1984_12 The Daily Collegian December 1984

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Opinion
December 5, 1984
Anti-radiation pill
postpones problem
I read a proposal the other day so
absurd 1 should have laughed, but it
frightened mc so much, I almost cried.
It seems the army is developing a pill
that would lessen the effects of radiation
sickness on soldiers. This would leave
them free to fight even after receiving
luld-be lethal doses of r
The ii
nstilledin
ir-old, I
huge, terrible monster hiding in my closet
wailing to devour me. My parents, of
course, told me there was no such mons¬
ter, and 1 believed them. But now the
scientists at Walter Reed Army Institute
of Research tell me the monster is indeed
alive, and worse, they say they are going to
the premise that a pill can be developed to
help soldiers weather the effects of indi¬
rect radiation.
As planned, this pill would be taken
before radiation is suffered. But what
about the guy who forgets to take the pill
that day?
O.K. So a few forgetful soldiers die. I
suppose their comrades should be used to
seeing death. I suppose they will just have
to ignore the effects the radiation is having
on their dying buddies. But what about
the people around the soldier?
As I understand the history of war, bat¬
tles aren't held on deserted fields with fam¬
ilies huddled safely in far-away cities.
Instead, battles happen in
hild-
n being killed in the fray.
sender
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r knowing that they
jnds frighteningly elementary
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breaks down Ihe water
lake up about 80 per-
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ticles   These particles, or i
highly reactive. But the Walter Reed
is figure that if they can come up I
pill tl
poor soldiei
n the field w
Now I don't want to argue the fcasabil-
ity of this solution with a bunch of bio-
enginecr researchers, but 1 will question
By manufacturing such a radiation harm
control pill, the possibility of survival in a
nuclear war is being accepted. I believe
this acceptance will escalate the possibility
of such a war.
My basic understanding of the nuclear
weapons now available around the world
makes such a possibility laughable. But
for the purposes of the moment. Illaccept
pills to cities that war has overrun? What
are the logistics involved in getting a pill to
every person every day?
Well, I suppose soldiers could be asked
to ignore this too. Afterall, perhaps the
death of a few thousand people is only a
small price to pay for liberty for all.
So, then, maybe soldjers will just ignore
the people dying around them. But what's
to assure that the same thing isn't happen¬
ing in others areas — but by surprise. In
these areas everyone will die because thc
pill has yet to be serifto them.
The more hypothetical situations 1 try
to think up. the more scared I get. Accept¬
ing thc idea that Duclcar.war.can_take
place without destroying the whole world
seems to open up the temptation far too
wide for my liking.
Walter Reed a
equipped than 1 to examii
ther problems, but it seer
must be kept in the closet or we all will pay
a price more horrible than we can imagine.
And a pill will not help chase away the
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Non-resident fees
Editor
This letter was written by a group of
students at CSUF who became aware of
what we perceive to be an unfair situation
at school. Each semester, non-resident
and foreign students at CSUF pay several
times more tuition fees than resident stu¬
dents to attend the same classes. This is a
problem, especially for foreign students
who do not have the opportunity to gain
resident status and pay normal resident
tuition fees. We feel that the general
public is not. aware-of this financial
burden, which  is  placed  upon these
At California State University, Fresno,
there are approximately 1,125 foreign
student enrolled. Of this number, 200 are
graduates and 925 are undergraduates.
The graduate student averages 16 units
per year. At $117 per unit (non-resident
status), this amounts to SI,872 just to be
enrolled in the classes. By contrast, the
resident fees are $60 for five units or less,
and J180 for over five units. With the
other registration fees of $705 the total
registration cost for foreign graduate stu¬
dents becomes $2,577 per year, and this is
only for graduate students. The undergrad¬
uates average 30 units per academic year.
Through similar computations, this type
of student pays $4,215 per year. These
figures are for one student per year. Every
year these foreign students pay outrag¬
eously high prices. The undergraduates
alone spend $3,898,875 per year as a
whole, and if all thc non-resident foreign
students are included the cost becomes
$4,414,275 per year. If we go on to include
those 500 foreign students who attend
summer classes, the total increases to
$4,585,275 per year! This is only the
amount paid in order to attend the univer¬
sity. There are still the living costs, which
for all foreign non-resident students
amounts to $5,062,500 for each academic
year, and $6,412,500 for the entire calen¬
dar year. This means that for only one
year, the foreign students at CSUF spend
$10,997,775! With these high prices al¬
ways before them, many of the students
barely manage to survive. They come to
the United States to study more adequate
and up-to-date information in tbe many
different majors, which may not be avail¬
able in their native countries.
This disparity between resident and
non-resident tuition fees is compounded
by another situation. The university offers
no opportunity for foreign studenls to
lower their fees. Unlike the out-of-state
non-resident, who is considered a resident
after one year, the foreign student may
never become a resident after one year, the
foreign student may never become a res¬
ident, no matter how long he qr she
attends school. In addition, no scholar¬
ships are offered to foreign students in the
United States, at the national, state or
local levels. Nor is there any financial aid
available. The foreign student is left to¬
tally on his own.
It is our hope that, through this letter,
the public will become more aware ofthe
financial hardship that non-resident and
foreign students face each semester at
CSUF Perhaps those in a position to
effect change will take note of this sit¬
uation and act on it. Our suggestion
H auM be-to-offer resident status to foreign
students after they have completed twn
full years of enrollment. While this may
not completely solve the problem, it cer¬
tainly would be a step in the right
direction. Thank you for your attention in
this matter.
Gregory Palmer
Peace center
Editor.
The time is ripe for CSU F to establish a
San Joaquin Valley Peace Center. Such a
center could develop and coordinate peace
studies courses at the university including
community forums and workshops. It
could also provide conflict resolution
programs, resource learning materials,
and related research services.
Your November 29 article on "Peace
Studies" reported much interest and sup¬
port among faculty and students. That
meeting was very successful and an advi¬
sory committee is now being formed and
welcomes suggestions from all concerned.
In 1983, the Consortium on Peace Re¬
search, Education and Development at
the University of Illinois listed 40 to 50
colleges and universities with programs in
peace studies and/or conflict resolution.
Since the establishment of the. United
Nations University for Peace in Costa
Rica, and the new Peace Institute of the
USA, many new programs are now being
For example, during the spring semes¬
ter of 1985 CSUF will offer a new class
titled PEACE EDUCATION (Ed 180T);
this will be an introductory course on
teaching peaceful conflict resolution
strategies in the home, school, and com¬
munity and will include interdisciplinary
speakers, audio-visual presentations, and
demonstrations. Several other cpunes are
also concerned with teaching peace issues,
strategies and concerns.
CSUF already has the experience and
resources to create a Peace Center and an
undergraduate minor in "peace studies."
We should now follow the lead of other
I and work with the community
upport this proposal.
Robert E. Valett
Education and Human Development
December 5, 1984
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could pre-empt it. They said it is the
responsibility of local citizens "to be lead¬
ers toward peace" and to work for local
control of nuclear weapons. ?
Bob Wright, from the Lawyers AlliacCe
for Arms Control, said he was proud to
defend his country in Vietnam, butthat
ihe escalation of the arms race is making
traditional warfare obsolete.
"We are holding each other hostage and
we must look for new ways of protecting
our families and communities through
diplomacy and negotiation," Wright said.
Ihe ordinance "will give citizens a chance
10 become informed."
Karen Fowler, a supporter of the ordi-
nace. discussed the pain and suffering vic¬
tims of radiation exposure experience.
She dismissed the recent testing of radia¬
tion sickness pills as useless and said the
only relief victims of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki found was by folding Origami
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of paper. The.popular Japa-
— -.. ., believed to be therapeutic.
Fowler held up an example of an origami
bird she had hidden in her hat.
Gene Avery, also a Chamber of Com¬
merce member, said if the nuclear arms
race is not brought under control, there
will be "no need for business."
Councilwoman Humphrey, who was
undec.ded on the ordinance before the
meeting, provided the necessary vote to
put it on the ballot. She commended Ihe
audience in their discussion of the issue
and said the measure "provides an oppor¬
tunity to discuss an issue larger than the
presence of nuclear weapons in Fresno."
Councilman Kimber, who seconded the
motion for the ordinance, said its place¬
ment on the ballot is a "bold stroke for the
council on the most important issue of our
time. Fresnans will no longer be passive."
Councilman Petersen, who presented
the ordinance to the council on behalf of a
group called Nuclear Free Fresno, said
"when the only cities with nuclear'wea¬
pons are Moscow and Washington, may¬
be they'll get the point."
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