1983_03 The Daily Collegian March 1983

              2    March 11,1963
Opinion
Wake up America
- Letters —
Socialism explained Fair coverage
Thomas Jefferson stated that if the govenment were not enslaved, the people would
soon be. We can see today that he was right. The American people failed to keep their
government behind the bars of the constitution and now the monster is loose. Its
method of escape — socialism.
What is socialism? It is ususally defined as government ownership and/or control
over the basic means of production and distribution of goods and services. When
analyzed, this means government control over everything, including you and me.
Those who wish to defend socialism argue that it is through government control that
wealth and opportunities can be more equally distributed. Admittedly, socialism can
be made to sound really fair and just, but, when you look deeper, you will find at the
root of it "legalized plunder " Let me explain.
Since no individual acting separately can legally or morally use force to deny rights
and/or to plunder another, does it not logically follow that it is just as wrong for a
collective group of individuals known as government to do the same thing? Govern¬
ment morally has no right to take from some persons and give it to other persons to
whom it does not belong or to benefit one citizen at the expense of another by doing
what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. That is just legalized
plunder. Laws should protect property and punish plunder, not selectively legalize and
engage in it.
As soon as government begins legalized plunder, everyone begins banging on the
doors of Congress trying to get in on the action. Much hatred, bickering, and strife is
caused throughout a society where citizens seek to plunderize each other legally
through government laws.
More often than not, socialism is viewed as a share-the-wealth program which
sounds much better than "legalized plunder." Why, then, do so many rich and
powerful men support it? Because they use socialism as a confidence game to get the
people to surrender their freedom loan all-powerful collectivist government. Look, for
example, at men like Rockefeller, Ford and Kennedy, who pose as great champions of
the "downtrodden " II they were really concerned about the poor, rather than using
socialism as a means of achieving personal political power, they would divest them¬
selves of their own fortunes to set an example for others to follow. Instead, they
protect their own wealth and hypocritically pose as generous benefactors by giving
■n the middle class.
a socialist government by recognizing thi
stipulations put upon government funds. Washington uses its money as bait and
federal control as the hook The Supreme Court has ruled that "it is hardly lack of due
process for the government to regulate that which it subsidizes." Individuals and
businesses which allow themselves to become overly dependent upon government lor
contracts, subsidies, welfare, and such, find themselves desparately trapped.
If one understands that socialism is not a share-the-wealth program and control the
wealth through legalized plunder, then the seeming paradox of super-rich men prom
oiing socialism becomes no paradox at all
My next article will show the specific steps used to socialize America
Editor:
I would like to take this opportunity to
thank you and your staff for your efforts in
covering the Associated Student's Senate
in a professional manner.
As a Senator I do appreciate the direct
and accurate way in which my actions
have been reported.
I realize that much time, hard work,
and patience is need to do sue h a fine job.
I also realize that while doing a job for
students critisms are easily fired, and that
it is refreshing to hear appreciation and
encouragement.
I wish to encourage you to continue
your efforts in getting accurate and inter- •
esting information out to the CSUF
students.
You are to be commended for your fine
Good reporting
Editor,
We would like to express our apprecia¬
tion of the fair exposure and good repor¬
tage of the cultural events of the African
Peoples History Month by the Collegian.
1 am told that by those associated with
CSUF for several year, that this year's
coverage of black events has been i
impressive than in the past several years.
Congratulations!
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Nunis' 'Frogway': jumpin' with imagination
"Ever notice that the brightest stars
aremtheaarkestpartofthesky?"
That question is examined in the musi¬
cal "Frogway," written by CSUF drama
student Marcel Nunis.
"Frogway," .currently the production
(or CSUFs Experimental Theatre Com¬
pany (ETC), follows the rise of a singing
small-pond frog to swamp stardom.
But the price of stardom is great and
the frog's fame falters after he becomes
involved with a greedy stork, and shake.
The creativity of the ETC production of
Nunis' play shows what a group of stu¬
dents can do with a little bit of imagin-
"Frogway" defies musical description.
The play doesn't conform to any single
musical approach, but instead opts to
explore a range of techniques.
Nunis* partner, Michael Veerapen, uses
blues, rock and ballad styles in his musical
score.
Kyle Opperman and Jackie Williams
have created make-up and costuming to
produce an animal-like illusion to the
characters.
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Viewers must be open to accept the
conventions "Frogway" employs. If an
audience can suspend disbelief for two-
hours, they will find the play entertaining.
"Frogway" director Eric Duret has to
be congratulated for molding his cast of
students froth drama, dance and musical
backgroundsjnto a working repertoire.
"Frogway" can easily be described as a
frog version of "A Star Is Born." It follows
Edward Teddius Frog, Eddie. as he runs
away from home to become a singing sen¬
sation on "Frogway."
In his way to the top rung of the ladder
of success, Eddie is introduced to alcohol
and drugs. (The druapcome in the form of
special sunflower seeds).
The cast features some fine perfor¬
mances. Most noteable are those turned
in by Mike Hamilton, Ed Reimer, Mike
Frecceri, Bethany Lynne and Ron Woods.
Hamilton moves the play along as the
narrator. He feeds necessary Wormation
and fills in gaps so that the audience can
better understand what is going on.
As a narrator, Hamilton conveys a
touch of humor and an Uncle Reymus-
like storyteller quality to his performance.
Ed Reimer is more than a dark come¬
dian as the evil snake, Smiley. Reimer
plays a sneaky, cc^niving character with
near perfection..
Smiley's featured musical number,
"Strike It Whenjt's Hot" is a burlesque-
song and one of the shows higfiaghts.
Frecce^portraysEddie'sfrW^atoad
named Freddie. Frecceri has physically
perfected his characterization and with
his green leotards and hunched posture
the illusion is complete.
' Lvrme plays among a group of dancing
"hc_e1tes"«rhoIateTbecc)mesasoloper- '
former for Eddie.
Lyme's talents are not confined to act¬
ing. She was superb in her vocal and danc¬
ing performances as well
Woods plays the lead, Eddie, and does
a fine job of acting. He has turned his
character into an interesting study of
human nature.
Like Eddie tells his father, I know Tm a
froa but "it's not what I am, if s what I
think I can become." Woods docs a fine
job with his dialogue.
Tom Phelps, Don Eskender and Arte
Gates give' excellent supporting perform-
See FROGWAY, Page 4
To your health
1 am in somewhat of a pensive mood
ihis night as I sit down to compose a
health column. My mind wanders to a
stark entry in my journal of a few years
hack. It read, "January 13, 1978, Ed
Sprouse died — had been in hospital
since Thursday, January 5, when I found
him comatose in his trailer."
This was not a startling event in the
i'yes of the world. Ed was 86 years old. He
wed alone in a trailer in the woods. He
was illiterate. At the best of times, he was
distinctly eccentric. With the addition of a
lew cans of beer, he became quite
delusional.
His death made a deep impression on
ne because I wondered whether I, in a
k mdly way, had contributed to it. 1 met Ed
first when he was brought in by the police
to the psychiatric unit of the hospital
where I was working. He had apparently
i h reatened intruders on his property with
i shotgun and was considered dange¬
rous. He was a shrivelled up, white-
haired, red-eyed apparition who greatly
resented his loss of freedom and the
imposition of such hospital customs as a
soap and water bath.
Something about Ed attracted me —
perhaps his simple mode of living and
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Home insulation may cause deaths
fierce spirit of independence. His first
trailer had burned and at that time he had
been living in an incredibly crude shelter
that gave ready access to the elements.
The Dept. of Social Services placed
another small second-hand trailer on his'
lot. In it was installed a little wood stove
with a simple stove-pipe through the roof.
Ed used this both for his cooking and for
his heating through the cold Michigan
As my way to an outlying clinic passed
not too far from Ed'sTabode, I used to stop
and hike into the woods for a visit with my
friend. I would stand at a distance and
shout to announce my arrival as I didn't
relish the thought of a shotgun welcome. I
would read for Ed some of the mysterious
papers that arrived from officialdom and
the occasional letter from a distant
relative.
As I remembered the burning of the
previous trailer, I installed some asbestos
boards between the stove and fragile ply¬
wood walls. Then, as the rain used to run
down through the rough hole in the ceiling
cut for the stove-pipe, I sealed the space
around the pipe with a metal rim. I expe¬
rienced a little inner glow of satisfaction
because of my unaccustomed carpentry
success and humanitarian effort.'
The cold winter day I last visited Ed's
home there was no response to my bud
cries of arrival. I noted that one window of
the trailer was opened a little. When I
cautiously entered the door, I saw that Ed
had been sitting by the stove, but was not
slumped back unconscious. Although he
recovered a little in the hospital, I'm not
persuaded that Ed ever recognized me
again. His blood levels of carbon monox¬
ide had been extremely high
In retrospect, I wondered if our human¬
itarian zeal in providing Ed with a wind-
proof trailer and raintight roof in place of
his drafty shanty may not have been his
undoing.
I am reminded of this more recently
because of articles and warnings now
appearing concerning the trend to care¬
fully insulate our dwelling places with
weather stripping on all windows and
doors sealing us from the elements and
sharply reducing the number -of air
exchanges that take place between our
inner and outer environments. Add to this
the fireplace, wood stove and kerosene
heating made popular by ever-increasing
utility rates.
The Morbidity and MortaRty Weekly
Report of Oct. 8, 1982, states that the
Consumer Product Safety Commission
estimated there were 7.6 million unvented
gas space heaters in use in 1980. A 1975
survey in Fort Coffins, Colorado, showed
that 6 percent of the homes studied had
carbon monoxide concentrations of
greater than ten parts per million, exceed¬
ing by far reasonable standards of safety.
In recreational vehicles with appliances,
levels of 35. parte per million .or above
were found in 14.5 percent of 1,187 units
tested.
As accidents constitute the leading
cause of death for the young and continue
high on the fist for the older, we need to
strive for'an increased level of safety
awareness, a safety intelligence if you will,
which would sense and identify hazard¬
ous situations. A safety intelligence quo¬
tient could eventually be of equal or
greater importance for our.survival and
happiness than those purporting to mea¬
sure our social and intellectual wits.
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