The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 27, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 28, 1975 Page: 2 of 6
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October 28,1975
The Prospector
Page 2
Death with dignity
By Robert Seltzer
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staff reporters ..Carlos Nunez, Manny Barraza, Javier Sanchez
THE LAND OF OZ
Stowaway
By Rick North
By Bart Lanier Stafford, III.
LETTERS
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Mercy killing, following this idea, should raise
death to a matter of individual choice.
Very poor taste
Editor, The Prospector:
I find your ad on “The Stimula
R. Ranweiler, D. Richard Woo, waiting to hear from you. Will
Diana Origel, Bill Wall, J.A. Corral, answer all. Write: John H. Wood,
would like to correspond with
anyone interested. Broadminded,
with a wide range of interests, I am
also a stereo freak. Hurry! I’m
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The Human American Ear may soon become as
obscene and shameful as the lingering residue of a tail
Libra,
lonely,
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news editor ......
assistant news editor
sports editor......
chief photographer .
staff photographers
city editors ......
YOU ARE NOW
MEMBERS OF THE
FAMINE AND
TEMPERANCE
SOCIETY
All items for "News Shorts" should be submitted
at least three school days before the issue of The
Prospector in which it is to appear. The Prospector
will be glad to print such items as space permits. Fill
in information blanks for events at The Prospector
office, 204 Union W. The newspaper welcomes all
students and organizations to submit items.
Yet there are certain signs that point to the
diminuition of the importance of the Modern
American Ear as a symbol of youthful rebellion. The
ear is still visible on many men more than 40, but it is
becoming less and less evident at Chamber of
Commerce meetings as the hair stylists and the
trend-makers make further and further headway on
the American scene. Half an ear on each side of a
well-groomed conservative head is acceptable, but no
ear is definitely taboo, a sure sign of political
maverick tendencies, at least at this time. The male
American Ear has thus become a major philosophical
statement of principles, much like the Female
American Navel during the latter part of the last
decade.
Yet, despite a certain amount of intellectual peer
pressure and example, I remain a stubborn holdout in
out, naked and alone on each side of a sheep-sheared
head. And it is that way not because I get my hair
styled at a barber college for retarded morons, or
because my hair stylist is a refugee from the Gestapo,
but rather because I am used to seeing ears on my
head, quiet and genteel, doing nobody any apparent
degree of harm. I must also confess that my Male
American Ears are just about the most perfect part of
my physical makeup, and, having cerebral palsy,
arthritis and high blood pressure, I need everything
good that I possess going for me!
Even with my forbidden ears sticking out from my
head in broad daylight, my philosophical thinking is,
I have reason to believe, somewhat to the left of
political center. I favor gun control, busing, abortion,
birth control, freedom of communication and the
ultimate possible protection of our ecology, the
whole liberal syndrome, in other words. Should I hide
my ears at the same time that I expose my politics?
Or should I revise my socio-economic thinking so that
it will conform to the amount of Human American
Ear that I choose to exhibit to a gawping public? I
guess that I am just a tonsorial anachronism, that's
all. And, dammit, that suits me just fine!
22 men try to annihilate each other, but if they see a
lot of cleavage of a woman's bosom, it's considered
dirty and ugly.
Common words also are censored for many TV
commercials. Feminine hygiene deodorant is not
allowed to use the word "vagina" in its commercials.
In TV, we treat the "vagina" as if it does not exist,
but we can talk around it all we want
If there is a complaint to be aired, I think it should
be leveled at shows which tell you neat little tricks on
how to kill a person with a single blow of the fist.
We soon forget about violence and always seem to
jump on the sex bandwagon.
I certainly would not worry if my six-year-old son
saw a little sex on TV. Children are free from
inhibitions--it is parents who give them such
problems.
It sure is funny how our double standard works,
but everyone knows it is there because we live in the
"Land of Oz."
WHEN Yu ATTEND
THE WEEKLY MEETING
... BERING A FAT FRIEND
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MEALS /
Continental Kids concert proved to
be the most energetic group to play
at UT El Paso. The fun and games
day was a huge success for raising
funds and promoting school spirit.
Much Thanks to those involved.
contributing editors........Alice Varela, Sam Drinkwater
P.O. Box 787, Lucasville Ohio
45648.
Thank you very much for your
help with this problem.
Sincerely Yours,
John H. Wood 139-667
Respectfully yours,
Gabriel Barr
..............Toni Gonzales
...............Rene Caldera
.....Anne Fanis, Judy Rogers
.............Tony Ronquillo
................Josie Lopez
.........George Worthington
Javier De Anda, Gordon Baldwin
............Robert Seltzer
...........Guadalupe Silva
............Carlita Carpio
...........Sandra Scoggins
...........Angelo Pokluda
............Chad Puerling
.. David Haines, David Flores
Kathy Raphael, Lulu Caudillo,
Rick North, Suzanne Antone
ANYONE WITH ENOUGH
GUTS TO WEAK IT IN
PUBLIC...
"To be or not to be" is a question which is rising
frequently during these contemporary times.
Originally asked by Hamlet, the question is as old
as the 17th Century, when Shakespearian plays were
presented.
As important now as when Hamlet originally
contemplated suicide, the question is rising to
prominence because of the situation of Karen Ann
Quinlan, who lies in St. Clare Hospital in Denville,
N.J.
In a coma since April, the 21-year-old girl weighs
120 pounds and is in what doctors call a "chronic
vegetative state."
Her adoptive parents, Joseph and Julia Ann
Quinlan, will appear in court in Morris County, N.M.,
to argue the girl should be able to die with "grace and
dignity."
The parents want to terminate the treatment to
sustain her life. This would be an example of
euthanasia—mercy killing aimed to ease the
suffering of hopelessly ill patients.
Nearly two million Americans die each year, 75 per
cent of them in hospitals or nursing homes. Some
patients, dangling from the thread of life, resort to
mercy killing pleas.
In harmony with the notion of "death with
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Association and Rocky Mountain Collegiate Press
Association, with offices located at 204 W. Union, UT El Paso.
dignity," euthanasia is the philosophy that
unbearable pain robs the person of his dignity.
But mercy killing clashes with modern technology
that temporarily can sustain the lives of terminally ill
patients. This technology includes the use of cardiac
resuscitation, transfusions, infusions, transplants and
respirators.
The vital issue is whether such medical wonders
can justify a prolongation of suffering.
In the case of Karen, New Jersey Attorney General
William Hyland said the state law does not permit a
termination of treatment
But Paul Armstrong, the Quinland attorney, filed a
court paper three weeks ago arguing "under the
existing legal and medical definitions of death
recognized by the state of New Jersey, Karen Ann
Quinian is dead." Her doctors disagree, saying her
heart can beat even without the aid of a respirator.
The attorney added that Mr. Quinland should
decide if Karen should be allowed to die.
Euthanasia also may be in harmony with Catholic
doctrine. Pope Paul VI, for example, has stated a
doctor "is not obliged to use all the survival
The "Sex Crisis" in television has been getting a lot
of attention lately. TV Guide says censorship of
family hours viewing (between 7 and 9 p.m.) has been
extremely radical and pressing. „!!
Problems seem to arise in this area due to the fact
that certain shows deal with "adult" subject matter
or have too many bare navels.
Heading the list of complainers is the Catholic
Church followed by various other religious
organizations. They say TV is "corrupting" our youth
at a time when they need as much guidance as they
can get.
Shows like "All in the Family" and "MASH" have
been bumped to new times because they were in the
family viewing time slots. These shows are considered
to have delicate subject matter.
Worrying about youths' sexual behavior seems
miniscule compared to what one can learn simply by
watching the NFL game of the week.
It's surprising how we can allow children to watch
I wish to express my dipleasure
at a certain condom ad which
appeared in the October 24 issue. I
believe the paper used poor
judgement in running the ad, which
I considered in poor taste. Also,
running it next to a pizza ad was
really bad. Yak. I would like to
commend Student Publications
Board members Hutchinson and
Campbell for voting to recommend
that the ad not be run.
William Mora
Business Senator
The Prospector, student newspaper
of The University of Texas at El
Paso, is published each Thursday
June through August and each
Tuesday and Friday September
through May, except during
University holidays and exam
periods, by The Publications Board,
204 W. Union, University of Texas
at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968.
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equal opportunity institution.
that we each possess but only show in the shower or
bedroom. I mean, let's face facts, when was the last the battle of the ear. My hair style is strictly
time that you saw a fully developed human ear American Graffiti father-image. My whole ear stands
except on the head of a newborn infant or a bald man
too poor to purchase a wig? The fact of the matter is
that the human ear has become a true generational
Editor, The Prospector:
Young man, 34,
Handsome, Intelligent,
I FEEL SKINNIEE W
ALREADY!! I JUST
FEEL
STUPID
The Flash Cadillac and Hurry
Condom” in very poor taste and in Poor taste
many cases quite offensive to Editor, The Prospector:
students. I don’t believe that such
advertisements should appear in the
paper and that you refrain from
further publications of such
articles.
Do You HAVE A PLAN FOR
RECKLING NEW MEMBER 2
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CERTAINLY
indicator, a class symbol, an evidence of
socio-economic recidivism. Imagine John Wayne or
Richard Nixon in a reddish-orange fright wig. Ears
may be strongly in evidence at meetings of the KKK
or the John Birch Society, as well as at lynchings and
anti-busing riots, but never at SDS or YCL shindigs.
Congratulations
Editor, The Prospector:
On behalf of the following
students, we would like to
congratulate Student Activities
Vice President, Ed Prendergast, his
assistant, Lynn Niemiec and all others
involved for this year’s Homecoming.
For the first time in several
years, this year’s Homecoming
Week activities were the best in
recent years!
FRIENDS and ROMANS by tom isbell
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