Samford Crimson
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Vol. 58. No. • Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama 35209 Friday. November 10, 1972
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dtftnso it could hava boon worso. Hero Eddio Minor
(50), Barry Lollar (79) and David Jackson (53) team
up to stop a Gamecock runnor. Soo page three.
Battered Bulldogs
to seek comeback
City hopes
to TIP out
pushers
By Roberta
Налип
staff writer
Sixty- four cities throughout
the nation have turned to TIP
(Turn in a Pusher) in their bat¬
tle against drug abuse, accord¬
ing to a TIP operator. Bir¬
mingham was added tothe grow¬
ing list just recently.
“TIP is the brainchild of a
former FBI agent who saw that
law enforcement agencies were
not enough to cope with the ri¬
sing drug problem,” the opera¬
tor explained. "TIP is set up
to offer an outlet to those with
information, without their be¬
coming involved with the po¬
lice.”
When asked about the serious¬
ness of the drug problem in the
Birmingham area, he spoke of
cases in which nine year-olds
are being sold drugs. “Bir¬
mingham has become the major
drug market in Alabama,” he
said, “ and the problem is way
out-of-hand.”
TIP receives calls of all
sorts- from concerned mothers,
users that have gotten bad deals,
pushers that would welcome the
removal of their competitors,
and pranksters, according tothe
operator. He added that an
operator can usually determine
whether or not the caller is on
the level.
For those callers who are on
the level and offer worthwhile
information, there are rewards
from 5100 up to 1500 depending
on the value of the information.
The operator pointed out, "We
are more concerned about the
pushers of heroin, cocaine, and
opium.”
“People are taking TIP seri¬
ously,’’ and TIP has received
serious and positive results. On
the other hand, he called “the
teenagers' con code of ethics”
(don’t get involved with the po¬
lice) the greatest obstacle in
fighting drug abuse.
Most student comments have
been in support of the TIP ap¬
proach and agree with the opera¬
tor’s view of drugs as “a dead
end road.”
The TIP phone number is 870-
1708, and is in operation 24 hours
a day.
By Ron Burnett
staff writer
Before football season 1072
began it was speculated theSam-
ford Bulldogs had four must
games if they hoped to better
their 1971 record. The first
such game was with Carson-
Newman College and the Dogs
lost. The second one was with
Livingston State University and
the Dogs lost. The third game
was with Jacksonville State and
the Dogs lost it. The fourth
game is Saturday with Newberry
and it is a needed win for the
Bulldogs.
Throughout the year Sam-
ford's defense has played well,
holding the opponent until the
lack- luster offense could get on
track and put some points on
the score board.
Against Livingston the defense
played exceptionally well, giving
up finly 10 points to a very
good offensive team. However,
Livingston's defense had a better
night holding Samford scoreless.
“I wasn't completely happy
with the Livingston game, of
course,” said offensive back-
field coach John Paty, “but I
felt our people gave a good
effort. However, I was very
disappointed in our showing ag¬
ainst Jacksonville.”
Not only is coach Paty dis¬
appointed but the entire offensive
coaching staff has spent hours
studying films and making plans
for Newberry. It stands to
reason that no matter how well
the defense plays, one can't win
if the offense doesn't score.
In Samford’s three losses the
Bulldogs have scored 19, zero
and six points. In the last
two games they did not score
a touchdown, although against
Jacksonville the Dogs were in¬
side the Gamecock 20 yard line
seven times.
The blunt of the Jacksonville v
games, as with all Samford
games, has been carried on the
shoulders of the defense. Time
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Convo hosts
exec and prof
An Alabama Baptist State
Convention executive and a Sam¬
ford professor will speak in
chapels next week.
Ellis M. Bush will speak Mon¬
day at 10:10 a.m.
Mr. Bush has served as field
services co-ordinator of the
family life department of the
Baptist Sunday School Board and
as secretary for the Sunday
School Department of the Ala¬
bama Baptist State Convention.
Mrs. Mary Washington, pro¬
fessor of history at Samford,
will speak in chapel Wednesday
at 10:10 a.m.
A native of Birmingham, Mrs.
Washington graduated Phi Beta
Kappa from Duke University and
began teaching at Howard Col¬
lege in 1946. She has received
the John Buchanan teaching
award and has been honored as
the ‘‘friendliest’ professor five
times. Her topic for Wednes¬
day is “The Whole Duty of
Man.*
“ Waiting For Godot
opens Wednesday
“Nothing happens, nobody
comes, nobody goes, it's awful.”
This is a line from Samuel
Beckett’s play “Waiting for Go-
dot.” This tragi-comedy will
be presented in the Arena The¬
atre by the Samford University
Masquers beginning Wednesday
and running through Nov. 18.
The play deals with man's
desire of wanting someone to
tell him what to do. And while
waiting tor this instruction two
of the play’s characters, Vladi¬
mir and Estragon are thrown into
a realization of the quandary
man is in. Godot is supposed
to provide the answer to their
problems.
In this waiting Vladimir and
Estragon play many games with
each other which are symbolic
of the games that man plays.
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Into these games come Pozzo
and Lucky. Pozzo is a worldly
man who pulls Lucky about by
a rope tied around Lucky’s neck.
Lucky is much like a zombie
who reflects what society does
to those who have not had the
“lucky” breaks to become
something other than a slave.
The important thing is not who
Godot is but the waiting, the non¬
sensical things the characters
do, the games they play, and
the physical and mental anguish
they are forced to experience.
The play is unique and its phi¬
losophy is presented in a unique
way. It is something that the
college student should enjoy.
Tickets are free to Samford
students, but reservations must
be made. This can be done
by calling the Speech Depart¬
ment at 870-2951.
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