I^i TRINITY COLLEGE • HARTFORD • CONNECTICUT W^ Vol. LXXXIV, Issue 13 January 21,198 IRINf®'^££1 V~Et> TrinitRINITy Honors BishoY p Desmond Tutu Thanks Trinity for Support by Patrick J. Trostle JVetws Editor Desmond Tutu denounced apartheid in his speech at the Fri- day convocation honoring the An- glican Bishop of Johannesburg. Citing moral justifications for the disturbing of state-run racism, Tutu appealed for stronger U.S. sanctions against the Botha gov- ernment in South Africa. Tutu credited the current U.S. sanctions to pressure created by demonstrations on college cam- puses last spring. "The hand of the president of this country was forced to apply sanctions against South Africa very much against his will... by helping us you are saying there are things more important than de- grees." he said. Bishop Tutu attacked racial seg- regation and compared the Botha government to Nazism. "It [apartheid] is the most vi- cious system- as evil as Nazism ever was." Racial segregation is wrong because it is based on bio- logical irrelevance- the color of one's tikin. Tl gous compl'jU.'ly <*<MsuB.i&sej:ipture- our Jydeo-Chris- tuuT nefifage;" Tutu said. In South Africa, he said, "You may be a bishop... but in the land of your birth you cannot vote be- cause you lack that extraordinary thing- a white skin." Tutu spoke of the suffering and demoralization created by aparth- eid. "Apartheid is evil because it - Photo by John Kail caused, causes, and will cause un- The Right Reverend Desmond Mpilo Tutu addressed the Trinity community Friday, January 17, 1986 at Convocation. He received an Honoris known suffering and demoraliza- Causa before a packed-crowd in the Ferris Athletic Center. tion. I will tell the story until apartheid ends. God's children suf- civic, and religious leaders in Hart- Apartheid is to overthrow by March, the Bishop will publicly ask cats, as the saying goes. I know fer needlessly," he said. ford later on Friday, Tutu spoke of force." the international community "to the way to be direct and almost Tutu quoted the late Dr. Martin how violence is unavoidable in "We wouldn't like to do that, but impose punative economic sanc- acrimonious. I also know, at least Luther King Jr. and said he saw a South Africa unless international of course we are responding to a tions against South Africa;" he I think I do, when the apparentiy day "when all of us- black and pressure on the Botha government primary violence- apartheid." he said. gentle approach can turn out to be white- in South Africa ... will be increases. said. According to the Hartford Cour- more subversive." able to cry, 'Free at last, free at According to Saturday's Hart- Tutu also spoke of a personal ant , Tutu said he did not push Hartford is among the 19 cities last, thank God almighty we are ford Courant, Tutu said that if in- deadline for the South African harder for Trinity to divest in nationwide visited by Tutu in a free at last.' " ternational pressure fails,, "the government to take action. Unless South African holdings because speaking tour that benefits the After a luncheon with corporate, only other way to get rid of improvements are made by late "there are many ways of killing poor in South Africa. Mentor Program Set to Begin in Fall INSIDE: by Judy Sanford promoting activities for interac- madate one apartment for a live-in Staff Writer tion and to discover talents and graduate student and offices and interests, and to provide opportun- meeting rooms for the faculty -Kfaaddafi Featured in World Outlook ities to pursue common interests. mentors for the fall of 1986. The In the fall of 1986 another step The mentors would arrange pro- renovation will be costly and will of Trinity's "plan for the Eighties" grams which enable union mem- add to the present overcrowding. -Conn. Student-Poets Announced will go into action. The mentor sys- bers to meet with members of this Depending on costs and the final tem, proposed in the last year, will and neighboring faculties as well proposals, plans range from mini- attempt to integrate faculty and as those who have significant ac- mal changes to total renovations. -Basketball Loses Liberty Classic 1 graduate students into the dorma- complishments in their individual Another way that the program tories. fields of study. The mentor would may affect existing functions of the Tina Dow, Director of Residen- be asked to meet regularly with school is that some RA's fear that -Hockey Trounces Atnherst tial Services, said that the idea program assistants and program their roles may be compromised. should "improve the atmosphere coordinators to plan activities for Dow said the program should > and level of civility by eliminating the union. It would also be necesr "work for all the students' advan- uncivilized behavior." The role of sary to meet with the Union Com- tage by making accessability to the mentor is proposed to be one mittee to discuss their work and mentors easy but not presenting of "guide and advisor, not tutor report on activities within unions. any difficulty to the RA's or stu- and administrator." Their func- Mentors would also organize two dents." tion would be "to improve oppor- social dinners at which speakers The proposed budget for the pro- tunities for discussion, to stimulate would be invited. gram, compiled in July 1984, exchanges between students and There are many implications the comes to $139,800.00. faculty, to point out tasks worth system will make on the campus Dean of Faculty Painter hopes doing, and to help students under- structurally, financialy, and orga- that the mentor • system will an- stand and take pleasure in learn- nizationally. The campus has been swer those /'students who have ing and working together outside subdivided into five major residen- been disappointed in not being able of Trinity's traditional academic tial sections: Crescent/New Brit- to share their interests with others settings." ain, Vernon/Allen, South Campus, as.the social life was so different The responsibilities of mentors, Elton/Jones and the Quad. from the academic life." to be discussed and revised in Plans are being considered to Painter suggests that "faculty phase two of meetings, will have renovate the residential area of the and students look carefully at it, Students trudge back i« Irinity, after'break', specific objectives and purposes. Jones basement and the first floor give their own suggestions, and Proposed responsibilities include of Smith as possible sites to acco- keep an open mind." Page 2, THE TRINITY TRIPOD, January 21, 1986 NNOUNCEMENTS BLOOM COUNTY Calendar - .\ Thursday: Upcoming: Personals: Professor Frank M. Child will give Dr. Mahlon Hoagland, president of D.P.T. a biology seminar entitled "Ani- Worcester Foundation for Exper- 9 more Wednesdays, 9 more mals of East Africa: A Trave- imental Biology, will be the next thursdays, 9 more fridays, and 8 logue" at 4:00 p.m. in room 134 of speaker in Trinity College's more Saturdays, 60 \ days the Life Sciences Center. Re- "Technology and Medicine" Lec- \ «V A\.\ frreshments will be served before- ture Series. Hoagland will speak hand at 3:30 in the Life Sciences on Wednesday, January 29 at 8 Library. p.m. in the Boyer Auditorium of by Berke Breathed the Life Sciences Center at Trin- Cinestudio: The South Campus RC/A's will ity. His topic will be "Biotechnol- sponsor a comedy/drama film fest ogy Research and Development: Tonight: featuring Richard Pryor Live and The Case for Public Support." Ad- The Nest & Cries and Whispers The Sting in McCook auditorium mission to the event is free, and Wednesday-Saturday: at 7 p.m. the public is invited to attend. The Flamingo Kid & Plenty Robert Frost's "Fire and Ice" will be performed in Goodwin Theatre, Austin Arts Center, Trinity Col- lege, at 8 p.m. Also on Saturday, 1/25. Call 527-8062 for informa- tion. Monday: At 7:30 P.M. Mr. Dorin Tudoran, a Romanian writer and critic pres- ently living in the Hartford area, will give a lecture on "The Intel- lectual in East Europe".at 7:30 BLOOM COUMTY p.m. in the Alumni Lounge. Mr. Tudoran's lecture is sponsored by the English Department, thw In- The Connecticut Society to Prevent Blindness is on the look- OH PAtipeuori OF Mwe, pem cmpeuoti OF Mm, terculteral Studies Program and out for the man or woman with the most beautiful eyes in Con- oetine FUWBR 60 FINS, weu, RipSNeo wmi v/ne. the World Affairs Center. necticut. If you win, you'II get a trip for two to Hawaii. All you have ALL utffiNm pert WOUt-P YOU $0 TERRIBLY to do is fill in this entry form. Send it with a close-up, color photo ANP'BRIGHT dWSHItiZ... of your eyes, masking out the rest of your face as in the photo- graph above. Put your name on the back. Include a $10 tax- I deductible entry fee, payabte-to the Society. Send the entry form, For Your photo of your eyes and entry fee to Prevent Blindness, P.O. Box 20/20, Madison, CT 06443. Entries must be postmarked by February 14. The photos will be used to pick ten finalists and the Information: winner will be chosen on March 7 at the Society's Celebration of Sight dinner. Packets for the position of Coor- dinator/Assistant for the 1986-87 academic year are available in the ^\ V- office of Residential Services. THE ENTRY FORM APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 14th. Name •' Phone (Home) by Berke Breathed Financial aid application materials Address ____ Phone (Work) for 1986-87 are now available at the Financial Aid Office.