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Letters To The Editor

Gone With The Win

Now that the election is
history and the results are in,
many people will begin–to
analyze exactly what happened
to the American voter on
November 7, 1972. There will
be those who say that one
candidate gained a moral
victory, while others cheer that
their choice did as well as he
did. But, true to the American
spirit of pessimism, there will
be those who say no one won,
citing the "poor" voter turnout
as a decisive factor in that
opinion.

However, those of us who
know better will be happier
than any of these. For the one
true winner in this election is a
patriotic spirit held by almost
all great Americans, as well as a
majority of the American
public –– the spirit of Apathy.
One can openly rejoice that
millions of voters are so
dedicated that without the
incentive of political ads,
lacking the motivation of
promises of the future, and
ignoring the potential of all the
major candidates, these brave
individuals went out of their
way on election day to register
their indifference.

The enthusiastic zeal with
which Americans do not care is
indeed rewarding to those of us
who are members of that
massive silent majority, and it
is truly encouraging to note
that the American spirit can
still be traced to its very roots
in Gone With the Wind; as
Rhett Butler says, "Frankly,
Scarlett, I don't give a damn."

Lynch!

Thank you so much for
defending your right (and that
of The Daily Progress) to
repeatedly link the name of the
suspect with the rehashed
details of the murder. Lord
knows the repression I would
have felt if I could not see his
front-page name twice daily
and hear it hourly on radio.
What is this right-to-a-fair-trial
crap of Camblos anyway? What
about our right to hear how
guilty the guy is as often as
we want!! Thanks again for
protecting us.

Intramurals

I fail to see how the Athletic
Department can seriously
consider adding 12,000 more
seats to Scott Stadium at a
time when the football
program has reached the nadir
of its season. If we actually
decide to increase the
stadium's capacity by 35%,
then we must at the same time
take a realistic look at the
activity which will hopefully
draw those crowds.

Are the University's varsity
sports programs to exist merely
for the purpose of winning so
the alumni can be pleased with
how much we have improved,
or do we have the courage to
transform those programs into
a real student activity–an
opportunity to enjoy the
exercise and comradeship of
playing against students of
other schools?

'Dorms'

It would seem only fair that
Housing provide some of the
comforts of the new dorms to
those who live on McCormick
Road. For just the slight
difference in rental fees, are we
not also entitled to shelves on
the walls and ample closet
space?