The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 60, Issue 7 - November 08, 1982

Loyoia Marymount University November 8, 1982 Volume 60 Number 7 Nuclear awareness aimed at campus Ed Asner, accompanied by his wife, spoke about social problems at the three-day “Central America and Arms Race Conference” held on campus-over the weekend . (Loyolan photo Paul Bernal) Arms conference BY SHERI KEE Loyolan News Editor The Campus Ministry spon¬ sored conference, “Central America and The Arms Race,” held this weekend in St. Roberts Auditorium, was well attended due to 16 key speakers. The speakers were chosen bas¬ ed on their experience in understanding the socio-political and economic challenges of the arms race. “We held this conference to make people aware of the pro¬ blem. I don’t know how suc¬ cessful we were but the success will be determined by what the participants take with them and what happens from here,” Fer¬ nando Moreno of Campus Ministry offered. The focus of the conference was to show the correlation bet¬ ween the industrial countries — mainly the U.S. and U.S.S.R. — mass production of weaponry and the poverty of the Third World. Points were made that over-spending by governments pauses an imbalance in the world economy. The point was made that for mere tens of thousands of dollars in military spending, about 18,000 jobs are lost. ‘( The U.S.) learned how to play ‘nuclear chicken’ and win.’ Seymour Melman, noted author and engineering pro¬ fessor at Columbia University, spoke on “Peace and the Economy.” Very critical of the Reagan Administration’s hand¬ ling of the arms race problem, Melman disclosed what he calls “a chapter in American history that has been lost”. According to Melman, Presi¬ dent John Kennedy and his Ad¬ ministration formalized a pro¬ posal to reverse the arms race but the Cuban missle crisis inter¬ rupted what, he says, could have changed history. “In April 1962 President Ken¬ nedy publieally announced his proposal entitled, “Blue Print for the Peace Race,” Melman began. “This proposal provides for a three-stage development for disarmament of weapons, nuclear and otherwise, to be enacted over a ten-year period.” Melman said the Soviets had issued a proposal as well and was slated for consideration at the International Geneva Con¬ ference in 1962. However, when the U.S. and Cuba began a stand off during the missle crisis, this shattered the possibility of any agreement. “The Kennedy Whitehouse learned how to play ‘nuclear chicken’ and win. There was no need to have proposals for the reversal of the arms race,” Melman contended. Melman criticized the Reagan Administration’s military spen¬ ding. “We want freeze and reversal of the arms race using the 1962 proposal as a guideline. The timetable is there and [so is\ the succession of steps necessary. There can be no reversal unless there is a reversal of decision making.” Many participants expressed a feeling of , commitment to become more involved in ending the arms race. A visiting Univer¬ sity of Southern California stu¬ dent expressed, “I came to this conference to become more educated, so I can educate my peers [as] to what’s going on. I feel more young people need to become involved in the arms race dilemma because radiation has no boundaries.” Campus forum By SHERI KEE I ovolan News Editor This past week of November 1 could have been called “Nuclear War Awareness Week.” The University presented two infor¬ mational workshops on the arms race and the threat of nuclear war, The first was a forum enti¬ tled, “Nuclear War: Target Los Angeles/’ Three £,MU pro¬ fessors, Michael McCarthy, Kenneth Weare and Brother An¬ thony Smulders, discussed the moral, physical and medical aspects of nuclear war and the arms race. Professor Weare began the discussion by giving some insight on the Catholic Church’s stand in the arms race controversy. “The Catholic Church has assumed a leading role in the race, much to the displeasure of the defense department and the current Administration,” Weare began . ‘ ‘Bish ops worldwide are calling for disarmament. Both European and U^S. bishops are meeting to issue a statement on the arms race by the end of this year or the beginning of next.” Weare stated that in in this proposal, the bishops are calling for a multilatertal freeze for all nuclear weapons. People who work in the military and in fac¬ tories that produce nuclear weapons are urged to evaluate their position (morally) on the (continued on page 3) Architecture courses building their campus beginnings in spring Various groups hold national teach-in day Veteran’s Day, November 11, has been slated as “Nationwide Teach-In Day” on more than 400 colleges and universities throughout the country in response to a growing concern of the threat of nuclear war. ] The gatherings are expected to take place in many cities, mostly to be sponsored by the Union of Concerned Scientists, Lawyer’s Alliance for Nuclear Arms Con¬ trol, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and United Cam¬ puses to Prevent Nuclear War. Last year, the Union of Con¬ cerned Scientists organized similar teach-ins on 150 cam¬ puses, which drew over 100,000 participants. In addition to the Freeze and other solution strategies, the teach-ins will focus on the major Union recommendation which calls for the United States to adopt a No- First-Use policy. Henry Kendall, chairman of the Concerned Scientists, states, “[The No-First-Use policy] will substantially reduce the chance that an uncontrollable nuclear conflict would develop out of a conventional war involving the United States ■ The U.S. must be prepared but not in a way that risks escalation of conventional war to an all-out nuclear catastrophe.” The Union of Concerned Scientists’ recommendations on No-First-Use and other measures are outlined in a new book, “Beyond the Freeze: The Road to Nuclear Sanity, ’T prepared especially for the November 11 teach-ins. BY SHERI KEE Loyolan News Editor If you don’t have a marketable skill, there’s still hope. The art department is beginning two new courses in ar¬ chitecture (the art and science of designing and erecting buildings) that is designed to enable students to get a position work¬ ing in the architecture field. “These courses will be offered beginning this spring semester in two terms,” Anthony Austin, art lecturer and sculpture pro¬ fessor stated, “In the first term students will be given plans (blueprints) to building a residence. The dimensions won’t be correct so they (students) will have to figure it out.” Austin pointed out that students of all majors are en¬ couraged to take the classes. Students with little or no background in art and/or engineering, he says, won’t find much difficulty with the courses. “There are two basic types of architecture,” Austin con¬ tinued, “There is engineering or technical architecture and design. This class will focus on design. We use instruments that set standards for building re¬ quirements are are easy for students to follow, even if they aren’t mathematically inclined.” In the first design class students will learn to draw a plot plan, floor plan, elevations and a two point perspective. Emphasis will be placed on the individuals desire to design a residence within code. This course is the prerequisite course for the next course , I ‘ Design and Model Making.” In the second part of the course , interior design , color coordination and two point perspective. Students will be re¬ quired to make a model of their residential design. “Students learn how to pre¬ sent work in a professional way by building a model structure, drwing floor plans and design¬ ing. Many art students graduatё not knowing what to do, this is somewhat related to arts. It allows students after a year, to get a position working in an ar¬ chitectural firm or with an in¬ terior design company,” Austin said. Film Review page 8