Rider University - Shadow Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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According to Harold E. Stassen, who spoke at Rider on October 5, 1970, the world needs a new and strengthened United Nations charter. Stassen, a former Minnesota governor and the last liv- ing signer ofthe original U.N. document, offered the fol- lowing plan for revision and improvement: 13 Make the U.N. truly a world organization and in- clude both Germanies, both Chinas and both Vietnams. 23 Establish a regular means of financing the oper- ations of the U.N., e.g., by levying a one per cent duty on all movement of goods between nations. 33 Establish a true U.N. peace or police force, distinct from and not part of any nation's armies. 43 Organize a Central Council of Ministers. 53 Establish a World Court of Equity, as well as a World Board of Arbitration and a World Panel of Mediators. 63 Have the charter ratified by three-fourths of the na- tions, including the proposed new members. 73 Make 'some rational decision on the status of inter- national waters and the vast area of outer space. 83 The U.N. should initiate affirmative objectives and methods for the safeguarding of life from pollution. He concluded that if his proposals were accepted, Mankind could avoid the scourge of war and open the way for the enjoyment of the world for all. SQ

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dent representing a different faction. The faculty is among the most diverse around and consequently offers to the student the opportunity to learn from many different types of experienced people. Dr. Phan Thien Chau is one of the foremost Vietnamese scholars in the United States today and is currently on a committee of Tufts University in Masssachusetts which is studying the possible role of international organiza- tions in the economic rehabilitation of Vietnam. Louis Mitchell offers the faculty and students his many years of experience in practical politics in such cities as Chicago, Sacramento and Philadelphia. This practical teaching augments textbook learning and helps the student better understand the reality of the political world. Dr. Paul E. Corcoran brings to the Rider faculty degrees from such respected institutions as Princeton, Washington and Lee and Duke. Add to the list Barry Seldes, Flaymond Male, Dr. David Moskowitz, William Stuck and Dr. Frederick Yeager, and Rider has some of the finest political scholars in the United States. l l X i1'nr- 55-L if P11 2-?g Q93 and S 5 Q EUROPE SEC. DEF ssc. STATE ,msn-AM POL. PLAN But Rider must share these fine thinkers with the out- side world. Most of the faculty has had material pub- lished in political journals and professional magazines. Dr. Chau and Dr. Corcoran are currently working on books, and the others on the faculty are tied-up in sim- ilar endeavors. So politics is not just the arena where the men are separated from the boys. lt is something much more. lt is interpretation, cooperation and learning. lt is the in- teraction of the ideas and the implementation of those ideas. Its job is to develop maximum motivation among those it comes in contact with. And Ftider students have this year had the opportunity to come into contact with some of the top names in the field of government. For example, there was a United Nations speaker series in the first semester which featured Ernest Gross and Clayton Fritchey. Each individual took a part of the last 25 years and tried to convey his impressions of it, as also did the in- comparable Harold Stassen . . . HV' ' NC e if AMB TO UN f 99

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'You're Damned If You Do, Damned If YOU DOl'l't, Or So It ls Said About Campus Security by Debra Opdycke College Security. lt's a far cry from a police depart- ment-type operation but both seem to be coming under fire recently. The police are no longer treated with the respect they once enjoyed. 'They're the pigs now. And campus security, at least here at Rider College, has been ac- cused of not doing its job. They're called rent-a-cops. lt's that old saying, You're damned if you do and damned if you don't. And that's what happened here at Rider. Three years ago, in December of 1967, rumors began circulating that Security was employing students as spies on campus. lt was said that Security entered the students' rooms without permission-to search them. Many said it was a Gestapo-like state. Student leaders complained that morale among the students was low. Students said it was like living in a police state. A good number felt that Security was against them. ln February of 1968, students presented the now-fa- mous 32 Proposals, their mandate for student rights to the administration. Two of the demands dealt with Security. One was that no students be employed by Security in any capacity and the other called for a complete reorganization of the Security Department. As a result, Sidney Meth, then coordinator of Security and once chairman of the Sociology Department, went on sick leave with an aggravated heart condition. Coordinator of Security since 1964, Meth expressed his feelings on leaving as very, very much between dis- gust and disappointment, according to Rider News clippings from February, 1968. With former College President Franklin F. Moore's granting of the request for leave, many felt that the problem of Security was solved. Dr. Moore accepted the request and asked that Stephen A. Maurer, vice-presi- dent of business and finance, begin interviewing men to fill the position of director. A special committee was :, ' f f 2,Qyfl9.'1F. 1: X- 1-. formed by the Board of Trustees to study the security situation and to have a report ready by their May 15, 1968, meeting. Students, however, were not satisfied. Many claimed whitewash. Although members of the administration urged that Meth be accorded due process and be in- nocent until proved guilty, the students demonstrated in February and burned Meth in effigy. Things settled a little and the security problem was in- vestigated. A student sub-committee was formed and on April 1, 1968, James A. Mullen, a 28-year veteran of the FBI, was named the acting head of Security in Meth's absence. On May 5, 1968, a hearing was scheduled for Meth and students or anyone wishing to present relevant in- formation pertaining to Meth concerning his adminis- tration of the Security Office were invited to come forth. Meth was to be present, along with his attorney, and students were asked to have their own attorneys. The hearing never came off, though. Meth's heart condition grew worse and the Board of Trustees put off the report until the July 15 meeting. 101