phni L y D iscusses the H orrors of Vietnam b, Philip H. Polk settled in Washington D C., after There was no security. We iLy. '80, came to the U.is. having moved from Guam to the rs ago as a refugee from needed to see a strong president Philippines, to Iceland and in the U.S. Anything was better He is presently a junior finally to a refugee camp in than Ford.” He thinks little of ics major and hopes to Arkansas. a CPA and open his current U.S foreign policy. In his Ly spoke no English for the usiness after graduate view I aiwan will get the “same first two months of his life in the thing Vietnam did from the U.S. He had to point to his pril 30, 1975. Saphni left Communists.” stomach when hungry, learn the Though Ly now considers just hours before South difference between nickles and fell to the Communists, himself an American now, he felt dimes and obtain clothing and bitter and angry towards the with two professors and survival necessities beyond the United States after the takeover ive students in a United two textbooks and one pair of of South Vietnam by the Com­ ir Force plane, pants which he had with him upon munists. Ly said, “ it was a only one of two students arrival. murderous decision’’ for the U.S. s high school class who is A Chinese Christian Church in to leave Vietnam “That decision d as a casualty of the Maryland decided to sponsor Ly is still killing people today.” Ly War Of the thirty-six and pay for his education, food went on to speak of the ts in his high school and clothing. He was able to rent “thousands who die” while at­ ting class, thirty-four his own apartment, and began to tempting to escape the Com­ nducted into the South learn English while studying munist regime in Vietnam and ese Army and later died S A P H N I LY —Photo: Curl Tallard Business Administration. He also blames the U.S. for the takeover bat. worked full time as a clerk for an Ly is constantly concerned iscussed why he is alive During his years at Saigon so planes leaving at that time, the accountant at the National In­ about his parents and the lay living in the U.S. Upon University Ly had to study under plane Ly was in was the only one stitutes of Health. thousands of others still living tion from high school all “great pressure.” While studying that was not bombed. Ly watched While at Montgomery College under Vietnamese Communism - in Saigon were required forestry and paper chemistry he the last plane blow up as it left Ly met Dr. Labeine Miller, an “ Freedom will not come a comprehensive test, knew that if he received one the runway. The pilot of his plane alumnus of Lawrence, who aided automatically,” says Ly. Angry ter passing the test would grade below a C he would be avoided being bombed by flying him in obtaining the necessary and worried about his parents allowed to attend the forced to join the army and fight. in a zig-zag formation. information to come to and family who ‘‘live like ¿ity. Those who did not Ly described having to run Ly will never return to South Lawrence. Ly passed his English animals,” he says people must ^re required to fight in the from the classroom during day to Vietnam. Although he originally competancy test, required of “accept the challenge of fighting day bombings. He could see believed that he would one day immigrants, and received his for freedom. Every human being rding to Saphni only 20-30 people dying, from the window of return, he now considers that the junior college diploma from should have peace and freedom of Vietnamese men aged the classroom, as bombs ex­ current situation there makes it Montgomery College. but it will not come as we just ;ere able to avoid par- ploded outside. He described how impossible. Ly discussed his views of the sit.” Every country in the world, on in the war. He was one one day the two professors and He left Saigon without even U.S., and its relationship with the Ly continued, must fight Com­ (few who maintained high thirty-five students fled the having time to say goodbye to his Vietnamese people and country munism in order to have peace grades to avoid being university and boarded the U.S. parents. They didn’t hear from in depth. In his words, “Vietnam and freedom. id to fight. Air Force plane. Of the dozen or him for a year, when he had felt lost with President Ford. con’t on pa««* 4 th, D y in g & E u th a n a s ia Parking Soultion: Fo x R iver by Diane Odeen “Any non-paid ticket should be “Penalties for nonpayment as “The parking situation at reported to the J-Board after 21 they stand are not consistent,” :st Tuesday night Robert the overdose. However, not all of Lawrence is not good,” says Tom days. This isn’t happening.” An says Lonnquist. The fines are eh spoke on “ Death, them agreed that he was legally Lonnquist, Acting Associate unpaid bill of any kind should doubled after 21 days. “They [and Euthanasia,”the dead. Dean for Campus Activities. result in withholding the should also be in line with what ture of the Humanities The first group said that he was “And some regulations make the students’ registration unless he the city charges for parking series on Biomedical dead because his neurological situation even less tolerable.” He or she pays or appeals. Lonnquist tickets,” which is considerably he purpose of the lecture functions had ceased. The second admits, however, that the says this is not being enforced less than Lawrence tickets. xamine “the impact of group said that he was not dead situation is not totally the fault of either. “I ’m assigning inaction to The new tickets would have a gical and technological because the heart was still Lawrence’s administration. both the students and the ad­ different format, explaining the ons on our personal beating. (They recommended that Students have certain ministration without assigning violation and procedure for and our social policies the plug be pulled from his responsibilities when they own a blame.” paying or appealing it. An added 0 the care of the dying.” respirator, and that he be allowed car on campus, according to A new parking legislation is clause included in the parking talked about the Karen to die.) Lonnquist. One of these is to being proposed to prevent a proposal is “pay now, appeal case, which brought The third group agreed with the register his or her vehicle. recurrence of over $3000 worth of later,” I-onnquist explained This e need for a better second, that the patient was still Failure to do this can result in a parking tickets issued this year, would mean that the student has The new proposal suggests ex­ responsibility to take care of the °f death. Presently, alive, but thought that he should $5 ticket, which doubles if it is not panded hours in some lots and an states define death as be kept alive on the respirator. paid. “ It’s free to register your ticket through Ed Borski, “educational process” in parking uction of all of a person’s Veach also discussed the need car,” notes Lonnquist, adding Director of the Physical Plant, tickets. before the student could appeal Laws in other states to distinguish between patients that it doesn’t make any sense not For the first three or four days a person is dead only who are alive, but will inevitably to. “Also, the students are not the ticket through lonnquist. of first term, cars violating “Most tickets could be taken e heart has stopped die soon, and patients who are using LUCC for their gripes,” he regulations would be issued a care of right away,” admitted still alive, but suffering from commented. “There’s power warning statement explaining I>onnquist, “if the student would ssibilities for extending something that will kill them there if one chooses to use it.” the legislation. Also, non­ just go talk to Ed (Borski) right e are becoming more unless doctors intervene. The administration also has responsibilities that they haven’t payment of tickets would result away. He’s reasonable.” If the e ’*ast each year. A sick Who can decide who shall live, enforced,’’ Lonnquist suggests. in a uniform fine of $10. fine was paid immediately, the n»w be frozen, in hopes and who shall die? Some people student would not be penalized e day a cure for his feel that the doctor should make further, and could still appeal the can be found. Human the decision, while others would ticket. be kept alive in- rather leave it up to the next of Women B-ballers triumph: John Stoner, LUCC student 'hrough the use of kin. Some states have even tried representative, is looking into ors. pacemakers, and using the “living will,’ in which another option. Area church 1 feeding. According people designate on paper what enter WIC-WAC playoff parking lots could be used for : ’ "No amount of lab to do if they are in one of the student parking. Under tentative however, as they tied the score at C£»n tell us . .. what we above conditions. Veach feels • During their last game of the regulations the church would 49-49, with thirty seconds left to ¡e°s M*th ,hese new found that even this method is im 'official season, the womens have the option to set limits on play.