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I Editorial I

!Opinion J

The Student Council recent- By Bill Leach
ly formed a Constitutional Commit-
tee to rewrite the Associated Stu- What is a radical? Some de-
dent Body Constitution.
fine him as someone not dressed in
The ASB Constitution was slacks and a sport shirt. Others
cited as violating certain amend- contend he is anyone with hair over
ments to the federal constitution. his ears. Still others state he is any
Rewriting the ASB Constitution is deviant from society's rules. Are
the proper way of dealing with such these just definitions?
discrepancies. As Freshman class president,
There are those, of course, I have been labeled a radical in the
who say, "Why not overlook these Student Council, by some of my
Amendments? After all, there are colleagues, and by certain anony-
still plenty others left." mous students.
Even during my campaign for
To these we reply: class president that label was ap-
The actions of the least of
our governmental units will either plied by insinuation. One elderly
student said he would not vote for
improve or imperil us all. Our philo- me until I got a haircut. Since when
sophies are molded by our institu- has a man's quality depended upon
tions. To allow permissiveness and the length of his hair?
over-sights of federal law to per- Why some people are content
sist, particularly in an educational only when applying labels has al-
institution, will certainly affect our ways puzzled me. Labeling, actu-
attitude and our behavior towards Tom Yaeh (foreground) and Mike Mahonec played to a full house at the ally, is an over-simplification requir-
these laws in future years. first noon concert staged in the new student lounge.
ing little thinking. This may be an
Our identification and our indication of the intellectual capaci-
duty as COC students are of trivial Our Lass In Scotland ties of a person using such tactics.
significance. They are merely a rip- Still, the question, "Why?"
ple in the stream. Our major alleg- remains unanswered.
United States, and our primary Meets Loch-Bound Lads Four years ago when I en-
iance remains pledged to the 50
1 tered the navy, I took an oath to
~ duty, as Americans, is "to secure "serve, protect and defend the Con-
the blessings of liberty to ourselves One afternoon we were on stitution of the United States".
and our posterity." By Suzanne Muhl our way to a seaport town called Today, certain social elements
"Oban". It was a sunny day, and desire to change the Constitution
The United States Constitu- Our hotel was the "Portland". you could see many people on the
tion is our liberty. It is our freedom. It's in a district called Kensington, road with fishing poles heading to conform to their own philo-
sophies. But I have not forgotten
It is _our lives. To belittle it in the near Chelsea, King's Road, and all towards the "Loch". the oath I swore. Perhaps that is
least demotes us. To deny it, even that. It was a quiet, modest, cozy The bus stopped for some why I have been stigmatized by
a part of it, will begin a process of hotel with the bathroom at the end boys who were also going fishing.
decay that will ultimately end in of the hall. They don't know about I was sitting in the very last seat, some. Such an attitude--strict ad-
herence to the Constitution--is cer-
slavery. showers in England. Just bathtubs, reading an Agatha Christie novel,
which are nice, too. tainly considered radical in some
A Student Council seat to The bathroom had a small, and they . all piled into the long quarters today.
represent Associated Veterans was low window that you could look out back seat next to me. .Or, perhaps it's because I
proposed recently. It was pointed of while in the tub. I really enjoyed I didn't look up at first be- would rather preach "Love and
out that this action would open the that. You could see trees, and be- cause I wanted to sort of "feel them Brotherhood" than adorn my car
way to all interest groups having yond the trees, people in windows. out" vibration_~wise before I jumped with "Love It or Leave It".
representation o.n the council. A Looking through a window into anything. They began talking to Furthermore, if we classify
compromise was reached and the at someone looking through a win- each other, laughing and smoking. all "long-hairs" as radical, let us not
proposed new seat became Student dow is fascinating. I could do that They seemed to be my age or a little forget Thomas Jefferson. He wore
Senator-at-Large. for a long time. For a few moments younger. his hair over his ears.
There is no shame here be- they stopped being busy with their I looked up a little, and If radicalism is equated with
cause compromise is essential to own life inside, and looked to see glanced sideways sneakily at the a person's dress, let us label Andrew
harmonious government. But we what the outside is up to. one to my right. He was looking Jackson a radical. He wore buck-
must be cautioned. People appear so content look- out of the corner of his left eye. skins instead of slacks.
ing out of windows, head on hands So we both looked up and laughed And if a radical denotes re-
Although one of our sacred
privileges as Americans is our free- and smiling a little. Maybe they're and said "Hi". bellion against the present system,
"Wach y' nime, wea y' from~"
dom to compromise, we must never smiling just to see that life is still "What's a Loch?" "Oh, a Loch's a let us also condemn history's most
compromise our freedom. going on out there--that they still profound social deviant. At a time
have time to figure out what it's all saut-water like cut off from the when nations believed in war and
The moment any of us does, about. Maybe they take heart in ocean o' connected to 't". hatred, he taught love and peace.
the erosion of liberty begins. They told me a story about
noting that life hasn't stoppedonce, His name was Christ.
Bill Leach so it's doubtful that it ever will. Ohan, the town we were approach-
That's a far-out thing to think ing. Here's how it went (translated HOW TO SCORE
about. from a very strong Scottish accent): Scoring for a cross country
We were in London a couple "When you get to Ob'n, look race is a simple process, but for
THE CANYON CALL up on the hill, and you'll see an
of days but didn't do much sight- those unfamiliar with the method
PUBLISHED TWICE MONTHLY seeing. Mostly we walked around enormous structure that looks like it can be confusing. When a runner
BY JOURNALISM STUDENTS looking in shops and breathing the an arena, but only half-finished. passes the finish line, he receives a
AT COLLEGE OF THE CAN- terrible air. I'm sorry to say this, Well, the story is that this man number corresponding to his place
YONS. EDITORIAL OPINIONS Flanigan was building it all by
EXPRESSED IN THIS PUBLICA- London, but your air is worse than in the order of finishers.
TION ARE THOSE OF THE WRI- L.A.'s! Every time a bus, truck, or himself, brick by brick. First place is given one point,
TER AND NOT NECESSARILY even a car drove by, I'd go into this "It took him two years to get second, two ,and so on. When all
THOSE OF THE COLLEGE. little death-swoon number, clutch- it haJfw?.Y done, but when he had participants are in, each team adds
ing at my throat, just to emphasize accomplished that much, he de- the points of its first five places.
EDITORIAL STAFF cided after so much hard work
David Hoeltje, Editor my point. This is the team score and low score
Power to the ecology move- that he wanted to take a better wins.
Suzanne Muhl Kenneth Nix ment! Ecology--some fad! It must look at what he'd done. So he
William Leach James Beydler climbs to the top of another moun- "There are no great men.
Reid Worthington Scott Peterson be one of the most intelligent tain so that he can see it properly.
Richard Hunter Don Chambers movements ever to happen any- There are only great challenges that
Gregory Knights Robert Stevens where. "When he looks, he discovers ordinary men are forced, by cir-
Kevin Dooley Ron Boydston In London we bought tickets that he's built the front in the back cumstances, to meet."
to tour Scotland by bus for eight and the back in the front. Seeing Adm. William F. Halsey
PHOTOG RAP HE RS
Tom Burlew Bruce McKinney days. Now, that was both a beauti- that, he climbs to the top of the
Paul Osterhues Pau I Plamondon ful and wonderful, and extremely half-finished structure, shakes his A politician thinks of the next
hard trip. It was funny, too, at fi~t at heaven, and jumps right off." election. A statesman thinks of the
TONY REMENIH, ADVISOR (,Cmtinued in next issue)
times. next generation.