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We Live in the Present,
By the Past, but
for the. .
mi//////
FLORIDA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
April 11,1975
Photo by John Becker
John Lofton, a conservative columnist, spoke to FTU students on detente between
the United States and the Soviet Union.
John Lofton Refutes Detente
By Aria Filko
VC-SG Writer
"The Cold War is alive and
kicking in the Soviet Union," said
John Lofton, Jr., nationally
syndicated columnist, during an
April fourth visit to the campus of
Florida Technological University.
Lofton, former editor of the
now defunct "Monday," a
publication of the National
Republican Committee, spoke to
students on the Village Center
Green last Friday.
A staunch critic of detente,
Lofton participated in the first
exchange of journalists between
the United States and the Soviel
Union in October of 1974.
Lofton firmly rejects the idea
that American relations with the
Soviet Union have improved and
vises, "On the contrary, we
ould be less trustworthy of the
Soviet Union."
Lofton added, "I think we're
more tolerant of their slaDDine us
in the face and spitting in our
face. There has been an immense
improvement for the Soviet
Union."
Vowing that he is not an enemy
of detente, Lofton points out total
lack of any concrete evidence or
manifestations resulting from
detente.
Lofton feels the United States is
in an inferior position and asks
"Where is the change - the difference between cold war and
detente?"
The Soviet Union, explained
Lofton, has not abandoned its
idea to bury the United States.
Raising his voice as he gave hi?
definition ot detente Lofton said,
"Detente is where communism is
out to bury us and we're out to
help them."
Discussing his travels through
the Soviet Union, Lofton blamed
tight schedules and language
barriers for his lack of communication with the common
Soviet people and added, "They
don't talk to strangers."
One interesting incident Lofton
learned of involved a local art
exhibit near one of the visited
cities. "Secret Police crushed the
paintings of the Soviet artists,"
said Lofton, aaaing dryly "only
Socialist realism - glorified
communism - is allowed."
The Soviet people have a lack
of adequate and reliable information available to them and
according to Lofton, the Soviets
insisted that there was a conspiracy to remove former
President Nixon from office.
•Religion in the Soviet Union,"
said Lofton almost sarcastically,
"is communism and Lenin is
God."
The 32-year old practioner of
the New Journalism smiled and
quipped, "We got the best
treatment. They really rolled out
the red carpet for us."
Then in a serious tone, Lofton
remarked that "it's 'spooky' to
think what they (the Soviet
Union) might try now that they
are ahead."
Open House To Be Held For New H&FA Building
To celebrate the public unveiling of the new Humanities
building, the College of
Humanities and Fine Arts will
host an open house cultural
program Sunday, April 13 at
FTU.
The program will feature
performances by the music
department, presentations in
film and live theater, and art
exhibitions by faculty and
students.
An experimental film
presentation will onen the event
at 2:.'{() p.m.
The art exhibition will feature
prints and watercolors by
Adrienne Hart, an Alabama art
teacher, as well as the 7th Annual
Spring FTU Art Student
Kxhibition displays.
The University Choir will
perform at three pm in the music
rehearsal hall, and at 3:45 p.m.
the University Concert Band will
perform in the Humanities and
Fine Arts plaza.
From three to five p.m.,
visitors may sit in on a rehearsal
lor "The Cretan Woman," a play
by Robinson Jeffers to be
presented by the FTU University
Theatre, May first through third.
The event will close at 5 p.m.
following a performance by
members of the music faculty in
the music rehearsal hall, starting
at 4:15.
These members of the music
faculty are Sabina Micarelli,
violin; Patricia Stenberg, oboe;
Elizabeth Wrancher, soprano;
Lee Eubank, string bass; Lyman
Brodie, trumpet; Robert
Harrison, clarinet; and Gary
Wolf, chairman of the music
department, piano.
For further information contact Dr. Harry Smith, 275-2600.
Enrollment Plan
Tabled By BOB
By John Becker
SUS Writer
The Board of Regents (BOR)
tabled for 30 days a plan to make
summer enrollment mandatory
for state university system
students at its monthly meeting
this week.
The delay on action was
proposed by E. T. York, Interim
President at the University of
Florida and spokesman for the
' university presidents. York said
another proposal was being
considered and asked for the one
month delay. York didn't indicate what his group had in mind
for solutions to the board's
request.
Also represented at the board
meeting was the State Council of
Student Body Presidents (SC-
SBP). Hunter Potts, FTU student
body president said the SCSBP
was against the three alternatives proposed by the BOR.
Potts has been selected by the
BOR to be a member of a committee that will study student
Presidential
Elections
Scheduled
Elections for student body
president and vice-president will
be held on the FTU campus April
24 and 25.
Polls will be open both days
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and
Thursday night from 5:00 to 7:00
p.m.
Candidates must file a
declaration of candidacy by
Monday, April 14 at 4:00 p.m.
Forms are available in the
Student Government offices (VC
216). All candidates will meet in a
mandatory session Tuesday,
April 15 at 8:00 a.m. in VC 200,
after which campaigning will
officially begin.
Certain changes have been
effected in this year's elections,
most notably the granting of
voting privileges to all students
regardless of class load (part-
time or full-time status). The
change comes as a result of the
shift to tuition by credit hour
begun last year. In effect, the
policy made all students contributors of Activity and Service
fees, of which SG is in charge.
According to the SG Constitution, candidates must be at
least a sophomore enrolled for a
minimum of nine quarter hours
during the entire year, have a
cumulative grade average of 2.0
or better, and be in gooa
academic standing. In addition,
executive officers must be
enrolled in at least seven hours
during their terms of office.
Candidates elected will assume
office three weeks after certification of election by the
Commissioner of Elections..
Students who cannot be on
campus to vote either of the
scheduled days may request an
absentee ballot from Bill Smith,
Commissioner of Elections, five
days in advance of the elections.
Ballots must be returned by
4:00 the day of the election.
health insurance policies in the
State University System.
In order to equalize
enrollments during the four
quarters to achieve year-round
utilization of universities, the
BOR's alternatives were: (1)
that no student may enroll in a
state university for two consecutive fall quarters unless he or
she has attended one of the two
summer quarters preceding the
second fall term; (2) that effective September first, 1976, all
students must attend at least one
summer quarter prior to
graduation with a baccalaureate
degree. Students enrolled for
more than two years must attend
at least one summer quarter
every two years; and
(3) all state universities will
limit enrollment in the fall
quarter at the fall 1974 level until
the enrollment in all other
quarters has reached 90 percent
of the fall quarter enrollment.
In other action the BOR approved nominations for tenure
for 44 professors at FTU. Those
granted tenure are,, in Social
Sciences J.C. Bnmhv. W. A.
Burroughs, H. Kennedy, M. D.
Cont'd, on Page 6
History Tour Set
The FTU History Department
is now forming a European
educational and cultural tour of
Italy, Switzerland, Germany,
Austria, France, and great
Britain. The tour will be leaving
June 25th and returning July 22nd
and will be under the in-
structorship of Dr. Lawrence R.
Greene.
This program is designed to
introduce the student to the
peoples and cultures of foreign
lands.
Students will receive four to
eight hours credit as an independent study course from the
history dept.
The tour is under the auspices
of the California-based Consortium for International
Education.
Dr. Greene will lecture on the
places visited, including St.
Peter's Basilica in Rome,
Numphenburg Palace in Munich,
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
and Westminster Abby in London.
For more information, call Dr.
Greene in the History Department at 2224 or at home at 647-
5017
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Broken at 12 Games ...
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| Transcript | We Live in the Present, By the Past, but for the. . mi////// FLORIDA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY April 11,1975 Photo by John Becker John Lofton, a conservative columnist, spoke to FTU students on detente between the United States and the Soviet Union. John Lofton Refutes Detente By Aria Filko VC-SG Writer "The Cold War is alive and kicking in the Soviet Union," said John Lofton, Jr., nationally syndicated columnist, during an April fourth visit to the campus of Florida Technological University. Lofton, former editor of the now defunct "Monday," a publication of the National Republican Committee, spoke to students on the Village Center Green last Friday. A staunch critic of detente, Lofton participated in the first exchange of journalists between the United States and the Soviel Union in October of 1974. Lofton firmly rejects the idea that American relations with the Soviet Union have improved and vises, "On the contrary, we ould be less trustworthy of the Soviet Union." Lofton added, "I think we're more tolerant of their slaDDine us in the face and spitting in our face. There has been an immense improvement for the Soviet Union." Vowing that he is not an enemy of detente, Lofton points out total lack of any concrete evidence or manifestations resulting from detente. Lofton feels the United States is in an inferior position and asks "Where is the change - the difference between cold war and detente?" The Soviet Union, explained Lofton, has not abandoned its idea to bury the United States. Raising his voice as he gave hi? definition ot detente Lofton said, "Detente is where communism is out to bury us and we're out to help them." Discussing his travels through the Soviet Union, Lofton blamed tight schedules and language barriers for his lack of communication with the common Soviet people and added, "They don't talk to strangers." One interesting incident Lofton learned of involved a local art exhibit near one of the visited cities. "Secret Police crushed the paintings of the Soviet artists," said Lofton, aaaing dryly "only Socialist realism - glorified communism - is allowed." The Soviet people have a lack of adequate and reliable information available to them and according to Lofton, the Soviets insisted that there was a conspiracy to remove former President Nixon from office. •Religion in the Soviet Union," said Lofton almost sarcastically, "is communism and Lenin is God." The 32-year old practioner of the New Journalism smiled and quipped, "We got the best treatment. They really rolled out the red carpet for us." Then in a serious tone, Lofton remarked that "it's 'spooky' to think what they (the Soviet Union) might try now that they are ahead." Open House To Be Held For New H&FA Building To celebrate the public unveiling of the new Humanities building, the College of Humanities and Fine Arts will host an open house cultural program Sunday, April 13 at FTU. The program will feature performances by the music department, presentations in film and live theater, and art exhibitions by faculty and students. An experimental film presentation will onen the event at 2:.'{() p.m. The art exhibition will feature prints and watercolors by Adrienne Hart, an Alabama art teacher, as well as the 7th Annual Spring FTU Art Student Kxhibition displays. The University Choir will perform at three pm in the music rehearsal hall, and at 3:45 p.m. the University Concert Band will perform in the Humanities and Fine Arts plaza. From three to five p.m., visitors may sit in on a rehearsal lor "The Cretan Woman," a play by Robinson Jeffers to be presented by the FTU University Theatre, May first through third. The event will close at 5 p.m. following a performance by members of the music faculty in the music rehearsal hall, starting at 4:15. These members of the music faculty are Sabina Micarelli, violin; Patricia Stenberg, oboe; Elizabeth Wrancher, soprano; Lee Eubank, string bass; Lyman Brodie, trumpet; Robert Harrison, clarinet; and Gary Wolf, chairman of the music department, piano. For further information contact Dr. Harry Smith, 275-2600. Enrollment Plan Tabled By BOB By John Becker SUS Writer The Board of Regents (BOR) tabled for 30 days a plan to make summer enrollment mandatory for state university system students at its monthly meeting this week. The delay on action was proposed by E. T. York, Interim President at the University of Florida and spokesman for the ' university presidents. York said another proposal was being considered and asked for the one month delay. York didn't indicate what his group had in mind for solutions to the board's request. Also represented at the board meeting was the State Council of Student Body Presidents (SC- SBP). Hunter Potts, FTU student body president said the SCSBP was against the three alternatives proposed by the BOR. Potts has been selected by the BOR to be a member of a committee that will study student Presidential Elections Scheduled Elections for student body president and vice-president will be held on the FTU campus April 24 and 25. Polls will be open both days from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Thursday night from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Candidates must file a declaration of candidacy by Monday, April 14 at 4:00 p.m. Forms are available in the Student Government offices (VC 216). All candidates will meet in a mandatory session Tuesday, April 15 at 8:00 a.m. in VC 200, after which campaigning will officially begin. Certain changes have been effected in this year's elections, most notably the granting of voting privileges to all students regardless of class load (part- time or full-time status). The change comes as a result of the shift to tuition by credit hour begun last year. In effect, the policy made all students contributors of Activity and Service fees, of which SG is in charge. According to the SG Constitution, candidates must be at least a sophomore enrolled for a minimum of nine quarter hours during the entire year, have a cumulative grade average of 2.0 or better, and be in gooa academic standing. In addition, executive officers must be enrolled in at least seven hours during their terms of office. Candidates elected will assume office three weeks after certification of election by the Commissioner of Elections.. Students who cannot be on campus to vote either of the scheduled days may request an absentee ballot from Bill Smith, Commissioner of Elections, five days in advance of the elections. Ballots must be returned by 4:00 the day of the election. health insurance policies in the State University System. In order to equalize enrollments during the four quarters to achieve year-round utilization of universities, the BOR's alternatives were: (1) that no student may enroll in a state university for two consecutive fall quarters unless he or she has attended one of the two summer quarters preceding the second fall term; (2) that effective September first, 1976, all students must attend at least one summer quarter prior to graduation with a baccalaureate degree. Students enrolled for more than two years must attend at least one summer quarter every two years; and (3) all state universities will limit enrollment in the fall quarter at the fall 1974 level until the enrollment in all other quarters has reached 90 percent of the fall quarter enrollment. In other action the BOR approved nominations for tenure for 44 professors at FTU. Those granted tenure are,, in Social Sciences J.C. Bnmhv. W. A. Burroughs, H. Kennedy, M. D. Cont'd, on Page 6 History Tour Set The FTU History Department is now forming a European educational and cultural tour of Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, and great Britain. The tour will be leaving June 25th and returning July 22nd and will be under the in- structorship of Dr. Lawrence R. Greene. This program is designed to introduce the student to the peoples and cultures of foreign lands. Students will receive four to eight hours credit as an independent study course from the history dept. The tour is under the auspices of the California-based Consortium for International Education. Dr. Greene will lecture on the places visited, including St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Numphenburg Palace in Munich, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and Westminster Abby in London. For more information, call Dr. Greene in the History Department at 2224 or at home at 647- 5017 Looking Into The FuTUre VD Reaching Epidemic Proportions... Page 2 Padgett Comments on Importance of Voting... 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