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S004tebk. - its Otke USC'h haat tr bout te:nve are inboutdoor iDIck vo es rting it for p which also fLyMmbpas poetry and Nov rksof oUt1ary .crticism, s a etion Is Autobiographical sene," sal tAckey. The haracters of the novel are The former Clemson star ,revels in .outdoor t, e*celin in outdoor yi8 I tvh Young' R*00,bklans sponsored a netition two Mnd Canoeing. me rucs four M411 *vy orn4% , a4 is an Ovid .guitarist., However, Dickey's flart. love As poetry. "My owi lfq 1* my.iopiration," he aiId. "aoch of it comes in wa I don't know about. I just want to do It rather than onaly0 hW." He has doe it. DRUG AND WRITING Some poets and writers have experimented with varuos drugs in an ffort to bring a new dimension to their work. Few gucceed. Objectivity is the writers greatest asset. Drugs can make you think what you're doing is good." He also cautioned that drugs can lead to delusion In creativity, -something to be avoided. He said, "If you're sober, you're honest. Self delusion is fatal. MODERN WRITMka Modern writing styles are varied tpport--SM4 Iram "Tell it to Hanoi" that si administration's policy. These % of the many programs planne and Intorsng. Dickey feels that manyof them arenMWely fads ind will die out He.. cite$ the trend toward what he called "concrete and naked poetry." Dickey feels that future writing styles are being shaped by today's world problems. He said that eventually there will be "a desperate clinging to the remnants of nature, before they're obliterated by BASF and the rest of them." Thus, what we take for granted today may be a luxury and symbols for future writers. Dickey said that " a blade*of grass Is going to look like Eden in 20 years." This idea seems to have been accepted and used as evidence by recent works on the menace of pollution and its future results. PROMISING POETS HiPRE James Dickey teaches two poetry classes at USC which one of 44ft a protests pportec various politica were just year. d by the his students. described as. "stimquIsting and exciting." Among them he has. discovered many promising poets, five or six of whom he feels "could publish for the rest of theirlive. They are as good as I've had anywhere," he said. D1iCNT James Dickey does not feel that student unrest today is limited to students "I'ts part of a very much greater malise of America," he said. He also thinks that it is focused particularly in the younger generation. However, Dickey does not feel his particular role in the university community compels him to take an active part in student activities. "I'm a writer who happens to 'I g a Igroups on campus last teach." he said. "I don.'t fpl the - to communloate with tb student body at large; I dot "n to make speeches." Although he s not well known on camppus, he sems to be satisfied with is work. ."I'd rather be here than anywhere else I know," he explained. UP AND COMING A movie based on "Deliverance" will be made this fall. It is to be filmed somewhere in this part of the south. Several river sites are being considered, and the cast and director are being chosen. Two new books are to be released this fall, entitled, "Essay and Journals," and "Self In tbrview," the latter written in "Any drug destroys your conjunction with Norman Mailer. critical factor... If you4re sober,,. you're honest. Self, Town menelusion Is fatal." Town men The Town men's Aasociation and and To nd girls ir'ascitonwr formed to give day students a chance to be active In University Town b life. Housed on 3rd floor of Russell House these organizations work to make Carolina a better com organize munity. Rosewood Restaurant 2320 Rosewood Drive (Where Hardin St. Ends) 'olitics i Studefnt t USC participate in veal political organizations. ach of tsse organizations is .ebartered the University and wgio to about necessary organizations will b*d ally. V,,Mobilization chartered last y Op taied about 300 of the projects of -tation was to promote represent( peace in South East Asia. Over 300 students from the group attended the Nov. moratorium in Washington, D.C. and throughout the year they sponsored programs on campus. YAF "The purpose of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) is one of preserving civilization on campus," said one national YAF member. YAF has sponsored lectures like William A. Rusher. editor of Wlid in vari William Buckley's "National Review." They have called for support of the draft and called for an increase in the powers of the Senate In ternal Security Subcommittee by allowing it to investigate other revolutionary groups as well as communist ones. Last year YAF sponsored a "Tell it to Hanoi" week. They gathered signatures supporting the US policy in Southeast Asia and used this as an attempt to tell Hanoi we ous group weren't giving up in Asia. YD'S According to a past president of the Young Democrats the organization meets several times each month and has about 75 members. The group works to discover how young people can become involved in politics on the local level. YR'S The Young Republicans have worked actively on campus in past s.at UMU years. Last year they organized the Rally in Support of Vietnam personnel and sent a petition supporting President Nixon's efforts to achieve peace in Viet nam to Washington. -*betard Hines a YR leader said, Csllege Republicans offer an alternative to campus radicals by striving to involve students in government rather than tear it down." Courteous Service with Quality Food OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. LOUNGE OPEN p.m. to 12 p.m. Monday thru Saturday Hed~3501 ON Lion's Head RestaurantN.MiSt ColumbiaTOCUMA 741 Saluda Avenue zgtj.' Most Exclusive Restaurant A3501 HaO F O AiJA OPEN ACAMPUS CHARGE ACCOUNT AND RECEIVE A 15% Discount On YOUR FIRST CHARGE PURCHASE REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT T5m2 3 PAPASA,O, rHPFl ONE FGRA ANCVME1T ET yClmbaHl om in SPeaK-UPbTtME