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PAID Seattle,WA. the PermitNo.2783 Spectator February 3, 1988 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY Activist lectures on nuclear war BerriganActivist lectureschallengeson nuclear war listeners to think ByANN-MARIESMITH than 30 years and has been nominated staff reporter for three National Book Awards.He is currently workingin a hospice inNew Any nuclear weapon in the hand of York City. anyone is blasphemous, says Daniel JosephMcGowan,S.J., campus min- Berrigan, S.J., civil rights activist. ister, was impressed with the way Ber- With "smallcourage and small hammer rigan interacted withpeople and withhis in hand,"Berriganhas dedicatedhislife integrity. to the ongoing struggle againstnuclear He is a man doing important things war. but is not caught up in the importance Berrigan spoke at noon last Wed- of it,saidMcGowan. nesday on "Imagining and Working Berriganisaman of visionand "great Toward aNon-Violent World" toa full self parity," compelled to be with EngineeringBuildingauditorium. people for people,McGowan said. "He v^ "We are making from a sister or is a consummate writer and thinker of IV^ brother to anenemy and from anenemy the highestorder." fcyo to a corpse," said Berrigan. Disarm- While on campus, Berrigan also had fk^ ament can not come about through the the opportunity to drop in on a few increase of nuclear weapons. "Nukes classes. The reaction from the psy- begetnukes," he said. chology and economics students he -^> In the face of theincreasingsupply of visited were mixed. nuclear weapons, Berrigan and his Berrigan raised issues such as the overwhelmingamount ofmoney,scien- His goal wasn't to tific knowledge andskills thataregoing give answers , but to into the buildup of nuclear arms as many in our country perish. He also give us food for emphasizedthehypocrisy ofaChristian thought. universitysponsoringaReserve Officer --Carole Airut, senior Training Corp program (ROTC) on campus. pre-med student. «* Then he opened the floor for friends, a group called Ploughshares, questions.Berrigan turned the tables on Daniel Berrigan, S.J., civil rights activist, questions the amount of money, picked up their small hammers and those who questioned him. "I don't scientific knowledge and skill going into the buildup of nuclear arms. proceededtoput to death,death itself,a know—what do you think?" was a few yearsago, saidBerrigan. commonresponseby Berrigan. Berrigan started more of a reflective more and to think about her respon- Berriganandfriends enteredaGeneral "I don't know how productive his process within each person, "where all sibilites asacitizen and voter,she said. Electric plant in Philidelphia where method was in that type of situation," actionhas tobegin,"McDowall said. Carole Airut, a senior pre-med secretproduction of first-strike mark-12 saidMary McDowall,a juniorfrom the "I thought he was really interesting student, was not disappointed with weaponry and other nuclear weapons MatteoRicciCollege. and raised a lot of good questions, Berrigan atall. was taking place. Due to the unbe- McDowall saidBerrigan didnot offer McDowall said.However, she said she "I understood what he was trying to lievable lack of security, they gained enough alternatives to nuclear pro- believed most students wentawaydisap- bring across.Ithink a majority of the entranceundetected,saidBerrigan, liferation. pointed because they were expecting students weredisappointedbecause they The group of 10 entered a room of "Heis advocatingthatpeople take the answers to thenuclear war situation. were lookingforan answer," saidAiruL nuclear cone heads and put their ham- inititive to act on their beliefs,and the "It seemed likea cop-outon his part" "His goal wasn't to give answers,but to mers to work,he said. authority position he is in gives him because he left everybody hanging, giveus food for thought." They wereeventually discoveredand theability tocommunicate tous his so- McDowall said. "We can't expectsomebody to do the arrested. lutions and ideas for nuclear dis- McDowall was not stimulated to act job for us,wehave toeach individually As wellasbeing an activist,Berrigan armament.But instead,he just stopped inregards to the world nuclear situation find our own way" of dealing with has beena poet and an author for more atbeinga thoughtprovoker," shesaid. but was influenced to think about it nucluir armament, Airutadded. What should be SU's role in AIDS education ? Karl Thuralson, Sophomore "Obviously, Idon't think SU should pretend the problem isn't there. Somehow, a lot of people say, "This isn't nice to talk about," and they try to sweep the issue under the rug. So,it's important to be real open about the education ofAIDS." Donna Domingo, Junior Julie Kenny, Sophomore Jerry Evergreen, Senior Saleh Bakr, Junior Criminal English major Chemistry major Pschology major Justice major AIDSeducation is important because "Weare livinginapredominantly gay "We need to deal with AIDS openly, "I think there should be more it cuts out all of the stereotypesand the area. Capitol Hillis known as the 'gay we can't be afraid of it.There is a role educationbecausepeople sometimes are fears. Especially since the priest with area,' so thereshould bemoreeducation. SU needs to undertake regarding the ignorant.It isa very dangerousdisease, AlDS(Peter Davis, S.J.) might be AIDS doesn't bother me that much education of thedisease-possibly some andstudents-everyone-needstoknow." coming here, it's important something because it's not a fear Ihave,although safe sex issues or maybe even having be doneabout educating students." there are a lot of people terrifiedabout condoms available in the Health Center Photos by Stacia A.M.Green iL" or thedorms." CompiledbyMikeSheehan , VolumeLVHI No.82(478-800) NEWS WashPIRG gathers signatures for chapter ByTASHASTEPHENSON Thereare ten regularpetitioners,who staff reporter as of last Friday, have collected 1,200 signatures, said Philp. "We are really Students for Washington Public trying to reach night school students Interest Research Group (WashPIRG), now because they areoften missed," he the state's largest enviromental and said. consumer advocacyorganization,began There will be one general meeting a petition last week to find out if each quarter for allinterested students. students want a WashPIRG chapter on Students at thismeeting will be divided campus that would be funded by a $3 into project groups. One group will waivablefeeon the tuition statement. work on adecidedconsumer issue. The WashPIRG will appeal to the admin- other group will work on a larger state istration toestablishacampus chapterif wide enviromental issue. Forums, 2,300 students or more support the speakers,reports andsurveys,focusing organization, said Alex Philp, SU on thedecided issues, willbe presented Student for WashPIRG. to thecampus, saidLippeatt. Demolition of the building on the corner of 12th Avenue and Cherry Street Last week a letter was sent to SU students will be selected by came to a halt after a chemical spill. William J. Sullivan,S.J., president of students to sitonWashPlßG's local and SU to inform him of the petition, had state boardof directors. Thelocal board Punctured tank leaks notheard from SullivanasofMonday. is the link between the campus and the The establishment of the fee is stateboard, said Philp. The state board, imperative to the organization of a which includes students from the at site chemicals cleaningthe machinery. chapter of WashPIRG, according Universityof WashingtonandEvergreen ByMONICA to ALQUIST Duringdemolition,workerspunctured Dave Lippeatt, advisor to WashPIRG. StateCollege is legally responsible for staff reporter the tank. The fire department blocked "We need an adequate, stable funding WashPIRG, saidPhilp. streets firefighters forums, A chemical spill thought to be toxic the while tested the base for such things as WashPIRG has been established for chemical spill. internshipsand state widecampaigns." 12 years, working throughthe system- brought several fireenginesandaid cars The contents of the chemical spill "Those who support not against it—and nonpartisan, to the comer of 12th Avenue and East students what is a were motor oil and solvents. The spill we're doing can support and those nonprofit organization, Philp. Cherry Street,blocking the intersection us added was not toxic, said Davis. "Our testing who don't can waive the fee," said Pat This yearWashPIRG will for about 45 minutes around 3:30 p.m. concentrate of the substance informed us that there McDonald,SUstudent for WashPIRG. on working to pass initiative 97 which lastWednesday. isnodanger," headded. All money generated is put into a would developastatesuperfundtoclean Demolition workers were in the final However,thefire department returned general fund and students decide what up toxic waste,replacing the existing stages of demolishing the Metal to the scene at 6:21p.m. because a gas will be done with it,saidLippeatt. one, and to reform voter registration Laundry building when they were leakage was reported.In moments, the