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Alienation would dissolve
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with socialist revolution
by Eric Kangas
"not too
whole social organism.
am just one of
Since alienation
based
BY AND FOR the
intimidating
of
impotence before the
of
offers to
Cont. on p. 5
Paul Russell
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enrolled as music majors currently. Membership in your
U.T. El Paso Prospector
6. Your band is not a club-it
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ur endorsements
by Chuck Emerson
On the U.T.E.P. side of the
been saying the same things
for years, as if there were just
their studies here. Traditionally, we perform for football games a future date,
and we supply a pep band for basketball games. In no way
does your band receive remuneration for these services. Any -----------------------
the
not
Editor's note: The necessity to scrutinize an individual seeking
office brought forth Macias' column. Whether it was vicious or
not depends on personal judgment, but the Supreme Court has
ruled that such articles can be written about candidates and
does not view them as libelous. (If you were impressed by Mr.
Middagh's title the Supreme Court should impress you even
more.) The only one talking about libel is Mr. Middagh. If
indeed it had been libelous where is the suit?
are
band
measure
talking
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eight
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past
picture,
anxious
while
with
that
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of
was
BSU
that
Williams,
but reluctantly
presence
delegation
seemed
intimidate
in a
on
man's
forces
was
here
Wolf
On
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... .Robert Zuck
. ... Ray Sarabia
. . .Albert Franco
Martha Crawford
.Edna Gundersen
. .. Frank Macias
. . Larry Bucking
. . , .Jay Zatovich
Thank you for being so open-minded.
A member of an ethnic group
Baltazar B. Perez
March 25,1971
TIMES,
HERALD-POST
the resolution
work of a
Following
presenting
denouncing
intimidation
interest group
of the
a learning experience not limited by
illegally pass a bill during a
special session, that was not
included on the agenda and
therefore illegal.
this past year. Hundreds of musical organizations tried out for
the MENC Convention, but only ten bands in the United
States made it, and the UTEP Symphonic Tour Band was one
of these. (Drake and Iowa were two others out of the ten).
Thanks to Mr. Harold L. Hillyer, Director of Bands, and
happy to
students
and that
concerned
running for
classroom activities. Band members participate, relate deeply to
their fellow students, learn the value of working together for a
common goal—the performance of beautiful music.
We are proud to be members of such an organization as the
UTEP Band. We play because we love good music, the
performance of good music and all the work it takes to make
one of the best bands in the country by receiving, and
accepting, bids to play for the CBDNA (College Band Directors
National Association), Southwest Convention and the MENC
(Music Educators National Conference), National Convention
court at any level should be. Hughes receives overwhelming optimum, this columnist feels
Gives reason for resigning
Editor:
In response to an article last week the reason for my
resignation from the Academic Committee chairmanship was
was called the
candidates is
this columnist
is open to any interested, qualified student currently out-of-town trips for your band are paid out of the allocation
side of
Williams
no intention
the senate
is a two-hour accredited
offered by the - Music
Senator Sutton in
alienation are products
by men.
Marxism
agree on
the metal
of nature and
Williams were
presidents of
and existentialism
one point: the
tormenting forms of alienation
suffered by men and women
today point out problems
which call for a theoretical
explanation and a realistic
remedy. Marxist explanations,
however, reject the premises
and conclusions of either
existentialism or any religious
creed.
Alienation is a historically
created phenomenon. Its origin
and continuing basis in
civilized society arises from
the alienation of labor in all
systems of private property
from slavery to capitalism.
Alienation expresses the fact
that the creations of man's
hands and minds turn against
their creators and come to
dominate their lives.
For Marxism the forms of
the U.T.E.P.
Marching Cavalcade come to school two weeks before classes
begin in order to practice in he fall. Membership in the
Cavalcade also entails practicing at home in your spare time to
memorize all of your music (approximately fourteen numbers
for pre-game and half-time.) Needless to say, band members do
not have the time to memorize fourteen different numbers for
each performance, so be necessity some must be used at
several of our shows.
3. Once football season is over, the band becomes a concert
society is
of the workers
The new world
from such a
reconstruction
relations can
has repeatedly him to be open-minded,
idea of "Sea of Green" is a great idea, but his record at the
Washington Park Zoo leaves much to be desired. On the other
hand Tiny Barcena is the closest thing to new blood in the
race. He was a coach and art instructor and would be a good
thing for youth recreation programs in El Paso. Our
endorsement goes whole heartedly to Barcena.
For the position of alderman place two, Public Works, the
choice was between E. H. (Manny) Baeza and Don Benge.
Both men are in construction work. Baeza worked himself
from the bottom to the very top of the construction business.
Baeza is an independent and is not tied to any one group. In
experience Benge out weighs Baeza in the sense that he served
in the position of director of public works at Hobbs, New
Mexico. After much consideration our endorsement goes to
Don Benge.
For alderman place three, position of airport and finance,
Tony Petry so out-shines the other two candidates concerning
knowledge of problem areas in this department that our
endorsement goes unquestionably to him.
Hector Bencomo is the only real candidate for the position
of fire and police, alderman place four. Bencomo, a native El
Pasoan and former alderman, has served as a consultant to the
city and police in issues involving friction and lack of
communication between neighborhood youth groups and police.
His idea of having police officers taking courses at UT El Paso
and joining more civic organizations will add to communication
between the police and community as a whole. The Prospector
gives a strong endorsement to Bencomo.
Concerning the municipal judgeships, the Prospector is in
favor of leaving the things as they are for the most part.
support and endorsement.
Now the case of incompetant George Rodriguez, Jr. vs
Luther Jones. Rodriguez was disbarred from practice in federal
court by Judge Suttle on April 6, 1970. The reason stated was
that Rodriguez had failed to uphold the constitutional rights of
his court-appointed client. Rodriguez was originally disbarred
for five years. Later, the suspension was reduced to three
years. Three weeks -March 5, 1971- before elections Judge
Ernest Guinn reinstated Rodriguez.
Could the fact that George Rodriguez, Sr., a district judge,
have» anything to do with this? When a lawyer can not
uphold the constitutional rights of a court appointed client, he,
through his actions has exhibited little or no respect for a high
court. What kind of respect does he have for his own court?
Rodriguez' opponent is Luther Jones. Jones is a very
intelligent, young man, but very naive. But maybe what
municipal court one needs is some innocence and justice.
Lastly the three way race for tax accessor. W. W. Wilson is
the incumbent for the position and hasn't done anything with
it for the past four terms. Joe I. Telles is trying to run on his
brother s name for the position. Thea Savage is running on a
platform that deals with everything else but the accessor post.
The Prospector has decided to let you the voter make this
decision.
client (another indigent), both
of these actions having been
taken by a federal judge. His
license was reinstated on
March 5th of this year (just
in time for city/ elections),
this most probably resulting
from influence peddling.
Rodriguez cannot do a good
job - he could care less about
BSU for
conference
Senator
discovered
senators should be
see concerned
attending meetings
these individuals
were interested in
band-the Symphonic Band. Members also volunteer their time good music. Also, the band makes an average of 52
for the pep band which plays for the basketball games, performances each year, which is a pretty big workload for
Membership in the Symphonic Band entails coming to practice any organization.
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racist and madman. Prior to
presenting the resolution the
draft was handed to one
senator and it was returned
with a swastika drawn in one
corner. No matter how some
of the senators reacted to the
years. DeWetter
society and his ignorance of
the laws of their operation.
They are not everlasting. They
can diminish and they WILL
wither away and cease entirely
when man's command over
nature and society is
consummated under socialism.
The causes of our existing
alienation are rooted in
capitalism which was born and
bred in the dispossession of
the working masses from the
means of production. In the
further course of development
who is tired of
and 1143,
ever present among the
delegation. He stated
read the
course (Band 1141
Department.) It is
included in the agenda, and
since this was a special session
(meeting at 6 PM instead of 8
PM due to Dick Gregory’s
speaking on campus) the bill
could not be considered unless
already included on the
agenda. Senator Rick Robins,
acting senate secretary, due to
absence of Senator Janice
Perry, stated that the bill was
Explains censure move
couldn't be bothered. To top
things off, JUDSON
a trip to a
in Denton, Texas.
Chuck Sutton
the bill was not
Langford seems an honest and fair individual. He is endorsed for City Election
the position of Municipal court three. Old El Paso is having
Judge Clark Hughes, besides being a very competent judge, another municipal election this
has a fantastic way with youth that appear before his court. Saturday; and, although
His calm but stern manner in court is an example of what a slate of
by THEIR former president courts suspended for 6 months
this system keeps reproducing and MAYOR, Peter DeWetter for failure to appear and
the condit.ons of alienation not to mention that Wolf was discharge his duties as council
more extensively, also handpicked for DeWetter's to his client (an indigent) and ,
Contemporary monopoly aldermanic slate. TO (2) April 6, 1970, license to
capitalism has so intensified complement Wolf they have practice in federal courts
and universalized the assembled three businessmen revoked for 5 YEARS
conditions of alienation that , .failure to protect
and a lawyer friend the Idilere PItl
its consequences have spread lawyer being another of constitutional rights of
like a virus throughout the
the game
obvious”),
class thousands
the
, . government
expropriation and exploitation AL .
, Chamber of Commerce!
of the labor force, the nature —
of this deepseated disease The editorial "voice" of the
points to the direction of its local newspaper is nothing
, . more than the voice of the
cure. It can only be
n i . Chamber of Commerce, as
eliminated if the unity of the
A i Robert W. Lee (editor of the
workers with the means of , a client whom he been
: :Herald-Post part of El Paso's a client to whom has been
their labor is restored, not by newspaper) is current president appointed by the court. How 4
reverting to any form of of the Chamber and, would you and your little ole
primitivism, but by therefore, not to be believed, traffic ticket like ,O appear in
incorporating the highest 1 am also tired of the front of this "judge"?
achievements of science, . . , Iuther Jones Rodriguez’s
_ brainwash tactics of the Luther Jones, Rodriguez s
technology and industry into a Chamber’s press: "El Paso, opponent, has no blemishes on
collectivized mode of , .,, , his record the age of
. you re looking good - cant his record. me age or
production, they see the smog?! twenty-four, he already has
his can only be done The Chamber's opponent in 2% Vears of law practice
through a socialist revolution . . . under his sneaking to
the mayoral race this year is under his belt, in speaking to
which will establish a the Bert Williams Council, him at great length, I found
government based upon a ^ Williams
nationalized economy operated turned down
under the democratic control, .
, the Chamber and, with
themselves.
aldermanic slate, represents
order issuing ,
1 years of experience
uindamenta government compared with 2 treated with dignity, and :
of human years for the Chamber’s presumed innocent until
. . Create the ticket.The Bert Williams Proven guilty,” reads the
conditions for eradicating the Council (Williams, Berroteran, Jones platform. He is young,
forms of alienation inherited Benge Woodard and but he has also not been
from the barbarous past. Bencomo) is more liberal than around long enough to have ,
the Chamber’s and is being been cultivated by the
Letters to the editor and contributions to “The poet's supported by the liberal, pressure groups that modify
turn" may be turned into room 20] W. Union. The letters people-minded groups in El
will be published in the following issue while the poetry or Paso.
prose copy will be printed depending on space limitations.ganine
PSYA
WILLIAMS is strongly backing
no-howl Wolf (anyone for
some more car-stoning?). Go
one newspaper in this town 3
: .... . . with Bert Williams and his
and it published both a
, ticket or the Chamber's
morning and an evening.
edition) U.T.E.P. Study and Advisory
Committee will choke us to
In case you all are not . .
. death. And don t forget what
aware of it, El Paso has been ., , ’
_ , Wolf (as an alderman) had to
run by the Chamber of .
say about El Paso s smog
Commerce for at least the last . . _
, problem: If El Paso has an air
and
pollution problem. I’ve never
9 seen it (ASARCO bombs,
the anyone?).
Chamber. Growth of business
Another race warranting this
via new construction, special ,
_ , columnists attention is that
zoning, the Civic Center, and
.L. . for Judge of Municipal Court
other routes has been the •
, . No. I. The incumbent, George
primary concern of the city M
. . Rodriguez, Jr., conducts the
government over this period -
not the people of El Paso. "Fastest court in the West,"
This election year the handling as many as 50 cases
Chamber has decided to play in 1% hours, while acting
a game of deceit, however, bored - unconcerned - with
Instead of making things the cases before him. On his
obvious by running another record as 3 lawyer, Rodriguez
to speak up
the Chamber's
picture, Bert Williams
anxious to speak up
while the Chamber's
couldn't be bothered. To
The Prospector was under the impression that UT El Paso
was the center of apathy in this part of the country. The
candidate turn outs for the El Paso city elections have proven
the newspaper wrong; it is the whole city of El Paso that
resides in this pitiful state of All-Americanism.
The city elections show a lack and need for young blood in
city politics. In many of the races the only difference between
the candidates is the color shade of their newspaper pictures.
The majority of them have neglected the Chicano problem as
if it didn't exist. The only remedy to the above problem is
for Chicanos all over El Paso to register and vote a Chicano
ticket into office. Then and only then will the problem be
given the attention it needs in order to be remedied. Hopefully
this will become a reality in the next two years.
The following are our endorsements:
Between Clinton Wolf and Bert Williams -running for
mayor - there is only a shade of difference which at times is
hard to find when comparing their platforms. If what Wolf has
done in El Paso's renovation program is any indication of his
future actions, then forget it. Furthermore Wolf as witnessed
by recent statements by Mayor Peter DeWetter is the mayor's
choice and that only means more of the same for El Paso
under a different name. Williams on the other hand may
provide some changes. The question concerning Williams is, can
he in all reality fulfill his campaign promises or are they all
hollow? Our endorsement reluctantly -he's the lesser of the
two evils- goes to Bert Williams.
In the race for alderman place one, the decision was
between Al (Tiny) Barcena and Sal Berroteran. Berroteran is
the incumbent and is relying on his experience on the job. His
the senate next year. This
columnist in return
commented to Mr. Sutton that
it was sincerely hoped that
there was indeed no intent on
the part of members of BSU
to intimidate anyone. If the
allegations made in the
resolution were indeed false in
that the intentions of the
BSU delegation were
misunderstood may this serve
as a formal apology to Mr.
Sutton and the individuals
concerned. However, let it be
known that this columnist also
condemns any and all
attempts of any group - be it
WHITE, BLACK, BROWN -
of mixed ethnic background
or otherwise to intimidate or
to force by threat or use of
violence the Student Senate to
vote in its favor on any
legislation.
from the BSU
an attempt to
the senate to
the top of a table at the rear
of the room and inserted loud
comments to hurry up and
pass the bill following the end
of the argument, until the
resolution was finally
considered. The resolution
passed and the five members
of BSU present to support the
bill left. To this columnist
and several other senators the
actions of Mr. Sutton's
argument, the individual with
for
the
his w
that he needs to say more
about his endorsees than
Latham had to say (nothing)
about his in last Sunday's
TIMES. (If you don’t get the
Questions letter response
Sir:
A couple of items in the Prospector of 11 March seem to
me to need comment.
ITEM A: Mr. Middagh, signing himself in his official capacity
as chairman of the Journalism Department, made some serious
charges against a recent Frank Macias column. He called it
"despicable,” "malicious,” "purposeless," said that it was libel,
and added that it was the worst piece of journalism he had
seen in 23 years as a journalist on this campus.
ITEM B: In your editorial response you said that it is
necessary to scrutinize individuals seeking public office, that
minorities are more affected by the police than is the public
at large, and that the Prospector published during the years
Middagh was director of student publications was "sterile."
"organization," and filled with "status quo trash." One cannot,
you said, "ignore his duty as a member of the press and a
minority."
Assuming that everything in Item B is true, it is impossible
to see what it has to do with Item A. If the Macias piece was
vicious that fact is not changed by the sterility of the
Prospector of former years, nor by the argument that public
officials should be scrutinized. You were not charged with
scrutinizing but with libelling, and the two things are different.
If Macias' column does indeed represent "the lowest level
possible in journalism," as Middagh says, that level is not
raised by suggesting that the columnist and the editor involved
in its publication are members of a minority group. A dirty
piece is a dirty piece whatever its authorship. You seem to be
employing, not very effectively, the old device of answering
specific charges by screaming loudly about something else
entirely.
Surely you are not trying to say that the way to liven up
the paper, and the way for a member of the press and of a
minority to do his "duty,” is to write and publish dirty,
libelous copy?
You certainly have not refuted the charges, nor for that
matter those made by Mrs. Hunter in another letter in the
same paper concerning the same matter. If their charges are
false, show that they are. If you cannot, the courageous thing
to do, and the correct thing, is to apologize. In print.
Sincerely, Ray Past
Member, Student Pub. Board
assisted by Mr. Walter Geyer, the band gained nation-wide that although I attempted to start work on the course
recognition for you and your university. evaluation program interest by the members of my committee
5. Your band is no way, fund-wise, department-wise, or was minimal. The acadmic committee actually opposed the
scholarship-wise, connected with the Athletic Department. Most project anyway. The committee on course evaluation of which
bands offer scholarships to their members. Members in your I was also a member never materialized. I was continually
band are given grants-in-aid to help them go to school. This being assailed by fellow senators for having a "do nothing”
money comes from the SA fund. Last year the allocation for committee.
grants-in-aid was $17,250. However, due to the cut in our In truth my committee was a "do nothing" not because I
funds, this amount may be cut $10,250 to $7,000. One of the did not want to work but because even obtaining a quorum at
reasons your band is able to compete successfully with other meetings was difficult and when we met it seemed that
university bands is the fact that it can offer these grants-in-aid. whenever any action was proposed that the members of the
If these are cut, many students may not be able to continue committee generally would suggest that action be put off until
sessions at school for seven days during semester break,
spending six hours a week in band, not counting special
rehearsals as needed. The band plays on paid concert (Liberty Thanks for book
Hall) and three concerts in Magoffin Auditorium (admission
free.) Incidentally, the next concert for the Symphonic Band is Dear Editor,
Hardly a day passes on the
UTEP campus without
someone mentioning
"alienation." Throughout this
country, in areas from
literature and movies to
sociology and philosophy, an
almost obsessive concern has
grown about the problem of
alienation as a condition of
modern man.
Millions of people share the
sentiments of alienation
portrayed by so many gifted
writers and sensitive artists of
our day. This is shown by the
many studies of the
characteristics of the "lonely
crowd," those atomized city
dwellers who feel crushed and
’numb under the weight of a
social system in which they
lack significance or a real
voice.
Existentialism teaches that
alienation is built into the
very nature of man. Whatever
he may do to overcome that
state, born of an awareness of
the meaninglessness of
existence, he can find no exit
from his fate.
Marxism on the other hand
does not believe in the
eternity of alienation any
more than it believes in
eternal damnation. Alienation
is not an inevitable curse of
mankind but is the outgrowth
of specific conditions, caused
by man's unwitting activities
and which can oe changed by
collective and conscious action
enrolled at UTEP; if you do not know how to play an of your band fund. The band, while expected to play at all
instrument,, private lessons within the Music Department are football and basketball games, is also expected to pay for its
available. seats. (Your band did not go on any out-of-town football or
2 Membership in the Marching Cavalcade entails six hours a basketball games, as there was not enough money for these
week of marching, usually right around noon. Members of the trips.)
this columnist's
the resolution
the use of
tactics by an
eruption of violence. It
appears that some senators are
afraid to even vote and make
a decision on whether or not
the alleged intimidation
occurred.
The resolution came about
due to an incident that
occurred during the Student
Senate meeting two weeks
ago. Before the meeting
several members of the Black
Student Union entered the
senate chambers to support an
appropriation of $260 to the
slat and the
of a sizable
past president, THEY are has two items which show
running Clinton Wolf, a that he is unsuited for the
conservative, Republican post he now holds: (I) >
landowner, developer, builder, January 2, 1968, fined and
for mayor, being hand-picked license to practice in federal
by Paul Russell
During the last meeting of
the Student Senate, this
columnist, as a member of
that body, introduced a
resolution alleging intimidation
of the senate by members of
the Black Student Union. This
resolution was not designed as
a slur to Black students or
members of any minority
group, but as a condemnation
of the use of the threat of
violence to obtain the
approval or the disapproval of
any legislation by the Student
Senate. The resolution was
indefinitely tabled in a move
that appeared to be designed
to prevent the possible
on the 30th of March at 8:00 p.m. Again, the admission is I would like to commend those persons responsible for
free. bringing the text FORGOTTEN PAGES OF AMERICAN
4. Membership in the Symphonic Tour Band is selected by LITERATURE to U.T.E.P., and those instructors and professors
audition from the Symphonic Band. The Tour Band is an elite who are presently using it in their classrooms. I hope this text
organization composed of 86 of the finest musicians UTEP has is the beginning of an avalanche of badly needed literature in
to offer. It was this same Tour Band that was recognized as this age of confusion.
Up against the wall
The reference to Mr. Middagh's direction of the old
Prospectors was simply in regard to his "challenge" of finding
worse journalism. Possibly you overlooked that As for the
"minority insertion” that was included to let you know what
prompted the article.
No one on the Prospector attempts to " liven-up" the
newspaper, coverage of surrounding events suffices. Furthermore
its writers respect libel laws; there is no need to apologize.
Band states position
Fellow students:
This letter has been written in order to clarify some
misconceptions held about your bands (marching, symphonic,
and symphonic tour.) It is in no way meant to denigrate any
other group or person on this campus.
1. You do not need to be a music major to be in the
band. Out of 120 members of the Marching Cavalcade, only 57
not included because he had resolution others indeed felt
received it too late to be put they had been intimidated,
on the agenda. He and Senator Rick Robins tried to
Senator Sutton got into an stop the resolution from
argument in which another coming to the floor having
member of BSU joined only two days earlier
Senator Sutton in front of the apparently supported it in a
secretary's desk where Mr. much more pointed form.
Robins was seated. During the Before the resolution went to
argument this other member the floor he urged that it not
of the BSU beat Mr. Robin's be brought up simply because
desk menacingly with what it would not be worth the
appeared to be the iron potential trouble it would
support for a desk top. This cause.
individual continued to beat Following the defeat of the
join intelligent, and committed to y
his giving everyone a fair shake.
26 "Every person will be tried on
in the merits of his own case,
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