Empath, 1983 April 14

              April 14, 1983 The Empath Page 5
Marat/Sade
Go with an Open Mind
Dear Editor:
I would like to respond to
Peter P. Romano’s letter that
appeared in the Empath on
April 7th. I do not know much
about any organized religion,
so on that I shall not comment.
But there are other points of
the letter to which I take ex­ception.
The first is that the lines
from the play were quoted out
of context. One should not
take individual lines from a
play (or any other piece, for
that matter) and attempt to
extrapolate the overall meaning,
especially from a play like
Marat/Sade, where the meaning
is veiled in a multitude of
clashing styles, layered action
and ironic twists.
The second is Mr. Romano’s
contention that . . . there
are people being slaughtered in
Iran, The Middle East, and
El Salvador because blind artists
like these [Peter Weiss] are
spinning their wheels . . . ” I
km disappointed. I would have
hoped that Mr. Romano, as a
musician, would understand that
art reflects the human condi­tion,
rather than shapes it.
An artist sees suffering then
writes a lament or paints a
picture, not the other way
around. True, there are people
being slaughtered in Iran, The
Middle East, and El Salvador,
not because of blind artists,
but rather because of blind
leaders who believe that their
version of the truth is the
only truth and all others should
be suppressed.
This brings up my final
point. The letter says “ . . .
they [the blind artists] have no
idea what the real truth is.” I
ask you, does anyone know
what the real truth is? Perhaps
it is too large for any one
belief or person to encompass
or understand. If this is the
case then Peter Weiss’ vision
is just as “true” as Mr. Ro­mano’s.
I implore you, readers, don’t
be afraid to go see Marat/Sade,
to keep an open mind, and to
form your own opinion.
Thank You
— Terence J. Griffin
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the Nation
Students Avenge
Poor Grades
Coaching Doesn’t Help
Students Score Better o n .
the S.A.T.
A Harvard study says the
50,000 to 100,000 students a
year who sign up for Scholastic
Aptitude Test coaching classes
are wasting their money.
The study found students
who retook the test after a
coaching program only improved
their scores an average 10
points.
Coaching magnate Stanley
Kaplan says his course can
raise scores by as much as 10 0
points.
Women’s Graffiti in Campus
Bathrooms Differs From
Men’s, a University of
Illinois Anthropology Prof
Finds
Comparing the writings in
men’s and women’s johns on
the Champaign-Urbana campus,
Edward Bruner concludes wo­men’s
graffiti is “more inter­active
and personal.”
Men’s scrawlings, Bruner told
the Daily Illini, tend to concern
sexual conquests and powers.
Three Out of Every Four
High School Students
Cheat
Highwire magazine found
6 6% of the 433 students it
surveyed had cheated in school.
Copying homework was the
most oft-cited offense. But only
8% said they’d bought a term
paper.
Stripping a Pledge Isn’t
Hazing, the Director
of Oklahoma’s Inter-Fraternity
Council Has Ruled
Jack Matkin says the Beta
Theta Pi pledge who was pub­licly
“de-pantsed” February 28
was stripped by fellow pledges.
Since the pledges weren’t full
brothers, the frat isn’t responsi­ble,
he says.
The three pledge-assaulters,
however, will face a disciplinary
hearing.
For a Fee, Students Can Avenge
Stinking Grades with
Smelly Flowers
Gainesville, Florida (CPS) —
A University of Florida student
is hoping to make a little extra
money at the end of the semes­ter
by helping disgruntled stu­dents
send dead flowers to
their least-favorite professors.
“We figure this will be a big
time for teacher orders,” says
Ken Farkas, a fast-talking fi­nance
major at Florida. “ It
sure beats filling out teacher
evaluations.”
For $9.95, Farkas or his
partner will don a three-piece
suit and deliver a bouquet of
dead daisies, roses or carna­tions
— whatever they happen
to find at the local cemetery
or scrounge from florists get­ting
rid of leftovers — to unfair
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whomever the buyer wants.
Since starting his dead
flowers business in February,
Farkas has only gotten about
two dozen orders. He’s hoping
the arrival of grade season will
help him recoup the $300 he’s
invested in the business.
Farkas delivers the boxed
flowers and flees. “I don’t
stick around,” he says.
No one’s tried to follow
him yet. “We were worried
that people would take it in
a very negative respect. But
so far, everybody’s gotten a
charge out of it.”
Presidential
Candidates
Visit
Two candidates for President
of St. Mary’s College will visit
in the next few days. Dr.
Christopher N. Breiseth, Presi­dent
and Dean of Deep Springs
College, will visit Thursday and
Friday, April 14 and 15. His
schedule includes a Faculty
Forum on Thursday at 3:30
p.m. in the Blackistone Room,
•a Dinner Meeting with Student
Leaders Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
in the cafeteria, a Public Lecture
Thursday at 8:00 p.m. in the
Blackistone Room, and a Forum
for Librarians and Administra­tive
Staff Friday at 9:00 a.m.
in the Blackistone Room.
Dr. Warren B. Martin, Scholar
in Residence at the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advance­ment
of Teaching, will visit
Monday and Tuesday, April 18
and 19. His schedule includes
a Faculty Forum Monday at
3:30 p.m. in the Blackistone
Room, Dinner Meeting with
Student Leaders Monday at
6:00 p.m., Public Lecture Mon­day
at 8:00 p.m. in Montgomery
Hall 25, and a Forum for Libra­rians
and Administrative Staff
Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.