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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1981)
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The program, sponsored by the International Student Associa tion, included a panel discussion by eight Texas A&M student rep resentatives from various Central American countries and the U.S. “If the (political) conflicts esca late, the U.S. is ready and poised for intervention,” Melville said. This attitude of military readi ness is based on the mentality that the situation would improve if the U.S. were to get involved, where as she said she believes that U.S. military intervention would esca late the problems. “The kind of statements being made by the State Department in dicate that the United States is getting ready for very active parti cipation,” she said. The State Department, she said, is viewing the conflicts in Central America through an “East-West prism,” considering the U.S. relationship with Eastern Europe as a crucial factor. This view causes misunder standings about the Central American conflicts, she said. She cited parallel aspects of the Viet nam war, such as the fighting be tween a trained army and a largely unarmed peasant population. Governments in countries like Guatemala and El Salvador, which have seized land and forced citizens to work as poorly paid migrant workers, contribute to unrest,she said. Also, during recent elections in Guatemala, all political opponents to incumbents were killed. Ter rorism of this kind is being used by certain governments to frighten the people into siding with the government rather than with guerrillas, she said. The guerrilla fighters are peo ple who decide not to stand around and be killed, but to go into hiding and begin to fight back, she said. Audience reaction varied throughout the speech. Carlos Zuniga, a senior agricultural eco nomics major and the representa tive of Guatemala during the dis cussion, said he believed the guer rilla opposition consisted mainly of Cuban Communists. OCA to discuss Christmas dance plans tonight The Off-Campus Aggies will meet at 6:30 tonight to finalize plans for their Dec. 4 semi-formal Christmas dance. The meeting is $KJTHE ART SHOPPE n “One Step To A More Beautiful Apartment!” Wildlife Prints • Posters Perfect For Decorating The Original “Aggie Armadillo” Custom Print and Diploma Framing 2200 S. College 10% Student Discount on Art Supplies in 701 Rudder Tower. The OCA Christmas dance, which is for all Texas A&M stu dents, will be at the Lulac Hall in Bryan and begins at8 p.m. Tickets are available in the MSC box office for $8 per couple. The “Texas Nuggets” will play country and western music, and warm-up music will be provided by a band of OCA members, Shel don Wolstein, OCA public rela tions chairman, said. The Aggie Blood Drive, the MSC All Night Fair and commit tee projects and activities for the spring semester also will be dis cussed at the meeting. save energy a very bright idea Juniors and Seniors get shot:: for AGGIELAND ’82 All juniors and seniors. 4-M- today to Nov. 25 Seniore 2V-Z JVov. 30 Dee. 4- Yearbook Associates Studio Culpepper Office Park, Suite 140 (Off Puryear) OC Q * PURYEAR CULPEPPER OFFICES SUITE #140 2 s SAFEWAY CULPEPPER PLAZA 1 EXXON co >- < £ x o X Daily 8:30 a.m. through 5 p.m. Questions? Phone 693-6756 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiifi By BA1 B: Plant love ial eparai ill be left i eriods, aTe tsays. During th reak, plan afered ai igether to nund plant amp of the ire depart n “But remc ater stand ii iBroot zont lots will r me,” she s When gether, nn By BA F Dr. Margarita Melville Staff photo by Daw! College Bowl representatives determined in tonight s finals Somethin :e rooi end re violet, ates, and ; care am r. Ma A&M stress' ing to hy. K.; s as cl :e as pi requir plant. For exai potho: lendrons lathiphylh lit-leaf pi enas, do eas of d( lesaid. By FARA ALEXANDER Battalion Reporter The 1981 College Bowl final matches are scheduled for tonight in 410 Rudder Tower. Percenters, The Vagrants and Bert, Ernie, Big Bird and Cookie Monster, comprise Texas A&M students. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiHiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiimumiiimim The academic quiz game, which began weekly games Oct. 7, consists of four-member teams that compete for speed and accur acy in answering intellectual ques tions in 14-minute matches. Sci ence, history, English and current events are possible topics for questions. The teams, with names like 2 The game is set up in a double elimination bracket, in which the winner of a match competes with other winning teams, and the los ers play for a consolation title, said Chairperson Kathy Westerfield. In the finals, the winner of the winners’ bracket will play the win ner of the consolation bracket, she said. The winning team and the four nthesis. urces are mse they high-scoring individuals Texas A&M compile an ei member All-Star Varsity Sqi in green which will compete in Febnu iich are regional tournament at the versity of Texas. The winners in regional petition will go to the Col Bowl national tournament. ■Westerfield says this team has a good chance gionals. "We have a good team,! hope they do well,” she The semi-finals begin at6| and the finals at 8 p.m The m( tificiai lig ectrum g the sam iese ult iy store ent of bu Fluores le, she WHO SHOT JFK? MULTI MEDIA PRESENTATIOI An Analysis By The Assassination Information Bureau Admission Student $ A0 Non~Student $1.00 Tickets Available At Rudder Box Office Monday Nov. 23 8=00RM. Rudder Auditorium r:-