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Students ally against nuclear future Register as campus organization By CATHERINE SIEGNER Of the Emerald A student group dedicated to educating the University commun ity on nuclear power and nuclear weapons has registered as a campus organization. “Students for a Non-nuclear Future (SNNuF) is not a direct ac tion group,' says Brad Scott, one of the group's founders. "We are just for educational purposes.” One of SNNuF’s major goals is to clarify the connections that exist between nuclear power, nuclear weapons, economics and political structures. Short-term projects in clude scheduling speakers and films, developing a resource li brary and fostering debate on nu clear issues within the University community. Chile (Continued from Page 6) help fund the Chilean solidarity movement. The items come from the Catholic churches inside Chile, where political prisoners have fashioned intricate neck laces from soup bones that re semble ivory. Before the concert Mario Caval lari commented on the current Chilean political situation. The first concert since the military junta came to power was held recently at the Caupolican, the Chilean equivalent of the Hollywood Bowl. But, he added, the music was censored before the concert. Immediately after the military government assumed power, de crees forbidding the use of tradi tional Latin American instruments were issued. Its effect, according to the Cavallaris, has been to create interest in performing tradi tional music in spite of the junta. "There's never been a greater consensus for a full restoration of democracy in Chili than now," Kemy Cavallari says. "For us, democracy and socialism are two terms for the same process- you - can't have one without the other." The terms are not contradictory, Mario Cavallari explains, because the small Latin American coun tries must take a role in their economic planning and have con trol of investments. "The struggle for democracy becomes that much broader be cause of the Fascist government. It crushes both democracy and socialism.” Salvadore Allende's Popular Unity government would have put Chile on a "peaceful road” to socialism, Mario Cavallari says. “Chile is a dramatic example of that incredible and growing dis crepancy between the interests of the multi-national and those of the community-at-large.”' “Chile's economy depends largely on copper and other raw materials. Whoever controls these materials controls Chile.” “As we approach the fifth year since the coup, 85 percent of the people inside Chile are opposed to the junta,” Kemy Cavallari says, drawing her estimate from Chilean Catholic church reports. Me, take another exam? Are you crazy?!? Q. The Navy Officer Qualification Test (NOQT) is a piece of cake, right? A. Not necessarily. If you’re majoring in engineering or another technical area, we would expect you to do better on the test than an Inner Mongolian Cultural Arts major, but you won’t hear us telling anyone that the test is easy. The NOQT is an aptitude exam dealing with number and letter comparision, instrument interpretation, word analogy, practical judgement, mathematical reasoning, and mechanical comprehension involving gears, levers, pul leys, fluids, etc. For those interested in an aviation program, there is an extra section dealing with aircraft orientation. The Navy Officer Information Team will be administer ing the exam in the Erb Memorial Union on Tuesday October 10 at one o’clock pm, and Wednesday October 11 at 9 o’clock am and one o’clock pm. See bulletin board in lobby for room number. Tests will be scored immediately and an Officer will be available to discuss you results and the various prog rams you may want to consider. Taking the exam in no way obligates you to the Navy, but it just might tell you something about yourself. Come in and give it a shot—you might even pass! October 10-13 ERB Memorial Union or the Placement Office (by appointment) “The meeting is to focus energy and get acquainted with the group," Scott explains. “We have identified two projects people might want to address: Ballot Measure 9 and the Trident nuclear submarine issue." Ballot Measure 9 is a statewide initiative which would prohibit pri vate, investor-owned electric utilities from charging customers in the rate base for the cost of new construction. Supporters of the measure say the so-called "Construction Work in Progress" charges are unfair because ratepayers may never benefit from electricity generated from the projects. (A similar measure passed in Missouri in 1976.) Another major concern is that often the projects paid for in this manner are nuclear facilities. The Trident submarine base at Bangor, Wash., has been the focus of several demonstrations. The base, scheduled for comple tion in the early 1980's, will be home for the Trident nuclear powered submarines built at Gro ton, Conn. ~£inu Cultural Forum EMU Ciltml Foni ProiMly An Evening With TOM WAITS m Sunday October 8 EMU Ballroom Two shows: 7:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. DO Students $4.75 General Public $6.00 Tickets oo sale at EMI Main Desk. 110 Bookstore, Everybody’s Records & Corvallis), Odyssey Records # A demonstration last May brought more than 5,000 people out to protest the facility, and 286 were arrested for trespassing. Those arrested have not yet been tried. Future educational projects will be subject to group consensus within small (five to 10 members) Emerald graphic affinity groups, which will meet regularly. Task forces will also be organized to deal with specific is sues and projects. Interested students should visit SNNuF in Suite 1 of the EMU. Scott or Paul Howard can be reached for further information at 686-4340 or 686-4356.
