Editorial
Reduction of CFCs
only sane solution
The Senate urged President Reagan on Friday to cease
and desist his administration's infighting regarding
chlorofluoroc:arbons and endorse a worldwide ban on their
use. The Senate stands correct on both fronts.
Chlorofluorocarbons — CFCs - are responsible for
depleting the earth’s ozone layer, the atmoshperic shield
protecting the globe from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays,
and are used as refrigerants and. industrial solvents and.
outside tire United States, as aerosol propellants
Scientists assert that unless the rising fumes of CFCs are
not abated, the ozone will suffer irreparable damage, caus
ing increased incidences of skin cancer and a gradual
heating of the planet.
This type of portent should not be taken likely. But In
terior Secretary Donald Model recently proposer! his own
solution of dealing with ozone depletion by suggesting the
population should dawn sunglasses, hats and lotions to
block the sun's rays.
Model’s suggestion would be humorous if this issue
wore not so important. Meanwhile, Secretary of State.
Ceorge Shultz has seen the wisdom in calling for a global
CFC ban and has urged the president to sponsor banning
their use
The urgency of chlorofluorocarbon pollution and the
dim-witted remarks by the interior secretary prompted the
Senate to force the administration’s hand.
Friday's Senate resolution called for the president to
stick with his orginal game plan that is. to reduce CFC
produi lion by ‘Ml percent over the next !.r» years Far ed with
cataclysmic consequences if we do not c ut production, an
administration refusal to limit CFC use would l>e nothing
less than insane.
Court cases and disease;
legal parameters needed
A recent Time Magazine story reported that sufferers of
Herpes are increasingly taking former lovers to court for
transmitting the disease to them. The escalating number of
law suits lieing filed illustrates a potential abuse of tin;
courts.
This issue has far-reaching ramifications that could bog
an already crowded court system. Few will argue against the
injustice dealt to those who may become infected by a reti
cent lover infected with a sexually transmitted disease. Ob
viously. those with communicable disease should inform in
timate partners of any ailments they may have, especially if
infected with an incurable disease such as Herpes 2 or AIDS
Although the possibility of being taken to court for not
telling a partner about having a particular disease may en
courage some to admit to their problem before engaging in
sex. responsibility for doing so rests entirely between the in
dividuals involved.
It would be a small step for courts to hear cases
originating in the bedroom to hearing those, say. acusing
another of sneezing on them in a crowded elevator, which
may result in one catching the flu. Clearly, legislation will
be needed to control the legal parameters involving sexually
transmitted diseases and limits must In* set on what cases the
courts may or may not hear.
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Commentary
Heritage one aspect of identity
Among the University's
reasons for lieing is to serve as u
resource with regard to issues of
personal identity. However, it is
not ordinarily emphasized to
the degree that its other func
tions are I would suggest that
today identity dilemmas
generate considerable emo
tional unease for a sizable seg
ment of the students found on
our campuses.
Ron Kousseve
Professor of Counseling
Psychology
Consider the identity dilem
mas that invariably affect
American non-white students
— particularly those blacks.
Native Americans, and
Hispanics whose previous life
experiences contrast sharply
with the values ethos which
usually is celebrated within an
academic community.
The heart of the identity
dilemma involves being aware
of one's racial-ethnic heritage,
while preparing to compete for
opportunities in the societal
mainstream. This emotional
conflict tends Its generate what
can be described as a double
consciousness. Unless the split
allegiance cun Ire satisfactorily
worked through, it is highly
probable the resulting internal
discomfort will interfere with
creditable academic
achievement.
Achieving a stable sense of
self is difficult when one is
aware of being "stretched" bet
ween two social worlds. For ex
ample. in a mid-1970s essay,
Mexican-American writer
Richard Rodrigue/, described
the "trade-offs" that must la* ac
c o in m o d a t e d by s e r i o u s
students of color who choose to
follow the path leading to per
sonal empowerment: "...the
youth who moves to an
academic culture from a culture
that dramatically lacks
academic traditions must give
nearly unquestioning allegiance
to academic culture if he is to
succeed at all, so different is the
milieu of the classroom from the
culture he leaves behind. For a
time, the scholarship buy may
try to balance his loyalty bet
ween his concretely experienc
ed faniTly life and the more
abstract mental life of the
classroom. In the end. though
he must choose between the two
worlds: if he intends to succeed
as a student, he must, literally
and figuratively separate
himself from his family, with its
gregarious life, and find a quiet
place to Ik: alone with his
thoughts.” (From ''Going Homo
Again: The New American
Scholarship Boy”).
I believe he is correct in con
tending that as soon as the value
of personal empowerment in
contemporary American s«x:iety
is affirmed, the individual must
he prepared to follow the
established ground rules
leading to that desired state of
being. In other words, the
CHALLENGE which the cons
cientious student of color must
accept is this: Beyond my sense
of who I am racially and
ethnically, if I choose to envi
sion myself in the American oc
cupational mainstream, then I
must commit myself to the
mastery of those skills and com
petencies which art' aligned
with security in that sector.
In the |uly 1 *»Ht» issue uf
"Psychology Today," Mario
Cuomo, Gov.. NY, also discuss
ed "The American Dream and
(he Politics of Inclusion." A
first-generation American of
Italian descent, Cuomo
asserted, "the dream of
America endures only so long
as we keep faith with the strug
gle to include."
He expressed confidence in
the ability of most of us diverse
Americans to make it on our
merits — given a fair chance.
As I continue to think about
the University as resource and
as forum, my hope is that those
students of color who choose to
become empowered and
reasonably secure in the "posl
inuusiriai society" that is now
emerging will learn to view race
and ethnicity as only one com
ponent of a much larger mosaic
of personal identity.