Vol ?3, Issue 22 THE TRINITY April 8i 1975 Trinity College Hartford, Conn. Alternatives Reviewed Modified Spring Weekend Plan Approved by Jeanine Fig'-' minimum amount to be spent on distribution of food in the world. where students can schedule their will be present, which Childers felt The Student Activities Com- this weekend. It should be called Margolis suggested another way own activities," said Englund. was not excessive. mittee (SAC) approved Mather subsistence weekend." to keep expenditures down is to use Gil Childers, who offered a "The schedule is flexible, so Hall Board of Governor's (MBOG) Margolis said that THAP op- wine inste.ad of grain based petition with over 500 signatures other groups oti campus can add modified spring weekend plan posed money be spent on grain alcohol. favoring spring weekend, said he events to the weekend activities. after an open public hearing on based alcohol. He suggested that "We are glad to see the idea of a complied with what MBOG had The softball game will bring in a Wednesday, March 19. the weekend be BYO. THAP marathon softball game for proposed. good deal of revenue for the hunger The committee reviewed various refuted the plan of alloting $2,000 hunger, but money is not always "It will be a definite unifying problem, said Childers. proposals presented by certain for a 'mediocre' band. The the answer. Many people feel force, and I feel it will be a widely Following the statements of the Trinity organizations and groups of organization suggested that the money raised for an issue such as attended event," said Childers. main groups, individual students students before making their final expenditure be used to pay a hunger will aid in nullifying the He commented on the fact that who either spoke in opposition to decision in an executive meeting. speaker such as Dick Gregory or problem, but it does not negate the MBOG had made an attempt to MBOG's proposal,, suggested During the hearing, many Tom Wicker. severity of the problem," said modify their original proposal by additions or revisions, or sup- diverse opinions were presented Margolis also commented that, Margolis. cutting $2,000 from the total ex- ported their new modified plan. and discussed. The meeting was "Caring about the hunger crisis Jill Englund spoke next and penditures. attended by 150 to 200 students. must start on a community level. offered various changes and ad- "I think that MBOG's proposal is After the public hearing (the SAC chairman Larry Golden We must be concerned about ditions for MBOG's proposal. She a positive compromise to the crowd had dwindled sub- conducted the hearing and the humanity, and this weekend is an said, majority of students," said stantially), the SAC voted to have question and answer period which indulgent extravaganza." "There are two areas of con- Childers. their executive meeting open ( a followed each speakers' address. Margolis referred to a quote troversy - less alcohol, and the use Childers opposed THAP's idea to move suggested by Gary Peter Mindnich, chairman of which says: "The best thing you of more school talent." have a speaker, citing the poor Morgans). During the meeting, the MBOG, represented the Board of can do for the poor is not to be one Englund thought the Square attendance at lectures, especially SAC voted favorably for MBOG's Governors and their new, modified of them." He felt this was the at- Dance should be held on Friday in the case of Tom Jarriel. new proposal, and they said ad- proposal. Gil Childers, who also titude of many Trinity students. He night to replace the band. He also said that the allocation of ditions or revisions could be added spoke in favor of the MBOG complained about the hunger 1 'Sunday should be a quiet day - a beer will amount to 3 1/2 beers for to the schedule planned. proposal, presented a petition with problem and inequitable recovery day for some, and a day the expected 1,000 students who Spring weekend is April 25-27. 510 student signatures under the guise of a hastily organized group called Students for a Good Spring Weekend. Energy Symposium Set for April I7, 12 The Trinity Hunger Action Program (THAP) offered the most opposition to MBOG's proposal, A symposium to inform the sources of nuclear energy and construction of a reactor, will be Energy Research Group, who is an alternatives such as solar and wind and Mac Margolis spoke on behalf public on the pro and con aspects of advocate of reactors. of the organization. Another nuclear energy will be held Fri. shown at 9 p.m. energy. Participants will be Daniel petition was presented by Jill and Sat., April 11 and 12 in McCook Ford of the Union of Concerned Englund. Her grassroots proposal Auditorium. A film, "The Nuclear Alter- Commentators who will discuss Scientists, Calabro, Gerhardt requested MBOG to modify The program, sponsored by native," will be shown at 9 a.m. problems of shipping and Bedding of People's Action for various sections of their program Trinity's physics department, will Saturday to set up the main issues processing fuel before and after its Clean Energy, and William for spring weekend. feature authorities representing of the debate on the topic "Reactor use in reactors during the debate Steigelman of Franklin Institute's will be David Jhirad, a physicist SAC members present at the both favorable and negative Safety and Safeguards," which Energy Engineering Laboratory. viewpoints regarding nuclear follows at 9:30 a.m. Speakers for for Science for the. People, and A panel discussion, "Policy: Too hearing included Steve Batson, Robert Calabrb, nuclear fuel Jim Cobbs, Jim Essey, Golden, reactors. It will include a general the debate will be Henry Kendall of Many Eggs in the Nuclear discussion on. reactors, alter- Massachusetts Institute of management engineer for Nor- Basket?" will be held at 3:30 p.m. Hank Merens, Peter Phinney, theast Utilities. Kathy Walsh, Peter Wolke, and natives, and reactor safety. Technology, who is a nationally- Saturday's symposium par- Eric Wright. At 8 p.m. Friday, a general known critic of reactors and ticipants and Andrew Kadak of the member of the Union of Concerned Atl p.m., a debate, "Economics Energy Research Group will be College administrators present discussion and slide show on nuclear reactor operating prin- Scientists, and Marc W. Foldsmith, and Alternatives," will be held to panelists in the session, which will were Ellen Mulqueen, dean of a nuclear engineer from the discuss costs in relation to other be open to audience participation. student services, and David Lee, ciples will be given by Robert associate dean of student services. Harris, a reactor analytical en- MBOG Chairman Mindnich said gineer at Northeast Utilities. the board was concerned with the Following this, two films, "How lack of diversity in programs, and Safe Are America's Reactors," Role of CIA Examined at Yale that they tried to reach all factions and "Atomic Venture," concerning of the student body with the spring by Jim Merrell culminating with a* talk by Hor- have no idea of the breath of CIA weekend proposal. The CIA and World Peace was tensia Bussi de Allende, widow of influence even in this country. He "The sum of $5,000 does not seem Assassination the topic of an all day conference at the former president of Chile. told us; many of his experiences excessive for three days of ac- Yale Law School on Saturday, The morning session was and he concluded with, "If tivities," Mindnich said. Speaker April 5. "The aim of the conference moderated by Russell Johnson of Congress doesn't act now and put This total sum if $2,000 less than is to educate and to activate a the American Friends Service some restrictions on the CIA, we the total expenditures spent on last Robert B, Saltzman, response to the role of the CIA in Committed. Michael Harrington, ain't never gonna get another years' spring weekend. renowned authority on American society" . stated the Democratic Congressman from chance." "Unity of the campus is an assassinations, will speak in the literature, The conference was Mass. and member of the House Ernest DeMaio, World important issue, and I feel spring Washington Room on Monday, project of a group called Special Investigative Committee Federation of Trade Unions weekend will help to accomplish April 14 at 7:30 p.m. Promoting Enduring Peace and a on Intelligence expressed his Representative to the United this through a diversified group of Saltzman has done extensive coalition of other nongovernmental opinions about the state of the Nations, said "to understand the activities which all students can work with the Committee to peace organizations. American people. He said our CIA we must look at the socio- participate in," he said. Investigate Assassinations, and society "shows signs of shedding economic situation which spawned Mindnich also said that because has toured the United States The conference was attended by the doctrine which it holds and it." He proceeded to present lunch will not be served in Mather doing presentations for the roughly 2,500 people ranging from fears more than it understands.", evidence about Transnational on Saturday afternoon, MBOG will Committee. •_ • • students to concerned corporations and their influence on receive a rebate from SAGA. Saltzman maintains an ex- businessmen, some from as far Victor Marchetti, former CIA the U.S. and other governments. Next, Mac Margolis spoke in tensive library of resource away as California. It lasted from official and co-author of The CIA DeMaio concluded by saying that opposition to the MBOG proposal.