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Willing scientists
lift arms debate
Understanding the science behind the nuclear arms
race is necessary groundwork for making Washington
listen to the anti-nuclear movement.
What we have seen on this campus and others is an
increasing willingness of physical and social scientists,
among them Pres. Paul Olum and biology head Aaron
Novick, to step out of their roles as administrators and
researchers and share their technical expertise with those
who wish to end — and therefore must understand — the
nuclear arms race.
Perhaps it is the responsibility of those who worked
on the bomb to stand up and oppose further escalation.
Regardless, Olum, Novick and fellow scientists lift the
debate from the wishes of peace-loving laypeople to an
actual accountability of military scientists.
Physics Prof. John Moseley, member of the Univer
sity’s Faculty Arms Control Group, says the group's goal
is to educate, not to “push that (anti-nuclear arms) point
of view in any sort of emotional way.”
With the background that the scientists can provide,
the anti-nuclear proponents can persuade a great number
of people in power and Congress that a nuclear freeze is
the only rational course.
The truly encouraging part of the new voice of scien
tists, ex-arms control negotiators, politicians, bishops,
and military experts is their willingness to organize and
lobby for at least a bilateral nuclear freeze.
On campus, the Faculty Arms Control Group has
brought speakers and lectured to educate the University
community. Eugene held a national meeting of Physi
cian’s for Social Responsibility this year. Students for a
Nuclear Free Future organized numerous speeches and
demonstrations.
It seems ludicrous that many of the nation’s top
scientific thinkers are compelled to spend time on
military science and foreign policy instead of cancer
research or astrophysics. But they must continue speak
ing out on the nuclear debate. They must continue until
we all can separate the “nonsense” from the "sense” in
the nuclear arms debate, to quote Novick.
letters
Educations
I appreciated Joan Nyland’s
article on her scholastic
background. Like Nyland, I,
too, did little work and receiv
ed high grades. After accep
tance into law school I found
myself confronted with a
career choice. I looked over
my educational background
and decided to do more than
complain. I returned to the
University to be certified to
teach.
Negative feelings about
teachers ere expressed to me
daily. However, the men and
women I work with in the cer
tlfication program are
motivated differently from
those teachers I was taught by
as a child. The low pay and the
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lack of cultural reward has
kept out all but those who tru
ly desire to teach.
The future teachers our col
lege is producing are
dedicated, hard-working peo
ple. They want to teach as a
career, not as a last resort.
They know in a glutted job
market they have to be the
very best. Most of us view the
decay of public education as a
cha"enge, as a structure that
needs to be rebuilt.
Maybe in 11 years someone
at the Emerald will be able to
write another cogent, well
written editorial about a good
teacher, the type of teacher
being trained right now.
Paul Aplalback
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Pre-medical
I can’t help but pity Mr. Jef
fries, whose poem about pre
medical education is a sad
reflection of the impact nor
mal college pressures can
have on a weak individual. The
reliance on stimulants, or
“pills” as he calls them, is the
very rare exception for pre
medical students at the
University.
As a senior pre-medical stu
dent and the current president
of the pre-medical honor
society on campus, I have
come to know many, many pre
med students. Not one of the
students I have come to know
fit the image portrayed in Jef
fries’ poem of May 17. The pre
meds I know are strong
students who know how to In
telligently manage their
schedules. Thus, they achieve
a balance between studying,
recreation and relaxation.
I don't know who Jeffries is,
but I think the University
should know his poem In no
way describes the “typical"
pre-medical student.
Doug Kookkook
prosldonl, Aaklmpiads
Foreign T.A.
Can someone help?
I am totally confused as to
why we students, paying tui
tion and attending school here
in America, must put out extra
effort to try and understand a
teacher's assistant that can
not speak English very well or
understand our questions in a
manner that will facilitate our
learning.
I maintain that we ail can
learn a great deal from people
of other countries. I feel this
cultural input helps us all to
see ourselves in a different
light. However, who chooses
and what are the qualifications
for teacher’s assistants?
I am sure that the teacher’s
assistant consider it a learning
experience, but what about
the students (possibly many)
that must suffer due to their
inability to communicate
effectively?
I wish to keep names and
departments out of this
publication because the point
is my overall concern. I am in
this present situation so I can
not help but be concerned of
others in the same leaky boat.
If any one can, please give us
an explanation.
Clay Allan
marketing
Hult defense
The old maxim of you can’t
please all the people all the
time certainly applies to the
Hult Center and particularly to
Tony Hazarlan’s commentary
on rock ’n’ roll and the Hult. I
would like respond to his com
mentary and perhaps clear up
a few fallacies that he
mentioned.
It’s true that the Hult Center
was not intended to house
such acts as the Dead Ken
nedy s or Bow wow wow, but on
the other hand it is not totally
exempt from any rock acts.
There are many reasons why
the management has been
reluctant to promote such
acts, but the fault also lies in
promoters. Many promoters
r
are not going to bring popular
rock acts to Eugene because
they are simply too expensive.
Willie Nelson was con
sidered, but the hall is too
small for what he charges, and
people are not going to pay
$25 a ticket to see him. Put
him in Mac Court and charge
$10, and people are much
happier.
One must also consider the
appropriateness of Silva Hall.
Yes, it is glamorous and fancy,
and it is meant to be that way.
Put the hard core rock acts in
Mac Court and let the fans tear
it apart and vomit all over the
floor. You don’t have to clean
up the hall, Tony. It is the
nature of rock shows for the
fans to get wild, and yes, the
management doesn’t want
slam dancing off the stage.
True then, that the Hult
Center is not intended for the
hard core rock shows, but it is
not just for the tuxedo-wearing
crowd attending the opera
either. The intent of the Hult
Center management is to
cater to all tastes, and they at>
tempt to do that. They don’t
totally exclude rock shows —
consider, for example, the
Grateful Dead concert dates of
August 28-30
One more thing: Ushers at
the Hult Center wear beige
shirts, green and maroon ties,
and green vests. We also give
patrons a ticket stub, not a
receipt. When you start pann
ing the hult Center, which
seems to be a very popular
thing lately, think of the diver
sity of people to which it must
cater
Kelley an ne Pearce
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