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Wright State University CORE Scholar The Guardian Student Newspaper Student Activities 4-25-1990 The Guardian, April 25, 1990 Wright State University Student Body Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/guardian Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Student Body (1990). The Guardian, April 25, 1990. : Wright State University. This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Activities at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Guardian Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE UARDIAN Wright State University's Student Operated Newspaper Wednesday, April 25, 1990 News Briefs Koop thinks OCopyright 1990, USA TODAY/Apple College Information Network WSU's Akhromeyev not afraid of force Marshal Sergei Akhromeyev, policies are military advisor to Soviet President , ,.... "uu"''"· 1 Gorbachev, told BBC Radio Monday he is not afraid of using force if Lithuanian separatists break the law. great The Lithuanian President reacted by saying, "We must worry about such CHRISTINE ARNOLD insanity, it's military madness." The Assistant News Editor verbal threat came after Lithuania' s top oil refinery stopped production under "I think it's great," said Fonner Surgeon the Soviet oil and gas embargo. General C. Everett Koop about WSU's new smoking policy during his visit on campus Contras prepare to resettle yesterday. The 11,000 Contra rebels prepare to "The effort to get the smoke-free resettle temporarily in five security Photo by Craig J. Opperman campus here is to their great benefit," Koop zones guarded by 700 Venezuelan Soaking up rays in the woods parking lot this past week were Freshman Becky said when questioned about students who ps under the United States's Endsley and Natalie Wolf. choose not to cooperate with the policy. auspices. All of them need to be in these ''They are risking their lives right now ... zones by Wednesday, when Violeta [their deaths] won't take place next year, orro succeeds Sandinista Daniel Issue survey _asks for unfortunately, and therefore they're not ga as Nicaragua• s president. Thi is scared." per the accord signed last week by both ''Sec<mdly, it's impMlal m a campm leaders. Final disarmament won't be like this that non-smoking students be until June 10. students' opinions protected from the passive smoke of smokers." Marks exchanged one to one In a lecture to those attending the CHRISTINE ARNOLD current events on campus and also from West Germany agreed to set an ex Assistant News Editor concerns expressed to Student Government metropolitan universities conference, Koop change rate of one-to-one for their representatives. said that the only group of smokers that Deutschmarks with East German Ost An informal student issues survey will Student government Chair Roni Wilson seems to be increasing in number is women marks. The move caught the East be conducted this week through the Vinson said the survey would help the of college age. German officials by surprise Monday, cooperative efforts of The Guardian and candidates better define the issues for this Koop said he was "very discouraged even though that is what they requested. Student Government year's elections. about college kids as they look on the AIDS The new exchange rate applies to Topics such as the new campus smoking Results from the survey will be used by epidemic, because their attitude seems to be wages, pensions and savings accounts policy, Nutter Center construction, and a SG as possible meeting agenda items and 'it can't happen here.' worth up to $2,300. The move raises the proposed change in the drop date are also as possible debate topics for candi "I think they have to get over their value of East Germans· wages and covered, as well as issues concerning closed dates. attitude that they are immortal; I think they savings. classes and the upcoming student elections. "Many students are not aware of the have to stop taking risks; I think they should The survey was not intended to be all facts concerning some of these issues,,, said listen to health messages even if they do DID YOU KNOW? encompassing, and students are encouraged student trustee Charles Smith, "and this is a begin with the word 'don't"' to comment on issues they think were not good way to bring up some of these ideas. Koop said, "AIDS is now in 1 in 300 Major choices addressed. · "For instance," Smith said, "the Nutter college students." Copies of the survey will be available Center fee is part of a package deal for The amount of students in the University He cautioned that "a sexual encounter Thursday afternoon at tables in Allyn Hall students and not just the construction of a Division grew by 1,273 betWeen the with an unknown person ... could indeed be the years of 1979 and lobby and on quad ( we.ather permitting). new multi-purpose facility. Many people do the beginning of your end,, A copy of the survey also appears on page not realize that we will be getting a Student -.- 19_7_9_, Earlier, he said that one of the problems =:!~ 15 in this issue of Union from the remodeling of the Physical The Guardian. ·with some of the condom education Students can turn in a completed copy of Education building and the University of majors broke E8 1989 programs was that they stretched people's .the survey at the tables Thursday, or at suite Center ... values. "You cannot do things that are not 046 University Center by Friday. Results Smith also said that many students may in good taste,,, he said. "Americans are will be published in next week's issue of not be aware how the proposed parking fee The Guardian. money would be used, that it would go embarrassed about it and they have to make jokes." . · co.N$ 11-.:1· """o d· .o "Student apathy has always been a towards paving lots that are now gravel and C"f •• T."' "".' ,... T"" h~ ~ ~-~ ~ In a lecture given as part of the Metro problem on this campus,,, said Scott Urick, purchasing more buses to increase service ~ /3 § r? : s .f' .f' editor-in-chief of The Guardian. "I feel it's that will include the Nutter Center . politan Universities conference that was •1:5 q; ...;: ~ (,j 'ti ! ~ .$ -5 {J ~ .§ ~ ~ time we openly solicited mass student The Guardian will attempt to provide held at WSU this week, Koop encouraged 0 ::::; ;j ~ _{'i •o.; ....: the commitment of the university to the ~ ~ 19 ·~ (;J 8' feedback on these issues that directly affect information on the issues that are raised by " " 4J them." the survey when it reports the results next Source: University Division MattheW Copeland, TG The questions were derived from week. aee .. Koop" page 3 2 THE GUARDIA a: ., .Ap. 25 · 90 AT NEWS ------------------------1contlnu International exchange program offers credits CHARLES KING Okinawa, Japan; Peking, register for PLS (political affairs can arrange for on they will experience. relationships throughout Associate Writer China; or Curitaba, Brazil. science) 399 or COM campus employment or Flaherty said lhe world. It just makes the Flaherty said some Euro (communication) 399. The limited scholarships to help program includes field trips world a much nicer place. The WSU student affairs ~ countries will be added only cost to the student is with expenses. and classroom experience in Flaherty said lhe trips department offers students to that list in two or three the cost of the trip itself. He said the students in the host country. Partici have been completely sat the opportunity to earn years. According to Flaherty, the program must take a pants will have opportuni According to Flaherty, a credit by spending four Flaherty said the students would pay $2,000 language course spring ties to interact with various to Japan or China i afer wee in the summer in a program had been in to go to Brazil, $2,400 to go quarter before the trip. students from differcnt than going downtown. yton at foreign country, according existence for eight years but to Japan, and $2,900 to go Participants will meet backgrounds. Those interested can He pn to James Flaherty, assistant this is the first year the inter to China. Flaherty said the monthly for nine months to ''The experience will contact James Flaherty at director of the program. national exchange program cost should not prevent give the participants a change people's lives," the office of student At this time students can is offering credit for the students from participating, working knowledge of the Flaherty said. "The student development at 122 Allyn travel to places such as program. Students can because the office of student country and the culture that will have connections and Hall or call ext. 271 2. Birch says U.S. is sacrificing freedom Students can correctl MARCIA HARDY John F. McManus , a are responding irresponsibly regulations, and controls that Assistant Features and Birch Society spoke person, and dangerously to what he will not improve the guess answers on SAT Entertainment Editor says he feels that many calls a radical environmental environment but will build currentenvuonmental agenda. governmental power and (CPS) - Students can "That hould not The John Birch Society's claims are ba ed on un- impair American indu tries' correctly guess the happen," Katz maintains. nts, biweekly magazine, The proved theories. Gary Benoit, and author ability to compete in the an wers for mo t of the "The e tests aren't just uraE New America, featured McManu al o say and a Birch Society re- world' markets." reading comprchcn ion flawed, but they are eri· lhe he article that claimed concern nurnerous recommendation search r, said governmental "Of cour e we want a questions on the Schola - ously flawed and the e th about a id rain, global for action to combat official , including Pre ident clean, safe environment," tic Aptitude Te t (SAT), ET hould not be using warming through the unsub tantiated threats to Bu h, are "re ponding to said M Manu , "but we do a Univer ity of Georgia them." greenhou e effect, ozone de the environment could lead unproved theories, unsub- not believe it nece sary to professor found.