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April 25, 1973 THE POLEMIC Page 5 To Beard . Or Not to Beard by Kate Troupe Did you ever wonder as you wandered around this world why people feel as they do about certain subjects? Or, to be more explicit, why some guys grow beards and some do not? Well, this writer did, and set out upon her own expedition to get to the "why" of the matter The first individual we chanced upon was Jan Michel, who explained that the 1·eason he chose his beard style was "That's the only place it'll grow." As to his wife, "She wants me to shave it off tat es her, I guess." it i rri- Mr. Boyer, on the other hand, said his wife liked his beard, but he got tired of it. Kim Roy has two patches on either side of his mouth -- remarkable things -- and he refers to them as his "effort at the old college try for a wrap-around mus- tache." Everyone queried wasn't really trying, we must admit. Mr. Guisbert, after many years of G. I. shaves, went on a vacation and made it a double vacation ... one free from a razor. He admitted "I'm really lazy by nature; there was no particular reason for my growing it. But the wife likes it, so it stays." Marshall Jordan told us he left his ra- zor at home (Chicago), but when pressed further, went on to explain that "I've been trying to grow a VanDyke since I was about 12, but somehow, all that post- pubescent hair managed to grow in the wrong places I But I intend to keep it . . . it helps me think." "It gives me a form of self-expression," says Calvin Howard, "I have had it four Continued next column years, although I have altered it some- times. I feel that my particular beard style (sort of a cross between a Fu Man Chu and a Van Dyke) is more in keeping with our cultural style, since this is the primary zone facial hair grows on the black male." Our last bearded victim ... er, warrior . . was Jeff Modrynski. We sat and rap- ped on about beards in general and his in particular. Jeff said, "I started with a full beard and from there, worked it into a long goatee (so named because it really does resemble the chinny-chin whiskers of a billy goat) but this got to be a hassle so I switched to a VanDyke . I kept shop- ping, or chopping, until I arrived at what you see today . Without it I look kinda chubby." Mr. Titus gave a brief soliloquy on his feelings about facial hair one morning af- ter one of our bearded interpretive reading classmates of "My Beard." Said Mr, Titus, "I don't wear a beard to prove anything to anybody; it feels good. I can stroke it and play with it and it pleases me." I've wandered far and wide, seen clean shaven cheeks, and furry ones . Some were neatly furry and others looked I ike early mattress faces. But on one point I'm sure we all must agree: Womens' Lib or not, gals, there's one thing we CAN'T dol And y' know what? I kind of like it that way. Woman Tried for Rape Is Acquitted Wheeee! It's Spring!!! Ellen Hughes, Camille Norkowski Win earth Contest This semester earth magazine sponsor- ed a short story contest, and was (and is) proud to announce it had a fairly large number of entries submitted. · (This was surprising, when comparing the last few years to th is semester). earth offered a first prize of $25 and a second prize of $15, and is pleased to announce that it was a real struggle to judge and choose be- tween the many good stories. We the staff are happy to announce the selection of two short stories as winners. They are: First Prize, untitled short story, by Ellen Hughes; Second Prize, "A Few Good Men," by Camille Norkowski, These people may pick up their prize Students "Don't Give a Damn" About Student Gov't. (CPS/ZNS) ·· A survey of college cam- puses has found that most students simply don't give a damn about student govern- ment. "Mothers for Peace" Ask Questions (CPS/ LNS) -· Freddie Baer went to trial money from Mrs . Clara Taylor, in the busi- The publication "On Campus Report" polled students on 30 college and univer- sity campuses, ranging in enrollment from 2,500 to 35,000 students. They found that the average campus election draws only 6.2 percent of the student body to the pol ls ·· or one out of every 15 stu- dents. Apathy was found to be so pre- valent that some positions on various bal- lots were left blank because no one had bothered to file as a candidate. recently fo r assa ult, battery, and attempt- ness office. Congratulations, winners! ed rape. - She had been arrested by cam- --- - ----'= ~ ~"'--"'---~ - - earth magazine JIMMIE GARANTS PARTY STORE (CPS) -- In their March newsletter, the group Another Mother for Peace asks some questions about military spending: How come the 1973 military budget is S4 billion higher than it was last year when the Vietnam wa1· was going on? How come with the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) going on, we are still building three nuclear bombs every single day 1 How come the Pentagon is already ask- ing for S34 million more to develop an entire ly new laser nuclear bomb 7 How come in this time of budget-cut- ting, the Pentagon's public relations pro- gram gets S93 million of our tax dollars to take a Congressperson to lunch? pus police at the University of Illinois last year, after the "vict im," Bill Chester, decided to press charges . In testimony before a woman judge, Chester alleged that "three women invited me to come up for a rape." He also claim- ed that the women attempted to take off his pants while sitting on his legs . The court ruled there was insufficient evidence and Baer was acquitted. Baer said that she first heard of Chester when she read his column in the university newspaper in which he claimed that wo- men enjoyed being raped, and that rape was really a woman's fantasy. 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