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Show Letters to tHe EdfroR Slanted news Editor: I cannot let your slanted treatment treat-ment of Tuesday's meetings go unnoticed. Specifically, whoever wrote "On Strike!" on the front page picked descriptive phrases and quotes to misrepresent Jeff Fox. You know, but the general public and some newer students may not knew, that Jeff is a recent rec-ent student who intends again to be a student of this University and that he is a former elected studentbody officer. The impression impres-sion given was that he is an import im-port from outside rather than the Utah man he is. Further, while I did not hear everything said in all of the meetings, I believe the quotes are unfair because I did hear Jeff at about 1 p.m. speak in a manner very differently frcm the impression you give. He re-peatedely re-peatedely insisted on the nonviolent non-violent method of attaining goals. If these instances occur, what confidence can one have in the reporting? I dislike considering them deliberate, considering the emotonal and confused climate right now, but they must not pass unchallenged. JOHN WADE Not human? Editor: In the rallies of Thursday and Friday some hard words were said about President Fletcher's failure to comply with the list of demands. A dangerous precedent has been set at some universities by administrations giving in to demands, thus losing the initiative initia-tive of direction and making a joke of any policy whatever. However sincere these demanding demand-ing students may be, or however just their complaints, by what authority do they make demands? Do they own the land occupied by the campus? Do they hold a mortgage on Ballif Hall? Do they have a petition signed by a majority ma-jority of the students and faculty? Democracy has a place for dissent dis-sent and for change. It has a place for suggestions, requests, resolutions, petitions and political action, and it is obliged to give them all fair consideration. It does not have a place for demands, except in legal process. Demands at their best have something of the "your money or your life" quality about them. At worst they lead to mobocracy, which is no "ocracy" at all. The only justifications for demands, de-mands, within the legal process, are the consenting agreement of an absolute majority of those directly di-rectly concerned with the issue or the redress of a violation of civil rights. The Friday referendum referen-dum exemplifies the proper way to determine the first of these. Concerning the second, at least two rally speakers stated that no civil or personal rights had been violated, but that they were being used as an excuse to violate "human "hu-man rights." If human rights is tie location lo-cation given for attempt distrupt my education, am-conclude am-conclude that I am soit other than human? DALE BEEE Bigotry Editor: During last week's option op-tion I heard a number df refer to policeman as "f-' suggest that an epithet t nature is an express '; identical to the wards i "wop" or "spic" ' ; the epithet is directed atap-bacause atap-bacause of their ancestrj ( nc origin. In the ' the word "pig" Cf prejudice against .Vh cause of his choice of o If we are truly cone " , overcoming prelum in our society, we an forms of bigoW thos? which offend sPfI' ELIZABETH B.HC Supports SDS Editor: taff editorial said tta t of us don't car e Greeks do a University (some editorials). As student, I eel rect admits that a J , Continued on0 ! Letters to the EdiTOR here voluntarily and can drop out any time he wishes. This way you satisfy yourself by not adding to the establishment, and you also make more room at the University Univers-ity for those students who really want to learn. How long do you think a student stu-dent strike would last? It could last three or maybe four days at the most. Then students would begin going back to class. When you finally decide to attend again, you will find your way blocked by the very radicals who pushed for the strike in the beginning. This is the point where real violence begins. If you want to confirm this point, just read about disorders on other campuses and set the events in chronological order. Your parents pay taxes; even some of you pay taxes. You pay for the few who cause de struction. You, the students, are the only ones who lose. I am on this campus to learn. I have worked hard for what education ed-ucation I already have. I want to continue with the hope that I can make a better life for the future generations by building constructively construc-tively and not by tearing It down. Therefore, I will remain In class and not strike. REYNOLD D. WILLIE Continued from page 2 i ;ut little thanked organization, ,0S is also a service to the Uni-ers'ity- That service is eneour-M eneour-M antagonizing or initiating nublic discussion on this campus. I hope discussion (not just the nossibility of discussion, but that t the very least) would be prerequisite pre-requisite for any institution looked : for learning. Though I don't always sympathize with the con- tent of or level on which this dis-. dis-. cussion is maintained (I rarely 1 completely agree with any discussion, dis-cussion, even that presented in neutral" papers), I would be disappointed if the energy or the viewpoints that originate from SDS members were to disappear from this campus. I attended USU ; or two years, and if this Uni-1 Uni-1 Versity has an academic advant-, advant-, age over USU it lies principally ; in the student ability and interest for public discussion of social and ' political problems, and . not so 1 much in the quality of faculty, ! curriculum or facilities. But if confused, or perhaps some deliberate, narrow-minded, individuals feel threatened by discussion, dis-cussion, let them realize that par- tial consorship of views and voices ' is contrary to "Amercan" principles, prin-ciples, and that sentiments of those desiring to remove SDS from the campus concretely reinforce re-inforce criticisms of our community's commun-ity's intolerance. DIANA HERZ ging out the wounded from Cambodia. Cam-bodia. It also flashed a picture of crying homeless Cambodians, "How interesting," I said to myself. my-self. Four "Kent State students were shot today," said the announcer. an-nouncer. Next it showed a picture pic-ture cf a once-cute coed who had "accidently been shot. "What a tragedy! Crunch slurp, burp" I said to myself. A black and white picture of a hundred thousand protesters on the Ellipse in Washington Wash-ington sprayed on the screen. Everyone had beards and long hair. "Aren't protests colorful?" I asked. "Sure hope my hair is long enough. I wouldn't want to break the image." Next a commentator com-mentator explained that three years ago a committee (who, of course, knew alot about these sort of things) had been appointed to look into free speech. Just recently, recent-ly, they had uncovered an old document called the Constitution. "What a funny name." I said to myself. "Munch, slurp, burp." MICHAEL C. SONTUM Small minority Editor: As a student of this University I am concerned about the actions of a small minority on this cam- pus. It seems that some students justify illegal protest on the basis that they are not listened to. Students Stu-dents at some universities have been resorted to violence and destruction de-struction of public property just because certain unreasonable demands de-mands were not met. Our country is founded on the principle of equal representation. This does not mean that a few minority radicals rad-icals should determine the policies of our government or schools. Those who resort to violent or otherwise illegal protest are not showing consideration f6r the opinions and rights of others. The form of protest which causes destruction de-struction of property andor interference in-terference with University activities activi-ties could cause the end of our very right of protest. I urge those who participated in the illegal protest last week to investigate more responsible means of dissent. dis-sent. KTM WILSON Against strike Editor: I am against a general strike by the studentbody of the University. Univers-ity. I feel that I have a valid reason rea-son for wanting to continue to attend classs without interruption. interrup-tion. The University is not forcing us to attend against our will. Each individual on the campus is Poll stats Editor : Some of the apparently minor statistics released from Friday's strike-vote opinion poll are far more significant than those chosen to be headlined. What in the name o( humanity provokes 1594 of our students to vote FOR "action taken on the Kent State Campus? Possibly worse still, what manner of cognitive sterility causes 1409 students to vote 'undecided' on ' the same question? Add to the above the despicable lack of sensitivity (and sanity) demonstrated by many of our colleagues at Friday's faculty meeting, and the moral stench rising from this University makes Kennecott's pollutant seem like perfume. DAVID IANNUCCI RAY FREEZE Slurp, burp . . . Editor: I sat myself down supplied with three Hershey bars, a large Pepsi, a fifty cent drum of popcorn and two Big Daddies. The TV screen flashed a picture of our men drag- |