Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thyrsday, December 7, 1972 Page Eighi' THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thi~irsday, December 7, 1972 TALKS ON MEDIA Critic speaks at 'U' (Continued from Page 1) criticize anything and any Amendment may not provide the maintained Bagdikian. "The one,- re- protection we he added. "The press once thought it did," sponses of an informed public" are more capable of preserving free- should be able to dom and justice than those of "the MEDIA CRITIC BEN BAGDIKIAN answers a question follo FIT FOR A KING: SGC life pleases e (Continued from Page 1) The establishment would be located dope proposal was "weird." appropriately enough in the UGLI "Everybody took it more serious- Multi-purpose Room and operate ly than I did," he says with a grin. under the now defunct Office of "There were hours of debate and Student Affairs. A vice-president even a cheering section in the gal- in charge of vice would head the lery. If they had their heads to- operation. gether they wouldn't have even Hornstein says he would continue considered it." to keep his eyes open for oppor- "I was in the right frame of mind tunities to serve the students that at the time, though I was stoned elected him. when the motion came up," his "I represent a large body of Highness recalls, addingwthat re- students on campus - those that grettably, he came down before think SGC is fucked," he says,' the end of the meeting. laughing. "I have a great respon- Hornstein also discussed the Bull- sibility to serve those people. Who shit Party itself. From its inaus- knows, I might even accomplish picious beginnings the party has something in the meantime." grown to an official University or- Living up to this responsibility, ganization with forty registered of- will be difficult with the present ficials. make-up of SGC, according to The Emperor said that his or- Hornstein. ganization was based on feudal "All the members are off on rather than bureaucratic principles. their little ego trips," he says. "On the official registration form "Really though they're just a they have all these blanks labelled bunch of lousy politicians who re- 'president', 'vice - president' and fuse to compromise. They make 'secretary'," he says. "They as- their little motion sand have de- sume that your organization is go- bates, but they don't talk to each ing to be patterned after a bu- other; they talk at each other." reaucratic hierarchy. We had to Hornstein declared that a change alter the form a little." of scenery would do SGC some The Bullshit party not only has good. "I really think that the meet- an emperor registered with SGC ings should be shifted to a local Student Organizations Board, but bar," he says. "I'm going to make King, Queen, Chief Sribe and Court a motion to that effect. We could Concubine, as well. Hornstein hints -- that some of these people did not volunteer their services and are u n a w a r e of their prestigious 'offices. Many of his subjects have gotten into the spirit of the Bullshit party motto, "A cheap publicity stunt is better than none," according to "I've gotten a lot of suggestions on SGC proposals f r o m my 9am to 1{Op friends," he says. "One was for an 9 am to 5 p SGC nude ski resort in the arb." 1 2 am to 5F Hornstein said anotoer friend had suggested an SGC massage parlor. most benevolent dictator." '1 Bagdikian admits that a "ma- 1lm 1 ouDPS laise" is felt by the American pub-f lic towards the news media and agrees that "most of the media aret ulated lousy because they don't printj thingsthat are valuable to theI individual." He stated, however, Cand obeying regulations said that the government attacks onv Wilde. 'All the other organizations news coverage, which were aimed go along, get into debt and get out at those media dedicated to respon-c of debt on their own names." sible reporting and serious cri- Friends of Newsreel is the only ticism, were misplaced.C film group staging any kind of co- "The main targets of the gov- ordinated protest against the pro- ernment's criticism were the tele-t posed licensing plan. They are cir- viison networks, the New York culating a petition urging rejection Times, and the Washington Post," because of "repressive and pos- Bagdikian said. "The networks sibly illegal aspects." were attacked because they are soP Daily Photo by DENNY GAINER Representatives from other Uni- powerful;" and the New Yorkt wing his talk yesterday. versity film groups indicated that Times and the Washington Post they favored some sort of regula- were singled out because they have tion, but were not sure of the the "largest and most knowledge- Board's specific proposal. able staffs in international and The proposal requires a licensed national affairs" and "are read by film group to provide the Board most of the important embassies, n e ro r with a confidential list of all offi- congressional leaders," and govern- cers and members of the group. It ment officials in Washington, het malso requires groups to submit explained. rent the second floor of the Domi- their film schedule six weeks be- Bagdikian's speech was spon-t nic's and advertise in the papers. fore the beginning of each term sored by the journalism depart-, SGC would pay for all the drinks and to submit to possible investi- ment.t consumed by members and spec- gation by SGC-authorized personnel -__ tators." at showing sites. "Right now the only people that Sources say that threats from come to SGC are former members, film distributors aboutclearing up Subscribe t people who want money from the the situation began about a year Council and Daily reporters," he ago, when the city first became says disdainfully. "With free booze nown as a pecul pace o there's no telling who will show rent films. At that time, local filmPhone 7 u. groups asked for some action by Ph n up. SGC, but were told to work things Hornstein maintained that the out themselves. plan would have the additional ben- efit of making members less hos- tile. "Even (SGC President) Bill Jacobs mellows out a little when he's drunk," he adds, smiling im- perially. there'* thru r Clasaf'd City health care group estabished (Continued from Page 1) miliar with what can be done about health care delivery," Ringler said. He cited fear as another reason for lack of membership. "Elderly people are afraid to join because they think the health care they are getting now will stop," Ringler ex- plained. "We have to get people together who have exoerienced the turmoil of going to St. Joseph's," Spears commented. C. E. Franz, a city resident re- cently joined the corporation. She has spent three out of the last thir- teen years in St. Joseph hospital recuperating from open heart sur- gery. "I've seen the patient care deter- iorate. It's really gone downhill. No one seems to really care about the patients anymore," Franz said. WCHHC's main function now is to construct a set of bylaws where- by the citizens gain control of the corporation. Elections for trustees will be held in February. Further programs depend on the action of St. Joseph's hospital. "If they move, our goal is to provide ambulatory care for the citizens in this area, Ringler stated. "If not, we want to have a community con- trolled hospital." D The Daily gonne Natl Lab, "Nuclear Structure students welcomed. with Heavy Ion Transfer Reactions,"e m P&A Colloquium Rm., 4 pm. U of M Ski Club meeting, Dec. 12, Student Lab Theatre: Original One 7:30 PM, 3540 SAB. Film showing. Acts,Frieze Arena, 4:10 pm. International Night: Australian food, League cafeteria, 5 pm. Housing Office In-Residence Staff Positions Informational Mtgs.: W. . Quad, Dining Rm No. 1, 7 pm.; Bar- - - bour, Newberry Dining Rm., 8 pm.;. Newberry, Newberry Dining Rm., 8 pm.; Residential College, S. Dining Rm., 8 pm.; S. Quad, East Lounge, 9 pm. At- tendance required in order to be con- .1972 CHRISTMAS 0 GREETINGS 1972 sidered for a position. School of Music: U Jazz Band, Ed- Give More to ward Smith, conducter, Rackham Aud., 8 pm. Christmas Seals University Players: JeIlicoe's "The Knack," Mendelssohn, 8 pm. g;;;>OQQ ;;;>U;;;;);;;;>G7;;;;;;; o 0, <=> ( . MEXAICAN DINNER followed by Latin American Folk Songs by Marco Antonio Vasquez and f I!i slides about Peru shown by Baldomero Caceres December 7, Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Ecumenical Campus Center, 921 Church For reservations call: 662-5529, days; 665-7146, nights _-yoc--y<--yOO<-- O-O-O<--yO-O<-- <-Go<>