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Page 12 The Battalion BONFIRE ’88 pictures tu SCOREBOARD pictures The Fish Drill Team will be Selling 8x10 pictures of: >88 Bonfire ’88 tu Scoreboard ’88 5 In A Row Scoreboards Pictures for sell in the MSC Monday, March 6 thru Friday, March 10 Spring Break for Sale Wednesday, March 8.1989 Bush decides against settling Eastern strike by intervention WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi dent Bush on Tuesday virtually ruled out intervening in the Eastern Airlines strike, saying “man-to-man negotiation” is preferable to a gov ernment-imposed settlement. While he didn’t flatly rule out stepping in to end the walkout, Bush said his policy “will hold firm” de spite pressure in some congressional quarters to force him to act. Fielding questions for more than 40 minutes in the White House briefing room, he insisted that “there isn’t malaise” in his adminis tration because of the drawn-out fight over confirmation of Defense Secretary-designate John Tower. “A lot is happening,” the presi dent said. “Not all of it good, but a lot is happening. . . . We’re on track.” Bush defended his chief of staff, saying John Sununu, the former New Hampshire governor, knows his way around Washington and is doing his job well. Bush said he has “total confidence” in Sununu. Bush noted that Tower has pledged not to drink a drop of liquor if he gets the job and told his nation ally televised news confreence, “You’ll have 25,000 people in the Pentagon making sure that’s true.” The president said his backing of Tower against Democratic opposi tion in the Senate “isn’t iron-willed stubbornness; it’s a question of fun damental principle here.” The president had spare time in his schedule Tuesdav because in news conference statement to “res tate my belief that free collective bar gaining is the best means of resolv ing” the strike. He exhorted Eastern manage ment, the Machinists union and other unions to conduct “head-on- head, man-to-man negotiation” and said he thought that would be “bet ter and more lasting . . . than an im posed government settlement, which could cause the airline to totally shut down.” On other subjects during the more than 40-minute question-and- answer sesion, Bush said he would like to see Palestine Liberation Orp nization Chairman Yasser Arafa: “speak out” against raids that ha« been carried out by Palestinian guei rillas against Israelis in southen Lebanon. Bush said he hoped these inci dents would not jeapordize U,$ talks with PLO representatives bin said he thought that Arafat should “forthrightly condemn any terroi that might be perpetrated by the Pal estinians.” President intends to replace immigration head, source says WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration will replace Alan C. Nelson as head of the Immi gration and Naturalization Service, an administration source said Tues day. Attorney General Dick Thorn burgh, who recently received a de partment audit that criticized man agement and operations of INS, is searching for someone to take over the agency, said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity. The source confirmed a report in Tuesday’s editions of the Los An geles limes that Nelson would be not He Ic^rfct Sic IMSv r^mm in 1986 immigration reform law, whid provided for massive amnesty foril legal aliens. INS became embroiled in a mini ber of lawsuits charging that it wa improperly making it difficult foril legal aliens to obtain legal status un der the new law. The Justice Department audit completed two weeks ago, cited INS for its failure to conduct background checks on many applicants for rii izenship and found that 23,000 vain able naturalization certificates had been lost by the agency’s Miami re gional office. , I Vv a c »-» 1 o i w I »t /-/"»»■» rl i to to A Te> Vol- 81 D WAS lican Lc off reje< defense night ar firmath whethei pledge. Senai Mitchell cerns” c considei Dole i nominat draining ing it w< mation.’ Unde confirnn W an 2 U. THE NATIONAL COLLEGE NEWSPAPER News Features » SPRINGS!® 1989 Great Rates fc Maine your spring break affordable! Great the whole family. $58 per night/gets you an $88 Emerald Beach - the best that Corpus C • Located on 600 feet of white i • Relax & play in the surf, join • Indoor pool, whirlpool & saun • Indoor playport for the kids Call 1 800-Holida) (Not available on oceanfront rooms. Must be -\^o?u£ax$ 1102 S. Shoreline, Corpus Chi Helch Elmer Fudd Gantry Billy Gene King Claude Ht INS PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED SOME MATERIAL MAY MOT BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN ""S11MPMS “'"ffiRI PROOIM | FREE MOVI THURSDAY, MARCH 9 8:00 PM RUDDER AUDITORIUM \AGGI NEWS FEATURES Students say videotape lectures ‘dehumanize education By Lisa Mascaro ■ Daily Nexus U. of California, Santa Barbara Bearing the brunt of enrollment at the U. of California, Santa Barbara, more than 500 students will have to set tle for videotaped lectures of Art His tory 6B this quarter if they intend to take the much-demanded class. “We — believe me — do not consider this to be an ideal solution,” said Associ ate Dean of Students David Kohl, who initiated the substitution. “It’s a horri ble solution ... no one is happy.” The decison to offer video replays of Professor Larry Ayers’ morning lecture, a practice accepted occasionally for highly impacted classes, came when more than 1,500 students enrolled for “It’s not school if there’s no professor.” — TONY FINLEY the course held in the 525-seat Isla Vis ta Theatre 1, Kohl said. Campbell Hall, the largest available class space with 860 seats, was unavailable because it was already booked, he said. “It was certainly something we did not prefer doing,” art history adminis trative assistant Kristina Nash said. “We did what we felt was the best alternative. “It would be possible to hire another instructor, but that would require fund ing, which isn’t available .. . We would love to, but unfortunately, we can’t,” Nash said. “We’re doing everything we can to accommodate the students.” Understanding that a videotaped lec ture may be distracting to some stu dents, Kohl suggested that rather than struggle through the course, students who find the situation uncomfortable should consider taking the class in sum mer when it will be less impacted. “Ideally, we would like to offer the (Art History 6A-C) classes more than one quarter a year,” he said. Students enrolled in the evening lec ture held varied opinions about the video-for-teacher swap. “I actually kind of liked it,” said soph omore Kristine Howard, regarding the videotaped lecture. Howard, who is tak ing the class to fulfill a generi tion requirement, explained sk not being distracted by the pni gesturing and can concentrate the slides with the videotaped “I think it’s kinda cool,” sail more Brian Liddy. “It’slikewa! movie, and I like movies lectures anyway,” he said. Junior economics major Paul disagreed. “Why nothaveA.S.i Sciences) video notes? This is step to completely dehuma education,” Barkin said. “It’ssi bad precedent, and itcouldjusti be done for any other class “The tape is a distraction,' business economics major Tout “It’s not school if there’s no pd Tl vV ' Indiana U. senior John Sparzo founded People United for Responsible Sexual Behavior, a group which promotes birth control as an alternative to abortion. Group’s goal aims at sexual responsibility By Brett Katz ■ The Indiana Daily Student Indiana U., Bloomington While the pro-life and pro-choice groups are clashing over the issue of abortion, a male Indiana U. (IU) stu dent is acting on his belief that the solu tion simply lies with responsibility. People United for Responsible Sexual Behavior (PURSB) is senior John Spar- zo’s answer. Four female students and an IU faculty member met with Sparzo recently to discuss the group’s goals. With so many different views on the issue of abortion, people need to unify with a common goal, Sparzo said. “I couldn’t find my niche where I fit in,” he said. “I had an urge to do some thing.” The group advocates contraception and responsibility as a way to bypass the need for abortions and is open to anyone, pro-Life, pro-Choice or in- between and bewildered, Sparzo said. “I’m very strongly pro-choice, but I’m much more pro-planning,” said junior Alice Bierhorst, who attended the meet ing. “I think it’s (PURSB) a great idea because there is so much debate about what to do after an unplanned pregnan cy happens, but so much heartache can be avoided.” Although abortion is very much a female issue, it affects the entire socie ty, and males should be involved, Spar zo said. His family has always been prone to debate issues and their feelings about the world, Sparzo said. Growing up in an atmosphere of discussion probably helped motivate his strong opinions, he said. “But I was tired of just talking and wanted to do something,” he said. Sparzo began planning what he wanted the group to accomplish last semester. He then approached the Stu dent Activities Office to register and get space to hold his meetings. Henry Remak, professor emeritus of Germanic Studies, Comparative Litera ture and West European Studies, sug gested the group target individuals for support. He called PURSB a breath of fresh air amid the abortion controversy. “I’m just an interested citizen who’s happy someone is taking initiative,” he said. Sparzo said plans of the group are to sponsor debates, get involved in em ployment rights for pregnant women and establish better day care. aS STUDENT OPINION POIili Is your academic adviser accessible to you? Is the guidance you receive from your adviser helpful to you? TELL US WHAT YOU THINK! Watch for the results of this month’s poll in U To give you an opportunity to express your opinions on important campus issues that affect your life, the AT&T STUDENT OPINION POLL will appear in each issue of U. The National College Newspaper. CALL 1-8 -662-5511 ‘ Grad students $'i ‘monkey busing ? aids enviranmef : i' V' % By Wendee Weidler ■ The Badger Herald U. of Wisconsin, Madison The cotton-top tamaria the rarest monkeys in S« ^ America, is getting helpfromi Wisconsin, Madison Madison) graduate student! Savage to beat the oddsofert tion. Savage, who is helpingtoi the level of conservation sciousness in Colombiansoti said by the year 2000, one-tte i ^ the monkey’s lush forest «ij \\ v destroyed, narrowing the coi of the 1,000 animals 1 Savage’s long-term make a protected primate of about 200 acres fortheco! top, but for now she is active participation of local munity members. The first step in solvini problem is to let people know the cotton-top is an species and then to createinW in helping. Savage said. To count er the problem, and Colombian biologists I# gun a comprehensive con# tion education program in Colombia. “We have to increase pn awareness,” said Savage, program is doing just need to clear up misconcepo about the forest is alsoi she said. To dispel these myths ram trains groups ol students in “hands-on” &] ence in the forest. Juniorhipl high school students also tail out habitat destruction and life. If her efforts are successful only will the cotton-top taff be guaranteed a future, proposed reserve on coast of Colombia could beflWW /*• model for governments and ® eWln9 servation groups worldwide. fog Co.