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Hough Expounds on Andropov's Mayer I ~~ Where You Read It First Wednesday, November 16, 1983 Volume VI1 Number 47 Mayer Addresses West Hall Residents in Fireside Chat by PRUDENCE GRANT Tufts President Jean Mayer con- Mayer responded to this concern with ducted another of his series of fireside an anecdote, stating that he had learn- chats in West Hall Monday night. ed to speak English from three main As there was no single area offocus, sources - a list of irregular verbs Mayer discussed and answered ques- given to him by his father, church ser- tions on a variety of campus concerns. mons and Jimmy Cagney movies. The West Hall audience was predom- Mayer also addressed last week’s at- inantly male, and there were about ffi- lacks against Professor Elliott of the ty in attendance. Political Science department. Mayer After some brief opening remarks in labelled the issue, which coincided which he outlined upcoming im- with Elliott’s resignation as depart- provements to the campus and ex- ment chairman, “a minor tragedy,” pressed satisfaction and optimism with and he praised Elliott’s outstanding the present state of Tufts, Mayer op- character and devotion to Tufts ened the floor to questions. students. When asked to comment on what Mayer also spoke at length about the will be done about parking availabili- denial of tenure to Peter Dreier and Planners of the Elizabeth Van Huysen Mayer Campus Center, which began ty on campus, Mayer said that there about Tufts’ hiring procedures in construction last week, hope that the center will “bring the community are solutions,“but not ones that general. Minority issues were raised together - faculty with students, and uphill with downhill.” (Photo by ,Alec Costerus) everybody will like.” He said that he and addressed regarding the hiring L.- considers the lawns of Tufts a “great practices of both the university and asset” and will not have grass taken the construction companies it out to be replaced by concrete lots. He employs. Campus Center Seen as mentioned the development of a park- Campus police and security were ing building and the ability of Tufts also noted as student concerns, and Unifying Element students to register.as local residents President Mayer was able to quote (and thus reduce the non-resident several statistics relating to the occur- * by JOHN NILAND parking restrictions) as possible solu- rence of crime and violence at Tufts. Construction began last week for the and Sciences, Frank Colcord, “the tions to the problem. Mayer stated that crime statistics at Elizabeth Van Huysen Mayer Campus campus center will bring the com- A member of the Tufts Wrestling Tufts are low compared to many other Center, and changes are already munity together - faculty with Club discussed that organization’s re- local colleges, especially as Tufts is in noticeable. students, and uphill with downhill.” cent troubles, explaining that funds a state with a very high crime rate. A large gap now exists on Pro- Colcord elaborated, stating that the were cut off due to concerns about Mayer said that “you can go broke fessor’s Row between the Provost’s location of the facility in the middle school liability in case of student in- very easily” hiring too many house and Richardson House; Brown of “the hill” and its concentration of jury. Mayer responded that “this place See MAYER, page 3 House, the former home for the Ex- student offices, a snack bar, a pub, [Tufts] is getting rapidly paralyzed by perimental College and the Depart- and lounges will ensure that it will legalisrns,’’ and promised to look into ment of Urban and Environmental become the central point for social life the problem. Policy, has been razed. It is also possi- at Tufts. Other athletics-related issues includ- ble that 61 Talbot Avenue will be torn The planners envision the campus ed whether Tufts was interested in put- down to make room for the center. center as a gathering point for social ting lights on the tennis courts and The planners hope that, in the whether there was any thought given words of Dean of Faculty of the Arts See CENTER, page 3 to building a skating rink. Mayer cited that neither would be possible, as he felt that these would be considerable Hough Expounds on Andropov’s expenses and that student use of these facilities is quite low. Mayer added that Succession and His Future there are good local facilities available for those interested in these sports. by STUART WEICHSEL During the question and answer ses- Dr. Jerry Hough, Professor of is the fourth succesion in Soviet sion, several other campus concerns Soviet Politics at Duke University, history, it is hard to make generalha- were raised, such as the importance of spoke on Yuri Andropov’s succession tions about how successions are deter- single-sex dormitories. Said ooe stu- to power in the U.S.S.R. Monday mined. He did mention -how An- dent, “people should have an available evening, to a capacity crowd in Cabot dropov’s succession has differed from choice.” In addition, students sug- 205. Hough’s lecture, presented by the previous ones, however. Andropov has gested that there be a memorial, Tufts Soviet Policy Study Group, ex- consolidated his position much more perhaps in the form of a building en- pounded on the role of the military rapidly than any other new leader, but trance, dedicated to the memory of Speaking on parking availability, during political successions and made has made surprisingly few policy Tufts cheerleader Bob Winn. President fryer said that there are predictions about Soviet Union in chnages, Hough claimed. Hough cited The rapid growth of new technology solutions to the problem, but “not light of Andropov’s possible health as an example that the major Politburo raised several issues, including a ques- problems. ones that everybody will like.” (Photo tion on expanding the class time and by Alec Costerus) I Hough stated that since Andropov’s See HOUGH, page 4 facilities of the language departments. .. .._,....,....- “ “. _.__.__.___.___.-_...--.........~~ Page two THE TUFTS DAILY Wednesday, November 16, 1913 TheTufts Dailv In Support of TWAP. M. MARINA KALB, Editor-in-Chief To the Editor: PETER L. NEWMAN, Executive Business Director SUSAN ROTH. Executive Editor HOWARD SIMONS Associate Editor The Tufts Hunger Action People in the Third World nations to deal ELLEN GLASSNER, Mn~ghgEditor MARK KIRSCHNER,MaMgidg .. utor (THAI?) is sponsoring the Tenth An- with and confront their /problems BARRI HOPE GORDON, News Editor MARK BERLIND, Arts Editor AMY SESSLER, Awiatant News Editor ETHAN GOLDMAN, Assistant Arts Edito~ nual Oxfam Fast on Wednesday and related.to-poverty. ROBIN SPADONI, Features Editor JIhl GREENBAUM, Sports Editor BRIAN MILAUSKAS, Assistant Sports Editor Thursday, November 16 and 17, The Fast emphasizes Oxfam’s ELI??GUARINO, Business hnager specifically dinner on Wednesday and philosophy of self-help and self- RENEE GERARD, Assistant Busines3 Manager breakfast and lunch on Thursday. reliance,. as alerting all to the- KATHY ROOMY, Graphics Editor ROBIN MITERSTEIN, Graphics Editor I commend THAP’s efforts and problem nger. Again, I urge KEN EVANS, Photography Editor ALEC COSTERUS, Assishnt Photography Editor LISA HIRSCH, Layout Editor KRISTIN HERMAN. Lvout Editor urge that members of the Tufts corn- your support of TMAP’s Oxfam Fast SUSANNE A. SHAVELSON, Copy Editor ELLEN SPIRER, Copy Editor HARLAN MEYER, Ckosifieds Editor NAN MERBERG, Classfieds Editor munity support the Fast. Money on the Tufts campus, November 16 raised by the Tufts participants sup- and 17. .- ports America, an organization ~he‘~hfts D& is a non-pmfa spieqt-mn nerssp;rper plblish- oxfam Jean Mayer ed by the students of ’Ihtts Unrscmty, weekdays d which helps local cowunity groups President academic par. Rinting b the Hprsprd Crimson, bs- bridge, MA. Please addrcs6 correspondence to: The ‘Mts Daily, Curtis WI, Medford, MA 02155. Telephone: (617) Ull-u)90.Business hours 9-5 weeMaya. U.S. postage paid in hklfod. Massachusetts. Think Twice To the Editor: As a former supporteer of Oxfam’s was shocked to find that Oxfam was activities at Tufts, I join Chuck Moser listed as a sponsor of a pro-Soviet ral- in urging students to think twice . ly. After a more thorough investigation before participating in this year’s Ox- I learned that Oxhn was using money . fam fast. generated from.the fast for purposes My concern, heightened by Mr. other than “helping the starving peo- Shedding Light on Oxfii‘m Moser’s letter, results from political ple of the‘world.’’ activities sponsored by Oxfam. Last While I won’t deny any organization To the Editor: year when I contributed to I the right to express its beliefs, I do Oxfh America is a humanitarian CARITAS, a group of Honduran oxfam, was assured by an Oxfm Volunteer condemn the type of deception, organization dedicated to fostering grass-roots leaders aiding refugees that Oxfam was an apolitical, deliberate or unintentional, practiced food self-reliance strategies in develop along the border region. Most of the humanitarian organization. I took him by Oxfam. With thousands of pieces ing countries. Its main concern is not aid goes to women and children who at his word and joined hundreds of of military hardware being shipped to to sides in political struggles, but make up the largest percentage of peo- take Tufts students in supporting O-. guerilla assasins in crates labeled rather to support indigenous organiza- ple in these camps. Shortly thereafter, I learned that I had “foodstuffs,” we have an obligation to ti~fthat are trying to develop skills been either misinformed or duped. question Oxfam’s practices. aimed at self-sufficiency. We cannot here attempt a full Weresearching the activities of analysis of the political situation in some anti-American organizations, I Michael J.
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