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February 4,5-Faculty Writing Conference
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Women's Basketball-S.U. vs. Texas A&l-Kingsville
Wednesday, February 9
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Thursday, February 3
7:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
An Exp^rl»nce In
Christian Growth
9:30 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
Political Science Society Meeting-upstairs in
Commons
Piano Recital-Dane Evans of Waco-Theater
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Natural & Applied Science Division Meeting-FSH
Humanities Meeting-RAC
Student Senate Meeting-Faculty Lounge
Afro-American Players—"Ye Shall Know the
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The Delta Delta Delta
pledges will sponsor a car wash
Saturday, February 5 to sup*
port the sorority's scholarship
fund.
The car wash will be held
from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
at St. John's Methodist Church
on University Avenue. Price is
$2.00 per car.
The last two weeks, the Megaphone has devoted sections to a
letter and an editorial regarding non-attendance at Union
programming. The intent of these diatribes seemed to be to in-
crease attendance at Union functions by exhorting students to
~ attend these programs. The gist of both writings was that
students were at fault for not realizing the great benefits of a
Union program.________________________
The articles did perform a certain information dissemination
service. Students need to be aware that Union programs are
paid for by students, not from endowments or other sources. It
is true that some students are unaware of the different
programs offered by the Union and have never tried them. But
last week's letter admitted that non-attendance was not due to a
lack of publicity.
If students are aware of the programs available, is there
some other reason, besides ignorance and non-intellectualism
as imputed previously, that Union programs are not attended?
Most programs which have been attended well on this cam-
pus have been initiated by such groups as the Political Science
Society, the School of Fine Arts and Young Republicans. These
are by no means the only groups which offer programming.
And almost all of these have cost no money and resulted in
stimulating programs which may be identified with. There is
not a saturation of these programs, and they are varied enough
to bring about good response when they are offered.
The Union programs, at times, have been great: widely
attended and very interesting Most have also cost a lot of
money. The orientation of Union programming seems to have
been to spread out students' money in a scattered variety of
programs. There seems to be little evaluative process, and if
there has been a careful redirection of Union programming in
the last two years, it has not been apparent. With a scattered,
multi-programmed effort, there are certain logical results.
First, the interests of all students, at one time or another,
may be met. This obtains only if the programming is multi-
leveled and varied. The cost per person is great. Also, a
student's interests are not met a large part of the time and they
come to view all Union programs with disinterest. They begin
to feel that no Union programs are relevant.
Last, a large multi-committeed self-interested bureaucracy
develops. Now, these are hard to focus on. Input, theoretically,
is possible. But it is felt that an idea divergent from the norms
would not be well accepted. This feeling is intensified when it is
realized that Union staffing is by a group of similar position,
and all friends of one type or another. This is not to say that it is
not possible to introduce new ideas; it just is viewed that it is
difficult.
It is time for some examples. Judge Fite was not an expen-
sive program. But the program was arranged by a member of
the Union Bureaucracy. Publicity was widespread. But no one
came. Now, is it that students are stupid for not coming? Or is it
simply that Judge Fite represented an interest of Union
programmers and no one else? Whose fault is that? A hard
thing to admit.
This week a member of the Union Bureaucracy hired a
program for over $1,000. That program will be a male
liberationist. This Union member, as I understand it, did not
even consult fully with his committee. This may exemplify, to
some extent, the problem.
The Union already has an image problem. It needs to con-
sciously seek support outside the Independent SU campus. It
probably needs to make a decision regarding quantitative
against qualitative programming. The Union is limited
monetarily. But if it does not invest well the money it has now,
what argument is there for increasing the funding? I would like
to see the Union double its present budget. But it needs to
assure the campus community that the money will be spent
wisely.
The member of the Union committees work hard. They often
work without thanks. They have not done a bad job. But if a
program is not well received, it is due to those who don't attend.
They are telling the Union something.
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ETHE MEGAPHONE
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of “Union Bureaucrats”
—Paddling clinic (for canoes
and possibly kayaks), to be
held Saturday, February 26 by
Conrad Lamon.
— Sign language, 6:30
Thursdays, taught by Yolanda
Cazares.
Further information about
these courses, along with other
courses including parap-
sychology and belly dancing, is
available in the Union office.
The cost for Free University
is $1.00 per person per class,
payable at time of registration.
Free University registration
is under way in the Union of-
fice.
Courses offered include:
— Kicker dancing, 7:00
Thursdays, taught by Karl
Scholl.
— Auto mechanics, 6:00
Wednesdays, a basic course on
car care (how- to check oil,
etc.), taught by Doug
Ratchford.
— Square dancing, 7:00
Wednesdays, taught by an ex-
perienced caller.
Southwestern University
SUB Sunday Rm 2
3-4pm every week
Sunday, February 6
7:30 p.m. International House Program
Monday, February 7
Basketball Game-Bucs vs. St. Mary's University-San Antonio
5:00 p.m. Soul Food Dinner—Commons
February 7-13-"Black History Week"
Thursday, February 10
9:30 a.m. Chapel-Farley Snell
12:00 noon Psychology Luncheon-upstairs in Commons
Women's Basketball-S.U. vs. St. Mary's
University-Richardson Gym
Young Life Meeting-Faculty Lounge
University Chorale Concert-Theater
Saturday, February 5
7:00 p.m. Women's Basketball-S.U. vs. St. Edward's
University-Richardson Gym v
Basketball Game-Bucs vs. Texas Lutheran College-Seguin
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