opinion page 9 inside page 10 Trying to The Paramedics' Educate Mission Ourselves Students Join Hands to Promote Peace, Unity circle in front of the library. The group By Tonya Graham proceeded to walk around in the circle for­ Assistant Campus Editor mation, dancing to the sounds of the peace music, then everyone ran to the center for a Although Hands Across Campus fell far short time of “ group hugs. ” of the number of students needed to reach from “ I felt great. It was just a lpt of beautiful Cheadle Hall to Storke Plaza, approximately people getting together to try and promote 250 students joined hands at noon Tuesday to peace ... to try and bring as many students express their desire for world peace and to together as possible to think about what’s going promote unity at UCSB. on in the world and show that together we can Throughout the event, KCSB played peace make a difference,” former A.S. President Ken songs to add to the mood of unity and friend­ Greens tein said. ship; many participants wore balloons on their “ It was so unusual to see hundreds of wrists which they later released in a symbolic students at UCSB form a giant circle (for display of freedom. peace),” Smith said. “ I think it blew the minds “The event was organized as a gesture of students who don’t recognize the need for toward peace with no specific goal, so however themselves to take some part in personal and it turned out was OK,” said Mikhael Smith, social transformation.” Associated Students internal vice president. Sophomore Joan Scibetta was one student “ It didn’t make it all the way across campus, who did recognize the need for students to take but it was only the first attempt,” said Smith, action to promote world peace. “ I want to adding that if the event is sponsored next year, make a statement and I think it’s good to get he hopes to improve organization and publicity involved even on a small-term basis. It (Hands beforehand. Across Campus) serves the same purpose as “ (Hands Across Campus served) to create Hands Across America, and that is to raise an awareness that if we work together and try awareness,” she said. to support and be friends to one another, that Isla Vista resident Matthew Ellington we can make positive changes,” said senior agreed. “ This is an important event. It follows Scott Forman, a member of Students for Hands Across America for which the purpose Peace. “ I think that when people do something was and is a fund-raising event for the nation’s in the spirit of friendship and peace that it so-called homeless, and being lumped in that lessens differences,” he said. category.... Where is our part of Hands Across Sophomore Richard Hewitt agreed. “ I felt America? What do we do to trace the pathology like the people I was standing near were of homelessness right here in our own com­ completely different in the way they were munity?” he said. dressed, in their personalities and probably in “Our joining hands serves to symbolize our beliefs. But in this one area (of a desire for peace starting at home with each of us working peace) we were united,” he said. together,” said senior Robyn Santee. “ If it “ All too often people just walk by each other doesn’t start with individual people, then we’re without seeing that we’re all humans ... (this not going to get anywhere,” she said. event is) a statement of unity,” said senior Senior Barbara Knipple also saw the need for Steffanie Levinson. “ It’s so beautiful for me to individuals to work for peace. “ This is just a see people together joining hands with smiles small contribution, a very small contribution, RICHARD O'ROURKE/Nm u s on their faces, especially if they don’t know but it was worth taking the time,” she said. “ I Kerry Rosenberg high-kicks for peace during Tuesday’s Hands Across each other,” she said. think that it’s really necessary for us to make a Campus e v e n t . Although the event drew approximately 250 participants, Students and community members joined statement on issues such as homelessness to let hands from the Arbor to the south entrance of the campus know what’s going on,” she said. it was not as successful as organizers had hoped it would be. South Hall, then moved together to form a (See HANDS, p.6) Many See Santa Barbara Senator as Strong Challenger for 1990 Governor By Mariko Takayasu Bradley by landslide margins. Capital Correspondent After more than a year of exploring the possibilities of running a successful gubernatorial campaign, 42-year-old Hart bowed out of the race for the state’s highest leadership SACRAMENTO — If state Sen. Gary Hart ran for governor post and left Bradley unchallenged for a rematch with this year, he would have given Los Angeles Mayor Tom Deukmejian. Bradley a tough fight in the June Democratic primary “ The time wasn’t right,” Hart said in an interview. He said election. he didn’t know if he could muster up the campaign funds If Hart defeated Bradley in the June primary, he would needed for a successful campaign against Deukmejian. have “ undoubtedly” given GOP Gov. George Deukmejian an Current figures show Deukmejian’s war chest at $7 million. even greater fight. “ I made the right decision,” Hart said. “ The question was, These are just two propositions that some high-ranking could I have raised enough to wage an effective campaign? I Democrat and Republican leaders in Sacramento talk about wasn’t sure if I could,” he said. State Sen. Gary Hart when analyzing state polls that show Deukmejian leading (See HART, p.13) Artificial Stimulants Are Popular During Finals By Karl Larsen "The best way to (work overtime) is relaxation — deep relaxation may is based on good, sound nutrition.” Reporter Caffeine is used in pick-me-ups because it lessen your need for sleep." stimulates the central nervous system, causing — Victor Kogler, Office of Substance Abuse an awakened feeling, explained Victor Kogler, While tending a bar in Santa Barbara, drug program administrator for the Office of Michael Scigliano noticed a serious problem. bartending.” The Center for Academic Skills Enrichment Substance Abuse in Santa Barbara. “ I saw people drinking, smoking, and putting Scigliano’s product, which he originally does not advocate all-night study sessions, said As opposed to products such as No Doz, stuff up their noses, and I saw what it did to called “ Michael’s Brew,” can now be found Bob Kolar, CASE learning skills counselor. which consist mostly of caffeine, Uptime relies them,” he said. throughout the country under the name Up­ “ We strongly discourage it. You are not just more on nutrients, Nuzzo said. “ When the Scigliano later concocted what was intended time. studying for one class (during finals week).... central nervous system is stimulated, it looks to be a hangover remedy made of vitamins, Promoters of “ organic” stimulants such as The drain on you is so great it is going to put for nutrition, and we provide that.” organic compounds and caffeine in pill form. Uptime say their products are a safer way to you out of balance,” Kolar said. “ Five hundred million cups of coffee are Instead, people found it better as a pick-me-up, stay awake, and as finals week looms closer, But Uptime is a “ nutritionally based food drunken every day in the United States. Caf­ he said. students will try all kinds of ways to stay up supplement,” said Dr. Pat Nuzzo, president of feine is 1 percent of that,” Nuzzo said, adding “ Everybody liked it,” he said. “ Pretty soon, late. But campus study counselors say the all- the Santa Barbara-based Uptime Co. “ People that tars, oils, and pesticides, not caffeine, I was making more of the product than I was nighter may be hazardous to your health. are always going for the caffeine. Our product (See UPTIM E, p.16) 2 Wednesday, May 28,1986 Daily Nexus Headliners F ro m th e A s s o c ia te d P r e s s World Nation State African Nations Ask Soviets Willing to Let Former Representative for Increase in Aid to Certain Citizens Discusses Old Age Ease Economic Crisis Emigrate to U.S. Issues at Convention V UNITED NATIONS — Africa asked industrial nations for at WASHINGTON — In the biggest exodus of its kind in three ANAHEIM — Former Rep. Shirley Chisholm warned least $40 billion in new aid a id debt relief Tuesday at a decades, the Soviet Union pledged to open the gates to 117 of thousands of retirees Tuesday that economic gains for the special session of the U.N. General Assembly called to its citizens yearning to join their families in the United elderly are likely to be eroded by “ the cold, icy winds of consider the continent’s economic crisis. States, the State Department announced Tuesday. conservative government. ’ ’ President Abdou Diouf of Senegal said the proposed new The Reagan administration praised the decision as a “ The decade of the 1980s promises to be somewhat aid, more than double the current annual level of Western “ significant step” and said the move would settle 36 of 126 retrogressive in America in terms of some of the economic assistance, would be “ only ... a complementary financial divided-family cases the United States has been pressing and social gains that we made during the 1960s and 1970s,” contribution” to Africa’s own “ mobilization of internal Kremlin leaders to resolve.