Editorial
OSU seeks peace
through education
By establishing a new Certification Program in Peace
Studies, Oregon State University has acknowledged the im
portance of working for negotiated solutions, and the need
for students to educate themselves of its significance.
With the possibility of a nuclear holocaust hanging over
the iarth, cyy effort to educate the population of ways to
decrease the arms race is an achievement in itself. Although
participation in the program will probably be fairly small to
begin with, it should gain acceptance as more students learn
of its existence.
Through the OSU program, students will be able to earn
a certificate in Peace Studies after completing 30 credit
hours of peace-related classes. Courses such as Conflict
Resolution, Thinking the Unthinkable, and Attitudes
Toward War and Peace will be offered. The system will be
based on the liberal arts, and should be a boost to the
political science, history and other related programs.
While at least 150 schools have instituted a peace
studies program nationwide, OSU is the first university in
Oregon to implement such a certification program. The
university is a pioneer in an area which has been largely ig
nored by the academic community.
It took three years of research and a petition drive to col
lect 1,200 signatures before OSU was able to get the program
off the ground. Although a committee has been working on
the idea of establishing a peace studies program at our
university for two years, they have been hampered by the in
ability to gather enough experts with the skills needed for
such a program. If the program at OSU becomes successful
in its first year, it may be possible to expand it to include a
major in the subject or even a graduate degree option. A suc
cessful OSU program also may serve as a catalyst by which
the University could accelerate the addition of its own
program.
But whether the program at OSU succeeds or not, it still
should be considered for implementation at this university,
for the subject of peace is far too important to be ignored.
Halloween safety tactics
may help ward off scares
It’s Halloween tonight, and there are a multitude of ac
tivities to keep both young and old in a bewitching mood.
But we should not forget the dangers which come with this
spooky holiday — not the dangers of ghosts and vampires,
but the hazards associated with trick-or-treating and driver
safety.
A parent should always accompany youngsters out
trick-or-treating, and should instruct them about safety pro
cedures before going out. Many Halloween costumes are
black or dark colored, and it could be difficult for drivers to
see them at dusk or in darkness. Reflective tape may be pur
chased to make the costumes more visible.
In addition, youngsters should be advised to reject any
unsealed candy or other unsealed gifts, such as homemade
cookies, fudge or popcorn. Children should be told not to eat
any candy before an adult has had the chance to examine the
item.
Another way to help ensure children’s safety is to take
advantage of a service offered at two area hospitals. Starting
today, Sacred Heart General Hospital at 1255 Hilyard St. in
Eugene will examine candy in the radiology department to
ensure that the candy doesn’t contain any metal objects. The
service will be offered from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. through the
weekend. McKenzie-Willamette Hospital at 1460 G St. in
Springfield will examine candy from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. this
evening.
A fluoroscope will be used to examine the candy at both
hospitals. The procedure known as fluoroscopy emits no
radiation, representatives from both hospitals said. The
device will only detect metal, and cannot be used to identify
the presence of glass or other foreign materials in the candy.
Also, drivers should be extra careful of youngsters on
the streets tonight. With the variety of alcohol offered at
various taverns and dances, adults should remember not to
drive drunk.
Halloween can be a fun and entertaining evening, but
only if everyone makes an effort to promote safety, and
respects the rights of those around them.
IMNmarfaffHMne
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Letters
One of the gang
I’m afraid this whole discus
sion of movies has gotten out of
hand. People might misinter
pret my letters as a reflection of
malice. I wrote, however; only
to practice the art of verbal
thrust and parry The subject
has some merit as a catalyst for
controversy — we certainly
can't assign it further
significance. Verbal play is fun.
but I think it's time for me to
make a more friendly gesture.
In an effort to become "one of
the gang." ! have been sear
ching for a worthy event to
degrade. Unfortunately, the
bandwagon doesn't pass by as
frequently as it did during the
late ‘60s. 1 have, however,
through diligent research
stumbled on a rather obscure
religion practiced in East Spr
ingfield. It seems that practi
tioners of this religion believe
in putting on gorilla suits and
hitting each other with feather
pillows as a means of venting
their frustrations. I don't like it.
As a measure of my good
faith. I have determined the
time and place of their next
meeting. I thought we might ar
rive ensemble with pickets and
"save the pillow” T-shirts.
Perhaps one of you can protest
the animal abuse implications.
We'll have a marvelous time!
Of course if the simple harass
ment doesn't get the job done,
we can always return with
paper airplanes and trash their
church!
Alex Gardner
Biology
Inform yourself
I have a hard time believing
the words of David Herman of
Catalyst Films (ODE, Oct. 21)
concerning his letter.
Mr. Herman believes that the
message projected in the movie
"Rambo" is an example of
"racist, macho violence," OK, I
give him the point that there is a
lot of violence in the movie But
he is only using this as a red
herring. I have never seen him
protesting against past show
ings of the movies "The Deer
Hunter” or “Apocalypse
Now." These two movies con
tain as much violence as the
movie "Rambo." if not more.
His past inaction proves that he
is not against violence.
Mr. Herman is among the
same people who protest
against the right of freedom of
speech for the Marine recruiters
here on campus. If the opinions
expressed are counter to what
he wants preached, then he will
bring up the cloak of
"violence" to hide the true
reason for his protest: the views
expressed don’t agree with his
opinion of what happened in
Vietnam. Thta ia because Mr.
Herman wants alt' of us as
students to get "accurate infor
mation ..of our |ust defeat in
Vietnam;" But the problem
seems to be that he wants to
define what is accurate.
j encourage people to see
movies like "Rambb" and. a
movie like "Apocalypse Now"
when they are shown next
Read history and inform
yourself. Don’t listen only to the
views of Mr. Herman or myself
Ron K. Munion
Political Science/History
Corrections letter by Debi
Place printed Oct. 30. read; "Do
you realise at the state level,
without federal incentives. P L.
94-142, the Education for All
Children Act. is |ust ink on
paper?" The Emerald mistaken
ly left a word out. It should have
referred to the "Education for
All Handicapped Children
Act." We apologize for any con
fusion this may have caused.
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