Sparks Fly at Arab-Sponsored Lecture

MIAMI MUZZLES BULLDOGS — SEE PACE 9 Volume 59 Number 15 Phone 284-4401 3ljr Miami fJ^irrtram* TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1982 Sparks Fly At Arab-Sponsored Lecture By JEAN CLAUDE de la FRANCK Hurricane l tillurial Hoard 'I think a meeting like UM police intervened to defuse a this serves to polarize potentially violent confrontation between an Arab student and Jew the university.' ish students during a lecture spon Kabbi Mark Kram sored by the Organization of Arah Students Thursday night in the Stu dent Union. many colleges and in Florida un the Shortly after the confrontation, a Middle East I've read a lot. I've large group of Jewish students, led been active, like I said. I've worked by Rabbi Mark Kram. walked out in New York with the Palestine after Kram questioned the qualifi Solidarity Committee I am Ireem a cations of the speaker discussing pro-Zionist background myself the Palestinian question. "I hope that suits you." I ieber The lecture, entitled "Begin Does man said. "If il doesn't. I'm sorry " Not Speak for Me." was given by Kram shot hack: "It really Jack Lieberman, a Marxist and an doesn't, because you are speaking American Jew. at an academii. setting in the uni Midway through the lecture, dur versitv. and basically w* are inter ing which Lieberman was deploring ested in academic speaking from in alleged Israeli human rights viola telligence ..." tions, a Jewish student-photogra Lieberman interrupted: "Why pher was asked to leave the lecture don't you dispute my facts rather because he was "disturbing" the than deal with reactions?" proceeding "The question I'm raising is that Mediating between the student you don't have, in my mind, the cre and the Arab students were an offi dentials to be speaking about this," cer from the Public Safety Depart Kram said amid the cheers of the ment, assisted by Jerry Askew, as Jewish students who made up 60 sistant to the vice president for stu percent of the audience dent affairs, and Student Union "One more comment." Kram Night Supervisor Joe Robles said. "The question is. are you The argument spilled into the wasting my time? |Because| if you hallway outside of the Union's Fla don't have the qualifications there mingo Ballroom, when the student is a more important meeting . refused to leave the building at the down the hall which I am going to risk of trespassing, alleging that the right now that I would like to invite officer was violating his rights "as everyone else to an undergraduate student and an "I think a meeting like this serves American citizen." to polarize the university." Kram Meanwhile, an elderly Jewish said. He invited all the Arah stu man who came in to hear the speak dents to an open dialogue al Hillel er almost came to blows with an and then walked out with the ma Arab student whom the elderly man jority of the Jewish students fol "thought said something about lowing. They sang in Hebrew as being born in an oven." they departed, drowning out Lie- In the lecture room itself, an un Herman's responses easy peace prevailed until Hillel "It's unfortunate that you don't Rabbi Mark Kram asked Lieberman have the courtesy to listen to me as Miumi Hurricane/STL' BAYI.R to produce his qualifications. I listened to you," Lieberman shout Fullback Speedy Neal celebrates his first touchdown run against Mississippi State University. Neal, who scored Lieberman replied: "I have debat ed at them. ed down here as far back as 19BU A Jewish UM graduate student, two more times, had 67 yards on 14 carries to lead UM to a 31-14, come-from-behind win. on Miami Beach [with| representa Helen Friedman, stood up and apol tives and members of the Israeli ogized for those who left Army, and Carl Bcrshman, who is "I just want to say lhat I feel now in the State Department. You very embarrassed as a Jew." she may have-heard of him. He's writ said. ten on the Middle East. He used to Fri«ditie»n. who sharply cr-Tici/.rd Colleges Update Alcohol Policies be the head of Yitzah Young Peo Lieberman early in the lecture, said ple's Socialist League. she felt "this type of dialogue is es "I've debated at Cornell Universi sential if both sides are to under- (CPS) — According to the new certs, said spokesman Mike Ellis. ty." Lieberman continued "I've signs posted around the sudium. "Alcohol is a problem on any spoken in upstate New York in P/eo.w turn to pane .i/LECTl Ki there won't be any more drinking ' Alcohol is a problem on any campus. campus," said Peggy Cronin, Notre at University of Alabama football Dame health services director. "The games this year. Campus police and The whole pressure thing at a whole pressure thing at a competi local law enforcement officials tive university like Notre Dame have geared up to watch fans for competitive university like Notre multiplies the possibility of alcohol telltale signs of carrying booze to abuse. We're asking ourselves What can we do about alcohol Course Studies the game. Dame multiplies the possibility of At Notre Dame, there's another abuse?' We don't expect everyone tough new anti-drinking policy. to stop drinking; but we do want Starting this fall, students can no alcohol abuse.' each student to find out if drinking longer bring alcohol onto university Peggy Cronin is for him. and if so how much." property. Notre Dame Health Services Director Nuclear Future Said Michael Schardein, assistant Indiana University is going even dean of students at Indiana Univer By SALLY SPITZ the hydrogen bomb, now a profes farther. University officials are sity: "We've consulted and we've Hurricane Stall Writer sor at Stanford University: Robert making unannounced "spot checks" Ke tively monitor" outdoor parties for talked and we've listened to stu Jastrow of Goddard Institution for alcohol at the public areas of quences to themselves or under-age drinkers, said Sandy dents, and yet we never got a real "Nuclear War. Nuclear Peace" is Space Studies: and Eugene P w"lg> campus dorms and fraternity others." program developed." As soon as the ner, physicist and Nobel laureate, of Although the number of students Neverett, assisUnt resident life di Uie title of a course to be offered hodses to enforce a new no-booze- rector, the school has banned drink university started backing off and Princeton University on-campus rule. with alcohol problems appears to next semester by the renter for ing altogether at such events. saying to the students 'You can take Theoretical Studies. Kursunoglu will open the course Colleges and universities around have peaked in the last few years, responsibility for the problem,' we Gonzalez said, "It has subilized at a "An enlightened youth is ihe besl with a lecture entitled "Critical Is the country this fall are imposing The University of Arizona has found that the students backed off, sues and Choices in the Nuclear tough new drinking policies and are drastically high level." cracked down on student party- too." security in a nuclear arms war," Twenty years ago, he said, only said Dr. Behram N. Kursunoglu. di Era." Other aspects the course will creating new means of making the goers too. warning them that it is il Consequently, the administration cover include a history of the Man policies stick. 70 percent of the college students legal to transport or consume alco rector of the center were alcohol drinkers, and only six recently simply forbade all drinking The center, which helps foster hattan Project, the four theaters of Students who run afoul of the hol in university vehicles. When at the school. nuclear war. U.S.-U.S.S.R. nuclear new rules typically, face discipli percent were classified as problem student government officials were the development eef young scien drinkers. "We aren't foolish enough to be tists, is sponsoring the course along arms reduction prospects, and the' nary action escalating from repri recently caught with 20 cases of lieve that Indiana University stu effects of nue. lear weapons. mands to suspensions, with manda Along with public pressure and beer in a university-owned station v. uh ihe departments of history, awareness, college officials say dents aren't going to touch a drop pwysics, politics and public affairs, Other involved LM faculty mem tory attendance at alcohol educa wagon. UA Garage Manager James of alcohol for the four years they're bers include James Ash. director of tion classes. But some schools are such sUtistics have finally prompt Dittmars called the action "intolera sociology, and programs in honors ed them to adopt a "get tough" atti here," Schardein said. "But in terms and privileged sludies. the programs in honors and privi tougher. Notre Dame students ble" and issued a severe warning to of vandalism, students flunking out leged studies: Melvin Del ieur. caught violating the school drinking tude towards student drinking. the perpetrators The University of Maryland, and several tragedies a year of peo Course Coordinator June Teufel chairman of sociology; Manuel policy are liable for a $100 mini ple coming home drunk from par Dreyer of the politics and public af- Huerta. chairman of physics; Mur mum fine. Penn Sute, Rutgers, Arizona, Yale, St. Bonaventure has joined 80 Denver, Dartmouth and St. Bona other New York colleges which are ties, we think it [the new policy| fafr> department said the course is ray Mantell.

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