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SB oa Vol 29, No. 9 | Peace through strength Disabled draws small turnout still ignored by Dave Redemann Goerge Watts, a local business during UWM man, told the group that he had If there's strength in numbers, opposed the nuclear freeze refer mall project Milwaukee's Peace Through endum in Wisconsin two years Strength rally on Saturday was a ago, but "we were defeated by a weakling. carefully organized minority. The current mall renovation About 50 people gathered at the "If the USSR is allowed to gain continues to inconvenience War Memorial Center to hear military superiority," Watts disabled students, despite a state community figures encourage the maintained, the United States will ment made three^weeks ago by "re-arming of America" on Na forfeit freedom for "the darkness Rudolph Tichy, director of campus tional Peace Through Strength of slavery. planning and construction, that Day. Most of the participants "Russia- has a history of ter- something would be done to carred American flags and signs orizing the weak and respecting remedy the problem. * which exemplified their views: the strong," Watts said. \ 2||:; When contacted Monday, Tichy "Peace through Strength," Norman G. Staab, a junior vice had changed his mind, citing cost "Speak Softly and Build MX," commander for the Veterans of as the major reason behind the and "Ask an Afghan About Soviet Foreign Wars, contended that the inaction. Peace." Soviet Union spends 15 to 20 "No, we don't plan on doing Of the various speakers, per percent of its Gross National Pro anything about it. To put in any haps the best-known was former duct on defense, which, in his thing temporary has to come Iranian , hostage Kevin words, is "much more than is extra out of the contract,'' he said. Hermening. The ex-serviceman necessary." "It would be foolish to spend the advocated a strong defense to The reason there is opposition money now for such a short time. prevent another situation like the to military spending in this We expect it to be opened up soon." Iranian takeover of the U.S. Emb- country, according to Staab, is Post photo by Sean McGinnis bassy in Tehran, in which he was because Americans are "confused Tichy added that the area under held captive four years ago. [Turn to p. 3] construction near the library does not have enough room to build some sort of. ramp because "you ;|ROTC; ..••: have to have minimum pitch." Tichy was quoted in the Sept. 13 UWM Post, "Well, I guess A controversial presence everybody knew this was going to By Rena Glin happen. I suppose we could put something up on a temporary A few weeks ago, outside the bookstore, a bunch of people looking basis." like escaped commandos from some jungle battle were securing Tichy said Monday that he ropes and rapelling off the side of the wall. A few students stood expected the work on the mall to around watchirtg^One was heard to say "What the hell? Areltjfif "^^^pnnfpletedjby-, thfiw3jji>ct- 31 j Russians coming or whajj^ ^MM^sg&^SiM MLWH^I^&i£ deadline unless " a rash of bad *^No;*the Russians are not coming, but-|jli^p?S8w;^«S Reserve weather" moves in. Officer Training Corps at UWM is ready. ROtC is an extension of the U.S. Army. It started in 1950 to train and commission>tudents to serve in the U.S. Army. Students, in addition to attending regular classes, are required to attend special military science classes and "labs"—physical drills devised to teach What's cadets commands, weapon handling and ceremonies. All of this provided students with a number of opportunities, Inside... according to Clifford- MacDonald, a professor of military science at UWM. It also gives students the chance to serve the community and the Army, while instilling in them leadership qualities and Some of the small crowd who gathered at Milwaukee's management skills, he said. Student cadets are also earning money, SA news lakefront Saturday in support of National Peace Through tuition aid, scholarships and travel. p. 3 Strength Day. Post photo by Sean McGinnis ' 'Whether they're with us a year or four, their training is a value to them no matter what career direction they choose," he said. Ronnie and the boys p. 4 Al's Run: ROTC brainwash But some people, like Mike Bachhuber of the Wisconsin Commi- Dance fever tee Against the Draft, wonder if ROTC is teaching cadets to think for pp. 6-7 themselves or simply take orders. The ROTC program is training And they're tiff.. students to "fit into a power structure and does not train you to Spikers do it again by Dave Kallmann followed behind for several think,'' he said. JlBlj P-9 Post resident masochist blocks, according to how fast we The WCAD has for the past three years been working to remove Mr. Larry thought our time would be—the ROTC from campus, on the basis that they discriminate against It has 47,000 legs, but it isn't slowest starting as far west as 21st homosexuals. p. 12 related to the centipedes and Street. ROTC's stance has been that a homosexual student can enroll and millipedes. It's the 1984 Milwau [Turn to p.'lO] kee Journal Al's Run. Sea of bodies My involvement in the run My companions—Joe and Kirk came about innocently enough. —and. I chose to position our After all, the former high school selves between 19th and 20th jock should have no trouble get streets. We were directly in front ting back in the swing of things for of Children's Hospital, the benefi a five-mile run; even easier if he ciary of the event's proceeds. gets a couple of friends to join By the time the race started at him. Isn't it amazing what a 10:30 a.m. all we could see in person can mak<» himself believe? front of or behind us was a sea of bodies. What better thing for a college Thirty seconds elapsed between student to do on a Saturday than the time the frontrunners get up at 8 a.m. to fight a crowd of began to run and the time we 23,000? So with the taste of Friday could start. When we finally got to night's party still fresh in my the starting line the time clock mouth, j slipped into a pair of showed 4:49. The people who had borrowed Nikes, my ragged gym a chance to win were already past shorts with a hole in the crotch, a the one-mile mark and we hadn't bandand and an Adidas T-shirt passed the Marquette University (for the needed "athlete" look), I bandjj|||| was regretting it already^^B Passing under the Reuss The starting line for the run was Federal Building sky walk, the the intersection of 15th and Wis crowd of runners clapped in consin. Because of all the people unison. Something about 23,000 that partieipate in the run, only people clapping gives one an the fastest runners get to start incredible feeling of power—a)' The Milwaukee Journal Al's run attracted all sorts Saturday, including this swami and his, there, though. The rest of us | iuintop. 12| followers. post photo by Sean McGinnis ee Page 2 The UWM Post Oct 2, 1984 c Help with sex W|p in the Union tonight THE Sex is coming to UWM tonight. PR.EP Dr. Ruth Westheimer, host of the syndicated radio show "Sex "The Newest and Hottest College ually Speaking," and frequent Night Club In Town" guest on "Late Night with David Letterman," will speak about sex Each and Everv Thursday at 8 tonight in the Union Wiscon \=L 9p.m.-2a.m. sin Room. The speech will be followed by a question-and- w answer period. ^= 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave Westheimer is the author of teE( Inside The Eagles Club) "Dr. Ruth's Guide to Good Sex." 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