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Features,?~~~~~i:~ Focus on a Student: Naida Zecevic By ELISABETH BIDEAUD Do they have mountains over ststs of six republics. Muosevtc, them to know that she bad a you will be alive or not tomor- SIqfWri,,, there? Do they have seas, or however, has decided to expand house once. That she was able row." Her family is very wor- She has a beautiful smile on oceans? Who cares? She does. the boundaries of his territory to walk up and down the street ried, for winter is coming soon. her face that covers up the hor- Yugoslavia is small, across by taking over the land of other without fearing being bombed. "It's going to be abarsh win- ror that she feels inside. Her the ocean. It is far, far, far away republics, using armed forces Being aware of what is going ter," Naida's brother told her name is Naida Zecevic. She is from Western Maryland Col- when needed. on in the rest of the world will over the phone. 18, a freshman, and from lege, from America. So, how Like Saddam Hussein did in not make a big difference for the When the telephone cannot Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. could it catch the interest of Kuwait, Sjobodan Milosevic is people who are struggling to be hooked up, Naida's mother She did nOI really expect that most students here? settling down in Bosnia- stay alive. But it will make a big writes letters to her daughter students at WMC would know Iraq has its Saddam Hussein. Herzegovina. He does nothesi- . difference if the ones who are and gives them to British doc- about the civil strife in Yugosla- Yugoslavia has its Slobodan tate to ask his army to drop safe and comfortable at borne tors who can mail them from via. Most American students Miiosevic, the president of bombs and shoot at innocent do not take their peace for London once they are back in aren't even able to place her Serbia. people as long as he can make granted. England. country on a map. Yugoslavia currently con- his ambition come true. Naida arrived in the United "Women and children are al- The western world thought States in August of last year. lowed to leave the country and for a very long time that it was After she graduated from stay in refugee camps either in just an internal, civil conflict. Kenwood High School in Balti- Germany or in Great Britain. Neither Europe nor any other more, she applied to WMC. If "My family wants to stay to- countries represented at the UN coming to college here had not gether, though. And I think it's in New York were willing to been possible, Naida would be good," Naida said, Naida consider Milosevic's act brother, age 24, cannot as a real invasion. The leave. reason for this might be Those of you who are safe and Both Europe and the that Yugoslavia does comfortable at home: Don't UN have failed in their not have much oil and is mission to preserve peace not a part of the race for take peace for granted. It may and people's rights in the nuclear power. not be there tomorrow. world. Neither of them Over the summer, the has an excuse. There will UN finally decided to not be any Balkan Storm put Serbia under an eco- after Desert Storm. nomic embargo. However, it back in Sarajevo now. "We had hope in the EEC has not been very effective, for Last time Naida talked to her and the UN," she said," but we tile Balkan dictator has friends family was a month ago, "Now now know that they won't do in Russia, China and Greece, the line is cut off again," she anything unless they find out who supply oil and weapons for said. that we have oil!" him. Moreover, Serbia is quite Her mother, who works at Naida keeps herself busy at self-sufficient as far as agricul- the hospital in Sarajevo, says, school. She tries, moreover, to ture is concerned. "the situation is terrible, lots of stay away from TV, "I don't It was also over the summer people get killed, there is no watch the news so often. Ican't that the world discovered the water, no food, no medicine. handle it. It's too much," she concentration camps built by Today, you don't know whether said. [J the Serbs. Has this news .... reached Westminster? The ex- ----------------------------_ istence of these camps is not Free Classified ROTC non, faculty, and student body less shameful and nauseating alike. Keller said President than the ones built by the Nazis _ From Page 2 Chambers bas made everyone in World War II. How can the - with Coupon Finney lives in Westminster feel welcome, and maintains a repetition of the past. though at _ with his wife Sandra and one strong committment to the pro- a different level, leave college _ child. gram at WMC. Said Navarro, students completely distant and : Limit 1 per person; Overseas, Finney bas served "Everybody has been just won- unconcerned? three tours in Germany. His derful." Too many people on campus most recent assignment was as Keller said he thinks tbat ev- don't know about the situation 35 words. the Emergency Actions Non- eryone can gain something by over there. Most of tbem admit - commissioned Officer for the participating in the ROTC pro- their lack of interest (maybe it - 7th Army. He is now the senior gram. The first two years incur wo"ldbeMf"entifY"gosla_ : That's a $2.35 value! drill instructor, and in charge of no further obligation, and teach via had a football team ...) : supply for the battalion. leadership and management "What can we do?," they say. All three officers said that skills, as well as military his- Well, Naida Zecevic wants - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - they have bad positive support tory. For more information call people to know that her country in dealing with the adrninistra- ext. 727. Cl used to be at peace, She wants Classified: Classifieds are only 7 cents a . 'U