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President Jones, where are you? The private office of President Thomas F. Jones oc cupies the northeast corner of the Administration Building. Few students have been there. The private box of the president sits above the 50 yard line at Carolina Stadium. Rarely do students sit there. A special section, halfway up at midcourt, hosts the president and his guests, in the Coliseum. Seldom are students in the section. President Jones, .a skilled and successful University president, is sadly aloof from his student constituency. Only infrequently is he seen on campus. Getting to his office means getting past a receptionist, a private secretary and an appointments secretary. The plush office itself is foreboding. The president is awesome and dominant, pleasant and talkative.Often he gazes at the ceiling and dreams aloud of plans for Carolina. It is impossible to doubt his dedication, and his hopes for a better University are contagious. In private he.makes small talk and cracks jokes, anxious to be liked and accepted. Yet he scrupulously avoids controversy and seldom will take a stand or speak "on the record" on issues. He is politics conscious, tactful to extremes, worried about offending Sen. X or overlooking contributor Y. He seems unwilling to level about campus problems , even reluctant to admit they exist. While he has brought the University far in a short time, by compromise and skilled diplomacy, it has been at the expense of his closeness to students. He is the state's president, not the student's. He is difficult to talk to and nearly impossible to oppose, even in discussion, because his mind and personality are uncomfortable when someone disagrees. He listens poorly to students. He communicates poorly. Seldom has he met the average student. He mingles poorly. Usually he is in the swanky office, with' the legislature, entertaining the VIPs, at the head table. Seldom does he mingle at pep rallies, eat at campus cafeterias or attend meetings, rallies, speeches, events. He is a dedicated, brilliant, good man, but a man far removed from students. Surrounded by yes men, he lacks a feeling for students. He n,e ftow his Univerifffis dangerously polarized racially. He noeds to speak ouf on drugs, alcohol, parking, politics and many other problems. He needs intimate and direct contact with students. In a turbulent generation, beset by problems and unrest, losing touch with students can lead to tragic chaos. The University, carefully built from the top, can easily crumble from the bottom. Listen to the hate Some people will probably say the playing of ''Dixie'' twice at Saturday night's football game offended black members of the Carolina community. They will claim that ''Dixie'' is synonymous with racism and rabblerousing, representing an ''old'' and bigoted Southern aristocracy where being black was semi-human. But how could playing ''Dixie'' offend someone who wasn't present? There were 40,000 plus at the game. How many were black? The blacks weren't there because they have already heard ''Dixie'' too many times. They have tried to tell us what odious viewpoints it connotes, that hatred is its own hell. We haven't listened, and we have driven the blacks away. We have blissfully defended ''Dixie'' and saluted the Confederate flag which, for no reason, flies over Carolina Stadium. We have been too selfish, devoid of empathy, unwilling to listen to others' complaints. The blacks weren't present to be offended, and we don't blame them at all. setbck fo huaicty oand brotherhood it will continue to be until we listen in compassion and togetherness to songs for all humanity, not one segment. "A remarkable film!" ?auamsamuM LWN e. 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TRIPRI ecnoy,deayd ctonanin p tes-Jetcpobes n vno now.-... qusin th veypetg Letters Post the m Dear Mr. Stepp: Last week I received a letter that was mailed to me from a city in the United States only 1,200 miles away.From the post office stamp on the envelope, it was clear that ft took this letter 20 days to get to me. I should admit that the address was not sufficient. It did not mention either the physics department where I receive my mail usually, or the organization of Arab Students where I receive my letters sometimes. But I still think the letter should have been ere next ? Art Carter stimul ighest office, the presidency. If this hasn't aroused concern at arolina, what will? When will arolina take its place with other merican colleges in national ,adership and concern? Contrary to the general opinion re the Moratorium was not a ove by the radical left to un rmine our national policy. it was mply an exercising by mericans from all walks of life of eir unalienable right to dissent. It was a protest against a istake that took too many mericans too long to realize. Sen. cGovern said that the American sople have finally realized that it more important now to save ves than it is to save face. If it is true that the American sople have been awakened, we ye a lot to the American students. lie heart of the Moratorium was unched by our colleges and STARTS WEDNESDAY TOBER 29t AT THE AROLUNA4 THEATRE Dffice n a11-so11 returned to the sender if it was not possible to deliver It all this time. (I hate to be accused of not an swering letters). This was not the first time mail has been delayed, but this time they broke their previous record. Few times letters addressed to me care of Physics Dept. were delivered to Psychology or Physical Education Depts. It used to delay the letter only a couple of days. In all of the previous cases the addresses were type written so there is no excuse of bad handwriting. I hope something is going to be done to insure a better mail delivery and thank you. Dhuwaib President, The Organization of Arab Students Registration change Dear Mr. Stepp: Most of us agree that registration at Carolina has many flaws. Some corrections of the system would, granted, be difficult to implement, but I have one constructive suggestion which, it seems to me, is quite feasible. Transfer students are scheduled to register by the year they entered THE GAM Carl Stepp EMd-in-Chet ate m college students. President Nixon a said he would not be influenced by h the events of Oct. 15, but I think it's 0 safe to assume that his policy now and In the future will show signs of being affected by the movement. a Unfortunately, Carolina played t( little or no role at all in this historic ir movement. 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In the past, transfer students have been able to go to the priority committee, and, in most cases, to get priority in order to register on the day their class registers. This is a tedious process at best. I am speaking from personal experience since I spent 3 and a half hours last semester at the Russell House waiting to meet with the priority committee. ( complaint is not with the priority committee itself, but with the system that requires that transfer students get priority in order to register with their class. Since each student's class' standing was computed for his I.D. card, was printed on his fee receipt card and I.D. card, this IrA formation should be used to give out the card packets, perhaps in addition to the year he entered Carolina. I see no reason why this change could not be made in time for spring registration. Virginia W. Powell ECOCK Jack Padgett Baslness Manager Ition bout much at all except getting in, aving a good time, and getting ut. 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