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Vol. 83, No. 27 Hunger myths challenged By MICHAEL CRATER • the myth that technology can they inevitably underuse and mis­ Montana Kalmln Reporter solve hunger problems. Collins use the producing resources,” he said that improvements in said. An example he cited was one World hunger is not caused by technology favor only those who district in India where he said scarcity and cannot be resolved by control the productive land. They increased technology and increased technology, cannot be tend to use technology to produce American aid has led to solved or even decreased by foods for export, and to do so with agricultural “yields three times American aid and cannot be blam­ less labor, he said. The result is higher than the Indian national ed on poor people having too that the poor lose jobs and can't average, yet those who do the work many babies, hunger expert afford to buy food. Joseph Collins said last night. "Where technological solutions Cont. on p. 8 SPEAKING TO MORE than 100 people at a noon Hunger Forum in the “Hunger is basically an issue of have been tried,” he said, "more University Center Mall, Missoulian columnist and National Public Radio power,” Collins said. “ In every food is being produced but more commentator Kim Williams told the audience, “I’m 57 years old and I feel country where people go hungry people are going hungry.” a lot better since I’ve changed my way of eating to eat more vegetables, there are great inequalities of • the myth that American $2,000 raised eat more whole grains and eat less meat.” (Staff photo by Debby Larson.) control of land, water and money.” foreign aid can solve the world's Yesterday’s Fast for a Collins spoke to about 200 hunger problems. Aid tends to go World Harvest helped raise people in Social Sciences 356 at to the wealthy people, he said, at least $2,000 to be donated ASUM seeks extension the end of the Fast for a World because “people who are already to one local and one inter­ Harvest yesterday. in the money know when there’s national anti-hunger Collins said the problem of money to be made” so they trick or organization, the Rev. Gayle Missed deadline hunger is surrounded by myths. force the poor people off the land. Sandholm, fast coordinator, He said the greatest — and most The rich and powerful are said yesterday. harmful — myths are: helped in this by another form of Sandholm said about jeopardizes program • the myth of scarcity. Collins, American aid — military and 1,400 people agreed not to who has studied and written about "population control” assistance, eat their regular Lodge Food By GREG GADBERRY whether the variance would be hunger for over 20 years, said that Collins said. Service lunches, and $1.09 Montana Kaimin Raportar granted. even in the hungriest countries American military technology is from each meal not eaten “ It will be up to the UTU Ex­ "already enough food is being used to “ intimidate, torture and kill would be donated to the ASUM has been in violation of ecutive Committee whether or not grown and there is the potential for those who organize for change” in Fast. The rest of the money the University Teachers’ Union to accept a request for a variance,” more.” foreign countries, Collins said. came from cash donations (UTU) collective bargaining Reinhardt said. “ I wouldn’t want to • the myth of population Social and economic change is and a skate-a-thon held last agreement since Saturday guess whether they will vote to pressures. The real problem is not the only real solution to the world’s week, Sandholm said. because of its failure to complete grant one or not.” that there are too many people, but hunger problem, Collins said. The Half of the proceeds will be the faculty evaluation process. Weiss said that if the variance is that there are too many landless people must control and benefit donated to Oxfam- The bargaining agreement re­ not granted, it could mean trouble people, he said. Of the world's from food production or they will International. The other half quires that faculty evaluations be for ASUM when the UTU contract be starved while their countries billion hungry people, 50 to 90 will go to Missoula's completed by Nov. 15. is renegotiated in 1981. export food. percent are landless peasants, he Poverello Center. In an attempt to salvage the “The union may not look too "Where the few are in control, said. program, ASUM has requested kindly at a group that doesn't live that the UTU give it until Dec. 5 to up to its obligations,” he said. complete work on the evaluations. In fact, he added, ASUM may “ I'm sure if we have until Dec. 5 have to fight to maintain the ‘Humane’ education in arts needed the project will be completed," student’s role in the evaluation Max Weiss, paralegal assistant for process. pus Ministries at the University of Scientific and liberal arts fields By STEPHANIE HANSON ASUM Legal Services, said yester­ According to the agreement, Montana Kaimin Raportar Montana ahd the Missoula serve the “same moral purpose,” day. ASUM is responsible for two Ministerial Association and is he said. Weiss said he hopes that the important functions in the evalua­ supported by a grant from the “The goal for both is truth.” People need to have a moral and union will understand ASUM’s tion process. Montana Committee for the Many people pay lip service to humanistic understanding of predicament and allow them to First, student government must technological developments and Humanities. the importance of a liberal arts (See related story page 5.) education, Costigan said, however complete the project. distribute faculty evaluations their potential dangers and “ It’s a massive problem of forms to each class every quarter. Giovanni Costigan, professor few realize the true “value of the benefits. logistics,” he said. According to Peter Karr, chair­ And it is up to liberal arts schools emeritus of history at the Universi­ mind.” But • UTU President Howard man of the ASUM evaluations in the nation to provide the scope ty of Washington, will be opening As a result, today’s young peo­ Reinhardt said he was not sure for the understanding of those the conference with a speech ple are “obsessed” and seek to Cont. on p. 8 developments, the keynote tonight at 8 in Room 215 of the emulate athletes and nightclub speaker of this weekend’s con­ Women’s Center. Costigan will entertainers instead of using their ference on the "Role of Liberal Arts address the role of liberal arts in minds, Costigan said, his bright Tuition hearing today at Montana’s Colleges and Univer­ the shaping of Western society. blue eyes flashing. sities," explained in an interview A “humane” education in the The 70-year-old Costigan was Do you have a beef about the possibility of paying higher yesterday evening. arts is essential for scientists and born and educated in England. He tuition next year? This weekend’s conference is policy makers, Costigan said, graduated with a bachelor’s Well, today at 3:30 p.m. students have an opportunity to voice sponsored by the Christian Cam- especially in this nuclear age. degree and a M.A. from Oxford those complaints to the most powerful man representing the For example, he said, President­ University. He also holds a M.A. state’s colleges and universities — Commissioner of Higher elect Ronald Reagan has given his and Ph.D. from the University of Education John Richardson. “full encouragement” to scientific Wisconsin. Richardson will meet with students in the ASUM Conference development, but he added “The follies of the past are Room in the University Center this afternoon primarily to Reagan does not have a good catching up with us,” and, as a discuss his proposal to raise tuition. understanding of history to put result, are affecting the levels of At the Board of Regents meeting last month, Richardson those developments in their proper funding for higher education, proposed to raise tuition for both residents and non-residents perspective. Costigan said. by $30 a quarter next school year. “ Reagan tends to act first and The most prominant folly, he For the 1982-83 academic year, tuition would increase an think later, if he thinks at all,” said, was the Vietnam War. additional $18 per quarter for residents, and $42 per quarter for Costigan said. The war, he said, has caused non-residents. It is necessary for those in t|ie almost all of the nation’s economic Richardson will also meet with students throughout the technical fields to have some and social problems, and could university system before Dec.