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VIThe Phoenix 'Western Maryland Collele. Vol. IV, Number 12 _22,1984 The devastation Opinions clash on housing ,of_nuclear war Grq EJbo "We want to continue to live for the administration, fratemi- they have the right to stay Michael Kraig together," _ several fraternity ties, sororities, S.GA, coed together. They also pointed A program concerning the (mlrves) are in each missle members. housing, single-sex housing, out that the reason they ecological effects of nuclear and with a first attack one "We feel we should have and the residence halls staff, joined was to be with their war was held last Friday, would out-shoot the enemy the option to live together", _ voiced their opinions on the brothers, and they do not M_arch16. Dr. Paul Ehrlich a ten to one, but in the p~ess several sorority members, housing situation via prepared want to live with people not in Bing Professor of population actually commit suicide. "The Administrative Council questions and questions from their frat. -studies at Stanford University- The direct effect of an all has not made any decisions the audience. Dean Higbee told the group 'addressed a large audience out nuclear war would be 1.1 concerning the quad and the Area Coordinator Nancy that coed housing might in Baker ~e~rial Chapel. billion killed out right and 1.1 housing issue. We have an Young speaking for the resi- change the social image of Or. Ehrlich first stated the billion critically wounded with open mind." Joyce Muller, dence halls staff, stated their the quad, and help to ellrnl- ma~y reasons why people are lack of medical help. Reta- Director of Public Information goal of making sure all the nate the "macho" image it getting more and more con- tively few people' will be va- at WMC, memberot Adminis- dorms have a humane envi- currently has. Another prob- cemed about nuclear war. perized on the spot. Much tralive. Council. ronment where people re- lem she brought up is the One ":lain reaSOf_1is that there worse effects occur after the Strong opinions from the spect others and can live new Sig Ep clubroom being are still people In power who initial blasts. fratemity, sorority, and other together without fear. under independent dorm ~~ve nuclear war is wina- Oust will shoot up into the groups on campus continue Dean Higbee told the group rooms. This is a problem she atmosphere blocking out the to be heard by the Adminis- that the administration' said, because the independ- sun and intercepting it's rays. trative Council as they meet wanted equity in the housing ents cannot be expected to The earth's suriace will freeze with students and work to structure, as well as other live with the noise generated with the dramatic temperature resolve the housing situation privileges such as clubrooms. by parties when they are not drop. The ocean 'tempera- on campus. "The Administra- The meeting grew heated at part of the fratemity. tures wilt not fluctuate greatty live Council has not made its times when the idea of mak- The meeting ended with but with the lack of sun decision, we are keeping an ing the quad coed was dis- several students asking the photosynthesis will not occur. open mind as we listen to the cussed. Several members of administration to carefully The entire oceanic food chain students," said Muller, "some the panel espoused the view consider all the options be- would be destroyed. students seem to believe that that the current situation fore reaching a decision, and All significant production of we have decided _ this is not makes it difficult for the differ- to not rush the decision. agriculture will vanish with the the case at ali." ent sexes to interact except in "We are not going to rush lack of light and the cold An open forum was held at situations involving alcohol. into a decision," Joyce Muller weather: In fact, the vast ~:ar ~~~~~?O~in~~~c~ro~ -r:.~yt~I\;~~i.S;~S ~~t ~~~e~ :~~;;!ii:.e~~~~i1o~~te :~hble. The arms race is ::F.~i~n~ ~~~:~sP!~t~e:;~~ the various groups living on the real world. students for several hours to viable reason, most recently Tremendous fires will rage campus. With close to a The fraternity members discuss their views, and will with the Pershing 2 Missles. for weeks and weeks buming hundred students, faculty, countered with their opinion meet again tomorrow with Umited nuclear war is also away a considerable amount and staff on hand a panel that they enioy the current more students. thought feasible. Dr. Ehrlich of the earth's surface. Much discards consisting of representatives living arrangements, and feel almost completely ~;..,:,;..,:,.::....;,;_~;,:,:;=:;;,;.:::...;..,:,;:_:;;,;.:;.:::;===::...= ...J this idea. If one bomb goes of the fossil fuel wilt be ig- nited. Nuclear power plants there will be 'off will be damaged and nuclear a chain It's no video game ;reaction of sorts. waste in excess to that which the bombs produce will spill Nuclear war is more possi- over the earth. Brush and ble than one thinks, said Or. Ehrlich. One thousand false alarins occur every year. The forest fires beyond belief will rage. The tropical forests will United States has twenty min- die with their inhabitants. In Bill Mann where a substantial number of There is something of a nies of such a show. She persons outside of a normal utes to discount the waming fact it is possible the whole battle on campus and the received several pieces of circle of a family and its ~~.~~~~t~~~~e h~~~ population will be wiped out. director of college activities, correspondence which made social aquaintances gather'." which is counting on our na- J!l~~~~:~t Hb~~:rrhe~~~i: Kathy Dawkins seems to be it evident that the practice is Places such as National taking most of the heat in this quite illegal. One piece was a Video in Westminster are not tional decision masers to act northem but not much. one. The conflict arises from letter from 1981 addressed to equipped to handle pre- rationally in times ,~f cr~ses,is, Biologists originally though the wish to show rented video an unknown institution, the recorded video cassettes au- tota~ hD;9 wash, said Or., it would not be impossible to tapes to the unpaying WMC letter from the law firm of thorized for public periorm- Ehrlich. qur fl_atlOnal.leaders wipe out the entire population public. Sargoy, Stein and Hanft said ences. Those materials which are capab~ of making me- but these many factors will Recently a student went into in essence that the company can be shown on a large takes the same as everyone disable survivors from rebuild- the office of college activities who manufactured the cas- scale and public basis carry else." ing. Old studies measured the We first .started look~ng at to ask permission to show a settes was aware of the fact costs into the hundred dollar the ecol?9,c~l effects In the effects of few huge bombs going off. The dust kicked up movie. The student was that the movie was being range. The rental price for the granted the right by Kathy shown without the proper per- same movie is to insure that e~rlx 70 s Wlt~ the start of by the big bombs would go ~Irvlng. our mlseles. The So- higher in the atmosphere neu- Dawkins. When it was discov- mission. According to Mrs. the manufacturer receives its ered that the movie was-actu- Dawkins, Video companies royalties. viet Union urged us not to go tralizing before coming back But now since ahead With the plan. Secre- down. we ally a video rented from one will send out "spys" to make If the college were to show of the local video stores the sure that the copyright laws a movie such as "FJashd - tary Kissinger decided. to miNed our missles muttiple of our flv_e; smaller explosions will occur procede ~ause request was pulled and the are not being violated. movie was not shown. The The Student Activities Pro- ance," or "Ghandi" to the year lead m technology. This sending dust up into the lower atmosphere and com- may have bee,"! the mistake proper channels, the college college activities office wants gramming Magazine printed people to know why the video an article called, "Video cas- might face statutory damages that.event~ally kIlls us all. The ing back down in a matter of was given the axe and why sette movies: Boon or bane?" ranging from $250 up to $10,- SovIet Union caught up and hours with its full radioactive that office had no choice but That article defined some of 000 per showing. Mrs. Dawk- pulled ahead. is some areas charge. Today total extinction ins said that, "All that would to stop the showing. the copyright laws which per- faster than It we had not cannot be discounted. When Mrs. Dawkins realized tain to use of videos by an have to happen is for the Mirved our missles. N~ '!Ie Policy implications, as that the movie was on video institution such as WMC. Ac- movie theater down the street hav~ an unstable situatIOn stated by Or. Ehrlich, are cassette, she wrote her higher cording to these laws, "A to hear of the event, we would making a first att~ck see':l either to build up more weap-- be taking potential customers headquarters, The National periormance is 'public' if it away from them, in tum it is much more strategIc than It ens to deter or to build down. really is. Multiple war heads ConI. to page 2 Organization on College Ac- takes place at a place open tivities, to ask about the legal- to the public or at any place CoDt. 083