The Comment, October 9, 1986
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Bridgewater State University Virtual Commons - Bridgewater State University The ommeC nt Campus Journals and Publications 1986 The ommeC nt, October 9, 1986 Bridgewater State College Volume 63 Number 4 Recommended Citation Bridgewater State College. (1986). The Comment, October 9, 1986. 63(4). Retrieved from: http://vc.bridgew.edu/comment/620 This item is available as part of Virtual Commons, the open-access institutional repository of Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Bridgewater State College The Comment Oct. 9, 1986 Vol LXlll no 4 "It's a beautiful day in the n~ighborhood" Students arrested at the Wooden Nickel By College students have flocked to Roger Spring the Wooden Nickel on Thursday nights all semester. Eight Bridgewater State Col Only one officer was scheduled lege students were arrested last to work at the club, however, Thursday at the Wooden Nickel several officers arrived unex on Rte.18. Seven students were pectedly and checked licenses at charged with presenting false the door. identification. One was charged Piche said that the Wooden with altering a driver's license. Nickel didn't ask for additional "There's a lot of false i.d. 's officers. He said police check going around," said Sgt. Ronald i.d. 's at bars and package stores Piche of the Bridgewater Police all over town. Department. ··we have to clamp The situation at the Wooden down." Nickel is particularly dangerous, The students were processed Piche said. and most appeared in court on •'The kids pile in cars and Friday to set trial dates, Piche overload them. That's an acci said. dent waiting to happen, and we Piche said that the maximum don't have enough ambulances punishment for presenting false to transport them all. Or they identification is a $200 fine, and walk home alone down Rte. 18. The little kiddies are out for a walk from the Early Childhood Learning not more than 3 months impri If anything happens we're the Center, ../ocated on the ground floor of Tillinghast Hall (photo by Kirk Van sonment. He said that the maxi ones to make the first notifica Dyke). mum sentence for altering a tion to the parents," he added. license is five years imprisionment. Piche said the action "will def .. It's just not worth it,"' he said. inately continue". Children co • • the NuCre ····· ~..c:blctcate speaks ••Helping children to cope psychology of children in a on November 4 referendum with their fears and concerns nuclear world for the past sev By Smeal asserts that this of about life in a nuclear world" eral years and has been explor is not what they actually meant. Prent F. Rossi only a moral issue. It will be the topic addressed at a ing ways to positively and is also an "Most humans in this country economic issue. agree lecture at Bridgewater State Col sensitively help children to cope with us," said Smeal. "The Members of the college com Many government lege on Wednesday, October with their concerns. officials, polls show that if the wording munity packed the S. U. Bal she said, feel that as population was clear, we 29th at 7:30 p.m. in Room 304 of' ·Levin co-authored a 11amphlet would win hands lroom to hear the president of increases, the male members the Science Building. entitled ""Helping Young Child of down. With the language (the the National Organization for society will increase their pro way it appears Dr. Diane Levin, who will ren Understand Peace, War, and on the ballot), we Women speak on the upcoming ductivity to support those Jag four or address the topic, received her the Nuclear Threat," which was five points." abortion referendum question. dependants. Thus, the entire Smeal doctorate from Tufts University, published by the National Asso said the question, as The lecture, sponsored by the economy increases. written, doesn't wher~ she studied child develop ciation for the Education of define ••abor• B.S.C. Women's Center, was The lecture then turned tion," ment and the sociology of educa Young Children, an organiza- so the legislature could part of Eleanor Smeal's nine directly to the tion. She has been studying .the cont. p. 2 topic at hand-that prohibit the use of the Pill and campus . circuit throughout the of the proposed.question on the JU Ds, if they say life begins at state, speaking on behalf of the Nov. 4 ballot. the moment of conception. It pro-choice movement. It is partially the language also makes no exceptions, she The following people were House of Representatives: Smeal said that we are now in used on the ballot t.hat has made said. for victims of incest or rape, elected in the· Student Govern Burns, John a '~post-feminist era." She said it necessary to educate thr or women with serious health ment Association elections held Canastra, Tammy that the right wing is "pushing public. problems. last week. Cignetti, Sharon back the clock on women's The government's main argu Darcy, Dan progress." "No provision of the Con ment for the bill is that it will Devin, Tom Smeal outlined the Class of 1989 Class Officers: history of stitution shall prevent the save the taxpayers money, Faria, Sally the women's movement. She Secretary-Deidra Mastro General Court from regulat because all public funding for Gentile, Susan highlighted the achievements Treasurer-Sharon Cignetti ing or prohibiting abortion abortions would be cut. Smeal Haines, Susan. Margaret Sanger and Susan B. unless prohibited by the ~aid that although money will be Hallal, Elizabeth Anthony in the education of the United States Constition. saved from state-funded abor Hanson, Lisa public. Class of J989 Senator nor shall any provision of tions, which cost approximately Howard, Christine She then Ed Ward went on to talk of the the Constitution require $225 per operation, taxpayers Kraus, Sheldon sexual revolution in the I 960's. public or private funding of will end up paying more for the McDonald, John She said that these were "actu abortion, or the provisionof support of children of poor MacPhadden, Allison ally the years of the advent Class of 1990 Class Officers: of the services orfacilities the refor, mothers through welfare. Marrini, Kathy (contraceptive) Pill" President-Mark Bemis and science beyond that required by the Smeal said that the state will Moore, Joseph was "perfecting Vice-president-Len Mathews the techniques of United States Consililition. also be able to regulate non Pascarella, Laura abortion." Secretary-Emily Lynn Lanelly The provisions ofthis articl public abortions mainly through Palombo, Dave The Treasurer-Kelly O'Donnell battle fought in the shall not apply to abortion:, licensing procedures for medical Sammons, Debbie Supreme Court in 197.3, the case required to prevent the facilities. This would force many Tello, William of Rowe versus Wade, opened to death of the ·mother." women to have illegal abortions, Class of 1990 Senators: Tucker, Jeffery women the right to abortion. she said, which could be unsafe Elaine Doherty Lam be rt, Gary With this teferendum ques .. Smeal said that the language and "cost thr~e to four thousand Bill Capplis Muscarella, ·Joe tion, the Massachusetts Legisla will be confusing to voters, and dollars." Tracy Spinazola Walenty, Linda ture is attempting to regulate that during informal polling, Smeal urged students to regis.:. Doug Eckelkamp Mederios, Marsha abortions. most people responded opposite cont. p. 2 2 The Comment Thursday, October 9, 1986 World Food Day Times to hang out together... ... .~ ·:~ declared at BSC Joining colleges across the state, MASSPIRG students distribut p resident I nde I ica to has ing literature on hunger to declared Thursday, Oct. 16th as inform the student body on how World Food Day here at BSC. bad the hunger problem really is. Chris Daley. an intern with ··some work has already been MASSPIRG, and his associate completed by MASSPIRG David Emmons. are hard at against hunger, and there is still work with the National Student a lot to do." stated Ian McGon Campaigf!: Against Hunger, and nigal, BSC chapter chair for hope to improve the problem of MASSPIRG. "We are hoping to local hunger that is prominent make a big enough dent in this right here in Bridgewater and issue to start hunger crumbling other surrounding communities. until the problem collapses com- "Over I million people die pletely, and to do that, we need each month from hunger," as much help as we can get. Stu Daley said. '"and 3 out of 4 of dents have to realize that they them children! Our goal is for can make a difference, a can the entire college community to here, a box there, every little bit join us and President Indelicato helps." in making World Food Day a Other hunger projects great success." planned for the future by BSC On Wednesday, Oct. -15th, PIRG students include helping and Thursday, Oct. 16th, out with local soup kitchens and Students socialize as they wait for the Campus Shuttle outside the MASSPIRG will be having a a hunger banquet to take place canned/ non-perishable food sometime this coming Union (photo by Kirk Van Dyke). drive. Any donations can be November BSC PIRG urges made at lables that will be set up students to dig out those old cans by the bookstore in the S.U. and save them for World Food Other tables, set up in the week Day and to remember that preceding. will be staffed by "every little bit helps." 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