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Montana Kaimin University of Montana Wednesday, Jan. 16,1991 Vol. 93, Issue 41 Protesters: ’Hell no, we won't go...' MARK HUTCHINSON (top) gets support from his friend Shawn Trueman, ASUM SENATOR John Crocker raises an arm in anger while speaking to crowd outside Main Hail. sophomores from Helena. Doug Harding and freshman Gabrielle Gerace (below). '...we won't fight for Texaco' Thousands gather, protest Mideast war UN deadline marked with speakers, rally and peace vigil on oval Dan McComb/Kaimin By Dave Ojala Uz Hahn/Kaimin papers, and that stories about protests can ment and go,” he said. “But I’ll never take up hoped “they give it(peace) a shot.” for the Kaimin lead to bad morale. arms against another human being, and they He said the nice thing about the protest About 3,000 people gathered on the Oval “Bad morale leads to bad soldiers, and can’t make me do that” was that “you don’t have to be a so-called Tuesday to protest the American bad soldiers die,” he said. “I don ’ t want to see Alice Campbell spoke for Missoula dove to be here. You vould be a hawk or government’s rush toward war in the Middle that happen.” Women for Peace, and asked if Congress military person and hope they don’t jump East. ASUM Senator John Crocker said the and George Bush were going to war against into it” The rally started with a number of speak­ Bush administration is giving the public the wishes of the American people just so ers, after which about 2,600 people marched “sound bites instead of reasons” to justify Bush can “kick some butt and save face.” After reaching the courthouse, organizers to the Missoula County Courthouse to begin military action in the Gulf. After the speakers, the crowd, which had of the tally led the crowd in an emotional a 24-hour peace vigil. He also reminded the crowd about the thinned to about 2,600, marched to the court­ singing of “We Shall Overcome.” After the William D. Sparks, a Vietnam veteran, importance of Martin Luther King, Jr to all house. song, most of the crowd left, but many yelled opened the round of speakers, and told the Americans, and told them not to forget his Along the way, a person from Clark Fork out promises to return in the evening. crowd he agrees with the call for peace, but lessons. Realty came out of the office to complain On their way out of the courthouse yard, that he wanted to deliver a different message. “Never stop believing that the energies of about an American flag that a protester was a woman and her young son paused in front “Most of this crowd is not old enough to peace can be more powerful than the weap­ flying upside down. of a nearly empty “peace chest” placed on the remember Vietnam,” he said. “The anti-war ons of violence,” he said. “I don’t have a problem with demonstra­ steps. movement then became an anti-warrior Ed Tinsley, another member of the ASUM tions,” she yelled, “but I don’t like the flag “Is that the war chest?” asked the boy. movement. Please don’t do this again.” Senate, said he is a veteran of four years of being upside down.” “No, the war chest is in Washington, D.C. In an interview after he spoke, Sparks said military service, and that he has three more As the march neared the courthouse, This is a peace chest,” the mother said. “The he wanted to remind protesters that soldiers years of commitment left in the Reserves. Aubrey Dunkum, a retired Missoula resi­ war chest is filled with dollars, and this chest in the Gulf will receive their hometown news- “If the call comes, I’ll honor my commit­ dent, said he joined the march because he is filled with hope.” UM sophomore refuses to serve in Mideast By Dave Hastings Sargeson said he joined the Marine Corps right, only who’s left.” him to think that way, and it was not until Kaimin Reporter after his graduation from high school because Following his active duty, Sargeson said, three years ago that he began to think for A UM studen t and member of the National a recruiter “took me and four buddies out for he joined a Billings reserve unit. When he himself. Guard said Tuesday he will not go to the beer and convinced us that we could have a enrolled at UM, Sargeson transferred to the Sargeson said he became active in the Middle East if called. blast in the Marine Corps. National Guard, where he serves as a combat movement to provide aid to Nicaragua, Fred Sargeson, a 23-year-old sophomore “I know that my decision to refuse service engineer. adding that he “learned the truth about what studying political science, and a corporal in in the Gulf may have far- reaching conse­ Before enrolling at the university, Sarg­ was happening there and began to come to the National Guard, said “war is morally quences.” eson said he had “a bumper sticker on my car my own conclusions about what was right repugnant,” and “I will not fight in the Sargeson woreabutton on his black leather that said T love to kill Communists’.” Persian Gulf, I cannot.” jacket that stated, “War doesn’t decide what’s Sargeson said the military personnel told See "Refusal," page 12. Montana Kaimin Wednesday, Jan. 16,1991 ADSUM still seeks access By Karen Coates Watson, who graduated last quar­ problems, to the Office of Civil Kaimin Reporter ter. The current five-member Rights last week. He said he could not specifically name the listed The chairman of the Alliance for ADSUM board will soon be ex­ problems because of legal and Disabilities and Students at UM panded to seven members. Penn said he has three immedi­ privacy reasons. may be new to his position, but he is intent on making UM a barrier-free ate objectives for ADSUM: • To spread the word that acces­ “These are things that we’ve campus for disabled students. talked about and talked about and Bill Penn said at Tuesday’s first sibility is a civil right that must be talked about” in the past, he said ADSUM meeting of thequarter that guaranteed at UM. • To provide interpreters for “and nothing’s ever been done.” he met with Dean of Students Bar­ “We’re not pointing fingers at bara Hollmann last week and we UM’s hearing impaired students. any individual in the administra­ both agreed it is our civil right to • To guarantee learning-disabled tion,” Penn said. ‘ attend this university barrier-free.” students an equal opportunity to “I don’t want the impression that learn. “We want to work with the Ben Conard/Kaimin administration hand-in-hand,” he what we’re doing here is extra­ Penn said three hearing impaired SHANE FINDLAY, sophomore forestry, pitches a keg during "boondockers" day, said. curricular,” he said, adding that an students are scheduled to start here while protesters assemble to make a pitch for peace despite forester traditions. He added that his meeting with accessible campus is a right rather next fall, yet UM has no interpret­ Hollmann was productive rather than a privilege. ers to offer them. Crowd waits in vain Penn was chosen as ADSUM’s Penn said he sent an 8-inch than “vicious”. Hollmann was not available for comment. chairman by former president Larry packet, listing UM’s accessibility for ball tickets Tietz bids farewell to UM By Adina Harrison for the Kaimin By Christopher L. Moore Tietz said he hoped he had cre­ Kaimin reporter ated “very strong relations” be­ The early bird usually gets the each line to be redeemed for tickets tween MSU, UM and other Mon­ worm, but UM students who woke at noon. Tinsley said he did so in Outgoing Montana State Uni­ tana schools in his years as presi­ up early Tuesday in hopes of buy­ order to keep “peace and order” versity PresidentWilliam Tietz said dent. ing Saturday night tickets for the and clear out the UC. Tuesday the relationship between Given the “meager” resources Foresters’ Ball didn’ t have a Forestry student Scott Ripple MSU and UM would “improve” Montana universities have at their chance. said extra steps were taken this with the phasing in of a new presi­ disposal, they must work together Students who arrived at the UC year to make ticket sales more effi­ dent at MSU. to reach their goals and objectives, as early as 4:30 a.m. were told later cient. Two booths were set up in­ “It’s appropriate to have changes he said.