we would not unless for some vile reason we make an error. I pray not. The "Nixon Doctrine" calls for the "Fall of the American Em. pire." First, the U.S. will keep all reaties with nations like Viet, nam. Second, the U.S. will provide a nuclear shield for countries like Vietnam. The U.S. will give military and economic aid to treat, led nations but they must do most of the fighting. In reply, it is obvious that the U.S. must honor its treaties. Secondly, a nuclear shield for a nation as small as Vietnam could mean the "Fall of the American Empire" which is much more valuable. Third, why doesn't the U.S. just leave the groveling nations to their own problems. The Rlmland theory isn't all that valid. (For intellectual enjoyment read Spykman's Rimland Theory). The President outlined his "flexible timetable" for withdrawal. It will mean an indefinate war with infinite death on both sides. Why the Hell would such a policy be considered, realizing the severe strain on the people of our nation and Vietnam? What if the U.S. does get out in five years and what if the war goes on between the north and the south factions? What if South Vietnam loses? Isn't that the same thing that would have happened 31,000 lives and many millions of dollars ago? I reitterate that there can be no victory in an "endless, winless" war. What a petty, futile world we live in. The President subtly jousted the Moratorium because it represented only a minority of Americans, people he called patriotic even though they dissented. (How's that, Hunsaker) In all sincerity, after much afore-thought, and after much emotional soul search, ing, I follow my heart and mind and call for support of the peaceful November Moratorium. Recently I read a tremendously Interesting poem which express, es much of my sentiment and in the interest of education I thought that I should pass it along to you. ATOMIC RECAPITULATION . by; Joyce E. Herndon "How long is a mileless hour? Ticking Clocks are all wound out. Bloodthirsting Drinkers of aftermath now. Warmongering Gluttons chewing entrails of infinity, Defacing Seconds of mystic curiousity, Marring Thoughts with splattered red, Obliterating Posterity with reverberating. Dust." (3rd stanza) Thank us Editor: The Bonneville Chapter A-merican Red Cross wishes to thank the Ass't Dean of Students, Dr. Marvin Peterson, the Stu. dent Sponsor Chairman, Dave Yurth, the Student Committee, Sororities, Fraternities, Faculty, Students and Employees who were responsible for the very successful Red Cross blood drawing, which was conducted on Weber College Campus, Oct. 21, 22 and 23, 1969. Donating blood doesn't take very much time and hurts very little. Numerous times each day there are reminders that blood is among the most precious of our local resources. Some four thousand (4,000) pints are needed in our Community each year to treat diseases and save accident victims and persons in surgery. With the development of mod. ern surgical techniques the de-mand for blood is rising each year. Again please accept our full-est appreciation for helping us make this life saving product available to the patients in our hospitals. Sincerely, JAMES R. MOCKBEE Manager Bonneville Chapter American Red Cross cc: Dr. Marvin Peterson Dave Yurth Letter-in Editor; The mourning demonstration, "Moratorium," emphasizes an essential aspect of the personality of our times; we live in an age when we must question our politics. We have discovered new sensibilities, new emotions, new involvements, and they have ex. panded into social movements protesting race relations, poverty, and war. We have sat, picketed, marched, hoped, and prayed for peace between all breeds of men and this we have clearly conducted with the under-lying belief that the pen will be-come mightier than the sword. America is engaged in a war in Vietnam, a war which she did not intend to become so massively involved in; and it is this war which we question most in our age of inquiry. The timetable for your protest is to wall your letters daily beginning November 9 and continuing through Nov. 15 to Richard M. Nixon, President of the Unit, ed States, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20006. On November 12 the bulk of your opinions will reach and pass through the doors of the White House. The letter-in can be an impetus to the march, perhaps, be even more effective. The White House staff will open each of your letters and your beliefs will be noted. An estimated sixty million letters will arrive at the White House on Wednesday, the first day of your protest. Use the following procedure in mailing your letters: 1) Type the address. Use the Zip Code. Business and institutional envelopes may be used. 2) Use first class postage.. .Special Delivery and even better, registered mail (it must be signed for) will in. sure faster delivery. President Nixon may never read your letter as such but he will be intimately reminded of your convictions for peace. We have a message to give to President Nixon. Let us be unit-ed in a common effort to ex. press our"beliefs as Americans. JOHN J. LEVY AND WILL LONG Chairmen |
