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By Chris KeUy
Rabbi Morris Shapiro, the rab- · are nine tribes in South Africa,
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situation in South Africa. Cur- rently, South Africa has several civil codes and laws which state that journalists may not be near,
photograph or record in any way police actions against civilians or acts of violence or civil disobe- dience. These laws, he said, are strictly enforced - "A lot of
stuff doesn't get in the paper." Alongside media coverage of what's going on, the Rabbi stated that he felt the image of Nelson Mandela has been blown out of
proporation. "Mandela," he said, "was arrested for a specifie act of violence and has promised to do violence again if he is released. He has not abjured violence." In-
bique, which are communilt. Be also stated that both the Uni~ Democratic Front and the African National Congresa are sponsored, even il by word only,
by the Soviet Union. Alva Tam- bo, the leader of the A.N.C., be said, "gets help anywhere he ean
. d't" fIn I .
To sum things up, the Rablli said that the situationis not 10 much whites against blaek.u itil blacks against blaeka. "The
blacks are not united," be atat.M. and until they are, they wiU make no headway. They m a t settle differeneea amoar themselves before they
cile their dispute with the white minority government.
bi at Lynchburg's Aqudath Sholom Synaggogue, was kind enough to grant an interview
eoncerning his openions and observations of So...tta Africa's policy of apartheid. Rabbi Shapiro spent four years as the head of a Jewish congregation at
a synaggogue in South Africa. On the current situation in South Africa, he stated that "It's a mess," citing the mass riots and violence in recent months hasn't declined since he was here. He
expressed his feelings on apar- theid, ealling it a "total abhor- rance." The blaeks, he said, are not only killing whites, but are
killing each other as well. There the dominant one being the Zulu
tribe, which regularly engage in tribal warfare. He feels the reason why blacks in South Africa have made no headway is that, 'They are not united and the tribes hate each other more than the white minority govern· ment." He also feels that a one- man-one-vote system of govern-
ment would not work because the Zulus would dominate politi- cally-thus re-instigating more violence.
He made the comment that the media might not be giving people a very accurate account of the
deed he is quite different from the ideal portrait of ·a South African Martin Luther King the media has presented.
He felt that sanctions would not help the situation, but make it worse because economic boycotts would affect black workers. They could los their jobs, or become destitute enough that they would not be able to survive.ln the current situation, most blacks are unable to sup- port their families as it is.
As for South Afriea going com- munist, he said, "with Russia making big inroads, anything is possible." He cited the current situations in Angola and Mozam-
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Amerlean mOVlll about ~ehoollife auch u
Winter Wonderland
Mr. Zimmer wmmended the Glee Club in flout of the whole ~ehool i n t h e f o l l o w i n r M o n - day'e ueembly. After Parente' Weekend, 12 mors atudente joined up f'or a total of' SO, which makea for perfect tonal balance. In f'aet, Mr. Lauder hopea to build an elevated of' pewa In the chapel
f'or better 110und.
The GIH Club hu alao made
public app•arancea at Wellt·
icipatea in ars croee country,
IIOCCir and wind eurft"-. He joined the wreetllnr team. Thie Ia the ftrat time playinr the eport, and h '• alrsacly learned
minllter chun:hea,
Biahop or
Jlnia. Futurs ....n. the VAIS choral Chatham Hall llncl a Parente' w..ll.end applaudMr.I..uMr tin 01.. Club tW hie tumaround and tinuad 8UOClH8 in munity.
ent
New Enrland far wMkl. Hi• moat vivid
join d th V.E.S. community aa
an Eneliah peaki Union ltU· linrton, the hirheat point in the
dent. H 11 from land. He wu
ew
By Tracey Bolltwick
Marc Thompeon haa juat
atayed in
Ene· in Eaat· and haa hved
• life. H haa on named G.il .
the United
nOTtheutern U.8. From watc:hinr
Involved in the national triale, which 11 when the playera In each raflon one team. Later the beat player•
each r-.fon are and
enourh t.o pl •ven In l•t mentati.CA.
thinl
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By Jim Blount
The VES community is indeed
fortunate to have Robert (Bo) ·Lauder as head of the Music Department and Glee Club. Mr. Lauder was born and raised in small-town Alabama and at-
tended Auburn University, where he studied music and piano. After graduating from Auburn, he travelled to Vienna to study music for a semester
and then moved on to Chapel Hill, where he taught piano while studying for his Masters
Degtee.
Upon his anival t.o VES, he
found only three returning memben from Jut year's Glee Club. When Mr. Lauder made hi• rec:i'uitintr announcement early in the ~ehool year, the
!'88J)\)rl8l came 110lely ftom the boy1. One lltudent, diKOurapd by the lack of female voices,
uked Mr. Lauder if he could get a point for every girl he recruited. Mr. Lauder A I ·
ponded yea, and by the end of the day there were seven new girl• in the GlM Club. The expended rroup began priiC· ticinJ for ita first ahow, which eama on Fall Parsnta' Weekend
and waa a total auccau. In faet,
Alao, the rood eporw f'acillti11 attracted him. While in En1land
thrH
memory ta villtinr Mt. Waah- he played rurby. He waa
Porky'• and An1mal Hou11, he ame 1ntaruted In rolnr t.o
Jn the U.S.
play on Other
one
of teame. whieh he part·
Helaalao ill the
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