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May 6, 1982 WMC introduces a new major from page 1 nomics courses. "I figured they of the intern as being a "go-for." much that she was asked to she will do script writing fa, their own "student-designed" would offer me what I needed," This means: marking scripts, pick- check with them first for a tab television shows. .....alcr. she said. ing out scenes for cue-cards, upon graduation. Epstein believes the Communi- Compensating for the lack of The Communications Majot. cueing tapes for video Japing, Junior Mollie King also spent cation Major, if approved, will courses that are truly media- also requires two internships in and posting things up. her internship at the Maryland help draw students to WMC oriented, students have replaced the field. Epstein spent hers last The television programs Ep- Center for Public Broadcasting. "With such a major here:' she them with other studies. The .summer at the Maryland Center stein found herself involved with She was involved in production stated, "students won't have to alternative studies also offer skill for Public Broadcasting at Ow- were: "Who's Keeping Score?" (a assistance-with the show. "State look elsewhere for it." training in management, produc- ings Mills. She describes her program questioning the validity Oircte." That program broad- On a final note, King recom- tion, and design. duty as being a "production of SAT. scores), "Critics Place:' casted the legislative events of mended the Communications For example, Communications assistant" for ITB (Instructional and "Farm Report." Maryland's General Assembly in Major. "Communications," she Major Toni Epstein selected alter- Television Broadcasting). Dr. Palmer added that the Annapolis. said, "is a fast growing field." native political science and eco- Dr. Palmer described the duties Maryland Center liked her so King described her work as, "A As of now, about twenty .sra- 'lot of fun." However, she men- dents have student-designed ma- Points for review tioned that there was a certain jors 'oriented toward that way. amount of high pressure because Any students with any ques- Defense QI offense? the show was live. King does not tions about the Communications Unlike Epstein, ab~.in~:~a:w:~e~~ ~~mD~ ~~~; a career foresee in production administratIon. She believes that Palmer. ' force to resolve national and Vietnam . Regulars in order to Ann Kam inter-national issues." When the influence American public opin- the College yearbooks have Every nation-state must have use of force is seen as a way of ion in favour of continuing the capability to defend itself or "resolving" political (or other) is- war. Consequently, American otherwise its territorial integrity sues, then its use will become forces were outnumbered and a doubtful future will be compromised to such a more "acceptable" to the puBlic the public was mislead into be- degree that its very existence and will probably result in resort- lieving they could "win" the con- becomes threatened. On the ing to the use of military force flict. General Westmoreland's (CPS) - "All of us are into Others fit the University of Pitts- other extreme, a nation-state without exhausting other possible figures remained publicly unchal- memories," observes Dick "Lo- burgh mold. There, the yearbook whose military capabilities be- alternatives first. lenged primarily as a result of Pachin, manager of the university staff has done everything from come so sophisticated that they Civilian politicians niight be the military indoctrination in which printing division of Taylor Pub'ish- re-naming the 75-year-old publi- threaten the peaceful co-exist- one to actually declare war but subordinates are socienzeo into ing, the nation's largest publisher .cetion to selling advertising ence of other nation-states, fre- they certainly do not base their obeying orders without question- of college yearbooks, "and thaI's space inside to conducting ex- quently enters into aggressive, decisions on pure whim. War is ing. all a yearbook is: memories." pensive direct mail campaigns in imperialistic wars. often declared (or entered into) The military does have an im- But the yearbook itself seems order to keep the publication We live in a highly militaristic after reports and recommenda- I portant place in our society if, as in danger of becoming just a alive. When the book's name was society. This is indicated by the tions from high ranking officials in its name suggests, it is for de- distant memory to college stu- changed from The Owl to Pan- large military budget. After social the armed forces. Cases have fense. But this is not the case denls. ther Prints in 1980, officials security, "defense" has the larg- occurred where wars are started and perhaps the Department of At campuses across the coun- hoped that sales on the campus est portion of the budget. Sec- and continued on the basis of Defense should change its title try, many yearbooks have folded, of 30,000 would increase from ondly, look at the military actions misinformation. General West- back to its old title - Department many more find themselves the 900 to something in the area of the U.S. has engaged in. "One moreland blatantly lied about the of War. first student service to have their 1500 books. But sales this year study lists more than 100 Ameri- number of Viet Cong and North budgets cut in these tough times, have leveled off at around 850, can military interventions in Latin and an unfortunate number are and Assistant Director of Student America between 1806 tnterven- Reagan holds Education starting this spring selling season Activities Larry Lunsford admits and 1933." (Neale Ronning, with the knowledge that, if sales "we're not sure exactly how tion in Latin America). More re- aren't up to par, it may be their things are going to end up for cent events include the Bay of last editions. next year." Pigs fiasco (1961), the American WAS~INGTON, D.C. -- The remaining department functions , The reasons, observers say, But at Pitt, "the only year in Invasion 01 the Dominican Re- Reagan administration wilt not into a semi-independent educa- include not only money but a recent memory that we have public (1965) and the Vietnam ask Congress to dismantle the lion foundation seemingly-permanent loss of ere- done well was in 1976, when we W., U.S. Department of Education Presidential aide Edwin Meese dibility from the wild and expert- won the national football champi- 1800 co- Our interventionist role may fre- this year after all, U.S. Secretary had characterized the depart- mental editions of the late sixties onship. Then we sold quently be the inevitable result of of Education Terrel Bell said in a ment, which first opened- its and early seventies. pies," Lunsford says. being a super power. On the recent interview. doors in May, 1980, as a "grim Whatever the reasons, the Uni- All told, the industry nationwide other hand it might be a result, of Fulfilling a Ronald Reagan bureaucratic joke." versity of Minnesota, Ohio State, will have sales this year of our attitudes toward the use of campaign promise, Bell an- But now Bell concedes Con- and the University of Alabama- around $20 million, loPachin es- military force. .tn the WMC ca- nounced last fall he would -send gress isn't ready to agree. Soon Huntsville, among others, have , timates. down about 10 percent talog description of Early Ameri- Congress a bill this spring that after Senate Majority leader abandoned their yearbooks in the from the peak year of 1968. can Military history, it jtetee " would give other cabinet depart- Howard Baker (R-TN) reiterated last few years. Student apathy seems to be an in-depth review of political. ments jurisdiction over most pro- his opposition to the foundation Kent State's yearbook, The 'the major reason. At many cam- economic, religious and social grams that the Education -Dept. idea, Bell announced he'd refrain BUff, another typical case, has :m,.se~, sttjden!s _not ~Iy show factors which led to the use of currently oversees, and fum the from pushing it. been on shakey ground for the little interest in buymg the book, last few years, and edmlnetratcrs but not enough of them volunteer THE II.tYFI~IENlt annually threaten to put the publi- continued to page 6 cation out of its misery.