The War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 15, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 31, 1974 Page: 2 of 4
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LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
America's Soul on Trial
KPRpliATEw' M&lSe YOK FAMILY ON lOUC n?E5fNT5
Apparently President Nixon is not going to
resign
Apparently he is banking on the hope that
the public although disgusted with hnn. will
simply sit with their hands folded and ride
the tide.
Soon Congress will take up the matter of
impeachment and their results will hinge on
the grnssroots sentiment expressed to them.
If the public is vague about their wishes
Congressmen will be vague and vacillating
in their duty unwilling to commit them-
selves on the issue If the public rises up nnd
demands Mr. Nixon's removal. Congress will
be quick to respond.
Although it is obvious that the impeach-
ment issue will dominate the 1974 session of
the 93rd Congress the critical factor is
whether it will consist of political dilly-
dallying or whether spurred on by the grass-
root uprisings it will act swiftly and un-ificdly.
The situation demands a coordinated na-
tional effort focusing on Capitol Hill. The
National Campaign to Impeach Nixon
which has approximately 70 local groups ac-
ross the country will gather for a "Lobby-In"
at the White House Feb 4-8 The lobby-in
may be the first real test of the issue.
Plans call for an old-style grass roots rally
in front of the White House with spokesmen
for various groups reading home town decla-
rations of their own area's particular grie-
vances against Nixon
The people will then march up the side-
walk along Pennsylvania Ave to Capitol Hill
for intensive lobbying And then they gather
at a nearby center for music workshops and
sharing experiences before going home
In the National Campaign's own words
"We believe that ours is a testing time for
America and it is the very soul of its people
which is on trial during the new vear."
LINDA ADAMS
STUDENT-ON-THE-SIDEWALK
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Capital Punishment Not
Favored by Students
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What are your views on capital Punishment?
Hill O'Loughlin Senior History nnd Political Science: I do not
bclie e In enpitnl punishment because I don't think it justifiable for a
group of individuals to decide that a person should be put to death no
matter what he has done In my opinion the only time that killing is
Justifiable is in self defense or in defense of one's family or other
indiv iduals Instead of capital punishment. I think a criminal should
be confined for life
Linda Urnnnon Sophomore Biology! I don't believe in capital
punishment for any crimes I don't think men should stand judgment
on other men to decide whether they should live or not. However I do
believe that those who commit major crimes should not he Riven
probation
Dong Koh Senior Physics: One reason that the rate of crime is
increasing every year is that people feel that they can get away with
things that they could not have gotten away with in the past Capital
punishment should exist not necessarily for the purpose of punish-
ment but as a deterrent to crime
Rhnnne Hoppe Senior Music Educutlon: I am nguinst capital
punishment because nothing is gained by taking a life no mattor what
the crime committed There arc other means of punishment that are
more effective as well as rehabilitative I certainly would not want to
be the one to take the responsibility of sentencing a man to death or
pulling the switch of the electric chair
Greg Uullock Sophomore Soclul Welfare: A person convicted of a
crime should go through a rehabilitation period to see if ho can live
with society Punishment by death is outmoded and I think a person
getting a life sentence should get a reprieve but I realize that a life
sentence would cost the taxpuyers money so I think criminals should
be given a sentence of hard labor depending on the seriousness of the
crime to determine the length of tho sentence
Jolynn Galvin Junior Biology: I don't believe any human has the
right to take another's life so I am against capital punishment. I doubt
the idea that it is a deterrent to crimo so that argument does not
change my mind
Gordon Skelton Senior Political Science: I cannot agree with the
practice of capital punishment for any reason. However I think that a
better means of treatment would be the removal of possible probation
for major crimes Those prisoners of rehabilitative potential should be
handled more leniently in this manner
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Notice Anything?
Registration Easier
Did anybody notice thnt re-
gistration lasted only onc-linlf
day this year'' Or thnt it is now
possible to register by mail'
It's nil part of a plan by Kegis-
trar Jerome Vnnnoy to make re-
gistration a painless process
"It's my feeling thnt the hassle
of registintion on a given day
does not provide for good coun-
seling on the part of the faculty
nor does it always allow the stu-
dents to get the cour.se he
wants" Vnnnoy said
"Therefore registration
should take a longer and more
leisurely period of time further
in advance of the actual begin-
ning of classes
"This is one reason we have
attempted to pre-register for the
spring semester in November
and also the reason that we
mailed out registration materi-
als for those who did not pre-
register giving them the oppor-
tunity to mail back the materi-
als at their leisure" he said.
Vnnnoy suys that there hns
been "pretty good response" to
the innovations although the
biggest problem has been that
many students are forgetting to
make arrangements for their
accounts.
He said that it is impossible to
register ahead of time for sum-
mer school because of the large
amount of transient students
involved "but we do hope to
allow studontB to register by
mail for tho full semester" he
said
Vnnnoy said the fall schedule
of clubhes will be released probn-
bl in Match in order to give
students plenty of tune to meet
with their advisors and plan
their schedules ahead of time.
Summer Interns
Must Apply Now
Students who want to partici-
pate in McMurry's summer in-
ternship in ministry should turn
in applications by Feb. 15 ac-
cording to Dr William Chap-
man program director
The application forms me av-
ailable in his office in the Hehg-
ion Depaitment on the third
floor of Old Mam
"Academic Internship was
adopted by McMtirry as an op-
portunity for students to dis-
cover foi themselves Mime ofthe
dimensions of miniMiy" Dr.
Chapman said
The progiam is conducted
"on-loculinn" he said "While
most positions aie in local con-
gregations theie often are in-
stitutional chaplaincies which
can be arranged "
Tunning is supervised by
local church people and by Dr
Cbnpmiin
Interviews bv the Cnnfvienve
stnlf contact peisons Milton
Propp and Doyle Hngle. will be
held at the end of Fohiunry Dr
Chapman stud
Decisions will be made on all
applications befoie spring
hi eak
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