Religious Leaders to Economic Issues at Conference
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- S DAILY~ Where You Read It First Monday, November 14, 1983 Volume VI1 Number 45 THE- -_- --- d-1‘ Religious Professors Leaders to Join Read-In Address Against Economic Issues Nuclear Arms by RICHARD WEISSMANN at Conference Members of the New England The Lincoln Filcne Ccntcr for Writers for Survival (NEWS) held a Citixnship and Public Affairs is spon- 24-hour read-in this weekend to ex- soring a conference on “Economics, press their concern about the nuclear Justice and the Clergy” this week arms race. The read-in, which was (Nov. 15-17). billed as “Twenty-Four Hours for Sur- The conference is being held in vival ,’ ’ feat ured Tufts professors response to the recent surge of Howard Norman, Jane Shore, Philip awareness of the effects of economics Levine, Martin Greene, and Jay Can- within the religious sector. These cf- tor, as well as noted authors B.F. Skin- fects range from the necessity for ner, Elizabeth Winship, and James religious leaders to provide guidance Carroll. to the unemployed, to the shrinking According to Shelby Allen, a of congregations due to plant closings. member of NEWS, the group chose Thc aim of the conference is to to hold the event on Veteran’s Day familiarize the clergy with the work- weekend because symbolically it is a + ings of corporations, the effect of com- “holiday of hope and peace.” Allen puters on society, and other such believes that Veteran’s Day, original- issues. ly known as Armistice Day, was The organizer of the conference, established as a reminder of the Richard Walkcr, statcs that, “A clerical needless destruction that results from education docs not gcnerally provide war. The readings offered by the par- much background in the issues of ticipating authors, Allen explained economics that we will be looking at were not specifically “anti-war”but in the conference, although these were expressions of man’s senseless issues are currently touching the chur- “destruction of life,” and of “the af- ches and synagogues of all religious firmation of life through peace.” leaders.” “Economic issues,” Walker Tufts’ number 48, Bif Crowley, gets through Bates’ defensive line with Allen believes that the read-in was adds, “are issues which affect all of tremendous blocking from an anonymous Jumbo covered with mud. Tufts . a continuation of “the tradition of our lives, and keeping up to date on literally slipped past the Bobcats Saturday, 13-12. (Photo by Alec Costerus) civic responsibility that New England See CONFERENCE, page 4 See READ-IN, page 6 Tufts Slides by Bates 13-12 to Land Winning Season by VINCE EDWARDS Well, it wasn’t pretty, but 3 victory ning by Bates’ tailback, Charlie fumbled the ensuing kick, which was 47. Two plays later, Doherty swept is a victory, right? The Tufts football Richardson (27 carries for 130 vards, recovered on Bates’ 16 vardline by right and scampered 33 yards to the squad splashed its way to a 13-12 win 1-TD), and passing bv quarterback sophomore Mark Greenburg. Two 20. After a series of plays, the Jum- ov er the Bates Bobcats for their last Walt Garrison, the Bobcats were able plays later, freshman sensation Kevin bos faced a fourth and goal from the victory and a 4-3-1 season record. to effectivelv control the drive. But Doherty ran 12 tough vards for the one. Piermarini rolled right and hit a The Jumbos were blessed with two Tufts’ goalline “D” came on strong Jumbos’ first touchdown. Pappas’ wide-open Steve Keohane for the missed field goals by Bobcat Matt to thwart Bates on third down and goal kick was good, and the Jumbos led touchdown. Pappas missed the kick, Madden in the last three minutes that from the 3. Thad brought on Madden 7-3. and Tufts led 13 to 10. could have put it away. On paper, for the field goal try, and it was cdltd Midway through the second quarter, In the beginning of the fourth Bates outplayed Tufts, getting 18 first good by one referee. although another the ‘cats struck again. Richardson quarter, Bates punter Bric Breckett downs to Tufts’ 11, and 340 total vards disagreed. After discussion, the busted over the left side. and sprinted fumbled the snap and Tufts had a first compared with Tufts’ 193. Yet the “good” call was upheld, and Bates 44 yards for a Bates score. Madden and 10 on the Bates 35. But the of- Jumbos held on when the game got had a 3-0 lead. made the kick and Bates had a 10-7 fense stalled once again on fourth tough. Seniors Mark Regan and John On Tufts’ nest possession. Tom halftime lead. down, and Bates regained control. Beling were elated at the game’s end: Snarsky‘s punt was blocked. and The third quarter saw some more Bates proceeded to drive to Tufts’ 3- “I’m overjoyed,” said Regan, with Bates had fine field position at the scoring activity for the Jumbos with yard line for a first and goal situation. Beling adding, “I’m happy as a Jumbo 34. But the defense played the defense stuffing Richardson for a But on second down, Richardson clam! ” tough and sacked Garrison for a 20- loss of 2 yards on fourth down and 2, coughed up the ball and noseman Bates started the game by taking the yard loss. The Bobcats were forced to Tufts had the ball on the 30- yard line. Mark Andon pounced on the ball at opening kickoff and driving 7 yards to punt. But Tufts’ offense was still On the first play, running back Mike the 3-yard line. the Jumbo 8, only to be held to a ques- dominant and Snarsky was brought in IUeine was in the right place at the tionable field goal, Behind great run- to punt again. Bates’ punt returner right time to catch a tipped pass at hc See FOOTBALL, page 4 _- page two THE TUFTS DAILY Monday, November 14, 1983 TheTmDailv Affirming Our Superiority . M. MARINA KALB, Editor-in-Chief To the Editor: PETER L. NEWMAN, Executive Business Director As someone who is not a member government dos not have enough SUSAN RmH, Executive Editor HOWARD SIMONS, Associate Editor of TPAC, I would like to respond to , 3 I power ,to sustain itself, an attempt will ELLEN GLASSNER, Managing Editor MARK KIRSCHNER, Manakdg Editor Eric Miller’s letter to the Editor on ‘ be made to overthrow it. These BARRI HOPE GORDON, News Editor MARK BERLIND, Arts Editor Nov. President Reagan’s desire is movements are the result of years of AMY SESSLER, Assistant News Editor ETHAN GOLDMAN, Assistant Arts Editor 9. ROBIN SPADONI, Features Editor JIM GREENBAUM, Sports Editor not to “maintain freedom and ’ brutal Latin dictatorships, which were , / BRIAN MILAUSKAS, Assistant Sports Editor democray in the world,” but to maintained only through U.S. sup- ELISA GUARINO, Business, Manager RENEE GERARD, Acristant Busmess Manager restablish unquestionably U. S. port. (How many times have the KATHY ROONEY, Graphics Ed to! ROBIN MITERSTEIN, Graphics Editor superiority. He is concerned with marines landed in Central America?) KEN EVANS, Photography Editc r ALEC COSTERUS, Assistant Photography Edit LISA HIRSCH, Layout Editor KRISTlN HERMAN, Lavout Edtor what all states are concerned with, sur- Certainly the Soviets support the SUSANNE A. SHAVELSON, Cr Bditor ELLEN SPIRER, Copy Editor movements, but the causes stem from HARLAN MEYER, Classitied EVAN MERBERG, Classifeds Editor vival, and is hardly the world liberator you make him out to be. In Reagan’s history, from decades of repression ~ ~~~ ~~~ view, total superiority would secure and not from subversive communist The ‘ibtis Daily is,a non-profit student-run newspaper publish- ed by the students of Wts University, weekdays during the needed resources and markets, and infiltration. academic year. Printing by the Hamrd Crimson, Inc., Cam- In your reference to Col. Austin ahd bridge MA. Please address correspondence to: The lWts protect the U. S. from external do&- ’ Cuban workers with “bullet emit- ’ Daily,’Curtis Hall, Medford, MA 02155. Telephone: (617) tion and internal subversion. his 381-3090. Business hours 9-5 weekdays. U.S. postage paid in The Grenada invasion was not, ting tools” you seem to forget that - Medford, Massachusetts. planned and executed for the libera- these same construction workers were r i tion of the Grenadians. Rather, it was on Grenada while Bishop, who had a statement of the U.S. hegemony wide popular support, was in power. assumption toyd Latin America. The airport was already being built. That is, The U.S. feels it can control It should be obvious that Reagan’s aim the politics of all Latin American na- is to reverse the socialist process which L I tions. Democracies are allowed only if existed under Bishop, because his the U.S. does not disagree with the justifications are based on conditions Safety Van Inadequate ideology of the winning candidate which existed before the coup. The hi- (witness the CIA overthrow of vasion had been planned for some To the Editor: Allende). Any type of economic time. All that was needed was an ex- It is with utmost outrage that we are 7, neither van was operating and all of socialism is forbidden, while brutal cuse. Grenada will not have the right writing this letter. The matter at hand us were on campus that evening. Two dictatorships receive US backing to decide its own fate, especially if its is the ihadequate services of the sak- of us walked home at decent hours, (witness Honduras, Guatemala). Our decision be Marxist. ty van. The Tufts Community is in- but the third person was studying late government believes that this policy is Although I do not believe politics ordinately obsessed with safety as can in the library and was depending on necessary to secure our own freedom, should be handled in terms of in- be seem by the new dorm security the van.