Seattle nivU ersity ScholarWorks @ SeattleU The peS ctator 1-18-1990 Spectator 1990-01-18 Editors of The pS ectator Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/spectator Recommended Citation Editors of The peS ctator, "Spectator 1990-01-18" (1990). The Spectator. 1845. http://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/spectator/1845 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks @ SeattleU. It has been accepted for inclusion in The peS ctator by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ SeattleU. OPINION I I CPADTC 1 More parking woes S.U. playing games I Women face tough for S.U. students... with non-traditional I Western squad... students... B - - ■ see page 3| see page 5 | see page91 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S.POSTAGE PAID SEATTLE,WA the Spectator PERMIT NO.2783 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY ASSU asks for student input in yearly survey Results will determine the issues for this year's agenda for our representatives ByKIMBERLY MEDVEDICH A&E Editor Photo by Michele Glode Get yourpencilsready! It'stimefor you totell SeattleUniversityhow itmeasures up.Expressyourthoughts,feelingsandconcernson upcom- ing Stateofthe Student survey. Congresswoman sees American TheAssociatedStudents ofSeattleUniversityuses thesurvey todeter- mine SUcurrently functions and what students would like tosee inthe becoming future. middle class extinct Sinceits beginning three years ago,the annual survey has expanded ByTERRYJ.ONUSTACK oughbredhorses than youarerais- hasbeen ready to go before Con- over400percent.Duringitsfirstyearonly70ballots werereturnedwhich OpinionEditor ing children under the tax code... gressfor five years,butSchroeder consistedof a written comment format. Lastyear, out of 1,500 ballots That'scrazy.Wealso haveamar- says that the votesneeded to pass only 400ballots werereturned. This year theASSUishoping toreceive "Noriega, Samosa, Baby Doc, riagepenaltytax.Wedoublecharge the legislationjustare not there. 1,000ballot out of 5,000printedupaccording toASSUpresident,Dave Pinochet andMarcos are the toxic married couples on Social Secu- "The bill calls for ten weeks of Paul. wasteof eighties foreign policy," rity. (Sen. Daniel Patrick) leave without pay upon the adop- The current survey consistsof adifferent format than last year's,in according toCongresswoman Pat Moynihanisright. Wearemoving tion or birth of baby.That is still whichthe top10issuesofstudent concern wereconsidered. The current Schroeder (D-Colo.). allthis stuff ontothemiddle class's less than anyother country does." ballotcontainsa varietyofquestions whichpin-pointmorespecific topics AsapartoftheRobertE.Colbert back.And they were the ones who Schroeder also expressed con- From thelist ofquestionsprovided, the topfiveconcerns will betaken Lecture Series at Shoreline Com- smiled and cheered for Ronald cernover thedisappearingAmeri- intoconsiderationby the ASSU,and they will workwith SUintrying to munity College last Thursday, Reagan.,"said Schroeder. can middle class. While average find solutions to theproblems. "By having five top concernsinsteadof Schroeder,anine-termrepresenta- Schroeder also advocates na- costofa house wentup$70,000in 10,theissueswill becoveredingreatdetailandallow for morerepresen- tive who is con- the 1980's,whi^e tatives to handle each issue,"said Paul. sidered a viable theaverage wage Paulalsoacknowledged that ASSUwould like tosee students tofeel candidate for the wentuponly $64 free tocomeinandhelpfind waystosolve theproblemsthatinterestthem. 1992Democratic n constant dol- Lastyearsresultsdidchangesomeofthekeyissuesstudents stated that Convention, ars. neededattention.Oneof themajorissuesinthe pastwason thecondition spokeon theper- "Noriega,Samosa,Baby Doc,Pinochet andMar-" Schroeder not of the library. It received an extra$100,000 to improve journals and spectives of the cos arethe toxic waste ofeightiesforeignpolicy... only sees young circulation,it implemented an Info-track system to find periodicals, amilies being addedalounge , 19905. -U.S.Rep.Pat Schroeder inthereadingroom andanendowmenthasbeenproposed Americans,ac- priced out of the for theSecond CenturyCampaign. cording to American dream Added to the success of last years survey, the food services have Schroeder, lost of owning a improved. 'The survey opened up some eyes in Food Services their visioninthe home, but also departmentand let themknow what the students wished to have. The 1980s. "We are sees older fami- studentsneed tolet themknow their currentneedsinorder forfutureim- number one in divorce, we are tionalchild leavelegislation. "If a ■beingunable toafford tosend provements,"Paulstated. number one in drug and alcohol childdoesnotbondtoit'smomand their college-aged children to IssuesthatPaul thoughtwouldbeofmajor concern for this years were abuse, we are number one in vio- dad, how can it bond to a larger school.Inthemeantime,theyoung parking, multi-cultural sevicesand women's supportservices. 'These lenceinthe family. Ofeveryoneof family unit,to a community, toa families face the further burdenof typesofprograms arenecessary if weare trying tohave peopleofcolor the industrial nations, we do the city, toanything else?" wondered finding affordable, yet nurturing and females succeed at thesamerateof males,"explainedPaul. least forpeople." Schroeder, pointing out that the childcare. Thereare three waysfor you,the student,togiveyourinputintheState Schroeder suggests thatrevital- U.S.isoneofonly fivecountries to "Wepaypeopleinchildcareless of the Student survey. Youcan pickupasurvey anddropitinthe drop izingAmericabegins bystrength- say to women havingchildren that than wepayparkinglotattendants. boxes foundaround campus,contact oneof the 15 representativeswho cningthefamily.Thefirststepbeing "it is yourbaby oritisyour job." Theyare going todigusup(inthe eachmustcollect25surveys,orwaituntil therepsgo tooneclassinevery toredesign the U.S. tax code. This lack of bonding between future) and think that we wor- department toconduct the surveys. 'Thefirst thingyouhavetofixis parentandchild lead tolater drug shippedcars," fretted Schroeder. TheASSU wouldlike students togive theirinput on issues they want the fact that youarebetter offrais- and crime problems according to toaddress. So, fillout the survey to improve the future for SUand its ing thoroughbred dogs or thor- Schroeder. A parental leave bill SCHROEDER: cont.onpage2 community. VOLUMELX NUMBER XI JANUARY 18, 1990 FEATURES Gorbachev restructuring education inthe Soviet Union, says Soviet philosopher By ERYNM.HUNTINGTON stillteachingMarxistphilosophy, their government. StaffReporter the new curriculum no longer According toZelenkov,thecur- emphasizesthehistoryofCommu- renteconomic crisis in theSoviet nism. The present generation of Unionis to blame. Zelenkov said Thoughunsuccessfulin restruc- students,whoZelenkov compared that some economists estimatein- turing the Soviet economy, Gor- to American and French students flationtobebetween sevenand11 bachev'splanof"restructuring"or ofthe19605,demandamoreopen percent.Consumerproductsassoap perestroika, has made radical curriculum. They freely criticize arescarce,dueinpart toastrikeby changesinthe teachingofphiloso- Marxism and enjoy studying the coal miners last summer which phy,explainedaSoviet professor same philosophicalproblems and crippled the transportation indus- visitingSeattleUniversityJanuary theories as Americancollege stu- try. 10. dents. Consequently, Zelenkov ex- Zelenkov said that the purpose The Soviet educational system plained,consumersare filled with ofthenew curriculumis"toelabo- demands emphasisonphilosophi- discontent and frustration. The ratethemodemtheoryofsocialism caleducation.Therearemore than promisedreformsseemtohaveleft inorder totransformoureconomy, 25,000Sovietphilosophers atwork them worseoff thanbefore. todeveloptheprinciplesofdemoc- todayinthemanyinstitutes,trying Inaddition,thepeoplearedissat- racyandopenness,andtoimprove tofind theoretical solutions to the isfiedby theirminimal standardof the wee-beingoftheSovietpeople practicalsocialandeconomicprob- living and the poor quality of at lems faced by the Soviet Union. medical services to Photoby Terry Onustack last." available them. Dr.Anatoly Zelenkov carefully Theydo the work that economists Themost lethal of subtle threat at reception U. S. Representative Pat Schroeder listens to a question a described thenew philosophy cur- and political scientists do in the toperestroikais thedecayofpublic following atShorelineCommunityCollegelastweek. her speech riculum to be used in all Soviet UnitedStates,whatDr.DanDom- support. Zelenkov said that in a schoolsby 1990 in the contextof browski,aphilosophyprofessorat recentpoll,57percentofthepeople Rep. Schroeder: 'Immense Gorbachev'sprogramofreformand SUdescribedas theSoviet version questionedsaidtheyhadnofaith in itsproblems. of the"thinktank." Thesethinkers the future, while only 20 percent. expense is mainly indefense' Dr.Zelenkovis Chairmanof the aremuchneededifperestroikaisto wereoptimistic about thereforms. DepartmentofPhilosophyatßyelo- be successful. Somehow, the people must be SCHROEDER: from page1 coming over theborder. Yes,they russian StateUniversity inthecity Howcan the teachingofphiloso- motivated to work with Gor- maybecomingover theborderbut of Minsk,the fifth largest city in phy influence the success ofGor- bachev'splanto turn theeconomy Theinability of many topay for they are bringing suitcases, cam- the U.S.S.R. witha population of bachev'srestructuring?Theanswer around. highereducationisavitalconcern eras, etc... TheBerlin