University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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,..l'Y n is 'ew 'U' I Students volunteer to work at the Alumni Phonothon, an annual event to raise money for UMass. Debate Team Members Take Second in Tourney Al Rosenbloom and Nick Bur- nett, two top members of the Univer- sity of Massachusetts Debate Union came back with a second-place win from a national debate tournament held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology QMITJ early in October. Dartmouth placed first in the tourna- ment with a two to one decision among three judges. According to Dr. Ronald J. Mat- lon. faculty advisor for the group, there are approximately 50 members, many of whom are pre-law students. in the Union. Matlon said there are two options within the program. Some of the members may attend tournaments at college campuses across the country, while others par- ticipate in a Public Debate Program. Students in the latter program usual- Troops Murder Tribesmen WINDHOEK, South Wes! Afri- ca - Troops which had not received supplies or pay in three months looted a village in Angola and killed at least 500 black tribesmen during the last week of September. according to ref- ugees. Witnesses said the rampage by Angolan government troops, Cuban soldiers and guerillas from South West Africa had thrown the southern portion of the Marxist-ruled country into total chaos. Officials of South West Africa's Owambo tribal homeland, which ad- joins the Angolan border, quoted ref- ugees as saying there were severe wa- ter and food shortages. and all shops, schools, churches, and several entire villages had been destroyed. South African security forces in the border area took charge of 400 refugees, including 262 children and 113 women who had arrived in Owambo. officials said. ly debate before various groups, such as service clubs and high school as- semblies. They advertise publicly and may be hired by any group who wants to become better informed on a given issue, according to Matlon. Matlon explained that for either situation a great deal of research is involved on the part of the partici- pants. Debaters must be well-in- formed on the topics and be able to argue on either side of an issue. This year's topic for the tourna- ment group was consumer product safety, but debaters also deal with such diverse subjects as auto safety, gun control, cigarettes, alcohol, con- traceptives, and food additives, ac- cording to David O'Brien, former president of the Debate Union. Distinguished Teachers Honored at UVIass Six outstanding classroom teach- ers here at UMass were presented 1976 Distinguished Teachers Awards in October at the annual convocation led by Chancellor Randolph W. Bro- mery, The three faculty members were English Professor Normand Berlin, Botany Professor Robert Livingston and Comparative Literature Assis- tant Professor Elizabeth Martin. The graduate students were Stephen Aus- tin, educational co-ordinator in the Sylvan Residential Area, Stephen Bauer, teaching assistant in Rhetoric, and Dennis T. Brown, teaching assis- tant in Zoology. Acting Vice-Chancellor of Aca- demic Affairs Dean Alfange Jr., pre- sented the awards. The three faculty members and three graduate students each received S1000 stipend and a certificate of commendation. The awards, which have been giv- en since 1962 to outstanding faculty, are made after examining nomina- tions made by both faculty and stu- dents. A committee to select the winners from nominating sources is made of former award winners, UMass facul- ty, graduate and undergraduate stu- dents. Dr. Berlin was graduated from New York University, received his master's degree at Columbia and his Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley in 1964. He came to UMass in 1965. Berlin, who is presently teaching Shakespeare, traditional and modern drama and Eugene O'Neil, said he was especially pleased because the award came from students and that he found pleasure in making stu- dents realize that Shakespeare is the man. Dr. Livingston, who came to UMass in 1950, was described as a devoted teacher who loves his field, people and teaching. Not everyone Representative James Collins, A UMass alumnus, visits cam- pus to talk with students. likes botany, said one of his former students, but 1 can't remember any- one not liking Dr. Livingston. Dr. Martin came to the Universi- ty in September, 1971. She received her B.A. from Northwestern Univer- sity and earned both her masters and Ph.D. degrees at the University of California at Berkeley. Austin was described as deeply committed to his teaching, to main- taining its high quality, to continually improving its effectiveness and to meeting the needs of his students. Austin received his B.A. at the Uni- versity of California at Berkeley in 1968. Brown received his B.A. at the State University of New York Col- lege of Environmental Science and Forestry in 1974. He was cited for excellent rapport with the students and being able to relate any idea or subject in such a way that everyone will understand. Bellevue Again Hosts Legionnaires PHILADELPHIA - The Belle- vue-Stratford Hotel, scene of the ill- fated state American Legion conven- tion last July that became interna- tionally known, was given a shot of confidence in late September by the Legionnaires. The Legion's Philadelphia Coun- ty Council, which had planned to have its Sept. -28 meeting at another Philadelphia hotel, decided to move the meeting to the Bellevue to show its faith in the hotel. The Bellevue suffered a drastic fall in business as the result of the publicity generated by the mysterious Legionnaires disease which has been blamed for killing 29 persons and affecting 150 others. Most of the victims had attended the state Legion convention in late July. Election ,76 While national attention was fo- cused on the much-publicized Carter- Ford debates during the 1976 Presi- dential Election Campaign, the Uni- versity of Massachusetts held its own debate on the issues. Election '76 - Which Way For- ward? drew approximately 75 per- sons to Mahar Auditorium to hear discussion of the presidential candi- dates. The event was sponsored by the Revolutionary Student Brigade QRSBJ. Cliff Kornfield, national spokes- man for the RSB said, I'm sick and tired of electing the lesser of two evils, and urged voters to ignore the polls. Former Undergraduate Student Senate Speaker Jon l-lite spoke for the UMass Democrats. Hite en- dorsed Carter as the best option and urged people to vote. Every vote counts, he said. Glen Marston, College Republi- cans spokesman called Carter a southern-fried version of the slick spending Democrat.

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Gregg WM, The Pornography Issue It was a year when Mike Wallace and his 60 Minutes news team report- ed that kiddie porn was invading the smut markets of major U.S. cities. A year when Cleveland Mayor Ralph Perk dispensed his city's gar- bage collectors to distribute 280,000 copies of a pornographic survey to city residents in an attempt to solicit community opinions on the issue. And at Umass it was a year when Charlotte Allen and Albert Sparks, our own king and queen of the por- nography question, debated the con- stitutional and moral implications of showing X-rated films on campus. The pornography issue first arose in April of 1976 when a group of women protested Butterfield Dormi- tory's showing of the film Truck Stop Women in Mahar Auditorium. The demonstrators maintained the film was offensive to women and also per- petuated and reinforced innaccurate sexual stereotypes. Later that month the Southwest Assembly denied per- mission to Albert Sparks and his Rec- ognized Student Organization, Ba- roque Enterprises, to show the film Deep Throat in the Hampden Stu- dent Center in Southwest. But the X-rated issue did not reach a pinnacle until September when Sparks began proceedings in the Student Judiciary to overturn the Southwest injunction. Pornogra- phy, Sparks said, is as American as free speech. Sparks was opposed in his efforts by former Collegian Women's Coor- dinator, Charlotte Allenggfjheisaid, pornography has 'no lege campus. Wefre ways, to leave each other better. The debate the pages of the Colleggfiiiiiflikrifiiii air- waves of radio In October, during weekly appearances, show ogihe Hook, traded jabs and other and callers. The shol,, iQi'ifr.easiiQQ'the largesth-liptener response ion s is ory. Throughout the maintained there was about the movies, and no negative effect on the In fact, Sparks a way to release our sexuawftigijsies. The usual fUmassJ is geared towards the eliQEfV,fQIi1e're shooting for the student 'C' average or below. gfzxs 'VT He found support amggficallers who defended their right tliliwee ex- pression. They followed free smut peddlers and their lawyers rtiiiii Boston's Combat Zone to the streets of San Francisco. As Allen put it, it's the typical liberal, wishy-washy position. The issue reached a climax during the final radio show and seemed to tucker pttffpljortly thereafter. A SQuthwest,,iAfsSerpbly refrendum on the porrjographyfban drew a dismal 243 vofersiiwtitli the majority voting againsd-theilgarf, far shy of the neces- sary 2,00Qgiheeigled to make the vote binding. matter finally ap- peared three-judge Stu- dent judges and advo- cates for four hours be- fore bill was unconsti- tutionalgliiiifiiilation of Article IV, Section Student Government Associatigljfsggonstitution. It states, .-no be denied the fight to receiyig ideas opinions and factgefe Rosemary McCar- thy saidggliiiiiliiijjiately it is the right of the entiigegjgfprhmunity to govern its own skit-3.53 tisi something anticlimatic about this story ends. Later in the was denied permis- sion by William Field, to show anotherixgfated film in the Public Health igjtgjlding. It was found that Sparks not an enrolled UMass studeritgfjhis causing Baroque to lose Speech argument which 5ggs dTitfiQtasastudentorganization. iz! Still, the pornography issue is far from limp. The large turnouts which heralded the arrival of Marilyn Chambers in Behind the Green Door, and Harry Reems and Linda Love- lace in Deep Throat suggests that the absence of Sparks and Baroque other student groups will attempt to cash in on porn to raise money. As Baroque Financial Director, Douglas Mitch- ell, said, I really do think it's a bad thing but l guess l'm just a capitalist PIB-U The familiar rules of the obscen- tty issue have undergone a subtle but significant change. No longer is it a matter of standing in support of liter- ary works such as Ulysses. American liberals are now faced with the impli- cations of defending the First Amendment as a naked principle, rather than having it comfortably clothed as a work of art. The unbridled- growth of the sex industry in recent years whiclrhas so vividly left its mark on the Times Squares and the Combat Zones of this country, has also apparently left its mark on the minds of us all. The result is a moral dilemma. Do we al- low those who peddle pornography to continue uncensored, under the guise of free speech, or has the First Amendment and the desire for free expression run smack into the en- lightened social attitudes of our time? As the saying goes, we vote at the box office. Bill 0 childs rl One of the more quixotic prom- ises of the Carter campaign was the pledge that the United States would accept the role of guardian for human rights throughout the world. After the inauguration, the issue of human rights was to become the central symbol of Carter's integrity, sincerity and, well - naivete. In an effort to strengthen a foreign policy aweakened by Vietnam and Chile, Carter sounded the trumpet to the United Nations and the world an- nouncing that the United States would once again model and export its own democratic philosophy with dogmatic pride. The tune, however, was reminiscent of the Cold War. Human rights has, since World War Il been the emotional issue dividing east and west. It has been the trump, the propaganda and the focus in teaching Eurocommunism. Carter reached deep into the de- mocracy bag fetching the ideals upon which this republic was founded, Jef- ferson's preamble, and the writings of John Locke - the pursuit of life, liber- ty and happiness as fundamental hu- man rights. Carter told the members ofthe United Nations: The search for peace and justice means also respect for human dignity no member of the United Na- tions can claim the mistreatment of its citizens is primarily its own busi- ness. Equally, no member can avoid its responsibilities to review and speak everywhere torture is unwar- ranted. Human Rights There was a surprise for the new President though, his calling for a re- turn tothe apple pie principles of gov- ernment brought sharp criticism not only from the Soviet Union but also from leaders of Western European countries. Even though Carter never pledged anything beyond moral sup- port, misgivings arose out of the hy- pocrisy of the U.S. delivering such an order. Carter is attempting to export a philosophy which the U.S. is far from achieving. There was the feeling dur- ing the United Nations address that the high school headmaster was deli- vering the old morality speech. But the class members knew that the headmaster had a mistress in the closet and bourbon on his breath. lt is clear that in the U.S., the pursuit of happiness doesn't extend very far. Carter, whether he likes it or not, leads a country where l2 per cent of the population labelled black and other minority groups comprises 31 per cent of the poverty pool, where the median income for whites is Sl4,000. and for blacks, S8,000. No one knows better than the members of the U.N. that U.S. corporations provide the economic backbone for racist regimes in South Africa. The other issue Carter faced was the effect of his holier-than-thou atti- tude on detente. Ever since John Ken- nedy pledged to base east-west rela- tions on the common grounds of the world powers rather than on philo- sophical differences, the Cold War mentality which focused on the Ber- lin Wall and the threat of the Cu- ban revolution, has faded. By renew- ing the battle for human rights Carter has irritated a political hemor- rhoid which has lately been afflicting the Soviets. The publicity brought about by recent literary and intellec- tual dissidents has caused the Krem- lin a certain amount of embarrass- ment. ln Poland, dissenters have tak- en advantage of that country's initia- tives in 1971-72 to create a more open forum for public discourse. Last year groups of Catholic authorities, intellectuals and some workers chal- lenged the Polish government on re- pression and subservience tothe Sovi- et Union. The Soviet response to future dis- senters is unlikely to be softened by outside influence. Following Carter's letter to Andrei Sakharov, dissenters Alexander Ginzburg and Uri Ouler were almost immediately arrested as a symbol of Soviet strength. The question for Carter then concerns the use of soft diplomacy as the most ap- propriate measure to defend human rights. During the Kissinger dctcntc, over 350,000 Jews were allowed to leave the Soviet Union but now that rate has decreased significantly. lt is unlikely that Carter can embarrass the Soviet Union into a more human- istic political course. For Carter, the human rights is- sue is an important symbol of our committment and concern for the people of the world. But if such at committment is to have a genuine ef- fect Carter needs to make a few other committments. First, he needs to prove once and for all that his quest for human rights is strongest here at home. That will be no easy task. Carter has inherited a system which seems to depend on inequality for its existence. Carter owes his election to the poor and, in turn, he must provide real opportunity and a feeling of pride to those people who have been neglected throughout our history. Secondly, Carter needs to soften his stand on human rights to the point where other nations of the world do not feel they are being preached to. He must demonstrate by action rath- er than rhetoric that the United States will not continue to be two- faced in its world diplomacy. The most important way for the United States to change the senseless repres- sion around the world is to show by its own example that equality is in- deed possible and that a democratic form of government is viable, effec- tive, and most importantly, fair. Until then, there are at few other things for Carter to consider. lf he does visit thc Soviet Union. he should stay away from the port of Kluypcda. lt has been reported that forbidden books are of such demand in Klay- peda, Russian prostitutes prefer to bc paid in forbidden literature rather than money. A copy of Norm from the Undvrgroulul or .-lnimul Farm might bc at stronger test of Carters lustfulness than hc can handle.

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'Ng if-'fl F ie 'M A couple of the younger students at UMass hitch a ride on a float advertising The Pub. CB Radio Popularit logs Airwaves Citizen Band QCBJ radio sales were reported soaring in September when 23 airwave channels seemed in- sufficient for the increasing amount of users. That month, a Federal Communi- cations Commission LFCCB ruling to increase the number ofairwave chan- nels to 40, drew praise from the presi- dent of Pathcom Inc., a CB manufac- turing firm based in Harbor City, Calif. William I. Thomas said the addi- tional channels will allow more peo- ple to use the airwaves for basic com- munications. He said he was more concerned, however, that the units will someday be used universally as a safety device. We're going through a transi- tion, Thomas said. CB sets are go- ing to be a useful safety device for motorists. Even now, many consider it a livesaving means - not a toy. In October, the 23 channel system was linked to a murder in Texas. Over his CB radio, Howard Col- lins, known as Dirty Bird to CBcrs, challenged Don Hilcher, 36, of Fort Worth to a fight Hilcher has asked Collins to stop monopolizing air time on a CB chan- nel. Collins had been using a high- powered radio and his broadcast had overlapped transmissions on other channels on the band. The two men met for the fight. and Hilcher died as he left the scene, slamming his bullet-riddled truck into a utlity pole. Collins was hospitalized for bullet wounds in the chest and abdomen. The CB radio had its highest growth rate shortly after the truckers' strike three years ago when people began to realize its communications potential. Manufacturer Thomas said. not too many people are aware of the safety element of the CB. Some motorists use the CB in their cars just to avoid tickets for speeding, but, Thomas said, increas- ingly they are realizing its value for summoning emergency help. There was only one emergency channel last year and it was hoped the FCC ruling would create more. That's something we've been working on for some time - to get more channels to allow more people to communicate, Thomas said. He estimated as many as I5 mil- lion sets in active use. He said there are about six million licensed CB op- erators and much unlicensed use. Despite its widespread popularity, Thomas does not think CBcrs should be regulated as amateur radio opera- tors are. I think the frequency spectrum is a natural resource and the citizens ofthe United States should have ac- cess to it, he said. Cartefs 'True Confession' CHICAGO - Jimmy Carter told Playboy magazine he has looked with lust on women and therefore com- mitted adultery in my heart many times. But he said that God has for- given him. This is something that God rec- ognizes I will do - and I have done it - and God forgives me for it, Carter was quoted as saying in a copyrighted Playboy interview for the magazines November issue. Asked if he felt he had reassured people who might think he would be rigid and unbending if elected presi- dent, Carter delivered a long mono- logue on his religious beliefs and his concept of morality. In one portion of his explanation, Carter said, I try not to commit a deliberate sin. I recognize that I'm going to do it anyhow, because I'm human and I'm tempted. And Christ set some impossible standards for us. Christ said, 'I tell you that anyone who looks on a woman with lust has in his heart already committed adul- teryf I've looked on a lot of women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times but that doesn't mean that I condemn some- one who not only looks on a woman with lust but who leaves his wife and shacks up with somebody out of wed- lock. Christ says, don't consider your- self better than someone else because one guy screws a whole bunch of women while the other guy is loyal to his wife. The guy who's loyal to his wife ought not to be condescending or proud because of the relative degree of sinfulnessf' Carter, a former governor of Georgia, said his marriage to his wife Rosalynn has been successful because he loves her more now than when I married her, because she's fully equal to me in every way in our rela- tionship and because we also share a religious faith. Carter sought to dispel any un- easiness people might have about his religion. Butz Issue Clouds Ford Campaign WASHINGTON - President Ford prepared for his second debate with Jimmy Carter while faced with the thorny problem of how to deal with the latest controversy involving Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz. A furor has arisen over deroga- tory racial remarks attributed to Butz in a national magazine and both Re- publicans and Democrats called for the secretary to resign or for Ford to fire him. An aide to the cabinet official told the Associated Press that Butz, in a conversation with an unnamed White House aide on October 2, had men- tioned the possibility of resigning and offered to do so, but then decided to sleep on it. Butz earlier had been summoned to the White House, where he was severely reprimanded by Ford and apologized, saying he regretted his choice of language. Carter, who had been demanding Butz' ouster from the Ford cabinet or some time, termed the remarks disgraceful and said the agricul- ture secretary should have been fired a long time ago. Although the White House re- mained silent on the subject. there was speculation that the President wanted to resolve the problem before leaving on a six-day campaign swing that included the debate with Carter in San Francisco. Butz settled the issue himself by handing his resignation to Ford on Oct. 4. Thc Butz affair hung like a cloud over the White House as the Presi- dent worked to clear up legislation piled on his desk by the 9-lth Con- gress. He met with Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger to discuss the sec- ond verbal faceoff with Carter. The debate dealt with national defense and foreign affairs. Carter was being briefed by for- mer Defense Sccrctary James A. Schlesinger, who was fired by Ford the previous year because of his criti- cism of administrative policies con- cerning national defense and detcntc. Harrison Convicted of Plagiarism NEW YORK - Former Beatle George Harrison was found guilty early in September of subconscious- ly plagiarizing the 1962 John Mack tune He's So Fine for Harrison's 1970 hit record, My Sweet Lord. Federal Judge Richard Owen, a composer himself, ruled that Harri- son was guilty of copyright infringe- ment, although thc judge concluded, I do not believe he did so dclibcratc- ly. lt is clear, the judge said. that 'My Sweet Lord' is the very same song as 'Hc's So Fine.' This is. under thc law, infringement ol' copyright and is no less so even though subcon- sciously accomplished. Hc's So Fine was one of tlic top hits in England in 1963, Owen said. Years later, Harrison begun putting together his My Swcct Lord during a singing engagement in Copenha- gen, Owen said. and finished it in London. The song was issued by Apple Re- cords, thc Beatles' recording com- pany- , Owen said it was uppurcnt lrom the trial cvidcncc that Harrison was not conscious of thc fact that lic wus plaginrizing thc theme of lit-'s So Fine. Hurrison's subconscious mind. Owen said, knew this conibinntion would work because it already liud worked in u song his conscious mind did not remember.