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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Thursday, November 20,1980 Environmental Outlook Nuclear mishap By Marshall Paul Smith The evidence is growing about what may be a serious atomic disas¬ ter a few miles off the beaches of San Francisco The Federal govern¬ ment admits that from the years 1946 to 1967, the Atomic Energy Commission dumped 55 gallon steel drums containing radioactive waste into the sea near the Farallone Islands, which lie less than 20 miles off the Colden Gate bridge In the late 60's, it was found that many of these drums were corrod¬ ed and leaking With the passing years the problem can only grow Many of the drums lie in relatively shallow water Evidently some of the contractors hired to do the dumping didn't bother to haul some of the drums out to the deeper water of the regular dumping area They simply went a couple of miles off the coast and disposed of the contain¬ ers there The incredible short-sightedness of the early days of nuclear research in this country is aptly demonstrated by this plan Didn't anyone consider what would happen if you put highly toxic wastes, some of which would be deadly for hundreds of thousands of years, into containers designed to last dozens of years at the most, then dumped then into the corrosive sea water? Yet, supposedly intelligent people approved of these plans They went on for more th.in 20 years Didn't anyone realize that there was bound to be contamination of the sea bed and marine life? Did anyone The ocean off the Farallones is an important fishing ground, both for1 s'port and commercial purposes Plutonium levels of fish caught near the Farallones have ranged up to 1,000 times the normal levels. The government says that as yet this doesn't pose a problem, and that commercial catches in San Francisco are being closely monitored It's hard to imagine what else they would say in these circumstances: Rep John Burton (D -San Francisco, Marin) said Sept. 24 that there were indications that the Air Force Reserve may have made weekly air drops of atomic wastes into the Farallones dumping grounds for a period of 15 years. Another well thought-out plan —load the radioactive waste in a drum, put it in an airplane, drop it into the sea I wonder if residents of affluent Marin County ever look out over the ocean from their sundecks and wonder about the poison spreading beneath the waves. What will happen if all fishing is banned, and stretches of the coast declared contaminated? Will Marin County still be an example of the good life? * MM4CV 1 &OT THE PAKT £ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Half-truths, distortions and propaganda To the Editor I was in the audience of approximately SO people attending the lecture Tuesday evening, Nov 11, in the College Union given by Michael Nabti, director of the Arab Information Center's Western Re¬ gion, and sponsored by the local Leban¬ ese Student Union Association and the National Association of Arab Americans A brief report of this lecture by Joan Hietpas appeared in your edition of Thursday, Nov. 13. Although his announced topic was 'U.S. Foreign Policy and Politics and Change in the Middle East,' Mr Nabti in fact spent the major part of the even¬ ing In a vicious attack on Israel which, in my judgment, was full of half-truths, distortions and pro-Arab propaganda. In the question-and-answer period that followed, | asked Mr. Nabti to iden¬ tify the 'Arab Information Center," which he represents. Reluctantly he ' admitted that it disseminates propagan¬ da on behalf of Israel's hostile Arab neighbors and the •'Palestinians," . .notJog.defensively .that -propaganda -is. - not, after all, always a bad thing. In my second question I asked why his lecture did not include any mention of the war between Iran and Iraq —two Middle East countries involved in Moslem fratricide. He brushed the ques¬ tion off by claiming that the war is really no different from two Christian countries at war with each other and, besides, Israel's existence is the crucial problem in the Middle East! Mr. Nabti posed as the greatest dilemma America's support of Israel and condemned US policy for spending millions of dollars of American tax¬ payers ' money on aid to Israel. If he had acknowledged my raised hand for a third question, I would have asked him to comment on the observation of Major- Ceneral Ceorge Keegan, former chief of U.S. Air Force Intelligence and now executive vice president of the U S. Stra¬ tegic Institute, a private organization that analyzes national security issues. In an interview with the Jerusalem Post's Washington correspondent (see the Post's International Edition, Tues¬ day, Aug. 9, 1977), General Keegan stressed, as follows, that over the years Israel has not been a liability to the United States but an asset: "I can say without reservation that for every dollar of support which this coun¬ try has given Israel, we have gotten a return which are incalculable in their value to the US armed services: access to equipment, access to documents, access to information that better edu¬ cates us and prepares us to cope with Soviet forces and Soviet equipment around the world The data are of incal¬ culable value. We get a lot in return for what we have invested " I trust that this letter in some small measure serves to offset the anti-Israel and pro-Arab propaganda that Mr Nabti brought to this campus. His was not the first of such "guest lectures" at this university, and, I fear, probably not the last. ML. Barron Department of Sociology Letters Policy exceed two pages In length. Letters that are NOT typewritten WILL NOT be pub¬ lished. Typewriters are available in the library. The editor reserves the right to edit letters for length and grammar. The Daily Collegian THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Computers invade Counseling center introduces new 'staff member' SIGI By Karen Krieger Students who have personal prob¬ lems, academic troubles or vocational questions can be helped here on campus by the staff at the Counseling Center, located in the Health Science complex. In addition to featuring about 10 coun¬ selors who are trained to help students, the center has installed a new "staff member" in the form of SIGI, the System of Interactive Guidance Informa- SICI is designed to assist students in determining what occupation best suits their individual personality and needs. The system asks the student for his occupational values, then matches poss¬ ible jobs to those values. The computer terminal then supplies the student with the basic facts of each occupation and evaluates the occupations in terms of risks and rewards. 'It takes about three to four hours to work a program,' said Dr. Deryle K. Allen, director of the Counseling and Health Centers. 'We're just getting started on our computers." Allen said that once the program has been completed, the computer will print out the information for the student. The Counseling Center offers a variety of programs and services for the student. The center holds withdrawal interviews for those who leave the uni¬ versity for specific reasons, gives mental health community referrals and personal consultations.. The different counseling programs include vocational, academic, group, peer and international student counsel¬ ing. Allen is particularly proud of the latter program, which he says Is one of the better programs of that type in the state. CSUF's program serves about 1,100 foreign students. "We deal with cultural shock, visas; the nuts and bolts problems that the students experience," Allen said. The program has had the same direc¬ tor. Dr. Robert Knudson, since it opened and has experienced a steady growth In participating students. "It's very important in our relation¬ ships with the whole world,' Allen said. 'It may benefit all of us greatly.* In conducting the withdrawal inter¬ views, Allen said the counselors assist the students with all processes of univer¬ sity withdrawal. Even after leaving the university, students are eligible to use DERYLE K. ALLEN LOOKS OVER SOME PAPERS Allen Is the director of the court—ling end health center* Photo by Brad Cross the Counseling Center, the library and other campus services. Group counseling at the center is based on the number of students inter¬ ested in forming any one of the parti¬ cular groups that the center offers. Included in the Core Program for the fall semester are an assertion training group, a couples group, women's sup- See Counseling page 7 "TOE ONION FIELD' is one of the best films of the vear." ||l0outol'12 Professor will agree PROFESSIONALLY |TYPEDTERM PAPERSU get a top grade Try Us& You'll Agre I Allied Office Services! 1600 W.Shaw Suite 404 282-4111 EIGN AUTO PARTS {^^SPECIALIZING IN ! VW PORSCHE, AUDI. MERCEDES | 20% W/CS"F ' • a.U/0 I. D. CARD 5 DISCOUNT i ON MOST STOCK PARTS N. Blackstone 226-6631 OPEN 8-6 WEEKDAYS ONION FIELD m,»>MvP"mK"Vmmmmnmc ... .7;QP, ?.ff CU Lounge . .S^fjpwithout
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Title | 1980_11 The Daily Collegian November 1980 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1980 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
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Title | Nov 20, 1980 Pg. 2-3 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1980 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Thursday, November 20,1980 Environmental Outlook Nuclear mishap By Marshall Paul Smith The evidence is growing about what may be a serious atomic disas¬ ter a few miles off the beaches of San Francisco The Federal govern¬ ment admits that from the years 1946 to 1967, the Atomic Energy Commission dumped 55 gallon steel drums containing radioactive waste into the sea near the Farallone Islands, which lie less than 20 miles off the Colden Gate bridge In the late 60's, it was found that many of these drums were corrod¬ ed and leaking With the passing years the problem can only grow Many of the drums lie in relatively shallow water Evidently some of the contractors hired to do the dumping didn't bother to haul some of the drums out to the deeper water of the regular dumping area They simply went a couple of miles off the coast and disposed of the contain¬ ers there The incredible short-sightedness of the early days of nuclear research in this country is aptly demonstrated by this plan Didn't anyone consider what would happen if you put highly toxic wastes, some of which would be deadly for hundreds of thousands of years, into containers designed to last dozens of years at the most, then dumped then into the corrosive sea water? Yet, supposedly intelligent people approved of these plans They went on for more th.in 20 years Didn't anyone realize that there was bound to be contamination of the sea bed and marine life? Did anyone The ocean off the Farallones is an important fishing ground, both for1 s'port and commercial purposes Plutonium levels of fish caught near the Farallones have ranged up to 1,000 times the normal levels. The government says that as yet this doesn't pose a problem, and that commercial catches in San Francisco are being closely monitored It's hard to imagine what else they would say in these circumstances: Rep John Burton (D -San Francisco, Marin) said Sept. 24 that there were indications that the Air Force Reserve may have made weekly air drops of atomic wastes into the Farallones dumping grounds for a period of 15 years. Another well thought-out plan —load the radioactive waste in a drum, put it in an airplane, drop it into the sea I wonder if residents of affluent Marin County ever look out over the ocean from their sundecks and wonder about the poison spreading beneath the waves. What will happen if all fishing is banned, and stretches of the coast declared contaminated? Will Marin County still be an example of the good life? * MM4CV 1 &OT THE PAKT £ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Half-truths, distortions and propaganda To the Editor I was in the audience of approximately SO people attending the lecture Tuesday evening, Nov 11, in the College Union given by Michael Nabti, director of the Arab Information Center's Western Re¬ gion, and sponsored by the local Leban¬ ese Student Union Association and the National Association of Arab Americans A brief report of this lecture by Joan Hietpas appeared in your edition of Thursday, Nov. 13. Although his announced topic was 'U.S. Foreign Policy and Politics and Change in the Middle East,' Mr Nabti in fact spent the major part of the even¬ ing In a vicious attack on Israel which, in my judgment, was full of half-truths, distortions and pro-Arab propaganda. In the question-and-answer period that followed, | asked Mr. Nabti to iden¬ tify the 'Arab Information Center," which he represents. Reluctantly he ' admitted that it disseminates propagan¬ da on behalf of Israel's hostile Arab neighbors and the •'Palestinians," . .notJog.defensively .that -propaganda -is. - not, after all, always a bad thing. In my second question I asked why his lecture did not include any mention of the war between Iran and Iraq —two Middle East countries involved in Moslem fratricide. He brushed the ques¬ tion off by claiming that the war is really no different from two Christian countries at war with each other and, besides, Israel's existence is the crucial problem in the Middle East! Mr. Nabti posed as the greatest dilemma America's support of Israel and condemned US policy for spending millions of dollars of American tax¬ payers ' money on aid to Israel. If he had acknowledged my raised hand for a third question, I would have asked him to comment on the observation of Major- Ceneral Ceorge Keegan, former chief of U.S. Air Force Intelligence and now executive vice president of the U S. Stra¬ tegic Institute, a private organization that analyzes national security issues. In an interview with the Jerusalem Post's Washington correspondent (see the Post's International Edition, Tues¬ day, Aug. 9, 1977), General Keegan stressed, as follows, that over the years Israel has not been a liability to the United States but an asset: "I can say without reservation that for every dollar of support which this coun¬ try has given Israel, we have gotten a return which are incalculable in their value to the US armed services: access to equipment, access to documents, access to information that better edu¬ cates us and prepares us to cope with Soviet forces and Soviet equipment around the world The data are of incal¬ culable value. We get a lot in return for what we have invested " I trust that this letter in some small measure serves to offset the anti-Israel and pro-Arab propaganda that Mr Nabti brought to this campus. His was not the first of such "guest lectures" at this university, and, I fear, probably not the last. ML. Barron Department of Sociology Letters Policy exceed two pages In length. Letters that are NOT typewritten WILL NOT be pub¬ lished. Typewriters are available in the library. The editor reserves the right to edit letters for length and grammar. The Daily Collegian THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Computers invade Counseling center introduces new 'staff member' SIGI By Karen Krieger Students who have personal prob¬ lems, academic troubles or vocational questions can be helped here on campus by the staff at the Counseling Center, located in the Health Science complex. In addition to featuring about 10 coun¬ selors who are trained to help students, the center has installed a new "staff member" in the form of SIGI, the System of Interactive Guidance Informa- SICI is designed to assist students in determining what occupation best suits their individual personality and needs. The system asks the student for his occupational values, then matches poss¬ ible jobs to those values. The computer terminal then supplies the student with the basic facts of each occupation and evaluates the occupations in terms of risks and rewards. 'It takes about three to four hours to work a program,' said Dr. Deryle K. Allen, director of the Counseling and Health Centers. 'We're just getting started on our computers." Allen said that once the program has been completed, the computer will print out the information for the student. The Counseling Center offers a variety of programs and services for the student. The center holds withdrawal interviews for those who leave the uni¬ versity for specific reasons, gives mental health community referrals and personal consultations.. The different counseling programs include vocational, academic, group, peer and international student counsel¬ ing. Allen is particularly proud of the latter program, which he says Is one of the better programs of that type in the state. CSUF's program serves about 1,100 foreign students. "We deal with cultural shock, visas; the nuts and bolts problems that the students experience," Allen said. The program has had the same direc¬ tor. Dr. Robert Knudson, since it opened and has experienced a steady growth In participating students. "It's very important in our relation¬ ships with the whole world,' Allen said. 'It may benefit all of us greatly.* In conducting the withdrawal inter¬ views, Allen said the counselors assist the students with all processes of univer¬ sity withdrawal. Even after leaving the university, students are eligible to use DERYLE K. ALLEN LOOKS OVER SOME PAPERS Allen Is the director of the court—ling end health center* Photo by Brad Cross the Counseling Center, the library and other campus services. Group counseling at the center is based on the number of students inter¬ ested in forming any one of the parti¬ cular groups that the center offers. Included in the Core Program for the fall semester are an assertion training group, a couples group, women's sup- See Counseling page 7 "TOE ONION FIELD' is one of the best films of the vear." ||l0outol'12 Professor will agree PROFESSIONALLY |TYPEDTERM PAPERSU get a top grade Try Us& You'll Agre I Allied Office Services! 1600 W.Shaw Suite 404 282-4111 EIGN AUTO PARTS {^^SPECIALIZING IN ! VW PORSCHE, AUDI. MERCEDES | 20% W/CS"F ' • a.U/0 I. D. CARD 5 DISCOUNT i ON MOST STOCK PARTS N. Blackstone 226-6631 OPEN 8-6 WEEKDAYS ONION FIELD m,»>MvP"mK"Vmmmmnmc ... .7;QP, ?.ff CU Lounge . .S^fjpwithout |