1979_02 The Daily Collegian February 1979

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THE POINT MAN
 The Iranians	
MIKE FITZGERALD
"First of all, we separate the American government from the
American people," says Hormoz Pakzad, president of the lo¬
cal Confederation of Iranian StudentsfCIS), in less-than-perfect
English. "American-people, they are good. But American govern¬
ment is imperialist." '
It is the American government, working through the Central
Intelligence Agency, which overthrew the existing government in
Iran and put Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, a western sympa¬
thizer, in power in 1953.
Pakzad, whose organization is responsible for most of the anti-
Shah demonstrations on the CSUF campus, says that by the early
sixties, repression under the Shah's regime had intensified to
such a degree that it was no longer possible for Iranians to know
the true state of affairs in their own country.
"We didn't know much about our country, even though we
were in our country,"he says.
It was then that Iranian student organizations, such as the ones
at CSUF, began to form in countries outside Iran; wherever there
id the United States
Their purpose was to use the freer flow of news information out¬
side of Iran to become aware of the true state of Iran's internal
"We exchange news about our country," Pakzad says. "We go
back with a good political consciousness. Whatever our country
needs, we can use our education to serve the people."
Pakzad says that he became an opponent of the Shah's regime
and of the United State's policy in Iran when he got a clearer pic¬
ture of the circumstances inside the country from the free press.
The Iranian economy long ago became dependent on America,
he says. Burgeoning national industry was snuffed out by gargan¬
tuan multi-national corporations. Tons of arms were being sold
to Iran by the U.S. so that Iran could be a "police force" protect¬
ing the United States interests in that part of the world. This fits
among the Persian activists.
The other purpose of CIS, Pakzad says, is to work for an in¬
fluence-free Iran, one fully in control of its own resources and eav
nomy by combatting "American government propaganda" aimed
at persuading the American people that involvement in Iran is
necessary to avoid an oil shortage or to prevent a communist take-
Pakzad says that his organization is pursuing this objective with
all the vigor that he and his fellow activists used to denounce the
Shah. CSUF students who remember the vigor with which Iran¬
ian activists denounced the Shah will rest assured that they will
soon be hearing Rakzad's slant on "American pr lpaganda."
Confused by changing roles
No more mom's apple pie
By CAROLYN VAN SCHAIK
Fifty years ago my grandmother did
not worry about finishing college. She
did not learn to write a resume, much
less consider her experiences worthy of
one. And while vague discontents
rumbled, within her, she certainly did
not talk about them.
But since her days, two generations
at least have arrived and, while she
lived happily ever after, her daughter
and grand-daughters find themselves
in a society confused by changing roles.
Damning grandma's 'old-fashioned'
ways, aloud, but needing the satisfac¬
tion of a family, too, has put immeasur¬
able stress on the women of today.
Being liberated is fine; but despite
growing support for 'the cause,* that
role is becoming increasingly difficult,
It is no longer *OK* to want only to
be a mom, to have a warm home, knit
bright sweaters and go grey in the kit¬
chen. Today's female has» to 'be*
someone. There is only time for Mom's
Apple Pie after something more 'im¬
portant ' is done. Or so they say.
See Page 6
Three cheers for 'Beer' aucracy
1 Story Penthouse
From Page 3
for many    .
The clearest loser would seem to be
the campus community as a whole, or
at least that segment of it that was re¬
flected in the cwrwhelming approval
of a 1976 referendum on the question
of beer sales on campus.
Many students, and perhaps the
CSUF Association that sponsored the
. initial licensing request, would say that
another loser is "personal freedom.''
Are the campus community and the
concept of "personal freedom" really
being hurt by this situation?
There seems to be little question
that the majority of the people on this
campus would like to be able to buy
beer at school. A thoughtful response
to that fact might be: "too bad."
The fact that a majority might want
something cannot always dictate the
actions of "people in charge"(sure,
they should and must be responsive
to what people want, but there is no
point to having people in charge if
they can't accept responsibility to make
intelligent decisions on their own).
As the great philosopher Mick "Plato"
J agger once said,, "You can't always
get what you want!".
But what of personal freedom?
For the terminally feeble-minded
who. think personal freedom means
having the right to/ do whatever you
please, it is certainly being further er¬
oded by this situation.
Everyone else might want to stop
and consider this scenario: A student
"celebrating" a successful exam gets
bombed out of his'mind in the cafeter¬
ia, gets into his car and runs over a stu¬
dent on the way to class. Whose per¬
sonal freedom is being violated there?
The point is this: what will beer on
campus add to CSUF?
If someone really wants beer and is
of age, they can easily stop at 7-11 on
the way to school and drink all they
want. So those people who need beer to
live should continue to.survive.
. Those people who merely enjoy
drinking beer with their lunches will
probably survive as well. After all,
students who enjoy good food and at¬
tend CSUF have managed to adjust
successfully.
In truth, beer would add nothing
to our campus. And the first time some
tragic incident occurred because some¬
one was drunk, beer would have sub¬
tracted quite a bit.
Perhaps the students who so over¬
whelmingly supported the referendum
should concern themselves with other
things, such as their, education, and
worry less about what they can get to
drink in the cafeteria.
As long as administrative delays
keep beer off this campus, they may be
one of the strongest, most positive
influences around. Three cheers for
bureaucracy and red tapel .   .
Book Review
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The spy next door; not always a mastermind
spy is not glamorous and the spy is
- Taking the name of Wilhelm Hartz
from Switzerland.Oerter is ordered to
go to the .Orkney Islands in Scotland
The Spy Who Sat and Waited and set up a life, a cover, for himself.
R.Wright Campbell . During-the years of Germany's de-
Pocket Books. New York pressioo and rise back to power, Otter
Spy novels have always been popular has only his heart and his love of Cer-
wfth the ffctiorweadlng public.. From many to follow. He sits, and he waits,
the   super-spies   involved   In   inter- Campbell shows that the life of f
national   intrigue  to  the   stories  of
double and triple crosses, spies are the
unsung heroes and villains of foreign
relations. quirkof faith, he lives a secret life. And
Wilhelm Oerter receives his orders he'follows that life because he does not
on Nov. 11, 1918, from, the German have the courage to stop.
Chief of Intelligence. Oerter plays his role well, marrying
•You are ordered to maintain your an island girl, developing deep reta-
cover...Tbe Reich will endure...The tionships with the people around, and
Reich will one day take its rightful becoming a successful local, business-
place at the head of all nations,..The man. When Germany calls on him, it's
Reich will rise again.*
m that he deceives the people
he loves.
The Spy Who Sat and Watted is a
masterpiece ct suspense. Not of Oer¬
ter's actions as a spy, but the
wonders if after 20 years, duty c .
be so strong. The author successfully
weaves a background of the character
that makes his every move and thought
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