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OF POLICYObjectivity is the great American hoax.As everybody knows, newspapers aren't anywhere near being

objective. It's a cloak used to dupe the public into seeing and be-lieving that portion of reality the writer thinks is important.

Conn Census will no longer strive for the objectivity which wasnever in fact achieved. In our attempt to present "both sides" we havedeluged the reader with factual paraphernalia, leaving him or herunresponsive and totally uninterested.

We shall no longer serve as campus bulletin board or clubpublicity agent. Student mailboxes are already inundated with weeklycalendars, a monthly schedule of events and events and daily campusfliers; there is no need for us to reiterate this information.

Neither shall we sporadically try to play the role of the NewYork Times. There remains another set of stories and another setof facts to be told. When an editor of the Times is also a trustee of

Columbia University, you know you're not getting "all the newsthat's fit to print."

In rejecting objectivity we, of course, embrace subjectivity. Wewill present issues instead of items, analysis instead of announce-ments, facts, and what we think about them - facts that are notoffered elsewhere.

In the past we have printed all letters. We will continue to doso, and to give priority to those letters in disagreement with theviewpoints expressed throughout the paper.

We stand for certain humanitarian principles. We have definiteideas about which things in society should be changed. Thereforeall the evidence in support of our beliefs will be presented.

-Jacqueline S. EarleMaria C. PellegriniKathryn L. Riley

CONNCENSUSCONNECTICUT COLLEGE

Vol. 52, No. 26 Tuesday, October 1, 1968NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT

Blacks Cite Need For

Black Identityby Linda Rosenzweig

Only ten of the 21 Black stu-dents who were accepted forthe Class of '72 matriculated.Even with this upswing in

Black enrollment, Blacks com-prise only two per cent of thetotal enrollment.A much more realistic and

representative percentage wouldbe about 10 per cent, as Mrs.Jeanette Hersey, director of ad-missions, explained. "Yet, we areencouraged to believe that weare moving in the right direc-tion, and we will continue towork to this end," she con-cluded.That there are so few black

students on the ConnecticutCollege campus, does not reflectadmissions policy. Conn is facedwith stiff competition from otherselective colleges for the stu-dents applying.

Attitudes of BlacksAnd how do Black students

feel about their way of life inthis overwhelmingly white com-munity, Connecticut College?Gayle Cunningham '71, vice-

president of the Afro-AmericanSociety, feels that Conn hasbeen instrumental in her devel-opment of Black consciousness,which, she feels is crucial to herusefulness tQ Black people."Conn doesn't hinder or bind

my development as a Black per-son, and because I am one ofso very few Black students onthis campus, I have becomeaware of what Blackness is."I also think that there is a

spirit of change on this campus.People are waking up to thefact that there are serious wrongsin our system, not simply racial,but in all facets of our society,and this awareness is initial tochange."What is crucial is the devel-

opment of a real Black identity,and being aware of and proudof one's particular culture. Onlywhen Blacks and whites havethe same amount of self-value. can we really begin to make

changes together. Let me havethe pride so that regardless ofwha t is said about me, I cannotbe crushed."This can only be accom-

plished by a knowledge of Blackhistory and culture and the de-velopments that have made therace situation what it is."There must be a strong pro~

gram in Black studies. Blackhistory can't merely be incor-porated into the development ofAmerican or European history-it's an entirely different experi-ence."Blacks want nothing more

than economic, political and so-cial power. The problem iswhen and how will we get it."Randi Freelon '69, vice-presi-

dent of Student Government em-phasized the absolutely essentialrole of a full program of coursesin Black history, culture and artas a means of establishing a(Continued on Page 5, Col. 1)

DEAF THEATERTO PLAY HERENTD is comingl They will be

performing Fri., Oct. 11 at 8 p.m.in Palmer prior to the beginningof their national tour.The NTD is a professional

company of deaf actors who per-form for both the deaf and thehearing. When performing forthe deaf they use "signmime"language, which is a combinationof the deaf sign language andmime techniques - it is a morevisual language than just signlanguage.In performing for the hearing

they use three readers, who areprofessional hearing actors, whoread the parts as the deaf areperforming.One of the readers with the

company is Bill Bhys, who por-trayed Paris in the DecemberTheater One production of Tigerat the Gates.The company is' not a charity

or a theater for the handicapped;they are all virtuoso performerswho are participating in a new,exciting form of theater.FoW' students worked in con-

junction with NTD as the eli-(Continued on Page 4, Col. 5)

DEMS AND ADA FORMA LIBERAL COALITIONResponding to the politicai

needs of the liberal element oncampus, the Connecticut CollegeYoung Democrats and the newlyformed campus chapter of Amer-icans for Democratic Action havejoined Forces in a Liberal Coali-tion. Its purpose is to provide avehicle for unifying those stu-dents interested in continuingthe basic philosophy of SenatorEugene McCarthy and the lateSenator Robert Kennedy.According to Cindy Conrad

'70, president of the Young Dem-ocrats, and Chris Howells, '71,president of campus ADA. theLiberal Coalition was organizedto support the candidacies ofmen whose beliefs and practicesconcur with those of the Coalt-

non, regardless of party uffilia-lion.Unite Those Disillusioned"The Coalition hopes to unite

all students on campus whohave become disillusioned anddiscouraged by the Democraticand Republican Conventions, donot know where to turn, and donot necessarily want to tie them-selves down to a political struc-ture," explained Cindy.The Liberal Coalition will of-

fer a means of coordinating ac-tivities between those clubs oncampus which concur with theCoalition's objectiv es, althougheach organization which entersthe Coalition will remain auton-

(Continued on Page 4, Col. 1)

JUNE MEYER, visiting instructor in Summer Humanities Program:the reach of a human hand.

New ConcernIn Humanities

by Kathy RileyConsider the United States,

summer 1968: it was tense,black - white tense, old ~youngtense, establishment-anti-estab-lishment tense.To live the American scene

this summer meant to live Chi-cago and Miami, Hough andLos Angeles, OU'1 Stokes andRap Brown, and that meant tolive with the problems of thenext decade and with the prob-lems of now.Now consider a structured

program designed to enable edu-cationally disadvantaged girls toenter college: add to this pro-gram 80 teenage girls, 12 in-structors, a course in black his-tory, a militant black professor,prolonged exposure to the Bia-fran dilemma, and a seriousreading of Grapes of Wrath.What you have is a microcosmof the American summer on theConnecticut College campus.What you have is the SummerProgram in the Humanities.The Humanities Program as

such dealt with the tensions in.an academic way-the course inblack history, classes aboutVietnam and Biafra, and discus-sions about music as culturalcriticism.The course of action which

followed was determined by thestudents. Students organized a"wrath rally" to voice their con-cern about migrant workers, andthey raised $200 scholarshipmoney for the child of a migrantworker.Also letters were written to

many governm.ent leaders voic-ing concern over the Biafransituation, and a letter was re-ceived in reply from Connecti-cut Gov. John DEmpsey. Thirtypercent of Black students leftthe program with Afro hairstyles as a tribute to their awak-ening sense of culture.Several important changes were

made in the Humanities Programthis summer. For the first timesince the Program's inception,half of the students were return-ing for their second year. Theentirely new curriculum devel-oped for these students includedjazz, black history (not Negrohistory), and twentieth centuryart. Film making and photogra-phy were among new creativeactivities offered.First-year students attended

classes in history, English, math,music history, art history, andreading six mornings a week.These students could also electdance, sculpture and chorus ascreative activities.

Page Two ConnCensusTuesday, October 1, 1968

ConnCensusEstablished 1916

Published by the students of Connecticut College every Tuesday through-out the college year from September to june, except during mid-years andvacations.Second class entry authorized at New London, Connecticut.

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Co-Editors-In-ChiefMaria C. Pellegrini '69 Jacqueline S. Earle '69

Managing EditorKathryn L. Riley '69

Editorial StaffNews Editor .... Barbara Skolnik '70Assistant News Editor Linda Rosenzweig '11Feature Editor Melodie Peet '71Makeup . Linda \Vilkens '70Advertising. Maurrie Brown '71, Susan Sacheim '71Business Manager Ann-Louise Gittleman '71Circulation Joan Weisberg '70Exchanges .. Myrna Chandler '70Photography Shirley Mills '69

StaffNancy Benjamin, Patricia Berstein, Lucy Bethel, Carol Brennan, Sue Der-man, Norma Drab, Nancy Duncan, Jane Weiskopf, Lisa Emerson, LindaGlass, Sibyl Heinl, Linda Herskowitz, Ann Huckle, Peggy Joy, BarbaraKahn, Barb Keshen, Ann Kibling, Paula Lombardo, Lydia Longwell, NanLowlicht, Ann Maxwell, Linda McGilvray, Io Anne SetteI, Arlene Shaw,Nancy Topping, Gayle Cunningham.

TOPIC OF CANDORby Gayle Cunningham

You've heard a lot - aboutfreedom around here, haven'tyou? All kinds of freedom; thefreedom of fewer requirements,the freedom to protest, sexualfreedom, social freedom, politicalfreedom. It goes on and on inresponse to any and every bindin which an individual findshimself.Sometimes it all gets a bit bor-

ing, doesn't it? Everyon.e cries"get involved", "join", "care","GIVE A DAMN", but isn.'tthat asking an awful lot? Isn't itmuch easier just to go throughcollege enjoying youth and love-liness, leaving all the problemsof the outside world for later?What is youth if you can't enjoyit?Why it's reached the point

that a nice young lady at Con-necticut College cannot pick upher campus paper without beinghurled a new challenge. Andwhat's more, it accuses you ofbeing apathetic. It seems quitea bit of space was used last year

in this paper accusing the yOW1gwomen on this campus of apathy.Well, those of you who be-

came rather bored with all ofthis may be in for a pleasantsurprise this year. You are goingto find that all those people whospent so much time last year en-couraging you to become activehave become too involved towaste time. harassing you. It hasbecome evident to the "involved"that the problems facing themare too great to divide their ef-forts between real work and re-cruiting. They have becometotally committed.So now, Ladies, you may

make your decision for the year.You may join us now, or try toignore us. You may continue inyour dream worlds or join thereal world with all its faults andtry to right them. And you don'thave to give your answer to thisquestion to anyone but yourself,because, after all, that's who youwill have to live the rest of yourlife with.

Any student who replied to the ad that was placed by theInternational Center for Academic Research, that appeared inissues of CONN CENSUS during second semester, 1968,should, jf possible, send cancelled checks, money orders, etc.,as well as any mail she has received from ICAR, includingthe envelopes in which received, if available, to:

MR. J. J. SULLIVANPOSTAL INSPECTORBOSTON, MASSACHUSETIS 02107

Correspondence and envelopes received from ICAR should beinitialed and dated by the student prior to forwarding toMr. Sullivon,This company is under investigation by the Post Office De-partment for using the mails in a scheme to defraud. There-fore, any assistance will be appreciated.

Students, Workers Prepare

New Revolutions For October(Universal University Press)

by Prof. J. R. Seeley - Our Generation

on delivery1. Date and Time of release: after student daily put to bed

3 a.m.as soon as the police enter gates

President2. The Chancellor of __ ---:=-,--;-:,--,- UniverstiyVice-Chancellor (Use Official Stamp) College

a dayafter three days

a nightan extended period

of fruitless attempts toaggravating

dissidentwith the self-appointed leaders of the rebellious students

trouble making

negotiatereasonbargain

today.ment tonight.

yesterday.

issued the following formal state-

3. "Thedisaffecteddissident studentsdissatisfied

satisfiedthe large highly satisfied student body of

very large enthusiastic

students. They do not speak at allby any means

smallare a very small part of

tiny

of about 2 3 5 hundred normal, healthy10 20 25 hundred balanced

for the

still going to class.majority who are going about their studies.

not actively involved.

noThey have little support from the faculty

minority

numberexcept for a sprinkling of teaching assistants and

fraction

such."junior men."younger men."

4. The leadershiphard-core elements

information receivedcording to studies

a survey

largea vast proportion ofsubstantial

large proportionthere is a majority

preponderance new

nonex-commuting

students. Moreover, ac-comprises

of farleft students involved.

5. The issues as stated by thestudentsrebelsdissidents

manufactured.blown up.made up.

There is no lackdearth

ofare largelyaltogether

opportunities on this campus for everyopen channels every reasonable

highly democraticdemocraticdecentralized

student's voice to be heard. There is already aopinion

system of student government and a generousan elaborite

set of provisions to remedy

an orderlyall grievances in a seemly

lawfuldecent

of the proper facilities provided. A separate press release has been released giving the factslawful statement will be issued

manner. Clearly, these students do not wish to avail themselveslawbreakers

relevant to the genuine issues.

mcdicrum6. While there is a trifling of substance behind the grievances, the real difficulties lie between the

profitableprivateobligatory

students and the facultyteaching

money makingother prestige producing undertakings.

incidental

research andstaff who are over extendedover burdened

because of their

Even so these arewere

remedied."already on the way to being adjusted."

coped with."

violent7. «Now, unfortunately, because of the coercive

wantonly

whether it governedcontrolled

by lawful authority or by any

protestrebelliondistasteful

manner of the there is onlyillegal

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affairone issue

matterfor the College:

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determinedruthlesssufficiently viscous

minority of students who aim to exert unlawfulhandful arbitrary

canpower. There will be only one

must

Governorsanswer: Constituted authority, vested in the Regents and exerted by the

Trusees

PresidentChancellorVice-Chancellor

will

Governor LegislatorsThe mayor and the Mayor

Legislators Governorconcur, and such force as is needed will be provided.

has beenprevail.

finnPolice have taken stem measures to restore the campus to peace and good order. Further

forceful

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1 a.m,expected at 3 a.m.

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Tuesday, October 1, 1968 Conn Census Page Three

THIS CHOICE IS YOURS

by Jacquie Earle

Early October finds Paris pre-paring itself for a siege whichwill emulate "l'evenement" ofMay. Throughout the summermonths 01 june, july and Augustthe Latin Quarter, location 01 theSorbonne, seethed with angryyouths of all nationalities.Word has it that late October

will be the time.Police Glare

A walk around the student areamost any evening this summer re-vealed the hard stares of theParis policemen, whose defianteye s w ere camouflaged byopague sunglasses,Approaching the corner of St.

Germain and St. Michel, groups01 20 and 30 had gathered lorpolitical discussions beside thechalk etchin gs on the sidewalks,drawn by artists for social protestand a few francs.

March for CzechsOn one such night in late Au-

gust. nearly 100 persons at theSt. Michel fountain assembled tohash over the developments inthe Czechoslovakian crisis. Theywondered what could be done tosupport Czech freedom,Alter only four blocks along

a march to the Russian Embassy,over 30 of the activists foundthemselves staring out throughthe bars of the Paris police vans.

Foreigners ExcludedDespite the presence of hun-

dreds of Americans and other for-eign students in the area, thedemonstrators were nearly allFrench. Foreigners were alienatedby the fact that the Paris studentsand inhabitants of the Left Bankhad strongly established politicalinterests and organization.The deterrnimition of these agi-

tators to force another crisis wasso strong and nationalistically-orien ted that they refused thehelp of foreigners, many of whomhad been involved in protests ofvarious kinds, particularly anti-American,The reasons for student unrest

are obvious. Striving for inde-pendence, they are bound by anadministrative body that appearsremote and impersonal; they usetheir common frustration as amajor unifying force.

Many RevolutionariesStudents are not the only group

espousing: revolution, either.One 77-year-old grandmother,

calmly sitting in her country homenear Strausbourg, sipping coffeestated that another crisis was ab-solutely inevitable and necessarythis fall.She had picked up this reporter

who was hitch-hiking.She described the May revo-

lution as an incident promulgatedand perpetuated by deCaulle'shenchmen, who, under the pre-tense of being revolutionaries,pushed the riots to the extremeleft. Such an action enabled de-GaulIe to «save" the country fromthe ominous threat of Commu-nism..The people of France, contin-

ued the grandmother, are readyto stage a real revolution, bythemselves this time, in order toachieve the necessary reforms.A truck driver, on his route

from Paris to Bordeaux, was veryemphatic about the advent ofOctober.Referring mainly to the work-

ers, who are anxious for immed-iate economic reform, he statedthat he was ready to join theirforces, although he was not cer-tain whether his union wouldparticipate.The driver also stressed that he

wanted a people's revolution thisfall, not one co-sponsored by de-Caulle.The only overriding fear is that

01 the inevitably brutal policerepression - repression so violentthat numerous students in Pariswere permanently blinded in Mayas a result of the police's misuseof tear-gas.

MurderIn

Uniformby Daniel Webster

(LNS)- "Where is it written inthe Constitution, in what articleor section is it contained, thatyou may take children from theirparents and parents from theirchildren, and compel them tofight the battle of any war inwhich the folly and wickednessof the government may engageitself?«Under what concealment has

this power lain hidden, whichnow for the first time comesforth, with a tremendous andbalelul aspect, to trample downand destroy the dearest-right 01personal liberty? Who will showme any Constitutional injunctionwhich makes it the duty 01 theAmerican people to surrendereverything valuable in life, andeven life itself, whenever thepurposes of an ambitious andmischievous government mayrequire it?"1 almost disdain to go to

quotations and references toprove that such an abominabledoctrine has no foundation inthe Constitution of this country.It is enough to know that thatinstrument was intended as thebasis of a free government, andthat power contended for is in-compatible with any notion ofpersonal liberty."A free government with an

uncontrolled power of militaryconscription is the most ridicu-lous and abominable contradic-tion and nonsense that ever en-tered. into the head of men."

Biafra: Land of Hate andGrave Misunderstanding

(L S)- Radio, press and TVhave recently given much rover-age to Nigeria. The humandrama now being played out un-doubtedly merits such an inter-est, after battles in which noprisoners were taken, famine isnow decimating the two millionmen and women of southernorigin who were forced to fleethe hostile North, leaving every-thing behind and glad to escapewith their lives.A few months ago almost no

attention was focused on this ex-British colony which, with 56million inhabitants, is the giantof the African continent. Wewere told that the main pointwas that the North of Nigeriawas inhabited by people 01 theHausa race. They despised theIbos in the South, who in turnreciprocated the same feelings.From this, all the evil was sup-posed to have derived.Such an argument is incom-

plete. There are ahout 250ethnic groups in Nigeria, ofwhich about 20 are important.Also, the argument is hardlynew. Ever since colonialism ex-isted, the governor-in-residence,whether French, British, Belgian,or Portuguese, has always aimed.at dividing peoples into opposingregions, to make it easier tomerge them in the same re-pression.This was facilitated, of course,

by the lact that most coloni-ial possessions-now independ-ent states-were then, and remainnow, artificial creations of geog-raphy, designed to suit the m-terests of the occupying Powerrather than the affinities of thepopulation. And Nigeria is noexception to this rule.

National Dis-unityIt cannot be denied that the

differences between North andSouth are real. The country-rformed by a federation of fourprovinces, plus the territory ofLagos-has since national inde-pendence, found it hard toachieve national unity. Great

AFRO-AMERICANS NOW ACTIVEFOR MORE BLACKS ON CAMPUS

by Gayle Cunningham

The members of the Alro-American Society, after what wefelt was an excellent, thoughshort year last year, are prepar-ing for an even more excitingand productive year.Our organization was fanned

in November of last year andhas been one of the more activegroups on Connecticut's campus.We like to think of our progresslast year as a part of the greaterprogress and awakening of thecampus.The activities planned for this

year are our response to thequestion "What the hell are wedoing here?", a question whichhas occurred to more and moreof us in the past few months.There are two major projects

foreseen. The first, a year-longeffort of particular importanceto the entire campus is our closecooperation with the AdmissionsOffice in attracting more Blackstudents to our community. Thiswill involve both individual andgroup efforts such as direct re-cruitment in high schools, in-quiry into new concepts of re-cruitment in general and Blackrecruitment in particular, cam-pus guiding, and any other ac-

tivities which we leel will behelplul.Secondly, we are planning a

Black Womanhood conferencefor a week-end in April. Theplans for this have not beencompleted at this time, but theconference should be an inquiryinto the Black woman in. all pro-fessions and also the Black wom-an in the Movement.This should be attended by

Black Women from many col-leges and universities and alsofrom outside the college situa-tion. There should be many out-standing guests and the weekendpromises to be an especially re-warding one.Along with these two major

projects, we will be pursuingother goals, such as our desirefor more Black-oriented courseofferings, and more Black pro-fessors. We also hope to continueand expand the project startedlast spring with Black youth inNew London.The Afro-American Society

has crawled, stood. and gainedits balance, now, ready to walk,and we are confident that wecan make great strides.

by Robert Lamhottetranslated by Bill Hillier

Britain, lully understanding theseproblems, administered thenorthern and. southern protec-torates separately. This tactichad the eonseq uenee, amongothers, of accentuating the differ-ences that already existed be-tween the two population groups,as much on the religious andcultural level as on the economicand social. It is thus that thenorthern region-the largest andmost heavily populated, with 30milliou largely Moslem inhabi-tants-can be considered themost conservative. Largely agri-cultural, it has remained underthe effective domination of tra-ditional chiefs who are true lo-cal potentates making the lawsin their own fiefs.One only needs to see a col-

lection of these petty sultans andemirs arriving in Lagos in theirair-conditioned Rolls Royces tomeasure the power of these men.Even if their official privilegeshave been eroded somewhat in. the past few years, they still re-tain nothing less than real feudalcontrol over large sections of thenorthern. population whom theymaintain in ignorance. And thesepetty kings, who play a not in-considerable role in the politicalset-up, are absolutely opposedto any real Nigerian unity, whichwould put an end to what theyconsider to be their rights.The evolution 01 the South,

especially of the former EasternRegion with its 14 million inhab-itants: including eight millionIbos, has been quite different.More rapid industrialization per-mitted the formation of numer-ous cadres of technicians and or-ganized. workers. It was theSouth that supplied the major-ity of traders, officials, and ern-ployees throughout Nigeria.It would be idle to deny the

disparities between the two re-gions. But considered on theirown, these explain neither themassacre of 30,000 Ibos in theNorth in May, 1966 nor the pres-ent war itself, which sometimeshas the appearance of a drive toexterminate the civilian popula-tion 01 the South. At the time 01the first Ibo pogroms, a journal-ist writing in the London Ob-server remarked, with false na-ivete, that everything had hap-pened "as though someone hadorganized the troubles." Who isthis "someone?"

Oil in BiafraWe need to search the realms

of international finance to answerthat question. For the problemBiafra and Nigeria is neither oneof territory nor one of eth-nic and religious groups-it isneither one of excessive size norone of reconciling differentraces, Rather it is a question ofwho is going to control theeconomic resources of this coun-by, given its demographic im-portance within the continent ofAfrica .Nigeria is a rich country. Be-

fore the present war started itwas already the biggest pro-ducer of cocoa, palm oil, andgroundnuts. It lurnished 90%of the world's production of co-Iumbite, a strategic preciousmetal 01 high importance inaviation. Tin, copper, rubber,leather and soy beans wereother important exports.Most important, over the past

few years Nigeria has become amajor oil producer. Productionrose from 252,000 tons per an-num in 1958 to 20 million tonsin 1966. The forecasts for 1967were 30 million tons, Reservesare estimated at one-and-a-halfbillion terns.

Two points are important tonote. First, four-fifths 01 the pro-ductiou 01 oil, and the most im-portant reserves, are to be foundin the eastern province (nowBiafra). Second, the antagonismbetween North and South didnot begin to manifest itself vio-lently until the importance 01the oil riches of Biafra were ron ~firmed, at which time it becameclear that within a few yearsthis part 01 Nigeria would be-come one of the ten biggest oilproducers in the world.Then in whose interests was

it to provoke the breakup of Ni-geria, and above all to controllittle Biafra with its greatwealth?Before the unleashing 01 the

present war, on the pretext ofan unequal distribution of oilrevenues between the provinces,Great Britain controlled-andstill does-the greater part 01 theNigerian economy through theagency of United Africa Com-pany, a subsidiary of Unilever.Internal trade and both importsand exports are under its domi-nation.Barela ys Bank and the Bank

of West Africa dominate finan-cial life. In the oil business, 85%of the extraction, transport andrefining are in the hands ofShell-BP, made up 01 BritishPetroleum and Anglo-DutchShell. Major Gowon, the succes-sor to General Ironsi (assassi-nated in july, 1966), and presenthead of the Nigerian militarygovernment who came to powerwith the support of the feudalNorth, tried to free himself alittle from this crushing patron-age, first by drawing up newagreements with the companies(the French and Americans re-lused) and then by approachingRussia and the socialist coun-tries with whom he wished totrade.Since then the Americans have

set out to break the British mo-nopoly, after having successfullybroken the Belgian monopoly inthe Congo to their immenseprofit. It is in this sense that wecan speak of Katanga as a prece-dent for Biafra. Six: Americancompanies are now operating inBiafra where they have invested150 million dollars. Until thelast few months, Nigeria wasone of those "privileged" coun-tries to whom Washington ex-tends her aid to the tune 01 225million dollars between 1962 and1968. And the American "ex-perts" in Biafra are too numerousto be counted.

French InterestsThe French companies are

represented in Biafra by SAF-RED which cootrois 5% 01 pro-duction, and it was when theFrench wells were shut downlast july that the Caullist regimebegan to make its policy clear,It must be added that West Ger-many, Israel, and Portugal arealso scrambling for a share of thecake. And London's interests are,of course, too extensive for theBritish Government not to sup-port the Federal Government ofMajor Cowen. We have evenhad the spectaele 01 oil com-panies devoting themselves tothe supply 01 armslRecently De Caulle has given

personal encouragement to Colo-nel Ojukwu. It is possible thathe may go lurther and officiallyrecognize Biafra. Despite all thedenials, it is now establishedthat agreements have alreadybeen reached between Ojukwuand the Rothschild Bank, thusassuring large-scale French par-(Continued on Page 5) Col. 5)

Page Four Conn Census Tuesday, October 1, 1968

COALITlOomous in itsorganization.

Represents MinorityIn accordance with the group's

basic premise that minoritygroups should be included in thepolitical process, the LiberalCoalition will follow programssimilar to those of Sen. McCar·thy and the late Sen. Kennedy.In reference to its Vietnam

policy, the Coalition supports acessation of bombing in IorthVietnam with adequate protec-tion for American troops andopen negotiations with Hanoi,according to Chris and Cindy.The Coalition also advocates

the stand that the South Vietna-mese negotiate unilaterally withHanoi.

Peace-Keeping ForceIncluded in the goals of the

Coalition is the creation of apermanent United Nations peace-keeping force to ensure therights of self-detennination forall nations.In the realm of civil rights,

the Coalition supports private,local, state and federal organi-zations that contribute funds toBlack ghettoes and other pov-

(Continued from Page 1, Col. 3)own activities and erty areas, and that allow these

funds to be allocated by thepeople who are in need of them.Cindy explained that "we un-

derstand the feeling of frustra-tion among Blacks. For too longthe improvements have beeninitiated and implemented by thewhite community."We feel that since the Blacks

are now gaining racial pride,it is important that they workconstructively for their own im-provement and acceptance."The Coalition will also work

for effective implementation ofcivil rights laws already passedby Congress.

Support Massive FundsIn addition to supporting the

injection of massive federal fundsinto local and state anti-povertyand education programs, theCoalition urges the adoption ofa guaranteed minimum annualincome.Following the lead of one of

the candidates it supports, Wil-liam St. Onge of the SecondCongressional District, the Coa-lition will work for an amend-ment lowering the voting ageto 18.

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Cindy added that the Coalitionurges increased action and re-sponsible participation of youngpeople in the political process.The group also encourages non-violent protest with meaningfulprogram.

Support Three CandidatesAt present the Liberal Coali-

tion is supporting three candi-dates who represent the beliefsof the group: Sen. AbrahamRibicoff, candidate for UnitedStates Senator from Connecticut;William St. Onge, candidate forU. S. Congress from the SecondCongressional District in Con-necticut; and Allard Lowenstein,candidate for U. S. Congressfrom Nassau County in NewYork.Cindy explained that since the

three candidates are Democrats,the three separate Youth forRibicoff, St. Onge, and Lowen-stein groups will come under theauspices of the Young Democratsfor practical means of implemen-tation.

CanvassYouth for Ribicoff, coordi-

nated by Chris Howells and co-sponsored with Yale University,will canvass the area. Last Wed.,Sept. 25, Conn girls joinedYalemen in a recruitment driveon the Yale campus.The Connecticut College Youth

for Ribicoff will also provideeither private cars or a bus totransport Conn girls to Storrs tohear a major policy speech bySen. Ribicoff on Oct. 10.The group also plans to can-

vass in the «Thames Valley"area every weekend in Octoberexcept Political Forum Weekend,October 25-26.

Youth for St. OngeCoordinated by Cindy Con-

rad, Youth for St. Onge spon-sored canvassing in the New

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St. Onge along with five otherarea colleges in the Second Con-gressional District will partici-pate in a study-group on thepresent draft system and modi-fications. Jill Mara '70 will rep-resent Conn. •

Video-Taped SeminarTentative plans also call for

a video-tape seminar with St.Onge and college students onlocal and national matters at theUniversity of Connecticut, ac-cording to Cindy.Mary Craff, '70, coordinator

of Youth for Lowenstein, plansto organize canvassing trips toLong Island.

New ADA ChapterThe new campus ADA chap-

ter is formally chartered by itsparent organization, ADA. Theorganization was formed in 1947to restore liberal influence inrational policies. The famedeconomist John Kenneth Gal-braith is its 1968 chairman.Chris explained that "in the

past the campus ADA has merelybeen a forum for debate. ADAfavors the instruments of freeexchange of ideas in defeatingthe forces of Communism andFascism."Specifically the campus ADA

is interested in ensuring opendiscussions on campus and fol-lows the premise that the youthshould bear a greater respon-sibility in the affairs of thecountry.

Encourage CampaigningAlthough ADA itself is not

affiliated with any political or-ganization, it strongly urges itsmembers to support candidateswho concur with their objectives,which are similar to those of theLiberal Coalition.Chris added that the ADA is

dedicated to changing socialconditions, and endorsed SenatorMcCarthy at its National Con-(Continued on Page 6, Col. 5)

THEATRE(Continued from Page 1, Col. 3)max of their swnmer at the Eu-gene O'Neill Memorial Founda-tion.The program was made up of

45 deaf students, most of whomattended Gallaudet College inWashington, D. c., the only col-lege for the deaf in the UnitedStates, and six hearing students,of whom four were Conn girls.Some of the older members ofthe company directed and taughtclasses.Students' classes ranged from

fencing, tumbling, Japanese andHindu movement, to actingworkshops with J. RanelIi, classesin dance taught by students ofAlwin Nikolais, and classes insign-mime language conductedby a member of NTD who hadstudied under Marcel Marceau.

Special TalksIn addition there were lectures

on theater history supplementedby special talks by David Hays,producer of NTD and set de-signer for Lincoln Center, andFred Voelpel, custom designerfor NTD and Lincoln Center.The Conn girls found them-

selves living with a whole newworld of people. Here they wereable to communicate with deafpeople on a one-to-one basis andget to know them as individuals.The deaf students were very

enthusiastic about the whole pro-gram since it was their onechance to really learn about thetheater, and despite the heavyschedule their enthusiasm reachedeveryone in the program.

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BLACKS (Continued from Page 1, Col. 2)sense of Black identity."Blacks have been denied

their background in this society.In order to confront the prob-lem of race in this society, youmust know enough of your ownhistory to understand the forcesthat have shaped the situation.For instance, how did Blacksget here? What was the slaveexperience? During Reconstruc-tion, Blacks had the experienceof power. How did we get it,and why was it lost? We mustknow what we're up against."An understanding of Black

culture is tremendously impor-tant for the white community aswell. There are so many mis-conceptions, and so much in-complete information."So many whites are under

the impression that Mrica wasnothing until colonization byEuropeans, but there were em-pires and cultures as far backas Egyptian times."In addition, whites are re-

luctant to make parallels be-tween the move for Americanindependence and the presentBlack movement. Patrick Henry'scry of <Give me liberty or giveme death' is the same kind of

thing that Stokely Carmichaelhas been talking about"And so many fabulous fig-

ures in Black history have beentotally disregarded by historians.How many people know whoW. B. DuBois, Marcus Garveyand Ralph Ellison are? BothBlacks and whites need to knowthe forces and the people inBlack history."Randi sees a change in Black

attitudes in the three years thatshe has been at Conn. When 1came here in 1965, integrationwas the key idea, and it had tobe slow and careful. Blackswanted a share, a vital share, inshaping this world."Now, we see the importance

of developing Black conscious-ness, as well," Randi concluded.Pat Murray '70, president

of Afro-American Society, de-scribed her adjustments to thiscampus since freshman year. Atfirst, 1 was the only Black stu-dent in my dorm, and I wasfrankly lonely. Then, as 1 de-veloped friendships and I movedinto a dorm with other Blacks,I felt much better about thecollege on the whole, I becamemore relaxed. Your happiness in

the dorm situation really effectsyour total picture' of life here."Also, I come from the

Bronx, ew York and an inte-grated high school. A lot 0 fmy friends were white, so tocome here and have whitesavoid referring to my race in aneffort to be liberal was difficult.

"I think what I miss most liv-ing in this community are someaspects of the Black sub-culture,such as a certain ease, the slang.the dancing, music."Nancy Austin '70 added that

going home is almost like enter-ing another world; the way oflife is so different."Even the mixers are so un-

like any dances I've ever known,I find myself losing touch withthe Black community."I think that establishing a

meaningful proportion of Blackson campus would help to createa sense of Black identity for thestudents here," Pat noted.Freshman Carmen Jones feels

differently. "When 1 was in highschool, I was part of an exchangeprogram. For a while, I lived ina white suburb with a white fam-ily. I tried to see if I could de-termine some differences 00-

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tween myself and my whitemends, but I couldn't find any-thing in terms of habits or wayof life.

"I think Conn is a good placefor developing Black conscious-ness. I also think I can grow asa person here."I have come here with no

big fears or anxieties; I wasused to an integrated way oflife, and I wasn't afraid of beingassimilated into white culture.And I don't see color as so dts-tinguishing a factor betweenpeople. I'm a person, and beingBlack doesn't make me self-sell-conscious in any negativeway," Carmen concluded.Vickie Hatcher, also a fresh-

man, feels no apprehensivenessabout life on a predominantlywhite campus. "Having lived inWashington, D. C., which is sointegrated, I'm used to intensivecontact with whites."Being a Negro has influenced

my whole life, although I'm anindependent person first and aNegro second, Being Negro hasbeen an advantage in that peopleseek me out, and I like to talkwith people."

COIUl is intensifying its effortsto attract able Black students tothis campus."Let's face it," says Mrs. Her-

sey, "as a selective women's col-lege we are automatically, iferroneously, associated in theminds of many with the tra-ditions of a white social elite."We must convince Black

students that we do want them,not to fulfill some kind of con-science quota, but because wewelcome the intellectually ex-cellent, in the conviction thatthey will grow as people, as wellas help the college to remainalive to current issues."At present, Conn is engaged

in an intensive program to re-cruit a greater number of quali-fied Black students, sending itsown representatives to secondaryschools to discuss the admissionsprocedures and the educationalopportunities here.

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various agencies, such as theNational Scholarship Service andFund for egro Students, theCooperative Program for Edu-cational Opportunity and CON -TAC, a talent search group sup-ported by the state of Connec-ticutThough some progress is being

made, Mrs. Hersey admits thatthere is disappointment in theresponse. For example, in theyears 1949-1961, a total of 81students were encouraged to ap-ply by various sources; however,only seven students applied. Ofthese, four were accepted andthree enrolled-in a total of 12years!By 1963, there was still only

one Black student in the class.In 1964, seven Black studentswere enrolled. In 1965, of the 10students who were accepted,only four matriculated, and thenext year, of the 23 applicants,10 were accepted and nine en-rolled.By 1967, applications had

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International FinanceIt is in these realms of inter-

national finance that the realcauses of the present tragedymust be sought. Those who stoodto gain from the break-up of Ni-geria found sympathetic elementsamong the bourgeoisie of theeastern province of Biafra. Butit is almost impossible for thela tter nOW to avail themselvesof the people's natural right toself-determination and use thisas justification for secession,just as it is almost impossiblefor them to present their actionas revolutionary

Tuesday, October 1, 1968Page Six Conn Census

NEWS NOTESCOALITION(Continued from Page 4, Col. 4)CLUB NIGHT

FREAKS OUTRep. WatsonAttacks SDS

Students interested in estab-lishing a Students for ResponsibleFirearms Policy on campus writeto Mr. James V. Bennett, Presi-dent, National Council foc a Re-sponsible Firearms Policy, 1028Connecticut Avenue, N. W.,Washington, D. C. 20036.

vention on May 17-19.YD's Support Local MenThe Corm Young Democrats

concur with the policy of theConnecticut State College YoungDemocrats in supporting thoselocal candidates of its choice, ac-cording to Cindy.At present, the Young Demo-

crats are at work schedulingConn State Democratic candi-dates for State Legislature for apanel discussion and Mr. St.Onge for a short presentation atPolitical Forum Weekend.Cindy summed up the makeup

of the new Liberal Coalition bydistinguishing the ADA as beingthe more philosophical elementof the Coalition and the YoungDemocrats as playing the prac-tical role as vehicle of commu-nication in State and Nationalconventions held by the nationalparty.

(CPSJ-U Representative Al-bert Watson had his druthers,the Students for a DemocraticSociety (SDS) would be one ofthe groups on the government'sSubversive Organizations black-list.The South Carolina Republi-

can last week called on the floorof the House of Representativesfor a "full-scale investigation"by the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) ofthe "most dangerous New leftgroup operating in the countrytoday."Watson said SDS plans to

overthrow the U. S. government.and cited as examples of theirtactics the recent Chicago dem-onstrations and the disruptionof Columbia University lastspring.He said Federal agents who

attended the SDS National Con-vention at Michigan State Uni-versity in June heard sessionswhich discussed the "fine pointsof firing Molotov cocktails fromshotguns" and other tactics ofguerrilla warfare.Watson also charged that SDS

was heavily infiltrated by mem-bers of the Communist Party,who see the campus groups as agood hase from which to launchtheir own activities.

In keeping with the politicalnature of the year, the centersof attraction at Tuesday's Clubight were the bannered booths

of the Liberal Coalition, thecombined forces of the YoungDemocrats and American Demo-crats for Action, and the YoungRepublicans. Their tables of-fered leaflets and other informa-tion for the coming elections.Peter Mariani, Republican

candidate for the U. S. Congressfrom Conn., William Moore, Re-publican candidate for the Conn.Senate and Peter Highberg, Re-publican candidate for the StateHouse of Representatives, wereon hand to present their opinionson pertinent issues and answerquestions as they mingled withstudents.The newest addition to Club

Night, the affiliations with Yaleand Wesleyan. was an all-outsuccess. The Young Democratsand the Young Republicans bothoffered male inducements totheir booths from coordinateYale clubs.The Vietnam Information Com-

mittee advertised a seminar withWesleyan for the near future:The WCNI-WYBC, Conn-Yale,union was also in evidence asthey broadcast the proceedingsfrom the snack bar area.Under the direction of Randi

Fredon, Club Night was ex-panded to include representa-tives of all the College's groupsand clubs. Strung throughout

the gym and lounge of Crozier-Williams were tables and boothsproviding glimpses of the clubactivities that range from theperforming groups, such as theRussian Chorus. to special inter-est clubs of the nature of theCommittee for UnderstandingRacial Attitudes.Live performances were also

given throughout the two hourevent by the Swiffs, ConnChords, and Madrigals.

• • •Hillel announced the inaugura-

tion of A Home Away FromHome program in which a stu-dent may "adopt" a family in theNew London area for her 4-yearstay at Conn. Students interestedmay contact Patty Bernstein, '70.or sign-up in Fanning BulletinBoard.

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