-·----- ----- · - -,. -_Jl{o AP.f2.1L_ Iq~~ . Non-violence is the first· article of rny faith. -It is also the last· orticle of my creed. Mahatma GandhI 'EDITOR: Chris E. Cell· MANAGEMENT STAFF: c:!bowski ADVERTISING: Kris Mal· Time for humanity to start ·.ASSOCIATE EDITORS: zahn . NEWS: Laura Stemweis · · Todd Sharp . AlP. Wong BUSINESS: Dean Koenig JI'EA'roREs: Kim Jacob- OFFICE MANAGE~: son . · . Elaine Yun-Lin Voo --_ - living what it preaches . SPORTS: Tamas Houlihan . OONTRJBUTORS: ENVIRONMENT: Andrew JW Fassbinder Savaglan · Cal Tamanji Tom Weiland It's funny. Here I sat wondering As the world's nations haggle over COPY EDITOR: Trudy Stewart . auisHavel what I was going to write about in my doctrine . and dogmatic differences, i . Susan Higgins editorial for the religion issue, when I humanity sinks closer to the point PHOTOGRAPHY: Rich · . Nanette Cable where religious dogmas won't mean a . Bumslde spotted a yellowing stack of old news­ Paul Gaertner papers here in the Pointer office . .. thing. Humanists are attacked froin . A~~Qtants: Fred Bobensee DebKellom : Mike Groricb Chocked full of the daily dose of mali­ many different religious corners, yet . ~~~Ss cious mayhem, one newspaper sur­ their beliefs in the essential goodness . QBAPBICS: Jayne Micb- 'PblfJinUi prisingly offered me an idea for an and promise of the hwnan race may llg. be what saves us from self-destruc­ Alalatant: BUl Glassen editorial about religion. There, in the ·=:.~ulloo creased upper righthand corner of tion. In the swirling, confusing mass .ADVJsoa: Dan HouUban . Laura 8ebnke BldtKaufman ... page eight was a story about a second of religious doctrines that bombard Amy Schroeder wall being erected to keep Protes­ the world community we need to find MikeDaebn tants and Catholics from each other's some conimon denominators. · Robert Gatneau throats in Northern Ireland. If only Many attack humanism because Lindsey Wed Frost's oft-quoted remark about good they feel it is centered in mankind ~«!l-~~~- fences making good neighbors had rather than in some Superior Being beentrue. such as God, Allah or Buddha. Yet As I solemnly reflected on the con­ these detractors ignore an essential 'Die ~ is a second class tinuing tragedy in Northern Ireland, ingredient in most of the world's re­ publicatioll (USPS01111240) publilbed ligions: most of them offer concepts • weekly on 'lbur8day by tbe University it occurred to me that hwnanity com­ rl'Ri8c:onsin-Ste Point and the UW­ mits more crimes in the name of reli­ that closely parallel the Christian Syitem Board of RegentS, 113 gion than any other. idea of man created in the image of Ccnnu~ Arts Center, stevens Protestants and Catholics battle in God. If we are supposedly created in Point, Wl54481. Northern Ireland. Innocent Iranians the image of a supernatural being .. POSTMASTER: Send addrtia of the B'Hai faith bear the brunt of that is the paradigm of goodness, do change to PoUlter, 113 Communication we not inherit some of it from otir Arts Center, stevens Point, WI54481. the Ayatullah's religious oppression. ....... ia written and edited by tbe Sikh's and Hindus in India carey out spiritual mentor? As I look around Pelater staff, ccmpoeed rl UWSP the Old Testament admonition of "an this planet, despite its many prob­ students, and they are sohHy eye for an eye" with startling and vi­ lems, I believe we do. responsible fOI' its editorial content and cious regularity. And, of course, what "Hwnan rights" remains the ban­ policy. • would the myriad of conflicts in the ner of greatest hope to hwnanity as . Middle East be without a healthy we struggle to find the common de­ dose of religious rhetoric. It's a sad nominator that will insure our happi­ situation and, unfortunately, we in ness. The rights of greatest impor­ ~~· America are not immune. tance remain those that promise us a · While President Reagan and others life of relative peace and prosperity, in his administration rail about "God­ and yet, in so many instances, we deny these rights to others hoping our Letters to tbe editOI' will be less commies,'' our Central Intel­ accepted only if they are typewritten ligence Agency mines harbors in Nic­ own peace· and prosperity will grow. and signed, and should not exceed a aragua hoping to turn back the clock Such selfishness simply breeds the in­ maxirmun fi 250 words. Names will to the days when peasants were a equity that remains the root of many be witbbeld from publication only if cheap, reliable source of multination­ of our conflicts. It may be impossible appropriate reason ia given. Polater al exploitation. While billions of dol­ to obtain world-wide equality, but cer­ reserves tbe right to edit letters if tainly more can be done by those of necessary and to refuse to print lars are sunk in the Pentagon to feed letters not suitable for publication. our insatiable appetite for military us who have been given so much. But All correspondence should be might, one billion of. our global neigh­ it's going to take more than pietistic - addressed to Polater, 113 bors go to sleep unfed. When-the pres­ words, it requires true sacrifice. Ccmmnnication Arts Center, UWSP, ident and others call this a Christian Yes, religion remains the rationale Stevens Point, Wisconsin 5t481. for many of our actions. Hasn't the Written permiS8ion is required fOI' nation they conveniently ignore the the reprint of all materials many "un-Christian" acts perpe­ time come when we begin to live it pnaented in Pelater. trated by this nation every day. rather than talk about it? · Chris Celichowski · I News Features· Sports Earthbound Contents Regenstein and Lavelle debate Life in a religious order•.• p.10 Sofiballers back on track. •. p. 21 A trip to Utah's canyons ••. p.17 ...p.5 School prayer... p.ll Pointers play hard ball with Stew Udall speaks out. •.'p.18 Results of SGA elections ...p. 5 Apparitions claimed by late Oshkosh ...p. 22 Cravens honored... p. 18 TAUWF symposium on faculty . area resident... p. 11 Tracksters lose to Michigan A taste of nature's poetic good- pay... p. 7 P.M. interview: Stephanie Tech... p. 23 ness.•. p.18 April -26, 1984 In My View: Todd Hotchkiss Chase•.• p.12 Lady thinclads triumphant••. .•. p. 7 Native American religion... p. 23 What's left-:-the key to tackling p. 12 Men's tennis ••• p. 23 Vol. ·27 No. 2·9 pollution problems••. p. 6 Plant problems ••• p. 13 The Right Stuff-a visit to James Taylor in concert••• p.13 Soviet's friendship society••• p. 6 ' •· Pointer Page 3 Bstablished.1981 .M.·A.IN. -·S"'RE·ET1 I .·· ~~~-ative to the curriculum? ~-~~~~~·~··~--------------~~---~~- -~---~~-·· _i_ll___ ·Ft~-~-1fl~ ··__ ·~~~~------~-----------~~~~ Food service management·major proposed ' . A new major in ·food ~rvice the exceptional education pro­ to pursue one, two or all . three of Home Economics, would be traditional program, students management has been proposed gram be certified as teachers of certifications. · created in large part through the emotionally disturbed and also could specialize in commu­ forUWSP. Local education professors curricular revisions. The gener­ In addition, the dietetics ma­ mildly-moderate mentally re­ nity nutrition. Majors in the lat­ stated that for teachers in the al food and nutrition option and ter field would be given a back­ jor would be revised to include tarded. future to be employable in the.experimental food and nutri­ ground in the ar~as of manage­ two new options, in general die­ QuTently, the School of Edu­ tional option in the food and nu­ cation offers a categorical certi­ exceptipnal education programs, ment, marketing, program plan­ tetics and in community nutri­ . they will need to be certified in trition major would be deleted. fication program in exceptional ning and computer science tion. more than one area of excep-tio- And the other option in food ser­ needed for work in private prac­ · The Faculty Senate has ap- education for teachers in the . nality. New administrative rules categories of learning disabili­ vice ·management would be tice or commercial firms. Exer­ . proved the request and asked fi­ governing teacher . certification expanded to the major tO pre-: cise physiology would provide nal okay from the UW System. ties or early childhood-excep­ in exceptional education have tional educational needs. pare professionals for growing another health component that It also is seeking approval from been passed by the Legislature eareer opportunities. would ·prepare the majors to H accepted by the DPI, educa­ the· Department of Public In­ and will go into effect in 1986. In the revised dietetics major, work in corporate fitness and struction to have graduates of tion students here would be able The new major, in the School besides being able to pursue the wellness settings. Kann is Fred the fresh-&uit ·peddler AD assistant professor of edu­ dler, Kann is a juggler, gymnast brary, I have the librarian pull formerly taught at OW-Mil­ ist-in-Residence funded by the cation at UWSP has an alias - and story-teller. In ·addition to the books off the shelf,'' he says, waukee and UW-Parkside. Wtsconsin Arts Board. He will he's known as Fred the fresh­ making children laugh, the "and when it's over; they can Kann holds a master's degree be appearing at schools, art cen­ fruit peddler to children entertainments also encourage check them out.". from Claremont College in Cali­ ters, community centers and li­ throughout the state. them to read books. fornia, a Ph.D. from UW-Madi­ ~aries. Robert Kann, a reading spe­ Kann claims humor is condu­ Many of Kann's roles are cive to learning for all ages. He son, and also has studied at the · Some of Kann's other future cialist at UWSP also is a per­ adapted from literature, such ~ says he ~es to get his universi­ London School of Economics.