N-war: NICforum to explore possibiliti.es
Nuclear war lllld iu dllllgers ,nu be the 1opic or a symposium hosted April 25-29 b,• the NIC Popcorn Forum and u,nv~tioos depanments. NIC political science Instructor Tony Stewari. coo rdinator of th e sympo· sium. sa id 1ha1 1he dangers and rcali1ics or nuclear war to the human race was chosen as a topic because or iu present importance. "IJ bu been a grassroots movement for some time now," S1ewart said.
him 10 cboose nuclear "ar :is a 1op1c-. On Monday. April 25. an ovef'\•1cw of nu clear war and i1s dcs1ru c1hc potential will be prcsenied. Topics for 1he follo\\ing four days will be: the present nuclear policy or the United States. al1cmatives 10 the present policy as exemplified by 1he nuclear ftteze movement. the ps>·cbo, logical e ffec1 or li,•ing wi1 h th e constant threat or nuclear war. and the social and economic consequences or nuclear war prcp:ir:ition. Stewan said that he has not yet determined who 1he guest speakers will be. :ilthough he bas many promis· mg lc:ids. "The personnel is VCI)' much in 1he planning." Stewan said. "But they're 3.11 good people."
"h is so important," be added. " It
is the most relevant topic I c:in think of."
Stewart said lhat the future of the United States symposium held at NIC las t )Car brough1 about much discusSIOD about nuclear war, and ii inspired
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Volume 37, Number 8
Frida), Feb. 18, 1983
Presidential election set b) 'hrt. \\'heeler
A 25-ycu-oid pre,la" student " 111 race .1 , ocational senator m Thursday'~ l'lcctton for AS\ IC president. R4ndia LaGr.acc a pre-la,. ~,udent intl'rested in student government. and lee Cole . .a drafting ~)Or •h11 ,, abo president of the ,·ocation:il council. "111 battle to see who ..,11 take the pin1den11:1I oath March 2. ''I'm :in action person, ""d I behl'\ e I can bes t serve c, eT)·one 1f I' m president." Cole said. ''I'm rcall~ mtcrc-s:cd m go,emmcn1." L.tGrace said, "and I think I ha,c something to offl"r ~1udents.'' Both cindu!.ttes sa.id that !?Citing the 'IIC Libmy Science building funded i\ their major pnon11 • but ne11her h;id 30} specific plans as of yet on ho" to do that. Cole .al!.O "2111\ 10 1mpro,e student ;icti,ities He said that as a member or 1he 'I/IC Student ,\cuon Comrnmec. he h.1s imnated fresh ideas for actwities in the post ~od y,tlJ contwuc to do so if elected president. L.tGn.cc wd that if elected. she ,.iJI de,ise more 111:m,ties geared 10":ird.s NIC's older \tudenh. Cole said Wt one other thmg he " ould try 10 accomplish is to break down the bamer bct,,;cen ,~rioc!l and :iademic students. He s:iid that he pl:ins on doing that b} scheduling arti~ities that "-OUld require unity of rhe two dh•isions. L.tGrac-e \~d tlu.i al1bough she ha:s not been m~oh ed in student govemmen1 \IDCC high scbool m 19~.S. she h2S been gomg through thl' m1nu1es of the bo:ird and 1m est11?1t1na;i ,S JC's current issues. Cole aid that III example of his dedica.OOll is tlut jus t fast yc:ir he receh·ed a troph, for being the hardest v.ork10g mecibcr of his saddle club in Pinehurst. A, the bo.JUecper for lhc Century 21 o ~ ill Sandpomt. LaGr.icc snid that she i> u~ to bcinst 1n a ~mon ot ~pons1b1h1 Running unoppol,cd for ,ice- pres1den1 ts Barbara Knmuller Tht t"-O prcsidc:atW nndkUtd .;JI speu 1n the: SliB etther next Tuesday or WednesdJ y, uwrdtng to polnical ~cc: lnstruC'\c r Tonv Stt"-art. Because or a 'ad. of c;i,nd1diltc\ . no pnmary elttuon "' · hc:Jd tr> ye,ar
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