letter from the editor d II~e Iaidp4an axet. Eighty-three years of editorial freedom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Big Blue: Inhuman brand of football 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Mi. 48104 News Phone: 764-0552 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1973 Recognizing Chile's junta ON MONDAY THE United States joined the ranks of 29 governments that have established diplomatic relations with the recently imposed military junta of Chile. The announcement of recognition, which came in Santiago rather than Washington, took no one by surprise. Lit- tle comment, if any, was made in the Congress or the press. After all, Wash- ington has seldom refused to embrace a military government ready to live up to its "international obligations." The pattern was set long before the present administration entered the White House. American support for repressive right-Wing governments has left no cor- ner of the globe untouched. Whether it has come in the form of NATO arms for the Portugese colonialists in Mozambique or Michigan State University police ad- visers for Saigon, Uncle Sam has always been ready to lend a hand. AMERICAN MILITARY aid to Chile, which was increased dramatically in the three years of the Allende govern- ment, may well have been a key factor in the armed forces' ability to act deci- sively in the coup. Capitol Hill and the press, however, have by no means been silent on the is- sue of repression. Unfortunately, the ex- ample of Chile does not seem to have to come to mind.. No, when we hear of repression we hear only of the Soviet Union. Sen. Henry Jackson (D-Wash.) and others have op- posed the normalization of trade rela- tions with the Soviet Union because of its reportedly harsh treatment of dissi- dents. The warnings of Soviet physicist Sakharov regarding the dangers of de- tente capture repeated headlines in the nation's press. Yet what is said of Chile? A CURIOUS DOUBLE standard is de- veloping on the issue of repression and civil liberties. Within a two-week period the Chilean junta has deposed a freely elected government, eliminated the nation's political parties and taken con- trol of the press. It has publicly burned Marxist literature, arrested thousands of leftists and eliminated Chile's largest trade union, yet the Senate decries re- pression in the Soviet Union. Chilean poet Pablo Ueruda, his home sacked by military authorities during the coup, dies mysteriously of a "heart at- tack" while the Western press lionizes Solzhenitsyn. What this double standard amounts to is a face-lifting for the worn ideology of anti-communism. While repressive right- wing governments who are economically cooperative are not only tolerated but promoted and supported, the Soviets must pass what amounts to a civil liber- ties test to normalize relations. IF REPRESSION is to become a national issue in the United States, there is little reason to focus our attention only on the policy of detente with the Soviet Union. Rather, we would do well to ex- amine a foreign policy that has seen re- pressive right-wing governments as legi- timate means to an economic end. By CHRISTOPHER PARKS and EUGENE ROBINSON LET'S GET one thing straight from the beginning: We like football - really like the game, especially the college game. Like thousands of other geeks, we troop down to the stadium every Satur- day or so and scream, yell, jump up and down and all the other things fans are supposedtotdo. That said, then we say this: Michigan football and the game it- self would be better off without Bo Schembechler. Bo Schembechler - the man who each year produces a Mammoth Blue Wave which methodically de- cimates a string of hapless chumps - must go. Wehave no quarrel with t h e :Schembechler record. He wins, and wins a lot. Of course, he can't seem to win the Rose Bowl, but no one's perfect. THE REASONS Bo must go lie deep in his basic philosophy. Schembechler, to us, epitomizes all that is wrong with college foot- ball. He and the others of his ilk should be quickly shipped off to the professional leagues where they belong. Bo Schembchler is the personi- fication of tough, plodding, meth- odical football. Chew 'em up and spit 'em out. Crunch 'em up, gnash gnash. Bo doesn't care about play- ing the game, he only,cares about winning it. And this totally amoral outlook on football is ruining the game for all but its most fana- tical devotees. In placing the winning of the game above the game itself, Bo loses track of "extraneous" items like creativity and guile. He plays by the statistics. Under the Schem- bechler game plan you can al- ways expect the expected. No free-wheeling or innovation - something might go wrong. The percentages are all against you. IT IS UNIQUELY inhuman, this Schembechler brand of football. It could as easily be played by beefy robots wired into a central com- puter. This "don't take chances, win- ning is all" philosophy produces victories all right, but in doing so it crushes imagination and fun. Face it: Michigan football is bor- ing, at least to the fans if not the players. It produces high scores, good ratings and broken bones. Watch today as the Wolverines sink Navy. Watch Bo refuse to take chances or inovate despite the lopsided score. But most crucially, watch for something very much more threatening just below the surface. Watch Bo turn red in the face - screaming, yelling and berating his players at the slightest error. See if Bo isn't beginning to re- semble Ohio State's little maniac, Woody Hayes. Look close and see if you can't detect a glimpse of Ohio State scarlet under the maize and blue uniforms. IT IS A FUNDAMENTAL ar- ticle of faith among the Michigan Football fanatics that there ;s nothing in this world (or perhaps the next) so vital, so necessary as beating Ohio State. For years, these folks suffered through season after season in which Ohio State was not beaten. Year after year in which the dull, brutal meatgrinder spawned by Woody Hayes bludgeoned its way through the Big 10 developing a reputation for mindlessness almost unequalled in college football. It was never enough for 0 h i o State to win - their goal was noth- ing short of total annihilation. Woody was well known and well hated for his obsession with 50 and 60 point maulings (generally of weak teams) which goosed his rat- ings in the polls. BY THE END of the sixties, wealthy 'U' alumni and others with Influence had become convinced that "nice guy" "Bump" Elliott had to go, what with his lack of aggressiveness, his failures in re- cruiting the "big beef" and above everything else, his failure to pra- duce teams which could beat Ohio State. Many felt that what was needed was someone who cquld out-Woody Woody - an aggressive colorful man (read: a fanatic, and a ma;i who believed in "basic football" (the sports writer's euphemism for the plodding, unimaginative style of Lombardi, Hayes, et al.) So they hired a coach from Ohio (Bo); recruited a ton of Ohio beef; dusted off Woody's old play book: "101 Off-tackle variations I have Known and Loved," and PRESTO: Ohio State, only bigger, more scientific and tougher. THE BRAND new Michigan meatgrinder was unveiled in 1969 and it quickly set upon a succes- sion of weak opponents whom it predictably gobbled up. At the end of the season (Oh, ecstasy!) Bo beat Woody (goody, goody). And Michigan went to the (gosh) Rose Bowl. And then, something kind of strange happened. Just before the Rose Bowl, Bo suffered a heart attack, attributed - at least in part - to anxiety resulting from an obsession with winning "The Big One." Most found the incident shock- ing and worried that their newly- found Saturday Savior might have to hang it up. A few saw the in- cident as a graphic- and rather frightening clue as to the mentality which had too quickly taken root in Michigan football. BUT BO CAME BACK, and led his minions to victory after vic- tory. Every Saturday; it w a s smash, grind and groan for sixty minutes in games that were more human demolitions than victories. Most people loved it - a winner at last. A few asked whether the 50 to 60 point margins weren't a little excessive, and wasn't the whole thing somewhat pointless and dull. And then, another strange but compelling incident took place. In the closing minutes of a close- lv fought (and very dull) Michigan- Ohio State game, a desperation State pass was intercepted by Michigan. Woody Hayes, feeling chances for victory slip from his grasp, explod- ed in a fury. In a two or three minute r.ampage before 100,000 incredulous fans, Woody went tot- ally berserk, cursing, hollering, tearing up yard markers and even- tually running out onto the field to vent his spleen. It was a profoundly twisted per- formance - the result of a blind unreasoning pre-occupation w i t h victory which had warped his lif?. EVEN MORE COMPELLING is a recent book detailing the obses- sed mentality of another football machine, Daryl Royal's University of Texas team. At Texas, accord- ing to the author (a former Texas player), almost any degree of bru- tality and dehumanization is jus- tified in the insane drive to pro- duce "a winner." Or consider the case of Okla- homa, where recent revelations in- dicate that athletic officials were ready to lie, cheat and totally sub- vert academic standards in order to obtain, for theteam, a highly prized quarterback. The crass excesses graphically portrayed in the cases of Ohio, Tex- as and Oklahoma are the almost inevitable results of an unreason- ing obsession with developing a successful (i.e. winning, highly outward manifestation of the ranked) football team. And the outward manifestations of t h e Schembechler influence clearly in- dicate that such an'obsession !as already taken hold at the Univer- sity. YOU CAN'T BLAME Bo for being what he is. You can, haw- ever, question whether Bo and all he represents are what we want football to be like, here in Ann Arbor. How do we feel about the Univer- sity joining the ranks of the "Foot- ball Mills" - Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio State et al.? Let's at least consider the question before it becomes academic. Way back, so long ago that it seems few of us remember, games were supposed to serve as a coun- ter-point to the dreary crunch of life and work. They were supposed to be "fun" - an exciting, crazy expression of the human imagina- tion as well as a "healthy" out- let for the aggressions inherent in the beast. But there's no room for imagina- tion or even fun in the cold, highly computerized Schembechler game style. How dreary; How dull! How downright stupid! Either the game is inherently, sick or Bo's vision of it is, and we prefer to believe the latter explanation is true. FOOTBALL NEEDN'T be this way. Those of us (perhaps few in number) who love the game but believe it can be raised above the level of brute bestiality feel strong- ly that the Schembechler-cult is a destructive mania which should be rooted out of the college game before we all lose sight of the real reason that this game, or any other game, exists. As a satisfying healthy and above all, a human ex- perience. II C utting corporate drug abuse THE FEDERAL government announced Tuesday that production of the drug methaqualone will be limited. This over- due action is a step in the right direc- tion, and hopefully the quota will be strictly enforced. For at least a year and a half now, various media across the country, includ- ing this newspaper, have noted the in- creasing abuse of the drug methaqualone, comumly known on the street as "Quaa- ludes" or "sopors". What with today's fad of mixing down- ers with alcohol, it is not too surprising that methaqualone has quickly gained in popularity. In addition to the. dangers of mixing two drugs, however, some re- ports indicate that methaqualone may be addicting and result in death for the user who withdraws too quickly. Methaqualone, because of its dangers, is perhaps the best example of who the TODAY'S STAFF: News: Dan Blugerman, Cindy Hill, Cheryl Pilate, Ted Stein Editorial Page:: Zachary Schiller, E r i c Schoch, Charles Wilbur Arts Page: Diane Levick Photo Techrician: Karen Kasmauski greatest drug pushers in the country are: American corporations. MANUFACTURE OF methaqualone in- creased, for little apparent reason (except profits), from eight million units in 1968 to 147 million units in 1972, according to the federal Drug Enforce- ment Administration. Much of the in- crease has found its way onto the streets. And despite media publicity and federal government warnings, the manufactur- ers of the drug have both refused to re- duce their production and declined to ad- mit that the drug was in any way dan- gerous. Such corporate callousness prompted the federal government to place produc- tion quotas on methaqualone under the Controlled Substances Act. It is unfor- tunate that such action was so long in coming, although perhaps not surprising considering the nature of federal bureau- cracy and the corporate interests which swing so much weight. How effective the control mechanisms will be remains to be seen. Manufacture of drugs in this country, whether pre- scription drugs, or tobacco and alcohol, is big business. And big business disap- proves of federal actions which cut into profits. Stills By TOM KIPPERT "No, this isn't Crosby, Nash and Young," chortled Chris Hillman as he introduced one of Manassas' songs. But Stills on his own, de- spite the shadow of the former supergroup, excited an appreciative crowd at Crisler Arena last night. Surprisingly, the band opened with a stirring rendition of the first side of their premier album (Ap- ril 1972). The numbers indicated that precision was present, but the real excitement was yet to come. Flowing along, Stills dazzled his audience with amazing virtuousity on the wah-wah pedal and some solid vocals. Dallas Taylor, the group's drummer, was exceptional- ly quick and lived up to his repu- tation as a top-rate drummer. This first set concluded with a, moving version of The Byrds' "So You Wanna Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star." The acoustic set was next. Chris Hillman and Al Perkins delighted listeners with a sampling of the country-rock skill that they so hum- bly possess. A few Stills fans (my- self included) were upset that only Hillman and the very talented Perkins began the second series of tunes. But it gave Stills' comrades a chance to display their wares as true country artisans. dazzlies Rebounding quickly, the Band started their crowd - pleasing rock 'n' roll. Especially encouraging was the way Stills, Hillman and steel guitarist Perkins built into an exciting, if not very technical, end- ing on Stills' "The Treasure." The energy created was the brand from which quality rock is really made. The always popular "Carry On" drew raves from the crowd as it hit them musically and visually. A spinning light globe was used for novel excitement, throwingdrotat- ing light beams onto the audience. The rockers in the audience were also set spinning as the nostalgic Stills number reeled with powerful guitars (a S. Stills trademark) and the always masterful rhythm sec- tion of Dallas Taylor, bassist Fuzzy Samuels and percussion ace Joe Lala. Backstage Stills expressed the hope of recording again with three former friends (You know who they are!) and remaining with his own band. His comments seemed to parallel his performance well: both were easygoing. Stills' manner invites conversation; he doesn't act like a "Superstar." Truly, Stills is one of the most personable and important popular artists of our times. Cris le r crowd -~~ S OA tIEW - - - - - - ~ --r Daily Photo by KAREN KASMAUSKI CULTURE CALENDAk FILM-UAC-Mediatrics presents The Graduate in Nat, Sci. Aud. tonight at 7 and 9:30; Cinema II and Ann Arbor Film Co-op feature Two English Girls in Aud. A at 7 and 9 tonight and tomorrow night, weekend matinees at 1 and 3 p.m.; Cinema Guild shows Fellini's 81/, tonight at 7 and 9:05 in Arch. Aud. and Fellini's The Swindle tomorrow night at same times; Bursley Hall Enterprises features Penn's Bonnie and Clyde tonight in Bursley west cafe- teria at 9; Couzens Film Co-op presents a cartoon festival of Roadrunner and Walt Disney at 8 and 10 tonight in Couzens cafeteria. MUSIC-The Ark presents Irish folksinger Owen McBride to- night at 8:30; University Musical Society presents the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Alda Ceccato at Hill Stephen Stills to tonight 6:00 2 4 News 9 Movie 50 Star Trek 6:30 4 NBC News 7 Reasoner Report 56 Together: A Chuck Mangione Concert 7:00 2 CBS News 4 George Pierrot 7 Town Meeting 9 Police Surgeon 50 Lawrence Weik 7:30 2 Dusty's Trail 4 Johnny Mann's Stand Up and Cheer 7 New Dating Game 9 Norm Cash . 8:00 2 All in the Family 4 Emergency!. 7Partridge Family 9 This Land-Documentary 56 The Session 50 That Good Ole Nashville Music 8:30 ? M*A*S*H 7 Movie 56 Playhouse New York: The 1940s "Particular Men" 50 Wacky World of Jonathan printers 9:00 2 Mary Tyler Moore 4 Movie 9 Main Chance 50 Perry Mason 9:30 2 Bob Newhart 10:00 Carol Burnett 7 Griff 9 To See Ourselves 50 Lou Gordon 10:30 9 Document 56 Two Arctic Tales 11:00 1 7 News 9 ProFootball 11:15 7 ABC News 11:20 4 News 11:30 2 Movie "The Shuttered Room" (English 1967) 7 Movie "A Rage to Live" (1965) 50 Movie "Hands of a Stranger" (1962) 11:50 4 Johnny Carson 1:20 4 News 1:30) 2 Movie "Captive Wild Woman" (1943) 7 Movie "Life at the Top." (Englisti 1959) 9 CBC News 1:45 9 Movie "Lord Jim" (English 1965) \\ ++ I -