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News of resignations seems to be in vegse this
semester.
The only definite action coming from this
year's ASUN so far is the resignation of Dennis
Msrtin-iis second vice president.
In a letter attempting to exphin his resignation
(see Thursday's Daily lhbszzn) M srtin com
plained of a lack of honest communication be
tween NU students and administrators.
No doubt there are times when more trust
could benefit both groups. But Martin's accusa
tions would have been more credible had he cited
specific instances and offered detailed explana
tion. Martin's complaints should not be taken light
ly, but it will be difficult to convince the admin
istration of the need for more honest, complete
communication until students have achieved the
same thing among themselves.
It would be hypocritical for this year's ASUN
to point an accusatory finger at administrators
for being less than completely honest when its
remaining executive officers were elected by
means of a secret Greek slate. The Greek slate was
so secret, Martin did not even know he was on it
until the last minute. This almost caused him to
resign last spring.
There are over 20,000 students on this campus.
Ve live in a capital city where we have access to
state and local officials. ASUN could be a very
effective lobbying group. But as one ASUN sen
ator put it, Te can do more than we have been
doing, but many things are contingent on per
sonnel. ASUN needs and wants student volunteers to
work for legislation.
Martin suggested the independent students
(non-Greek) either resign from student involve
ment or organize in hope of contributing to the
Aboyf baling woman tennis ployer:
id bod for your, game
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univcrsity. ASUN needs both Greeks and inde
pendents. They need independents if ASUN is to
accomplish more than a handful of students
something to fill in resume's the student activ
ities spot.
ASUN President B21 Mueller said ASUN is try
ing "to get out of the role of agitator between
groups and attain more credibility by working on
positive things." -
That's a great idea but I am afraid it may be
too late by about six months.
Independents cannot be blamed if they don't
eagerly step forward. Many of them had serious
goals for ASUN which were snubbed by the
Greek slate.
Speaking of getting things accomplished,
ASUN should replace Martin as soon as possible
and appoint members to vacant seats of various
student boards so as many student groups as
possible can get on with the work of the semester.
We hope those responsible for choosing Martin's
replacement have learned a lesson. We have seen
what happens when ASUN members are chosen
not because they have common goals which they
are willing to work for but because they happen
to belong to a Greek house.
By Arthur Hoppe
The talk in tennis circles is all about Dr. Renee Rich
ards, a six-foot-two, 41-year-old player who is sweeping
women's tournaments thanks to a powerful overhead,
an adequate backhand and a sex-change operation.
Dr. Richards used to be Dr. Richard Raskind, a
perennial runner-up in the men's over-35 division. Now,
what with one thing and another, she's a winner.
No one at the Tiddling Tennis Club would question for
a moment , Dr. Richards motives in having such an
operation. But we're not at all sure about Fred Frisbee.
Frisbee returned from his annual vacation and showed
up for our regular Saturday morning men's doubles game
wearing a blushing pink see-through chiffon tennis dress
with matching lace panties. As Fred is six-foot-three,
weighs 240 pounds and is 48 if a day, this understandably
caused some comment.
"Where did you spend your vacation, Fred," inquired
one's concentration is constantly challenged by diaper
changing, toddler chasing and intense discussions of who
is having an affair with whom.
No matter of the Tiddling Tennis Gub was a bit sur
prised when Frisbee took two weeks off to grow a beard.
"As a woman, I didn't mind not being able to use the
sauna, the card room or the courts during prime time," he
explained. 1 didn't mind the household drudgery. I
didn't even mind getting fired from my job. v
"What I couldn't stand," he said (and every true tennis
player immediately recognized the ring of truth at last),
"was that my game was going downhill."
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Rough, dirty work for grown
innocent
bystander
crusty old Doc Prrtefcgsrt, ia a dssstT'
Denmark," Fribce replied wh dignity. "And hence
forth . kindly address ess as . Ilarmione. Beneath -: ray '
formerly-hairy chest has always beat the heart of a
woman. At least I have revealed the true me.
A real winner, sail Doc Prrtchgart, noddle;
suspiciously. ' ... . .. ..
Doc was rit. Frisbee, who had never won a trophy
before, captured the Qub's women's singles title in
straight sets.
"Frisbee former wife, FeEda, bravely offered her
"total support. This helped them win the women's
doubles championship. And even Frisbee's strapping son,
Fred Junior, admitted, after their victory in the Mother
son Tournament, "You're a real mother, Dad."
You'd think Frisbee wouIdVe been happy. Cut at the
office, where Frisbee had always been termed "aggressive,
perceptise and a fins iure of a man, fellow workers
now whispered that Frishee was "pushy, nagging and Cat
chested. "
"And that's odd, Frishee said, "because I haven't
changed a bit v-
Ycrse yet, at' the Cfcib we had to cancel cur regular
Saturday morning game on the grounds our wives would
inevitably say, "If you can play with a woman, why cant
you play with me?
So Frishee was reduced to vcmen doubles where
By L. Kent Wogsmottr .
"Until you've been in politics you've never reaSy been
ave, it's tough and sometimes it's duty and it's e&mys
ksrd work and tedious deteis. But, it's the only sport
far grown ups-eH other games ere for kHs," -ileszlsm.
- The meaning of Heinlain's statement from which this
column draws its name was well illustrated by the Repub
lican Convention last week. For those with patience to
watch, they saw a power struts which was rough, dirty
and exciting. They saw the entire political career of one
man, lonald Resn, pass before their eyes and crash into -Kansas
City's stockyards perhaps a fitting ending to
gether with sknEar substances. They saw a nominee forced
to be something he is cot, dyntzsss speaker and leader,
and they saw his admirable attempt to do so. '
It is not the purpose of this or any other column to re
count the news. .... ..
Leave that to the responsible, credible journalists. I
will try to find events, questions or statements which are
important for some reason or another that happens to be
prominent in my mind when I sit down to try to write. I
. make no attempt to be obf ectiie, equitable or fair. I call
'em like I see 'en so to speak. I would like to thank my
friends for inspiration, Dr. Kunter S. Thompson of
Rolling. Stone for being someone to emulate and the
powers that be who wO sn the check: which allows me
to present the student body my rambling views.
Cut back to the real worli. I think the most important
debate between the peanut farmer from Georgia and the
incumbent who cannot walk and chew gUTfl simultane
ously. You will be thrilled by quotations from Dob Dylan,
comparisons with Nixon, and exhortations from a man
who played too much football without a hehnet. You will
hear vague generalities, many pauses and extreme amounts
of bjs. For the first time since the glorious Kennedy
Nixon square-off we will have debates between the two
major Fresgdeatiisl candidates.
But, wH we gain from them? Don't expect too much
from these endeavors. After all, look at what there is to
work with. Carter's aides have already informed us that
their man w0 be at a disadvantage to Ford's quarter
century of experience in Congress and its ascompanying
grownups
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part ex tne Republican convention was in Ford's acceptance-
speech Thursday nfcht. It could perhaps chanre
the entire outlook of this current mess known as election
campaign. :-.v. :
The low-budget "Campaign 76, starring Jimmy and
Jerry, will be seen live and in color on your three TV net
works. Yes America, yon wO be so fortunate as to see
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knowledge of government. Ford, on the other hand, has
shown us his ability for ineffeetKfeness and ineptitude.
The challenge for debate was an act by a disparate can
didate whose ranking a the polls was at s&ch a low
point that the unusual move was forced on him. The
acceptance was a move to allow exposure (free, of course)
of a candidate who is unknown and needs to establish a
strong national constituency. It has been sail of Jimmy
Carter that he has support a c2e wifa and an inch deep.
The debates then become attempts to acccrrplih goals
whkh are at best subjeet&e.
The debates of rCampaiga 76 are shapicg up to be a
fairry low-rent propossiion. Neither candidate is an
extremely erg dynamic speaker. Carters orgasiza
tfca cannot speak for him and Ford's experience does not
automatically covert to oratory brdnnce.
If the format for the debates is to be questions from
the news media as in 1960, my only sLestkin is to have
Howard Cosell serve as the main questioner. He could
supply the debators with his caustic questions and give us
pay by phy with appropriate commentary. At least he
would make it interesting.
,The proposed Ford-Carter debates are beginning to
took like they will be a good media hype, boring and, in
general, a waste of time. I plan to religiously avoid watch
ing them and instead read Time magazine summary the
At feast 1 wiI1 hsve spent my time const ruct
rvety. Do what you want to, but don't say I didnt warn
you. 1