1987_04 The Daily Collegian April 1987

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s Tuesday, April 7.1987!
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The Personnel Gofnrnlttee
will meet today at^a.m. in Main
Cafeteria203.
The University Lecture
Series win present Wilma Man-
Wfler who_ win dfecuss Trie
Changing Rote of Tribal Govern¬
ments" today at noon in College
Union 314.
Shan Dobson will discuss- tfie
final sessbn of a two-part series
titled "it Will Never Happen to Me"
today af noon in Main Cafeteria
202.
"Fair Division Schemes"
will be the topic of a discussion
today at 2 p.m. in San Ramon 4,
No. 220.
The Graduate Council will
meet today at 2:15 pm in Main
Cafeteria 203.
The Associated Students
Senate will meet today at 3 p.m.
in College Union 312.
wil meet today ai 5
Science 141.
PI Sigma Epsflon will how a
free lemonade give away Wed¬
nesday from 10 am. to 2 p.m. in
the Free Speech Area
The Indonesian . Full
Gospel Fellowship Church
will hold an Indonesian food sale
Wednesday at 11 am in the Free
Speech Area.
The Cottage Union Pro¬
gramming Committee will
sponso^pello entertainment "Rags
*n Things'* Wednesday at noon in
front of the Bookstore.
The Classical Society will
sponsor a costume making work¬
shop Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m.
in the Main Cafeteria.
The Advertising Club will
meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. in
College Union 308.
"How Do You Spell
S.U.C.E.S.S." will be the topic
of a discussion by Iris McQueen
Wednesday at 7 p.m. in College
Unton312.
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Article clarified
to   Angela
Standards
Dear Editor.
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This letter is in response
Arnold's article "Religious
Cannot Be Absolute."
I would like to clarify -jaome of the
issues that Angela discussed in her article.
First, Christians don't believe that reli¬
gion can get them to heaven. Religion is
merely man's response to God. Rather,
Jesus said, 1 am the way.the truth, and the
life, no man can come to the father but
through me." We believe that only
through accepting Jesus' claims, making
Him Lord of our life, and following His
commandments can we receive eternal life
in heaven and a higher quality of life on
earth. What men call tin doesn't matter.
Furthermore, many of the "splinters" of
churches that Angela referred to often
aren't really splinters at all, but just
represent various ways that people choose
to worship Jesus. Again, religion doesn't
get a person to heaven. Jesus does.
Angela was somewhat correct in stating
that "religious standards cannot be
absolute," but here again she missed the
point. Jesus is absolutely God and His
claims are absolutely true. He is exactly
who He said He is or He is and absolute
liar.
Angela went on to say that Christians
believe that they are loving then in reality
they will only "love orle another as long
as [oihers] believe as [they] do." On the
contrary. Christians as a whole have done
the majority of caring for people all
around the world. Long before the recent
publicity about help from the secular
world, Christians were sending money,
goods, and most importantly people to
care for the poor, the sick, and the lonely.
By reading through the Gospels, one can
see  that Jesus  did  this  as   well.  Before
Jesus talked to the people about Himself.
He met all of their needs.
Christians would have no reason to
"look down their noses at the rest of the
world. By accepting Jesus as their Lord
and Savior, Christians are showing that
they realize thai they can't make It to
heaven on their own because they have
sinned. The Bible says, "All have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God." If a
Christian has made it seem that he is
somehow superior to a non-Christian, then
he would have little Biblical basis to back
it up. The Bible teaches humility.
Obviously. Christians aren't perfect. Also,
some people that call themselves
Christians don't really follow Jesus'
commandments nor His example. Don't let
other people stop you from learning about
Jesus.
LoriLHeth
Library lacks quiet
BLOOM COUNTY
by aterke Breathed
Who's to blame in
Marine spy case?
They are touted as, "the few, the proud,"
which suggests they are the best the United
States has to offer.
However, recent disclosures concerning the
United States embassy in Moscow has let
everyone know that not all Marines are as
pure as John Wayne or as dedicated as John
Rambo. They have faults and desires Tike the
rest of us.
There is no need to emphasize that security
at the mosjDsensitive U.S. embassy needs to
be ovcrhaured. The Soviets have been
intercepting messages between the embassy
and Washington D.C. for several months.
The Marines stationed there are to blame
because of what is being dubbed  as a sex-for-
sccrcts scandal. But they are not the only
ones responsible for the debacle. They have
superiors who should be ultimately
responsible because they failed to keep
security measures in order.
But some intelligence officials say the
blame is not just with the Marines and their
superiors, but also with the Stale Department.
Last week Staff Sgt Robert Stanley
Siufflcbeam was arrested on the suspicion of
"having associations with Soviet women,"
not just once, but "on several occasions." He
was the third Marine to be arrested. The two
others, Cpl. Arnold Bracy and SgL Clayton
J. Lonetree, have already been charged with
espionage and conspiracy, which are
punishable by death under military law.
The Marine units assigned to guard U.S.
Embassy's around the world are the last
bastion of defense for the embassies from
events such p the 1979 takeover of the
embassy in Iran. These guys are supposed to
be the best of the best It is recommended to
the Marines that they not "fraternize" with
Soviet women, but it is not enforced,
according to reports from western observers.
It seems these guys were a little lonely and
bored protecting the embassy in Moscow.
They did what any average American male
would do in the same circumstances. They
found some recreation in the form of
procreation. But their recreation was with
Soviet'women who worked at the embassy.
These women were subsequently allowed into
the embassy and into areas where highly
classified material was stored. It is uncertain
whether the women were KGB agents. Some
reports suggest they were and other reports
suggest they were used themselves by the
KGB.
Siufflcbeam was the No. 2 man in Moscow
at the time when Bracey and Lonetree were
there. But reports are that discipline among
the unit in Moscow was weak. One example
was when Bracey was caught in the middle of
an encounter with a buxom Soviet employee.
He was moved down to the rank of corporal
and then was put back on duty. It seems that
By Rudy Murrieta
i^seeujhy was going to be upheld, he would
have bejen removed from the Moscow
embassy.
The investigation into the sex-for-sccrets
scandal has caused many Stale Department
officials to debate whether or not the new
embassy being built in Moscow should be
scrapped because the Soviets bugged it so
well. The current embassy is so well tapped
by the Soviets that Secretary UfSjate George
Shultz may have to use special coded or
scrambled messages to communicate with
officials in Washington D.C. Many State
Department officials have said to the news
media that this is unlikely. Unlikely or not,
tit never should have happened!
The Los Angeles Times reported last week
that a State Department official believed that
perhaps the lack of things for the Marines to
do while in Moscow and the use of "young
Marines in sensitive locations" could be the
cause for the security breakdown. It seems the
State Department is trying to shift the blame
away from itself as much as possible. Why?
Is the State Department really as blameless as
it is suggesting?
Maybe it's because they aren't thinking as
clearly as they should. They didn't anticipate
that a U.S. Marine would sleep with a woman
'or that a Marine might even sell out They
didn't even anticipate that the KGB would
infiltrate the construction of the new U.S.
embassy. Rather than send U.S. construction
workers to Moscow to build the new
embassy, the State Department contracted
Soviet workers.
It seems that our government might be
more effective if it took human nature into
account But in order to do that they would
have to think. From events being revealed
about the embassy in Moscow, thinking is
not its strong point
Rudy Murrieta's column appears every
Tuesday in The Daily Collegian
Dear Editor,
This letter is to the library staff and
administration.'
I am a former student at CSUF who, after
receiving my B.S. degree, have returned to
complete my masters. When I am not in class
or at work, I am often in the library "attemp¬
ting" to study. I use the word "attempt"
because due to the lack of quiet in the library. I
find it next to impossible to do any serious
homework. Not only is there no quiet in the
library, but students can also be found eating
and drinking in the library in plain sight of the
library staff. Nothing can be more annoying
than trying to study while somebody next to
you is eating a bag of potato chips, leave
alone talking up a storm!
So. to the library staff, administration, or
anyone else in charge, I ask you/the following
See RESPONSE, page 3
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