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The title of carter's speech is Speaking before a capacity crowd president will continue to pull for more However, according to Henkin, the other major area which Henkin "Human Rights and American Foreign ·Wednesday night in room 102 of the of the b~et," he said. president does have the authority to addressed. He said the president has· Policy." Seales Fine Arts Center, Louis Henkin Henkin believes two theories exist to bring the country to the brink of war nearly full. authority in determining Carter, 60, has been teaching at addr~sed the problems facing a determine the power of. the president, without . ever declaring war himself. whicb nations will be considered as Emory University in Atlanta since he democratic nation iri "formulating "Presidents have asserted ~ry having friendly relations with the left office in 1981. He has also been foreign policy. Henkin's presentation one presented by Alexander Hamilton, which · states the president can do force for 200 years without ever making United States and will thus be able to traveling and raising money for the was the first lecture of the spring anything except that which was a declaration of war," he said, reap the rewards of foreign aid and Carter Center and the Carter season of the Tocqueville Forum: One of the main efforts of Congress to trade. Presidential Library at Emory, as well Democracy and Foreign Policy. expressly forbidden in the Constitution. The other. theorY, formulated by the restrict the power of the president Henkin credited Congress with as working on several private projects. Henkin began his lecture by SUpreme Court, contends that the came in 1973 with the passmg of the having the dual interest of restricting Carter spoke at Wake Forest twice ~laining what he feels is a buzzword Constitution did not ·make any War Powers Act. Henkin said he was the expansion of hostile countries, <to while he was president. The fll'st time in Ameriean politics; "the separation provisions for delegating power in not surprised the bill had to be passed the United States), while at the same was in 1978 when his message was a of powers." In particular, he explained · foreign policy decisions. over a presidential veto. However, time· trying to promote human rights in warning that the United States must the powers of the 'legislative and 51~11 photo by Brigitte ll;idg!5 Heilkin distinguished betWeen the use foreign countries; an area which the never allow the Soviet Union, or any executive branches of the government Henkin separated his presentation has ! s~ored 10 points in the of . military force involving such Ammcan public shown a strong other country, to surpass the U.S. are intermixed, but more importantly into two topics involving the incidents as Lebanon and with intel'est. "Some people think Congress implications of supposed separation of military. He also spoke here in 1980 he credited the . Constitution for not Grenada." · is content with its ambiguities," Henkin when he was running for rtH!lection. · power; the power of the president to use providin!l any clear separation of He felt Lebanon·was a clear example said. military force without the consent of The Carlyle lecture series, begun in power. of the powers of the president as Cong~;ess's most powerful ·and 1972, honors the late Irving E. Carlyle, the Congress and the _determination of Henkin did not criticize 'the described in the War Powers Act, influential decisions, according to a prominent lawyer, long-time Constitution for not providing this clear foreign policy· decisions based on whereas Grenada was an outright act of Henkin, involve the determination of human rights. university trustee, leader in Former President separation, but believed the founding war and should have required a trade policy and foreign aid. However, Democratic politics and alumnus. Jimmy Carter s? :fathers intended the Constitution to be As determined· by the ConStitution, declaration of war which only Congress only a blueprint which limits each the one authority which Congress solely could have made. See "Henkin," page 2 iy? I . e rht F~y lectures on rape Film series_ answers By SCOTT CARPENTER Staff Writer qu·estions about faith A Salem College sociology professor· told an audience of about 30 male$ Tuesday night that the typically thought of rapist is only one percerit of society, Todd Fay said the bulk of. By SHARON STANZIANO get people to think about the claims of rapists actually come from a newly noticed segment of Stall Wril~r Christianity." The films also help the society, the date or acquaintance rapist. -Intervarsity is sponsoring a film organization to provide teaching on the 0, grow Fay's remarks came in a lecture on rape awareness for series called "Evidence for Faith" by reliability of the faith for Christians on ·males only, sponsored by the Wake Forest Residence Life Josh McDowell. The showing began campus. Program Committee, in the East Lounge of Reynolda Hall. Wednesday and will 'run until Feb. 20. The series consists of six new films Fay bas heavily researched the field for several years. The films' creator, McDowell, is a released in September. Each is sewives The sociolist proposed im expanded and general definition of graduate of Wheaton College and approximately one hour long and has a rai>e that is "being forced to perform sexual acts against your Talbot Theological Seminary. He is a lecture format. All are shown at 6 p.m. will or consent." Given this definition, Fay said estimates of popular, dynamic college campus in DeTamble except the one tonight rape could easily rWl three and a half million a year in the speaker and has appeared at Wake which will be presented in the East :m make United States and "that's a big problem." Forest in the past. LoWlge of Reynolda Hall at 7 p.m. "Wake and Salem women are scared to death-and they're McDowell originally set out to Woody said, "We would like to IL~e the . scareq of the wrong ones {of potential rapists)." Fay briskly research and thereby disprove films as a springboard to share the moved around the podium and reiterated the fact that most Christianity; however, he found things we know about Christ with ra~ of college students are by dates or friends instead of evidence to support a belief in Christ. others." Students will have an outsiders. · As an apologist, his well-known book opportunity. to talk about the series at . Arm~ with statistics; Fay showed that society actually "Evidence That Demands a Verdict" dorm diseussion groups held Monday ~pproves ·-'of. forced sex . under certa~ circiunstan~:. as well as this film Series attempts to and Tuesday at 9 p.m. Examples from surveys were that 42 percent of college males ~ve reasOOable ansWers .. to . tOUgh · ·The,· discusSions'- will'hll led by IV said forced sex was okay if the couple had been dating for a intellectual questions concerning faith. members and a representative from long time, and 23 percent of ihe males said it was okay if the Kevin Woody, evangelism the Western North Carolina woman was drunk. · coordinator for IV, said, "We want to Intervarsity staff. -The speaker blamed society's sex roles as a major impediment concerning rape. He said females are seen as . nurturant and kind, and they try to cleanly cover up if a rape has~ppened. ' Pledges learn new roles Fay said society sees males as almost animals who have an innate drive for sex; however, Fay boldly exclaimed "that By CATHERINE MALONE particular the promotion of leadership there iS not one shred of evidence of a sex drive ... humans have Stall Writer capabilities. Curran named many ·no innate sex drive." leaders on campus with Greek See "Lecture," page 2 · Rush is over, and with the end of rush background and encouraged the comes the beginning of pledgeship, pledges to take what they will learn New challenges and experiences lie from this experience and use it to ahead for pledges, and to help prepare develop their leadership skills. Law school names deans them for Greek life, Pledge Convoca tion, sponsored by IFC and ISC, is held ·The pledges.were also encouraged to The appointment of two new associate deans at the Wake for both fall and spring pledge classes. keep pledgeship in perspective in rela tionship to being a student. Sutton urg Fore8t University School of Law was announced this week by The purpose of the convocation, said ed the pledges to. budget their time Dean. John D. Scarlett. ISC President Debbie Draeger, is to Kenneth A. Zick will be responsible primarily for academic wisely and not to neglect studies and to provide an opportunity for all the use extracurricular activities to serve matters and James Taylor Jr. for "external affairs," pledges to come together, and to let including an "intensive marketing plan" for the school.