tf).t Volume 5 Number 20, March 24, 1983 Brantley Points Out Polish Human Rights Violations by Jerry Everard The attention paid to the situation roles. Of the other fifty percent in Poland has faded from the public released, only a few have been I spotlight. As UPS students were allowed to be reintegrated into the lor reminded last week, this does not work force. Because of the nature of necessarily mean that the situation the Polish system, if a person is not has gotten better. In fact, Ewa- integrated into the work force, he is Teresa Brantley provided examples considered a parasite and subject to of human rights violations which arrest. A few of those unintegrated paint an entirely different picture. workers have left the country, but Mrs. Brantley's credentials are ex- most of them remain in Poland tensive. She has attended school in alienated from their society and try- e s the United Kingdom, France, Ger- ing to escape arrest. Even the few iVi"1" • many, Luxembourg, Italy and the that were reintegrated into the work U S. She has attained law degrees (or force have been reinstated at the equivalents) in all these countries, lowest level, not at their previous including an LLM in International level. and Comparative Law from Harvard In relating some of the conditions Law School. She has held some im- under which Polish workers must pressive positions including: Consul- work (some of the reasons for form- tant on Eastern European Affairs for ing Solidarnosc) Brantley stressed the Canadian Broadcasting Corpora- their dangerousness. Brantley tion, Consultant on European Labor described situations in which Questions for the German Federa- workers didn't wear protective tion of Labor, various academic clothing, and even welders did not positions and Legal Advisor to use goggles. Safety equipment is Solidarnosc. provided by the government but it is Oh, for those readers who missed usually so poor or does not fit Ewa Brantley, Legal Advisor to Solidamosc, March 17 the lecture, I suppose it would be ap- reasonably at all that in order to propriate to mention here that Mrs. keep up with the pace of work, it Brantley cannot see; yes, she is must be discarded. blind. Mrs. Brantley related one Students Chosen For Who's Who Mrs. Brantley's credibility as an specifically disheartening story in expert on the situation in Poland is her lecture about a woman who was by Marlene Dean not only enhanced by her creden- fired two weeks before her retire- 37 UPS students were nominated David Almosolino tials but by her role in the formula- ment for no apparent reason, thus to be representatives of Who's Who Larry Baumiller tion of Solidarnosc. Mrs. Brantley losing her pension. Among Students in American Univer- Sally Blunt was smuggled into Gdansk , Poland Brantley stressed that the rein- sities and Colleges. These students Susan Burrow in September 1981 to act as a legal troduction of normalization in were chosen from a long list of Karen Carter advisor for the Constitutional Con- Poland was really the reintroduction students who were nominated either Lianne Chang vention of the trade union, Solidari- of oppression. A person can get 8-10 by UPS faculty or their peers. The Ex- Janet Craswell ty. Mrs. Brantley has had quite a bit years in prison for such things as ecutive Vice President, 1 faculty Brian Davis of contact with Polish labor and the pamphleteering, the death penalty member, Dean of Students (or Houston Dougharty leaders of Solidarity. for spreading information that is Representative) and two students Debbie Ecklund In an interview, Mrs. Brantley considered detrimental to the state composes what is called the Awards Craig Evezich stressed that the situation has not and, of particular relevance to Committee. The Awards Committee Edna Feiring significantly improved in Poland as students, criminal action can be used the guidelines given by the Scott Hamilton concerns human rights. She says that taken against a person if he or she Who's Who association to choose 37 Cary Harding significant reductions of human skips lectures! students from hundreds who have Michael Healey rights violations in Poland have not Brantley stressed that measures been nominated. The guidelines are Spencer Hinson occurred. Mrs. Brantley suggests can be taken in the U.S. which could scholarship ability, participation and Jeri Hurd that only surface situations are have an affect on the situation in leadership in academic and extra- Elizabeth Jorgenson changing, and that real violations of Poland. She believes economic sanc- curricular activities, citizenship and Cathy Leaverton human rights are still abundant. tions are important and the mere service to your school and potential Beth Mattler Brantley also stressed that the "fact that the Polish government as future achievers. As one can tell Meredith Moore acts which we traditionally view as wanted sanctions lifted speaks of by the list, "We are looking for peo- Kary Morgan human rights violations are not the the importance of them." She also ple we consider to be well rounded." Tracy Morris worst acts with which the Polish peo- charged the U.S. with trying to come said Dean David Dodson. "It's an Timothy Morrison ple, especially the labor force, must up with more creative ways of im- honor, an important honor," said Gregory Murphy contend. For example, Brantley posing the sanctions so that they will Dodson. Lisa (Lei) Narveson pointed out that even though most hurt the government of Poland and The Who's Who association has Blaine Painter of the labor leaders who were im- not its people . been around for 48 years and has a Kawehilani Papalimu prisoned during the Martial Law Mrs. Brantley's lecture was infor- current participation of 1,400 in- Leslie Rumpeltes purge by the government have been mative and enlightening. Though the dependent colleges. Those students Bruce Sadler released, the conditions of their turn-out for the lecture was nominated will join American Greats Sheryl Schultz release are not humane. Fifty per- minimal, those that attended ap- such as Robert F. Kennedy and John Mary Diane Thompson cent of those released were im- preciated the chance to hear a first- Glenn who have had their names Brian Threlkeld mediately conscripted into the army hand account of the situation inside and biographical sketches in the Mark Turner and placed in army camps with no Poland. visitation rights whatsoever. This Who's Who book. Crystal Wagley move was made to ensure that they This is a special and prestigious Michelle Winship would not assume their previous award, congratulations to all who Cheryl Wilson were nominated. page 2 24 March, 1983 0 EDITORIAL Discourse On A Venture Into The REAL WORLD by M. Scott Hamilton It's time to take some literary As I ordered myself and my friend popular Washington State Universi- UPS students to take to solve this license and engage in real thought.. one of the Goldfish's delicious piz- ty hangout. problem, and he replied: "First, Have you ever had one of those zas (good-sized pizza with two items I never did catch the precise ' . two everybody should see the Tom In- truly inspirational nights where you and a pitcher of beer for $6.00-only things" that upset George about gham show - after all, it's in an 1898 wake up the next day still inspired? I during Sonics games) and partook of "Harvard of the West," but I caught building! Second, those who are 21 did, last Friday night at a fascinating a bit of their great selection of a lot anyway from our conversation should visit taverns, because that's place that I knew existed, but hadn't beverages, I remembered, or (which lasted until my pizza was where life really is." bothered to investigate since I turn- thought I recalled that the tavern ready). As I got up from the table to ed 21 years old last summer. It's call- had advertised in the Trail this year. "What does the University want to return to my friend and my now- ed the Goldfish Tavern, and you may I mentioned this to the bartender, provide to the students?" he asked, ready pizza, I thought carefully very well have heard of it before. along with my name, and he im- "What is its function?" George about what George, and Bill, had Located at the bottom of Pearl mediately shook my hand and sent asserted that the University "wants said, and pondered this some more Street in Ruston, the Goldfish stands me over to one of the owners, sitting to deny students access to the com- while I ate. In finishing our pizza and at the main entrance to Pt. Defiance among a group of people in a green munity" by keeping them away from preparing to leave the Goldfish, we Park. I had grown up envisioning it and gold Sonics jersey yelling and art galleries and taverns (art witnessed George, with the game in as strictly a "bikers hangout" clapping at the activities on the big galleries?). When I asked him what the third quarter and the Sonics because of all the Harleys always screen. Just as I was walking over, prompted this complaint, he replied about thirty points ahead, standing parked outside, but when I heard this guy stood up and yelled, "If the that he had been trying to get the up and yelling, "I'll give two cases to that there had been a change of Sonics win, I'll buy a beer for every UPS Art Department to send its every man and woman here if the philosophy, or at least a modifica- man and woman in this place!" students down to the Tom Ingham (Denver) Nuggets win this game!" A tion of such, on the part of its owner- As the co-owner was notified of art show at Solar Steam Gallery, in bit fickle? Not really — just full of ship, I ventured down and over to my presence he invited me to sit the Bell Tower of Old City Hall in life, and living in the REAL WORLD.